Kurt and Katie spent one day in hospital after the ambulance picked them up almost half an hour after they were born, which was to check that everything was okay. Kurt had also spoken to a doctor to make sure they wouldn’t get any more surprise children. As both men had hectic work schedules, they had decided after Kurt went back to work in the new year, they would hire a nanny, Louise, two days a week to look after Katie during the day and pick up Aiden and Eliza from school and make sure they finished their homework or drop them off at ballet for Eliza or Hockey for now ten year old Aiden. Blaine didn’t really want to get a nanny as he was raised by one, but neither man could afford any more time off work and it was only on Monday’s and Thursday’s they would need her. Blaine had raced off to take Aiden to a football game and Kurt wanted to quickly finish Christmas shopping for groceries and last presents as they were only six days away and both their families were coming for the holiday that week so Kurt wanted to be prepared.

“Katie,” Kurt yelled not even thinking. “Put your shoes on.”

Kurt was even holding the small girl and didn’t realise he had accidentally called the wrong name.

“It’s ELIZA daddy!” The girl came down the stairs rolling her eyes at the taller man.

“Sorry sweetie,” Kurt said to the almost seven year old. “I promise it won’t happen again.”

Eliza just slipped her jacket on and walked to the car. This was the sixth time now Kurt had got her name wrong and while she loved her little sister, it was frustrating that he couldn’t even get her name right and she didn’t like that she wasn’t their little girl anymore, especially when they were at the Hudmel’s for thanksgiving.

Rachel was bouncing the three month old on her knee and making her laugh, which made everyone else at the table start laughing. Eliza had been telling her aunt a story about something that had happened at school and Rachel was almost completely distracted with the girl.

“Hi Katie!” Rachel said as the girl looked at the brunette with her big blue-green eyes like Kurt’s. “You have your daddy’s eyes don’t you?”

The small girl who’s hair looked like Aiden’s did at that age, not much, but you could tell it would curl when it grew out, started laughing at the woman with Blaine’s smile. Eliza got off her seat and went to go and play with the other kids, knowing the conversation wouldn’t be finished anyway. It was what always happened with Blaine and Kurt as well.

They arrived at the shopping centre and Kurt had loaded the small girl into the pram and they were in the supermarket. Kurt had already started getting frustrated at more people telling him how handsome of a boy Katie was.

“Katie, can you go and get me some milk?” Kurt was looking at the shopping list.

“ELIZA!” The girl said in an angry tone and stormed off to get the milk, not saying anything to Kurt until they got home, where she ran up to her room and slammed the door.

“She has really been spending too much time with Rachel.” Kurt mumbled to himself, putting Katie in her cot in the home office the boys once had, now turned into Katie’s bedroom.

“Eliza,” Kurt knocked on the door. “Can I come in?”

“Go away,” The girl sobbed into her pillow as Kurt just shut the door and sat on her bed. “I said go away daddy.”

“You can tell me what’s wrong.” Kurt rubbed her back softly.

“You don’t even know my name anymore,” Eliza sobbed. “Cause you love Katie more than me because I’m not the baby anymore.”

“That isn’t true,” Kurt said as the girl just shook her head. “We love you just as much, it’s that sometimes we forget names because we have so much to think about but it isn’t on purpose, or because we love you less because you’re not the baby anymore. You know home many times I have called Katie by your name?”

“No.” Eliza sobbed.

“Hundreds,” Kurt laughed as the girl did the same laugh as Blaine did when he had been crying. “You are my mini me Eliza, how can Papa and I love you any less?”

“That’s true.” The girl laughed as she sat next to Kurt who pulled the smaller girl into him and kissed the top of her head.

That night after the kids had all gone to bed, Blaine was putting the presents from Santa away in the closet so neither kid would see them, though Aiden knew it wasn’t real and Eliza was starting to catch on as well, but still sort of believed in Santa.

“This one is for Katie.” Blaine was about to write the name on the tag on the wrapped up boots and skirt that Eliza had asked for before Kurt stopped him.

“Eliza, Blaine. She went nuts at me today for doing that.” Kurt said as Blaine wrote Eliza on the gift and paused for a second.

“My parents called me Cooper all the time as well,” Blaine laughed. “Is she okay?”

“She’s okay now, but it is bad how often we do it.” Kurt laughed as Blaine just nodded.