A/N: Alright second one shot in the sequel! I hope everyone enjoyed the Halloween one. This one doesn't really have to do with a particular holiday or milestone, but for some reason the idea came into my head and I thought it'd be something cute and different.

Disclaimer: I only own Aubrey, nothing else.

Age: 11 months

"Guys, what are we going to do?" Mercedes questioned as everyone sat in the choir room. Mr. Schue wasn't there yet and with that they took some time to discuss what they felt needed to get done.

"We finally make it to National's but don't stand a chance without Kurt, we need him to come back." Tina let out.

It was the end of March in junior year, and everything with glee club was running smoothly, they had just won Regional's, unlike last year, and were going to National's. Although they knew the competition would be more fierce when they got there and they all believed that they needed Kurt to come back. Plus, glee club hadn't been the same without him.

"What about Karofsky?" Quinn questioned.

"Taken care of. I happen to have some dirt on him, he agreed to back off." Santana chimed in, although no one even dared to ask what that 'dirt' was.

"Now we just need someone to talk to him. He wants to come back but he's still a little apprehensive." Mercedes said.

"Well wait, why don't you and Rachel and Finn talk to him? You guys are his best friends, and Finn is his step brother." Artie pointed out.

"We tried but I don't think it'll work, we need someone who he can't say no to." Rachel informed them.

Than Mercedes eyes went wide, and her face basically screamed that she had a plan.

"Artie, I think you should talk to him."

"Me? Why me?" Artie asked puzzled. Not that he wouldn't do it, but he didn't understand why it would work over Mercedes or Rachel. Artie and Kurt had been friends for a long time, since they were kids. They enjoyed each others company but he didn't have as special of a bond with him as the girls did.

"One you guys have known each other forever. Longer than anyone else in glee club has, and plus you have a secret weapon."

"What?" Quinn asked curious on Artie's behalf.

"Aubrey." Mercedes smirked.

"Aubrey? What does Aubrey have to do with it?" Artie asked confused.

"Kurt loves that baby, he's a sucker for her. Talk to him, and take her with you, he'll come back for sure."

Artie nodded. He really wanted Kurt to come back. Glee club wasn't the same without him, and they really wanted to win Nationals this year. He wanted glee club to be seen as more of a success. He wanted to be able to tell Aubrey about it one day and have stories of joy for him and Quinn to tell her, not just stories of failure. So if the answer was for him to talk to him, and just bring Aubrey along, that was something he could do.

That day he texted Kurt, who said he could meet him at The Lima Bean at four. Artie came in carefully wheeling himself with one hand, and holding on to Aubrey as she held herself up with the other. She was getting pretty good at that now, as she was getting bigger. Soon Kurt, who was already at a table, spotted him. A smile eloped across his face as he saw Aubrey, and he immediately got up to meet them.

"Aubrey!" Kurt squealed in delight as he rushed over to Artie's chair and leaned down she he could give her a little hug and kiss her cheek.

Artie laughed dryly, "Nice to know you are excited to see me too." Artie said as Kurt went behind his chair to push him to the rest of the way to the table.

"Sorry, but I haven't seen Aubs in what feels like forever. She's so big and cute! I approve of her clothes selection by the way, I'm sure that is because of Quinn." Kurt said sighing.

"Yeah, Quinn's good in that department. She needs so many more clothes now since she was younger, tiny little onsies don't cut it anymore, she actually needs outfits as Quinn says. It's insane though, I can't believe she'll be one in a couple weeks." Artie said beaming looking down at his little girl on his lap, pressing a gentle kiss to her temple.

"She's that old already, ugh I feel like being at Dalton I'm missing her grow up! She hasn't started walking or talking yet, has she?"

"Not quite yet, she makes little noises and sounds, and she can stand, but that's it so far. You're not too far behind. Listen Kurt, there is something I wanted to talk to you about."

"What?"

"You have to come back." He sighed out.

Kurt took a deep breath. "Look I want to. I really do, even Blaine supports it and I know Karofsky said he'd back off but I just can't trust him. For reasons no one even knows, I just can't I mean I've been gay bashed so much at that school, how do I know it won't be back that way once I go back? It's the typical response, I should just expect it at this point."

Artie sat and pondered for a minute, until he knew exactly what to say. "Do you remember when we were eight? It was right after my accident, and you came to visit me in the hospital. You, you told me that you couldn't believe something like that would happen to me, where I couldn't use my legs, because I was always a faster runner than you. But then you said, maybe it should be easier to believe because, you should always expect the unexpected, expect the untypical. Then you told me that because I couldn't run anymore, that maybe now that meant I would find a new talent; and sometimes you have to get through the bad, before you can get through the good."

Kurt let out a smile. "What's your point? Besides the fact that I was a very wise eight year old?"

"My point is that, you've already been through you're bad. It's time for you to get your good, your unexpected, your untypical."

"Thank you Artie, but it's not the same. That, that doesn't always happen or work out that way."

"Really? Because if you were to have taken a look at me on the first day of sophomore year, would you think this would be me right now?" he said, gesturing to Aubrey on his lap, who was starting to get bored and fussy, so he took her little rattle out of his pocket at an attempt to aid her amusement and talk to Kurt at the same time.

"That you'd not only have a baby, but a baby with the most beautiful girl in school, who was head cheerleader? Yeah not so much."

"Exactly, but I do. The bad came out of this, the time of fear when we found out Quinn was pregnant. That was rough Kurt, rougher than you can even imagine. We have the good now though, it's been a crazy and unexpected ride, but we have the good now. And that good is Aubrey. You and me have known each other for a long time, and when we were little I don't think either of us could've expected that both of our futures would have panned out like they have. These are the cards we've been given, and it should be about what you want to do with yours, no matter what the risks are, for how they continue to play out. We could've given Aubrey up, Quinn could've had an abortion, and even though those things are perfectly acceptable to do when put in the situation we were in, we didn't. This is what we did with our cards even though it's more difficult than the other options. It's more difficult, but I wouldn't change it for the world, because if I were, than Aubrey wouldn't be here on my lap right now."

Kurt smiled softly. "She's beautiful."

Artie smiled, and nodded. "She is. She also believes in her Uncle Kurt, and loves him very much. She wants him to see him do what makes him happy, as opposed to what he feels is less scary, and she wants to see him believe in himself, and believe that it might be harder, but things can still be better."

"Is that true Aubs?" Kurt cooed to her softly, reaching his finger out for her to grab gently.

She made her little gurgle noise that was Artie's favorite, the one that sounded exactly like she was laughing.

"That means yes, I'm a pro at Aubrey language. Trust me." Artie told him, smirking.

Kurt sat and thought for a few minutes. "Alright. For me, well not only me but for Aubrey. I don't want her to think her Uncle Kurt is a chicken."

Artie smiled. "Looks like you did it, Aubs! Mission accomplished!" Artie said kissing her cheek.

"Can I hold her?" Kurt asked.

"Of course." Artie said as Kurt walked around to the table.

"You want to go to Uncle Kurt? Can he hold you?" he asked softly into Aubrey's ear. When Aubrey didn't put up any kind of front Artie handed her Kurt who sat back down balancing her on his lap.

"Thanks for knocking some sense into me, Aubrey. I know you're Daddy put you up to it, but thanks anyway."

A/N: Hope everyone enjoyed! I have always been a fan of Kurt and Artie friendship and I thought that this would be a cute and fun take on how Kurt came back to New Directions. Everyone please read and review!