Chapter 5
Over the next few weeks Kurt spent almost all of his time with Blaine and Addie at their apartment. He practically was living there. One morning Kurt went over to Blaine's early in the morning. It was a school day and they needed to drop Addie off at daycare. He took out his key Blaine had given him a few days ago and opened the door.
"Hey guys." He yelled. Addie was in her booster seat in the kitchen munching on someone cheerios and bananas. Blaine was eating a bowl of cereal at the table.
"Hi honey." Blaine said back. Kurt walked over to Addie and kissed her on the head. "Oh, Kurt I was wondering. I picked up a gig at a local coffee shop and we could really use the money. I was wondering if you could watch Addie tonight for me." Blaine asked.
"Sure, That's fine. Right Ad. We'll have so much fun without Dada tonight. Right?" Kurt said. Addie clapped her little hands.
"Oh I see how it is Kurt. You've turned my own daughter against me. Real nice." He said with a smirk.
"You know it was inevitable." Kurt said lifting Addie from her booster seat. "Now come on. We need to get to school and get this one to day care." Blaine grabbed his bag and Addie's toy bag and followed Kurt out the door where he was already putting Addie into her car seat in Kurt's car.
"When did you get a car seat?" Blaine asked.
"A few days ago, I've been waiting to try it out." Kurt replied. Blaine laughed and got into the passenger seat. Once at school they dropped Addie off at the daycare and went to class. Around third period, Blaine got a call from the daycare. He asked the teacher to be excused and headed into the hallway.
"Hello" He answered
"Mr. Anderson, It's Katie from the daycare. Adeline's running a bit of a fever. It's probably just a cold, but we can't have her in the daycare if she's sick." the woman replied.
"I'll be right there." Blaine said as he hung up the phone. He told the teacher that his daughter was sick and he let him go, but not without giving him a dirty look. That didn't matter, his baby was sick. He made his was down to the daycare. When he opened the door he spotted Addie lying limply in one of the aid's arms. He walked over.
"Here's your daddy Addie." She said handing her over. Instantly he could feel the fever radiating off of her little body.
"Okay honey. We're going home." He said. He grabbed her bag and coat and placed it over her. Then he realized they had taken Kurt's car today.
"Crap." He muttered. He took out his phone and sent a text to Kurt.
To Kurt:
Hey, I need your car keys. The daycare called and Addie's sick and I need to take her home.
To Blaine
I'll be right there. I'll have Finn bring me over to your apartment and I'll pick up my car later.
Five minutes later Kurt came walking down the hallway with his car keys swinging in his hand. He made a face of sympathy as he looked at Addie's flushed little face on Blaine's shoulder. "Oh Addie-Bug." He said rubbing her back. He handed Blaine the keys. "I'll be over later. You just get her home." Blaine nodded and headed out the double doors in the front of the school out to Kurt's car. He buckled Addie into her car seat and placed her fleece blanket over her and put a pacifier in her mouth. Then he went around to the driver's side and got in.
It wasn't until Finn dropped Kurt off at Blaine's apartment that he talked to Blaine again. He opened the door and Blaine was laying on the couch with Addie on his chest. The poor little girl looked miserable and you could hear the congestion in her nose. They were both asleep. Kurt sat down on the edge of couch and lifted Addie off of Blaine. She didn't even stir. "Poor thing." Kurt murmured before walking down the hall to Addie's room and putting her in her bed. When he came back Blaine was starting to wake up.
"Where's Addie." He muttered sleepily.
"I put her in her bed." Kurt said. Blaine nodded.
"Oh crap, I have to call that coffee shop and tell them I can't play tonight." Blaine said sitting up quickly.
"Why?' Kurt asked.
"Because my daughter is sick Kurt." He said.
"I'm aware of that and I thought we discussed this morning that I was watching her tonight. She just has a cold Blaine. I'm more than capable of taking care of someone with a cold." He told him.
"Are you sure?" She's going to be cranky and clingy, and probably cry all night." Blaine said.
"We'll be fine. I promise, I can handle it. Now go get ready for your gig." Kurt said. Blaine nodded. He had faith in Kurt. An hour later, Blaine was leaving for his gig.
"Call me if she gets any worse. I'll come right home." Blaine said.
"We'll be fine." Kurt said practically pushing Blaine out of the door. Kurt flopped down on the couch and almost immediately Addie started crying. He got up and walked down the hallway to Addie's room. You could hear the congestion in her cries. "Oh okay honey, it's okay." Kurt soothed as he picked her up from her bed. Kurt could feel the fever radiating off her body. They walked into the living room and he tried to put her down so he could go get a bottle but Addie was not having it. She started screaming as soon as he tried to set her on the couch, so he picked her back up and walked into the kitchen. Addie laid limply in Kurt arms until her sippy cup was ready. Then he went back into the living room and sat down. Addie began sucking on the sippy cup and then began pushing it away. Kurt looked down in surprise only to Addie give out a little sneeze. Kurt grabbed a tissue and rubbed it on her little red nose. The rest of the night Addie clung to Kurt until she eventually fell asleep. Blaine walked in around eleven.
"Hey." He said softly so he wouldn't wake Addie. "Was she good?" he asked. Kurt nodded. "Good." Blaine said before erupting into a series of harsh coughs in his elbow.
"Are you okay?" Kurt asked.
"I'm fine. My voice is just a little tired from singing." Blaine replied. Kurt nodded, but he knew his boyfriend. He was coming down with what Addie had and he would probably act like a bigger baby then her. He handed Addie to Blaine and then grabbed his phone, to send a text to his dad.
To Dad:
I'm staying over at Blaine and Addie's. Addie is sick and I think Blaine is coming down with it too.
To Kurt:
Fine, but no funny business
To Dad:
Dad, he has a toddler who is sick and he is sick too. When do you think we'll have time to do anything?
To Kurt:
Okay, fine. I trust you.
Kurt tossed his phone onto the couch and walked into the couch where Blaine was swaying back and forth with Addie in his arms. He came up behind them and slipped his arms around them and set his chin in the crease of Blaine's shoulder.
"I'm going to stay the night. Just to make sure Addie's okay." Kurt said. Blaine nodded. They put Addie to bed in her bed and Blaine went to bed in his room. Kurt took the couch in the living room, which was surprisingly comfortable. The next morning Addie was feeling much better. It must have just been a twenty four hour bug, but Blaine was worse. When Addie woke up Kurt hurried into get her because he had heard Blaine coughing all night. The man needed some sleep. The only thing left of Addie's cold was a slight runny nose, but other than that she was back to happy Addie.
It was breakfast time when Blaine made an appearance from his bedroom. Addie was in her booster seat, eating her usual cheerios and bananas. Blaine held a tissue to his bright red nose and sneezed into it twice.
"Oh honey, I told you, you were getting sick." Kurt said placing a hand on Blaine's forehead. Blaine just moaned. "Go back to bed and I'll be up to take care of you. You're not going anywhere today." Blaine nodded and lumbered back to his bedroom.
"Your daddy is a bigger baby then you." Kurt teased to Addie. Addie giggled. Kurt went up to Blaine with everything he would need. He brought a box of tissues, cough syrup, Tylenol, Nyquil, and of course chicken noodle soup. "Here we go. I come baring gifts." Kurt said. Blaine turned over in his bed to look at Kurt.
"Drugs Kurt, Now I know you have a problem." He joked before erupting into a coughing fit.
"Be quiet. I'll take these nice drugs away and then you'll still feel horrible." said Kurt sarcastically.
"No, No I want the drugs. I'm sorry Kurt." Blaine pleaded. Kurt laughed at how pathetic he looked and then handed him two Tylenol and two Nyquil and bottle of water. Blaine washed all four pills down in one swig.
"How's my daughter?" he asked.
"She's fine. Twenty four hour bug just like I thought." Kurt said.
"I hope mines a twenty four bug. It feels like a forever bug." Blaine moaned.
"You're such a baby when you're sick." Kurt laughed.
"Oh sure make fun of the dying man. Kurt. That's nice." He said. Then Addie started crying.
"You're not dying and your daughter is crying. I'm going to get her and take her to Rachel's. She's been dying to get her hands on her again." Kurt said.
"Fine, but don't let her corrupt my daughter." Blaine pleaded as he turned back over and flopped his face in the pillow.
"Will do!" Kurt yelled as he left the room. He walked into kitchen and Addie was screaming in her booster seat. It wasn't crying she was just screaming.
"Well, aren't you talkative this morning?" Kurt laughed. "Do you want to go see Rachel?" he asked. She stopped screaming and clapped her hands. He brought her into her room and put together the cutest outfit he could find and pulled Addie's blonde spiral curls into two ponytails.
"There, I think this is the cutest you've ever looked. Your Dada may have his own fashion sense, but he has no idea how to dress a little girl." Kurt stated proudly. Then he said a quick goodbye to Blaine, who was currently dead to the world thanks to Nyquil and left for Rachel's house.
They pulled into Rachel's driveway and she was waiting for them. "Hey, Where's Blaine?" She asked.
"He's dead to the world in his room. He caught what Addie had yesterday." Kurt replied as he unbuckled Addie from her car seat.
"Aww that's too bad. We'll still have fun. Right Addie?" Rachel cooed. Addie smiled, but snuggled in closer to Kurt's shoulder. They went inside the house and Rachel spent the next hour playing with Addie on the floor. Rachel was chasing her and then Addie fell. She started crying
"Daddy!" She yelled.
"Kurt, I think she wants Blaine." Rachel said. Kurt came into the living room and walked towards them.
"Addie, Dada's at home." He said.
"Daddy." She cried pointing her finger at Kurt. Kurt was shocked. Had Addie really just called him Daddy!
"Okay baby girl, come here." He said taking Addie from Rachel.
"Kurt, she just called you daddy. Do you how big that is?" Rachel screamed.
"Yes, I aware Rachel I'm just not sure if it's a good or bad thing." Kurt said quietly. "Anyway, I guess we should get going. I have to check on Blaine anyway.
"Okay, Bye. Bye bye Addie." Rachel called.
Once they got home he set Addie on the floor to play with her toys and went upstairs. "How's the dead man." Kurt asked sitting down on the edge of Blaine's bed.
"Better actually." He said with a nasally voice. Kurt put his hand on Blaine's forehead.
"You don't feel like you have a fever anymore." He said.
"So, how was Rachel's?" he asked.
"Addie called me daddy today." He said with a smile.
"I was waiting for that to happen. You're practically her second Dad Kurt it was only a matter of time." Blaine stated.
"You've probably been prompting her to call me that." Kurt said.
"Yeah pretty much." Blaine said. "I'm going to marry you one day Kurt, so she might as well get used to it."
"Oh yeah; What if I say no?" Kurt said.
"You love me too much. That would never happen." stated Blaine proudly.
"Oh really, we'll just see about that sicky.' laughed Kurt as he went back downstairs to check on Addie.
"Where's Dada?" She asked.
"He's upstairs. Do you want to go say hi." He asked. She nodded her head and grabbed Kurt's hand.
She flew through Blaine's bedroom door. "Dada!" She yelled. Blaine sat up in bed and opened his arms to his toddler flying into his bedroom. He sat Addie on his lap. Kurt came into the room a minute later.
"Hey Addie. Who's that? Blaine asked pointing to Kurt.
"Daddy!" She screamed. Blaine kissed her head and Kurt smiled.
"That's right Addie- Bug. I'm your daddy." said Kurt.