Burt, Blaine and Kurt landed in New York two hours later. They disembarked from their plan and retrieved their luggage. The group got a cab and went to the hotel where they checked in and fell asleep.

The alarm went off the next morning at 7:30. Kurt got out of bed and went to the bathroom to start getting ready. Burt sat up and tried to wake himself up more. Blaine just rolled over and went back to sleep.

Thirty minutes later, Kurt came out of the bathroom. Burt got out of bed and went to take a shower. Kurt looked over at his still sleeping boyfriend and went over to attempt to wake him up. "Blaine, wake up," Kurt said as he shook Blaine, but Blaine just curled the blankets tighter around himself. "Come on, Blaine. You have to get up," Kurt said.

"Mmmm. Too early." Blaine whined.

"You are absolutely terrible," Kurt muttered as he continued to shake Blaine. As Kurt kept shaking harder, Blaine pulled the blankets tighter around himself. Finally, Kurt realized that he was not going to be able to shake Blaine awake. Kurt moved to try and take the away and said, "Blaine, if you don't get up now, you aren't going to have any time to get ready, so you won't be able to come with us."

Blaine began to loosen his grip on the blankets and sat up a little bit. "You really wouldn't leave without me, would you?"

"If it came to that point, I don't think we'd have a choice," Kurt answered.

"Fine, I'm up."

"Good. Dad should be finished in the bathroom any minute."

"Wait, so you made me get up, even though I can't get in the bathroom yet?"

Kurt laughed. "Blaine, it takes you so long to get up, I had to start the process as soon as I got out."

Blaine was about to say something, but then the bathroom door opened and Burt came out. "If Blaine's finally up, it's his turn."

Blaine slowly peeled back the blankets and stumbled out of bed and into the bathroom. Twenty minutes later, Blaine emerged from the bathroom looking much more awake than he did before.

"Ok, so what's the plan?" Burt asked.

"We have a meeting at 10:30 set up with someone who is going to show us around some apartments. Then we have time to explore New York," Kurt said.

"Sounds good. Why don't we head out so we can stop and get something to eat on the way?" Burt asked.

"Awesome, I'm hungry," Blaine said.

"I swear," Kurt said. "You are always hungry."

"What's your point?" Blaine asked.

"Nothing."

The three of them headed out of the hotel and stopped to get a quick breakfast on the way. By the time got breakfast, ate, and got to the place they were supposed to be meeting this person, it was just about 10:30. "Well, we certainly couldn't have cut that any closer," Burt said as they entered the building.

"That's true. But, right now, I just want to focus on finding an apartment for next year."

They went to the front desk. "Hi, I'm Kurt Hummel. I should have an appointment with Shirley Winters."

"Ok, I just paged her. She'll be down in a minute, if you want to just wait over there," the receptionist said as she pointed to a group of chairs in a waiting area. They walked over, sat down, and waited for about five minutes. Shirley Winters came down the elevator and walked over to them.

"Hi, which one of you is Kurt Hummel?" she asked.

"That's me," Kurt said as he stood up to shake the woman's hand.

"Hello, and who is this?" she asked.

"This is my dad and my boyfriend."

"It's nice to meet you," she said and she shook Blaine and Burt's hands as they introduced themselves. "So, Kurt what type of apartment are you interested in?"

"Well, honestly, I just need a place to live. As of right now, it's looking like its just going to be me, so it doesn't have to be anything too big. And I just have to be able to afford rent."

"Ok. Here's some information for you to look at while I run upstairs and grab a few brochures," she said. "And then we can head out and actually look at some places."

"Sounds good," Kurt said as he took the packet of information. He sat back down and began to page through everything. But before Kurt could finish reading through everything, Shirley came back downstairs with some brochures.

"I picked out a few apartments that I think could work for you," she said, handing him the brochures. "Our first stop is that brochure that is right on the top. It's a small one bedroom apartment, and has a great view of the city."

"It looks really nice," Kurt commented.

"Well, let's not waste anymore time," Shirley said as she lead them out of the building. The next two and a half hours were spent looking at different apartments. Sure, none of the apartments were Kurt's dream home. He would love to live in a gorgeous mansion, but that wasn't going to happen any time soon.

The group got back to Shirley's office. "So, did you see any that you would potentially like to move in to?" Shirley asked.

"I really liked the third one," Kurt responded. "And I think I could see myself living there when I move to New York."

"When are you moving?" she asked.

"Probably within the next month or so," Kurt responded. "I'm meeting this week with some people, so once I know what's going on with all of that, I'll have a better idea of when I'm moving. Although, I would like to do it sooner rather than later, so I can get used to New York life, before too much happens."

"Understandable. Now, you are going to be living on by yourself?" Shirley asked.

"It looks that way, seeing as the person I was going to move in with won't talk to me," Kurt sighed.

"Aww, I'm sorry to hear that," Shirley said. "But when you move out here, are you sure you want to move into that apartment?"

"Positive," Kurt said.

"Ok, I'm going to have you sign this form. Then when you know what's going on and when you are going to want to move in, give me a call and we'll finalize everything."

"Awesome. Thank you so much," Kurt said.

"Not a problem."

Burt, Blaine, and Kurt walked out of the building. "So, how about some lunch?" Burt asked.

"Yes," Blaine said, "I'm starving." Kurt just laughed.

After getting some lunch, the afternoon was spent exploring New York, and doing some shopping. Kurt, of course, wanted to buy everything, but Burt reminded him that he needed rent money and they only had a little space left in their luggage. After getting a late dinner, they headed back to the hotel room.

The alarm went off the next morning at 8:30 and the morning routine followed that of the previous day. Kurt got up immediately, Burt tried to wake himself up, and Blaine went back to sleep. It took a little longer than the day before, partially because Kurt was really nervous about his meeting, and therefor kept changing outfits. It was actually amazing how much Kurt had been able to pack, given the limited amount of space in suitcases. Finally, two hours later, everyone was ready to go.

Burt, Blaine, and Kurt left the hotel and walked to a small diner nearby. They ordered their meals and made small talk while they waited for their food. The food came and Burt and Blaine immediately started eating. Kurt just nibbled on his a little and pushed it around his plate. "Kurt, I know you're nervous, but you have to eat something," Burt said.

Kurt looked up and sighed. "I know." Kurt took a bite of food.

"Is it just because you don't know what to expect?" Blaine asked.

"Mostly," Kurt said, "but I'm also nervous because I don't know how they will react to me. I mean, they have obviously seen lots of people. What if I don't stand out?"

"You'll be fine. I mean, you managed to impress Carmen Tibideaux so much that she felt that NYADA couldn't help you," Blaine said.

"Yeah," Kurt sighed.

"Just try not to think about it too much," Blaine said as he rubbed Kurt's arm. "You'll be fine. Did you have a song picked out? Because I'm assuming they are going to want you to sing something."

"I figured I would just do "Not the Boy Next Door"," Kurt said.

"Now that's the one you did for your audition, right?" Burt asked.

"Yup."

"Well," Blaine said, "then you should be fine. You did great the first time around with it."

"Yeah," Kurt said, "I'm just hoping I can do it as well this time around, especially considering I don't have access to everything I had last time, like the girls from glee club and the band."

"You'll be fine," Burt said, "and we have to get going if you want to get there in time."

"Ok. By the way, what are you two planning on doing while I'm in meetings?" Kurt asked.

"Well, I'm meeting with Cooper on Thursday. But other than that, we don't really have any plans. I think we were just going to be walking around the city and killing time," Blaine answered.

"Oh," Kurt said, "Just wondering."

"So who are you meeting first?" Burt asked.

"Uh, Catherine Wright," Kurt said.

"And you got everything you need?" Burt asked.

"Yes, dad. My resume and everything is in my bag," Kurt responded.

"Just making sure."

The group walked a few blocks to Catherine Wright's office. Blaine and Burt each gave Kurt a hug and wished him luck again. Kurt took a deep breath, turned around, and walked into the building.

Kurt walked up to the secretary's desk and said, "Hi, I'm Kurt Hummel. I have an appointment with Mrs. Wright."

The secretary looked up and said, "Ok, I'll let her know you are here. You can have a seat right over there."

"Ok. Thank you." Kurt walked over to the waiting area and sat down. While waiting, he tried to calm himself, but it wasn't working. Instead, he kept going over the words to "Not the Boy Next Door" in his head, as well as what he was actually going to say to Catherine Wright.

After what felt like hours to Kurt, although it was really less than ten minutes, the secretary told Kurt he could head upstairs to Catherine Wright's office. Kurt said thank you as he walked over to the elevator and hit the button for the correct floor and took the elevator up. Kurt exited the elevator and followed the secretary's instructions to get to Catherine Wright's office. The door was open so Kurt walked in, a little hesitantly.

"Hello, I'm Catherine Wright. And you must be Kurt Hummel?" the woman said as she stood up and reached out a hand to Kurt.

"Yes," Kurt answered as he shook the Catherine's hand. "It's very nice to meet you."

"Well, I'm sure the pleasure will be all mine, Mr. Hummel." Catherine sat down at behind his desk as she motioned for Kurt to also have a seat. Kurt took the hint and sat down. "So how are you doing today?" Catherine asked.

"I'm doing pretty well, thank you. And yourself?" Kurt asked.

"I'm doing pretty well. I'm really interested in getting to know you better. Now where are you from exactly?" Catherine asked.

"Lima, Ohio."

"But, you are moving out to New York soon, correct?"

"Yes, I spent most of yesterday trying to find an apartment, so I should be able to move out here very soon."

"That's good. So before we get too far, do you have your resume?"

"Yes," Kurt said taking it out of his bag and handing it to her.

Catherine took the resume and scanned it over. "It says, you've competed with your show choir at Nationals for the past two years and won less than a month ago. You helped lead your school's cheerleading squad to a national championship. And you designed the playbill for your school's musical and led the fundraising effort for said musical, while also starring in that musical?"

"Yes, ma'am."

Catherine looked up from the resume and said, "I must say, this is quite impressive, Mr. Hummel."

"Thank you very much."

Catherine se the resume aside as she said, "Now, I do have to ask you some other questions."

"Ok."

"Well, obviously this is Broadway, and there will be a lot of singing involved, but I'm assuming that you have no problem singing after just looking at your previous accomplishments. Regardless of your accomplishments, I am going to have to ask you to sing something for me."

"That is no problem at all," Kurt said.

"Do you have something prepared?"

"Yes, but I have no music."

"That's not a problem for me. Whenever you are ready."

Kurt stood up and walked behind the chair he was sitting in. He took a deep breath and sang "Not the Boy Next Door".

When Kurt finished singing, Catherine raised her eyebrows and said, "Carmen wasn't lying. You are a very talented performer."

"Thank you."

"Unless I am mistaken, you are a countertenor, correct?"

"Yes, ma'am. But I have a very large range."

"Well that is very good. Now, I just want to ask you a few other questions so I can get to know you a little better." Catherine and Kurt talked for the next half hour about Kurt's life, what he wanted to do, and how Catherine would be able to help him.

"Well, Kurt, I think we are going to have to leave it here for now. It was truly a pleasure meeting you today," said Catherine standing up to shake Kurt's hand again.

"And the same could be said about you," Kurt said as he shook Catherine's hand.

"I can assure you I will be in touch soon."

"Thank you so much for all of your time."

"You are most certainly welcome, Kurt."

"So, I guess I will talk to you soon?"

"Yes, we will be in touch. Goodbye, Kurt."

"Bye, and thanks again," Kurt said as he left the room. He walked back out of the room and back to the elevator, while sending a text message to Blaine.

Hey, just finished my meeting. Where are you guys? – K

We're a few blocks away. We'll meet you there in a few minutes. How'd it go? – B

I'll tell you when you and dad are both here. – K

But Kuuuuuuurt... – B

Stop whining. You'll be here soon and then I only have to explain everything once. – K

Fine. We will be there in a few seconds. – B

True to his word, Kurt saw Blaine and Burt walking toward the building right after Kurt read Blaine's text message.