Over the new few months, Blaine's life changed dramatically. He had started giving music lessons again until he could find a better job, he hired someone to look after Maya and keep the apartment clean, and he was realising how good of a friend Kurt was actually becoming. He could talk to Kurt about things that his friends who were also their age, wouldn't understand – one of the many perks of being a 25 year old single dad. August came, and they had taken the 23 month old and the 19 month old to the park. Alex and Maya had become almost inseparable and Kurt and Blaine thought it was kind of cute.

"I want to invite you and Maya to Alex's birthday," Kurt began. "It's at my apartment. My dad and step mother are coming down and my brother and his wife who is my best friend will also be there. But she is a bit on a crabby side of her pregnancy and yells at everyone."

"It sounds like fun," Blaine responded. "You have a step mother?"

"Oh she a nice one, contrary to most fairy-tales." Kurt laughed.

"Well that's good," Blaine responded. "My dad remarried about ten years ago, but I don't really see him or her at all. I have a brother, who is a lot older than me, and after the divorce he left to LA and I lived with my mother."

"My mother passed away when I was eight," Kurt responded. "And it was me and Dad for a while, and then Carole and Finn came along and we became a family."

"I'm sorry." Blaine responded.

"No need to apologise," Kurt smiled. "It happened almost twenty years ago now."

****

Kurt had organised Alex's birthday and everyone was turning up. Finn and Rachel had just arrived, and there was a knock on the door.

"More people!" Seven month pregnant Rachel sighed.

Kurt just shook his head and walked over to door. Blaine came in with Maya and a present, and Rachel was just staring at the man, along with everyone else.

"Everyone," Kurt turned to the four adults. "This is my friend Blaine."

"Hi." Blaine smiled politely.

"Blaine this is my dad, Burt," Kurt said as the older man just nodded. "My step-mother Carole, my brother Finn and my best friend, and sister-in-law Rachel Berry."

"I saw you in that off-broadway production of Les Mis," Blaine looked at Rachel who nodded. "You were really good."

"Thank you," Rachel responded. "I didn't know you like theatre? Kurt said you gave music lessons or something."

"Before my daughter was born I was writing broadway songs," Blaine explained. "I write and perform songs."

Kurt walked into the kitchen, and Rachel followed him in, helping him put together the food.

"He is cute." Rachel whispered.

"He is straight, Rachel," Kurt responded. "He just got out a marriage."

"Really?" Rachel looked at the shorter boy who was talking to Finn. "You know, he is almost the perfect guy for you. He has a child about Alex's age, and they seem to get along."

"And he is straight." Kurt said again, as Rachel just sighed and took out the salad bowl.