Hi!
Just letting you know, there's a big possibility there won't be an update next week. My working schedule is hectic the next few days, plus I have pretty much every free moment planned, and I haven't even started the next chapter yet. (I keep getting sidetracked by future scenes I need to write out when they pop in my head. Which is great for later, but now it makes me fall behind on schedule.)
I'll let you guys now through tumblr if I don't update next week. Sorry in advance!
Big shoutout to Tomoyosita, and my beta Themuse19 who both where a big help. I had a lot of trouble with this chapter, but it came through in the end.
Enjoy!
Saturday, September 16th, 2023
Kurt blinked twice when he walked into the hospital room to the sight of Brittany lying upside down on a chair. Her legs were in the air, against the backrest, and her head was dangling over the edge. Blaine was sitting next to her and staring intently at her stomach. He stopped and studied her for a moment before he opened his mouth. "What are the two of you doing?"
"Since they just put Blaine's babies in my uterus, I'm trying to make sure that they find the way to my egg. I figured I'd help them a little."
"I don't think—I mean it's not—you know, never mind. Just turn back around when you're getting dizzy, okay?"
Kurt sat down in the empty chair next to Blaine with a sigh. "And you, it's kinda creepy you know, the way you're staring at her stomach."
"No, it's fascinating," Blaine contradicted. "Our baby could be forming right know, at this very moment. I might be watching the first moments of our baby's life."
Kurt smiled softly and grabbed Blaine's hand to press a kiss against his knuckles. "You're a sap."
Blaine turned around to face Kurt with a watery smile. "But you love me anyway, right?"
"Always. Blaine, Baby, are you crying?"
Blaine shook his head softly, sucking on his bottom lip. "No," came the strangled reply.
"Hey, don't." Kurt wrapped his arms around Blaine and pulled him close. "What's wrong?"
"I'm just,- God, Kurt, I don't know. We could be pregnant. I never expected it to happen so quickly. We're going to be fathers."
"We already are," Kurt pointed out softly.
"Yeah, I know, but it'll be different this time. I never got to do the whole baby-stuff, and now we get to do it together. It's really happening." Blaine sniffed and buried his face in the crook of Kurt's neck.
"Uhm, guys?"
"Yes, Britt?" Kurt was the one to speak up while still stroking Blaine's back reassuringly.
"I think I have to go to the ladies room."
"Okay?" Kurt frowned. "Do you need help with that?"
"I can't get up. I don't have any feeling in my legs and everything is spinning."
At this, Blaine practically jumped out of Kurt's arms to help Brittany get off of the couch.
Kurt couldn't help but suppress a chuckle when he saw his husband putting his arms around Brittany's waist to help her to the bathroom. It was going to be a couple of intense months and he might have to tone Blaine down a little bit.
…
"Hello." Dr. Nete walked back into the room where Kurt and Blaine were waiting, with Brittany close behind her. Brittany had a brilliant smile on her face, which made Kurt and Blaine let out a sigh of relief.
"As you can probably read from the face of this lovely lady, everything is fine so far. I'd like to see Brittany back in three weeks so we can take a blood sample to see if she's pregnant. If not, we can repeat the process one week later. If she isn't pregnant, she should have her period in approximately two weeks, so if she doesn't get it, that's a big clue for all of you. Of course you are free to take pregnancy tests as well, although they won't work for another week or so, depending how strong the pregnancy hormone is. Am I making sense to all of you?" She glanced at Brittany specifically who was nodding brightly.
"Okay then. Brittany, I'd like to see you again Friday, October 6th. Will that work?"
Brittany glanced at Kurt. "Well I have to work that day-"
"It's fine, you can take the day off, I'll handle the shop." Kurt cut her off quickly.
Dr. Nete smiled. "Okay, I'll see you then."
Monday September 25th, 2023
"Hey Boo, how are you feeling?"
"I don't have my period, yet. So I'm feeling bubbly." Brittany smiled up at him.
"Bubbly?"
Brittany nodded. "Like there is a little bubble in my stomach."
"Oh well, that's great!" Kurt beamed at her. "I'm just here to drop off some of the new sketches, and pick up some of the orders."
"Great, Lourdes was here earlier to order a new suit for her son. It's for the red carpet from that new Disney Movie next month."
"Did you take his measurements?"
Brittany nodded and handed him the file with all the orders. "I put it on top, since she's one of our best customers."
Kurt hummed in agreement and looked through the chart. "Looking great, Boo. You did a wonderful job."
"Suri was here as well, she wants you to design the first outfit for her child. A couple of weeks after she's going to give birth she has a photo shoot with Teen Vogue. She wanted something stylish and none of that sickening baby pink." Brittany raised her hands at Kurt's expression. "I'm just quoting her."
He rolled his eyes at that. Sensation of the year was the teen pregnancy of Suri Cruise. Kurt detested people like her. She only used her baby to get attention, and the kid would surely be raised by nannies instead of her mother. It was a good thing they paid him royally. "Okay, I'll see what I can do."
"Can I ask you for a favor?"
"Sure." Kurt put the file in his messenger bag and looked at Brittany curiously.
"Santana has to go to the clinic to make our baby on Friday. Do you think I could take a day off to stay with her?"
Kurt smiled. "Sure Boo, I'll just stay at the shop the whole day. I'll manage it next Friday as well, so you can go to the doctor to see if you're pregnant."
"You won't be coming to the doctor with me?" Brittany pouted.
"Blaine is going with you, but someone has to keep the shop open. I can't close it every time we have a meeting with the doctor. I've been thinking about hiring a second clerk so you can train him or her and then work a little less. I don't want you on your feet everyday if you're pregnant. He or she could also take over when the baby comes," Kurt mused. "I'm assuming you'll want some time off when Santana gives birth as well. I'll call an agency to see if they have any recommendations. I could hold interviews on Friday."
…
Blaine was practically buzzing with excitement since he got a text from Kurt earlier.
(Kurt) No period yet.
Of course he knew it didn't mean anything official. She could be a few days late. Still, he couldn't keep the stupid grin from his face.
He quickly texted back.
(Blaine) Pregnancy test?
"Hey, man, what's up with you?" David rolled his eyes when Blaine practically skipped into his studio where he was putting the final touches on an album.
"I'm in a good mood."
David raised his eyebrows. "You look like you're about to vomit rainbows."
Blaine bit his lip to suppress his grin before glancing down at his phone to read his text from Kurt.
(Kurt) Too soon? No?
"So there is something. Spill!" David interrupted his thoughts.
Blaine rolled his eyes at him before replying to Kurt.
(Blaine) Trying never hurt anyone.
"Kurt and I agreed we wouldn't tell anyone yet."
"But I'm your best friend!" David protested.
"Nope."
"Come on, you have to give me something!"
"Make an educated guess."
"I'm horrible at guessing games!" David whined.
"You'll have to wait then," Blaine replied with a grin.
"You're no fun!"
…
"Hey, Britt?"
"Yeah?"
"Can I ask you for a favor?" Kurt bit his lip nervously.
"I have might have a baby-Blaine inside my stomach; I think that gives you a free pass at any favors."
"Don't tell Blaine that; he might drive you crazy," Kurt chuckled. "Anyway, do you think, since you don't have your period yet, maybe we could take a pregnancy test? I know it's a little early and all, but we're just curious."
"Sure." Brittany beamed at him.
"Really? Oh, great, I'll run to the drugstore to get one." Kurt said, already grabbing his bag to leave.
"I have one in my purse."
"You have one in your purse?" Kurt repeated.
Brittany nodded brightly. "I bought a couple of them last week. Just in case."
"Have you taken one already?"
She shook her head in denial. "I'll take it now."
…
(Kurt) She's going to take it now.
(Blaine) And?
Blaine was biting his bottom lip nervously. He had sent that last text two minutes ago and Kurt still hadn't answered.
"You know if something's wrong you can talk to me, right?"
"Hmm? What?" Blaine looked up to see David staring at him with a concerned face.
"Are you okay? Half an hour ago you were skipping around like a little girl and now you're staring at your phone like it could explode any moment."
Blaine sighed and rubbed his eyes with the palms of his hands. "Nothing, just nervous."
(Kurt) We're waiting; it takes 5 minutes before the result comes up.
"Is something wrong with Kurt or Luna?" David sat down beside him.
(Kurt) 5 minutes is a long time when you're waiting.
Blaine smiled slightly at Kurt's latest text before answering David. "Can you keep a secret?"
"Sure, men, nothing's wrong, right?"
"We're trying to get pregnant." Blaine bit his lip and glanced back at his phone.
…
"I think it's only one line." Brittany looked closely at the stick. "Is it one line or two for me to be pregnant?"
Kurt picked up the box and his fell. "Two if you're pregnant, one if you're not."
"Oh."
"Don't worry, Boo. It's still early. It doesn't mean a thing." Kurt wasn't sure who he was trying to reassure, himself or Brittany.
…
(Kurt) Negative :(
Blaine sighed disappointedly.
"Hey, man, don't let it get to you. That doesn't mean anything. Take the test again in a few days." David patted him on the back.
"Yeah, I know. I guess I shouldn't get my hopes up that we'll get pregnant on the first try. It's just… I really want this."
David smiled understandingly.
"Don't get me wrong. I love my daughter, and I wouldn't change a thing about our relationship, but I really want to do the whole baby thing with Kurt."
"I know."
(Kurt) We'll try again in a couple of days, okay? And if it's still nothing, we'll try again next month. I love you!
(Blaine) Okay, I love you, too.
Friday, September 29th, 2023
"Watcha doing?" Blaine pressed a kiss against Luna's head before glancing over her shoulder.
"Papa! You're home early." Luna looked up with a smile.
"Since your dad had to stay at the store the whole day I decided to stop a little early to spend some time with my favorite daughter. I brought cheesecake, the cherry one, your favorite."
"Oh." Luna closed the book she was reading and frowned. "I won't be your favorite daughter anymore, soon."
"What? Of course you will be." Blaine grabbed two forks from the kitchen and sat next to her with confusion written over his face. He handed her a fork and opened the container. "Don't tell your dad we had this before dinner, or he'll be ticked off."
Luna nodded and took a large bite.
"Hey, Princess, what's wrong?"
She shrugged and took another bite.
"Did something happen at school?"
She shook her head before hesitantly asking the next question. "Is Aunt Brittany pregnant yet?"
"Oh." Realization dawned on Blaine's face. "Well, we don't know yet." When Luna didn't say anything in return he continued. "You know how it works, right?"
"Not really."
"You want me to explain?" Blaine asked gently.
She shrugged, trying to look uninterested, but Blaine knew his daughter, and her eyes betrayed her curiosity.
"You know how babies are made between a man and a woman?"
"Ugh, Papa, please! I had sex ed at school. Don't tell me that again; it's gross!"
Blaine chuckled a little at her defensive reaction, wishing slightly she would always stay like this, embarrassed by sex and not interested in boys, or girls for that matter, in that way at all.
"Okay, okay," he held his hands in the air in mock surrender. "I'll skim over the details, okay?" Blaine smiled when she grumbled. "Right, so it's basically the same, but the men and the women don't have intercourse. the doctors do it artficially. Does that make sense?" He continued when she nodded. "The doctors did that two weeks ago, and now we have to wait and go back next week to test if she's pregnant."
"What if she's not?"
"Then we try it again." Blaine laid his arm around Luna's shoulders and pulled her closer to him. "Aren't you a little exited you're gonna be a big sister?"
She shrugged.
"I promise you, you'll love it." With that Blaine pressed a kiss against her forehead. "Here, eat the last part of the cheesecake so we can get rid of the evidence before your dad comes home."
Her face lit up and she giggled slightly. "He'd be so mad."
Blaine hummed in agreement. "Mostly because we didn't leave a piece for him." His face softened when he looked at her smile. "Hey, Princess, I love you, okay?"
"Papa!" She frowned at the nickname before grumpily replying. "I love you more."
"I love you most," Blaine answered in a heartbeat, his smile radiating.
Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023
"Hey, Kurt?"
"Yes, Britt?" Kurt looked up from his work.
"I know you're only here to look over some of the orders and to personalize them, but would you mind taking care of the shop for ten minutes? I forgot my lunchbox this morning."
"Your lunchbox?" Kurt frowned.
"Yes," Brittany nodded eagerly. "Santana usually makes me a special love-lunchbox when she's at home, but she slept in today."
Kurt shook his head fondly. He would never really get the relationship those two shared. "Sure, go ahead, Boo. I'll look after the shop. Can you pick me up a non-fat mocha on the way back?"
"Thanks Kurt!" Brittany beamed and pressed a kiss against his cheek before she flew out of the door.
Kurt chuckled to himself and looked through the last order. It didn't take as long as he expected. He decided he would take the sketches with him to do the actual work at home, so he took out his phone to call Blaine. Luckily, his husband was on his lunch break, so they spent the next fifteen minutes chatting about trivial subjects.
"Thanks." He smiled at Brittany when she handed him his coffee. "Blaine, Love, I'm gonna have to hang up. Britt's back so I'm gonna head home."
"I love you, too. You'll pick up Luna after school, right?" His eyes widened when he saw Brittany happily chewing on an apple.
"Wait –" Kurt lowered his phone. "Britt, are you eating an apple?"
Brittany nodded and took another bite.
"I thought you didn't like apples?" Kurt's heart was speeding up.
"I usually don't. I just had a craving for them when I saw the booth at the corner of the street. You know I used to eat them all the time back in high school."
"I know," Kurt murmured.
"Britt, please, don't tell anyone what we did."
Brittany looked up at Kurt, her head slightly cocked to the side. "Kurt, we didn't commit a crime, we just had se—"
"SHHH!" Kurt looked around the hallway frantically, hoping nobody had heard that. "Look, I know what we did, okay? I just don't want anyone to know."
"Why? Most people like to brag about it when they slept with one of the Cheerios."
"Well, I'm not most people," Kurt said a little harsher than he intended. He sighed. "Look, Britt, you're the best, but I don't… I'm not…"
"You don't like girls, do you?" Brittany asked earnestly.
Kurt's head shot up. "What are you talking about? I do like girls. I'm your boyfriend, aren't I?"
Brittany shrugged. "I just think you like boys more. It's okay to like both. Lord Tubbington and I like both as well."
Kurt sighed and pinched his nose. "I don't like boys like that anymore."
"It's okay, Kurt. You're secret's safe with me."
"Thanks… I think."
Brittany nodded happily. "Walk me to lunch? I hope they have apples in the cafeteria, I really want an apple."
"Oh!" Brittany's eyes widened and she beamed. "Do you think I'm pregnant?"
"Wait, she's pregnant?" Kurt could hear Blaine yell through the phone that was still clutched in his hand.
He quickly held the device to his ear again. "She's eating an apple. She had a constant craving for apples when she was pregnant with Luna."
"We'll have to take a pregnancy test!" Brittany jumped up and started looking frantically through her purse.
"Shit, Kurt! I have a meeting in two minutes. I have to go. Keep me up-to-date."
Kurt nodded speechlessly, before he realized that Blaine couldn't see him. "Okay."
"I'll be home as quick as I can, okay? Love you!"
"Love you, too."
"Found it!" Brittany held up a small box triumphantly.
Kurt took a deep breath. "Take it!"
Brittany frowned. "But I don't have to pee."
"Oh for the love of – here, take my coffee, drink it! No wait - caffeine is bad for the baby. I'll get you water. Wait right here!"
…
(Kurt) Blaine, could you come home right now? I really need you.
Ooh, what's going on? I tell you I might not update next week, and I leave you guys with a little cliffhanger. I'm the worst.
Sorry!
Also, Wafles & Dinges, a wafel truck in New York which sells Belgium wafels, is looking for Belgian employees... To come work for them and live in NY for 18months... should I apply? :)
Valia: aw :) you make me smile!
LP: Angsty Luna is the best. I'm loving writing her. Thank you!
Crazy Cat: yeah, I knew that, or when they stimulate the ovaries to produce more than one egg at a time, but thanks anyways. I hope you enjoyed it.
Lightupthegleeworld: yup, one for each. You can guess who gets what ;)
Frances: I know I already said it a thousand times, but I love your reviews, won't you consider coming of f anon, so I can properly reply? I don't want to hog up the AN here…
Anyway, I did do a lot of research on the whole insemination process. I'm a detail freak like that. I want my story to be as accurate as possible. Of course, I took a bit of literal freedom as well, considering it is more than 10 years in the future.
And yes, by now, 85% has voted for a boy :D Oh well, we'll see!
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