The lawyer got up and left the room as Kurt and Blaine sat in silence contemplating what this meant for the both of them. Kurt has a life and friends that he really couldn’t afford to give up. But he loved Sophie like his own daughter considering he would never really have a chance to have a baby of his own.

Blaine also had a life to go back to. He had friends and reputation and he just couldn’t stand Kurt. He was so snobby and so boring. He loved Sophie but there had to be another option.

“We can’t do it. They must have known. They’re not that stupid.” Blaine said matter-of-factly.

“Yeah well... What are the alternatives? As much as I don’t like you and think you are going to make a rubbish Dad, we can’t just leave Lily to go into care. Can we?” Kurt snapped back at Blaine.

“No. But I have a life. Can’t you just look after most of the time and then I will help at weekends or something?”

“NO. I have a life too, you know. And if we are doing this we are doing it together. It’s what Sarah and Jamie would have wanted. They were always there for us when they were alive. Now we have to listen to their will. So either we do it properly and pretend to get on or we don’t do it at all and send Lily into a care home where some random family will adopt her. Choose.”

Blaine, who was slightly taken aback by Kurt’s outburst just nodded and looked into Kurt’s eyes.

‘I guess, we’ll have to do it together then.’ Blaine said quietly.

Kurt who was slightly taken aback by Blaine’s sudden change of opinion looked Blaine up and down and then turned to leave the room.

‘Lilly is staying with a friend until the documents arrive and then we will sign them and then we will move into their house and get on with our lives. Our lives that will now include Lily. Understand?’

‘Wait. What!? We have to live together?’ Blaine had leapt out of his chair to go and grab Kurt’s arm before he could turn away.

‘Yes Blaine. We have to live together. I thought that was sort of obvious considering we have to raise a child together.’ Kurt replied patronisingly.

‘But...I...’

‘Why? Planning on moving in with your boyfriend? Oh wait... Blaine Anderson doesn’t do boyfriend or any kind of committed relationship for that matter. I will see you next week and by that point you will have sorted out your life and you will be ready to help me raise a child.’ Kurt said snarkily before turning to grab the door handle and leaving before Blaine could reply.

‘Well..shit... That Hummel guy sure knows how to stand up for himself’ Blaine muttered to know one in particular.

A couple of days later two large brown envelopes were posted through Kurt Hummel’s perfectly painted front door and Blaine Anderson’s not so perfectly painted front door. That was the deciding day.

It had been a fairly ordinary morning for Kurt as he had got up at 7am to get through his usual skin routine before eating a breakfast of porridge and blueberries and walking to the local shop to pick up his copy of Vogue and a newspaper. New York was constantly changing so he went to go and sit in his favourite coffee shop for a while and just watch all the people go by. Sometimes he even made up stories for them. Like, the guy in the purple hat had recently broken up with his bisexual girlfriend after he had found her kissing another girl in their lounge. Or take the guy in the green jumper he had just found out he had got a job working behind the scene at Wicked on Broadway. Those were the best kinds of stories the ones that Kurt could relate to. Since leaving NYADA he had been in several musicals as cameo and he was just beginning to break into bigger roles and he was hoping one day he might just get to play Fiyero from Wicked. He was certainly on his way.

By the time he was walking back home it was getting onto 11am. He walked extremely slowly knowing exactly what was awaiting him on his doorstep. The life-changing documents that would now mean he would be a legal guardian of a child. As he got home he opened the door as slow as humanly possible and stared at his door mat for several minutes. He had lied in that room. This wasn’t something he wanted to do. He had dreams to pursue and a life to make and what he really wanted was an opportunity to have a child with someone he loves. Definitely not Blaine Anderson.

Blaine’s morning had also been pretty ordinary but Blaine’s ordinary was very, very different to Kurt’s. He had woken up around 10am and then he had made some waffle form 3 day old batter that probably was going to make him ill. He had then turned on his TV and played video games for a good half hour before he heard the letter box go. Normally Blaine Anderson loved getting post and was always somebody who would rush to the front door as soon as the letterbox went. However today Blaine knew exactly what was awaiting him and funnily enough he wasn’t in any rush to get the mail. He still got up but not to go and get the post. He wandered into his bedroom and looked around and laughed because quite frankly he knew those sheets had a million stories to tell. He stood in front of his cupboard doors before opening the doors. Each door had hundreds of tiny picture stuck on it. Blaine nearly lost it then. Every single one of the pictures reminded him of something or someone he loved. There was the one when he was 16 and wearing his Dalton blazer for the first time. Then there was the one with his first boyfriend, Sebastian. That had been a messy relationship and was one of the reasons he hated being committed to one person. The tears were falling now freely. Then as he skimmed the cupboard doors and particularly poignant picture caught his eye. It had been taken about a year ago and it was off him, James, Sarah and Lily. They were all laughing, he was holding Lily. He was pretty sure that it had been taken by one of their other friends. He looked so happy and free and all of sudden Blaine knew what he had to do.

Blaine slammed the cupboard doors and turned and marched out into the hall. He picked up the large envelope and walked over to his kitchen table. He peeled back the seal and carefully removed the documents. He stared at the paper for several minutes trying to absorb some of what was in front of him. It wasn’t working. He shook himself and skim read the paper.

‘You will be expected to care and..blah...blah..money...blah.’

And then he signed on the dotted line.

Kurt had been reading through the documents in great deal. He had checked all the conditions and how much support he would get. Then he got to a part of the document that was written in a different font.

‘Hi Kurt, it’s definitely not a good thing if you’re reading this as it means we are no longer with you but thank you. Thank you for taking care of Lily. I know you don’t like Blaine but James and I couldn’t agree on who was more responsible and we knew you both had other thing on so couldn’t care for Lily by yourself. I am sorry for doing this to you. But I trust you. I love you forever. Please take care of Lily and don’t kill Blaine. Lots of Love Sarah.’

Kurt could feel the tears streaming down his face but he didn’t try to wipe them he just sat and re-read the note several times.

And then he signed on the dotted line.