"I told you it was a bad idea."

No, maybe playing football in the icy parking lot wasn't one of his brighter ideas but he certainly didn't need his sister telling him so. Court was sitting on a hospital bed with his right wrist hastily wrapped. It was the best thing his grandfather and Puck could come up with using the first aid kit. Court and Chandler had been playing football in the parking when Court slipped and fell on a sheet of ice. He tried to catch himself with his hand but it slipped and twisted so fierce that he was sure he heard something snap when he landed. Not exactly his proudest moment as it had been the first time in years he had cried from an injury—he was sure it'd be nothing compared to later when his Dad yelled at him for being reckless.

Burt smiled, nudging Aimee with his foot. Stefani sat near Chandler, Fanny and Jamie as Alex and Puck stayed behind to look after the garage. He needed the extra help since Aimee didn't much care for hospitals and Stefani could be quite a handful in these situations. "Leave your brother alone. He's probably getting a cast on that arm."

"Well, if he does, it's his own stupid fault." Aimee huffed and shifted again. Chandler chuckled and leaned over to Kurt.

"Relax man. Chicks think injuries are cool. Right Stef?" Chandler asked. Stefani eagerly nodded.

"It does make you look a little dangerous." Fanny added after that. Aimee tilted her head in confusion but Burt just laughed some more. If he didn't know how worried his son was, he would think this whole situation was kind of funny. After all, how else was a boy supposed to know not to play football on the ice if he didn't break something? Well, common sense might have said otherwise but hey, at least he learned something.

The doctor finally stepped in a smile on his face. "Hello. I'm Dr. Stevens. You must be Court. I see on my chart we have another ice related injury…Are you his father?"

Burt chuckled. "Grandpa. Thanks for trying though. His fathers are the way here now."

The doctor 'ah'd' and then sat down in front of Court. "Okay, well why don't you tell me what happened and I'll unwrap it and take a look." The doctor reached out and started unwrapping the bandage while Court started relaying the story. Aimee made a face.

"Ew! I don't want to see it again! Grandpa, can't I go for a little bit?"

"Mr. Hummel, why don't I take Aimee to the lobby for a bit? They have a t.v. and stuff there." Chandler offered. Stefani perked up.

"Yeah, and games too!"

Burt waved his hand. "Sure, why not? Just keep your phone on, alright?"

When Chandler, Stefani and Aimee stood, so did Fanny. "Um, I better go too! You know, to help keep an eye on the girls." Stefani just shrugged even though Aimee was giving Fanny the glare she had inherited from her father. She hated being called little or it being insinuated she needed to be watched. Burt laughed and let Fanny follow them out.

Jamie reached her hand out to the chair and guided herself up into it. "You're not going with them, Jamie?"

She shook her head. "No, I'm sure it'll be quieter here—I like Fanny and Aimee but they can be a little loud to me. Besides, it's not like I'll be grossed out by Court's wrist." Burt shrugged. Court's wrist was purlish and bright blue just around where it was swollen. So much so that the bone was barely visible. Court winced and yelped as the doctor prodded his wrist gently.

"I don't think it's broken but it might be a pretty bad sprain. We'll get an x-ray just in case. If I'm right, lots of Advil and plenty of rest." The doctor chuckled and let Court lower his sore wrist and stood. "I'll go put your name in with the x-ray room."

Just as the doctor exited, they all heard a loud, panicked voice. "Is he alright?!" That sounded very much like Blaine's voice. Burt chuckled. "I'm going to go calm your papa down. Be right back you two, alright?" Both kids nodded when Burt got up and walked out of the room. Court sighed and leaned his head back against the paper-covered bed.

"Does it hurt a lot?" Jamie asked, putting her hands in her lap. Court seemed to jump as if he forgot she was there. He hadn't—she was just so naturally quiet.

"Oh, no…Not really." It hurt a ton, but he wasn't about to admit that to a girl. A pretty one at that.

"Really? Because I heard it crack and I can hear a lot of things but for as far away as I think you were, it must have been pretty bad." Court groaned and banged his head against the paper. "It's nothing to be embarrassed about. My brother gets hurt like all the time. Plus, it's not like I've never taken a fall."

Court sighed and lifted his head. "No, it's not really the end of the world. I'm just probably not going to be able to play hockey for a few weeks. Not to mention how mad my dad will get…. Which will be a ton." Court murmured. He looked at Jamie again. He had never really met a blind person before. In the movies, they always had white eyes or wore sunglasses—if this were the first time he was meeting her and he couldn't see just how unfocused her eyes were, he wouldn't have been able to guess. "So um, my dad would probably call me really rude to ask but…do you have like super hearing or something?"

Jamie giggled. "Kind of. My other senses make up for what I can't see, so it's like my ears are my eyes sometimes."

"Oh…" Court says and leans back in his chair.

"I was able to hear the bone crack." She says matter-of-fact like. Court raises his eyebrows. He could barely hear it with all the commotion going on and Jamie was almost 30 feet away. Although just because he didn't hear it didn't mean other people didn't. "I'm surprised you didn't cry more."

"Gee, out of all the cool things you could have brought up, you talk about that." Court teased. Jamie giggles and brings her knees up and crosses them so she's sitting criss-cross-applessauce in her chair.

"Would you rather I talk about how your sister almost made my ears bleed with all her screaming?" Court covers his mouth to stifle the laughter.

"Yes!" He manages but Blaine and Burt return at that very moment.

Blaine rushes over but stops at just the end of the bed. Surely, he's struggling between hugging Court and staying away so he won't hurt him further. Blaine runs his hand through his hair instead. "Court, thank god…did you hurt anything else besides your wrist? You didn't hit your head did you? Jamie's startled by the loud, frantic voice. Blaine notices almost immediately and looks apologetic. "Oh I'm sorry, sweetie."

"It's okay."

Burt slaps Blaine on the back. "He's fine. Just busted up his wrist a bit. They're gonna do an x-ray on him—maybe give him a brace or a cast, and he'll be out the door."

Blaine sighs his relief. "Good, okay…Where's Stefani and Mimi?"

"Puck's son is watching them along with Fanny. Mimi had a hard time looking at the injury so Chandler took them out for a bit. That's his daughter Jamie." Burt points out. Jamie nods and Blaine gives her a smile and a nice to meet you. "She stayed to get some quiet—so much for that plan."

Blaine looks guilty. "Again, sorry Jamie."

"Don't worry so much, sir. You get use to it after a while." Jamie says with a reassuring smile. Court takes a closer look at her. She's very pretty—probably the prettiest girl near his age he's ever seen anyway. Intelligent too Court could guess by the way she spoke. He also noticed the Star of David dangling from her neck and how it flickered against the texture of her hair. Aunt Rachel wears one too, though it's mostly hidden under what his father calls 'god-awful fashion choices'. Fanny occasionally wears one given to her by her grandfather's at her bar mitzvah. Somehow, it looks even better on her.

And maybe this is just a bit crazy considering what he's feeling now is pretty close to what he was feeling Danielle.

Blaine gets a text. He doesn't even have to look at it. "Kurt's here. I should probably go get him."

Burt chuckles. "No, I'll go get him and send Mimi and Court with you. I think Jamie and Chandler need to get back home before Melinda gets upset." Burt says this with a hint of seriousness that makes Jamie sink in her chair more. Burt reaches out and grabs her hand. "Come on kiddo, let's go."

Jamie jumps from her seat and squeezes Burt's hand. It's obvious she's not excited about leaving but she gives Court a supportive smile. "Good luck Court. Guess I'll see you at our dad's reunion."

"Yeah…thanks for hanging out." Court smiles back, not that Jamie can see it, but her smile grows as if she knows he returned it. Maybe she did. Maybe she heard it in his voice. Either way, there's an odd fluttering feeling in his stomach when she smiles back.

That's completely ruined of course when Kurt comes in and starts yelling at Court. "What in the world where you thinking?! Why would you play football on ice?! Even you're uncle isn't that thick headed? Was it Noah's idea? I bet it was his idea?" Court is nearly huddling when Kurt is finished with his rant. His father generally speaking, is very kind and patient with both him and his sister. With Stefani, he's more so, but that was because Stefani is (and acts like) the youngest child. Sometimes, it's difficult for even Court to get upset with her. Kurt sometimes got impatient with his older child and tends to call them out if they did stupid things. Court figured it was because they were more likely to do stupid things.

Of course, by the time it was all done, Kurt hugged him and told him he was glad he was okay. The two went together for x-rays and within a few hours, Court's given a wrist brace and direct orders to take it easy. To which Kurt mumbles. "You bet he will."

()

Kurt didn't know what to expect when they pull up to the Andersen house. The hard part is hardly anything has changed—the house in Blaine's childhood? The same as the house they're in now. The only things that are different is Blaine's room is now an office for his father and Cooper's is a yoga area. It reminds Blaine that at one time this was his family's home—and in a year, it probably won't be anymore.

Blaine's family is notorious for ignoring problems rather than face them head on, so Kurt isn't surprised when they step inside and Abby is wearing a fully made smile and Ryan is visiting with the grandkids. "Went and broke yourself, Court?"

"Yeah." Court says with a proud smile. Ryan laughs and smiles back, trying to pretend with all his might that Aimee is uncharacteristically quiet and Stefani isn't giving him curious looks. Abby shows Kurt a new organizer she got from the store, going on and on about how much space it gives. Giving constant waves of don't mention it.

Yet, oddly enough, it's Abby who asks. "Have you told the kids?"

Kurt exhales as quietly as he can. It could have been quieter as Abby is biting her lip. "Yeah, we told them separately… well, we told Court and Aimee in one setting and Stefani in another…Aimee was broken hearted but she's adjusting, Court's been trying to be brave for everyone…Stefani I expected to take it much harder but she's got a good understanding on it….Really, it's been hardest on Blaine."

Abby nods. "I thought it would be. Ryan and Blaine have had their differences, that's for sure, but Blaine's always been very sentimental. I think because he was the youngest in our family so he was always babied a bit more"

Kurt chuckles. "Stef's the same way. So emotional. I remember when Aimee had Blaine kill a spider and she bawled her eyes out because the spider 'had a family and kids'. She's been making cards to send to Ryan but we just haven't had the time to send them—we brought them though."

"That's so sweet." Abby smiles, before settling on her knees. For a minute, Kurt sees her lowering her walls. Out of all the Anderson's, besides of course Blaine, she's been the one he's most identified with. Abby doesn't allow her weakness to show but she has an inner passion and fire that sometimes can't be contained. It's taken years of being a profession perfectionist to learn how to control her outer emotions. However, in this moment, Kurt feels as though Abby is letting him in to see her as she was born to be. "I hope you don't take this as prejudice but… when I tell our neighbors and co-workers about Stefani, I still call her Dalton. Sometimes, I even use that name just talking to Ryan. I know I shouldn't but…"

"It's not prejudice." Kurt cuts her off. At least, not entirely so. In the past, Kurt might have gotten very offended by his mother-in-law's words. Kurt however, has learned first hand how difficult it is to accept something you can't understand. Laying awake at night and wishing that, despite your child wanting to be a girl, they could continue on as a boy? It's knocked Kurt off his pedestal. It's made him realize that acceptance doesn't always come easy. "You've known her as a him for 6 years…I don't think it's fair for us to come down on you for still thinking about her as Dalton sometimes, as long as you don't do it in front of her."

Abby finally gives a smile. "Of course…You know, I haven't always agreed with how you and Blaine handle things but I have to admit—I'm most proud of him when I see how he is with you and the children. He's so good to you—maybe I always saw him that way with a wife but just seeing him so wonderful with a partner warms my heart. And the kids… I've always been amazed by how he loves them all equally, even if Aimee and Court don't share his blood…But I guess that goes back to loving you."

Kurt can't help but smile because it's the single nicest thing he's ever heard his in-laws say. He feels that maybe the Anderson's have been too proud to admit it before but in the midst of facing mortality; they find it in their hearts to speak hidden truths. Kurt can only hope they continue to be good. He's not sure if Blaine can handle anything bad his family has to say.

Dinner is served not much later. Court gets to talk about his accident at the garage, Aimee talks about some new outfit she saw in a magazine (that would apparently be a great Christmas present for a certain granddaughter, hint hint) and Stefani talks about how Michael told her around Christmas time about Zorses, half-donkey's, half-horses. "I mean, isn't that just awesome?! It won't be long before we have actual Gryffindor!"

The family laughs and Blaine trys to explain how despite how awesome it would be to have a Gryffindor around, it's probably not going to happen. Stefani huffs and switches to Chandler instead. Kurt rolls his eyes. Yeah, she definitely has a thing for bad boys.

They hug and then leave. Realizing for right now, it's just a game of pretend. They're pretending Ryan's hands weren't shaking or that he hasn't lost a ton of weight. They're pretending the kids can't sense all the tiptoeing. Kurt's trying to pretend Blaine isn't going to break down and cry the moment they get back home.

He hates it but if there's one thing the Anderson's are good at, it's pretending.

()

Early Christmas eve morning, Kurt, Rachel, and Carole find themselves in the kitchen making the big breakfast before they start cooking the even larger meal. It's not even really 7 but Carole and Kurt have a glass of wine in their hand as they start cooking.

"To alcoholism and all its benefits." Kurt clinks his glass with Carole's as he passes by with batter. Rachel's laughing as she grates the chocolate.

"Setting such a great example for your niece and your grandchild." She says. Kurt notices what should be thin layers of delicious chocolate is coming out in chucks. Rachel's already nervous about telling Fanny about the baby.

"My grandchild who still doesn't have a name." Carole threw in. Kurt gave Carole a weary (tired?) glance.

"They only found out the sex a week ago." It doesn't seem to matter to Rachel though. She immediately chimes in as it's apparent she's put a lot of time into this.

"Well, we had a name picked for a boy naturally. Christopher Burton."

Carole smiles at the combination of her deceased husband's name and her current one's. "Oh, that would have been adorable."

"Seems very normal when compared to Fania though… you could still go with Christina Burton or something like that."

Rachel makes a face at that as she sets down the grate. "But Burton's supposed to be a boys name…"

"Yeah and Blaine's supposed to be more of a girl's name, but that didn't stop one Ryan and Abby Anderson from naming my soul mate that."

"Blaine's more unisexed dear…Though I wouldn't see any problem with using Burton as a middle name. They'll hardly ever really use it."

"Well, we've been thinking other names for girls—Barbara of course made the list last time. I've also added Isle, Sally, and Maureen to the list." Kurt shook his head and muttered 'Broadway names' under his breath. Rachel huffed. "Of course, I couldn't use Mimi because Aimee uses that as a nickname."

Kurt looks smug as he starts to spoon batter into the frying pan. "Sorry, you daughter can't use that. My daughter has first dibs."

"But for the other ones, Finn said he'd always want to call Isle 'aisle', Sally would be a forever young name, and that he once met a stripper named Maureen so once again, my dreams were dashed." Rachel shook her head. "Then to make matters worse, he comes up with names like Moon-Star, Stormy, and Berry…I guess he thought it'd be cute if we could say Berry Hudson all the time."

Kurt actually outright laughs at that name. "He's absolutely right. It will downright adorable when you introduce her to the therapist she'll be needing…. Provided she's talking to you both by that point." Kurt stops and ponders her sentence again. "And isn't saying Moon-Star irrelevant since the moon is a star?"

"Oh Kurt..." Carole tells him in a tone that suggests 'you remember who we're talking about, right?'. Kurt finds it funny that even Carole can see her son's obliviousness.

Rachel stops as she's bringing the bowl of chocolate over. "That's it!"

Carole and Kurt raise an eyebrow at each other. Carole takes a drink of her wine before asking. "You're going to name your baby Kurt?"

"I definitely had dibs on that one." Kurt mutters, grabbing the chocolate from Rachel so he can put some in the frying pan. Rachel shakes her head frantically.

"No, no, not Kurt…But Sound of Music! There's so many names in there…Louisa, Liesl…" Rachel gasps and put her hand on her stomach. "Maria! How could I forget Maria? It's not just for Sound of Music but for West Side Story too."

Kurt considers reminding Rachel that there are still people trying to sleep, but he knows once Rachel Hudson nee Berry starts going off, there's no way to stop her. "Maria Christine Hudson. It's perfect. Subtle, tasteful, has something both Finn and I… It's the perfect thing to name our daughter."

"YOUR WHAT?!"

Kurt's spatula cuts right through the pancake at Fanny's screech. Well, if anyone had been asleep before, they certainly weren't now. To Rachel's credit, she did say Christmas eve.

Kurt has to look. Just has to. He shuts of the frying pan and looks; Fanny is absolutely seething in the doorway. Rachel looks mortified as she stares at her 14-year-old daughter. Even Carole looks as though she's afraid her granddaughter might attack. Fanny swallows and asks again. "What did you say, mother?"

No Mama. No Mommy. No terms of endearment Fanny usually uses with Rachel. He can just feel Rachel's heart rip just feet away from him. He's stuck between hugging his best friend to sooth her and screaming 'I told you so!' at her.

But Rachel draws courage from the challenge. She steps forward and holds her head up high. She smiles though none of the words are said in the happy manner they're supposed to be said. "Fanny, I'm pregnant. You're going to have a little sister."

In response, Fanny immediately turns and walks away. She slams the front door to the house before a loud scream erupts. Kurt jumps as the high-pitched wail pierces his ears.

Within moments, Finn, Blaine, Burt and very nearly the rest of the house is running downstairs. Burt goes outside while a sleepy Finn and Blaine look into the kitchen. "What's going on?"

Rachel just looks so upset that Kurt can't even take joy in being right anymore. Instead, with a full frown, he answers. "Fanny found out about the baby and has some mixed emotions."

And there's chapter 14. One away from 15- which will coincidentally be the Christmas chapter. Sorry Courielle fans! It appears there's a possible love triangle going on…Perhaps. Ah, the scandalous lives of 10 year olds. Of course, Fanny didn't take the news of her sibling well—but should we have Uncle Blaine giving Fanny a sweet talk about the importance of family, Uncle Kurt giving Fanny an attitude check, or Rachel giving Fanny a sweet-attitude check? Or perhaps a mixture of all three?

As we draw nearer to chapter 15, I'd like to thank one more my reviewers, my readers, my followers, and the people who generally speaking read this story. You guys are so awesome I can't even begin to describe it!

iadorespike- No serious injuries or deathes fortunately :) Although, Court's probably going to go crazy with that brace on his wrist- I did when I had my brace on my ankle. Was super excited to bring Puck back, although now Rachel has to get in other peoples business. It wouldn't be Rachel unless she did though. We'll have to see if it blows up in her face (like the Fanny situation did) or if everyone's happy. Thanks for the review! Enjoy the new chapter!

Jay Li Matsuda- Glad to hear it (that you loved the chapter I mean, lol). Puck is back, in Ohio anyway, and of course, I had to have him bring his kids. Unfortunately, I decided to be a little mean to him—though I love him so much, he'll be fine no matter what happens. I thought we were due for a flashback, especially since we don't have any of Stefani while Rachel was pregnant with her. Lol, really? You and Blaine are both crafty—and apparently love wine. And of course, Stefani being as affectionate as she is, has to stop everything when she gets a little attention…As for Court, I remember being that young and hearing just a ridiculous name and thinking 'Oh, that's a really cool name'. My parents actually made me rename a cat once because they couldn't pronounce the name I had given her. I think it's fairly safe to say that I won't be breaking up Klaine in this fic, at least not for long or permanently (okay, not at all). I'm not particularly looking forward to writing the scene where Blaine's dad dies…Lol, you know, now that's it's in my mind, I kind of want to write it. Maybe a one-shot? I'll have to see what I can do. Oh, we'll have to see about Rachel and Beth ;) In the mean time, thank you for reviewing!

Orgasmic Bunnies- I think that was one of my longer chapters—just so much to fit in, lol. What is Christmas with the family without some drama to go along with it? (tends to happen in large families like the one I have). I feel a bit bad for being mean to Puck, but he does have 3 great children, and one another he might possibly see—if Rachel gets her way. Not next chapter but probably the one after that, we'll be learning more about what the other New Directions will be up to :) And see if Beth comes. You'll have to let me know if you were surprised about who ended up in the hospital. Thank you for reviewing and hope you enjoy the new chapter!

dreamer 3097- Thank you :) I hope this one is as well. Thank you for reviewing!

StBerry Lover24- Thank you! I can't really picture Rachel with anything but a daughter that was just like her. I think Finn will take Fanny being boy crazy only slightly better than Rachel—you know, Mother-Daughter dream to sing on the Broadway stage together :) Court managed to injure himself just to make the holidays a little more interesting. Of course, I absolutely need to force myself to sit down and watch it—so I can get my own references ;) Thank you for reviewing! Hope you like the update!

Chloeskye- Or as I like to say—POR QUE! Nonetheless, I hope this chapter was worth the cliffhanger. Thanks for the review!

Janice93- You'll have to let me know what you think of them :) I thought they were absolutely brilliant! I don't think anyone expected it—well, maybe I'd expect him to have 3 kids, but not from one wife. Regardless, I've always imagined him as a great father. Lol, I always feel like the best parents are the ones who can admit that their children have faults and how they need to be controlled. I can see Kurt realizing it, but not Rachel. Rachel can do no wrong than certainly, her daughter can't! Though, I kind of see Blaine being oblivious to his children's short-comings as well. Lol, she'll find out about Fanny and Mason just as she'll learn about Fanny and Chandler—I can't imagine she'll react well. Thank you for reviewing! Enjoy the new chapter!