Blaine came wandering in and took one look at them mess before chuckling and walking over to it, starting to put it all back.

"Lily wanted to make her own Thanksgiving dinner," Kurt explained with an amused smile. "She's stealing all my utensils."

Blaine laughed and closed the cupboard door before going to Kurt and laying his hands on his husband's shoulders. "What's she making?"

"Judging by the missing dog food and the dug up backyard I'm thinking nothing particularly edible," Kurt grinned and Blaine chuckled.

"I think I'll stick to your cooking," Blaine decided, reaching over to take a taster but Kurt smacked his hand away with an audible thwack.

"I warned you, Blaine!" Kurt sung, smirking as Blaine cradled his hand protectively. "Don't make me ban you from the kitchen. Again."

"I'll be good," Blaine grinned, wiggling his eyebrows and Kurt rolled his eyes.

"Now, why don't I believe that?" Kurt wondered aloud. "Are you picking up Annie and Edward?"

"Yeah, I'm leaving in a minute. Did you want me to take Lily for the ride?" Blaine asked, "So that you can get the cooking done without interruption."

"If she wants to go, sure," Kurt smiled, turning back to his pan, "but otherwise I don't mind too much. As long as I don't have to eat whatever it is that she's making."

"I'll ask her," Blaine said. He disappeared from the kitchen and Kurt read the next instruction from the recipe that was propped up against the sugar tin.

Kurt had added five more ingredients when Blaine came back. "She's staying here," Blaine announced, re-entering the kitchen. "She doesn't want to leave her mud pie. She's getting worryingly attached to that thing." Kurt grinned and nodded. "I'll get going now."

Kurt turned and wrapped his arms around Blaine's neck, pulling himself flush against his body. "Drive safely please," Kurt said, eyes silently pleading. He'd never admit it, but his scare as a teen had left him severely shaken when it came to driving. Obviously, he'd worked hard to overcome it but it still worried him every time he was faced with having to drive or the prospect of Blaine driving.

"Always," Blaine promised, pulling Kurt into a gentle kiss. Kurt stroked Blaine's cheek adoringly and his husband kissed him again. "I'll be back soon," Blaine said, grabbing his keys from the counter and leaving the room.

Kurt hurried to finish the pie he was making and when he was just putting it in the oven, Lily came wandering in, clothes dirty and grinning brightly.

"You are filthy," Kurt gasped, eyes widening in horror.

"Daddy K, I've been making a pie too," Lily beamed. "Sheba liked it!"

"I bet she did," Kurt replied, amused. "It's time for you to get cleaned up. Everyone will be arriving soon."

It was Thanksgiving and the family was on their way to the Anderson-Hummel household. Burt was hiring a car with Carol and driving Finn and Fiona while Blaine was picking his parents up from the airport. They would be here in a few hours and Kurt had just finished making the last of the food.

"Grandma and grandpa?" Lily asked, hopefully.

"Yep, so we need to get you clean," Kurt told her. He steered Lily towards the bathroom and ran a quick bath for her. Lily hopped in eagerly, playing with her bath toys while Kurt poured a jug of warm water of her head and started washing her hair.

Both Lily and Kurt sung as the little girl bathed and when she was sufficiently clean, Kurt dried her and helped her into a new pretty dress. He dried her hair and pulled it out of her face, tying it with a bow that was the same colour as her dress.

"Can we put a bow on Sheba?" Lily asked as they headed back to the living room.

"Of course we can," Kurt beamed and grabbed a ribbon. Sheba came trotting over and Kurt wrapped it loosely around her neck, tying it in a bow. "There, beautiful," Kurt smiled at his handiwork and the dog licked his fingers, bearing her teeth in what Kurt only assumed could be a dog-smile. "Now, I'm going to get changed. Don't go into the kitchen, OK?" Kurt instructed firmly. "I don't want you to burn yourself."

"Yes Daddy," Lily nodded and Kurt smiled at her. He quickly hurried to his and Blaine's room and dressed in the outfit he had picked out days ago for the occasion. Blaine's clothes were laid out beside his and Kurt would get him to change when he got back. He styled his hair quickly and then headed back to the living room to find Lily playing with her Barbies. Kurt smiled and went back into the kitchen to check everything was running smoothly. The timer went off and he removed the pie from the oven, leaving it on the bench to cool.

The door opened and Kurt heard voices and Lily's cry of "Grandma! Grandpa!" Kurt smiled and went to living room to see Carol and Burt being dragged by an energetic Lily into the living room with Finn and Fiona trailing behind them, all of them smiling brightly.

Kurt greeted them warmly, wrapping each of them in a tight embrace. "Was it a good trip?" Kurt asked as Finn followed an excited Lily to see Sheba.

"Yeah. Lots of traffic though," Burt grunted.

"Kurt, dear, can I help in the kitchen at all?" Carol asked politely.

"No, you sit down and relax," Kurt smiled. "I have everything under control. It's all pretty much ready anyway."

Blaine pulled up not much later and more greetings and embraces were issued. Blaine kissed Kurt in greeting. "Quick, go get changed," Kurt ushered, pushing Blaine towards the bedroom.

"Yes sir," Blaine said, mock saluting and hurrying to the bedroom to get changed. Kurt disappeared into the kitchen and poured drinks for everyone.

Dinner rolled around quickly and with Carol and Annie's help, they set the table, plates of food covering every inch of wood that was on display. They all sat down, each couple next to their partner. Blaine took Kurt's hand under the table and squeezed it tightly, rubbing his thumb over his knuckles. Lily looked at all the food with awe, kneeling on her chair so that she was the same height as the rest of the adults.

Burt cleared his throat and they all fell silent. The older man raised his glass and looked around. "I'm so thankful that today I get to spend time with the most important people in my life and I am honoured to help Lily celebrate her first Thanksgiving as an Anderson-Hummel," Burt announced, smiling at them all. Lily broke into a beam when her name was mentioned. "Thank you Kurt for putting in all this hard work for what I know will be a delicious and heart-healthy meal." Kurt smirked and Burt chuckled, "and thank you for having us all here."

"You're always welcome here," Kurt said, throat thick with emotion and Blaine squeezed his hand tighter.

"I can't wait to spend many more Thanksgivings with my family," Burt continued, beaming at Carol. "I love you all. Happy Thanksgiving!"

Everyone clapped and cheered, Annie wiping a stray tear away discretely. Edward saw and wrapped his arm around his wife, pulling her close.

"Everyone, dig in," Kurt cried, clapping his hands together. At this, Finn immediately started carving the turkey and piling the meat onto his plate. Lily giggled at his antics and he winked at her across the table. They all filled their plates high with food and dug in, chatter filling the house.

They ate and ate and ate until they couldn't fit anymore in. Even Finn was breathing heavily because of the vast amount of food that he had consumed.

Sheba had managed eat a fair share of the meat; Burt, Lily, Finn, Edward and Blaine had all started to sneak her some food when they thought Kurt wasn't looking. When they could no longer eat, Finn suggested that they toss the football around. Blaine went outside with Burt, Edward, Finn and Lily while the others started the massive task of the clean-up.

Carol and Annie insisted on doing the dishes while Kurt and Fiona put the leftover food away in the fridge. It took a while but eventually they managed to get it all cleared away. When it was in order they headed outside to the back yard and watched the rest of the family play football. Sheba was chasing after them, trying to grab the ball.

Kurt quickly got his camera and took a photo of Lily and Blaine. Lily was sitting on Blaine's shoulders and holding the football, getting ready to throw it to Burt. Both were wearing bright smiles and laughing loudly. Kurt looked at them fondly and in that moment, he couldn't be more thankful for having them in his life. He had always dreamed that he would grow old with Blaine and that they would have a family and now, he had all that he'd ever wanted.

He wished his mother was around to see how far he had come but at the same time, he was thankful that his dad had survived his heart attack to see everything he had achieved. Blaine looked over to Kurt and beamed, beckoning him over. Kurt jumped up, handing the camera to Carol and went and stood in front of Blaine, laughing with him and Lily. Carol snapped a picture of the three of them and both she and Annie beamed at the picture. They would definitely get that one printed and framed.

Blaine put Lily down and she went running after Edward, who had the ball. Blaine wrapped an arm around Kurt and pulled him close, hugging him tightly and placing a soft kiss on Kurt's lips. "Best thanksgiving ever," Blaine murmured.

"Mmm, I agree," Kurt mumbled, deepening the kiss.

"Maybe next year," Blaine started, pulling back, "we could have another addition to the family."

"Another dog or another child?" Kurt asked, eyes bright with excitement.

"I was thinking maybe a little boy," Blaine shrugged, eyes hopeful, "if Lily would like a little brother."

"I love that idea, Blaine," Kurt whispered, burying his head in his husband's neck.

"I love you so much, Kurt," Blaine said, rubbing his thumb along Kurt's cheek bone. "Every day, I'm so thankful that you're all mine and I still can't believe how lucky I am to have you."

Kurt beamed and pulled Blaine into another kiss. "I love you so much, too, Blaine. You've given me everything I have ever wanted and I can't thank you enough."

Blaine beamed at Kurt and wrapped an arm around his shoulder. They watched as their dads and Finn chased Lily, who had the ball, Sheba bounding along beside her, tongue out and ears flopping.
Carol, Annie and Fiona were watching with big smiles and were calling out to them as they ran around. Kurt leaned into Blaine who wrapped his arm tighter around him.

It was everything they had dreamed of; everything the world told them they could never have and didn't deserve but they had proved them wrong. They could never be happier, against all the odds.