Well... it's not Christmas yet in the Hummel household, but it's getting closer! I had a sudden idea for this and decided to squeeze it in before the actual Christmas chapter.

Oh, and wasn't tonight's new episode of Glee amazing? Thank grilled cheesus we survives the hiatus! Woo!

Enjoy!

I do not own Glee.

For the first few days of break, Kurt and Blaine were practically inseparable. They watched movies, went to the mall, shopped at Baby's R Us, and even bought Blaine his first pair of maternity pants.

The pregnant boy had been getting by with his regular clothes up until this point, and Kurt somehow convinced him that it was time for some new clothes. Maternity stuff was a necessity when pregnant, after all, so the two managed to find some things that Blaine actually liked

After a few days, however, Blaine realized he really, really needed a present for Kurt. He had to get the countertenor something, and considering Christmas was now two days away, he needed to get one quickly. In order to do so, he had to have Finn distract Kurt.
He had Finn make up some story about Carole was really wanting new curtains in the bedroom, and how he needed Kurt's help to pick out the perfect ones. Naturally, he accepted, saying he knew just the thing to get. So with that Finn and Kurt set out, finally leaving Blaine alone so he could go shopping by himself.

The only problem was, he didn't know what the heck to get him!

He was standing by the front door, thinking for a moment before going anywhere, when Carole entered the room and saw him.

"Hey, sweetie." She smiled, "Everything okay?"

Blaine looked up at the sound of her voice and smiled slightly. "Yeah... I'm just thinking. I... well, I have no clue what to get Kurt for Christmas, and I need to get him something today. I finally got him out of the house for a little bit with Finn, but he'll still be back soon..."

"Well," Carole paused for a moment, seeming to be thinking about something. She finally just shrugged her shoulders and gave Blaine a smile. "I think Kurt would like just about anything, so long as it involves you. He... well, he loves you, and I know all he wants is to spend time with you."

Nodding slightly, Blaine smiled at Carole before turning towards the front door. "I... yeah. Thanks, Carole." He murmured. "I guess I'll just have to- Oh!"
Suddenly, he stopped and his eyes widened as both of his hands flew to his stomach.

The movement didn't go unnoticed by Carole and in and instant she was at his side. "What's wrong? Blaine?"

Still looking a bit shocked, Blaine looked up at Carole, taking a moment to form words. "She... she..." Tears were brimming in his eyes and he let out a small laugh before just spitting it out, "She kicked. The baby just kicked!" He excitedly grabbed her hand and pressed it against his midsection, close to where he'd just felt the little jab. "She just did it a second ago... there it is again!"

It was obvious that Carole was both relieved and excited. "Oh, that's great!" She exclaimed when she felt the small kick on her hand. "Is this the first time?"

"Yeah." Blaine whispered, absolutely delighted. "I've felt her wiggle around a little before, but she's never kicked like that. It was so cool and I... wow." He let out another small laugh, not even realizing that tears were spilling down his cheeks.

Carole reached up to gently wipe them away before she pulled the pregnant boy into a hug. "That's amazing, sweetie. I'm so happy for you."

Nodding, Blaine hugged her tightly. Oh, this was perfect, absolutely perfect. He could feel his daughter kicking now! She was kicking, just like a healthy baby should!

Smiling, he pulled away, and that's when it hit him.
He knew just what to get Kurt now! It would be perfect!

He suddenly scrambled for his keys, making Carole laugh when he exclaimed, "I gotta go!"
She merely handed his key ring to him before watching him go, still smiling at the happy look on his face.

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"Finn. Maroon and red are not the same color. Honestly! We cannot just get plain red curtains; they won't go with the rest of the bedroom decor!" Kurt gave his step brother an incredulous look as he held two strips of material towards him. "See the difference? Not the same!"

Blinking, Finn looked at the fabrics for a moment before just shrugging his shoulders. Whatever, he didn't really care. Kurt could pick out whatever kind of curtains he wanted, because really, he was just here to distract him so Blaine could have some alone time to go shopping. He was really hoping he'd gotten whatever he needed already, because he'd just about had enough of this curtain shopping. "Just get the maroon, then."

"Okay, I will!" Kurt snatched the appropriate package from the shelf, internally praising himself for such a good choice. Carole would definitely love these curtains!

They quickly made the purchase before heading out to the car, with Kurt shivering against the cold and Finn muttering something about how he was hungry. "Oh, hush," The smaller boy rolled his eyes as they pulled out of the parking lot. "We'll be home in a few minutes and you'll be able to eat."

Soon enough they were indeed back home and Finn went inside to hide the present for his mom before getting some dinner. According to him, shopping really made him work up an appetite.
Rolling his eyes, Kurt made his way down the hall to see what Blaine was up to. Figuring the pregnant boy was in his room, he poked his head inside. He was delighted to find him sitting on the bed, cross legged and smiling. "Hey, you."

Blaine raised a hand in a wave as Kurt entered and his smile widened even more as he approached the bed. "Did you have fun shopping with your brother?"

"Fun? Eh. I suppose you could say that."

Laughing, Blaine reached over to pull something out from behind the pillow. "Well." He murmured, "I think I might have something that might cheer you up." He said, placing a package in Kurt's hands.

Kurt glanced down at the package with a curious expression. "Belly paint?"

Nodding, Blaine shifted on the bed before slowly pushing up his shirt. Obviously, he had already been into the paint, as there was a festive Christmas tree adorning his baby bump. "I thought it might be fun." He shrugged, glancing down at his stomach. "We can just sorta... paint whatever on my stomach."

As always, Kurt was captivated by the curve of Blaine's midsection. It was an amazing reminder of their baby and he... oh, he just loved seeing it. "Okay." He finally said when he snapped from his little trance, smiling as he got the paints out again. "Hold still." He dipped his finger into the red jar of paint before he leaned in, starting to create something under the tree. After a moment he sat back with a smile, clearly happy about his work. "Okay, look now."

Blaine very carefully shifted on the bed so that he could see himself in the mirror above the dresser. "Oh! You made presents. Under the tree." He laughed softly, reaching down to gently trace a finger around the rectangular "present" under the Christmas tree that was painted across his belly. "Cute."

Kurt nodded, carefully getting his phone out so he could snap a quick photo.

"Hey!" Blaine quickly looked up with a small blush, though he was smiling as he did so.

"What? I was just taking an adorable picture." Kurt said simply. He then placed his phone aside and grabbed another jar of paint. "Can we wash that off and do another design on your stomach?"

"Yeah. We can do whatever we want." Blaine nodded, reaching over to grab the damp towel he'd already brought into the room. He gently wiped it across his stomach, cleaning off the green and red paint. "There." He murmured when his baby bump was bare again.

Almost immediately Kurt was painting something else, swirling colors together and grinning madly as he worked. Blaine, who was more than content to just let the other boy go to town, sat quietly and watched with amusement. It made him happy to see that Kurt was enjoying this. "Is that a rainbow I see?" He asked after a moment as he looked down at his belly.

"Mhmm." The countertenor murmured, grinning as he added little clouds in blue. "It is."

"Aww. I love it. But where's the pot of gold?"

"Blaine." Kurt looked up and playfully rolled his eyes. "That's getting awfully detailed for this belly paint. Buuut... I can try..." Smiling, he wiped off his hands before dipping a finger into the yellow so he could get to work. He did his best, making a silly little "pot of gold" at the end of the rainbow. He was just putting on "the perfect finishing touches," as he said, when suddenly he froze.

Blaine, who knew all too well why the other boy had stopped moving, bit back a smile. "What?"

Kurt slowly looked up to meet his gaze, his eyes wide. "She kicked." He said softly, moving to press his hand more firmly against the baby bump. He didn't even care that it was smearing his rainbow painting, because, holy crap, he'd just felt his baby girl kick! That was amazing! "She really... I felt... Oh!" His face lit up again as he felt another movement under his hand. "She did it again!"

"She did." Blaine laughed as he moved one of his hands to his stomach as well. "She did it for the first time earlier today."

"Really?"

"Yeah."

"Wow."

Blaine softly laughed again and watched Kurt, absolutely loving the amazed look on his face. It was as if his day had just been made because of this small moment under his hand.
"She'll probably move more if we keep painting." He finally said to break the long silence that had fallen over them. "That's why I got the stuff. It said it could stimulate the baby some, I think." He shrugged.

"Oh. That's cool." Kurt whispered as he slowly pulled his hand back. He then grabbed the towel and gently rubbed it over the pregnant boy's exposed stomach so that they could continue painting and hopefully feel their daughter's movements again.
"Come on, let's make something else. Maybe she'll kick more while we do it."

Together the boys painted across Blaine's tummy, swirling together colors to make cutesy patterns, funny sayings, and then, in the end, a messy picture of the earth. "It would probably look better if my stomach was a bit more round." Blaine commented as he looked at it in the mirror.

"Yeah. That and if we were better artists," Kurt giggled softly. He then looked down at his hands, which were covered in both dried and still wet paint, before he headed for the door. "Hey, I'm gonna go wash my hands really quickly. Be right back." He murmured and then headed out to the hall a moment later.

"Mkay." Blaine murmured as he wiped his stomach off, trying to rid it of the blue and green paint it was currently adorned with. Kurt hadn't been gone long when he got it all clean, and just as he sat on the bed he got an idea.

The perfect idea that he'd been needing!

Wanting to finish before Kurt returned, he grabbed the red paint and turned towards the mirror to get to work. He could hear the countertenor coming down the hallway just as he finished.

"Blaine, are you hungry?" Kurt said as he rounded the corner into the room. "I was thinking we could go out, if you wanted?" He suggested, a bit surprised when he realized that he was at the mirror, having apparently been painting something else. "Oh, so you weren't done with our artwork, huh?" He chuckled.

Shaking his head, the shorter teen turned around to face Kurt, making sure that his shirt was pushed up so he could still see his stomach. "No. I still had one more thing to do."

"Oh?" Amused, Kurt glanced down at Blaine's tummy, but what he saw made him freeze.

The simple words, written in red, were displayed across the baby bump.

I love you.

Three words that Kurt had so desperately missed hearing from the boy standing across from him.

"Blaine..." He started softly, shifting his gaze to look into those big, beautiful brown eyes.

But Blaine quickly shushed him and held up a hand, smiling as he slowly crossed the room. "Consider this an early Christmas gift," was what he said before leaning in and kissing Kurt right on the lips.

To say that the gesture both surprised and delighted Kurt would be an understatement. He kissed back with everything he had, not hesitating to slide his hands up to tangle in those curly locks he loved so, so much.

The two stayed like that for quite a while, kissing, until they had to pull apart and gasp for breath.

"Oh, Blaine." Kurt whispered, wrapping his arms around him. "I love you. I love you so, so much."

Smiling, Blaine leaned into the embrace and breathed deeply, inhaling Kurt's scent before simply murmuring, "I love you, too. Both of us do." He added, smiling when Kurt slid a hand down to rest on his belly.

Blainers and Kurtsie are finally getting back together... aren't you guys happy? :)