EPILOGUE

Kurt sat in the corner chair as he watched Blaine buzz around their bedroom. He did that when he was anxious. Kurt couldn't help but be amused by the whole thing – his husband was the cutest. Blaine disappeared into their walk-in closet then reappeared with a handful of bowties and three blazers.

"Which ones, Kurt?" He tried to hold everything up so Kurt could see. "I don't know. I think the navy one. It's more conservative. Oh, but this is a joyous occasion. How about yellow?" He turned and looked at himself in the mirror.

Kurt stood up and placed his hands on Blaine's arms, turning him so they would face each other. He gave them a squeeze. "Sweetheart, calm down. You are getting far too worked up."

"Kurt, this is an important day."

"Yes it is but it's an important day no matter which bowtie you wear," Kurt smiled at him. "Besides, you look wonderful in anything."

Blaine sighed softly and leaned into Kurt. "You're right. I'm just nervous Kurt. This is very important to me."

"And to me too." He chose the forest green bowtie and placed it around Blaine's crisp white collar and proceeded to tie it for him. "This day is one I always dreamed of, honey. I can't wait for us to become parents." He chose the plaid blazer – the one with matching green, blue, and black fabric and helped Blaine get into it.

"Thank you," Blaine placed a kiss on Kurt's lips. "You always make me feel better. You bring me down to earth. You are my anchor, baby". He grasped his hand and kissed his knuckles.

"I love you," Kurt placed a kiss to his cheek. "Now let's go, we don't want to be late for this."

They arrived at the offices of It's Conceivable and met Rachel in the parking lot. Kurt and Blaine kissed her cheek and linked arms with her. They walked in together; they were 15 minutes early. Kurt could tell that Rachel was nervous. He grasped her hand as they sat in the waiting room.

"Have I told you lately that I love you," Kurt smiled.

"You tell me every day but I don't mind you telling me again," she squeezed his hand. "I'm nervous, Kurt. I want this to go smoothly – for me yes but more so for you guys. I mean, look at him, he looks like he's going to be sick. He won't be able to take any bumps in the road," she said half teasingly and pointed at Blaine.

Blaine couldn't sit. He paced in front of the counter, back and forth, back and forth. He nervously ran his fingers through his hair; his breathing was a little raged. God, I'm so nervous. Our child is going to be conceived today. I'm not ready. He looked toward Kurt and Rachel with panic in his eyes. They were staring at him. He moved towards them, "Guys…" Tears formed in his eyes as he sat across from them.

"Honey," Kurt got up and sat beside him. "It's going to be ok. We discussed, we planned, we did the legal stuff, and Rachel is ready and healthy. Everything is going to be fine." Kurt grasped his hand. "Hey. It will be ok, I promise."

A voice cut in, "Ms. Berry-St. James?"

Rachel stood up, "yes."

"It's time. If you're ready please come with me."

"My friends can come in with me, right," Rachel asked nervously. "They're the dads."

"Yes, of course," said the nurse. "Follow me guys"

Kurt grabbed onto Blaine's hand and pulled him up. They followed Rachel into the medical room. It looked like a dentist's office. Blaine inspected the chair with horror. It had scary looking contraptions attached to it. He leaned closer into Kurt. He remembered a month ago when the three of them had sat down at their kitchen table to hash out the details. He cried like a baby when Kurt told him he wanted his Anderson DNA to father the child. Kurt wanted their baby to have his hazel eyes and his dark curls. Of course, he would have preferred their child to have Kurt's features but there was no sense in arguing about it. What mattered was that they would have a child to love just as much as they loved each other. Besides, Kurt promised him that their second child would have Hummel DNA. They had also decided that Rachel would not only be the surrogate but the egg donor too. After all, who wouldn't want Rachel Berry genes? It had only been a month since they started this journey but it felt like it was just yesterday. Time was already flying by too fast.

The nurse readied Rachel for the procedure. She was changed into a gown and placed in the chair. She was offered something for her nerves but she declined. She sat in the chair and waited. Blaine was on one side of her and Kurt was on the other. They both grasped her hands as the doctor walked in.

She looked up to the future dads and said, "I love you guys."

"Love you too," they both said in unison. Kurt and Blaine looked at each other then. They didn't need to speak words but their gazes told each other all they needed to know. They loved each other profoundly and all of that love had led to this moment.

The procedure lasted five minutes. It was uncomfortable but not painful. Kurt and Blaine never left her side. Her hands were actually sore from both of their grips. Pending the confirmation of a pregnancy test, it was done. She looked up at Kurt. He was a mess. His face was wet with tears and he was clinging to the equally as messy Blaine.

"Are you guys ok?"

"I love you both so much," Blaine sniffled. "Rachel, more importantly, are you ok?"

"I'm completely fine. Kurt, what about you?"

Kurt leaned down and kissed her cheek, "I've never been happier in my entire life."

"Aww," Blaine hugged him tightly. "Come on you guys, let's go celebrate."