Friday the 13th of May 2011

After the principals statement everybody in the tall room started applauding and the people below the stage parted to leave a big empty space in the middle for the Royal Couple. Blaine tugged gently at Kurt's hand and they walked back down from the stage and into the crowd of their friends and fellow students. Kurt saw Jeff and Trent to their left; and yes, they were definitely crying. Kurt smiled and turned to face Blaine as they reached the middle of the floor. Blaine put a hand on his hip and grabbed one of his hands gently, lifting it into the air. Kurt put his free hand on Blaine's shoulder and realized everyone had become silent. A moment later the band that had stood behind them on the stage started playing and Kurt knew the song well.

"Somewhere Only We Know." Blaine mumbled and grinned widely. "I've always wanted to sing that to you."

Kurt blushed, but shook his head and started leading Blaine in the dance. Their Royal Couple dance.

After the first dance all the other students and their dates joined in, Kurt and Blaine continuing for a long time. Some songs Blaine led instead and some were upbeat so they could dance with their friends.

Saturday the 14th of May 2011

As Trent had said, the party continued into the wee hours of the night and the boyfriends left the party grinning wildly.

"Are you ready for the surprise?" Blaine asked mischievously.

"I hope so." Kurt replied anxiously, but smiled at his boyfriend.

Blaine had booked a suite at a four-star hotel close to Westerville, where they would be spending the whole weekend. Kurt was deliriously happy about this. No school, no family, no homework, no kid. He absolutely adored Blaine's daughter. But since he found out about Bella, he and Blaine had barely spent any time together without her.

"Tomorrow-" Blaine started as he dropped their bags (that he had kept in his car during the prom) onto the bed. "Well, technically today… We'll spend the whole day at the spa and on Sunday we'll eat brunch at a nearby Italian restaurant before checking out and going back to Dalton."

"That sounds amazing, Blaine." Kurt stepped up to his boyfriend and helped him remove his suit jacket. "Thank you so much for doing this."

"I felt like we should have a weekend by ourselves." Blaine unpacked his pajamas and started removing the rest of his prom-attire. Kurt instantly blushed and looked away, starting to look through his own bag for his silk pajamas.

"It doesn't bother me if you look, Kurt." Blaine said and Kurt met his eyes, his blush spreading down his chest. "Unless it bothers you, that is." he smiled softly.

Kurt cleared his throat and watched as Blaine pulled his pajama-pants on. He shook his head and started removing his homemade prom outfit while Blaine crawled down under the covers on the huge bed. Kurt hung his clothes neatly over a chair and turned to look at Blaine just as the latter emitted a delighted groan.

"This bed is the softest thing I have felt in my life!" Blaine mumbled as Kurt crawled down under the cover beside him and chuckled lightly. "Except for your skin." Blaine stroked his thumb across Kurt's cheekbone and grinned.

Kurt closed his eyes and smiled as well. He felt Blaine turn over beside him, so he moved closer and wrapped an arm across his boyfriend's chest. "Goodnight Blaine."

"Goodnight Kurt." Blaine replied and twined their fingers together above his heart.

The day after prom was one of the best Kurt had experienced in his life. He and Blaine were pampered with massages, mud-baths, facemasks and other luxurious treatments while they had the whole day to just talk. Even though they mostly talked about light subjects, it was nice to be kind of-back to their old normal.

They ended the day with dinner at the hotel's restaurant, where Kurt got to try some new kinds of foods he had never thought he would ever eat. He rather enjoyed most of them, but would most likely not have the money to ever eat them again. Kurt was fascinated with how much money Blaine had put on this, but he didn't mention it because he knew Blaine disliked talking about his and his family's money.

Sunday the 15th of May 2011

On Sunday, as Blaine had said, the boys went out for brunch at the nearby Italian restaurant. Kurt was happily munching on a bread-stick (which was OH, so much tastier than the ones back in Lima) and listening to Blaine talk about a building he had seen on one of his family's travels, when his cell phone started ringing in his pocket. He picked it up and saw that it was Finn calling.

"Do you mind if I take this? It's my brother." Kurt asked Blaine.

"Not at all." Blaine smiled.

"Hey Finn." Kurt answered the phone.

"Hi Kurt." Finn replied, and Kurt heard instantly that something was wrong.

"What's wrong, Finn?"

"Um, you know Sue's sister Jean?"

"Yeah, I know about her. What-"

"She died." Finn cut in. "Sue ordered me to fix the funeral and I have no idea how to do that. Like should it be different than-"

"Finn." Kurt interrupted his brother's nervous rambling. "Do you need me to help?"

"Yes!" Finn almost whined.

"I'll come home tomorrow and we'll fix it together, okay?"

"Okay." Finn sighed in relief.

"Good. Then I'll see you tomorrow, but now I need to get back to my brunch with Blaine. See you tomorrow."

"Thank you, Kurt. I'll see you tomorrow, bro."

Kurt hung up and sighed before explaining the situation to Blaine, who willingly offered to help. Kurt politely turned him down, insisting Blaine spend time with his daughter instead since they'd been apart all weekend. But he made it very clear to Blaine that he could come to the actual funeral.

Friday the 20th of May 2011

The previous Monday Kurt had met Finn at the Hummel-Hudson house and they had spent a few hours planning, with the help of a couple hostile phone-conversations with Sue. They had managed to put everything together until today, with some help from Kurt's friends at McKinley.

Kurt sat between his brother and his boyfriend in the front row, waiting for the guest of honor to arrive. Sue Sylvester.

When she arrived Kurt and Finn stood to greet her. The ceremony was beautiful and Kurt cried through most of it, but was able to keep the tears at bay while the New Directions sang their homage to Jean with a song from her favorite movie. Even Blaine cried when Sue held her speech about her sister, though he didn't know her or their relationship.

Sue was moved with the funeral Kurt and his friends had managed to put together, and said she was forever grateful before leaving.

Tuesday the 24th of May 2011

Kurt and Blaine were drinking coffee at their favorite coffee shop, talking about all the craziness at prom and their plans for the summer.

"It was amazing. I got crowned for something for the first time in my life, I ate brunch at a fancy Italian restaurant and got to dance with you under stage lights." Kurt smiled widely and took a sip of his coffee.

"I love you." Blaine said and rested his chin in his hand.

It took a while before Kurt's brain had registered what Blaine had said. Kurt swallowed slowly while looking at Blaine's blissful face, just blinking back at him. "I love you too." Kurt replied and smiled. Blaine kept looking at Kurt, so he continued. "You know, when you stop to think about it: Kurt Hummel's had a pretty good year.". He lifted his eyes and saw that two of his friends had entered the coffee shop. He was still so shocked that he exclaimed "Oh! Look who's here!".

Blaine turned around in his chair and greeted their friends as well.

Friday the 27th of May 2011

Kurt grumbled and turned over in his dorm room bed. He thought he heard something, so he opened his eyes and glanced at his alarm clock. It was barely four in the morning, so Kurt shut his eyes again.

Suddenly the door opened and multiple voices were singing. Kurt flew into a sitting position and stared as his boyfriend – followed by about five of their friends – walked into the room singing "Happy Birthday to you!". Kurt grunted and rubbed his eyes with his fist before yawning and then smiling.

Blaine sat down on the bed, and held a little plate with a cupcake on it out toward Kurt. "Happy birthday Kurt!" Blaine exclaimed and grinned widely. Their friends chimed in before leaving the room and closing the door. "Make a wish." Blaine whispered and looked expectantly at Kurt.

Kurt thought for a moment before saying the words "I wish that my family will be okay with mine and Blaine's Bella-situation when they find out." in his head and blowing out the small, white candle stuck in the frosting.

"It's a vanilla cupcake with pear frosting. I hope you like it!" Blaine smiled and removed the candle from the cupcake.

Kurt took the small pastry from the plate and took a big bite. "It's delicious!" he said happily after swallowing and licking crumbs off his lips. "Here, taste it."

He and Blaine shared the rest of the cupcake before Blaine joined Kurt under the duvet. "I have a present for you, but first I thought you should get some sleep before class."

"Is the present cuddling?" Kurt said and wrapped his arms around Blaine. "I already had some of that, but I guess one can't have too much of it."

Blaine let out a huff of laughter and kissed Kurt's forehead. "You'll see what it is in the morning. But I am not opposed to cuddling."

"Kurt. Kurt, wake up!" Kurt slowly blinked his eyes open to reveal Blaine's grinning face. "You have to open your present before we get ready for class!"

Kurt sat up and once again yawned as Blaine dug through the pockets of his cardigan (that he had apparently brought with him in the middle of the night). He sat back against Kurt's side and handed him a small, dark blue, velvet box about twice the size of a ring box. Kurt opened it carefully, to reveal a gold brooch in the shape of a canary bird. "Oh, Blaine. It's beautiful! Thank you." Kurt picked it out of the box and turned it over in his hand. There was a small inscription on the back that Kurt had to squint his eyes to be able to read. "In loving memory of Pavarotti." Kurt read. "That's so sweet, Blaine." He looked back at Blaine and kissed him fondly.

Blaine smiled against Kurt's lips before pulling back. "I'm glad you like it. Now you can carry him with you everywhere."

"I'll put him on my messenger bag then!" Kurt stood and walked over to his bag hanging on a hook on the door. He fastened the golden bird onto it and then turned back toward Blaine who was leaning on his elbows on the bed. "Now we have to get ready for class!"

Later that day Kurt was driving a very well-dressed Blaine toward the Hummel-Hudson household. "Are you nervous?" he asked kindly, with just a hint of teasing.

"Both yes and no."

"Both?" Kurt questioned and glanced at his boyfriend for a moment.

"Yes, because of the whole THE-talk-thing. But no, since I've met them on several occasions before."

"I know it's silly, but I just want to do this the right way." Kurt said and felt stupid for a moment. But Blaine brushed his cheek with the back of his index finger and he instantly perked up.

"I think it's adorable."

"Are you ready?" Kurt asked as they stood outside the door to his parents' house.

"Yes." Blaine said and straightened his red cardigan and striped bowtie.

Kurt unlocked the door and stepped into the house, closely followed by Blaine. "I'm home! Come meet my guest!" he called into the house.

When the boys had removed their shoes the rest of Kurt's family had gathered in the hallway. "Dear family. This is my boyfriend Blaine." Kurt gestured to Blaine who smiled awkwardly.

"You know that we know him, right Kurt?" Finn questioned.

"Of course I do, Finn! But I want to do this the right way."

"It's nice to see you." Carole said to Blaine and hugged both the boys.

"When this formality is over with, can we hang out like we normally do?" Burt asked and shook Blaine's hand and hugging his son.

"Yes, dad." Kurt sighed.

"I made a simple pasta dish with chicken and curry for dinner." Carole said and led the family into the kitchen. "Why don't you guys sit down and I'll get it on the table?"

Burt followed his wife's instructions and sat down at the table, followed instantly by a probably very hungry Finn. Kurt gestured for Blaine to sit on the chair next to Burt and Blaine looked a little anxious, but sat down with a polite smile on his face. Carole served dinner and they all ate happily and talked like usual, all tension and awkwardness gone.

"This was delicious, Carole." Blaine commented when Finn started finishing off his second serving.

"Thank you, honey! I'm so glad you like it. It's Finn's favorite." Carole replied happily.

"'t rally is." Finn said while chewing.

Blaine chuckled, but Carole scolded her son. "Don't talk with your mouth full, Finn! It's rude."

Finn swallowed hard. "I'm sorry, mom."

"It's okay, son. I'm sure Blaine knows about your horrific table manners already." Carole said with all the finesse only a mother can use, when both scolding and forgiving one's child. She then smiled at Kurt and Blaine and continued. "So how long have you been dating now?"

"About two and a half months." Blaine replied with a smile before holding Kurt's hand that was lying on the table between their plates.

"That's wonderful. And when do we get to meet your family, Blaine?" Carole said kindly, with just a hint of excitement in her tone.

Kurt and Blaine looked at each other for a moment. They hadn't even talked about that yet, since both of them were worried about what would happen when they did. Blaine nodded pointedly at Kurt, urging him to answer the question.

"Um…" Kurt began. "It'll probably be a couple of months away."

"And why is that?" his father questioned, pausing with his fork in the air.

"Well, I haven't even met them yet." Kurt said hurriedly.

"Oh, that's fine." Carole said, poking her husband's arm so he would finish eating. "There is no rush." Everyone at the table was quiet for a moment, before Carole clapped her hands together and stood. "Well, I guess it's time for dessert!"

"Cake?" Finn said hopefully.

"No, no." Carole giggled. "I made Kurt's favorite-"

"Cheesecake?!" Kurt exclaimed. "Thank you so much, Carole!"

His mother just smiled and went to get it. Burt stood as well, poking Finn in the shoulder to signal him to help him clear the dishes from the table. He got up and they managed to bring all the plates and cutlery with them at once.

"I guess we'll have a talk about that later?" Kurt whispered to Blaine, turning in his chair to face him properly.

"Yeah." was all Blaine had time to reply before Carole reentered the dining room with a big plate of cheesecake.

She was shortly followed by Burt and Finn, carrying dessert-plates and clean cutlery. They all sat and Kurt devoured three pieces of cheesecake before Burt called out "Present time!".

Kurt was left alone in the dining room as his family cleared the table and Blaine excused himself to use the restroom. Carole, Burt and Finn returned after about a minute with a few gifts each in their arms, putting them down carefully on the table in front of Kurt. Kurt clapped his hands together excitedly as he started eyeing the gifts, guessing what their contents could be.

Blaine came back as well, holding a rather big, kind of flat package with a big bow on top.

"Blaine!" Kurt exclaimed. "You already got me a present!"

"Well, this one wasn't as expensive, if that's what you're worried about." Blaine chuckled and put the gift down next to the others before sitting back down.

"Gosh, you guys didn't have to buy so much stuff!" Kurt said, but started opening the closest gift, making his whole family chuckle. He paused for a moment, enjoying the sound.

Finn had given Kurt a few hand-me-down shirts that they both knew Kurt would have burned if he could. Although one of them was a typical "Christmas-sweater" with colorful stripes on it; that one Kurt would keep and cuddle up in when he was cold. Carole and Burt had gotten Kurt an expensive coat that he had wished for but not gotten for Christmas, along with some moving-out stuff. Though Burt made it very clear that Kurt was not officially moving out before he started college. Blaine had bought a big basket of all of Kurt's beauty-regimen products, along with an envelope. Kurt opened it carefully and picked out a card covered in golden stars on the back. He turned it over and read the message.

"You named a star after me?" Kurt said in awe, turning his slightly watering eyes toward his boyfriend.

"I know there is already a star named Kurt, but I thought that such a star belonged in the sky." Blaine said bashfully, his cheeks turning a little red.

"I love you." Kurt stated and kissed Blaine softly, not caring that his family saw it. Carole made an "aaww"-noise and Burt chuckled. Finn sighed and smacked his hand against his forehead, but Kurt didn't care. He kissed Blaine again before sitting back in his chair and wiping a tear from his eye that threatened to escape. "Thank you so much for the gifts everyone."

"It was nothing, dear." Carole assured him. "But you boys should get going so you'll be back at school before curfew."

"I guess we should." Kurt sighed and stood.

"I had a lovely time." Blaine said and followed his boyfriend.

Finn helped Kurt and Blaine to load Kurt's presents into his car before they all hugged and the Dalton boys were on their way back to school.

Kurt drove slowly back to Dalton since they still had a little over an hour to get back. "So, what are we going to do about our parents?" he asked dejectedly.

"Well…" Blaine thought for a moment. "I guess we can't keep them apart forever."

"I guess not." Kurt agreed. "But I'm absolutely sure that my family will love Bella after they get over the initial shock."

"I'm sure they will." Blaine smiled. "But we'll start with you meeting my parents next week."