Hi Everyone!
It's been almost a year but I'm finally ready to publish the sequel to Something Unexpected. It starts about 18 months after the first story.
Summary: Kurt and Blaine couldn't be happier. They are finally married, they have a beautiful daughter, their life is perfect, right? But then Blaine comes up with the idea of expanding their family and it brings a whole new set of problems into their perfect life.
Your wedding day is supposed to be the most perfect day of your life, full of happiness and no stress. Well, things usually weren't that easy, especially not for Kurt Hummel and Blaine Anderson.
When Blaine had come up with the idea of an outdoor wedding, Kurt had absolutely loved the idea and said yes. What could ruin a beautiful outdoor wedding in August anyway?
"It's still raining" Kurt sighed as he looked out at the huge place where they were supposed to get married.
It had been Blaine' choice, too, just outside of an old restaurant, beside the lake. It seemed so romantic, Kurt had imagined how perfect it would be with all the colorful decoration he had planned, with their families sitting on the comfortable white chairs and getting married right at the lake. Absolutely perfect. Well, it would have been. But the rain didn't seem to stop anytime soon and they were running out of time.
"We could keep it inside" Isabelle offered.
Kurt turned around sharply and Blaine had to suppress a smile when he saw the desperation on Kurt's face.
"Here?" Kurt asked.
"It's not that bad" Blaine shrugged.
"But-but how are we supposed to decorate this place?" Kurt asked as he looked around. The restaurant was absolutely not suitable for their wedding. It was too small and with the amount of decoration they had made ready for outside, they wouldn't have enough space for everyone.
"Let's see..." Blaine muttered as he stepped forward. "Okay. So we can get the tables out of here for the time of the ceremony."
"How are we supposed to start dinner in time if we have to install everything again?" Kurt asked.
"I'm sure the others will gladly help us" Blaine smiled.
"You mean our guests?" Kurt asked. "No. Absolutely not."
"That's our only chance, Kurt" Isabelle agreed with Blaine. "We have to get the tables out of here, so there will be enough place for the ceremony. We also need to make some rearrangement after dinner, so we can dance."
Kurt sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. It was so not fair that that stupid rain decided to fall right on their wedding day. There had been no rain in August at all, it could have waited for another day.
"It will be fine, honey" Blain said gently and pulled his fiancé into his arms. "Our families and friends will understand."
"Fine" Kurt muttered. "I don't like it but I guess we don't have a choice."
"Very good" Isabelle said. "Now help me with the decoration and then go. You have to look fabulous for your wedding."
"Right" Kurt said, not too excitedly.
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Kurt looked at his reflexion in the mirror and shook his head. He didn't like it at all. His hair seemed to be fine and so were his clothes but something was missing. His eyes wandered back at his face and he knew what it was. Although he had promised himself to have a good night sleep before the wedding, so he wouldn't look exhausted, he had been too nervous to sleep at all. There had been things he had to take care of and he had been worried that something would be wrong, so he could barely close his eyes the previous night. And now here was the consequence. He looked like a ghost.
He sighed and applied some more makeup, hoping that it would be enough to hide how tired he was. He had wanted this, he had planned to have a huge wedding with Blaine but now that he was here, he didn't want it anymore. Not getting married, of course. He still wanted to marry Blaine but having such a huge party seemed so wrong. Maybe they should have had a small wedding with only their families and closest friends, with a small dinner. Yeah, it would have been a lot less stressful but there was nothing he could do now. Their guests were already here, now he had to go through this night, no matter what.
"Here's my beautiful, stunning fiancé" Blaine smiled as he stepped into the room.
Kurt turned aorund sharply. Oh, no...
"Blaine, you aren't supposed to see me before the wedding!" Kurt said with wide eyes.
"I thought it only goes for brides" Blaine frowned.
"Oh, God" Kurt said, taking a deep breath. "Something will be wrong. I know that. You saw me, so..."
"Hey" Blaine interrupted and quickly pulled Kurt into his arms before he could freak out. "Stop it, Kurt. We will be fine. We love each other and nothing can change that. We are going to get married today and we will be happy. Forever."
Kurt smiled and pressed his lips to Blaine's. He was so lucky to have this amazing man and he couldn't wait to marry him.
"Come on, honey" Blaine said as he pulled away. "Let's get married."
Kurt had to admit that Isabelle had done an amazing job with the decoration and the small place. He peeked inside to see their families and friends sitting on their chairs, waiting for the wedding to start. Even if he hadn't planned things like this, he was perfectly happy. Everything looked beautiful and he knew that their wedding would be something they would never forget.
"Gentlemen, your daughter is ready" Carole said as she walked to them with Elyse in her arms.
Kurt gasped as he saw his baby girl in his beautiful white dress. Elyse was smiling at them as they got closer and reached out towards her fathers.
"Oh, you're so beautiful" Kurt said as he took Elyse from Carole. To Blaine's surprise, he fought to not cry. "Isn't she, Blaine?"
"She is" Blaine smirked, imagining how Kurt would act at Elyse's wedding if he was so touched from her dress now.
"Is there something you want to tell me?" Carole asked, smiling at Kurt knowingly.
"What?" Kurt asked.
"I don't know... Maybe there is a reason why you are so sensitive right now" Carole said slowly.
"Just the wedding stress" Kurt said.
"If you say so" Carole shrugged.
"I'm not pregnant!" Kurt gasped when he finally understood what she was talking about.
"I'm sorry. But you know, you were..."
"I'm not" Kurt said firmly. "We are very careful not to have any accidents anymore."
Blaine looked at Kurt in confusion. Sure, they had agreed not to have any children anytime soon but he didn't know why his fiancé was acting like this. Luckily, they were saved as the rest of their families joined them.
"Boys, you are so beautiful" Pam said as she hugged her son and her soon-son-in-law. "I'm so proud of you."
"At least one of us gets married" Cooper smiled. "Her dream comes true."
"I don't give up on you, either" Pam replied. "Who knows, maybe one day you will find a nice girl..."
"Sweet dreams, mom" Cooper laughed.
"We should go" Burt said. "Everyone is waiting for us."
"Okay" Kurt nodded. "So Cooper and Carole go in first with Elyse. You walk down the aisle and then wait for us in front of the others."
"Got it" Cooper nodded.
"Let's get married" Kurt smiled at Blaine.
The music started and Kurt put Elyse down, so she could walk with Carole and Cooper. She was so cute as she made small steps forward, looking over her shoulder several times to check on her fathers. But when she and the others reached the guests, she realised that everyone was looking at her and she smiled at the others, waving towards them.
"She's so cute" Kurt whispered to Blaine.
"She is" Blaine agreed.
"Are you ready?" Burt asked as he held out his arm for his son.
"More than ready" Kurt smiled.
Blaine and his mother walked inside first. The man smiled at everything and everyone he saw, especially his daughter waiting for him and her papa at the end of the rows. It was such a beautiful day, he had been waiting for this moment since asking Kurt to marry him the first time. He had known back then that they would get married someday, even if things hadn't gone the way he had planned them. But finally, they were here and there was nothing that could stop them from getting married.
Kurt and Burt came next, slowly walking down the aisle. Kurt's eyes wandered down the rows, at all of their friends who came today to share this beautiful moment with them. Rachel and Jesse, smiling proudly at him. Mercedes and Sam, sitting way too close to each other. Kurt had a feeling that those two would hook up later. Quinn and Puck, with their son who was the same age as Elyse, the people who had made the first step to bring Blaine and Kurt back together. And then there were their other old friends from high school, even Sebastian, who hadn't seemed too thrilled to be invited at first but now he seemed just as happy for them as the others. There were all of their friends from work, some of Blaine's students. Everyone except for Blaine's dad. Kurt was somewhat disappointed that John didn't come to see his son getting married, although Blaine had gathered all of his courage and had gone to invite him personally. But maybe it was the best that could happen to them. John would have ruined their big day for sure.
Burt let go of Kurt's arm and walked forward. They had asked him to officiate their wedding since they couldn't think of a better person doing it. Burt was very important for both of them and they both trusted him to make their day unforgettable. Burt looked down at the two young men, smiling proudly.
"We are here today the celebrate the wedding of these amazing men. I'm grateful I can be the one officiating this wedding. As the father of Kurt, I know him and Blaine like the back of my hand. I know that the road they have taken to be here today was long and hard but I'm so proud of them that they finally made it. I can tell you, this is the best thing that can happen to them. Since the first time Kurt brought Blaine to my shop to introduce him, I knew that they were meant to be together. They were just friends back then but I knew my son, I saw how he looked at Blaine. And I was happy to see that Blaine looked at him the exact same way."
Kurt looked at his father nervously, hoping that he would skip the less happy moments of their lives but it seemed like Burt thought the same.
"We all know how... complicated things were between the boys but we also know that in the end, everything turned out just fine. They are here today because they love each other and because they believe in a future together" Burt said. "It's time for the vows, boys."
Blaine took a deep breath. It was finally his time to share his words with Kurt, their families and friends. He had thought a lot about what he should say and he believed his vow contained everything he had to say.
"Kurt" he started and took Kurt's hands into his. "The first time I laid my eyes on you, I knew you were special. I didn't understand what you meant for me back then but I believe that deep inside, I could feel that you were the one for me. Your dad is right, It's been a rocky road for us but I think we took the difficulties well. Because we held each others' hands on the way, because we did it all together. And now here we are, still holding hands, ready for the rest of our life together. I have no idea what will happen to us but I know that you will always be there for me and we will get through everything."
Blaine took a deep breath and looked down at their daughter.
"You've given me so much already" Blaine continued. "You always make me feel loved, you always make me smile. And you give me the most precious thing a person can wish for. You give life to this beautiful young lady who means the world to both of us. I can't explain how very grateful I am to have you two in my life. I love you, with all of my heart, and can't wait to continue our road because I already know that it will be amazing."
Kurt blinked rapidly to fight back his tears. Sure, they had had difficulties in the past but when he looked into Blaine's eyes, he believed that he was right and nothing could change their feelings for each other.
"Blaine" Kurt started after taking a long breath. "I wish I could explain my feelings for you the way you did but we both know that you are better in these things. You've always been. That's why we can be here today. I know I'm hard to stand sometimes, okay, maybe a little more often..."
The people around them burst into laughter and Kurt had to stop until he was able to continue.
"...But you make me a better person. Every time I'm upset, you make me forget about my problems and show me how amazing our life is. You were right in the morning. It doesn't matter where and how we get married, the only thing that matters is that we are together, we are happy and nobody can take this way from us. I'm the luckiest person of the world to have you and Elyse in my life. I love you, with all of my heart."
"Rings" Burt whispered to Carole.
Carole crouched down to grab the small pillow with the rings but Elyse was faster, she grabbed it and hastily made her way towards her fathers, tripping over her own feet in the end. Kurt and Blaine jumped at the same time, they helped the girl back to her feet and checked her over. Elyse didn't seem to be hurt at all, she didn't even cry but got the pillow back from the ground and pushed it into Kurt's hands.
"Me!" she said proudly.
"You are so clever, honey" Kurt said.
Blaine smiled as he helped Kurt untie the rings from the pillow. It had been Kurt's idea to fix them somehow to the pillow, just in case Elyse got her tiny hands on it and hid their rings somewhere they couldn't find anymore. Then he grabbed Kurt's, still kneeling on the ground, and put it to where it belonged on Kurt's ring finger. Then it was Kurt's turn to do the same. Elyse watched the whole scene from beside her fathers, finding the ceremony quite interesting. Blaine and Kurt stayed beside her until Burt finished his speech and when it was time to kiss, they took each other's hands again. Elyse giggled as her fathers kissed and when they finally pulled away, she started clapping.
"We are married" Kurt smiled.
"We certainly are, honey" Blaine laughed.
Kurt pulled him into another kiss without thinking. They had been waiting for this moment for so long and not that it was here, they wanted to enjoy every second of it. Kurt smiled into the kiss, feeling a weird but very pleasant feeling spreding in his chest. Being here, in his husband's arms... it felt like magic.
