Epilogue

Blaine watched as Joey crawled determinedly towards his box of toys. He was ten months old now and developing perfectly. Joey's eyes were still the same beautiful blue that Kurt's were, remaining vibrant and never dulling. He had been cursed with Blaine's hair, having bouncy curls on top of his head. Blaine knew that they would be hell when Joey was more grown up but even he couldn't deny how cute they looked on him. Joey was still a little on the small side for his age but every check-up declared him healthy. He really was Kurt and Blaine's healthy little boy.

Blaine scooped up the toddler, who let out a whine and a string of babbling at the interruption of his mission to spread his toys all over the floor. Blaine sat down on the edge of the bed and held his son in his lap. Joey stared at him with a silly grin on his face and drool leaking from his mouth.

"I'm graduating today, Joe. Are you proud of your papa?"

Joey reached up his little hand and put it on Blaine's cheek. It made Blaine smile even though he ended up with slobber on his face. Kurt probably wouldn't be happy that Blaine wasn't getting ready but he was feeling sentimental.

All the teachers had been saying that this day would mark the first day of the rest of their lives. That didn't feel true to Blaine, especially not when he was looking at his son in his arms. Joey's birth, maybe even the day that Blaine found out that Kurt was pregnant, felt more like the first day. Graduation was just an event, being a father was a whole lifestyle. And he wouldn't change it for anything.

"Hey, squirt. You excited for today?" Cooper asked as he strolled into the room.

He plucked Joey from Blaine's lap and started gently bouncing him in his arms, eliciting cute little giggles from him.

Blaine shrugged at the question Cooper had asked. High school was high school and he was glad that it was over. He was excited to be going on to college, something he had never seen himself being able to achieve and he was excited that soon Kurt and he would be getting their own place in New York where they could raise Joey. The graduation ceremony itself though, he wasn't so bothered with. Everyone else seemed to be excited for him though, his mother would suddenly hug him with tears in her eyes, telling him how proud she was. And then there was Kurt, who was rewarding Blaine for graduating with sex, something which Blaine didn't mind in the least.

"How can something so cute have come from you?" Cooper teased.

"He's half Kurt." Blaine said simply.

Nothing had changed when it came to Blaine's affection for Kurt. If anything he only loved him more. Sure there had been arguments and disagreements, they were only human after all. The trick was to never go to bed angry with each other. They would always talk through everything that was bothering them and leading them to argue so that when they woke up in the morning they were a team again and could focus their energy on Joey.

Blaine finished getting ready as Cooper kept Joey occupied. He listened to his son's babbling as he thought about how if it wasn't for him and Kurt, he might never have graduated.

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Kurt bounced Joey on his knee, trying to make sure his little suit, that he was wearing especially for this occasion, didn't get crinkled. He'd worried that Joey would be overwhelmed with the hall packed full with people but instead he was just looking around curiously, his eyes widening as he looked around him.

There were still people that couldn't help but stare, but Blaine and Kurt hadn't gotten used to it now, choosing to just ignore it. Obviously they hoped that it wouldn't always be the case. It didn't matter much though because after this summer they'd be in New York.

Kurt was so proud of Blaine. He'd really turned around this year. He'd worked so hard and was top in all of his classes. The New Directions had won Nationals for the second time in a row with Blaine as one of the lead soloists. Kurt honestly had no idea how Blaine managed to juggle school and fatherhood and excel in both. Though Kurt had his own share of juggling to do.

Kurt knew fashion had been his calling and so he had applied for the winter semester to do an online course with Parsons. That meant that he could start working towards his future as well as looking after his son and even though they were moving to New York he would still probably do it that way since there was no way they'd be able to afford childcare and there would be no grandparents to help look after Joey.

The graduation ceremony began. Brittany, who had had to stay behind an extra year, was valedictorian. Her speech didn't make all that much sense but the main message was there, strive for your dreams and live good lives. Blaine's family, who had come from LA looked baffled at what Brittany was saying and clapped only out of politeness and Kurt didn't have the heart to tell them that when Joey was finally christened in the next month, Britt would be one of the godparents.

Blaine was one of the first to be called to the stage. As he walked across the stage he wore a proud but unsure smile on his face. Kurt gently pointed out Blaine on the stage to Joey, who started to try to wiggle out of Kurt's arms. When he found that to be useless he cried out.

"Baba." Joey's attempt at saying 'papa' echoed through the hall.

Kurt gasped at Joey's first word as he made little grabby hands towards Blaine, making sure that everyone knew who he meant. Blaine's eyes found them in the crowd and he grinned at them. He wanted nothing more than to get off the stage and give Joey the biggest hug ever. He could only hope the rest of this ceremony went quickly so that he could be with his family.

As soon as everyone had thrown their caps into the air, Blaine got off the stage and walked over to Kurt and Joey who had stood up to meet him. He grabbed them in a hug, making sure not to squish Joey who was between them. The small boy let out a gleeful giggle at being sandwiched between his two favourite people.

Anyone looking at the trio could see how happy they were. Even though people judged them because Kurt and Blaine were young parents and the fact that they were gay, no one could deny that Joey wasn't well cared for, loved and happy.

"I love you guys." Blaine murmured. "I don't know what I'd do without you."

Kurt leaned in to kiss him gently on his lips. "You never have to find out. We're forever, okay?"

Blaine nodded, leaning in to give both Kurt and Joey a small kiss. "Forever sounds great."