“Is everything okay,” Carole asked as she heard water running and Burt frantically grabbing clothes and trying to wake up.

“Kurt's water broke. They don't know how long they are going to be able to keep the baby from coming. They are doing everything they can but Blaine said it's not looking positive. They are giving him shots right now to mature Cole's lungs, and are hoping they can keep him from having him for at least another twenty four hours,” Burt sighed.

“Okay, we can be on the way to the airport in an hour,” Carole sighed hoping that her stepson and grandson were going to be okay.

**

The activity in the Labor and Delivery Unit seemed to be spinning around Kurt whose pain was now coming in waves. He knew now with the intensity that they were definitely contractions and it was too early to have this baby. He had been given medicine that made him feel drowsy, but every time he tried to get comfortable pain washed over him again.

“Blaine, I'm scared,” Kurt whispered as he tensed under another wave of pain.

“I know I am too, right now you just need to try and relax. I called your dad and Carol and they are getting on the first plane out. The NICU already knows whats going on and they are ready for him,” Blaine brushed the hair from Kurt's brow and kissed him softly.

“Ahh, this hurts,” Kurt sobbed as another contraction hit him, “I can't do this I can't have him. It's to early to have him.”

“Shh, we are going to get through this together” Blaine whispered as he rubbed soothing circles on Kurt's back coached him through his breathing.

**

Blaine was awoken suddenly by his phone ringing. He checked the caller ID and realized it was Burt, “Hello.”

“Blaine, we just boarded a flight. We should be there within the next three or four hours. Has anything changed?”

“He is sleeping now. There for a bit after we got off the phone the first time things got a little stressed, but the medicines have slowed down the contractions a lot so he is able to rest. The doctor is planning on doing an ultrasound in an hour or so to look at Cole's lungs again, and they have Kurt on antibiotics to hopefully prevent infection.”

“Okay, well they are closing the cabin doors now so we have to go. We love you both.”

“Blaine, who was that,” Kurt asked sleepily. He had been more comfortable since they had started his IV but Blaine could still tell he was terrified.

“It was your Dad, he and Carol wanted to let us know that they are going to be in town in about three hours.”

“Okay,” Kurt mumbled as he dozed back off.

Blaine slumped back down in his chair. This was going to be a lot more tough than originally thought.

**

“Dr. Benatur, how is he,” Kurt asked.

“He needs at least one more dose of steroids, but he is not in fetal distress by any means. You are only slightly more open than you were when you came in so even though the contractions have not stopped they have definitely slowed down in intensity. I suspect we can hold him off until tomorrow sometime to give the steroids time to work completely but then we will stop the terbutaline and let nature take over.”

“I'm scared though he is so early.”

“I know, and yes he is early but I have a whole team of doctors waiting on him. They are some of the best in the country. The NICU has dealt with much higher risk babies than him, and because he is not in distress we can still go through a natural delivery to give him an even better chance to have less fluid in his lungs.”

“Thank you,” Kurt sighed. He felt like this was going to be the best and worst day of his life.

**

“Breathe slowly,” Blaine sighed as he ran his fingers lovingly over Kurt's back. The final ultrasound had shown that Cole's lungs were better developed after the second shot of steroids, and now since Kurt's water was still leaking they had begun the process to allow him to deliver.

“I don't want to do this. He needs to stay in longer,” Kurt sobbed between breaths, “is my dad here yet?”

“Yah, do you want me to go get him?”

“Please,” Kurt choked back another sob as he felt another contraction.

About ten minutes later Blaine appeared back in the doorway with Burt, “Blaine can you give us a few minutes alone?”

“Sure, I'll go grab some more ice and something to eat. I love you.”

“Love you too,” Kurt smiled as he watched his partner walk out the door.

“Dad, I'm so scared,” Kurt said, “I don't know if I can do this my body was supposed to keep him safe. I feel like I failed him already and he's not even here yet.”

Burt was crushed as Kurt said those words,“Kurt listen to me I know this is hard. You have done everything right sometimes these things just happen. You have not failed him if anything you were strong enough to get him this far and since everything that has happened last night I am surprised how well you are doing. He is going to be small and have to stay here for awhile, but if little man is anything at all like you or Blaine he is going to be a fighter.”

“Thank you Dad, I needed to hear that,” Kurt said as he reached out to Burt for a hug.

**

“It hurts so bad,” Kurt mumbled as he felt another wave of pain wash over him. The contractions were becoming more intense and closer together.

“I know,” Carol whispered as she massaged his legs, “My mom did this for me when I was in labor with Finn. Is it helping?”

“A little. If anything it's helping take my mind off of the pain. Thank you.”

“No problem, did Blaine say when he was going to get back,” Carol asked as she waited for Kurt's breathing to return to normal.

“Hopefully soon, he was going to go grab the bag from the apartment along with the bobby pillow and my iPod. I know they are going to take Cole away almost immediately in order to get him stable and hooked up to everything but when we can eventually see him I didn't want him to have to leave again.”

“Hey,” Blaine said as he came around the corner and sat down on the edge of the bed with Kurt, “Any change?”

**

“I need to push,” Kurt gasped as another contraction hit him full force. The contractions had picked up speed and now they were less than a minute apart. He was tired he was scared, and he wanted to be able to see his son.

“Kurt, you need to focus on Blaine and breathe okay,” the young nurse said as she pulled on some gloves and gently checked him, “Okay you are fully open, but I need you to continue breathing. I'm going to page your doctor and start to get things set up.

“Hurry,” Kurt gasped, “I don't know how much more I can take.”

“Okay Blaine, I need you to get behind him and rub his back. Kurt, I am going to sit you up so that gravity will help okay. This should take some of the pressure off, and you should be able to start pushing as soon as the doctor gets here okay?”

“Okay,” Kurt sighed, and almost as soon as she was paged the doctor walked in.

“Kurt,” Dr Benatur smiled when she walked in, “I hear you are ready to have this baby.”

“Yes, I can't take much more of this.”

“Okay well you are definitely ready so on the next contraction I want you to curl your chin to your chest and push down. Blaine did you want to cut the cord.”

“Yes,” Blaine told the doctor.

“Okay, well lets have a baby,” Dr. Benatur smiled.

**

“I can't do this,” Kurt cried out his brow was sweaty and tears were streaming down his face.

“Baby, this is it okay you only have to push a few more times,” Blaine coaxed.

“Blaine is right. Now push, one two three...,” the doctors counting tapered off, “I can see his head, five six seven eight nine ten breathe.”

“You are doing wonderfully babe, ready and push,” Blaine said adjusting his position behind Kurt wrapping his arms around him so that he would have enough strength to support him.

“Kurt, look in the mirror so you can see him,” Dr. Benatur encouraged, “his head is out.”

“Oh he's beautiful, babe. He's almost here,” Blaine stroked Kurt's forehead.

“Relax Kurt he's here, you have a beautiful baby boy,” Dr Benatur said as she allowed Blaine to cut the cord then she passed him off to the NICU team.

Cole was instantly placed on the infant warmer and his vitals were taken. He was clearly tiny and looked like he wasn't breathing, “Let me get some more suction here,” one of the NICU nurses said.

“What's happening? Blaine is he okay,” Kurt asked with panic in his voice as a sudden small cry filled the room.

The head transport team nurse answered, “He's okay we are going to give him some oxygen, and get some tests done to see what we need to do to support him. Once you are all cleaned up and we have had time to stabilize him we will let you come see him. Blaine if you want to come with me we will tell you exactly what is going on and have you sign consent forms.”

“Okay, Kurt I love you,” Blaine said.

“I know, now go be with our son.”