Uh- so I think FF. didn't allow you guys to know that I posted chapter 2! That or you all just hated it and in that case whoops!

So this is the final chapter. In the last chapter I said that this was only going to be three chapters and so this is the final chapter!

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3: Alive and Famous

Five Years Later

"Reports confirm that a well-known couple have secretly eloped and are honeymooning in Italy," the perky blonde host said.

Carol looked up from where she was folding a basket full of laundry. She had put the show on while she worked, hoping to catch up on the latest celebrity gossip.

"Pictures of rising actor Blaine Anderson and his new husband Kurt were taken of the two on a private boat."

Carol gasped and dropped the shirt she had been folding. There was no mistaking the image of a slim figure, dressed stylishly was her step son.

The images on the screen had been blown up so that it was clear to see the two men in the picture. As Carol greedily took in the pictures, she couldn't help but notice that Kurt looked happy. Far too soon for her liking the pictures were removed and the camera was focused back on the host.

"No details yet on who were their witnesses- but we suspect it was their long-time friends Nick and Jeff Duval- but we wish them the best of luck."

Carol quickly abandoned her washing and grabbed the laptop. Slowly, she navigated her way to a search engine and tried to find the photos that had been shown on TV. As soon as she entered Blaine Anderson into the search engine, photos popped up everywhere.

She could only stare with shock, her stomach churning uncomfortably. A lot of them were of Blaine and Kurt, snap shots that were taken by the media. She poured over the recent ones, taking in their happy smiles and the kiss they were sharing on the boat.

It had been five years ago when Kurt had disappeared. They had gotten a call from the police late one afternoon with the news that Kurt was alive and unharmed. Carol, Finn and Burt had all burst into tears that he was okay. Their joy was short lived. The police had called Burt into questioning. Both Carol and Finn had been confused and had rushed to the police station with Burt.

It had all come out then. Burt was being reported on child abuse. Since Kurt was eighteen he legally was allowed to live away from home. Burt hadn't been charged but he was under strict probation and was ordered to see a councillor. It had been a tough year after that. The family was strained and nobody had heard from Kurt since.

Carol stared at the pictures of Kurt and Blaine. Over the five years she had tried to contact Blaine, to see how he was doing but he had changed his number and had moved. It was like he had disappeared along with Jeff and Nick, his roommates. She was certain that they had helped Kurt disappear.

Her heart sunk in her chest at that thought. She didn't blame him for not contacting them. Carol and Finn had been strained with Burt since learning the news and she had no idea how Kurt was feeling with the news. It took Carol a long time to share a bed with Burt after that and they had taken up marriage counselling.

"Oh Kurt," she sighed softly, gazing at the image of her step-son.

She couldn't get over how happy he looked. Being with Blaine obviously made him happy and she could see the love radiating off him. That's all she wanted for Kurt, for him to be happy and she supposed, with a heavy heart, if that meant being away from them, she would have to live with that.

The sound of the front door opening quickly snapped Carol out of her thoughts and she snapped the laptop closed and quickly hid under the folded clothes. Not a moment later Burt came trudging into the room. Carol quickly plastered a smile on her face.

"Hey honey, how was your day?" she asked sweetly. Slowly and after much counselling they hadn't gotten through the dark days and came out stronger.

"Yeah, good," Burt smiled at her. He looked older than he ever had, grief still visible in his eyes. "I was thinking we could go out for dinner tonight."

"Sounds wonderful," Carol beamed.

"Good. I'm just going to shower," Burt said, gesturing his head to the stairs.

Carol nodded and watched him until he was out of sight. When she heard the water running she took back the laptop and quickly deleted any evidence of Kurt being married. She decided not to tell Burt. It would kill him if he found out that Kurt was now happily married and that he was hurt by Burt that he couldn't even share this joyous occasion with them.

No, Carol decided. It's best if he doesn't know.


Kurt gazed down at his new husband with awe. He still couldn't believe that Blaine was all his. They had only just gotten back from their honeymoon and Blaine was sprawled across their sheets, fast asleep.

Although tired, Kurt had an assignment he needed to hand in. Because Kurt hadn't graduated from high school, he had to take community classes that could earn him enough points to be able to attend a collage.

Slipping on one of Blaine's old hoodies, he padded quietly out of the room, shutting the door behind him. He padded to the kitchen and made a pot of coffee. While it was brewing, he decided to collect the mail. They had gotten in late last night and had just crashed into bed.

When they had moved into a new apartment they had moved just outside of the city- what with Blaine's growing fame. Their apartment had a small lobby down the bottom where the mail box was kept. It was perfect for the two of them and they had immediately fallen in love with it.

Kurt shivered in the cool air and made quick work of collecting the stack of mail they had accumulated in the short amount of time they were away. He wasn't surprised by that though- a lot of fans liked to send in fan mail. What did surprise him though were the beautiful flowers. Frowning, Kurt picked them up. There was a card tucked between the flower stems and he picked it out gently.

He cradled the flowers in one arm and took out the card.

Congratulations Kurt. You and Blaine deserve all the happiness in the world. I'm proud of you.

Carol Hudson-Hummel xxx

Kurt's breathing hitched as he stared at the card. Five years ago he had run away. Kurt had informed the police that he was alive and that he had snuck out of the house that night. Jeff, Nick and Blaine had been the ones to suggest that they tell the police about the abuse he had suffered.

Since Blaine had been noticed and his career had taken off, they had started appearing in magazines and on the internet. Kurt was surprised that Burt, Finn or Carol hadn't tried to contact him and wondered if they were finally accepting that he no longer viewed them as family. He believed he hadn't changed that much since that nobody would recognize him.

He read the card again and saw that it was only signed by Carol.

She mustn't have told Burt, Kurt thought. He tucked the card back in the flowers and padded back into the apartment. He set the mail on the bench and placed the flowers down. He took the card back out again and bit his lip. After a while, he tucked it into his pocket.

Without another thought of it, Kurt took the laptop and went to the couch to email his assignment in.


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