There's No Place Better Ch 17
Kurt was ecstatic practically floating on air. Someone had taken time to come to the middle of Lima and see his works first hand.
He'd spent two weeks getting samples from the women even making sure Hayden's little suit was pristinely clean. They wanted his designs! Kurt had seen them off and rushed right to the high school to find Noah. He had two great things to tell his lover.
Kurt went to the teachers' lounge and stopped in his tracks. Noah was sitting with a woman about their age, not just sitting but shoulder to shoulder with her. Kurt backed away from the windows and leaned against the wall calming himself. Honestly he didn't think Noah would cheat on him but a part of him nagged that they were sitting suspiciously close. Kurt decided to leave and just show up at Noah's house later.
Will caught him in the art hallway. "Hey Kurt what are you doing here?"
"Um I came to see Noah."
"Oh that's right he mentioned you had an interview with that designer today. How did it go?"
"Great they want to use my designs. I'll have my own label in a little over a year." Kurt plastered on a face grin. Bless William Schuster he did care but he was oblivious at times. "I have some errands to run so I kind of…"
"Oh, no don't let me keep you. Congrats Kurt. Can we still count on you for costumes?"
"Of course William I wouldn't just turn my back on you. I loved making the outfits." Kurt smiled again and continued on his way. Kurt drove around for a while till it was time to go to Noah's. The drive hadn't made him feel any better but he felt calmer about the whole ordeal. Noah greeted him with anticipation of his news. Kurt felt even worse for a moment. "Noah you'd tell me if you wanted to move on right?" Well he hadn't planned on blurting that out.
"Kurt what are you talking about?"
"I went to the school right after my interview. I saw you sitting closer then professionally necessary with a woman. I know you wouldn't cheat on me but I would hope you wouldn't string me along until you can find someone else for sure." Kurt hung his head. "I know I hurt you last month and I'm such a handful. I wouldn't blame you."
"Kurt I'm not interested in anyone else." Noah's tone was aggravated but it wasn't angry.
"I'm not accusing you of anything just telling you…"
"Kurt I'm not interested in Gloria or any other woman. I am flattered that you'd believe I wouldn't cheat on you but I'm hurt you'd think I'd get bored with you. Kurt I want to be with you. Shit did you learn nothing from the incident last month?"
"I did. I thought I did." Kurt hesitated then pulled a manila folder out of his bag. He held it out to Noah. The other took it and looked through it with a frown.
"I don't understand."
"Those are copies of my very thorough and rather invasive medical exam by two doctors to confirm that it is not only possible to conceive but safe for me to carry another baby." Kurt explained looking at Noah hesitantly.
"Wha…what did they say?"
"I'll be a bit of a risk if I don't follow their every order but I've been cleared to try." Noah dropped the file and swooped Kurt up with a whoop spinning him around. "Noah I'm going to be sick don't spin me." Noah stopped and put Kurt down so he could kiss him.
"You're sure about this?"
"Yes Noah. I'm going to have to quit the garage during my whole pregnancy so I'll have plenty of time to work on my new formal line." Noah's jaw dropped. Kurt smiled brightly at him. The earlier unpleasantness was forgotten as Noah swooped Kurt up bridal style and brought him to the bedroom. What better time to start then in celebration on Kurt's success then to get started on baby number two?
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"Hurry up Kurt we still have to get the cake started and everything set up." Kurt glared at the door and the woman on the other side.
"This would be so much easier if you would shut up. I've been holding it all morning and now I can't go." Kurt heard Mercedes walk away with a huff. It was Hayden's birthday and Noah had taken him out for the morning so Kurt could get things done. Actually he had gotten them both out of the house so he could take yet another pregnancy test. Each negative result was just depressing and it was starting to weigh down on him. Mercedes was setting up the ingredients when he entered the kitchen setting the timer for their wait time.
"You look like someone kicked your puppy." She stated.
"We've been trying to get pregnant for over a month now." Kurt pulled on an apron and started mixing the ingredients. He refused to waste money to buy a cake he could make just as well on his own.
"Do you plan on telling him about these weekly tests?"
"No there's no point in making him go through this too. I'm starting to think I'm being a moron taking one every week." Kurt blushed honestly if he told his doctor the man would laugh at him.
"You're putting too much stress on this baby boy." She patted him on the back. "Maybe you should just forget about all this and just let it happen."
"I just don't understand Hayden happened in one night but Noah and I have been doing it every chance we get." Kurt turned on the beater and mixed the contents of the bowl. "Start adding the rest of the flour please." Ever since that afternoon they had done away with condoms and had brought almost every surface in both their homes into the attempt to get Kurt pregnant. It wasn't until the last week of September that Kurt had taken his first pregnancy test. Possible morning sickness had turned out to be a stomach bug Hayden had picked up from school and passed on. Kurt had two more tests so he had waited another week and tested again. He didn't understand why he wasn't getting pregnant.
"Kurt did you ever think it's not you but Noah's swimmers?" Mercedes asked as she put the cake into the oven. Kurt frowned and shook his head.
"That makes no sense he has a daughter."
"He had a daughter in high school. It's been years. Kurt it's something you two should look into if it doesn't happen for a while." Kurt leaned against the counter staring at the table full of decorations. "Look the doc said to much sex could be a bad thing maybe you guys should cut back." Kurt looked back to Mercedes as the timer went off. Kurt jumped and worried his lip. "Do you want me to…?"
"No." Kurt went to the bathroom Mercedes right behind him. The test read out a negative result. Kurt picked up everything putting it back in the box so he could throw it away in the kitchen trash and not have to worry about it being found. Mercedes hugged him and held him for a good while before they went to decorating the house for Hayden's party.
When Hayden and Noah returned the house was done and the guests had already arrived. Hayden instantly went to his friends ignoring the adults that were there to watch over them. Kurt was use to loud birthday parties where kids ran around like maniacs all hopped up on sugar.
The last child went home at four leaving one happy eight year old and three tired adults. Kurt leaned against Noah with a sigh. "How do you do this every year?" Noah groaned.
"Compared to last year this was calm." Mercedes commented flipping through the channels.
"At least we could still trick them into helping us clean up." Kurt sighed stretching his legs out on the coffee table. Mercedes laughed and nodded.
"So when's the family deal?" Noah asked.
"We have dinner and left over cake." Kurt replied. "That's why I told you to put his gift up in my room for later. The party is for his little friends." Kurt lay over Noah's lap earning him a look.
"I don't have to get up for another twenty minutes. Got any complaints?"
"Naw I think I like you across my lap. " Kurt blushed when Mercedes started laughing.
"Oh Kurt I pictured you far more vanilla then that."
"I'll have you know I am not some every day twink and oh my Gucci did you just say you pictured me having sex?"
"Kurt Hayden's right upstairs." Puck chuckled. "Oh the look on your face is epic." Noah laughed leaning back on the couch.
"You two are hopeless." Kurt huffed. Noah just smiled and ran his hand over Kurt's abdomen. Noah did it every now and then more often when he thought Kurt was asleep. Kurt looked up with a soft smile.
"You two are disgustingly cute." Mercedes sighed.
"I'm going to remember that next time I see you and your man making googoo eyes at each other. Too bad he had a show I'm sure he could use the break."
"Yeah but this way we also get some personal time. He's been acting funny though. Not like I'm worried he's gonna go psycho killer on me just having to stay out of the top dresser drawer and he's had to cancel a date or two." Mercedes pouted. Kurt was instantly up and leaning over the arm of the couch to hug her. Rodney was a good guy who'd been dating his best girl for two years. He was sure it was some anniversary thing.
"I'm sure he's just trying to set things up for some romance. He's a shitty liar that's why he's a sound and lights guy not an actor." Kurt soothed. Mercedes laughed and patted his back. Mercedes let Kurt go and sat back.
Later that night Noah and Kurt lay in Kurt's bed sharing light touches and soft kisses. "So what did the test say this time?"
"Excuse me?"
"Kurt I'm not stupid. I know that last one wasn't your only one."
"I'm not. I didn't want to keep letting you down." Kurt looked at Noah who just rolled his eyes.
"Stop testing yourself so much. Kurt we'll get pregnant when we get pregnant. It's been a while our bodies just have to remember how it all goes." Kurt laughed softly. "Maybe I should go in and get tested." Kurt's laughs died.
"Noah I don't think…"
"I'm going to go in and make sure. I want this baby as much as you do. I thought I'd have to wait for years to get this chance with you." Noah kissed him. "You know with us trying to have another baby we're going to need a bigger place." Kurt frowned in confusion which really seemed to amuse Noah. "Kurt you were planning on us all moving in together and starting this family right?"
"What yes I…I knew we'd have to. It's just the shop, and the designs, and Hayden." Kurt sighed. "We'll need at least three rooms. I don't think I could carry more then one or even more after." Kurt snuggled closer. "So are we going to start looking on days off?"
"Yep we can start tomorrow if you want. I can look for places while you sew and draw then for breaks we can discuss them."
"Sounds good to me." Kurt yawned. "I'm exhausted."
"Then go to sleep I'm not going anywhere." Noah shifted the blanket pulling it higher.
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