Kurt rolls his shoulders as he leans against the concrete wall. There's the usual line of fans waiting for the players to come out. Most of them are young women, which Kurt has long since gotten used to. It used to make him jealous, but now it's amusing.

When he thinks of how long it's been since he was here the first time, it's unbelievable. Three years ago, he never would be caught dead hanging around a locker room, but here he is. It's almost nice being back in Ohio when he has people he loves to come home to. Finn certainly enjoys the free games he manages to score. A perk of having a brother-in-law that plays for the the team, he always says. Sometimes Burt and Carole come out to cheer Blaine on, which makes Kurt's heart swell with pride and affection.

It's been a long road, but they've made it. Kurt has long since gotten used to Blaine's demanding schedule, and his own career has taken off. Fortunately, being one of the head writers at Vogue.com also comes with more time to travel and the benefit of being able to work anywhere that has a Wifi connection. Sometimes he flies out to see Blaine play, but most of the time he just watches the games at home with the volume on the TV turned down low. Some nights he doesn't watch at all and waits for Blaine to call to tell him how it went, even if he still doesn't understand everything Blaine's saying. Blaine gave up trying to explain the game to him a long time ago.

There have been scares caused by injury. Blaine was out for months with a broken leg, and Kurt did the best he could in taking care of him. During that period, Kurt went from living in Blaine's New York brownstone part-time to full-time, and soon after, they were engaged. When Blaine got into a particularly bad fight during a playoff game - something that Kurt does not condone, but cannot help not finding ridiculously hot - and lost a tooth, Kurt spent days teasing him about it. It could have been much worse, and they are both aware of how dangerous the sport could be. It truly makes every day count.

The locker room door opens and the team starts to file out, some of the guys stopping to sign autographs and all of them greeting Kurt as they walk by. Finally, Blaine comes out, hair perfectly gelled and with a fading bruise on his cheekbone from an unfortunate run-in with a stick. Kurt watches him charm the ladies, rolling his eyes at their delighted giggles. He waits against the wall and makes small talk with a couple of Blaine's teammates. When Blaine eventually sees him, he says goodbye to the woman that was trying to flirt with him and hurries over. Kurt smirks at her scowl.

Blaine greets him with a kiss and tangles their fingers together, and Kurt, being the kind person that he is, makes sure that the women staring longingly at Blaine can see his very shiny wedding band.

"Ready to go home?" Kurt asks him, starting to lead them down the hallway.

Blaine leans over and kisses his cheek. "With you, always."

The End