“Look Tina they have Karaoke!” Mercedes giggled as they made their way over to return their bowling shoes. It was boys against girls and the guys were handing it to their female counterparts. Bowling strike after strike, the boys wiped the floor with their opponents. Winning was probably the only thing keeping Puck’s interest especially when their night out didn’t involve alcohol.
Watching the others have their turns to bowl, Blaine sat down beside Quinn. They hadn’t really spoken much in the year Blaine had been at McKinley but they had never been mean or nasty to one another.
“How does it feel to have a night out like this? I bet you’re used to diapers and Disney movies” Quinn chuckled and looked over to Blaine. She too had become a teenage parent but Quinn didn’t have the strength to raise her daughter herself. Giving her up for adoption, she was just thankful that she went to a good home with Shelby.
“It feels good” he smiled “I love Claire but it’s nice to get out with friends. I haven’t done anything like this in a long time”
“You’re a very strong person Blaine. I could never do what you’ve done”
“If my situation was like yours I probably would have done the same as you” Blaine answered honestly. Knowing all about Quinn, Puck and their daughter Beth, he understood why they did what they did. “If Annabelle had told me about the baby and we had gone through it all like you and Puck, then I would have strongly considered adoption. You’ve gotta do the best for your child”
“Adoption wasn’t the best for Claire when Annabelle left her with you?” Quinn asked softly worried about Blaine’s reaction to that question. She wasn’t accusing him of being a bad father in any way, she was just curious as to why he kept her.
“It probably was but one parent had already abandoned that little girl, I had to make sure she knew someone was always going to be there for her. Beth went to a good family, you should never regret your decision, it was right for both you and her”
“Thank you Blaine” she smiled and pulled him into a gentle hug “You’re a very noble man”
“I’ve been called irresponsible, irrational and just plain stupid for my decision but never noble so thank you Quinn”
“You’ll always be noble to me, kinda like Superman juggling everything with such a good attitude”
“Superman?”
“Go with it” Quinn chuckled and stood up. Holding her hand out to Blaine, she pulled him up as he took her hand “Come on Superman, let’s beat the bowling shoes off Mercedes and Tina at Karaoke”
Quinn pulled him over to the stage where Mercedes and Tina were belting out ‘Dogs Days Are Over’ by Florence and the Machine in the only way they knew how, fabulously. Cheering for them as they finished, Quinn jumped up on stage and picked her song.
“Ok Kurt please don’t hate me for singing this to your boyfriend but he’ll understand the meaning” she smiled and winked at Blaine as the opening chords of Taylor Swift’s ‘Superman’ started to play through the speakers.

Tall, dark and superman,
He puts papers in his briefcase and drives away
To save the world or go to work
It's the same thing to me
He's got his mother's eyes, his father's ambition
I wonder if he knows how much that I miss him
I hang on every word you say, yay
And you smile and say, "How are you? "
I say, "Just fine"
I always forget to tell you, I love you, I love you... forever

I watch superman fly away
You've got a busy day today
Go save the world, I'll be around
I watch superman fly away
Come back I'll be with you someday
I'll be right here on the ground
When you come back down

Tall, dark and beautiful
He's complicated, he's irrational
But I hope someday you'll take me away and save the day, yeah
Something in his deep brown eyes has me sayin'
He's not all bad like his reputation
And I can't hear one single word they say
And you'll leave, got places to be and I'll be OK
I always forget to tell you I love you, I loved you from the very first day

I watch superman fly away
You've got a busy day today
Go save the world I'll be around
I watch superman fly away
Come back I'll be with you someday
I'll be right here on the ground
When you come back down

And I watch you fly around the world
And I hope you don't save some other girl
Don't forget, don't forget about me
I'm far away but I never let you go
I'm lovestruck and looking out the window
Don't forget, don't forget where I'll be
Right here wishing the flowers were from you
Wishing the card was from you
Wishing the call was from you

'Cause I loved you from the very first day

I watch superman fly away
You've got a busy day today
Go save the world, I'll be around...
Forever and ever here
I watch superman fly away
I swear I'll be with you someday
I'll be right here on the ground
When you come back down

La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la

When you come back down

XXXXX

“I had the best night out tonight, I needed this” Blaine chuckled as he adjusted Claire on his hip as the 18 month old little girl tried to get comfortable in her father’s arms. She was tired, cranky and Blaine had woken her up much to her dismay. Wriggling and writhing, she just wouldn’t settle. It didn’t help that it was freezing outside and the snow was starting to fall again. Awoken as Blaine picked her up from the Lopez house, she just wanted to go to bed.
“It’s good to see you smiling like that again” Kurt smiled and linked arms with his boyfriend. Pulling Claire’s jacket hood up over her head, he kissed her forehead softly. He adored that little girl even though the sparkle in her father’s eye faded when she fussed a lot. For a little girl, she took a lot of energy out of her young father. “I was worried about you”
“I wouldn’t be standing upright if I didn’t have you beside me. I never thought juggling school, Glee Club, work and Claire would be so hard but you’ve made it a lot easier”
“Always, my love”
“I love you, Kurt” Blaine smiled and stopped at the end of his driveway. Turning to his boyfriend, he placed a soft kiss on his cold, blue tinged lips. Keeping the embrace short and sweet, he looked into the taller boy’s eyes. It was the first time he’d ever said ‘I love you’ to anyone so it was special to share that moment.
“I love you too”
“Ahem” a girl around their age coughed as she got up off the front step of the porch and brushed the snow off her jacket.
“No...”