"Hi there, princess," Burt beamed, kissing her cheek.

"Hi sweetie," Carol greeted, leaning over to kiss her other cheek.

"Where's your daddy?" Burt asked, carrying the girl inside.

"Right here," Kurt called out, coming out of Paige's bedroom, grinning. Burt put Paige down and hugged his son tightly, kissing his cheek. "I've missed you," Kurt whispered in his ear.

"Missed you too," Burt replied gruffly and gave his son an extra squeeze.

They pulled apart and Kurt was swept up into a hug by Carol. She kissed his cheek and pulled away, giving his arm an affectionate squeeze. "How are you sweetie?" Carol asked and Kurt smiled, nodding.

"Good. Really good," Kurt answered and they smiled brightly back at him.

"I got a new Beanie Kid," Paige cried and grabbed Carol's hand, pulling her to her bedroom and she followed willingly.

"How was the trip?" Kurt asked as he moved to the kitchen to get his dad something to drink.

"Yeah, not bad," Burt shrugged, "I'm happy to see you and Finn, though. Rachel invited us over to dinner tonight, did you know?"

"Yes, she rang me yesterday," Kurt nodded, pulling out a glass. He filled the glass with water and handed it to Burt, who sipped it gratefully. "How long are you up here for?"

"A few days," his father answered. "Carol and I could get a few days off work so we thought we would come up and visit you."

"Thanks, Dad," Kurt smiled, leaning against the kitchen bench.

"How's Paige doing at school?" Burt asked.

"She loves it," Kurt laughed. "I have to drag her home every afternoon."

Burt chuckled and shook his head. Carol came back out, Paige still holding her hand and they smiled. "Who wants to go to the park?" Burt asked and Paige's hand shot up, waving it about in the air with a massive grin on her face.

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Kurt watched as Paige played with Carol, kicking a ball between them while Kurt and Burt lounged on the park bench. Paige was having a great time and Kurt was pleased to see this.

"I caught your fashion show on TV the other night," Burt grinned and Kurt blushed. "You did an amazing job, kid."

"Thank you, Dad," he smiled. "I'm just glad it's over now and I can stop stressing about it."

"How is Puck doing?" Burt asked. He remembered Puck from Kurt's school days and was pleased that Kurt had someone looking out for him since John had passed. Of course, he had all his other friends too but Puck had helped Kurt a lot during his school years.

"Good. He's got a new work partner," Kurt told him, smiling as he thought of Blaine, "and Quinn's doing well. Her baby bump is showing more and more."

"That's great," Burt beamed. "Who's his partner?"

"Blaine Anderson. He transferred from Ohio," Kurt explained. "I've been seeing him."

Burt looked up sharply and Kurt stared at his shoes, scuffing the ground. "How long?" Burt asked quietly.

"A month," Kurt murmured. "We haven't talked to Paige yet. We want to be sure."

"That's good, son," Burt smiled softly and Kurt looked up. "It's nice to see you happy and moving on."

"I really like him," Kurt smiled. "Of course I miss John, every day, but Blaine's amazing and Paige seems to love him already."

"She's met Blaine?" Burt asked and Kurt nodded.

"Yeah. It's how I met Blaine. I needed Puck to pick her up from school and he took Blaine along for the ride."

"Is Blaine a good guy?" Burt asked and Kurt smiled.

"He really is," he gushed. "He makes me feel, Dad. I haven't felt like this since John and yes it scares me but he makes me happy. He's so good with Paige too and he's incredibly handsome."

Burt smiled as he listened to Kurt gush about Blaine. Burt had been worried about him, afraid that Kurt wouldn't put himself out there again but he had been wrong. He was so happy to see his son happy again.

"Do we get to meet him?" Burt asked.

"Hopefully one day," Kurt smiled and his father clapped him on the shoulder.

"Daddy, watch this!" Paige called out and Kurt looked over to his daughter.

"I'm watching," Kurt called back and he watched as Paige grabbed the ball and kicked it as high as she could. Kurt cheered along with Burt and Carol laughed, Paige beaming brightly.

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"Hey Burt," Finn grinned, pulling him into a hug as they came into the living room.

"Grandpa!" Alex cried and launched himself at Burt, who hugged him back tightly, ruffling his hair.

Paige skipped around them and when everyone had been hugged, the two of them rushed off to play.

"The house is beautiful Rachel," Carol commented. "I love the new wallpaper."

"We had to get new ones since Alex drew over them with a sharpie pen," Rachel sighed and Kurt snorted along with Burt.

"It did look pretty cool," Finn commented and Rachel sent him a glare.

"Do you need any help?" Carol asked and Rachel beamed, striking at the chance to bond with her mother-in-law.

"I'd love some," Rachel beamed and led Carol to the kitchen, where dinner was cooking slowly.

Kurt excused himself to use the bathroom and Burt pulled Finn off to the side. "Alright Finn, I need the truth and fast. Is this Blaine guy a good guy?" He demanded.

"He's a great guy, Burt. Really," Finn assured him. "He really likes Kurt and takes good care of both him and Paige."

"Good," Burt nodded. "You're keeping an eye out for him still, aren't you?"

"Sure am," Finn beamed. "We all are. We are just glad to see him smiling again."

Burt smiled and clapped Finn on the shoulder. "Thanks, Finn," Burt said sincerely and Finn nodded.

"You're welcome, Burt," Finn nodded back and they headed back into the living room to watch Paige and Alex.

Kurt was just finishing up in the bathroom when his phone went off. He fished it out of his pocket and pulled it out, smiling. He had a new text message from Blaine. He opened it and scanned the message.

Hey. I know you are with your family; I just wanted to say have a good night – B

Kurt smiled and quickly replied.

Thank you and you too. Will I see you soon? – K

Of course! Just say when – B

Dad and Carol are leaving tomorrow afternoon so how about dinner? – K

Dinner sounds perfect. See you tomorrow – B

Kurt smiled and slipped his phone back into his pocket. He took a deep breath and tried to keep his excitement off his face but knew that he wasn't doing a very good job of it.

He left the bathroom and went to the kitchen to help Carol and Rachel. Rachel immediately gave him the job of making a salad and Kurt mixed it up quickly.

"You got a message from Blaine," Rachel whispered to Kurt as she moved towards him.

"How do you know?" He whispered back.

"You're smiling while making a salad," Rachel smirked. "Nobody gets that happy making a salad."

"It's a good salad," Kurt huffed and Rachel sniggered.

"Dinner's ready," Carol called and Kurt shot her a grateful smile and she winked in response. They sat down to dinner and both Paige and Alex filled their grandparents on in what they had learnt at kindergarten.

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As the night ended and Burt, Carol and Kurt were getting ready to leave, Kurt turned to his father.

"Can I take you to the airport tomorrow?" Kurt asked and Burt smiled.

"Yeah, we'd like that," his father said and pulled Kurt into a hug. He kissed Paige's cheek and hugged her tightly, passing her off to Carol to hug goodbye.

"Have a safe trip home," Rachel called out after them as they headed to their cars.

"Bye," Kurt called and he strapped Lily into the car. He slipped behind the wheel and pulled out onto the street, heading home. Eventually he pulled up to his home and helped Paige out of the car, taking her hand and headed inside. Paige yawned loudly and Kurt smiled. "Let's get you ready for bed," Kurt murmured and his daughter nodded. He helped her dress for bed and tucked her in.

"Daddy, will you read me a story?" Paige asked and Kurt smiled.

"Of course. What story?"

"The Twelve Dancing Princesses," Paige beamed. Kurt got the book and settled next to her, his daughter leaning on his chest, hand curling around his shirt.

Kurt opened the book across his lap and started to read.