A/N: And here is the lovely chapter in which Kurt goes to his meeting about the soap opera role. I'm a put him in Days of Our Lives because I actually know the storyline for that one right now and can easily advance it nine years into the future. I don't really care for soaps but I've sort of been following Days only because my dad watches it. Anyway, this should be interesting. How do you think it will go? And again, thanks so so much for the response guys! Makes me smile!
"Kurt," Blaine said, gently shaking his husband. The taller man groaned and turned over in the bed. "Kurt honey, it's time to get up," he whispered in the other's ear. Kurt groaned again and Blaine fluttered his cheek with kisses. "Come on love. You told me no later than twelve-thirty." He placed a feather light kiss to the back of Kurt's next and the paler man finally fluttered his eyes open, turning his head slightly to gaze at Blaine with sleep tainted blue-green orbs. "Hey beautiful," Blaine said with a smile. Kurt gently smiled back and lifted his head to kiss him, relishing in the feel of his husband's soft lips on his own.
Kurt yawned blissfully and turned his head to look at the clock before groaning and pulling himself up into a sitting position. He ran a hand over his face and swung his legs over the bed. Turning his head this way and that, he cracked his neck, stood and stretched, picking the discarded shirt up off the floor. He folded it neatly and stuck it in the laundry hamper. Blaine watched him and shook his head in amusement. Why Kurt folded all his laundry before washing it was still something he couldn't figure out. Kurt smoothed his hands down over his jeans, easily pressing out the slight wrinkles formed by wearing them in bed. He smiled in satisfaction.
Blaine continued to watch as Kurt sat down in front of his vanity and went to work fixing his hair and face to perfection again. The younger man let out a chuckle and shook his head, a sound that caused Kurt to throw him a confused look. "What are you laughing at Blaine," he stated, a bit snippy and felt bad for letting his hormones get the better of him. "Sorry love," he said softly at the sort of pained look on Blaine's face. He hadn't meant to hurt him. Kurt set down the bottle of cream he had in his hand and got up, traipsing back to the bed. He sat down next to Blaine and plastered apologetic kisses all over his husband's face.
"Don't worry about it honey," Blaine whispered, capturing the other man's lips completely in his own and giving him a kiss that sent sparks flashing in front of Kurt's eyes. "It's just your hormones, something I'm going to get used to. I'll be glad when the kids are born so you won't be on flare up anymore though," he said, kissing him again. Kurt couldn't help but to giggle at that. He moaned into the kiss and pressed Blaine back onto the bed. Blaine let a low moan release from deep within his throat. The two of them were already starting to feel heated and Blaine wanted it as much as Kurt was trying to get him to.
Unfortunately, they both knew that now was not the time. Kurt still had to finish getting ready, not to mention get a clean shirt on and get something to eat in his stomach. The latter was something the twenty-seven-year-old was dreading. The last thing he needed was to throw up during his meeting at NBC that day. A hand went to his stomach as he reluctantly pulled away and he frowned. And maybe he was overreacting but Blaine was quite sure that he had seen tears start to brim in his husband's eyes. The hormones were causing the fear to affect him a bit more than it probably should be. But Blaine was going to be there every step of the way.
"Baby don't cry," Blaine said, sitting up and gently wiping the tears from those pretty eyes with the pad of his thumb. Kurt sniffled and raised a hand to lie over Blaine's. He allowed a tiny smile to cross his face. "You'll be fine love. You always are." Blaine kissed him softly and he could taste the salty tears that had already slid down Kurt's face. Kurt moaned into his mouth. "Come on now Kurt, you need to finish getting ready. I'll make you some soup. Your stomach should be able to handle that. At least with the nausea medicine." Kurt nodded and Blaine kissed him once more before he stood up and headed out of the room.
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The rest of the early afternoon seemed like a blur. And the next thing Kurt knew, he was sitting in an office with his agent, some people who worked for the soap opera Days of Our Lives and two of the actors for said soap opera at NBC studios. His nerves had hiked quite a bit. Why was he so nervous? He figured it might be because of the babies he was carrying. He hadn't been planning on getting pregnant and now he had to tell the people for the soap that he was pregnant. The only good thing about that was because it was a soap opera they could easily work his pregnancy into the storyline. It would only be that much more drama.
"Kurt," his agent said and Kurt pulled himself out of his thoughts, looking up from the table, where he had previously been staring. He was glad they were all sitting down. None of them would be able to see that he was rubbing his stomach beneath the table. Blaine had thankfully been right. With the help of the nausea medicine, Kurt had been able to keep the soup his husband had made him for lunch from coming back up. But that didn't stop the queasiness that filled his stomach just than. "I would like you to meet Chandler Massey and Freddie Smith. They play Will and Sonny respectively." Kurt offered one of his closed mouth grins and politely shook both actors' hands. "Chandler, Freddie, this is Kurt Hummel-Anderson," his agent said to the other two. They nodded their heads and smiled back at Kurt.
"So," Kurt said. "What's the plan?" He looked at the NBC people and inclined his head slightly. Given the fact that Chandler and Freddie were there, Kurt figured that it had to have something to do with them. "I've kind of been kept in the dark about details," he said with a slight giggle. The two actors looked at the man sitting at the head of the table. By the looks on their faces, they didn't know much more about this than Kurt did and Kurt felt relieved that he wasn't the only one out of the loop.
The man at the head of the table cleared his throat and offered them all a generous smile before speaking. "Well Mr. Hummel-Anderson your character's name is going to be Erik Carver," he started, opening a folder. "And yes, he will be gay," he added. Kurt nodded his head, not really sure he was approving of being addressed so formally. Though he'd never said anything, when people called him Mr. Hummel-Anderson it made him feel old. The thought of getting old positively scared him. "If you have been following the show, which I suspect you have so that you know what you're being brought into, Will and Sonny are having issues in their marriage." Kurt nodded and waited for him to go on. "We've decided that Will has been having an affair. You're character Erik is the one he's been having an affair with."
All this was making sense to Kurt. He was already aware that Will and Sonny were slated for divorce. The public knew that but the details of what would be the reason were kept in with only those who were involved in filming the show. But given that his character was supposed to be having an affair with a married Will, Kurt thought that this would be the perfect window to introduce his little unexpected condition. He cleared his throat. "I have something to say and it has to be said or you guys are going to notice it somewhere down the line. It popped up out of nowhere but I'm pretty sure that it will tie in well and help the storyline along," he said. The others all looked at him, wondering what he could be talking about.
His agent cleared his throat and shook his head. "Kurt, introducing ideas that change the writing isn't really a good idea," he warned but the man at the head of the desk was looking at Kurt with a very interested expression. Kurt knew this wouldn't be a big deal because it was a soap opera and soap operas loved drama. This was just going to make the whole storyline perfect but he had to do it because he couldn't like pretend he wasn't pregnant. Especially given the fact that he was carrying twins. He was going to start showing sooner than if he was just carrying a single baby and he figured it was better to explain now than later.
Kurt shook his head at his agent. "I'm sorry Tom, but I have to do this. There's no way out of it," he said. Tom looked confused and afraid. He smiled weakly at the NBC people and Chandler and Freddie. Kurt looked back at the rest of the table. "I'm pregnant," he said simply. Well that threw his agent for a loop who stared at him in surprise. For all Tom knew, Kurt and Blaine hadn't been trying for a baby and now here is client was in a meeting that would secure probably one of his most dramatic roles yet and he had probably just gone and thrown it with that simple statement. But a glance over to the man at the head of the table showed that he was grinning like a Cheshire cat. "And I'm carrying twins," he went on, rubbing his stomach under the table. Tom bit his lip in worry.
"This is brilliant news Mr. Hummel-Anderson!" the man at the head of the table, whom Kurt realized he still didn't know the name of, cried, standing up enthusiastically. Tom looked at him in surprise. "It's perfect! Will has an affair with Erik because things are not going well for him and Sonny. Love is falling out and dropping. And then he learns that Erik's pregnant and tries to keep it a secret. Sonny finds out about Will's affair and the fact that the man he slept with is now carrying Will's child or children or whatnot and than he and Will have a huge fight and Sonny files for divorce!" He was certainly seemingly very excited by the whole thing. "It's soap opera gold! Mr. Hummel-Anderson I do believe you may have just saved Days' butt from cancellation." Kurt looked at him in surprise. Chandler was the one that opted to clear that up for him.
"The other people at NBC have been threatening to cancel Days. Ratings have gone down because of repetitive storylines. That's why we've decided to bring in a new character and there was no basis for the Kiriakis divorce yet anyway," he said. Kurt was stunned. He hadn't known that such a long running soap opera was slated to be taken off the air. If he did single-handedly save Days of Our Lives from cancellation than he was certainly going to be a welcome person around the cast. "We also decided that we needed someone to join the cast who was already well known because a known name would perk the interest of the public and make them wonder why they were on a soap opera all of a sudden." This statement flattered Kurt and he blushed quite a dark red color. Chandler looked kind of pleased with the whole idea.
Kurt took a deep breath and nodded his head slightly. "I understand," he said, gracing them with a gentle smile. "I'll try my hardest to keep my hormones in check." The whole lot of them laughed and he grinned his closed mouth smile, already beginning to feel comfortable in with these people. He felt he would be able to get along and work well with the whole lot of them. "I shouldn't have any trouble at all fitting in with you guys. My real life is kind of like a soap opera," he said with an awkward giggle. "My stepbrother decided last night that he's going to file for divorce and his wife, who used to be a good friend of mine, turned up on our doorstep this morning." He ran a hand over his face and sighed. "We got into a bit of a bicker and I had to open her eyes for her. She thought she was more successful than me. Proved her wrong because she's only ever acted on Broadway." He shook his head blinked realizing that his hormones were causing him to start crying.
Tom looked worried and put a hand on Kurt's shoulder. His face was asking whether they should cut the meeting short or not but Kurt waved a hand, insisting that he was fine. It was just the hormones of being pregnant. He was going to be a bit more emotional than usual obviously. Okay, maybe a bit was an understatement. Pregnancy hormones were all over the place and Kurt's usual emotions were heightened because of them and it might seem that he was overreacting on more cases than one. He sighed and tried to give his agent a reassuring smile. Tom nodded, but he was still worried. With Kurt actually being pregnant, would that make him harder to work with?
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When Kurt returned home later his head was spinning. He entered the living room to find his husband sitting on the couch, drinking tea and flipping channels. Blaine seemed not to have noticed that Kurt had come home. Kurt placed a hand on his stomach and rubbed it. He was feeling overly nauseous again and was afraid that he would end up rushing to the bathroom in a minute. He took slow deep breaths and tried to calm himself down. He wanted at least a little time with Blaine before he started purging again. Of course, that was a sign that he needed another dose of the nausea medicine. The meeting had lasted longer than anticipated with the NBC people so excited at the prospect of Kurt's character on the show that they'd spent at least two hours after that drafting details. Kurt was grateful he hadn't had to purge before leaving the studio. That would have been positively embarrassing.
Quietly, Kurt approached the back of the couch, a small smirk on his face. When he got there, he leaned forward, sliding his hands down Blaine's chest and kissing him on the top of his curly head. Blaine jumped slightly, having not expected the sudden appearance of his husband. "Welcome home baby," he said softly, grabbing one of Kurt's hands and kissing the palm. Kurt giggled and came around the couch, dropping down onto it and snuggling into his husband, burying his nose in Blaine's neck and inhaling. "I missed you," Blaine went on, placing a kiss in Kurt's hair. Kurt moaned into his neck and Blaine chuckled.
"I missed you too," he replied finally with a slight yawn. "Blainers, I don't feel so good," he mumbled. Blaine's expression changed to one of worry and he looked at his husband, wondering if he should take him to the hospital. "I feel like I'm going to get sick again," Kurt elaborated. Blaine let out a breath, thankful that it was just normal morning sickness that Kurt was feeling and nothing worse than that. Kurt nuzzled more into Blaine, kissing his neck gently and smiling against him.
Blaine carefully wrapped his arms around Kurt and pulled him back to look at him. "Do you want me to make you something to eat so you can talk a nausea pill?" he asked gently. Kurt looked at him for a moment and nodded, burying his face in the couch so that Blaine could get up. He tried to take deep breaths, hoping he could hold off the need to purge long enough to battle it down with medication. He swallowed several times, feeling his face pale. God he hated this. Why did he have to be one of the people that had bad morning sickness? Kurt was aware that every pregnancy was different. Some people didn't have any symptoms at all, other than the weight gain.
Weight gain. Kurt shot up from being buried in the couch so fast at the thought that his stomach gave an awful lurch and the next thing he knew he was vomiting all over the floor. Blaine came running into the room. "Kurt!" he cried in worry. Kurt was dry coughing, face leaning over the floor. Blaine hurried over to him and rubbed soothing circles into his back. "Baby, it's okay, it's okay," he said, trying to calm and shush him and make him feel better. Kurt weakly looked up at him and there were tears in his eyes. Blaine frowned. "Don't worry love. At least it's hardwood. We'll be able to mop it up easily," he tried reassuring. Kurt just stood up carefully and threw himself into Blaine's arms, crying hysterically.
"I'm going to get fat Blaine!" he cried. "I'm going to get fat!" Blaine's eyes went wide. Kurt was crying over getting bigger because of the babies and not the fact that he'd just thrown up on their polished hardwood floor that he cared so much about. Oh dear. Blaine should have expected this. Kurt cared so much about keeping his slender figure. But Blaine was ready to handle this. He rubbed Kurt's back soothingly.
"It's okay love," he said. "I'll still love you. Besides, I read that all that weight will just be baby weight," he said in a calm voice. Kurt continued to sob into his shoulder. "Someone with your figure will have no trouble dropping it again as soon as the babies are born," he reassured. Kurt finally pulled back from him and looked into his eyes, wiping at them with the back of his hands. Blaine raised his hand and brushed more tears away with his thumb like he had done earlier. Kurt sniffed.
"You promise?" he asked in a weak voice, sniffling and groaning because his stomach now felt awful. He wasn't sure if he would be able to eat anything after this. He wasn't sure if he wanted to try but he didn't want to feel sick anymore and he definitely wanted to take that pill.
"I promise," Blaine said and Kurt threw himself back into his arms. The two just stood there with Blaine doing his best to comfort his husband.
A/N: And there it is! I hope it was as good as the rest! Next up, Blaine gets in contact with the colleague of the woman who gave Kurt the first sonogram and discusses his concerns of Kurt's weight worries. And…the weird food cravings begin! Stay tuned! And as always, reviews make me happy! Sorry this chapter took me longer to write than usual because I was multitasking while writing it this time. But hope it's just as good!