“Santana! Wait up!” Blaine called out as he raced toward the cheerleader as she closed her locker.
“Oh hey Baby Daddy” she chuckled and flipped her ponytail over her shoulder. Her best friend, fellow cheer leader, Brittany looked at Santana strangely at her nickname to Blaine.
“Are you pregnant Santana?” the blonde asked softly as she reached for her best friend’s stomach.
“No” she laughed before turning back to Blaine “What can I do for you Curly Top?”
“How are your grades in Algebra?”
“Disastrous with a capital D. Don’t tell Coach Sue. Why?”
“I just got put into AP Algebra so I am offering you a tutoring session in exchange for you babysitting Claire for me tonight” Blaine smiled hopefully as he rocked back and forth slightly on his heels. Knowing how good the cheerleader was with his daughter, Blaine trusted Santana to babysit Claire.
“Sure, I could use the help in Algebra” she chuckled “Plus Claire is cute and a breeze to look after”
“Thank you Santana, so much”
“Any time but what’s the occasion for you to strike up a deal with Aunty Tanna?”
“Don’t teach Claire to call you that and I have a date”
“Ooh who is she?” Brittany giggled excitedly wanting to know all the gossip. Santana on the other hand knew exactly who Blaine was going out with that night. They had been flirting and making eyes at each other since the curly haired father started at McKinley almost four months ago. It was about time those two finally got together.
“I’m going to tell him about Claire”
“What? No, you can’t” Santana gasped “He will freak out and you will crush any chance you have with him” she continued insistently “He will run for the hills because he will think you’re not gay and that you’ve been leading him on and you can’t tell him yet”
“But that’s exactly why I have to tell him” he sighed and pulled his slipping bag strap back up onto his shoulder “I have to tell him about Claire and what happened now because if he does run for the hills, I can’t pursue a relationship with him. I could never start something and then spring this on him. I have to know now before we build anything that could just be ruined”
“You’re already going to ruin your relationship with him but you never know, Porcelain might surprise you”
“That’s the hope at least”
“Keep hoping Hobbit” she chuckled “But I will babysit Claire while you stuff up with Kurt”
“Thanks”
“Oh like I said, anytime Afro Boy”
“Are you ever going to call me Blaine?”
“Nope” Santana laughed as she linked arms with Brittany and started to walk away “I’ll pick Claire up at 7” she called over her shoulder before skipping off with her best friend.
“You’re all buddy, buddy with the She-Santan?” Kurt laughed as he snuck up on Blaine and watched the darker haired boy jump “And who is Claire?”
“Are you free tonight?” Blaine smiled once his heart dropped back to an acceptable rhythm. Kurt nodded with an intrigued smile “Dinner, just us. I want to talk to you about something”
“Sounds great”

XXXXX

“Dinner at Breadstix and now Gelato on the hood of your car looking out at probably the only beautiful view of Lima” Kurt commented as he sat up slightly on Blaine’s car and looked at his friend “I’d say it’s been a perfect date except for the fact you’ve been so quiet. Didn’t you want to talk to me about something?”
“Yes” Blaine sighed and pushed himself to sit up on the hood. Setting down his gelato, he turned to Kurt “I’m sorry I’ve been quiet. I’ve just been trying to figure out how to tell you what I need to tell you”
“Blaine, you’ve got me worried. You can tell me anything”
“I have to tell you who Claire is...”
“I was wondering about that earlier” Kurt burst completely ignoring the anxious look on Blaine’s face. “Claire isn’t your sister is she? I thought your sister’s name was Emily”
“My sister’s name is Emily, my daughter’s name is Claire” Blaine said as he looked up at Kurt and the change in his expression. It seemed to move through confusion, shock and a little bit of anger in the few minutes he stayed silent “Say something Kurt”
“A d...daughter?” he whispered still trying to comprehend it all
“She’s 15 months old and she’s the reason why I dropped out of school a few weeks into the tenth grade”
“But I thought you were...”
“I am gay” he chuckled weakly “I went to a party of some guy in my grade and there was a lot of alcohol going around. I’d had a fight with my Dad about being a disgrace to the family because I was gay so I decided to drink away my problems. I don’t remember much more than beer pong and sleeping with a girl I’d gone to elementary school with” Blaine continued “I kept telling myself I was experimenting to see if I really was gay and in a way I’d hoped having sex with a girl turned me straight. I wouldn’t be living in a silent relationship with my parents if I was ‘normal’ as they say”
“Nine months later...”
“Nine months later my Dad nearly tripped over a baby carrier that had been left on the front step. Annabelle had left Claire on the porch with her birth certificate and a note saying ‘She’s yours, please take care of her’. That was the last I heard from her”
Kurt gasped as he heard about what Annabelle had done. How could anyone just leave a baby on a porch especially with nothing more than a note?
“I never even knew she was pregnant until Claire turned up. I was 15 and determined to give Claire everything I possibly could. I know being raised by a teenager isn’t the best life but I couldn’t give up on her like her mother did” Blaine shrugged and pulled out his phone and tapped the screen so his screen would light up. Showing the screen to Kurt, Blaine smiled at the photo of his daughter with her mouth covered in chocolate ice-cream. Some of her dark curls were pulled back in a bright purple bow while the other just hung softly. There was no doubt in Kurt’s mind that Claire was Blaine’s daughter. They had the same chocolate brown puppy dog looking eyes.
“She’s beautiful”
“You’re freaking out...”
“Uh, yeah. Just a little” Kurt chuckled weakly and crossed his legs “I just never expected anything like this”
“When Claire came along, neither did I” Blaine sighed “I really like you Kurt and I had to tell you everything. I had to be completely honest with you”
“And I’m glad you were...”
“I can take you home if you’d like. I bet you’d be happy if you never saw me again”
“What? No, how can you say that?” the paler of the pair sighed and took Blaine’s hands gently “I am a little freaked out because this is a lot to take in but give me a minute. I’m processing”
“Sorry...”
Kurt nodded before he picked up his gelato silently. Another solid ten minutes went by before a word was spoken between either man, Kurt just needed time to think. The gay man he had adored for more than six months turned out to have a child after a drunken one night stand with a woman.
“Claire’s Mom isn’t in the picture?” Kurt asked softly as he broke the silence.
“I haven’t seen her since the night of the party actually. Claire’s never met her mother and I don’t know if she ever will. I don’t know where Annabelle went”
“You’re ok with that?”
“No but what can I do?” Blaine sighed softly “Claire will miss out on a lot growing up with a single dad and it’s not ideal but we’ll make it work. I have to give her everything I can to make up for her mother leaving”
“Her leaving wasn’t your fault Blaine...”
“I know but I don’t want Claire to be disadvantaged because of her Mom. She’s got it tough enough with a teenage dad”
“She can’t have it that tough with you as a Dad” Kurt smiled and picked up Blaine’s phone tapping the screen to show his photo of Claire “A smile that cute doesn’t come from a disadvantaged kid. She’s got a Dad who loves and adores her, that’s all she cares about”
“Thankyou” Blaine didn’t even know what else to say to his friend’s beautiful comment. Scared that he would run for the hills, the curly haired dad held out hope that Kurt could accept and maybe love him, child and all “I should take you home, it’s getting late”
“I know she might be asleep but I’d love to meet Claire” Kurt shrugged with a smile. Seeing Blaine’s expression when he spoke about his daughter and how he said he would give the world to Claire no matter what made Kurt like him even more. It was an odd situation especially for teenagers but he wasn’t about to let that ruin a blossoming relationship. He’d make it work, daughter and all.
“You want to meet her?”
“Am I allowed to meet my boyfriend’s daughter?”
Blaine nodded with a happy smile and leant in softly pressing his lips to Kurt’s. Letting out the worry and anxiety that he’d bottled up all night into the kiss, he pulled him closer deepening the kiss. Kurt twisted his fingers into Blaine’s un-gelled hair as their lips moulded together with perfection. Pulling away a little while later to catch his breath, Kurt stared happily into Blaine’s deep chocolate eyes.