A/N: So there you go - 130 chapters and it's 11pm. Yay! We're going to go sleep now XD So, I'm going to just fill in the gaps that we got rid of. After Graduation, Jeff's parents died in a car crash, leaving both him and Katelyn as orphans. This is set perhaps 4 or 5 days later.
Rating: Language... T?
Dressed in his pj's that night, Kurt stumbled into Jeff's guest room, tripping over the bag Blaine had left in the doorway and ending up sprawled over Blaine.
Blaine mumbled something, shifting slightly and curling into Kurt's side. Kurt sighed, climbing under the blankets and smiling as Blaine draped himself over his chest, kissing his collar bone before resting his head on his shoulder.
"Kurt?" Blaine asked sleepily, his breath warm on Kurt's neck.
"Mmm?"
"Why do things change so fast?" he asked, a little insecurely. Kurt instinctively tucked himself closer to Blaine.
"I don't know." he murmured, kissing the top of his head. Blaine shifted, moving so they could see each other's faces.
"Promise we won't ever change? That we'll still be together years from now?" Blaine asked him, blushing a little. Kurt smiled up at him.
"I promise." he said earnestly, moving his hand to touch Blaine's cheek as he sighed, leaning down to kiss Kurt gently before cuddling back into his side.
Kurt started petting Blaine's hair as he nuzzled into his chest, tangling their legs together.
"Love you." Blaine mumbled sleepily.
"I love you too." Kurt whispered quietly, as Blaine dropped into sleep, pressed up against Kurt.
^.^
When Kurt and Blaine stumbled sleepily downstairs the next morning, David, Zoey, Wes and Kimiko were already downstairs, chatting with Nick.
"Morning." Blaine grumbled, clutching Kurt's hand.
"Morning!" the gaggle of people chorused, and Kurt grinned as Kimiko flung herself at him, wrapping him up in a hug.
"Where's Jeff and Katelyn?" Kurt glanced around the room.
"Sleeping still." Nick said with a small smile. "I was woken up by these freaks at about six this morning."
David frowned. "You think that's bad? I was woken up by them at four."
Wes shrugged. "We were bored."
"At four…in the morning?"
Wes shrugged again. "Kimi's an early riser."
Kimiko rolled her eyes, her gaze then flicking to Blaine. "Blainers…you okay?"
He blinked sleepily, raising his head from where it was buried under his arms on the table.
"He needs coffee." Kurt said softly, moving to the kitchen.
"Aww!" she patted Blaine's curls and he groaned, his head falling to the table again.
Kurt brought over a steaming mug and Blaine took it gratefully, taking a small sip that burnt his tongue. He didn't mind – it tasted like heaven.
"So what's the plan for today?" Kurt re-joined the conversation.
"Well…how is Jeff coping?" David asked.
Nick shrugged. "He's doing okay. He gets sad, but he'll be okay."
David nodded. "We should find a beach or something. Lake Erie is nice."
Wes frowned. "That's a four hour drive."
"And we need to be home tomorrow." Nick said.
"You guys do realise I have a pool, right?" Jeff mumbled as he came downstairs.
Wes and David blinked before bursting into laughter. "Oh yeah…"
Zoey chuckled. "Didn't you tell us to bring a spare change of clothes for that exact reason?"
Kimiko giggled. "Silly Wes."
Jeff smiled sleepily, letting Nick pull him into a hug.
"Morning." He said sleepily, nuzzling into Nick slightly.
"What are you guys talking about?" he asked, nodding his thanks to Kurt as he pushed a cup of coffee towards him.
"Just about what we're doing today." Nick kissed his cheek.
"Pool?" Jeff asked.
"That's what we were thinking." Wes grinned. "At the very least, something with water. We came prepared."
Jeff chuckled. "Alright. Sounds like a plan."
"Well, it's only eight and it's still kinda cold outside." Kurt said softly.
"We can wait until Katelyn wakes up."
"Can I go back to sleep?" Blaine asked hopefully, and Kurt patted his hair affectionately.
"Sorry baby."
Blaine groaned with a small yawn.
"I'll go check on Katie – see if she's awake." Jeff offered and they nodded, watching his retreating figure.
"Did you guys bring swimming gear?" David asked Kurt and Blaine.
Blaine nodded. "I grabbed both of ours when I went back to your place." Blaine poked Kurt in the side.
"Why on earth would you think to bring them?"
Blaine shrugged. "Jeff has a pool."
^.^
An hour later, they were all finally awake.
"Wes and I will go get some snackage." Blaine suddenly announced, and Wes shot him a look.
"We will?"
Blaine nodded, giving Kurt a quick kiss on the cheek. "You guys set up the pool yard." Blaine grinned excitedly. "Music, tables for snackage…chairs…"
Kurt raised an eyebrow.
"What are you planning?"
Blaine just grinned and kissed him again before grabbing the keys to Kurt's navigator and pulling Wes out the door.
"You should pick up your car at the same time!" Kurt yelled playfully out the door.
Kimiko giggled and took Kurt's hand. "Come on kitty."
"Kitty?"
She grinned and nodded, and Kurt raised his eyebrows at her. She didn't respond, instead taking him to the table and going round to the other side.
"Help?"
Jeff had been watching them. "We have fold-out tables in the shed outside."
Kimiko nodded, letting go of the table and skipping out.
Kurt shook his head. "That girl has boundless energy."
"When did you get so old Kurt?" Nick teased. "You were the same at seventeen."
"Was not." Kurt laughed.
"What about Animal? Raise Your Glass?" Jeff countered and Kurt laughed.
"That was performances – it's completely different." He retorted, and Jeff and Nick just laughed, following Kimiko outside..
They set up the numerous tables and deck chairs – Zoey commandeering one almost immediately. Katelyn wandered around aimlessly, until she sat on the seat next to Zoey.
"Hey Katie." Zoey smiled, noticing Katlyn's eyes trained on her swollen stomach.
"Hi." She was almost timid. "Why is your tummy so big?"
Zoey smiled warmly, patting the end of the deck chair. Katlyn sat next to her, still staring.
"Well, I've got a baby inside me."
Katelyn blinked in confusion. "Inside?"
Zoey nodded patiently as Katelyn looked at her stomach some more. "How?"
Zoey faltered a bit. "Well, David put it there."
Katelyn's eyes narrowed, looking over at David. "Why?"
Zoey grinned, glad she'd avoided the semantics of the situation. "David and I love each other very much, and we wanted someone just like you to take care of."
Katelyn's eyes widened. "Just like me?"
"Not just like you. But probably someone you'd be able to play with. It might be a boy, but it'll still be a friend for you."
Katelyn seemed to consider this. "Can I touch?"
Zoey grinned, nodding.
"Be gentle Katie." Jeff called from where he, Kurt, Nick and David were lifting the pool table outside.
She nodded at him and tentatively reached for her stomach, pressing her palms against the slight bulge, made more apparent by her maternity swimsuit.
"It's…pudgy." She whispered, amazed by the sheer newness of it all. "But it's like…hard."
Zoey giggled, watching the young girl's expression change from confused, to amazed, to delighted. Katie grinned, snuggling up and wrapping her arms around Zoey's stomach. Her face was pressed against the top and she was slightly sprawled over the chair and Zoey, but the older woman didn't mind. Zoey stroked Katelyn's fine hair affectionately with a small, special smile.
David watched on, a proud grin on his face.
He couldn't wait to be a dad.
^.^
"The fun has arrived!" Blaine announced happily, stepping into the backyard, loaded down with chips, dip, biscuits, and soft drink.
Wes was behind him, having found an esky and was carrying a few bags of ice with them.
By then, they had all commandeered chairs and were lazily waiting in the sun. Jeff and Nick had both shed their shirts, Katelyn still curled up against Zoey's stomach.
"Took you long enough." David mumbled, standing up and stretching.
Kurt was still lathering sunscreen onto his arms.
"Ah, Blaine." Kurt grinned, throwing the sunscreen at him when he managed to ditch the snacks. "Back please."
Kurt pulled off his shirt and Blaine sucked in a breath, settling behind Kurt. His boyfriend wasgorgeous. With tentative hands, Blaine squeezed the liquid out.
This was probably one of the only times he'd seen Kurt without his shirt off – except for a couple of times when Kurt was changing shirts and didn't have time to duck into the bathroom. It was strange – even stranger was the fact that they were in public and Blaine was touchinghim.
He rubbed the sunscreen onto the top of Kurt's back, being gentle and almost hesitant.
"You need to rub it in." Kurt breathed, almost inaudible.
"Yeah…" Blaine whispered, squeezing another coin-shaped blob into his hand and rubbing them together.
He took a breath and started massaging the cold cream into Kurt's skin, trying to ignore the way Kurt's breathing hitched. He even had to ignore the tiny moan that Kurt let out when he pressed against a pressure point on his boyfriends' back – smiling slightly at the blush that rose up the back of Kurt's neck.
"Oh my god, get a room!" Wes called obnoxiously from the deck chairs, and Blaine's eyes widened, Kurt's blush darkening as he shifted forward quickly.
"Okay, that's enough sunscreen." Kurt muttered, averting his eyes. "Your turn."
Blaine grinned, a little embarrassed, before pulling off his shirt. David wolf-whistled, receiving a solid smack on the head from Zoey a second later. Kurt took a lot less time – but most likely a lot more care in rubbing the sunscreen thoroughly over Blaine's toned back. Meanwhile, Blaine started on his chest, face and arms.
A few seconds later, a giant splash went up as Jeff bomb-dived into the pool. Katelyn screamed, half in terror and half in delight as Nick lifted her from the deck chair next to Zoey and threw her to Jeff.
"I was talking to the baby!" she protested, half giggling as she struggled against Jeff's chest.
Jeff just laughed, letting her go – her floaties stopping her from drowning.
Zoey moved to sit on the edge of the pool, David sitting with her.
"You can go in, if you want." Zoey said softly, watching as Blaine led Kurt to the steps, guiding him in.
Kurt didn't like the water that much. "Blaine…" he moaned as the cold water lapped at his knees.
"Come on babe…" Blaine coaxed him in a little further.
"The chlorine is going to ruin my hair." Kurt complained, and Blaine laughed.
"I'll help you wash it?" he offered.
Wes and Kimiko were setting out the food still, watching their antics.
"Are you a swimmer?" Kimiko asked softly, and Wes grinned.
"Yeah. You?" she grinned, nodding shyly.
She had to admit, she kinda liked Wes.
Wes finished setting out the food, surveying his work one more time before grinning and turning to face Kimiko. She giggled and suddenly launched herself into his arms, wrapping her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck. He instinctively wrapped his arms around her, but she was already moving. She scrambled around his side, somehow managing to end up on his back.
"Onwards steed!" she cried, and Wes laughed, galloping towards the pool.
"Ready?" he asked, poised to jump. She laughed, digging her heels into his side, and clutching at him tighter.
"Go!" she yelled, ducking her face into the back of his neck to protect her eyes as Wes tried to jump, epically failing , and belly flopping into the pool.
They laughed, spluttering as they surfaced and Wes grabbed his stomach dramatically, whining.
"Aww, poor Wes." Kimiko giggled, poking his stomach where it was starting to go red. She poked her tongue out at him, turning and using him as leverage to kick off and escape.
"Can't catch me." she giggled, hiding behind Kurt where he stood on the step, the water barely at knee depth.
"Oy, Anderson!" Wes called. "What team are you on?"
Blaine paused for a second, before grabbing Kurt's arms, yanking him bodily into the pool, against his chest, ignoring his yells of protest.
"It's cold." Kurt whimpered, cuddling closer before freezing – Blaine's chest was very bare - and pulling away.
Wes launched himself towards Kimiko, where she stood on the step, no longer protected.
"Oh crap." She squealed, diving back into the pool, darting around peoples legs.
David had just slid into the pool, reaching up to grab Zoey's waist to help her in. She swatted at his arms.
"I'm pregnant David, not an invalid." She reminded him, smiling softly as he leant close enough to kiss her stomach gently, glancing around to check no one had seen. She placed her hands on his shoulders, leaning forward as he took her weight, easing her slowly into the water before bending down to kiss her again.
"Thanks." She said, resting against him for a second before pushing him away. "Now, go play with your friends."
He laughed, kissing her again gently before turning to gauge the situation. Kimiko had run out of the water, hurrying around the edge of the pool while Katelyn and Jeff cheered for her. Wes tackled her on the grass, stopping himself just before he properly fell on her and proceeded to tickle her.
"No! Wesley! Wesley! Please! No!" she squealed through peals of uncontrollable laughter, trying to kick him away.
Ding Dong.
The whole backyard froze, everyone looking towards the house. Kimiko took that moment to roll away, while Jeff turned around and shot Wes a suspicious look.
"What did you do?"
"Why did you immediately assume it was me?"
"It was either you or Blaine – you looked far too smug when you walked in before." Jeff accused, getting up out of the water.
Wes and Blaine laughed.
"No seriously, who is it?"
"Go see for youself."
Jeff apprehensively went around to the side of the house, unlocking the side gate and heading to the front. Crowded around the front of his house stood Puck, Finn, Brittany, Mercedes, and Rachel in one group. In a second group, three of his friends from Dalton stood – Ethan, John and Cameron.
"Umm, hi?" he asked, more then slightly confused.
^.^
By the time they came back around the side of the house, Kimiko was holding onto Kurt, using him as a sheild as Wes advanced on them. Blaine stood to the side, trying to decide who's team to join while David and Nick crept up behind Kurt and Kimiko.
Zoey was sitting on the steps, laughing while Katelyn splashed in the water with her.
"Thanks for letting me know we were having a party." Jeff grinned, pausing their game.
The gaggle of people swarmed into the yard, laughing as Nick and David pounced on Kurt and Kimiko. Blaine automatically swam to his boyfriend's aid, play wrestling Nick.
Ethan, John, Cameron, Brittany and Finn immediately joined those in the water, while the others went to the food.
Despite the fact that it was unprepared and completely different to what the original plan was, Nick was glad to see Jeff was still smiling and being happy. Katelyn was enjoying herself too – meeting the new faces and having fun with them.
At lunchtime, Wes, Kurt and Zoey raided Jeff's fridge and found suitable meat to put on the barbeque for all of them, throwing a salad in as well.
"We should get going soon…" Mercedes said with a sigh, as the others agreed. It didn't take them long to finish eating, helping to clean up before gathering their stuff. Almost as quickly as they'd arrived, the giant group of people was gone, leaving just the originals.
David pulled a deck chair into the shade for Zoey, before moving another one for himself. She eased herself down, a hand protectively on her stomach. Katelyn climbed back up onto her lap, gently resting her head against the baby bump and yawning. Zoey smiled at her, gently petting her hair and David reached for her free hand.
Nick and Jeff were sitting on the edge of the pool, having reapplied sunscreen, and were talking seriously, their heads together.
Kimiko dived into the pool, frowning when Wes tried to reprimand her.
"Kimi, no!" he'd called. "You're not supposed to swim after you eat!"
"I'm not a puppy Wesley." She pouted, putting her hands up as cat ears. "Meow!"
Kurt and Blaine had collapsed on the edge of the pool. Blaine was dangling his feet in the water, lying back against the stone, while Kurt rested his head on Blaine's stomach, yawning as they spoke quietly. They'd put on their shirts – Kurt far too pedantic to let them get sunburned.
"What are we going to do with Katelyn tomorrow?" Kurt asked, rolling over and kissing Blaine's sternum through his shirt.
Blaine shrugged. "More movies."
Kurt rolled his eyes. "Oh sure. Great idea…" he yawned slightly. "We should take her out."
Blaine stroked the back of Kurt's head, letting out a small yawn too. "Where?"
Kurt shrugged, "We'll figure it out tomorrow. Has it been half an hour yet?"
"Wes and Kimi seem to think so." Blaine chuckled, sitting up.
Kurt got off his stomach, sitting up next to him and stretching. Kimiko had convinced Wes to get in, compromising with that fact that they would both have stomach-aches and could deal with them together.
Blaine shucked off his shirt, finding the sunscreen and reapplying. It was getting to late afternoon, but Kurt had insisted. They reapplied the sunscreen to each other's backs without so much fuss this time, but it was still a little awkward.
Ready to get back in, Blaine turned to face the pool, just as David snuck up behind him, pushing him in. He fell into the water with a giant splash, soaking Kurt and David where they stood on the edge.
Nick and Jeff had moved to the step, relaxing in the water, still talking quietly.
On her deck chair, Zoey was half asleep, stroking Katelyn's hair as the younger girl slept.
Deciding he was already soaked, David dived into the pool, leaving Kurt standing on the edge by himself.
In the pool, Kimiko squealed, ducking around the people as Wes chased her again.
"Kurt, help!" she cried, trying to hide behind Blaine. Kurt sighed, sliding into the pool.
"Okay Kimi." he said, trying hard not to get his hair wet again. His hopes were ruined as David dive bombed into the pool behind him, completely soaking him.
Kimiko squealed again as Blaine ducked under water and swam away, leaving her unprotected as Wes advanced toward her, swimming hurriedly to hang off of Kurt's shoulders.
"Wes... Stop it! Wesley, no!" Kimiko yelled from behind Kurt as he warily backed away from Wes.
"Blaine, help!" Kurt called as Wes came closer and closer.
Blaine tackled him, giving Kurt and Kimiko the opportunity to get away, both swimming hurriedly to the other end of the pool.
^.^
Things started to calm down as the sun slowly set, until there was barely a dim glow in the sky. Kimiko and Wes were long out of the water, lying on a blanket near the barbeque. Zoey and David were lying on the edge, their legs dangling in the water, with Katelyn sleeping on a deck chair in between Jeff and Nick, who looked as if they were napping.
Kurt and Blaine remained in the pool. It was freezing – but getting out would mean the cold wind on their cold, wet bodies, and that wasn't really appealing.
"This is nice." Kurt's teeth chattered, but only slightly as they made another lazy lap around the pool, trying to keep warm as the water temperature dropped.
Blaine noticed the slight shiver and pulled him closer, flush against his chest. Kurt went rigid in his arms, his face practically pushed into Blaine's neck.
They were hugging.
In a pool.
Without their shirts on.
"Is this weird?" Blaine asked softly, his breath warm on Kurt's shoulder.
"I don't know." Kurt breathed.
"You're not shivering anymore." Blaine noted
"You're warm."
"Exactly." Blaine breathed, readjusting his hands from where they were awkwardly grabbing Kurt around the shoulders to holding him lazily, his arms wrapped around his back.
Kurt relaxed slightly, focusing on the way Blaine's chest felt against his own – how warm and protected he felt being this close. The rising of his chest in time with hitched breathing sent shivers up Kurt's spine – but this time it wasn't from the cold.
"It doesn't have to be weird." Blaine said softly.
"What?"
"We…don't do this. The whole…no shirts thing." He was nervously shifting from foot to foot – more noticeable because they were in the water.
A blush rose to Kurt's cheeks. "Yeah…I know."
Blaine pulled back, resting his forehead against Kurt's and looking into his eyes.
"Should we do this?" Blaine asked, a troubled expression on his face.
Kurt went rigid again and his eyes went wide. Blaine's widened equally when he realised his sentence hadn't come out quite the way he wanted it to.
"No, I mean…like…" he gave a frustrated groan and his eyes closed. "I mean…I love kissing you, and I love sitting and just cuddling and being together…but I've seen other couples and they…they touch inappropriately during class and they practically are doing each other in the streets." His eyes opened. "Are we…doing this wrong?"
Kurt worried his lip between his teeth. Blaine had a point.
"I don't know." He admitted, feeling his face flushing. "I mean…I like this…" he looked down where their chests met. "But…it doesn't feel like we need to go further…even when we're kissing and stuff."
"Is that a bad thing…?" Blaine asked.
Kurt was worried. "I…I don't know?"
"I mean…I love you Kurt. I love you so much..."
"I know that. I love you too!"
"Yeah…" Blaine nodded to himself. "Relationships…they don't need to be based on…intimacy. It's love."
Kurt grinned slightly, nodding. He was afraid Blaine was going to doubt the strength of their relationship – and Kurt really couldn't have dealt with that at the moment.
"This…" Kurt smiled, looking down between them again. "…is still good." He blushed.
Blaine grinned shyly, tilting his head to kiss Kurt gently.
Wes let out a wolf whistle and they pulled apart, shooting him a dirty look. The whistle, however, had roused Jeff from his nap.
"Guys…" he mumbled sleepily. "You must be freezing!"
The sun had set a little while ago, and the automatic sensor lights had been on. Jeff got up, careful not to disturb Katelyn and Nick.
"You'll catch pneumonia or something." Jeff said as the two of them climbed out.
They all headed inside then, taking their turns in the shower.
Zoey had washed Katelyn's hair for her, taking care to get all of the chlorine out, so her hair didn't turn green.
Finally free of chlorine, everyone gathered back in the lounge room. David and Zoey had sat together on the couch, Zoey curling her feet up beside her and leaning heavily into David's side, yawning. Jeff had tossed them a blanket, making Nick move over so they could share a recliner, Katelyn coming and cuddling into his lap.
Kimiko had sprawled herself out on the floor when Wes had claimed the other recliner, amusing herself by pushing the carpet in different directions. Kurt and Blaine sat on the floor, leaning against the couch, lazily cuddled together.
Kurt had taken one look at Jeff's face, leaving the room and coming back with a tube of aloe vera.
"Put it on." he'd told Jeff. "The last thing you need is to be sunburnt tomorrow."
Jeff had nodded, agreeing as he smothered his face in the goop.
^.^
No one could be bothered cooking, so Wes had ordered pizza, him and David splitting the cost between them.
After dinner they'd collapsed back in front of the T.V.. Zoey had sunk down, her head in David's lap as he played with her hair. Katelyn had snuggled up into her arms, David covering them both with the blanket.
Kimiko had settled herself in Wes's lap, curling up like a cat and falling asleep almost immediately, much to his confusion. He'd left his hands on the armrests, twitching every now and then, unsure as to whether or not he should wrap them around her.
Jeff and Nick were curled around each other, semi hidden under a blanket, something quite hard to achieve with how careful Jeff was being of the aloe on his face. Kurt was still seated on the floor, but Blaine had tipped over, resting his head on Kurt's legs as Kurt petted his hair.
By the time the movie finished, everyone was ready to leave. Jeff had scooped Katelyn up off the couch, settling her easily in his arms and carrying her upstairs, tucking her into bed.
David had helped Zoey back to her feet, half carrying her out to the car as they said their good-byes, helping her into the passenger seat.
Kurt had taken pity on Wes, leaving Blaine asleep on the floor and moving to wake Kimiko up.
"Kimi, time to wake up." he said gently. She'd blinked sleepily, holding her arms out to be helped up. Kurt helped her up, passing her back to Wes when he got up as well, much to Kimiko's dismay.
"Bye Kitty!" he called after them laughing as Wes was forced to carry Kimiko outside while she swore at him in Japanese, Kurt only catching the odd word here and there, something about Wes being a 'baka'.
Kurt moved to lean over Blaine, kissing his cheek.
"Blaine, time to get up." he whispered gently, shaking his shoulder. Blaine mumbled something sleepily, trying to roll over.
"Blaine, you don't want to sleep on the floor, you'll hurt yourself." Kurt told him gently, insistently shaking his shoulder until Blaine opened his eyes, blinking blearily up at him.
"Hmm?"
"Get up." Kurt told him, giggling slightly. "Or no cuddling."
Blaine's eyes widened and he pushed himself to his feet, stumbling down the hallway. By the time Kurt followed him; having waited for Nick to come back inside, he was already in his pyjamas, half asleep again. Kurt smiled at him fondly, ducking into the en-suite bathroom to change before crawling under the covers with him.
"I listened." Blaine said plaintively when Kurt didn't immediately move to cuddle up with him.
"I know baby." Kurt said soothingly, moving to hug him against his chest. "Sleep time now okay?" he said, petting at his hair as Blaine snuggled into him, resting his head on his chest.
"Love you Kurt." Blaine whispered his voice sleepy.
"Love you too Blainers." Kurt whispered affectionately.
A/N: Goooddniigghhtt :D