Annie and Carol were getting along well. She had taken Carol dress shopping and they had finally found the perfect dress. Carol would have taken Kurt with her but that would include Blaine and she thought the two of them might be more interested in their wedding than hers.
Carol had talked to Burt about it one night when everyone had been asleep and they were safely in their room.

"Burt?" Carol asked.
"Hmmm?" Burt asked, pulling off his shirt.
"Do you know how serious Kurt and Blaine are?" Carol asked.
"They're in love," Burt said. "and they're best friends, have been since they were five. Why?"
"I overheard them the other day," Carol said softly, not sure how Burt would take the news. "They were talking about tuxes and their wedding one day."

"You sure?" Burt asked.
"Yes. They defiantly said their wedding," Carol said. "It sounded like they had already proposed."
"Yeah well," Burt said, pulling back the covers. "It would have happened sooner or later. I'm surprised it took this long."
"You're not worried?" Carol asked surprised, pulling back her side of the covers.
"We've seen this coming for a long time," Burt shrugged. "They're good kids and they're not going to get married straight out of high school, they'll wait. Besides, they are basically a married couple now."

"You want them to get married?" Carol asked, surprised.
"They're good to each other and for each other," Burt said. "They're in love, not just puppy love either. The real deal. Yes, I would like them to wait but mostly, I just want them to be happy. They've been through enough crap and they make each other happy. That's all I want."
Carol smiled and nodded.
"I want Kurt to be happy too," Carol said and Burt smiled brightly at her, pulling her close.

A date had been set for the wedding and invitations had been set out to all their family and friends.
New Directions and the Warbler's were meeting up regularly to practice their number's.
The Warbler's were getting along well with New Directions and they were all happy to see that Kurt had his cast off and that he was doing a lot better.

The Warbler's were hard workers and picked up the songs easily as did New Directions. They were fierce competition and Will wondered who would win at Regional's.
Will had been supervising them, making sure that they were getting all the dance moves down and the songs too.
By the time the wedding had come along, they were well and truly ready.

Kurt had told the girls to wear nice dressed and the boys to wear suits with ties. They had all showed they understood Kurt had offered to take some of the boys shopping to get suits if they needed them.
A couple of the Warbler's had taken Kurt up on that offer, along with Artie, Sam and Finn.

A few days before the wedding, family members started to arrive. Carol's family arrived first and introductions were past around. They all met Blaine, Annie and Edward too before the wedding.
The Hummel family arrived into two next. There wasn't a lot of people on Burt's side, most of them having passed away already. Most of the guests would be made up of Carols friends and family.

They were eating dinner two days before the wedding when the doorbell rang. It was Friday night so they were eating dinner with Blaine, Annie and Edward.
"I'll get it," Kurt said, pushing back his seat and headed to the door. They all listened to Kurt opening the door, looking that direction.

"Aunt Mildred!" Kurt cried and there was laughter.
Carol saw Blaine grinning. Kurt came back into the dining room with a women. She was thin with short brown hair and a slim figure. She was smiling brightly, arm linked with Kurt. She was pale and beautiful and had the same cheek bones as Kurt.
"Hey guys!" Mildred said, smiling brightly.
"Aunt Mildred," Blaine grinned, standing up and hugging the women.

"Hey Blaine," Mildred laughed. "Still gorgeous I see. Kurt, you got so lucky."
Blaine blushed and laughed and Kurt giggled.
"It's good to see you Mildred," Annie said, kissing her cheek. She hugged Edward who hadn't left his seat.
Burt stood up and smiled at her.

"Good trip Mildred?" Burt asked, hugging her tightly.
"Long," Mildred said. "But worth it. You look really well Burt. I suppose this is all Carol's doing. It's nice to finally meet you."

"Hi," Carol said, smiling.
"This is Mildred, Elizabeth's sister," Burt said gently and Carol's eyes widened with surprise.
"It's nice to meet you," Carol said. "This is my son Finn."
"Nice to meet you Finn," Mildred smiled.
"You too," Finn said, still looking slightly confused as to who the women was.

"She is my mum's sister," Kurt whispered to Finn.
"Ohhh!" Finn breathed, nodding in understanding.
"Sit down, grab a chair and a plate," Burt said.
Mildred beamed and did just that. She took a seat next to Kurt who was grinning brightly.

"How's school going?" Mildred asked as they ate.
"Dalton's good," Kurt beamed.
"And the Warbler's?" Mildred asked.
"Amazing as ever," Blaine answered with a grin.
"Good to see you got that cast off," Mildred said, looking at Kurt's arm with a dark look.

"We all are," Burt said, giving Mildred a pointed look. "How's everything with Sophie?"
"I don't want to talk about it," Mildred scowled.
"Who's Sophie?" Kurt asked.
"Ex-girlfriend," Mildred scowled and Finn and Carol's eyes widened with surprise.
"Sorry," Kurt winced. Mildred nudged him.
"Don't worry about it," Mildred said. "Distract with the gossip."

Mildred had played a very important part in Kurt's life. She was down often and visited when he was a kid, baby sitting often for Burt and Elizabeth when they went out. She baby sat Blaine too whenever he was with Kurt.
When Elizabeth died, Mildred hit a rough patch and started drinking. Burt sent her to rehab to get clean after a while, not allowing her to see Kurt until she got herself clean.

She did it for Kurt and got herself clean and had been sober since. For a while it hurt to see each other. Mildred look so much like Elizabeth and Kurt did too. Burt could see her in both of them. When Kurt and Blaine came out, Mildred was there to help them and answer questions. Mildred had been out since she was sixteen, proud of who she was. Elizabeth had been supportive of her sister, just like she would have been to Kurt. They always suspected at a young age with Kurt.

Mildred helped Burt with it too. Burt had gotten comfortable around the idea because of Mildred, he owed her a lot. She was a bright spot in their lives when so much of it had been covered in darkness.

Kurt and Blaine filled her in the gossip of Dalton and of New Directions, Finn contributing and smiling. Kurt and Blaine shared a happy look as Finn happily talked to Mildred. Kurt would have thought that maybe Finn would have issues with her being gay but he was taking it in his stride.
Dinner ended not long after and they boys went off to talk about the wedding while the adults milled around in the kitchen, washing up.

"So how is Kurt and Blaine after the attack?" Mildred asked.
"Better. The dreams have finally stopped," Burt answered.
"We were so worried about them," Annie sighed. "But they are so much stronger than we thought."
"They're good kids," Mildred said. "They are amazing."
"We can't thank you enough for all your help," Edward said.
"What are Aunts for?" Mildred grinned.

"Annie helped Kurt and Blaine when they came out," Burt explained to Carol who nodded.
"That would have been nice for them," Carol said. "To have someone to talk to and ask questions."
"Well they had amazing support too," Mildred said. "Not just from me."
"Come on Carol," Annie said. "Let's leave the boys to clean up while you and me go over the last of the wedding stuff."

Carol beamed.
"That would be great," Carol said. The two girls excused themselves and left the kitchen.
"How did they take Kurt?" Mildred asked once they were out of the room.
"We had some trouble but it's all good now," Burt answered.
"That's good," Mildred said.
"Are you really doing good Mildred?" Burt asked.

"I promise you I am," Mildred said, smiling. "I'm really happy for you Burt and for Carol. She's a sweet woman and she loves you very much, I can see that."
"You'll always be a part of the family Mildred," Burt said. "Nothing is going to change that."
"I know," Mildred said quietly.
Burt patted her back and kissed her cheek and went back to the dishes with Edward.

Mildred headed out of the kitchen and went to the living room where Annie and Carol where going over the seating arrangement one last time.
"and how is the bride to be?" Mildred asked with a smile.
"Excited, nervous," Carol answered with a smile. "but so happy."
"You are a lucky woman," Mildred said. "Burt is a wonderful man and Kurt is an even greater kid. "

"I know," Carol said. "I'm so lucky to have met him."
Both Annie and Mildred smile at each other as Carol got misty eyed.
"How's the rest of the wedding coming along?" Mildred asked.
"Annie and Kurt have been a huge help," Carol gushed. "I couldn't have done it without them. Everything is all done and ready to go. Just looking over the seating and everything seems to be running smoothly."

"Well with Kurt as wedding planner everything will be a hit," Mildred grinned.
"You've got that right," Annie said. "I can't wait to hear the boys sing. You know, after watching these two get married."
Carol laughed and Mildred grinned wickedly.
Speaking off the boys," Mildred said. "I might go catch up with them."

Mildred headed to Kurt's room and knocked on the door. Blaine, Kurt and Finn were listening to music, singing along. Kurt beamed and beckoned Mildred in. Blaine turned the music down and Mildred folded herself down on the floor.
"I've missed you boys so much," Mildred said. "and now I have another I'm going to miss."
She winked at Finn who grinned.

"Ok, I want honest thoughts on the wedding," Mildred said.
"I'm looking forward to the cake," Finn said and Blaine sniggered.
"Of course you are," Kurt rolled his eyes. "Our singing numbers are amazing. We may even steal the show."
"I don't know," Blaine said. "I saw Carol in her wedding dress the other day and she looks beautiful."

Kurt smiled lovingly at Blaine.
"I still can't believe you saw her before I did," Kurt grumbled.
"What about you Finn? Are you walking Carol down the aisle?" Mildred asked.
"I'll be dancing down the aisle," Finn said. "Which is kind of dangerous because I can't dance."
Kurt and Blaine sniggered.
"To be fair," Kurt said. "You are getting better."

"Really?" Finn asked.
"Really," Blaine said. "I know longer have the need to wear padded gear when you dance."
"Thanks dude," Finn said happily and Mildred giggled.

"I interrupted some singing didn't I?" Mildred asked.
"We were just mucking around," Blaine said.
"Mind if I join you?" Mildred asked.
"You sing?" Finn asked, surprised.
"I'm the one who taught Kurt," Mildred grinned. "Along with his mum."

Kurt smiled sadly at Mildred who smiled sadly back.
"Then let's getting singing," Finn grinned. Blaine turned the music back on and pull Kurt too his feet, pulling him into his arms and dancing with him. Finn helped Mildred up and Mildred start dancing and singing along. Finn just swayed and sang along with them.

Burt, Carol, Edward and Annie headed up stairs after a while to see what they others were up too. They stood at the door way and laughed at the scene before them.
Blaine was singing teenage dream, twirling Kurt around in his arms, Kurt giggling and laughing.
Mildred was singing with him, her voice powerful and beautiful. She was trying to get Finn to dance but they were just tripping over each other.

Carol smiled at the scene. She was so happy that Finn, Kurt and Blaine were all getting along and Finn was acting like their brother.
They seemed happier and Carol new that Finn's life had changed at Glee. The kids were starting to look at them like their leader again and he was happy again.

Kurt was helping Finn too. They sat down and did their homework together. Dalton's workload was heavier and harder than McKinley's but Kurt always took the time to help Finn when he didn't understand something and if Kurt didn't understand then they asked Blaine who would happily help Finn out.
They were acting like a family and Carol had never been happier. Either had Burt. He had missed the family environment and he hadn't realized how much he had. He didn't think he would be this happy again, or Kurt, but they were and it was all thanks to the Hudson's.