Chapter Twenty-One

"Blaine, we need to talk." Kurt said walking into the bedroom where Blaine had been playing on Finn's xbox, which he had leant him while Rachel had ordered him to go round there to practice for another duet. Blaine was in the middle of a multiplayer Halo match and didn't really acknowledge whatever Kurt had said.

"Blaine." Kurt said. It was evident that Blaine wasn't paying any attention so Kurt continued to repeat his name until Blaine's eyes were drawn away from the television screen.

"What's up?"

Blaine's eyes weren't focused on Kurt's face though. Kurt had begun to notice a few days ago that when he was talking people's eyes tended to not be focused on his face, normally deemed polite in society. Oh no. They were instead staring at the bump that he'd gained and honestly it was starting to tick Kurt off. There was no way that he could survive twenty-three more weeks of that. And unfortunately for Blaine, he was not in a good mood today. He was tired, achy and was craving coffee, which he couldn't have because he was pregnant.

"My eyes are up here." Kurt snapped. He didn't even have boobs, he couldn't believe he even had to use that line.

When Blaine looked up he instantly knew that he was in the dog house. There was the angry glint in Kurt's eye that partnered with his famously terrifying bitch glare. There was no escape from that look and he knew that he was going to be scolded.

"Am I so much of a freak that people have to constantly stare? Is this how it's going to be with everyone when they realise that I'm pregnant? Because I don't think I can deal with that."

"Baby, I only stare because I love being able to see something that makes our baby real." Blaine tried that route, but while it was true for him, it wasn't for the other people that stared. Which Kurt already picked up on.

"And everyone else?" His voice became shrill.

Blaine needed to calm Kurt down. Since he'd found Blaine beaten up he was becoming victim to panic attacks. They were terrifying for everybody around Kurt, as well as the boy himself. They couldn't be good for the baby at all. Luckily they had only occurred when they had been at home and Kurt hadn't been alone. Blaine dreaded the day when they were out in public or they were at school.

"Kurt. Calm down, sweetie. Remember we said that we'd deal with any problems when they arose. They haven't yet." He stood up in order to pull Kurt back onto the bed where he'd been sat. He put his arms around him and rocked him gently, like a child, in a attempt to sooth him.

They stayed like that until Blaine felt Kurt relax in his arms. His breathing was coming more evenly and he didn't feel so tense.

"Now, what did you want to talk about?" Blaine said softly.

"I think it's time that we told the glee club. They're all my friends and I know that I've been neglecting those friendships recently but I still love all of those guys. People are going to start noticing this soon. That's guaranteed. I don't think they'd forgive me if they found out any other way but through me. Besides it would be nice to have at least some people in our corner." Kurt rambled.

"It would be nice to have some other people to watch over you and make sure you're safe." Blaine mused and Kurt shot him a glare.

"I'm not a baby, Blaine."

"But you're carrying ours." Blaine said sticking out his tongue.

Kurt let out a huff but left that alone.

"How do you want to tell them?"

"I was thinking we'd get Finn's help. He seems to have accepted it pretty well. Well considering. I know it's not going to be easy, and many of them probably won't even understand, but they need to know before I get so big that everyone will know. They'll take it better if we're honest with them."

"When do you want to do it?"

"Well tomorrow is Friday so why don't we do it then. That way they will have the whole weekend to let it sink in."

"And we can hide from them if it goes badly." Blaine said knowingly.

Kurt grimaced. That was something that he feared. But for now he'd have faith in his friends. Sure they weren't all that accepting of Blaine but they were getting better. What Kurt really wanted was for them to discover Blaine's musical talent. That way they'd want him in the glee club and then they would have to be more accepting. He knew Rachel would pounce on a voice like Blaine's if she had known about it. But right now Blaine wasn't confident enough to share his voice and Kurt wouldn't push him into anything.

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"Blaine, we need to talk." Melissa said when she came round to the house with Cooper later that night.

Blaine could swear this was a deja vu moment, like the one that he had had with Kurt earlier. The difference being he had no idea what his mother could need to talk to him about so badly and that made him a little nervous.

Melissa and Cooper sat down at the kitchen table where Blaine had been writing an essay, that he had been putting off for a few weeks now, and it was due in tomorrow. If Blaine didn't do it then he was running the risk of getting detention after school, which meant he wouldn't be able to go to glee club with Kurt to tell his friends about the baby. He wasn't about to abandon Kurt like that so he was forced into writing this stupidly long essay.

"We can talk but it can't take too long. I really need to finish this."

"Housing arrangements." Melissa said.

Blaine's head snapped up to look at her in a panic.

"No, no, nothing like that. I know you can't come to LA. You have a family now. I was actually thinking of moving to Lima. I just got you back and I don't want to lose you again. I want to be here to see you graduate and to be with my grandbaby. I have missed out on so much already and I don't want to miss out on anymore. I was wondering what you thought of that?" She seemed very nervous about the question.

"I think that's awesome. But only if that's what you really want. You're not going to lose me now, even if you were to go to back to LA. Sure it'd be awesome to have you around but I don't want you to resent me if you realise that you hate being back in Ohio." Blaine said, nervously.

"I'd never resent you! You're my son. And I'm doing this as much for me as I am for you. Now I know that my moving here isn't going to automatically mean that you're going to be living with me. Kurt and your baby need you. But I talked things over with Burt and Carole and they thought that, if you and Kurt agree, that part of the week you stay with them and the other you stay with me. You'll have a nursery at both houses for after the baby is born and that way you or Kurt won't have to be apart from the baby at any one time." Melissa explained.

"That sounds awesome." Blaine was excited by the prospect.

"What's even more awesome is that I'll be moving back too. I've decided to try my hand at script writing!" Cooper exclaimed excitedly.

"This is gonna be so cool."

And Blaine was really excited. He'd gone from having an abusive father, to having a mother and brother that were willing to pick up their whole lives an move them elsewhere just for him. He couldn't believe how his life was working out. If he'd been told six months ago that this would be his life, he probably wouldn't have believed them. Now the future was looking as if it had been soaked in sunlight and he couldn't wait for it to begin.

"I'm so glad you're okay with this. I'm getting my baby back." Melissa said, wearing a beaming smile, tears in her eyes.

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Kurt, Blaine and Finn stood in the choir room in front of the New Directions. All three of them were nervous. They had no idea how their peers would react to the news of the pregnancy. Most of the people in the room were staring at Blaine with distrust in their eyes. Of course it didn't help that he was glaring back at them.

Kurt felt very on-show standing in front of everyone. The old Kurt would have felt that this was his ideal spot. He was meant to be in front of a crowd. The new Kurt wasn't as confident with that at the moment. He still wanted those things but not with what he was about to announce.

"You guys had something that you wanted to say?" Mr Schuester urged them.

"Yes." Kurt breathed out the word. He fiddled nervously with his fingers in front of him, having a hard time making eye contact with his audience. "I have an announcement. I need you guys to be open-minded and to please believe me, no matter how crazy things may sound. I promise you I am being totally honest and I would love to have your support in this."

Kurt took a shaky breath.

"I have a gene called the Mpreg gene. It's not very heard of but it is real. This gene allows men to have a baby. The gene is active in me... I'm pregnant." Kurt tried to speak clearly but he stuttered out most of what he said.

"That's some joke Kurt! You might want to stick to knock knock jokes in the future though." Sam joked and everyone laughed with him.

Well, everyone except Brittany. She stared at Kurt and could see that what he was saying was true. Everyone silenced their laughing as she stood up and walked toward Kurt. Without saying anything she hugged him. His arms went around her and he couldn't help but get weepy at her actions.

"Wow. I can feel it." Brittany said excitedly as she let him go. "How are you hiding that? Is it magic?" She asked excitedly.

Kurt was blushing crimson. He had yet to have anyone so purposely point out his swelling abdomen and to have Brittany do it in front of everyone was nerve-wrecking. He felt Blaine take one of his hands and he stood closer to him, sensing how uncomfortable Kurt had become.

"Wait, are you serious?" Artie asked.

Everyone looked at them all expectantly.

"It's true guys." Finn said, taking over for the boys. "I didn't really get it when I was first told. But now I can't wait to be an uncle."

The room was stunned into silence. Nobody quite knew what to say.

"If you wanna know more then google it." Blaine said. "Is it alright if we leave for the day?" Blaine asked Mr Schuester as he was already pulling Kurt towards the door.

They didn't even get to hear a reply before they were gone.

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Friday night dinner was a very busy affair now that Melissa and Cooper were back in Blaine's life. Burt had insisted that they join them, telling them that they were all family now. It was a bit of a squeeze but it made the whole atmosphere even more fun and happy.

No one could deny how happy it made Blaine to have his family included. It really did feel like they were one big happy family, the likes of which Blaine hadn't known before.

However, these dinners were also a time when important matters were brought up.

"I think it's time that we went to the police about your dad." Melissa told Blaine. "He can't get away with this."

Blaine had been reluctant to involve the authorities before because he had thought that it would mean that he would be torn away from Kurt and his family. However, he didn't have to fear that anymore. Part of him just wanted to forget about the whole thing but he didn't want to risk his dad coming after him again. Because if he did, he'd probably find Kurt, and Blaine wasn't about to risk that. So to the shock of everyone else, Blaine agreed readily.

The next thing Melissa wanted to talk about wasn't as easy to agree with.

She had suggested that Blaine come to LA with her for a weekend while she got her stuff together to move so that he could see his extended family, all of which he had not seen in years and that he could hardly remember.

Part of him wanted to go. They were his family and apparently they loved him. He wasn't used to that and he wanted to take advantage of it. On the other hand that would mean that he would have to leave Kurt alone for the weekend and LA was just too far away if there was an emergency to do with Kurt or the baby. He asked his mother to let him think about it but apparently Kurt was going to decide for him.

"He'll go." Kurt said.

"Baby, I don't want to leave you alone." Blaine whispered to him.

"I won't be alone. I'll have my dad, and Carole and Finn. Go and see your family. It's only for a weekend and then you'll be back home again. I promise I will text you every second that you are away so that you don't worry but you have to do this. We'll be fine." Kurt said, rubbing his abdomen slightly.

Blaine looked as if he wanted to argue but he knew that Kurt was right. He did want to see his family.

"Alright, alright.. I'll go."