Wow, I can't believe this is here. The end of the first story I have shared with others. No where near the first story I have written, but most of the others will never see the light of day. I would love to take this time to thank everyone who reviewed, especially Sarahamanda, who reviewed almost every chapter. And, knowing how excited those emails telling me I have a review made me feel, I have become a much more attentive reviewer myself.
Just a short little blip to wrap up this portion of the journey. This story to me, was more about the journey to become parents, not the actual parenting. I may get inspired one day and write that, but, for now, I don't see me writing that.
Nope, I own nothing you may recognize
Kurt and Blaine entered their apartment. Kurt was pushing the stroller with the infant seat attached to it while Blaine was juggling their luggage. Both men silently dropped everything in the living room and headed to the nursery to lay Samantha in her crib while they worked at putting away everything they had gotten as presents. Carole had washed all of the clothes, so everything was ready to hang up and use.
While they were working, Blaine started singing. Just a nonsense little song he was making up as he went, basically singing a conversation with Samantha. Kurt smiled, looking over at his husband who was standing over the crib, watching their sleeping daughter. "Hey there, do you want to move her to the bassinette in our room while we unpack?"
Blaine looked up and smiled. "Sure. Are we going to keep her in there for a few nights?"
"Yes. For a couple of weeks, we'll keep her in the bassinette in our room." Kurt answered. "And, the bassinette can be moved through the apartment, so we can lay her in it no matter what room we are in."
Blaine carried Samantha into their bedroom while Kurt went to grab their suitcases. Just as they finished unpacking, Samantha started fussing. "What's wrong Princess?" Blaine asked, leaning down to look at the baby.
Kurt looked at the clock. "Well, it's feeding time. Let me go change her diaper and you can feed her while I go start dinner for us."
Kurt and Blaine spent the evening trying to find a routine with their new addition. Their neighbors all came in to see the baby and bring presents themselves, and a few friends and coworkers called to make arrangements to come by in the next week or two to meet Samantha. Finally, around 10, the entire family was in bed. Kurt had just fed Samantha and he and Blaine were laying in bed the TV on in the background, while they talked about their plans for the next week. They both had to go into their offices the next day and, while she was very young, they decided to go with Samantha, but they were going to call for a car service instead of taking a taxi or the subway.
Sometime during the news, both men fell asleep, cuddled together. Kurt woke up to Samantha crying, and, looking at the clock, picked her up and took her to change her diaper then to get a bottle. These 3 am feedings were going to take some getting used to, but, he wouldn't have it any other way.
Kurt carried Samantha and her bottle into the nursery where he sat down in the rocking chair to put her back to sleep without disturbing Blaine. He was singing Blackbird to her when he noticed a movement out of the corner of his eye. "Hey there Miss Samantha, it looks like your Daddy woke up and came to find us."
Blaine smiled. "I woke up and you were gone. I take it Miss Thang was hungry?"
Kurt nodded and looked adoringly at the almost asleep infant in his arms. "She was. And now her butt is dry, her tummy is full, and she is almost asleep."
Blaine watched while Kurt finished feeding Samantha and, when she was finished, he walked over to the rocking chair. "Give her here, I'll lay her down while you go get in bed. Why didn't you wake me?"
Kurt followed Blaine back to their bedroom. "You were sleeping so peacefully, I wanted to let you continue. You can get her next time."
Blaine lay the now sleeping infant in her bassinette and looked up at Kurt who was standing on the other side. The moon was the only light in the room, causing his husband's blue eyes to sparkle. Blaine had never seen Kurt look more beautiful than at that moment. "I love you." He said, reaching out over the sleeping newborn to run his fingers through Kurt's sleep ruffled hair.
Kurt smiled, reaching up to take Blaine's hand in his. "I love you too. I think I love you even more today than I did yesterday. I think becoming parents has opened our hearts even more.
Blaine's eyes filled with tears. He gave Kurt's hand a tug. "Come on. Let's go to sleep. We have a full day tomorrow. And our little bundle of joy will be hungry sooner than either of us will want to wake up."
They fell into their bed, Kurt wrapping his body around Blaine's, quickly falling asleep. Blaine lay there watching Kurt sleep for a few minutes. "I love you too." He kissed Kurt's forehead before falling asleep, knowing that his life was complete."
Happy early Thanksgiving to everyone in the states. I am making my shopping list now and getting ready to go buy everything for dinner, as I get to cook thanksgiving dinner on my own this year. I can't wait.
I hope you all enjoyed this story. Thank you for making me feel so welcome to the world of glee fan fiction.
Until next time, Heather