Author's Note: Nothing to say here. Song that Kurt sings to Evy here is 'Don't You' by Darren Criss. Just a little playfulness amongst the Papa and the daughter. Blaine gets his bonding moment in the chapter too. Song he sings is 'Tough Little Boys' by Gary Allan. So…here ya go. Bonding with Evy!
Chapter 6-Bringing Home Baby
The next morning Blaine and Kurt were a bundle of nerves. They had every reason to be. They were potentially bringing home a baby. They'd done the other room up as a nursery several months back so they were prepared in that aspect. Blaine looked at Kurt and smiled warmly. Kurt looked back at his husband and noticed the look of sheer panic on his face.
"What if they say no?"
"Baby, we talked about this. If Katrina thinks that we're not a good fit to be this baby's parents, we'll go find someone else to give us a baby, okay? She wouldn't have called us though…if Evy wasn't going to be with us."
Blaine nodded. He was glad that Kurt was with him. He couldn't imagine going through this with anyone else. They left the apartment a few minutes later, holding hands as they hailed a taxi. They arrived at the Adoption Services building and walked inside. They held hands until they found the office they'd been looking for. They knocked and waited until they heard the muffled come in. Blaine led Kurt into the room and they saw Katrina there. Katrina smiled at them and motioned for them to have a seat.
"Blaine, Kurt. Thank you so much for meeting me. Now, let's get right to it…shall we? You've been trying to adopt for the last year and a half. It wasn't the lifestyle that got in the way, it was the fact that you both had very unstable jobs. Now from what you've told us since updating your surveys was that Kurt you work from home, and Blaine has postponed touring to do this as well, correct?"
"Yes ma'am."
Kurt said nervously. He didn't know which way this was going, and he was suddenly nervous that Evy wasn't going to be coming home with them. Blaine discreetly held his hand under the desk, and he breathed a little bit deeper.
"You guys were next on the list. Are next on the list. We were able to locate her mother, and she made it perfectly clear that she wanted a closed adoption, and that she wanted nothing to do with the baby. So, there's nothing standing in the way now. Kurt, Blaine…would you like to meet your daughter?"
Blaine looked in wide-eyed amazement at his husband, than back to Katrina. He and Kurt nodded and she stood up and left the room. Blaine kissed Kurt softly and put his forehead on Kurt's. It was a tender gesture they'd done since high school, and it wouldn't stop.
"She's ours."
"Evanna. Baby, Evanna's coming home with us."
Kurt said. The door opened and Katrina came in carrying a car seat and Katrina smiled at the bundle in the car seat. She lifted Evanna out of the car seat and handed her over to Blaine first.
"So, do you guys have a name picked out for her?"
Katrina asked. Blaine couldn't take his eyes away from the hazel eyes that looked up at him. She had the most beautiful hazel eyes, and the most beautiful blonde hair. Kurt chuckled at his husband. He looked at Katrina and nodded. He looked at the paper and noticed her birth name was Daisy Rose. He thought that was too clichéd, he smiled proudly when he said her name.
"Evanna. Evanna Gloria Anderson."
Katrina smiled and wrote the name on the adoption forms. She'd filled out a bunch of other information, and then looked proudly and happily at them. Her heart had truly ached for Blaine and Kurt when they came in almost two years ago inquiring about adopting. She couldn't help smiling in happiness when they finally held the baby they'd wanted for so long.
"Okay…now all we need for you two to do is sign these papers and we'll file them. Hopefully now, you'll be all ready to go."
Kurt signed the papers first, and handed the pen to Blaine. He couldn't sign them with Evy in his hands, so he gave her to Kurt. He knew his husband needed time to bond with her too, and that's when he heard Kurt's low countertenor singing to her.
Say, wasn't that a funny day?
Gee, you had a funny way-a way about you
A kind of glow of something new
Sure, I'll admit that I'm the same
Another sucker for a game kids like to play
And for the rules they like to use
Don't you want the way I feel?
Don't you want the way I feel?
Don't you want the way I feel for you?
Kurt said, kissing Evanna's forehead. He watched as the baby wiggled under his grasp, then he quieted her while he continued to sing. Blaine and Katrina just watched. It was all they could do, it was magical.
The sun: telling me the night is done
Well I refuse to let it stop our fun
Close your eyes-we'll make it dark again
And kiss; there's a thought so how 'bout this
Let's pretend both our lips are made of candy
After all we need sweets every now and then
Don't you want the way I feel?
Don't you want the way I feel?
Don't you want the way I feel for you?
Here we are two strangers in a very different place
Who knows what could happen to us next?
Here we are with nothing but this little spark
It's too cold outside to lay this fire to rest
Just then, Blaine cleared his throat. Kurt looked up and noticed Blaine and Katrina watching him. He hadn't realized he was singing, but Evy was already asleep. Kurt was blushing.
"I'm sorry."
"No, it's fine. You were bonding with your daughter. That's completely okay."
Katrina said, handing Blaine the car seat. They stood up and Katrina looked at both of them. She knew she did the right thing in offering these boys this baby. And she also knew just from the looks on both of their faces, not only did they love each other desperately, but they were already desperately in love with the baby they were calling Evanna. She promised to file the paperwork and let them know when the adoption was final. Blaine and Kurt shook Katrina's hand, thanked her profusely and walked out with Evanna in tow. Blaine watched his beloved husband bond with their daughter. He was cooing and loving her and smiling at her. He knew that things were going to look up. Blaine walked ahead of them, and hailed a taxi. They strapped her in, and then Kurt kissed Blaine, climbing in next to him.
"She's ours."
"She is. She's our precious gift. Our beautiful Evy. We'll have to take lots of photos. Have Santana go public with it. We're going home though, first."
Blaine said, smiling. He felt guilty because he couldn't keep his eyes off the beautiful bundle in his car. Kurt chuckled to himself and smiled as they bonded as a family in the back of that cab. They arrived at their building a little while later, and Kurt got out first, followed by Blaine. Blaine walked around the other side of the cab and removed Evy while Kurt squared everything away with the cabbie. They looked at their building and smiled. It was home. They stopped and looked at Wesley, their doorman and grinned. Wesley was an older gentleman who loved both Kurt and Blaine. They'd always asked about his wife, and they tipped well too.
"Hello Mr. Andersons. How are you two gentlemen feeling today?"
"Absolutely blissful, Wesley. How about yourself?"
Blaine asked. Kurt smiled as they held the car seat. Wesley looked down and saw the sleeping baby. Blaine smiled and right away Wesley knew. Blaine had the look of a proud father on his face. Wesley lit up and smiled.
"I'm doing fantastic, sir. Thank you. And it looks like congratulations are in order for you and Mr. Hummel-Anderson?"
"Thank you Wesley. We're going to be expecting some visitors later. Our friends Wesley and David. Can you send them straight up?"
"Will do Mr. Anderson."
Blaine smiled and handed him three one hundred dollar bills and he and Kurt made their way upstairs to their apartment. It was more like a penthouse with five spacious rooms and four bathrooms, but they weren't complaining. Blaine took Evanna out of the car seat that Kurt was holding and smiled. This time it was his time to sing to her. Once they got inside the apartment they forgot everything. Blaine and Kurt went over to the sofa and sat down. Blaine took his husband's hand, lay his daughter in the other one and started singing.
Well I never once
Backed down from a punch
Well I'd take it square on the chin
Well I found out fast
A bully's just that
And you've got to stand up to him
So I didn't cry when I got a black eye
As bad as it hurt, I just grinned
But when tough little boys grow up to be dads
They turn into big babies again
Kurt looked at Blaine and Evy and his heart just exploded. He watched as Blaine continued to sing and then he got to the last verse of the song and Kurt joined him this time. And they both started to cry softly.
Well I know one day, I'll give you away
And I'm gonna stand there and smile
And when I get home, and I'm all alone
Well I'll sit in your room for awhile
Well I didn't cry when Old Yeller died
At least not in front of my friends
But when tough little boys grow up to be dads
They turn into big babies again
When tough little boys grow up to be dads
They turn into big babies again
"We love you, Evy."
Blaine said, kissing her softly. It was time to tell everyone. Blaine and Kurt huddled together, and held Evy gingerly. Kurt snapped the picture and smiled. He sent it to Blaine and kept a copy for himself. He sent it to his contacts and Blaine sent it to his. Both with the same caption.
Today, we welcomed the newest addition to our family. Please meet Evanna Gloria Anderson. Evy for short. Please let us have a little while in enjoying her.
And Blaine and Kurt knew that things were finally looking up for them. They weren't expecting some of the reactions from their friends though.
A/N2: Awful use of foreshadowing there. Any guesses on who the bitter people are gonna be over Evy? Anyone? Haha! I can't tell you that, but I promise…the next chapter starts the reality portion…please read and review! I adore that!