Chapter 10

The next day, Kurt knocked on Blaines door at ten thirty exactly and, at a call from Blaine, he opened the door to let himself in.

"Im coming, Im coming," came Blaines voice from through his open bedroom door.

"No problem, Ill make myself at home," Kurt replied, dropping onto the sofa to wait.

"Funny," Blaine said, as he walked out of his room, shoes in hand. "You say that like you dont pretty much live here anyway."

Kurt raised a judging eyebrow and said, "I was following polite social norms, Blaine."

"Were a bit past that, arent we?" Blaine asked with a warm smile, awkwardly lifting a leg onto the couch to get him shoe on.

"Oh my god, what are you doing?" Kurt asked, looking at Blaines display on the couch.

"Its hard for me to lean down nowadays. Trust me, its easier this way."

Kurts laughter at Blaines weird look continued, even when it proved quite successful and Blaine gave him a smug look.

Shoes on, Blaine led Kurt out of the apartment, and they made their way to the doctors office. On the way, Kurt was asking Blaine what normally happened in the appointments.

"Well, shell ask me a bunch of questions about how the pregnancys been going since she last saw me. I get on this table thing, and she does the ultra-sound and I get to see the baby. The first couple of times she had to point him out to me, but hes pretty hard to miss at this stage, so you probably wont have a problem seeing him. She, um," Blaine looked a bit uncomfortable at this point, but continued after a few seconds as if there had been no pause. "She knows about Connor leaving and so she always asks me how Im doing on my own, and my stress levels and stuff. And talks to me about what I need to know about how to be a single dad to a newborn."

"You like her though, dont you?" Kurt asked knowingly.

"I really do."

When they reached the office, Blaine led the way into the waiting room, and Kurt took a seat while Blaine let the receptionist know that they had arrived. They flicked through a magazine companionably until a woman with thick black braids and a white doctors coat called Blaines name.

She smiled kindly at Blaine, and if she was surprised at Kurts presence behind him, she did not show it. She opened the door to the office and directed them to their seats before settling behind her desk.

The doctor proceeded to ask Blaine questions that, by the sounds of the answers he gave, were fairly routine. Kurt tried to keep a politely disinterested expression on his face, even when he wanted to balk as Blaine discussed some of his more horrible pregnancy related afflictions. Blaine rarely complained about his pregnancy symptoms that werent food related, so it surprised Kurt to hear that Blaine had been suffering in silence about his back pain, swollen limbs, and various other problems. He made a mental note to bring that up at a later point, and to try to keep Blaine off his feet from this point onwards.

When that part of the appointment was over, however, the doctor turned her gaze to Kurt, but spoke to Blaine. "We should move on to the physical examination. Is your friend going to remain in the room for this?" Kurt noticed that her voice had changed to accommodate the tiniest amount of coolness to her tone. The inflection that she gave the word friend, however, was what clued Kurt into what the doctor was thinking; she must have assumed that he was the other father obviously having changed his mind about staying out of his childs life. Blaine seemed to have gotten this too, because he spoke with a firmness as if answering an unasked question.  

"Oh no, this is Kurt," he said, placing a hand on Kurts shoulder. "Hes a friend. He was absolutely adamant that I needed moral support for this appointment and graciously volunteered himself." Blaines tone was teasing, but as the doctor regarded Kurt, he could see the new approval and appreciation in her gaze. She gave him a smile, which he returned.

With that, she motioned for Blaine to undress behind a large white curtain, handing him a paper shirt to put on instead to protect his clothing. Kurt adamantly avoided even glancing in the direction of the rustling fabric or the doctors calm face. When Blaine called out that he was ready, he was already lying on the table and motioned for Kurt to stand beside his head.

As the doctor rucked up Blaines gown to show his distended belly, Kurt could feel Blaines obvious discomfort at having Kurt see his stomach. His eyes kept glancing up at Kurts face, as if looking for a sign of embarrassment or disgust, but Kurt just offered Blaine a comforting smile, and looked toward the small monitor on which he knew the picture would soon appear.

Kurt had seen this scene mirrored many times on television and in movies, but the reactions to the sight on the screen gave him no warning of the feelings that rose up inside of him as the image flashed to life.

It was dark and constantly shifting with the movement of the wand, but the image was unmistakable. Kurt was captivated by the baby on the screen. A baby who he had felt through the barrier of Blaines body, kicking and hiccoughing and growing with every passing day.

He could feel Blaines eyes on him, but it took him a few seconds before he could tear his eyes from the screen. When he did look at Blaine, he couldnt believe the strength of the emotions inside of him. So many feelings, but all bright and clear as day; amazement, admiration, breathlessness, and love. The latter grew and grew as he stared into Blaines eyes, and he felt sure that Blaine must be able to see it plainly in his expression, but his attention was called away at the doctors next words.

"So, the babys decided to work with us this time, Blaine. Do you still want to know the sex?" she asked, freezing the image on the screen.

For a man who claimed he was certain he knew, Blaines look of excitement and wonder was great as he answered in the affirmative.

"Its a boy."

Blaines smile was huge as he turned to look at Kurt.

"I told you." But his eyes were filling with tears, his smile ready to split.

"Ill give you a moment. When youre ready, Blaine, you can get dressed, and Ill see about getting you a sonogram picture."

Kurt didnt watch as the doctor left the room, Blaine thanking her as she did. When he turned back to Kurt, he said, "Oliver. I was right, huh?"

Kurt intended to say something along the lines of you knew you would be, or congratulations, or youre amazing. But what happened was something that Kurt didnt plan or even give himself time to think about. He bent over Blaine where he lay on the table, and pressed their lips together.

Kurt felt warmth, the softness of Blaines lips against his own, and the unmistakable feeling of right that came over him. Then he felt a squeak of shock coming from between Blaines lips, and pulled back quickly. He couldnt move; frozen, waiting for Blaines reaction.

Blaine was staring at Kurt with a look of shock on his face, and slowly, he raised his fingers to press against his lips as if checking that they were still there.