A quick thought from Rachel


I'm so happy I got that off my chest. I know they love me but it's still very hard to confront the parents of your late fiancé and tell them youve moved on. It had to have been the single most awkward moment in my life. Now it's time to plan the wedding. I have no idea what Kurt wants or where theyre planning on having the reception. It's a lot of work and as maid of honor I have to suck it up and make it perfect for them. It's going to be their day and they need it to be perfect.

"Have you and Blaine discussed a date?"

"Not yet. But we were thinking summer wedding"

"All white summer?"

"Havent thought about that, but maybe"

"Location?"

"Im sure Blaines parents want something like the Waldorf but we arent that fancy. We are more like backyard kind of guys"

"Backyard?" Im mortified "This day is the beginning of the rest of your life. You have to have it somewhere memorable"

"And what better place than our home? With all of you. Its not the location Rach, its the vows. And everyone knows we can afford it, why show off? Why not just keep it simple. We can have the caterers, the best seating, the best of it all, just home - in our home."

"God when you put it that way. Fine. But we can maybe fit 50 people tops back there, how many people are you inviting?"

"Not that many. All of us, our parents, Tina, Mike Chang, maybe Quinn can come down. Cassandra, Sue, Mr. Shue of course. Thats it. Small and intimate. We only want the people there who have been with us through this journey, or have helped us through"

"Sounds perfect Kurt. Are you inviting Sebastian?"

"Yes. Im sure hell be Andys plus one anyway. But you know; he helped Blaine, so he falls under the category of helping us get through. It would be wrong if he wasnt invited."


"That's very big of you Kurt. Now what about Blaine? How involved is he going to be in the planning?"

"Are you kidding? Hes going to let me do what I do best and show up looking dapper as always. Of course Ill ask his opinion but most likely the answer will be whatever you want"

They are so happy. Its a beautiful thing. And Im honored to be a part of their family.

"Rach, are you sure youre okay with helping? I know there has to be a part of you that cant help but think this shouldve been me helping you"

"Yea, theres a part of me that remembers how I felt when I was planning, but life happened Kurt, and now its your time and I want nothing more to make sure your day goes perfectly. I love you. I love Blaine. And nothing would make me happier than to be a part of this"

I genuinely mean it. And he knows. He brings me into a tight hug and kisses me on the forehead.

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Santana and Dani

"Can you believe Isa comes today?! I dont know how to control my excitement. Weve been through so much. We need to make sure she always knows we love her" I say to Dani

"Babe, Relax. Were going to make great parents. We were both abandoned one way or another by our family. Me; by my parents, and you, by your abuela. We will make sure she has the most love any kid can have. And freedom to be herself. If we didnt have freedom where would we be? Not together Ill tell you that!"

"Youre right. But it still makes me nervous. We don't have much experience with children, let alone raising them. My god what if we break her”



“Oh. You're really panicking aren't you? You need to seriously relax. We are going to be perfect, in our imperfect way”



“How do we explain to her this is her new home? Shes only a year old, shes going to be so scared.”



“Santana, shes going to know this is her new home because we're going to make sure she feels comfortable, and loved, and wanted”



There's a knock and we both stop and just look at each other.



“Coming” Dani yells to the door



“She's here. Let's go meet our daughter” she says to Santana and it automatically relaxes her



They open the door and it's a tiny little person. She's 15 months, dark blonde hair, fair skin, more the color of Santana; with hazel brown eyes. She's precious.



Dani and Satana bend down to the stroller and welcome her in



“Hi baby, we're your new mommies. Im Santana and this is Dani”



Isa looks up confused. She was abandonded when she was 6 months old by her mother who was in an abusive relationship. She wanted better for her child nand wanted to fix her life and start over. Theres no judgement, she did what was best for the child and at the end of the day that's what matters.



We're in the middle of planning Kurt and Blaines wedding and now we have a toddler running around. She just started walking so shes all over the place. She is going to be the most beautiful flower girl. She will no doubt steel the show.





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Blaine's POV

He said yes and I cant be happier!!
Now to planning the wedding. The one thing we agreed on was a small intimate wedding this summer. Very small. Only people important to us will be there.

"Blaine. So Ive discussed a few things with Kurt about the wedding. I have the guest list down and just an outlining of what should be done decoration wise. Marley is out now finding the perfect table cloth."

"Rachel, you and I both know that this is going to be whatever Kurt wants. I'll put in my suggestions as needed. But I trust Kurt's choices. He'll make sure it fits both of us. He knows me, he knows us.” I say those last words with confidence because he does, he knows us.

“Okay well the only question we have, Kurt and I, is Sebastian. Will you be inviting him? Because Kurt says it's up to you and I have to say – that's not such a bad idea. Kurt said it makes sense because he helped you through your difficult time, ya know with not being together, and I agree”

“I actually hadnt put thought into the invite, but yea, I guess it makes sense. I care for Sebastian. Not in any romantic way, but as much as I tried to hide it – we did spend a significant amount of time together and his actions were selfless when he helped me with the Kurt situation and I am grateful for that. Plus hes become part of the family”

“Anyone else you want to put on the invitation list?”

“No, I think Kurt has it covered. Listen Rach, I have to do a few errands before we all meet back up for dinner at Santana and Dani's. Plus, theres a gift I had personalized for Isa that I have to pick up also, can we pick this up another time?”

“Yes Blaine. I have to get ready also. Cant wait to meet the little munchkin.”

“I know. Cant believe this is happening. We now have a baby upon us. Things are definitely going to change in a good way”

“Yup. Well okay, I'll see you later tonight”

I give her a kiss, she really is a blessing to me and Kurt. She's our sister and our best friend. I honestly don't know what we would do without her. She's been there thru our confusions, arguments, love making, deaths, new friendships. Everything.

I love Kurt, and have every intention of making things perfect for our future. I wasn't able to handle not having him a around for just a few weeks, let alone forever! Not an option in my eyes. But – recently I received an offer.

It's an offer to move to Italy. Teach and mentor students that want to know more about their possibilities for their futures. It's not like they don't have the best of the best over there, but they want me. For whatever reason in this weird fucking universe – they want me. The pay is triple, plus they will set us up in a new home while we get settled. It's a five year program which means we would be able to come back to NYC when im done. Or stay there, depending on what happens in those years. Im just afraid hes going to say no, hes going to let his attachement to this city and our friends get in the way of making a real life decision.

Maybe I'm being selfish in a tiny way – but this is an amazing offer. An offer that will secure our future in ways we would have to work years for.

And Ive accepted.