This one was the second chapter I planned to the story. I'm so nervous right now... I hope that you will like it.

Warning: birth complications (If you can't stand blood, pain, etc., you should skip this chapter.)

Kurt managed to stay calm during their ride to the hospital. Although the water was still running down his legs, he had no cramps at all. It had to be a good sign. It meant they had enough time to get to the hospital, find Sebastian and let him do the rest. He persuaded himself that everything was fine, that the baby coming weeks earlier didn't mean anything bad.

Blaine, on the other hand, panicked. He didn't let Kurt see how worried he was but he had a bad feeling about this. It was too early, the baby wasn't ready, and he was worried something could go wrong. He kept his hands on Kurt's, squeezing them tightly as they waited to arrive.

They were at the entrance of the hospital when the first cramp came. Blaine was beside Kurt, with his arm around the pregnant man, when Kurt stopped and groaned in pain.

"What's wrong?" Blaine asked in concern.

"Contraction" Kurt whispered, keeping a hand on his stomach.

"He has contractions" Blaine told the paramedic.

"I can see" the man answered. "It will go away soon. Stay calm."

Kurt nodded and waited for the pain to go away. It didn't take him long, it wasn't more than a minute, and he stood back up, smiling.

"God, it was..."

He didn't have time to finish his sentence as the next contraction came, a much stronger one this time.

"Should it hurt so much?" Blaine asked as he held Kurt in his arms.

"Let's get inside" the paramedic said and helped Blaine bring Kurt inside.

The other paramedic came back with a nurse and guided the two men into a small room.

"We will run an NST while we're waiting for Doctor Smythe" the nurse said and helped Kurt lie down. She grabbed a small device from the desk beside the bed and tied it around Kurt's belly.

"Is everything alright?" Kurt asked in concern.

"We will see soon" the nurse answered.

"Please, tell me she's okay" Kurt said quietly. Now, that they were in the hospital and he finally understood that the baby would come out soon, he became nervous. What if something would go wrong?

"Everything seems fine" the nurse said. "Her heartbeat is perfect."

Kurt and Blaine listened to the strong, rapid sound of their baby's heart and it made them feel relieved. So she was fine.

"I'm going to place another belt around you to measure contractions" the nurse said, placing another belt around Kurt's baby bump. "Stay in bed, I will come back in a few minutes."

"What? You can't leave us here!" Blaine said suddenly. They were in the middle of delivering a baby. She couldn't really think she would leave them alone. What if the baby wanted to go out while they were alone?

"It will be fine. The baby's heart rate is perfect and it's not like she will pop out from there in the next few minutes" the nurse said slowly. She knew how nervous parents could be but she had to leave them alone to check on the operating room. "Deep breaths, okay? I will be back in no time."

And with that, she disappeared.

"It will be alright" Kurt said after a while, watching the screen beside the bed.

"Yeah" Blaine nodded.

"Could you call my dad?" Kurt asked after a short pause.

"Of course" Blaine smiled and stepped outside to call Burt.

When he got back, after a short call with Burt and his mother, he found Kurt sitting on the bed, with his eyes pressed closed.

"Are you alright?" he asked in concern as he stepped to the bed.

"I will be... seconds..." Kurt moaned.

Blaine looked at the screen to see the black line on the graph jumping up almost to the top.

"Wow, it can hurt" he muttered.

"Really?" Kurt groaned.

"I'm sorry. I wish you wouldn't have to go through this" Blaine said getly and tried to rub Kurt's back to ease the pain.

"No, stop! It hurts" Kurt said as Blaine's fingers touched his back.

The man pulled back immediately, watching his pregnant boyfriend getting through the pain. Blaine felt so useless right then. He wanted to help Kurt, he wanted his pain to go away but he could do nothing.

"Just tell me what I should do" Blaine said gently as he took Kurt's hand.

"Just... be here with me. That's enough" Kurt smiled weakly.

Finally, Sebastian arrived, rushing through the door with a clipboard.

"What are you doing here?" he asked as he went to the monitor to check the heart rate.

"Picking flowers... What do you think?" Kurt muttered angrily.

"Calm down, Princess, it will be over in no time. We just have to wait for the operating room. We didn't expect you two today" Sebastian replied.

"We neither" Blaine sighed.

"What happened?" Sebastian asked.

"We were in the restaurant. I wanted to ask Kurt to marry me when his water broke" Blaine explained.

Sebastian bit his lip to not laugh.

"Even the baby thinks that it's a bad idea" Sebastian muttered.

"Sebastian!" Kurt said indignantly.

"I said out loud? Damn" Sebastian said but the others could see he didn't care at all.

"So what now?" Blaine asked.

"Since the little one decided to come out earlier, we have to operate Kurt today" Sebastian said simply.

"But it will be fine, right?" Kurt asked in concern. "I mean, we have another month left..."

"She will be smaller than usually but it's your 36th week, it will be fine" Sebastian answered.

"Thank God" Kurt muttered.

Sebastian looked down at Kurt's wet clothes and the sheet under him and shook his head.

"You should take off those clothes" Sebastian said, pointing at Kurt's clothes. "Blaine, help him."

"What? And what will I wear?" Kurt asked as he sat up but slumped back as a new contraction came.

"You will have a new sheet" Sebastian smiled, clearly enjoying the situation.

"It will be fine, Kurt" Blaine said and stepped closer to help Kurt.

Kurt waited for the pain to go away and when it was over, he sat up, so Blaine could help him take off his shirt. It was the hardest part since they had to be careful to keep the belts on Kurt's belly.

"The operation room will be ready soon, Doctor Smythe" the nurse said as she came back with a stretcher and two male nurses.

"Thank you" Sebastian said and turned back to Kurt and Blaine with a green sheet he took from the stretcher. "Take off those ridiculous pants and we can go."

"You should stand up" Blaine said.

Kurt nodded and got up from the bed, with his hands on Blaine's shoulder, supporting his weight and let Blaine take off his pants.

"Hurry, Blaine, the next contraction is coming" Kurt said.

"Do you know how tight your pants are?" Blaine asked in frustration as he tried to pull down Kurt's pants.

When he finally managed to take off Kurt's clothes, the man had to sit down again as pain ran through his abdomen. It was worse than earlier. Those contractions were bad but not unbearable. This one, though... Kurt felt like something was tearing him up from the inside. He tried to lie down, to make himself comfortable but as he moved, the pain became too much for him. He closed his eyes, fighting to get enough air as he felt the baby making a strange movement.

"What's wrong?" Blaine asked in concern.

Suddenly, everybody was around him. Kurt didn't understand why.

"I don't know..." Kurt said uncertainly. He really didn't know but something happened, he was sure.

The machine beside him started beeping and it alerted the others in the room.

"What's going on?" Kurt asked in panic as he saw Sebastian turning pale.

"I can't find the heartbeat" Sebastian said, moving the device on Kurt's bump up and down. "Damn it! Nurse Nancy, I want that operation room to be ready now! We have to take out the baby."

"This can't be happening" Kurt shook his head frantically as another nurse took off the belts from him and helped him sit up.

He felt another amount of warm liquid on his legs and he looked down to see the water... And his eyes widened. Because this time, the liquid running down his legs was dark. Blood.

"Sebastian!" he shrieked in panic.

"Hurry!" Sebastian told the others when he saw the blood. It wasn't good. They had to get into the operation room as soon as possible.

They lifted Kurt onto the stretcher and rushed out of the room with him. The two nurses guided them through the corridor as Sebastian rushed forward to get ready for the surgery. Blaine was on Kurt's left side, holding his hand.

"It will be fine. I'm with you" Blaine said, trying to hide his panic. He could see the desperation in Kurt's eyes and he knew his boyfriend needed him.

"I'm so scared, Blaine" Kurt said. He was so worried that they were late, that they couldn't get the baby out in time.

"You have to wait here" the nurse said, turning to Blaine at the door of the operation room.

"What? No! I-I have to be with my family" Blaine said.

"I'm sorry, sir, but you have to wait here" the nurse replied.

"We will be fine, Blaine" Kurt said and let go of his hand. He had to do it, so they could prepare him for the operation. He tried to smile, to let Blaine know they would be alright, but all Blaine could see in his eyes was fear as Kurt disappeared behind the door.

~ o ~

Waiting... It was the worst thing in Blaine's life. He had been led into the waiting area and forced to wait there hours earlier. Nobody told him what was going on, if his family was alright. And he felt like he was going crazy.

You should get an abortion.

Blaine groaned and rubbed his forehead, fighting off the urge to slam his head into the nearest wall. His memories kept haunting him while he was waiting for news about Kurt and the baby. Mostly the bad ones, especially the night when he had said those horrible things. He knew it was crazy but he thought what happened to Kurt was his fault. Even if it had been because of desperation and fear, he had told Kurt that he wanted an abortion. And now there was a chance that he would lose the baby. Or Kurt. Or both of them. All because of him. And he couldn't bear the pain his thoughts caused him.

He felt a gentle hand on his shoulder and he turned around to see Burt standing there with Carole.

"Burt... I'm sorry, I'm..."

Burt looked into Blaine's tearful eyes and pulled the man into a tight hug.

"It will be alright" he said.

Blaine didn't know who told Burt about Kurt's state.

"What happened, honey?" Carole asked quietly. They didn't know anything but after seeing Blaine in this state, they knew there was something wrong.

"I-I don't know" Blaine said and wipped his tears away but new ones escaped his eyes. "His water broke, so we came here. But Kurt had really strong contractions and when they wanted to bring him into the operating room, he started bleeding. There was so much blood..."

Blaine closed his eyes, the horrible scene running through his mind again.

"How long?" Burt asked.

Blaine shook his head.

"I don't know... A few hours I guess" he said uncertainly. He had no idea how long he had been waiting there. It seemed like years.

"I'm sure that they will come out soon and tell us that they are both fine" Carole said and squeezed Blaine's hand. The poor man couldn't stop crying and she wanted to comfort him.

"I don't know. Shouldn't they come out and tell us what's going on?" Blaine asked worriedly. He needed to know if Kurt and Elyse were alright.

"They will" Carole said. "They just have to take care of them first. Patience."

Blaine nodded and went to the closest white chair and slumped down, hiding his face into his hands. Burt and Carole joined him and they waited in silence.

Soon enough, Blaine mother arrived, rushing to her son and hugging him.

"Oh, honey. I can't imagine what you have to go through now" Pam said. "Do you know anything?"

Blaine shook his head but didn't pull away. Feeling his mother's closeness was what he needed right now.

"They don't tell us anything" Blaine said quietly.

"They will, honey. Be strong" Pam said.

They waited for some more time, Blaine didn't know how long. He let his mother stroke his hair, not caring how it would look like after that. It helped him calm down.

After a while that could have been hours or days, Blaine had no idea, a nurse came, calling for him. Blaine jumped up and ran to the nurse in record time.

"That's me" he said and had to step back to not grab the woman's shoulders and shake them.

"Your daughter is ready to see you" the nurse smiled.

Blaine's eyes widened and he took a step back. Elyse was born. She was there. She waited for him. Kurt...

"Is she okay? What is with Kurt? Can I see them? Why don't the doctors say anything?" Blaine asked all of those questions.

The nurse smiled sadly.

"I can't tell you about Mr Hummel's state, he's still with Doctor Smythe in the operating room. But I can show you your daughter" the nurse replied.

Still in the operating room... Blaine wanted to ask a hundred more questions but he knew the nurse couldn't tell him the answers.

"Yes. Yes, please" he said.

The nurse nodded and led him through another corridor, towards a room he didn't know. It was so not like he imagined. He wanted to be there with Kurt, holding his hand as they looked at their daughter for the first time. But now he was alone, still worried about Kurt as he followed the nurse towards his daughter. It was... strange.

They stepped into a large, bright room. The first thing he noticed was the warmth. It was much warmer than the waiting room. And he saw things like huge boxes at the walls, all of them empty. No. There was one that wasn't empty.

"We had to place her into the incubator but don't worry, it's just the usual procedure" the nurse said.

Blaine stepped closer to the incubator, looking down at the tiny little being inside of it. She was awake and when she saw her father, she looked up straight at Blaine. She had beautiful large eyes, the deepest blue Blaine had ever seen.

"Is she alright?" he asked quietly, his eyes still on the baby in front of him.

"Yes. She's healthy" the nurse smiled.

Blaine took another step forward. The baby didn't move, she just kept looking at him. She was pale just like Kurt and so skinny... And she had curls. Long, dark curls, like Blaine.

"I will leave you alone for a while" the nurse said and left, leaving Blaine with his daughter.

The baby blinked, making a small movement. She looked surprised as if she didn't know what was going on. And Blaine didn't know what to do. Should he just talk to her? She was surely worried just like him.

"Uhm... hey" Blaine said awkwardly. "I'm your father. I don't know if you remember me... But I have been waiting for you for a long time. I know this is all new for you and maybe scary, but now I'm here and I won't leave you alone. I promise."

The baby grimanced and looked like she was about to cry.

"You're worried about papa, right?" Blaine smiled. He felt tears in his eyes again at the thought of Kurt. "He can't be here right now. He's... He has to stay with the doctor for a little longer but I'm sure he will come to see you as soon as he can."

Blaine wanted to talk more but it was impossible from the lump in his throat. So he just let his tears running down his face as he kept watching his daughter. The little one could feel that something wasn't right, though, because she started crying.

"No, no, no, don't cry. It will be alright" Blaine said desperately but the baby didn't want to stop. He looked around for help but he saw nobody there. "I could sing to you!"

The baby seemed to stop for that, looking at him in interest.

"That's what you wanted, right?" he smiled and started singing the lullaby he had written for Elyse and had sung her several times.

As he kept singing, the baby seemed to calm down and her eyes fell closed in a few minutes. He just finished the lullaby the second time and the baby was sleeping peacefully. He watched the little girl, now in silence, smiling widely. His daughter was so beautiful, he couldn't wait to hold her in his arms.

"Blaine?"

Blaine turned around quickly when he heard his name. He found Sebastian standing at the door, still in his blue scrub suit. The man looked oddly serious and Blaine couldn't stop the sob he let out as he stepped closer to him.

~ o ~

Sebastian liked his job. Most of the times, it was so easy. Examinations, waiting, and at the end, he helped a new life come into this world. It was simple. But sometimes things got bad and he had to fight for the life of the baby or the pregnant patient. He hated those moments because even if he tried everything, he couldn't always save both of them.

When he saw the blood on Kurt's legs and the panicked looks on his and Blaine's face, he knew he would do everything to not let them lose the precious little being they were expecting, no matter what had happened between them in the past. Kurt was his patient, and although he liked teasing him, he liked him and Blaine. They were so happy together, it made Sebastian smile, even if he never showed them this side of himself.

Getting the baby out was the easier part. Although they couldn't find the heartbeat earlier, the baby was definitely alive, crying loudly when they took her out. She was small and slim, but otherwise completely healthy as the other doctor let him know later. Kurt, on the other hand...

Sebastian was grateful that Kurt was asleep that time, so they could act quickly when they saw the large amount of blood. They didn't know what caused the bleeding and where it came from, though. He had one of his colleagues to help him but he was just as clueless as Sebastian. Kurt lost too much blood and at one point, Sebastian thought they lost him. He didn't freeze, though, they had no time for that. He worked even harder and faster, and he was able to detect the source of the bleeding. Making it stop was another hard job but in the end, they were able to make Kurt's condition stable. When he left the man to go and find Blaine, Kurt's breathing was slow but steady and even if he was weak, he would heal if everything went well.

He found Blaine beside the incubator of his daughter, singing to the little girl. Sebastian couldn't help but smile. He never wanted children, they were so annoying most of the times, but he liked watching the proud parents around them. In the first few days, the babies were mostly asleep and their parents excited because of their arrival of their children. It was a good period of time. Peaceful and full of happiness.

When the baby fell asleep, Sebastian stepped forward, saying Blaien's name quietly. The man turned around immediately, his eyes wide and full of fear.

"How is he?" Blaine asked, his voice shaking.

Sebastian tried to smile, to let him know he didn't have to worry.

"He lost a lot of blood" he started.

"Is he..."

"He's alive" Sebastian said quickly when he saw Blaine turning pale. "We stopped the bleeding in time but he's still too weak. He's asleep now."

"Can I see him?" Blaine asked.

"Of course" Sebastian nodded.

They waited for the nurse to come back and then Sebastian led Blaine into another room. It was small and dark, with nothing but a bed and several machines around it. But Blaine could only focus on the person lying in the bed, unmoving. Kurt, who looked so incredibly pale in his sleep.

"God" Blaine whispered as he stepped closer.

"We have to keep him on machines until he gets better" Sebastian said.

"When will he wake up?" Blaine asked and reached out to touch Kurt's hand.

"I'm not sure. We have to keep him on drugs for a while to lessen the pain and let his body heal" Sebastian answered.

"Would you... leave us alone?" Blaine asked quietly.

"Of course" Sebastian answered and turned to leave.

He looked back over his shoulder when he reached the door. Blaine was now sitting on the edge of the bed, watching Kurt sleep. Sebastian couldn't see his face but from the shaking of his shoulders, he could tell Blaine was crying