Hey everyone! I know this is a big time jump, but I knew I wanted the main focus of this story to be the weddings, and three years of planning is a little too much. I haven't ruled out writing a story about Emma, Ryan, Nick and Ava in college in the future though. This story will probably be a little shorter than my other stories, since the main focus will be the weddings. Sorry for the lack of Nick in this chapter, but he'll be in future ones :) Plus, I liked getting to write the Hudson family and bringing back Klaine.

As you guys know, my two year anniversary as a fanfic writer was earlier this week, and it means a lot to me that you guys have stuck with me for two years, especially with all the amazing fanfics there are on here. Hope you guys enjoy this chapter and review if you want me to continue! :)

Chapter 6: Graduates

It was spring 2036, and Emma was sitting in the NYU convention center with Finn, Rachel, Sarah, Grant and Zoe. It was hard to believe Ryan and Ava's graduation from NYU was already here. Emma had graduated from Chicago last week, and Nick's graduation from Harvard was next week. A lot had happened over the last four years, and Emma thought about that as she waited for the ceremony to begin.

Ryan and Ava had set the date for their wedding. It would be Labor Day weekend in New York. Tomorrow, Ava and Emma would be going to the wedding dress shop to get Ava's dress.

Ryan and Ava were both pretty settled in New York. Ryan had done an internship with the New York Mets while in college, and he had gotten a job as one of their technicians. Ava was starting a job as a Personal Shopper at the American Girl Place in New York. Even with graduation approaching, Ryan and Ava had been spending much of their time lately planning their wedding. Emma was happy for her brother and her best friend, but at the same time, she wished things were as set in stone for her and Nick.

It wasn't that things were bad for them though. They'd managed to keep up a long distance relationship throughout all four years of college. It was a challenge, but they managed. In July, they'd be living in DC together. They'd both applied for jobs all over the country, and they both got jobs in DC. Emma would be writing columns for the Washington Post and was working on her first book, hoping to get it published. Nick would be interning in the Secretary of State's office and was beginning law school at Georgetown in the fall. They'd picked out an apartment to live in together.

"Our two oldest kids are about to be college graduates," Emma heard Rachel say to Finn.

"Well, I already am!" Emma said.

"And we are so proud of you," Rachel said. "It's just... so strange. In the fall, we'll be down to two kids at home."

"You'll miss me, won't you?" Sarah asked. She was graduating from Heights in a few weeks, and in the fall, she'd be starting at Juilliard. Sarah and Adam had been dating for all of her high school years, and he was finishing up his freshman year at Pace, so they'd be together in the fall. In a few weeks, the Gold Stars would be going to Nationals, and Sarah would be performing the solo. The New Directions had won for the past three years, and Emma was hoping that her sister could end her high school career with a National title, as she had. There was no feeling like that.

"Please, all you've been talking about lately is how excited you are to go to New York," said the now ten-year-old Grant.

"Well, once she leaves, you'll be the oldest at home," Emma said to Grant. She still thought of Grant and Zoe as her baby brother and sister. Grant would be eleven next month, and Zoe was now seven.

"I hope after the college and high school graduations, you guys are still excited for my Cambridge graduation next month," Grant said.

"Yeah, we are," Sarah said. "Though elementary school graduations make me think of when Mom went into labor at Ryan and Emma's."

"PLEASE!" Rachel laughed.

"It's going to be odd," Emma thought out loud, "with me in DC, Ryan and Sarah in New York, and Mom and Dad at home with Grant and Zoe. I know that I just lived in Chicago for four years, but it felt a lot less permanent than DC's going to feel."

"DC's about as far away as Chicago was," Finn said. "And remember, it's only about three hours from New York. You can come home for the weekend whenever the Post lets you."

"You know we're really proud of you for getting a job at one of the top newspapers in the country," Rachel said.

"And we'll be proud of you when you find a publisher for your book, too," Finn said.

"Don't get ahead of yourselves," Emma said.

"Is this ceremony going to be as long as Emma's?" Zoe asked.

"I'm sorry, honey, it probably will be," Finn said.

Zoe pouted. "Why don't I get a graduation this year? Ryan, Emma, Sarah and Grant all get them."

"Grant's barely counts, he's only finishing elementary school," Sarah said.

"Hey!" Grant said.

"It's true," Emma laughed. "You still have middle school, high school and college."

"But elementary school is something, right?" Grant asked.

"Of course it is," Finn said. "Besides, I'm excited to have one of my kids at Roxbury with me again."

The MC announced that the graduation ceremony was about to begin, so the family quieted down. Zoe had been right - this was a long ceremony. Emma admitted she had been a little bored during her college graduation ceremony, and she was a little bored here now. The Harvard ceremony next week would probably be shorter because it was a smaller school.

"Freaking finally," as Grant said ("Grant, don't talk that way in front of your little sister," Rachel said), the ceremony was over, and Finn, Rachel, Emma, Sarah, Grant and Zoe went to find Ryan and Ava in the sea of NYU graduates. Finally, they caught up with them.

"I can't believe it," Rachel said. "My two oldest children have graduated college."

"Yes we have," Ryan said.

"Are you guys excited for me to come to New York in the fall too?" Sarah asked.

"So excited!" Ava said. "I know you want to live in the dorms, but you can always come spend the night at our apartment, and we're happy to go on double dates with you and Adam."

"I can't wait to live in the same city as Adam next year!" Sarah said.

Emma felt her phone vibrating. She opened it and saw a text message from Nick. "Hope the NYU graduation went well. I wish I could have been there, but I am pretty busy with my exams. See you next week!"

"Was that Nick?" Ryan asked.

"Yeah, he just wanted to let me know he hoped your graduation went well," Emma said.

"You can tell him it's a college graduation," Ryan said. "Anyway though, you should ask him how my bachelor party planning is coming."

Emma laughed. "I'll ask him."

The Hudson family later met up with Ava's parents and went to Ryan and Ava's apartment for a celebratory dinner. The extended family would be at a big combined graduation celebration at Finn and Rachel's house in Cleveland later in the summer, but Kurt and Blaine came, with Michael, who was now eighteen and playing football at OSU in the fall, and Brendan, who was now sixteen, and so did Ally and Jeff.

"How does it feel to have two college graduates now?" Blaine asked Rachel.

"It feels crazy," Rachel said.

"It'll be weird only having one kid in the fall," Kurt said.

"Hey, you know you're welcome to come to our house on weekends," Finn said to Michael.

"I will," Michael said. "And you guys are close enough to come to all my home games."

"Hey, you know Brendan and I are going to come to as many games as we can," Blaine told his older son.

Kurt looked at Rachel. "How is it possible that both my sons ended up being football fans instead of into fashion or theatre?"

"They got it from me," Blaine said.

"That's true," Kurt said.

"And you'll have to look for my future brother and sister in law," Emma said, immediately regretting her choice of words. Nick hadn't proposed to her yet. True, she was hoping to get married to him, but he hadn't asked her.

"Is there something you're not telling us?" Rachel asked.

"No, wishful thinking," Emma said, feeling embarrassed. "But yeah, Grace and Kyle both go to OSU." She was annoyed with herself. How could she have indicated that she and Nick were getting married? They didn't even know what living together would be like yet. She hoped living together would work, but what if it didn't?

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The next day, Emma and Ava were in the bridal shop, waiting for Ava's dress to arrive. Emma had already purchased her bridesmaid dress a few months ago, when she, Ava, Lizzie, Lexie, Laura, Izzy and Meg were fitted over winter break. "I heard what you said yesterday, calling Nick's brother and sister your future brother and sister in law," Ava said. "Has he said anything lately about getting married?"

"Not lately," Emma said. "But I like to think that sticking together for four years is a good sign. Plus, we'll be living together soon. What was it like when you and Ryan first started living together?"

"It took some getting used to at first," Ava said. "But I think it was living together that really let us know that we were meant to be together. It feels so natural. I can't wait to marry him."

"And I'm so excited for you to be my sister-in-law," Emma said.

"Me too," Ava said. "Especially since I don't have a sister."

"You and Ryan will have to keep an eye on Sarah in New York next year," Emma said. "Make sure she doesn't sneak into theatres too often like Kurt and my mom did."

"Don't worry, she has me and Ryan and Adam and your uncles and Ally to look after her," Ava said. "Ryan told you yesterday to ask Nick about the bachelor party, how's your planning for my bachelorette party coming?"

"I'm still trying to decide what we should do," Emma said. "Just in advance, I don't want anything too wild for mine."

"It's fine, I don't want anything too wild, either," Ava said.

Then, the clerk came back with Ava's dress. "We finished the adjustments," the clerk said. "Ava, why don't you try it on?"

"Okay," Ava said, smiling nervously at Emma. She went into the dressing room and then came out. Emma smiled when she saw her friend. "You look amazing, and Ryan will think so, too."

"Thanks, Emma," Ava said. "I'm just so excited to marry your brother!"

"Oh, I can't wait for your wedding, either," Emma said.

"And I'm sure yours isn't too far away," Ava said.

Her best friend knew her too well. "I hope you're right."

Chapter 7 preview: Emma and Nick move to DC together. Catch up with Finn and Rachel with their kids back home. More of Ryan and Ava planning their wedding too!