Merry Christmas Everyone!
Christmas
Kurt imagined their first Christmas as the most beautiful and peaceful event in Elyse's life. He wanted it to be. But even with everything planned, he had to accept that nothing worked out the way he wanted.
He and Blaine stayed home for the last few days before Christmas to get ready for the holiday. So far, everything went smoothly. He had enough time to buy the presents for the family and then got home and played with Elyse while Blaine went out to grab the things he needed. Once they had everything, they bought their Christmas tree and decorated it together.
"Isn't it too early for this?" Blaine asked when he stepped back to look at the tree.
Kurt raised an eyebrow.
"This is her first Christmas, Blaine. Let her enjoy it" Kurt said and smiled at Elyse who was lying on the carpet, watching the tree in awe.
"You know that she won't notice if something is not perfect, right?" Blaine asked. He knew that Kurt wanted the best for their first Christmas together but he didn't want him to be disappointed if something got wrong.
"It has to be perfect. This is her first Christmas" Kurt replied.
"And she won't remember it" Blaine pointed out.
"We can't be sure" Kurt sighed.
"Hey, relax. It will be alright" Blaine said and put his arms around his fiancé.
"Did you get the supplies for dinner?" Kurt asked after a while.
"Yes. And I called your father and my mom. They will be here in time" Blaine said because he knew what Kurt's next question would be.
"I have to call Rachel and Mercedes again What if they forgot about the party?" Kurt asked in concern.
"I don't think it's possible" Blaine laughed. "You called them twice yesterday. Don't worry. They will be here."
"But what if..."
Blaine grabbed Kurt's neck and silenced him with a kiss. When he pulled away a minute later, he ran his fingers through Kurt's hair and smiled at him.
"Don't worry so much" he said.
"I guess you're right. I-I should relax" Kurt muttered, keeping his eyes on Blaine's lips.
"That's right" Blaine nodded. "I will make sure you forget about Christmas once Elyse's asleep."
"I don't think we have to wait too long then" Kurt smiled.
"I hope so. I need you" Blaine said, pulling Kurt closer to him.
They were about to kiss again when Elyse started fussing. They looked down to see the little girl on her stomach, grimancing in concentration as she tried to grab a paper angel from the tree.
"Oh, honey. Do you want to have it?" Kurt asked and crouched down to pull the baby into his arms. He reached for the angel and put it into Elyse's hands. When she had it, she smiled and screamed happily.
"Next year, we have to tie the tree to the door or something because she won't leave it alone" Blaine said.
"Yeah. And we won't be able to use anything made of glass for a few years" Kurt replied.
As if she understood her fathers, Elyse giggled and dropped the angel, reaching towards the tree again to grab the icicle made of glass in front of her.
"No, sweetheart. You can't have that" Kurt said and took a few steps back with the baby in his arms. Elyse pouted and when she couldn't grab the icicle for the second time, she started crying.
"Don't cry, little angel" Blaine said gently. "You just have to wait one more day. Believe me, you will get a lot more interesting things tomorrow to play with."
"At least we hope so" Kurt smiled.
"I'm sure the others bought everything they found in the baby shop" Blaine said.
"True" Kurt sighed. The proud grandparents had bought dozens of toys for the baby in the past months and they surely had something for her this time as well.
"Okay, darlings. It's bath time" Blaine said after a while. "I need papa tonight, so get ready for bed."
"Blaine, not in front of her!" Kurt hissed.
"What? She doesn't know what we're talking about anyway" Blaine shrugged.
"I wouldn't be so sure" Kurt shook his head.
~ o ~
Blaine, true to his words, had made Kurt forget about his worries, leaving the man so exhausted in the end of the day that he had fallen asleep the instant he had closed his eyes. When they woke up the next day, feeling rested, they realised that they were late. Burt and Carole supposed to arrive in ten minutes and there was no way that Blaine could get to the airport in time.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!" Kurt said as he ran into Elyse's room to grab the baby from the crib and make her breakfast.
"I'm gonna call them from the cab" Blaine said, trying to get into his shoes and coat at the same time, without success.
"Fine. Go!" Kurt replied, pushing Blaine's wallet into the man's hands.
"Just calm down, okay?" Blaine sighed but Kurt was already in the kitchen again. Blaine sighed and shook his head but decided to not say another word. Kurt was near to explode and they didn't need that.
Blaine rushed down the stairs and practically jumped in front of a cab. The driver muttered something in annoyance but he didn't care. He gave him the address and called Burt. They were already there, waiting for him but they seemed to understand why he was late.
When he arrived, he found Burt and Carole in front of the building with at least a dozen of bags. He took a deep breath as he got out. They seemed like they came for a whole year.
"It's good to see you, Blaine" Carole smiled and hugged the man.
"You too, Carole" Blaine said. "Burt."
"Hello, Blaine. Are you ready with everything?" Burt asked. He knew that Kurt had spent the last few days with getting ready for the holiday.
"Almost. We made a cake yesterday and decorated the tree but the food isn't ready yet. I think Kurt's working on it" Blaine answered.
"I'm gonna help him but first I would like to play with Elyse" Carole said.
"Of course" Blaine laughed. "We should go then."
They put the bags into the trunk and got in. Driving back to the apartment took them longer than they expected because of the traffic jam, so when they stepped through the front door, they found an indignant Kurt in the kitchen with Elyse playing beside him peacefully.
"What's wrong, honey?" Blaine asked and went to give Kurt a kiss to make him calm down.
"Everything's wrong. I'm late, I won't be ready with everything in time" Kurt sighed. "Are the others here?"
"Yeah. Come, greet them" Blaine said and grabbed Elyse to bring her back into the living room.
"Here's my beautiful granddaughter" Burt smiled when he saw the baby in Blaine's hands. "I missed you, baby girl."
"It's good to see you too, Dad" Kurt muttered, rolling his eyes.
"I missed you too, Son, but look at your daughter! She's adorable" Burt said and tickled Elyse's chin. "I can't wait to give you your present. You will love it."
"Later, Dad. I have to finish the food first" Kurt said.
"Can I help you?" Carole asked.
"Yeah. You would save me with it" Kurt laughed.
"Alright, let's go. Your father will entertain Elyse" Carole said and took Kurt's hand as they went into the kitchen.
"You bet I do!" Burt called after them.
~ o ~
With Carole's help, Kurt was able to finish dinner in time and change his clothes before the other guests arrived. When he stepped out of the bathroom, he found Blaine's mother and Cooper in the middle of the living room, playing with Elyse who seemingly enjoyed being the center of attention. She had a book in her hands, shaking it happily while Cooper clapped his hands.
"See? She likes it!" he said.
"I told you, Cooper, it's not because your book is so amazing but because she likes everything you give her" Blaine rubbed his forehead.
"Believe it or not, my book is amazing. You should read it first and then make your opinion. I'm gonna be famous with it" Cooper explained.
"Did I miss something?" Kurt asked as he stepped closer and hugged Pam.
"Cooper brought Elyse his newest book for Christmas" Blaine sighed.
"Oh, the one with the aliens?" Kurt asked as he looked at the book in his daughter's hands.
"No. I wrote another one. My manager didn't like the other" Cooper said. "I don't understand why. Is it that unbelievable that aliens kidnapped me and turned me into a world famous actor? That idea was unique."
"Sure" Blaine muttered and turned to Kurt to whisper into his ear. "He slept with a woman from the publishing company to make them buy his book."
"That's not true!" Cooper explained. "They would have bought it anyway."
"Okay. Let's see the present, what do you think?" Kurt asked desperately before the brothers could end up fighting and ruin their perfect day.
"Let me first!" Cooper said and held up a few more books. "Here. Merry Christmas, guys!"
"Wow, two more copies from your book. It could be difficult to come up with this idea" Blaine said.
"Nah, it wasn't that hard" Cooper said, luckily not noticing the sarcasm in Blaine's words.
"My turn!" Pam said excitedly. "Happy holidays, darlings."
Blaine took the two boxes from his mother and opened the first one. It was a baby laptop for Elyse and she took it happily from her father as fast as she could.
"Easy, baby girl, it was just the first one" Burt smiled.
"Second!" Cooper cut in.
"Right" Burt nodded. "And here are our presents."
It was Kurt's turn to open the present for the baby and he laughed when he pulled out a large teddy bear, a similar one to his old toy.
"Ah, where did you get this?" he smiled.
"Do you remember?" Burt asked.
"Of course. Sammy was my favourite toy" Kurt answered.
"Kurt had a teddy bear like this. He called it Sammy and refused to sleep without it" Burt explained. "We went fishing once and we forgot to bring Sammy with us. We had to drive home in the middle of the night because Kurt didn't want to sleep without it."
"I was afraid of darkness and I believed that Sammy could keep me safe" Kurt said gently as he remembered his childhood.
"I'm sure that Elyse will like this one, just like you liked your Sammy" Blaine smiled.
There was a soft knock on the door and Kurt went to open the door.
"Merry Christmas!" Mercedes and Rachel shouted in union as they stepped inside.
"Hey, ladies" Kurt smiled as he hugged them briefly but then stepped aside to let Jesse and Sam get into the room.
"Hey, Kurt" Sam greeted him quickly and stepped forward to search for Elyse. "Ah, here you are, beautiful. I brought you something."
"We too" Jesse said, showing the present in his hands.
"We bought it together since I knew you would get hundreds of toys for Christmas" Mercedes said.
"You were right" Kurt laughed.
"Oh, she's so adorable" Rachel said as she ran her fingers down the dress Elyse was wearing. "Where did you get this dress? It's beautiful."
"Joanne made it" Kurt replied.
"You're the most fashionable little girl in this whole city, right?" Rachel chirped.
"And the most beautiful" Jesse continued.
"That's true" Rachel nodded. "God, these eyes... You will be a perfect little actress."
"We will see" Kurt sighed.
"Aunt Rachel will help you, honey" Rachel whispered, causing Elyse to laugh. "See? You will be the next Rachel Berry."
"Just not that. Please" Blaine whispered to Kurt.
~ o ~
After changing presents and letting Elyse play with her new toys, they sat down to eat dinner together. So far, the day went as Kurt had planned. They had a great time, they laughed a lot and enjoyed the food Kurt and Carole had prepared. But then they found out that Jesse and Sam had bought some alcohol as well and when they handed out the first glasses, Kurt swallowed nervously. He knew that Blaine and Burt din't go well with any type of alcohol and the girls weren't better. But he hoped that they were all adults, they knew how much they could drink.
"Do you remember alcohol-awareness week?" Mercedes laughed after a few drinks.
"My houseparty!" Rachel shouted. "I had a three day hang-over after that but it was one of the best nights in my life."
"That's when I found Blaine in your bedroom?" Burt smiled at his son.
Kurt turned scarlet and looked away. He knew that these stories would come up and was glad that Elyse was too young to understand them. It could have been worse, thought. Like when...
"Oh, we made something more scandalous when we moved here. Right, Kurt?" Rachel laughed. "Do you remember Sexy Santa?"
Kurt didn't know it was possible to blush so much that even his neck turned red. But he did it. He hadn't talked about that night anybody and he certainly didn't want his little daughter to find out about it.
"What Sexy Santa?" Blaine asked as he turned to Kurt.
"Nothing! Don't listen to her" Kurt said hastily.
"I don't remember his name but his body... I haven't met anyone with such abs" Rachel said, encouraged by Jesse's laugh. "I went to find Kurt in the kitchen and guess what did I see?"
"Rachel!" Kurt hissed.
"Kurt?" Blaine asked in confusion.
Elyse screamed in delight, raising her hands into the air.
"Alright! We should move back into the living room" Kurt said hastily and grabbed his daughter. "Elyse... uhm... She's bored."
"Who's Sexy Santa?" Blaine whispered into Kurt's ear from behind, putting an arm around the man.
"Believe me, you don't want to know" Kurt groaned, desperate to change topic.
"Okay, I will leave it. But you have to know, no matter what it is, I will always love you" Blaine said and kissed Kurt's neck.
"I love you too" Kurt said quietly and turned around to give Blaine a proper kiss.
"Speaking of the two of you, when do you plan to marry each other?" Pam asked.
"We don't know" Blaine replied as he put Elyse down to let her play. "We want to wait for Elyse to be a little older."
"That's the right thing to do, I guess" Pam nodded.
"Oh, she could hold the rings!" Carole said excitedly.
"I hope we won't wait so long" Kurt said, looking at Blaine.
"It depends on you. If you want to marry today, I'm totally okay with it" Blaine smiled.
"We will discuss it later" Kurt said, pressing his forehead to Blaine's.
"And when do you want to have another child?" Burt asked. "I love Elyse but I can't wait to have a grandson."
"Can't we talk about somebody else?" Kurt asked, tired of the questions, especially the ones he didn't want to answer.
"Where are Mercedes and Sam?" Blaine frowned, looking around.
They heard a soft moan and somebody making movements behind the tree. Kurt and Blaine looked at each other in confusion and stepped closer to the tree, looking behind it.
"Oh my God!" Kurt gasped when he saw Mercedes and Sam sitting on the ground with their hands around each other, in the middle of a heated make out session.
"Please, tell me you don't do this in front of our daughter" Blaine said slowly, his eyes wide with shock. He didn't have plans for the night like Kurt but it was too much for him, too.
Mercedes and Sam jumped away from each other, finally realising that they were caught.
"You didn't see us, guys. Right?" Sam asked, running his fingers through his hair.
"What do you think?" Kurt asked and turned around quickly to see if Elyse saw anything. "Turn away, honey, Mercedes and Sam went crazy."
Elyse turned to look at the two still on the ground and reached out towards them.
"I think she enjoyed the show" Sam smiled.
"Sam!" Blaine gasped.
"Relax, boys. It's Christmas" Burt called out from where he was dancing with Pam in the middle of the room, pushing everybody out of the way who got too close to the duo. "Ops. I'm sorry."
"No, problem, Burt" Jesse said, maneuvering Rachel away from the other two.
Kurt took a last look at Burt and Pam who, probably because of the alcohol in their systems, were dancing like two broken legged ducks. It was too much for him. He wanted a perfect first Christmas for Elyse but with the presence of their closest family and friends it seemed impossible. He just hoped that Elyse wouldn't remember it. He took the girl in his arms and went back into the bedroom, slamming the door after him. Blaine stepped inside only seconds after them.
"What's wrong?" he asked as he sat down beside Kurt.
"Everything" Kurt sighed in frustration. "I just wanted a perfect holiday for our baby girl but it turned into a parody! Why is this happening to us?"
"Honey, Christmas is not about perfection" Blaine smiled and put one of his arms around Kurt and stroked Elyse's hair with the other. "We're together, the people we love the most are here with us to celebrate. What else would we like to have?"
Kurt looked into Blaine's eyes, thinking. He was right. For the first time in their lives, they had everybody they cared about with them to celebrate. They enjoyed the night, they had enough food on the table. There were hundreds of people out there who would give everything to have a day like this.
"You're right" he said quietly. "I expected so much from this day that I forgot what really matters."
He got up from the bed and went back to the door, leaving a confused Blaine behind.
"Where are you going?" Blaine asked.
"Elyse can't miss the moment when my father trips over his own feet and we have to do something to convince Mercedes and Sam to finally get back together" Kurt smiled. "This holiday is about love and we should help our loved ones to have at least one day like we spend our life together. Happily and peacefully. Because we're so lucky to have each other."
"You know, when you say things like this, I want to grab your hand and drag you to the altar" Blaine smiled and got to his family to hug Elyse and kiss Kurt.
"One day, Anderson. Be patient" Kurt laughed and opened the door to join the others again.
Luckily, Mercedes and Sam got out from behind the tree and they were sitting on the couch, whispering to each other. The others were still on the dance floor, Burt dangerously close to the tree but Kurt ddn't care. He wouldn't ruin their day just to save the decoration. They could have another one for the next year but this moments wouldn't come back again.
"I was wrong back in the bedroom" Blaine said after a while. "Look at this, Kurt. Could it be more perfect?"
Kurt smiled as he watched the others in the room. He could hear a familiar song in the background and he bit his lip, a plan forming in his head.
"Yeah. Something's missing" he said and grabbed Burt's hand, handing him the baby and then he led Blaine to the tree.
"What are you planning?" Blaine asked as Kurt started searching through the song on his laptop.
"There's one more thing we need to do" Kurt whispered into Blaine's ear. "Because we used to do it once and we loved it."
"Our Christmas duet" Blaine smiled.
"That's right" Kurt nodded and started the song. Suddenly, everybody turned towards them in interest and the girls started humming quietly in the background as Blaine started singing White Christmas, just like in the good old days.
Ba do ba do bow bow bow ba dow
Ba do be do bow bow bow ba dum
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the tree tops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow, the snow
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days, may your days, may your days
Be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white
Woah, woah
Kurt put an arm around Blaine as he joined him.
I-I-I-I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the tree tops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow
Woah
I-I-I-I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days, may your days, may your days
Be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white
At some point, Rachel and Mercedes ended up on their two sides and they finished the song together
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write (Yeah, yeah, yeah)
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white
I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Doom beam doom doom doom doom be do do
"Now are you satisfied?" Blaine laughed as he led Kurt back to the couch.
"More than that" Kurt said and took Elyse back into his arms. "Did you like it, baby girl?"
Elyse squeaked and put her arms around Kurt or at least she tried to do so.
"I guess that's a yes" Blaine commented.
"Look, guys, it's snowing!" Sam shouted from the window.
Kurt and Blaine got up again and went to see the millions of snowflakes falling from the air like shining crystals. Elyse's eyes were wide and glowing as she reached out towards the window as if she wanted to catch the snowflakes. In her eyes, the snow seemed like magic.
"I guess we can't ask for more" Kurt said after a while. "We have everything we needed for Christmas."
"You're right, honey" Blaine said from behind him, pulling his family into his arms. "Perfectly right."