So, without further ado, time for some IUI treatments. And a warning, this is going to get a bit mature. No, I can't write smut, in fact, I'm not sure how far I will take this, but I'm going to try.
Last time I looked, I am not RIB and as such, I own nothing. I'm just a fangirl who loves the show and is inspired by it
"Reagan! Can you come in here?" Kurt called to his assistant.
A bubbly blond bounced into his office, pulling the door shut behind her. "Hey Kurt! What's up?"
He smiled, loving how anxious and excited she was to learn everything about the fashion industry. He knew he was a more attentive employee for the magazine because of her. "I need to go over some appointments with you. The editorial team knows I will be in and out, sometimes at unexpected times this summer, but, I do have a few set dates. This means you will be sitting in for me at some meetings, and I will be asking for some more extensive input from you at times." He pushed a piece of paper across the desk to her. "Please make sure these dates and times are blocked out on my calendar so nothing urgent is scheduled"
Reagan looked down, noting the notations all included a note of Dr after them, indicating Kurt had doctors appointments. "Feel free to tell me I'm overstepping, but, is something wrong that you have all of these doctors appointments?"
Kurt smiled. "Not overstepping, but, please keep this between you and I as not many people are aware of what is going on, but Blaine and I are working with a surrogate and trying to have a child. So, we have appointments for the various procedures and tests. She is staying with us this summer, so we're hoping to have a successful IUI treatment before she has to go to work in August."
Reagan, who had met Blaine and just adored him jumped up and rushed over to Kurt to throw her arms around him. "Oh! That is so exciting! My lips are sealed, and good luck and let me know what I can do to help you with anything!"
Kurt laughed at her hyper display of pleasure. "Well, for now, I need you to holler to remind me I have to leave in an hour to go pick up my sister in law at the airport. Her argument is if I am using her womb to give me a baby, I have to at least be on time to pick her up at the airport, and, I can't quite find it in me to argue with her. Especially after I had to change her flight last minute due to that emergency shoot last Saturday."
If possible, Reagan started bouncing even more. "Blaine's sister? Oh! That's great! If she looks like him that will mean you will have a child who will look like a mix of both of you." She suddenly smirked. "Lord I hope the child gets your hair."
Kurt was laughing so hard he had tears rolling down his face. "Well, if it's a boy, I totally agree, but, luckily I know the dark curls look incredible on a female, as Casey is the spitting image of Blaine, and she has that hair and it is just amazing on her."
Reagan composed herself as she picked up the list and headed toward her desk, just outside Kurt's door. "Anything else for me right now, before I start blocking off your calendar?"
"Nope, I'm good for now." He met Reagan's gaze. "Thank you in advance. I am happy knowing I have someone to help me who is as talented as you, and, this could be just the chance you need to move up in the magazine."
At dinner that night, Kurt and Casey were discussing the appointments they had this first week. They weren't wasting any time, heading in the next morning to try and see where in her cycle Casey was, and see if they had an idea on when they could do the first IUI process. "So, Kurt, I hear you get to try to knock up my sister soon." Blaine said, as he joined them at the table at their favorite Thai restaurant.
Kurt gave a sarcastic grin to his husband. "That's right. I'm going to impregnate my sister in law." They all three started laughing. "God, we sound like some bad episode of Jerry Springer. My gay husband impregnated my sister."
"Wait" Casey asked. "Bad episode of Jerry Springer? I thought saying episode of Jerry Springer implied bad."
"That's just it." Kurt retorted. "To be a bad episode, it has to be REALLY bad." The Anderson siblings laughed at his reasoning. "OK, seriously now. Tomorrow morning, Casey, this is mostly you, right?"
Casey nodded. "Yes, right now we are in a holding pattern until I ovulate, and then we will need you."
Blaine smirked at the grimace on Kurt's face. "I know Babe, you are not happy about this, but, hey, remember what they told us? I can go in with you to help."
Casey suddenly had a grimace that matched Kurt's. "Blaine! I don't need to hear this!"
"No, seriously," he argued. "They encourage the non donating partner to assist in the sample so he feels like he is part of the process as well."
Casey had a very thoughtful look on her face. "Well, I guess that makes sense. Just, no details, please?"
Kurt laughed. "Gladly. I know we are going to all get VERY close this summer, but I don't think any of us want to be that close."
All throughout dinner, Kurt felt his phone vibrating in his pocket, but as they were short bursts, he knew it was just text messages. As Blaine and Casey were debating dessert, Kurt pulled out his phone for a quick check and saw the messages were all from Rachel. "Hmmmm, odd, Rachel doesn't normally text like this." He said. Just as Blaine looked up, concern on his face, the phone in Kurt's hand started vibrating once again, but this time it was a phone call from Rachel. "Hey, I need to take this real quick." Kurt stood up from the table and headed to the door of the restaurant as he answered the phone. "Hey Rach, just a sec. I need to get outside. It's loud in this restaurant."
"Kurt! I have some great news!" Rachel yelled as soon as she heard the background noise change from noisy restaurant to a New York street. "Guess what guess what guess what!"
Kurt laughed at how rambunctious Rachel sounded. "They are doing a revival of Funny Girl and you were cast as Fanny?"
Rachel laughed. "Not quite. I wouldn't be coherent if that were true. No! Even better! I'm pregnant!"
Kurt's face lit up. "Rachel, that's great! Put me on speaker phone so I can talk to both you and Finn."
"Ok." Kurt heard some fumbling and suddenly he heard both Rachel and Finn's voices. "Are you still there?"
"I am. Congratulations you two! I am so happy for you. So, details! Due date, all that." Kurt gushed.
Rachel loved the excitement she heard in his voice. "I am actually due on Halloween. We have known for a while now, but wanted to wait until I was in the second trimester. We don't want a repeat of last time."
Finn interrupted. "So, Kurt, what is going on with you guys and the baby?"
"Casey got in today and her first appointment is tomorrow. We will find out where in her cycle she is and start the treatments as soon as it is time for her to ovulate." He answered as Blaine and Casey exited the restaurant. "Just a sec. I wanna tell Blaine." He moved the phone away from his mouth to speak to his husband. "Rachel and Finn. They're pregnant. Due Halloween."
Blaine smiled, knowing how hard the miscarriage was on both of them. "Tell them I said congrats. I'm going to get a taxi."
Kurt talked to Rachel and Finn for a couple more minutes, wrapping up the call as he got into the taxi next to Casey. "OK, guys, we're in a cab headed home and we have an early day tomorrow so I'm gonna let you go. Rachel, I want to see you in the city soon for a maternity wardrobe shopping spree, ok?"
Rachel laughed. "Yes Kurt, I will make plans with you soon. And tell Casey I said good luck tomorrow. Hugs and kisses to you all. Night Kurt!"
The next morning Blaine was off to work while Casey and Kurt headed to the clinic for her first ultrasound and examination. They had agreed that, unless it was a IUI day, they wouldn't all go. And, unless Casey needed Kurt, he wouldn't go after the first day, either. They both needed to save as much time off as they could for the times it was needed, and, hopefully, trips to Ohio for Casey's appointments with her OB/GYN there.
In the taxi, Kurt could feel the nerves coming off of Casey in waves. "Casey? Are you ok?" He asked, placing a hand on hers that was twitching on her knee.
Casey looked at him and tried to smile. "Um, just nervous. I know what they are going to do and I'm just worried about it is all. I'm afraid the internal ultrasound will hurt. Also, I'm worried about what this will do to you two if it doesn't work. I know how much you want a baby."
"Casey, don't." Kurt said, understanding. "We will be fine. If this doesn't work, we will go the adoption route. That was our original plan, until your very generous offer. As for the pain. I'm sorry I can't help you with that other than, I am sure they will do everything to make it as pain free as possible for you. And, that fear could be for naught."
Before Casey could answer the cab pulled up to the clinic. Kurt paid while Casey calmed herself before entering the clinic. She headed up to the check in counter and gave her name. "Casey Anderson for Dr. Gregory."
The receptionist smiled. "Of course. If you and Mr Anderson could have a seat, we will be right with you."
Casey smiled. "Actually, this is Mr Hummel-Anderson, my brother in law. I will be carrying the child for him and my brother."
The receptionist blushed. "I am so sorry."
Kurt laughed as Casey smiled. "No worries. She likes freaking people out like that. You're lucky my husband isn't here. Then she likes to announce she's going to have her brother's baby."
The receptionist joined the two in their laughter. "In that case, I consider myself lucky. If you two will have a seat Dr. Gregory is finishing up and will be with you in just a few minutes."
As soon as they sat down, Kurt took Casey's hand again, trying to calm her. "Do you want me to come back or wait out here for you?"
"Like you said last night, we're going to all get really close this summer, and, eventually you will be in the delivery room with me, so, I don't mind if you come back with me." Casey answered, just as a nurse opened the door and called her name.
After the required weight, height, general how are you feeling questions, Casey and Kurt were left alone in an exam room to wait for Dr Gregory to join them. After about 5 minutes the door opened and the doctor's smiling face appeared. "Well, are we ready to start this?"
Casey took a deep breath. "As ready as I will ever be."
"I know this first visit is scary, but don't worry. You won't feel any pain today. Maybe a little discomfort, but no pain." Doctor Gregory explained as she was arranging the tools she needed. "Kurt, would you like to go up by Casey's head? You can hold her hand and allow Casey to keep her privacy as much as possible."
The nurse came in and all kinds of things were happening at the foot of the bed. Kurt kept an eye on Casey's face, her hand in his, making sure he was providing as much comfort and support as possible to her. He never saw any indication of pain on her face and, sooner than expected Doctor Gregory was standing and smiling. "Well, the good news is, we are close. Casey, I need you to come in tomorrow as we have a few eggs that are close to being released and we will probably be doing the first IUI in the next two or three days. We will have you come in early in the day, and I mean, no later than 9, and then, if we are ready for the insemination, we will have you all come in that afternoon."
"So, wait, that means like, she's about to ovulate?" Kurt asked, shocked at how quickly this was moving.
Casey laughed. "Kurt, we have been doing this since Christmas. It's now May. There is nothing quick about this."
The doctor watched the interaction with a smile. "OK, so, any new questions now that we are at this point in the process?"
Kurt and Casey knew they had asked a million questions already, and most of the information was still swirling around in their heads. Kurt finally answered. "Right now, no, but, I'm sure we'll come up with some more."
Casey nodded in agreement. "No, nothing from me."
"In that case" Dr Gregory said as she gathered her equipment and got ready to leave. "We will see you tomorrow Casey. Make an appointment on your way out. As early as possible, no later than 9 am."
Wednesday morning Blaine was walking back to his office after a deposition when a secretary stopped him. "Excuse me, Mr Hummel-Anderson?"
Blaine stopped and smiled at the young woman who was holding a message for him. "Good morning Sarah. Is that for me?"
"Yes. Your sister called and said she needed you to call the instant you were back in the office." Sarah told him, handing him the note.
"Thank you" Blaine said, distracted, heading into his office to make the call. Casey answered on the first ring. "Hey sis, what's up?"
Casey laughed. "Deep breath Blaine, nothing bad. They want to do the IUI today. Kurt is clearing his schedule, can you join us?"
Blaine looked at his calendar. "Yeah, the rest of the day is just reviewing notes and testimony for the case I just picked up. What time?"
"Kurt will call and let you know as soon as he knows." Casey answered.
At that moment, Blaine's cell started ringing. "Case, he's calling my cell. I'll see you later." He hung up the office phone and picked up his cell. "Hey Babe, what time do I need to meet you at the clinic?"
Kurt laughed. "Well, I take it Casey got to you first. Well, I am heading out at 11:30, and they are expecting us around noon. I have to give my specimen then they will do the sperm wash to ensure only the healthiest sperm is retained before inserting it in Casey. Then we get to wait."
"Something tells me that the waiting is a big part of this" Blaine observed.
"Even if it's a straight couple who is trying to get pregnant the old fashioned way, it's a lot of waiting" Kurt informed his husband, with a laugh.
The receptionist who greeted them at the clinic was the same young lady as the previous morning. "Hello Mr Hummel-Anderson, Miss Anderson. Is this the other Mr Hummel-Anderson?"
Kurt smiled. "It is. This is my husband Blaine. We are here for our IUI as someone here is ovulating and I need to provide my sample for the process to be completed."
Blaine knew Kurt was joking as a way to make himself less nervous. For all of the growing up and maturing they both had done, to an extent that 'baby penguin' from Dalton was still present when it came to discussing sex and anything regarding sex in a public setting. "Got it." The receptionist answered with a smile. "If you can have a seat we will come for you as soon as we are ready."
Almost instantly there was a nurse in the door. "Hummel-Anderson?" Kurt and Blaine stood, the nurse smiling. "And Miss Anderson?" Casey stood with them and they all followed the nurse. "OK, Kurt, Blaine, we need the sperm sample in this cup. Don't worry, we are not under a time limit, just make sure you provide us with a sample. Blaine, we encourage your assistance with this to make sure you fee like you are a part of the process." She handed Kurt a cup and pointed them to a door. "Casey, can you come this way? We will get you in a room and set up to wait for the process to be completed."
Kurt and Blaine entered the room and looked around awkwardly. "OK, this is just weird, knowing they sent me in here to jack off into a cup and they are encouraging you to help" Kurt said as Blaine looked around the room.
"Wow." He said, looking at what appeared to be a well stocked entertainment center. "They have a massive collection of porn here. ALL types of porn. Gay, Straight, fetish, something for everyone."
Kurt laughed. "Yeah, well the matching magazine collection is over here." Kurt said, pointing to the stack of magazines on the bookshelf. He looked at Blaine who had come up behind him and started rubbing his shoulders. "So, I guess if I'm going to do this, I have to be in less clothing."
Blaine started kissing the back of Kurt's neck while his hands moved down to unbutton his shirt. "Mmmmm. Let me." He whispered, against Kurt's neck. Blaine slowly removed Kurt's shirt, caressing every inch of skin as he revealed it. Kurt quickly forgot his concern of the room as his husband's hands became the only thing he could focus on.
When Blaine was sure Kurt was comfortable with the surroundings and had forgotten that people knew what they were doing, he moved his hands down and started removing Kurt's pants. "Come on Sweetie." Blaine whispered in Kurt's ear, causing chills to run down his spine. "Let's sit down and get comfortable."
Blaine maneuvered them to the couch where he sat and pulled a now naked Kurt down to his lap. Kurt finally spoke. "I feel so decadent, being naked while you are fully clothed." He turned, blue eyes meeting hazel. "Blaine. I need you to touch me."
Ten minutes later Kurt was kissing Blaine as he finished buttoning his shirt. "I am having a thought. "
Blaine brushed a loose lock of hair off of Kurt's forehead. "What's that Babe?"
"I think that, once Casey is back in Ohio, we need to go away, even if it's just for a long weekend"
Blaine smiled softly, his love for his husband apparent on his face. "OK, but why?"
"Well, it seems all of the traveling we do is either for work or to visit our families. And, I figure that the next year will be spent on trips back to Ohio for Casey's doctors appointments. Then we'll have a baby and it will be impossible to do a long weekend spur of the moment anymore. I just think we should do something just for us." Kurt said, wrapping his arms around his husband in a tight hug.
"Sounds great. What do you think about Labor Day weekend?" Blaine asked. "Maybe a bed and breakfast in Vermont?"
Kurt moved to pick up the specimen cup before answering. "I'm thinking bigger. How about we both try to get Friday and Tuesday off and do a quick little jaunt to Paris for the weekend?"
"Sounds great." Blaine answered, opening the door and leading Kurt out to the Nurse's station. "Excuse me, Mr Hummel-Anderson's sample."
The nurse smiled and took the cup from Kurt's hand. "Perfect. Would you two gentlemen like to wait with Miss Anderson?"
"That would be wonderful" Kurt answered, linking his hand with Blaine's as they followed the nurse to the room where Casey was resting on the exam table, her feet up in the stirrups, a nurse arranging a tray of tools and implements in the corner of the room. They headed to the head of the bed, one on each side. "Ok Casey, we've done our part, now we get to wait while we try to knock you up." Kurt laughed as Blaine held his sister's hand in his.
"Oh yay" Casey replied, already uncomfortable in the position she was in. "Well, as soon as they are ready they will implant the sample you just provided and then I have to lay here like this for an hour to make sure nothing is going to escape."
"OK Casey" Blaine said, as they opened the door to the apartment. "Tonight you are going to lay on the couch, a pillow under your knees and we are going to wait on you hand and foot."
"Blaine, I'm not sick" Casey protested.
"Not sick, but we want to do everything possible to make sure this takes." Kurt told her, pulling a pillow out of the linen closet.
Casey rolled her eyes as she got into the instructed position on the couch. "Are you guys going to do this every month?"
"Probably" Blaine laughed, knowing how much Casey hated having others take care of her. It made her feel weak and like she had no control. "But, Case, you are donating your body to give us a baby. Let us do this, please?"
"Fine" Casey grumbled. "But don't expect me to be all happy and cheerful about this. You know I hate being helpless."
Kurt, who was in the kitchen starting dinner called out. "Not helpless Casey. Think of this as an extended portion of the doctor's visit. This is you taking power of your uterus and trying to help your body get pregnant."
Blaine smiled at Kurt as Casey contemplated this answer. "OK, I can work with that."
Blaine sat at the other end of the sectional couch, his eye on his sister. "So, Casey, what are your plans for the summer when you aren't having to run to the clinic every day or two to see if you are ovulating?"
"I'll be working on my lesson plans for the fall and doing some shopping. Speaking of. Hey Kurt!" she called. "When you and Rachel do the maternity clothes shopping spree, can I come too?"
"Why?" Kurt asked, knowing Rachel could be a bit much for other's to handle. "I mean, don't get me wrong, Rach is a great friend and my sister in law, but most people don't want to be around her."
Casey laughed at that, knowing how true that could be. "Nah, Rachel and I have an arrangement. We are brutally honest. And if she pisses me off, she knows I will let her know. No, I thought it wouldn't hurt, since we are doing this, to get a few basic pieces of maternity clothing for me before my only option is the crappy selection at the few stores in Ohio."
"Oooh, I like that idea." Kurt said, his mind swirling with possibilities now that he has two women to dress. "I'll call Rachel and make plans for sometime in the next couple of weeks."
"Rachel is wanting lunch" Kurt told Casey as they walked out of yet another store. "How does that sound to you?"
Casey shifted the bag she was carrying. "Great, and as soon as we get there, I have got to pee. I have had 3 bottles of water in the past hour and my bladder is protesting."
They sat down at a table at a nearby café that Rachel and Kurt both loved. Apparently it was a regular stop for them when they were out on one of their shopping days. Rachel pointed Casey toward the restroom as she and Kurt arranged their bags. "OK, so, when will you know anything?" Rachel asked.
"Well, it was 2 weeks ago that we did the IUI for the first time, so soon." Kurt answered. "But, that doesn't matter. Today is about you. How was the trip in from Philly? How are you feeling? What does the doctor have to say about this pregnancy?"
"The trip was fine. I know that it makes sense for Finn's job to not be in New York, and it isn't that far for us to get here, but, I miss our college years living in the city, being this close to everything. I feel great and the doctor says so far so good." She stopped speaking as Casey returned, a look of sorrow on her face. "Casey, is something wrong?"
Casey sat down and a tear fell down her cheek. "I started my period."
Kurt instantly had her hand in his as Rachel reached out to rub Casey's arm. "Casey, remember what Doctor Gregory said. The chances of this taking on the first time were so slim, we weren't expecting this. Hell, if this happens before you go back to Ohio for the start of the school year we will be a miracle case. We'll just try again in a few weeks."
"I know, but I was so hoping." She sniffed. "I know how much this will mean to both you and Blaine and I really want to give this to you."
Rachel, who understood totally spoke up. "Casey, I have been there. It isn't easy. But, eventually, it will happen, and when you don't start your period, you will start worrying that maybe there is something wrong. And finally you'll convince yourself to get a home pregnancy test and pee on the stick and when the positive answer shows, you will forget all of the heartache and just feel the joy."
"And hey" Kurt said, a smirk on his face. "Maybe next month Blaine and I can explore the video collection at the clinic"
I already have part of Chapter 13 typed up, but, I can't make promises on when it will be posted. I am helping a friend clean and paint his new house before his moving party on Saturday, at which time I have to play airport taxi driver when my roommate comes home from a business trip. But, I will get it out ASAP.
