July 21, 2013, 3:11 a.m.
Totally a Good Idea: Chapter 8
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Kurt was doing dishes when he got the message.
He, Blaine and Lizzy had just finished breakfast and Kurt was prepared for a chilled out, relaxed day, but apparently that’s not the case.
Hey Kurt! Just making sure you and Blaine booked a flight to Ohio for tomorrow. If not, book one… If you can’t, I’m driving to New York myself solely so I can drag both of you back to Lima. No backing out Kurt, I know you’re on holiday from work! Mwhahaha. See you tomorrow. Love Dad.
At first, Kurt laughed at the message, knowing his father would actually drive to New York and drag him and Blaine back. He texted his father back, saying that he and Blaine did book the fight and would be there before dinner.
Then the moment he pressed send, a wave of realization hit him in the face, like skipping his moisturising routine.
Dad doesn’t know about Lizzy!! his mind panicked.
“Blaine!” he squeaked, before running into the living room.
The low hum of the engine filled the nervous silence that surrounded the two friends and the half-asleep baby in the backseat.
Blaine was driving the rent-car on autopilot. He couldn’t stop thinking about how everyone would react to their news.
Would they all completely lose it or, would they try and come to terms with the situation?
Would they lie about their real thoughts or, would they be upfront about their own opinion?
What if they take it the same way Kate did? Not that Kate’s reaction was bad per-say. But even Kate, who is normally extremely adaptable to anything thrown her way, was a little -erm…freaked? Concerned? Blaine didn’t know.
Hmm…Maybe Blaine should tell Kurt what Kate really thought about their little family. But, even if he wanted to, he couldn’t. Not after seeing the bond between Kurt and Lizzy. Telling Kurt would just upset him, stress him out, and make him paranoid over his families’ reaction.
Maybe Blaine should talk to Burt himself, and see what he thought…
Blaine rounded the corner and pulled up in front of Kurt’s old house.
“Are you ready?”
Kurt looked out the car window, watching the changing scenery as they got closer to Lima, and closer to his old home.
What if his Dad didn’t like Lizzy? Well, of course he would like Lizzy, she’s adorable, and Burt loved kids. But what if he didn’t like the fact that he and Blaine had a baby together? They’d been friends for what felt like forever, and now they had a baby. A baby. Kurt just hoped that Burt’s reaction was good, and that whole thing didn’t backfire badly on them.
Perhaps his family would react like Kate! Kate seemed to be just fine with all of it… but Kate was always pretty easy-going when it came to new situations. So was his dad, and Carole was nice enough to act polite towards things she wasn’t totally comfortable with, but Finn…
Finn, unlike his mother, couldn’t keep his mouth shut! If there was something that Finn didn’t understand, he would ask questions about it. Even -no, especially awkward questions. It frustrated Kurt to no end. Sure, Finn had gotten better over the years, but he still didn’t take a hint to shut up.
…whatever happened, Kurt knew that his dad would tell him what he really thought, even if he had to wait until he and Kurt were alone to discuss it all in private.
“Are you ready?”
Kurt was pulled from his thoughts by Blaine’s voice.
Not trusting his voice, Kurt took a deep, calming breathe and nodded.
The walk up the drive leading up to the front door had never felt so long before.
Blaine had Lizzy nested into his chest, Kurt had the diaper bag across his shoulder. They had left the rest of their belongings in the car for now because the most important thing at the moment was introducing Lizzy to everyone with as little commotion as possible.
Kurt’s stomach was rising with every step he took. Oh God, he thought, this is actually happening.
Maybe he should have told Burt over the phone about Lizzy… Well, in-a-way, he did. He had called his dad before they left and said that he and Blaine would be bringing in a ‘guest’. And no, Carole wouldn’t need to make extra dinner for them. Knowing his family, they were probably going to be expecting a new boyfriend or something. Well, they were going to be surprised.
Kurt, Blaine and Lizzy got to the doorstep, and Kurt hunted for the spare key to the house in his back pocket.
He opened the door.
Kurt stepped inside, cautiously, Blaine following behind him.
They walked down the passage leading to the living room, hearing the voices of Kurts family, and the guests that his family had invited over. Listening in, Kurt heard that they had invited; Sam, Puckerman, Mercedes and…Wes?
Okay, so it looked like Kurt would be telling more than just his parents and brother. It’ll be fine, he tried to convince himself. Kurt stopped just outside the living room, blocking Blaine and Lizzy from proceeding any further.
“I‘ll go in first, a few ‘hugs and hi’s’, I’ll calm them down, then introduce you both into the room. O-okay?” he stammered, nervously.
Blaine nodded. Kurt was about to go into the living room, when Blaine took a hold of his wrist with the hand that wasn’t holding Elizabeth.
“Kurt,” he said, waiting for Kurt to meet his gaze “are you sure you’re okay? I mean, you seem even more scared now than you did in the car.” concern filled his golden honey eyes.
“Y-yeah, I j-just,” Kurts heart melted a little, as he looked at Blaines eyes. He cleared his throat “I guess I‘m freaking out a little because I just realized it‘s not just my family in there. Our old friends are here too.”
“Kurt, it‘s okay if you‘re not ready to do this.” Blaine assured “We don‘t have to do this today, if you want, you can go in there, and me and Lizzy will go back to New York and we’ll see you when you get back.”
“You would do that?”
“You know I would.” he said, brushing a stray hair off Kurts forehead.
Kurt smiled, gratefully, and wrapped his arms around Blaines neck. “Thank you Blaine, I really appreciate that,” Kurt kissed his cheek “but that won‘t be necessary. It‘s better to get this over and done with now, then to wait and possibly get a worse reaction later.”
“You sure?” Kurt nodded, sending Blaine one last smile before entering his old living room.
“Hey everybody!” greeted Kurt, walking over to hug his family and old friends.
“Kurt!” they returned, a few of them asking how he was.
“I‘m good.” he replied, finishing his hug cycle by kissing his dad on the cheek. “I‘ve missed you, dad.”
“I‘ve missed you too, kiddo.” going in for another hug.
“Mmmm.” Kurt hummed, hugging back with equal enthusiasm.
Just then, Carole came out of the kitchen. “Oh, Kurt!” she exclaimed, hugging him briefly. “Where’s Blaine?”
“I’m just getting to that, now if you’ll all calm down.” silence settled around the room “Okay, great, now that I have your attention. Me and Blaine have someone we would like you to meet.” Kurt walked back towards the entrance of the living room “Guys, this is Elizabeth.” he said, guiding Blaine, and the curious baby into the room “our…our,” he looked at Blaine “Daughter.”
Surprise lined the faces of everyone in the room, some concealed surprise, others obvious surprise. But surprise none the less.
Until, suddenly, the silence broke.
“Your what?!!”
Comments
my only thought is WHEN IS THE NEXT UPDATE WJKELHRM
Omggg you can't leave it there I need to know who said that (it was probably Burt) But i how they all react. Please update soon
I'm sorry for leaving you with a cliffhanger. Thank you so much for reviewing on so many chapters. I really enjoy reading peoples opinions and reactions :D. I will update this as soon as I can, but I've very busy this last week and half.And as for who said the last line -it was either Finn or Burt. You can choose who you want it to be :D
I really like this fic. It is really good
Do you know if you'll update this? I just found this story and I adore it!
I'm sorry, I know it's been a while. But it shouldn't be too long now :)