Elizabeth Anderson-Hummel was now eighteen years old. She had made it through high school. She had the odd few boyfriends here and there. She got good grades, she made her parents proud, she looked after her cousin, and she kept her best friend Adam by her side. She was a good girl. And now she was graduating. To top it all off, in her senior year, the glee club had won nationals.

Kurt was sat at the kitchen table, looking through old photos of his graduation and Blaine’s the year after. There was one of him, Finn and Rachel all hugging and smiling, even though the tears were falling. There was one of Blaine wearing his graduation cap and kissing him on the cheek. The other’s included him and his father, him and Finn, more of Blaine hugging him, him and Mercedes and one of them entire Glee graduating class. They were making him feel all melancholy.

The ones of Blaine’s graduation were making him feel as equally old and happy at the same time. There were pictures of him and Blaine, arms wrapped around each other, smiles plastered on their faces. The others contained various pictures of Blaine hugging other members of the original Glee club and there was even one of Blaine and Rachel which Kurt had never seen before.

Kurt sniffed and wiped away the tears appearing on his cheeks. “Kurt?” Blaine’s voice came from behind him as Blaine’s arms snaked around his chest.

“Aw, graduation pics” Blaine’s excited squeak came.

“I feel old. And sad, As if Lizzie’s graduating. Our baby huh?” Kurt said, softly.

“I know. I know” Blaine twisted his head and kissed his husband on the cheek, then leaning his chin on Kurt’s shoulder.

They stayed like that for a while, flicking through the pictures lazily.

Lizzie was officially done with school. Kurt and Blaine had watched her walk up and get her diploma from the principal, a smile on her face. All three of them had cried.

Lizzie was busy hugging her friends and a couple of teacher’s goodbye and Kurt and Blaine were watching her with pride.

Finally, she flew towards them her arms outstretched as she leapt into her father’s waiting arms.

“I’m done with school! Until college!” she laughed, hugging them tightly.

“We are so proud of you, baby!” Kurt said.

“Well done sweetie!” Blaine said, beaming.

“Lizzie, come here and hug your favourite cousin” Christopher said from behind his uncle’s. She chuckled but hugged the 14yr old. Despite him being younger, he had inherited his father’s genes and was at least as tall as Kurt already.  Lizzie moved down the line of her family, hugging Rachel, Finn and her grandparents.

“Thank you so much, all of you, for everything, I love you all” she said, tearing up as she did so, addressing everyone.

They stood in silence for a moment before Blaine said “Oh what the hell? Anderson-Hummel-Hudson group hug time!” The family laughed but they all slipped their arms around each other, lovingly.

They were holding a post-graduation dinner at the Anderson-Hummel household. They were chatting and laughing, all sat round the table together, when a knock came at the door.

“I’ll get it” Lizzie said, moving towards the door.

“Adam, hey” she said, surprised when she answered the door – she thought he was going to his brother’s.

“Hi Adam, come sit down!” Kurt called from the dinner table.

“Thanks, Kurt but there’s something I need to say first”

Adam stepped into the house and pulled Lizzie aside, keeping a hold of her hand he said

“Lizzie, there’s been something I’ve been trying to tell you for years now” he licked his lips, his voice was breathless, she looked at him encouragingly – “I’ve been in love with you ever since I met you”

A hand flew to Lizzie’s mouth, her eyes glittering with the hope of a girl’s first crush suddenly working out. Her family fell silent as they looked at the pair.

Adam looked Lizzie deep in the eye, his green eyes sparkling.

Lizzie smiled and simply said “Why do you think my relationship’s never last you idiot? I was waiting for you”

Adam smiled and he leant his head down to kiss her firmly but sweetly on the lips.

“Finally!” came the resounding chorus from the rest of her family. Elizabeth laughed against Adam’s chest as she pulled away from the kiss in embarrassment.

Lizzie was growing up. There was nothing Kurt and Blaine could do other than know that they brought this girl up to be the smart, amazing woman that she is – she got her man, she got to go to college of her dreams, she got everything she had ever dreamed of all down to her amazing parents.

For that, she could never thank them enough.

8 YEARS LATER

The wedding march was being played out as the bride walked up the aisle. She was dressed in a simple but beautiful white dress, her brown curly hair pinned delicately to the top of her head, she had eyes for no-one but the handsome man stood at the top of the aisle, smiling at her.

On each arm, she had her fathers. The men who she was the most thankful for. She used to think she would never have been able to cope without her mother in her life – turned out she was wrong – she had the best parents she could ask for.

She gazed round at the rest of her family – her cousin gave her a small thumbs up and a smile as she passed, her auntie and uncle behind him, both on the verge of tears, her grandfather nodded at her, his laughter lines crinkling as he smiled at her, her grandmother was staring at her with pride and love in her eyes.

They came to the top of the aisle. “Thank you” she whispered, she kissed the smaller of the two men on the cheek and then she did the same to other man.

“We love you Lizzie” came the reply from the pair.

“You’re still our baby” whispered Kurt

“And you’re never alone” Blaine finished the sentence.