Mother

"Well…this is my house." Blaine said, making a sweeping gesture around the room and shrugging out of his coat, and hanging it on the coat rack along with his hat and scarf.

"It's beautiful, Blaine, the interior design is…wow." Blaine laughed and helped Kurt out of his coat

"I thought you'd like it." Kurt smiled "Do you want a drink or something? I can make hot chocolate." Kurt nodded

"Yes, please,"

"I'll be right back, make yourself comfortable." As Blaine left the room, Kurt set to exploring. He looked over the side tables and admired the color scheme before making his was back over to the fireplace and looking over the pictures, mostly school pictures of Blaine and a few of him and his parents. But one on the end particularly caught his eye.

"Kurt?" Blaine asked, walking back into the room with two mugs

"Hm?" he asked, turning around, Blaine handed him the mug,

"Blaine…who's that?" Kurt asked softly, gesturing to the picture on the very end of the mantle. He wanted to let Blaine express his opinion on the woman without being biased. A smile spread across Blaine's face as he looked at the picture.

"That…would probably be one of my favorite women in the world." Blaine took a sip of his hot chocolate "she was my teacher when I was a kid, she was the best, she was sweet and pretty and just," he sighed "I know I sound crazy, I mean, she was just my teacher, but we got so close. She just had this way about her, it reminds me of you, actually, the way she would just light up when she talked about our lessons, things she really loved." He bit his lip "that was around the time people started to bully me…the guys in my class would push me around and call me names because I liked to read and sing instead of play football. She told me to always be myself and never be ashamed of who I was. Nobody would ever play with me at recess, so Ms. Elizabeth would sit with me and sometimes we sang together…she had the prettiest voice." He blinked a few times "She told me about how she had a son, just a year younger than me, and how well we would get along. She always meant to introduce us but, uh, right before that summer…she passed away." He paused for a second, then looked to Kurt. His eyes were wide and filled to the brim with tears

"What's wrong?" Blaine asked instantly, wondering what he could have said, but Kurt laughed, the motion making the tears slip down his cheeks, he wiped them away quickly.

"Blaine, that's my mom." He said, smiling widely at him, Blaine blinked

"…what?"

"That's her. Elizabeth. She worked out in an elementary school in Westerville." He smiled "you just…all of those things you said about her." He shook his head

"They're all true, Kurt." He said "and…I'm really not surprised at this…you two are so much alike." He chuckled "I don't know how I didn't realize it before." Kurt shook his head

"Blaine, you're kind of oblivious." He paused for a second and bit his lip "Would you like to…come see her with me?"

"I…uh…yeah, of course." He agreed "when?"

"Well…I was going to go after I left your house…" Blaine smiled

"We'll just go now, then."

oOo

The drive was filled with talk of Elizabeth Hummel, from Kurt's point of view and Blaine's. Overall, they agreed that she was wonderful.

"Was that true…what you said…how we both light up when we talk?"

"Absolutely, Kurt, you don't realize it…but that's what I love about you." Blaine said "your passion…among everything else, is one of my favorite things about you." Kurt smiled and blushed as Blaine parked the car. They got out and walked up the long pathway and to the top of the hill. There sat a glossy gray stone with 'Elizabeth Hummel, beloved mother and wife.' Engraved in the stone. Kurt knelt before it and Blaine set his hands on his boyfriend's shoulders, rubbing small circles.

"Hi mom…this is Blaine, you remember him, well, he's my boyfriend now." Kurt paused "I've told him some things about you, but I was sad that he couldn't actually meet you," he laughed softly "but it turns out that he did…and I'm so glad that you had a chance to meet him, because if you were here now…I'm positive that you'd approve." Blaine smiled widely. And leaned down to kiss Kurt on the cheek.

"I'll take good care of your son, Ms. Elizabeth."