Blaine leant back into Kurt as they watched Claire play with the doll ‘Santa Claus’ have given her. She wasn’t even halfway through her presents but she was so intrigued by this little doll with curly brown hair just like hers and a little red dress just like one she owned. They had all day; she could take her time discovering everything.
Linking his fingers with Kurt’s, Blaine couldn’t help but smile. Even with his family away, this was one of the best Christmases he’d had in a very long time. He’d taken the next step with the man he loved and now he was watching the sparkle in his daughter’s eye as she played under the Christmas tree.
Claire looked up from her doll and made her way over to the couch. Pushing her doll up onto the couch so her hands were free, she grabbed the cushion ready to climb up. Blaine leant forward to pick her up but she swatted his hand away.
“No help” she giggled and pulled herself up onto the couch. Claire crawled over onto her father’s lap and looked up at him with her trademark puppy dog eyes “Daddy, I hungry. Kurty, I hungry”
“Are you now?” Blaine laughed “Why don’t I go and make some pancakes while you open a special present from Kurt?”
“I thought that one was meant to be someone else?” Kurt asked as Blaine stood up and set Claire down in his boyfriend’s lap. Trying not to mention Santa, he didn’t want to spoil the magical secret whether Claire understood or not.
“Well I changed the tag; it needs to come from you”
“She’s too little to understand”
“I better keep you around to tell her again when she will understand”
Kurt’s heart melted as Blaine spoke of their future. They had both thought that they had a strong future but neither had really said it aloud. Watching Blaine disappear into the kitchen, Kurt then turned back to Claire who was excited to see this special present. Kurt picked it up from under the tree and started to explain the story. Just excited that it was another teddy bear, Claire didn’t really understand more than the teddy bear was extra special.
Playing with the teddy bear together for a little while, both Claire and Kurt jumped as they heard cursing and loud banging coming from the kitchen. Kurt picked Claire up and carried her to the kitchen to see Blaine throwing the fry pan he’d been using into the sink angrily.
“Is everything ok Blaine?”
Sighing with a loud huff, he turned to where his boyfriend and daughter were standing in the doorway and smiled weakly “How about some Jammy Soldiers Claire? Just like Nanna Lo makes?”
Toast with jam cut into long strips was definitely something Blaine couldn’t screw up. Claire frowned for a second before nodding and trying to squirm out of Kurt’s arms. Letting her drop onto the stool, Kurt made sure she was sitting right before making his way over to Blaine.
“What happened?”
“I just wanted today to be perfect and I burnt the fuc- damn pancakes” Blaine sighed as he ran his hands through his hair. Making his way to the cupboard to get the bread, Kurt caught Blaine’s arm and made him look into his ice blue eyes.
“Everything is perfect. Don’t worry” Kurt smiled and rubbed his thumb softly across Blaine’s cheekbone “Can I help you make these soldiers?”
“They’re pretty idiot proof so maybe you could make a pot of coffee?”
“That I can do”

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“You didn’t show me what Kurt’s special present was Claire” Blaine smiled as he took another sip of his coffee. Watching Claire continue to play with all of her new toys, Blaine wanted to see this special teddy bear. He had never seen Kurt so happy once he’d given the bear to Claire. Making her way over to the couch where her new stuffed animals were sitting, she picked up the bear very carefully and handed it to her father.
“Don’t hurt her”
“I will be extra careful” Blaine smiled as he took the bear gently. Claire watched him intently til she was certain he wouldn’t hurt her new favourite stuffed toy. Admiring the bear, Blaine turned to Kurt and kissed his cheek with a smile “This is beautiful Kurt”
“My Mom was very talented”
“That she was”
“I wish she could have met you. She would have loved both you and Claire” Kurt sighed softly as he wrapped his arms around Blaine’s waist “I really miss her at Christmas”
“She’d be proud of you Kurt”
“I’d like to think so”