There was chatter coming from all areas of the audience as everyone got ready for the Harvey Milk Elementary School Christmas Spectacular. Kurt, Blaine and their children were all there to support their youngest, Lucy. She was in first grade and was given the honor of performing a solo of the first verse of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town." Kurt and Blaine had both worked with her on it for the last week since she found out. She really had a wonderful little voice, but Lucy was shy, so they were a little nervous about it.
"When does this start?" Caleb groaned as he looked at his phone.
"Soon." Blaine told him. "Remember when you and Charlie did this?" he asked trying to get his son's mind off how long they had been sitting in the auditorium.
"Yeah, hated every minute of it."
"Okay then Mr. Grinch." Blaine retorted. Suddenly, Blaine felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned and it was Lucy's teacher.
"Umm… Lucy's having a bit of a freak out about the solo. Can one of you come and talk to her and try and calm her down?" the woman asked.
"Of course." Blaine replied as he started getting up.
"Dad, let me and Charlie give it a try." Penny said as she stood up with her sister in tow.
"Okay." Blaine said as he sat back down next to Kurt. The two girls slid their way out of the row and left the auditorium to head backstage. They walked down a long hallway and saw their sister sitting on a little chair crying.
"Luc, what's going on?" Penny asked as she pulled her little sister into a hug. Lucy cried into her shoulder.
"I don't wanna do it." She cried.
"Why not?" Charlie asked. "You worked so hard on it with Daddy and Papa."
"I'm gonna mess up and everyone's gonna laugh." Lucy cried even harder. Penny shushed her and gave her a hug.
"Now Lucy, you probably wouldn't know this but both Charlie and I had a solo in our school Christmas programs too." Penny told her.
"Y-you did?"
"We did." Penny said. "And you know, we were just as nervous as you...maybe more for me anyway. I think Daddy had to run me to the bathroom so I didn't throw up on myself because I got myself so worked up."
"Eww" Lucy replied with a smile.
"I nearly peed my pants." Charlie told her little sister.
"But you know?" Penny said. "We both went out and we did our solos and we nailed them. Wanna know why?"
"Why?" Lucy asked.
"Because we're Anderson-Hummels and performing is what we do." Penny told her.
"But...I'm not-" Lucy began
"Do not finish that sentence." Charlie said cutting her off. "You are just as much an Anderson-Hummel as we are. You may not be biologically related to Daddy or Papa, but I believe that you and Andrew were meant to come to our family. You have all of our love and support in your heart and I know that you can do it." Lucy gave Charlie a hug and she pressed a kiss to her little sister's head.
"Now," Penny began. "Go with your class. Charlie and I are gonna go back out to our seats. If you feel nervous, just look for us and remember how much we all love you and know that you can do this." Lucy nodded and then went with her class. Charlie and Penny walked down the highway.
"Up top sister!" Penny said and Charlie high fived her back. They went back to their seats and soon enough the curtain opened.
"I'd like to introduce Miss Walker's first grade class who will be singing 'Santa Claus is Coming to Town' and Miss Lucy Anderson-Hummel will be singing a solo." Lucy walked up to the microphone in the front of the stage and took a deep breath. She could feel her breathing getting faster and she was starting to panic. She looked into the audience and there she could see her Dads, Caleb, Andrew and most importantly Penny and Charlie. The two girls sent her thumbs up.
The music began and Lucy began to sing… "You better watch out. You better not cry. You better not pout, I'm telling why. Santa Claus is coming to town." The little girl smiled as she finished her verse and then rejoined the rest of her class to sing the rest of the song. When the song was over, everyone in the audience stood up and clapped. Lucy looked to her family and they were standing up going crazy for her and she couldn't help but laugh.
After the concert, she ran out to find her family. She saw Blaine first and instantly ran to his arms. "You did great!" Blaine exclaimed as he lifted his little girl into his arms and pressed a kiss to her head.
"You were phenomenal sweetie." Kurt told her.
"I know. I'm an Anderson-Hummel. We were meant to perform." Lucy told her dads. Penny and Charlie couldn't help but laugh. They were so unbelievably proud of their little sister. She was just as must of an Anderson-Hummel as they were and they wouldn't want it any other way.