Chapter 4

To my prince

I have missed you today. I kept thinking of you, the flutters in my stomach and the racing of my heart when we talk, kiss, and hug; and the tender encouraging words you give me every day.

Every night, until your home, I fall asleep with your loving letters and pictures beside me to keep me company all night long.

I gaze in to the night dreaming of us until the next moment I'm near you.

All my love,

Your princess

o x o x o x o x

Noah had been at the police academy for a month and Kurt was missing his handsome prince. They had been able to live together for a week in their new apartment before Noah had to leave for the dorms at the academy. He would be gone for another 7 months. So, Kurt had decided that not only would they talk on the phone; he would start to send love letters. His hopeless romantic side was in love with the whole old Victorian feel of sending love letters to Noah.

He liked the idea of Noah opening them and reading his loving words and keeping them for all time. He knew he would have to plan their wedding alone and he didn't mind that. He would do it during his free time between interning at Abercrombie & Fitch and spending time with their friends.

Noah was so proud of Kurt interning at the fashion company, but he was worried that one of the models would steal his Princess away from him. Kurt had the same worries that another recruit would steal Noah from him. Obviously deep down they both knew that their fears were unfounded.

The week after Kurt had sent his letter he got one in return

To my princess

I dream of the days when I can I lay beside you again. I see your beautiful eyes that I can see our future in. I remember your lips, the perfect colour and shape of them and how I love kissing them. Whispering 'I love you' against them and feeling the same words back.

I remember the sun from the first rays of the day on your skin, so soft and so perfect. I remember waking next to you and the first words of the day being 'I love you'.

I miss being able to hold and protect you in our sleep. I long for the day we can see each other.

All my love,

Your prince

O x o x o x o x

Kurt smiled and let the tears fall at the words Noah wrote. As it was his day off he started to clean his apartment. Noah had the weekend off and he was coming home.

By 5'o clock the apartment that he shared with Noah was spotless.

At the NYPD academy dorm's Noah was getting ready to go home.

"Yo Puckerman, are you coming out this weekend?" Azimio shouted across the dorm. Noah had been shocked when on the first day of training the former high school hockey player was in his dorm.

"Nope, going home." Noah said as he packed his overnight bag. They had Friday night through Sunday afternoon free, so he asked if he could go home and his superiors said yes. Noah was excelling in all his classes and training. He wanted to make Kurt proud to be with him.

"Oh come on Puckerman, it's our first weekend off and your going home to Hummel?" Azimio said with a sneer on his face. The jock had been making comments about Kurt since they had started their training a month prior and it was making Noah angry.

Noah shared his dorm with 7 other recruits in addition to Azimio. Azimio seemed to bully all of them, and it was still the first month in. But Noah knew that Azimio was flunking out. His scores weren't as good as they should have been and the academy was getting ready to kick him out.

Noah continued to pack his bag ignoring the former jock. He wasn't the only one going back to the city for the weekend. Another of his dorm mates, Chase Jackson, lived in the city as well.

"You ready Puck?" Chase asked.

"Yep." Noah said picking his bag up, locking his locker and foot locker. He knew that Azimio was the only one staying in the dorm for the weekend, and he didn't want to take any chances. The 7 recruits walked to the gate and waited for their transport chatting and laughing.

"So what you doing first Puck?" Orlando Cooper, another dorm mate asked.

"Kiss Kurt and then eat one of his home made dinner." Noah replied. All of his dorm mates knew about Kurt and none cared. It hadn't stopped Noah from helping with work or being the best recruit in their year.

"How long you been with him?" Jackson asked as they walked to the subway station near the academy.

"4 years, and as soon as we graduate we're getting married." Noah said, smiling as they waited for their train.

"What does he do?" Jackson asked as the train arrived. And they got on, they found seats, and headed home.

"He's currently an intern at A&F. He is studying to become a fashion designer." Noah said proudly.

They talked the rest of the way home. Soon it was Noah's stop so he said good bye and got off the train, wanting to run home to see his beautiful fiancée but didn't want to seem too eager. He knew as soon as he got to his building he would run up the 4 flights of stairs to get to Kurt.

Back at the Hummel-Puckerman apartment, Kurt was getting nervous. Noah would be home soon and he couldn't wait. He realised that if he and Noah had made love he would be waiting in the bedroom, but as they had decided to wait till their wedding night he settled on cooking dinner instead.

When Kurt heard the key in the lock he dropped the spoon he was holding and ran towards the door. As soon as it open and he saw Noah for the first time in a month, Kurt jumped up, wrapping his arms and legs around the older man. He didn't let go until they were on the sofa in the living room of their apartment.

"Oh Noah, I've missed you." Kurt said as they sat on the sofa with Kurt on Noah's lap straddling the taller man.

"I've missed you as well Princess." Noah said as they kissed. Soon they were lying on the sofa kissing like the teenagers they were, well Kurt was at least!

They were soon interrupted by the smoke alarm screaming from the kitchen as Noah's welcome home dinner burnt. Kurt jumped up, ran to the kitchen, turning off the oven, and nearly crying at how ruined dinner was.

"Princess its ok." Noah said, wrapping his arms around Kurt and comforting the smaller boy.

"I wanted tonight to be perfect." Kurt whispered, trying to keep the tears at bay. But it was losing battle, as his tears fell slowly. Noah turned Kurt around hugging the boy he had been in love with for 4 years.

"Princess it is perfect because you're here in my arms." Noah said wiping Kurt's tears and kissing him softly. They spent a few minutes hugging before cleaning the kitchen together. They then ordered take out.

They changed in to their pyjamas and spent the evening on the sofa, laughing and talking, before going to bed snuggled together.

On Sunday Kurt tried to keep the tears from falling but it was hard. Noah was the same but they both knew the older man had to go back.

"I will see you in a month and I will phone you later." Noah said as he walked to the front door, kissing Kurt one more time before going.

Kurt stood in the doorway until he could no longer see the man he loved. He shut the door trying not to collapse at the heartache of seeing Noah walk away. It was hard every time Noah left.

Two months later, Kurt had to cancel going to see Noah for his monthly weekend off. He was very sick and didn't want Noah or the rest of the dorm to catch it.

Noah was a little annoyed at the weekend being cancelled. He missed Kurt. It had been 2 months since they had seen each other so he rang Kurt to either have a go or see how the younger man was.

"Hello?" Kurt croaked in a weak voice. He had locked himself away for a week and he was just starting getting his voice back.

"Kurt?" Noah asked, alarmed and shocked at how sickly Kurt sounded. He began to feel guilty that he had been annoyed at Kurt for cancelling their weekend.

"Noah." Kurt said softly, before he started to cough harshly.

"Kurt...Princess are you all right?" Noah asked worriedly.

"Yeah...Dr...Masters...gave...me...some...antibiotics." Kurt gasped for breath. He had a bad chest infection on top of a cold and he was just beginning to feel better. He was just glad Ellie's mom was his doctor. She didn't mind making house calls.

"Oh princess…" Noah said sadly. He knew that as soon they hung up he would be going to his superiors to ask for leave for the weekend. They had agreed to Kurt coming to the academy because of Noah's records, but with Kurt being so ill he just hoped that his superiors let him go home to look after his Princess.

Soon Noah was on the subway into the city, and shortly after that he was letting himself in to their apartment. He walked to the bedroom, when he saw his Princess asleep in one of his shirts and wrapped around his pillow he nearly cried that he hadn't come home sooner.

Noah tidied up the room quietly, making sure Kurt stayed asleep. When it was tidy he walked to the kitchen, making the rest of their home tidy before warming some soup.

As he waited for the soup to warm he heard whimpering coming from the bedroom. He rushed to the room to see Kurt thrashing and whimpering through a nightmare.

Noah got in to bed and comforted Kurt.

"Princess I'm here." Noah said running his fingers through his Princess' hair.

"Noah?" Kurt whimpered weakly.

"I'm here." Noah reassured.

"Oh Noah…" Kurt sobbed, waking up and wrapping his arms around the older man. His sobbing soon turned to a harsh coughing fit.

"Noah what are you doing here?" Kurt asked as he stopped crying and his coughing had stopped.

"I was worried about you." Noah said, but before they said anything else the smoke alarm in the kitchen started screaming. Noah rushed to the kitchen to turn the alarm off and the stove. He turned around when he heard a sniff.

"What was that?" Kurt croaked.

"Soup." Noah said as he helped Kurt to the sofa.

"Noah I love you." Kurt said snuggling closer to the older man. He was so touched that Noah would come to the city just to take care of him and make soup, even though they both knew Noah couldn't cook.

"I love you too." Noah said, hugging Kurt closer as they sat on the sofa. They spent the rest of the weekend with Noah taking care of Kurt making the younger man fall in love even more with him.

After their 8 months of brief weekends, phone calls and love letters Noah was due home. Their wedding was in 6 months and they couldn't wait. They had a weekend to themselves but at the end of it Noah would only be leaving for work, and coming home every night, and they couldn't wait.