Blaine was sitting waiting out in the living room for Kurt, of course he wanted to surprise him with his outfit, as usual. Hopefully he wouldn’t be long because they had reservations at six. He looked over on the wall and saw a picture of them just before they left for prom and smiled as he remembered the day as if it were only yesterday and not five years ago…

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Five years Prior…
Blaine walked up to Kurt’s front door adjusted his tie and knocked with Kurt’s boutonni�re in his other hand. Carole answered the door smiling. “Hello Blaine. You look handsome, come on in.”

He smiled “Thank you, Mrs. Hummel.”

Carole smiled “Blaine, sweetie you can call me Carole, we’ve been over this.”

He nodded and asked “Well is he ready to go?”

She looked at Finn who just came down the stairs. “Finn, is your brother ready?”

Finn laughed. “No! He’s freaking out because his hair isn’t cooperating with him.”

He looked at him and asked “You didn’t mess up his hair did you?”

Finn shook his head. “Are you kidding? No! I don’t have a death wish!”

Burt walked in from the kitchen. “Yeah he knows better…he did that once.”

He smiled “Hi Burt!”

Burt smiled “Hi Blaine.”

Carole smiled and said “I’m going to see if he needs any help.”

She left the guys alone in the living room

“So…are you excited for tonight?” asked Burt.

He sighed. “I am, and I’m nervous too.”

Finn looked at him and asked “Why are you nervous? You’re like a better singer that I am.”

He put the boutonni�re on the coffee table and replied “Well, because the last time I went to a dance I ended up in the hospital with broken ribs. And with everything that goes on at that school, I just don’t want any trouble.”

Burt looked at Finn as he said “Blaine, you and Kurt don’t have to worry about anything. I’ve got your back and so do everyone else in glee club. Nobody will cause any trouble. So just relax.”

Burt nodded. “Yeah and enjoy yourself, Kurt never thought he’d even be able to go to prom much less go with his boyfriend. Just remember that he wouldn’t make you do anything you were uncomfortable with.”

He smiled “Thanks, I will and I’ll make sure he has a good time too.”

Carole came bolting down the stairs with her camera calling Blaine’s name.. He picked up the boutonni�re and met her at the stairs followed by Finn and Burt. Carole smiled and said “Kurt! Come on down he’s waiting at the bottom of the stairs.”

Blaine sighed as he thought to himself “Courage Blaine Courage!”

Kurt smiled as he came down the stairs in his blue and green kilt white shirt with a black jacket and a cute black bowtie. Blaine smiled at him awestruck, he looked amazing! That kilt was amazing. Kurt smiled at him when he got to the bottom of the stairs and said “Hi, you look great.”

He smiled “You look…amazing.”

Kurt kissed him softly not caring who was there. They put the boutonni�res on each other and posted for pictures for Carole. Kurt put his hands on Blaine’s waist and smiled as Carole took the last picture before they left for Prom.
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He walked out of their bedroom smiling and asked “Okay, are you ready to go?”

Blaine nodded. “Yes.”

They walked out of their apartment hand in hand. “Do you want to just walk? We have time.”

Thankfully they lived ten minutes away from Time Square. Blaine nodded. “Sure, it’s a nice night.”

He nodded. “So, last night…was so surreal.”

He smiled as he remembered last night.”

Kurt and Blaine sat on their couch in front of their T.V watching the Senate go through whether or not Gay Marriage would be legalized in New York. “Blaine, I don’t think I’ve ever been this nervous before! This could change our lives!”

Blaine nodded. “I know baby, I know. I’m nervous too.”

He rested his head on Blaine’s shoulder. “Blaine, what if it doesn’t get passed? What are we going to do?”

Blaine sighed “Well, What we’ve been doing. Living life day by day. If it doesn’t pass, it won’t change my feelings for you.”

He nodded. “I know, it’s going to suck if we have to move just to get married I love New York.”

Blaine nodded and said “I know, I love New York too. We just have to wait and hope for the best.”

He nodded, and said “I know…I hate waiting”

Blaine laughed “I know you do. Patience is a virtue Kurt.”

He raised an eyebrow. “No, don’t you give me that ‘Patience is a virtue ’shit. Patience is a virtue my ass!”

Blaine sighed and got up. “Hey Blaine where are you going?”

Blaine ignored him and came back to the living room with a mug and handed it to him. He took it and asked “What is this?”

Blaine sighed “Some calming ginseng tea.”

He shook his head. “Really? This is going to calm me down? Tea has caffeine in it! How are you so calm when this could change our lives forever?”

Blaine chuckled “Kurt just shut up and drink your tea.”

He sighed “Fine I’ll drink the damn tea if it’ll make you happy.”

Blaine nodded “Thank you.”

Kurt drank his tea and it was actually really relaxing, and it helped as the night went on.

Three senators spoke through out the whole thing. One speech in particular stood out to them. “Oh Kurt! It’s Tom Duane!”

He looked at Blaine. “The gay senator?”

Blaine nodded “Is there another Senator Thomas Duane?”

He sighed and said “Hmm…not to my knowledge…”

Blaine chuckled “Then yes the very same.”

He sighed and said “Well, this must be pretty big for him too and his boyfriend too. This can change his life too. Is he the only gay senator?”

Blaine shrugged. “I’m not really sure…But let’s listen to what he has to say.” He snuggled up to Blaine and looked at the T.V.

“Marriage recognizes that love and commitment and I know its paradoxical you know because my life and the lives and you know the lives of those New Yorkers not that our lives aren’t going to change very much. Nothing is going to change about how we are how we take care of each other and love each other.”

Blaine nodded and said “Preach!’

Kurt laughed “You’re such a dork! But you’re my dork.” They brought their focus back to the T.V.

“Except it will change and I know this is a tough vote Mr. President I know this is a tough vote. There are only heroes in this chamber today there are no villains there are only heroes on both of sides of the aisle and on both sides of the legislature.”

Kurt scoffed “Seriously? Some of these people are homophobes! How are they not villains?”

He shrugged “I’ve told you prejudice is just ignorance!”

He nodded and looked back to the T.V. “ I am asking my colleagues to please vote yes for all New Yorkers and to vote yes for me and Louis.”

Blaine smiled. “I think he’s my favorite Senator cause he’s like us and preaches the truth!”

“Oh my god! How long does it take to say either yes or no for a freaking bill! Just vote yes !” exclaimed Kurt.

Blaine sighed and said “Baby, calm down. Do you want more tea?”

He stared at Blaine “No! No I do not want anymore ‘calming’ tea! I want to know if I’ll be able to marry the man I love without moving to a different state!”

Blaine pulled him into a hug. “Baby, I know you want this to pass. I do too! But you need to calm down. No matter the results of this vote, nothing is going to change the fact that I love you and I always will no matter what.”

He smiled “I love you too.”

Blaine kissed him softly on the lips. They sat together and continued to watch the T.V.

Finally the votes had been tallied. “Ayes 33, Nays 29.”

Kurt screamed “Oh my god!”

Blaine was just in shock!

The president banged his gavel. “If I could have you attention.”

He banged his gavel again “Ladies and gentlemen. I understand can I have your attention. Bill number fifty forty-five for Gay marriage the bill is passed.”

It finally sunk in for Blaine “Oh my god! It Passed!!”

Kurt looked at Blaine and hugged him sobbing. “Oh my g-god! Blaine! This is u-unbelievable!”

Blaine cried with him. “I-I know baby! I know!”

Kurt started laughing and crying “B-Blaine, we-we can get m-married!”

It really hit Blaine then and he started sobbing They just held each other and cried tears of happiness. He looked at Blaine, “I love you so much!”

Blaine smiled through his tears. “I love you too Kurt.”

Kurt kissed him thinking to himself “I’m going to propose to this man, I-I love him!”
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Blaine smiled “I still can’t believe this is real!”

He nodded as they went into Sardis “I know, but it’s real and it happened, and I couldn’t be happier.”

Blaine smiled. Kurt told the hostess they had reservations and they were quickly seated they ordered diet cokes to start.

He laughed and Blaine looked at him curiously. “What’s so funny?”

he rested his head on his hand and asked “Do you remember the first time we came here for dinner?”

Blaine nodded “How could I forget? It was the first night we were in New York. We literally just threw our stuff in our dorm and took off.”

He chuckled “And you walked into that balcony door thinking it was open!”

Blaine rubbed his forehead “Yeah…and that bump was there for days and you wouldn’t let me live it down. I had to leave my hair ungelled for a week.”

He nodded. “I know, I love your hair ungelled.”

A waitress came over and asked what they wanted and they both ordered Spaghetti al Filetto di Pomodoro, what they had their first date here.

Their meal was there shortly after. “Hey, do you remember the first time we said ‘I love you’ to each other?”

He nodded “How could I not? I almost choked on my coffee! It was so unexpected!”

Blaine smiled “You have no idea how long I wanted to do that! I was going to do it during Prom but…there was so much going on with you then. Especially after you got crowned prom queen.”

He nodded “It meant so much to me that you came with me Blaine, I don’t think I would’ve been able to get through it without you.”

Blaine smiled “I wouldn’t have missed it.” He smiled and they finished up their dinner and left.

“So are we going home?” asked Blaine.

Kurt shook his head. “Nope, it’s only like 8 o’clock. Plus it’s a really nice night. Let’s go to Central park.”

Blaine nodded “Okay…”

Blaine had a feeling there was something up, but he put it to the back of his mind. They walked to Central Park, and a horse drawn carriage was waiting for them. Blaine looked at Kurt. “Kurt? Did you have something to do with this?”

He looked at him and said “Maaaybe….”

Blaine shook his head. He smiled and said “Well, why don’t you quit worrying about that and get in the carriage!”

Blaine sighed and held his hand out to Kurt helping him up in the carriage and got in himself right behind him. The carriage took off and Blaine looked at Kurt and asked “Okay, what are you planning?”

He looked up at him and said “Nothing! Can’t a man do something nice for his boyfriend once in a while?”

Blaine sighed “Yeah I guess I-“

Kurt put a finger on his lips and said “Hush up and just enjoy it!”

He kissed Blaine tenderly and Blaine quickly silenced himself and put an arm around Kurt. “I love you Kurt.”

He smiled “I love you too.”

They rode through central park enjoying the scenery. “I love Central park.”

Sighed Blaine. Kurt smiled and said “Me too baby, me too.”

The rode past the Shakespeare garden and came to the bow bridge. Kurt got butterflies in his stomach as the carriage came to a stop. He got out of the carriage offering a hand to Blaine who walked to the right side of the bridge. He looked at the driver who showed that he still had the camera.

“This looks beautiful with the sun setting.” Said Blaine dreamily as he wrapped his arms around Kurt’s waist.

He sighed and said “It is beautiful…like you.”

Blaine smiled and kissed him. “I love you Kurt.”

He smiled back and said “I love you too.”

He kissed him again and asked “Blaine, I want to talk to you about something.”

Blaine let Kurt out of his grasp “What is it?”

He took Blaine’s hands. “Blaine Warbler, I’ve been with you for five years and they’ve been the best five years of my life. We’ve been through it all, we’ve had our fights but at the end of the day we love each other.”

Kurt sighed and wiped away a tear. “Blaine, when I met you, I felt so alone and that I was surrounded by darkness. And then…”

He paused and looked at Blaine who had tears in his eyes and he continued. “I met you. I fell in love with you the moment I met you.”

Blaine cried quietly and said “Oh Kurt…”

He continued “Blaine, you’re like a candle. You brought the light back into my life and have been the light of my life for the past five years.”

Blaine just stared at him stunned not knowing what to say,
He reached into his pocket and grabbed the box got down on one knee and looked up at Blaine who was sobbing as he said “Oh my god.”

He took a deep breath, “Blaine, I love you with all my heart and soul. I always have and I always will.”

Blaine gasped and said “I-I love you too Kurt!”

He put his hand on the cover of the box and said. “I love you more than anything in this world. You complete me Blaine.”

He smiled and said “Blaine Joseph Anderson, will you marry me?”

He opened the box revealing the silver with a diagonal row of black diamonds he bought earlier.

Blaine gasped “Oh my god…Kurt! Are you serious?!”

He nodded tears rolling down his cheeks smiling and said “Yes Blaine, I love you so much and want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you Marry me?”

Blaine cried harder and nodded and said “Oh Kurt…I love you too baby! Yes! Nothing would make me happier!”

Kurt's smile widened even more as he plucked the ring out of its box and slid the band onto Blaine’s finger and he pulled Blaine's hand to his lips and Blaine kissed his knuckles.

Blaine’s breath came in happy gasps and pulled Kurt up to him and pressed a passionate kiss to his fianc�e’s lips. He slung his arms around Kurt’s neck and pulled him closer, connecting their chests together. They kissed tenderly for a few minutes until oxygen caused them to part.

When they broke they were both still crying “I love you Kurt so much!” cried Blaine.

Kurt smiled through his now freely flowing tears. “I love you too Blaine. I always have and I always will!”

He looked over to the driver and said “He took pictures of this whole thing.”

Blaine chuckled “Of course you had him do that.”

Kurt chuckled still crying a bit. “Hey, it was a big day okay! Don’t judge me!”

Blaine smiled. “You planned this all today, didn’t you while Rachel was dragging me all over getting clothes.”

He nodded “I made it just like our first date here in New York….because I wanted to make it perfect for you, I love you so much.”

Blaine started crying again. “Hey, it was more than perfect. We’re getting married Kurt!”

He smiled “Yeah, yeah we are.”

Blaine kissed him again and said “Let’s go home.”

He nodded and they went home smiling and still crying. They never thought this day would come and it did and now Kurt and Blaine were getting married.