Sorry, sorry, sorry! I made so many of you upset with that last chapter. I am so sorry. I have reasons for why I do what I do, I promise!

Meanwhile MrsMusicAddict asked a really great question: "Why didn't they think to change Kurt's look a bit? I mean, he was/is married to an actor. His face is known."

This is such a good question. Why didn't they? Why? Why didn't I do that? It would have been so fun, I could have given Kurt a make-over. *damn it Meagan why didn't you think of this?* Oh well, opportunity missed.:/

I hope to make up for everything by posting this chapter early today. Also, this is the last chapter and then I have an epilogue.

Enjoy!

Kurt was led to a small holding room with hard uncomfortable chairs, a metal and vinyl table, and a clock on the wall that seemed to tick ridiculously loud. Kurt felt it was almost at loud as the beating of his own heart.

His throat was tight and his eyes stung but he was determined not to cry. He was thinking back to what he knew about sentences for running away from your Lifemate, but sentencing was so subjective. He knew if someone like Hilda got her way it would mean extensive time in prison. Kurt shivered. Either way he'd probably be locked up for at least a little while.

In the end though, his chances of getting away with Blaine had just become nil. He wondered if they had grabbed Blaine too, maybe he was sitting in a similar room with his hands cuffed behind him. Or maybe he got away. Kurt closed his eyes and let out a long breath. He hoped Blaine got away. At least if Blaine was okay then maybe this wouldn't all seem like such a waste.

They left him alone in the room and he knew he was locked in. Not that he could just escape anyway. His hands were cuffed and he was back in airport security. He wondered when they called the Registry. If Hilda would come, or even Addison. Kurt swallowed down his fear at that thought. No, it would probably be someone new, someone from the Detroit office.

Kurt tried to steady his breathing, but he couldn't calm himself down. This was everything he and Blaine had been trying so hard to avoid. In a matter of moments all of his hopes and dreams had been snatched away. What if they never even let him see Blaine again? Kurt felt nauseated and doubled over in the chair a little.

Kurt started watching the clock. He'd only been here for 15 minutes, but it seemed like hours. He sat up straighter hearing some kind of commotion from outside the door. Was that yelling? Kurt listened closer. Yes, it sounded like yelling and other voices rose trying to calm whoever was shouting. Kurt smiled and shook his head, it almost sounded like Cooper. That was impossible of course… except it sounded distinctly like Cooper.

"I don't care what your policies are! You cannot tell me I'm not allowed to see my own husband!"

Oh my god, it was Cooper.

Kurt didn't have time to process how that was even possible before Cooper came bursting into the room, security guards behind him.

"Cooper?" Kurt squeaked out looking between him and the confused faces of the airport security.

"Kurt! They have you in cuffs?" He rounded on the nearest guard. "Uncuff him right now." He said pointing a finger in the man's chest. "What's wrong with you? You detain a man and cuff him just because he is trying to go on a trip with his famous husband?"

Kurt just sat quietly, clamping his mouth closed when he realized it had been hanging open in shock.

"Sir, I'm sorry, but he is being detained for the Lifemate Registry, there is an APB out on him and-"

The man didn't get to finish as Cooper starting talking over him gesturing wildly. "Are you kidding? That APB was rescinded; it was a mistake to begin with. This has been a giant fuck-up from the start. My husband and I are trying to leave for a quiet get-away to be rid of the mess that the Registry is making about my brother who is missing. The APB was put out when they saw Kurt was making plans to travel and they didn't even check to see that we are traveling together. Now uncuff my husband."

Kurt had never seen Cooper be so frightening and intimidating. There was a beat where no one did anything but then the guard was helping Kurt stand and uncuffing his wrists. Kurt rubbed them and decided to stay silent, he didn't want anything he said to mess up Cooper's plan. Whatever it was.

"Thank you." Cooper said curtly and took Kurt's elbow and started leading him out of the room.

"Whoa, wait." A guard said. "I'm sorry, but you can't leave, we still have to wait for the Lifemate Registry Officials to get here."

Cooper laughed. "Why? We haven't done anything wrong. Do you know who I am? Do you want me to tell the media how helpful you were or how you ruined our vacation? Now unless you are arresting us, we are leaving."

Cooper stormed out of the room with Kurt in tow. Kurt's heart was racing, he couldn't believe this was actually working. He was waiting for the guards to stop them at any minute, but they didn't. Cooper started marching them right out of the airport.

"Cooper." Kurt said under his breath. "What about Blaine?"

Cooper looked at him with wide-eyes and for the first time since he barged in did Cooper look a little worried.

"Just keep moving Kurt."

Kurt did what Cooper instructed, but mostly because he was still a little in shock and had no idea what was going on. They kept moving until they got to the airport parking garage where Cooper finally stopped and let go of Kurt's arm.

"Oh my god. That worked!" Cooper said and started laughing so hard he doubled over himself.

"Cooper what's happening? How are you here?"

"Blaine told me on the phone yesterday what you were going to try." Cooper said standing up straight again and wiping at his eyes. "And I couldn't help but think that it wasn't going to work. The more I thought about it I knew I should be here so I got in the car and drove. And when I got to the airport I saw them drag you out of line and… well I didn't have a plan really, I just started yelling and pointing, because that usually gets peoples' attention. "

"I… don't know what to say." Kurt was stunned. So instead of saying anything he just launched forward and gave Cooper a hug.

"What now though?" He said backing up. "Where's Blaine?"

"Where's Blaine?" Cooper repeated. "How do I know? I thought you knew!" He started to look a little panicky.

"He was behind me in line Cooper, didn't you see him?"

"No! Just you! And then I was focused on getting back to where you were…"

Kurt started to feel alarmed. What if they had detained Blaine too and he and Cooper had just walked out of there without him? Kurt was about to insist they go back when he remembered the phones Tony had given them. He quickly pulled his out of his bag and called the one given to Blaine.

Blaine finally forced himself to get up off of the chair he'd collapsed into and started making his way out of the airport. He needed to think, he needed a plan. Should he call Tony? No, Tony didn't want any trouble with the Registry. He should call Cooper then. Kurt was still his husband, maybe Kurt would be able to make bail? It didn't seem likely.

Blaine stopped and pressed a hand against a wall, feeling light headed. He'd lost Kurt. The Registry had him and Blaine was still on the run. He thought back to the ugly cold cellar he and Kurt had stayed in over the past week, that dank little room seemed precious now, where those his last days with Kurt? Was it really all over now?

His phone rang and Blaine jumped, forgetting he even had it on him. Who in the world would be calling him on this phone?

"Hello?" Blaine's answered.

"Blaine! Oh thank god." Kurt's sweet voice came through the speaker and Blaine's heart leapt.

"Kurt? Where are you? Why are they letting you call me?"

"I'm in the airport parking lot. I… Blaine you have to get here fast. They don't have you, do they?"

Blaine didn't understand, how did Kurt end up in the parking lot? Were they transporting him somewhere?

"The parking lot?" Blaine repeated trying to understand.

"Blaine, you haven't been caught, right?"

"No. No. I'm fine. I'm still in the airport." Blaine answered

"Come find me." Kurt said, his voice sounded frantic. "We could still get out of here. Level 4 section G."

Blaine had already started walking towards the exit, his feet couldn't take him to Kurt fast enough. "I'm already on my way."

Blaine rushed to the garage and didn't even wait for the elevator but sprinted up the stairs to level 4, he looked around until he found G and there he was. Kurt was standing in the garage without any guards or cuffs or anything and with… Cooper? Blaine rushed to Kurt and caught him in his arms even as he gave Cooper a bewildered look.

"How… what… what's going on?"Blaine said looking at his brother but holding Kurt.

"Cooper stormed into security and dragged me out." Kurt said and Blaine just looked back and forth between them.

"I don't understand." Blaine said, his mouth feeling dry.

Cooper clapped Blaine on the back. "Well let me explain." He smiled. "I saved the day!"

Blaine stared at him for a moment. "But how?"

"He just burst in saying they were ruining our vacation. Like Cooper and I were going somewhere together and then said if they weren't arresting us we were leaving and… we just left." Kurt explained looking as stunned as Blaine felt.

Blaine shook his head and felt ready to cry or laugh. He leaned his head against Kurt's, he honestly hadn't known when he was ever going to see Kurt again and now he was right here. "Now what?" He hung on to Kurt having no idea what was going to happen next.

"I don't know." Kurt said and for a moment Blaine didn't care. He held Kurt's face with his hands and kissed him, bringing their bodies close as Kurt leaned in towards him.

"Now we get out of here." Cooper said tugging on Kurt's hand and pulling them apart. "Before they realize what happened."

Cooper opened the door to the SUV and Kurt and Blaine climbed in the back. Cooper hopped up front and drove them away from the airport, a tense silence in the vehicle. Finally once they were several miles away he pulled off at a rest stop and turned in his seat to look at Kurt and Blaine.

"I have no idea what to do next. I'm kind of just making this up."

Blaine licked his lips and knew he must look a little shaken by the way Kurt lifted a hand to softly rub the hair at the nape of his neck. "We could try the border." Blaine suggested. "Getting into Canada doesn't solve everything, but it's a start."

Kurt shook his head. "How? They have pictures of me up. And if my picture is out there than you know yours is too. We won't get across."

Blaine's heart sunk.

"Listen, Kurt isn't missing, the Lifemate Registry is just being an ass having his picture out there like that." Cooper said. "No one has reported him gone. As far as they know he really could just be visiting his family in Lima. I say Kurt and I go to France together on vacation and then… I don't know Blaine… you could… Who helped you get this far? Could they smuggle you into Canada?"

Blaine was considering the idea, could Cooper really get Kurt out of the country? It would be a start and it would mean Kurt was safe.

"No." Kurt said interrupting Blaine's thoughts. "I'm not leaving without Blaine. We tried the whole do this separately thing and I hate it. Besides, there is no way the Registry is letting me out of the country, officially missing or not."

Blaine groaned knowing Kurt was right, they might not be able to charge Kurt with anything, but they could restrict his international travel. "Then what do we do?" Blaine asked.

They were all silent for a long moment. Blaine crossed his arms around his chest feeling small and useless. "This is my fault." Blaine eventually said. "I'm the one that ran, I'm the fugitive. Kurt should be fine."

"Stop." Kurt said turning in his seat to face him fully. "I didn't have to leave New York to look for you, but I did because I wanted too, that was my choice and I don't regret it. We just have to… figure something out from here. We still have all of our papers, we can make this work."

Blaine gave him a side-long look and then let out a breath of air his shoulders relaxing and his arms unwinding. "Right. We need a plan."

"It seems to me that I'm the only one who can really travel freely." Cooper said. "I could get into Canada."

Kurt furrowed his brows. "Okay…"

"So I say let's just go to Canada. It's what? A 30 minute drive to the border?"

"And what do we do?" Kurt said. "Hide in the trunk?"

Blaine smirked at the suggestion until he saw Cooper's face. He was smiling widely.

"Cooper, don't be insane." Blaine said.

"You know I actually have a really big following in Canada? They love me there." Cooper replied. "What if I was on a publicity trip with a bunch of boxes of my headshot to sign for people in the trunk?"

"I… don't even…" Blaine started, not following what Cooper was saying.

"Listen, you two have tried your way now let's try mine." Cooper said.

Blaine glanced at Kurt and then they both agreed, what else was left to do?

Cooper tried to keep everything light and like it was a big joke, but Blaine could tell he was nervous. And frankly his plan was a little ridiculous, but they were out of options. The longer they waited, the more likely the Registry would find them.

The first thing Cooper did was stop by a local print shop and get a bunch of copies of one of his head shots that he happened to have on him. They also stopped to get a plywood board from a hardware store, then they set to work making the trunk of Cooper's SUV look like it had boxes of headshots in it when really it was just a kind of lid that Kurt and Blaine were going to hide under.

"You should call and make a hotel reservation for someplace, in case they ask you where you're staying." Kurt said and Cooper got on the phone to a nice hotel in Nova Scotia he'd stayed at before.

"This really is such a bad idea. Things like this only work on TV." Blaine said.

"Hey! I've been through the border crossing before and usually they just ask you a few questions and don't even look in your car. We're going to be fine."

Kurt reached over to Blaine pulling his hand up and pressing it against his heart Blaine could feel it beating against his palm, he looked up at Kurt's clear blue eyes as he smiled "Blaine. I know it's a risk, but I'm willing to take it if you are. It means we get to be together, and honestly we reached the point of no return a long time ago."

Blaine felt a little calmer at Kurt's reassurance and then pressed a soft kiss to Kurt's lips. "I think I passed the point of no return when I met you." He said softly.

Kurt smiled brightly but Cooper just groaned. "Oh god, it's only been a little over a month but I forgot how sappy you two are together. Now are we doing this or not?"

Blaine nodded and he and Kurt climbed into the truck. Their carry on suitcases in the backseat looking like Cooper's things. Cooper looked down at them and then winked before he fit the plyboard on top closing them in like a secret compartment. They could still breathe through thin slots at the sides. This was it then. They were going through with this crazy plan.

Kurt crawled into the trunk of Cooper's SUV with Blaine. It was a tight fit, but they made it work, Blaine behind him curling his arms around his middle like they were spooning in bed. If this didn't work, at least they would be caught together, but Kurt shook that thought out of his head. He tried to focus on positive thoughts. Cooper started the car and then they were moving. He didn't even realize he was counting until Blaine mentioned it.

"What are you counting?" He whispered into Kurt's skin making him shiver in the dark warm trunk of Cooper's car.

"Every time we hit a bump. Nervous habit, counting things."

"I know." Blaine replied kissing his neck. Just that little kiss and the knowledge that Blaine knew his little idiosyncrasies and didn't tell him he should stop was enough to reinforce in him that they were doing the right thing.

They didn't speak again, feeling more and more tense as they neared the border. They could tell that they were going through the Detroit Windsor Tunnel connecting the US to Canada because the sound in the car changed. Then things slowed down. It was awful not being able to see what was going on. Were they at the border crossing yet?

Eventually, after some stopping and starting, the vehicle came to a complete stop. They heard the window roll down and then Cooper was talking to someone. Blaine held Kurt a little tighter.

"Good afternoon!" They heard Cooper's cheerful voice ring out.

The border crossing guard didn't seem to have the same enthusiasm. He asked a few questions which Cooper gave short direct answers to. He was here for business and would only be staying a couple weeks, he was booked at the Waterfront Hotel in Winsor and yes he had that number if they wanted to call.

Kurt wasn't sure if they called the hotel or not but they heard the back doors to the SUV open and it seemed like someone was going through Cooper's bags. Hopefully they would just see a lot of guy's clothing and some knick-knacks and not think much of it. Kurt couldn't think of anything incriminating in those bags. He knew his snow globe was in there and a picture of his family. Oh god, that might be hard to explain.

He was pulled away from that thought though when a voice very close to them called out. "Hey, pop the trunk for us will you?"

"Of course." Cooper said and then there was a little more light in the little space they were crammed in as the border crossing guard lifted the trunk open. Kurt was so still he was barely breathing, Blaine ridged and quiet behind him.

There was some shuffling and then, "What's with all the pictures?" The guard asked.

"Oh, headshots. In case people want autographs."

There was silence for a minute before the guard spoke again. "You famous or something?"

In any other circumstance Kurt would have laughed and wanted to see Cooper's facial expression over someone not recognizing him.

"Yeah. I act. I'm an actor." Cooper said and he asked them if they'd seen the blockbuster he'd been in.

"I knew you looked familiar!" The guy said and shut the trunk without even really looking back there.

Still Kurt didn't move until Blaine started nudging him with his head and Kurt he realized his chest hurt and that he actually had stopped breathing, he let out a quiet breath and felt Blaine sigh behind him.

Then the car doors closed and the voices moved further away from the back of the vehicle while Cooper started the engine again.

"Is that all you need?" He asked.

"Yes. Have a nice day." The guard said and they were moving again.

Kurt had to suppress a sob of relief, did they actually just make it through?

Cooper kept driving for a little while longer and Kurt held onto Blaine's hands that were wrapped around his middle. When they finally stopped and Cooper lifted off their little partition, Kurt blinked as the sun hit his eyes and found he couldn't move. Blaine sat up with a groan stretching his arms.

"Holy shit." Cooper said and helped Blaine out of the car. "Holy shit. Holy shit! We did it."

Blaine looked down at Kurt and reached out a hand. "Come on Kurt." He said with a smile, his eyes sparkling and Kurt finally made himself move grabbing Blaine's hand and climbing out of the SUV.

The day was turning out to be bright and warm and beautiful, but of course Kurt admitted he might feel that way because they made it. Not all the way to France, but they were out of the states!

They stood still for a moment and then Blaine surprised him by practically tackling him with a hug. "Oh my god I thought for sure they were going to find us! Oh my god." He laughed.

Kurt hugged him back still in shock a little before he started laughing as well and then pressing a long kiss to Blaine's lips. He sighed as they parted. "We're in Canada! And now on to France?"

Blaine grinned and nodded before looking at Cooper who was watching them with a pleased look on his face; he wiped his eyes a little.

"Are you crying Coop?" Blaine asked.

"Shut up." Was the only response they got from him.

Cooper pulled up flight schedules on his phone and started looking for a way to get them out of Canada. They still couldn't be caught in this country. It didn't take long for them to get everything in order to fly out of Windsor International Airport.

Cooper brought them to the airport, parking and walking them in. "Okay… once you get on the plane text me alright? I'm going to wait here until I know you've made it through."

Kurt nodded and hugged him. And then Blaine smiled and approached his brother squeezing him tight. "Goodbye Coop." He said into his neck sounding a little teary.

"Goodbye Blaine." He said. "Go. Be happy? Okay?"

Blaine backed up and nodded laughing a little through his tears. "You too." He said and Kurt took his hand as they walked away, Cooper watching them as they went.

They had lost their check-in luggage in Detroit so they just went through with their carry-ons. They stayed together this time, because either they got through or they didn't.

Security looked at Blaine's ID and then Kurt's and didn't say a word as they walked through. Kurt tried not to show the absolute relief he was feeling on his face. They made the gate just in time to get on the plane. Once on board Blaine texted Cooper before shutting off his phone.

They looked at each other and held each other's hands. 15 minutes later the plane took off and they were leaving North America behind them.