Blaine had been no help, having just shrugged as he dressed Lily in a dress that had been designed and made by Kurt and matching shoes. He tied Lily's hair – surprisingly similar to his own – up in a ponytail so that her hair was out of face. He also packed her little backpack with colouring pencils, her colouring book and some spare paper, knowing that she would probably get bored. Lily brushed Snicky's fur as they waited, straightening his bow tie and babbling to him about what she wanted for lunch.

"Time to go, sweetie," Kurt told her, helping Lily off the couch. She skipped beside Kurt as they headed to the car. He lifted her into the backseat and buckled her in safely, jumping into the passenger seat and letting Blaine drive. Finn would be meeting them there with his fianc�e Fiona, or Fi, as she had been adoringly nicknamed by Finn.

The trip was short and Blaine managed to park close to their destination. They jumped out, Kurt helping Lily out and holding her hand as they headed into the restaurant. Blaine looked around and grinned when he saw that most of the Warblers were already there. He put his hand on the small of Kurt's back and pushed him gently towards them, Lily in tow.

"Hey guys!" Blaine grinned and the group turned as he approached, greeting them brightly.

"Jeff!" Lily cried and Jeff swung her up into the air, hugging the little girl tightly.

"Hello little princess," Jeff beamed, "and hello Snicky."

Lily giggled, clutching her teddy tighter. Nick came forward and kissed Lily's cheek, greeting her warmly. Nick and Jeff had both fallen in love with Lily the moment they laid eyes on her when they had visited the family in New York. Lily had immediately taken a liking to the two boys, especially the blonde ex-Warbler, who had her hanging off of his every word. They introduced her to the rest of the Warblers, who Lily greeted shyly and they all cooed over her – in a completely manly way of course. Finn entered not long after, Fiona by his side and the rest of New Directions followed in shortly after, greeting them happily.

Kurt and Blaine met Mike and Tina with warm words as they entered, hugging them tightly. This was the other couple that had lasted past high school and had been happily married for three years.

"This is Lily," Blaine said, holding his daughter in his arms.

"Hello Lily, I like your dress," Tina told her.

"Thank you. Daddy made it," Lily said shyly and Tina smiled.

"It's wonderful, Kurt," Tina declared. "I've been checking out your latest designs."

"Thank you," Kurt smiled, blushing at the praise.

Rachel came waltzing in, smiling brightly and greeting everyone with her usual confidence. She hadn't changed much but then again, not a lot of them had.

When Quinn came in, her gaze landed on Kurt and Blaine and her eyes widened when she saw their little girl. Quinn was in a steady relationship with a wonderful man, but they weren't anywhere near getting married or having kids. Quinn felt a sudden, sharp pang of jealousy. Even after all these years, Kurt Hummel still had everything she had ever wanted. Quinn hadn't moved out of Lima and had become a real-estate agent but she was happy. She swallowed her jealousy and pride and moved to greet them.

When they had all arrived, the group took their seats at the large table that had been set up for them and prepared to order. Rachel was telling them excitedly about having secured a role on Broadway. They were impressed but it quickly became tedious as she continued to ramble on and on about it.

They ordered and their meals came quickly. Blaine helped Lily with her food and Kurt put Snicky and her back pack under her chair so that she would focus solely on her meal and not end up spilling it all over her. It was an art he'd learnt quickly as he stepped into fatherhood. The group watched as the small family interacted, smiling. Rachel was surprised that they were very hands on, thinking that with Blaine and Kurt's career soaring the way they were, they wouldn't have much time for Lily but it was clear that they loved her and doted on her.

The Warblers adored her, talking to her, pulling silly faces and making sure she was comfortable. Lily had gotten her spaghetti all over her face as she laughed and gazed at the Warblers in awe as they told funny stories about her two daddies. Kurt rolled his eyes at the men and wiped Lily's face clean.

They talked about what everybody was doing over lunch, Lily colouring as they talked. It seemed that everyone was well and happy. The lunch lasted for over two hours, the group having talked so much about their school days and current events in their respective lives.

Eventually the group spilt up, promising to catch up soon. Blaine picked up a very tired looking Lily and kissed her cheek. "Sleepy?" He asked.

"Yeah," Lily mumbled, snuggling into the crook of his neck. Blaine kissed the top of her head and rubbed her back.

"Come on, sleepy girl. Let's get you home," Blaine said softly.

"When are you heading back to New York?" Nick asked Kurt as they headed to their cars.

"We'll be flying back in a couple of days," Kurt told him.

"Same here," Nick beamed. "Maybe we'll be on the same flight."

"Hopefully," Kurt smiled. He hugged Nick tightly as they reached their cars. "If not, I'll call you and we can catch up."

"Sounds good. Have a good trip home," Nick said.

They waved and slipped into their respective cars. They drove back to the Hummel-Hudson home, Finn and Fiona following in the car behind them. When they got there, Lily was fast asleep in the back seat. Kurt gently lifted her out, holding her carefully so as to not wake her. Blaine grabbed her things and they headed to the house. Annie and Edward were there and greeted them quietly as they entered.

"I'll go tuck her in," Kurt whispered and headed upstairs. He changed Lily into her pyjamas and gently placed her into the bed that had been made up for her. Kurt kissed her cheek and smiled as she continued to sleep peacefully. He closed the curtains but left the door open.

Kurt headed back downstairs and found everyone in the kitchen, talking about the lunch they had just attended and catching the family up on the gossip that the group had shared. Kurt went and stood behind Blaine, wrapping his arms around his waist and resting his chin on his shoulder. Kurt didn't miss the slightly uncomfortable look on Fiona's face but he refrained from commenting.

On all of the occasions that he and Blaine had met her, she hadn't shown any homophobia towards them. Kurt simply assumed that she wasn't used to seeing acts of intimacy between two men – after all, they didn't get to see Finn as much as they would have liked to.

"Is she asleep?" Blaine asked.

"Hmm, out like a light," Kurt told him, voice soft.

"We were just discussing the holidays," Carol smiled. "We were thinking we could all come up to New York for Thanksgiving."

"That sounds nice," Kurt replied. "We'd be happy to have everyone."

"It would be easier with work too," Blaine agreed.

"That's what we were thinking," Edward explained, "and for Lily and school."

"Besides, she should have her first Thanksgiving at home," Annie told the pair, smiling.

"Thank you," Kurt said sincerely, glancing around at all of them with a smile.

Finn sent his goofy grin their way and Kurt chuckled softly in Blaine's ear.

"What are you up this afternoon?" Annie asked.

"Not a lot," Blaine shrugged. "It would be nice just to relax for a while." Kurt hummed his agreement.

"I was about to put a movie on," Carol said, "want to join me?"

"Yeah," Blaine grinned. They followed Carol into the living room and curled up on the couch. Kurt quickly lost interest in the movie so he closed his eyes and lent against Blaine. He hadn't realized how tired he was because the next thing he knew Blaine was whispering in his ear.

"Kurt," Blaine whispered and Kurt muttered something incoherent. "Wake up, baby."

"No," Kurt mumbled, snuggling deeper into what felt like the couch cushion.

"Come on, love," Blaine urged, shaking Kurt gently. Kurt whimpered but sat up, rubbing his eyes with the palm of his hand. "Are you OK?"

"M' fine," Kurt mumbled, still trying to wake up.

"Dinner's nearly ready," Blaine told him.

"Is Lily up?" Kurt asked, stifling a yawn.

"Yeah, I got her up," Blaine smiled. "She's playing with Finn and Fiona at the moment."

"OK," Kurt said, standing up. "I'll be back in a moment." Kurt went upstairs and splashed his face with water, trying to rid himself of the last dregs of sleep. He quickly re-styled his hair and straightened his clothes. He went back downstairs and found Blaine waiting for him.

"Sure you're OK?" Blaine asked, looking concerned.

"I'm sure. Just tired," Kurt assured him.

Blaine nodded; feeling appeased as they went and helped set the table for dinner. Kurt tried to shake the feeling of uneasiness he had, eventually chalking it down to exhaustion.