Love in the Air
AN: Just a little note, FanFiciton is being weird right now, so if you haven't read Chapter 10, read that first. Thank you for all the wonderful reviews :)
Disclaimer: I do not own Glee, American Airlines, or anything else that looks familiar.
Chapter 11:
December 25th 2018:
"Kurt! Wake up!" Santana whispered as she brushed the hair from his face and gently shook his shoulder. She was lying next to him in his bed, resting her weight on her elbow so she could shake him awake.
Kurt groaned and raised his hand, flipping her off before trying to throw the blankets over his head. Santana was one step ahead of him, grabbing the blankets and flinging her body over them.
The cold air hit Kurt's body, dragging him towards consciousness. "God Santana it's…." Kurt paused to look at the clock on his night stand, "7 in the freakin' morning! Why, in your right mind, are you waking me up?" he whispered loudly. As pissed off as Kurt was, he still didn't want to wake up Blaine and Jeff who were sleeping soundly on an air mattress by the side of Kurt's bed.
Although Kurt and Blaine were both adults, Burt demanded that they sleep in separate beds since they had only been dating for a day and a half. Kurt had huffed in annoyance but figured he could bribe Santana to sleep on the floor with Jeff.
That plan had quickly failed when Kurt and Blaine went upstairs to sleep only to find Santana sprawled across Kurt's bed out cold. Instead of a night filled with cuddling they had to settle for a passionate good night kiss, before crawling into their separate beds.
"You are the one who wanted to get up early to bake Blaine's Christmas present; I'm merely following your orders." Santana snapped, keeping her voice low.
"Okay, okay, fine! Let's go bake this damn cake." Fully awake, Kurt remembered his talk with Santana yesterday about Blaine's Christmas present. He had been trying to find something to give his boyfriend what wasn't too extravagant while still showing how much he cared for the other man. Santana had suggested baking him something when Kurt brought up that Blaine loved chocolate cake.
"That's the spirit! Plus, if you do a good job, maybe Blaine will let you score a few points….if you know what I mean." Santana wiggled her eyebrows and gave Kurt one of her signature coy smiles.
"How can you be so inappropriate at 7 in the morning?" Kurt grumbled as he reluctantly left the warmth of his bed and headed towards the bathroom. He was carefully to not disturb Jeff and Blaine.
"It's a talent." Santana said as she dragged herself off the bed and followed Kurt into the bathroom.
Blaine awoke, blinkingly rapidly against the light that assaulted his tired eyes. He glanced around, slightly confused as to where he was until he caught sight of Jeff's sleeping form and the walls of Kurt's old room. He sat up slowly and looked towards Kurt's bed which was empty except for a tangle of blankets and sheets.
After stifling a yawn, Blaine stood and stretched. As he raised his arms above his head, his shirt rode up revealing a strip of tanned skin with taught muscles underneath. Blaine ran his hand through his disheveled curls and threw his old Dalton sweatshirt on before trudging downstairs.
He left Jeff asleep knowing that his best friend would wake up as soon as the smells of breakfast began to fill the house.
Kurt had just finished putting the final touches on Blaine's Christmas present when the man himself wandered into the kitchen. Blaine looked adorable and very sexy at the same time with his drowsy eyes and loose fitting sweatshirt over his plaid pajama pants.
He walked over behind Kurt and wrapped his arms around his boyfriend's waist. He kissed Kurt's cheek before resting his head on Kurt's shoulder. "Merry Christmas babe, what are you doing?"
Kurt smiled to himself at the pet name, "I was about to start making breakfast, honey, would you like to help?" He spun in Blaine's arms so he could lean in and connect their lips. Kurt took advantage of Blaine's bed hair, tangling his fingers into the curls at the nape of his neck and holding him close.
Blaine stepped forward so Kurt's back was pressed against the counter. Blaine kept a firm grip on Kurt's waist as they continued to kiss, even when Kurt pulled away for a second Blaine's lips trailed over the pale skin on his jaw before Kurt tugged his head up so their lips were once again pressed together.
"I know you two are content eating each other's faces off, but I'd like some real food…preferably in the next ten or twenty minutes." Santana was leaning against the doorway to the kitchen, smiling at Kurt's annoyance due to her interruption.
"Remind me again why I invited you to stay here?" Kurt snapped, glaring at Santana while not releasing his hold on Blaine.
"Because you love me" Santana sang, skipping into the kitchen and pressing a sloppy kiss to Kurt's cheek, leaving a lipstick mark which Blaine gently wiped away with the pad of his thumb.
Kurt rolled his eyes and untangled himself from Blaine. He moved over to the pantry to get the box of pancake mix, "Apparently I need to rethink that decision."
Santana was about to snap back when Melody and Justin, still wearing their pajamas, ran into the kitchen. The twins were bursting with excitement and energy, despite the early hour. After all it was Christmas morning and on the other side of the kitchen there was a tree with presents under it, just waiting to be opened.
"It's Christmas! Christmas! Christmas!" Melody shouted running around the small island in the center of the kitchen. Santana reached out and grabbed the little girl as she ran by. Melody giggled as Santana picked her up and pressed a kiss to her cheek. Justin was giggling as well and tried to run away from Kurt only to be picked up from behind as Kurt held him upside down.
"What should we do with this little rascal?" Kurt asked Blaine, shaking Justin, causing the little boy to giggle harder.
Blaine pretended to think for second, "I don't know…" Blaine laughed as Kurt reached down and held Justin right side up. Kurt plopped Justin onto the counter top next to Blaine. "You want to help us make breakfast little man?"
Justin nodded eagerly, bouncing up and down. Kurt could clearly see Finn in Justin when the little boy smiled.
Together the five of them started on cooking a delicious Christmas breakfast of pancakes and fruit salad. Burt and Carole wandered into the kitchen about 10 minutes after Justin and Melody had arrived. They each grabbed a cup of coffee and sat down at the small kitchen table reading the newspaper and watching the cooking show going on in front of them.
Kurt helped Justin mix the pancake mix while Blaine stood in front of the griddle, flipping the pancakes and setting the cooked ones on to a plate. With Kurt's help they even made a couple Mickey Mouse shaped pancakes for Justin and Melody.
Together Santana and Melody worked on the fruit salad. Melody helped by picking the grapes off the vine and placing them in a large bowl while Santana worked on chopping up apples, oranges, bananas, pears and kiwi to add in the mix.
By the time Finn and Rachel wandered into the kitchen, the food was almost done. After Rachel had given each of the twins a kiss on the cheek, Jeff wandered into the kitchen in a similar state to Blaine. The only variation in their appearances was that Jeff had on one of Nick's old college sweatshirts instead of a Dalton one.
Once the last pancake had been removed from the griddle, they all gathered in the dining room to eat. As soon as the food had been cleared from everyone's plates, Melody and Justin dragged them all into the living room to open the presents from Santa.
"We open the rest of the presents tonight when we all get back from the Berry's" Kurt explained to Blaine as they sat on the couch. Blaine nodded and leaned in to kiss Kurt's cheek before leaning forward and watching Melody and Justin open their presents. Their little faces lit up with pure joy every time the wrapping paper was removed revealing another gift.
As soon as the car was parked, Rachel had bolted towards the front door of her childhood home and into the waiting arms of her dads. Blaine and Kurt, who had arrived a few seconds later in their own car, watched as Finn, along with the twins, and then Burt and Carole made their way to the house.
"Just be yourself, although I should warn you that Rachel's dads can be a little…over the top at times. I'll protect you though." Kurt reached over to pat Blaine's cheek before opening his door.
Blaine followed suit, and met Kurt in front of the car. Kurt instantly grabbed his hand and they made their way towards the front door where everyone was gathered.
"Kurt!" Leroy shouted, clapping his hands together, a huge grin spread across his face.
Kurt smiled and was swept into Leroy's and then Hiram's arms as soon as he crossed the threshold into the Berry's home. "How are you Kurt?" Hiram asked holding Kurt at an arm's length.
"I'm great! Fabulous as always." Kurt looked at the two men who had been so influential during his high school years. Kurt had spent numerous hours at the Berry household hanging out with Rachel and her dads. It was his safe area, he could always be himself around them.
"That's wonderful dear, now who is that handsome man behind you?" Hiram fixed his gaze on Blaine who was standing just behind Kurt at his right shoulder.
"This is my boyfriend Blaine, Blaine this is Leroy and Hiram Berry."
Blaine held out his hand for Hiram, "It's nice to meet you". Hiram shook his hand before pulling Blaine in for hug.
"He's very attractive" Leroy whispered into Kurt's ear as Hiram started up a conversation with Blaine about the life of a pilot. Kurt caught Blaine's eyes for a second, "He is." Kurt agreed whole heartedly.
Hiram looked between Kurt and Blaine who couldn't keep their eyes off each other for more than ten seconds. Leroy looked over, catching Hiram's gaze as they silently communicated. They were extremely happy to finally see Kurt with someone so wonderful and they agreed that these two were meant for each other.
"Hey dude," Kurt jumped in surprise before turning to look at Finn who had suddenly appeared at his side.
"How many years have I told you not to call me that?" Kurt raised an eyebrow at Finn before looking back towards the living room where everyone was socializing with each other.
"I know, I know." Finn followed Kurt's gaze to Blaine. The curly haired man was slowly drinking a glass of wine as he talked with Leroy and Hiram. "You really love him don't you?"
Kurt swiveled his head up to look at Finn who looking down at him with a goofy grin on his face.
"Um, I….what?" Kurt sputtered a blush rising on his cheeks.
Finn nudged Kurt with his shoulder, "It's alright man, you might not have accepted it yet but it's so obvious."
Kurt was slightly perplexed at Finn's observation, normally his big oaf of a step-brother was oblivious to what went on around him. "We've only been dating for two days Finn."
The tall man shrugged, "So? What's to say that you can't fall in love with someone in two days isn't it called 'love at first sight' or something?"
Kurt laughed, "Wow, I see that Rachel has been forcing you to watch romantic comedies again."
"I suffer through it. It's all worth it afterward when she jumps me and rambles on about how perfect of a husband I am. You have no idea how affectionate chicks get after watching those sappy movies."
"I really don't Finn." Kurt replied. He and Finn both looked at each other before laughing. "But seriously man, we Hummel-Hudson's have a strange way of going about relationships."
Kurt took a sip of wine, "Can't argue with that, you and Rachel married at 18...children at 22."
"Yes, but we're happy. Even through all that our dreams came true. Rachel is preforming on Broadway, I have an amazing teaching job. We live in New York and have two amazing children." Finn trailed off and looked over to where Rachel was helping Justin and Melody pick their presents from under her dads' Christmas tree. "Life is great man."
Kurt was quiet for a second, reflecting on what Finn had just told him. While Kurt had been severely opposed to Finn and Rachel marrying in high school it turned out perfectly for them. Sometimes love just happens and you can't fight it. "I'm happy for you Finn. Everything worked out for you…."
Finn placed his hand on Kurt's shoulder, "Thanks man, and I'm glad that Blaine makes you happy. Just don't let him be the one that gets away."
Kurt threw his head back in exasperation, "Please tell me you did not just quote Katy Perry!"
"Who is quoting Katy Perry?" Blaine had meandered over to where Finn and Kurt were talking in the corner of the room.
"I was. It makes Kurt really angry; he gets all defensive, his face turns red and he starts spouting this crap about Lady Gaga." Finn chuckled and squeezed Kurt shoulder. Finn gave him a meaningfully look before moving to where Rachel was sitting with the twins.
Kurt was silent as he watched Finn walk away. He couldn't argue that he was falling in love with Blaine, but was Finn right? Should Kurt just accept that he had finally found the perfect man or was this the point where he should freak out?
Blaine nudged Kurt with his shoulder, bringing him out of his daze, "You okay? You kind of tuned out for a second."
"I'm great actually, are you ready head out?" Kurt asked.
Blaine nodded, "Yep I'm ready. Do you mind if I drive? I want to stop somewhere on the way back."
"Where are we stopping?" Kurt grabbed his keys from his pocket, holding them in his hand and waiting for Blaine's response.
Blaine just gave Kurt a smile before leaning in and kissing him, grabbing the keys from Kurt's hand. "It's a surprise."
Kurt watched as Blaine moved over towards Hiram and Leroy to say goodbye. What could his boyfriend possibly be up to now?
So I know I said that the Christmas presents would be in this chapter *hides* please don't hate me, but they will be in the next one, I promise! This chapter was getting long so I had to divide it up. Next chapter also has Blaine and Kurt trying to figure out how to make their relationship work once the snow clears and they return to different sides of the country.
Thought? Did you like the Furt moment? What is Blaine's surprise? Are Blaine and Kurt already in love after two days? :)