Author's Note:
Many of you asked for an epilogue, so here it finally is. Not as long or as detailed as I might have wanted and you might have expected, but words aren't coming easily to me these days. I hope this brings a smile to your face, and makes you forget the world we live in for a minute. Sending you all hugs XOXOXO Take care and stay safe!
Epilogue
Blaine looked up from the sauce he was stirring when he heard the front door open and close. "How was your day, love?"
Kurt sighed, passing a hand over his eyes, and took his shoes and coat off sluggishly. He joined Blaine in the kitchen and hugged him from behind, kissing his neck. "Better now that I'm with you."
"That bad, huh?"
Kurt's head drooped onto Blaine's shoulder. "The worst. If these two keep fighting like this over every detail, they're going to split up before the wedding even takes place, and stiff me with all the bills."
"You've already paid for stuff?"
Kurt nodded. "Deposits. For the venue. And the cake. And the caterer. And the florist. And the DJ. Ugh."
Blaine hummed and stirred on until the sauce thickened, thinking hard. "Do you think it would be possible to use the deposits you made for another couple? That could solve the problem of them walking out on you."
Kurt quirked his head to the side. "Well, in theory, yes, but who will I find that would be willing to marry just five weeks from now and will leave all the choices up to me?"
Blaine switched off the stove and smiled at Kurt, but before he could answer, the front door opened again.
"Hellooo lovebirds!" Cooper grinned. "I just knew I could count on one of you having made dinner. You don't mind if I join you, do you? I'm starved!"
Blaine rolled his eyes at his brother, but took another plate from the cupboard and filled it, handing it to Cooper with cutlery.
Cooper dug in without even waiting for Kurt and Blaine to be served, and all was quiet until he finished his plate.
"Sooo what's up with you, lovebirds? Haven't heard much from either of you the past few weeks. Blaine's working on the H&M deal, I know, but what's new with you, Kurtsie?"
Kurt glared at Cooper. "Don't call me that."
"Ooh, I'm sensing a lot of stress. Blaine not taking care of you like he should?"
Kurt's glare intensified. "It has nothing to do with Blaine, thank you very much. I'm stressing out over work stuff."
"Anything I could help with?" Cooper offered.
That made Kurt thaw out slightly. "No, not really. Unless you'd be willing to marry five weeks from now?"
"Uhm, Kurt, I think you're talking to the wrong brother. Blaine is over there."
Cooper helpfully pointed to Blaine, who rolled his eyes again.
Kurt huffed. "I'm well aware… Oh!"
Kurt's mouth fell open and he looked at Blaine. "Would you?"
Blaine smiled at Kurt. "I'd marry you anytime, anywhere, anyhow. I promise. I haven't pushed you to start planning our wedding because I know how insanely busy you've been. But the truth is, I can't wait to call you my husband. So if these two split up and leave you in the lurch, then yes, by all means use everything for our wedding. Absolutely."
"Just like that?"
"Just like that. You chose everything, so it's sure to be fabulous."
Kurt frowned. "Well, yes, it's tasteful, but it's not what I would have chosen for us."
Blaine shrugged. "Let's just get married and then we can plan a vow renewal ceremony exactly the way you envisioned it in a few years or so."
Kurt's brow smoothed out, and he laughed. "Mr. Problem Solver to the rescue! Thank you, sweetheart. I feel much better about this already. Only… What do we do about the invitations? If we wait until these two break up, it's going to be short notice. If we send them out now and they don't break up, we won't be able to get married that day, 'cause I'll be overseeing their wedding."
Just then, his phone rang. It was the bride-to-be, and her screeching was loud enough for Blaine and Cooper to hear her call her fiancé a couple of interesting swear words and call the wedding off. "I caught the bastard screwing my maid of honour behind my back! Cancel everything, you hear! And if there are bills to pay, send them to that good-for-nothing scumbag!"
There was silence for a moment after she'd rung off.
Then Cooper said chipperly, "Well, that solves the invitation problem! If I can help addressing invitations, just say the word!"
That cracked Blaine up, and before long, all three of them were laughing their heads off.
K&B
Five weeks later, Blaine held Kurt's hands, looked deep into his eyes, and spoke from his heart as he promised to cherish Kurt forever. He choked up a little towards the end of his vows, but managed to get all the words out before he started crying.
Cooper handed him a handkerchief and whispered, "Here you go, cry-baby."
Blaine let out a squeaky little laugh, dabbed at his eyes and turned his attention to Kurt, clasping hands with him again to listen to Kurt's vows.
When they walked down the aisle towards their family and friends after the ceremony, Blaine couldn't help sneaking glances at his wedding ring every few seconds and beaming. He felt the cold metal of Kurt's rings against the palm of his hand, and his smile stretched even wider.
Burt Hummel was the first to hug the both of them, closely followed by Carole, and then Cooper clapped Kurt on the shoulder. "Welcome to the family, bro! Wait 'till you find out what I've planned for your honeymoon, you're going to LOVE it!"
Only inviting one family member to the wedding did not save Blaine from embarrassing stories. Cooper, fulfilling his duty as best man by speeching at dinner, dug up every anecdote he could think of that would make people laugh at his brother's expense, and Blaine cringed the whole time.
Kurt loved it, though, giggling his head off, his eyes crinkling and all his teeth showing. That made Blaine smile, no matter how much he hated Cooper's anecdotes.
The best part of the wedding, though, for Blaine, was all the guests telling them what a perfect couple they made. Every time that happened, Kurt beamed and pulled Blaine a bit closer still.
During their first dance, Kurt dipped Blaine to loud cheers, and then pulled him up again until their noses were touching. He whispered, "Happy, Mr. Hummel-Anderson?"
Blaine kissed him softly. "The happiest I've ever been."
K&B
The honeymoon was everything Cooper had promised and more. They did a Jane Austen tour and a Harry Potter tour in the UK, they had a Willy Wonka themed high tea in London and visited Buckingham Palace and the Tower. On the European mainland, they went to Florence and Milan and Venice, they saw the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona and the royal palace in Lisbon.
And then, when they went to Paris, they saw a familiar face sauntering up to them while they were having tea at Angelina's.
"Cooper!"
Cooper pretended to be very surprised. "Fancy seeing you here! I needed a bit of a break, so where better than the City of Love, if you catch my drift?"
He waggled his eyebrows, and Blaine shook his head, chuckling. "Oh please, like we'd believe that! You're here because we're going to Disneyland tomorrow. Admit it. You want to come along with us, don't you?"
Cooper grinned. "Now how nice of you to invite me! Yes, I'd love to go to Disneyland with you guys!"
Kurt burst out laughing.
"I told you so, didn't I?" Blaine sighed. "I'm surprised it took this long for Coop to show up."
"Aww, Blainey, don't be like that! I've been SO good. I gave you more than two weeks to yourselves!"
Blaine rolled his eyes. "And you couldn't have left us in peace for one more week?"
Cooper took a chair from another table and straddled it, whining, "But I missed you guys!"
An impeccably dressed waiter came to take Cooper's order, and didn't so much as raise an eyebrow when Coop told him to bring, "A bit of everything. Savoury and sweet. I'm really hungry. Oh, and that amazing hot chocolate you have here. Please."
As soon as the waiter had left, Cooper smiled widely at Kurt. "So how's the honeymoon been so far? Did it live up to your expectations?"
"Now, really, that is…." Blaine spluttered, but Kurt put a hand on his arm.
"Relax, honey, I don't think your brother's asking about the sex we've been having. He's asking about all the entertainment and hotels and food he's arranged for us."
Blaine deflated. "Oh…"
Kurt's eyes flitted from Blaine's sheepish face to Cooper's horrified expression and started laughing again, so infectiously that they both joined in.
"To answer your question, Cooper," Kurt said, stealing a fry from the platter that had just arrived for Cooper, "we've loved everything you've booked for us so far. That Bond in Motion exhibition was especially wonderful. I loved seeing all those James Bond cars – made me wish Dad was with me to geek out over them. I bought him the book, though."
"And I loved taking the Hogwarts Express and visiting Alnwick Castle," Blaine chimed in, taking one of Cooper's leek and cheese tartlets.
"Hey, stop eating my stuff!" Cooper complained.
Blaine looked at the giant platter with mini quiches, croques, small servings of soup and salad, filled croissants and even truffle ravioli, dwarfing the table they were sitting at. Then he looked at the three-tier stand waiting on a table next to them holding every possible type of dessert. "Where will you put all that? If we don't help you eat it, you'll still be here next week."
"True, that. Well, then, dug in!"
K&B
Much as Blaine complained about Cooper ruining their honeymoon, it WAS fun going to Disneyland with his brother.
"Just like old times, isn't it, squirt?" Cooper grinned while racing Blaine and Kurt to Peter Plan's Flight, his Mickey Mouse ears wobbling like mad.
By noon, they'd hit pretty much all of the Fantasyland and Tomorrowland attractions, and now Kurt and Blaine sat on a bench eating a sandwich and giggling at Cooper, who was now flirting with the actress impersonating the Disney character of Aurora. Sleeping Beauty and Cooper ended up singing "Once Upon a Dream" together, and children crowded around them eagerly, clamouring for pictures with both of them.
Cooper happily obliged, and joined Kurt and Blaine with a skip in his step.
"I got her phone number!" he whispered. "And she encouraged me to apply for a job here as a Disney prince!"
Kurt laughed. "Of course she did. You are every inch a Disney prince. Must be something in the Anderson genes, 'cause Blaine is just as much of a prince, aren't you, sweetie?"
Blaine beamed and kissed Kurt, murmuring softly in Kurt's ear that he was a prince to him too.
"Okay, okay, stop with the mushiness, please," Cooper said. "We're here to have FUN!"
They took turns trying to get the Excalibur sword out of the stone, making quite a performance of it again, to the delight of the children present, and then went and bought fake swords in one of the souvenir shops so that they could have a sword fight.
In no time, Kurt had disarmed both Blaine and Cooper.
"Years of combat training," he shrugged when they complimented him, but a small smile playing on his lips belied his nonchalance.
The day ended with a spectacular fireworks display, which made Cooper whoop so loudly he startled some nearby ducks.
Blaine shook his head at his brother. "You'd think he was the younger one, not me."
"Aww, I think it's sweet he's still so enthusiastic about anything and everything," Kurt said. "That's what I like most about Cooper. He's rich as Croesus and could be on a yacht in Monte Carlo right now, waited on hand and foot and snobbish like anything. But that's not his style, and I'm glad it's not. He takes delight in the smallest things in life, and in doing so, he makes everyone around him happier."
"True."
Blaine nestled his head against Kurt's shoulder with a soft sigh of contentment and focused on the fireworks again. He'd take a leaf out of his brother's book and enjoy this perfect moment.
And with Kurt, a perfect life.
THE END