Chapter 2 No One's POV
"Hey boo! I'm home," announced Mercedes as she entered the apartment she shared with her best friend and favorite little girl.
It has been close to four years since Kurt gave birth to a beautiful little girl on March 15, 2012 in Lima. They have now been living in New York for nearly three years, spending the first year in Ohio. Calena Devon is the perfect mixture of one Kurt Hummel and Blaine Anderson. She is gorgeous with slightly tanned skin, chestnut shoulder length curls, and hazel eyes with specks of green and gray. She is now three years old with such energy, passion, talent, kindness, and intelligence in her little frame. She is the apple of Kurt's eye and anyone she comes in contact with.
"Auntie Cedes!" exclaimed the precious angel jumping into one of her favorite people's waiting arms.
"Hey Diva! How was your day baby girl?" Mercedes smiles and place a kiss on the head full of curls.
"Great," she cheered as she then recalls her day with THE most important person in her life, her daddy. Cedes listens attentively to her goddaughter talk, but then notice her best friend is nowhere to be found.
"That's awesome boo, but erm, Lena where is daddy?" With little fingers she points to her father's bedroom door and jumps down to play in her own room. Confused Mercedes walks to Kurt's door and knocks lightly. She hears a broken sob and quickly opens the door to find her best friend crying while looking at Calena's baby book.
Sighing deeply, she walks over to the bed and hugs her best friend since forever, "Kurt? What's wrong boo?"
Another sob, "I'm not r-r-ready for h-her t-t-to leave me," he chokes out with fresh tears escaping his tear ducts.
"Kurt, she is not leaving you baby. She is just starting pre-school, which is only 5 hours a day for 4 days of the week. She will NOT leave you," she tries to reassure him the best she can. Kurt is a single parent and though he was and is never alone, you don't give over the fact that your child was one parent short while growing up. Losing the love of his life and knowing he missed almost four years of his child's life can make you heartbroken and a little guilty for not telling them.
"I know!" he exclaims. "It's just that I know we have all you guys and I am forever grateful, but she has been my world for almost fours in March and now I have to share her with outsiders. What if we find him and he tries to take her? What if she likes him better than me? What if something happens to her and I can't fix it? What about bullies? I would I even-"
"Kurt!" she raises her voice to get his attention. "Do you hear yourself? You are a parent and I know you have fears, but that is ridiculous. By any chance he finds out, if he's still even in New York, he will never try to take her away. Even if he does, he can't because YOU raised her since she was born. He can never compare to you as a father because he didn't provide for her like you have. Plus, he loves you too much to hurt you like that. And that's only if you see each other again. Also, Kurt she is growing up and she has to be able to live her life. You can't protect her from everything boo and it sucks, but you have to trust that you raised her right, which you have. You are one of the best parents I have ever had the pleasure of knowing and that's saying a lot because Papa Burt is awesome." He chuckles. "Kurt, everything is gonna be fine and when it's not, we will deal with it TOGETHER! We are in this together and you and that's little girl are never alone," she finishes hugging him extra tight.
"Thanks Mercy. I don't know what I would do without you," he smiles hugging her just as tight. Minutes pass by with the two friends just hugging when little hands knocked on the cracked door, followed by a little head of chestnut curls.
"Hey daddy," she says skipping to climb on the queen sized bed. She looks at the two adults, "Did I miss cuddles," she pouts in such an adorable way.
"Never pumpkin!"
"Come on Diva!"
They say at the same time as they make room for their princess. They decide on a movie and cuddle up watching Lena's favorite movie for the week, Frozen. Kurt looks down at his baby girl who is singing along to the film, and then his best friend, smiling. This is love, this is family, this is home.