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[Three years later]
"Are you nervous?"
Blaine looked up from where he was straightening Kurt's tie to gauge his reaction to the question, but Kurt didn't seem to have heard him.
"Kurt?"
That shook him out of whatever head space he'd been in. "Hm?"
Blaine couldn't help the smile blossoming on his face. "I asked if you are nervous."
Kurt looked confused for a second. "Why would I be nervous? The part to be nervous about is already over and done."
Blaine snorted. "I could still change my mind, you know."
"No, you won't." It was said with such conviction that Blaine had to laugh.
He grinned at Kurt and gave him a soft, lingering kiss on the lips. "No, I won't," he agreed, stroking his hand over Kurt's lapel before stepping back. Their eyes met again and Blaine smiled softly. "You know that it would be okay for you to be nervous, right? I mean, we did lie to them,” Blaine pointed out.
Kurt sighed, slumping his shoulders a little. “It's the right thing to do. I just hope they won’t be mad at us.”
Blaine snorted. “Honestly? I think most of them already figured it out years ago and are just waiting gleefully to see how we’re finally going to ‘fess up.”
Kurt laughed under his breath and cupped Blaine's cheek. “You’re probably right.” They shared a quick kiss, then Blaine held out his hand for him and asked, "Ready?"
"As I'll ever be," Kurt replied, taking his hand without hesitation. Blaine's thumb slid over the golden band he'd put on Kurt's finger mere two hours ago, still in a state of shock that they'd done this, and being able to do it here of all places.
"We don't have to tell them, you know?" Blaine said before he opened the door.
Kurt laughed quietly, running his other hand over Blaine's cheek. "It's kind of late for that. The announcement for the movie will be in three days and then they'll know anyway."
Blaine could feel his cheeks heat up. He never would've thought that a script for a musical movie about his life would bring him fame and fortune, and especially not in Hollywood. He still wasn't sure how that had happened. Rachel was probably involved. No, she was definitely involved.
"You have a point." He let out a calming breath, turned around and opened the door.
"Hello everyone," Blaine greeted their guests several hours later. "Thank you all for coming to Ohio for us. When Kurt and I started talking about making it official, we were actually planning on doing this in New York, but then Ohio legalized it here too so we thought, 'To hell with it, let's stick it to all the haters and get married on their turf'."
That earned him a volley of cheers. He ducked his head, looking at Kurt who had that amused half smile on his face.
"So, thank you for helping with that, too," Blaine added and got another round of applause and laughter.
"As some of you might know, there will be a movie announcement soon, with my husband in the leading role." Whoops and cheers erupted once again, led by Puck and Rachel, who was very, very pregnant. Kurt laughed and ducked his head, but reached for Blaine's hip to pat it.
Blaine waited until the cheers had died down before he continued, "Kurt and I were debating earlier if we should actually tell you this story at all. In the grand scheme of things, it doesn't really matter because the outcome is the same: we're in love and we proclaimed that to the world this afternoon in front of the people we care most about."
He had to pause there because his throat had tightened up at that. His gaze wandered over the crowd, catching Burt's eye who they'd told pretty much the minute they'd got into the car that Sunday morning when he'd driven them back to the airport, and who really hadn't been surprised at all. Blaine's gaze slid over Tina and Mike whose wedding had been the catalyst for all of Blaine's happiness, and then over to Quinn and her boyfriend of two years. He couldn't help the laugh that escaped him when he found Santana leering at him with Alexis shaking her head by her side, and behind them Sam and Emily and their one year old daughter who was happily asleep against Sam's chest. There were so many familiar faces who'd all had such an impact on both their lives that it choked Blaine up with how thankful he was.
Kurt's hand slid into his and squeezed it. He looked down into his face and was met with an encouraging nod and all the love shining in his blue eyes. Blaine raised Kurt's hand to his lips, kissed the simple wedding band on his finger and ignored the exaggerated cooing noises from the crowd.
"Plus, we're pretty sure most of you concerned already know the truth anyway," Blaine picked up his speech after letting go of Kurt's hand. "But still, bear what I just said in mind while I tell you a story. See, the thing is, Kurt and I, we... we were friends first. We've loved each other pretty much from the moment we met, but for many reasons we never got around to actually say it to each other. Or acknowledge it, for that matter."
He looked at Kurt one more time and, after an imperceptible nod, he started, "Let me tell you the true story of how Kurt and I got together. Let me tell you about a week in May about three years ago that changed our lives. And let me tell you about the group of amazing people who played an integral part in making us happen..."
The End