Prompt: Perry Cox - "You're a wonderful and passionate person, and that's why I can see myself with you when I'm 70." - 'Scrubs'
Watching the sunset from her fiance's front porch, Carole couldn't help but think that it was setting on her life. Tomorrow, she was to stand up in front of a church and make a vow to always love the man sitting beside her. It wasn't that she didn't think she could fulfill that vow, she knew she could. How much she really loved Burt, and Kurt, was answered when Burt had been lying in the hospital bed fighting for his life. No, what scared here was wondering if the two families could really become one. Was it really fair to ask their sons to change from being only children to single parents so close to their high school graduation.
"What's on your mind?" Burt asked quietly, giving the hand he was holding a slight squeeze.
"I was just wondering if we're really doing right by our kids by getting married. After Christopher died, I vowed to always put Finn first, that's why other relationships never worked. Now I'm wondering if I'm putting my own happiness before Finn. I mean, he doesn't seem enthusiastic about the wedding and he and Kurt are so different. I can't help but wonder if he'll be able to make the transition from a family of two to a family of four."
Burt nodded. "It's going to be rough for him. For both of them. But remember, you're not in this alone. I feel the same way about Kurt."
"I know you do. And I respect that and I care about Kurt."
"And I care about, Finn just as much as I do you," Burt told her, looking over at her. "Yeah, are relationship hasn't been smooth sailing but we're doing better now. I promise to look out for Finn just like he was my own son, and I know you'll do the same for Kurt. That isn't putting our happiness before our kids, it's enriching our lives and theirs. When I had my heart attack, all I could think about was if I died, I would be leaving my son alone. After tomorrow, if anything happens to me, at least I'll know that Kurt has you and Finn. The same thing goes for Finn. No matter what happens, I'm always going to be there for him."
It was Carole's turn to nod. As morbid as it may sound to talk about death before a wedding, she and Burt had both been down that path before. They knew it's reality, and talking about that possibility of facing it again only seemed natural.
"Besides, like you said, they only have a couple more years before graduation and then they'll be off on their own. I've often thought about how lonely things will be when that happens and quite frankly, I didn't like those thoughts. It's nice knowing I've got someone in my life again that I can see myself with when I'm seventy," Burt told her, leaning in for a kiss which his fiancé happily returned.