The Later Years
Chapter 1: Moving In
Santana's POV
Friday 29th June 2018
Today is the day that Brittany is finally moving in with me. She was all scheduled to move in last month but then things got in the way so we decided to wait a few weeks. However a few weeks after that when I was having a big clear out of my house in preparation for Brittany to move all her things in, I realised that some of the rooms were needing repainted so we figured it would be easier to do some decorating first. All the decorating got finished last weekend and I finished clearing out stuff that I didn't want any more at the beginning of the week so now today is the perfect time to move in. Brittany's family and friends and some of my family and friends are helping us both with the move. It's mostly just clothes and personal items as well as Brittany's study books that we need to move because my house already has a lot of furniture in it plus Brittany is coming straight from her parent's house so she doesn't own a lot of furniture.
"Uh…it's too heavy" Brittany groans while placing a box on the floor by the front door.
"Come on, don't be a wimp" I say laughing.
"I'm not a wimp Santana, this box is literally too heavy for me" she pouts.
"Whatever you say babe" I smile. "Why don't you go and grab the pillows or something out of the van and I'll lift this" I tell her while lifting the box off of the ground without any problem.
"Show off" she mutters while walking outside. The box really isn't all that heavy, I think Brittany is just getting bored of moving things from one place to another because we've been doing it for a while now.
"So how are you feeling about the prospect of living with someone again?" my brother Jason asks me as he places a box down next to the one I just sat down. "It's been a while since you lived with someone" he states.
"I'm feeling really good about it actually, I've had enough living alone because it's pretty lonely" I say honestly.
"I know but this is a big thing, you're going to be seeing one another all day every day now, doesn't that scare you a little?" he asks.
"No not really" I shake my head.
"I mean Brittany is just a year younger than me and I know I wouldn't want to be permanently living with Clare right now" he says.
"You wouldn't?" I question. "You two have been together almost longer than Britt and I" I state.
"Yeah we're not there yet, its way too big a step" he replies.
"Well I can assure you Brittany and I are more than ready for this" I state. "We lived together for a full week back when things were weird with her parents and everything was fine then" I say. I know this is going to be different because it's not just for a week but I do feel confident this is all going to work out.
"Ok but what happens if you two have a big fight about something, it's not like Brittany can just go home because this is her home" Jason says. "You're going to have to see one another and sort it out whether you want to or not."
"Honestly Jason it's going to be fine. I mean I was married before so I do know what it's like to live with someone" I say.
"I wasn't telling you it's a bad idea, I was just saying I don't think I could do it just now that's all" he says.
"I know but Brittany and I are on the same page so it's all good" I tell him.
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"Rachel would you mind taking this box inside for me?" I ask while taking a small box out of the car.
"No I'm ok thanks" she replies before walking away.
"I'll take it" Mercedes shakes her head at Rachel before taking the box from me.
"Seriously what is her problem with me?" I ask Mercedes.
"She just gets like that when she doesn't want to do something. Helping someone move in is not something she wants to do so she's making sure everyone knows it plus she likes to be centre of attention and it's just not happening today" she replies.
"Who wants to be centre of attention?" Brittany asks coming over to us.
"Rachel, who else?" Mercedes replies.
"Oh right yeah" Brittany nods.
"Anyway I should take this inside and see where Rachel went" Mercedes says while taking the box inside.
"Um babe…where did the TV come from?" I ask when I notice a TV packaged up lying across the backseat of the car. "I've already got a TV" I state.
"I know but this is my TV, I got it for my Christmas one year so it's rightfully mine to take so why not" Brittany shrugs.
"Ok fair enough but where do we put it because like I say I've already got enough televisions?" I ask.
"We'll find somewhere now let's just keep moving before we lose the momentum and are too tired to unload the boxes anymore" she says and I nod while unloading a few more boxes.
"Hey can you help me upstairs with this box, it's too heavy to lift myself?" I ask Brittany.
"Sure" she smiles while grabbing the other side of the box. We then carry it into the house and take it upstairs to the bedroom.
"I'm guessing this box is filled with shoes or something since it's so heavy?" I ask.
"Your guess is right" Brittany smiles. "So where can I put my shoes?" she asks.
"Let's just leave the box here and I'll see how much room there's going to be in the closet" I say. "We can unpack it all later, let's just concentrate on getting everything out of the cars and van first" I say and Brittany nods.
"Do you know I can't wait for tonight, I'm so excited to finally live here" Brittany says.
"No doubts then?" I ask.
"No definitely not. I'm 100% sure of us moving in together" she replies.
"Good" I smile while leaning towards her to kiss her.
"Hey what do you say we stay up here for ten minutes and let everyone else unload the last few boxes?" Brittany suggests.
"It sounds a bit unfair but I love it" I smile.
"Do you love anything else right now?" she questions while moving closer to me.
"I do actually" I say wrapping my arms around her waist. Just as I lean in to kiss Brittany again, we're interrupted.
"Really girls" Eva shakes her head. "We're the ones downstairs lifting boxes while you two are up here doing goodness knows what" she says.
"I don't understand why everyone is making such a big deal about everything, there's not even that many boxes to move" I say.
"Exactly, believe it or not I don't actually own all that much" Brittany says.
"The quicker the boxes are moved, the quicker we can all go home and you two can unpack and do whatever else it is you want to do" Eva says.
Brittany's POV
Mostly everyone is away home now because we've managed to get all of my things inside. I'm just in the middle of having a conversation with my parents before they leave.
"Honey you know I like Santana but are you sure about this?" my mom asks. "It's a big step moving out of your parent's house and being more independent but it's an even bigger step moving in with someone you love" she says.
"Mom I'm going to be fine, I promise" I reassure her.
"I know but you're still at uni right now so it's going to be tough moneywise especially when you're only working part time" she says. "It's not like you're just renting an apartment with friends, you're actually living with someone and will have to pay for the upkeep of the house."
"Trust me mom I know what I'm doing" I say. "I'm not your little girl anymore" I tell her.
"Oh honey you'll always be my little girl" my mom smiles.
"Honestly mom everything is going to be ok and if it's not then I'll talk to you about it so you don't need to worry" I reassure her.
"Ok well make sure you do talk to me because your dad and I are always here to help" my mom replies.
"I know that mom" I smile. "I bet you weren't like this when Scott left home" I say.
"No I wasn't; I was a lot worse" she replies. "At your age Scott wasn't as responsible as you so it was worrying when he said he was moving out and going to rent an apartment with friends but luckily now he's a lot more responsible and has his own place."
"One thing for sure is I won't be coming to you every few days to get my laundry done like Scott did, I can handle that myself" I tell her.
"I know" my mom smiles. "You're growing up a lot faster than I can handle I think" she says.
"What just because I can do my own washing?" I laugh.
"No I mean in general. You're in a serious relationship, you're moving out, you've got a job, and it's all moving so fast. It was just like yesterday that I was bringing you home from the hospital" she tells me.
"I know but it's not like you won't see me, I'll come and visit you all the time" I tell her.
"I know but it's not the same as living with you" my mom says.
"I thought you'd be glad to have a more peaceful house, I mean look at this way two out of four kids have left home so once you get rid of the other two you and dad will have the place to yourselves" I state.
"That will seem even more strange, it's been a long time since it was just your dad and I" she sighs.
"You and dad are ok right?" I ask concerned.
"Of course we are, I'm just getting emotional because it's hard seeing you leave home. I'm used to having a full house so I'm just saying it's going to be hard when all of you leave" she admits.
"I see" I nod understanding. I guess it would be kind of sad to have your kids in the house for so long and then suddenly they move out.
"Hey is everything ok?" Santana asks coming over to us.
"Everything is fine, I'm just acting like a panicked parent again but Brittany has assured me everything will be ok" my mom replies.
"There you are Brittany, I was looking for you" my dad says coming over to us.
"Hey dad, what's up?" I ask.
"Before we leave, your mom and I need to give you your house warming present" my dad says while getting an envelope out of his pocket and handing it to me. "You can open it you know" he says when he notices me hesitating.
"I know" I say before opening the envelope. "Are you guys serious?" I ask in shock.
"What's wrong babe?" Santana asks.
"My parents just gave me two thousand dollars" I say still in shock.
"That's more than your grandparents gave us when we first moved in together but we wanted you to have something because it is a lot to live on your own" my dad replies.
"I'm not alone, Santana is here" I state.
"We meant alone together plus Santana will be used to just taking care of herself moneywise so it's going to be a lot different now so if you are ever struggling you can always come to us and we'll help out" my dad says.
"Dad we'll be fine, it's not as if I have no job. I just can't work fulltime because of uni but I'm still making money" I state.
"We know but we just want to make sure you've got enough to begin with" my mom says.
"Well thank you anyway" I say before hugging them both.
"Anyway we should go now and leave you two to unpack" my dad says. "We'll speak to you soon I'd imagine" he says.
"Yeah" I nod before seeing them out. As soon as they leave, I join Santana in the living room again. "So now that all the boxes are here, we're going to have to unpack them and decide where I'm putting all of my things" I tell her.
"I know but first, I want to show you something" she says while leading me towards the small room next to the dining room. "Now you've probably only ever seen in this room once or twice before because I used it for storage of everything that I didn't have a place for but now I've cleared it out" she says while opening the door.
"Wow it looks so much bigger in here now" I point out.
"Now its way too small for a bedroom or anything but I thought we could use it as an office or study. I mean I usually just do all my paperwork in the living room on the sofa or in the kitchen since it was just me living here but I figured you wouldn't want my mess all over the place so I thought I could do it in here now" she states. "Also I thought if you had a lot of essays or whatever to write then you could come in here where it's quiet and you'd be able to study" she tells me.
"That sounds like a good idea" I reply.
"Also I've managed to clear out a whole section of the closet for you in the master bedroom so if you want I can take you through how I usually organise the closet" she says.
"I hadn't really thought on how I was going to organise my stuff, I was just going to hang it all up" I reply. "I mean I always keep my clothes tidy but I can't say I like to organise them a certain way or anything."
Santana's POV
"It's official, you now live here" I smile while looking at Brittany.
"That I do" Brittany smiles back. All the unpacking is done so we're just resting in the living room exhausted. Neither one of us had much energy to cook dinner so we just settled with eating sandwiches.
"Do you think you'll get used to it pretty quickly?" I ask.
"Yeah I think I will because I've stayed here quite a lot recently so I don't think it'll be that much different" she replies. It's true, the last few weeks we've probably spent every night together whether it was here or I stayed at her parent's house.
"Yeah probably not" I agree.
"I think I'm going to head upstairs to bed now actually" Brittany says. "Are you coming babe?" she asks.
"Not right now because it's still early, I think I'm going to watch some more TV before bed" I reply.
"Sorry let me rephrase that, I'm going upstairs now to bed but I'm not going to sleep" she tells me.
"Ok…that's great" I smile.
"I'm going to be naked Santana" Brittany elaborates.
"I don't know why you'd want to do that, you'll just get cold" I tell her.
"Do you know what, forget it" she mutters while walking away.
"Babe wait, I'm just messing" I laugh while following her. "I knew what you meant all along, I just wanted to see what you'd do" I tell her. I can't help but wind her up sometimes because her reaction is so cute.
"So you're coming then?" she asks.
"I'll be coming very soon" I smirk.
"I guess we better hurry up and go upstairs then" she says while going upstairs and I follow her.
The minute we get to the bedroom, I throw my t-shirt off and pull Brittany's over her head. I then wrap my arms around her waist and lean in to kiss her. As the kiss heats up, I feel Brittany's hands on my jeans where she unbuttons them and pulls the zipper down. We then pull away for a second so I can step out of them and Brittany can lose her pants also so we're just left in our underwear. I lean in and kiss her again before she starts to walk us over to the bed where I lie down and Brittany quickly straddles me. She leans in and kisses me before beginning to kiss down towards my abdomen and back up again.
"Wow baby, you're so wet already" I point out when I feel her panty clad core brush my leg.
"I know" Brittany moans while continuing to kiss me. The minute I heard her moan, I instantly got harder.
"You're so sexy" I say while pulling her closer to me and kissing her. Then as soon as I flip us over, I grip the waistband of her panties and swiftly pull them down before pulling her up towards me again so I can remove her bra. We kiss a few more times before I get rid of my own underwear.
"Trust me, I'm not the sexiest person here" Brittany says licking her lips while staring at my body. I smile before leaning back down to kiss her. As the kiss begins heating up, I move my hand down to her core and slowly drag my finger over her folds to make sure she's wet enough. "Babe" she moans when I remove my hand.
"Sorry, I'm just checking you're ready" I reply.
"I am, trust me I'm ready for you" she smiles.
"Ok" I nod before moving towards her entrance where I slowly insert inside of her.
"Uh" Brittany moans as I fill her up.
"I love how tight you are" I state as I begin to slowly pull back out before thrusting back in again.
"Fuck" Brittany pants out of breath while gripping my waist tightly.
"You like that?" I ask but she doesn't verbally answer, she just nods while closing her eyes tightly together. "I'll pull out if you don't answer" I tease.
"Yes" she almost screams, "yes I like it but I want you to keep moving" she states.
"Ok" I nod before kissing her and then begin to speed up my thrusts. It really doesn't take us long before we're both coming together.
"Shit, I've left nail dents on your hips" she says.
"It's ok, they'll go away in a second" I tell her.
"Ok" she smiles while wrapping her arms around me as I lie next down next to her on the bed.
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Saturday 30th June 2018
"How does it feel to wake up in your new home with me right next to you?" I ask as I turn around to notice Brittany just waking up.
"It feels so good" Brittany smiles.
"It feels good to have you lying next to me" I say smiling back.
"So have you got any plans for today?" she asks.
"No not really, have you?" I ask.
"I don't think so but I was thinking since its Saturday today and I've officially moved in then why don't we have a house warming party or something tonight. I mean it doesn't need to be anything big, we can just invite some friends over and have fun" Brittany suggests.
"Yeah we could do that, it'd could be our way of thanking them for helping out yesterday" I reply.
"Yeah exactly" she says. We don't really do much for the rest of the day apart from text our friends to tell them about tonight and what time they should come over.
"So what's tonight all about?" Tina asks.
"We just thought it might be nice to just hang out and have something to eat" I say.
"Yeah and the pizza is on us, it's our way of thanking you guys for helping yesterday" Brittany adds.
"Ok, cool" Tina says.
"I'll go and order the pizza then and maybe you could sort out some drinks for everyone" Brittany says.
"Yeah that's fine babe" I say while going to get everyone some drinks. As soon as Brittany orders the pizza, we sit and chat for a while and catch up. "Hey where did Quinn go?" I ask noticing she hasn't been in the room for some time now.
"I don't know" Kitty shrugs.
"I'll go and see where she is and if she's ok" I say while standing up to go and find Quinn. "Hey what's wrong?" I ask when I see her standing in the kitchen alone.
"Santana I'm late" she replies.
"Late for what, it's only seven thirty in the evening" I say confused.
"No not late to be somewhere, late as in…late" she says.
"Oh…um…ok" I say completely shocked. I didn't know Quinn was even involved with anyone at the moment. "How late?" I ask.
"It's only a few days but I'm never late, I'm always on time" she replies.
"I see" I nod. "If you don't mind me asking who is the father if you are pregnant?" I ask.
"I'd rather not talk about it right now" she says.
"Ok well don't panic just yet, I mean if it's only a few days then it's not really a proper indication because these things happen all the time" I say trying to reassure her.
"I know but like I say, I am always exactly on time" she snaps.
"Look the only way to be sure is to take a pregnancy test or better still go to the doctor" I state.
"I know but what if I am just late and I end up making a fool of myself by going to the doctor and she tells me I'm not" Quinn says.
"I would think doctors are used to that plus it would be highly unprofessional of them to make you feel embarrassed" I state.
"I just…"
"Sorry to interrupt your private conversation but the pizza is here so I just need to grab my purse to pay the delivery guy" Brittany states.
"There's money on the table there if you want to just use that" I say.
"Ok thanks, I'll pay you back later since we were going to split it" she says.
"You don't have to but if you want to then ok" I reply.
"Ok well I'll um…leave you both to it" she says before leaving.
"Hey why don't we go back through and get some pizza. Just take your mind off it for tonight and have fun and then we can talk tomorrow if you want" I suggest.
"Ok" Quinn nods and we go to the living room to join everyone else.
"I hope you two weren't secretly making out in that kitchen behind Brittany's back" Puck states.
"You're not funny Puck" I glare. "Plus Quinn could never get someone like me. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I'm way out of Quinn's league" I say while nudging her to try and cheer her up.
"I would have said Brittany was way out of your league Santana so I have no idea how you ended up with her" Rachel says.
"Come on Berry, I've let you into my house so the least you could do is be pleasant to me" I state.
"What's your problem with Santana anyway because it's getting a bit old now" Brittany asks.
"I don't know, she just carries this arrogance around" Rachel replies and everyone turns around to look at her. "What?"
"Pot and kettle Rachel" Brittany says.
"I'm not arrogant" Rachel states confidently.
"Come on Rachel, you can be at times" Brittany says.
"Oh whatever, let's just eat shall we" Rachel says. "Wait a second, there is a vegan option right?" she questions.
"Yes there is, I made sure we ordered one" Brittany replies and Rachel nods.
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"Is everything ok with Quinn, you girls look like you were having a serious discussion about something when I interrupted" Brittany asks as we lie in bed together. Our friends all went home a while ago.
"Yeah she'll be ok, she just needed to talk to me about something" I reply. "I think she just needed to tell someone about it to get her head around things but she should be ok" I say.
"She just seemed quiet all night and that wasn't like her so I just wondered if she was ok" she smiles.
"Yeah I'm sure she will be" I say.
"Ok cool" Brittany nods. "Anyway I should be going to sleep now because I've got an extra shift at work tomorrow" she says while getting comfortable in bed.
"Wait you're working tomorrow?" I ask surprised.
"Yeah, did I not say earlier?" she asks and I shake my head. "Well they phoned me this morning and asked if I could cover a shift and I figured why not, its extra money right?"
"Yeah I suppose it is" I say.
"Anyway goodnight babe" she leans up to kiss me before lying down again.
"Yeah goodnight" I reply.
That's it for chapter 1, let me know what you think. You'll find out how the proposal went down in the next chapter, I just wanted to set the scene for the story first with this chapter. I've already started working on chapter 2 so it should be up within the next few days.