"Blaine?"

"Don't freak out."

Kurt sat up in bed and switched on the light. "What's wrong?"

"Okay, before I tell you...I'm fine. I'm gonna make a full recovery."

"Blaine, what's wrong?"

"I pulled my groin in the game earlier."

"What?"

"Its a common injury, a few weeks tops. But this means that I get Christmas off completely. I'm not due back until mid January."

Kurt flicked the light off and laid back down with the phone to his ear. "You should go home."

"Huh?"

Kurt smiled. "You should go stay with my dad and Carole until I get there. You can help Carole with stuff. She's been trying to get me to ditch work to come help her."

"Are you sure? I was gonna come bum around your place."

Kurt nodded. "As much as I'd love for your bum to be around my place, we both know a pulled groin seriously limits our sexual positions. At least if we see each other back home, we'll have to be slightly conservative because of the family. Whereas if you came here..."

Blaine laughed. "No need to finish that thought." He typed something into the computer. "I could leave tomorrow night. Thank god I make a lot of money, these flights are outrageous."

"That's holiday pricing."

They were both quiet for a few minutes as Blaine purchased his ticket and Kurt fell asleep again.

"Alright, sorry for waking you up, how's the holiday rush at the store?"

The other side of the line stayed silent.

Blaine smiled sweetly into his phone. "Goodnight Kurt, I love you."

Blaine hung up and started throwing his clothes together in a suitcase. He was about halfway through the first pile when his phone chimed.

'i love you top'

Blaine smiled again and set the phone down on the bed to finish packing.

"Finn, can you get the door?!"

"Yeah, I'm going. Mom be careful with that box."

Finn rushed over and opened the door. "Hi, can I he-oh my god!"

Blaine grinned back at him. "Hey man."

Finn wrapped his giant arms around Blaine, hugging him and lifting him off the ground at the same time.

"Finn!"

He let Blaine go and grinned at him. "Sorry! Just...you're here! Mom told me you weren't gonna be here for a few more weeks."

Blaine pulled his suitcases into the house with Blaine's help. "Yeah, I pulled something during the game the other night so here I am."

Carole walked into the room, barely visible behind the stack of boxes she was carrying. "Who was at the door, Sweetheart?"

"Hi Carole."

The boxes all dropped from her arms and she squealed before launching herself at Blaine. "What are you doing here?!"

He wrapped his arms around Carole. "I came home a few weeks early. I just missed everybody too much!"

Carole let him go and glanced aroun. "No Kurt?"

Blaine shook his head. "Not yet, he's still in New York."

Carole's smile faded. "Is everything okay?"

"Yes! Yeah, everything's perfect. I just missed you guys. I mean, I see Kurt every few weeks. I haven't seen you since I left." He noticed Rachel in the kitchen picking at a plate of food. "And I couldn't miss seeing Rachel 9 months pregnant."

Finn suddenly went a little bit paler at the mention of his wife.

Blaine laughed. "I'm gonna go say hi, I'll be back."

Finn and Carole each grabbed one of his arms. "NO"

"What? Why not?"

Finn shook his head. "It's the hormones. She's always angry."

Carole smiled. "She's just a little irritable. She's about a week late and she's been so uncomfortable. It's been hard on all of us, especially Finn. She constantly points out that it's his fault she's like this."

"Wouldn't she be more upset if I didn't say hi to her? Besides, I thought she was due after Christmas."

Carole glanced at Finn. "She had the due date wrong, its no problem. You're probably right though, you should go say hi."" She grabbed her coat and purse. "I'm going to run to the store, Finn I'll need your help." She kissed Blaine's cheek. "Welcome home, sweetheart. We'll be back soon."

She opened the door and ventured outside. Finn followed and paused before closing the door. "Good luck."

Blaine removed his coat and boots before rolling his bag closer to the stairs and walked towards the kitchen. He paused outside the door and knocked lightly.

"Rach?"

Rachel turned her head to see him and her entire face lit up.

"BLAINE?!" She waddled over towards him, wrapping her arms around his neck to hug him. He managed to get his arms around her waist as well. As far as hugs went, it was pretty awkward cause of her stomach, but they made it work.

"How are you? You look amazing."

Her eyes welled up with tears. "No I don't. I'm fat."

Blaine smiled at her. "Rachel, you look nothing short of fabulous. Kurt's sorry he can't be here yet, he's trying though."

Her face suddenly turned angry. "We aren't speaking. Ever since he sent me that stupid Marc Jacobs coat in a size 2. A SIZE 2."

Blaine was startled. Kurt hadn't mentioned that they weren't talking. In fact, Kurt had let him go just the other night to call Rachel. At least that's what he'd said he was going to do. What if he was actually seeing someone else? He shook his head to make the thought go away. Kurt wouldn't do that.

"I'm sure he didn't mean anything bad by it."

Her face softened. "I know. I love it." She rubber her hand over her face. "It's the hormones, don't mind me."

He smiled. "I've missed you, Rachel. Come here." He hugged her again, only this time he felt something wet on his foot. He didn't break the hug, but his shoulders tensed a bit.

"Uh...Rach? I know you don't have much control right now, and I promise not to be mad...but did you just pee on me?"

She pulled out of the hug and glanced down at the wet floor. She slowly lifted her head to look at Blaine.

"I think my water just broke."

Blaine was pacing at the foot of the hospital bed.

"Blaine, can you stop, you're stressing me out."

"YOU'RE IN LABOUR!"

"I know."

"Just...why won't Finn answer?" He glanced at his phone again. He'd called 3 times and Finn still wouldn't answer.

"Why don't you try calling from the hospital phone? Finn's been avoiding my phone calls for weeks, and he knows we're together. At least it'll come up as a different number if you call from here."

Blaine rushed over to dial on the room's phone.

"Hello?"

"FINN I DON'T KNOW YOUR MIDDLE NAME HUDSON WHY AREN'T YOU ANSWERING MY PHONE CALLS?"

"...Who is this?"

"IT'S BLAINE."

"Oh. Hey. What's up?"

Rachel smiled at Blaine and extended her hand for the phone, which he happily handed over. "Blaine, why don't you go call Kurt and let him know what's going on? It'll help calm you down."

He nodded and walked out of the room as she started explaining everything to Finn.

Once he was in the hallway, he dialed.

"Berry's Best, this is Kurt, how can I help you?"

"It's Blaine."

"You're home safe and sound?"

"I'm at the hospital."

The line went quiet, and all Blaine could hear was the sound of Kurt walking somewhere and the closing of a door.

"Why are you in the hospital? Are you okay? Is it my dad?"

Blaine nearly hit himself. Of course Kurt would think those things. "No! Everyone's fine. Rachel's water broke on my shoes. I think I hugged her too hard."

Kurt's laughter flooded the phone line. "Blaine, I can't breathe."

"I mean, she was fine, moody, but fine and then I hugged her and BAM there's water everywhere. I hugged the baby out."

"No you didn't, she's been expecting it to break for a few days. How's she doing?"

"She's calm! She's fine. I'm freaking out though, cause Finn wouldn't answer his pho-"

Finn came running down the hallway. "Where is she?" Blaine pointed into her room and he went inside.

"Hey, Finn's here now."

"Babe, I gotta go, but tell Rachel that I love her, and she's a star and I can't wait to come see her and the baby in a few weeks, okay? I love you, text me details!"

Blaine hung up and saw Carole and Burt down the hall trying to find the right room.

"BURT, CAROLE!"

They looked up and walked towards him. Carole hugged him again.

"Oh thank god you were there, Blaine."

Burt pulled Blaine into a hug as soon as Carole's arms were off him. "Welcome home, kiddo"

Finn walked back into the waiting room hours later and threw himself down into a chair next to Carole. It was nearly three in the morning, and there was still no baby.

"How's she doing, honey?"

Finn shook his head. "She's doing amazing, the contractions suck, and she keeps telling me how much she hates me."

Carole smiled. "That's expected."

Finn folded his arms across his chest. "She threw me out."

"Well that's because you kept saying stupid things."

Blaine, Finn, Carole and Burt all spun around to see Kurt standing in the doorway.

"Kurt?!"

He rushed over to hug everyone. "Did you really think I would miss my best friend having her baby?"

Blaine grinned and grabbed Kurt's hand, listening as he explained how he'd called Rachel's dads and explained that he needed to be here, so they agreed to have him close the store, just this once, for his regular shift for the next three days.

"So I'm here until Sunday, and then I have to go back to the store for a week and then I'm off for my two weeks of vacation."

Finn grabbed Kurt's arm and started pulling him away from the family. "That's great Kurt, but I really need you to go see Rachel right now."

Kurt crept back into the waiting room a few hours later. It was almost 5 AM. Burt and Carole had gone home to get some sleep, Finn was in with Rachel and Blaine was asleep in the waiting room.

Kurt smiled and watched Blaine sleep for a minute before gently pushing on his shoulder. "Blaine, wake up."

Blaine's eyes sprung open and he sat up. "I'm up, is everything okay? How's Rachel?"

Kurt smiled. "She's doing great, I'm officially an uncle."

Blaine's face lit up. "Really?"

Kurt nodded. "Yeah, it was really, really messy, but they're both doing great. Finn hasn't let the little guy go since he was born, and Rachel is fast asleep."

"Good. She needs it. That was long."

"And let me just say, if I wasn't gay before..." he laughed. "Anyways, I came to get you cause sleeping on these chairs can't be very comfortable, and I'm exhausted."

Blaine nodded. "Want to go home?"

Kurt nodded. "I do. And I want to cuddle with my adorable boyfriend, who still has my best friend's womb goo on his shoe."

Blaine laughed. "Let's go."

"Kurt? Kurt! Come on Kurt, it's time to wake up."

"Hmm? What time is it?"

Blaine glanced at the alarm clock. "It's 7, come ON!" Blaine pulled Kurt successfully to his feet before his eyes even opened.

"Blaaaaaine!"

"Come on! We have to go downstairs and open presents!"

Kurt continued to complain as Blaine led him down the stairs. Burt and Carole were already up and sitting in the living room, Rachel was sitting in the rocking chair holding the baby and Finn was staring at the tree.

Carole was the first to notice them and smiled. "Well look who's finally decided to join the party!"

Kurt sighed. "There's coffee, right?" He sulked off towards the kitchen as Blaine sat down near the tree and started organizing the presents into piles for everyone.

Kurt returned a minute later and sat down on the floor next to Blaine. "You're lucky you're cute."

One by one, everyone opened their presents. Most were for the (still unnamed) baby.

Blaine was incredibly touched when he found the sweater that Carole had bought him matched ones given to Finn and Kurt.

Blaine chatted happily with the family as Kurt fished around under the tree.

"What are you looking for?"

Kurt jumped slightly and shook his head. "Nothing. I just thought I had another present for Rachel under here...she must have already opened it."

Blaine smiled at him and returned to talking to Carole about Toronto, leaving Kurt to wonder...where was Blaine's present to him?

After breakfast, Rachel, Finn and the baby decided to go home and sleep for a few hours. Carole and Kurt busied themselves cooking in the kitchen while Burt and Blaine sat in the living room watching christmas specials on television.

"Don't worry, Kurt."

Kurt turned to look at Carole. "Worry about what?"

She smiled. "About why Blaine didn't give you a present yet. I'm sure he's got something planned."

Kurt gasped, trying to hide the smile playing at the corners of his mouth. "You know something."

"Shhh, I do not."

"Yes you do! Tell me! Am I going to love it? He didn't buy me clothes, did he? I love him, but he just doesn't know how to dress me. Is it that Alexander Mcqueen jacket I wanted?"

Carole laughed. "It isn't clothes, and you are going to love it. That's all I'm saying."

After dinner, Blaine and Kurt decided to go for a walk, just to be alone in the snow. They walked hand in hand through the park until Blaine stopped by the swings.

"I used to come here when you were at work and the house was empty. I'd come here and just sit and think about things. It was my quiet time. I never told you, but sitting here? That's when I realized that I was in love with you." Blaine sat down on the swing. "I'd sit here and think about you, and us and everything."

Kurt smiled. "Why are you telling me this?"

Blaine sighed. "I hate being away from you, Kurt. I hate it. Sure, we talk all the time and we see each other when we can, but I miss this." He held up their linked hands. "I miss walking down the street with you. I miss listening to you complain about idiots at work when you come home. I miss it all."

Kurt sat down in the swing next to his.

"I lied to you. I didn't pull anything. I put in a request to be transfered to the Rangers. They wanted me to take a month off to think about it, and I've never been more sure." He smiled. "So how would you like a roommate?"

Kurt's jaw dropped. "Blaine...you're joking."

Blaine shook his head. "Not even a little."

Kurt launched himself at Blaine, knocking him off the swing and onto the snow. "Carole was right, that was a great Christmas present." He leaned forward, kissing Blaine.

Blaine broke the kiss and smiled. "Carole didn't know about that. I told your dad earlier, but Carole didn't know about that."

Kurt sat up. "What?"

Blaine sat himself up as much as he could and reached into his inside pocket, pulling out two envelopes and handing them to Kurt. "Merry Christmas."

Kurt gently opened the first envelope and gasped. "Blaine."

"I know you've always wanted to go, and I know you won't have to worry about anyone understanding you."

"You got me two tickets to Paris."

Blaine nodded and grinned.

Kurt kissed him again. "When do we leave?"