Chapter 25 – Pink or Blue?
(I do not own Glee or any of the characters.)
Carole had finally reached the fifteenth week of her pregnancy, the earliest that her doctor would perform the amniocentesis. A lot had happened in the three weeks since she had first found out that she was pregnant. The freezing rain storm that had covered Lima had melted. Everyone's power had been restored, but a lot of broken trees still had to be cut up and removed.
Blaine and his parents had met with Shelby and Principal Figgans and he was moving to Lima after mid-terms.
Practice had begun in earnest for Nationals, Finn was doing the ballad. Finn was singing the first half of Foreigner's I Wanna Know What Love Is as a solo, with New Directions joining in on the second half after the curtain rose behind Finn. Rachel was so proud of Finn every time he sang it in rehearsals. It felt like he was singing to her alone because he was. Kurt was back and Blaine was going to join New Directions so they felt like they had a chance against Sunshine and Vocal Adrenaline.
Prom and Rachel's trip to Juilliard were in three days on Saturday. Finn was staying in Lima for the prom because Leroy was going with Rachel to New York. Finn had offered to skip the prom, but Rachel insisted that he go and be the lead for New Directions without her.
A lot had happened in those three weeks, but a lot still remained the same.
It was raining that Wednesday morning of Carole's amnio and Burt was trying to be cool and calm in the waiting room, but he was losing the battle. He had picked up the same magazine for about the twentieth time when he looked up and saw Finn and Kurt burst through the doors of the waiting room.
"Where's Mom?" Finn asked with a concern.
"She's in the back getting prepped, they're going to come and get me when they're ready to start. What are you two doing here? Aren't you supposed to be in school?" Burt questioned the two boys.
"We checked ourselves out. Finn told the nurse that he had a headache, and I told her that my stomach hurt. We had to be here for you guys," Kurt explained.
"I'm glad that you came," Burt said. "I thought that I was ready for this, but I'm not. You know how I'm with needles."
"We're here for you man," Finn said. "I know that the results won't be back for three weeks, but will you find out if it's a boy or girl today?"
"We should," Burt said. "I really don't care either way. I just want Carole and the baby to be okay."
"You know that I pulling for a boy," Finn grinned. "I'm going to teach him how to throw a perfect spiral before he goes to kindergarten."
"Don't get ahead of yourself Cowboy. If it's a girl, she's going to be a fashionista with a lifetime subscription to Vogue," Kurt informed Finn.
"I'm glad that both of you are both on board with this baby thing, because frankly I'm worried," Burt said with a long sigh.
"What are you worried about?" Kurt asked.
"Do you know how old I'm going to be when this child graduates for high school? I'm going to be paying for his or hers college education out of my Social Security check," Burt confessed.
"I doubt that," Kurt interrupted. "They keep raising the age for Social Security eligibility."
"Kurt, I wasn't making a joke, I've already had one heart attack. I don't want to leave Carole with another child to raise alone. No offense to you Finn, she's done a great job with you."
"None taken," Finn said with a smile.
"Dad, you have been doing much better since you stopped having Slim Jims and Red Bulls for breakfast. You and Carole walk every day and your blood pressure and cholesterol are where they should be," Kurt said squeezing his dad's hand.
"I don't know, I just thought that I would be having grandchildren at this stage of my life, not children of my own," Burt concluded.
"Do you want Mom to keep the baby?" Finn asked bluntly.
"She's already so much in love with this child. I'm in love with it too. I'm just worried that's all," Burt answered.
"Don't be," answered Finn. "This child has two brothers that love it too, and he or she will be taken care of no matter what. Isn't that right Kurt?"
"That's right Dad. Diva or football hero, we've got this covered," Kurt confirmed. "Now why don't you get back there with your wife and find out if it's a boy or a girl. I'm getting tired of saying he or she and him or her."
Burt got up to hug Finn and Kurt just as the nurse came out to get him.
"We're ready for you Mr. Hummel," the nurse said. "Are these two young men part of the family?"
"We're the brothers," Finn said with pride.
"We have a good sonogram image right now if they would like to come back before we begin the procedure," the nurse said.
Finn and Kurt only nodded as they followed Burt and the nurse back to where Carole was on a draped operating table. Burt took a seat by Carole's head while the doctor started explaining the sonogram to everyone.
"Everything looks fine," the doctor announced pointing out the beating heart. "He's developing well and I see no problems at all."
"He, did you say he?" Finn asked with a very wide grin.
"Yes, he's definitely a boy," the doctor said pointing to the sonogram.
"Yes, yes," Finn said as he fist pumped the air.
"Burt, I'm sorry," Carole said. "I think you and Kurt were hoping for a girl."
"All that I want is for you and HIM to be safe and healthy," Burt said kissing Carole on the forehead.
"It's okay," Kurt said. "When Blaine moves in over at Shelby Corcoran's, Beth will be our little fashionista. I can't wait to tell her that she's going to have a little boy for a playmate. And who says that little boys can't be fashionable too?"
"Mom, you're still the only girl in this family," Finn offered. "Maybe we need to go to the animal shelter and get a girl dog or cat so you won't be so out numbered."
"I like it this way, having all of my men around me," Carole said squeezing Finn and Kurt's hand.
"I'd like to proceed with the amniocentesis now, are you two young men staying or going?" the doctor asked.
"We're going," Finn said dragging Kurt out the door with him. "Burt, if you need us, we'll be in the waiting room."
Almost an hour later Burt and Carole met the two boys in the waiting room.
"Mom, are you okay?" Is the baby okay?" Finn asked.
"We're fine," Carole said. "I just need to go home and take it easy for the rest of the day. You three can wait on me hand and foot. Wait, aren't you two supposed to be in school right now?"
"We checked ourselves out at the nurse's office, but we're feeling much better now," Kurt confessed. "If we hurry we can make it back in time for Glee rehearsals. Prom is in three days and then we can focus entirely on Nationals after that."
Finn and Kurt helped Carole into her car before they headed back to McKinley in Kurt's Navigator. They arrived there just as the group was entering the auditorium for rehearsals.
"Rachel," Finn said in delight, "I'm going to be a brother."
"We already knew that," Rachel said. "Did you find out if it's a boy or a girl?"
Finn looked confused.
"I think what Finn is trying to say is that we're going to have a brother and everything looks good," Kurt said shaking his head.
"Rachel, I wish that you could've seen him. His heart was beating a mile a minute. He has arms and legs and the biggest head and man pack that you've ever seen," Finn blurted out.
"That's too much information," Rachel and Kurt almost said in unison.
After a few more minutes of questions and answers about Baby Hummel, Mr. Shue called the group to order to go over the choreography for the prom on Saturday night.
"Rachel, I know that you'll be in New York Saturday and won't be singing with us for prom. So if you would like to head on home that'll be fine. We're only going to be rehearsing prom numbers today," Mr. Schue offered.
"I'll be happy to wait for Finn," Rachel answered. "I want to go by his house and see Carole anyway. I can work on my homework while you guys rehearse."
The group minus Rachel began going over the reblocked numbers that they had chosen from their song bank for prom.
Quinn and Sam would repeat I've Had the Time of My Life as the last song of their four song set list. While they were singing Rachel had to notice. Instead of gluing her eyes to Sam like she had done at Sectionals, Quinn was instead stealing glances at Finn. Sam had even noticed.
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