Blaine stared into his soon to be husband’s eyes, tears threatening to fall from both of them but the smiles never left their faces.

The ceremony was just about half way though, they had yet to exchange their matching rings. Kurt’s grip on Blaine’s hands tightened with each passing moment as they came closer and closer to being together as one.

“Kurt and Blaine have chosen as a couple to perform a Love Letter & Wine Box ceremony” The Minister stated to the congregation. At that Blaine lead Kurt to the box that sat perched on a flat topped rock in the garden they were in. A weeping willow shielding them and their 150 guests from the mid day sun.

“This box contains a bottle of wine, two glasses, and a love letter from each to the other. The letters describe the good qualities they find in one another, the reasons they fell in love, and their reasons for choosing to marry. The letters are sealed in individual envelopes and they have not seen what the other has written.” Blaine giggled as Kurt took his letter from his inside pocket of his tux, the envelope screamed Kurt.

Kurt swatted at Blaine’s shoulder when he heard him giggle causing their friends and family to laugh. The minister continued “You have created your very own ‘romantic’ time capsule to be opened on your 10th wedding anniversary” He explained.

“I recommend that you keep the box in a place of honor prominently displayed in your home as a constant reminder of your commitment to each other.

“Kurt and Blaine should you ever find your marriage enduring insurmountable hardships” Blaine scrunched his nose up and shoot his head knowing their relationship would never come to that, Kurt smiled.

“You are to as a couple, open this box, sit and drink the wine together, then separate and read the letters you wrote to one another when you were united as a couple in marriage. By reading these love letters you will reflect upon the reasons you fell in love and chose to marry each other here today.

“The hope is, however, that you will never have a reason to open this box. And if this is the case, you are to open this box to share and enjoy on your 10th year wedding anniversary and another letter is to be written explaining how your love for each other has grown in your time together and how you have grown from each other. Those letters will then go into the box with another bottle of wine to be opened 10 years later.

“Kurt and Blaine, you may now place your letters in the box and lock it” They opened the old leather luggage they chose for their box, it was lined with deep purple satin to cushion the glasses and wine. They both took their letters, placed a kiss on them and set them in the box. Two separate keys that hung on two separate deep purple ribbons were used to lock the box and then Kurt slid Blaine’s on his wrist and Blaine to Kurt.

They laced their fingers and they walked back to stand in front of the Minster to finish the ceremony.

Kurt returned, his key still hanging from the same purple ribbon but the ribbon was now more frayed and worn. He sat slowly next to Blaine, his hands resting in his lap but Blaine quickly grabbed his hand that held the key and gave it a quick squeeze before letting go and reaching to the box.

They both let out a breath they hadn’t realized they were holding as they turned their keys in and heard the locks snap open.

The box made a creaking noise as Kurt lifted the top. Tears came back to both of their eyes as pictures of the two of them throughout their first 5 years together stared back at them. They sat for a second just staring at the pictures before Blaine finally reached for one, it was from Junior prom, Kurt with a gold crown on his head and a staff in his left hand while his right arm held Blaine close to him. That night meant a lot to them because Blaine helped Kurt over the humiliation of being voted prom queen as a cruel joke from his peers, it was after that that they knew they were meant to be.

They both grabbed for different photos, most making them smile, some making them downright break down in tears of laughter. Blaine pulled the bottle of wine and the two glasses from the box, uncorked the wine and pored them both a glass.

They traded the pictures between the two of them, reminiscing in the memories that were captured in that second.

When all the pictures had been looked over, half of the bottle of wine gone and comparisons of how they look then to how they looked now were made, the real reason for the box being opened came forward.

Kurt reached into the box and pulled out the two thick envelopes, he smiled at his, the back was filled with last minute thoughts he had forgotten to put in his letter and his lip prints sat on the seal. With a weak smile he handed Blaine the letter before he poured another glass of wine and without a word spoken he walked to their bedroom and Blaine to the den. They would meet back in the living room when they were both ready.

Kurt-

He didn’t dare sit on the bed, he made is way to the white couch that sat in the corner of the room, The glass of wine sat on the table next to him.

He stared at the envelope for a few seconds ‘My Heart’ staring back at him. He brought the letter to his nose and the faint sent of Blaine still lingered on it.

With a heavy sigh he flipped over the envelope and opened it. He pulled out the 3 page letter, Blaine’s boyish neat handwriting covering almost every inch of the page, even doodles here and there.

To my beautiful.

I am sitting here on the eve of our wedding thinking of how to express my love for you. I know that as you read this you are probably shaking your head now knowing that yes I did write this the day before our wedding, not because I was putting it off, but because I knew how hard is was going to be finding the right words to describe how my heart not only stops every time I see you, but also beats so fast I feel like it might burst from my chest. You are my everything. I always think of you when we are apart, and when we are together I feel perfect; like the last piece of the puzzle finally falling into place.

Growing up I never thought I would find love, let alone find my soulmate at 17, but I did. From the moment our eyes met, though it took me sometime to realize it, my heart already knew what my mind couldn't comprehend. I fell in love with you in that instant when I first looked into your eyes. Those eyes that still to this day hold our future, I look into them and I can see everything I want for the two of us coming true.

You have helped me to grow into the person I am today. You tell me that I taught you to have courage but you are the one who showed me what courage really meant. You stood by me even in my most confusing times. You never lost hope in us even when there wasn’t an us. You never let our love fail even when it felt like the world was tearing us apart.

I love you Kurt, I never thought I could love like this, I have never thought I could feel for someone as deeply as I do for you. Because of you I understand what love is. I look to the stars in the sky and all I see is your beauty. When the sunshines it is like the warmth I feel when I am with you. When it is cold, I am reminded of how empty I would be without you.

I always find myself counting the seconds until we see each other again, even for those short times that we are not together each day. When we are together I want nothing more than to hold you close and feel you on my skin. The first thoughts when I wake, and the last thoughts before I go to sleep are of you. I am the luckiest man to have found not only my best friend but the most wonderful partner anyone could ever dream of. You are the reason I breathe, and everything I do is for you. I feel like I finally know who I am and what I am supposed to do with my life. I know we can’t predict what the future has in store for us but I know I want you with me every step of the way.

With every beat of my heart and every breath I breathe, I love you.
Blaine

Kurt’s heart pounded in his chest as he reread the letter. He knew he loved Blaine and that that love would never end yet over the past few months he had been questioning if their love was worth all of this pain. This letter helped him to answer that question.

With one final look at the letter he folded it up and placed it back in the envelope. He grabbed his glass of wine and made his way back into the living room with tears in his eyes.

Blaine-

He sat back at his desk chair, his glass of wine at his lips as he took one last sip before setting it down. He picked up the letter, running his fingers over Kurt’s lip prints on the seal. Not wanting to rip it he reached in his desk for a letter opener. With a quick clean cut he took the letter from the envelope.

Kurt’s neat cursive laid there on the paper. Before he started reading he brought the letter to his face and breathed in, he could still smell a linger of Kurt’s cologne on it.

My Dearest Blaine,

When I met you, my life could not have been in a worse state. I was bullied, pushed around and called every name in the book. My head kept telling me that I would never find love but my heart kept telling me to keep going because one day I would find my soulmate. Then you came along.

From the first time I laid eyes on you, I knew that you would be the person that would make me smile again. The second you took my hand in yours I felt a warmth that made my heart fly. The soft look on your face as you sang to me, I knew that was a face I wanted to wake up to for the rest of my life. As you listened to all of my problems I knew there was comfort and friendship in your heart. We started out as friends and you were the rock I needed in my life. Almost instantly I began to realize that what I was feeling for you was more than a friendship, something so overwhelming and wonderful that I couldn't even believe it myself. Even though I thought you would never feel the same for me, something in my heart told me to keep trying.

Now look at us, here we are 5 years later, and we are soon to be husband and husband for life. Those we were young, when you came into my life I though love was something I would only ever dream of, but you opened my heart to new and wonderful things! You showed me what love really is and showed me that I was worth loving. You have given me hope, fulfilled dreams, and given me a reason to go on. You have helped me become a better person, a better friend, and a better lover. You have completed me in more ways than you could ever imagine. The love you have given to me is sometimes so hard to believe that I still have to pinch myself to make sure it's real!

So here is to a man I thought I'd never know. To a man who stole my heart so innocently, but with care and grace and perfect love. The perfect thought is us together forever, the sweetest word is your name, and the greatest thing is our love.

I love you, those three words that I have told you so many times before can't hold anymore meaning than anything else ever possibly could. I love you with all my faults and all my achievements. I love you with all that I am. I love you for who you are.

I'm so very thankful to share this unbelievable love with you!

Always and forever,
Kurt

The tears fell from Blaine’s eyes as he set the letter on his desk. He dropped his head into his hands, letting out a few shaky breaths as he tried to calm his breathing.

“How did I let us get to this point?” he asked himself, “We were so in love.”

After he sat and reread the letter, he let not only Kurt’s words run through his mind but also the memories of the last 6months. Were those words he has just read enough to take away the pain that had been caused in that time?

He finally came to his decision. He knew what it was he needed to say to Kurt, he knew what needed to be done.

He folded the letter and placed it back into the envelope. He grabbed is glass and finished what was left before walking out to the living room.

In the living room-

Blaine was greeted with the same site when he walked back into the living room. Kurt seated on the love seat but this time instead of a book in his hands, it was Blaine’s letter. He watched as Kurt kept flipping the envelope over in his hands.

He took a few more steps into the room, Kurt looking up when he heard the floor board creak. Silently Blaine made his way over to Kurt. He sat down next to him, not close enough to touch but enough to feel his body heat.

Neither of them said anything for a few minutes, they didn’t know what the other had chosen.

What if Kurt wanted to end their marriage, what if what Blaine had written wasn’t enough to show him he still loved him? Those were the thoughts running though Blaine’s mind.

What he didn’t know was they were the same thing running through Kurt’s.

Finally Kurt broke the silence.

“I’m sorry” Blaine looked up at him “I’m sorry that I have had this attitude for the past few months, I have let things that were out of our control affect me at home. I took my anger of not landing rolls out on you and the loss at the Tony’s.

“I let all the stress from this new show cloud over everything else, but most of all” Kurt paused and finally let his eyes meet Blaine’s “I am sorry that I have been pushing you away, I haven’t been talking to you and I have just been letting all my anger over everything bottle up and then I let it explode on you and there is no excuse for that” Tears threatened Kurt’s eyes as he finished but the didn’t spill.

Blaine turned himself fully to Kurt. He sat Kurt’s letter down in the space between them and took his from Kurt’s hands before setting it with the other. He took both of Kurt’s hands in his and looked him in the eyes.

“I am sorry that I let us get to this point. I am sorry that I didn’t push you harder to tell me what was wrong when you were coming home so stressed out. I am sorry that I used your loss at the Tony’s to hurt you, there is no excuse for that at all. Seeing the hurt in your eyes after I said that, it hurt me so much to know I could be so cruel to you.

“I am sorry that I did not fight harder for us. I am sorry that I let us lose who we were. That we lost the Kurt and Blaine we have always been.” He paused, shaking his head “This isn’t us, we don’t fight, we don’t yell, we don’t say things to hurt the other. We have always been able to talk our problems through and figure out a solution that is best for the both of us, not just something that is going to help one of us because when one of us is hurting, we are both hurting”

Blaine stopped again.

He let go of Kurt’s right hand, not once letting his eyes drop from the lock they had on Kurt’s. He rested his left palm on Kurt’s chest, right over his heart. He could feel as Kurt’s pulse quickened.

“This is where my heart is, it is in here with yours. I don’t know what you are feeling after reading my letter, for all I know, you could want to throw in the towel and walk away from us, to never look back again” Kurt let out a choked sob at the thought of that, he closed his eyes as he dropped his head. Blaine’s hand quickly grabbed his cheek and turned his face back to his.

“And if that is what you want then fine, let it be” Kurt’s eyes opened in fear “But know this, I will fight for you, I will fight for us because I don’t want to lose you. If I lose you, I lose my heart because it’s yours, I don’t want it back”

Kurt dropped Blaine’s right hand and brought his left hand up and rested his palm over Blaine’s heart as he picked Blaine’s right hand back up with his right, he too felt Blaine’s heart beat. He let his eyes drop down to his wedding ring for a second before he looked back up into Blaine’s and repeated his words back to him.

“This is where my heart is, it is in here with yours. I will fight for you, I will fight for us because I don’t want to lose you. If I lose you, I lose my heart because it’s yours, I don’t want it back” the tears finally spilled over Kurt’s lids as he spoke those words. It was almost as if he was saying his vows to Blaine again.

They both looked deep into each others eyes as if making sure the other sure of their words. When they both realized the words the said were vows to the other, the stares were broken as they both reached for each other.

Their lips meet in a kiss that was 6 months in the waiting.