Author's Note

Here it is! Epilogue: Part 1.

Part 2 is almost done as well, and will be out shortly. I can't believe it's ending!

Some parts of this chapter I feel were a little rushed, so if you feel the same way, I'm sorry. I have several important things to cover in the next chapter, so I'm trying to put a lot of focus into that.

Again, thank you to everyone who has favorited/reviewed. I means the world to me!


TWO YEARS LATER

"We're here!" Kurt said excitedly as he and Blaine stepped off of the plane that just landed in Ohio.

Blaine laughed. "I'm glad we get to spend the holidays with your family again."

"Me too. It seems like I haven't been home in forever." Kurt replied.

"Well, it has been six months since our last visit." Blaine reminded him.

Kurt sighed. "And now we get to spend a whole week and a half here!"

Blaine took Kurt's hand as they walked together. When they entered the lobby, Blaine heard his boyfriend squeal beside him. Blaine looked up and spotted Burt, Carole, and Finn standing in front of them. Kurt dropped Blaine's hand and ran over quickly to pull his father in for a hug, before turning to Carole and doing the same thing.

"We're so glad to have you home, Kurt. Even if it is just for a little while." Carole said.

"I'm happy to be home." Kurt told her.

Blaine stood to the side, greeting Finn while Kurt talked with Burt and Carole.

"Oh, and it's so good to see you, Blaine." Carole said suddenly. "Come here." And she pulled Blaine in for a warm hug as well.

There was no denying it now, that Blaine was a part of the Hummel-Hudson family. Burt and Carole treated Blaine just like another son, and Blaine and Finn had considered themselves almost like brothers for a long time.

"Come on, let's get you boys home." Burt said.

Kurt and Blaine nodded, eager to get back so that they could do some more catching up. On the car ride home, Carole was telling Kurt and Blaine about all the plans she had made for the next week and a half.

They were excited to hear that Burt and Carole had invited several of the former New Direction's members over the next day, for a pre-Christmas party. At least, the ones who were in Lima for the holidays.

"Oh, and Blaine, when will your brother be joining us?"

"Um, the twenty-third, Carole. And he said to tell you thank you for inviting him this year."

"Of course, dear. We're happy to have him. Christmas should be spent with family, after all." She remarked. "Now, your grandparents will be gone until the twenty-fourth. But they said they would not miss spending Christmas with you."

Blaine smiled gratefully. Jack and Eloise were out of state visiting some of Blaine's distant family that week, so Blaine would be staying at Kurt's house.

Burt cleared his throat. "So, Kurt. We were thinking. You and Blaine have been together for over three years now, and, well, I guess maybe this year you could—"

Kurt giggled before Burt could finish, knowing exactly what his father was insinuating. "Are you finally going to let us share a room this year, Dad?"

Blaine's head perked up, eager to hear Burt's answer.

Burt sighed. "Reluctantly, yes."

Kurt clapped excitedly. "Finally!" He exclaimed.

Finn made a face and covered his ears. "Don't wanna hear about it. Don't wanna hear about it." The tall boy chanted over and over again.

Kurt rolled his eyes, and Blaine grinned.

The group continued making casual chat, until half an hour later when Burt pulled up to the house.

Kurt and Blaine set their bags in Kurt's room, and shared a quick kiss before joining Burt, Carole, and Finn in the living room.


The five of them chatted for a while, talking about everything from Blaine and Kurt's ongoing college studies, to their jobs, to Burt's garage business.

After a while, Kurt turned to his step-brother. "How's Lizzy? I haven't spoken to her in a while." He asked, guiltily.

"She's good. We actually had a big fight a few weeks ago, but we fixed things. We really love each other, so neither of us wanted to fight for very long."

"Good for you." Kurt said, while Blaine chuckled. "What is so funny, you?" Kurt asked his boyfriend.

"Nothing." Blaine said quickly. "I just—it made me think of our first fight."

Kurt grinned, and chuckled along with Blaine at the memory.

"I don't think I've ever heard this story." Burt remarked in interest, crossing his arms over his chest. "It must not have been very big. Kurt never called me crying, or anything."

"Dad." Kurt groaned.

"It was really nothing, Burt." Blaine said. "Can I tell them about it?" Blaine asked Kurt.

Kurt sighed in defeat. "Go ahead."

Blaine smiled, immediately launching into the story of how he had accidentally washed one of Kurt's silk shirts with several pairs of jeans in the same load of laundry. Kurt had been so furious that he retaliated by filling every one of Blaine's hair gel bottles with water. Blaine had been equally angry, and both had stormed out.

It had ended when Blaine and Kurt came back to their apartment two hours later, Kurt with bags of new hair gel and Blaine with a fabulous new shirt and bonus scarf for Kurt. They had laughed it off, and spent the rest of the evening having amazing make-up sex. (Of course, Blaine left that part out when recounting the story to Kurt's family.)

By the time Blaine was finished, Burt, Carole, Finn, and Kurt were all laughing hard.

It was almost midnight when Burt decided that they should call it a night, telling the boys that he still had work to do the next day. They said their goodnights, before Blaine and Kurt went to Kurt's old bedroom, both very conscious of Burt's watchful gaze behind them.

Kurt shut the door and fell down onto his mattress next to Blaine, exhausted.

Blaine chuckled. "You at least have to get out of those clothes first, babe."

"Don't wanna." Kurt mumbled into his pillow.

Blaine scoffed. "And you call me the immature one."

Kurt lifted his head and stuck out his tongue. "At least I know how to wash a silk shirt!"

Blaine gaped in fake offense. "At least I don't get horribly angry about mistreated clothes!" He retorted.

"Blaine! I love my clothes! You know I do!"

Blaine smirked. "Yes. Probably more than you love me."

Kurt' jaw dropped. "You know that's not true!" He exclaimed. "I love you more than anything." Kurt nuzzled his nose next to Blaine's.

"Ok." Blaine replied. He leaned a few inches closer and kissed Kurt softly.

"You know," Blaine whispered. "You still have to get out of these clothes before you go to sleep."

"Still don't want to." Kurt said, attaching their lips back together.

Blaine let out a low moan and pulled back. "Not even if I help you?" He asked lustfully, letting his thumbs slip underneath the waistband of Kurt's pants.

Kurt sighed. "I guess that wouldn't be so bad. But you can't try anything, Blaine. Finn's room is right next door!"

"Hmm," was Blaine's only reply, as he silenced Kurt's protests with his lips.


The following day, Blaine and Kurt awoke late, and went downstairs to find Finn already awake, scanning through the television channels. "Hey guys." Finn said as Blaine and Kurt joined him.

"Morning, Finn." They answered simultaneously. Finn muted the TV and addressed the boys.

"So, Burt will be home and around five, and Mom sometime before that. Everybody else is supposed to come around seven. Carole gave me a huge list of things she wants me to pick up before tonight. I was gonna see if you guys wanted to come with me?" Finn asked. "You don't have to if you don't want."

"No, Finn, we'll go. I'd like to get out some." Kurt answered almost immediately, looking quickly to Blaine for approval.

Blaine nodded enthusiastically. He was more than happy to spend as much time with Finn as he could before the holidays were over.

"Alright, cool." Finn said.

The three of them went out and purchased every item on Carole's massive list, and didn't arrive back to the house until around three that afternoon. They were almost done unloading the bags out of Finn's truck when Carole arrived home.

"Oh goodness! Thank you boys so much! There's so much to do now." She murmured, looking slightly overwhelmed.

Kurt chuckled fondly. "You always go way overboard, Carole."

"Nonsense." She replied. "Now Kurt, would you mind helping me out in the kitchen, dear?"

Kurt nodded as Carole gave Blaine and Finn instructions, putting them in charge of the decorating, as well as moving furniture around to make more room.


Precisely at five, Burt came home to a bustling household. "Looks like it's coming along nicely, boys." He said to Finn and Blaine, who were now hanging mistletoe around various parts of the house.

"Thanks, Burt." Finn said.

When Burt left the room, Blaine turned to Finn. "I'll be right back." After Finn nodded in acknowledgement, Blaine slipped out of the living room, and crept into the kitchen, right up behind Kurt. He wrapped his arms around Kurt's waist and kissed him just as a yelp emitted Kurt's throat.

"What were you thinking, scaring me like that?" Kurt scolded, though there was an apparent smile on his face.

"Look." Blaine said to him, pointing up to where he was holding a sprig of mistletoe above their heads.

Carole chuckled. "You boys are something else." She remarked. They smiled bashfully at her.

"You excited to see everyone?" Blaine asked.

"Yes!" Kurt answered happily. "Who's all coming, Carole?"

The woman thought for a moment, trying to remember. "Well, Quinn couldn't make it, nor could Tina and Mike, due to previous plans, but I'm pretty sure everyone else will be here."

Kurt jumped up and down on his toes. "I can't wait to see Santana. I've missed her so much."

"The wait is over, Porcelain." A female voice said from the kitchen doorway. Kurt whipped around to face her.

"Santana!" He exclaimed, rushing forward to hug her tightly. She placed a quick kiss to his cheek. "Hi there."

"You're early! Where's Brittany?"

"Carole asked if I could come a little early. She said she knew how excited you'd be to see me. Britt's coming with Rachel and Mercedes. How are you?"

Kurt smiled. He spoke to Santana often, through phone and Skype, but it wasn't the same as seeing his best friend in person. He glanced back at Blaine before answering her. "I'm great."

Santana followed his momentary gaze. "Aha! There's the hobbit. Didn't think he'd be too far away from you. Hey, Blaine."

He grinned. "Good to see you, Santana."

Blaine went back to working with Finn on the decorating, while Santana stayed in the kitchen and helped Kurt and Carole with the cooking.


An hour and a half later, all of Blaine and Kurt's old friends began arriving. Mercedes and Rachel hugged Kurt when they saw him, and it took several minutes of coaxing to get them to let go.

Everybody spent hours chatting, and it made Kurt realize how much he missed them all. He also knew he was lucky to have friends like this, who all loved being around each other as much as they could. He loved New York, NYADA, Blaine, even his part-time job, but there was something about seeing almost all of his friends and family back together, that made Kurt miss Lima.


Meanwhile, while Kurt was in a conversation about college with Rachel and Artie, Blaine saw his chance. He strode over to Finn and Santana, who were talking quietly on the other side of the room. "Can I speak with the two of you for a minute, privately?" He asked.

Finn looked confused, but shrugged and nodded. He led Blaine and Santana up to his room and shut the door.

"What's this about, Blaine?" Santana asked him, concern laced in her voice. "Something wrong with you and Kurt?"

"No! No, quite the opposite, actually."

When they remained silent, Blaine spoke again. "I love Kurt. More than anything. And I think it's time I—well I know that the two of you are really close to him, so I wanted to-" He stopped, searching for the right words.

Before he could continue, Santana cut him off, her eyes widening and a huge smile gracing her face. "Oh My God!" She exclaimed.

"What?" Finn asked, looking between the two of them.

Santana laughed. "He's asking us for permission!" She looked to Blaine for affirmation, and he smiled shyly, nodding his head.

Finn, still oblivious as ever asked, "Permission for what?"

When Santana didn't say anything, but instead looked at him expectantly, Blaine glanced up at Finn and smiled.

"I want to marry Kurt."


A/N

Totally ending it there. Just one more and it's all over!

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