AN: In the midst of moving when he marries Carole, Burt finds some old memories he forgot he had packed away. Inspired by lyrics from "Our Love" by Rhett Miller
Burt Hummel brushed the dust off the top of a box in the attic of his home - well his old home now. He and Kurt would be moving to a new house after the wedding. A new house that would better accommodate the growing family.
He didn't even know what was in most of these boxes as they had been up here for years. Opening the lid, more dust swirling into the air, Burt glanced inside to find an odd collection of items. He tried to make sense of the faded, stuffed, pink hippo, a cheap-looking, now off-white bear with a red bow around its neck, a necklace of seashells, a key, a cork, a couple of napkins, and a myriad collection of papers and envelopes. Picking up one of the envelopes, Burt looked inside to find dried flowers and a small booklet type item. Pulling the booklet out he found that it was the program from Kathleen and his senior prom.
With that realization the memories that went with each of the items in the box came flooding back to him. The hippo he had won for her at the county fair when they were fifteen. The bear had been a gift for their first Valentine together. The sea shell necklace he had bought when they had gone to the Jersey shore after their senior prom. That had been the night he had proposed to Kathleen.
Flipping through the papers he continued to sift through memories he hadn't thought of for a long time. He came across a piece of paper with words scrawled across it and he had to laugh. It was his lame attempt at writing her a song for Valentines Day their junior year. One thing was for sure, their son had not inherited his musical talent from him.
When he finally closed the box, Burt marked it to go to the new house. Just because he was starting a new relationship with Carole didn't mean that he had to let go of Kathleen completely. His first wife, his first love, would always have a special place in his heart.