"Are you sure you're okay, Lucy?" Kurt asked, trailing behind the excited little girl.

Blaine was even further behind, holding Julie. She'd curled into him, arms clinging to his neck as she pressed her face into his shoulder.

"D-don't m-make me. D-Don't want y-you to go. Please d-daddy..." she begged, crying into his shoulder.

Blaine was helplessly trying to soothe her, sending Kurt pleading glances.

Lucy paused in the doorway of her classroom. "You don't have to come in with me."

"You sure?" Kurt grinned.

"Yes!" she said excitedly, bouncing inside.

Kurt and Blaine exchanged knowing glances, waiting.

Just as expected, Lucy appeared in the doorway again, looking suddenly worried.

"You are coming back to get me later, right?"

"Of course." Kurt grinned, kneeling down and hugging her, kissing her check. "Go give Daddy Blaine a hug."

She nodded and skipped over to where Blaine was kneeling awkwardly, still holding on to Julie. He hugged Lucy around her, kissing her cheek before standing up.

"Have a good day." Blaine called.

"Bye!" she called over her shoulder, skipping into her classroom.

Kurt turned his attention to Julie, who was still clinging to Blaine, her shaking legs wrapped tight around his torso.

"Julie…" Kurt whispered, and she glanced over at him with tear-filled eyes.

Kurt had the urge to just take her and run – to home school her – anything to get her happy and stop her from being scared.

He caught Blaine's gaze and knew that it wasn't an option – no matter how much he wanted to.

"Julie, we have to go inside and go see Miss White."

Julie shook her head. "N-no. Y-You're G-gonna leave me…"

Kurt's heart broke.

"Only for three hours." Blaine said cheerfully, a bright smile on his face. "Then we'll come back and we can go get ice cream!"

Julie's face brightened for a second, before she buried her face in Blaine's chest again.

"I-I'm s-s-s-scared."

"It's a scary thing." Blaine said softly. "But you'll be okay. You'll get to meet some friends and Miss White will be there for you."

Julie bit her lip – she'd stopped crying, but she was still shaking.

Kurt looked into the classroom and spotted Kim, smiling at her as she approached.

"Hey Julie!" Kim smiled warmly, and Julie managed a small smile, but didn't look at her. "Ready for today?"

"N-no." she whispered.

"Hey, Julie…remember when I came over?" she asked. "To colour?"

Julie nodded.

"Guess what we're doing first?"

"W-what?"

"You get to design your own name-tag for your cubby! We've got markers and glitter and stickers!"

Julie's eyes lit up considerably, and she even looked at Kim for a split second.

"A-any design I l-like?"

Kim grinned. "Anything."

Kurt and Blaine watched on silently – their faces both masks of pride and gratitude.

"Do you want to go inside and think about what you're going to do?" Kim asked, and Julie hesitated.

"W-will I be able to sh-sh-show my daddies when they come p-pick me up?"

Kim beamed. "Of course! Just get them to come inside and you can show them everything!"

Julie's smile was consistent now, and she wiggled in Blaine's arms to be pit down. Blaine and Kurt exchanged grins – this was a good sign.

"W-will you c-come in?" she tugged on their coats.

"Only for a little while." Blaine warned her, and she nodded seriously, taking their hands and leading them into the classroom.

She looked around the classroom, worried eyes taking in every detail, shrinking into Blaine's side as a dozen curious pairs of eyes glanced at her.

"Come on Julie, I have a spot for you right over here." Kim said gently. Julie followed her hesitantly, her grip on her parents hands not lessening.

"Here you go! Everything you need should be on the table, and here is your label." Kim said happily, showing her a table where only one other girl was working, as compared to the five or more on each of the others. "And this is Sophie."

Sophie glanced up, peaking at them from under her eyelashes, and looking back at the desk.

"Sophie, this is Julie." Kim introduced.

"Hi." Sophie whispered. Julie hesitated, and Sophie looked suddenly nervous, worriedly glancing at Kim.

"H-hi S-Sophie." Julie said finally, sitting next to her.

Sophie beamed in relief.

"Want to see my label?" She asked quietly.

Kurt and Blaine watched on proudly, beaming at their daughter – their daughter who sometimes couldn't get up in the mornings because she was sick and scared – talk to a complete stranger. The two girls seemed almost in their own little world – the rest of the class talking avidly and making a mess, while they sat at their table, quietly almost whispering as they coloured.

Kurt took a look around – most of the parents had left now, and he knew they'd have to leave.

He tugged on Blaine's sleeve and he nodded with a small smile, and they both headed up to the two girls.

"Julie?" Kurt said softy, crouching down next to the both of them.

"Daddy?" Julie was almost startled by his appearance, and stared up at him with round eyes, the ghost of a smile lingering on her face.

"Is this your new friend?" Julie looked over at Sophie, biting her lip.

"I..I-I d-don't know." Julie whispered. "We j-just met."

Sophie smiled. "Do you want to be my friend?" she asked shyly.

Kurt and Blaine beamed as Julie took a moment before nodding with a small grin, not meeting Sophie's gaze but looking proud nonetheless.

"Anyway, Daddy and I have to go home now…"

Sophie's eyes widened. "You have two daddies? That is so cool!"

Julie nodded, biting her lip and beaming, but her eyes had widened a little.

"You're going?"

"We'll be back soon…and in about an hour or two, you'll be able to see Luce."

Julie's eyes looked wide and frightened, and Blaine crouched too, taking her hand. "Hey, you'll have Sophie here to keep you company until we come back."

Julie stared at Blaine's hand, and held out her hand for Kurt. Kurt took it as well, and she squeezed them both tightly.

"Hey, baby…" Blaine whispered, leaning in and giving her a tight hug.

"What daddy?" she whispered.

Sophie had gone back to her colouring, politely ignoring the conversation, and Kurt was extremely glad that Julie met Sophie.

"I want to share something special with you." He whispered, so that Kurt could only barely hear him. "Something so special that your daddy and I shared almost from the day we met. Something we've shared over the years…something that got us through everything."

Julie was listening with wide eyes, still gripping her father's hands tightly, nodding seriously.

Blaine glanced over at Kurt to continue. "It's…a really special word, Julie…It got me through a lot…"

"W-what is it?" she asked softly.

"Courage."