Epilogue
It has been 8 years since the first person I ever loved was taken from me. It has also been 6 years since a new man came into my life, this new man's name in Derek Camp. I never thought I would ever love again, but I was wrong. Derek is nothing like Kurt. He is very calm and reserved, but at the same time he looks like the kind of guy you would not want to mess with. Then 5 years ago Derek and I welcomed a new man into our life, his name is Kurt Johnson Camp.
Derek had no problem naming our son Kurt; he was actually the one to suggest it. I had told him about Kurt and I and he thought that naming our son after him would be a good tribute.
So here we were 8 years later standing by the grave of one Kurt Hummel. We did this as a tradition every year on late-Kurt's birthday and the anniversary of his death. Derek had his arm around my shoulders as we watch our son place flowers on his name sakes head stone. After he laid them down he ran over to me and grabbed my hand.
"Daddy," he said. "I want to be just like you and Papa when I get older."
I look down at his small five year old face looking up at me with a look of adoration that any father hopes to see on their child's face. I kneel down and take both of his hands in mine and looked deep into his eyes.
"Kurt" I started. "If there's one thing I learned from this great guy, it's that you should always try to be like YOU. So I just want you to know that no matter what you do with your life Papa and I will always love you, right Der?"
"Of course Kurt," Derek replied "No matter what you do or who you decide to love we will always be here and we will always love you."
"I'll always love you guys too." Kurt says. "Can we go get dinner now? I'm hungry."
"Of course Kurt," I say "How about you and Papa go to the car I'll meet you there in a second."
"Ok, come on Papa!"
"Coming Kurt," Derek pulls me into his arms and kisses my head. "Are you going to be ok baby?"
"Yeah, I'll be fine. I'll meet you and Kurt at the car." I say giving him a quick peck on the cheek.
"I love you." He says as he turns toward the direction of the car.
"I love you too." Once he reaches the car I kneel down by Kurt's grave. "Hey, well it's been 8 years to the day since you left and I miss you like crazy, but I'm moving on. When I look at Derek and little Kurt I think about that day in the hospital as we discussed how all of the bad things in your life lead you to that perfect moment. Thank you Kurt, thanks for helping me realize that everything really does happen for a reason."