Happy New Year!

This one is a true story, it happened to us when our daughter was 6 months old.

Parents can be crazy when their kids get hurt and Blaine learns it at first hand. Enjoy!

Hospital

Kurt had sworn that he would never let his baby daughter get hurt. He had read several horror stories about babies falling down from the couch or the bouncing chair but he had convinced himself that he and Blaine were good parents and it would never happen to them.

But no matter how careful he was, Elyse found the one second when he didn't pay attention. It was only a moment. He turned away to grab a toy from the ground and left his daughter lying on the couch. Elyse had never moved away from her place before but then... It happened so fast. Kurt stood up with the toy in his hand and turned back to his daughter but he was late. Elyse was already on the edge of the couch and with a sudden movement, she fell right to the ground.

Kurt dropped the toy and screamed as he reached for his daughter but Elyse landed on the ground before he could grab her. She hit her head and went silent for a few seconds – the longest moments of Kurt's life. And then, she started crying.

A million thoughts ran through Kurt's mind as he took his daughter into his arms. She could be badly hurt, she could have broken a bone, she could have spinal injuries, God, what if she would die? Kurt started to panic. He stood up with the still crying baby and ran to the door of the bathroom. Blaine was in there, not hearing the cries of his daughter for some reason. How could he not hear Elyse?

"Blaine! Blaine!" Kurt shouted, knocking on the door frantically.

"What's wrong?" Blaine asked as he stepped out of the bathroom seconds later.

"She-she fell" Kurt sobbed. "She fell from the couch. What are we going to do now?"

Blaine took Elyse from a desperate Kurt, searching for injuries. She had a bump forming on her forehead but otherwise, she seemed fine. She wasn't crying anymore and when Blaine smiled at her, she smiled back.

"I think she's fine" Blaine said.

"She isn't!" Kurt panicked. "God, she has a severe head injury! It's all my fault!"

Blaine sighed. No matter what he told his fiancé, he couldn't calm him down. He had to find another way because Kurt's panic wasn't good for any of them.

"Do you want me to call the hospital?" Blaine offered.

"Yes!" Kurt said immediately. "You're a genius! I haven't even thought about that!"

Blaine nodded and grabbed his phone with his free hand. They had a list of the most important phone numbers, including the hospital. Blaine dialed the number and waited. Soon, a woman picked it up.

"Good afternoon" Blaine started. "My name's Blaine Anderson. Uhm... I have a daughter, she fell from the couch..."

"Tell them that she hurt her head badly" Kurt said.

"No, she seems fine. She cried a little but she's fine now" Blaine answered the woman's qeustion.

"Give me your phone" Kurt said and grabbed the phone from Blaine's hand. "Hello? I'm Kurt Hummel, the other father. Yes, she fell from the couch and hit her head. There's a bump on her forehead and I don't know if she's okay. No, she didn't lose consciousness. Is it a bad sign?"

The woman must have heard how concerned Kurt was because she tried to calm him down. She agreed with Blaine that it was surely nothing serious but it didn't help Kurt. He was still worried that Elyse was seriously injured, so they agreed that he would bring the baby to the hospital.

"Thank you for your help" Kurt said and disconnected the call. "Alright, let's get ready! We have to go to the hospital."

Blaine sighed but didn't say a word. He knew that Kurt would only calm down if a doctor ensured that Elyse was alright. He brought his daughter into the nursery and got ready with her while Kurt ran from one room to the other to grab things they would need.

Kurt waved down the first cab he saw and they got in. Blaine was silent the whole time but Kurt didn't stop telling Elyse how sorry he was. He was still worried that his daughter was seriously hurt and something bad could happen in any minute. Elyse was patient, she listened to her father quietly but smiled at him several times. She could feel that Kurt was worried and wanted to help him.

When they reached the hospital, Kurt grabbed Elyse and rushed inside with Blaine following them. Kurt stopped the first nurse he met and told her everything. Blaine shook his head behind him. Every time Kurt told someone about Elyse's accident, Kurt's story became worse and worse. He explained the happenings so seriously that the nurse went to find a doctor immediately.

They were led up to the second floor to make an x-ray. Blaine was left outside because only one parent could be there with Elyse and Kurt, still blaming himself, wouldn't let his daughter out of his sight. So he went inside with the baby girl and Blaine had to wait for them outside.

When Kurt and Elyse came back a few minutes later, Kurt seemed to be less panicked. His eyes were still wide and he was pale, but since they were in the hospital with doctors around them, he knew that Elyse was safe.

"What did they say?" Baine asked.

"We have to wait for the doctor" Kurt answered. "But I'm sure they would keep her here for a few days. She's badly injured."

Blaine put his arm around Kurt and pulled him closer to his chest. Elyse seemed tired but perfectly fine. It was late, she should have been in bed and not in a hospital.

"It will be fine. Stop worrying" Blaine said.

"How can you be so calm?" Kurt asked.

Blaine sighed and looked down at Elyse. She was too tired to keep her eyes open. Blaine pulled her into his arms and started humming. Kurt wouldn't stop worrying unless he knew everything was alright but at least he could help Elyse to fall asleep.

A few minutes later, they were led into a room where the doctor was waiting for them with the results. They had to wake Elyse, so the doctor could examine her. She seemed annoyed but let the doctor touch her head.

"How bad is it? Can you help her?" Kurt asked in concern.

"Your daughter is perfectly fine" the doctor said. "We haven't found any injuries, so if she doesn't throw up or lose consciousness in the next two days, there's nothing to do."

"You-you mean that she isn't hurt?" Kurt asked.

"No, she isn't" the doctor answered. He had seen many worried parents in his life, he knew that they were able to overreact everything. "Babies seem easy to break but they're stronger than you think. They fall from higher places and still don't injure themselves."

"So she's gonna be fine" Kurt said in relief.

"That's right" the doctor nodded.

"Thank you" Blaine said because Kurt wasn't paying attention anymore. He was so relieved that his daughter survived her first fall that he couldn't focus on anything but the little girl.

Blaine grabbed Kurt's arm and led him out of the examination room. They sat down on the corridor and Blaine waited for Kurt to kiss their daughter from head to toe and tell her a few more times how sorry he was.

"I won't let you get hurt again. Ever" Kurt promised.

Blaine smiled and shook his head. Elyse couldn't even walk yet and he knew very well that she would get hurt a lot of times in her life. But hopefully he would have enough time to prepare Kurt for the next fall.