This chapter is dedicated to klainer67 once again because of all the amazing reviews and because we never got to see Charlotte meet "Aunt" Rachel in "One Hell of a Family"

This one takes place a few hours after the events of "Charlotte, part 2" - aka right after Charlotte and Blaine join Kurt and Brendan in New York.

Kurt and Brendan proudly gave Charlotte the grand tour of the apartment while Blaine busied himself with putting their things away. Blaine made sure to be there when Kurt revealed Charlotte's bedroom, however. Kurt had sent him pictures of the progress on the room and he was nothing short of excited to see how his daughter would react.

When the door opened, there was a moment where Blaine, Kurt, and Brendan all held their breath. Charlotte stood frozen in the doorway, her eyes widening almost comically. She looked back to Blaine, as if seeking confirmation that this was, in fact, her room. He nodded and gently pushed her further into the room.

Charlotte's wide eyes raked over the pale pink walls as if she had never seen anything more magnificent in her life. Over the window were gauzy white curtains which matched the canopy that hung over her bed. The duvet perfectly matched the paint on the walls, and left the whole room feeling slightly like walking into a giant cotton candy machine. But that didn't seem to be what caught Charlotte's attention. One whole wall of the room was painted expertly with the Disney princesses smiling out on the white and pink room.

The tiny girl reverentially walked up to the wall and held out her hand, as if trying to convince herself it was real. When she came in contact with the solid wall that Ariel was painted on, she let out and excited squeal and turned around to face her dads and brother. Although she didn't say anything, the giant grin on her face spoke volumes.

An hour or so after the girl had gotten settled into her room, Kurt suggested that the entire family go for a walk in central park. What Blaine didn't know was that Kurt and Brendan had planned a welcome home party for both Blaine and Charlotte and they needed to get out of the apartment so Rachel and their other friends could set it up.

The walk combined with the morning of travel and new experiences tired Charlotte out quickly, and after only an hour, Blaine was carrying her in his arms and trying to keep her awake to see the statues in the garden or the sailboats on the lake.

Brendan ran in front of his dads, allowed a bit more freedom than he might usually get since they were itching for alone time after being apart for so long. Despite the sleeping six-year-old, they were able to be plenty affectionate to fill in some of the gaps from the last few months.

"I missed you," Kurt said quietly.

"I missed you, too. You and Brendan. I never want to do this again," Blaine agreed. "I mean, it was wonderful to live with your parents and spend so much time with Char, but I just - I hare being apart from you."

"Me too," Kurt said. He leaned around the small girl in Blaine's arms and kissed his husband sweetly on the lips. "Ready to go back home?"

"Charlotte definitely is," Blaine said, laughing slightly.

Kurt nodded in agreement. "Bren, come on!" he shouted. "We're going to go back home."

Brendan came running up to his dads eagerly, putting up no protest. If Blaine thought that was strange, he made no mention of it.

"Alright, everyone, quiet!" Rachel instructed the people gathered in Kurt and Blaine's living room. "Kurt just texted me and they're all on their way back now!"

The gathered crowd nodded as they got in place. In addition to Rachel, there were a few of Kurt and Blaine's other friends from NYADA and from work, as well as two of Brendan's friends from school, their parents and their siblings. It wasn't a large group, but they didn't want to scare the newest addition to the Anderson-Hummel family.

There was a large sheet cake sitting on the kitchen table with "Welcome Home Blaine and Charlotte!" written on it in big letters. Bowls of chips, popcorn, and other snacks rested on almost every other surface in the apartment. And that was nothing compared to the sheer amount of balloons, streamers, and decorations on the walls and ceiling. They were ready.

Just in time, too, it seemed. The doorknob rattled a little as the key turned inside it, and the door swung open to reveal an indulgent grinning Kurt and Brendan standing in front of a shocked Blaine who was holding a sleeping child - who could only be Charlotte.

"Surprise!" the guests said, in quieter tones than they would have otherwise so as not to rouse the sleeping girl.

Charlotte had been gently shaken awake and was now sitting shyly between her dads and eating a piece of cake while all the guests kept coming up to talk to her.

She blinked, looking at the next guest from under her long eyelashes.

"Oh, she is just too cute!" Rachel squealed, hugging Kurt tightly. "Hi honey, I'm Rachel," she introduced. "I've been best friends with Kurt here forever!"

Charlotte nodded a little, but didn't look away. Perhaps she was transfixed by Rachel's shiny jewelry.

"Oh! I almost forgot! I have something for you!" Rachel said, and she dove under the couch and produced a large rectangular box.

Charlotte's eyes widened and she looked up at Blaine for approval before beginning to tear the paper away. Inside, she pulled out a pale lilac dress with a full tulle skirt and a small flower pattern on the top. Her eyes grew even larger, if possible, and a grin broke out on her face.

"Wow," the little girl breathed out. "It's like a princess!"

Rachel giggled. "Well, you let me know if your daddies don't let you live every day like a princess, okay? We'll have to schedule a lot of girl time to make up for all the boys that you're living with."

Charlotte nodded enthusiastically as she hugged the dress to her chest.