They had been married for a little over a year when Blaine brought it up over dinner at their favorite restaurant in New York City.

" Kurt, we need to talk." he said.

" What about, Blaine?" Kurt asked, looking up at his husband with curious eyes. Blaine was wringing his hands together; a clear sign of his nervousness.

Blaine took a long, deep breath and looked into Kurt's eyes.

" I... I've been thinking about this since before the wedding, and...," Blaine hesitated and Kurt took his hand and squeezed to urged him on, " Kurt, I think we need to start to look for options about... about starting a family."

The silence that followed scared Blaine slightly, but he continued.

" I mean, we're financially secure enough for it. We have that extra bedroom in the apartment, but we could start looking for an actual house," Blaine took Kurt's hand in both of his, " I've wanted to be a father for a long time, Kurt. And so have you."

The silence was still there

" Kurt, baby, say something..."

Kurt stared at him for a good fifteen seconds before speaking.

" Would you believe that I was going to bring this up tonight too?" he said before breaking into a huge grin.

" Re- really?" Blaine asked, obviously surprised.

" Really! I think it's time, Blaine. Not that I don't adore spending alone time with you, but I've felt that there's something missing from our lives lately. Like, a missing piece to the puzzle. Know what I mean?" Kurt said as he traced the shape of the small diamond on the top of Blaine's wedding ring.

" Yeah, absolutely. Also, I would be honored to raise a child with you, Mr. Anderson" Blaine said. He squeezed Kurt's hand.

" I'd be honored as well, Mr. Anderson." Kurt said in a formal sounding voice before cracking up with his husband.

" We're ridiculous..." Kurt said between giggles.

" We're adorable, actually. Sickeningly so. " Blaine said.

Kurt stood up from the table and walked over to Blaine's chair. Blaine stood and embraced Kurt.

" We're gonna have a baby." he said into his ear.

" I'd like that. I'd like that a lot." Kurt said and planted a kiss on the side of Blaine's neck.

After much debate, Kurt and Blaine finally decided to have a child via surrogate. It would be pricey, but it would be worth it to have a child that was related to at least one of the men. Eventually, they found the perfect one. And what a surprise it was.

Melissa Smith was a former classmate of Kurt's during college. He, along with Melissa and a certain Ms. Rachel Berry, all roomed together, as they were all in the musical theater department. Blaine had done a major in business and a minor in music, so he wasn't in the same building as Kurt. Then one day, Blaine decided to pay Kurt and Rachel a visit, and he became friends with Melissa.

After graduation, Melissa decided to go back home to California and they never heard from her after that. For some unknown reason, she never showed up to Kurt and Blaine's wedding. They were a little disappointed, but didn't mind too much as they were surrounded by loved ones that entire day.

When Kurt and Blaine first met with an agency for surrogates a year and a half later, they had been nervous about the whole ' Surrogate has the baby then won't give it away' issue, but the agent assured them that rarely ever happens. They signed the necessary papers, and were scheduled to meet with some potential surrogates the following week. Much to their surprise, the first name on the list was Melissa Smith. She quickly agreed to be their surrogate. They came to an agreement about who the biological father would be, and nine months later Kurt found himself leaning over Melissa who was in a hospital bed with his hand in her death grip as he encouraged her to " Push! C'mon Lissa you can do it!" Blaine was seated in a chair next to the bed, saying the same encouragements to her.

After an hour of pushing and plenty of moans and yells from Melissa, a tiny cry reached everyone's ears.

" It's a girl!" one of the nurses exclaimed.

The newborn was quickly taken over to a table to be weighed and checked over. Melissa slumped back into the bed with a small, tired smile on her face. Kurt and Blaine stood and went as close to the table as possible and caught a glimpse of their little girl. The cord was cut, and a small pink bundle was carried to the couple by a nurse.

" Eight pounds, seven ounces and completely healthy! Congratulations, you two." she said sweetly and handed the baby to Blaine, who just stared down at her.

Right off the bat, Blaine noticed the resemblance between himself and his daughter. With Blaine being the biological father, she had sparse little wisps of curly hair and the same facial structure as him . The baby whimpered softly and opened her little eyes. They were a shade of blue, as all newborns had, but Blaine somehow had a feeling that she would have his eyes. Her whimpers got louder and Blaine held her closer.

" Shhhh... shhh, little girl. I've got you. Daddy's got you" Blaine cooed to her and rocked her gently.

Kurt put his arms around his husband's waist and rested his head on Blaine's shoulder.

" Hi, sweet girl," he said when the baby glanced at her other father, " Blaine, she's gorgeous."

" I know. I can't believe she's ours." Blaine mused as he walked over to the couch against the wall of the hospital room.

Kurt sat down next to Blaine and kissed him on the cheek. He held out his arms. Blaine handed over their daughter and watched Kurt say precious little endearments to her and touch her little face with his fingers. Blaine took this moment to go check on Melissa.

" Hey, Lissa," he said when Melissa stirred and opened her eyes, " How're you feeling?"

" Mmm, sore... tired," she said softly, " How's the baby? Is she ok?"

" She's perfect. Kurt's holding her now. Do you want to hold her?" Blaine asked, but he already knew the answer.

" … I don't think I should. I mean, I think it'd be... you know, better that way. For now, at least." she said. Her jaw was tight and she held back tears.

" Hey, it's ok. I understand completely. You're welcome to come visit us when your ready, if you want." Blaine reassured her. He took her hand and smiled.

" Thank you. Thank you so much, Melissa."

" It was my pleasure giving two wonderful men a little girl to raise. You don't have to thank me," Melissa gestured for Blaine to come closer, " If you ever want anymore kids, my girl parts are at your service."

A few hours later, with a signed birth certificate and adoption papers in hand, Blaine and Kurt took Ashleigh Alyssa Anderson back home to their apartment. Blaine took her out of the car seat and sat down with her on the couch. She was fast asleep during the ride home, but the change in movement from the car to the apartment caused her to wake up. She didn't cry. She just looked around the room, her eyes eventually falling on her father's face.

" Hi, precious..." Blaine said to her. He gently ran a finger down her rounded cheek and traced the shape of her lips. She made a soft, sweet baby noise gripped Blaine's finger with her little hand. Blaine smiled and kissed the tip of her nose.

Kurt watched this little exchange from the kitchen while he prepared a bottle for Ashleigh.

' Only hours old', Kurt thought with a smile at his husband and daughter, ' and she already has him wrapped around her little finger.'