Let me check. Nope, I still don't own anything you recognize.
"Blaine! Kurt!" Casey yelled, running through the living room to greet the two men.
"Casey! Easy!" Blaine yelled, eying her baby bump that was just starting to show under her exercise pants and tee shirt.
Casey laughed as Kurt wrapped his arms around her from behind, placing his hands on the small bump. "Hey there. Cute outfit. Why aren't you wearing one of the outfits I bought for you?"
"Because I checking out the pregnancy pilates exercise kit I picked up and I didn't feel like exercising in one of your designer outfits." Casey smirked. "I also thought you would like seeing your child growing in my body. I mean, I am carrying your baby, don't you like it?" she flirted, batting her eyes at Kurt, who started laughing.
"Oh my god, you two are insane" Blaine announced as his husband and sister held each other up. He loved to watch them together, and the bond they had formed over the summer when Casey was living with them. And they have just continued to get closer as this pregnancy has progressed. "So, where are Mom and Dad?" Blaine asked.
Casey looked up at her brother, who was looking through their luggage and pulling out the Christmas presents he could to place them under the Christmas tree, once it was decorated later that night. "Um, Dad is still at the office and Mom had to run to the store for some things she forgot at the grocery. She was trying to beat you home though."
Kurt hung their cotes in the coat closet while Blaine finished going through their luggage. "So, Casey." Kurt said, "Any plans for the week that we need to know about?"
Blaine picked up his luggage, Kurt following his example. Casey followed them upstairs. "Well, same old, tonight tree, tomorrow shopping, well, the one difference to normal is one night this week we are going to go to dinner with Ken."
Blaine and Kurt stopped outside of Casey's bedroom, where she was pausing in the doorway. "Does he have a specific night in mind?" Blaine asked, running through the people he knew wanted to see them while they were in town.
"Blaine? Kurt?" They heard Janet calling from downstairs.
"We're up here Mom" Casey called, turning to her brother. "OK, I'm going to get showered and changed. I'll see you guys downstairs.
Blaine was having a wonderful dream. He and Kurt were laying on a beach, the ocean waves lapping their feet, sun shining on their faces. Blaine reached out a hand to try and pull Kurt closer but his hand failed to reach his husband. Suddenly a voice broke the peace of their beach. "Oh Blaine. Wake up."
"Go away Casey." Blaine mumbled. "It's not Christmas and I want to sleep" He rolled over onto his side, finally finding Kurt's sleeping form and burying his face in his husband's chest.
"Blaine, don't make me pull out the big guns" Casey threatened, standing by the bed, her hands on her hips
Her voice woke Kurt, finally. "Casey, what's wrong?" Kurt asked, blinking his eyes against the bright sun.
"Oh thank god one of you woke up." She announced. "My car has to go into the shop so Mom is driving me to work, but I need you two to get me right at 3:30 so we can go to the Doctor's appointment. We're doing the ultrasound today."
Kurt slowly started waking up further, but one thing in that statement caught his attention. "Do I need to call my dad to have him look at the car?"
Casey smiled. "Already done. Dad had it towed to the garage and Burt is taking care of it now." She smiled at her brother and brother-in-law, looking so perfectly in love cuddled in bed. "So, 3:30, McKinley? Can you be there?"
"Sure Case. We may come a bit early and have a quick look around," Kurt yawned, feeling himself falling back asleep. Blaine was just too warm and comfortable wrapped around his body and he wanted to snuggle in closer to his husband.
"Thank you Kurt." Casey laughed as she headed out the door. "Have a nice day, and I'll see you guys later."
As soon as the door closed Blaine opened his eyes. "Is she gone?" He asked, the twinkle evident in his hazel eyes.
Kurt yawned and rolled his eyes. "She is, and I hear your mom's car starting now, so we have the house to ourselves for a bit."
Blaine's smile grew. "Hmmmm, remember what we used to do in high school when we had a house to ourselves for any length of time?"
Kurt decided to play stupid. "I don't know what you are remembering, but I remember lots and lots of movie marathons."
Blaine started kissing his way up Kurt's neck, finally latching onto his earlobe before whispering. "And do you remember ever actually finishing a single movie before we were in this room, doing all kinds of things that our parents hoped we would never do?"
Kurt couldn't suppress the moan that came out when Blaine's breath ghosted over his ear. "Oh, those nights." Kurt rolled so Blaine was now under him. "Yeah, I most definitely remember those times."
Blaine finally captured Kurt's lips with his. "So, wanna act like horny high school seniors again?" Blaine asked, not moving his lips from their place against Kurt's
Kurt rolled his hips, smirking at the gasp that came out of Blaine. "I don't know, what do you think?"
Blaine closed his eyes and swallowed deeply. "I think I am glad we are now old enough to get away with this."
"Kurt? Blaine?" a voice called from the far end of the hallway.
The two men stopped and turned, distracted from their mission of going to find Casey's classroom. "Mr Shue!" Kurt exclaimed, pulling Blaine toward his glee instructor.
"Casey mentioned you two were in town and may come by today. I'm happy to see you." The older man told them. "This is my free period. I was just heading toward the Glee room to go over some songs we are debating for Regionals. Would you like to come and join me? I would love to hear about how you have been doing in New York."
"Sure Mr. Shue." Blaine answered, following the man to his classroom. "So, how has glee been doing the past few years?"
"Well, we have made Nationals every year since Kurt graduated, placing in the top 5 8 of those years and winning twice." The teacher answered, gesturing toward a trophy case that had been built to hold the awards the New Directions were receiving. "And, we are finally one of the most popular clubs in the school. No more trying to have enough kids to compete, we have to actually hold auditions and tell some kids no, they can't join."
Kurt smiled. "Wow. To think we started out as the cellar dwellers of the school and now you are nationally recognized just a bit more than 10 years later." He looked around the choir room they had just entered. "No matter how horrible school was, this room felt like home. I knew that everyone in the room loved me as much as I loved them. We may have fought like cats and dogs, but as soon as an outside force turned on us, we were banding together to fight for the common good. And I still to this day consider those other glee club members my family."
Mr Shue smiled. "As much as I do love my group now, there will always be a special place in my heart for my original group of kids. You guys are the ones who started it. You were brave enough to stand up to the bullies and the torment dished out in this school, and, now, not only is the Glee club stronger for it, our school is. Has Casey told you about the anti bullying measures we have instituted?"
"She has, and I would love to talk to the person who is spearheading it" Blaine told him. "I think the statistics could be good information for me for a case I am working on."
"Well, in that case, how bout I take you down to Mindi's office and I take Kurt to see both Emma and Sue. They both will maim me if they find out you were here and they didn't get to see you." Will said, standing up and leading the two young men through the hallways of the school that had once felt so hostile to Kurt. "Oh, and before I forget, congratulations on the baby." He said. "Casey just made the announcement at the staff meeting last week. Everyone who remembered you was thrilled for you." He told Kurt.
Kurt and Blaine followed the teacher to, what they assumed to be, the new guidance office. Unknown to the two men though, there was a surprise waiting for them behind the double doors. "Kurt! Blaine!" they heard as soon as the door opened.
The two men looked in shock at all of their friends from high school and a few choice favorite teachers. Casey was standing at the front of the group, and quickly took in all of the decorations filling the room. "What?" Blaine asked, both of them at a loss for words.
Mercedes rushed forward, pulling them each to the group. "Well, we wanted to have a baby shower for you, but knew the only time to easily get all of us together was at Christmas time. Yeah, it's early, but we wanted to do this for you."
Tina stepped up. "When you emailed all of us to tell us about the baby, we started plotting. Rachel had Casey make the where and when plans, and the rest of us made sure we were in town early enough to be able to spend this time with you."
Emma stepped forward, putting her arm through Will's. Much to the joy of the original members of New Directions, they had gotten married just a couple of years after they all graduated. "Blaine, Kurt, we all know how horrible high school was for you both, and we all were blessed to see your love grow and flourish regardless of the trials you were put through. And now, you are having a child, a physical representation of your love."
Santana interrupted. "OK, now that we've all been mushy and the shock is wearing off, let's have this party. It's Christmas and a baby shower. This is a time for celebration. And presents." She smiled.
Everyone finally started mingling and moving around the room. Kurt was finally able to break away from Mike and Artie and made his way over to Casey, who was sitting at the side of the room. "So, I am assuming there is no doctor's appointment tonight?"
Casey smiled, rubbing her hands on the slight bump now becoming evident even through her clothes. "Nope, tomorrow. And, today was the last day of school, so the appointment is early tomorrow afternoon, after which, we are having dinner with Ken."
"Hey Rachel" they heard Blaine say, from across the room.
Rachel, who was behind Casey turned to her brother in law. "Yes Blaine?"
"Where's Christopher?" Blaine asked, moving toward them.
Finn spoke up. "Mom and Burt have him. We wanted to have this time as Finn and Rachel, not Mommy and Daddy. Everyone is coming over tomorrow night to see him. Are you guys going to be able to join us?"
"Unfortunately, no" Kurt answered. Blaine looked at him confused. "Casey has an ultrasound tomorrow and afterward we have dinner with Ken."
The Warblers, who were talking to Brittany and Santana all looked up, shocked at that. "Ken?" Wes asked.
"Long story, that I haven't gone into fully" Blaine answered. "Don't worry, I'll tell you soon."
Kurt silently made his way to David. "Do me a favor" he whispered in David's ear. David nodded. "Can you and Wes join us for dinner tonight? It's not bad, but I know Blaine has been holding this in for a while now and he needs to talk to his best friends about what has happened with his biological father."
David's back straightened at that, the name Ken finally penetrating his memories of various times Blaine had mentioned him when they were in high school together. "We'll be there. Has Ken done anything?"
Kurt smiled. "Nothing bad. I'll let Blaine explain tonight." Nick and Jeff came up to talk to Kurt at that moment. "So, you two, how have you been?"
Nick and Jeff started talking about their lives in San Francisco where they were both teachers. Nick taught music theory at a small liberal arts college and Jeff taught English at a private school, similar to Dalton.
Suddenly a voice cut through the noise of the party, catching everyone's attention. "Porcelain"
Kurt turned to see Sue standing in the doorway, a small package in her hand. "Coach Sylvester"
Kurt approached his former cheerleading coach, and the teacher who, he knew, did the most to fight to get the anti bullying campaign going during his years at the high school. Blaine watched the exchange from across the room, knowing the odd relationship the two had, and wanting to give Kurt time with the woman who fought so hard for his safety.
Around 5 PM the party started breaking up in order for everyone to get home to their families. Everyone helped Kurt and Blaine carry the presents they had showered upon them in their car, making sure to lave room for Casey in the back seat.
Kurt looked up at the group standing around the car, tears in the eyes of all of the women. "Oh come on, it's not like we won't see each other again in the next two weeks."
Brittany sniffed. "But it won't be the same. Do you know how long it has been since we have all been together like this?"
Trent answered that one. "I do. Their wedding."
"But that's not the last time we saw any of you, just the last time all of the huge group was together at once." Blaine looked around, meeting the eyes of all of their friends. "But, that is just because we are all adults now, with lives and responsibilities. It doesn't mean our friendships aren't strong, it just means we're adults now. Look at it this way. Most high school friendships don't survive college, and we are all still as close as ever, a decade after we graduated."
Quinn stepped to the front of the group. "You know what, Blaine's right. Who else knows that they have this many people they can call in the middle of the night and someone will always answer?" She looked around at the faces smiling through their tears. "And, at the end of the day, this is the best thing we can offer each other. Love and support and unconditional acceptance."
Casey decided to add her input to this conversation. "I have a few friends from school that I still talk to, but, just because I'm Blaine's sister, this group offers me more support and friendship than they ever would."
Blaine gave a grin that Casey knew spelled trouble. "Nah, it's just cause you're carrying our baby. Once you have the kid, they won't care."
Everyone laughed as Casey started hitting her brother. "Oh you hush. But, seriously, I couldn't ask for a better family for my child than all of you."
Quinn smiled. "And that's it. At the end of the day, we are a family, and nothing can tear a family apart."
I HAD to get this up before tonight's episode. I am about 95% spoiler free, but I am so damn excited to see this one. Hopefully the episode will inspire me and I'll get the next couple of chapters out quickly. Happy Glee night everyone!