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Blaine had a good day. He couldn't stop smiling, even as he was listening to his most untalented student torturing the piano that gave him a headache most of the times. But he didn't care lately. His life was perfect and nothing could ruin it.
He sighed happily as he remembered that morning. Thanks to the pregnancy hormones, Kurt was always horny, and of course he was there for the man to help him out. This time, he was almost late from work because Kurt caught him in the shower. Blaine almost laughed at the thought of holding Kurt in his arms while having the most fantastic sex ever. He was such a lucky man.
"Uhm... Mr Anderson?"
Blaine blinked and looked at the blond girl in confusion. It was too silent around him and his whole class was staring at him.
"It was... great, Samantha, you can sit down" he said and he could feel his cheeks burning from embarrassment. Maybe he should leave his thoughts of Kurt outside of the classroom.
The sound of the bell saved him from the rest of the students' performance and he leaned back as he watched the kids leaving the classroom.
"I need a coffee" he muttered and stood up to leave and go for a walk before his next lesson to clear his head but he could only take a few steps when his phone started ringing. He smiled as he saw who the caller was. "Hey, Kurt!"
"Hi" he heard Kurt's voice and smiled again. It was always nice to hear him. "How is your day?"
"It's fantastic" Blaine replied. "Especially after what we did in the bathroom."
"Please, tell me there aren't any students around" Kurt whispered.
"Don't worry, I'm all alone" Blaine said.
"Thank God" Kurt muttered and then cleared his throat. "Can you order the flowers for Rachel? I have to finish my new post and I don't think I will be able to get it, too."
"Of course. I have only two lessons left and then I will go and do it. It's on Sunday, right?" Blaine asked.
"Yes. We have to be there around 5" Kurt said.
"Okay" Blaine nodded. "When can we meet today? You know, I need a new outfit."
"I don't know" Kurt sighed. "I have so much work to finish. Can we do it tomorrow?"
"No. You have to meet Joanne, remember?" Blaine asked.
"Crap. I totally forgot" Kurt said. "Maybe you could go alone and meet me after that."
Blaine rolled his eyes.
"You promised me that you wouldn't work so much" he said quietly.
"I know, but this is important for me" Kurt said.
"And what about your family? Your daughter? She isn't important?" Blaine asked.
"You know that you and the baby are the most important" Kurt answered.
Blaine bit his lip before he could say something that would hurt the pregnant man.
"Just... call me when you're ready. We can meet somewhere and go shopping. Bye" he said hastily and disconnected the call before Kurt had a chance to reply.
He dropped the phone back into his bag and left it in the classroom. He knew Kurt would call him again but he didn't care. It wasn't the first time they had to cancel their plans because of Kurt's job. Blaine never told him that he hated those nights alone in the apartment, worried about his pregnant boyfriend who should have rested instead of doing two people's job. And on the top of that, Kurt had asked him the previous night to stay at home with the baby, so he could go back to work right after the birth of their daughter.
Blaine reached the gym before he could decide where to go. Luckily, it was empty and he found quickly what he really needed right there and then: a punching bag. He dropped his jacket onto the floor and stepped closer. As his hand made connection with the material of the punching bag, he sighed. He used to box back in high school but he had given up because Kurt didn't like it. After their second break-up, he had started it again and had gone into the nearest gym twice a week. It made him feel relaxed and helped him deal with the stress his new life had brought. He had wanted to continue in New York, but Kurt had become pregnant, and everything was so messed up lately...
Blaine didn't how long he had been there, punching the bag and thinking about Kurt and the baby. His good mood was long gone, all he could think about was his workaholic boyfriend and how he would raise their child if he couldn't think of anything else than his job. Blaine imagined their life with the baby. He thought that Kurt would stay home with their daughter, writing a few articles if he really wanted to, and Blaine would run home every day to spend the afternoon with his family. To have a family he never had.
He would have stayed for hours but he knew he had to go back to the classroom. He went to the mirror to check his hair and washed his hands before pulling his jacket back up. He sighed and decided to talk to Kurt as soon as he gets home.
~ o ~
Kurt groaned when he got up from his chair at the end of the day. His back was killing him and it just got worse and worse with every day. He knew he couldn't keep up this tempo too long but it was so hard to acknowledge. He had been kind of workaholic for the past years and he couldn't say 'no' when Isabelle asked him to get ready with something unplanned over his normal work. That's what brought him to the place where he was now, and he wasn't ready to give up everything.
It didn't mean he was happy when Isabelle rushed into his room and asked him to finish an article because she couldn't find somebody else to do it. He planned to go home in time, cook a delicious dinner for Blaine and maybe have sex on the kitchen counter because he had had a dream of it the previous night and it would be so hot. But at the end, he had to call Blaine and tell him he had stay longer.
He knew Blaine was angry and he had the right to be. He had promised him to spend the evening together and he didn't keep his promise. But he believed he could make it better.
As he stepped out of the building, he reached for his phone to call Blaine. It was late, there was no chance to go shopping, but they could still have dinner together. He tried to call the other man several times, but Blaine didn't pick up his phone. He sighed and sent a text to let Blaine know he was on his way home.
Twenty minutes later, as Kurt stepped into their living room, he found Blaine sitting on the couch, watching some TV show.
"I'm sorry I'm late" he said quietly. Blaine didn't look up and said nothing. Kurt sighed and sat down beside him. "Did you find something for the party?"
"I came home after work. I didn't feel like shopping" Blaine said, still not looking at Kurt.
"Blaine, I'm really so-"
"I don't want to hear" Blaine cut in and turned off the TV before looking up at Kurt. "When will you stop doing this to me? And what about our daughter? Don't you think your family should be more important than your work?"
Kurt bit his lower lip and looked down, burning a hole through the coffee table with his stare. Blaine was right, he knew, but there was nothing he could say.
"You can't keep doing this, Kurt. It's gonna be harder with every week and there is another life growing inside you. You have to take care of her" Blaine said.
"I know" Kurt muttered.
"I know that you love your job. I understand that it's important, that's why I told you to take on the job Joanne offered you. But I can see how tired you are when you come home after work and you can't have enough rest. You don't really have free time, you don't care about the nursery anymore, you cancel our dates and on the top of that, you don't even want to be with our baby after her birth. She will need you, more than anybody else, and you don't care. You would give up your family to run back to work" Blaine said, his voice higher with every word.
"That's not true!" Kurt shouted suddenly and jumped up.
"Yeah? Then why do you want me to stay home with the baby?" Blaine asked and stood up, too.
"Because I want to give you a chance for bonding with her!" Kurt yelled.
Oh. The room fell silent as the two men were staring at each other, panting from the emotions they put into their fight.
"Kurt, I didn't know..." Blaine started but Kurt shook his head and didn't let him finish.
"Of course you didn't. Because it's so unbelievable that I want us to become a great family" Kurt spat. "I'm not that selfish Blaine, you should know."
"I-I know, but you work so much and then you come up with this..."
"I know I work too much. And I know it's not something I can keep up for too long. You're right, I'm tired and I want to have some time before the baby's birth to have enough rest. That's why I work so hard now, so I can finish everything I wanted and then I can sit back and really enjoy the rest of the pregnancy" Kurt said quietly and sat down. "But I still care about you. I noticed how you stare at my belly, that you're eager to touch it every time you have the opportunity, so you can have some connection with the baby and the whole process. I know it's not the same for you. I feel everything and I try to share it with you but I know some of it is impossible. I thought it would be a great idea to let you take care of the baby in the first months, so you can get to know her."
Blaine could see tears forming in Kurt's eyes and it made him feel even worse. He reached out to stroke the pregnant man's cheek softly. Kurt sighed and leaned into the touch, closing his eyes. Suddenly, Blaine started laughing, and Kurt looked up at him in confusion.
"What's so funny?" he asked.
"You know, I think we should really work on the communication between us" Blaine said.
"It's not that bad, we just..." Kurt started, smiling.
"It is. Do you remember my first year here, when I thought there was something between you and Elliot?" Blaine asked.
"God, yes" Kurt laughed. "You were so jealous and you almost scared him to death when you went to his place."
"I know, I know... It was kind of crazy. But I really thought he wanted to take you away from me" Blaine said, looking down.
"I think it was hot" Kurt said and reached under Blaine's chin. The other man's eyes met his, and Kurt could tell Blaine wasn't sure if he told the truth.
"I thought you were angry" Blaine said.
"I was" Kurt replied. "I hated that you didn't trust me first but then I understood that it was just because I was so important for you."
"You still are" Blaine said and captured Kurt's lips with his.
The next thing he knew, he was lying on the couch with Kurt on the top of him, unbottoning his shirt.
"Uhm... Are you sure you want this? You haven't even had dinner..." he said uncertainly and fell silent as Kurt put his index finger on his lips.
"There's nothing better than a good makeup sex" Kurt said and kissed Blaine again.
The man smiled into the kiss and jumped up from the couch with Kurt in his arms.
"I love your pregnancy hormones" he said as he kicked the door of his room open.
Kurt couldn't agree more.
~ o ~
Waking up beside Kurt was fantastic. Waking up beside Kurt after having sex with him is even better, even when the pregnant man liked using him as his body pillow. Well, most of the times. But now something wasn't right. Blaine groaned and turned to his side, blinking into the darkness around him. He was alone in the bed but it was too early for Kurt to get up.
"I'm sorry, did I wake you?" Kurt asked from somewhere behind him.
Blaine turned back to see Kurt's silhouette beside the bed.
"What are you doing? It's just... 2 in the morning" Blaine said after checking the time on his phone.
"I know but I'm dying to have some ice cream" Kurt sighed and looked down, searching for his jacket.
"There's some in the fridge" Blaine replied and reached out to grab Kurt's waist and pull him back into the bed.
"It's chocolate and the baby wants strawberry" Kurt said and pulled away from Blaine.
"You're not serious, right?" Blaine asked.
"I know this is weird but I can't sleep because of that damn ice cream. I will be back in no time" Kurt said and walked to the door.
"Wait" Blaine said and got up. "You can't go out there alone. I'm coming with you."
"I can do this alone. You should go back to sleep" Kurt argued.
"You think I could sleep peacefully when you are alone on the streets? No way, I'm coming" Blaine said and grabbed his jeans.
Luckily, it only took them ten minutes to get to the non-stop supermarket, then other ten to get the ice cream and some muffins, chocolate and apple juice. Blaine stared down at the contain of the basket with wide eyes but he decided to not say a word, knowing very well what Kurt's reaction would be.
After going back to their place, Blaine only had time to walk into the kitchen when Kurt grabbed the ice cream and a spoon and started eating.
"Wow! You really wanted that ice cream" Blaine muttered.
"Uhum" Kurt said and swallowed. "Do you want some?"
"God, no" Blaine laughed. "I just want to go back to sleep."
"You don't have to sit here and watch me" Kurt said after a short pause.
"I love watching you" Blaine replied and sat down beside the pregnant man, looking at him dreamily.
"Uhm, Blaine, you're making me uncomfortable" Kurt said when Blaine continued staring at his lips.
"I'm sorry but you're so sexy like this" Blaine said.
"Oh, yes, the whale eating ice cream in the middle of the night" Kurt laughed.
"Come on, you look great as always" Blaine said.
Kurt finished eating and put the ice cream into the fridge.
"Let's go to bed. I'm dead tired" he said and grabbed Blaine's hand.
"Really? I do't understand why" Blaine muttered.
He closed the bedroom's door behind them and dropped his clothes onto the floor while watching Kurt undressing and slipping under the duvet. He joined him, lying down onto his back and waiting for Kurt to find a comfortable position.
"I'm sorry I woke you up" Kurt said and snnuggled up to Blaine, resting his head on the man's chest.
"No problem" Blaine said, stroking Kurt's hair. "But we will go and buy some cronuts in the morning. I deserve it after this trip."
Kurt laughed and lifted his head just enough for pressing his lips to Blaine's.
"Of course."