The rest of Kurt's birthday celebrations went really well. In fact now that Burt's uncomfortableness had faded around Blaine, they got along really well.

Currently they were all sitting around and watching movies at home, Burt and Blaine making small comments to each other about things that were happening on screen, which Kurt just smiled about instead of telling them both to shut up.

Carole was looking between them all warmly, the smile hadn't left her face since they had sorte dout the differences, and Finn was just sitting on the end of the couch stuffing all kinds of snacks into his mouth.

"You know I always wondered about how they depicted love on screen." Blaine said and Burt laughed with a raised eyebrow.

"Oh yeah, what about it?"

"How it was love at first sight, and then living happily ever after," Blaine explained and Kurt was more interested in listening to Blaine than watching the movie, "it never works like that in real life right?"

"No it doesn't." Burt agreed with a nod.

"How is it different? You don't believe in love at first sight?" Carole asked amused at Blaine and Burt's discussion, while Kurt remained quiet.

"Oh don't get me wrong, I think it happens," Blaine told her with a small smile, as Kurt grabbed his hand, "but I know from experience that it isn't always easy to find the person who makes your heart boom out of your chest."

"I guess you're right," Burt said with a small smile at Carole who reached over to take his hand too, "relationships can be damn near complicated."

"Exactly," Blaine said in total agreement, "and can take a lot of give and take, a lot of work."

"You ever found anyone that makes your heart beat out of your chest?" Burt asked him and Blaine sent a pointed look to Kurt as he answered.

"I didn't think I would ever find someone like that in my life," Blaine said honestly, and Burt and Carole watched him while he kept his eyes on Kurt's, "but then I knocked a phone out of someone's hand, and got to know him."

Kurt's eyes sparkled slightly as Blaine continued with his little love speech.

"And I have never in my life, felt so incredibly in love that I would do anything to keep it that way." Blaine finished and stared at Kurt for a while, Burt and Carole watching them with sappy emotional looks on both of their faces, "I love you Kurt."

"I love you too, Blaine." Kurt managed to choke out a whisper before Blaine's lips touched his lightly, fumbling around in his pocket for something as he kissed him.

Kurt looked down at his hand curiously as Blaine put a little box in it, and he gasped, quickly glancing back up at Blaine before looking around at his families shocked and happy faces.

"Happy Birthday sweetheart." Blaine said as Kurt's hand shook a little while he opened it up.

It was the most gorgeous ring he had ever seen. It was silver, and sparkling with the most amazing intricate design wrapping around its circumference. But what drew Kurt's eyes was the shape that the diamonds in it were creating.

"Is that a bowtie?" he asked quietly and Blaine nodded with a smile as everyone was silent and watching.

"It's a promise ring." Blaine said as he watched Kurt practically melt with awe as he turned the ring around in his fingers, reading the inscription of 'A promise is forever' engraved around the inside.

"But...what are you promising?" Kurt asked quietly as his eyes flicked up to Blaine's, shining with what could only be described as pure love, and a small smile reached his face as Blaine brought a hand up to cup his cheek.

"To always love you," Blaine started, his own voice getting a little croaky at the emotion of the situation and the stare that Kurt was giving him with watery crystal blue eyes, "to defend you, even if I know you're wrong. To surprise you."

Kurt huffed a small laugh as the water in his eyes overflowed a little and a couple of tears escaped, but he ignored it for now, not daring to look away from Blaine's soft, gentle affectionate gaze.

"To always pick up your phone call, no matter what I'm doing," Blaine continued as he sweetly wiped away the tears on Kurt's smiling face, "to repay the favour of making you dinner...and to kiss you, wherever and whenever you want."

Kurt chanced a small glance at the others present, noting his father's discreet wipe of a tear, and Carole holding her hands over her mouth to stop the squeals of happiness from being too loud. Finn was just staring at them with a grin on his face.

"But mostly to make sure you remember, how perfectly imperfect you are," Blaine looked down a with a shy smile, the cloud of high emotion finally lifting and making him a little nervous, "and that I will love you, for as long as you let me."

Kurt wiped a hand over his own face quickly, laughing a little giddily at Blaine as he gave him the ring and offered him his hand. Kurt gasped as the cool metal slid down the length of his finger to rest gently by his knuckle and he immediately wrapped his arms around Blaine's neck, hugging him tightly.

he buried his face in Blaine's neck, inhaling his after shave and sweat and just Blaine, before lifting his head and placing a soft kiss against his jaw line.

"I love you so much." Kurt told him, both of them sharing a smile before a sniffle caught their attention and they both turned to watch as Burt got up mumbling about going to the bathroom.

Blaine chuckled with Carole before he turned back to Kurt.

"You said you'll love me for as long as I let you?" Kurt whispered and Blaine nodded, "How about forever?"

"Forever it is then."

They came together in a clash of lips after that, Kurt was being mindful of the two other people in the room, but he couldn't help just running a tongue over his boyfriend's bottom lip to deepen their kiss for second or two. After pulling back he spent the rest of the evening on the couch cuddled into his boyfriend's chest, surrounded by his family and thinking that there was no where on this planet that he would rather be.

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Kurt wasn't so worried about Blaine's wealth after that, and allowed Blaine to get his own personal driver to take his family back to the airport, both of them also tagging along to say goodbye.

It was a lot easier than catching a cab and letting them both do all the heavy lifting, Blaine had attendants waiting at the airport with trollies for the luggage and nobody had to lift a finger. When Burt had raised at eyebrow at Blaine, he had just shrugged and Burt laughed.

"You're part of my family now so, I can splash the cash a little right?" Blaine asked and Burt still laughed as he shook his head, and Carole giggled.

"Dude, if you ever feel like buying me football tickets, there's a -" Finn started but Burt clapped a hand on Finn's shoulder.

"Thank you for letting us stay," Burt interrupted him as Blaine smiled widely at Finn, as he slumped a little, "its been a wonderful trip."

"You're welcome to come back anytime." Blaine said as Kurt wrapped Carole in a hug as their flight time crept closer.

Burt grabbed Blaine in a hug, which he happily accepted.

"Thank you for taking such great care of my son." Burt whispered to him and Blaine grinned as he released him.

"Of course."

"And," Burt said as he turned to hug Kurt close to him, squeezing him until Kurt squeaked a little indignantly, "I expect you both for Christmas."

"Take care sweetheart," Carole said as she hugged Blaine, giving him a kiss on the cheek, "can't wait until next time."

"See ya dude." Finn said as he wrapped an arm around Blaine and Kurt both before smiling and walking off with Burt and Carole.

"Bye family!" Kurt called to them with a huge smile and they all waved as they walked off with their luggage.

Once they had disappeared completely from sight, Blaine wrapped his arms around Kurt's waist and placed his chin over his shoulder, giving his ear a small kiss.

"We have the apartment to ourselves now, love." He whispered low in Kurt's ear, feeling his boyfriend shiver in his arms a little.

"Then what are we waiting for Mr Anderson, take me home." Kurt said with a low growl and turned to capture his lips in a small kiss before they both excited walked back to the car.