[A/N] THANK YOU to everyone that reviewed, favorited, followed, and even messaged me about this story. You guys have no idea how much all of that means to me. At the beginning of this story, I was only hoping that a few people would actually read this, but the response was very very delightfully surprising. And alas, we have reached the end. But I really don't want to leave anyone hanging, so I decided to write a two part epilogue. I hope you guys like it :)
I still don't own any of the Glee characters :)
Little Nugget
"I really think you should go see a doctor," Kurt said as Rachel continued to lie down on one of his dressing room couches. They were both in having their break from their rehearsal for their latest musical Godspell when Rachel suddenly felt dizzy.
"I think I might have a low blood pressure. I mean, I haven't been sleeping to well either anyway," Rachel replied as she continued to rub her temples, hoping that it would take away some of her dizziness.
"Mhmm yeah. I hope that's the only problem. I can't lose you for this musical," Kurt said, sitting down beside her and offering her his menthol ointment. "Do you want me to drive you to the hospital later?" Kurt asked as he stood up, going towards his dresses to look at his costumes for any repairing needs.
"Yeah I'd love that. I'll just text Blaine and tell him to buy take out or something," Rachel said to him.
XxxX
"Mrs. Anderson?" the adorable looking nurse called out to Rachel as she sat with Kurt on one of the plastic chairs found at the hospital corridors. As Rachel approached her, she couldn't help but feel nervous about finding out what the cause of her sickness was.
"That would be me," she said as she reached the nurse, giving her a small smile.
"Hi! Well if you would just follow me, I'd like to ask you a few questions before you see the doctor. Is that ok with you?" she said, gesturing her to take a seat at one of the chairs in front of her desk.
"Sure, I don't mind," Rachel replied, taking her seat.
"Ok so you've been dizzy this past few days?" the nurse asked, looking at her clipboard which Rachel assumed contained the details of her symptoms.
"Yeah, very dizzy. I've been throwing up too, which is not a good thing when you're at work," Rachel replied, resting her back on the chair as she felt really really tired.
"Ok, have you been sleeping late? You know, have you been able to get an adequate amount of sleep?" the nurse again asked.
"Yes...well, no, not really since I'd always wake up and have to throw up, and after that I'd have a hard time getting some sleep again," Rachel replied.
"Ok last two questions. when was your last period?" the nurse asked.
"Well...uhm...oh my god..." Rachel trailed off, and suddenly, the nurse gave her a small smile. "I think my last period was two months ago," Rachel said, counting back the days on her head. Yep, two months.
"Ok. And have you and your husband been sexually active for the past couple of months?" the nurse asked.
"Uhm...yeah, were newly married so..." Rachel said, her cheeks gaining a little color as she answered her.
And with that, the nurse gave her a smile and stood up, informing her that she would have to take some blood samples. After getting the sample, she was directed to see the doctor that was assigned to her.
XxxX
"Hi Mrs. Anderson, I'm Dr. Adams, I'll be your doctor for the next couple of months," Dr. Adams said as she stood up to direct her to a chair.
"Hi...uhm I beg your pardon? Couple of months?" Rachel said, suddenly tightening her grip on Kurt's hand as she took in what her doctor said.
"Oh, right, I forgot the nurse didn't inform you yet. Well, your blood work came in and it says here that you're pregnant! Congratulations!" Dr. Adams said, giving her one of her biggest smiles.
"What?" Rachel and Kurt said in unison, and suddenly, Rachel felt her knees weaken as she took in the news.
"Oh my god I'm pregnant," Rachel said, her eyes staring blankly at the floor.
"Yes, and your about 8 weeks along. I'll be giving you pre-natal vitamins and I'll be scheduling you for an ultrasound to see how the little one is doing. Is that ok with you?" Dr. Adams said, still wearing the soft smile on her lips.
"Yes, thank you," Rachel replied, smiling in return.
XxxX
"Baby I'm home!" Blaine said as he pulled off his neck tied and dropped off his suitcase at their coffee table. He was now a music professor at NYU and was currently taking up his Master's Degree at the same school. "Where are you?" he asked when he didn't hear her reply.
"Upstairs love!" Rachel replied, and Blaine quickly ran upstairs to be greeted by her wife who was currently reading a magazine while sitting on the bed.
"Hi, I bought food," Blaine said, sitting beside her and giving her a kiss on the lips. "I missed you."
"Hmm I missed you too. Hey, so guess what?" Rachel said, sitting up and leaning over to hug her husband.
"What?" Blaine replied in a muffled voice.
"I have a surprise for you. Wanna guess what it is?" Rachel said, as she pulled back to look at Blaine's eyes.
"Are you gonna give me clues?" Blaine said as he ran his fingers through Rachel's hair.
"Yep," she replied, leaning towards her husband's hands.
"Okay well give it then. I'll guess," Blaine said, giving Rachel a smile.
"Well...it's small, cuddly, can be a handful at times, and adorable," Rachel said, smiling at Blaine's curious face.
"Hmmm...small, cuddly, and handful? Is it a dog tisero mio? Ooooh you know I love dogs!" Blaine said, slightly bouncing on his seat and giving Rachel a hopeful look.
"Nope, not a dog," Rachel said, giggling at Blaine's broken look.
"Aaaw I was hoping for a dog. Ok, well, is it a..uhm...stuffed toy?" Blaine said, his face now painted with a look that screamed "Please don't say yes."
"Haha oh my god your face! And no, it's not a stuffed toy love," Rachel said.
"Well give me another clue please!" Blaine said, lightly tickling Rachel's sides as she continued to laugh at him.
"Ok! Ok! Hmmm...well, it might be like you, I mean, I really hope it's like you," Rachel said, cupping one of Blaine's cheeks and looking deeply into his eyes, hoping that it would finally click for him.
"Me?" Blaine asked. After a few minutes of staring at Rachel, Blaine finally spoke again, looking at Rachel with big hazel eyes.
"Babe?" Blaine said while Rachel frantically nodded at him. "You're pregnant?"
"Mhmm! I'm pregnant! Honey we're gonna have a baby!" Rachel said, jumping into Blaine's arms.
"Oh god I'm gonna be a father! Oh god! Honey this is so gr – Rachel?" Blaine said as Rachel quickly pushed him away and ran to the nearest bathroom. As Blaine followed him, he heard Rachel throwing up, so he quickly opened the door to the bathroom and knelt beside her, running his hands up and down her back. As Rachel finished and looked up to him while covering her mouth, Blaine gave her a small smile and patted her back.
"Yep, we're gonna have a baby..."
XxxX
2 months later
"I just think that maybe we should have it coloured lavender to be safe if our baby is a boy or a girl," Rachel said as Blaine held out the different colour swatches for their nursery. She was now 4 months along and both she and Blaine decided on preparing the nursery while Rachel was still capable of moving around comfortably. Over the past few months, the baby was healthy and full of life as it continued to grow, and Rachel was now sporting a small, but evident baby bump. Their baby, as it turns out, was showing to be a bit of a shy little angel as it proved difficult through the ultrasound to find out what his/her sex was, since the area was always covered by a leg, which led to their current dilemma of deciding on what color the nursery should be.
"We could also go for custard yellow. Most couples choose yellow to be on the safe side right?" Blaine said, showing Rachel the color swatches of the different yellows and placing some of them against the wall.
"Yeah but I don't want it to be like oh..." Rachel said, quickly placing a hand on her baby bump. As soon as Blaine saw the movement, he quickly ran to her side, dropping the color swatches and placing a hand at the small of her back.
"Rach what's wrong?" Blaine asked, a look of worry painted across his face.
"The baby, it moved Blaine..." Rachel said, looking at Blaine and smiling as she grabbed his hand and placed it on her stomach.
And sure enough, there it was, a tiny nudge, and Blaine suddenly felt tears pooling on the sides of his eyes as he frantically tried to wipe it away.
"Blaine are you crying?" Rachel asked, looking at her husband's face as he continued to will his eyes to stop producing tears.
"Huh? No, something went into my eye," Blaine said as he continued to blink furiously.
"Yeah, like a twig right?" Rachel said, earning a laugh as she quoted a line from the movie Easy A.
"Yeah, like a twig," he replied, cupping Rachel's cheek and resting their foreheads together. "I love you."
"I love you too," she replied as she closed the remaining distance between their lips, capturing Blaine's in a kiss.
"And I think little one likes custard yellow. Let's go for that," Rachel said as they pulled away, pointing at the color swatch that was dropped by Blaine a while ago.
XxxX
"Blaaaaaaine, babe wake up. Blaaaaaaaine," Rachel whispered as she continued to nudge Blaine lightly on the shoulder.
"Mmrrmmmm," Blaine grumbled, pulling on their comforter as he continued to sleep.
"I'm in labor!" Rachel said and as quick as a bee, Blaine shot up and looked around him like a deer in headlights,
"What! Huh? Where? Labor!" Blaine said as he quickly stood up and began pulling on his pants that were resting on their chair. As soon as Blaine began going around their room and started grabbing his things, Rachel couldn't help but let out a laugh as she continued to look at her husband. Upon hearing the said laughter, Blaine stopped abruptly and looked at Rachel, finally coming to his senses and giving Rachel a pout.
"Babe you're just 6 months along, you're not in labour aren't you?" Blaine said, undoing his pants as he sat on their bed.
"Nope. Sorry, I couldn't think of another way to wake you up," Rachel said, moving closer towards where Blaine was sitting and giving him a quick peck on the lips. "I want ice cream," she then said, earning a look of disbelief from Blaine which she returned with another kiss.
"Ice cream? Really? Tisero mioooooo," Blaine said, grabbing his pillow and burying his face in it. "It's 2 in the morning, where in the world are we gonna find ice cream?"
"Well..." Rachel said, feeling tears suddenly pooling at the side of her eyes as she looked at him. With her voice quivering, she replied, "I was hoping that maybe we could go to the main city and eat one together..."
Upon hearing her quivering voice, Blaine sat up and placed a comforting hand along Rachel's back. "Hey don't cry love," Blaine said as Rachel quickly wiped the tears off her face. "We'll go to the main city if that's where we can find your ice cream. Ssshh..."
"I just really want ice cream. I'm sorry, it's just the cravings and the hormones," Rachel said, resting her head against Blaine's shoulder.
"It's ok I understand. Now come on, let's go get that ice cream," Blaine said, standing up and offering a hand to Rachel to help her stand.
XxxX
"Mmmmmm chocolate!" Rachel said as she ate a spoonful of ice cream. They were currently sitting at the chairs thankfully placed on one side of Seven Eleven. As Blaine paid for their ice cream, the cashier gave him a knowing smile as she saw Rachel, who was holding her baby bump as she impatiently waited for Blaine to pay for their ice cream.
"I should buy you a tub of those every week if that's what you're craving for. I don't want you to go out in the middle of the night just for ice cream. We know how the streets of New York can be at night," Blaine said as he too took a spoonful from his smaller cup of ice cream.
"Yeah I think we should do that. Thank you for driving me out here. I woke up an hour ago desperately craving for one. I don't even know why," Rachel said as she continued to eat.
"Maybe our little one wants her ice cream fix. And no need to thank me. I'd go out on a whim for you and our baby," Blaine said, holding Rachel's hands as she gave him a huge smile.
XxxX
At 7 in the morning, Blaine was definitely feeling the sleep deprivation he had experienced the night before. After driving out to eat ice cream with Rachel at 2 in the morning, the coupled suddenly found themselves at a 24 hour Indian restaurant as Rachel apparently suddenly had a craving for shawarma, which lead to them going back home at 5 am. After a few minutes of sleep, Blaine was up again for he had a class to teach at 7:00 in the morning. By the time he reached NYU, Blaine found his eyes drooping at their own accord.
"Rough night?" William, his fellow colleague said to him as he sat on their small dining area inside their faculty room.
"Yeah, Rachel was having ice cream cravings at 2 in the morning. We had to drive out. Afterwards we had to go looking for shawarma. It was crazy," Blaine said, suppressing a yawn as he stood up to grab a coffee.
"Hmmm been there, done that. It's a good thing she doesn't crave for the weird disgusting stuff. Sheryll had odd types of cravings like avocados with chocolate, crab sticks and shrimp. I wanted to throw up as she engorged them," William said to him, making a disgusted face as he remembered his wife's cravings.
"Damn that's weird. Well at least Rachel doesn't like mixing odd things up, or else I would definitely have passed out while she ate," he replied, letting out a laugh as he sat back on his chair. As Blaine took his first sip from his coffee cup, there was a soft knock on the divider separating the dining area to the rest of the faculty room. As the two of them turned around, Blaine saw Rachel wearing a white pea coat and a hat, her baby bump visible despite the layers, standing and holding out what appeared to be a bag of pastries and two cups of what Blaine assumed to be coffee and milk, as Rachel was currently asked to stay away from anything with caffeine in them.
"Babe? What are you doing here love?" Blaine said, standing up and opening the divider for his wife.
"I wanted to make it up to you for waking you up at 2am last night. I know you're so tired so I brought you some biscotti and coffee. I'm really sorry for tiring you last night," Rachel said, kissing Blaine lightly on the lips as he pulled out a chair for her to sit on.
"THAT is something Sheryll never did. Hi Rachel," William said, moving to go back to his cubicle to give the couple some privacy.
"Hi William! Who's Sheryll?" Rachel said, turning to Blaine to ask him.
"His wife. He was just telling me all about his wife's odd cravings when she was pregnant. Apparently pregnant women such as yourself like to mix odd food together. Thank god you don't do that," Blaine said, giving Rachel a small smile, "Anyway, why are you up? You should be sleeping honey," Blaine said as he took a bite from the biscotti that Rachel held out for him to eat.
"I couldn't sleep. Little pea pod here doesn't want to stop moving around so I couldn't even doze off," Rachel said as she patted her swollen belly lightly.
"Ooh I see. Hey little one," Blaine said, placing a hand on Rachel's baby bump and moving to speak to it, "Stop moving around so much so mommy can catch some sleep. You need it too you know," he said, giving the bump a light kiss and caressing it. "When are we scheduled for an ultrasound?" Blaine asked as he continued to caress the bump.
"Tomorrow. You'll be there right?" Rachel asked.
"Wouldn't miss it for the world," Blaine replied, kissing Rachel full on the lips.
XxxX
"Everything looks good," Dr. Adams said as she navigated around Rachel's stomach. They were currently at the hospital for heir ultrasound and prenatal check up. They were also hoping that this time, little pea pod would stop blocking their view and let them know what the gender was.
"Doctor are the legs still on the way? We really want to know her sex," Blaine said as he continued to look at his unborn baby.
"Well, it appears as if the legs aren't blocking the view now. Ready to know what the sex of your baby is?" Dr. Adams said, giving them a huge smile as she waited for their answer. Both Rachel and Blaine replied quickly and they held their breath as Dr. Adams repositioned the ultrasound sensor? Around Rachel's belly.
"Well...it's a boy!" Dr. Adams said, smiling at them as the two looked into each other's eyes, tears glistening as they finally found out the gender of their baby.
"A boy! God tisero mio I love you so much," Blaine said, moving to capture Rachel's lips into a sweet kiss.
XxxX
"So it says here that they offer Lamaze classes every Saturday from 7am to 5pm," Blaine said as they continued to walk towards their Lamaze class. Rachel had decided that she wanted to have their baby through normal delivery, and Blaine wanted to make sure that she was prepared. He even went as far as asking his mom about the things Rachel should expect during labour as he was born through normal delivery like his older brother.
"So I signed us up for morning classes from 8am to 11 am so we're pretty early today – Rachel?" Blaine said, looking around as he didn't see Rachel walking beside her. As he looked to his front, he saw her quickly walking towards the building of their Lamaze class, so Blaine quickly jogged to her, catching up as she continued to walk as quickly as her pregnant self would let her.
"Tisero mio what's wrong?" Blaine said, placing a hand on the small of Rachel's back as he continued to keep up with her fast walking.
"The baby, he decided to nudge my bladder and I really need to go now," Rachel said as she continued to walk towards the building.
As they reached the reception area, the couple was greeted by a warm looking woman who gave them both a questioning look as Rachel sprinted towards her.
"Bathroom. Where?" Rachel said as she held on to her baby bump.
"Oh honey, second door to the right," she said to her, and as if the whole building was on fire, Rachel dashed towards the said door, leaving a flushed Blaine with the lady.
"I'm guessing the baby nudged on her bladder?" she said, looking at Blaine and giving him a small smile.
"Yeah, he likes to do that a lot these past few days," Blaine said, approaching her table and looking at some of the flyers that were placed on top of it.
"Well, she won't be the first one. I'm May, are you two here for the first time?" May said, preparing a clip board that Blaine assumed he was supposed to fill up.
"Yeah, it's our first baby too so you can imagine my nerves," Blaine said, taking the clipboard that was given to him and getting started on filling up the necessary information.
Just as Blaine was finished writing down all the needed information, a relaxed Rachel stepped out of the bathroom door and approached Blaine, giving the May, the receptionist, a warm smile.
"Thank you. I almost ran my way here because my baby boy here decided to play football with my bladder. I'm Rachel by the way," Rachel said, holding out a hand for May to reach.
"I'm May, and don't worry. I was just telling your husband about how frequent we experience that kind of situation around here," May said to her, "I think your husband has finished filling up your form, you two can proceed to the class and say hi to the trainer. It's in the room letter B. Have fun!"
"Thank you May!" Blaine said, taking Rachel's hand and leading her to the said room.
XxxX
"Hi my name is Anna and I'll be your Lamaze instructor for the duration of your classes. Now, you might be wondering as to why you are all huddle up and sitting on couches rather than sitting on mats. Well, for the first part of our classes, we must first face our fears," Anna said as she looked around the couples that were seated around the room.
"Fears? Blaine?" Rachel said, looking up to her husband and giving him a questioning look.
"I have no idea but judging from the TV in the middle of the room, I have a gut feeling of what it will be," Blaine said, looking at Rachel and giving her a living squeeze.
"Now, the first part of the whole program is to show you a video of an actual normal delivery. No special actresses, no special effects, no dramatic scripts. This is the real deal ladies! Are you ready?" Anna said. The enthusiasm in her voice was kind of uncomfortable, given that what they were about to see on that little box would be happening to them in a few months. All around the room, most of them women looked terrified, some appeared to be engaged in a hushed conversation with their husbands, while others, like Rachel and Blaine, were holding on to each other tightly as they waited for Anna to set the TV up.
As the first part of the video loaded on the TV screen, everyone around the room was greeted by a couple, the wife breathing deeply as her husband rubbed her back gently.
"Ok this isn't so bad," Blaine whispered as Anna narrated what was happening in the video. A few minutes later however, everyone was holding tightly to their significant others as the mom-to-be pushed her baby out.
"Oh my god Blaine!" Rachel said, dumping her head on Blaine's shoulder as she tried to look away from the lady giving birth.
"Uhm..." Blaine mumbled as he continued to watch the video, "Look the baby is crowning!" Blaine said, a little too enthusiastically and every man in the room turned to him. Upon hearing Blaine's words, Rachel suddenly looked up and began to laugh uncontrollably.
"What?" Blaine asked, feeling embarrassed from all the unwanted attention.
"Crowning? Really love? Since when did you learn about labour vocabulary?" Rachel asked. Blaine never really told her about all the reading he had been doing at the university library and the talks he had been having with his mom, so she had no idea about all the information that he was currently piling his head with.
"Well, babe I've been reading on pregnancy and childbirth during my free time at NYU, and then I talked to mom about it so I'm pretty piled up with information and I'm ready to encourage you with all the pushing," Blaine said, lightly kissing his wife on the head. All around them, the pregnant women started letting out "Aaaaw"s and "How sweet"s as the men on the other hand gave him a stern look. All of these were ignored by Blaine however as Rachel was currently sporting unshed tears on the sides of her eyes.
"You really did all of that for me and little nugget?" Rachel said as she continued to smile lovingly at Blaine.
"You're doing all the hard work what with carrying our baby love. The least I can do is to know how you feel like through reading and to be ready when our little nugget is finally born," Blaine said, giving Rachel a soft smile.
"I love you so much, just so you know," Rachel said, leaning towards Blaine for a kiss, the birthing video completely forgotten.
"I love you too. So so much babe," Blaine replied, kissing Rachel back.
XxxX
"Hee hee hooooo...Hee hee hooooo," Blaine breathed out with Rachel during one of their Lamaze sessions. They were already on their 9th training day and their instructor was teaching them some breathing exercises.
"Hee hee hooahahahahaha oh my god honey your face!" Rachel laughed as she continued to look at Blaine's face.
"What! Hey you're the one that's supposed to be taking this seriously!" Blaine said, giving Rachel a pout as she continued to laugh at him.
"I know! I know! I'm sorry! Ok ok...Hee hee hoooooooooo – oh," Rachel said, quickly placing her hand at her baby bump.
"What is it honey?" Blaine said as he saw Rachel's quick movement.
"I swear Anderson, I think your child will be a football player slash martial artist. His kicks are so strong nowadays, I fear that I'll rip something inside from all the kicking!" Rachel said as she massaged the area where she felt the strong kick. Without warning, Blaine quickly pushed Rachel into one of the cushions they were using and placed his hand on Rachel's baby bump, moving forwards so that his face was right in front of the middle of the baby.
"Hey little one," Blaine said, massaging the bump. "Please stop moving so much, mommy is having such a hard time on our Lamaze from all the kicking so you need to calm down for a little bit. If you do that, I'll let you have football lessons," Blaine said, kissing the bump gently as he continued to run his hand around it. And as if their little nugget heard them, the movements happening inside Rachel suddenly lessened until it finally stopped, Rachel letting out a sigh as she was finally able to relax.
"I think he heard you," Rachel said, running her hand through Blaine's curls.
"Really? You really think that?" Blaine asked, looking into Rachel hopefully as he held on the the bump.
"Yeah. He's calm now," Rachel replied.
"It's a deal then little one. When you get out, I'll take you to football lessons," Blaine said, smiling gleefully as he gave the bump another kiss.
XxxX
"Ooooooh my god my back hurts," Rachel whimpered as she tried to knead the sore muscles of her back. She was already 7 months along and their little nugget was definitely gaining weight. Rachel felt like a balloon, especially when she was walking around their house.
From Blaine: Stuck in New York traffic as always. Be there soon, love you xx
To Blaine: Could you run to the drugstore and buy me some menthol rub? My back is killing me! :'[ Love you too, see you soon xx
Rachel sighed as she hit the send button. Blaine was still working as a professor at NYU, and she had taken a 1 year leave from her Broadway shows because, well, characters from musicals aren't usually pregnant, and she didn't want to risk anything since musicals required a lot of dancing.
"Honey I'm home!" Blaine said as he opened the door to their lovely French style home. Upon entering the living room, he immediately saw Rachel who was currently resting her leg on top of their coffee table with pillows plopped up behind her. She looked so tired as her eyes started to blink open until they finally rested on him, giving him a small smile as she held out her hand and gestured him to move forward.
"Hi," Rachel said, giving Blaine's lips a chaste kiss.
"Hello to you too. How are you two?" Blaine said, kissing Rachel and resting his hand on the baby bump.
"We're ok. Little nugget is getting so much heavier. My back has been killing me the whole day," Rachel said as Blaine moved to sit beside her, willing her to rest against his chest instead.
"Well let me give you a massage. Let's put that menthol rub to good use shall we?" Blaine said as he moved to get the said rub from his bag. After getting the menthol rub, he asked Rachel to sit in front of him. As he started to rub the sore spots Rachel had indicated to him, Blaine immediately felt Rachel relax against his warm hands.
"Mmmm baby. Ugh why didn't I ask you to do this to me weeks ago?" Rachel half moaned as Blaine continued to massage her sore muscles.
"I didn't know you were in so much back pain! Don't worry, I'll make it a habit to rub your back every night babe. I'm sorry I wasn't doing it all this time," Blaine said as he continued to knead the muscles.
"It's ok. He's just getting bigger that's why my back started hurting. But I'm not saying no to a back rub! I love you..." Rachel said, turning to face Blaine and meeting him in a heated kiss.
After a few moments of tangling tongues, Blaine pulled away, lips swollen and eyes lust blown.
"Oh my, is it that stage of the pregnancy already?" Blaine said, grinning as Rachel continued to stare at his mouth.
"Mhmm yeah sure whatever. Make the most out of it Mr. Anderson, I'm sure you'll be missing this after I give birth. You'll get no sex by then," Rachel said as she again clashed her mouth with Blaine's.
XxxX
"Blaine?" Rachel said as she entered their room after taking a shower. She had just visited her OB-GYN for her check up and her doctor was already asking her for her delivery options.
"Hmm?" Blaine said as he continued to read a "So you're gonna be a daddy soon?" book. It was one of the adorable things Rachel loved about Blaine. Even if he seemed so busy what with his university duties and his current assignments for his Master's degree, Blaine never failed to show his love for their soon to be family. Rachel actually sometimes felt that Blaine was now more prepared than she was, for he always seemed to tell her how "This food is good for the baby's brain development!" and when "The baby's feet are fully formed now." not that Rachel complained, he loves Blaine too much for that.
"I went to the doctor today," Rachel said, sitting at the foot of the bed and resting a hand on one of Blaine's leg. Upon hearing her words, Blaine immediately dropped the book he was reading and looked at Rachel. Even with his square-rimmed glasses, Blaine still looked so handsome.
"What did she say? Is something wrong? Should I be worried?" Blaine said in a rush, moving towards he r and sitting beside her, placing a gentle hand on her ever growing baby bump.
"No! Everything's fine. She was just asking me about my delivery options. And as she was telling me all about normal delivery and home birth, I just...well I..." Rachel trailed off as she started to toy with the barely reachable hem of her sleeping gown. "Blaine I'm scared..."
"Oh baby," Blaine said, hugging Rachel comfortingly as he took the worried look of his wife. "I'm here for you. I'll be there during the contractions, and I'll be there when you push little nugget out. I'll never leave your side tisero mio."
"I know love...it's just starting to feel soon. We haven't even bought nugget's crib and all the baby stuff we need!" Rachel said to him as she suddenl;y remembered how much stuff the two of them still needed to buy for the baby.
"Don't worry about it! I'll tell you what, I'll take the day off tomorrow and we can go shopping for some baby clothes and furniture. Is that ok with you?" Blaine said to her, giving her a light squeeze.
"I'd love that! And I love you," Rachel said, kissing him lightly on the lips. "Thank you. I don't know if I'll be able to go through this without you."
"I love you too. And I'm not going anywhere love. He's our nugget. I can't imagine the two people I love the most ever!" Blaine said to her. And with that, the family-in-the-making finally fell into a deep sleep, Blaine trying his best to wrap his arms around Rachel and her ever growing baby bump.
XxxX
"So we already bought the crib to be delivered next week, together with the changing table. We also bought a mini cabinet for nugget's clothes, which we will have to buy later on. Do you have anyhitng else in mind babe?" Blaine said, crossing out some of the things from their check list as they ate their lunch in a small cafe.
"We still need to buy cloths and booties and stuff. I think we should stop after buying those. My feet are already starting to ache," Rachel said as she ate a spoonful from her bowl of mashed potato.
"Ok yeah we'll have to stop after that before your feet start to swell. I don't like it when your feet swell. They make me feel nervous whenever I see them all swollen," Blaine said as he took the last bite of his burger.
XxxX
"Oooooooh pretty!" Rachel said as she made grabby-hands with the panda plushie Blaine had bought from the local toy store he happened to pass by while on his way home.
"Glad you liked it," Blaine said, handing the toy to her, "I was thinking about putting it on the nursery together with that thing Brittany gave that up until now I have no idea exactly what animal it is, even if it is an animal," he said as he plopped down next to where Rachel was currently sitting at their sofa.
Rachel has already reached the 9th month mark and the couple was starting to get nervous at how close the birth of their baby was. Come to think of it, Blaine sometimes even finds himself staring at the book he was supposed to be reading as he went to different disaster scenarios that could happen on the day of the delivery. Scenarios like Rachel going to labour while he was at school, or them running out of gas on their way to the hospital, or maybe an apocalypse on the day of the delivery. Blame it on the movies really, but Blaine really was getting anxious.
"Penny for your thoughts?" Rachel said, snapping Blaine out of yet another worst-case-scenarios buzz his head was currently putting him through.
"Hmm? Oh, nothing, I was just thinking about the worst things that could happen on the day of your labour. But don't worry, I'm quickly beginning to plan out back-ups just in case," Blaine said, placing a chaste kiss on Rachel's lips and resting his hand on the baby bump.
"Uhm...ok? Seriously Blaine you need to stop stressing. I sometimes think you're more nervous about this than I am," Rachel said, poking Blaine on the tummy, eliciting a choked laugh from the man.
"I can't help it love. I have this feeling that this baby's delivery will be something extraordinary," he said, looking at the bump and slowly running his hand around it," Anyway, enough about my thoughts. How was your day?"
"It'll definitely be extraordinary since it's the day we finally get to see him. And my day was ok. He was pretty active during the afternoon so I couldn't get a nap. Oh, and I finally decided on how I want him to be born," Rachel said, giving Blaine a small smile.
"Really? And how is that?" Blaine said, looking at her curiously.
"Water birth. I want to deliver him here. Of course I want a midwife present because it's always better to have an expert around, but I'd really like it to be peacefully without the hustle and bustle of a delivery room. I think a warm water with you would be relaxing, it would make the whole thing easier don't you think?" Rachel said to Blaine. In all honesty, Rachel was nervous as hell. She was scared of the pain of the contractions, the pan of the act of actually pushing their little nugget out, and just the whole thing in general. She just didn't really want to show it to Blaine 'cause she could already see how nervous he was about the upcoming event, and she really didn't want to add up to the anxiety he was feeling. With a warm pat on her shoulder, Rachel was brought back to reality by a pair of golden-hazel eyes that were shining as its owner gave her the sweetest of smiles.
"Whatever makes you comfortable love. I don't care if you want him delivered in a barn or a pool, I just want you to be comfortable and safe, and little nugget to be healthy. When do you plan on calling a midwife for a schedule?" Blaine asked.
"Well the place where we took the Lamaze classes have a list of midwifes who cater to home service. Maybe we can call some of them tomorrow?" Rachel asked, giving Blaine a small smile.
"Sounds like a plan," he replied to her as their little nugget gave them a small nudge, as if saying his agreement to their plan.
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"OH MY GOD!" Rachel squeeled as she placed her hand around her swollen belly. She was awoken by a sharp pain radiating from her back and around her belly. "Blaine!" she said, shaking her husband who was currently in a very deep sleep. It was around 12 midnight and Rachel felt her resolve completely disappearing as she was yet again faced with another contraction. "BLAIIIIIINE!"
"Hmmm huh what? Shawarma?" Blaine said, quickly sitting up and looking around their room.
"Not shawarma!" Rachel panted as she came down from the contraction, "Nugget!"
"Nugget? You want nuggets? Man I thought we were done with the cravings baby..." Blaine said as he moved to stand up.
"Not nuggets Blaine! NUGGET!" Rachel said, as she clutched her sleeping gown.
"Nugget? NUGGET! Oh my god you're in labor!" Blaine said, quickly rushing to their desk as calling Lucy, the midwife they hired for the delivery.
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[A/N] Yeeeey! I'm gonna separate the labor proper since this chapter is oh so long already. Again THANK YOU to everyone who has expressed their delight to this story. I am forever thankful and I hope you will read the stories I might come up with soon Thank you again! Much love! X3 R&R! :D