The trip to Lima was always long. It was easier to do when they were all college students and there were only four people to entertain each other during a 10-hour car ride. It was more difficult to get 8 people into one car and to try and stop them from killing each other on that 10-hour car ride. Needless to say, after hours of bickering between Aimee, Court and occasionally Fanny, along with the tired-induce crankiness of Stefani, Kurt was relieved to see the landmarks and buildings of a town he use to (and maybe still does somewhere inside) loath. All the tension between to roll off between the kids when they arrived at the house and Kurt's father was waiting outside.
"Dad, Christ it's freezing outside. What is it about being a grandpa that makes you so reckless?" Not that it really registered over the cheers and shouts of the kids running up and hugging him. At least Carole was smart enough to wait for that before coming out on the porch and getting her hugs and kisses. Kurt helped Blaine grab their baggage as well as a few bags since Finn was pretty strict about Rachel not helping and they made their way to the door. Burt had already ushered the kids inside but Carole held the door open for them and smiled fondly as Rachel walked in first. "And how is my daughter and my growing granddaughter?"
Rachel smiled. Dr. Everett had said at her last appointment that it appeared they were having a baby girl, though it was also early enough in the pregnancy where it could be hiding anatomy as opposed to missing anatomy. At first, Kurt felt a bit bad for Finn, who had always wanted a son but Finn seemed just as ecstatic anyway. That and really, Court went to Finn for all his sport or straight guy advice needs anyway so it wasn't such a big deal that he would forever be stuck in a house of estrogen. Well, okay, it'd be difficult but at least he wouldn't have to deal with two teenage girls at once. By the time this baby was 13, Fanny would be 27 (though Kurt always joked Fanny had turned 13 at age 3 and hasn't grown since then).
"She's good and still a secret for a little while longer. Just until Christmas eve." Carole gave Kurt an uncertain look as he passed; Kurt just mouthed 'I know' before Finn passed by and finally Blaine. Carole touched his shoulder as she closed the door behind him.
"How are you doing honey?" Blaine shrugged and readjusted his bag. It was an innocent enough question. Under different circumstances, he wouldn't have thought anything of Carole asking him. Except it was clear by the tone of her voice what she really meant. How are you dealing with the fact that this might be your father's last Christmas? "Are you going to see your parents tonight?"
Blaine shook his head. "Tomorrow. It's late and dad needs rest. Besides, I wouldn't dare miss a chance to have your famous beef stroganoff."
Kurt watched from the side as Blaine faded back into the cocoon it had taken years for him to form. Kurt was so good at seeing past Blaine's fronts that he forgot just how easily they could fool other people. What Carole saw as hopeful persistence, Kurt knew to be a secluded 'I don't want to think about it'.
The kids started telling Burt all about the new puppy (whom they left with the Noriega's, three kids and a puppy was too much to handle in the car thank you) and about school. Stefani went on and on about her birthday next month and what a big age 7 would be. Burt smiled and listened but Kurt knew how careful he was trying to be with the kid's feelings. His parents would do their best to make this Christmas happy—but it would always carry a somber undertone with it.
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7 years ago- before—before they even considered the possibility of losing a family member, after Aimee and Court were born but they knew nothing of harm or trouble in their three years of life, and Rachel was in fact pregnant, but with Kurt and Blaine's third child. It had been a discussion of whether they should go to Lima that year since Rachel was a month away from her due date but in the end, they managed to make it work. It had turned out Carole's constant baking and cooking had Rachel in the kitchen most of the visit.
"Oh my gosh! Kurt, tell your baby it's time to give Aunt Rachel a break!" Rachel groaned as she shoved another spoonful of ice cream into her mouth. There was something about being pregnant that just knocked Rachel right off the vegan diet she had grown up with all her life. Kurt sat across from her on his laptop and drinking wine. He gave her an amused look.
"Have you seen Mimi and Court? I have hard enough time telling the children outside the womb what to do. I doubt I'll get my spawn inside of you to listen. He's probably just bouncing off the walls because, oh I don't know, because it's Blaine's child?"
"Did someone call my name?" Blaine came up behind Kurt and wrapped his arms around him, planting a kiss on Kurt's cheek. He then reached for Kurt's wine glass and took a large drink. Kurt tore the drink away from Blaine's hand.
"Get your own! And while you're at it, tell your son to stop jumping around Rachel's insides."
"Yeah that's how it usually goes. It's my kid when they're doing something wrong. Same thing with Court." Blaine walked over to the counter and opened the bottle of wine and poured a full glass of wine.
Rachel ate another spoonful of ice cream through her laughter. Kurt tried to hide his disgusted face. "So, have you two picked any names yet? Or is he just going to be 'Baby Boy Hummel-Anderson' for the rest of his life."
"Oh, there's one we hadn't thought of hon. I like the sounds of it. Might be a little awkward when he's an adult though." Blaine teased, walking over to refill Kurt's wine as well. With the toddlers, they had so few opportunities to lay back and get a little drunk. With Carol and Burt practically taking every second they could with the kids, Kurt and Blaine tapped their wine glasses together and continued drinking. "Actually, at the request of Mimi and Court, they're picking the name for the baby, with us having final veto powers."
"We've already had to veto Alejandro and Gandalf. Pretty sure Duke, Lacey, and Birdie are on the list too."
Rachel threw her head back. "Birdie?"
"Yeah, Court met a woman at the store wit that name and he thought it was really great. Very disappointed when Daddy and I didn't agree." Blaine added, humming Bye, Bye Birdie as he recapped the wine. Kurt shook his head.
"That poor, poor child."
"That poor child? What about me?" Rachel gestured down to her stomach and then put her hand against it with a gasp. "There he goes again!"
Blaine chuckled and kneeled down in front of Rachel's stomach. After getting a nod of approval from her, he rubbed his hand against her stomach, jumping after a moment or so. "Oh wow, he really is bouncing around isn't he?"
"I told you." Rachel groaned. Blaine smirked and rubbed her belly some more.
"Hey son, it feels like you're having a good time in there and being a fetus sort of has its perks, but Aunt Rachel is getting tired and it's way past your bedtime. I'd really hate to look like the bad guy here when Mimi and Court get jealous because I'm letting their little brother get away with everything." Blaine then leaned in close and laid his cheek against Rachel's stomach. Both Kurt and Rachel watched with warm interest. "I'll make you deal. If you promise to settle down and give your Aunt Rachel a rest, I'll sing you a lullaby, okay?"
Rachel gasped in amazement, as her stomach immediately seemed to settle. Blaine chuckled and started singing a song he had made up long ago for Court and Aimee. Blaine's voice was so gentle and calm; Kurt could swear Rachel was getting a little sleepy. Blaine laughed and gently pat her stomach. "Night little guy, can't wait to meet you."
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Kurt hadn't been in the garage for years. Yet the next morning, when he and Rachel had decided to do some last minute Christmas shopping (well, he wasn't proud to admit this, but all he Christmas shopping since they had limited room in the car. However, that wasn't easy since all three of Kurt's kids and Fanny insisted on coming a long as well. Rachel and Kurt had agreed to do switch offs at the mall in between trips to the car. Carol had asked them to deliver lunch to Burt along the way there at the garage.
Not much had changed about the old garage. Being so close to the holidays, it was practically empty. Or at least it should have been. Yet, Kurt was confused when he heard soft guitar playing. "Dad?"
"Hey, is that Hummel I hear?" Kurt and Rachel froze and glanced at each other. The guitar playing ceased and Kurt felt himself be dragged forward by an anxious Court. Around the corner, Kurt spotted the car (it appeared to be damaged by a telephone pole and a brave/stupid driver) but there was also the voice that Kurt very much knew, and 3 others that he didn't.
"Noah!" Rachel cheered before running over to the front of the car where Puck had been working under the hood. A girl, about 17 or 18 years old standing beside him, wearing the cover-alls wrapped around her waist, showing a torn tie-dye shirt. Her very dark hair was cut pixie style, pushed back by a tie-dye bandana. Her skin was the same tint as Puck's, as well as her eyes. Her age indicated she must have been born within a few years of high school but there was no denying that it was Puck's daughter. In the chairs nearby sat a boy, definitely younger than the girls, but not by much. He too, looked tremendously like Puck with the dark hair and brown eyes—however, his skin was a bit lighter, as well as he didn't have nearly as many muscles. His hair was spike up a bit from his face, while his long fingers had strummed a guitar. Lastly, sitting on the floor next to him was a small girl (if Kurt had to guess, in between Stefani and Aimee's age) with long, beautiful silky dark hair and olive-tone skin. She was wearing overalls and a red-turtleneck, which Kurt bemused, was fairly similar to the overalls and layered t-shirts he had Stefani wear. However, after a moment or so, Kurt realized she might never know it if someone didn't tell her. The small girls eyes, which were in fact dark brown like Puck's, were a bit dull and unfocused. She had been turned toward her brother but had turned likely the minute she heard the door open. The girl was blind.
Burt finally appeared from the back office and smiled. "Hey guys, I see you've found my new garage manager and his troop."
"Yeah." Kurt said breathlessly, before adding. "Noah, what are you doing here? Last I heard, you were living in California still cleaning pools?"
Puck's good-humor faded just a bit. But his trademark smile didn't go away completely. Actually, aside from a few lines on his face, no more Mohawk (now completely shaved) and a few new tattoos. Well, if you considered both his arms a few. "It's a long story."
Before Kurt could ask, he heard Stefani gasp. "What songs do you play?" She exclaimed, running over to the boy. Stefani always like instruments and especially liked guitars, but it was shocking for Kurt to see her just talk to someone like she had him. Usually, Stefani was shy for at least a few minutes when she met someone new. Kurt also noticed Fanny staring at the boy with her jaw dropped. Kurt took a closer look at him and realized yeah, in his day, he probably would have crushed hard on that face. It would have been funny except for the tiny fact that Fanny and Mason had something going on. Something her mom didn't know about. Kurt groaned when he realized how bad of an idea it had been to promise Fanny not to tell Rachel. It was starting to become clear that her daughter was becoming boy-crazy.
Which was just the perfect amount of leftover drama for Christmas. It just wouldn't be a holiday without it. It didn't help when Puck's son gave Stefani a heart warming smile and then Fanny a wink. "Any song you want, pretty girl."
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Rachel and Kurt are sitting across Puck in the break room while his daughter covered for him. Court and Aimee are spending quality time with their grandfather while Fanny and Stefani are listening to Puck's son play guitar. Kurt takes a drink of poorly grinded, terrible tasting coffee and thinks that his father might need a new coffee maker for the shop. Puck offers Rachel a cup but she shakes her head and smiles. "I'm pregnant."
Puck chuckled and shook his head. "I would have given you one of mine for free." Puck rubbed the back of his head. "Are you missing one Hummel? Last I heard, you had another boy."
It was a question Kurt was fairly familiar with at this point. Over the summer when Blaine had brought Stefani to visit him at work and all his actors had asked if it was Aimee or if he adopted a fourth child. Kurt just smiled and shrugged. "I did… To use your words, it's a long story but essentially, Dalton's living as Stefani now."
Puck's eyes widened as he blew out a mouth full of breath. "Well damn…that young huh?" Kurt nodded. Puck shrugged too and sat down across. It was always a trait Kurt had admired about Puck. He didn't judge or belittle people because of sexuality or disabilities or even for their past. Puck's previous history of bullying mainly was due to rage issues and peer pressure from the student body. Mostly anyway. "So, you have three. How many you gonna have once you blow Rachel?" Rachel huffs at Puck language but he just laughs. Kurt can help but giggle a bit.
"Just two. How many do you have?"
"Four if we're including Beth." Puck nudged his head towards the door. "Beth would be my oldest obviously. Next would be Alex—she's the one helping me work on car. Great kid. 18 years old. My son, Chandler, just turned 16. Then there's Jamie. She's 8..." Puck's smile grew at the mention of his youngest daughter. "She was a surprise. That's why she's so much younger I mean." He amended when he caught Rachel and Kurt's looks.
Kurt cleared his throat and pushed away the coffee. You could only taste it for so long before you gave up. "So, how did you all end up here?"
"Lots of things. For starters, got tired of cleaning fucking pools." Puck chuckled. "I should rephrase that; it wasn't paying the bills anymore, especially after Jamie came along. That and the atmosphere was bad for Melinda—my wife."
"Wife number….?" Kurt teased.
Puck gave him a smug look. "One." He then laughed at the shocked looks on Rachel and Kurt's faces. "Come on guys, give me a little bit of credit."
"Really?" Rachel breathed. Puck nodded. "No offense but…I'm pretty sure we voted you Likely to Be Most Divorced in high school."
"Yeah well, to be fair I did meet her cleaning her mom's pool…and we were divorced for awhile. Melinda's had kind of a tough history." Puck blew some air from his cheeks and leaned back. "I married her oh, probably a month before Alex was born. It was the only way I could talk her out of giving her up for adoption and I didn't want to give up another kid. Things actually went great for a few years hence how Chandler came to be. By that time, I had decided it was time to start growing up but Melinda had a hard time breaking away from habits" He didn't say what those habits were, but Kurt could assume by his tone what he meant. "I warned her she needed to clean her shit up but the broken promises started piling up so I decided to get my kids and get out."
Puck's smile had long since disappeared. Nobody was drinking the coffee now. All the attention in the room was entirely on Puck. "Well, one night I was drunk and lonely and she was there—and then before I knew it, she was pregnant with Jamie. We got remarried when Jamie was about a year old—about two months or so after we found she was permanently blind."
Rachel's quiet voice asked him. "Is Jamie blind because she was…."
"I don't know. No body else seemed to think so but I thought it might be a possibility. It doesn't seem like much good to point fingers now. I just told Melinda if she didn't get her shit together, there wouldn't be other chances. I wasn't going to put that little girl through what my other kids went through. One of her excuses was temptation so I decided to move back here. I was staying with my sister when I ran into your old man and he gave me a job and let us stay at your old house."
Kurt looked out into the actual garage where his dad was showing his kids the engine of an old car. Since it was paid off, Burt had decided to rent out their old house rather than sell it. Considering the type of man his father was, no, it really didn't surprise Kurt that Burt had given him a job and a place to live. Something else occurred to Kurt. "Was your sister the reason you decided to come Ohio or…?"
Puck's smile returned a bit. "Part of it. I was kind of hoping I could see Beth again. I haven't seen her since she was a baby. I found out from Shelby that she moved away for college though so I haven't gotten a chance to see her yet." The smile grew. "She's starting med school soon. I think Shelby said U-M. Alex is trying to get into Yale for Art. Chandler well on his way to being a rock star with the way he chases girls and gets in trouble—proof he's my son."
"And Jamie's really good at singing. It started when they taught her to play piano at her school but the girl's got a set of lungs on her. I've been begging Shelby to do something with her. Maybe you could do some stuff with her Rachel?" Puck asked hopefully.
"Well…" They heard loud, clear singing from the other room.
"No, you have to harmonize with me. Listen…" Kurt giggled. Fanny.
"Sounds like my daughter's beaten me to the punch. Fanny's extraordinarily talented but she still has more to learn." Rachel explained. Kurt mouthed 'Just like Rachel…' to Puck who nodded and 'ah'd'. They heard another voice.
"You're pretty good. Come here, let me show you a song that would go great with your voice…" Puck shook his head.
"Sounds like my son is putting the moves on your daughter, Rach."
Rachel laughed and waved it off. "Good luck. Fanny's so focused on a singing career she barely even looks at boys."
Kurt swallows. And he supposes if someone wasn't looking at him they might assume he's trying the definitely cold coffee again. Instead, Kurt is wondering just how much Rachel knows about her daughter. It's a dangerous thing she's doing—assuming the best of Fanny without looking into her faults. It's something Rachel's parents did with her and he calls it living in ignorance. He loved his own kids and he trusted them, but he also knew what they were capable of. He knew it wouldn't take much for Aimee to go off on someone if she got angry or annoyed enough. He knew Court could be incredibly mean if given a chance. Even Stefani played up her innocence and charm if she thought it could get her something Kurt and Blaine said no to. And Fanny—Fanny was proving herself to be quite able to think of something other than her singing career and lie to Rachel about it. That was the difference though; Kurt could see what his kids could do and tried his best to help them control those things. Rachel on the other hand, had deluded herself into believing that Fanny could do no wrong. Especially dangerous in this sort of situation.
They talked a little more. Kurt dove deeper into Stefani's transformation, and about his father. Rachel went on about her plans to write a Broadway musical (one that would very obviously star a mother and daughter). It was rather surreal to Kurt. Talking to an adult and mature version of Puck about kids and family. Hearing their kids playing and spending time together in the other room.
Then when Rachel and Kurt decided to leave, his kids got other ideas. "Daddy, we're having fun! Can't we stay a little longer?" Stefani asked, practically hanging off of Chandler's shoulder. The boy laughed and pats her hand, which made Stefani blush. Kurt rolled his eyes—he could only hope that Stefani didn't develop a thing for bad boys.
"Yeah Dad, Chandler and Alex said they were going to take me on in football." Court threw in. Kurt then noticed that Jamie had moved away from her brother to be closer to Aimee and Court—giggling at something Aimee had whispered in her ear.
"They're suppose to be working and you're getting in the way." Kurt warned, but his father walked up and pat him on the back.
"Oh, they're fine! In case you haven't noticed Kiddo, I don't have much work around the garage. It'll be easier for you and Rachel to shop. I'll bring the troop home around quitting time." Burt stated. Kurt sighed and shook his head. His father spoiled his grandkids too much.
"Alright fine. But you all listen to Grandpa and Uncle Noah, is that understood?" He was barely heard over the cheers of his kids. Puck laughed and leaned in close as he walked by.
"Only losers call me Uncle Noah. Puck's fine." Kurt shook his head again and walked out with Rachel. Not so mature after all.
They climbed into the car and almost immediately Rachel pulled out her phone. This was pretty normal so Kurt really didn't question it until he heard. "Shelby? It's Rachel! Hi! Listen I have a favor to ask. Puck and Quinn are both coming to town and there's this New Directions reunion going on and I was wondering what you'd think about trying to get Beth to come?"
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"Rachel, I know you think this is going to go over like a hallmark movie but it's not going to work." Kurt said for possibly the fifth time as they walked around the mall. After a lot of back and forth between Rachel and Shelby, Shelby actually agreed to give Rachel Beth's number. The two didn't see each other much. Occasionally, Shelby came to visit Rachel and would bring Beth along but they never stopped to visit Quinn and Beth never mentioned any interest in meeting Puck and Quinn before since she was a baby the last time she saw them. He knew what Rachel was up to the minute she called Shelby and as happy as Puck would be to see Beth, he wasn't sure Beth was ready for the same. Quinn had spent years destroying herself over giving Beth up. Gone through drastic measures to try and get her back. However, Quinn went on to college and eventually came to peace with it. She met Joe again at the New Directions five year reunion, got married, and together, they had one biological daughter and had adopted a little boy. Was it really Rachel's place to make Quinn face that again?
Apparently, she thought so because she responded. "Don't be ridiculous. Beth isn't a little girl anymore. She's 22. If she's ready to meet them, that's her choice. You know Quinn and Puck will be happy."
"Of course they will—they will be at first. But you heard Noah; he's dealing with a ton of stuff right now. A druggie wife and a blind daughter isn't exactly light baggage, can he really handle building a relationship with Beth too? And what about Quinn. It tore her up inside when she saw Beth in high school; how do you think she's going to act seeing Beth all grown up?" Kurt pointed out. Rachel looked at a dress along the sides and seemed to ignore Kurt. "And what if Beth doesn't want to see them?"
"Then she'll say no, but at least she'll known where they're so she can see them when she's ready. And Quinn's grown up to, maybe now she'll be mature enough to handle seeing Beth and you heard Puck, he moved across the country hoping to see Beth."
Kurt made an annoyed noise. Sometimes talking to Rachel was like talking to a brick wall. "Yeah, and Noah and Quinn will see each other again and you know how they get. A part, there's this whole thing of sexual tension that they've learned to ignore. Then whenever Beth gets in the picture and suddenly there's the emotional connection and…and they just have this way of getting together again even though it never lasts."
"Well…."
"Rachel don't. They're both married now." Kurt cut her off. Rachel huffed.
"Puck's obviously not happy with that arrangement."
"He's dealing for the sake of his kids and you don't think bringing Beth and Quinn into his life will make that harder for him? And Quinn is married to Joe; good hearted, easy going, very-very-good-for-Quinn Joe, and you're telling me you're okay with the possibility of putting their marriage in danger for the sake of one happy get together?"
"Why are you getting so defensive about this? It really doesn't involve you." Oh, and if that wasn't calling the kettle black, he didn't know what was. "They're all adults, Kurt, all I'm doing is introducing the idea."
"Exactly. They're adults, and we're adults. And we shouldn't be doing the same stuff we did in High School." Kurt released a large breath. All arguing with Rachel was doing was rising his blood pressure; but frankly, Rachel was getting ridiculous with her plans and secrets. Usually, he could handle Rachel's hormone-induced shenanigans with good nature but between Blaine's father and everything going on with Fanny, he couldn't deal with it. "Just…Just don't push like you like to do alright? If Beth says no, leave it at that."
"Fine." Rachel grumbled. Then, in a much softer voice, she added. "You know, your kids are lucky Kurt."
Kurt raised an eyebrow. That was…was that suppose to be a compliment or a jab? It sounded like a compliment. He would take it as a compliment usually but it just didn't really make sense. Rachel continued as she sadly looked up from her dress with watery eyes. "They got to have a relationship with you and Blaine and Santana too. They don't have to wonder what their biological mother was like or spend years wondering if a piece of them was missing or not. They'll always know. I spent a lot of time wondering what Shelby was like and if she wanted to know me. Puck and Quinn do the same thing, I'm sure and if Beth does the same then…then it seems cruel to deny them a chance to see each other."
Kurt sighed. Crap. He was getting soft in his old age. He wrapped an arm around Rachel and pulled her close. "I know you mean well, Rach. It's just… I don't know, it's been a rough year and I'd hate for everything to blow up."
Rachel nodded, her tears rubbing against Kurt's coat. "It might be a nice way to end the year though."
Kurt had a sarcastic response all ready when his phone went off. He pulled his phone out and saw it was his dad. "Seems like my dad got tired of the kids faster than I thought." He pushed the send button and put it to his ear. "Hello?"
"Hey kid, listen; you need to get to the hospital."
Cliffhanger! To end a long chapter that is. Sorry if took so long to update, guys. A few different things happened—A. As you might be able to tell, I had to rewrite this chapter a few times before I got a scenario I liked (Jamie was originally going to be Puck's niece but that was even more dramatic than the scenario I went with). B. My mom left for a business trip so I spent a lot of time helping her get packed, thinking I'd have a few days alone to update all my stories and be productive, except…. C. My father announced the day after my mom left that my uncle was staying with us for a few days so I had to play hostess for those days. And naturally, the Christmas storyline is going to last a bit longer than I originally thought.
Next chapter, we'll find out who went to the hospital, we'll get an update on the daddyAnderson drama, Rachel and Finn tell Fanny she's going to have a little sister, and maybe Rachel finds out her daughter isn't as innocent as she thinks she is? And of course, Christmas (in July for us)!
Also, just to quench my own excitement, who I see playing Puck's kid: Nellie Veitenheimer from the Glee project as Alex, Trevor Blumas was the absolute closest to Chandler I could find—with darker eyes of course, and for little Jamie Puckerman I've picked Maddi Jane (this young girl singer with an amazing voice) as a young Jamie and Selena Gomez as an older Jamie-but more on why there's a future Jamie later ;). Hasn't been officially introduced yet, but Rachel Weisz is who I pictured as Puck's wife Melinda. Also, I don't know if I mentioned: I see Fanny being played by Anna Paguin- and she's been acting since she was a kid so you can see young Fanny and adult Fanny. I'll leave it at that for now, just like to share! And of course, I'd love to hear who you guys think could play who :)
And finally, thank you to The Irish Gleek who was our 100th reviewer and named—well, actually, all three of Puck's kids. Thanks in general to all my reviewers—you guys get so involved and I absolutely love it! And thank you to the people who read, favorited, or follow this story. You are all very, very awesome!
Thaliana- Thank you! And yes, very strange…in general, the whole thing has been one, big, coincidence (especially since I didn't know I was making AVPM reference—I really need to sit down and watch that whole damn thing). As for Blaine talking to Angela, I had to have him try! Or at least, have her meet Stefani so she could feel a little bit bad for disliking her. Whether it worked or not, we'll have to see ;) I enjoyed writing Aimee shopping but I can't help but feel like if it were my kid, I'd be less tolerable about it than Kurt. "Just pick the damn dress and let's go!". Thank you for reviewing :)
noaelizabethlovestowrite: You and me both. Mostly it just makes me laugh because only I could make a reference and not realize it. Thanks for reviewing!
Jay Li Matsuda- Thanks, glad you thought so! God, could you imagine? What if Angela was actually Sebastian's sister then that would make Danielle his niece and then Kurt's son and Sebastian's niece would have a thing? I could see everyone being very upset with that—but I think that would be a little too coincidental for that to be believable unfortunately, otherwise I would jump on it. And of course Blaine would—he's a big kid and he likes doing big kid things with his kids (or at least I imagine). I am very much looking forward to writing the New Direction reunion with the kids; I just hope I do it well. Lol, the look Blaine had was very "I just wrote something dirty and I think you should punish me". Aimee is Kurt's little girl, but it could prove problematic when she gets older (I'm seeing a Father v.s. Daughter project runway competition?). Lol, I just realized green and white are mint colors and I hate mint so maybe I'm subconsciously putting in symbolism? But yeah, I would complain too. Thanks for the review and I hope you enjoy the new chapter!
Queen Of Sheba- Looked her up and yeah, I can definitely see it! Especially when I looked up interviews with her online and she's very giggly and kind of shy. Very much Stefani :) Thanks for the review!
Orgasmic Bunnies- I know right? As I was writing it, I just wanted to hug Blaine—even going through his own dramas, he's there for his kids, or so I imagine him to be. I hope you like this update and thanks for reviewing!
Klaine Is My Life- Aw, thank you so much! Blaine's words are really just how I think every parent should look at raising their child. Yes, sometimes the things they do aren't safe, and you always want to protect them, but more than anything you have to support them and let them be happy. Whether Danielle's mom listens or not, we'll have to see :) Thank you for reviewing!
StBerry Lover24- Thank you! I have a special place in my heart for Ours since it was the story that started this entire world, so I'm glad to hear you liked it. Oh yes, Fanny finding out Rachel is pregnant will be…interesting to say the least. Thank you for reviewing and I hope you like the update!
Janice93- That's so sweet. Well I appreciate you reviewing :) And yes, it's really, really hard to sit down and write something, especially when it's done chapter by chapter like I like to do. I wouldn't say I have discipline persay (you should see how I am with other parts in my life. I considered sewing a dress for my friend's wedding but I haven't started because I know it's not gonna happen) but I appreciate the compliment :) Aw! Thank you! I love writing the kidfics, it's fun to imagine what the future will be like—very glad you like Steffi too :) Thank you for reviewing! Oh also, if you're looking for another great kidfic (well, technically teenfic, but I digress) I recently read one by sleepinnude featuring Blaine and Kurt's son—my favorite being 'proud to say you're mine'. Very touching fanfic! Glleek23 has another good fic about Blaine and Kurt's daughter as well. In any case, very happy you like mine!
The Songbirds Are Singing- I know, crazy thing right? Again, only I could make a reference and not realize it. Yes, Danielle's mom is being difficult but we'll find out soon if Blaine's efforts were worth it or not. Aw thank you! Sorry to go off in a rant BUT.. I get so furious with Glee around the holidays because they only ever do Christmas songs despite the fact they have two Jewish kids and an atheist in their club. Not to say they shouldn't do any Christmas songs but couldn't they at least throw in a Hanukkah song or two? I remember last Christmas Special when Rory read about the birth of Christ and my mom was like "Would Rachel and Puck really be moved by that?". Yes, yes I get it—Charlie Brown reference and what not, still would have liked a Hanukkah song put somewhere. There, I'm done. Sorry to rant! Thank you for reviewing (and letting me rant)! Hope you enjoy the update.
The Irish Gleek- Well, I'm very glad you did! I for one love all the names you picked and I hope you don't mind I used a few of them for Puck's daughter's too (my mind just ran away with the idea and I wasn't able to catch it). I haven't seen many episodes of Friends but it seemed like a pretty good show. I knew enough that I got the reference :) I considered naming his wife Monica just to run a little further with it, but since it appears I won't be making her a likable character, I decided against it. I'll be getting back to Danielle and her mom again once Christmas break is over but I do have a little idea in my head that might make things complicated (you'll see, but I will hint that it has more to do with Court than Danielle and her mom). Oh my god, I might have to have them make t-shirts! I don't know, but I'll certainly try—would be a good project for the kids, lol. I hope you liked Chandler, as well as Alex and Jamie's introductions (again, I hope that was okay!) and thank you for reviewing!