Chapter 11
After a week of living together Kurt, Blaine, and Addie had developed a full proof routine. Kurt got up first and made breakfast for everyone. Then after they all got ready Blaine and Addie would go in one car and Kurt would go in another. Blaine would drop Addie off at daycare, while Kurt ran for coffee for Blaine and himself for school. After school Kurt would pick up Addie from daycare and Blaine went to work at the diner. Then on Saturdays, Kurt worked at the garage. Sunday was relaxation and family day. They had busy weeks, but it was worth it. There was enough money to live on and some extra too. Now, the next project to tackle was Addie's fourth birthday party.
"Addie, what kind of party do you want?" Kurt asked.
"I want to go to Bounce- U!" Addie replied. Kurt looked confused.
"What is Bounce- U?" Kurt asked. Addie looked thrilled to explain this.
"It's this place with big blow things that you get to jump on. Like slides, and obstacle courses! It's awesome!" Addie exclaimed.
"Oh really? Well, I'll have to talk to your Dada." Kurt replied with a laugh.
"I'll be the happiest girl if I can have my party there." Addie said with puppy dog eyes.
"I didn't say no, Addie. Stop with the guilt trip." Kurt replied. Blaine walked in through the door a few minutes later.
"Hey guys" Blaine said after taking off his coat. Addie went over to him and tugged on his hand.
"Dada, do you know what next Wednesday is?" Addie said.
"Hmmm, I don't know. The date is December 14. The date sounds so familiar." Blaine teased.
"Dada!" Addie screamed as Blaine laughed in the background.
"I know it's your birthday." Blaine finally said.
"Good, now talk to Daddy Kurt about my party." Addie said as she pushed on Blaine's butt towards Kurt, before running off.
"She wants to have her party at this Bounce-U place." Kurt said.
"How expensive is it?" Blaine asked.
"I haven't checked. Let me do that now." Kurt replied. He grabbed his laptop and googled Bounce-U. "It's 278 dollars for 10 kids for an hour and a half of bouncing." Kurt replied with a nervous look on his face.
"That's almost 300 dollars. I can't afford that!" Blaine said.
"Well, we could probably swing it. I can put forward some and I bet my parents would give some too." Kurt said trying to reason with him.
"I don't want your parents to have to pay for it. I just want to be able to pay for my four year old to have a freaking birthday party." Blaine said angrily.
"Okay, come on. Don't get upset. Let me just look for something else." Kurt said. He googled something on his computer and then looked back up. "How about Chuck ? It's only 150 dollars for 10 kids. That's a lot cheaper than Bounce-U. We could do that." Kurt said.
"I guess we could do that, but we don't even know if she wants to." Blaine said.
"Blaine, its Chuck E. Cheese. Every kid loves it there." Kurt retorted. "Addie, come here!" he yelled. Addie came running down the hallway from her room.
"What?" She asked.
"How would you like to have your party at Chuck E. Cheese, instead of Bounce-U?" Kurt asked.
"That would be fun." Addie replied with a smile on her face before running off to play.
"See. She wants to." Kurt replied. Blaine smiled quickly and went back into his thoughts.
"What's wrong?" Kurt asked. "Is it work? Or something else?"
"I just feel like a half assed Dad. I can't even give my daughter the birthday party that she wants." Blaine replied.
"Blaine, you are an amazing dad. You're supporting her the best way you can." Kurt said as he kissed Blaine on his forehead.
"Fine, plan the party." He replied. A week went by quickly and Addie's party looked amazing. They invited ten of Addie's friends from daycare and all of the New Directions. Blaine also called Kelsey and invited her, even though he was a little skeptical. Addie looked absolutely adorable and so happy. She was wearing a pink birthday girl long sleeved t-shirt and a purple skirt with leggings. In addition she also wore a silver tiara with pink and purple jewels that formed a four. Everyone had already arrived, except for Kelsey.
"She's not coming. She's going to leave her again." Blaine said.
"She's just late Blaine. Give her some time." Kurt replied as he continued to pass out pizza. Then the door opened a girl with long dirty blonde hair and blue eyes walked in. She was wearing a pretty blouse, tight jeans, and high heeled leather boots and was carrying a blue present bag.
"Hot damn, who is that?" Puck murmured.
"Shut up." Blaine replied as he made his way over to the girl.
"What did I say?" Puck asked defensively.
"That's Kelsey, Addie's biological mom." Kurt replied quietly.
"Damn, Blaine hit that. I'm jealous." Puck whispered.
"Puckermen, shut up." Kurt said. Blaine walked back over with Kelsey. She walked over to Addie.
"Happy Birthday Addie, I'm…your Dada's friend, Kelsey." She said.
"Hi!" Addie replied. Blaine watched like a hawk from the corner. After all the kids were finished with their pizza, one of the workers brought out the cake and set it in front of Addie. She looked so happy.
"Okay guys, Let's sing happy birthday to Addie." Kurt said. Everybody gathered around the table and then they sang. At the end, Addie blew out the candles and everyone clapped. All the kids ate their cake and then raced off to play some games. Addie came running over with fistfuls full of ticket a few minutes later.
"Daddies, can you hold my tickets?" She asked. Kurt nodded and then took the tickets from her hands. Then they heard one of the workers calling their names to come and pay the bill. Addie raced off to play more games but she tripped and fell down and she started crying. Kelsey was nearby and rushed over to help. She picked her up and comforted her
"Shh Shh, it's okay, Mommy's here." She said and she instantly realized what she had said. Addie looked at her with a confused look on her face. Blaine stood nearby with rage written across his face. He took Addie from her arms and handed her to Kurt who came running over when he heard Addie's cries.
"Get the hell out of here." Blaine said in a low voice as he gritted his teeth.
"Blaine, I swear, I didn't mean too. It was an accident." Kelsey stammered.
"Get out." He repeated. "I will talk to you outside." Kelsey walked out and Blaine followed her.
"Is Dada's friend really my mommy?" Addie asked her eyes still wet with tears.
"Umm… You have to ask Dada." Kurt replied. Meanwhile outside Blaine and Kelsey were fighting.
"How could you tell her?" Blaine yelled.
"Blaine, I didn't mean too. It just slipped out." Kelsey cried.
"I said you were to play by my rules. My one rule was that she didn't know who you really are!' Blaine screamed.
"Please, Blaine, I'm so sorry. Don't let me stop seeing her. She's so amazing and I can't just forget about her." Kelsey said.
"Well, I can't do that anymore can I? Keep the mother that never wanted her away from her. She knows who you are now!" Blaine said.
"Do not say that I never wanted her. I did what I thought was best for her!" Kelsey spat. "I have always wanted her. Leaving her on your doorstep was the hardest moment in my life."
"God damn it. You do not get to pull this shit on me." Blaine said. "She is my daughter."
"Well, you know what Blaine! She is my daughter too!" Kelsey screamed. "I know it may not seem that way, but to me, she has always been my daughter. So, I don't care what you say. I will fight to see her." That left Blaine speechless.
"You're going to take me to court." Blaine asked angrily.
"If I have to!" Kelsey spat. "That is up to you. You let me know when you decide if I can see my daughter or not." Then she stomped away leaving Blaine alone in the parking lot. Blaine walked back into Chuck E. Cheese and found Kurt. All the kids were getting ready to leave and the New Directions were too, even though they were very worried about Blaine. Kurt had gathered up all Addie's presents. Addie reached hands up to Blaine and he picked her up and held her close.
"Are you ready to go?" Kurt asked and Blaine nodded. They drove home in silence and after they got home they all just wanted to go to bed.
"Can I open my presents?" Addie asked quietly. Blaine's face softened and walked over to her.
"Of course you can baby." He replied. They piled all of her present in the middle of the room and Addie went to town on opening them. She got two baby dolls, two Barbie dolls, a set of large Legos, a Walmart gift-card, and two dress-up out fits. Burt and Carole had given her a beautiful necklace with her name on it and a piggy back with a beautiful little girl painted on it with her name. Finn and Rachel had given her three very cute outfits, which both Blaine and Kurt were sure that Rachel had picked out. In addition to that they had a given her a necklace with a little gold star on it. Puck had gotten her an amazingly cute leather jacket with Addie written across the back, Brittany and Santana gave her a stuffed cat. Quinn gave her a little doll house with a family of dolls to play with. Mercedes gave her a toy microphone to practice her singing, even though they weren't sure if Addie even liked to sing yet. Overall she had an awesome birthday and got tons of great presents.
"Do you want one more present from me and Daddy Kurt?" Blaine asked.
"Yes!' Addie exclaimed. Blaine went into the office and wheeled out a purple bike with pink training wheels and a pink helmet. "Whoa!" Addie said and she went running over.
"Daddies, this is awesome." She said.
"We're glad you like it sweetie." Kurt replied. She stopped playing with her bike for a moment and walked over to Blaine.
"Dada was your friend really my mommy?" She asked. Blaine and Kurt looked at each other and pondered what to tell her. Blaine finally turned back to her and replied "Yes."
"But you don't have to see her if you don't want to." Blaine continued.
"I don't know if I want to. Why doesn't she live here with us? My friends' mommies all live with them." She replied.
"Umm, honey, some families are different. Some families have two mommies and some have two daddies, like our family." Blaine said. "and sometimes when you have a family like ours the mommy doesn't live with them."
"But why?" Addie asked.
"Because Dada doesn't love your mommy like I love Kurt and that's okay. I want your mommy to be happy." Blaine lied through his teeth. How could he tell her that her mother left her on his doorstep when she was two days old?
"Why don't I see her?" Addie replied. "If she's my mommy shouldn't I see her?"
"She was out of town for a while, but now she's back. Do you want to see her?" Blaine asked.
"Yeah" Addie responded.
"Okay, I'll tell her that sweetie. Why don't you go play?" Blaine replied. Addie nodded and she ran off to her room with some of her new toys.
"Are you really going to let her see Kelsey?" Kurt asked.
"I have no choice." Blaine responded.
"What do you mean you have no choice?" Kurt said.
"Kelsey, she said that I didn't let her see Addie that she was taking me to court." He said.
"Are you kidding me? No judge in their right mind would ever give her custody of Addie. She left her on a doorstep when she was two days old. How does she not understand that?" Kurt said angrily.
"I know, but how can I not let her. You heard Addie. She wants to know her." Blaine responded.
"Well, then I guess let her come for supervised visits." Kurt said. "This is your decision honey. You're her father and whatever you want I'll back you up on. If you decide to let her see Addie, that's fine. If she takes you to court, then let's go kick her ass." Blaine smiled.
"I love you." He said. "But I want you to know that your Addie's dad too. I want to put you down as her legal guardian. If something should happen to me I want you to get custody of her. I never want Kelsey to get her hands on her." Blaine said. "If Addie wants to see her fine, but she will never be with Kelsey out of our sight. We are her parents not her." Kurt smiled and kissed Blaine.
"Okay, let's go put our daughter to bed." Kurt replied.