Chapter 6 part 2

Both Jane and Kurt tried not to react to Sawyer speaking for the first time in however long, Borden told them that he would start speaking when he was ready and it may not even be for a specific reason but when it does happen they shouldn't make a big deal out of it. Both of them kept on squeezing the other's hand, it was the only thing that was keeping them from running to hug Sawyer so tight. They watched as he turned to the refrigerator, as he did this, Jane and Kurt chanced a look at each other and they saw how they were feeling reflected in the eyes of the other one, both were supremely happy that Sawyer was speaking again. The sound of his voice was heaven to their ears. They quickly turned back to the boy who had taken a juice box out and was drinking from it. They watched as he took a sip.

"So what's for dinner?" asked Sawyer

Kurt took a breath and calmly replied.

"I was going to make…"

Before he could even finish his sentence he was shouted down by two voices.

"NO!"

"NO!"

"Guys, I can cook…"

"Kurt, you're either going to be on the couch or on your bed. You are not to spend any time in the kitchen, do you understand?"

"But…?" began Kurt but he didn't get very far

"Uncle Kurt, you need to recover. You need to take it easy…" Sawyer looked at him with his big brown eyes.

He loved that his nephew was talking but it seemed as if he knew his way around him which wasn't good for him right now thought Kurt. Kurt sighed in defeat, Jane and Sawyer were happy with this development.

"Can we order in?" asked Sawyer

"Of course, why don't we let your Uncle decide?" said Jane

"Ok."

"Hey buddy, seeing as I'm going to be based on the sofa, can you get my pillow from my room please?"

"Sure."

They watched as Sawyer ran to his Uncle's room. Kurt turned to face Jane.

"Hey, can we talk later…after Sawyer's in bed?"

Jane nodded her head, already thinking that he was going to say the kiss was a mistake…her thoughts were interrupted when she felt a squeeze on her hand, her hand that was still attached to his.

"I don't regret anything but we do need to talk ok?"

Jane nodded her head and that seemed to satisfy Kurt, he nodded his head and then placed a kiss on her forehead in an absent minded manner, as if it was something that he did all the time. The gesture made her smile. They let go of their hands as Sawyer came running out with said pillow and placed it in the middle of the sofa.

"Hey, you're usually in the middle buddy." Said Kurt

"Yeah, but things change."

So Kurt sat in the middle even though he was used to sitting to one side and having Sawyer in the middle and Jane on the other side. As Sawyer made his Uncle comfortable, Kurt didn't miss the fist-bump between Jane and his nephew.

"I saw that!"

Neither looked sheepish about being caught.

They sat in front of the TV, not that anyone was paying attention to what was on. Now Kurt understood why Sawyer made him sit in the middle, he had Sawyer on one side and Jane on the other. Once the food arrived and Jane realised what Sawyer had done, she blushed but took her seat without complaint. It was awkward at first but after they started eating all the awkwardness left, they enjoyed their meal. Kurt ate as much as he could which was only a slice and a half but it was an improvement over the last few days so that was good. After Jane and Sawyer cleared away the left over pizza, plates, glasses and drinks they settle in front of the TV again. Kurt tried to help but he was double teamed with the dirty looks he was given by his companions, so he just relaxed back into his pillow. Sawyer wrapped his arms around Kurt's middle, although not too tightly, and rested his head over his heart; Kurt knew it was so Sawyer could hear his heartbeat and comfort himself knowing that he was fine. Jane was by his side and he started as he meant to go on so he took Jane's hand in his and interlinked their fingers. He saw her startled look out of the corner of his eye then he saw her shy smile. He felt her light kiss to his arm and then she rested her head against said arm. It wasn't long until they all fell asleep.

Kurt was the first to wake up, he kissed Jane's temple and whispered her name, and she started to stir straight away however she snuggled more into him. He really hated to wake her but Sawyer really needed to be in bed plus he really wanted to have that talk.

"Jane?" Kurt whispered

"Hmmm?" she replied

Kurt smiled to himself, he always assumed that she would wake up straight away and not linger or snooze, he guess he was wrong and tried again to wake her.

"Jane?"

This time she woke up to clear blues eyes laughing at her. She quickly sat up and started to pat down her hair just in case it was a complete mess which was usually the case whenever she fell asleep.

Jane watched as Kurt smiled at her.

"Your hair's fine."

Jane gave him a smile, one that conveyed her embarrassment.

"Can you help me get Sawyer into bed please?" asked Kurt

Jane got up so she wasn't leaning on him anymore. As soon as she was up, Kurt leaned down and woke Sawyer up. Understandably, Sawyer was still half asleep when he woke up.

"Hey Buddy, it's time to go to bed. I'm coming to tuck you in…"

"It's fine Uncle Kurt, you don't need to tuck me in."

Sawyer then hugged his Uncle and Kurt reciprocated, if the hug was slightly longer than usual, no one said anything, once the pair parted Jane spoke up.

"C'mon, I'll tuck you in; I haven't done it in ages."

Jane guided Sawyer back to his room by having an arm around his shoulders as he was half asleep on his feet. Once in bed Sawyer signed to Jane.

"Uncle Kurt's going to be fine, right?"

"Of course. He needs to take things easy over the next couple of weeks and he'll be back to his normal self. The hospital wouldn't have released him if he needed to stay. He's much better than when he was taken in. We just have to make sure he doesn't over do things; you know he hates doing nothing. He will be fine." Jane replied using her hands

Sawyer seemed happy with her answer; Jane kissed his temple and left his room. Kurt was waiting for her. He was trying to move so he was sitting sideways on the sofa Jane rushed to him and tried to stop him by sitting on the coffee table.

"No! I want to sit facing you and you're too far away on the table."

"I could move the table closer…"

"No, I can do it; it will just take me a few moments."

He had his stubborn look on his face so Jane sat on the sofa waiting for him to face her. He finally managed it, his right side was to the back of the sofa, his right leg was crossed while his left foot was still on the floor, Jane placed a cushion between his side and the back of the sofa, something he was really grateful for, she then mirrored his position, their knees were touching, something which made both of them smile.

Kurt took both of her hands in his; he was stroking the back of her hands with his thumbs when he started to talk.

"I need to lay all my cards on the table, so I'll speak and then you can say what you want after ok?"

Jane nodded her head. She watched as he took a deep breath, let it out. He repeated the process a couple of times before he actually began to speak.

"I'm in love with you and I have been for a long time." Kurt watched as Jane blushed at his words, she was so beautiful he thought. "I was an idiot and I don't mean that to be an excuse. I was attracted to you the first time I saw you and the more I got to know you the more I wanted to know you better. I was working up the courage to ask you out when the whole 'Britney' situation happened and then you became Sawyer's nanny and I thought it would be inappropriate to start a relationship with you if we're living under the same roof. I know it was stupid but it just didn't feel right. I thought it would be best if we just remained friends and I couldn't risk Sawyer getting even more attached to you and if we didn't work out, losing you. Then we started working together at the FBI and I thought it was a sign that we were not meant to be together that way. Then Oliver happened. I was so disgusted by the way he treated you, you deserved so much better."

Jane was going to speak but Kurt held up his hand to stop her.

"Because I thought I couldn't or shouldn't be with you I started seeing Nas. She was a distraction from you although I didn't really know it at the time. I thought that I couldn't have you so I should just move on. I only admitted to myself that things weren't working between us when Sawyer was in the hospital. You stayed there all night even after the horrible way I talked to you but Nas didn't even bother to come and see him, she didn't even text or call to ask how he was. I think the cracks had already started to form but I didn't want to see it until then, then I felt guilty for not giving everything to the relationship because I was thinking about you more than I should have been. I knew it was over when you were sick, I rushed back and I kept thinking the worst and that I may never be able to see you again. That was the time that I knew without a doubt that I was in love with you, I knew I had feelings for you but I didn't realise it was love, actual love until I was driving back to you. Then I had to break it off with Nas, not only was I blind to her behaviour towards you but I also didn't notice the way she treated Sawyer. I'm sorry it took me so long to come to my senses, and then we found out about Nas' bugging the office and we had to go through all of those recordings and then I got shot."

Kurt couldn't take his eyes off of Jane's very expressive ones, he saw tears rolling down her cheeks so he wiped them away and he felt Jane lean into his touch.

"I wanted to have this talk ages ago but things kept on happening to prevent it. So here we are, I want to give us a chance. I want to see where we go. I think we've wasted a lot of time granted that's mainly my own fault…" He watched as Jane smiled "…but I really want to try but there are a few conditions."

Jane watched him with curious eyes; she wanted to know what these conditions would be.

"We need to be honest with each other. We can't keep things in if they're bothering us no matter how much they may hurt. If one of us wants to end it then we need to be honest about it. I want to take it slowly, I don't want to rush into anything and ruin what I think could be a great relationship. Lastly, no matter what happens, I still want you to be in the kids' lives as long as you feel comfortable about it. Well, that's about it. I know it's a lot to take in and you may need to time to think about what I've said…"

Before Kurt could finish his sentence, Jane took his face in her hands and kissed him to convey her feelings on the matter. After they came up for air

"So I take it you agree with me?" said Kurt with a smile on his face

"What do you think?" replied Jane "I agree with you, we should take things slowly, we need to make sure that the kids are ok with this. We do need to be truthful with one another. I love you too Kurt and I do want to see where this could go."

They both smiled at the other and moved forward at the same time and their lips met, this kiss was a promise, a promise to see where they could go as a couple.

"C'mon, it's time for bed!" declared Jane

"You do know the meaning of 'going slow', right?" quipped Kurt

Jane just rolled her eyes as she watched him take his time manoeuvring off of the couch. She walked with him to his bedroom. She made sure he took his medication.

"So, are you going to sleep in your t-shirt and boxers or just your boxers?" asked Jane

"Trying to get me naked already? Erm…probably the first."

"Ok, so I'm going to take your sweats off ok?"

He nodded. He felt like an idiot that he couldn't undress himself but bending down was a problem. Jane had pulled the sweats down and once they passed his butt Jane helped him sit on his bed and she pulled them off of his legs. He stood back up while Jane pulled his covers back, she tucked him in and just as she turned around to leave, Kurt grabbed her wrist.

"I don't even get a goodnight kiss?"

Again, Jane rolled her eyes, this was a new side to Kurt that she hadn't really seen before. He was light hearted more playful, it suited him. Jane moved closer to him and kissed him softly on his lips.

"Goodnight Kurt."

"Goodnight Jane."

The next morning was surreal Jane couldn't believe it, she and Kurt were actually on the same page. She knocked on his door softly to see if he was awake and he replied.

"Yes?"

Jane popped her head around the door.

"Are you ready to get up?"

"Yeah, thanks."

Jane walked towards him and helped him out of bed and to the bathroom; as soon as he was upright he kissed her on the cheek which made her smile.

"Call me when you're ready to take your shower."

"You're so desperate to see me naked, don't worry you won't be disappointed!"

Kurt watched as Jane rolled her eyes.

Jane didn't have long to wait until she was called into the bathroom. She entered the bathroom to find him standing and waiting, the shower was already running. She helped him to sit on the closed toilet, she then removed his t-shirt which was awkward and slightly painful for him, at least that's what she assumed when she saw him grimace. Then he stood up and she pulled him a few steps further which confused him then proceeded to turn him around so she faced his back. He felt her kneel down, he had no idea what was going on. Then he left his boxers being pulled down.

"This is how you take off boxers?" quipped Kurt

"Well, I thought it was the best solution, did you really want me on my knees in front of you?"

Jane smiled as she heard him groan.

"That's low Jane!"

"You may want to make it a cold shower instead!"

"Just because I can't see you doesn't mean that I don't hear that smile in your voice, you're enjoying this too much!"

"Never!" Jane said sarcastically

She left him to use the bathroom but she waited in his bedroom sitting on the bed. There was a knock on the open door and she turned around to find Sawyer in the doorway.

"Morning Sawyer, are you ok?"

"Morning, is Uncle Kurt ok?"

Jane patted the space by her and Sawyer quickly took his place next to her.

"Your Uncle is fine but I'm waiting in case he needs some help getting dressed."

It still amazed her when Sawyer spoke, she wanted to scream and shout from the rooftops but Borden did warn them that they shouldn't act as if anything had changed so Sawyer wouldn't feel so self-conscious.

"Can I help?"

"Of course! We have to help your Uncle wherever we can you know how stubborn he can be…"

"Hey, I heard that!" said Kurt as he came out of the bathroom with a towel around his waist. Jane just stared, she couldn't help it. Thankfully no one seemed to notice. Sawyer was staring as well but at the bandage on Kurt's chest. Kurt noticed where his nephew's gaze was.

"Morning buddy, I'm fine honestly, they wouldn't have let me leave the hospital if I wasn't well enough, ok?"

"Ok."

"Now, can someone help me get dressed, bending down isn't that easy for me."

Jane helped Kurt step into his boxers while Sawyer grabbed a pair of sweats and a t-shirt. Jane pulled the boxers up while Kurt made sure the towel remained in place.

"Thanks." Whispered Kurt, Jane blushed

Sawyer helped his Uncle with the sweats, and then Jane helped with his socks. Both Jane and Sawyer helped with the t-shirt.

"Thanks guys, I don't think I would have been able to do any of that without your help."

"You're welcome Uncle Kurt." Said Sawyer as he wrapped his arms around Kurt

Kurt held onto the boy and then ruffled his hair.

"Go on, you need to get ready for school."

They both watched as the young boy ran out to get ready.

Kurt turned Jane around and kissed her properly.

"Morning." Said Kurt after parting

Jane smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Morning."

They just smiled at each other, neither knew how long they stayed like that for but they were interrupted by a hungry pre-teen.

"Aunt Jane, what is there for breakfast?" Sawyer asked from the kitchen

Jane froze at the new title. Kurt watched as she blushed.

"Are you ok with him calling you 'Aunt'?"

Jane nodded quickly and a few tears rolled down her cheeks. Kurt wiped them away.

The couple reluctantly parted and made their way to the kitchen holding hands. They saw Sawyer leaning into the refrigerator trying to find something to eat. Before Jane could say anything, Kurt was walking past her into the kitchen.

"Er, what do you think you're doing?" asked Jane

Kurt stopped and looked back at Jane.

"Getting some plates?" Kurt said innocently

Jane just pointed to the kitchen table without saying a word. Kurt looked like he was going to argue but he changed him mind and reluctantly made his way to the table and took a chair and sat down. Jane shook her head at him in exasperation as she went to make some toast then place several cereal boxes on the table. Sawyer took the fruit salad out and placed it on the table.

"C'mon guys, it won't take me long to make us some scrambled eggs or even chocolate chip pancakes…"

"I want toast Uncle Kurt!"

Kurt was shocked; Sawyer had never refused his pancakes before, well only when he was sick but still. He saw the fist-bump between Jane and Sawyer and scowled at them.

"You need to be careful that your face doesn't get stuck like that Kurt!"

"Ha ha, you're so funny, not!"

"Lighten up, it's only for a couple of weeks, then you'll be allowed to cook again, but you do need to take it easy until then. We don't want you to over exert yourself then you'll set yourself back which will just irritate you. Anyway, everyone will be coming tonight to celebrate you being released from hospital!"

"Fine!"

Look, I'm going to take Sawyer to school and then I'll be back, ok?"

"Yeah."

When Jane returned from dropping Sawyer off at school, she found Kurt on the sofa asleep. She quietly began to clear up the breakfast dishes, she was glad that Kurt didn't do them while she was gone, she was kicking herself for leaving them instead of doing them before she left, she knew for tomorrow. He was in a deep sleep; she managed to catch up on cleaning the apartment and putting a load of laundry in the machine although she didn't want to start it as it would definitely wake Kurt. She went into his bedroom and started to clean it.

"Hey, I don't expect you to clean my room."

Jane jumped.

"Sorry I didn't mean to startle you."

"We haven't been here for ages and we as in me needs to clean everywhere…"

"Jane…"

"No, don't 'Jane' me. You can't do it, you need to rest…"

"But…"

"No! Look I know it must be really hard for you to just sit and do nothing but you need to. Your body has been through a trauma and it needs time to heal. Look at it as an opportunity to catch up on reading all of those books you wanted to or watch all the programmes or films you wanted to catch up on."

"You're not supposed to clean up after me and Sawyer…"

"Kurt are you forgetting that you did my laundry when I was sick?"

"That's different."

"Why?"

"Because it is."

"Kurt, you're not taking advantage of me, you're not using me. Yes we're together now but that doesn't mean that I'm not going to help you when I can just like I know if our roles were reversed you'd be cleaning my room!"

"Do you have an answer for everything?"

"Yes!" she softened her answer with a smile.

He sat on the bed while he watched as she dusted everywhere and vacuumed. He felt so bad for letting her clean his room and his bathroom but he was so tired just walking back from the living room and watching her. There was no way he'd be able to do anything right now and he just had to accept it although he didn't have to like it.

He then followed her into Sawyer's room and sat on his bed while he watched her again. She was a wonder to watch and he didn't just think that because he was in love with her. She was so focussed, she was in the zone, and he didn't even know if she knew he was there. It felt nice to keep her company even though they didn't speak.

When she moved onto her room he hesitated outside, he didn't want to invade her privacy. When he didn't follow her into her room she turned around to find him about to turn away.

"Hey, are you not going to keep me company for my room?"

"I didn't want to impose…"

Jane rolled her eyes.

"Just sit on the bed."

He did as he was told. Even though he stayed in this room for a couple of days when Jane was sick he still took a good look around as Jane cleaned her room. It was homely. He wondered what she would like to move into his room when the time was right. It was too early for that but he had an optimistic view of the future.

Once she had finished with her room they moved to the main bathroom then the kitchen and living room. She graciously let him help fold the clothes from the first batch of laundry, he wouldn't admit it but that did take it out of him. Jane sensed it and had him lie down on the sofa and he fell asleep. When he woke up, he found his medication and a sandwich on the coffee table for him but he couldn't see Jane anywhere. Then he heard the front door open and he saw Jane enter the apartment.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you."

"No, I was already awake."

"I just took the trash out."

She watched as he took his medication and a bite out of his lunch. His appetite still wasn't great which must be torture for a foodie like Kurt but at least he was still alive.

"So are we going to tell everyone about us?"

Jane was shocked she didn't think that they were going to be a secret.

"Erm, did you want to keep it a secret?"

Now it was Kurt's turn to be startled.

"Huh? No, why do you?"

"No…but you implied…"

Kurt chuckled.

"No, I meant are we going to tell them or show them. I have no intention of keeping us a secret. I swear if Sawyer had his own cell phone then everyone would already know!"

Jane relaxed a little.

"Well, I'm pretty sure that everyone will be amazed by Sawyer speaking again to be aware that we're together…"

"Oh you underestimate Patterson, Zapata and Allie, trust me they will notice and make a point about it, just get ready!"

Later that day after Jane had collected Sawyer from school; the two of them got the apartment ready for the team, which meant just making sure all the plates, glasses and bowls were ready for everyone.

Kurt had texted everyone to let them know that Sawyer was now speaking and to remind them not to make a big fuss over it. Reade, Zapata and Patterson were the first to arrive, Sawyer opened the door and threw his arms around them one by one and started to talk a mile a minute. The three just stood there, they had received the text but seeing and hearing it with their own eyes and ears was different. Reade just handed the large bakery box to someone, he didn't know who, then hugged Sawyer again for a little longer than before and Sawyer hung on as well. Zapata and Patterson did the same, Zapata placed her bag on the floor before hugging the youngster and Patterson placed her bag on the counter and took Sawyer into her arms. All three had tears in their eyes when they looked to Jane and Kurt.

"Guess what?" asked Sawyer

The three momentarily took a second before looking back at the boy they loved.

"What?" replied Zapata

"Uncle Kurt finally kissed Aunt Jane!"

As one the three turned to look at them, they could each feel the blush on their faces. Kurt squeezed Jane's hand and she reciprocated. They, well Kurt, expected the onslaught of congratulations but the screaming completely caught Jane off guard and she jumped. Kurt pulled her into his arms which caused even more squealing from the female contingent. Kurt couldn't help but chuckle so he kissed Jane's temple. She was so embarrassed. When she had collected herself she pulled slightly away from Kurt only to be caught in Patterson's arms and Kurt in Zapata's.

"It's about time!" declared Zapata

"That's what I said!" said Sawyer

"Tell us how it happened!" demanded Patterson

The two were asking so many questions that Jane was getting confused, and then Zapata and Patterson swapped who they were hugging.

"We couldn't hide our feelings for the other any longer and we just…kissed." Said Jane

"Finally!" said Patterson

The two wanted to ask more questions but by mutual agreement they decided to wait until everyone was there, Kurt and Jane were private people and wouldn't want to share their story again and again. They moved to talk to Sawyer while Reade came to offer his congratulations.

"I can't say I'm surprised. Congratulations, it is about time!"

Kurt just looked contrite but he couldn't keep the smile off of his face. He pulled Jane to him and kissed her temple again.

The next to arrive was Allie, Connor and Ella. Sawyer opened the door; it was his new job and greeted his Aunt, Uncle and cousin.

"Hi Aunt Allie, Uncle Connor and Ella Bella!"

The two adults barely kept their surprised faces in check but for Ella who had never heard her cousin speak, her eyes opened wide when she heard his voice.

"Oya? Oya!"

They all watched as Sawyer took his cousin from his Aunt, then Allie was hugging him trying not to cry on him as she was doing so, Connor also hugged him.

"Hey Aunt Allie, Uncle Connor do you want to hear some good news?" asked Sawyer as he gave a sly look in Kurt and Jane's direction.

"Of course!" said Allie

"Uncle Kurt finally kissed Aunt Jane!"

Both Allie and Connor did a double take at the news and when they looked at the couple in question they saw that Kurt had Jane's hand in his and she was standing quite close to Kurt. Allie and Connor exchanged a look and as one converged on the new couple to offer their congratulations. Jane couldn't believe that so many people were invested in them.

Mayfair was the last to arrive but she wasn't far behind Allie, Connor and Ella. When she arrived, Sawyer walked into her open arms then told her the good news.

"Uncle Kurt finally kissed Aunt Jane!"

"Why is it that I finally kissed you? Why isn't it you finally kissed me?" groused Kurt

Jane nudged him as Mayfair looked at them over Sawyer's head. They all watched as Mayfair took her purse out and took a note out and gave it to Zapata, then everyone followed suit. Sawyer looked to his Aunt and Uncle, who both just shrugged their shoulders.

Zapata collected her winnings with as much grace as she had, so she was her usual smug and bragging self.

"I can use this for their wedding present!" crowed Zapata

Kurt and Jane both turned bright red.

The night was a success, it was relaxed. They ate and drank and talked for the majority of the night. Kurt was confined to the sofa and after trying a few bite full of dinner, he spent the rest of the night with Ella in his arms. The two were catching up; she hadn't seen her daddy in the hospital, as Kurt didn't allow it. Sawyer was much older and understood what was going on but Ella was too young so she had to make do with facetime, it wasn't the same but it was better than nothing. Ella clung to Kurt and didn't want to let go either. Sawyer was his usual self before his mom died; it was good to finally see him as he was. Hopefully this was the beginning of a new chapter for the boy. Kurt was so happy to see Sawyer talking again.

The next two weeks sped by. Kurt caught up on a lot of sleep. During the second week, he insisted on accompanying Jane when she went to drop and pick Sawyer from school or his activities. Things between them were good; they would hold hands whenever they could. There were two types of kisses, the peck on the cheek or mouth when Sawyer was around and the more satisfying ones when he wasn't. Neither of them wanted to make the boy uncomfortable and both were private people and it didn't feel right to kiss like that when he was there, that didn't stop Sawyer catching them a few times much to their embarrassment.

It was two weeks after Kurt was back at work, they had just given Ella back to Allie and Connor, the first time since Kurt got shot, that Kurt asked Jane out on a date. He already arranged for Reade to have Sawyer for a sleepover and it wasn't their week with Ella. Kurt made reservations at the fancy French restaurant, he asked Jane to dress up as he would be wearing a brand new suit. The night of the date arrived, Jane was so excited, she actually left work on time, Reade was collecting Sawyer from school. Kurt was going to meet her at the apartment. She took a nice long soak in the tub. Once she was out she rubbed her favourite body lotion all over herself. She knew Kurt loved the scent, it made her smile. She already did her make-up and hair, all she had to do was put her dress on. She managed to pull the zipper up most of the way; Kurt would just have to finish it for her. She heard the key in the lock and the door opened.

"Hey, great timing, can you help me with my zipper?" said Jane as she walked out of her bedroom.

She was shocked to see Reade carrying Sawyer in his arms. She rushed to them.

"What happened? Sawyer are you alright?"

"Don't feel so well. I threw up a couple of times at Edgar's."

"Oh, sweetie, c'mon, let's get you into your pyjamas!"

"Jane, it's fine, you carry on getting ready, you look spectacular by the way, and Kurt is going to swallow his tongue! I'll get Sawyer settled. He wanted his own bed."

"It's no worry, I'll do it. Kurt should be here soon. He can cancel the reservation…"

"NO! I'll stay with Sawyer, you two go and enjoy your date, and I'll call you if he gets any worse."

"That's sweet Reade but would you be able to enjoy your date if you knew Sawyer was unwell?"

Reade slumped his shoulders in defeat and placed Sawyer on the sofa, they both turned when they heard the door opening. They were both shocked to see Kurt entering with a sleeping Ella. They both opened their mouths to ask a question when Kurt placed a finger on his lips. Jane moved forward quickly to take Ella's bag from Kurt's shoulder. They watched as Kurt placed Ella in her playpen, not that she used it as much as she did. Kurt motioned for them to follow him into the kitchen. Once there Kurt told them why he had Ella.

"Allie called me just before I left the office, Connor's parents were in a car accident and they have to go up there…"

"Oh my! Are they going to be ok?" asked Jane

"Allie's not too sure but she couldn't leave Connor to go there by himself…"

"Of course not!" agreed Jane

The Kurt looked at Jane and Reade in question.

"Sawyer wasn't feeling too well, he threw up a few times at my place but he wanted to be here, so I brought him back…" Reade looked at his watch. "Look, you can still make your reservation; I'll look after both kids…" Kurt and Jane exchanged a look and came to a decision.

"Thanks Reade but we'll go another time; we wouldn't be able to enjoy ourselves as we'd be worrying about the kids. You're welcome to stay, I'll make something."

"Nah, it's ok, thanks for the offer though. I'll come and give you a break tomorrow."

After Reade left, Jane looked at Kurt in puzzlement.

"Kurt when did you get changed?"

Kurt smiled.

"I took my suit to work. I thought I may get caught up there so I thought it was a good idea to be prepared…"

"It is a nice suit."

"You look absolutely gorgeous Jane."

He watched as she blushed. She always seemed surprised when he played her a compliment.

"I think I better get changed…"

"Do you need any help?"

"No, I thought it was you coming home when I first heard the key in the lock, I called out for you to finish zipping me up but then I realised it was Reade with Sawyer. I'll be able to take it off. I'll only be a minute."

As she walked away, he saw that the dress wasn't fully zipped up and he could see that she wasn't wearing a bra; he wondered what else she was or wasn't wearing. He groaned at where his mind went.

True to her word she wasn't long. She came back, clean faced and in a t-shirt and a pair of shorts. Then it was his turn to go and get changed and Jane watched as he left and couldn't help but admire how good he looked in that suit. He returned in a t-shirt and sweats.

"So what do you want to eat?" asked Kurt

"Why don't we just make something simple…after we get the kids into bed?"

They looked at the living room, Sawyer was sleeping on the sofa and Ella was still in a deep sleep in her playpen. Kurt moved to Sawyer and picked him up gently trying not to wake him. He stirred a little.

"Hey buddy, it's me, I'm just taking you to your room."

Sawyer leaned in further towards his Uncle. Kurt placed him in his bed and tucked him in, Sawyer was asleep in seconds.

Jane also didn't have any problems with Ella.

They left the bedroom doors open in case either child needed them.

Jane got the glasses from the cupboard, while Kurt got a couple of plates. They dined on toast, peanut butter on toast. They washed it down with grape juice. They shared an easy conversation sitting side by side while eating their dinner; it wasn't what either of them expected for their date but both had a great time. Once Kurt had finished eating, Jane leaned forward and licked the peanut butter off the corner of his mouth which caused him to groan.

"Sorry, I just always wanted to do that and that was too good of an opportunity to miss!"

"You have permission to do that whenever you want, although now I think I won't be able to eat peanut butter in front of anyone else anymore!"

They washed the dishes and they each checked on a kid. Sawyer had kicked off the covers so Jane placed them on him again. Ella hadn't moved.

Jane sat on the sofa when Kurt brought two bowls of ice cream. Once they had finished their dessert Kurt went to wash the bowls as he was a neat freak. When Kurt came back from the kitchen he didn't go straight to the sofa, he got his cell and his wireless earphones. He was looking for something on his cell and seemed to find it when he held out his hand for Jane who looked at it quizzically. Kurt wasn't taking 'no' for an answer and left his hand out until Jane stood up and took it. Kurt gave her one end of the earphones and he took the other then pressed something on his cell. Jane heard the music, Kurt wrapped his arms around Jane and she wound hers around his neck and they swayed to the music in their ears.

"I'm sorry our date night wasn't what you expected…" whispered Kurt

Jane cut Kurt off.

"Hey, the kids should always come first. You wouldn't be the man I love if they didn't, anyway as far as I'm concerned, this. Is. The. Best. Date. Ever!" Jane punctuated each word with a kiss to his lips.

Kurt looked at her and saw genuine pleasure in them and smiled. They danced or rather swayed for a while before making their way back to the couch. Jane moved forward and they made out for the rest of the night. It was nice; they were still taking things slow. They broke apart when they heard Ella whimpering. They both went to check on her and she was hungry, she stayed up for a while but then her eyes began to droop. Once they put her down they heard Sawyer moving around his room. They got to him as he got out of bed, he was a little unsteady on his feet, and Kurt was by his side in seconds and helped him to the bathroom. Jane made him some toast with butter and a cup of tea. He managed a couple of mouthfuls of toast and sips of tea before going back to bed.

Jane and Kurt made out some more before turning in for the night.

Their date was rescheduled and they had a wonderful night when it came, they both dressed in the same outfits and Kurt was there to zip her up, she liked the heat she saw in his eyes.

They took the kids, if Ella was with them or just Sawyer, if it wasn't Ella's week with them out to eat at least once a week. It was family date night. Jane was adamant that neither child felt as if they were being replaced. Kurt scoffed at that thought but he saw that it meant a lot to Jane so once a week they would go out as a family. If they couldn't then Kurt and Jane couldn't go out as a couple. To be honest, both Kurt and Jane were happy to stay at home with the kids or even have a date at home. Some of the best memories that Kurt had of their dating was when they would make out on the sofa after the kids had gone to bed. He also loved when they would just chill on the sofa, Jane would have her legs on his lap and he loved stroking them, it was intimate and not at the same time. Jane loved spending time with Kurt and with Kurt and the kids. She loved the day to day things. She didn't need five star restaurants for every date. She loved the fact that when they went to the movies, Kurt knew she loved sweet and salty popcorn mixed together, whereas he only liked salty which was weird considering his sweet tooth and Sawyer preferred sweet.

He would always kiss her when she was around, a quick peck on the lips, cheek or forehead when the kids or anyone else was around, he would hold her hand whenever he could, and it made her feel loved. What always made her smile though was when they arrived at the office or rather the carpark; he would give her a 'goodbye' kiss in the car even though they were going to be together for the day. In the office they were professional, well as professional as they could be, everyone knew they were together, there was no physical contact that screamed 'couple' but the looks said it all, the lingering looks told everyone that the two had eyes for no one else, not that there was any doubt about that. Jane's favourite time was at the end of the day. They would both get their things from the locker room and make their way to the elevator, again there would be no physical contact between them even if they were alone in the elevator, neither wanted the other to be the centre of any gossip, a completely unfounded concern as both were loved by the majority of the agents in the office and those that didn't love them could never begrudge them their happiness because they were always so professional. They would make their way to Kurt's SUV and as soon as they were both in the car, before putting the key in the ignition, before putting their seatbelts on, they would turn to the other, move forward and kiss as if they had been parted for months instead of at work for hours. It was a tame kiss considering but it held a lot of feelings on both sides. It was Jane's favourite part of the day, a moment just for them. When they were alone then the kisses became deeper. She loved those kisses probably as much as Kurt. They both savoured those kisses. It was nice taking things slow for once.

A few weeks later Kurt and Sawyer were having breakfast together, Jane had left for a breakfast with Zapata and Patterson.

"Uncle Kurt, can I ask you a question?"

Kurt looked at Sawyer who just looked down after meeting his Uncle's gaze. Kurt was a little worried at why Sawyer would feel the need to ask permission to ask a question.

"Sure you can buddy. You can ask me anything, sometimes I may not be able to answer your questions but I'll do the best I can."

Kurt watched as Sawyer listened to him and nodded his curly hair head.

"Why are you and Aunt Jane not sharing a room?"

Of all the questions Kurt was expecting that one wasn't even on the list. It flummoxed him.

"Erm, well, it's true that your Aunt Jane and I have known each other for a while but we've only been dating for a few weeks…"

"And that makes a difference?"

Kurt thought how to explain it to the youngster.

"Well yes, imagine you had a game that you decided to play for the rest of your life, how would you know that's the right game? You would try a few others first before you decided which one was best for you…"

"Are you going to date other women?" asked a concerned Sawyer

"NO! I love your Aunt Jane but neither of us wants to rush anything; we don't want to risk making mistakes. Remember when your mom started to date Edgar?"

Sawyer nodded his head but wondered where this was going.

"Well, she dated him for a while before you met him right?"

Another nod.

"Do you know why?"

Sawyer shrugged his shoulders.

"Well, she wanted to make sure that Edgar was good enough for you…"

At Sawyer's shocked look, Kurt chuckled.

"Sawyer, you are, you were the most important person in your mom's life, please never ever forget that. She wasn't going to risk you if the man she was dating wasn't going to be good to you. You were her life. Even when she had made up her mind that Edgar was good enough, she still took it slowly, she wanted to make sure that you were ok with sharing her with someone, and she wanted to make sure that Edgar knew that you would always come first. I know it seems silly now, because Edgar loves you as if you were his son but no one knew that was going to be the case. Your mom had dates with Edgar and 'family date night' with you and Edgar, like when we, you, Ella, Aunt Jane and I, go out as a family for dinner, to make sure you two got along. Then it was a while before you two would spend the night or weekend at Edgar's. Your mom didn't rush into things; she wanted to take things slowly to give all of you time to get used to each other. Does that make sense?"

Kurt watched Sawyer think and was relieved when the boy nodded.

When Kurt relayed the conversation to Jane she didn't know what to think.

"Should I move into your room to make him feel secure?" Jane asked

Kurt looked at her and loved her even more for her suggestion even though he knew she wasn't ready for that step.

"No, if and when we decide that's the best thing for us, we'll decide that. It won't have anything to do with Sawyer. I love him but he can't dictate what does and doesn't happen in our relationship."

"But…"

"No buts Jane, I know you love Sawyer and you'd do anything for him but we can't give him or Ella that kind of power because it's not right. We have to do what's right for us, regardless of what the kids think. Would you stay with me for the rest of your life just for the kids?"

Kurt watched as Jane's shoulders slumped in defeat.

"No, they need to see us happy, hopefully with each other but otherwise with someone."

"Exactly!"

"Ok."