Kurt sat down in the quiet coffee shop and rested Claire on his knee as they waited for Blaine to bring their drinks. Bouncing the little girl gently, he was anxious as to what his boyfriend’s big news was. Blaine joined them a few minutes later with a mug of cocoa for each of them.
“Tell me” Kurt demanded as Blaine sat down with his signature charming smile “just tell me your family are moving across the country, taking you and Claire with them and I’ll never get to see you again”
“Wait, what?” Blaine laughed “Where would you get that idea? I promise it’s good news”
“You moving away when I have fallen in love with you and your too cute to be true daughter is not good news”
“I’m not moving away” he chuckled and reached across the table to take Kurt’s hand “I wanted to tell you that I have managed to pass all of my tenth grade units and I’ve already got a good start on my junior classes. Figgins has agreed that if I can pass the 11th grade by the end of summer school then I can join you as a Senior this coming September”
“You’ll be a Senior next year? With me?”
“Like it should be”
“But how?”
“Extra credit work, Mrs Lopez having Claire an extra hour some days, you helping out so much. I’ve been doing everything I can to get my grades up so a college won’t overlook me for taking a year off. I just wanted to prove to whoever would take me that I could put in the work” Blaine smiled and squeezed his boyfriend’s hand tight. If it wasn’t for him then Blaine wouldn’t have been where he was. He had Kurt to thank for getting him out of Ohio. “And when we graduate, together, we can take Claire and get the hell out of Ohio”
“If I didn’t have your daughter on my lap, I would jump over this table and hug you. I’m so proud of you Blaine” Kurt smiled. Standing up, Blaine moved over to him and pulled both Kurt and Claire into a warm hug. If this is what his future looked like then he was going to do whatever it takes to get all that school work done. The sooner they could get out of Lima, the better.
“I’m sure Claire is going to love growing up in New York City” Blaine chuckled as he pulled away and sat back down “Would you like that Princess?”
“You... You want to go to New York?”
“Well you’ll be at NYADA won’t you? I’ll just look into NYU or Columbia or maybe even Julliard; they have an impressive Composition department and I’ve heard New York has some of the best elementary schools. It would be cruel to Claire to deny her the best schools don’t you think?”
“Of course” Kurt smiled biting his lip gently. He couldn’t help but imagine their life together in New York and how they could just get away from all the drama that was Lima, Ohio. They could start fresh, as a family.