Chapter Twenty-Two

Kurt had a problem. In all honesty it had been lingering for quite a few weeks now but so many things seemed to get in the way, what with Blaine's situation and the whole pregnancy thing. He couldn't and didn't really want to discuss his problem with anybody but Blaine. Some things were just too much information. Putting it in simple terms, Kurt's problem was that he was horny.

He and Blaine hadn't had sex since the night when their baby was conceived. That was eighteen long weeks ago. Kurt hadn't really minded that they weren't having sex though. They had been connecting on a much deeper level recently and Kurt was loving that they had the chance to do that. He knew that all of this was very new to Blaine so experiencing it together was beautiful. But then, one day, Kurt had been watching Blaine box and before he knew it, he was rock hard. And since that day it was taking less and less for Kurt to get turned on. Even Blaine eating sent the blood rushing southwards these days.

When he had found out about the abuse that Blaine had suffered at the hands of his father, he had made a deal with himself that he would wait until Blaine was healed before he would jump him. It had been a trying time for him but seeing Blaine in so much pain, physically and emotionally, had helped him hold back.

But now that Blaine was healed, the raging hormones that Kurt had, needed to be satisfied. He had an itch that only Blaine could scratch. Gah, look what the damn hormones were doing to him! He would never have behaved like this before. Though to be fair, before he'd never been with anybody else, and back then, he'd seen sex as something dirty. Oh god, and now he was thinking about dirty sex. Kurt just couldn't win with himself right at that moment.

No, Kurt had decided that enough was enough. He was tired of waiting. His body was literally aching with need. He was going to have Blaine Anderson, and the sooner the better. He, Kurt Hummel, was going to use the power of seduction against Blaine. And if all else failed, he'd resort to begging. He needed something before Blaine went away to LA for the weekend, so he immediately thought up a plan, and started to put it into motion.

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The first thing Kurt had to do was probably the hardest thing of all. He needed to ensure that the house would be empty for an evening. That hadn't happened for a very long time, what with Blaine's family in and out, as well as those that actually lived there.

Kurt ended up crying frustrated tears to Carole and she agreed to help.

"Oh, sweetie. Dry up those tears. I'll make your father take me out for a night. How's that? I know how difficult these things can be. I am a mother after all." She gave him a little wink.

Kurt was mortified that he'd randomly burst into tears just because he was horny, but if it worked, he was going to take the opportunity. At least Carole was understanding. If Burt knew why he wanted the house to himself, he would probably never leave just to make sure that Kurt and Blaine never had sex again.

Getting Finn to leave was easy. He gave his brother the money to go get pizza at Puck's house and even let him borrow his Navigator for the night. Finn loved Kurt's car and it wasn't often that Kurt actually trusted him to drive it. Finn had even gone so far before as to offer to go and pick stuff up from the store for Kurt just so he'd be allowed to drive the car. Kurt was glad that he could use these things to his advantage. And what was best about it was that Finn didn't ask any questions. Which was awesome because that wasn't a conversation that Kurt wanted to have with him any time soon, or ever in fact.

House empty, check.

The next thing Kurt decided to do, in his plan of seduction, was to prepare a lovely meal. There would be candles and everything, the whole lot. He'd cook for his man and then hopefully he'd get a little something in return.

The perfect part about this plan was that Blaine hated to see Kurt cry, and he knew that if Blaine said no for some stupid reason, like because Kurt was pregnant, or that he didn't want to hurt him, he would probably end up in tears just from frustration. His talk with Carole had proved just how emotional he was at the moment. That was his back-up plan if Blaine didn't co-operate with him.

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"What's all this?" Blaine asked as he walked into the Hudmel's dining room, after having spent most of the day with his mum and Cooper.

The dining table was set for two, with candles that glowed, giving the room a dim light. The food that sat on the table looked delicious but nothing could possibly be delicious than the man stood by the table wearing that smile that he seemed to reserve just for Blaine. That smile always had Blaine feeling like one of the most important people in world and if Kurt were to be asked that, that would certainly be a fact.

"Babe?"

"I wanted to appreciate you and all that you've done for me. You've been so amazing Blaine, and I don't think I could ever thank you enough." Kurt said, his eyes glistening.

"Thank me for what?" Blaine was confused.

"For this." Kurt rubbed his belly gently. "And for being here, with me."

Blaine approached Kurt and kissed him lovingly. Though he honestly felt that it should have been him thanking Kurt for everything, it was nice the way that Kurt always went that extra mile to make Blaine feel loved. Especially after the tough time that he'd had recently.

"I should really be thanking you for that." He rested a hand against the bump.

"It takes two to tango." Kurt grinned, giving Blaine a cheeky little wink. "Shall we eat?"

They settled down at the table and started to tuck in to the dinner. Kurt was an amazing cook. He could probably cook Blaine's least favourite food for him, and Blaine would still love it. Blaine never wanted to go without Kurt's cooking, so it was a good thing that he planned to keep him around forever.

Speaking of Kurt, Blaine could tell that this beautiful boy was up to something. His cheeks held a pink tinge to them, indicating that he was embarrassed about something, which Blaine had a feeling he was going to find out later. Plus, for a while now, Kurt had been dropping little hints that he wanted something. Add to the fact that his emotions seemed to be all over the place, Blaine was certain that Kurt was going to ask for something tonight, and Blaine only hoped that he had the power to give it to him. He'd do anything to make Kurt happy.

They ate together, making casual conversation about school, the baby and Blaine's upcoming trip to LA. All the while Blaine was waiting to find the reason behind all of this. He didn't want to rush Kurt, but waiting like this was stressing him out. He wasn't a patient guy at the best of times. By the time they had finished eating, Blaine was fidgeting with anticipation.

"So, I know you want something." Blaine tried to say it as gently as possible.

Kurt blushed bright red but there was something in his eyes that told Blaine that he wasn't going to dance around the point anymore.

"I need you." Kurt said simply.

Blaine didn't quite get what Kurt meant. He was there wasn't he? He'd been looking after Kurt since he'd found out about the baby, and hell, he was even living with him now. In what other way could he need him?

"I don't understand." Blaine admitted.

Kurt took a deep breath as if calming himself. "I need you in me." He whispered.

Blaine's eyes widened. He had never imagined that this could be what Kurt wanted from him. In all honestly, he'd imagined that that would be one of the last things that Kurt ever wanted. Sex had what had gotten them to the place that they were now and, while he was happy with the way things had happened, he couldn't deny that it had been a complete surprise. Technically, it was a mistake, not that either of them would ever call their baby a mistake.

More than that though, Blaine knew that he had taken Kurt's virginity, and ruined his first time. Kurt had deserved so much better than what he had gotten. Blaine hadn't thought that Kurt would want to ever have sex with him again. If Blaine ever had the chance to go back and re-do it, firstly, they wouldn't have been drunk, and secondly, he wouldn't have treated Kurt so horribly afterwards. The way that he'd acted was one of Blaine's biggest regrets.

Another reason he hadn't really thought about sex was because, he wasn't sure if it would harm the baby at all. There were already so many risks to the pregnancy, and he didn't want to create any more. He'd never forgive himself if anything happened to Kurt or the baby because of him. He was the one that was meant to protect them both from all of the dangers that the world could present to them.

"You don't want me?" Kurt asked, his eyes glistening, taking Blaine's silence as rejection.

"No, that's not it! God! I want you so much, Kurt. I'm just.. scared." Blaine admitted.

"Scared?"

So, Blaine explained all his fears. He felt confident enough in his relationship now that he could do that. Kurt knew basically everything about him, and there was no reason not to be completely honest with him. Besides, it was better than Kurt thinking that Blaine didn't need him or want him in the same way that the pregnant boy did.

"I thought you'd be reluctant because of the baby, so I went on the Mpreg information site to see if it would be safe for us to... ya know. Everything is perfectly fine. You just can't be too rough." He blushed again at the idea of rough sex with Blaine, or maybe it was just at the way his cock twitched in interest at the very idea.

Kurt could tell that Blaine's resolve was wavering. He had a hungry look in his eyes. Kurt could remember that look from before, when Blaine used to watch him walking in the hallways. Back then, when he was still innocent, he hadn't recognised it as want.

Blaine stood up and took the dishes to the sink. Kurt felt like he'd been left in limbo. He didn't know what Blaine was going to do. Hesitantly, he stood up and moved towards Blaine. He took his hand in his, making the boy turn to face him.

"Make love to me Blaine." Kurt whispered in his ear.

"Okay."

Then as if he had been commanded, Blaine gently pulled Kurt towards their bedroom.

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Blaine looked up at Kurt from the bed, into those mesmerising blue eyes. He could swear that never had he been so caught up in someone's eyes before. He loved every single inch of Kurt; from the tips of his toes to the top of his perfectly-styled hair. He'd never loved anyone or anything more, except maybe, the tiny baby living and growing inside of Kurt. He felt so honoured to have Kurt, to have him in his life, to have created something so special with him. Their little miracle.

Kurt stood by the bed, looking down at Blaine, his hand in his. He could feel the electricity there between them. He sat down on the bed next to Blaine, his hand still gripping his, and wondered if tonight would be too soon. Would Blaine still be interested? He hoped so. He knew he had been the one to propose this, and Blaine had willingly come to the room with him but he couldn't help but feel a little frightened.

Blaine, too, snapped out of his reverie when Kurt moved to sit down next to him. He pulled him in close until they came to be lying next to each other, eyes never straying from one another. Was it wrong to want somebody so bad when they were pregnant? He still had his insecurities about doing this when there would be the swell of life between them, regardless of what any website said.

Lying there with you so close to me, it's hard to fight this feeling when it feels so hard to breathe.. I'm caught up in this moment, I'm caught up in your smile...

He wondered whether it'd be too presumptuous to take Kurt and kiss him with all his might on those luscious lips of his, to let all of his passion out and give Kurt the night of his life. But then, he didn't want Kurt to perceive this as anger or frustration. He would never do anything to hurt him, or the baby, ever. He might have taken a little too long to ponder over this, as Kurt moved in for a kiss anyway, a gentle one at first, but Blaine could tell that Kurt really wanted him. He kissed him back, quite fiercely, wondering if that would maybe scare Kurt, but no, Kurt was like a force of nature, no-one could stop him, and in all honesty, Blaine didn't want to.

Soon, he was having his clothes torn off him, he didn't think he'd ever been this aroused. He climbed on top of Kurt and they resumed their passionate make-out. Of course, the bump made things a little difficult, but Kurt didn't really seem to mind. In fact, he'd never been happier.

He moaned with pleasure and satisfaction as Blaine started to kiss his face, his jaw, his neck, and then started to venture farther downwards with his lips, and tongue, and Kurt just couldn't get enough. He licked and sucked Kurt's nipples, relishing in the noises that Kurt was making. Down his chest, he moved with his tongue, until he reached the torso area. Kurt liked that Blaine was gentle when he neared the bump, but he could also feel the intense passion engulfing the two of them.

When Blaine ventured lower still, Kurt couldn't hold back the moans of pleasure that escaped his lips, this was definitely the best night he had ever had. Kurt loved Blaine's gentle teasing, and whether or not it was his hormones leading him forward, he didn't care. The only thing he knew for sure right then and there was that he wanted, no he needed Blaine.

Blaine decided he had teased Kurt enough for the moment. He ceased nibbling at Kurt's hip, much to the pleasure of the older boy, and raised his head to Kurt's eye level with a devilish grin. But Kurt would not let it just stop at a bit of teasing. He leapt up with alarming speed and moved his lips to Blaine's hip to show Blaine exactly how good he had felt just moments ago. But Kurt didn't just stop at the hip. His head moved down even farther until it came into contact with the outline of Blaine's clearly aroused member, hidden only by a pair of bothersome boxers. In seconds, Kurt had yanked the boxers from Blaine's waist to reveal his hard cock.

He jerked Blaine off, slowly to start, and he could tell that Blaine was enjoying it, from the incessant 'oh's and 'mmm's that escaped his lips. He licked teasingly around the head, and then all the way along the shaft. Kurt could feel the blood pumping through it, as Blaine continued to harden. He then proceeded to take it in his mouth, sucking, firstly slowly, then increasing pace, which, in turn, increased Blaine's pleasure and arousal. He deep-throated Blaine's member and Blaine screamed with pleasure. He was just thankful that they were alone.

Kurt resumed jerking him off, and Blaine came close to cumming. At this point, Blaine sat up quickly and moved himself away from Kurt, who let out a little whine of disappointment. This wasn't about Blaine. This was about Kurt and what he needed. Gently he removed the boxers that were hiding Kurt's member. Instead of teasing, he put Kurt's cock straight into his mouth and started blowing him. Kurt let out a shriek at the sudden attention, and the heat swirling around his cock. His fingers found Blaine's hair, which had thankfully been loosened from its gel hold.

"Blaine... Please..." Kurt moaned.

He felt one of Blaine's fingers find its way to his hole, circling it. A shiver ran through his body at the thrill that he was finally getting what he needed.

Blaine stopped sucking Kurt's cock, and raised his lust-filled eyes to look at Kurt.

"I assume you've got lube?" Blaine asked with a smirk.

Kurt blushed, before reaching round to the night-stand drawer. He handed the bottle to Blaine and gave him a sly smile.

"No condom?"

"I trust you, and it's not like I could get pregnant again."

Blaine ran a finger over Kurt's swelled abdomen. His eyes focused on it. He didn't want Kurt to see the tears that had appeared in his eyes. God, how he loved this boy, and everything in his life that had happened because of him. He'd never be able to show Kurt just how thankful he was.

He covered one of his fingers in lube. He wanted to be extra careful with Kurt. The last time they had done this, they had been drunk and that would have number any pain that Kurt might have felt. He refused to cause Kurt any pain, pregnant or not. He slowly entered his fingertip into Kurt, watching him closely. He watched as Kurt's face scrunched up at the intrusion. He held still until he saw Kurt's face relax. He slowly began to prep Kurt. He took the same slow and careful process with the second finger and then the third. Kurt cried out when Blaine found his prostate.

"Blaine, please I need your cock. I'm so close and I need to feel you."

Blaine lubed himself up, probably using way more lube than was actually needed. He wasn't going to take any chances.

"Please tell me if you need me to stop, or if it's hurting you. Promise me, Kurt."

"I promise." Kurt said breathlessly.

Slowly he pushed into Kurt. It felt like coming home. He'd been with a lot of guys, he hated to admit, but none of them had ever felt like Kurt had. The amount of emotion that surrounded him as their bodies joined was so overpowering and magical.

"Give me a second." Kurt whined in pain and Blaine stilled. He held his breath because he wanted nothing more than to push all the way into Kurt, to feel that tightness and heat.

After a minute Kurt gave him a reassuring smile and a nod, a sign that Blaine could move. Blaine pushed in, still gently, until he had bottomed out.

"Oh, Kurt.. You feel... Just perfect." Blaine moaned.

"Can you please fuck me now?" Kurt asked; his eyes were completely hazy with lust.

Blaine pulled out slightly and then pushed back in. Each time he did it he pulled out a little further and pushed in a little harder. Kurt's moans were loud and spurred Blaine on. He started hitting Kurt's prostate and Kurt cried out in complete pleasure.

They didn't last for long. It had been a while for both of them and it was so special for them both. They came together. Blaine came deep inside his lover and Kurt came over his abdomen. Blaine pulled out of Kurt gently and laid down next to him, pulling him close so that they could snuggle together.

"Thank you." Kurt breathed out sleepily.

"You really need to stop thanking me for such bizarre things." Blaine laughed, before closing his eyes and snuggling in closer.

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Kurt had promised that he wasn't going to cry. Realistically it had been a stupid promise to himself seeing how emotional he was. He tried to hide his tears from Blaine. He knew how reluctant he was to go even without the show of emotion from Kurt. Honestly, Kurt wouldn't be surprised if Blaine thought he'd fall apart without him here. No, he didn't want to be without him but it was for one weekend. Finn had already said that he wouldn't be going out that weekend so that he could watch over his brother, and his dad and Carole were going to watch him when they didn't have work.

But Blaine did see the tears that couldn't help but escape from his eyes. And he couldn't not react to them.

"No, I can't leave you. I can't stand to know that you're upset. You need me here."

"Blaine I'm only upset because I'll miss you. But I'll be okay. I promise." He'd have been more convincing if he hadn't nearly sobbed out the entire sentence but at least he had tried.

"Nope. No way. I'm staying."

"Cooper! Can you come here please?" Kurt called.

Cooper headed into the room and waited for instructions, looking between the boys who both had tears in their eyes.

"Can you please make sure he goes? I won't be the reason that he doesn't get to reconnect with his family."

Cooper made a move toward his brother, ready to drag him out to the car that would take them to the airport. Blaine slipped out of his reach and closer to Kurt.

"Just give me a minute. Then I'll go, I promise."

"Five minutes, Blaine. Or I will be dragging your ass out of here."

Blaine waited for his brother to leave before he went and took Kurt into his arms. He needed this closeness. Honestly he couldn't stand the thought of leaving him and the baby here alone. Anything could happen to them and if it did then where would he be so far away that he'd never be back in time if anything were to happen. The thought of that made him feel like he was going to be sick. It wasn't a very pleasant feeling.

"The baby moves when you talk." Kurt said from out of the blue.

Blaine smile was watery. He got down on his knees and rested his cheek against Kurt's swelled abdomen. He knew he wasn't going to feel anything yet, no matter how much he wanted to. He just wanted to be close to his baby.

"Hey little one." He whispered, so quietly, that even Kurt had trouble hearing him. "I need you to look out for your Daddy while I'm gone, okay? I'm trusting you with this one."

He laid a gentle kiss on the bump before standing up and taking Kurt into his arms. He inhaled his vanilla scent. He kissed him as if it was the last time that he ever would, before reluctantly letting him go.

Grabbing his duffel bag, he headed outside to where everyone was waiting to say goodbye. Kurt followed behind him.

"Please bring him back in one piece." Kurt murmured to Melissa as they hugged each other goodbye.

"Of course, honey. We'll be back before you know it. And next time we go you'll come too, okay?"

Kurt just nodded.

Melissa, Cooper and Blaine piled into Burt's car, as he was driving them to the airport. Burt quickly pulled away from the house, knowing it would be easier for both the boys in the long run. Like pulling off a band-aid.

Kurt and Carole stood at the end of the driveway, waving goodbye until the car drove out of site. Carole watched her step-son carefully, knowing how hard it was to say goodbye to someone that you loved, even though you knew they were going to come back. Kurt had become so dependent on Blaine, so she kind of expected him to flail a little once that support wasn't there any longer.

"You okay, Kurt?" She asked.

"I'm feeling a little faint. I think I'm going to go and lay down." Kurt murmured as he brushed past her, and walked back into the house.

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Blaine had never remembered leaving Ohio before, though his mum had said that they used to visit LA all the time when he was little, so he was nervous. He'd put on a brave face around everyone, especially Kurt. But now that he was on the plane and they were preparing for take-off, he wasn't so calm and collected. He wouldn't admit it though, because he knew that Cooper would probably take the piss out of him.

The flight was due to take around four hours and honestly, he wasn't sure how he was going to handle it. He'd brought a book to settle into and he had Kurt's iPod with him so he could listen to all his guilty-pleasure music. He hoped that that would be enough.

Needless to say, his worrying was for absolutely nothing. He and Cooper had chatted easily throughout the entire flight, so much so that, when they were told to fasten their seatbelts again for their descent, Blaine didn't realise that so much time had passed. As soon as they had gotten off the plane, Blaine had turned his phone on to message Kurt.

To Kurt: Just arrived Babe. Miss you so much already. Please look after yourself. Ring me if you need me for anything xo

Blaine wondered what time it was here. His phone was still set to Ohio's time, so he knew that, to Kurt it was midday. He looked around the airport for the time and found that it was only around nine in the morning where he was. That meant that today was probably going to be a very long day.

From Kurt: I miss you too sweetie. YOU look after yourself and make sure to have fun! Bring me back a souvenir! I love you! Xo

To Kurt: I love you too. See you soon xo

The ride in the cab was actually more nerve-wracking than the flight had been. When they reached their destination, Blaine would be meeting family that he had become estranged from. He didn't know them and they certainly didn't know him. He had no idea what to expect from them. What if they were like his father? He shuddered at the thought but it was a real possibility. Just because his mother and brother were accepting, didn't mean anyone else would be. Plus, his grandmother, who'd he be meeting all over again, was from a generation where being gay was illegal. Most elderly people tended to stick with what they knew, unfortunately.

All too soon the cab had pulled up in front of a huge house, which wasn't even an exaggeration. The front garden to the house stretched far. There was a small fountain on the right side of the pathway that headed to the front doors of the house, which were up the stairs of a porch. To the left, there was the garage, and the driveway which had four cars already parked on it. All of the cars, Blaine knew, weren't cheap.

Now Blaine was definitely nervous. He didn't belong here at all.

"You don't have to be nervous, honey." Melissa said, as if reading his mind. "All the family have missed you so much."

Apparently, most of the family had gathered at the house, which was his grandmother's, and also where his mother had been living for the past few years. All the family had wanted to see him again. Cooper had described Blaine as the prodigal son, and this would be the celebration feast to honour his return. Honestly, Blaine just thought that Cooper was full of crap sometimes.

They get to the door and Melissa unlocks the door. They get all their luggage into the hallway before she calls out to whoever is in the house.

In the next minute, an elderly but spirited woman wanders into the hallway. She had grey hair tied up in a neat bun on the top of her head. If she was wearing any make-up then it wasn't noticeable. Her face was smooth with only a trace of wrinkles. She'd obviously been taking very good care of herself.

"There's my grandson." She came towards Blaine with her arms opened wide. "I've missed you so much, little one. Though you're not so little anymore." She chuckled into his ear before releasing him from her hold.

"How many people are actually here, Ma?" Melissa asked as she hugged her mother.

"Well your brothers and their children are here. As soon as I mentioned Blaine, they had insisted that they be here to see him. I couldn't deny them it."

They followed Blaine's grandmother into the front room filled to the brim with people that were all eager to introduce themselves.

Blaine's grandmother was called Adele. She had two sons as well as Blaine's mother. The first son was Robert. He had two daughters, Emily and Marie, who were both older than Blaine, and had come home from college just for the weekend so that they could see Blaine. His other uncle was Mark. He had three children, two boys and a girl. One of the boys, Connor, was only two years younger than Blaine. The boy and the girl, Ashley and Sophie, were twins and were only six years old. They'd never met Blaine, but were so excited to know that they had another cousin that would play with them.

It felt nice meeting all of his cousins. Blaine had lived a pretty lonely childhood after his brother had escaped Ohio. He hadn't had many friends until he started at Dalton. That was where he had made the majority of his friends. Before that, no-one had really paid much attention to him.

"So I hear you're making me a great-grandmother already?" Adele said, giving Blaine a teasing smile.

"Uh.. yeah." Blaine said awkwardly. He wasn't sure if everyone knew if he were gay, and hence, that he was having a baby with a guy.

"You're having a baby?! But you're like way too young!" Connor said in astonishment.

"Connor!" Adele said, raising her voice a little.

The boy muttered an apology which Blaine accepted. He knew where the kid was coming from. He and Kurt were young, and for his cousin being close in age to him, it wouldn't be very imaginable for him to have a baby.

"Why didn't you bring your girlfriend with you?" Robert asked him.

Blaine was about to answer but his mother interrupted before he could say anything.

"It's Blaine's boyfriend. He's back in Ohio."

"My mistake. How's he finding it?"

Blaine just looked at Robert in shock. He hadn't even needed to be convinced. He had just accepted it. Blaine chanced a look at everyone else, and they all seemed to just be curious. Connor was the only one that looked a little uncomfortable.

"I'm a midwife, the only male one in my department." Robert chuckled. "We had to learn about Mpreg as a part of our training."

"Oh.." Blaine recollected himself. "Kurt's doing okay. We haven't had any complications so far. He's at eighteen weeks now."

"Has he felt the baby move yet?" Adele asked.

"Yes, he had. He felt that when we first met him." Melissa said excitedly.

"Next time that you come and visit, you must bring him with you. I'd love to meet this young man."

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The first night away from Blaine was horrible. Kurt felt horrible. He had become so used to Blaine being there, that without him there, the bed felt too big and empty. He'd grown accustomed to arms holding him through the night. Even though sometimes he shrugged himself out of Blaine's grip if he got too hot, the knowledge that that embrace would be there if he wanted it made him feel relaxed. He didn't realise that, without Blaine, it was actually really cold at night in his basement. He had had to grab a blanket to cocoon himself in. He also slept in Blaine's Dalton hoody because it was warm and it smelt like him.

Kurt was well aware that this was kind of pathetic. He'd never needed someone before this, but then, he had never shared his bed before.

The day, on the whole, hadn't been the best. He'd been feeling faint in the morning after Blaine had left and he'd chalked it up to his emotions getting the best of him. But then, even after his nap, the feeling had still been there. While he had been texting Blaine, he had refrained from telling him that he was feeling ill. He didn't want Blaine to worry about him, and he'd read that, at this stage in the pregnancy, he might feel a bit faint. Bothering Blaine about it would have been a waste of time.

By the afternoon, he had started to feel even worse. He spent some time getting re-acquainted with the toilet, and had been sick anytime that he tried to eat something.

Blaine text him just before he was going to head to bed, and told him about the acceptance that he was getting there, and about how much he loved spending time with his family. He said he felt a sense of belonging. Kurt was thrilled for him. He loved that Blaine was finally getting something going right for him. His irrational, highly emotional brain feared that Blaine would want to stay there. He had the choice to stay in a state that accepted him, with people that clearly loved him. What was keeping him here?

Kurt knew realistically that Blaine wasn't going to leave him, but he still cried with fear at the very idea of Blaine leaving him all alone. He knew there was plenty of things that would be keeping Blaine around. They were in love, and they were becoming a family. Everything was settling down now. They were working through Blaine's issues with his father and when they returned from LA, court proceeding would begin, and Blaine would finally get the justice and closure that he needed. Hopefully very soon all their worries would be behind them.

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As it happened, Kurt didn't even need to tell Blaine that something was wrong because someone had done that for him. While Burt and Carole had been going to work, Finn had been hanging out with Kurt. Kurt knew that his step-brother probably had much better things to do, but he had decided that he was going to stay and keep the pregnant boy company.

They had holed themselves up in the basement because Kurt felt too tired to get out of bed. He hadn't even got dressed, though he'd still managed to keep to his skin care ritual. They were snuggled together on the bed watching Hairspray. Kurt had made Finn lounge on the side of the bed that he normally would, because Kurt wanted to envelope himself in the smell of Blaine that still lingered, though it was dissipating. He had his head resting on Finn's shoulder and one hand on his churning stomach.

The doorbell went and Kurt allowed Finn to get up so that he could go and answer it. While he was away, Kurt checked his phone to see if Blaine had texted him. He felt a little better when he saw that Blaine had said that he loved and missed him, and that he would call later. It was kind of a generic text but the fact that he had taken the time to text Kurt, when Kurt knew that he was busy, made him incredibly happy. It meant that Blaine had been thinking about him.

Finn came back to to the basement with Puck, Brittany and Santana in tow. Kurt's eyes bugged when he saw them, as he quickly remembered that his hair was a mess and he wasn't wearing any clothes that hid his growing abdomen, like he would normally wear in school. He quickly grabbed his duvet and wrapped it around him.

"Why are you hiding it now that we know?" Santana asked.

"Santana, leave him. He's not comfortable with people that aren't family seeing." Finn tried to reason with the Latino girl.

"Dolphin? Would it be alright if I talked to your baby dolphin? I wanna say hello!" Brittany asked as she sat next to Kurt on the bed.

It was a little easier for Kurt to relax around Brittany. Her mind was so simple and uncomplicated that he knew he didn't need to be embarrassed around her. Besides, she had already felt him up, he might as well let her talk. He gave her a nod and she beamed a massive grim at him.

She moved the covers away from him and laid her head in his lap. Her cheek rested against his belly button, which was poking out, even through the t-shirt he was wearing. She spoke in a low voice and Kurt strained to hear what she was saying. He focused his gaze on her, rather than at Puck and Santana who were watching Brittany as well.

"I bet you're going to be beautiful, huh? You'll be such a cute little baby. I can't wait till I can play with you. We'll have so much fun, promise."

Kurt could feel the baby fluttering inside of him instead of his churning stomach and then he felt thankful that Brittany had come round. He'd thought he would have to keep feeling horrible until Blaine got home.

"I don't think the baby can wait to meet you properly, Brittany." Kurt said, a small smile making its way onto his face.

Everything was quiet, in a comfortable silence for a few minutes.

"Is it alright if we play some Call Of Duty in front of the baby, or is that not allowed?" Puck asked.

Kurt turned his attention to him and let out a chuckle.

"That's fine. Just don't expect them to play." Kurt joked.

Kurt had never thought that he'd be comfortable in this situation, though to be fair he had never thought that he get pregnant. It was nice to see that he could be though. He just wished that Blaine could be here to see it.

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Blaine was smiling as he read about the acceptance being shown to Kurt by his friends. He was glad that the people Kurt loved were accepting their baby. He knew it meant the world to Kurt.

He was sat outside, letting the sun soak into his skin. He felt great here. If Kurt hadn't been so set on going to New York, he might have taken to studying in California, he loved the warmth. Not that he had anything against New York, it would have been his second choice. But wherever Kurt and the baby went, he would go too. He did worry sometimes about how they'd even raise a baby in New York, it seemed impractical but he knew that Kurt was planning away, and probably would continue to while Blaine did his senior year of high school. He'd find a way to make it work.

Blaine looked up and watched as his cousin Connor approached him.

"Can I ask you a question?" He said, sitting down.

Blaine almost retorted that that had been a question but decided against it, instead just nodding.

"Why'd you choose to be gay?"

Blaine sucked in a breath and gave the boy a sharp look. There was genuine curiosity in the boy's eyes and Blaine knew that he hadn't been told about being gay. He let his face relax realising that he would be the one to have to educate the boy.

"I didn't choose to be this way. It isn't a choice. You just know. Sometimes it can take a while for you to realise it, and sometimes even once you've realised it you can try to repress it. But at the end of the day you not going to be happy if you deny who you are."

"Have you tried dating girls?" Again the boy just seemed genuinely curious.

"I did once. I tried to be straight for my dad. It didn't work. I only ended up hurting myself, and the girl that I dated."

Connor nodded and didn't say anything, as if absorbing all the new information that he had gained.

"What if you like boys and girls?"

Blaine could guess what this conversation was about now. Obviously the kid had found some guy attractive and was feeling weird about it. It was probably harder to work out if you found both sexes attractive. He knew a lot of people were unsure about bisexuality and most found it harder to deal with.

"That's fine too. Just love who you love, and don't let anyone try to tell you it's wrong."

They sat together in silence then. Neither of them felt like talking further, but that was okay. He couldn't say how long they sat there, they were only disturbed when Blaine laughed out loud at a text that Kurt had sent him.

From Kurt: Brittany wants to teach our baby how to speak whale, and Puck's teaching he or she how to play Call of Duty. Please come home and rescue me.

To Kurt: Be heading home to save you tomorrow. Stay strong till then ;)

From Kurt: You just want to help Puck in his mission, don't you?

To Kurt: Fine, I'll be home to help Puck tomorrow.

From Kurt: You're so predictable, Anderson.

To Kurt: Would you want me any other way? ;)