It wasn't an easy life for Carole Hummel. Looking after 3 teenage boys, a toddler and still making time for her husband was quite a handful. She couldn't believe how quick everything had changed for her.

First was being introduced to Burt Hummel by his eccentric, but charming son Kurt at a Parents Evening. Before she knew it, he had asked for her hand in marriage and there they were standing at the alter exchanging vows whilst her son Finn and Kurt and the rest of the Glee Club were right beside them.

Then they bought their first house together. Choosing that was just a challenge in itself. Carole could remember the day like it was yesterday.

Finn wanted outdoor space to practice football to stay as the school's quarterback. Kurt wanted ample space to put all his belongings in and still making sure that the feng shui was right. Finally they both wanted private space to hang out with their friends. Even though Finn and Kurt got on pretty well there was still a big elephant that hung in the room and that was the fact that Kurt was gay but openly proud about it. Finally they had found a perfect house with everything in it.

'Mom this house is huge!' exclaimed Finn as he raced down the stairs looking like a kid in a candy store.

'Yes the room is perfect and I have soooo many ideas already of how to decorate it.' Kurt butted in with the same expression that Finn wore on his face.

'OK Kurt I know you love it but if you want to be extravagant then you will have to pay to decorate your own room. Money will start to become tight if we buy this place.' Burt reminded his son.

Then before Carole even had time to blink they had bought the grand 6 bedroom house and had settled into their new life together as a family. Life passed by easily enough with practically the same routine day in day out. Both boys would get up, Kurt the earliest to go through his facial in time, Finn leaving it to the last 5 minutes. Then Burt would leave to go to work and Carole would leave for her nursing job and they would all be home in time for dinner together in front of the TV, then going their own separate ways, Finn to play video games, Kurt to pick out outfits for the next day. This would leave Burt and Carole to themselves to just relax in each others arms. This was Carole's favourite time of the day that she most looked forward to her and reminded her of why she had fallen in love with Burt.

Everything was going fine until Kurt came home one day covered in head to toe in red slushie and whimpering like a child faced with their worst nightmare with Finn trudging in behind him.

'Kurt what the hell happened to you!' exclaimed Burt quickly jumping off the couch from where he had previously been watching a football game. They had seen Kurt been slushied before but he had always shrugged it off. Carole had never seen the pained expression that wore Kurt's face though and it ripped her heart open to see it.

'I-I-I-I'm fine, honestly' stumbled Kurt not really believing himself let alone his dad and Carole.

'Kurt it's obvious that's not true! Finn would you perhaps give us an insight into why my son is standing in the living room shaking like a nervous wreck!' Burt demanded turning his attention to his step-son who had collapsed on the stairs.

'I don't know exactly what happened all I can tell you is that I saw Kurt slumped against the lockers in the hallway after football practice in exactly this state and all I've got out of him are the words 'He's going to kill me.' Finn's eyebrows furrowed in concentration trying to remember all the details. Carole knew that that was one of her son's weakest points that he had definitely got from his dad.

Seeing Burt's anger start to build up Carole decided it was time to take matters into her own hands.

'Kurt honey who wants to kill you?' she asked whilst directing Kurt towards the sofa.

It took a while for Kurt to register that Carole was talking to him. Finally he let out a little sound which Carole would have missed if at that moment Burt hadn't muted the TV. It was barely audible but she heard the unmistakable words that had caused so much pain before.

'Karofsky.'

'Right that's it its decided. You are not staying anymore at that school Kurt. Starting next week you will transfer to Dalton to be with Blaine and the rest of those singing boys.' Burt stated. 'You can argue all you like boy but I am not having my son stay in a school where his life is in danger. We will use the money we were going to use for the honeymoon.'

'Dad I'm not going to argue, I love Dalton and Blaine will be there but are you sure about using the honeymoon fund? I mean you and Carole have been looking forward to it ever since the wedding.' That was the longest sentence they had heard from Kurt yet.

'Darling its OK we will go on holiday another time but right now you are moving to Dalton and don't worry about Karofsky, we will sort that out with Principal Figgins, you wont need to be involved. Now come on lets get you to bed.' Carole smiled at Kurt in that mothering way she could do so well.

Kurt reluctantly agreed, a wave of tiredness sweeping over him and before he knew it he was being carried up the stairs by Finn. Carole had to smile at the way the two boys had bonded so quickly. A couple of months ago Finn would never have touched Kurt because of who he was, now they were like complete brothers.

'We will sort this whole mess out Burt, we truly will but now let's go to sleep.' Looking at her husband's tired face she looked into his eyes and said 'Everything is going to be OK darling I promise.'

And true to her word Carole had kept that promise. They had got Karofsky sent to a juvenile detention centre and there was no way he was ever going to be returning to McKinley. However Kurt had settled in with Blaine and the Warblers so he decided to stay there for the whole year. Carole had been very happy for Kurt when he announced he was dating Blaine. Burt had been a bit hesitant, the couple of times he had met Blaine they didn't particularly see eye to eye. The first time being when he was found in Kurt's bed after a party at Rachel's and the second time was to have a sex talk in Burt's garage. However Carole had convinced Burt to accept the situation and life went by easily enough.

Carole got distracted from her thoughts and sat up in her sun lounger when she heard the screams from Finn as Blaine had just attacked him with a massive water pistol. The childish grin on Blaine's face made him look so innocent as if he was just 5 years old again.

However Carole knew it hadn't always been like this. The Hummel-Hudson household had had a lot of up and downs that year that Kurt and Blaine got together and it mainly had been about Blaine.

It had all started the night Blaine turned up on their doorstep at 11 o clock at night, battered, bruised, bleeding and in complete tears. That was the night that Carole and Burt had found out about Blaine's personal life and that theirs had changed forever.