A/n- Okay so I was talking to my friend and this idea sprouted in my mind. I hope you guys like it! Also I would like to think my wonderful Beta Additood57
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Xoxo,
Kristyn
"Hey kid." I heard my uncle's gruff voice through the receiver.
"Hey Uncle Burt, how have you been lately?" I asked biting the inside of my cheek, and pulling Laney on my lap for comfort. I hated asking for help.
"Good, you were missed at the wedding." He said and I felt the guilt hit my gut. I can't believe I missed his wedding.
"I know I'm sorry I was going to go but I talked to Kurt and he said that he was going to be there and with Laney I didn't want to cause a scene." I tried and explain myself.
"I understand but you both were still missed." I heard Uncle Burt say on the other line. I couldn't say I was surprised that he forgave me so quickly but that's just how Uncle Burt was. What I couldn't believe was how much I missed Uncle Burt he was actually the second person I told when I got pregnant with Laney Kurt being the first because, well, you can't hide anything from Kurt.
"How is the munchkin?" He asked excitedly, he loved Laney it was almost funny sometimes
"Good she's starting Preschool soon, she's pretty excited. But uh… Uncle Burt I called to talk to you about something." I stated rushed, really wishing I didn't have to.
"What is it kid? Are you okay?" He asked worriedly and I smacked my forehead for stating it like that I knew how he could be.
"Yes, no, I mean we're fine I just need a favor." I gritted out the word favor.
"Oh, okay, what is it?" He asked.
"Uhm, so you know mom got remarried and stuff and I think that they need some… Alone time." I lied.
"Wait, what aren't you telling me?" Fuck, I cursed myself and my inability to keep anything hidden.
"Uhm… Well he kind of touched my leg under the table, I'm sure it was an accident or whatever. But I don't feel safe here, especially with Laney, and you know the type of men mom's attracted to," I mumbled.
"He what?" Uncle Burt asked angrily.
"It's nothing," I mumbled.
"Like hell it isn't." He roared I rolled my eyes.
"I shouldn't have said anything," I went on, "But as I said, I don't feel comfortable here. I don't feel comfortable with him even being in the presence of my daughter, and I really don't want to talk to my mom about this and…" I trailed off embarrassed to even be thinking that this is all right, I mean for God sakes he just got married, he has a new wife, and a new son, and-
"You can stay here," He said interrupting my thoughts
"I, what? Don't you need to talk to Carole or something?" I stuttered
"You. Can. Stay. Here." He said to me again punctuating each word, "I'm not taking no for an answer I told you from the beginning you had a home here. Just gather your school records and pack yours, and Laney's clothes. I'll be there to pick you up soon." He said stern as if he were punishing me and not helping me out.
"But Uncle Burt that's a 6 hour drive and its 8'o'clock at night…" I trailed off trying to process everything.
"Andria Remmington, this is not up for discussion. I'll be leaving soon, after I talk to Carole, and I'll get the boys to come along to help carry stuff, and I will be there in exactly 6 hours. I'll call your mom on the way, just be ready everything will be okay." He said to me and I felt my heart well up with love.
"Thank you Uncle Burt." I choked out.
"You're welcome kid, I gotta go," He said, "I'll be there soon."
"Okay, I love you Uncle Burt."
"I love you too kid." I heard the dial tone signifying he hung up.
"What's going on mommy?" I heard Laney say sleepily and I realized how late it was she should've been in bed 30 minutes ago.
"We're going to Grandpa Burt's for a while; we'll be there when you wake up."
"Why mommy?" She asked her brown eyes going wide.
"Shh, baby go to sleep everything will be alright." She snuggled up to my chest.
"Mommy?" She whispered her voice heavy with sleep.
"Yeah baby?" I asked her.
"Will you sing for me?" She asked and I kissed her forehead.
"Of course baby." I said to her as I began humming a lullaby to her.
"I love you mommy." She said before her breathing got even and I knew she was asleep.
"I love you too baby." I whispered to her sleeping form, and laid her on the bed so I could start packing up our life's to begin on a new one.
Before I knew it Kurt was shaking me awake telling me it was time to go, I woke up groggily and rubbed the sleep out of my eyes.
"What now?" I asked confused, and then the events prior to me passing out went through my mind.
"Never mind," I said and he chuckled at me.
"Lemme alone," I poked my tongue out at my cousin and he laughed at me again.
"What do you want Finn to grab?" I lifted my eyebrow at him and just rolled my eyes and pointed out our bags and boxes, it wasn't much but it was all we have, and he nodded.
"Fi-" He began to yell out before I clapped my hand over his mouth.
"Laney's sleeping, stupid." I stated and his eyes went wide.
"Oh, I'm sorry." He said and went out to go get a guy, who I suppose to be Finn; I actually haven't met him or his mother yet, and I went over to pick up Laney trying my hardest not to jostle her, people think Kurt's a brat when he doesn't get his 8 hours in. Laney easily put him to shame.
When I got outside it was cooler than I expected, and I hugged Laney to me to keep her from getting cold.
"Where do I put her?" I asked them quietly, and they pointed to a black navigator and I nodded at them and put her in the back seat where her car seat was already installed and it already warm in there for which I was grateful. I buckled her up and saw Uncle Burt there looking at her with a smile on his face.
"She's gotten so big." He whispered.
"I know right? It seems like only yesterday she was a newborn." I smiled down at her and he nodded.
"You ready?" He asked.
"Yeah," I smiled at him and turned around to face him "Thank you for this, you really have no idea how thankful I am." I said and attacked him in a hug and he chuckled and hugged me back.
"You're welcome kid it'll be good to see you guys more, me and Kurt missed you."
"Kurt and I," I corrected automatically and smiled up at him.
"I was surprised you didn't come live with us when you first got the news, Lord knows it would've been better…" He said trailing off.
"Hey," I said softly "You know I would have, but mom needed me."
"Exactly, your mother needed you when you needed your mother." He said bitterly referring to her.
"She's gotten better." I reassured him and he just shrugged not really believing me, but dropping it which I was grateful for.
"Anyways, you're ridding back with Kurt. Me and Finn,"
"Finn and I." I corrected again and flushed mumbling out an apology.
"Finn and I," He looked at me and I laughed, "Will be ahead of you with all of your stuff in the truck, just make sure nothing falls out, and Kurt stays awake." He smiled and me and hugged me again.
"We really did miss you kid." He said again and headed off and I got into the passenger seat of the navigator, and waited a little bit before Kurt hopped into driver seat.
"You ready?" He asked and I nodded at him and then we were on our way back to Lima, a town that I visited so frequently when I was younger, but haven't been back since the summer I turned thirteen.
"So how've you been lately? " I asked him trying to get the conversation going.
"Pretty good," He said "Since I transferred to Dalton that is." He smiled at me, the smile that only a lovesick person can pull off without looking demented.
"Oooh," I said knowingly and his face flushed "What's his name?" I asked, Kurt came out to me when I came to visit when he turned twelve, but I always kind of known, but I was glad he came out to me first.
"Blaine," He said and did the smile again "He goes to Dalton he's the lead singer of the warblers, and oh my gosh he's cute." He gushed and I smiled.
"Is he gay?" I asked already knowing Kurt tends to go after straight guys, and I don't want to help him through that one again.
"Yes!" He nearly screamed from excitement and I smacked his arm and he gave me his best what the hellglare.
"My baby's sleeping." I said to him again while I poked my finger back at Laney's sleeping form and he apologized again, but went on about Blaine, and how he knows his coffee order and how they sang Baby It's Cold Outside together. I smiled at him, Kurt deserved this, he deserved someone to be there no matter what, and someone crush worthy, and I'll have to admit I was excited to meet this guy.
"So, are you guys' official?" I asked and his smile darkened a bit.
"No, we go out for coffee and hang out all the time but we haven't been on a date," He did the little finger thing.
"Why don't you ask him on one?" I asked quirking my eyebrows at him.
"Because well, I don't know, and before you ask no I'm not planning on it." He said before I had the chance to ask him and I just rolled my eyes at him.
"I never thought I'd see the day where Kurt Hummel was nervous." I laughed at him and his face turned red in an instant "Oh my god you're blushing." I giggled more at him trying to stay quiet.
"Shut up. Or I will kick you out of the car." He gave me the famous bitch glare and I held my hands up and surrendered. After that a comfortable silence began well, besides Laney's snores and Kurt singing quietly to the radio, and we arrived at the Hummel household before long, and I was seriously about ready to collapse from pure exhaustion and I'm sure Kurt, Uncle Burt, and Finn were too.
But luck did not seem to be on my side today because at like seven Laney woke up and I knew I wouldn't be able to get her to sleep until she took her nap at noon that is if I can get her to take a nap. I stifled a groan at how long it would be till I could sleep.
"Mommy?" She asked from the backseat.
"Yeah baby?"
"Are we there now?"She asked for the 10th time since she woke up.
"Hold on baby only 10 more minutes left." I said back to her, "And stop chewing on your finger nails." I scolded her.
"Sorry mommy." She said immediately after taking her fingers out of her mouth.
"Are you excited to start school?" Kurt asked her and she nodded excitedly.
"Yes mommy said me and her."
"Her and I." I fixed and she pouted at me.
"Her and I can go pick out a new outfit and get my school supplies!" She went on telling him while moving her hands trying to get her point across better, and I smiled fondly at her.
"Will you be coming with us Uncle Kurtsie?" She asked him with her big brown eyes and I chuckled at the nickname she picked up on and he glared at me, but smiled at her in the back.
"Yeah if it's okay with mommy that is." He said and looked at me.
"Can he mommy? Please? Please? Pleeaassee?" She begged me using her puppy pout I just rolled my eyes at her.
"Yeah it's fine." I said to her and she squealed and tried bouncing, but her car seat stopped her and she pouted more, I laughed at her and she poked her tongue out at me.
"We're here." Kurt announced pulling up in his drive way.
"Yay!" Laney squealed from the backseat and Kurt covered her ears not used to the high pitched noise, and Laney got to unbuckling herself and getting outside of her car seat and pulling me out of the passenger seat, and jumping in my arms. I smiled and kissed her forehead.
"You ready baby?" I asked her and she nodded and wrapped her arms around my neck
Uncle Burt and Finn got out of the truck and they looked like zombies literally zombies… They even walked like them
"Where are we putting everything?" I asked them
"Oh! I forgot I was supposed to ask you if you would mind sharing the basement with Kurt." He asked ad smacked his forehead "I knew I forgot something" He grumbled and I laughed at him
"Yeah it's okay Uncle Burt Laney and I share a bed anyways."I smiled at him and he nodded at me.
"Do you wanna take the munchkin in while we get this?" He asked.
"Are you sure you don't need my help?" I asked him and started biting the inside of my cheek again and he nodded at me motioning me to go inside.
"Excuse me," I called in the house before actually going in.
"Come on in dear." Someone called out from the kitchen and I followed the voice, and came to a woman about my height with brown hair and eyes and an apron on and she smiled warmly at me, and Laney buried her head into the crook of my neck nervously.
"You must be Andria, and this must be Laney I'm Carole," She smiled at us again "I've heard so much about you two."
"Don't believe a word the old man says, and call me Andi please" I winked at her and she laughed and I felt Laney do the same.
"I heard that!" I heard Uncle Burt yell out and it just made us laugh more.
"I've heard a lot about you too." I returned her smile and she flushed immediately I untangled Laney from my neck and put her down, "Say hello to Carole." I whispered in her ear.
"Hi Carole," She squeaked out and Carole got down on her knees to face her.
"Well hello Laney, you're very pretty you know." She said to her and Laney smiled soaking up the attention.
"You're really pretty too, Miss. Carole." She said as she gave Carole a toothy smile "Can I help you with breakfast Miss. Carole?" She asked shyly
"Yeah dear that's okay. Would you like to help too Andi?"She asked.
"No thank you, I think I'm going to go see if the guys need my help. Be good Laney." I said as I kissed the top of her head and she waved me off.
"Yeah, yeah." She said and I rolled my eyes at my daughter and ran out to see the boys arguing about something or other.
"You could help Kurt." Finn said.
"I don't do manual labor." Kurt said and gave his bitch please glare and Finn left him alone grumbling.
"You need help Finn?" I called over and he looked startled at the sound of my voice.
"No I can do it… You're a girl," He stated like it was obvious that a girl couldn't possibly be able to help and Kurt rolled his eyes at him.
"Yes, I realize that, but I ask again do you need help?" I asked and he shrugged.
"No," He said "This is the last box." He stated and I nodded at him and went back to the kitchen where Uncle Burt was making silly faces at Laney making her giggle at him. I smiled at the sight, I was so glad Uncle Burt accepted her so easily where as his brother, my father, did not and he's so good with her, and Laney loves him to death.
"Everything's out of your truck." I told him and he nodded at me still playing with Laney Finn came back out of the basement and sat down at the kitchen table.
"So is Laney your sister?" He asked me obliviously and Burt stiffened.
"No, she's my daughter." I stated simply and hoped he was as dumb as he looked and he didn't do the math.
"That would've made you like thirteen when you had her." He looked at me wide-eyed and I wanted to slap the look of off his face. I don't care if my step-dad's a creep, I'll go back to the house if Finn looks down at me, and Laney like most people do when they when they figure out how old I was when she was conceived.
"Yep," I gritted out trying not to let my aggravation show, but Laney knew better.
"You okay mommy?" She asked sweetly.
"Yeah baby I'm fine." I told her and she scrunched up her face disbelievingly luckily Finn didn't say anymore due to Kurt's heel digging into his foot, and he let out a painful screech.
"So," Laney began "Since you're like grandpa's wife does that make you my grandma? I have one back at home but she doesn't like me very much… And she yells at mommy all the time." Laney said her voice small and it broke my heart; Uncle Burt looked at me with raised eyebrows. I just shrunk into myself embarrassed Carole had tears in her eyes and she nodded at Laney which made Laney launch herself into Carole's arms and Carole hugged her back and I smiled at the scene.
"Will you take me to bed?" She asked and I looked at the clock it was 12:15 and Carole looked at me and I nodded at her.
"That's fine it's a little after her nap time." I told her and Carole took her downstairs.
"Carole's really nice." I told them and they all nodded before Uncle Burt cleared his throat.
"Kurt, Finn will you please excuse me and Andi for a moment."And they nodded before taking their leave I tried to make myself smaller.
"I thought you said she got better?" He asked me.
"She did…" I trailed off.
"Then what was Laney talking about?" He raised his eyebrows at me again.
"She got better, she stopped getting drunk for the most part, but she still didn't accept Laney very much, but she just ignored her for the most part and let us do our own thing." I said.
"And what about the yelling?" He asked.
"She usually left me alone, till Laney went to bed; I didn't think she heard us." I said ashamed with myself. I can't believe I subjected my daughter to that kind of environment.
"Please don't make me ask it Andi…" He said pained I knew what he was talking about but I wanted to say it about as much as he wanted to ask.
"Just drop it, Uncle Burt," I said "Please." I said feeling more ashamed then I ever had before, I've been a really horrible mom because I let my pride get the better of me.
"Did she ever hit you again?" He asked softly.
"Just a few times," I muttered.
"How many times exactly?" He asked again putting his hand on my shoulder.
"A few times a week… But she never touched Laney I swear," I said, my voice thick with guilt. "She and her husband were never allowed alone with Laney and they were almost never in the same room. They never touched her."I said I was 100% certain of this.
"The husband what you told me on the phone, was that all he did?" He asked awkwardly.
"Yes, he only touched my leg." I told him and he nodded.
"You should've came sooner." He said.
"Come." I corrected and he shot me a small smile.
"You should've come sooner." He said again.
"I know…" I muttered. "I'm sorry, I just, I just didn't want to intrude and your guys life was finally getting on track, and," I was cut off.
"Andria Lynn Remmington stop right there, you know very well that you more like a daughter and a sister to Kurt and I. You and Laney could never have been intruding." He stated gruffly leaving no room to argue and I just hugged him not letting the tears that were threatening to spill actually fall.
"It's okay kid, you don't always have to be strong." He said quietly and I nodded and got up come on we should probably get some sleep we were up driving all night, and he nodded at me.
A/n- Well there it was I'll get you links to pictures of what Andi and Laney look like review your thoughts! I'll update every Sunday! (:
Xoxo,
Kristyn