Okay! Hey guys! I am back! After two semesters of stuffing my brain with science, I am so beyond ready to get back to writing. This is the prologue of new story that I'm working on. When I know more about my writing schedule, I will let all of you know when I will publish new chapters. For now enjoy and please please leave me a review to let me know what you think :) Thanks for reading - Klainelover1997
May 2036 - present: Los Angeles, California
Kurt realized that he really should be helping. Clothing littered the floor of his and Blaine's shared bedroom while his husband walked around frantically rifling through his wardrobe. "Kurt, have you seen my blue Armani shirt? The one with the diagonal grid pattern?" Blaine called from far back in their walk in closet.
"Oh, I might have stolen that one." Kurt replied. "Check my side." He heard his husband shuffle around the closet and pull a hang from the sturdy metal bar.
"Found it!" Kurt couldn't help but laugh.
"I'm going to go see if Lia needs any help." Kurt yelled to his husband before standing up from the large king bed and venturing out into the hallway. He turned the corner and walked up the two flights of stairs up to his daughter's room. Her room looked much like his own with clothes scattered everywhere and almost everyone of her drawers open. His daughter was currently using every ounce of her strength to try and close her overflowing suitcase. She was so much like Blaine…sweet, caring, ambitious and definitely an over-packer. Sixteen years old now, Kurt could only wonder where the time had gone. It seemed like only yesterday that he and Blaine had moved back to the Big Apple after partaking in their double wedding in an Indiana barn…
2015 - NYC
"Can you believe it?" Blaine exclaimed. "We're really here. In New York and we have our own apartment!" Kurt smiled back at his husband…his husband. Wow, he still couldn't get over how good that sounded. He walked over to where Blaine was standing and wrapped his arms around his waist.
"You know what my favorite part about this new apartment is?" Kurt asked as he began kissing Blaine's neck.
"No, tell me husband. What's your favorite part?" Blaine answered breathlessly as his husband managed to find the most perfect spot on his neck. Kurt pulled back from kissing Blaine's neck and looked him directly in the eyes, a smile on his face.
"The walls." Kurt replied. "No more curtains. No more roommates just outside the room. It's just the two of us….alone." Blaine smirked back.
"I don't know about you, but I think I want to take this new empty apartment for a test drive. What do you think?" Kurt didn't even answer, he unlaced his fingers from behind Blaine's back and took his husband's hand before leading him to the bedroom. He too wanted to take this new apartment for a test drive.
May 2036 - present: Los Angeles, California
Kurt stood outside of his daughter's room as he reflected back to times in New York many years ago. That apartment had gotten them through a lot of really good and bad times. The apartment was where they called home when Kurt graduated from NYADA in 2017 and when Blaine had done the same thing from NYU in 2018, both of them earning slots in the tops of their classes. That apartment was also where they had gotten the calls that started their careers and changed the rest of their lives.
2018 - NYC
Both Blaine and Kurt sat at their kitchen table staring at their cell phones which sat motionless. "It's 3 o'clock. What time did they say that they would be calling?" Kurt asked as he got up from his chair and paced back and forth in the tiny tiled kitchen.
"3 o'clock…" Blaine replied. "Just calm down. They can still call."
"God, I've never wanted a role so badly in my life." Kurt said while rubbing his hands together nervously. "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" was a project that had just fallen into their laps, but it didn't take long for Kurt and Blaine to fall in love with the roles of George and Martin. The project seemed perfect seeing that they could do it together. If it went their way, George and Martin could be the beginnings of their careers. Kurt looked over to the clock. 3:05… Kurt's face fell.
Suddenly, Blaine's cell phone began to vibrate on the kitchen table. He looked at it with wide eyes before looking to Kurt. "Pick it up!" Kurt yelled to his husband. Blaine grabbed his phone and answered the call before putting it up to his ear.
"Hello…yes, this is Blaine Anderson-Hummel." Kurt watched as Blaine listened to the person on the other side of the phone. Normally, Kurt was extremely good at reading his husband's emotions, but this time, he couldn't get a read. All he could was stand there, butterflies in his stomach and wait to see what news Blaine had to share with him. "Thank you so much." Blaine replied after a few seconds before hanging up the phone. Kurt didn't even wait for Blaine to say it. He ran to his husband and enveloped him in a hug.
"You got it!" Kurt exclaimed.
"I got it. I got Martin!" Blaine replied in disbelief. Kurt held onto Blaine tightly. While he was so excited for Blaine, he couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed that his own phone hadn't rang. Blaine was first to break from the hug. He took Kurt's face gently in his hands.
"Hey, I don't want you to feel discouraged. If you want, I'll turn down the part." Blaine replied. "We started this together and that's how I want to finish it, even if we turn this one down."
"Are you crazy? This is such a huge opportunity for you. I would never let you turn this down." Suddenly, Kurt's cell phone that was still sitting on table began to vibrate.
"Maybe you won't have to." Blaine said, looking over at the phone. Kurt walked over and picked up his phone and held it to his ear. The next moments felt like slow motion as the woman over phone told him that he had gotten the role. After she had finished talking, Kurt thanked her before hanging up.
"I got George!" Blaine rushed to his husband and kissed him passionately on the lips. Kurt broke away from the kiss first, a smile on his face. "We're going to be on Broadway."
"Yes, yes we are."
May 2036 - present: Los Angeles, California
The show had a marvelous run, one that had made Kurt and Blaine Anderson-Hummel big names in the Broadway community. They were with the show for about a year before taking their final bows together. While the hectic Broadway days had been fun, both men were looking to take another step in their lives. They were ready to have a baby…with a little help from Rachel of course.
Kurt couldn't believe it that his baby was 16 years old now and growing up so fast. Her long curly brown hair had been replaced with short choppy blonde hair (a dye job that had not been Kurt's favorite choice). Amelia however had always had such a hold over both of them and knew exactly how to bat her eyes to get what she wanted. Though her hair had changed, when Kurt looked into her beautiful hazel eyes, all he could see was Blaine and that baby that he held in his arms sixteen years ago.
August 16, 2020 - New York Memorial Hospital
Amelia Elizabeth Anderson-Hummel. A perfect name for a perfect little girl. Kurt looked down at the gorgeous baby girl in his arms while Blaine stood behind him. Rachel was asleep in the hospital bed having a much earned rest. Amelia had not made it easy on her, especially when she decided that Rachel's water was going to break right after receiving her Tony Award. After that it had been a mad dash to the hospital where Rachel endured a long ten hour labor with Kurt and Blaine by her side.
"She's so perfect." Blaine whispered, not wanting to wake up his baby girl.
"I'm afraid if I blink, she'll disappear." Kurt replied. "I just can't believe she's ours."
"Neither can I." Blaine admitted. As the two stared down at the baby, a nurse walked in.
"Are you two ready to take her home?" she asked.
"You mean we can really just take her home. Leave the hospital?" Blaine asked.
"Well sir, we don't want her." the nurse joked with a laugh. "I have your discharge papers all ready. She's all set to go home." Kurt and Blaine looked at one another. This was the beginning of their new lives as a family of three.
May 2036 - present: Los Angeles, California
"Papa!" The sound of his daughter's voice was enough to pull Kurt from his thoughts. He looked up and saw Lia standing by her still open suitcase. "Can you help me? I can't get this stupid thing closed."
"Maybe that's because there's too much in there." Kurt replied with a laugh as he walked further into his daughter's room. He pushed down on the top of the suitcase while trying to get the zipper to close. After a bit of work, the suitcase was zipped shut. "There." Kurt sighed with relief. "Do you need help bringing it downstairs?"
"Nope! I got it." Lia replied as she pulled the heavy suitcase from her bed. She gripped the top of it with both hands and struggled to get it down the stairs. Kurt couldn't help but laugh. Ever since Lia was a baby, she had always been stubborn and independent. She never wanted anyone's help. Despite his daughter's independence, it didn't make it any easier when he and Blaine had to decided to leave her and go back to work.
2021 - NYC
"I don't think I can do it." Kurt confessed. He was dressed for work with Lia settled on his hip. It had been a tough decision but he and Blaine both agreed that they didn't want the hectic life of Broadway stars anymore. They both wanted to be more involved and around as Lia was growing up.
Kurt had talked to Isabelle and decided to go back to Vogue. Fashion was something he had always had an interest in and wanted to get back into. Blaine had decided to pursue another career. He wanted to try his hand at writing his own music, which he could fortunately do from home and be around Lia.
Blaine could see that his husband wasn't going to leave on his own so he walked over and took their one year old daughter from his arms. "You can do this. We will be fine. Right Lia?" Blaine asked, while bouncing his daughter and making her little smile erupt on her face.
"How can I leave this face?" Kurt cooed, looking at Lia's smiley face.
"This little face will be here when you get home tonight." Blaine countered. "Lia, tell Papa to go to work?"
"Papa! Work!" Lia yelled back with a grin before wriggling from Blaine's arms and hurrying off with her chubby little legs to her toys.
"See, she's fine." Blaine told his husband. "Go to work. We're just going to play with some toys and maybe eat some baby food. If I'm lucky enough to get little miss down for a nap, I'll try to get some writing done."
"And you're sure you're okay with this?" Kurt asked. "I don't want to make you feel like my career is any more important than yours."
"I am perfectly okay being a stay at home Dad." Blaine interjected. "This is really what I want to be doing."
"Okay," Kurt sighed. "I love you and I will be home tonight." He pressed a quick Blaine's lips before hurrying over to where Lia was playing and gave her a kiss on the top of her head. "Mwah! I love you baby." Next, he grabbed his bag and walked towards the door. With one last look, Kurt gave a small wave before leaving. Blaine smiled as he watched his husband leave. He knew that having the separation from Lia would be tough at first, but his husband was tough enough to get through it. With his husband gone, Blaine walked over to where Lia was seated on the floor and sat down next to her to play. Lia looked over at Blaine, smiled and reached out for her father. Blaine took his little girl into his arms. In this moment, Blaine couldn't imagine being anywhere else.
May 2036 - present: Los Angeles, California
With Lia downstairs, Kurt went back upstairs to his bedroom to see how Blaine was doing. Most of the clothes had found their way into Blaine's suitcases and his husband was lying on his back on their bed. "Did packing wear you out?" Kurt laughed.
"I'm dead." Blaine replied. "I felt like I would never get it all packed." Kurt gave his husband a smile and walked over to the bed and laid down next to his husband and cuddled next to his side.
"I'm going to miss you." Kurt admitted.
"I'm going to miss you too." Blaine replied. "I kind of can't believe this is happening. I can't believe I have my own album out and I'm going on tour - and with our daughter no less."
"We sure have come a long way from those two kids in Ohio." Kurt added. "I'm excited for you and for Lia though. You're going to make some great memories together." Lying next to his husband, Kurt thought back to the events that had brought their family to sunny Los Angeles.
2024: Los Angeles, California
"Lia, look at your new house!" Kurt squealed as he carried their four year old daughter into their new Los Angeles house.
"Wow!" Lia exclaimed wriggling from her Papa's grasp as she ran into the house. Blaine came in shortly after and found Kurt looking around the new house.
"This is really ours?" he asked looking to Blaine. "This house is huge!"
"Well, Capitol Records wanted to make sure we were comfortable." Blaine replied,a beaming smile on his face. Kurt walked over to his husband and pressed a kiss on his lips.
"I'm so proud of you, my record label signed husband." Kurt said.
"Well, I could say the same thing, my husband the movie star." Blaine answered back.
"It's one movie." Kurt replied humbly.
"Either way, I'm so proud of you." Blaine replied. "I'm so proud of how far we both have come. We have two amazing careers, a beautiful daughter and a gorgeous new house. I couldn't ask for anything more."
"Well, there might be one more thing I'd want…" Kurt said quietly.
"What is that?" Blaine asked. Kurt looked over to a box marked "Baby clothes" and gave his husband a smirk. Blaine knew exactly what his husband wanted…another pair of feet running through the house.
May 2036 - present, Los Angeles, California
While still laying on the bed, Kurt and Blaine heard the sound of the front door closing. "Oh, Emma must be home." Blaine replied.
"Dads?" they both heard her call.
"Up here honey!" Kurt called back. He heard the sound of their seven year old daughter's feet pounding up the stairs until she reached their bedroom where she ran in and flopped on the bed next to her Dads.
"Hi baby, did you have a fun time at Jillian's house?" Kurt asked. Emma nodded her head.
"Did you finish packing Daddy?" Emma asked.
"Yup, i'm just about done." Blaine replied with a yawn. "I think it's about time to start getting ready for bed. Even though your sister and I are heading out tomorrow, you still have school." He pulled himself up from the bed and moved to where Emma was lying on the bed. he grabbed her and threw her tiny body over his shoulder before walking down the hallway with Emma giggling the whole way. They had come a long way with Emma. Like her sister, Emma hadn't made her arrival into this world very easy.
October 18, 2029, Los Angeles, California
Kurt and Blaine ran into the hospital, frantic looks on their faces. It was too early… way too early. "We're looking for Mia Howell." Blaine spit out in a hurry, a worried look plastered across his face. The nurse could see that the two men were clearly scared, so she quickly looked up where Mia Howell was and directed them on their way.
Never in their minds did Kurt and Blaine ever expect to be running into the hospital in the middle of the night when their surrogate was only 27 weeks pregnant. Kurt and Blaine got to the hospital room and ran into to see their surrogate, Mia in tears. "Kurt, Blaine, I'm so sorry!" Mia cried. The two men ran and she grabbed onto each one of their hands. "I swear I didn't do anything. I just started bleeding." she sobbed.
"Honey, we know." Kurt said softly. "Let's just try to take some deep breaths and calm down until we know what's going on." The doctor came in and he didn't look happy.
"Mia, you have a condition called placental abruption. That means that your placenta has torn away from the uterine wall and you're bleeding. It also means the the baby isn't getting enough nutrients, so we have to deliver."
"There isn't anything that you can do to keep the baby in a little longer?" Blaine asked.
"Unfortunately no. I did give Mia some steroids shots to help mature the baby's lungs, but I'm afraid that's all we can do. Also, we need to get Mia to surgery immediately." Everything after that moved in slow motion. Mia was wheeled out of the room and taken to surgery while Kurt and Blaine were left to sit in the waiting room and think about the future of their unborn baby.
A few hours later, the doctor came out to the two men who were exhausted and practically asleep on one another in the waiting room. "Mia is out of surgery and she's recovering. We were able to stop the bleeding and repair her uterine wall."
"And the baby?" Kurt asked. "What about the baby?"
"Your daughter is in the NICU. She's currently on a C-PAP machine to help her breathe and she's 2 pounds exactly. She's got a long way to go but she is stable for now."
"Can we see her?" Blaine asked. The doctor nodded and led the two men to the NICU. They both looked around at the other tiny babies in the incubators. They all looked so small and so fragile. The doctor brought them over to an incubator in the corner of the room. In the incubator was a tiny baby girl. Her skin was so light so almost looked transparent, but to Kurt and Blaine she was beautiful. They stayed at the hospital that night, the first of many nights spent at the hospital.
On Christmas Eve of 2029, the now family of four was headed home together. Kurt with the help of 9 year old, Lia was taking all of the things that they had brought to the hospital over the previous two months out to the car while Blaine was still in the hospital. Today was finally the day that little Emma Lynn Anderson-Hummel was going to be able to join her family at home. She had grown from 2 pounds to 6 pounds, eight ounces and was breathing on her own now. It was the Christmas miracle that the Anderson-Hummel family had desperately been waiting for.
May 2036 - present, Los Angeles California
From the time that they brought Emma home, she had brought such a new light and sense of happiness to their house. Their family finally felt complete. It had been seven years since that day and their family had changed so much. Kurt had gotten a part in another movie while still managing to work part time at Vogue. Blaine after signing with Capitol records had released his first EP, won a Grammy for his song "Not Alone." After that however, Blaine took a more backseat role to the singing industry. Instead of writing for himself, he became one of Capitol Records writers and wrote songs for some of the biggest stars in the industry. For Lia, Kurt and Blaine watched as she transformed from a little girl into a young woman with determination and drive to make her dreams come true. From a young age, it was clear that Lia had musical talent. She had started piano lessons at four with Blaine and later learned the guitar when she was eight. However, she had been singing from the time she could talk and that voice only grew until one day, Lia made a big decision. She decided to try out for X Factor.
2033 - Los Angeles, California
"I don't know if I can do this…" Lia admitted as she rubbed her hands together nervously backstage. Today was the day she was trying out for X Factor.
"You are going to be wonderful," Blaine replied,laying a gentle hand on Lia's back. "Just take a deep breathe and trying to keep your nerves under control. You have an amazing voice and everyone in that audience is going to see that."
"What if I get nervous and forget the words?"
"You won't." Kurt interjected. "You're an Anderson-Hummel. We were born for show business." he joked. Lia gave her father a small smirk, but it was clear her nerves were still affecting her. As they were standing there, the stage manager came up and told them that it was time for Lia to go on. She took a deep breath and looked back at her dad and her four year old sister.
"You are going to be great baby." Blaine said, pressing a kiss to his daughter's forehead. Next, Lia turned around and walked out from the wings of the stage and into the spotlight at center stage.
"What's your name?" came from L.A Reid, who was seated at the far right side of the table.
"My name is Lia Anderson." She replied. She had talked it over with her dads and had decided that should she make it on the show, shortening her last name might be a good idea.
"And how old are you?"
"I'm thirteen." Lia replied, the microphone shaking in her nervous hands. A loud "Awww" came from Brittany Spears while Demi Lovato said, "You're so cute."
"Thank you" the thirteen year old replied quietly.
"Alright sweetheart, good luck to you." was the last thing that Lia heard before the music kicked on. It was show time. She held the microphone up to her mouth and waited for her entrance.
When the rain is blowing in your face,
And the whole world is on your case,
I could offer you a warm embrace
To make you feel my love.
Off in the wings, Kurt could feel himself getting choked up. He would never forget the day that Rachel sang this song for Finn. Now, all those memories were flooding back as he watched his daughter fulfilling her dreams on stage. He knew that her uncle was watching over her today and knew that Finn would definitely be proud of his niece. Blaine looked over at his husband and could see the tears in his eyes. He moved closer and stood close to his side as he laced fingers with Kurt's. The two men shared a smile before looking back at their daughter.
When the evening shadows and the stars appear,
And there is no one there to dry your tears,
I could hold you for a million years
To make you feel my love.
I know you haven't made your mind up yet,
But I will never do you wrong.
I've known it from the moment that we met,
No doubt in my mind where you belong.
I'd go hungry; I'd go black and blue,
I'd go crawling down the avenue.
No, there's nothing that I wouldn't do
To make you feel my love.
The storms are raging on the rolling sea
And on the highway of regret.
The winds of change are blowing wild and free,
You ain't seen nothing like me yet.
It was clear that Lia was getting deep into the music and the judges and the audience were there with her. She closed her eyes and sang the last few lines of the song, emotion filling every word.
I could make you happy, make your dreams come true.
Nothing that I wouldn't do.
Go to the ends of the Earth for you,
To make you feel my love
To make you feel my love
When the song ended, applause erupted from the audience and all four judges stood up from their chairs. Lia felt happy tears come to her eyes as she placed a surprised hand over her mouth and tried to keep it together. After a few sounds of applause, the audience quieted down and it was the judges turn to take. Demi was the first.
"Oh Lia, you are such an incredible girl. The tone of your voice is beautiful and I can feel how passionate you are about this." she replied. Brittany grabbed her microphone next.
"I loved it. For being thirteen, your voice is so mature. Really good job sweetie." she added.
"Lia, that was hot. I definitely think you have a chance in this competition." LA Reid replied. "Should we vote?" The other three judges nodded. "It's a yes from me."
"Yes!" Brittany replied next.
"It's a super yes from me!" Demi exclaimed. "Simon?"
"Lia, I enjoyed your performance a lot." Simon said with a smile. "You've got four yeses." Applause filled the theater once again and Lia screamed "Thank you" into the microphone before running off stage. She went to her dads and threw herself into their embraces. She had done it. She made it through.
As the competition went along, Lia continued to advance. She made it through bootcamp, past judges' houses and made it to the live shows. She made it through three weeks of live shows and then they got to the fourth week, where things got complicated.
"Well, her vocal cord is ruptured." The onset doctor said as he pulled the tongue depressor from Lia's mouth.
"So she can't perform?" Blaine asked.
"She shouldn't, but I don't want to say no. It's her decision." the doctor replied. "I'll give you guys some time to think about what to do." As soon as the doctor left, Lia immediately broke down in tears. Kurt pulled his daughter into a hug and let her cry it out.
"What do you want to do honey?" Blaine asked, when Lia had finally calmed down.
"I-I don't want to give up." Lia replied, wiping at her tears.
"Papa and I aren't going to tell you no." Blaine told her. "It's up to you. I just want you to know that whatever you choose that we're both here for you. And if you choose to perform and you get eliminated, we are still so proud of you. This competition will not define you. It will not ruin your future career. You really just have to decide what you want to do."
"I want to perform." Lia said. "I'm not a quitter. No one in this family is a quitter. I'm going to go out there and do my best."
"That's my girl." Blaine replied as he pulled his daughter into a hug, pressing a kiss to her head. Later that night, it was time for Lia to take the stage and her throat was really hurting. She got on stage and stood still as she tried to power through the song. The melody was laced with tears and everyone in the audience could see just how hard this was for her. When the song ended, Lia broke down letting all the pent up tears out.
May 2036 - Present, Los Angeles, California
At the end of the night, Lia was eliminated from the competition. She came in ninth overall, which for a thirteen year old was not too bad. It had broken Kurt's heart to see his little girl so devastated, but he was glad that she did it. It made her so much stronger as a person and as an artist. After a break for about two years, Lia went back to pursuing her singing career. With help from Blaine, she started production on her first album, filled with a lot of songs that she had written herself. Blaine, inspired by his daughter decided to do the same thing. Now, both albums were doing great on iTunes…so great that tomorrow, Lia and Blaine were set to embark on four week tour. Lia would serve as the opening act before Blaine came out. They'd even planned a few duets to do together. As excited as Kurt was for the two of them, he couldn't help but feel a little sad that he was losing his husband and daughter for four weeks.
"Whatcha thinking about?" Blaine asked as he walked back in the bedroom.
"Just about how I'm going to miss you and Lia when you leave tomorrow." Kurt replied. "Is Emma in bed?"
"Yup, she must have been really worn out." Blaine replied from the closet where he was changing into his pajamas. When he was finished he came in and laid down next to Kurt in bed, who had already crawled under the covers.
"I love you." Blaine said, as he pressed a kiss to Kurt's lips.
"I love you too." he answered before turning the lights out and burrowing further under the covers. Kurt wedged himself close to Blaine's warm body. He wanted to experience every second of this time with his husband because tomorrow things would be different…a good different. It had been a long road to get to this point, but it was a road worth travelling.
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