Epilogue

“Blaine theyre here! Theyre finally here!” Kurt chimed as he rushed through the living room of their apartment.

“Whats here?” Blaine asked playfully, knowing exactly what his husband was so excited about.

“Oh dont you start! Not when we're only two weeks into being married! We no longer have our honeymoon to keep the novelty from wearing off. You know what Im referring to! The wedding photos are back!” Kurt exclaimed as he shoved the brown envelope into Blaines outstretched hands.

“Sweet! I was wondering if Mike would ever be happy with them. Get the frame!” Blaine remarked as he opened up the envelope.

Kurt squished up beside Blaine and placed the expensive frame on his lap, squeezing Blaines shoulder as he did a terrible job at remaining patient during the reveal. Inside were countless photos, all lovely and very professional looking but there was one photo in particular that the couple were hunting for. There it was, the money shot. The recreated photo that looked very much like another shot that Blaine and Kurt had proudly displayed on their mantel since moving into their joined home. Sure the two werent complete copies but there had been no need to put on such an illusion. That would have defeated the purpose entirely.

“Its perfect!” Kurt cheered.

“No, its imperfectly perfect, Kurt, just what we hoped for!” Blaine corrected.

“Get the other photo and lets do a side-by-side comparison!” Kurt urged.

“Oh that sounds like fun, right! Im on it!” Blaine cheered in agreement as he rushed over to the mantel, grabbed the photo and brought it over to place it beside the new one.

Silence fell as the boys studied each photo and looked back and forth from the pictures and each other, squinting eyes as if they were trying to figure something out.

“Well... I doubt if someone who didnt know our story were to look at these photos... they could tell which one was real.” Kurt stated.

“Theyre sort of both real, I mean... yes, one's from our actual wedding. But after having a good look... I think the message spoken through these photos is the same...” Blaine began.

“And what message is that, hubby?” Kurt coaxed.

Never one to turn down a chance to sound all cheesy and romantic, Blaine smirked at Kurt, pausing to give him a peck on the lips. “That it shouldnt matter if theres no bride, or groom or anything like that. Who you want to marry, when it comes to gender, class or traits along those lines isnt whats important. When it comes down to it, the only thing that should matter is that the love is real and that it deserves to be acknowledged. Marriage isnt just a piece of paper, its a journey and one that shouldnt be taken lightly,” Blaine began, but his young age began to catch up with him. “Does that make any sense at all?” he asked with a snicker.

“Yes, it makes perfect sense to me. And hopefully others will come to agree with you,” Kurt assured.

“We should make a game for whenever someone new comes to our apartment. Have them guess which photo is from our wedding.” Blaine suggested.

“Ooh I love that! Too bad theres no one that we know right now who wasnt at the wedding,” Kurt chimed.

“We could make a web site?” Blaine offered, but he was clearly joking with the suggestion.

“Dont even...” Kurt warned.

Blaine stood up and placed both photos side by side on the mantelpiece and nodded in approval from their places of honour. Kurt came to stand up behind him and placed his hand on Blaines shoulder, coming to rest his chin, pressing their cheeks together.

“I guess its true what they say...” Kurt began, purposely pausing his sentence so Blaine would ask him what.

“What do they say?” Blaine asked, happy to comply.

“That a pictures worth a thousand words,” Kurt finished.

“Or in our case, a thousand vows,” Blaine added.

The End