Alright, so, this chapter takes place a couple months after the last one; I decided to skip ahead a bit to save some time.
It's a couple days before Thanksgiving and Blaine is roughly 18 weeks pregnant... meaning his lil baby bump is starting to form. :) Yaaay!
I do not own Glee.
The first time Blaine heard his baby's heartbeat, he cried.
The first time Blaine was able to see the image of his baby through ultrasound, he cried.
The first time he heard the words, "It's a girl," he cried.
Hell, he cried at just about anything these days. He just couldn't help it. Anything that concerned the baby got him really, really emotional and he oftentimes would just sit and cry. Mostly they were happy tears, because he was overjoyed to have a healthy daughter whom he was so excited to meet growing inside him; however, there were times when his tears weren't so happy. The littlest things- certain stores, a food, a scent- seemed to remind him of Kurt, his amazing Kurt, that he missed so much and was still so confused by.
The countertenor still refused to speak to Blaine. At all. Not through text, phone call, Facebook, email... nothing. And Blaine had tried. He'd tried so hard to get a hold of Kurt and figure out exactly what had happened, because he was still so confused. He just... well he just wanted help with the baby. He needed it, really.
Talking to Rachel hadn't proven to been helpful either. She oftentimes seemed really rushed and wouldn't ever talk on the phone for long, nor would she answer his texts. He thought it may have to do with the fact that Kurt had asked her not to, and Blaine understood that; really, he did. Rachel was much closer to Kurt anyways and he figured she would be on his side no matter what. It still didn't make matters any less stressful, though.
Then there was Finn... Poor Finn who was struggling between helping his pregnant friend and taking sides with his brother. After the break up, Kurt had told him that he didn't want him to speak to Blaine at all or even mention his name anymore. Finn, trying to be a good brother, had hesitantly agreed, though he still talked to Blaine and did his best to be a friend to him anyways.
Blaine really appreciated it, too, because Finn was the only one he could really talk to about the baby. He still hadn't told his parents (though he knew he would need to soon, because bills from the doctor's visits would start to turn up at the house) and he hadn't yet told New Directions. He'd wanted to wait until after he found out the gender and things became a bit more definite, so now... it looked like he could tell them any day now. The baby was healthy and Blaine knew he was going to have a beautiful baby girl.
It was a miracle that they hadn't guessed about his pregnancy, though. At about 18 weeks, Blaine's stomach was starting to show more and more and he'd been doing his best to hide it under baggy shirts and hoodies; however, this wouldn't be able to go on for much longer because his stomach would eventually just get too large to conceal under his clothes.
"I'll tell them after break." He mumbled to himself as he laid in bed, deciding that he would just tell the rest of his friends when school started again. Thanksgiving was only a couple of days away and they were off for the holiday, meaning he could have some time to himself to decide how he wanted to break the news. Hopefully it would go well because he didn't know if he could handle rejection from his friends at school. He already knew that telling his parents would end badly, and he didn't want any more drama to deal with from the Glee Club.
Ugh.
Sighing, Blaine sat up in bed and rubbed his stomach, whispering softly to his daughter as he got up. "Well, baby girl, what should we do today? Should we lay around?" He mumbled sleepily. He sort of just stood there for a moment and stretched, yawning widely. "Yeah, that's what- oh!" He suddenly stopped when his eyes fell upon a baby magazine he'd picked up the other day and he had an idea. "Shopping! We need baby things! That's what we'll do today! Go to the mall and get tons and tons of baby things..."
The thought made Blaine grin as he excitedly grabbed his phone, thinking he might as well ask Finn if he wanted to come along. He knew that shopping for baby things wouldn't be the most fun thing for the other guy, but Finn had offered to tag along sometime. And right now was perfect! "Hey, I'm going to the mall soon to get things for baby. Wanna come?" He sent before hurrying off to the bathroom so he could shower.
When he returned from the bathroom, his curly hair still a bit damp, he excitedly checked his phone for a response from Finn. He had one, but it wasn't what he had been hoping for. The text of, "Sorry I can't. 2moro instead?" made him frown, but he quickly sent back a text saying that it was alright. He was still going to go shopping even if he had to go alone. His baby needed some clothes and he was going to get her some!
So an hour later Blaine was at the mall (dressed in loose jeans and an old, baggy Dalton hoodie that masked his small baby bump), determined to find some cute outfits for his daughter. There was this kids place he knew of called Gymboree, so he decided to start there first to see if they had anything that looked nice and was affordable.
He quickly found that baby items were expensive, but it didn't stop him from purchasing three dress sets, a package of purple onesies, and the cutest pair of baby booties that he had ever seen. It might not have been a lot, but the few items he got made him feel a bit better. He finally had something for his baby girl.
After his adventures in Gymboree, Blaine figured he could go walk around in one of the kid's sections in a department store. Large stores like that usually had cute clothes, too, so it wouldn't hurt to look.
Humming happily to himself, Blaine wandered into JC Penney's in search of the baby section, and he smiled when he found it to be rather large. "Oh, look at this." He whispered to himself as he walked up to a rack of the most adorable footed pajamas he'd ever seen in his life. Some of them were pink with hearts, others were yellow with little flowers on them, and then there were even a few with adorable sayings like "Daddy's Girl" or "Little Angel."
Blaine immediately picked up the "Daddy's Girl" set. He knew he wanted that one for sure, and then the flowered ones were cute too...
He studied the outfits for a moment longer before turning to the next rack to see what else there was. He could get some shirts now, because he knew-
'Wait, is that Finn?'
The sight of a tall, brunette guy made him stop and he squinted, realizing that yes, that definitely was his friend over in the men's clothing section. Blaine wondered what he was doing here (because he thought he was busy), but he decided to just call him over anyways. That way he could show off all the adorable clothes he was going to get! Grinning, he waved a hand and called out, "Finn!" with the hopes that he would be heard.
Thankfully he was, and the football player turned around to see who was calling his name. When his fell upon Blaine he smiled and raised a hand to wave, but then he suddenly froze and glanced behind him with a panicked expression.
Blaine, however, didn't seem to notice and hurried across the aisle with the footed pajamas still in his hand. "Hey, man! Whatcha doing here? I thought you-"
"Finn, I've found the perfect shade of blue-"
Suddenly Blaine froze when he heard a voice. The voice. That voice. The voice of his Kurt.
At that moment the fashionable young man stepped out from behind a clothing rack holding a dark blue sweater up to his stepbrother. "See? This dark blue is going to look- Oh." Suddenly he stopped when his gaze fell upon Blaine and for a moment he just stared with wide eyes. "Blaine."
The pregnant boy was speechless. Kurt was standing here, right in front of him for the first time in months, and he had just spoken to him. Actually spoken to him! "H-Hey..." He finally managed, his voice cracking slightly when he spoke. He longed to wrap his arms around the boy in front of him and kiss those red lips, but he knew he couldn't do that anymore. However, he could still have a conversation with Kurt, and right then that was all Blaine needed. It had just been so long since he'd been able to see him or hear his melodic voice.. And oh, he looked so beautiful... "It's... it's been so long! I thought-"
"You're baby shopping?" Kurt cut in, his tone suddenly low and sharp, like he was angry. His eyes were narrowed at the little outfits in his hands and the mere sight of the clothes seemed to piss Kurt off. A lot.
"Oh, yes! Yeah, I thought I'd go and get her a few things since I don't really have-"
"Her?"
It came out as a whisper from Kurt, and for a moment Blaine felt a surge of hope. The way he whispered the word seemed... different. He didn't sound bitter or angry. He sounded a bit.. well, Blaine didn't know. But maybe this was a good thing! Maybe he was realizing that he was having a little girl and needed to be in her life-
"Well. Whatever. You have fun with that. Come on, Finn, we need to go. Now." He suddenly spat before turning on his heel and marching off, his designer boots clicking on the floor as he stormed away.
The abrupt exit shocked Blaine and he stared after Kurt with his mouth hanging open, feeling like he had just been slapped across the face. He'd thought... for just a moment he'd hoped that maybe, just maybe Kurt was going to change his mind. 'Of course he isn't, you fool. Why would you think that when you only saw him for a minute?' He thought to himself with a frown.
"Dude..." Finn reached out to place a hand on his friend's arm. He seemed torn on whether or not to follow Kurt or to stay with Blaine, but after a moment he figured he should probably just leave with Kurt. He'd have to face the wrath of his angry stepbrother if he didn't. "Text me later, okay?" He gave Blaine's arm a small squeeze before walking off, following after the angry countertenor that had stormed away.
"Oh." Blaine whispered when he was alone, cursing himself for the tears that had suddenly formed in his eyes. He couldn't believe what had happened. He'd finally been able to see Kurt, his gorgeous Kurt, but it had only been for a moment then he'd left without warning. Without even trying to apologize or give Blaine a chance to really talk and explain things to him...
Sniffling, Blaine decided then that he wanted to go home. He had no desire to shop anymore. Seeing Kurt had just thrown his entire day off and now... he needed to go forget about it. That was what he really needed.
"Calm. Stay calm." He breathed as he hurried to his car, knowing that he needed to be as calm as possible; getting upset wasn't good for the baby and he didn't want to do anything that was going to hurt his daughter.
However, staying calm was easier said than done. The moment he started the car the tears just started flowing and they didn't stop the entire time he drove. He just kept thinking of the look on Kurt's face when he said the baby was a girl, and then he had just walked away like that...God, it was horrible. And it hurt, a lot.
Blaine was still a bit teary-eyed as he pulled into his driveway and as he got out of the car he decided that he was going to go upstairs and take a nap. That was the only way he would be able to relax and calm down after what had happened at the mall...
Sighing, he opened the front door and went inside, immediately going for the stairs; however, the sound of his father's voice stopped him.
"Blaine."
"Dad?" He murmured from where he was at the foot of the stairs and he stopped, turning around to look at the elder Anderson. His mother and father both stood there with angry expressions, their arms crossed as they stated at their son. "Is something wrong?"
"There's going to be if you don't explain what the hell is going on, right this instant." Jack Anderson snapped, suddenly thrusting something out towards Blaine.
Blaine took it with a frown, wondering what on earth was going on. Why were his parents mad? Had he done something? Was there anything- Oh. Blaine looked down at what his father was holding and he froze, suddenly feeling like he'd gone numb.
In the hand of Jack Anderson was a bill, but not just any bill. It was a bill from the doctor. Blaine's doctor. Blaine's baby doctor.
Which meant they knew. His parents knew about the baby. And from the looks on their faces, he could tell that they weren't happy about it.
Well, what did ya think? I had a hard time with this chapter but I think I'm finally okay with it.
Your reviews would be lovely!
