Uploading just before Glee starts here on the west coast, as I know the flailing will be too much after. And I'm a no spoiler person, so I know very little about tonight's episode. I can't wait!

I don't own Glee. I own season 1 on DVD and the cd's, one of which is autographed, but that's all.

The next few days were full of holiday cheer. Kurt and Janet spent most of their time in the kitchen either baking cookies and desserts for the Christmas dinner, or preparing all possible dishes in advance. While they were doing this, Blaine and Casey were both intently wrapping presents and just generally acting like they were 5 and 8 and picking on each other. Richard, who was working from home, in order to see his family, had taken to treating them like children.

"Blaine! Stop!" Casey yelled, one time too many. Richard stormed out of his office, where he had been on a conference call and into the family room that had become gift wrap central. Before he could yell at them to behave like adults and not the children they were when he and their mother first got married, he burst out laughing.

Kurt and Janet rushed in from the kitchen, not sure what they were going to find. Well, somehow, Blaine had distracted his sister long enough to get a piece of wrapping paper around her legs and she was laying on the floor, trying to 'unwrap' herself, while he was tickling her. However, the funniest part was the bows in Blaine's curls, and the glitter that was covering them both.

Kurt laughed until there were tears running down his face. When he finally caught his breath, the entire Anderson/Fisher family was watching him, amused. "Sorry, but all the glitter reminds me of the doves at Dad and Carole's wedding."

Richard, Janet and Casey looked on in confusion as Blaine joined his husband in his laughter. "Oh my god. I still can't believe you wanted to feed the doves glitter so when they flew over they would shit glitter down on everyone."

This distracted Casey from her mission and she stopped pulling the paper away from her legs. "Really Kurt? You wanted to feed glitter to doves, and you think you need a child?"

Blaine and Kurt, who were laughing, just laughed even harder. Janet walked over to her husband, who pulled her into his side, smiles gracing each of their faces. "I've changed my mind darling," Richard said, with a kiss on his wife's temple. "I don't know that I can handle being a father to your children. I don't know that I can stay with you." He smirked

Janet reached up and swatted at his stomach. "Oh stop. After this amount of time, I blame much of this on you. Nature/Nurture and all that. I totally blame their personalities on the example you set for them."

The family was distracted from their playful arguments by the sound of the doorbell. Janet headed to answer the door, wondering who would be showing up this close to dinner, this close to Christmas. "Hey Mrs F!" she was greeted, as soon as she opened the door.

"Wesley! I have told you repeatedly to call me Janet!" she laughed, ushering in her son's two best friends from high school along with their significant others, Wes' wife and David's fiancée. "Blaine, Kurt!" she called. "Company!"

Blaine and Kurt, arms wrapped around each other's waists, entered the foyer, curious as to who was there. As far as they knew, all of their friends were still out of town. "Oh lord, look at them all happy and shit." Wes teased, knowing just what buttons to push for maximum impact.

Kurt and Blaine just grinned, gathering their friends in hugs of greeting before moving onto the women with them. It was a cacophony of sound, all of the gushing over outfits and discussing trips home, and just general catching up. Janet finally interrupted. "HEY!" The 6 twentysomethings suddenly quieted down. "Are you all staying for dinner?"

David and Wes smiled, knowing how incredible of a cook their friend's mother was. "Hell yes!" Wes exclaimed.

Dinner was a raucous affair that evening. Wes, David and Blaine ended up on one end of the table discussing their opinions on the fate of their favorite NFL teams in the playoff picture while Janet, Casey, Kurt, Wes' wife Lily, and David's fiancée Rebecca discussed wedding plans for David and Becca's wedding in June. As dinner was wrapping up David and Wes stood up and began clearing their dirty dishes from the table. They may act like total cavemen, but they did have manners, and knew when they needed to use them. "David, Wesley, put those dishes down." Janet ordered. "You are guests in my home and I will not have guests clearing the table."

Wes and David rolled their eyes and continued toward the kitchen with their dishes. "Sorry but that argument stopped working on us when we were sophomores and had been over here every weekend for 3 months. Sorry, this is home too, and we know that you love us just as much, if not more, than those three over there," David said, gesturing to Kurt, Casey and Blaine, who were all laughing with smirks on their faces.

Janet smiled, missing these two boys being at her house at all hours of the day whenever they had a school break. Wes and Lily were now living in Chicago where he was working for his father's ad agency and David and Becca were living in Indianapolis where he was working as a physical therapist for the Indianapolis Colts and she was teaching at a private school just outside of the city. Granted, it wasn't as far away as New York, but neither boy got home any more often than Blaine and Kurt, so she was relishing the sight of these boys who she did love as her own sons. "Fine, you can put your dishes in the sink, but then get in the family room and spend time with those two lovebirds over there. Something tells me they have some news to share with you."

Once the three couples had headed toward the family room to catch up, Casey approached her mom. "Mom, can I help you tonight?" she asked, seeming unsure of the response.

Janet smiled over at her husband, who nodded in understanding and silently headed toward the living room to read the newspaper. "Of course sweetheart," Janet answered, pulling her daughter into her arms. "Is something on your mind? Or still what we talked about the other day?"

Casey blushed, forgetting how well her mother could read her sometimes. "The issue from the other day. Mom, I know that it sounds insane, and I can't know how I will feel afterward, but everything in me keeps telling me that this is something I have to do for Blaine and Kurt. I know the pregnancy won't be easy, and I know I may feel some pain at giving the baby away, but, I really think that me offering to be a surrogate for them is the right thing to do, and something I want to do."

The two women finished loading the dishwasher and wiping down the various surfaces in the kitchen. "Casey," Janet answered. "If you want to do this, then it is something you should do. Talk to your brother and tell him. Just keep in mind, if they end up deciding they want to go the adoption route, or that, for whatever reason, they won't take you up on your offer, please don't take it personally. I know your brother loves you and he will make sure first and foremost, he is doing what is best for all involved, not just himself and Kurt."

"I know Mom." Casey answered. "So, I'm thinking I want to tell them on Christmas. What do you think?"

Janet smiled. "I love it. And, I have a great way you can tell them."

An hour later Richard entered the study to find his wife and daughter bent over the computer, laughing at whatever they were looking at. "Hello ladies. Care to have some company?"

Casey looked up at the man who had been her father for the past 21 years. "Sure Dad. Hey Dad! Guess What!"

Richard looked at the twinkle in his daughter's eye, happy to see whatever had been troubling her for the past few days seemed to finally been resolved. "I don't know, but something tells me I'm going to be shocked."

Casey gave an evil grin. "I'm going to have my brother's baby!"

Richard froze, not sure what he had heard. "Excuse me? What was that?"

Casey and Janet laughed. "Casey, don't scare your father like that. I want him around a few more years. His life insurance policy doubles when he reaches the age of 60"

Casey giggled. "Sorry Dad. I'm going to offer to be Kurt and Blaine's surrogate. Don't tell them though. Mom and I are plotting the perfect way for me to share this information with them."

Richard gave his wife a look and she smiled. "Don't worry, this isn't a rash decision. She and I have been discussing this since the day after they told us and she has given it a lot of thought. And she made the final decision on her own, as she should."

Richard walked across the room and knelt by his daughter, gathering her in his arms. "I am so proud of you for wanting to do this selfless act for your brother and his husband." He felt tears filling his eyes. "I am so thankful I have helped raise such a wonderful woman."

Casey sniffed, wiping the tears off of her cheeks. "Dad, I couldn't, not knowing them, not think this is something they wouldn't love. This way they can have a baby that will look like both of them and be related to both of them. I have to at least give them that chance."

The spell was broken by a yell from the family room. "Casey! Get your ass in here!" Wes yelled. "I need your skills at poker to kick your brother's ass!"

Casey stood up and wiped her face, blowing her nose in the Kleenex her mother offered her. "OK, my public awaits. Mom, shopping tomorrow?"

"Ugh, the mall on December 23rd? OK, I guess to pull this off, we'll have to. Now," she said motioning toward the door. "Go beat your brother in poker."