"I love it here" Kurt sighed, he was holding hands with his boyfriend, sitting on a bench in Time Square. Blaine smiled back
"I know…this is amazing." Blaine laughed, he was elated that he could just do this. He could hold Kurt's hand and kiss him on the cheek and nobody cared. Just then a woman with a little girl, and a baby in a stroller sat down on the bench next to Kurt and Blaine's. The little girl looked over at them curiously, with big brown eyes, she turned to her mom and asked
"Mommy, why are those boys holding hands?" Her mother glanced up at Kurt and Blaine and then back to her daughter
"Because, honey, they love each other." She said
"But…they're both boys" the girl said, sounding confused
"That's okay, Hannah, boys can love boys, just like girls can love girls,"
"oh." The little girl said happily "okay" then, she reached down and plucked a small flower from the grass. She hopped off the bench and walked over to Blaine, who smiled down at her.
"Hey, there," he smiled, Hannah smiled back and held out the flower
"Here, you can give this to your boyfriend, cause he's real pretty," Kurt blushed as Blaine took the flower from her
"Thank you," he said as Hannah giggled and ran back to her mother, who was smiling fondly at the two boys. Blaine handed the flower to Kurt, who took it and stuck it in his breast pocket, Blaine nuzzled Kurt's neck with his nose,
"You're pretty," Blaine said, Kurt smacked his arm, and promptly leaned in to give Blaine a kiss.
Today was Kurt's 23rd birthday, and Blaine was planning something extremely special.
~ THREE WEEKS EARLIER~
Kurt and Blaine had graduated, Kurt with a Fashion degree and Blaine's for Theatre. They had both been balancing school and work, and living out of their dorms, Kurt with a prominent design company and Blaine for a local theatre. They had come home for their vacation days and were living with the Hummels.
"Mr. Hummel…" Blaine started, coming up behind him in the kitchen, Burt turned around
"Blaine, son, I've told you a million times to call me Burt." Blaine smiled
"Right…Burt, I've got something to ask you." Burt's smile fell, at the look on Blaine's face, it looked like the kid was gonna throw up
"You okay, kid? You and Kurt aren't…fighting, are ya?" Blaine's eyes widened
"No! not at all, uh, the opposite actually…I want to marry your son." He said quickly, Burt smiled widely and laughed
"Well, of course!" he chuckled "I knew it was comin' I just didn't think you'd ask me,"
"I'm very traditional, Burt." Blaine smirked, Burt's smile fell
"Traditional….so you and Kurt haven't…" Blaine blushed
"eh, no, actually"
"You've been together for so long…" Blaine blushed harder
"I know." Burt chuckled again
"Well, I guess I respect ya even more for that!" he clapped Blaine on the shoulder "you got the ring yet?" he asked, Blaine nodded and pulled a small box out of his pocket, he clicked it open. Inside sat a white gold band with three inlaid diamonds, Burt whistled
"Well, that's Kurt alright." He said "he'll love it, Blaine." He said and pulled him in for a hug. Blaine quickly tucked the ring back into his pocket as Burt hugged him. Minutes later, Kurt came down the stairs and paused.
"Uhh…" Burt and Blaine quickly separated "We come home from school and it's suddenly a big love fest." Kurt chuckled and walked over to his dad and Blaine.
"What was that about?"
"Nothing" Blaine shrugged "just your dad threatening my life if I don't take care of you…again." This caused a chuckle from Kurt and an eye roll from Burt.
"Alright, well, we're gonna go to the mall." Kurt said addressing his dad, and headed for the door.
"Do you wanna tell Carole and Finn or…" Burt whispered
"Yeah, I'll tell them tonight." Blaine smiled "thanks, Burt." He said and quickly followed after Kurt.
oOo
Kurt had fallen asleep about an hour ago, he usually fell asleep before Blaine did. So Blaine carefully crawled out of bed, grabbed the little box from one of the pockets of his bag, and headed downstairs. He was glad to see Finn, Carole and Burt all sitting watching a movie. They looked up at him as he entered the room, and Burt gave a little knowing smile.
"I need to tell you guys something…" Blaine began, unable to keep the huge grin off his face, he pulled the box from behind his back and clicked it open "I'm going to propose to Kurt." Carole clapped a hand over her mouth so she wouldn't scream and Finn's jaw dropped before he broke out into a smile. Carole jumped up and hugged him tightly, reminding him of his own mothers reaction when he told her.
"Oh, Blaine!" she cried, "it's so beautiful…it's so Kurt." Blaine chuckled, Finn clapped him on the shoulder
"Congrats, dude."
"When are you gonna pop the question?" Carole asked
"Well, Kurt and I are going to New York in a few weeks…just for a visit, since we don't really have dorms down there anymore, we'll be staying at a hotel." He sighed "I don't actually know how I'm gonna do it, I guess whenever the time feels right, but definitely while we're in New York." Carole nodded and laughed again
"I'm so happy for you!" she said "have you thought about…living arrangements?"
"I've been scoping out a few apartments, and I think I've found the perfect one."
End.
"You wanna get something to eat?" Blaine asked, Kurt nodded, they stood and began to walk, Kurt waved goodbye to the little girl as they went.
"Where did you have in mind?" Kurt asked, Blaine shrugged
"Anywhere."
So they ended up eating in a small, family owned Italian place which turned out to be amazing, and Blaine couldn't help but think that this day was going perfectly. Everything except the most important thing, at no point in the day did Blaine feel like he could ask Kurt, sure, there were plenty of opportunities, but none of them felt right. So Blaine was a bit put out as they caught a cab back to the hotel.
"You alright?" Kurt asked, catching sight of Blaine's frown.
"Yeah, fine" Blaine quickly smiled and grabbed Kurt's hand as they made their way through the lobby and up to their room. Kurt stripped down on his way to the bedroom and instantly jumped into the shower, Blaine changed into his pajamas and put the box in the drawer before climbing in to bed. Kurt emerged from the bathroom and nearly ran to the bed. He snuggled up under the comforter and just looked at Blaine with his big blue eyes. Blaine wasn't sure why, but right in that moment, he couldn't imagine waking up without Kurt next to him, he couldn't bear not seeing those eyes every day.
"Hey…" Kurt whispered, reaching up to touch Blaine's cheek "what's wrong?" It was only then that Blaine realized he had tears in his eyes…and he had to do it now. He sat up, and Kurt instinctively copied him, Blaine slid off the bed and, holding Kurt's hands so he went with him, sitting on the edge. Blaine kneeled down and looked up at Kurt.
"Kurt Hummel," he began "I've loved you from the moment I saw you at Dalton, although it took me a while to realize it," he smiled "I can't imagine my life without you…" he swiftly reached in the drawer and took out the box, clicking it open. "Will you marry me?"
Blaine bit his lip in anticipation, just waiting for Kurt to answer. Kurt was sitting there, mouth slightly open, staring at Blaine.
"Kurt?" he whispered "could you answer, please?…I'm kind of freaking out." Kurt sucked in a breath, and let it out with a laugh
"Yes!" he cried, throwing his arms around Blaine's neck. "Yes, yes, yes, a million times yes." Blaine chuckled, and sealed the deal by slipping the ring onto Kurt's finger and nearly tackled him onto the bed, kissing his way up his jaw until he reached his lips.
"I love you."
(AUTHORS NOTE: no big plans or speeches or rented out restaurants, I think just goin' with the flow is the best way to go about it! Anyway, tell me what you think, I'd love to hear from everyone.
Ps. I mean…I don't think it's TOO unrealistic that Blaine and Kurt haven't…y'know, done the nasty, they have many other ways of releasing the sexual tension...or whatever.
PPS: I am physically incapable of writing smut)