I'm sorry you had to wait so long (again...). There's always something else I have to do.:)
Blaine never thought that the flight back to New York could be so long. They drove to the airport and luckily, there was a flight for him, he only needed to wait an hour. But he wasn't in the state to think rationally. He almost started yelling when the employee told him he had to wait and he was nearly led out because of his behaviour, but Cooper stepped in and started flirting with the woman, so they could get the ticket for Blaine.
During the flight, Blaine was sitting nervously and tried to remain calm. The last thing he wanted was causing trouble for himself. He needed to get to Kurt as soon as possible. He tried to call Burt from the airport but the man didn't pick up. He sent a message and let Burt know that he was on his way and hopefully he'll be in New York in a few hours. He promised himself to try and call the man again when he arrives.
In New York, his first thought was calling Burt. He checked his phone but he didn't get any calls, or messages. He bit his lip as he dialed Burt's number. Why couldn't he send a message at least? He knew how worried Blaine was. He waited for minutes but Burt didn't answer his call. He tried again. And again.
"Damn it!" He shouted at his phone. A few other passengers stared at him but he just sent theman angry look and left the airport.
He was able to get a cab fast and he promised the driver a huge amount of money if he drives faster. Luckily, he accepted it and Blaine arrived at his destination half an hour later. He jumped out of the car, threw the money into the passenger's seat and started running towards the building before the driver could say 'goodbye'.
"I'm here to see Kurt Hummel" he said hastily as he reached the receptionist's desk.
"Family?" the receptionist asked doubtfully.
"I'm his husband" Blaine lied easily.
The woman raised an eyebrow but Blaine's desperate eyes were enough for her to believe him.
"Third floor, room 34" she said.
"Thank you" Blaine said and he turned back to run to the elevator. When it didn't come for seconds, he swore and searched for the stairs. He didn't have time for waiting.
He ran up to the third floor and after a little searching, he found Kurt's room. He burst in without knocking.
"Kurt" he whispered as he saw the man lieing in the bed, looking out through the window as his father held his hand. Blaine could see tears in his eyes and he stopped suddenly. It couldn't be...
Kurt looked up as he heard him coming into the room and almost jumped out of the bed.
"Blaine..."
He reached out with his free hand and Blaine jumped to him and took it.
"Please, don't say it..." Blaine's voice was shaking so hard that he couldn't continue. He squeezed Kurt's hand and slipped his free hand behind the man's back to pull him closer.
"It's okay, Blaine" Kurt said. "The baby's fine. It's very strong, still here."
Blaine almost started crying. He didn't feel so relieved in his whole life.
"God, I thought we lost it" he said and hugged Kurt closer.
"I'll leave you two alone" Burt murmured awkwardly as he watched the two men hugging each other. It was the first time since they arrived that Kurt looked so calm, so peaceful. He didn't need him. Kurt only nodded and Burt left the room, closing the door behind him.
"I know" Kurt said when they were alone. "I was so scared, Blaine. I saw the blood and..."
"Hey, it's okay" Blaine hushed him. "Do you know what caused the bleeding?"
Kurt shook his head.
"Sebastian wasn't sure. The heamatoma is really small, it almost disappeared. Maybe it was because of the worrying" he said.
"You should be more careful, Kurt" Blaine said seriously. "I won't leave you alone from now on. You have to rest for the baby's sake."
Kurt looked down and bit his lip.
"I know and I'm really sorry. It's just... I was so nervous when my dad came to visit and I didn't know what he would say."
"How did he take it?" Blaine asked to keep Kurt's thoughts away from almost losing their baby.
"Pretty well" Kurt smiled. "I mean, he wasn't happy with what we did but I think he's happy to become a grandfather."
"I hope he is, or else I'm in trouble" Blaine laughed.
"He wouldn't hurt you, you know" Kurt replied with a smile.
"Oh, I think he would. I don't think he's a great fan of me. You should have seen his face when I went to talk to him about your sex education back in high school..."
"You did what?" Kurt asked with wide eyes.
"I... Nothing" Blaine said and wished he had just kept his mouth shut.
"I can't believe you talked to my dad about it" Kurt shook his head slowly.
"Can we talk about something else?" Blaine asked desperately. Kurt laughed.
~ o ~
"I can't wait to see the baby again" Kurt said excitedly as they waited for Sebastian to arrive. Kurt wasn't allowed to go home in the next few days but since everything was fine now, it looked like they could finally leave after the ultrasound.
"You mean the little vegetable?" Blaine joked. Last time he saw the baby it was nothing like a human, rather a bean... or a potato.
"It's really baby-like now, you'll see" Kurt said. He saw the baby a few days earlier when they had come in because of the bleeding. And it was beautiful.
"I can't believe you're almost in the end of the first trimester" Blaine muttered. "It's the 10th week, right? Or the 11th? I don't remember exactly."
Kurt glared at him and Blaine had to suppress a smile. He knew very well how far along Kurt was. That night after the wedding was something he'll never forget.
"It's the end of the 10th week" Kurt said finally and he looked a little hurt.
"I know" Blaine smiled. "Did you really think I could forget that night?"
He slowly ran his fingers down the back of Kurt's hand. The other man looked up to meet Blaine's eyes and he slowly moved closer, his lips almost touching Blaine's...
"Good morning, love birds!"
Kurt jumped away from Blaine when Sebastian rushed into the room, and he almost feel down from the bed.
"Did I interrupt something?" Sebastian asked but his wide smile told the others he knew he had.
"No" Kurt muttered and climbed back into the middle of the bed with Blaine's help.
"Of course" Sebastian rolled his eyes.
He turned on the machine and waited for Kurt to lift up his shirt. Then he poured some gel onto the man's stomach and started moving the probe slowly as he stared at the screen.
"It looks like your baby is really strong. It's healthy, the size is good for a 10 weeks pregnancy and the heartbeat is perfect" Sebastian said.
Kurt smiled as he watched their baby on the screen.
"God, I'm so happy that everything is fine" he said. He thought that Blaine would say something but he was silent. Kurt turned to look at him and saw Blaine staring at the screen with awe. "Are you okay?"
Blaine didn't respond. He continued staring at the baby.
"Hey!" Sebastian said loudly and snapped his fingers. Blaine blinked and turned to him in confusion. "Finally, you're back to Earth."
"I'm sorry. Did you say something?" Blaine asked.
"Yes. Your baby's fine. You can go home but you should come back in two weeks for another ultrasound. If there's something wrong, call me" Sebastian said and stood up.
"Can... can we have a picture?" Blaine asked hesitantly.
Sebastian sat back down, pressed a few buttons and printed a few pictures. Then he stood up again and handed them to Blaine.
"Thank you" Blaine said and looked down at the pictures.
"You should still stay in bed for the next two weeks. Then we'll see if the heamatoma disappeared" Sebastian said, now turning towards Kurt. "And no sex for the next two weeks!"
Kurt and Blaine snapped up their head simultaneously and started babbling.
"We're not..."
"We wouldn't..."
Sebastian waved them down and shook his head.
"Of course not" he muttered and left them men alone.
"Are you ready to leave? Because I definitely am" Kurt said and sat up slowly.
It was weird that Blaine wasn't by his side. He always rushed to him to help but now, when Kurt looked at him, he saw him still standing at the same place, staring down at the pictures in his hand.
"Blaine? Is everything okay?" Kurt asked uncertainly. Blaine finally looked up and pocketed the pictures fast before he walked back to the bed to help Kurt.
"Of course" he smiled and helped Kurt to get ready for leaving.
~ o ~
Blaine never felt so happy in his whole life. He started having this feeling when he had gone to the hospital after Kurt. No, that's not true. He had had this feeling first after his fight with his father. And it only became stronger in the past few days. That day in Ohio made him realise that he really wanted this baby, that he could be worried because of the future, but he wanted the baby and wanted to raise it together with Kurt. It was his future and now he was happy with it.
When he saw it again in the hospital, the now human-like little being in Kurt's stomach, he was totally overcome by emotions. He didn't know if he should go closer or hold Kurt's hand or just express how proud of his baby he was, so he remained silent. He decided that he should enjoy the sight and think about everything else later. But when Sebastian turned off the machine, he wanted more. He wanted something to look at every day until their next appointment. He needed a proof that it was real and he won't wake up the next morning without his little family.
When they got back into Kurt's apartment, Blaine went into the bathroom and took out the pictures to look at them again. He never thought he would act like that, but he couldn't help it.
"Blaine, can you come into Kurt's room for a few minutes, please?" Burt asked that evening after dinner. Blaine was sitting in the living room, watching a game – secretly dreaming about the future - , when Burt stepped to him.
"Of course" Blaine jumped up and went into the room.
Kurt was in his bed, as always, reading Vogue and listening to the music. When he saw the others coming into the room, he turned off the music and sat up.
"We have to talk" Burt said. He grabbed the chair from the other side of the room and sat down beside the bed. Kurt made place for Blaine to sit down beside him and when the man took his seat, Burt spoke up again. "I know you haven't talked about it but I think it's time to think about your future."
"What do you mean?" Kurt frowned.
"I mean your baby'll be born in less then seven months and it's time to think about what you'll do with this... situation" Burt sighed.
Kurt watched Blaine from the corner of his eyes and waited for him to start talking. Because Kurt didn't know what they'll do or what Blaine wanted. They agreed that Blaine would stay and help until Kurt needed bed rest but after that... it was undecided.
"You're completely right" Blaine said. "We didn't talk about it earlier but I can promise now that I'll always be here to help with the baby."
Kurt smiled and wanted to thank him but his dad was faster.
"I'm glad you want to be part of the baby's life. To be honest, I didn't expected else from you. But let's speak about the details. Do you want to live together? Will you raise my granchild together or he or she'll stay with the one of you? What'll you tell him, why did you want him or her? Your situation is really complicated now and I want you to think about these questions now, before the baby is born" Burt said.
Silence followed his words and neither of the men could say what they wanted. Of course they had their own ideas but they didn't know what the other wanted.
"I think we have to sit down and talk about it" Blaine said finally, looking down. He already planned to talk to Kurt but with Burt watching them, it was really awkward.
"Yeah. Just the two of us" Kurt said, staring into his father's eyes as he slowly shook his head. Burt got the message.
"I'm going to leave tomorrow morning and let you have some alone time to talk. But I want you to call after that and tell me how you decided" Burt said and stood up. "Now let's talk about more urgent things. Where am I going to sleep tonight?"
This was the first time it was a problem. Kurt's apartment was small, with only one bedroom. Usually, his father took the couch when he was here, or the bed in Kurt's room when Carole came with him and Kurt used the couch. But now it became a problem that he didn't have more beds in his apartment.
"I should go home and come back tomorrow" Blaine said and stood up. It was clear he was the only one who had another place where he could go and he had to.
"Blaine, it's really late. You should stay" Kurt said quietly.
"It's not a problem, I don't live too far, you know. Besides, you don't have another couch" he smiled and turned to leave.
"You can sleep in my bed with me" Kurt blurted out.
Blaine turned around so quickly he almost fell to the ground, staring at Kurt with wide eyes. He knew Burt wouldn't be happy with this solution. And as he looked at the older man, he saw that he was right.
"Come on, nothing will happen" Kurt said to Blaine and his father, too. "We can make a barricade from pillows between us if you want."
Blaine peeked at Burt to see his reaction and relaxed slightly when the man nodded.
"He's right, Blaine. It's too dangerous out there alone" Burt said and turned around to leave the men alone. "It's not like you can get my son pregnant again" he muttered as he stepped out and closed the door behind him.
"Go, get ready" Kurt said and kneeled on the bed. "I'll make the barricade."
Blaine almost said that they don't need it but with Burt in the living room, he had to behave.
"I'll be back in a few minutes" he said and left quickly to go to the bathroom for a quick shower and to get rid of some thoughts what turned up at the idea of sharing the bed with Kurt.
~ o ~
"So..."
"So..."
The two men were sitting across each other the next afternoon after Burt had left. They spent the morning in awkward silence, after they had woken up late, in each others arms. Just like in the good old days. Neither of them admitted it, but it was the best night since a long time for each of them.
Burt packed his things and left as soon as possible but first he made them promise that they would sit down and talk. Blaine got them lunch and when they finished it, they went back to Kurt's room to talk.
"You should go first" Kurt said quickly, so he had more time to think about what he should say.
"Kurt, whatever you want, I'll agree with it" Blaine replied. He told him the night before what he wanted and Kurt had to decide how they should continue.
"I don't know" Kurt sighed. "I really like having you around but I don't want to cause you difficulties."
"I love being here with you" Blaine said without hesitation. "You think you would bother me?"
Kurt looked down and slowly nodded.
"I wanna go back to work if Sebastian finally allows me. And-and I'm really irritating sometimes when I have to finish my work at home" Kurt said.
"I don't think it's a problem" Blaine said.
"But I do such a mess sometimes."
"You were in my apartment. You know I'm not a tidy person" Blaine smiled.
"But I'll look like a whale in the end, and I'll be more hormonal and unbearable and..."
Blaine cut in suddenly.
"Do you want to live with me at all?" he asked and tried to keep down his voice for their sake but he failed.
"Why are you angry?" Kurt asked back. He looked hurt and when Blaine watched him for a few moments, he saw tears gathering in his eyes.
Oh, no...
"I'm not angry, Kurt. I just... I like being here with you all of the time. When I got the call from Burt and I had to travel hours long to get to you, you don't know how hard it was. I don't want to feel that way again" Blaine said quietly.
Kurt stared at Blaine with his big tearful eyes and didn't know what to say.
"I'm sorry" he said finally. "I didn't know you feel this way. I thought you wanted your old life back and with me being able to take care of myself and the baby..."
"You thought I won't care anymore" Blaine finished the sentence. Kurt nodded. It was right what he wanted to say.
"It'll only become harder to live together with me. I know I'm really emotional now and it'll be worse. And-and I'll have a huge belly and I won't be able to move properly and..."
"And you'll still need my help" Blaine cut in. "I don't want you to get through this alone. I want to be here for you. Really."
Kurt felt tears gathering in his eyes. Again. He blinked them away quickly before he start crying.
"I want you to be here, too" he admitted. "This is a fantastic experience I never thought I'll ever have in my life, and I want you to be part of it."
Blaine moved closer to him and when Kurt didn't pull away, he threw his arms around the man.
"I'm glad you think this way" he said. "But if we want to do this together, we need a bigger place, maybe mine, if you have no problem with it. Your couch is really uncomfortable."
Kurt laughed.
"I know and I'm sorry. I'm sure I caused you a few dreamless nights" he said.
"Oh, I had no problem with sleeping. But waking up after that... you have no idea how bad it was. My body still hurts."
"You can sleep in my bed tonight if you want" Kurt said, looking down, as he tried to hide his red cheeks.
"That would be great" Blaine replied right away.
Kurt looked up slowly, biting his lip. He wouldn't admit it, but he was looking forward to spent another night with Blaine so close to him.