A/N: So I found some continuity issues in the past couple chapters (just trying to give you the real Glee experience haha), and I thought I'd clear them up. So, somehow I had Blaine talk to Dr. Reed on a Thursday and then had him say he would come in Thursday to sort out the detail of the weekend. Let's just say that he came in Thursday of the next week, and that the boys went out with Burt the second week of school, not the first. Okay, everyone good? Great.
I really hope you enjoy this chapter. It's some much needed fluff and cotton candy goodness. As always, reviews are the most amazing thing in the world (as beautiful as Darren's arms when singing 'Something's Coming' on the last episode). Enjoy!
Ch 11
"Blaine, baby, we should go to bed. It's been a really long day."
Both boys were seated on the couch. Blaine's feet were propped up on the coffee table and his computer rested in his lap. He looked at its clock. 10:00. They had put Elle to bed two hours ago and he had been working on a reading response ever since while Kurt watched a Toddlers in Tiara's marathon. He rubbed at his eyes. When did he get so old?
"Just one more paragraph and then I'm done with my response for Dr. Reed." He said triumphantly. "Then we can go to bed."
Kurt groaned and laid his head on the arm of the sofa, stretching his feet out so they landed on top of Blaine's keyboard. He laughed softly and simply placed his computer on top of Kurt's feet to finish his last statements. He clicked print and he could hear the whir of the wireless printer from their bedroom, and hoped against all hope that it wouldn't wake Elle. When no sound came from her room he closed the computer and set it on the coffee table. He turned and laid his body so his cheek rested against Kurt's hip.
"Bed time." He mumbled.
"You have to get off of me first." Kurt commented.
"Too tired." Blaine only half joked, locking his eyes on the television. "Oh my god. I can't believe what they dress those little girls up in!" Blaine exclaimed.
"I know!" Kurt agreed. "It's terrible but it's so addictive. I swear to god I could watch anything on TLC." He said guiltily.
Blaine laughed into his boyfriends hip and scooted up a little so his head now lay on Kurt's stomach, and wrapped his arms around him. "You're so comfy." He said, his eyelids drooping.
It was 1:04 when Kurt's eyes fluttered open as the paid programming began on the television.
"I'm gay and even I think that's gay." Kurt muttered, his voice thick with sleep as he watched the large arm of a black man manipulate a shake weight.
"Wha's that babe?" Blaine groaned, having been shaken from his own sleep by Kurt's movements.
"That's gay." Kurt said, pointing at the screen.
Blaine forced his eyes to focus and then burst out laughing. "Kind of get's ya thinking though doesn't it?" He asked Kurt cheekily, sitting up, elbowing him and winking.
"Oh my goodness. Blaine Anderson! How old are you?"
"I'm an eighteen year old boy! What do you think I'm thinking about when I'm sitting next to my gorgeous boyfriend?"
"I would have no idea what on earth you'd be thinking about." Kurt said innocently.
"Maybe you could try and guess." Blaine said steamily leaning down on top of Kurt, pulling him into a searing kiss.
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Blaine work up just before Kurt's alarm the next morning and reached over his sleeping boyfriend to turn it off. He'd get Elle up and let Kurt sleep in a little bit. He pressed a soft kiss to the side of Kurt's head, his hair still damp from their shower they took at two in the morning. He smiled at the memory.
He switched off the baby monitor off as he entered Elle's room. She was sitting up in her crib looking up at Blaine with wide blue eyes that looked so like the sleeping boy's in the next room. Even though he was still groggy with sleep he couldn't help but smile at the little girl who had become so like his own.
"Good morning sunshine." He sang at her.
She stood up at the bars of her crib and babbled at him. He walked over and picked her up, cradling her to his chest. He kissed her gently on the top of her head, before going downstairs to make breakfast. He didn't put her down as he maneuvered around the kitchen making wheat flour pancakes. At this moment he just could not and did not want to put down this precious thing in his arms. He put the pancakes to keep warm in the oven and he traipsed back up the stairs, Elle still on his hip.
He set her on the bed. "Say good morning to Daddy, Ellie."
She giggled happily and crawled over top of Kurt. Kurt groaned lazily and rolled over, causing Elle of fall on his stomach.
"Morning sweetheart." He said, his voice thick with sleep wrapping his arms around his daughter. His eyes focused on Blaine. "What are you doing up babe?"
"I made breakfast." Blaine said happily. "Wheat pancakes! So come on sleepy head. I already let you sleep in. Time to get up."
Kurt lifted Elle straight up off his chest and Blaine reached out to take her, pulling her to his chest again and bouncing her a little.
"Are you at least excited about Papa's pancakes, Elle?" She giggled in response. "See, she's happy. You should be too. Up and at em." He said, yanking the covers off of Kurt before leaving the room and going back downstairs.
He was feeding Elle, little bits of pancake when Kurt came down, already dressed in his scrubs and immediately poured himself a cup of coffee. He kissed Blaine swiftly on the lips before sitting down and helping himself to the pancakes in the middle of the table.
"Mmmm" Kurt hummed around his fork. "These are good baby. Thank you."
"You are very welcome sir. But I'm sorry you're going to have to eat alone. You took so long getting ready that now I have to go get Elle ready if we want to be on time."
"Sorry hun." Kurt said guiltily.
"Not a problem. Here." He said, thrusting the latest Vouge issue that had come this morning under his nose. "You just enjoy your pancakes." He kissed the top of Kurt's head as he walked behind him to removed Elle from her high chair.
"Don't forget your Dad and Mom are picking Elle up from daycare today, make sure you let Grace know when you drop her off."
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"So you boys have really gotten into the swing of thing?" Burt asked, clapping Blaine on the back.
"I'd say so; we've successfully survived two weeks of school, daycare, and work." Blaine replied, looking up from his menu.
Next to him Finn was playing peek-a-boo, and Blaine smiled at them fondly, and then looked at Kurt who was doing the same thing.
"Yeah, we're doing really well Dad." Kurt said, backing Blaine up.
"That's so good, boys." Carole gushed. "That daycare just looked lovely! That little girl Amelia was such a doll!"
"Oh yeah, Elle loves Mia." Kurt commented. "They have a play date tomorrow. We're going to the park."
"You can use our present then!" Finn said happily.
Kurt cocked his head. He had only been at home long enough to change before they had left for dinner. "Present?"
"We got Elle a wagon!" Finn exclaimed. "It's wooden, and red, and so cool. It's just like the one I had when I was a kid!"
"It's actually really cool, Kurt. We were pulling her up and down the driveway with it and she loves it. It'll be perfect for her and Mia tomorrow."
"You guys really need to stop spoiling her." Kurt said.
"It's perfectly okay for me to spoil my granddaughter at this age." Burt said, the finality in his tone ended the subject.
"So Finn how's football?" Kurt asked, changing the subject.
"It's so awesome!" Finn exclaimed. "There were coaches from OSU at our first game and they said they want to bring me up to the main campus next season. Full sports scholarship! I'd only have to pay for housing and meals. How awesome is that? We could hang out like all the time!"
"That's amazing Finn!" Blaine almost yelled in the crowded restaurant. Elle shrieked in excitement at all the noise. "Do you think you'll be ready to transfer by next year?" He asked more seriously, remembering their conversation on the day they moved in.
"I think so. I mean as long as I'm playing football I'm good. They offered one to Puck too. They said they like the way we work together."
"I'm really proud of you Finn." Kurt said. "You'll always have a place at our house to do laundry, but I think we're going to have to limit the times you come over for dinner or you'll eat us out of house and home."
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"Hi!" Kurt gushed as he opened the door. "It's so good to finally meet you!" He said ushering Melissa and Elle into the house. "Hi Amelia!" He said, turning his attention to the baby.
"Hi" she said brightly.
"Blaine's in the kitchen with Elle." He said, beckoning them along the mock hallway that the back of the couch created with the wall.
Melissa paused at the long table against the wall that held their mail, a bowl for keys, and many family pictures.
"Is, is that… I'm sorry if this is rude. Is that Elle's mother?" Melissa asked, holding up a picture of Elle and Brittany.
"Yeah, that's Brittany." Kurt explained, taking the picture from her hands and looking at it fondly. "She has her smile."
"Not uh," Blaine protested, bounding up to Kurt, Elle running behind him. "She has your smile cause she only has a couple teeth, and you can't see your teeth when you smile either." He teased, smirking at his boyfriend.
"You love my smile Blaine Anderson" Kurt shot back.
"That I do." Blaine admitted. "Hi Melissa!" He said, before prying her daughter from her arms. "Hi Miss Mia. Are you ready for a fun day at the park with Little Miss Elle?"
"Hi!" Amelia said back at him.
"Hi!" Elle chimed from where she was holding onto Kurt's leg.
"I think they learned that word together." Melissa said. "All she's been saying lately is 'hi' and 'lel' which, I think is supposed to be Elle."
"mi mi mi mi" Elle cooed, reaching up toward Kurt to be picked up.
Kurt laughed. "I think that's her attempt at Mia."
"Awww they're best friends already." Blaine said whistfully.
"Papa!" Elle yelled from her place in Kurt's arms.
"Yes darling?" Blaine asked, turning toward her.
"Hi!" Elle said sweetly, clapping her hands, earning a round of laughter from the parents.
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"So you're both eighteen?" Melissa questioned, conversationally.
"Yupp." Kurt said brightly. "And Elle was fourteen months old on Tueday."
They were sitting at picnic table together, pulling food out the cooler that Kurt had packed for lunch. They watched as Blaine pushed both girls on the baby swings. There was also a little boy and his sister that Blaine was taking turns pushing. Blaine and the older sister were trying to teach the younger boy how to pump his legs. The woman suspected to be the children's mother was sitting on a bench with a magazine.
"He's a really great dad isn't he?" Melissa asked, her chin in her hand.
"The best." Kurt confirmed. "Sometimes I wonder if he's a better dad than I am." He mused.
"I'm sure you're both wonderful parents."
"Yeah." Kurt agreed. "I'm just glad I found someone who loves her as much as I do."
"How did you guys meet?"
"School. I was spying on his glee club and we met on a staircase. I got bullied a lot at school, because of my sexuality and Elle, so my dad forced me to transfer to Blaine's school for safety reasons." He knew he was giving her the short version, but he didn't want to get into all of the soap opera details.
"Did he know about Elle when you got together?" Melissa couldn't help herself. This was like the perfect chick flick movie, in real life.
"Yes!" Kurt said, slightly offended. "I didn't want to keep something that huge from my best friend. I finally told him and he fell in love with her. We got together a couple months after that. I think he loves her more than me, actually."
"Does your family like him?"
"I think they love Blaine more than me!" Kurt joked. "They're so close that Blaine actually went to my dad for advice when he was apprehensive about asking me out. I know that no matter what happens between us, my family will always love and take care of him, and he will always love and take care of Elle."
"That's really great, Kurt. Not everybody is as lucky as you."
"I know." Kurt muttered, thinking of Mr. Anderson and his wife's secret visit to Columbus.
They both watched as Blaine moved with the group of children to the slides.
"So, you're married?" Kurt asked, gesturing to her left hand ring finger.
"Yeah," Melissa confirmed, twisting her rings around her finger. "Tom, he's vice president of a fishing reel company, like for fishing rods, but the company outsources to China, so he's over there a lot. He's gone for another two weeks before he comes home this time."
"I'm sorry." Kurt sympathized. "That must be really hard."
Melissa shrugged. "He's not here most of the time when he's home anyway. He's always at the office. Amelia adores him, though. We skype as much as possible."
"That I understand." Kurt said. "Elle cannot get enough of Brittany, but she's so far away. Every time we skype she tries to touch her though the computer, and it ends up with smudges all over it."
"I'm not trying to be nosy, but how does your relationship with Blaine, Brittany, and Elle actually work?"
"Oh please, it's fine." Kurt said, waving his hand. "Asking is better than just staring rudely and trying to figure it out. Brittany and I are Elle's biological parents, obviously. But, when Elle was born Brittany declined legal guardianship of her. Basically, if you want to put it crudely, she gave her up. I am Elle's sole legal guardian. She didn't do it because she doesn't love her or she doesn't want to be her mom, she just knows that she can't take care of her and isn't in a position to be making life decisions for her."
Melissa nodded in understanding, even if the whole thing was kind of odd. Where did Blaine if in?
"Brittany's friend Santana put it best when she said it's like Elle is her cousin, who she comes over to play with. Blaine, on the other hand, has been a constant in Elle's life since she was four months old. He loves her to death, and I trust him to help make decisions about her life with me. It's almost like Brittany and I are divorced and Blaine is Elle's step dad, but not really because he is her real dad, if any of us have anything to say about it. I guess, what I mean to say is, Brittany's not out of Elle's life as a mother, but in all of our eyes, Blaine had more parental authority over Elle than Brit."
"So she had two daddies, and a mommy."
"Exactly." Kurt said. "And an Auntie Tana" he said laughing. "That's Brittany's girlfriend, kind of, I think."
Melissa's eyes widened in shock.
"Oh my gosh, my daughter is going to be so fucked up! She has two sets of gay parents!"
Kurt and Melissa both burst out laughing at Kurt's revelation.
"What's so funny?" Blaine asked, as he approached, holding the girls hands in his as they walked.
"Just talking about how crazy our life is." Kurt explained, reaching out and clasping the hand that Amelia had dropped, connecting his family.
"Oh," Blaine said simply. "I think about that every day." He said, flashing one of his award winning smiles.
A/N: Let me know what you think! And as a little blurp that I didn't want to include in the beginning of the story in case people weren't interested (it's much easier to skip an ending author's note). I literally had to watch the Blaine audition scene 3 times before I paid attention to anything but Darren's arms and actually listened to the song! Can't wait for Tuesday's episode!
P.S. Sorry the chapters are getting shorter, if I would have jumped to the next plot point, it would have been way long.
