I really wish there was a Hudmel character option on here...

MamaCatTo3 , xSlythStratasfaction, and paddyofurniture all asked for a Christmas-based fic set in the future and showing a bit of how Susan changes as she gets older, so I came up with this. Each chapter is a snippet from a different year the boys are in college and in a different person's POV.

I don't own Glee.

Kurt grabbed Blaine's hand and pulled him along the terminal, increasing speed the closer he got to the airport's meeting point.

"Shouldn't we wait for Finn and Rachel?" Blaine asked, trying not to smile too broadly at his boyfriend's giddiness.

"I saw them go into the same bathroom, honey. They're probably not going to come out until Rachel's achieved her second orgasm."

"Kurt, I doubt they're actually having sex in the bathroom. For one thing I'm not sure they'd be able to get away with it with so many people going in and out all the time."

"I've heard stories. Stories that have scarred me for life. Oh! I think I see them!"

Kurt let go of Blaine's hand to wave broadly at the cluster of people waiting to pick up loved ones and business contacts. Blaine scanned the crowd eagerly and caught sight of Rachel's dads before a worn baseball cap caught his attention.

"Dad!" Kurt ran and practically threw himself into Burt's arms, dropping his carry-on suitcase halfway there. Blaine picked it up and rolled it along with his own at a more sedate pace, grinning at Carole and making a face at SuLee who decided to almost immediately ignore him.

"How was your flight, sweetie?" Carole asked, giving him a one-armed hug.

"It was fine. I think I slept through most of it. I'm actually kind of surprised Kurt didn't poke me for getting drool on his sweater."

Carole laughed, stroking his hair fondly. "Well, that's what happens when you work yourself too hard. We'll make sure you get plenty of sleep over break and maybe I can fatten you boys up a bit. You and Kurt are both looking far too thin."

Blaine rolled his eyes. "Yes, Mom."

Carole teared up the way he'd sort of hoped she would. He still felt a little awkward including himself as a part of their family, but with Carole at least he thought he could get used to such familiarity. She had basically taken over that role in his life, after all.

Blaine smiled at her and quickly turned his attention to the baby. She looked even bigger in person than she had in the last round of pictures Carole sent out. He couldn't believe how much he'd missed.

"Hey there, baby girl. Have you been good for Mom and Dad?" SuLee looked at him and then pointedly turned her head away again. Carole laughed. "What, have I been gone too long? Do you not love me anymore, SuLee?"

SuLee ignored him for a few more moments, then turned her head back around and flailed her arms in his direction. "Ba!"

"Do you want to hold her?" Carole smiled softly, already shifting the baby's weight in her arms. Blaine reached out excitedly and buried his nose in her hair. She still smelled the same way she did the last time he held her back in August, though from the feel of her diaper she might need to be changed before they left the airport.

Blaine pulled back in surprise when SuLee bopped him on the head with her fist.

"Ba!"

"Well, hello to you too," he grinned.

"I don't suppose you know where my son is," Carole asked, a gentle smile still on her face.

Blaine turned around, shocked. Finn and Rachel still hadn't caught up. Maybe Kurt was right about what they were doing in the bathroom.

"They were right behind us," he hedged.

"Until they took a detour," Kurt muttered beside him. Blaine hadn't even seen him move. "I'm sure he and Rachel will be along shortly," he said at a more normal volume. "You're looking wonderful, Carole."

"Thank you honey," Carole hugged him. "New York must agree with you. I don't think I've ever seen you look so happy, and that's saying something," she said, winking at Blaine.

"Well, I always was a New Yorker at heart," Kurt said lightly. Burt smiled at him fondly the clapped Blaine on the shoulder.

"You doing all right, kid?" Blaine felt his heart swell giddily.

"I'm great."

"And what about you, Brat?" Kurt asked, running his fingers through SuLee's wispy hair and somehow making it appear neater than before. "Did you miss us while we were gone?"

SuLee blew a spit bubble and whacked the side of Blaine's neck with a hand.

"She's trying to figure out how to walk already," Burt said proudly, beaming at the baby. "Keeps falling on her butt every time, but she's determined to do it. She might even beat you out at reaching her first steps," he elbowed Kurt lightly and Kurt rolled his eyes, catching her as she attempted to squirm out of Blaine's arms.

"She won't beat me for fabulousness, so I'm not too worried."

"Yeah. You boys do all right on your finals?"

"I got an A in everything except my Theater Dance class," Kurt chirped. "I swear, the professor was biased against me from the start."

Blaine actually suspected his professor had a crush on him and was devastated to learn that he had a boyfriend.

"What about you, Blaine? You manage to pull off straight A's again?" Burt had been noticeably impressed when he'd caught a glimpse of Blaine's transcripts back when he helped him transfer out of Dalton.

"I don't know about straight A's, but I think I'm fairly close. I need to go online and check when we get home. My phone's dead and for some reason NYU's server won't let me access it from Kurt's phone."

"I thought they had all that gadgety stuff figured out by now. Ah!" Burt exclaimed, looking over Blaine's shoulder. "There's the prodigal son. Did you get lost on your way over here, Finn?"

Finn shifted guiltily and almost stopped himself from looking at Rachel. Blaine really wished he didn't know why Finn's cheeks were flushed like that.

"Hey, guys. Um. Rachel wanted some water before we left, so we stopped to get some."

"And I'm sure Rachel's upcoming cruise with her dads had nothing at all to do with the two of you disappearing," Carole said lightly, pulling him into a hug tight enough that Blaine thought he heard joints crack. "I missed you, honey."

"Missed you too, Mom."

Burt clapped Finn on the shoulder as he pulled out of Carole's embrace. "What do you say we get you boys' bags and head home? Carole's cooked a little of everybody's favorites and I'm looking forward to letting loose for one night and reconnecting with my boys."

"One beer," Kurt chided, handing SuLee back to Carole while Finn made faces at the baby and gave her an awkward high five.

"I haven't had any alcohol in weeks. A couple of beers tonight won't kill me."

"Make that one beer and no, it won't."

"Hey, just who's the father here?" Burt asked, mock punching Kurt in the shoulder before throwing an arm around his neck and squeezing him closer. Blaine smiled at Kurt's wail about his hair.

It felt good to be home.

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