"What are you guys going to about like, daycare, when you're at Rehearsal?" Finn asked as he and Kurt built Joey's crib while Rachel made lunch and Blaine kept the kids occupied.

"We haven't quite that got worked out yet. Blaine talked to his dad about paying for daycare and he says he'll do it but we have to find one or get a nanny or...something. I called the coffee shop and took the next week off to give us a little breathing room. Luckily my rehearsals are usually in the morning and Blaine's are at night and neither of our shows start until the middle of July so who knows if they'll even still be with us then."

"Rachel and I'll help, babysit, if you want," Finn offered kindly.

"Thank you," replied Kurt sincerely, "I want to say we've got this all handled, but honestly we're going to need all the help we can get over the next few weeks." Or longer, he added to himself.

They set up Joey's crib and changing station in their room, pushing his and Blaine's bed and dresser to the far wall to make room. They moved on to the living room where they pushed furniture around until they'd cleared a corner big enough for the toddler bed they'd gotten for Roxanne and a small dresser for her things. Once they got the bed and dresser put together Finn pulled out another box from their pile.

"What's this?" He asked.

"It's a privacy partition," Kurt answered before his brain caught up with his mouth. "I mean, it's a temporary wall. To make her room feel like a room." Finn flushed and stared at the carpeting."

"It's a great. I'm sure she'll love it," he offered unsurely, before looking up and trying to catch Kurt's eye.

"Thanks," answered Kurt brusquely, "wanna help me put it together?" Finn eagerly took the offering and started wrenching open the box.

By dinner time they had almost everything set up in a way that made Kurt happy. Roxanne had a hard time letting Rachel leave and started crying as soon as the door shut behind them.

"I miss my mommy," the little girl sobbed. Kurt looked to Blaine as he fed Joey. Kurt always liked that, at their most open, he and Blaine could almost communicate telepathically.

"I know," soothed Kurt, pulling the child in for a hug.

"When is she coming back?"

"I….I don't know honey," Kurt admitted.

"Why not?" Roxanne demanded pitifully.

"Do you know what I do know?" Kurt asked.

"What?"

"I know that you and Joey are safe and we're going to eat our dinner and then read some stories and play and then you can go to sleep in your brand new bed." Roxanne eyed him mutinously.

"Don't want to. Scary." Kurt was impressed, and grateful, by her ability to articulate her feelings – he'd spent the entirety of yesterday evening once he'd gotten Roxanne settled reading as much as he could about three year olds as fast as it would download to his Kindle.

"It's scary being in a new place. You're safe here. Your uncle Blaine and I are going to take good care of you and Joey." Roxanne sniffled and held onto him a little longer as her breathing evened out. The little girl calmed considerably but didn't seem to eat much of her dinner. Blaine figured it was normal but that it'd probably be a good idea to take the kids to a doctor for a checkup in the next week. As the kids were technically in foster care now they had been given emergency Medicaid for their health insurance.

After dinner they gave the kids a bath (Kurt wasn't sure he'd ever get used to how frequently his life now consisted of naked small children) and helped Roxanne brush her teeth. Roxanne fought Blaine about wearing a pull-up to bed but relented when Blaine showed her that they had little Flounder designs on them and she could wear her "big girl" underwear over them if she wanted. By eight o'clock Kurt and Blaine were ready for bed but it looked like neither of the little ones were on board. It was after midnight once everyone was settled and an exhausted Kurt and Blaine fell into bed and asleep still wearing their day clothes.

Sorry this update is so short - the next section is much longer but I'm not quite happy with it yet and I wanted to update.

Thank you for the lovely reviews. This story isn't going to be super angsty I promise, but I would like to remind readers that this parenting endeavor is not something Kurt and Blaine sought out themselves - they thought they'd have years before this and much more control over the situation. Whatever ends up happening I can tell you it will be happy though :)

Reviews are appreciated.