The group could barely contain their excitement as they made their way from the airport to their sons' home. Burt could hardly believe that he was a grandpa. He still thought of Kurt as his baby boy, but he was hardly a boy anymore. He was a man, a husband and now a father. Carol squeezed Burt's hand as Edward drove them through the city, knowing that this was a big shock to the system – a pleasant shock, but a shock nonetheless. Burt smiled at Carol; he could practically feel her excitement from where he was sitting, and Annie wasn't much better; she bounced up and down on the front seat as they weaved through the traffic.

"I can't believe how fast our boys have grown up," Annie sighed. "It feels like only yesterday that the two of them were in kindergarten, meeting for the first time. I predicted big things for them even then, but I never imagined something like this."

"It's a shame they grow up so quickly," Carol agreed.

"I feel so old now," Burt admitted, gruffly.

"You and me both," Edward laughed, making a right hand turn.

Kurt and Blaine lived an hour out of the city and in a lovely neighbourhood, the family had visited it before and always thought of it fondly; it was perfect for Kurt and Blaine. Edward pulled up and parked behind the couple's respective cars. They all jumped out, Edward and Burt grabbing their bags out of the boot. Annie and Carol bounded up the front steps and knocked on the door eagerly. They heard footsteps and the door opened to reveal a grinning Blaine.

"You made it," Blaine beamed and pulled the two women into a hug.

"Hi honey," Annie greeted, kissing his cheek and hugging him tightly. "I've missed you."

"I've missed you too, Mum," Blaine grinned. "Come on in." Blaine opened the door wider and they all hurried in. Blaine greeted Burt and Edward happily, embracing them both as they passed. They gathered in the living room, Edward and Burt dropping their bags to the ground with a thud. "Good trip?" Blaine asked politely – his dapper charm had yet to cease.

"Yeah, not too bad," Edward said. "We're all just so eager to meet our granddaughter."

Blaine grinned, chuckling.

"Where is she?" Annie asked, looking around expectantly.

"She's a little shy about meeting you all, so Kurt's trying to coax her out," Blaine explained.

"How has she been settling in?" Carol asked, leaning against an arm of the couch.

"Yeah, really well," Blaine replied, grinning. "She was quiet at first but Jess – our adoption advisor – said that was normal. She really came out of her shell after a couple of weeks."

"I can't believe it took you this long to tell us," Annie scolded, though her voice was underpinned with happiness.

"We wanted her to be comfortable and make sure that we could keep her," Blaine explained, sounding apologetic. "We're sorry."

"Don't worry about it," Edward said, patting Blaine on the shoulder, who smiled in response.

"Hi!" A familiar voice sounded and they all turned to see Kurt come walking in, grinning brightly and holding Lily in his arms. She had her head tucked into Kurt's neck, peering at the group of strangers with wide eyes.

"Oh she's gorgeous," Annie gushed, having to physically stop herself running across the room and engulfing the pair in a hug, "hi, Lily. I'm your grandma, Annie."

"Hi," Lily greeted quietly.

"That's your other grandma Carol and your two grandads, Edward and Burt," Kurt told her, indicating to each person as he spoke.

"Hey princess," Burt smiled and Lily grinned back, finally lifting her head from Kurt's shoulder.

"Hi," she chirped.

"We got you a little something," Annie said sweetly, bending down to look through her bag. Lily watched her with wide eyes full of child-like curiosity. Kurt kissed her cheek and set her down. Lily looked at Blaine who nodded and Lily took hesitant steps across the room to Annie. "This is from all of us," Annie told her, smiling and handed the girl a box. She grinned and sat on the floor, opening it.

"Wow," she breathed. Inside the box sat a teddy bear with a bow tie. He was soft and cuddly and Lily held it up proudly to show Kurt and Blaine.

"What do you say?" Blaine asked, raising an expectant eyebrow at his daughter.

"Thank you," Lily beamed, picking herself up and hugging Annie, who returned the embrace with watering eyes.

"You're welcome," Annie said, blinking away her tears of happiness.

Lily hugged the bear tightly. "He's so soft."

"Hey Lily, can you show us your room?" Carol asked and Lily bobbed her head, her curls bouncing.

"Follow me," Lily told her excitedly and the women followed her with bright smiles.

"Boys, she's beautiful," Burt said, going to his son and pulling him into a hug. "I'm so proud of you."

"Thank you, Dad," Kurt replied, throat tight with emotion.

"You'll have to come and visit more often, you know," Burt warned as he pulled back.

"Yeah, we intend to spoil her rotten," Edward grinned and Blaine laughed at this, patting his dad on the shoulder.

"Can I get you guys something to drink or eat?" Kurt asked.

"A drink would be great, son," Burt said and Kurt nodded, heading to the kitchen.

Blaine gestured to the couch and they each took a seat. Kurt came back into the room a moment later, handing out drinks. He curled himself next to Blaine, his husband automatically slinging an arm around his shoulders and holding him close.

"Have you told your friends?" Burt asked.

"Yes, after we spoke to you we rang David, Wes, Jeff and Nick," Blaine grinned. "They're coming out next week to meet her."

"How are Nick and Jeff doing?" Edward asked.

"They've survived their first year of marriage," Kurt told him, smiling.

Both Burt and Edward chuckled at this. "How's work?" Burt asked.

"Yeah, good; my album's out, as I'm sure you've seen," Blaine grinned.

"And my line should be out by next week," Kurt beamed.

"Congratulations," Burt told them, voice sincere. "I'm real proud of you boys."

"Daddy!" Lily cried, her little feet smacking against the hardwood floors as she ran into the room. Burt's heart jolted as his sons were called 'Dad'. She jumped into Blaine's lap, holding her bear tightly in her arms. Carol and Annie followed at far slower pace.

"What is it, sweetie?" Blaine asked, brushing her curls from her face.

"Carol said I had to name my bear and so I named it," Lily told him proudly.

"What did you call it?" Kurt asked.

"Snicky," Lily beamed.

"Well it's nice to meet you Snicky," Blaine grinned, shaking the bears paw and Lily giggled loudly, clutching her toy to her. Kurt reached out and stroked the bear's head; fingers tingling at the softness of the toy.

"He has a bowtie just like you," Lily gushed, fiddling with Blaine's collar and Kurt laughed loudly.

"Oh yes he does," Kurt giggled and Blaine flicked his ear, though the gesture was still affectionate.

"Snicky has good taste," Blaine grinned and they all laughed.

"How about I make us some lunch?" Kurt suggested, standing as he spoke.

"Lunch!" Lily cried and jumped off of Blaine's lap, running to the kitchen with Snicky in tow. Kurt hurried after her, Carol and Annie following to lend a hand.

The phone rang and Blaine hurried to answer it, leaving Edward and Burt in the living room. They turned when Lily came wandering back in, pouting. "What's wrong princess?" Burt asked.

"I too little," Lily replied, sadly. "I can't reach the bench."

"Come here," Burt instructed and Lily skipped to him. Burt grunted as he lifted Lily onto his lap and hugged her tightly. "What do you mean you're little?" He teased. "Look how big you are."

Lily giggled as Burt started to bounce his legs up and down. Lily's laugh grew in volume and then she squealed when Burt suddenly spread his legs and she started to fall through the gap, though Burt's arms held her tightly to stop her fall and she laughed delightedly. "Again!" Lily squealed and Burt chuckled.

Edward also laughed, making horse galloping noises. Burt would willingly pay to hear this little girl laugh all day. She was so sweet and precious.

Blaine came wandering back in, looking deep in thought. At the same time, Kurt came out of the kitchen and – on seeing the look on his face – went straight to his husband and took his hand. "Hey, everything OK?" Kurt asked, peering at Blaine.

"Everything's fine," Blaine replied. "We just need to talk later tonight."

"OK," Kurt agreed, confused. "You sure everything's OK?"

"I promise," Blaine smiled and pecked Kurt lightly on the lips.

They ate lunch and afterwards went to the park with Lily. With the excitement of meeting new people and playing at the park all afternoon, Lily fell asleep straight after dinner. Kurt dressed their daughter in her pyjamas and tucked her into bed; Snicky safely under her arm. Both Blaine and Kurt kissed her goodnight, turned on her night light and left the room.

The adults stayed up later, having a drink of wine and catching up. Kurt missed home and he desperately missed seeing his dad every day. Seeing his father only accentuated this loss. "And the garage is doing well?" Kurt asked.

"Sure is, kid," Burt grinned.

"Don't worry," Annie winked at him. "I've been keeping an eye on the books."

They called it a night a few hours later. Burt and Carol took the spare bedroom and the couch in the office was a fold out so Annie and Edward opted for that.

Kurt slid into bed beside Blaine and cuddled up to him, pulling him into a sweet kiss. Blaine wrapped his arms around his husband and held him tightly, running his hands over the skin of Kurt's waist, still unbelievably soft under his guitar-calloused fingers. Kurt hitched a leg of Blaine's hip, pulling himself closer.

After a few moments, Blaine extracted himself and Kurt whined at the loss. Blaine chuckled and ran his finger up Kurt's thigh. "So I have to talk to you," Blaine said gently.

"About what?" Kurt asked, trailing his fingertips over Blaine's cheek, pushing back his curls.

"I got a call from my manger today," Blaine started.

"What did she want?" Kurt was far less interested in Blaine's manager than he was about enjoying some alone time with his husband, but he listened politely nonetheless. He rested his head on Blaine's shoulder, feeling his chest rise and fall with every breath he took.

"She's organizing a concert. Because the album's doing well, she knows it would sell out and boost ratings," Blaine explained.

Kurt looked up into Blaine's eyes and his expression was one of wonder. "You're doing a concert? Blaine, that's fantastic," Kurt beamed. "I'm so proud of you."

"Thank you," Blaine replied, smiling. "She hasn't talked about dates yet but I'm guessing it'll be soon, which means that I'll be gone for about a week when the concert is on."

"Oh," Kurt's smile dimmed slightly, though he tried to remain positive. After all, this was an amazing opportunity for this husband. "Let's think about that later. Right now we should celebrate – quietly."

Blaine grinned and pushed his lips back to Kurt's, kissing him deeply. As far as celebrations go, that had to be the best.