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Blaine groaned and turned to his back, hoping that the irritating noise would stop eventually. But it didn't.
"How long?" he whispered.
"Eighteen minutes" Kurt growled and sat up slowly.
"Stay here, I will do it" Blaine said and almost fell out of the bed as he tried to stand up with his eyes still closed.
"It's my turn" Kurt said and finally got out of the bed. "You need to rest."
"No. You need to rest" Blaine replied.
The crying in the other room got louder and he sighed, rubbing his eyes.
"She has to fall asleep sometime. I will be back soon" Blaine said and disappeared in the other room.
Kurt sighed and sat back down. He was still too weak and his wound hurt like hell, making his movements slow. Since they had gotten back from the hospital, Blaine had woken up to the baby every single time and asked him to get back to bed. It was a hard job. Elyse wasn't a peaceful baby who slept through the whole night. She was a good baby at day, but around 6 in the evening... She turned into this crying machine and she wouldn't sleep more twenty minutes without waking up again. It started getting hard for both of them, especially for Blaine, but he still didn't let Kurt help him.
Elyse was silent again and Kurt decided to go into the nursery to check on his family. He smiled when he found Blaine sitting in the rocking chair with their daughter in his arms. Blaine was almost asleep again but Elyse was definitely awake, looking up at her father with those large eyes.
"I can take her from you. Go and have some sleep" Kurt said, steppind forward.
"I'm awake" Blaine muttered.
"Sure" Kurt smiled. "I don't think the little one will fall asleep anytime soon. Go."
Blaine nodded and stood up, giving place for Kurt. When he sat down, Blaine gave him the baby and without another word, he went back into their room to have some sleep.
"You shouldn't do that with your dad" Kurt smiled down at his daughter. "He's really tired, so be quiet and let him sleep."
Elyse stirred in his arms and yawned.
"That's right. Go to sleep, little girl."
The baby fell asleep soon and Kurt put her back down into her bed. He joined Blaine, snuggling up to him carefully and closed his eyes.
23 minutes later
"Not again!"
"My turn. Just give me two more minutes" Blaine mumbled, turning to his other side.
Kurt smiled and stood up, walking back to the nursery. He found his daughter awake, but she stopped crying at the moment she saw him.
"I guess you aren't hungry" Kurt sighed and lifted the baby out of the bed. "Should I sing to you?"
The baby blink a few times but she remained silent.
"Uhm, okay" Kurt nodded. "What about this?"
Hush, little baby, don't say a word,
Papa's gonna buy you a mockingbird.
And if that mockingbird don't sing,
Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring.
And if that diamond ring turns brass,
Papa's gonna buy you a looking glass...
Elyse closed her eyes again. Kurt continued singing and when he was sure the baby wouldn't open her eyes again, he put her down and went back into the bedroom.
16 minutes later
"God hates us."
Kurt didn't know if he should cry or laugh at Blaine's statement. He sat up, hissing in pain. Maybe Blaine was right, he shouldn't get up so much.
"Stay here" Blaine said immediately, jumping to his feet. "Really, Kurt."
"Don't worry, I don't think I will be able to get up anytime soon" Kurt said and lay back down.
Blaine stepped into the nursery, for the 100th time that night, shaking his head. Again, Elyse was silent the moment she saw him, although Blaine tried to feed her this time and chaged her diaper. Maybe it would be enough...
But no. Elyse didn't even try to fall asleep this time. Blaine tried everything. Pacifier, singing, rocking in the chair... Nothing helped.
Some time later, Kurt joined them when he didn't find Blaine beside him.
"I have another idea" he said quietly.
"What is it?" Blaine asked, looking at him with tired, red eyes.
"Let's bring her back to our room" Kurt said.
"I thought we didn't want her to sleep with us" Blaine frowned but followed Kurt.
"I guess we don't have another choice" Kurt sighed.
Blaine put the baby into the middle of the bed and they lay down beside her, putting their arms around the baby. Elyse closed her eyes almost instantly and didn't open them again.
"You think she's asleep?" Blaine whispered.
"I hope so" Kurt said and let himself fall asleep again.
~ o ~
Kurt opened his eyes and smiled as he took in the sleeping forms of Blaine and the baby beside him. He felt rested, for the first time in days, and decided to make breakfast for Blaine. He got up from the bed and put his pillow beside the baby, so she couldn't fall down from the bed, and went into the kitchen.
The fridge was almost empty but he found a few eggs and there was some bread on the counter. It would be enough for breakfast and he could ask his dad to buy them a few things on the way as they expected him and Carole visiting them that day.
As he prepared the food, he let his mind wander back to the day of Elyse's birth. He hadn't had time to think about it in the previous days but now that he was alone, he remembered what had happened before his water broke. He cursed himself quietly when he realised he had completely forgotten about a very important thing. Blaine had proposed that night and he hadn't given him an answer. He had been so busy with the baby and his healing wound that he had forgotten about the proposal.
He almost ran back to the bedroom to shake Blaine awake and tell him that he wanted to marry him but then he stopped. Blaine wanted it to be special, so Kurt couldn't ruin it with a simple answer. No. He had to figure out something.
By the time Blaine joined him with the baby in his arms, he had a plan. And he couldn't wait to surprise Blaine, so he decided to make it the next evening.
"Good morning" Blaine said and put Elyse into the bouncing chair.
"Good morning" Kurt smiled and kissed him.
"What was that for?" Blaine smiled as he stepped to the counter to make a bottle ready for the baby.
"Can't I just kiss my boyfriend?" Kurt asked.
"Of course you can. Whenever you want" Blaine answered.
After giving Elyse her bottle, they sat down to eat breakfast. The baby beside them was quiet, watching them as they ate.
"I guess she really needed us last night" Blaine muttered.
"Yeah. At least we know what we have to do next time" Kurt replied.
"I hope there won't be next time" Blaine groaned.
"Believe me, there will be" Kurt laughed.
"God, this is so hard" Blaine sighed, rubbing his eyes.
"Oh, it will be harder. She will be a teenager sometime" Kurt said.
"Oh, no" Blaine said. "Can't we just lock her up for those years and don't let the boys go near her?"
"I guess we can't" Kurt smiled.
"I thought so" Blaine muttered.
"We will get through it, like everything else" Kurt assured him.
They stayed silent for a while, watching their daughter who was busy with discovering the kitchen.
"She's so beautiful" Kurt muttered.
Blaine smiled and squeezed his hand.
"Just like you" he said.
~ o ~
Burt and Carole arrived a few hours later with a large amount of baby supplies.
"God, have you robbed a baby shop?" Kurt asked with wide eyes.
"Nah, we just bought a few things for our favourite granddaughter" Burt said and went to see Elyse.
"You mean your only granddaughter" Kurt corrected him.
"For now" Burt added.
Kurt opened his mouth to tell his father he wouldn't have any other grandchildren, at least not for a while but Carole stepped to him, putting a hand on his shoulder.
"Leave him. He's just excited to have a granchild" she said. "He can't talk about anything but Elyse lately."
"Because she's the most beautiful baby of the world" Burt smiled and lifted the baby out of the crib.
"Yeah, the only problem is that she wouldn't sleep at night" Kurt sighed.
"Why not?" Carole asked.
"We don't know. She isn't hungry, she's not in pain, she just wouldn't sleep more than twenty minutes" Kurt said.
"Well, she did last night" Blaine said. "But we had to bring her into our room and she slept with us."
"That's not that unusual" Carole said. "She just came out of the hospital and her birth wasn't perfect. She needs safety and she can only get it from you."
"Try to sing to her" Burt said. "When you were so young, we used to sing to you every night. Not just your mother, but both of us. You fell asleep while we were singing and you slept through the night after that."
"We could try it" Kurt said, looking at Blaine.
"Tonight" Blaine nodded.
"Be a good girl and let them sleep" Burt whispered to Elyse.
~ o ~
The day passed quickly. Burt and Carole stayed for almost the whole day, so Kurt and Blaine could get some rest, but then they left the new parents alone with their child. After feeding the baby and changing diaper, Kurt sat down with Elyse into the rocking chair and waited for Blaine to join them.
"Ready?" Kurt asked as Blaine appeared with his guitar.
"Ready" Blaine smiled.
"Okay, little girl. We're going to sing to you. Please, be a good baby and sleep after that. Alright?" Kurt asked and pressed a soft kiss onto the baby's forehead.
Elyse opened her mouth a few times, making small noises.
"I think it's a 'yes'" Blaine said and sat down beside his family.
Blaine started playing on his guitar and singing softly.
Somewhere over the rainbow, way up high,
There's a land that I heard of once in a lullaby.
Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue,
And the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.
Kurt smiled and joined Blaine.
Someday I'll wish upon a star,
And wake up where the clouds are far,
Behind me.
Where troubles melt like lemon drops,
Away above the chimney tops,
That's where you'll find me.
Elyse blinked but her eyes were almost closed. The two men above her smiled at each other and continued singing quietly.
Somewhere over the rainbow, bluebirds fly,
Birds fly over the rainbow. Why then, oh, why can't I?
Elyse turned her head towards Kurt's chest and closed her eyes. They waited for a few more minutes in silence, watching the baby sleep.
"I think you can put her down now" Blaine whispered.
Kurt nodded and stood up slowly. He put the baby down, careful to not wake her and when she didn't move, they left.
"Do you think we will have a few hours now?" Blaine asked, staring at the ceiling in their bedroom.
"I have no idea" Kurt replied with his eyes closed.
~ o ~
It was like a miracle when they woke up the next morning. Elyse hadn't woken them the previous night, not once. It freaked them out first and they ran into the nursery, scared that something should have happened to the baby but she was there, picking at the sheet under her in complete silence.
After breakfast, Kurt asked Blaine to go for a walk with the baby to give him some alone time to clean up. Blaine protested at first but Kurt sent them away anyway. He needed time to prepare what he had planned for Blaine and he couldn't do it with his family in the apartment.
When Blaine and Elyse stepped out, Kurt rushed into the bathroom to have a shower and do something with his hair. He hadn't had time for this in the past days, so he noticed the first time how awful he looked. He was still too pale, with dark circles under his eyes and ruffled hair. He grimanced and stepped under the hot water. He had to hurry.
After getting ready, he stepped outside. He had asked Blaine to have a few hours outside with the baby, since the weather was beautiful and she needed fresh air. Blaine didn't know but it was only because Kurt needed that time to get supplies for the lunch and cook their food before Blaine was back.
When he got back, he was almost out of time. He rushed into the kitchen and started cooking, getting the table ready at the same time. He was almost done when he heard the sound of the door opening and he peeked out to see Blaine and Elyse getting inside.
"Kurt?" Blaine asked, looking around in confusion.
"Kitchen" Kurt called out as he checked if everything was ready on the table.
Blaine appeared with the baby in his arms and his eyes widened in surprise.
"Kurt" he smiled.
"I thought we should have a proper lunch" Kurt explained.
"You shouldn't have to do that" Blaine said.
"I wanted to" Kurt said. "Sit down, the food is ready."
"Salmon?" Blaine asked as he saw the food on the plates. "I love you."
"I know" Kurt smiled.
"How have I earned this?" Blaine asked.
"You helped me so much, Blaine. Not just since the baby's birth but before that" Kurt said. He took a deep breath. He wanted to wait with this for after lunch but the time seemed to be as good as later. "Uhm... Don't you want to put Elyse down?"
Blaine looked down at his daughter.
"Uhm... Sure. Why not?"
He placed Elyse into the bouncing chair and looked back up to Kurt who seemed nervous.
"Why are you so nervous?" he smiled.
"Sit down" Kurt said. "We need to talk."
Blaine's eyes widened.
"No, no. You don't have to worry, I just..." Kurt took a nother deep breath and sat down beside Blaine, taking his hand. "What I want to say is that I'm so happy with you. You're the most amazing partner and a fantastic father. I'm the luckiest person of the world because I have you. And I want to be with you for the rest of my life."
"Kurt..." Blaine whispered.
"I know your proposal didn't work out the way you planned it, and it's far not that perfect but that doesn't change the most important thing. I couldn't imagine my life without you and if you still want to marry me, my answer is yes. A million times yes" Kurt said in tears.
Blaine opened his mouth but nothing came out. He kept staring at Kurt, not believing his own ears. Then, suddenly, he jumped up and ran back to the bedroom, leaving a confused Kurt behind.
"The ring!" Blaine shouted as he rushed back into the kitchen with the small box in his hand. "I have a ring! I mean the ring I wanted to propose with the last time..."
Kurt smiled and grabbed Blaine's shirt, pulling him close to kiss him.
"You're right, it can wait" Blaine muttered against Kurt's lips and dropped the box, pulling his fiancé closer.
They got lost in each other, not noticing their daughter watching them in interest. When it was obvious that they wouldn't turn towards her anytime soon, Elyse gave a little shriek and looked satisfied as the two adults broke the kiss.
"We love you too, honey" Kurt smiled and took the baby into his arms.
"That's right" Blaine nodded. "We love you, baby. You brought us back together."
"And it was the best thing that could happen to us" Kurt said.
Blaine put his arms around Kurt from behind, resting his chin on Kurt's shoulder as he looked down at Elyse. Having his family so close felt so amazing, he wished he could stay like this forever. Althought he couldn't, he knew they would have millions of great moments together.
Because they were a family.
Because they loved each other unconditionally.
Because their life was complete.
And because it was perfect.