Christmas was rolling around and none of the Anderson children were all that excited about their first one without their parents. Blaine was doing everything he could to make it as normal as possible but it was still hard. He'd never been able to decorate the house quite as beautifully as his Mom could.

Having Kurt around made it all a little easier. He was much better at picking out presents for the girls than Blaine ever was. After being together for three months, Kurt had really gotten to know his boyfriend's younger sisters and what would make such a difficult Christmas a little bit brighter.

The one Anderson family Christmas tradition that Blaine was happy to boycott was his Mom and Dad's annual Christmas Eve party. It was the one time of the year that the whole family got together but Blaine didn't really want to organise a party this year. Sadly Anna and Michael's brother Mark had different ideas. Both thought a family party was just what the five siblings needed at this time of the year. They thought a house full of people feeling sorry for them would make them all feel so much better.

"Hey" Blaine smiled as he opened the door to see Kurt standing there with arms full of presents. "I told you not to bring presents"

"I don't remember you saying anything of the sort" he smirked and stepped inside quickly pecking his boyfriend's lips "When I was picking out presents for you to give the girls, I got ideas and I couldn't resist"

"And I couldn't have stopped you even if I tried?"

"Nope"

Blaine rolled his eyes with a soft chuckle and led Kurt through to the living room where he could set the presents down under their 7 foot Christmas tree. The intoxicating smell of the pine stopped Kurt for a second before he came to his senses and put all the perfectly wrapped presents among the growing pile. Holding onto a small one wrapped in gold paper and ribbon, he was about to stuff it into his pocket before Blaine caught him.

"Who is this one for?" Blaine asked and peered over Kurt's shoulder.

"Uh it's for you but I don't want to put it under the tree. I don't think you'd want to open it in front of your family"

"Ooh kinky..."

"Exactly" Kurt laughed biting his lip gently. Taking the hint, Blaine took his boyfriend's hand and led him toward the stairs. Passing Anna as they went she demanded they left the door open before they disappeared up the stairs and into Blaine's bedroom. Closing the door, Blaine had to keep himself from bouncing with intrigue as to what the present was. Kurt handed it to him slowly, anxious of his boyfriend's reaction.

Blaine opened the small box and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly which relaxed Kurt "Condoms and lube?"

"Too fast? I'm all for sticking to the touching and amazing blowjobs if you're not ready"

"No way it's not that, but tonight?"

"No" Kurt chuckled and sat down beside Blaine on the bed "My Dad and Carole are going to Cleveland on Tuesday for a meeting and they're staying overnight. Finn is clearing out as well and spending the night with Rachel. I was thinking maybe we could have a romantic night in?"

"Sounds perfect" Blaine smiled and discarded the box on his bed as he leant into Kurt and pressed their lips together. Sliding closer and wrapping his arms around his waist, Blaine ran his tongue across Kurt's bottom lip before deepening the kiss. Kurt curled his hands up into Blaine's hair as their tongues danced effortlessly with one another.

"I thought I said door open Blaine" Anna yelled a little too loudly as she opened her nephew's door to see him and Kurt reluctantly pulling away from each other "People are starting to arrive, could you both come downstairs please?" she chuckled and made sure the door was open before she headed back toward the stairs.

"Busted" Kurt laughed and pressed a quickly kiss to Blaine's lips before standing up and straightening up his clothes "Tuesday night?"

"Can't wait"

XXXXX

Blaine set another plate of food down on the table as the Anderson Christmas Eve party got into full swing. Packed with family from both sides, the house was full of sympathy for the five teenagers that just wished everyone would go home.

"If another Aunt tells me how strong I am for raising my sisters then I might just scream" Blaine sighed as he made his way back into the kitchen where Kurt was making up another bowl of punch. Leaning against the bench beside him, Blaine stole a strawberry before Kurt put them into the punch.

"They're just marvelling at how amazing you are. I do it every day"

"Do people mistake stubborn and stupid for amazing these days?"

"No" Kurt chuckled and fed Blaine a sip of the punch to see if it was the same as his Mom's. Impressed with the taste, Blaine set the cup down on the bench before pulling Kurt by the shirt into a gentle kiss.

"Blaine, could you..." Uncle Mark began as he walked into the kitchen with an empty plate "Is that really necessary?"

Blaine sighed softly wishing his family would stop interrupting him when all he wanted to do was decently kiss his boyfriend. Letting go of Kurt's shirt, he turned his attention to his Uncle and took the empty plate "Is what necessary?"

"You and... in the kitchen"

"Me kissing my boyfriend?" Blaine chuckled emphasising the word 'boyfriend' because he knew how uncomfortable it made his Uncle. Blaine's father wasn't the most supportive parent of his son's sexual orientation at the start but he learnt to accept his son for who he was because he was still the same Blaine he'd always been. Uncle Mark wasn't like his brother and still found it hard to accept his nephew.

"So it wasn't just a phase then?"

"A phase" the teenager coughed "Me being gay was never a phase. Dad learnt to accept me so why can't you?"

"Because it is wrong Blaine. God does not condone this" Mark snapped. The devoted Catholic man couldn't get past the bible passages that didn't allow a man to lie with another man. It was all bullshit to Blaine but since he came out to his family when he was 15, Blaine has had to listen to the religious rant from his Uncle. Blaine had heard this lecture of his 'choices being just a ridiculous phase and that he needed to find a good wife' so many times, he could almost recite it. Waiting for his Mom to step in before mark got too far into his speech; Blaine sadly knew that wasn't going to happen.

"Here we go..."

"How do you think your choice reflects onto your sisters? Especially little Paige and Isabel?"

"Ok one, it's not a choice and two, how I live my life and who I spend it with has nothing to do with Paige or Isabel"

"It has everything to do with them. What kind of example are you setting for them?"

"I'm a good brother" Blaine snarled and stepped toward his Uncle even though Kurt tried to hold him back gently "I provide everything they need and I love all four of them more than anything in this world. I'm doing what's best for them every single day"

"Is moving them to New York in Kendall's senior year doing what's best for them?"

"As a matter of fact it is"

"Is your boyfriend going to?" Mark asked completely ignoring Kurt standing beside Blaine. Stepping in front of his boyfriend defensively, Blaine could handle an attack on his lifestyle but when Mark started on Kurt, he was about to lose it. "That's hardly a relationship you want to display in front of your sisters"

"They haven't complained yet" Blaine sighed "My relationships don't affect how I look after those girls"

"It does so maybe you shouldn't be the one taking care of them"

"Excuse me?"

"Maybe they'd be better off with Julia and I like it was originally planned"

"Yeah because Mom and Dad dying was exactly what we all originally planned" Blaine snapped loudly

"Blaine" Kurt insisted as he took his boyfriend's hand and tried to pull him back. He didn't want him to say anything more that he would later regret especially when the rest of Blaine's family were starting to stare. "Blaine come on, let's take a walk"

"He's right" Kendall sighed as she stepped between her brother and her Uncle. Kurt managed to move Blaine and drag him outside for some fresh air. Kendall turned to her Uncle and scowled "If my Mom were here, she would have slapped you right now. Blaine loves us, that's all that matters"

"Sometimes that's not all that matters"

Uh-oh! Next chapter: Tuesday night... :)