Chapter Summary: Blaine's having a bad morning. Kitty's throwing a tantrum and he is out of coffee, so he decides a trip to the Lima Bean will make things better. But is it due to the coffee or getting to see the incredibly gorgeous owner, Sam Evans?

Warning: Reference to desire to terminate a pregnancy and a monetary payout to prevent it from happening. Mentions of a character's death.

Five year-old child that says things inappropriate for a child her age (Think canon character Kitty as Sebastian Smythe's daughter, but at the age of five with no verbal filter)

Note: Inspired by sappy Hallmark Christmas movies but definitely written in a fan fiction universe. I took bits and pieces of several movie plots.

Blaine's Story

"Uncle Blaine, I'm ready to get my hair done!"

Blaine opened the door to Kitty's room, expecting to see the five-year old ready for school. Well, she was close. She had on her polo, sweater and tights but instead of her uniform's skirt she had on her pink tutu. "Kitty, that's not your skirt."

"I knows but I have dance after school and now I am all ready." Kitty told him, her voice full of pride for her brilliant idea.

"Sweetie, you have to wear your Dalton skirt. Miss Brittany will help you with your dance outfit when you go to Uncle Mikey's after school."

"No! I want to wear my dance clothes! My Dalton clothes are stupid!" Kitty threw a temper tantrum as only a she could. Damn, she was just like her father.

"Katherine Devon Smythe, I don't have time for this. Get your skirt on and I'll be back to do your hair in five minutes."

"No! This is gooder!" she yelled at him before she stomped off to her bathroom and slammed the door.

Yup, Sebastian's daughter.

Sebastian Smythe had been Blaine's best friend since they were assigned to room together their first year at NYU. They had tried to date for about a week, but after two dates and even with one amazing night of sex, they decided they were much better off as friends. That summer they bought an apartment together. Both had strained relationships with their "DNAs" and instead of receiving love and affection they had received trust funds, so buying an apartment had not been a problem. Blaine's trust fund made him comfortable. Sebastian's was ridiculous.

The best part of their relationship was how they were always there for each other. Sebastian was there for Blaine's father's death, the one member of his family he had an actual relationship with, and a horrific breakup. Blaine was there when Sebastian's parents took him to court over the money his grandparents left him and the freak-out when Sebastian had a drunken one-night stand…with a girl. He was also there for the drama that came from it. Six weeks after Sebastian's "Great Hetero Crisis", the girl he slept with showed up at their door informing Sebastian that she was pregnant and needed money to "take care of the situation". Sebastian said he would give her the money, but that evening he changed his mind deciding he wanted the baby. It cost him a million dollars for her to agree to carry the baby to term and give up all parental rights.

Seven months (and a DNA test) later, a six pound baby girl came into their world. Sebastian named her Katherine after his grandmother and Devon after Blaine. She was beautiful with a full head of blonde hair, piercing blue eyes and she could scream like no other. "All of the nurses said so" the doting Daddy would boast to anyone within earshot, although Blaine didn't think the nurses meant it as a complement.

For the next two years it was just the three of them against the world. Sebastian and Blaine fell into a co-parenting dynamic, one of them always with Kitty (a nickname that neither remembered how it started, but stuck). Sebastian had even gone so far as to give Blaine a power of attorney to make decisions for Kitty. He also made sure that if something happened to him Blaine would gain sole custody and would also be sole executor of her inheritance. Then one day things began to change.

It was the day Kurt showed back up in Blaine's life.

Kurt had been Blaine's first real boyfriend. The person he thought was his soul mate. Sebastian hated him and the feeling was quite mutual. When Kurt finally got the clue that Sebastian would always be in Blaine's life, he gave Blaine the It's not me, it's you (Yes, it is supposed to be the other way around) speech and dumped him. Then almost five years later they ran into each other at a coffee shop where Kurt apologized for being a jealous fool and had regretted breaking-up with Blaine almost immediately. He asked Blaine to have dinner with him and that is when Blaine informed him about Kitty. Kurt was surprised (at least he said he was) but assured Blaine that he had changed and would not have the same jealousy with her like he had had with Sebastian. To prove this, when he picked Blaine up for dinner that evening he brought her a stuffed Meerkat as a gift. Sebastian knew Kurt had done it to annoy him since Kurt had once said he looked like one, but the joke was on him. Kitty accepted the toy, very sweetly said "thank you" and then kicked Kurt in the shin.

Sebastian gave her ice cream.

Tension began to build when Blaine began dating Kurt regularly again. Sebastian was sure that the accidental run-in at the coffee shop had been orchestrated upon Kurt finding out that Blaine had been asked to perform at a New Year's Eve Ball being given by a well known Broadway producer. When he found out that Blaine had actually talked the guy into letting Kurt perform as well, Sebastian lost it. He yelled at Blaine, questioning his judgement and asking how he was suppose to trust him to make decisions for Kitty. Blaine had been so angry that he stormed out, but after two days of living with Kurt he realized everything Sebastian had said about him was true. Unfortunately, by the time he came to the realization, it was New Year's Eve...the night of the ball.

He called and got Sebastian's voicemail, telling him that whether he liked it or not, he was coming home after the show because he missed his family. Later, Blaine was in a dressing room that had been set up for him and Kurt, while Kurt and his friend Rachel (who he didn't ask if he could bring) attempted to make small talk with all of the big wigs in the room. He was about to go find them when his phone rang. It was Sebastian. They both apologized over and over again, promised that they would always trust each other's opinions even when they didn't see eye to eye and agreed that Blaine would come home after the show. Sebastian had wanted to come, but he was on his way home. The sitter had called to say Kitty had a slight fever.

The performance wasn't a total disaster, but Blaine could tell by reading the faces of the crowd that having Kurt perform with him had been a mistake. He couldn't bring himself to care, he was ready to get home and see his family. He checked his phone to see if Sebastian had called when he saw that he had 18 missed calls.

"Oh my god, Blaine. What's wrong?" Kurt's friend Rachel asked when they came into the dressing room. It was obvious that Blaine was in some sort of shock, even though Kurt didn't seem to notice.

"Sebastian's dead. He was on his way home when someone ran a red light and hit him. I've got to go. Kitty's going to need me."

"Of course. Let me have someone get you a cab." Rachel gave him a hug and then left to do just that. On her way out, she gave Kurt a look telling him to comfort his boyfriend. Then she became offended that she had to do it in the first place.

Blaine gathered his things, too in shock to be as offended as Rachel was but not enough to realize that his supposed boyfriend hadn't tried to comfort him. As he put on his coat, Kurt finally had something to say "Why do you have to go? Shouldn't Kitty be in bed by now? We were going to celebrate."

All Blaine could do was stare. He had to remind himself that Kitty needed him and that going to jail for beating the crap out of Kurt would not be wise "Stay the fuck away from me. I never want to see you again."

The next two weeks were hell for Blaine. Kitty cried all of the time for her daddy. Kurt called all of the time, probably because he figured out that Blaine was now in control of Kitty's millions. Lawyers came by all of the time because Sebastian's family was trying to contest his will. Then one day his friend Wes from high school called. Their alma mater Dalton was opening an academy for elementary students and he was going to be the principal. He wanted Blaine's friend Mike's number to see if he would be interested in teaching some dance classes. Blaine said he could check and asked what they were doing for a music program. Wes told him he was trying to find a director but had trouble finding anyone since he held Blaine up as the standard. Blaine accepted, even though Wes had technically not offered him the job. He hired people to sell the apartment and ship the contents. By the end of the month he and Kitty were on a plane to Lima, Ohio.

And now, almost a year later, he was outside of her bathroom door trying to figure out a way to get her to put on her uniform skirt. Finally, it came to him "I know you want to wear your tutu and Dalton says you have to wear your uniform skirt, but there's nothing that says you can't wear both." He gave a sigh of relief when she came out. He grabbed the skirt quickly and put it on her, using the tutu as sort of a petticoat. Problem solved, he hoped. "I'm sorry, Sweetie. I'm a little grumpy this morning and I shouldn't have spoken to you like that."

"You said all three names Uncle Blaine. I wasn't all three names bad."

"I know. It's no excuse but I forgot to buy coffee the last time we went to the store, so I haven't had any this morning."

Kitty's eyes flew open and she began to shake her head "That's not a good thing."

"No, it's not. Why don't we do this? I'll do your hair, you grab Murry then we'll bundle you up and go to the Lima Bean on our way to school."

"But it's Mondays and we only goes to the Lima Bean on Fridays and Sundays."

"And the school starts practice for the Holiday Season Extravaganza today. You wouldn't want me to be grumpy when I'm trying to teach everyone their songs, would you?"

"Yay! We gets to go to the Lima Bean and sees Sammy!" Kitty cheered as she ran back into her bathroom to get her brush.

"Yeah, Yay! We get to see Sammy." Blaine said to himself with a smile. Maybe this day wasn't going to be so bad after all.

Sam's Story

Sam was putting away his Thanksgiving decorations. Unlike most other shops in the area, he hadn't had a chance to decorate for Christmas. Why had he thought he would have time to do it this past weekend? He was taking down the turkey handprints that the kids had made when he came upon a particular one made by a little girl with blonde pigtails. A little girl that had an uncle with brown curly hair, expressive hazel eyes and an amazing ass. Not like he had looked at it (ok, stared at it) a couple of hundred times.

"Whatcha got there, big brother?" Sam's sister Brittany asked as she brought out a fresh tray of scones she had baked.

"Brit, we're twins. Why do you insist on calling me big brother?"

"You're five minutes older, duh." Brittany came over, kissed him on the cheek and took a peek at what he was holding "Oh, Kitty Smythe. Wonder why you stopped to stare at that particular turkey…Not! Sammy, why don't you just ask Blaine out on a date?"

"Because he's not ready to date. He's still getting use to being a parent to Kitty."

"Or maybe he thinks you're unavailable because every time you two complain about your exes, he talks about that Kurt guy and you talk about SHE who will not be named. Maybe he doesn't know that the Evans twins believe that you fall in love with a person and not the parts. But that doesn't really matter, does it? That's because you, my dear brother, are head over heels in love with all of the parts of one Mr. Blaine Anderson."

"I am not." Yeah, Sam didn't believe what he said either. "And you know you can say Lucy's name. I'm totally over what happened."

Well, not over what happened as much as done with the drama. Lucy had been his girlfriend since the 9th grade. They were the stereotypical jock/cheerleader couple. They were voted most popular, cutest couple and most likely to succeed every year and always won King and Queen at any dance that crowned one. When Sam was offered a full scholarship to play football at the University of Kentucky, Lucy applied and won a spot on the cheerleading squad. College became an extension of high school with the two of them becoming the It couple the moment they arrived on campus. Sam became the starting quarterback in his Freshman year and by the time he was a Senior, he was being mentioned as a possible first-round draft choice for the NFL. Lucy practically never left his side, making sure no other girls could get near her man. She had also been not-so-subtle when it came to leaving Sam hints (as in pictures) of engagement rings. She figured Sam would be able to buy her the ring of her dreams with his signing bonus when he was drafted.

At the end of the season, Sam had lead Kentucky to it's first ever appearance in the Rose Bowl. They were up by two touchdowns with five minutes left in the game when Sam was tackled by a 300 lb. linebacker. He knew the minute he hit the ground that there was something wrong. Sure enough, he had not only separated his shoulder but had torn every ligament and tendon that would hold it in place. The doctors told him that with surgery and time he would regain full mobility in his arm. He would just never play football again. Sam was upset by what happened, but Lucy was devastated. All of her dreams of being the wife of a professional football player were shattered. Two weeks later she broke up with Sam via text and dropped out of school. He hadn't heard from her since.

Due to the surgery and time he needed to rehab, Sam got a leave of absence from school. He was upset with having to do this with only one semester left before graduation, but it was what it was. He went to Ohio to stay with his dad, who had moved there during his Sophomore year. His dad (Burt) had met a lovely woman (Carole) on an online support group for people that had lost their spouse to cancer. Online chats turned into telephone chats which turned into Skyping and so on, until the two of them decided to get married. Sam and Brittany were happy for their father, adored Carole and actually liked her son, Finn. He was a few years younger than them and still in high school, which was why Burt (and Brittany) moved to Carole's home in Lima.

He couldn't believe it, but Sam liked Lima. He found a physical therapist, and once he was off the heavy-duty pain killers he enrolled at the Ohio State University branch in Lima. It was three months late, but he finished his degree in physical education with an emphasis on coaching. One day, he had just finished talking with the football coach at a local high school about an assistant's job when he decided to go get an Iced Tea from the Lima Bean. While he was waiting, he got into a conversation with the owner about how he and his wife were moving to Florida and had to sell the place. Without hesitating, Sam offered to buy the store. His dad had insisted that Sam take out an insurance policy in case he was injured, so he had more than enough to buy the place. It was impulsive, and even a little crazy, but he never regretted his decision. Especially the day six months later when Blaine walked through his doors.

Even when he was with Lucy, Sam had never had a problem admitting a guy was good looking but the moment he saw Blaine he was done. The cliché about love at first sight hit him like a ton of bricks and only became more intense when he saw Blaine smile.

"Hey, Kitty. What are you doing here? It's not Friday."

He heard Brittany speaking, but it took Sam a moment to realize she was actually talking to the girl in question "Kitty?"

"Sammy!" Kitty squealed and then ran to him.

Sam picked he up and set her on the counter, helping to remove her hat and gloves "What are you doing here Munchkin? And where's your Uncle Blaine?" Not that Sam was almost giddy about an unexpected visit from his crush or anything.

"He saw Miss Marley but lets me in because I was cold. Thank you, Miss Brittany" Kitty said when Brittany handed her a small not-so-hot chocolate.

"You're welcome Kitty Kat. Does Murray want his mini blueberry muffin?"

Murray was Kitty's stuffed Meerkat. He had become like a security blanket for her since Sebastian died. Blaine had asked Kitty's therapist, Dr. Emma, if there was something he should be doing. She assured him that one day, when Kitty was ready, she wouldn't need him anymore. Until then, Blaine asked people to not make a big deal about Murray. That wasn't an issue most of the time.

"He says no, thank you. He had oatmeal with me this morning. Miss Brittany, did you sees that I has my dance clothes on already?"

"Yes, I did and it looks very pretty under your Dalton skirt."

"It was Uncle Blaine's idea. He's really smart, but he was really grumpy this morning."

"Your Uncle Blaine was grumpy?" Sam asked because he only ever saw Blaine as a beautiful ray of sunshine that…stop it, Evans!

"Very grumpy. He calls me three names when I wasn't three names bad. Then he said sorry and he was grumpy because he forgot to buy coffee, so we gots to come see you. Yay!"

Sam agreed with the Yay! part, but something wasn't right "Your Uncle forgot to buy coffee? I wonder what's wrong with him."

"He needs to get laid." Kitty announced and then took a drink of her hot chocolate, not fazed by the stares Sam and Brittany had focused on her.

"Um, Kitty, what did you mean by that?" Brittany didn't know what was funnier, Kitty's comment or the fact that her brother looked like he was about to pass out.

"I don't know. I heard Uncle Blaine tells Uncle Mikey that he needs to get laid. Can I tells you guys a secret?"

"Sure Sweetie" Brittany gave Sam a slight bump to bring him back from his stupor. "You can tell us."

Kitty looked out the window and saw that Blaine was still outside, but leaned in anyway and whispered "I'm going to asks Santa to gets Uncle Blaine laid for Christmas."

"Ok, Munchkin, we need to talk." Sam picked her up and took her to one of the overstuffed chairs by the fireplace. "Laid is one of those grown-up words that you shouldn't be saying" he told her.

"Like when I say Uncle Blaine's old boyfriend is a Gayface? It was ok for my Daddy to say, but not me?"

"Sure, let's go with that." Sometimes Sam wished he would have met Sebastian. He seemed like an interesting guy.

Kitty looked as if she was about to cry "Then what should I asks Santa for?"

Oh god, anything but the tears "I think what your Uncle Blaine was trying to say was that he wants a new boyfriend. A good one this time."

"Yeah, a good boyfriend for Uncle Blaine. That's what I'll asks Santa for." She jumped out of the chair and wrapped her arms around his neck "Thanks Sammy."

Sam pulled her tight and then smiled when he saw that Blaine had finally come in. Then his heart skipped a beat when Blaine pulled off his hat and shook out his curls "You're welcome, Munchkin. Let me know if I can help."

Who knows? Maybe if he helped Kitty with her wish, he might get his as well.

Notes:

Sappy Christmas movie themes touched on here:

Losing a loved one/Raising their child (Cute kid)
Bad family relationships
Bad break-up/Ex is a jerk or b**ch
Moving back from the big city or fabulous job for a more simple life
Losing what you thought was your dream and finding a new one
Secret crush/Some reason can't be together (even if it is all in his/her head)

NFL stands for the National Football League (American football).

Hand turkeys are when kids (or adults) trace their hand onto a piece of paper and then cuts them out. The thumb represents the head, while the hand is the body and remaining fingers are feathers.