It wasn't fair, Kurt thought as he half heartedly picked at the ridiculous piece of bright pink cake on his plate, this was the fifth baby shower he'd been forced to attend in the last six months. It just wasn't fair that seemingly all of his friends and family were popping out kids left and right, most of whom hadn't even been trying to get pregnant. It especially wasn't fair when Kurt and Blaine had been trying for nearly five years now, and even more unfair when you took into account the fact that both men were currently having to go through set after set of embarrassing tests to determine if something was wrong. They just wanted a little baby, a little someone who was half Kurt and half Blaine, and according to every test they'd been subjected to thus far, that should be possible but instead they had been forced to sit back and watch as all of their friends embarked on parenthood. Kurt wasn't even trying to hide it anymore, he was so jealous it physically hurt and this was going to be the last baby shower he attends until he attends Blaine's or his own, he doesn't even care anymore, just as long as the end result was a child of their own.
Kurt felt an arm slip around his waist and knew that Blaine had found him, "They are about to start opening presents, I made sure ours was at the front", He said quietly, pressing a kiss to his husbands neck, "We can sneak out as soon as Rachel opens it."
"Sounds good", Kurt nodded, dumping his piece of cake into the nearby trash.
Blaine stood with him for a little while, off in the corner just watching as all of their friends cooed at their babies or chased their toddlers around, "I don't know what's worse, having to be here in general, the feeling left out, or the pity on people's faces when they realize we're left out."
"D, all of the above", Kurt sighed as he watched Finn help Rachel across the room to the stack of presents, all wrapped in annoyingly bright shades of pink, minus one small gift in a green sack which was Kurt and Blaine's gift.
"I don't know why they did everything in pink", Blaine commented, "They didn't find out the gender, did they", He questioned.
Kurt rolled his eyes, even though he knew Blaine couldn't see it from where he was standing, "No, they decided to keep it a surprise, but you know Rachel and her 'sixth sense'. She is absolutely positive it's a girl", He trailed off, suppressing a groan when Finn started handing his wife gifts from the back of the table, rather than the front, where their gift was.
"You know we are going to get a talking to for being bad party guests", Blaine whispered, eyeing where Rachel's fathers currently had Burt and Carole cornered.
"Of course", Kurt replied, "I don't really care at this point though, this is the fifth one of these things I've been forced to attend this year and I've forced a smile through every one of them, I just can't keep it up", He paused. "I love Finn and Rachel but Rachel is naturally annoying and pregnancy has only made her ten times worse, I don't think anyone can blame us if our nerves have worn a little thin."
Blaine hummed in response, "Yes, but this is Rachel we're talking about, she'll probably say we have a personal vendetta or something."
Both men suppressed a sigh of relief when the green gift at the front of the table was picked up, plastering polite smiles on their faces when they were thanked and then waiting for the room's attention to return to the front before slowly edging towards the door.
"I'm faking sick from now on when we get invited to these things", Kurt said as he climbed into their car.
Blaine sighed as he searched out his sunglasses, "At least this is the last one for a long while", He muttered.
Kurt scoffed, "I forgot, you were in the bathroom when the happy news was announced", He grumbled, "Tina's pregnant again."
"Good Lord", Blaine's eyes widened comically, "Her youngest isn't even a year old yet!"
"I know", Kurt snorted, then paused, frowning, "I really do feel like a horrible friend, I should be happy for Tina, not picking on her or sneaking out of Rachel's baby shower", He trailed off.
Blaine shook his head, starting the engine, "Things will get better, I've got one more set of tests to get done tomorrow and then hopefully the doctor can tell us what's going on."
"I hope so, I'm not putting much stock in anything that man says right now though", Kurt paused, pinching the bridge of his nose, "He's told us it's everything from stress to our age even though we're barely over thirty and he hasn't been right yet."
Blaine navigated them back towards the interstate, sighing, "Let's just find some place to eat and get our minds off of this", He muttered, "We've got a three hour drive home and I don't think it's going to do either of us any good to be worked up the entire drive."
They stopped at a little roadside café and pointedly made conversation about anything but babies and baby showers before getting back on the road, continuing their attempts to avoid the topics. An hour into the drive they received the anticipated 'bad party guests' phone call from Burt, who didn't particularly sound like he cared but more like he was being forced to make the call. Both men were mentally exhausted by the time they arrived home and ended up bypassing dinner in favor of going to bed early, resting up for the week ahead. The next day they headed off to their respective jobs, with Blaine slipping off to the doctor's office for his tests during his planning period at the high school and left with the promise that they would know something by the end of the week.
Blaine entered their house that evening, finding Kurt in the kitchen, "Ready to play the waiting game", He asked, setting down his messenger bag and pulling his husband into a hug.
"Don't worry", Kurt said, kissing Blaine on the cheek, "Whatever happens, happens."
Blaine nodded, "I'm just a little nervous", He said, "You've already been through all of the tests and they didn't find anything so the problem has to be with me."
Kurt sighed, wrapping his arms around the other man, he hated seeing Blaine stressed out but he also enjoyed the opportunity to comfort his husband, rather than being the one that needed comforting. "We'll be fine, I promise", He whispered and found himself hoping that the next few days past quickly.
He should have known better, they had been through this process so many times and no matter how short the wait actually was, it always felt like a lifetime. It was two days before the phone rang and another two days of rearranging their schedules so they could go in together to hear the results. They sat in the office for a good twenty minutes before the doctor came in, Kurt feeling like his heart was going to pound out of his chest the entire time and Blaine looking like he might run any second.
"Okay, Mr. Anderson", The tall balding man who had been seeing them for over three years now burst into the room, looking happier than anyone with his particular job ever should. "We got the results from your last set of test back a couple of days ago and we did find something this time."
Kurt squeezed Blaine's hand, watching as his face crumpled, "O-okay", Blaine managed to get out, his voice already thick with tears.
"As usual, we ran a standard blood and urine test along with the others", The older man explained, "And according to both tests you actually are already pregnant", He finished softly, patting Blaine on the knee and smiling.
Kurt knew that he was just staring dumbly now, finally pulling himself together when Blaine's tears escalated to full blown sobs, "Um, c-can we have a moment alone, please", Kurt stammered out.
As the door shut behind their doctor, Kurt became aware of his own tears as he pulled Blaine close, hugging him tightly as he cried tears of relief while Kurt blinked furiously at his own. Kurt felt like his heart was ready to give out as he cupped Blaine's face with his hands, kissing his cheeks, lips, forehead, anywhere else he could think of. When the doctor returned ten minutes later, they were still clinging tightly to one another, the only question leaving Blaine's mouth being 'are you serious' as the tears continued to fall.
"I love you", Kurt murmured later that night as the lay in bed, "So much", He finished, pressing a kiss to Blaine's cheek before snuggling in closer to his husbands side and allowing sleep to overtake him.
