A/N: This is the sequel to Things I Never Knew I Needed. So if you haven't read that one then I'd advise you to go read it otherwise you will be confused. This fic will be AU and characters will be OOC. This fic is also a G!P fic. So no like no read.
Full Summary: It's been five years since graduating high school. Living in New York has been better then they could have ever imagined. Beth is six years old and officially a Berry-July. Brittany and Rachel are married with two children and another one on the way. Blake and Santana are married as well with a set of twins. Dave and Blaine are married and not in any rush to have kids with all the nieces and nephews they have running around.
Cassie and Shelby made the move back to New York with a little boy that they had adopted along with Santana's family, a few gleeks, and Sue and Emma with their two daughters. Life had not gone as planned at all but they couldn't have been happier with how things were working out. With their careers in full swing and their children getting older nothing could go wrong. Or could it as old faces reappear and new ones become apart of the family. They all love their life and will fight to keep it just the way it is.
Pairings: Brittany/Rachel, Santana/Blake(O.C), other pairings will be mentioned as we go on.
Big thank you to Born To Be A Writer121 for being my beta and going back over these.
Chapter 1
Rachel Berry-Pierce groaned as New York traffic seemed to be slower then usually today.
"We'll be there shortly Mrs. Berry-Pierce. I know a short cut." her driver stated.
"Thanks Mr. Calvin," Rachel replied with a smile.
"How many times do I have to tell you to call me Maxwell or Max?" Max asked.
"How many times do I have to tell you to call me Rachel?" Rachel retorted. Max smiled and laughed,
"Touche, Mrs. Berry-Pierce," Max replied with a smirk.
"You can't come Saturday if you're going to be calling everyone Mr. or Mrs. all evening. You know Blake won't have it," Rachel stated getting a laugh from the older man.
"I know, Mrs. July-Lopez is quite the handful, well both of them are actually. I promise to not be so formal on Saturday. Stephan and Emily are beyond excited. My wife says they remind her everday that the party is coming up," Max replied.
"You know you should bring them by more often. All of the kids adore them and we just got a jungle gym and in-ground trampoline installed that I'm sure they'd love." Rachel stated.
"I'm sure they would as well I'll have to talk to the wife and see. Now let me concentrate and drive woman so I can get you home to your family safely otherwise that beautiful blonde wife of yours and the rest of your crazy family will have my head," Max exclaimed as he focused on trying to travel across three packed lanes to take the next exit. Rachel laughed, but settled down in the back of the car.
Max was not only her driver, but a personal security guard for most of the family. He was only a few years old then Rachel and the others, but took his role as protector seriously. Max is 6'7, brown eyes, black short hair, and extremely muscular. I'm talking Arnold Swaseneger in his prime. He was a marine before retiring and taking a job at Home Depot barely making enough to support his growing family. He became Rachel's personal bodyguard and driver after he saved her from some crazed fans when she first started out on Broadway. He made sure she got home safely and once the others heard the story of how he saved her, they asked him if he'd be her bodyguard where he'd be making triple the salary he was at Home Depot. Max has been apart of their little rag tag group every since.
Rachel smiled to herself as she finally noticed the sign to her neighborhood, Glee Avenue. That's right they had a street named just for them. Well it was more like a whole gated community. Many people thought it was just another way of saying Happy Avenue but the others knew better. Rachel couldn't help but laugh to herself as she thought about how they were able to have their own little gated community.
(Flashback to freshmen year)
Rachel and Blake were eating lunch a local diner that they had discovered. It was strange for them to have to meet up and have lunch instead of walking downstairs and having lunch in their kitchen. Living apart from one another had been harder then their little family had expected.
"So I will be honest I love the privacy that we have but fuck I hate not having you guys around. These last couple of months have been so hard not living with you guys. Not to mention I'm going to be starting rehearsals soon." Rachel confessed. Rachel had been asked to audition for the off-Broadway Musical Spring Awakening. To her utter shock and surprise she was given the lead role. They started rehearsal in January and opening night was in April.
"Co-sign. It's so weird having to meet up to have lunch or not see you guys around everyday." Blake responded.
"It would be so much easier if we could all live together but still be separated ya know," Rachel added after a few moments. Rachel and Brittany lived in an studio apartment that was located in a building a block away from Santana and Blake's apartment whereas Dave and Blaine lived nearly 15 minutes away. They tried finding a place for all of them or places that were closer but it's New York. You have to do most of your apartment hunting in the obituaries seriously. You could tell that even though each couple were happy to have their own space not being close to the others still affected them. They usually found themselves all cramped into one of the apartments and spending as much time as they could together before separating. Beth seemed to have hit her terrible twos super earlier and that made the separation that much harder. She didn't understand why her majka or her mami weren't there all the time or why she had to leave with them. Or why her aunts, uncles, or grandparents weren't around as much anymore. Beth would throw a full blown tantrum anytime the others had to leave or she had to leave with Blake and Santana to go stay at their place.
"I think we should build our own place where everyone could just live and be together." Blake joked.
"No what we really need is a giant piece of land that we can build our own little neighborhood on just for us gleeks," Rachel retorted.
"Co-sign it's weird not seeing everyone. We got so use to having them around everyday and now we rarely get to be together. Everyone's so busy doing their own thing." Blake replied. The two girls continued to talk and joke about building their own neighborhood. They talked about what it would look and who would be placed where for almost two hours before they had to split up and go to class. Two days before everyone was suppose to be heading back to Lima for Thanksgiving Sam and Mercedes asked everyone to come over because they had some news. When everyone arrived Mercedes seemed as though she had been crying all night and day where as Sam just looked defeated.
"Guys what's going on you're scaring us." Rachel was the first to break the silence and ask. The others all nodding in agreement.
"We wanted to let you guys knows now so, that it's not a surprise, but we won't be coming back to New York after the break. I'm... Well... I'm..." Mercedes begun to say before bursting into tears.
"Cedes' is pregnant." Sam finished as he wrapped his arm around Mercedes and held her close. "
Why would you have to move back to Lima?" Blake asked not really understanding.
"We can't afford school, rent, bills, and a baby. We tried and tried to come up with ways to make it work but we just can't." Sam answered.
"Guys even though we're not in glee anymore we're still a team. A family. We're figure something out together. You guys can't give up and just leave. We all need you guys here." Brittany stated getting nods and yeahs from the others. They figured out a way to help Sam and Mercedes, but still hadn't figured out a way to have everyone closer together.
It wasn't until seven months later when Rachel and Brittany found out Brittany was two months pregnant, that Blake and Rachel realized they really needed to figure something out. So they sat down and started to brainstorm ideas. They became hopeful that their idea might actually become a reality when Uncle Benji ,the girl's lawyer, called two weeks later to talk to Blake about a piece of property that she had inherited 40 minutes outside of the city.
Someone was interested in buying it. The girls along with Benji drove out and visited the property. Once Rachel and Blake saw it they knew that they're prayers had been answered. The main house on the land was huge and hadn't been completed yet. They could easily renovate it and turn into three separate places. There were also five houses that were mostly finished, but would need some work as well The last two houses were still just frames. No dry wall had been added but, it was still a great start and there was still enough land for them to build more houses on if needed. It turns out Blake's grandfather was building a new house and having houses built for the staff before he passed away. He had it set up so that it would look like a little neighborhood and his staff would be able to have their families close by seeing as the main house would need care almost 24/7.
So, without anyone's knowledge the two girls with the help of Uncle Benji and the Papa Berries set out to build that little neighborhood. The big house was divided into three homes that remained connected. Each house is two stories (not counting the basement and attic that weren't divided) and contained 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a huge living room, dining room, of course a spacious kitchen, and two huge offices that could be turned into bedrooms if needed. They shared a ten car garage and the backyard which held a giant outdoor kitchen complete with an outdoor stove, grill, bar, sitting area, and fireplace. The backyard also had a giant pool and jacuzzi. The outside of the house was white with red and black trimming. Those colors were the same colors that matched the front doors to each house.
After great debate Blake and Santana had the red door on the left, Brittany and Rachel had the white door in the middle, and Blaine and Dave the black door on the right. They had the seven houses already on the property completed as well. The other others were only one story homes if you didn't count the attic, with four bedrooms, three bathrooms, open space kitchen, dining room, and living room, one giant office, and an attic space. The backyards weren't as big as the big house, but still had enough room to be considered a backyard. The homes were spacious enough for any growing family. They wanted everyone to be able to live in these houses for a long time to come. They also left room so that add ons could be made if needed.
Normally the kind of construction work they wanted done would have cost a small fortune, but putting their money together along with all the connections that the Papa Berries had, the cost didn't even come close to how much they projected it would. The Papa Berries were able to bring in their best construction crews and several extra hands. With 80 construction workers and the promise of an additional $400,000 which would put an extra $5000 in each workers pocket the renovations were done in seven months. They even hired an amazing exterior decorator who was only given descriptions of the others, their likes, and dislikes and miraculously furnished each house to suit each couple almost to the T. It was amazing how fast everything came together. The others houses they wanted done would be finished at a later date seeing as they didn't need them at the moment. They wanted to get the house done before Brittany gave birth. Each house ran on solar and lunar power. Ryan Michaelson was a man who liked to live off of the land and thing to be environmental friendly so he had giant pumps that pulled water from the lake and ran it through a purifier that was then connected to pipes that ran to each home. It even came with an automated heating option for during the winter when the lake would freeze. Rachel and Blake had literally built their own little gated community well finished building their own little gated community. It took a little longer to get the permits because they weren't taken seriously, but when it came time for inspections they passed with flying colors.
It wasn't until Beth was two, Jade, Sam and Mercedes' daughter was almost 5 months old, and Brittany was seven months pregnant that Rachel and Blake drove their group to the little gated community. They explained how they joked about it, then how it became a plan, and then a reality. Of course everyone tried to argue that it was too much and that they couldn't accept this but the girls wouldn't have it.
"We can't accept this." Mercedes stated once she cleared the tears from her eyes.
"She's right we can't accept this. How much did all of this cost anyway? You two must have spent a fortune," Tina commented.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Brittany stated with a sniffle as she begun to tear up. Damn hormones.
"Baby don't cry. We didn't tell you guys, because we wanted it to be a surprise. For our families." Rachel replied as she pulled Brittany into her arms.
"The price doesn't matter. If you don't live in these houses then our money will have been wasted." Blake stated.
"You guys are family. We've been through so much together. Not having you guys close has been a struggle for all of us." Rachel continued.
"We know that Sam has been having a hard time holding a job that will work with his football schedule and the fact that he has a baby, not to mention all the little things Jade is going to need, Mike and Tina you guys have been eating noodles for the past year seriously. Not to mention us six not living close to one another has been hard and adding unneeded stress to not only us, but Beth as well. Plus with the addition of our new nephew coming we're going to need to be closer in case Legs and Buzz or Superstar and Froggy needs help. All of us living here will make things easier for everyone." Blake explained with a nod from Rachel.
"But this still has be beyond expensive." Mike stated with nods from the others.
"Well not really, we have a lake that pumps and purifies the water for us which eliminates a water bill. All of the houses are hooked up to solar and lunar panels so instead of paying for electricity we'll be getting paid for saving the environment. We'll have to hire a few guys for security, maintenance on the lawns, and home repairs." Blake replied as she linked her hand with Santana's hand and giving it a squeeze. Santana hadn't said anything and it was kind of worrying Blake They hadn't done all of this and kept it a secret to upset anyone. They just wanted their family in the same place. Everything just seemed to fall into their laps and they had to take it especially with Brittany being pregnant.
"Look we already did the math, because we figured you guys wouldn't let us just handle things on our own even though we can easily afford it. So, if you are dead set on paying rent then it's 300 bucks a month. Or when you make it big in your careers you can buy the house and land from us with a small interest." Rachel added with a nod from Blake.
"That's way to low. We pay more for the shoe box we live in," Tina countered with a nod from Mike.
"Like Blake said we're getting paid because of the solar panels so we're making about $200 a month on each house with that. We have a natural water source and getting it tested and maintained will cost a little but that's minor. I could continue on but if you really won't take our word for it then we'll bring over all the paper work so you guys can do the math yourselves if." Rachel replied as placed a kiss on Brittany's forehead.
"Look guys we did this for purely selfish reasons. We don't want Sam to have to drop out or him and Cedes to move away. That's our niece in your arms and we want to be apart of her life. We miss Just Dance Marathons with you guys and just having you all close by. When was the last time we were really able to hang out and be together. I know I've been super busy with the play and Blake with basketball but even on our off days we barely get to see you guys. Not to mention if you're closer then we all get free babysitting. So if you think about you really should be angry that we did this for our own nefarious reasons. Not to mention Beth misses having her aunts and uncles around and she loves her little cousin Jade who already seems to adore her as well. I sent you that video of Beth making her smile just the other day. You don't want to separate them do you. And Brittany and I are going to need all of you when our baby gets here." Rachel added taking a different route.
"Low blow using the babies." Sam stated as he kissed his sleeping daughter's forehead.
"Yeah that was a low blow. Where's my niece anyway?" Tina asked.
"With her grandpa's at the zoo I think." Rachel answered. Rachel knew it was a low blow to bring in the kids, but they needed everyone to agree. They had spent a lot of money and time on this not to mention it would keep everyone together.
"So we're all three staying in the big house right?" Santana asked finally speaking up. Blake couldn't tell if she was asking because she agrees or asking out of curiosity.
"Well technically yes, but it's three houses in one. So we'll have our own house that the others can walk into anytime they want well as long as we don't lock the sliding door. Each house gas a sliding door that opens up into the other houses. We can take you guys on a tour of the inside if you want to see what we're talking about." Blake answered as she turned to Santana who nodded in reponse.
"We're in. We don't need a tour. We can't take not having you guys close and if this is the only way that we get to be close to you guys again then we'll take it," Blaine answered speaking for himself and Dave.
"You know I'll be wherever you are," Brittany added with a smile as she wiped her face with tissues. She couldn't believe Blake and Rachel had come up with this all on their own. It would take so much stress off of their shoulders. They wouldn't have to worry about where they would live with the new baby or not being close to the others anymore. Rachel smiled and pulled Brittany into a kiss before bending down and placing a kiss on the very noticeable baby bump. Blake looked over at Santana.
"Oh you already know I'll always support you and agree with you as long as you're right which is very rare now that I think about it." Santana stated with a shrug and a smirk. Blake laughed and shook her head before pulling Santana into a kiss. They all turned to look at the others.
"Can we have that tour and some time to think about this?" Tina asked with a nod from Mike in agreement.
"Yeah you guys can take all the time you need," Rachel replied. Sam and Mercedes shared a look then both looked down at the little bundle of joy in Sam's arms. They knew that this was the best thing they could do for their daughter.
"We're in but we'd still like a tour of the house." Mercedes stated for both of them. Blake and Rachel smiled before giving everyone a tour of the house that they would call their own.
They explained that the three houses closest to the main house were for Cassie and Shelby, the Lopez Clan when they wanted to get away from Lima, and the Berry men who had already made the move to New York. Cassie and Shelby were still in Lima looking for a replacement coach before they left. They wanted to leave their glee club in great hands. Maribel was still fighting for custody of her children and making the divorce final. It has been one of the longest divorce battles ever seriously. Mercedes and Sam would take the house next to the Lopez house on the right side of the road. Tina and Mike would be in the house next to Sam and Mercedes. Cassie and Shelby would take the house directly on the left while the Berry Men were already moving their things into the house next to Cassie and Shelby's house. Puck and his wife would be taking the house beside the Berry men. The others houses were for any of the other gleeks if they decided that New York is where they wanted to call home. The girls wanted a place were they knew their neighbors and their kids would grow up with family around. To this day no one but Blake, Rachel, Papa Berries, and Uncle Benji know exactly how much was spent on getting this set up down and they planned to keep it that way.
(End Flashback)
It was all sort of to good to believe and be true to be honest. To think about how they went from all living apart and struggling. To living together and having almost instant success. They thrived better together then apart. They had come a long way since Lima, Ohio. Rachel was grateful for the dark tinted windows of the car she was in. There was always a crowd of fans and paparazzi outside of the gates and today they seemed to have doubled in size. Not that she could blame them today was a huge day. She rolled down the window just enough to quickly wave at the security guard ,who operated the front gates, as they drove through the gate. When you have so many celebrities living in one area security is a must. Max pulled up to the big house and parked the car by the curb before helping Rachel grab her bags out of the back.
"You know I can carry two bags by myself right," Rachel asked with a smile.
"I know but it's my job to make things easier for you so," Max replied as he grabbed the bag Rachel had and made his way to the white door in the middle. Rachel quickly opened the door and Max tossed her things inside.
"Are you sure you don't want to come in for a bit, Max?" Rachel asked as they walked back out of the house and toward Blake and Santana's house. Max beamed,
"I'm sure Rachel, I have to get back to the missus but like I said we'll be here Saturday." he replied. Rachel nodded before pulling Max into a hug.
"Well see you Saturday." Rachel stated.
"Saturday," Max replied before he walked back to the car and drove off back to his home in the city. He was offered a place in the neighborhood but declined seeing as his mother was in an assist living home in the city and he wanted to be close to her.
Rachel was beyond happy to finally be home after almost two weeks. She was the only one available on their team to go out on this scouting trip seeing as her co-star for Funny Girl had gotten injured and they were currently looking for a new male lead. That's what they get for not hiring an understudy. The company couldn't afford to not send someone to try and make a deal with the hot new DJ out of Georgia. It wasn't the longest trip she's ever taken but it was always hard leaving her wife and children at home. She missed the others as well but those three soon to be four were her top priority. Rachel really didn't like being away from home but when you are one of the CEOs and owners of a recording label and agency you have to make these type of sacrifices.
Especially when one of your scouting agents is currently on vacation and the other 8 months pregnant. She smiled to herself as she opened the front door and heard the chattering from further inside the house. She knew that there would be a packed house when she got home. Today is such a huge day for their family and everyone would want to be there for support. She was just happy that she made it back in time.
Blake July-Lopez climbed out of her pool after her morning swim and made her way inside the house. She smiled at the sight of her wife cooking breakfast as her oldest daughter and the twins sat at the dining table coloring or playing on their iPads. She couldn't help, but smile brighter as she thought about the moment she found out Santana was pregnant.
(Flashback to January of their second year in New York)
Blake drug herself out of her car and into the home she shared with her beautiful girlfriend. She was beyond exhausted. They had lost another game because of two douchebags who had a problem with her being on the team. Well that and the fact that she was dating Santana Lopez the hottest cheerleader on the squad. Blake was only being a little bias about that opinion of course. The coach's plan to force everyone to get over there issues were to make then run endless suicides and pushing them to their breaking points while screaming "We're a team dammit we're a team."
Sometimes Blake thought her coach was a little insane and had no idea what he was talking about. Then she would spot the NCAA championship ring on his finger and wisely keep her mouth shut. Blake sighed in relief as she finally made it to her floor. She couldn't wait to convince Santana to take a bath with her then cuddle on the couch after ordering pizza for dinner. It would be just the two of them tonight. Dave would no doubt be just as tired as her and wouldn't want to do anything but take a hot bath and rest. Blaine would probably be at NYADA rehearsing for a play the school was putting on. Rachel had rehearsals for Spring Awakening which was in full swing on Broadway instead of just off Broadway. There were even talks of a possible Tony nomination for Rachel which would be awesome. Brittany was most likely at home asleep while their moms ,who had finally made the move to New York, had Beth for the evening.
"Fuck..." Blake muttered as she remembered Santana mentioning something about a study group she had that night. Blake grumbled before unlocking the front door to their house and going inside. As she went to place her keys on the hook by the door she noticed Santana's keys hanging up still. Maybe it got canceled she thought to herself as she did a little happy dance. She took off her shoes and put them on the rack next to the door. She had learned the hard way to always put your shoes on the rack.
"Baby I'm home!" Blake shouted out. She made her way into the kitchen and didn't see Santana. She shrugged before looking into the fridge for something to munch on. She noticed a wrapped sandwich and smiled. She instantly knew that Santana had made this for her to eat when she came home. Blake took a bite and moaned once she realized it was a peanut butter and banana sandwich one of her favorites.
"Santana?!" Blake shouted again as she munched on her sandwich. She knew that Santana was home so why wasn't she answering her. Maybe she's in the shower Blake thought to herself. Blake being her super imaginative self started to panic a little. What if Santana was hurt and couldn't call for help or if she was tied up by robbers. Blake grabbed her baseball bat out of the hall closet before running upstairs and checking in each room. She was going to save her woman.
Santana Lopez had just finished cheer-leading practice and was heading home. She was super sluggish today and the stomach bug that was going around and she had caught had not gone away. It was a little better thanks to the medicine she had gotten from the doctor. Santana made it home and showered before she was dressed in on of Blake's hoodies, long sleeve t-shirt, a pair of her own sweatpants, two pairs of socks, and boots. She was getting ready to head out when her phone started to ring.
"Hello?" Santana greeted.
"Hi Santana Lopez please?" the voice asked.
"This is she, who is calling?" Santana responded.
"Oh I'm sorry my name is Manda Thompson. I'm a nurse down at Dr. Ken's office. I'm calling to tell you that we got your blood work back and want to know if you wanted to scheduled for another appointment soon." Manda stated calmly.
"Why would I need to schedule another appointment?" Santana asked.
"You're pregnant. We thought you knew and that's why you came in for the blood work." Mandy replied.
"Wait, hold up, did you say pregnant? I can't be pregnant I mean I could be, but I'm on birth control. I got my period last month." Santana rambled out. She knew that birth control wasn't a 100 percent guarantee.
"Ms. Lopez birth control isn't a 100 percent thing and some women get their periods throughout their entire pregnancy. I can assure you that you are pregnant. So we have an opening tomorrow at noon, if that works for you?" Manda replied.
"Yeah tomorrow noon... Alright... Umm thank you... I..." Santana stated as she tried to get a grasp on what the nurse had just told her.
"Alright then we'll see you tomorrow at noon. And Congratulations Ms. Lopez being a mother is a wonderful thing. I have two little boys of my own and couldn't be happier," Manda stated trying to cheer the other woman on the call up.
"Thank you... Have a great day... Bye..." Santana stated before hanging up.
Santana felt numb. She was pregnant. The second semester of her sophomore year in college and she was pregnant. How did this happen? She was on birth control. Santana's eyes widen as she remember how she had gotten sick during their stay in Lima during Thanksgiving and had to take antibiotics. Her and Blake had got so caught up in the moment that she didn't even think about using protection.
"Fuck, what are we going to do?" Santana breathed out. She slowly made her way back to their bed and curled up in a ball with her face buried in Blake's pillow. After they found out Mercedes and then Brittany were pregnant and a girl from one of Santana's med classes had a baby Santana was hit with baby fever and hit hard. Her and Blake had talked about it and agreed that waiting until they were done with college was their plan and the best solution. Would Blake be pissed and think she got pregnant on purpose? Would Blake leave because she's not ready for more kids? What about school? She was taking 24 hours which was over the allowed limit. What about cheer=leading they were on track to winning a national title? What about basketball for Blake, who was also on track to winning a title.?They were still getting use to living in their house and having Beth on top of Brittany possibly going into labor any day now. Then there was her parents' divorce war and the custody battle for her younger siblings. What in the world were they going to do? Before Santana knew what was going on she was crying into Blake's pillow. They were already stressed out with everything going on and now she was pregnant on top of that.
Santana didn't move or bother to look up when she heard the front door open and close. She only cried harder as she heard Blake call out for her. Santana chuckled as she heard the fridge open and close. She knew that Blake was eating the peanut butter and banana sandwich that Santana had made earlier and saved for her. She then heard another door open and close and then another. What in the hell is Blake doing? Santana nearly jumped out of her skin when Blake barged into the room bat at the ready.
"Oh shit baby I thought you were tied up by robberies and I was about to come in and safe you. Why didn't you answer when I called you? Babe you nearly gave me a heart attack." Blake ranted out as she caught her breathe. Santana didn't know whether to laugh or cry so she did both. Blake instantly dropped the bat and climbed into bed pulling Santana into her arms.
"Baby sshhh I'm sorry I scared you. What's going on? Why are you doing the weird laughing crying thing? You know it creeps me out and I have no idea what to do," Blake whispered as she rubbed circles on Santana's back. Santana could only laugh and cry harder. Blake felt Santana mumble something into her chest.
"Baby, I can't understand you when you're face is buried like that," Blake stated. Santana took a deep breathe. :Like a band-aid she thought.
"I said I'm pregnant." Santana whispered so lowly that Blake almost didn't hear her.
"Like for real for real?" Blake asked. Santana had pulled that prank on Blake once so she had to be cautious. Santana nodded before repeating everything the nurse had told her. Blake laid there stunned but never released her hold on Santana.
She had a million thoughts going through her mind. How are they suppose to raise a baby with school and sports? They were only in their sophomore year, Brittany was literally days away from giving birth, and they were still helping Maribel fight the custody battle against Santana's father. They had so much on their plates as is and now they were about to have a baby. Santana started crying harder and holding onto Blake once the basketball player hadn't responded to her words. This was were Blake tells her she's not ready for a kid and leaves.
"Alright... so we have a doctor's appointment tomorrow at noon. I have a class but I'll email the professor and let him know I won't be there and way. We won't say anything to the others until we know more." Blake stated with a nod. Santana looked up,
"You're not mad?" she asked. Blake's face scrunched up in confusion.
"Why would I be mad? Is that why you were crying?" Blake asked. Santana nodded.
"You said you weren't ready for a baby," she replied. Blake leaned down and kissed Santana with all the love she could muster before rolling them placing Santana on her back and moving down the latina's body. She pushed Santana's shirt up and begun peppering kiss all over her stomach.
"Hi baby. I don't know what you are yet, but I do know that I love you. You weren't planned, but you aren't a mistake. I want you to know that. You are like an unplanned surprise a good one though. Anyways you are going to be one good looking kid and you are going to be so loved by me, your majka, and your mami, whose tummy you are growing in. There's also your big sister, Beth, who will no doubt love you and teach you all of her sneaky tricks which is going to be terrible for the rest of us. Then you have your little cousin who isn't born yet, but she will also love you and there's also Jade who will no doubt love you to pieces. You'll have a tons of aunts and uncles that will love you also. Don't even get me started on how spoiled you will be by your grandparents especially your abeula. That woman has been asking for more grand-kids every since me and your mami started dating. So you better be ready for this crazy ass family of ours. I can't wait to meet you but take your time growing in there." Blake stated before placing another kiss on Santana's stomach. All Santana could do was cry.
"Happy tears?" Blake asked. Santana nodded before pulling Blake up into a kiss.
"I love you," she managed to get out through her tears.
"I love you too. We're having a baby!" Blake shouted at the end before jumping off the bed and doing a happy dance. Santana nodded, laughed, and smiled brightly.
"Yeah we are," she replied. Blake stopped dancing and stared at Santana with serious expression on her face.
"Our mothers can not move in with us, especially Mami Lo. We don't have the room." she stated firmly. Santana fell backwards onto the bed laughing. Santana didn't think Cassie and Shelby would try to move in with them but her mom would once she found out.
"I'm serious baby. They can not move in with us. We have to stay strong and have a united front on that," Blake exclaimed.
"You're right now come back over here and cuddle me," Santana replied as she pulled Blake down and cuddled into her. They laid there talking about all the things they wanted for their baby and cool ways to tell the others. The next day at the doctor's appointment they found out that Santana was two months pregnant with twins. Blake couldn't stop smiling.
"Seriously you're proud that you knocked me up with twins. Twins, Blake there are two babies growing inside of me. Stop looking so proud dammit!" Santana exclaimed as she looked from Blake and the screen that showed the two circled spots.
"I'm just saying I had to be putting in work for that to happen. My soldiers are super marchers." Blake replied before looking down at her crotch and whispering good job.
"You did not just send your dick a good job?!" Santana exclaimed. Blake shrugged and beamed at the Dr. Ken who was trying her hardest not to laugh at the couple.
They had explained at the beginning of the appointment that Blake was intersex not that the doctor didn't know who Blake July was. You'd have to be living under a rock to not know the basketball superstar. Blake and Santana were becoming one of her favorite couples to see.
"Do you guys wants pictures?" Dr. Ken asked once she got control of her laughter.
"Yes, can we get 7 copies?" Blake replied.
"Did you say 7?" Dr. Ken asked.
"Yes we have a huge family. That's not even all of them. We'll have to make copies to give to the rest," Santana answered. The doctor nodded before going to get the copies. Blake instantly leaned down and kissed Santana.
"I love you so much. Thank you for carrying my children," she whispered against Santana's lips.
"Of course I would carry you're children." Santana replied. That statement changed 6 months later when Santana went into labor. It was 9 hours of cursing Blake out in English and Spanish, throwing things at her head, and threatening to her cut her little buddy off. On July 1st Kobey Amelia July-Lopez and Ronald Brandon July-Lopez(R.J.) were born.
Throughout the pregnancy they were told them that they would having two boys, but Blake had this feeling that one of the babies would be born with her condition. She couldn't explain it, but she felt it. So she made a bet with Santana. If it turned out that one of the babies is a girl then Blake gets to name her no matter what the name is. So, when the doctor ran the blood work for both babies and it came back that Kobey was in fact a girl Blake got to name her after one of her idols. Amelia came from Blake messing around with her family's names. Each letter came from the name of each of her grandparents, Rachel, and Brittany. Santana chose R.J.'s name. She chose Ronald because it was the name of Rachel and Blake's uncle and Brandon because it was one of the names she's always wanted to name one of her sons. Yeah she planned on having more but at a much later date. Rachel and Brittany were named Kobey's godparents while Blaine and Dave were named R.J.'s godparents.
(End Flashback)
(A/N:anything underlined is said in sign language)
"Good morning Majka. How was your swim?," Beth asked as she looked up from her ipad when she heard the sliding door open and close.
"It was great baby girl. I tried waking you, so you could join me. Oh and good morning to you Mini B," Blake greeted her oldest daughter with a smile and a kiss on the forehead.
"I stayed up late playing on my ipad," Beth confessed. She knew she should have went to bed but she had downloaded a new game and couldn't put it down. Beth had grown so much over the years. She was now six years old and going on 40. Her long dark blonde hair was naturally curly and flowed down around her shoulders unless it was straightened then it fall past the middle of her back. She stood at Blake's waist now.
"Mornin majka!" was loudly yelled by her youngest daughter, Kobey.
"Morning princess," Blake greeted in return kissing Kobey on the forehead as well.
"What'd we say about inside voices, mija," Santana chastised as she made her way over and kissed her wife good morning before handing her a cup of coffee. "Mmm morning," Blake whispered against Santana's lips.
"Morning," Santana replied stealing another kiss before going back to finish cooking breakfast.
"Sorry mami," Kobey stated with a sheepish look on her face. She couldn't help it though she was excited to see her majka.
"Let me help you with this,. Beth stated as she pointed out something on the page to Kobey. Beth absolutely loved being a big sister. She was furiously protective her younger siblings and her younger cousins. Being the oldest meant she had to protect the others no matter what.
Blake made her way in front of her son ,R.J., she kissed him on the forehead before making sure he was making eye contact with her and signing,
"Morning baby boy." R.J. smiled before signing back
"Morning majka how was your swim." Blake smiled.
"It was great maybe you can join me next time little fish," she replied .
"Silly majka," R.J. retorted with an eye roll getting a laugh out of Blake. His majka knew he was a terrible swimmer not like his sisters who seemed to glide through the water like dolphins. When R.J. was a baby he had constant ear infections that resulted in the loss of his hearing. It was hard on Santana and Blake, but R.J. had Blake's fun personality and took everything in stride. His fun-loving, calm demeanor was a drastic difference from his twin sister's wild child demeanor. The twins were damn near identical in looks. They both had the perfect amount of Blake and Santana in them when it came to looks. With their naturally tan skin tone and big hazel eyes. They had Blake's curly hair although R.J.. preferred to have his straightened like his mami. It seemed they would take after Santana in height though. They were both a little on the short side.
"Auntie B! Auntie B!," squealed Brittany and Rachel's 2 year old son, Calum, as he, their 4 year old daughter Haley, and a pregnant Brittany made their way into the kitchen.
Both of the Berry-Pierce children looked like their mama with small features from Brittany. Both had light brown hair that seemed to have natural golden streaks, Brittany's nose and lips, and a light shade of Rachel's eyes. They seriously could have been twins. The only difference really was their height. Haley had Brittany's height almost the same height as her older sister even though she was two years younger. Calum was on the short side as well.
"Inside voices Cully." Beth chastised. It was also her job to teach her younger siblings how to behave... Well to not get caught being bad is more like it. The little boy grumbled something before running over to Santana.
"Hey buddy no running in the house," Brittany called after him. The little boy stopped before taking giant steps until he reached Santana.
"Tia Santi, can I help?" Calum asked once he was close.
"Yes sir, you can." Santana responded with a smile before picking him up and setting him on the counter to help her.
"Good morning Tink and Legs, How are you and my nieces?" Blake asked getting a grumble from Haley. She was not a morning person at all.
"Morning Curly B and we think it's another boy," Brittany retorted as she took a seat at the table.
"Good morning Aunt Brittany and Tink," R.J greeted using the sign they had come up with for Brittany and Haley.
"Morning R.J.," both greeted in return.
"Well we would know if you two would just find out. However, I'm willing to make a bet with you either way," Blake stated as she took a drink from her coffee.
"Don't do it. Last time I made a bet my daughter was named after a basketball player," Santana replied as she walked into the dining room with Calum on her hip.
"I like my name mami." Kobey piped in.
"I know and you have such a pretty name," Santana amended. Kobey nodded before going back to coloring in her book.
"Good morning moer. Morning baby," Beth greeted as she went over and placed a kiss on Brittany's belly. It's something she saw her mom and majka when Brittany was pregnant with Haley and when Santana was pregnant with twins so she started doing it as well. Brittany quickly wiped away the tears. Stupid hormones she thought.
"Morning Mini B, morning San, morning Kobey" Brittany greeted once she was sure she wouldn't cry. Brittany and the others had learned from her pregnancy with Haley and Calum that her hormones were all over the place and that she could start crying at the drop of a hat.
(Flashback two years ago)
Brittany was 6 months pregnant and found herself sitting on the couch and crying. She loved being pregnant well she hated that she couldn't dance but other then that everything was good. Rachel had another two months before it was her final performance in Spring Awakening and she'd start her second major Broadway role.
Rachel was going to star as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl and everyone was excited. She was doing that on top of running a recording label and talent agency with Blake. Mercedes was given a record deal during her sophomore year not long after Jade was born. The guy turned out to be a complete scumbag that tried to force himself on her. Unfortunately for him Mercedes' phone was recording the whole thing and she had been taking self defense classes from Blake and Rachel since senior year. With that evidence Rachel and Blake were able to persuade a.k.a threaten to go public with things if he didn't sign his company over.
They became an agency once Santana was offered a role on a t.v. show and after the Mercedes incident they didn't trust anyone to handle things professional. It turned out that Tina was a force to be reckoned with. She was their star agent and manager. Of course they hired Brittany and Mike as their main two choreographers along with the other gleeks. BPJLA Records and Agency was staffed mostly of gleeks. Brittany was sitting at home when Rachel walked into the house with a bag and a huge smile on her face.
"Hey baby," Brittany called out. Rachel quickly made her way over before Brittany could try and stand to greet her and placed a quick kiss on her forehead before plopping down next to Brittany.
"Why are you crying my love and where's Haley?" Rachel asked.
"Haley is with Blake, Santana, and Beth at the park and I was thinking about how you guys started your recording label and agency company and how it basically made all of our careers. You and Blake do so much for us. We're all so lucky to have you both. Not to mention I'm pregnant with our child who is tap dancing on my ribs right now." Brittany got out before she had to blow her nose.
"Well of course we'd do everything we can for our family. We're lucky to have all of you trust me it's Turtle and I's favorite topic conversation, our families. Also that means our boy is going to be a dancer like his moer. Speaking of our child, I got you something well it's something for the baby but I figured we could make it like a tradition with any other kids we have." Rachel stated. Brittany scrunched her face up in confusion but nodded. Rachel beamed and pulled out a stuffed green duck.
"I won you a duck on our first outing with Beth when we went to that fair, you got Beth a duck for her baby shower, and I bought that purple duck on a whim when you were pregnant with Haley so I figured it was sort of a tradition for us to get a ducks for each baby we have," Rachel stated proudly. Brittany instantly started crying all over again and not light tears but heavy tears with snotty nose and all. Her love for Rachel continued to grow and this is one of those moments where it became to much and she had to let it out. That day it was through tears.
"Baby what's wrong?" Rachel asked as she begun trying to wipe Brittany's face with tissues.
"I'm just so happy," Brittany managed to get out. Rachel awed before leaning in and kissing Brittany. Brittany laughed and wiped Rachel's face.
"I got tears and snot on you, I'm sorry." Brittany stated as she tried wiping her own face.
"Ew babe, gross," Rachel retorted with a laugh before kissing Brittany again and then bending down to kiss Brittany's belly.
"I love you my boy," Rachel whispered prompting more tears from Brittany.
"Damn hormones," Brittany muttered as she tried to clear her nose.
"Stop doing that otherwise I'll never stop crying. I seriously have cried more during this pregnancy then I have in my entire life. It's all your fault. God i love you." Brittany stated. Rachel could only laugh at the quick emotional changes her wife went through. She hopped up and run upstairs to place the duck in their son's nursery.
"Can you grab the pickles and ice cream on your way back? Oh and call Blake and ask if she'll pick up a meat lovers stuffed crust pizza from Domino's." Brittany shouted getting a groan and a yeah baby in return.
(End Flashback)
"So about this bet." Blake stated as she walked over to help Santana finish plating the food to take to the table.
"No, I don't want my baby to be named Dr. J or Magic thank you very much," Brittany teased getting an eye roll from Blake.
"Hey my kids have awesome names." Blake retorted before sticking her tongue out. Santana placed Calum back on the ground before she and Blake brought the plates over to the table.
"Can you feed yourself mijo," Santana asked. R.J. had been feeling a little under the weather yesterday and Santana had to spoon feed him. The poor little boy was always getting sick.
"Yes mami, I'm not a baby. I'm almost four years old," R.J retorted with an eye roll.
"I can feed myself too mami," Kobey stated proudly.
"Oh my babies are growing up so fast." Santana stated as she signed before wiping away a fake tear as she placed Kobey's plate in front of her.
"Yeah and one day I'll be as tall as majka," Kobey replied with a nod.
"You don't want to be as tall as me?" Santana asked as she took her seat at the table. Kobey scrunched up her face.
"No mami you short." Kobey replied simply. Santana guffawed as the others burst into laughter. Yeah Kobey was a perfect combination of Blake and Santana. Which meant she wasn't afraid to speak her mind and tell you exactly how she was feeling or what she was thinking. That could sometimes be a good and bad thing.
"I'm not that short," Santana grumbled.
"Yes you are Rachel's taller then you now," Blake reminded as she placed drinks in front of everyone.
"Thank you majka," Beth stated.
"Whose side are you on here?" Santana retorted as she poked Blake with her fork.
"Baby I love you and your adorable height." Blake replied as she moved out of reach.
"Yeah yeah not my fault you and not so Tiny had super late growth spurts," Santana countered with a huff. Rachel and Blake both grew another 3 or so inches during their first two years in New York. Rachel was now the same height as Brittany and Blake was an inch shy of 6 foot. Brittany laughed at the banter between the two. She looked around the table at her family. Her three beautiful children, her niece, her nephew, and her two sisters.
Many things had changed over the years. They had gotten older, added to their families, and had careers but the love and playfulness they all had with one another hadn't changed at all. It seemed to only have grown as the years went by. Yeah there were the occasional fights where one of them would end up on the couch or not speaking to the others for however many days, but the love remained.
Their family unit was strong and healthy. She absolutely loved their family and couldn't wait for the little one in her tummy to join them. Things were going better then they could have ever dreamed. Such a drastic difference from their time in Lima and they would fight to keep it that way.
A/N: Alright so here we go. The first few chapters are basically going to be retelling how everyone ended up where they were. So expect a few flashbacks in the upcoming chapters. At times the focus won't be on the main couples at all because I want to set a base for how everyone ended up were they are and their careers. Then we will get into the story and some characters will reappear and new characters will show up. Some will be O.C like Max the driver whereas some will be celebrities that we know.