Kurt opened the door and let Burt and Carole in. He put their coats in the closet while Sebastian reset the alarm.

Burt pulled Kurt into a hug. "It's good to see you, kiddo."

"It's good to see you too, Dad."

The doorbell had woken the girls up because Kurt could hear them babbling in their room.

"We'll go get them," Sebastian said.

"I can help Kurt, if that's okay," Carole said.

"Sure."

"I'll just pop the biscuits in the oven," Sebastian said, as he headed the opposite direction. He opened the oven and put the tray in.

Burt followed him into the kitchen. "You're serious about my boy?"

"Yes. I love him and Aliza."

"Good. He doesn't need anymore nonsense of guys who think they can do whatever they want and he will just forgive them and they can keep on screwing up."

"Right. I get that. I like him as a person and I enjoy spending time with him. He's funny and smart and I already told you that I love him. I've never had a boyfriend or been in love with anyone before. I'm not playing Kurt or using him somehow."

"I didn't say anything at Thanksgiving, but I met your dad. He was a good guy from what I could tell. He talked about you. Well, more like bragged. He was proud of you. So was your mom. She showed me a picture of you and told me how you were on your way to Columbia this fall like your dad, but instead of law, you were going to study architecture like her. That was back before she had Rose."

"Thanks for telling me that. I miss them."

"I'm sure you do. I love Carole dearly, but I still miss Kurt's mom. And I miss Finn. We've all had a rough year. I hope this next one is better."

"In the midst of the sadness, Kurt came back into my life and that's made a huge difference for me. First, just his friendship, and now more. I have no intention of doing anything to lose him. He's special."

"He is. He said you had work done before he came and picked up the rest of his stuff."

"I did. I had a contractor come in to do some painting, a few minor improvements, and some carpentry. The crew did an excellent job, and they were polite, timely, and non-judgmental."

"Sounds like it went well."

"It did. Do you want to see?"

"Sure."

Sebastian took Burt into the study first and showed him the work on the desks and the Murphy bed. Next they stepped into the girls' room, where Kurt was finishing up changing Rose's clothes to the dresses that Carole had gotten them. Rose's was a deep magenta and Aliza's was plum, like their teddy bear coats. They had on mock turtleneck bodysuits with a tiny flower print on a black background, leggings with the same print, and black socks with lace.

"Those dresses are beautiful," Sebastian said.

Carole was holding Aliza. "I'm glad you like them."

Sebastian said, "Your dad was interested in the work we had done. I showed him the study. Next is the playroom." He stepped back out and across the hallway. He turned the overhead light on and stepped inside. "We turned this room into their playroom."

Carole came in behind them. "The orange love seat is fun."

Kurt nodded. "We're going to hang some sea life paintings in here once we get them done."

"I see that you put the valance and pillows in here. Sea-themed paintings will look cute with those and the pale aqua walls," she said.

The oven timer began to beep. Sebastian went to pull the biscuits out. Burt followed him.

"I'll show you the study," Kurt said to Carole, as they got near the door.

She followed him in. "Sebastian had a Murphy bed console built so we'd have more floor space to work in here, but we can still use the room as a guest room. He had our desks and chairs stained and painted to match with everything."

"It's a nice mix. These paintings are lovely."

"I like them a lot too." He headed back out to the hallway.

Sebastian said, "Everything's ready. Let's go ahead and eat."

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They gave Burt and Carole a quick tour of the laundry room and the master suite before dessert. Once they were back in the kitchen, Carole took Sebastian out to her car to bring in their gifts.

Kurt looked at Burt. "Something's on your mind."

Burt nodded. "Yeah, I guess I just wasn't prepared to see you sharing a room with Sebastian when you've only been a couple for just over a week."

"Oh, I'm not sure what to say about that. I would never have dared to ask you about that part of your relationship with Carole, so I expect the same adult treatment. There's not much else to say. We've both been of consenting age for nearly four years."

"Right. I know. It's just a big leap for me. You're here living like a married couple now."

"Why does that bother you? I thought you'd be happy that I've found someone who loves me and Aliza."

"I am. I really am. I'll get over the shock. I promise. I'm glad you're happy."

Sebastian opened the door. "Close your eyes, Kurt." He let Carole go in first, and then came the rest of the way in himself. He put what he had carried in just past the door to the garage. He reset the alarm.

"What Sebastian brought in isn't a Christmas present. It's for school." Carole put what she had on the table. She stepped back so that Kurt could see what Sebastian had brought in. "Open your eyes," she said.

Kurt looked up. He rushed out of his seat to go look at the adjustable dress form. "It's perfect." He looked it over. "This will be great for my class. It's a lot nicer than the one I had in New York. Thank you. I'm going to put it in the study. I'll be right back."

When he came back in, Carole had moved the two gift bags next to the high chairs.

"Go ahead and open the girls toys so they can play with them while we open ours and eat dessert," Carole said.

Sebastian opened Rose's bag.

"I washed everything before I packed it up, so they could play with them."

He pulled out a stuffed doll with a bubblegum pink sleeper, a purple neckerchief, and a matching pink hat with striped pink and purple trim. Kurt reached over and pulled the doll out of Aliza's bag. Hers was wearing an aqua blue sleeper with a lime green neckerchief, and matching hat with the striped edging in aqua and lime green.

Carole said, "I know the blue one is supposed to be a boy, but honestly other than the clothing color and the fact that the blue one's face has freckles and brown eyes instead of blue eyes, they look identical. I thought you could embroider some flowers or something on the neckerchief to make the aqua one look more girly. If it had come in lavender I would have bought that, but I knew having two the same color would not end well."

Kurt smiled. "I will give her a little feminine touch. It's fine really. It's definitely better to have them easily identified. And you said you washed them?"

"That's why I picked them. They looked the most like real babies for a completely machine washable toy that I could find."

"They're adorable," Kurt said. "We'll name them and I'll embroider their names on their neckerchiefs. How about Abby for Rose's doll and DeeDee for Aliza's? Rose can already make the B sound, and D is one of the first sounds Aliza will be making soon."

"Cute names," Carole said. "And good reasons for them."

Sebastian pulled out stacking rings. Kurt pulled out stacking cups.

"I know those may be a little hard yet, but there's one more thing in each bag they can play with right now."

Kurt pulled out the cutest rainbow colored firefly with different textures and activities on its wings. He put it on Aliza's tray, and she grabbed for it.

"Well, that one's a hit," Burt said.

Sebastian pulled out a brightly colored fish with fins that had different textures. He put it on Rose's tray, and she snatched it and started playing with it.

"Two for two. You can't beat that," Burt watched them both examine their colorful, crinkling, textured toys.

Kurt reached over to Aliza's high chair and fastened the toy leash through the grommet. Sebastian did the same to Rose's.

"I wondered why they both had grommets in them," Burt said. "Now, I see," he said, as he chuckled. "They keep them from being able to throw them on the floor. Good invention."

"We have them on their strollers and carriers too. It saves having to take more than a couple of toys with us because we can keep them from ending up on the ground or the floor," Sebastian said.

Kurt got up to slice up the desserts. They all got up and served themselves and sat back down.

He and Sebastian tore the paper off of the fairly large box together.

Kurt looked at the writing on the box. "Instant Pot?"

"They're all the rage," Carole said. "They do everything. They work like a Crock-Pot, a pressure cooker, a rice maker, a yogurt maker, which I thought might be a nice feature since you like yogurt so much. I forget what the other features are."

"It sounds amazing," Sebastian said. "Thank you."

Kurt was looking over the list on the box. "It looks really cool. I'm sure we'll get a lot of use out of it. Thanks."

Carole picked up the last gift on the table and unwrapped it. She looked at it, but the title didn't ring a bell.

"It's the cookbook we used to make all of the dishes at Thanksgiving. The one I was telling you about that had only recipes for dishes that could be frozen and reheated and still taste good."

"Oh, I remember. That's perfect. I'll take it with me to DC the next time I go. That way I can cook up a bunch of the things from it and leave them for Burt."

"My taste buds and wallet thank you. To eat the way I'm supposed to costs more than I like to spend. I'll see if any of them are Burt-proof. Maybe I can learn to make a few of them myself."

"We'll work on it," Carole said.

Kurt got up and began to clear the table. "Would you like to take some dessert home with you for later? I can pack up some to send with you."

"Yeah, I would," Burt answered.

"Me too," Carole stated. "I'd like some of both. They were really good."

"Thanks," Sebastian said. "Kurt's been a really good teacher. I didn't know how to cook anything. I just warmed up leftovers from take out mostly. Or I had a can of soup or a sandwich."

Kurt said, "You can go ahead and get them out of the high chairs if you want. You can take them in the playroom or the living room. We can watch a movie if you want, or we can just sit around and talk. We'll be done with this in just a minute. There's an animal sounds book on their shelf that Rose is really into these days. She's trying out her ability to imitate all of the sounds."

They opted for the playroom. Carole found the book. They sat down close together like Kurt had shown Carole, and she read the book to both girls. And just as Kurt had said, Rose did her very best to imitate all of the sounds. They read it a second time because it was fun to listen to her try. Aliza clapped and kicked her feet in excitement at everyone making funny sounds.

While they were reading in the playroom, Kurt and Sebastian loaded the dishwasher and packed up the leftovers and the desserts. Sebastian started the dishwasher with a 2-hour delay.

Kurt waited for him to stand up from putting the dishwasher soap under the sink before stepping closer. He put his hands on Sebastian's waist and kissed him. "Thank you."

"For what?"

"Lots of things, but specifically for saying that I'm a good teacher. I've wondered. I tried to teach my dad to cook. He'd just say things like, 'It's better if you do it.' 'You're just better at it than me.' And 'Even when you show me I just can't get it.' I just appreciate that you paid attention, worked at it, and learned to do things for yourself, not because I don't want to do things for you, but it just somehow feels really good to know that I'm not terrible at teaching since that's what I'm studying to do now."

"You're a good teacher. Really. I honestly think your dad just didn't want to do it, so didn't really put his best effort into it."

"That's what I always figured. He'd bake or cook with me sometimes just to spend time with me, but he didn't really want to learn to do it on his own."

Sebastian kissed him. "I like to spend time with you too, but I pay attention."

"I appreciate that. Let's go see whether they want to stay or whether they're ready to go." Kurt took Sebastian's hand and walked back to the playroom. He wrapped his arm around Sebastian's waist as they stood in the doorway. "What did you decide?"

"How much longer will they be awake?"

"Until about 4:00. We've moved them to two naps, which seems to be working so far."

"It's not below freezing out today. Do you think we could take them out for a walk?" Carole asked.

"Sure."

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They all got bundled up, put the girls in their strollers, and went out for a walk around the neighborhood. The sidewalk was only wide enough for two people to walk side by side. Carole took Aliza and got Sebastian to walk with her. Kurt and Burt followed behind with Rose.

Carole said, "Kurt said that you already know that Aliza is Finn's daughter."

"Yeah. That's all I know though. I haven't asked beyond that. My assumption is that when the mother found out that he had died that she came to you and told you about the baby. I figure that Kurt agreed to raise her since you and Burt aren't really in the position to do it, and he didn't want her to end up being put up for adoption by the birth mother."

"That's pretty accurate. It's been harder than I had imagined. I know you understand. You lost your parents. No one so young should have to go through that. And you've stepped up to raise your sister. From everything I can see, both of you are doing an amazing job. I know that I'm messed up. I'm going to start to see someone. Hopefully by this summer, I won't have to pretend to be okay as much as I do now. The hardest part about this besides losing Finn has been dealing with prejudice firsthand for the first time. It's easy to say that we sympathize with people who are discriminated against, but when it affects you personally, it's different. If Finn were alive, Aliza would have had this big extended family who would love her unconditionally."

Sebastian interrupted her. "Unless she turned out to be a lesbian or bisexual with a same gender partner or transgender."

"You're right. If she turned out to be any of those things, they would turn their backs on her. It sounds stupid, but I really didn't know how homophobic they were until I married Burt. It was just one of those topics none of them ever talked about, you know like the language that some group of people far away speak. Everyone knows people speak languages that practically no one outside of the group has ever heard, but no one talks about it – ever. That's how sexuality was in my family. It was just never discussed. I had no idea how many of them were secretly homophobic until they asked me not to bring Kurt to our Christmas gatherings, or any other family gatherings. Honestly though, I'm feeling a little better today. I was really in a funk when Kurt came to stay. It was right after all of this stuff had really hit me. Until then, I had still been thinking about how much fun Christmas with my family was going to be despite Finn being gone. When I realized that I wasn't going to have that with her, I just broke down. Burt told me that your grandparents love and accept you. I'm fine with you and Kurt. I'm a love-is-love person. Just from watching you today, I can see how much you love both Kurt and Aliza. I didn't expect him to be so self-reliant, but I should have known better. He is a man of his word. He agreed to raise her as his own, and he is. And he's found you. I'm really glad for both of you. I hope that we can be friends."

"Of course."

"Thanks. I can't promise to be of any help, but if you ever just want someone to talk to, I'd be glad to listen. Sometimes I wake up and the instant I open my eyes, I begin to cry because my dreams were so real and we were in Lima and Finn was alive. And opening my eyes just proves that it was all a dream. I don't know if you have those days. Whether you do or don't, becoming a dad at 19 isn't easy. You're doing great. Both of you."

"Thanks."

"I know all of this is new between you and Kurt, but Burt and I would love to be grandparents to Rose as well, if that's alright with you."

Sebastian sniffled and nodded. "Yes. I had hoped that you would."

"You've probably already heard Kurt use the name, but I thought Mimi would be fun. I'm only 41. I'm not really ready to be called Grandma."

"Mimi it is then. What about Burt?"

"You'll have to ask him."

"Fair enough."

"I want you to know something about Kurt."

"What's that?"

"He's a very forgiving person. Finn did some pretty terrible things to him when they were younger, as did Puck, and he forgave both of them. David, too. There were others that did some pretty bad things. I'm just asking you not to take advantage of that like some people have."

"I won't. I know he struggles with trust and I can understand why. I just have to continue to be trustworthy. I'm not perfect, but I won't hurt him on purpose."

"That's all anyone can do. I'd like to try to work out a way where we can come down one weekend a month and spend time with the four of you, even if it's just Sunday breakfast or something. Once you have your schedules figured out for this semester, maybe we can talk about it."

"Sure. We go see my grandparents for a few hours every other Saturday. We eat lunch with them and then do some shopping while the girls stay there and my grandparents dote on them."

"We can come here at first and let the girls get used to us, and then maybe we could have you come to our place some of the time."

"We'll work something out."

She smiled. "Thank you."

"You're welcome. I know it was never Kurt's intention to keep her from the two of you. You just started spending most of your time in DC after he moved in with me."

"I know he didn't. I had missed Burt terribly during the three months I was staying in Ohio and watching Aliza and I've missed her the three months I've been going to DC with Burt. I'm hoping to find some middle ground now."

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While Sebastian and Carole were talking, Burt and Kurt talked.

"She wanted to spend some time with Sebastian."

"That's fine. She's trying. I think it's sweet."

"She is. I've made an appointment with a grief counselor in DC."

"I hope it helps."

"Me too. She and I did a lot of talking. She wants to be Rose's grandma too. I know I've done a cruddy job so far, but I'm done with that. These little babies didn't take Finn away or give me cancer."

"That's true. So, what do you want them to call you?"

"You call Sebastian's grandparents 'Grandma' and 'Grandpa', right"?

"Yes, because he's called them that his whole life."

"And his other grandparents?"

"Mamie and Papi."

He thought for a few minutes as they continued to follow along behind Carole and Sebastian. "Alright then, how about Papaw?"

"Sure. How are things in DC?"

"Alright. I have to decide whether I'm going to run for another term soon. I have an appointment late next week for some tests. As long as those all come back fine, I'll run again. I'm still pushing for marriage equality and anti-discrimination laws."

"An endless uphill battle."

"I know, but I intend to do what I can to make it happen." They walked for a couple of minutes before he said anything else. "You're different with Sebastian. It's more like you and Sam, except that Sebastian's gay."

"Yeah. That's true. Sebastian is a big nerd or geek or whatever. He likes comic books and wears super hero pajamas. He's a big Lego fan too. He has a bunch of huge sets. We're going to put one of them together soon."

Burt chuckled.

"I want to ask you something I've never had the nerve to ask."

"This about your mom?"

"Yeah."

"I don't know anything about her family. She had a scholarship to Cincinnati Conservatory. She was just a little more than a semester from graduation when we met. I asked her to marry me the day after she graduated. We got married at the courthouse a few weeks later."

"How did you two even meet if she was going to school in Cincinnati?"

"She was driving through Lima in November to go to some event in Toledo and her car broke down. She was crying and upset because she had to go to the event for a class. If she didn't go, she couldn't write some paper. I offered to drive her to Toledo myself, which I did. She probably only accepted out of sheer desperation to not get an F on her paper. But we hit it off. I waited for her event to be over and drove her back to Lima. She had planned on staying in a hotel in Toledo, but cancelled and stayed at a place in Lima instead. I went in the next morning and finished her car up and took her out to breakfast. We met in Dayton for dates. I fell hard and fast. She was just amazing. I wish you could remember her better."

"Me too. I still watch the videos."

"The rest of what I'm going to say is me relying on my memory from about 20 years ago when she told me this just once. She did leave you a sealed envelope to give to you whenever you began to ask questions. I'll get it to you. I don't want to mail it and risk it getting lost. Here's what I remember. She was living in Quebec, but her parents were French. I know nothing about her parents or family. She never spoke about them."

"If she studied music of some sort, why was she a French teacher?"

"She studied Musical Theatre. When she moved to Lima with me, she still auditioned for roles in Toledo and Columbus. She got several, but she also went to OSU Lima and took whatever classes she needed to be able to teach. She eventually got tired of the commute. She tried to get a position as a music teacher, but no one was hiring. This part is fuzzy because I don't really know what she did, but she did something so that she could teach French when you were a baby. She went to school in the evenings after I came home from work. She got hired on at North Lima to teach French."

"This has to do with why you're upset with me about leaving New York."

He nodded. "I felt guilty. She had trained to be a stage performer, and that's what she really wanted to do. By insisting on keeping my dad's shop, I tied her to an area where she couldn't do what she wanted."

"Did she seem upset about it?"

"She said she liked being a teacher."

"But you think she was just saying that?"

"Sometimes. I don't want to call her a liar, but it's just hard to believe that she was okay with giving up what she had trained to do to live in Lima with me."

"She loved you. She loved me. I don't see anything in the videos of all of us that indicate that she was anything but happy with her life."

"I hope that's true. I loved her so much, Kurt."

"I know. I need you to believe me, Dad. I'm happier here in Dublin with Aliza, Sebastian, and Rose than I was in New York. Maybe if I had cut my Lima ties, it would have been different. But constantly being around Rachel, and then Santana – that was not letting me live the New York life I had dreamed of. I'm happy here. I like my classes. Maybe this isn't what I had dreamed of, but maybe it can be just as good or better than my dream. I have someone who genuinely loves me. No manipulation, no pushing me to the background, no gaslighting. And I told you that Sebastian wants to go to New York still. By the time he finishes school here, both girls will be old enough for pre-K if we go to New York then. If we stay here for an additional year past when he graduates, the girls will be ready for kindergarten. I know it's weird to think about that, but this life suits me."

"Okay. I'll take you at your word. It's just my experience with you doesn't give me a lot of reason to do that, you know?"

"I do. But I've quit hiding things from you to protect you. I love Sebastian. I know it's new, but I've spent a lot of time with him over the last nearly four months. There is nothing glamorous about a 3am feeding. I've seen him be thrown up on, peed on, and pooped on. I've watched him deal with all of those as gracefully and with as much humor as possible. He's never once sworn or yelled at Rose or Aliza or me. He's really amazing, Dad. What I really wanted that I thought I could find in New York was acceptance. I didn't have that in Lima. I didn't really have it with the people at McKinley or Dalton. But my classmates at OSU don't treat me like I'm a leper. Sebastian loves me just the way I am. That's an amazing feeling."

"It is. I'm glad you've found what you were looking for."

"I think you were what Mom was looking for. I think she was genuinely happy with her life. Maybe when you see the counselor, you should tell them about this. Let someone who knows what they're doing explain to you that there's no reason to doubt what Mom told you. And I already told you that I'd do a better job of sharing about my life – the good and the bad. Right now the good is Sebastian and the girls. The bad is Carole's depression and how hard things are for her and for you. Don't take that on yourself. You didn't cause her depression. All you can do is be there with her and for her."

"You sound like one of those counselors yourself."

"I went to see one for about six months in New York and then all summer in Columbus. It made a big difference. If I hadn't gotten some help in New York, I'm sure that scene at Dalton would have gone a lot differently."

Burt walked along silently for a little while. "I don't even want to think about that."

"Even without Aliza, that would never have ended well for me. Let's just end that discussion. I'm happy. Be happy for me."

"I am. Being here longer today and having talked with you more, I see things I didn't see before because before I wasn't looking for the right things. And what I said earlier about you sharing a room. I'm really okay with that. It just took me a little bit to get over that last hump of you being an adult, who has every right to a private, intimate life with the man he loves. And we'll leave it at that."

"I know we've done this in the complete reverse of the way it's normally done in some ways, but this has let me see the real Sebastian more than typical dating ever could have. It's easy for people to hide who they really are when they get to prepare for several days or even a week for a date. They pick out clothes, a location, an activity, and they decide on the amount of time that will be spent on those activities. Both parties have a lot of control over what they allow the other to see. Living with Sebastian for as long as I have, we've seen each other in more less-than-flattering situations than years of dating would have allowed for. By living with him as friends first, I've already learned his quirks. I already know that I'm fine with them, and he's fine with mine. It seems fast, but with no pretenses or posturing and us being ourselves, we've gotten to know each other really well."

"I hear what you're saying."

"You dated Mom for six months, and then you got married. Sebastian and I can't get married here. I know that you're working on that. Me being serious with him like this is not really any different than you and Mom. You did the same thing with Carole. I don't think the two of you had even been dating a month when you asked them to move in with us."

He sighed heavily. "You just seem so young."

"I'm two years younger than you were with Mom. It's not so different."

"You're right."

"We're good now, then, right?" Kurt asked. "You're going to move to the next phase of your life where you're still my dad, but I'm not a kid, and you're Papaw to two beautiful baby girls? And you're going to be the proud, bragging type where you show off picture of them to anyone you can corner long enough to pull your phone out to show them?"

Burt laughed. "Sounds about right. This last year came at me at break-neck speed. Like traveling in that DeLorean. I'm good now. I just need to get my phone out and take pictures like a good Papaw so I can show them off to everyone. I think part of it has been that I just don't know what to say. I don't want to lie to people, but it's none of their business why my gay son and his boyfriend have two daughters."

"Partner."

"What?"

"Partner, not boyfriend. We're living together and we have a family. I'd rather you call him my partner."

Burt nodded. "Sure."

They had made their way around the blocks and were back at the house. Kurt turned and pushed the stroller up the driveway.

"We decided that nosy people are going to get a standard sarcastic response of 'gay teen fatherhood pact', you know like those girls in high school make pacts to get pregnant at the same time."

Burt chortled. "Oh, God, Kurt. I can't tell people that."

"I know. The short version of the truth is that it's personal. Asking gay people questions they wouldn't ask a straight person is ridiculous. It's nosy and uncalled for. Plus, honestly, there's no need for you to tell them our ages. You and Mom could have had me six years before you did. I could be 26 instead of 20. Just don't mention our ages or anything surrounding how the girls ended up with us and maybe people will just 'ooh' and 'ahh' over their cuteness and not ask anything else."

"You're right. I just need to up my deflecting game. I don't owe anyone the private details of my life, much less yours."

Sebastian had opened the garage and was waiting for them. Carole, and Aliza had already gone inside the house. Kurt pushed Rose into the garage. Burt unfastened her stroller straps, picked her up, and took her inside while Kurt stayed behind to fold the stroller up and store it. Kurt paused on the step were Sebastian was waiting and kissed him gently. Sebastian pressed the garage door button on the way in. He reset the alarm once they were inside.

Kurt asked, "Do you two want to stay for a movie while the girls go down for their nap?"

Burt said, "I think we're going to head back home. Neither of us slept that well at Carole's sister's. I'd rather drive the rest of the way back in the daylight. It gets dark so early this time of year."

"Alright. Let me take Rose. Your dessert is there on the island. You can grab it."

Burt said, "I do want to get a picture of all six of us before we go, though."

"We can sit out on the front porch," Kurt offered. "You two can sit in the rockers side by side holding the girls. Sebastian and I can kneel in front. Let me grab the little tripod stand I have for my camera."

About ten minutes later, they were back inside.

Carole said, "Is there a way to get the two of them to sit together? I'd like a photo of them in the dresses."

"Sure," Kurt said. "You two can take pictures and I'll play baby positioner. Sebastian's good at getting them both to look at him. Let's do it on the sofa." Kurt went into their room and brought out a lovely pale pink blanket to put over the couch and a small swaddling blanket to put underneath to sit Aliza on.

Carole had helped Sebastian take their coats off while Kurt was gone. When he came back, he positioned the pillows in the corner to make a nice place to photograph them. He put the folded up blanket down and covered the whole area with the other blanket. He positioned them side-by-side and straightened their dresses out.

He stayed behind the sofa while Burt and Carole, sat on the ottoman with their phones ready to take pictures. Sebastian stood behind them and made chirping noises that always made the two girls look towards him. They always smiled when they saw him. A few minutes later, they had several good shots.

Kurt and Sebastian picked the girls back up and they walked Burt and Carole back to the side door.

Carole hugged Kurt and Aliza, and then Sebastian and Rose. "Merry Christmas to the four of you. We'll work on getting together more often."

Both Kurt and Sebastian nodded.

Burt stepped closer and he hugged both of them as well. "Welcome to the family, Sebastian. And you too, Rose." He touched the end of her nose gently, causing her to smile. He took her hand and put it on his chest. "Papaw."

"Paw-Paw," she repeated.

"Close enough," he said with a smile on his face. "You'll get the hang of it."

After seeing what Burt had done, Carole stepped closer and repeated his actions. "Mimi."

Rose imitated her. "Meee-Meeee." She started laughing. "Meee-Meeee."

"Well, I guess she likes that," Sebastian said, smiling as much as Rose was. "Tell Mimi and Papaw 'Bye'."

Aliza waved with a little coaxing from Kurt.

Rose waved and said, "Bye-Bye!" excitedly.

They both waved as the stepped out the door.

Sebastian turned around from setting the security system and was face to face with Kurt, who leaned forward and kissed him.

"So, snuggles or dancing? You can decide while we get them ready for their nap." Kurt turned and carried Aliza down the hall. He slipped her dress off and changed her diaper before putting in her crib.

Sebastian followed him in and changed Rose next, slipping her dress off as well, before putting her down in her crib.

Kurt wrapped his arms around Sebastian from behind after he laid Rose down. Sebastian turned without breaking the embrace. He kissed Kurt gently.

"Dancing," Sebastian said.

"Dancing it is."