If there was one thing Kurt and Blaine had tried to teach their kids, it was that they could do anything. Blaine, in particular, wanted to encourage all three of the children and remind them how proud they were of them every time they achieved something. He had never had this growing up, and he didn’t want them to miss out. Every time Eliza performed at a ballet recital or more recently, cheer leading competitions now that she was in high school. The same went with Aiden and his football games. Aiden was now a senior in high school, and both Kurt and Blaine knew that he had finished applications at IV league schools. He had been working toward getting into either Harvard or Yale for almost two years now and the men knew how important this was to him.

“I want to apply to NYU,” Aiden said as both men looked up to him. “Jess is staying in New York and if I’m here then it means that we get to be together.”

“If you get into Yale or Harvard?” Kurt asked.

 “I don’t know,” Aiden responded. “I’m not sure I even want to go there anymore.”

“Really?” Kurt deadpanned.

“I don’t want to lose Jess,” Aiden responded. “College is college.”

“You have worked so hard for this,” Blaine responded. “Don’t throw it away because of a girl.”

Aiden just nodded and ended up sending in all three applications. He had found out that he wasn’t accepted into Yale and two letters had arrived for him that day in the mail. Kurt and Blaine stood around the boy who was shaking when he opened the Harvard letter. He walked away from the men and read the first paragraph.

“I got in.” Aiden smiled as Kurt let out a scream.

Kurt couldn’t help himself and pulled the boy into a hug, followed by Blaine, Eliza and lastly Katie. Then a thought struck the eighteen year old. He immediately went to his room, and called Jess. Both men and the two girls could hear arguing and Aiden re-entered the room later.

“Well that was the end of that.” He said quietly.

“Oh god.” Kurt mumbled, tears filling his eyes, hugging the boy who was only slightly shorter than he was.

“She said that if I was going to Harvard and not following her and staying here she didn’t want to stay with me.” Aiden explained.

“Well then she isn’t worth it,” Blaine smiled at the taller boy. “You’ll find someone else.”

That night, Kurt climbed into bed next to Blaine who put down his laptop and turned to Kurt who had finished his night time moisturising routine.

“Our boy is going to college,” Blaine said as Kurt just shut his eyes. “It is so scary. In a couple of months, he will be three hours away by train.”

“I am freaking out,” Kurt confessed. “I still remember when he was born and now he is all grown up. Where did all that time go?”

“I have no idea,” Blaine put his head on the shoulder of the taller man. “I was hoping you could tell me that.”