A/N: I KNOW, I KNOW, I haven't updated in forever! Taking an AP class in tenth grade is totally a bad idea. Unless you're ready, DON'T DO IT, I beg of you. I'm so unbelievably tired from running like a chicken with it's head cut off. Hopefully, this chapter doesn't disappoint.
Blaine sat down, holding tightly to Kurt's hand. They had arrived at the little Italian restaurant on the corner of Broadway, and the Hudmels should have been there 15 minutes ago.
Kurt kept looking for Burt and Carole, and maybe even Finn and Natalie if he was lucky. He didn't often admit it, but he missed his step-brother. Every time the door opened, he kept looking up expectantly. There would be another couple he didn't recognize. Blaine just continued to hold his hand. Kurt didn't realize he was shaking until Blaine's hand closed over his shoulder and held him down.
"Kurt, you're trembling. Are you really that nervous?"
Kurt turned to Blaine, trying so hard to tell him the truth, but all that came out was, "I'm fine."
Blaine smiled his "I know you're lying to me" smile. "Kurt, come on. You're shaking so much that if you did anymore you'd be flopping like a fish on a dock. Just relax, okay? It's just your parents."
Kurt scoffed. "JUST my parents? Blaine, are you kidding? My father loves me, but he's so unresponsive sometimes. I'm terrified of giving him another heart attack. Carole loves me, but sometimes I feel like she accepts me at a distance. And Finn, well… Let's just say that he's always been protective of me and will find it very hard not to threaten you. And Natalie. She's only been back in my life for a little over five years. I don't know how'll she'll take this. And-"
Blaine stopped Kurt's rambling with an abrupt but perfect kiss. When Blaine pulled back, Kurt let his eyes flutter open, and a soft breath left his lips. Blaine was smiling at him serenely, and in his peripheral vision, he could see a few couples smiling at them. The beauty of New York? It's rare to get an angry glare for your differences.
"Kurt, you know none of that is true. First off, Burt is your father. He loves you no matter what you do or how you live your life. Not to mention that he loves seeing you happy with me. I know this was a little fast and sudden, but I think he'll be okay with it." Kurt nodded as Blaine continued. "Second, Carole and Finn love you, too. Carole has never been disapproving of us, and I doubt Finn would go that far if he knew how you felt about me. And Nat? Really? She's your sister, Kurt, and she may have missed nine years of your life, but she knows you better than you even know yourself. And you know she's been waiting for this the whole time that we were going through college. She's probably going to be the most thrilled out of all of them." He paused, and looked over Kurt's shoulder with a crooked smile. "And here they are!"
Kurt whipped around, and there they were. Carole had finally gotten Burt to dress nicely, but he still was wearing his usual baseball cap. He smiled and waved at Blaine and Kurt while trying to maneuver through the sea of other tables and couples.
Next through the door was Finn, followed by Natalie, who was trying desperately to smooth Finn's wrinkled dress shirt. She smiled warmly and waved at her brother. She looked exactly like Sally (their mother) today, with a green ribbon in her hair and a black dress. She looked behind her, then ran back outside in a huff.
"Uh…" Kurt stared after his sister as Finn approached them. "Where'd Nattie go?"
Burt bodily pulled him out of his chair and gave him a bone-crushing hug. Blaine kept his grip on his hand. "She went outside to get something. It's good to see you, kid! You've only been home twice since you graduated!"
"Well, I'm in New York, Dad. It's kind of hard to get home very often."
"And Blaine!" Burt dropped his son and gave Blaine a hug as well. Blaine laughed heartily. "How are you, bud?"
"Fantastic, Mr. Hummel. And yourself?" Blaine asked, always the gentleman.
"Great!" He looked around again as Carole and Finn swooped in on the two boys. He smiled. "And here comes Nat again." Kurt looked over at Natalie, and his jaw dropped to the floor. He looked over at Blaine, who's expression could be described as nothing but ecstatic.
Dressed in a simple white dress and holding Natalie's hand was Blaine's younger sister, Moby. She'd grown a little taller, but was still kind of short for 19. Her usually straight brown hair was now black and curled, strands of it falling into her face. She smiled hugely at the sight of Blaine and Kurt, and bolted to Blaine, almost knocking them both to the ground as she jumped at him.
"Moby?" Blaine cried in joyous astonishment. "I didn't know you were coming!"
"I invited her. I thought since you and your parents don't talk, and there's no other family of yours that I can contact, it was the least I could do," Natalie said as she gave Kurt a quick peck on the cheek. He smiled at her, and stared affectionately at the brother and sister moment before him. Blaine looked so incredibly thrilled to see his sister, who had been around about as long as Natalie had.
"I couldn't pass up an opportunity to see you two!" Moby said cheerily, and kissed both men on the cheeks. "Besides, when Nattie said there was 'big news', I knew I had to come."
Blaine smiled at his little sister and kissed her forehead. The waiter passed by, and Blaine flagged him down. "Excuse me, do you happen to have a bigger table in a more private area?"
The waiter smiled and nodded. He led the group farther into the restaurant, and they entered a secluded area that was farther away from the full seats taking up most of the place. The waiter set down a stack of menus and left.
"Please, guys, sit," Kurt said, and everyone immediately took a seat; Blaine sat at the head, with Kurt on his right and Moby and Finn on his left. Burt sat the other end of the table, with Nattie between him and Finn, and Carole between him and Kurt. Finn looked to his left and right, and smiled, thinking Damn, I got the best seat at the table!
"Okay, kiddo. You gonna tell us why we're all here?" Burt began bluntly, and Blaine immediately felt Kurt's hand squeeze his under the table. They looked at each other, and Blaine asked him questions with his eyes. After years of being together, communicating like this had become as easy as just talking.
You wanna tell them, or shall I?
Kurt immediately shook his head no, not wanting to be the one to drop the bomb. Blaine could understand that. Kurt was nervous, and Blaine was usually better at stuff like this anyway.
Blaine cleared his throat, and everyone turned to stare at him. He looked in all of their eyes as well, reading the emotions there: Burt, Carole, and Finn's confusion; Kurt's fright; Natalie's knowingness; Moby's curiosity. He smiled at the group and stood, still holding onto Kurt's hand.
"Guys, Kurt and I have something to tell you," he began, and he immediately saw the realization in Carole's and Moby's eyes. Natalie leaned back with a smirk, as though saying Yeah, I was right. Blaine swallowed once more before he said the six words that sealed the deal.
"Kurt and I are getting married."
Multiple reactions happened at once.
Natalie stood up, shouting "Yes! I knew it!" and high-fiving Finn.
Finn beamed and yelled "That's awesome, guys!"
Moby's mouth dropped open and she started to cry which made Natalie come over and hug her tightly. Their relationship as "The Sister Brigade" had made them really close friends.
Carole smiled, a few tears creeping out of her eyes.
Burt was the most enthusiastic of them all. He jumped straight up from the table and ran to the boys, grabbing them both in a huge bear hug.
Kurt never expected this reaction from his family, but he was always wrong in that respect.
"We've been waiting for this moment since you guys graduated from high-school!" said Burt, and Kurt blinked at him.
"High school?" he inquired, cocking an eyebrow. "Dad, really? Isn't that a little early?"
"Well, we knew it was going to happen anyway."
"Wait!" Kurt shouted over the fray, and everyone, even Blaine, looked over at him. "That's not all there is."
Blaine laughed nervously. "Kurt, what are you talking about?"
Kurt looked at him and said, "Blaine and I are also looking into having a baby."
At this, the whole group turned silent.
Natalie and Moby had huge smiles on their faces, excited at having a baby nephew/niece in the family.
Carole gave them a disbelieving look, as though waiting for the punch line of a joke.
Finn looked like he was in deep thought, probably wondering how two men could have a baby. His college years had not changed him.
Burt took off his baseball cap and ran a hand over his bald head.
Blaine looked at Kurt in horror, saying through his eyes We weren't supposed to tell them yet!
Kurt looked around at them, and said, "So… what do you say?"
Moby spoke first, her voice still thick with happy tears. "You guys… this is wonderful."
Kurt smiled at her appreciatively. He was happy that she was Blaine's sister.
Burt spoke next. "Are you two… positive that you know what you're doing here? I mean, a baby's a big responsibility, and with it being two men, it's an even harder process… I don't want to the two of you going into this blind."
Kurt smiled at his dad. "We know what we're doing, Dad. We're going on home interviews and everything, and we have a lot of extra money for a surrogate set aside, since Blaine's college fund wasn't needed due to his full scholarship. We'll learn as we go, just like every other parent." He let go of Blaine and placed his hands on his father's shoulders. "Trust me, Dad."
Burt took one look at Kurt, and smiled a little. "Alright. You just make sure that this little kid is loved, and the woman you guys have as a surrogate is a good lady, okay?"
Kurt just smiled and thanked his father.
Moby walked over to Blaine, wrapping an arm around his waist. "So, have you guys found someone yet?"
Blaine looked at her. "Nope. We're doing another interview in a few hours, though."
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Just like Blaine said, a couple of hours later, Kurt and himself were in an elevator in a elegant apartment building. Kurt was getting a better feeling about this as the numbers above their heads indicating floor numbers gave the occasional little "ding!"
"Okay," Blaine said when they were standing in front of a rather large door. He pulled the white paper out of his pocket. Sylvia's name had been crossed out. "Victoria Emerson, Apartment 6G." He turned to Kurt with a nervous look. "Ready?"
Kurt tried his best to put a smile on his face. "Absolutely."
With that, Blaine raised a fist and knocked on the door.
After a moment, a young woman opened the door with a flourish. She had flowing dark blond hair that came down to her back. Her warm brown eyes surveyed them briefly, before the full force of them were on Kurt. Her frame was slim, and she wore a light pink sweater.
"Well, hello," she said seductively to Kurt. "Are you Kurt Hummel?"
Kurt cocked an eyebrow. "Yeah… and this is Blaine Anderson." Kurt pointed to Blaine, who waved a little. Victoria didn't even notice.
"Won't you please come in?" she said, and took Kurt's arm and led him inside. Kurt turned to Blaine with an expression of pure confusion. Blaine's eyes held nothing but blinding rage. Kurt gave him a "don't you start" look, and Blaine relaxed. Minimally.
He stepped into the apartment, which smelled powerfully of roses, and slammed the door behind him.
"Please, sit," Victoria said to Kurt. On the table before Kurt sat a tray with tea and cookies. He smiled at the beautiful china pot.
The woman smiled even more seductively. "Would you like some tea?" she offered. Kurt shook his head kindly. As Blaine moved to sit beside his fiancée, Victoria moved quickly in the spot, not afraid to stick her rather large ass in Kurt's face as she sat. Kurt's eyebrows disappeared into his hairline. Blaine's ears seemed to smoke.
"So," Victoria said, crossing her legs (and having one of them graze Kurt's in the process), "you're looking into having a baby?"
"Yes," Kurt said, more uncertain about this by the second.
"And you would like me to have it?"
Both men looked at each other with cocked eyebrows. "Well," Blaine said, "We were hoping to find somebody soon. Before the wedding."
Victoria turned to address him for the first time. Unconsciously, her hand moved to twist a lock of Kurt's golden-brown hair. His mouth dropped open, and he looked appalled. Blaine's hands curled into fists. "Which one of you is getting married?" she asked in an excited voice.
Another confused look passed between Blaine and Kurt. "Which one of us?" Kurt asked.
"Yes," Victoria said, leaning into Kurt's side a little. "Aren't you two roommates? Because…" She leaned into Kurt's ear and whispered sexually, "I'm available for you anytime, blue eyes."
"Stop!" Kurt shrieked, and jumped quickly away from Victoria. He ran to Blaine, who enveloped him in his arms and held onto him tightly. "I'm sorry to have confused you," Kurt started, then paused. "Actually, I'm not. Me and Blaine are gay."
At this, Victoria's eyes widened. "You… you're what?"
"Gay," Blaine spat at her. Kurt was amused by Blaine's fury. It was kinda hot… "We're getting married. To each other. So you can imagine my discomfort of you getting all touchy-feely with my fiancee."
Victoria's warm eyes turned steely.
"Get out."
"What?" Kurt whispered.
"Get out!" Victoria screamed. "I will NOT support a gay couple. What you are is sick and wrong! Get OUT!"
"GLADLY!" Blaine yelled back, and he spun to the door with Kurt still in his arms.
The door slammed shut tightly behind them.
The next thing they knew, they were in their bed, wrapped up in each other, Victoria long forgotten.
Blaine had his head on Kurt's stomach, looking up at him through his eyelashes. Kurt was stroking his unruly curls gently, warm and cozy in one of Blaine's old flannel button-up's.
"So, are you sure you're okay with what happened today?" Blaine asked for about the billionth time in ten minutes. "Because that was pretty harsh, and I really didn't like the way she was all over you."
Kurt giggled. "That would explain why we came home faster than the speed of light and you started taking my clothes off before we even closed the door behind us."
Blaine laughed too, the rumbling in his throat making Kurt's abdomen tingle. "Yeah, well… I just wanted to prove that you're mine."
Kurt smiled, and cupped Blaine's face in his hand. "You don't have to prove anything to me. You know I love you, and I always will."
Blaine smiled, leaning into Kurt's palm and kissing it. "So… ring shopping tomorrow?"
Kurt beamed. "Absolutely! And then another interview?"
"Do we have to? I kinda want to hold off on it for awhile, especially after that experience," Blaine whined.
Kurt shook his head. "We'll never get it done if we hold off on it. Our next meeting is tomorrow with a woman named…" He pulled the list out of the pocket of Blaine's jeans, which had been discarded on the floor. "Andrea Haven. Hopefully, she's better than the last two."
A/N: FINALLY DONE. OMG, you have no idea how long it took me to finish this chapter. I had it started about two months ago and couldn't finish it because of writer's block. Now it's done and I'm excited. Next chapter, Andy's gonna get introduced. I just couldn't hold her off any longer, I'm too excited to write about her. The next chapter will come along quicker, I promise. :) This chapter is titled after "Anything But Ordinary" by Avril Lavigne. it's titled that way because the experience with Victoria was about how Kurt and Blaine were proud of who they were, and weren't afraid to tell even the stupidest of people how they felt. The song is a lot like that. Especially the lyrics, "I'd rather be anything but ordinary, please..."