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Blaine loved working as a music teacher but what he loved even more was his class in the elementary school. He had started teaching those children when he had found out about Kurt's pregnancy and thought they would need some extra cash. He had been asked to teach the kids twice a week. He hadn't known what to do with small children but as the weeks had passed, he had understood how great it was teaching those kids.
He came up with a new lesson for every week, just like Mr Schue in high school. They talked about them the first time and showed the children how to perform and then he let them take over the stage. And Blaine had to admit, there were lots of talented girls and boys in his class. He always enjoyed watching them perform, they were so sweet and honest like every performer should be.
"Mr Anderson, what's our lesson for the week?" one of the kids asked.
Blaine smiled and grabbed his marker. His lesson for the week was only a short word but it meant everything for him.
"Love" he said, pointing at the word over his head. "Love is the greatest feeling. You can love your family, your friends, and it's always something different. You can't love every person the same way."
"I love mom and dad" a little girl said.
"Who else do you love?" Blaine asked, smiling.
"I love David because he's my friend" another student said.
"I love you, Mr Anderson, because I love your lessons" another girl said, blushing as her classmates started laughing.
"I love you too, kids" Blaine said. "But I have two other people I love very much."
"Who are they, Mr Anderson?" the boy from the first row asked.
"My boyfriend and my little girl" Blaine smiled. "And we have a favourite song I sing to my daughter every night. She's still in his father's stomach but she can hear me from outside. And she loves it."
Blaine smiled and grabbed his guitar. He looked at the children as he started playing the song and singing.
Isn't she lovely
Isn't she wonderful
Isn't she precious
Less than one minute old
I never thought through love we'd be
Making one as lovely as she
But isn't she lovely made from love
He could see the children listening to his voice in awe and some of them even drummed with their fingers.
Isn't she pretty
Truly the angel's best
Boy, I'm so happy
We have been heaven blessed
I can't believe what God has done
Through us he's given life to one
But isn't she lovely made from love
Isn't she lovely
Life and love are the same
Life is Aisha
The meaning of her name
Londie, it could have not been done
Without you who conceived the one
That's so very lovely made from love.
Blaine put down his guitar and bowed as the children started clapping around him.
"Thank you" he said and sat back down. "This is Stevie Wonder's song to his daughter, Aisha. It was written right after Aisha's birth. Did you like it?"
Most of the kids nodded and some of them even shouted 'yes!'. Blaine smiled and went back to his desk.
"Well, this week's lesson is love. I want you to pick out a song and sing it, expressing your love to others" he said. "On Thursday, we're gonna have a special guest, so be prepared."
"Who?" some of the kids asked.
"It's a surprise" Blaine smiled, thinking about the special guest he loved so much.
~ o ~
"What's taking him so long?" Kurt asked, tapping with his feet impatiently.
"Perhaps there's an emergency" Blaine replied.
"There will be an emergency if he doesn't appear in two minutes. I have to work" Kurt growled.
"Calm down, you have plenty of time left of the day to work" Blaine said.
Two minutes later, the door swang open and Sebastian rushed into the room.
"Finally. I thought you would wait till the baby's birth to arrive" Kurt said.
"Oh, angry pregnant patient. My favourite" Sebastian smiled. "I'm surprised you didn't bite down Blaine's head yet."
"He's busy and wants to go back to work, that's all" Blaine said.
"Yeah, hormones and all, yadda, yadda, yadda... I hope your baby won't be like you and try to bite down my fingers when I take her out of you" Sebastian said with his eyes still on Kurt.
"I hope she will" Kurt muttered.
"Okay, let's see what we have here" Sebastian said, ignoring Kurt's comment.
In the next few minutes, all the three men were silent, looking at the monitor. Sebastian hummed quietly, much to Kurt's irritation, and looked at the pregnant man a few times.
"Alright" he said when he finished the ultrasound. "Everything is fine. Your baby's still a girl and didn't grow a second head."
"What a surprise" Kurt commented.
"You're gonna have a C-section on the 39the week. We can't risk the health of the baby, so we can't let her stay inside any longer" Sebastian said.
"How does it work?" Blaine asked, grabbing Kurt's hand.
"I will give you an appointment. You have to come in that morning and we will prepare Kurt for the surgery. It doesn't take that long most of the times. Maybe an hour or so. Than he can go back to his room and have rest. He will be dizzy for a few hours but it will go away" Sebastian explained.
"When can I see the baby after the surgery?" Kurt asked.
"When you will be able to sit up and not talk nonsense" Sebastian said.
"Great" Kurt muttered.
"Does it hurt?" Blaine asked.
"Of course" Sebastian shrugged. "There will be a long cut on his stomach. It hurts like hell."
"Great" Kurt said again.
"Can I be there with him?" Blaine asked.
"Only if you promise you won't faint or throw up" Sebastian replied seriously. "I see it almost every day."
"I won't faint" Blaine said, frowning.
"And he won't throw up. But I need him there" Kurt said. There was no way in hell that he would let Sebastian cut up his stomach without Blaine being there to watch him.
"Are you afraid, Princess?" Sebastian smiled.
"What if I am?" Kurt asked, crossing his arms.
"Nothing. I didn't expect from you to walk in there alone happily" Sebastian said.
"I hate you" Kurt said.
"I know. You keep reminding me" Sebastian replied.
"Are we done here?" Blaine cut in hastily.
"Yes. See you next month" Sebastian said and smiled at Kurt one more time before leaving the room.
"I so hate him!" Kurt groaned and went for his clothes.
"Nah, he's not that bad" Blaine smiled but he looked down instantly as Kurt sent him a pointed look. "Okay, he's irritating sometimes but he's a great doctor."
"I hope he is" Kurt said, stepping out from behind the folding screen. "I don't want a long, disgusting scar on my stomach."
"You won't" Blaine sighed and grabbed Kurt's hand. "Do you have some time for an icecream?"
"Oh, yes. Always" Kurt said quickly.
Blaine laughed and shook his head, leading Kurt out of the hospital.
~ o ~
Later that night, they were sitting in the living room, staring at the screen of Kurt's laptop. They were both tired but decided to finally find a name for their baby. They had to if they didn't want to go into the hospital without names. But it was so hard to find the perfect name. There were literally thousands of them, and none of them wanted to go through all the names to find the one. So they started reading articles about the most popular names and celebrities' children.
"I don't understand why we can't choose something simple" Blaine said, grimancing. They had just gone through some celebrity names and he felt bad for the babies. "Like Emma. Or Ava."
"Because they are in the Top 10" Kurt sighed. "They are too popular and there's a chance our daughter would have three other classmates with those names."
"And it's bad for her because...?" Blaine asked.
"Because I want to give her the chance to be special" Kurt answered.
"And you think with a too popular name she couldn't be special?" Blaine asked.
Kurt sighed and shook his head. Blaine really didn't get it.
"I just don't want her to have a too usual name when there are plenty others we could choose" he answered. "Maybe she will be our only child. Maybe we won't have another daughter, so we have to make it well."
"Okay, so no too usual names. Let's see the bottom of the list" Blaine said, rolling down the page. "Kaira?"
"God, no" Kurt groaned.
"Imani?"
"Is it a real girl name?"
"I think so" Blaine shrugged.
"No."
"Okay" Blaine sighed. "You should come up with something because we're not going anywhere with this."
"Fine" Kurt said, running his eyes through the list. "Annette?"
"Too special."
"Helena?"
"No. Although I like Lena" Blaine replied.
"Okay, maybe. Blaire? It would go well with your name" Kurt said.
"Not my favourite but we can put it on our list" Blaine replied.
"Finally" Kurt muttered, writing down the name.
"Isabella?" Blaine asked.
"Too popular" Kurt replied quickly. "But I like Isabelle."
"Because you like Isabelle" Blaine smiled, referring to Kurt's boss. "Bella?"
"Sure! And her brother could be Edward" Kurt said, rolling his eyes.
"Hey, it was just an idea" Blaine said, laughing.
"Can you please not make fun of our daughter?" Kurt asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Okay, okay..." Blaine said, searching in the list again. "What about your mother's name? I like Elisabeth and it's not too popular."
"I don't know" Kurt said, biting his lip. "I like that name too, but I think it would be too painful for my dad. It would remind him of losing mom and I don't want that."
"I understand" Blaine nodded.
"Can we have a break, please? My head is full of names and I need some fresh air" Kurt said tiredly.
"Of course" Blaine nodded.
Kurt walked to the balcony's door and looked back over his shoulder.
"Don't you want to join me?"
Blaine smiled and went after Kurt. The pregnant man stepped outside and let Blaine put his arms around him, leaning his head back on Blaine's shoulder.
"It feels so nice" Kurt said quietly. "I don't want to go back in there."
"Then don't" Blaine shrugged.
"We have to find a name for the baby" Kurt reasoned.
"Kurt, I don't want us to be forced to choose a name. I think... maybe we should wait for the right one to find us" Blaine replied.
"You know I don't believe in these things?" Kurt asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I know" Blaine sighed, kissing Kurt's hair. "But I do."
Kurt smiled and turned around to kiss Blaine and do some things that would make them forget about the names.
~ o ~
"God, how can you be so awake in this time of the day?" Kurt groaned as he stepped into the kitchen.
Blaine was fresh and rested, he was standing beside the sink, singing and dancing happily.
"Good morning" Blaine greeted Kurt. "Slept well?"
"No" Kurt muttered and sat down. "The baby can't stop kicking me and it's frustrating."
"Do you want some coffee?" Blaine asked.
"No, thanks" Kurt said, shaking his head. "Just a glass of juice and some of that."
Blaine smiled as he saw where Kurt was pointing. He grabbed the plate and handed it to the pregnant man.
"So you're hungry?" Blaine asked but Kurt didn't reply. Once he had the plate, he started eating its content like he hadn't had any food in days. "Wow, you're hungry."
Kurt nodded and didn't bother to reply before he took another bite from Blaine's food.
"Okay... I think I should make a sandwich for myself" Blaine muttered and made himself another breakfast. "We're going to get some baby supplies today, right?"
"Yes" Kurt nodded.
"Can we meet at the school?" Blaine asked as he tried to hide his smile.
"Of course. Around 2?" Kurt asked.
"Uhm, no, around 1" Blaine replied.
"But you have class then, don't you?" Kurt frowned.
"Just meet me at 1" Blaine said hastily and kissed Kurt. "I have to go. See you later!"
"But..."
Before Kurt could say another word, Blaine was out of the kitchen and only seconds later, he heard the front door opening and then closing again. He went to the fridge to have some orange juice before he sat back down. Blaine was acting weird and he had no idea why.
~ o ~
Kurt arrived a few minutes earlier. He had a lucky day, although he was tired, but he managed to get dressed and leave the apartment in time. He was so proud of himself.
He stepped into the school's building but then he stopped. He didn't know where Blaine should be, so he tried to call him.
"I'm here" Blaine said from behind his back. "I thought you would arrive later."
"Me too. Can we go now?" Kurt asked, turning towards the door. Blaine grabbed his arm, turning him back towards the classrooms.
"No, I have to finish something first" Blaine said and led him to a classroom.
Kurt stepped inside, completely unaware of the children sitting in the classroom. When he finally noticed them, he stopped and turned back to Blaine hesitantly.
"Sit down" Blaine smiled and led Kurt to one of the empty chairs. "Hey, kids! This is Kurt Hummel, the special guest who I was talking about."
"Blaine, what's going on?" Kurt whispered.
"We have a surprise for you" Blaine answered. "Alright! Who wants to start?"
"Mr Anderson! My dad helped me to find a song and we made a group number. Can we start with this?" one of the boys asked.
"Of course" Blaine smiled and pointed at the empty space in the middle of the room.
The children stood up and walked into the centre of the room.
"This is about friendship because we're all friends and we love each other" a little girl said.
Kurt's smiles widened as he recognized the song from the first notes.
Ooo, you make me live
Whatever this world can give to me
It's you, you're all I see
Ooo, you make me live now, honey
Ooo, you make me live
The kids were so cute as they kept singing and dancing around.
Oh, you're the best friend that I ever had
I've been with you such a long time
You're my sunshine and I want you to know
That my feelings are true
I really love you
Oh, you're my best friend
He was so lost in the performance that he didn't notice Blaine's hand over his, only when the man squeezed his hand. Kurt looked up at him and smiled. It was clearly a fantastic surprise.
Oh, you're the first one
When things turn out bad
You know I'll never be lonely
You're my only one
And I love the things
I really love the things that you do
Oh, you're my best friend
Ooo, you make me live
I'm happy at home
You're my best friend
Oh, oh, you're my best friend
Ooo, you make me live
You, you're my best friend
When the song ended, the two adults stood up and clapped loudly.
"That was beautiful, thank you" Kurt said, blinking back his tears.
"It's a Queen song" one of the children said.
"You're my best friend" another student said.
"I know" Kurt said quietly. "It's truly an amazing song."
"It is" Blaine nodded, stepping back to Kurt. "But I believe you have some more amazing songs for today. Am I right?"
Kurt almost laughed when almost a dozen children started shouting at the same time. It was like in the good old days back in Mckinley.
~ o ~
Later that night, Blaine was sitting at the piano, playing a slow piece of music. He didn't notice a smiling Kurt standing at the door.
"It was the best present I've ever gotten from you" Kurt said quietly, stepping closer. "Thank you."
"You're welcome" Blaine smiled and pulled Kurt down beside him. "I can sing you some more if you want."
"Yes, please" Kurt said instantly.
Blaine seemed to think about it for awhile but then he smiled and started playing a song.
"It's one of my favourites. It tells everything I feel for you" Blaine said.
You should know
Everywhere I go
You're always on my mind, in my heart and in my soul
You know our love was meant to be
The kind of love that lasts forever
And I want you here with me
From tonight until the end of time
You should know, everywhere I go
You're always on my mind, in my heart
In my soul, Baby
You're the meaning in my life
You're the inspiration
You bring feeling to my life
You're the inspiration
Wanna have you near me
I wanna have you hear me sayin'
No one needs you more than I need you
Blaine looked up at the sniffing sound to find Kurt crying from happiness beside him. He smiled and continued singing.
And I know, yes I know that it's plain to see
We're so in love when we're together
Now I know that I need you here with me
From tonight until the end of time
You should know, everywhere I go
Always on my mind, in my heart
In my soul
You're the meaning in my life
You're the inspiration
You bring feeling to my life
You're the inspiration
Wanna have you near me
I wanna have you hear me sayin'
No one needs you more than I
No one needs you more than I
The song ended and Blaine found himself in the arms of Kurt who was crying on his shoulder.
"God, Blaine, that was beautiful" Kurt said and pressed a few kisses onto Blaine's cheeks and lips.
"It's my favourite song from Dianne Elise" Blaine said between kisses.
"That's it!" Kurt shouted suddenly, pulling away from Blaine.
"Uhm, what?" Blaine asked, frowning.
"I have a perfect name for the baby!" Kurt explained.
"You want to name her Dianne? I thought it's too old-fashioned for you" Blaine said.
"Yes. No. I don't want Dianne. I want Elise."
Kurt left Blaine in the room and came back seconds later with his laptop.
"Let's see... Oh, we could name her Elyse! With 'Y'! Blaine, that's perfect. What do you think?" Kurt asked excitedly.
"Well, if you like it, I would put it onto the top of our list" Blaine smiled.
"Elyse. Elyse. How couldn't we find this name earlier?" Kurt asked.
"There were a lot of them" Blaine smiled. "What do you think, little girl? Do you like it?"
He put his hands over Kurt's baby bump and waited for a response. He laughed when the baby started kicking immediately.
"I think it's the one" Blaine said.
"Yeah, I think we found it" Kurt agreed, placing a hand over his stomach and reaching out with the other to grab Blaine's hand.