Hi Everyone!

I'm glad you liked the previous chapter, I hope you enjoy this one, too.

Things changed with incredible speed once Kurt agreed to buy their new home. Since Blaine's tour was coming up and he had to leave for months with little chance to visit his pregnant boyfriend, he wanted to make everything ready for their baby's arrival. Before Kurt could even get used to the thought of having a house he shared with Blaine, Blaine bought the place and they could move in soon. Kurt was glad for it, he had been living with Sebastian for that time and he had missed freedom. He knew that Blaine only wanted the best for him and their baby by sheltering him from the cruelty of the world, but honestly, he was so bored. He wasn't used to spending his days at home without doing anything useful and he was more than happy that he could finally do something in his free time.

Blaine hired a designer to help Kurt with the nursery and change things Kurt didn't like. He trusted his boyfriend to make the place a real home for them and he knew that Kurt had amazing taste, so everything was going to be fine. The designer had fastastic ideas and Blaine was more than willing to pay for everything she and Kurt found out.

It made Kurt feel somewhat uncomfortable. He was used to earning the money he needed, he had been working since his high school years and this new lifestyle was too new and odd for him. He knew that Blaine didn't mind and he had way too much money he had no idea what to do with, but after accepting that much from Blaine, Kurt really seemed like a gold digger that article had showed him. It just wasn't right. It was their life together, he had to do something, too.

"I'm getting a new job" he said one evening when he and Blaine sat down to eat dinner.

"Excuse me?" Blaine asked after swallowing his food. Since they had moved in, Kurt made him dinner every single day and he loved it so much. He didn't really cook and he missed home-made meals like hell.

"I have to work, Blaine" Kurt explained.

"No, you don't have to" Blaine replied. "We have enough money for about the next twenty years. Why would you want to work? Especially during the pregnancy?"

"Because I can't let you pay for everything I need" Kurt said. "It's not right."

"It is" Blaine said and stood up, walking to Kurt. "Look, baby, I know that you're lonely because I'm barely home and you're scared of being alone while I'm on tour but I don't think working yourself to death would be the solution."

"It wouldn't be that hard" Kurt smiled. "I'm fine, really. I'm not sick anymore and I feel so energetic. I have to do something about it."

"Well, if you feel that way, I'm sure we can find a way to get rid of that energy" Blaine smiled, leaning down to Kurt's neck to kiss it gently.

"I wasn't talking about sex" Kurt rolled his eyes as he pulled away slightly. "I'm serious, Blaine. I need a job. I can't go back to the diner but maybe I could find another one..."

"Kurt, you can't feel it now but things will just get harder" Blaine said. "You're already in the second trimester, you will show soon and your belly will grow large. You can't work like that."

"Millions of women do it every day" Kurt reasoned.

"But not my boyfriend" Blaine said, putting his arms around Kurt. "Besides, you can't really take jobs like that anymore. You're dating me."

"And?" Kurt asked, turning around sharply.

"Do you know any celebrity whose partner works as a waiter?" Blaine asked.

"Are you ashamed of me?" Kurt gasped, blinking rapidly. He hated that he was so sensitive and everything made him cry. Or angry. Or in this case, both.

"I'm not ashamed of you..."

"Why don't you want me to work then?" Kurt cut in.

"Because I care about you and the baby" Blaine answered.

"Do you know what I think? You want to keep me home and make me raise your kid while you're out in the world. Guess what? It's not gonna happen" Kurt said and left the room before Blaine could blink.

"What... But..." Blaine muttered in confusion and sighed, rubbing his forehead. "Damn pregnancy hormones."

~ o ~

Luckily, Kurt was back to normal the next day, their fight the previous night completely forgotten. When Blaine woke up, Kurt was already in the kitchen, preparing their breakfast.

"Good morning, honey" he smiled at Blaine as he sleepily walked to the table, glad when Kurt placed a cup of coffee in front of him.

"Thank you" Blaine said, grabbing the cup.

"So what are your plans for today?" Kurt asked conversationally.

"Practicing" Blaine sighed. "I guess I will be late again."

"Okay" Kurt nodded slowly.

"But I will be free on Friday if everything goes well" Blaine smiled and took Kurt's hand. "We could go out on a date. What do you think?"

"I think that the baby wants Italian" Kurt smiled, putting a hand on his stomach. "With lot of cheese."

"That could be arranged" Blaine said, stroking Kurt's stomach. "I really miss you."

"I miss you, too" Kurt said. "I don't know how I will survive those months without you."

"I will come back home in every two or three weeks" Blaine replied. "Every time I have a few days off."

"It will be hard" Kurt said.

"I know, honey, but I have to go" Blaine said sadly. He had considered asking Kurt to join him for his tour but in his current state, travelling that much wouldn't be good for him. "I wish you could come with me."

"Me too" Kurt said.

They ate breakfast together, making small talks. After breakfast, Blaine helped Kurt clean up in the kitchen and before he could blink, they found themselves in their bedroom, completely naked. Thanks to the pregnancy hormones, Kurt was always horny, much to Blaine's delight. Kurt seemingly enjoyed sex a lot more since he was pregnant and it made Blaine feel better, too. Kurt's happiness was the most important for him.

When they got dressed, Blaine realised that he was late and after a quick kiss, he left, leaving Kurt alone in the bedroom. The pregnant boy sighed heavily as he walked to the mirror, checking his clothes. He had a small baby bump now, barely visible under his clothes but when he pulled up his shirt, he could see it. It would go bigger soon and he had to buy himself new clothes because his old ones barely fitted anymore. He had decided to only buy a few comfortable pieces since he wouldn't need those clothes too long and it wasn't like he would do anything useful in the next few months, he would barely leave the house, so he didn't need anything fancy.

It was hard to accept, but Blaine was right. It was getting harder and harder to keep his pregnancy secret, as much as he could after that horrible article. Even if he wanted to work, he didn't really have a chance to get himself a job that wasn't cleaning up in a dirty diner out in nowhere. He would just give the press another opportunity to hurt him and Blaine and the stress wasn't good for the baby. He had to accept that he had to wait and let Blaine deal with their finances, at least until the birth of their baby. He would surely find something after that because he wasn't that kind of person who let others work instead of him.

He walked back to the bed and opened his laptop. He had also decided to find a course he could make during the pregnancy, so he had better chances to find a proper job. He only had to decide which one to choose because he had no idea what he wanted to learn. He had always wanted Broadway, he hadn't had a plan B but it looked like it was time to come up with something.

He was about to give himself a break half an hour later and go to the kitchen to make himself a snack when the doorbell rang. Kurt frowned as he stood up and dropped his laptop onto the bed. Only a few of their friends knew where they lived and Kurt didn't expect any of them that day, so it had to be somebody else.

He went to the front door and his eyes widened in surprise as he opened the door and found his father standing there.

"Dad?" Kurt asked, smiling.

"Hello, son" Burt said. "It's good to know that you're still alive."

Kurt bit his lip nervously. In the craziness of the last few weeks, he had forgotten to call his father and as he glanced down at his stomach, he remembered that there was a lot more important thing he had forgotten to tell his dad. It wasn't like he hadn't wanted to, he had been waiting for the right time. Apparently, it was seemingly too late for that. Burt was surely here for a reason.

"Aren't you inviting me in?" Burt asked after a minute of silence.

"Oh, of course. Come in" Kurt said and stepped aside to let his father in.

Burt took slow steps forward, looking around in the house.

"This place's huge" he said.

"How did you know where I lived?" Kurt asked.

"From Rachel" Burt said. "Since I couldn't get in touch with you for weeks, I called your friend to make sure you're alright."

Kurt nodded. It wasn't really nice of him that he had avoided his father for so long but it was too late to make things better.

"I'm so sorry, dad. I swear I wanted to..."

"Why don't we sit down and talk?" Burt offered.

"Okay" Kurt said quietly. "Would you like a coffee?"

"Yes, thank you" Burt said.

Kurt fled from the room, taking his time to prepare the coffee for his father and a cup of tea for himself. He had to think over what to tell his dad and calm down because he was so nervous. Burt surely knew about his condition and he was pretty sure that he wouldn't like what his father wanted to say.

When he walked back into the living room and placed the two mugs onto the table, Burt was already sitting on the couch, watching his son catiously.

"I guess they were right about you" Burt said, nodding towards the tea.

"Did you read the article?" Kurt asked.

"Of course I did! I read everything involving you" Burt replied.

"They were right. About the pregnancy, I mean. The rest of it wasn't true" Kurt said.

"So you're pregnant and you didn't feel the need to tell me?" Burt asked, his voice full of betrayal.

"I wanted to tell you, I swear" Kurt said. "I just... things became so crazy around me and I didn't find the right time to tell you."

"There's no right time for news like this" Burt said.

"Please, don't be angry" Kurt said, blinking rapidly. Those damn tears were about to escape his eyes and he didn't want to cry in front of his father.

"I'm not angry with you" Burt replied. "Disappointed? Yes. But I could never be angry with you for something like this."

Kurt sighed sadly and looked away.

"So you came here to tell me this?" he asked after a while.

"I wanted to make sure that you're fine" Burt answered gently. "I'm your father, Kurt. I'm worried about you. Especially after what that reporter wrote about you."

"I'm fine" Kurt smiled weakly. "Blaine took care of it."

"Blaine" Burt said slowly.

"My boyfriend" Kurt said, although it was useless. Burt knew very well who Blaine Anderson was.

"I'm not sure I like this, Kurt" Burt admitted. "You barely know each other and now you're living together, expecting a baby. It's too fast."

"I know, dad, but we love each other" Kurt said. "Besides, isn't it what you and mom did when she got pregnant with me? You barely knew each other when you got married and everything turned out fine."

"Because we were lucky" Burt said seriously. "It was a hard time for us and we could only hope that things would go smoothly."

"I'm sure that we will manage, too" Kurt said.

"Are you sure? Can you trust a man who pretended to be straight for years because he was scared of what people would think about him? A man whose scandals are all over the papers?" Burt asked with a raised eyebrow.

"He's changed, dad. He's not that person anymore" Kurt said.

"I'm still worried about you" Burt said gently. "I don't want you to get hurt."

"I won't, dad. Believe me, everything will be fine" Kurt smiled.

Burt sighed sadly. He could just hope that Kurt was right.

~ o ~

It was such a long day for Blaine. He went through his numbers about a dozen time, making sure that everything was perfect. When he was finally ready to go home, Tina found him and kept him there for about an hour, telling him boring details he wasn't sure he needed to know. Sometimes it felt like Tina just wasted his time. They had these pointless conversations way too often for Blaine's taste and he was close to tell his manager to leave him alone and do the job she was paid for.

By the time he finally got home, he was so tired that he wanted nothing but a delicious dinner – because Kurt surely cooked something for him –, a movie and some cuddle before going to sleep. He opened the door and stepped inside, expecting Kurt to wait for him in the living room but to his surprise, Kurt was nowhere to be found.

"Kurt? I'm home" he said as he stepped forward.

"In the kitchen!" Kurt called out.

Blaine sighed and stepped into the kitchen, smiling when he found Kurt working at the counter. He was working on something delicious if Blaine was right because it smelled great. He stepped forward, ready to sneak his arms around Kurt when something caught his attention.

Kurt wasn't alone in the kitchen. There was a middle aged man sitting at the table, watching him catiously. Something told Blaine that he had to be careful around him.

"Who are you?" he asked, taking a step towards Kurt to stand in front of him defensively.

"Look, my father came to visit us" Kurt said happily.

Blaine's blood ran cold as he looked at the man again. He had heard a lot about Burt Hummel, the amazing father of Kurt who the boy loved a lot. He gulped nervously when his eyes met the man's who was looking at him as if Blaine did something wrong. And God, he was so tall. And scary. He was so not like Kurt. And he was surely angry with him for getting his only son pregnant. Blaine was so dead.

"So you're Anderson" Burt nodded towards him, his expression still too serious for Blaine's taste.

"It's good to finally meet you, Sir" Blaine said politely.

"Yeah, I can imagine" Burt muttered.

"Dad!" Kurt gasped.

"What? You know that I don't like him" Burt said honestly.

Blaine looked away awkwardly. Burt had every right to be angry with him. He wasn't really that kind of men people wanted for their kids, especially after Kurt had gotten hurt because of being with him. And they had forgotten to tell Burt the news, so he must have learnt them from the article which wasn't a good point either. But he had to show him that he was capable of keeping Kurt and their baby safe.

"I'm pretty sure that this isn't what you wanted for Kurt and that's why you are angry with me but please, give me a chance" Blaine said. "I love your son, Sir. Kurt means everything for me and I would rather die than to let him get hurt."

"Like he got hurt the previous time?" Burt raised an eyebrow.

"I wasn't prepared for that" Blaine admitted.

"Well, it wasn't too surprising, considering what you did in the past" Burt said honestly.

"Dad..." Kurt started but Burt silenced him with a look.

"No, Kurt, we have to make this clear" Burt said. "To be honest, I'm not too happy. My son's too young to have a baby but I understand why you decided to keep it. I'm worried about him, though. He loves you, so he can't see things straight but I'm not sure you're good for him."

"Believe me, Sir, I've changed. Since I'm with Kurt, I've become a better person" Blaine said. "I will make your son happy. That's the most important thing for me."

It seemed like it was enough for Burt, at least for that night. He nodded sternly and let the matter drop for a while.

~ o ~

Having Kurt's father in their home was the scariest thing Blaine had ever experienced. The man decided to spend a few days with them, much to Kurt's delight. Since Blaine wanted Kurt to be happy and show his father that he was good enough for his son, he agreed with it and hoped that he would survive those few days. Everything was fine until one night when Kurt went to sleep early, leaving the two men alone in the living room.

Blaine was sitting on the couch, barely paying attention to the game they were watching. He kept his eyes on Burt who seemed to be lost in his thoughts. Until he looked up at him and opened his mouth.

"What are your plans for the future?" he asked.

"For the future?" Blaine asked nervously.

"You're gonna have a kid. This is a big change in your life. You've surely thought about what you want to do with your life" Burt explained.

"Well, yeah" Blaine said, running his fingers through his hair. "I don't know if Kurt told you, but I'm a musician."

Burt glared at him in response.

"Of course you know" Blaine muttered.

"Go on" Burt said.

"So I write songs and sing" Blaine smiled. "Uhm... Are you concerned about our financial state? Because I can assure you, I have more than enough money to take care of Kurt and our child."

"I figured out" Burt nodded. "So you want to do this for the rest of your life?"

"Yeah!" Blaine nodded.

"I understand" Burt replied without emotions.

"Uhm... I-I'm working on a new album. And I'm gonna go on a tour soon" Blaine said, determined to show Kurt's father that he was good for his son.

"And what about Kurt?" Burt asked.

"What about him?" Blaine frowned.

"He told me that you would leave him here while you're on tour" Burt explained.

"This is the best for him and the baby" Blaine explained. "I will miss them but travelling that much wouldn't be good for him. I want them both to be safe."

"And what will happen once the baby's born?" Burt asked. "My son's talented. He's wanted to become an actor since he was 3 and he deserves better than sitting at home, raising your child."

"We've discussed it and found the best option" Blaine smiled, glad for a topic he was familiar with. "Once the baby's old enough, we will hire a nanny and Kurt can go back to school. He can finish his studies and start working. I have some connections, I can surely help him with his first roles."

"Kurt doesn't need connections" Burt said.

"I-I wasn't suggesting that. I know that Kurt's talented and he would be fine on his own" Blaine corrected himself quickly. God, could this conversation get any worse?

"And what about your relationship?" Burt asked. "Do you want to marry him?"

"Marry him?" Blaine gasped in surprise. They were both so young, he hadn't thought about marriage so far. But something told him that Burt wouldn't like that answer. "Oh, yes. Sure. I want to marry him..."

Okay, maybe Burt didn't expect this answer from him because he was looking at Blaine as if he was ready to kill him.

"...Once we're old enough to make such a serious decision" Blaine finished his sentence.

Yeah, that was what Burt wanted to hear. He smiled weakly and nodded.

"I guess you have everything worked out" he said. "It seems fine to me."

"Uhm... thanks?" Blaine said uncertainly.

"But so you know, if you make my son cry once, you have to deal with me" Burt said seriously. "Believe me, you don't want that."

"I'm pretty sure" Blaine said, gulping nervously. Kurt's dad was so scary, Blaine had no doubt that he would kill him for hurting his son.

"Now that we have this out of the way... Do you want a beer?" Burt asked, pointing at the bottles on the table.

"No, thank you" Blaine said slowly, considering what the best answer would be. "I don't drink anymore."

"That's what I wanted to hear" Burt nodded.

Blaine let out a shaky breath he didn't know he was holding. It seemed like he passed Burt's test. Or at least he hoped so because this man was the most frightening person he had ever met. Something told him that he didn't want to become Burt Hummel's enemy.