Chapter Twenty-Eight

"Are you sure you don't want us to stay at home?" Burt asked as Carole was pushing him towards the car.

It was Carole's sister's birthday so she and Burt were heading to Columbus for a long weekend, leaving Kurt, Finn and Blaine alone at the house, with the occasional pop-in from Melissa and Cooper to make sure they hadn't killed themselves. Finn hadn't wanted to go, preferring to stay home with Kurt and Blaine because he said that his aunt was boring. Burt and Carole had been dubious about leaving with only four weeks left till Kurt's due date, or until 'detonation day', as Finn called it. They knew there was a risk of the baby arriving early because it was a male pregnancy and they never seemed to go right to term. It was Carole that had to convinced Burt that while there was a possibility of the baby coming early, a month early was unusual, and as long as Kurt took things easy there probably wouldn't be any appearance while they were away. Burt had been convinced but only just. He didn't want Kurt to be left in the hands of two other teenage boys if his labour did begin because they'd have no idea what to do. Melissa and Cooper had reassured him that they would be around to check in on the boys and it eased his worry by a small margin

"We'll be okay here dad. Stop worrying." Kurt said.

He, Blaine and Finn were stood on the pavement outside the house getting ready to bid Carole and Burt goodbye. Blaine had his arm around Kurt's waist, his thumb gently rubbing across the area of Kurt's abdomen that the baby was kicking. He looked to Burt and tried to reassure him with no words that nothing bad would happen to Kurt while they were away. Though he trusted Blaine explicitly, Burt still worried about his son. That's why before he got into the drivers side of the car he cast one last look to Melissa. He hoped that from his look she understood that he was seriously worried about them being alone.

Melissa understood how nervous Burt and Carole could be about leaving the boys alone. Kurt was in a vulnerable state, Finn wasn't always the brightest spark and Blaine sometimes had the tendency to do stupid things before thinking it through. Even if he was getting better at not doing that.

The boys were actually excited to be home without Burt and Carole there. It wasn't like they were going to do anything to get into trouble. There would be no wild parties, alcohol or drugs. No, it would be cool to just hang out with each other and actually be responsible. Even though the baby was coming soon Kurt and Blaine had never really had anything that they had to be responsible for and with the impending birth and responsibility about to smack them in the face they wanted to at least experience it before it was thrust upon them.

They all waved off Burt and Carole until the car turned the corner and out of the street they lived on.

"Right boys, this is your chance to prove to everyone including yourselves, that you can handle this. Carole said that you've never been home alone before. You know where I am if you need me. Don't worry about bothering me, if there is anything you're not sure about then come to me. You all got that?"

All the boys nodded.

"Alright, I'll see you later. Look after each other." Melissa warned and then left the boys standing outside their house as she and Cooper left them to their own devices.

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After the boys had been left alone, Finn immediately went up to his room to play on his Xbox, muttering something about a tournament he was late for, no doubt Puckerman was waiting for him to get online. Kurt and Blaine made their way inside. Neither of them really knew what to do now so they just went in and sat down on the sofa, Kurt snuggling into Blaine's side, one of his favourite places to be.

"I'd been looking forward to this and now I don't know what to do with myself." Kurt gave a little laugh. "It's most kids dream to be left alone in the house. But we have to be all adult and responsible." Kurt wrinkled his nose a little.

"I spent a lot of time home alone and even when my dad was there, I kinda wished that he wasn't." Blaine said quietly.

Kurt tensed in Blaine's arms. It was so rare for Blaine to talk about that part of his life that when he let little bits of information slip, Kurt never really knew what to do or say. He couldn't put himself in Blaine's shoes and comforting him seemed so little but that was all he could do.

But before Kurt could decide on anything the moment had passed. Blaine had gotten distracted by their baby, kicking away inside Kurt. The past few days had seen their baby more active than ever. Kurt was up half the night, while Blaine slept peacefully beside him. He'd listen to Blaine's small snores and just stare up at the ceiling, waiting for Kicker to calm down and for sleep to finally claim him. He couldn't be annoyed by it though, even if he was getting severely sleep deprived. It was their baby letting him know that he or she was there and the feeling was too magical to be a negative thing.

"So, what do you want to do while Burt and Carole are away? We can do whatever you want, though I'm drawing the line at a house party." Blaine chuckled, his fingertips still tracing over Kurt's bump.

Kurt thought for a moment, relishing the ticklish feeling of Blaine's fingers on him. "Can we go on a double date with Nick and Jeff? I feel like we've not seen them in ages and I want to ask them about being god parents."

"Umm, yeah we can do that." Blaine said, but he had hesitation in his voice.

It wasn't that he didn't want to go out on the double date. It was true they hadn't seen each other in ages and he was really missing his friends, despite how busy he and Kurt had been. No, he was more worried about that fact that he wouldn't have the protection of their families when it came to Kurt. Once the people in the school had found out, the news of a male pregnancy spread throughout Lima and was even reaching Westerville, no doubt it was spreading even further than that. When they went out with Burt, Carole, Melissa or even Cooper, while people stared at Kurt, often with disgusted looks on their faces, they never approached them because they knew better. People might not be the same when it came to Blaine or Nick or Jeff. They'd probably be very different and he didn't want to take the risk that they might do something to harm Kurt.

Blaine knew he'd have to bury his fears slightly because if he denied Kurt and made him stay inside the entire long weekend then he knew that he would be dealing with a very pissed off and pregnant Kurt, and that particular kind of Kurt was pretty terrifying. Besides the grin that Kurt was giving him now made him sure that he had made the right choice. He'd just have to make sure that Nick and Jeff were wary while they were out.

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They arranged to go on the date that evening, Nick and Jeff had insisted that they all get together as soon as possible. They drove down from Westerville to Lima, agreeing to have dinner at Breadstix, more for Blaine's peace of mind than anything else. He knew the staff there and they had all been accepting of him and Kurt.

The two couples met in the parking lot. As soon as Jeff saw Kurt he started 'ooo-ing' and 'aww-ing' over how big Kurt had gotten and how his skin seemed to still have a glow about him. Nick and Blaine just rolled their eyes while Kurt happily answered all of Jeff's questions about his pregnancy.

Entering Breadstix, some eyes did turn to look at the group, most of their gazes zeroing in on Kurt. Blaine hurriedly settled them into a booth that the waitress, with a name tag reading Courtney, had showed them to. She was a familiar face, having often served them when they came in. She was a teen mother herself, being nineteen and having a two year old to look after. It was because of that that she sympathised with Kurt and Blaine, knowing it wasn't easy and they had it even worse than she did. That was why she was always happy to serve them whenever they came in.

Courtney left them to decide what they wanted to eat, Nick and Jeff looking through the menus and Kurt and Blaine opting for their usual. Five minutes later Courtney returned, taking their orders, a small grin on her face when she guessed Blaine and Kurt's before they'd even told her. She dropped off their drinks and then went to serve other tables as their meals were being cooked.

"I think I'm going to go to the toilet before the food comes. Kicker is pressing on my bladder right now." Kurt said starting to ease himself out of the booth.

Blaine was about to get up to go with Kurt, not needing the toilet but desperately wanting to make sure that nothing happened to him while he was there. However, Jeff beat him to the punch.

"Could I come with you? The drive was long and I had a lot of fizz."

The two boys headed off together, Jeff shooting Blaine a wink.

"It must be hard trying to keep Kurt safe all the time." Nick gathered.

Blaine nodded. "Anything and everything could be a danger. I know I sound paranoid but it's true. People in Ohio can be cruel."

"It's not for much longer, though. The baby's debut is nearly here."

Blaine smiled, anyone could tell that he was excited to become a dad and no one had any doubts that he would be a great one.

Jeff and Kurt returned to the table just as the food was served. They ate while chatting about things ranging from the baby, to school and the rest of their plans for the summer. It wasn't until dessert that Kurt brought up what they wanted to ask their friends.

"So, Blaine and I have done a lot of thinking about when the baby is born and the kind of people that we want in our baby's life. Role models and such."

Blaine took over from Kurt. "And we decided that even though we're not at all religious we'd still like out baby to be christened, just like we were when we were babies. And we wanted god parents that would love our baby unconditionally and would be willing to take on the responsibility of a role model, not so much in a religious sense, but you know what I mean."

Kurt smiled and took Blaine's hand that was sat on the table. "We were wondering if you two wouldn't mind being our baby's god fathers?"

Nick and Jeff's eyes both widen comically but the bright grins on their faces told Blaine and Kurt what their answer would be. Jeff let out a little squeal, bouncing in his seat. Nick was much calmer than his boyfriend but it was easy to see that he was just as happy about the idea.

"Of course! Of course! I already feel so connected to your baby. They were conceived at my house!" He ignored the blushes that Kurt and Blaine omitted. "I'm going to be the best god father ever!"

"We'd never doubt you for a second." Kurt said, his skin still tinged red from his blush.

"We are both delighted to accept." Nick said. "We won't let you down."

Blaine grinned at his two friends, he really couldn't ask for anything better. Life was great.

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The doorbell rang as Finn, Blaine and Kurt were eating their breakfast. All three of them were tired from having stayed up late the night before watching scary movies and eating a ton of popcorn.

Kurt who was fully dressed, compared to the other two boys that were still in the clothes that they wore to bed, got up from the table to go and answer the door, wondering who it could be at that time in the morning. Melissa and Cooper had keys so it couldn't be them. Opening the door he was met by a delivery guy.

The guy was middle aged, over weight and balding and you could tell that he really hated his job. He cast an eye over Kurt's pregnant bulge before cringing a little and shoving a clipboard at Kurt. Kurt signed it and hastily gave it back to the man, wanting him to be gone as soon as possible. The man and his colleague unloaded all of the boxes onto the path in the front yard before getting back into their van and driving off.

Kurt stared out at all the big, heavy boxes in the garden before calling to Blaine and Finn to get dressed and meet him out there. There was no way he was even going to try to lift any of those boxes. Not that either Blaine or Finn would let him risk it but he wasn't stupid.

Five minutes later Blaine and Finn came out to the front garden and looked upon the boxes there.

"Is this the stuff for the nursery? How come the delivery guys didn't bring it inside?" Blaine asked.

"I think they might have had a problem with me." Kurt said his voice small.

Blaine felt anger well up inside of him but kept it down. It wasn't like he could do anything about it now and getting angry would only make Kurt feel worse.

"Dude, do we have to get this stuff upstairs?" Finn asked, looking daunted at the task.

"Yeah, into the nursery."

"Man that sucks!" Finn exclaimed.

"I'm sorry. I can try to help." Kurt said, hurt marring his voice.

"You'll do no such thing. No lifting anything heavy and no stress. Doctor's orders." Blaine reminded.

Finn and Blaine started getting to work carrying the stuff into the house and up the stairs. All the boxes were heavy and awkward to carry because it was all furniture for the nursery. Of course it had had to arrive earlier than they had planned so they didn't have Burt here to give them a hand.

Kurt watched with a mixture of annoyance that he couldn't help them and with excitement. These bits of furniture were the things that the baby would be using when it finally arrived. He couldn't wait for them to be set up and put in their proper places. They were going to wait for Burt to get home for the assembling of the furniture because none of them wanted to mess it up. Kurt couldn't wait for his dad to get home.

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The afternoon, after all the boxes of furniture had been put into the nursery, saw Blaine and Kurt going to the Lima Bean. Kurt had decided that he would reward Blaine for his hard work by allowing him to get his usual medium drip, something he hadn't had since he had found out that Kurt was pregnant and couldn't have coffee, joining his boyfriend in his abstinence from the drink.

After yesterday at Breadstix Blaine was a little more relaxed about being out with Kurt. Even though they hadn't really been there in months, the Lima Bean still felt like home to them. It was where they had had their first date. It seemed like the whole world had changed since those days and in a way it had, at least Blaine's world had. His situation was different, his family was different and he was different.

Instead of sitting at their usual table, which was close to the counter, they instead decided to sit on one of the sofa which was at the back of the coffee shop, secluded away from the other customers. Blaine had figured that Kurt would prefer the comfy sofa rather than the hard chairs because Kurt had been feeling achy all morning, particularly his back. Blaine had given his back a rub before they had gone down for breakfast but it only seemed to have relieved the ache for a little while before it had returned. Kurt was pushing through it though.

Kurt winced as he sat down on the sofa, immediately seeming to sink into it. It was so damn comfy that he couldn't help but wriggle further back into it.

Blaine came from the counter holding his coffee and looking at Kurt with a small smile.

Kurt returned his smile. "I love this sofa right now. I don't even care that you're going to have to try to haul me up when we leave."

Blaine chuckled lightly as he sat down beside his boyfriend, just glad that Kurt was finding a way to ease the discomfort that he was feeling.

Leaning his head against Blaine's shoulder he breathed in the smell of his coffee, a smell that he had missed these past months. He knew he was only teasing himself but he couldn't help it.

"Ugh, I'm so huge. I can't wait for this baby to arrive."

Blaine sent Kurt a smirk. "You just want some coffee."

Kurt made a sound of indignation and poked Blaine in the side but they both knew that Kurt couldn't deny that he was really wanting some coffee.

As if the baby was reminding him of the reason that he couldn't have the beverage, he was landed with a particularly hard kick.

"Hey sweet baby, please stop kicking daddy." Kurt said, as he rested a hand on his bump, his brow furrowed.

Hearing Kurt call himself daddy filled Blaine up with so much love as he imagined their baby calling Kurt 'daddy' and himself 'papa'. He couldn't wait to hear those words from their little miracle, he was sure his heart was just melt when that day finally came.

Kurt and Blaine were in their own world, sat in the back of that coffee shop. They were chucking out different baby names, seeing if any of them made a lasting impact on them. They'd been doing this for several weeks now and nothing seemed to stick. It wasn't as if he and Blaine were disagreeing on the name, it was more that each time they thought they had settled with a name a few days later both of their minds had seemed to change and the search would have to continue. Kurt hoped that by the time the baby arrived they'd at least have some idea about the name. It was especially difficult because they didn't know the gender so they had to have two sound names for both genders.

"Well, well. Blaine Anderson. Long time, no lay."

Blaine looked up hesitantly towards the voice that he knew very well. His fears were further confirmed when he saw Sebastian standing there wearing his usual predatory smirk, practically undressing Blaine with his eyes.

Blaine had managed to avoid any contact with Sebastian for months and he knew that had made Sebastian angry. He'd changed his phone number and blocked Sebastian from his Facebook so seeing him here now, Blaine knew that it meant bad news. Sebastian wouldn't let that slide. He wouldn't let Blaine go without a fight, even if he had already lost the fight ages ago.

Sebastian's eyes moved to Kurt who sat beside Blaine looking troubled. That was when Sebastian caught sight of the obvious state that Kurt was in. He had heard of men that could get pregnant but he'd never seen it for himself. The baby was very obviously Blaine's and that was why he had dumped Sebastian like he was just a bit of trash. It angered him immensely. He couldn't show that anger though. He needed to remain cool and recluse in order to show Blaine what he was missing and why he would be better off with him rather than Kurt.

"I didn't realise that you'd turned straight." Sebastian's lips twitched into a slight grin.

"Excuse me?!" Kurt asked in disbelief.

It was too easy. "Oh, you're excused. Blaine and I have some catching up to do."

Kurt couldn't remember a time that he had ever been this angry. Did this guy not understand boundaries? Kurt was right there and he was still flirting shamelessly.

"Sebastian please don't talk to my boyfriend like that." Blaine said as politely as he could not wanting to make any trouble in that moment. He wanted to punch the other boy, just to get his point across but he knew that it wasn't the wisest thing to do.

"Blaine, I know you. You're the boy that fucks and runs."

Blaine didn't say anything. He had been that guy but he wasn't the same person anymore. What was the point of defending himself to someone that he didn't care about. It wasn't like Sebastian's opinion mattered to him.

"Come on, Blaine. I bet it's been ages since you've been able to properly relieve that tension. I don't mind being pounded into by you. In fact I'd love it."

Blaine glanced over at Kurt who was being very quiet and saw just how uncomfortable his boyfriend was. He needed to get him away from this toxicity.

"I think we're just going to go." Blaine said standing up.

He held out his hands to Kurt to help him off the sofa. Kurt's grip was quite tight, making Blaine worry about him even more. The grip didn't lessen as they weaved their way through the tables and out of the shop, their hands only separating when they got into the car.

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The ride home was very quiet. Normally they would be driving home with music playing on the radio, singing along to the songs. Each love song seemed to be about them, every sad break-up song made them glad that they were together and strong, and every empowering song made them hopeful for the future.

The radio wasn't on this time. Blaine was waiting for Kurt to say something so he kept it off. Kurt, however, remained silent. His thoughts were being denied to Blaine, something which Blaine hated. With Kurt's emotions all over the place, changing at a moment's notice it was difficult for Blaine to keep up so having Kurt not saying anything made Blaine ill-prepared on what to say and do concerning Kurt.

By the time that they had gotten home neither of them had said a word to each other. Blaine parked his car in the driveway and turned to Kurt in order to talk to him. But Kurt was already slipping out of the car, letting Blaine know that there was definitely something wrong. He quickly got out of the car himself and met Kurt by the front door of the house.

"Kurt, you have to talk to me? I need to know what you're thinking." Blaine said, his voice was laced with desperation.

Kurt turned to Blaine with tears in his eyes.

"Why don't you go and talk to Sebastian?" Kurt almost growled the question.

Blaine felt like he had missed part of the conversation. He didn't have a clue what Kurt was going on about. "Kurt, babe. What are you talking on about?"

Kurt scowled at Blaine, his eyes narrowing and nostrils flaring. He was angry.

"Maybe Sebastian is right. I know what you were like before Blaine. I know I'm just holding you back from all the sex you could be having. Sebastian seems very willing." Kurt's voice was bitter.

"What the hell Kurt?!" Blaine said, his voice rising. "Where is this coming from? Have you been doubting me this entire time? You've just been waiting for something to happen, haven't you?"

Blaine was starting to lose his cool and he knew if he stayed and argued things out with Kurt that he'd end up saying something that he would regret. He needed to go and cool off and give Kurt the chance to do the same. He had no clue where these thoughts of Kurt's were coming from. Everything had been going fine for so long that Blaine had assumed that everything was fine. Obviously he had been wrong.

"You know what? I'm out. I'm not going to do this." Blaine said, trying to keep his voice even.

He turned away from Kurt and got back into his car. He reversed out of the driveway without looking back at Kurt. He just had to go and have some time for himself before he would sit down with Kurt and have a proper conversation. He didn't want to turn it into a yelling match as it had quickly been becoming.

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Kurt watched as Blaine's car left the driveway and his heart broke at the sight. His tears turned into full-on sobs that left his chest heaving and hurting.

He felt woozy and achy and he knew that if he had been feeling one hundred percent then the fight that he and Blaine had had would probably not have even occurred. He had no idea why Sebastian's words had effected him so much and now that Blaine was gone he saw how stupid it had all been.

Letting himself into the house, Kurt wondered if Blaine would come back. There was a small fear in the back of his mind that he had driven Blaine back into Sebastian's arms. He hadn't wanted Blaine to walk away. He hadn't known what he wanted but he definitely would never want that.

Kurt slowly waddled into the living room. The mess there told him that both Finn and Cooper were here, neither of them were very good and tidying up after themselves. He could here the sound of some game upstairs so he assumed that they were having a gaming session together. Sometimes it was hard to believe that Cooper was older than them all.

Kurt wiped his eyes clear and started tidying up the mess that had been left. Anything to distract himself until Blaine (hopefully) returned. Bending to collect the plates and mugs off of the coffee table had Kurt's back aching more than ever. He had taken some pain killers for his back to try to ease the ache of it but nothing had seemed to help. He waddle through to the kitchen putting the dirty dishes in the sink and filling it with hot water. After ten minutes everything was dry and put back into it's proper place.

Just as Kurt was bending to put some laundry into the washing machine a pain shot across the front of his stomach making him cry out and drop all the dirty clothes that he was holding. One hand shot out to hold onto the kitchen side to keep himself steady while the other went to where the pain had been.

Getting his breath back, Kurt's hand loosened his grip on the side. He took several deep breaths trying to calm himself because he couldn't lie, that pain had made him very alarmed. But just as he was beginning to breath normally again the crippling pain came again.

Letting out a whimper of pain Kurt tried to walk back to the living room where he had left his mobile, knowing that he had to call Blaine. Before he could get out of the room though, Kurt felt his trousers get wet and water trickling to the floor. For a second he worried that he had peed himself, his cheeks flamed with embarrassment. But then he was struck with another pain in his abdomen and he knew what had happened.

They were contractions and the fluid that was now becoming a puddle on the kitchen floor were his waters.

Kurt started crying again as pain radiated his body, already throbbing with soreness. The pain had immobilised him. He was too scared to take another step. He knew he could have called upstairs to Finn and Cooper but his words seemed to be stuck in his throat and didn't want to escape.

Luckily, Kurt heard footsteps on the stairs and he silently pleaded for whoever it was to be heading to the kitchen so that they could help him. His begging was answered as Cooper walked into the kitchen. He briefly smiled at Kurt, not seeming to notice that anything was wrong. That was until he walked further into the room and slipped on Kurt's amniotic fluid that was on the floor.

Cooper let out a very girly scream as he realised what he had stood in before really registering what it meant. Kurt was in labour right now. Four weeks early, with his parents away for the weekend. And the poor boy looked distraught.

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"Cooper." Kurt whimpered, looking towards Blaine's stunned older brother.

Cooper was looking a little green in the face and it was clear that he was freaking out. Kurt could only hope that he did that part after he had helped him.

Kurt let out a shout as another pain took him off guard, his body clenching in on itself as he tried anything to stop the pain.

"Finn!" Cooper yelled his voice full of panic.

Finn came down the stairs quickly at the sound of Cooper's shout. Wondering what on earth was wrong with him. All Cooper had done was come downstairs to grab a couple of Burt's beers for them. It wasn't like it was something particularly trying. Finn wandered into the kitchen, words already on his tongue for him to mock Cooper with. Those words disappeared when he took in the scene in the kitchen.

The older man looked just about ready to pass out, still stood in Kurt's broken waters. Kurt looked just as pale as Cooper, with his cheeks tinged red. He seemed to be trying to cringe into himself, ever part of his body seemed to be clenched.

"Kurt? Are you having the baby?" Finn asked.

Kurt cried out as another contraction rippled through him. He was sobbing loudly and messily. His forehead was glistening with sweat and he was constantly fighting to get his breath back before it was once again robbed by the pain.

Finn stepped further into the room, avoiding the puddle on the floor. He gently eased Kurt out of his stance and slowly led him to the living room so that he could get him sat down comfortably. Cooper followed behind them not knowing what to do and how to help. Both of the boys lowered Kurt gently onto the sofa and winced as he continued to cry earnestly.

"What do you need little brother? I can get you whatever you need just name it." Finn said trying to keep himself calm for Kurt, seeing as Cooper wasn't exactly helping in that department.

Kurt didn't reply, instead just clutching Finn's hand tightly as another wave of pain crashed against him.

"Shall I go and get a wet cloth for his forehead? He looks like he's overheating."

Finn looked over at Cooper and nodded. He didn't know how that was going to help anything but it might make his brother a little more comfortable.

Cooper returned after a minute with a damp cloth and he sat on the other side of Kurt wiping at his brow.

"I want Blaine." Kurt whined. "Please get Blaine."

Cooper and Finn looked at each other briefly, both of them thinking the same thing. How could they have been so stupid not to think of that before? Of course Kurt would want Blaine with him. Neither of them seemed to question why Blaine wasn't there, they just knew that they needed to get him there soon because he'd hopefully have more of an idea about what to do than either of them.

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After driving away from Kurt, Blaine had driven for ten minutes before heading towards the local kids park. Children were there playing with their parents and their friends so Blaine didn't go inside. He knew what they would all think of him. In their eyes he was a delinquent and a menace to society. He didn't care what other people thought about him though. Only really one person's opinion mattered to Blaine and that was Kurt's. That was probably why it hurt so much hearing Kurt doubt him.
Blaine got out of the car and sat on top of the bonnet enjoying the sun as it bathed him in heat. It was a beautiful day. The sun was shining and there was a light breeze, making sure that people didn't get too over-heated.

He'd go back home in an hour. It would have given both of them to cool down so that they would be able to talk about what happened with clear heads rather than just shouting at each other.

Blaine knew that his boyfriend was feeling uncomfortable. He expected that, seeing as this was the last month before their baby arrived and at this point Kurt's body was being put through more stresses than it ever had been before. Kurt didn't complain much, internalising a lot of what he was feeling rather than letting people know what was going on. It seemed to be a thing that he'd been doing for years, even before he met Blaine. Kurt always protected his family at the expense of himself. It was something that deeply worried Blaine.

Blaine laid back on the bonnet of his car. Crossing his arms behind his head as a pillow and closing his eyes. It was peaceful out here. Birds were tweeting and children were laughing. Blaine loved the sound of children laughing. It was so carefree. He hadn't really laughed that much as a child. Not that he could remember anyway but it always used to make him smile watching other little children outside playing with their friends and having fun. That was something that he wanted for Kurt and his child. If he had it his way their child's home would always be full of laughter.

Blaine's peace was interrupted by his phone playing Teenage Dream, indicating that Kurt was calling him. He debated answering it for a second, sticking to the plan of talking to Kurt after an hour, but he knew that it wasn't very responsible. Kurt was probably calling him for a reason and he'd made a promise that he would always answer Kurt's calls no matter what the situation.

"Hey Kurt. Look I don't want to fight about this anymore." Blaine answered, cutting right to the chase.

He waited for Kurt to reply but to his surprise and then dread, it was Finn's voice that he heard.

"Blaine, dude. It's Kurt. His water broke and he's getting contractions. You need to get back here right now. Kurt needs you. He asked for you." Finn said hurriedly.

In the background Blaine could hear Kurt crying and gasping for breath, obviously having forgotten about the breathing techniques that the midwife had showed him.

Blaine pressed Finn for information. "How far apart are the contractions? How long as his water been broken?"

"His waters, about twenty minutes, I think. We haven't timed the contractions but they're coming hard and fast."

A shiver of worry went through Blaine. "I'll be there soon. I need to hang up now so I can drive but tell him that I'll be there soon."

Blaine hung up the phone and chucked it into the seat beside him, there wasn't any time to say his goodbyes. Kurt may not have been alone but Finn and Cooper had no idea what to do with Kurt. It wasn't like Blaine could do much more but he'd be able to keep Kurt calmer.

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Blaine tore into the living and knelt at Kurt's feet, making sure that he knew he was there. Kurt wasn't remembering at all to do the breathing he had been taught and he knew that he had to get him to calm down a little.

"Kurt, baby. I'm here. It's okay, everything's going to be okay." Blaine took Kurt's hands to the relief of Finn and Cooper who's hands had been the victims of Kurt's iron grip.

"Blaine." Kurt sobbed. "It hurts so much. It's not supposed to happen this way. It's too early. Make it stop."

Blaine would have given anything to help Kurt but there was no way that they could stop the labour. Their baby wanted into the world and they couldn't stop it even if they tried.

"Shhh, baby, shhh. It's going to be okay." Blaine repeated his reassurance. "We can't make it stop now but this just means that we'll have our baby soon. We've been looking forward to this moment for months now. You can do this baby."

Blaine turned to his brother as Kurt squeezed his hands as another contraction hit him. They were coming way too quickly for Blaine's liking. He thought that labour was supposed to last for hours, though obviously that was not always the case.

"Cooper, would you be able to get the car ready? We need to get Kurt to the hospital." Cooper nodded and quickly got out of the room thankful that he was being given a small out.

Blaine then turned to Finn. "Finn, we need Kurt's hospital bag. It's on the rocking chair in the nursery."

Finn departed for the bag leaving Blaine to try and calm Kurt down a little bit. His boyfriend looked absolutely exhausted. His face was red and blotchy with tears. His skin was damp with sweat.

"I'm scared, Blaine." Kurt said, he voice a mere whisper. 'We're not ready."

"Honey, we've been preparing for this day for months now. So it came sooner than we expected? We'll get through it and at the end of it we are going to have the world's most beautiful baby. All this will be worth it."

Before anything else could be said, Finn had returned with the bag and had taken it out to the car. He went back to the the living room to tell Blaine that Cooper had pulled the car up and was waiting for them to get in.

Blaine and Finn very gently got Kurt up and helped him walk outside to the car. It took them around five minutes because Kurt had to pause every so often in order to get his breathing in check as the contractions relentlessly ripped through him. He was finally gotten into the car and Blaine and Finn hurried to get in as well, both of them wanting to get to the hospital as quickly as possible.

As they were driving to the hospital it finally hit Blaine. This was it. This was the moment that he became a father. There was going to be a new life that would depend on him and Kurt. Frankly, he couldn't wait.It all felt like it was a dream that he may wake up from soon but he planned to enjoy every last detail before then.