"Look, Blaine! Isn't it beautiful?" Kurt asked.
Blaine looked up from the dozens of baby clothes in front of him to see a pink dress in Kurt's hands. They went shopping for Kurt since he couldn't wear his or Blaine's clothes anymore, thanks to his rapidly growing baby bump. They didn't reach those clothes, though, because Kurt saw the baby section and he couldn't pull him away from there in the past 30 minutes.
"It's definitely for a girl" Blaine answered and continued as Kurt raised an eyebrow. "We don't know the gender yet."
"Fashion has no gender" Kurt answered immediately. "Besides, I have a feeling that it's a girl."
"Yesterday you told me it's a boy" Blaine sighed.
"We have to buy something" Kurt said with big puppy eyes. "I want something for the baby."
"Okay" Blaine nodded. "Then choose something we'll need."
"I don't know what a baby needs" Kurt muttered, looking down. "What do we need for a newborn?"
"I don't know" Blaine answered, running his fingers through his hair. "I never thought about it. What did you read in those books?"
Kurt looked up desperately.
"Well, we will need a bed, clothes... I don't know" he almost shouted in frustration. "There was nothing about clothes. I don't know how we should dress a baby or how many clothes we will need. God, I know nothing!"
"Okay, calm down" Blaine said. He looked around quickly and grabbed a few socks. "What about these? Everybody needs socks, I'm sure the baby will, too."
Kurt sighed.
"God, we're the worst parents ever" he said.
"That's not true" Blaine said and put his arm around Kurt's waist, pulling him closer. "We'll just check it in those books and websites and come back later when we know the gender. We have plenty of time to shop for the baby. Let's find somethig for you now, okay?"
Kurt leaned his head on Blaine's shoulder.
"Okay" he sighed.
Almost an hour later, they finally left the shop. Kurt took a few pictures about the maternity section for his article and he found a few clothes he could wear. They decided to buy the baby two onesies (one of them yellow, because Blaine was sure the baby was a boy, even if Kurt told him otherwise and yellow was a neutral colour, and a red one with a little bow tie, because 'Oh my God! Kurt, we have to buy this one'), so they had finally something for their child, and left a few clothes there which Kurt wanted to buy for himself but Blaine talked him out of it since he wasn't going to be able to wear those tight clothes anytime soon.
"Let's have something for lunch" Blaine suggested as they went by a restaurant.
"Good idea, I'm starving" Kurt said.
"Cheeseburger?" Blaine asked, already knowing the answer.
"Of course" Kurt said.
They ordered their food and sat down, waiting for the cheeseburgers to arrive. Seconds later Kurt's phone beeped as he got a text. He took it out and quickly read the message.
"Oh" he said suddenly.
"Is there something wrong?" Blaine asked in concern.
"No. I just got a text from Rachel. She wants to meet me" Kurt said.
"Okay" Blaine said, not understanding why Kurt looked so troubled.
"I didn't tell her about the baby. Or you. She doesn't know anything" Kurt said.
"Really?" Blaine asked in surprise. He couldn't imagine Kurt not telling Rachel about important things like these.
"I forgot, okay? I didn't want to tell her before the 12th week and after that we didn't really talk, so..."
"Ask her to come over" Blaine cut in.
"Are you sure?" Kurt asked.
"Of course. I haven't seen Ms Berry in ages" Blaine smiled.
"It's Mrs St. James, actually" Kurt said.
"Oh" Blaine's eyes widened in surprise.
"Yeah, they got married two years ago" Kurt said.
"Is everybody else married from the Glee club?" Blaine muttered to himself.
"Yeah, can you believe it? We were engaged long before them and now..." Kurt bit his lip and looked down.
Blaine knew he should change topic because Kurt looked really upset.
"Ask Rachel if she can come over for dinner tomorrow. I'll cook" Blaine said. "I can make cheeseburger if you want."
Kurt looked up and smiled.
"It would be great" he said.
Their food arrived not too long after that and they ate it silently while Kurt was texting Rachel about the details.
"I sent her our address. They will be there around 6" Kurt said.
"Okay" Blaine nodded. "Is she still vegan?"
"Vegetarian" Kurt replied. "I think. But I'm not sure."
"Then I'll make a salad, too" Blaine replied.
Kurt grimanced. He couldn't eat most of the vegetables, he couldn't even look at them. Last time Blaine had ordered a salad, he had almost thrown up just from the sight of the cucumber.
"Can we talk about something else, please?" he asked, desperate to not think about vegetables.
"Of course" Blaine replied immediately. "Do you want some cheesecake?"
"Oh, yes" Kurt smiled.
"I'll be back in a second" Blaine said and went to order them the two slices of cheesecake, not aware of Kurt watching his ass the whole time.
~ o ~
"Kurt! It's so good to see you" Rachel said as she entered the apartment the next day and hugged Kurt tightly.
"Hi, Rachel" Kurt laughed. "Come in!"
Jesse, who was standing behind Rachel, took the woman's hand gently and led her into the living room.
"This place is great" he said.
"The last one was great, too" Rachel said and sat down. "Why did you move out?"
"I'll tell you everything later, but first..." Kurt started but Rachel cut in.
"Let me go first. We have some great news" she said, smiling widely.
"Rachel is nominated for Tony this year!" Jesse told Kurt.
"Wow! Rachel, this is great" Kurt said, smiling. "Congratulations!"
"Thank you" she said as Kurt put his arms around her. "I don't think I'll win, though."
"Honey, you are the best actress of the world, of course you will win" Jesse said and sat down beside her.
"He's right, you know" Kurt agreed.
Blaine, who was in the kitchen preparing their dinner, came out to greet their guests.
"Hey, guys" he said from the doorway, wipping his hands.
Rachel and Jesse looked up, their eyes widening in surprise.
"Oh my God! Blaine, what are you doing here?" Rachel asked and stood up to hug the man. They hadn't seen each other in a long time.
"That's a long story" Blaine muttered, hugging the woman.
"Give me the details" Rachel said impatiently, smiling widely.
"Let's sit down, okay?" Blaine said and waited for her to take a place. Then he went to Kurt and sat down beside him.
"You're back together! That's amazing" Rachel said excitedly.
"Not exactly" Blaine answered. Kurt took his hand and looked into Rachel's eyes.
"We decided to move in together because..." Kurt started but didn't know how to end the sentence. So he decided to say it out simply. "...because I'm pregnant."
As they watched Rachel and Jesse taking in the information, Blaine thought about taking a few pictures of them because they looked really funnily. They weren't the first ones, of course, but these expressions were even better than the others'.
"Wow" Rachel said finally. "I thought you just gained some weight."
"She means we're happy for you" Jesse said hastily as his wife was still staring at Kurt like he was an alien.
"Thank you" Kurt said quietly.
"Of course we are, I just... How did it happen?" Rachel asked.
"We met at the wedding. And, well, things happened..." Blaine started.
"And now we live together and we're going to have a baby soon" Kurt finished.
"But... you're not together?" Rachel asked.
"We're working on it" Kurt answered, looking at Blaine for affirmation. The man nodded.
"Yes. We want our child the best" Blaine said, meeting Kurt's eyes.
"You're going to be perfect parents" Rachel said, smiling at the look on the men's face. She used to live with them long enough to know what it meant. "Tell me! What is it like?"
"Being pregnant?" Kurt asked. "Well, sometimes it's hard but most of the time I really enjoy it. The first trimester was hard, though. I was sick most of the time and I had a heamatoma. We almost lost the baby."
"But everything is perfect now" Blaine said hastily as he watched Kurt turning sad from the thought that they had almost lost the baby.
"Yeah, it's wonderful now" Kurt agreed. "I'm full of energy and I don't bite Blaine's head off every minute."
"Just every second minute" Blaine whispered and hastily jumped up from beside Kurt, afraid from the man's retort. Kurt rolled his eyes and turned back to their guests.
"Do you know the gender?" Jesse asked.
"Please, tell me it's a girl" Rachel said instantly.
"We don't know but I think it's a girl" Kurt said.
"God, it would be perfect. With Blaine's hair, your eyes and skin, in a beautiful pink dress, just like Snow White" Rachel said dreamily.
"I hope she won't have my hair" Blaine sighed, imagining a little girl with his awful curly hair.
"Why not? I like your hair" Kurt said.
"Really?" Blaine asked in disbelief, remembering the shock on Kurt's face when he had first seen Blaine's hair without gel.
"Okay, it could be a little less curly, but it's not that bad" Kurt said. "Besides, if we had a girl, she would have long hair and it wouldn't look like a mop."
"Let's have dinner, alright?" Blaine jumped up. They talked too much about his hair.
~ o ~
The evening passed almost uneventfully after that. They talked about the future, about how Kurt and Blaine planned their life with the baby and about Rachel's carrier. When their guests finally left, the two men were exhausted and decided to sit down and watch some TV show.
"Are you tired?" Blaine asked when he saw Kurt yawning for the third time.
"Yeah. I love Rachel but sometimes she talks too much" Kurt answered.
"It's good to see she hasn't changed at all" Blaine laughed.
"Oh, she has definitely changed. Don't you remember high school? She was so irritating" Kurt said.
"It wasn't that bad" Blaine said.
"It was" Kurt sighed. "But we were all crazy sometimes."
"I loved it" Blaine smiled. "We could live for the moment without worrying about the future. I had everything I wanted. I had great friends and I had you. It was perfect."
Kurt looked up to meet Blaine's eyes. Those beautiful hazel eyes had always promised safety and love and he could stare at them for hours without getting bored. He loved those eyes and their owner.
Without realising what he was doing, he reached out to gently touch Blaine's cheek. Blaine leaned closer, pressing his forehead to Kurt's, inhaling the other's scent. He remembered the times when they had been lying on his bed for hours, just holding each other's hands and looking into the other's eyes without saying a single word. The times when everything had been perfect.
Kurt closed his eyes and put his hand behind Blaine's head as he closed the small distance between them. He kissed Blaine's lips lightly, pulling back a little before touching the other's lips again. Blaine smiled into the kiss and put his hands around the other man, pulling him closer. Kurt parted his lips, allowing Blaine's tongue to enter his mouth. Blaine didn't reject the invitation, he licked Kurt's lower lip before hs tongue met Kurt's. Kurt moaned into the kiss and leaned back to give Blaine a better access.
Blaine broke the kiss and ran his tongue down Kurt's jawline. Kurt felt the other man's hands reaching out for his shirt, trying to find the buttons on it. He forced himself to pull back.
"Blaine, we have to stop" he said.
"Why?" Blaine asked as he looked down into Kurt's eyes. He was confused.
"I want to do this right. We can't rush into things like this. We would regret later and I don't want to" Kurt explained.
"Neither do I" Blaine nodded, although it was really hard. He just wanted to pick Kurt up into his arms, bring him into his bedroom and make this night unforgettable for both of them.
"I wanted to ask you something" Kurt said quietly, stroking Blaine's hair. He looked nervous. "Would-would you go out with me?"
"As a date?" Blaine asked with wide eyes.
"Yeah" Kurt smiled. "If-if you want to, of course. You don't have to if you don't want, I understand if..."
Blaine grabbed Kurt's neck and silenced the man with a kiss.
"I'll take that as a 'yes'" Kurt said, leaning in for another kiss. He couldn't wait for going out with Blaine again. Just like in the good old days.