Chapter 25

 Kurt felt as though his eyes had just closed; he could still see the impression of Blaines sleeping form behind his eyes, peaceful and soft. But then he felt the gentle shaking that had lured him from sleep and he opened his eyes to Blaines face next to his own. Kurt blinked several times, but his brain was still hazy with sleep.

"Blaine?" he said, peering past him to check the time on the digital clock on the bedside table. "Its early, go back to sleep." Kurt moved to cradle Blaine against his chest and settle back down, but Blaine put a hand on his chest.

"Kurt, I started having contractions."

Blaines voice was so calm that Kurt couldnt reconcile the meaning of his words with his tone.

Contractions. But that meant that-

Kurt sat up fast, throwing the blanket off him but making no other move.

"When?" Kurt demanded.

"It woke me up a little while ago. I wasnt sure what it was, so I waited a little longer to make sure."

"Are you sure its not the Braxton-Hicks?"

"No. Theyre much stronger, and Kurt, Im two days from my due date." Blaine gave Kurt a deep look and said, "Its definitely happening."

"Okay," Kurt said, taking a deep breath to calm his nerves before he grabbed his phone from the bedside table. "Im going to call the hospital and let them know were on our way."

"Okay," Blaine said, and it was still in the same soft voice from before. He settled back more firmly on the bed and started running his fingertips over the bump in swirling patterns. "Will you also get the bag from the closet?"

"Got it."

When Kurt was finally connected to the hospital, he spoke quickly. "My boyfriend is pregnant and is having contractions." 

"Okay, sir, can you tell me his due date?"

"November 13th."

"And how long is it between his contractions?"

Kurt moved the mouth piece away from his face and turned to Blaine. "How long between contractions?" he asked.

"About fifteen minutes?" Blaine said hesitantly.

Kurt repeated the information, and listened as the woman on the other end gave him the information. He hung up the phone and moved to sit on the bed with Blaine.

"Okay, she said youre still in early stages. Apparently its better if we stay here until your contractions are five minutes apart. Its more comfortable here and wed be hanging around for quite a while."

"Okay," Blaine answered, and let his head fall back against the headboard again and closed his eyes.

"Do you want to try and sleep some more?" Kurt asked.

"I dont know if I can," Blaine answered. "The contractions woke me up before."

"This is it, Blaine," Kurt said, the gravity of the moment hitting him all at once. "Youre having a baby today."

Blaine opened his eyes and smiled at Kurt. "Im having a baby today." His face turned incredulous. "Im not going to be pregnant anymore."

Kurt laughed lightly. "I guess you should savor the last moments."

Blaine chuckled. "Yeah-" he began, but then inhaled sharply. His face screwed up, and Kurt hurried to grip Blaines hand in his own.

"Contraction?"

"Yes," Blaine said stiffly.

They sat in silence for several moments, Kurt anxiously watching Blaines face as he worked through the contraction. When Blaine opened his eyes again, he gave Kurt a sarcastic look.

"Savoring the last moments of being pregnant?" he said, raising his eyebrow. "I dont think thats going to happen."

Kurt and Blaine worked through the next couple of hours in the same way, with Kurt timing the intervals between Blaines contractions. Kurt tried to distract Blaine with talk of work, friends, that new reality show, and the baby, and Blaines eyes shone with obvious gratitude.

Kurt felt his own insides clench with worry when a contraction finally broke Blaines carefully constructed mask. He gripped Kurts hand again, his face scrunched up in his unease, but then he was gripping Kurts hand in a death grip and letting out a distressed sound that went down to Kurts very core.

"Blaine?" he asked anxiously.

"Im fine," Blaine said through clenched teeth. After a few seconds it seemed to subside, because Blaine lessened his hold on Kurts hand and looked up at him with a worn smile. "Im fine, that was just a strong one." He released a sigh before asking, in a slightly strained voice, "How long was it between that one and the last one?" 

"Six minutes," Kurt said, checking his phone. "We could start getting ready to leave?"

Blaine nodded his head, looking relieved, and Kurt felt his heart clenching painfully at the action. Blaine was clearly trying to hide his fear, but Kurt vowed right then to do all he could to make this journey as smooth as it could possibly be.

When they were ready to leave, Kurt stopped Blaine by the door and pulled him into a chaste kiss.

"I love you," he said, willing his eyes to convey the truth of his words.

"Me, too," Blaine replied, his own eyes shining with emotion.

Kurt ushered Blaine out of the door, and took a look around the empty apartment before he shut the door. This was the last time theyd be there as just the two of them. When they returned, it would be with a baby in tow.

Suddenly Kurt couldnt keep the huge smile off his face.