First of all I want to thank you guys for your patience and support.

So I promised to continue this story and I will but I changed and added some things. I hope you still like it..

My wife and kids

"Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies."

Aristotle

"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them."

Desmond Tutu

September 2001

Six year old Santana Lopez was nervous. It was the first day of school and she didn't know anybody because she and her family moved to Lima a couple of days ago. She was born right here but when she was two, Santana and her parents moved to Canada because her dad received this huge opportunity at his job. But now they moved back because her dad got promoted to chief of surgery at Lima Hospital.

The Lopez' lived only 2 block from school so Santana and her mother walked to school. The weather was nice, a late summer day. When they approached the school, Santana gripped her mother's hand tighter. They entered Santana's classroom and it was already full with kids. Noticing her daughter was nervous, Maribel Lopez crouched down and took the little girl's hands in her own. "Don't worry honey, school is going to be fine…You'll make new friends, have fun and before you know it I'll be back here waiting for you. Ok?" A small smile appeared on Santana's face before she nodded at her mother and gave her a kiss on the cheek. "Bye mommy, see you later" The older Latina gave her daughter a kiss on her forehead before she send her away with a pat on the butt.

Santana walked further into the classroom and was greeted by her teacher. "Hi there, I'm Miss Brown and welcome to the first grade. What's your name sweetie?" Miss Brown was a typical elementary school teacher. A nice woman with a soft voice, kinda like Miss Honey from the Matilda story. "I'm Santana Lopez" The little girl said with a bit of a blush, looking down at the ground. "Well Santana, I'm sure you are going to like it here. You can sit with the rest of the children so that we can start the day" Miss Brown send her off and started to talk to the entire class. Santana took a seat at the back of the class, trying to ignore all the stares from her fellow students. She felt slightly uncomfortable when the blonde girl, two seats ahead, kept staring at her. Santana dared to stare back at the blonde and in exchange, she received a huge toothy smile from the girl. Before she could return the gesture, their gaze was interrupted by Miss Brown "Eyes up front Brittany.."

During recess, Santana isolated herself from the other kids, mainly because she didn't know anyone and she rather wanted to play on her own. She walked over to the swing set when she heard a quiet sniffle coming from under the climbing fence, next to the swings. When she looked over, she saw the girl who was staring at her in class. The girl had pulled up her legs and had her arms wrapped around them. Her head was placed on her arms and she was crying and sobbing. Softly, Santana approached the girl to try and figure out why she was crying. "Why are you crying?"

The little blonde girl jerked her head up, startled by the Latina. Her face was covered in salty stains from her tears. She had a desperate look on her face and a single tear rolled over her right cheek, down to her chin where it fell to the floor. "I..I..My shoe laces are loose..and I don't know how to tie them.." The blonde said before she dropped her head back down. Santana just looked at her for a moment before she decided to help the girl. She crawled under the bars, towards the still crying girl.
"Let me help you..I'll show you" The blonde pulled her head back up to face the Latina and nodded in response. The dark haired girl took the shoe laces and began to explain how to do it at the blonde. "Okay, so first you make loops, like bunny ears, then you put the loops over each other like this. Put one loop around the other and into the hole and then pull on both loops. Now you try.." Brittany quickly takes the laces of her other shoe and starts tying them but fails. Santana says that's she just have to try again and shows it to the blonde again. They continue to practice during the rest of recess and when the bell is about to ring both of the girl's shoe's are tied. "Wow..thanks so much! I never could tie my shoe's myself. Everyone tried…but I just kept failing. What's your name?" Santana, feeling very proud of teaching the girl, answers almost immediately. "I'm Santana..what's yours?"

"My name is Brittany S. Pierce…Are you new? Because this is the first time I see you.." Santana slightly nodded "Yes, we moved here a couple of days ago…" The Latina was interrupted by the bell so they hurried back to class.

The rest of the day went very well and she actually made some friends. There was this mohawked boy named Puck, another blonde named Quinn and this gawky tall boy named Finn. And of course there was Brittany.

The next few days, they became inseparable. They found out that Santana lived right across the street of the Pierce family so they had play dates and sleepovers all the time. Santana couldn't be any happier with her best friend.

30 years later..

Santana was working on some new songs in her studio. She was a famous singer-songwriter with a lot of success and fame. She still couldn't believe she was doing one of the things she loved doing the most for a living. Creating music. While writing songs for others, she also had a couple solo albums that broke records. Now she was working on her new album in her studio in New York. At home she also had a small studio but the recording was being done right here in the city. The other thing Santana loved the most was her family. They lived just outside the suburbs to live a quiet live. Sure when she walked the streets, people recognized her but they didn't act crazy and hysterical like in the city. While Santana was a famous celebrity, Brittany worked more in the background. She was a professional choreographer so she and Santana could work closely together. Whenever Santana shot a new music video or went on tour, Brittany was there with her. In some cases, working that closely, it could ruin a relationship. But not with Brittany and Santana, it made their relationship even stronger. They had a big house with everything Santana ever wanted in her life: Brittany, the girl she loved ever since they met in the first grade, now her wife, and their 5 kids. Santana never thought herself as a mom, let alone mother of five! Her life had changed so much since high school.

Their oldest son, Levi was now fifteen and a real teenager. He's a lot like Santana but has the looks of Brittany, she carried him. He inherited Brittany's sweetness and honesty but he also has Santana's stubbornness. He has blonde, short messy hair and light blue eyes, the color of the ocean. With the same nose as Brittany and also some freckles on his cheeks and nose that were only slightly visible in the summer. He was a perfect male copy of his mom but a head taller than her. This year he started as a freshman in high school. He had good grades and was very interested in history and geography. Also he was in the school's football team as a quarterback.

Their eldest daughter Peyton was turning twelve next week. Santana carried her, although Peyton's tanned skin and Latina appearance, she doesn't have the famous Lopez looks. With blonde/brown hair with dark green eyes and Santana's nose and shape of her cheekbones. Having the strength and determination of Santana and the confidence of Brittany, she's the toughest girl in the world, a bit of a tomboy. She likes playing war games with the boys and also plays soccer. But underneath all that, she's the most sensitive out of their kids.

Matthew was 7 but was adopted when he was born. His mother, Brittany younger sister Hayley, died while giving birth. Matthew's father died in Afghanistan when Hayley was 4 months pregnant. Brittany's parents had died in a car accident the year before so Brittney and Santana brought him into their family like he was one of them. He truly was one of a kind, the most sweetest, innocent little boy. He looked a lot like Brittany's sister but had dark brown hair like his dad. He knew what happened to his parents, they told him a year ago when they thought the time was right. Matthew reacted as good as it possibly can. He was sad for a while but he told his moms he loved them no matter what and said they were his real parents.

After each having a baby and Matthew they still wanted one more child. They would like another girl so it was even. But with the conception they were blessed twice. Santana was pregnant with twins. When they heard the news the twins were girls, they were overwhelmed with joy, their family was complete. The twins were now 4 years old, Charlotte and Alexis. They were mini versions of Santana: both tanned skin with long black, silk hair and the same nose, cheekbones and lips like their mother. They looked exactly the same except for the color of their eyes. Alex had dark brown eyes like Santana but somehow Charlie had bright blue eyes like Brittany. Charlie was a bit shy. Probably because she was a bit tiny, the top of her head reached at Alex's shoulders. She hadn't as much confidence as her twin sister but was so smart. She was the smartest kid at their school. She was the sweetest girl you could ever imagine but she was so emotional so when she got angry, she wasn't the one to mess around with. Alex had the same nature as Santana, she's tough, strong, sassy but can also be very sweet and caring. Especially towards her sister Charlie. Those two do literally everything together: eating, going to the bathroom, doing their homework,…. They are each other best friends and Santana and Brittany love seeing them interact with each other. Alex is also very protective towards Charlie. One time Alex had pushed a boy off a swing; he was making fun of Charlie because she couldn't swing by herself because her feet couldn't touch the ground.

Their kids were truly the most beautiful kids. In every way. The Pierce-Lopez family had everything in their desire. A dream come true for both women. Santana was interrupted by her phone buzzing, that was laying on the piano. Seeing it was her wife she got a genuine smile on her face. After all those years they were still in love and gave each other butterflies. Santana unlocked her phone and brought it to her ear.

"Hi Britt-Britt" she cooed.

"Hey babe, when are you coming home? The kids will be home soon from school and we still haven't finished packing."

"Don't worry baby, I'm almost done. I'll be home in an hour."

"Okay see you in a bit. Drive safely!"

"I will, bye Britt"

Santana left the studio in a hurry. She didn't realize what time it was until Brittany called her. If luck was on her side and traffic was calm she would be home in time to see her kids coming home. She and Brittany loved hearing about their kids day but today they wouldn't exactly have time for that, they had a flight to catch. They were going back to Lima with the purpose of visiting Santana's family and a glee club reunion. It's has been fifteen years since they heard or seen anyone from glee except for Quinn who lived 2 blocks away. Quinn, Brittany and Santana were still friends after all those years and have even become family. In high school, Quinn was sort of dating Puck, but the year after they graduated they broke up. Quinn stayed single a couple years after that. When Levi turned three, Quinn was invited to his birthday party like every year. She was Levi's godmother. Santana's brother Diego was also attending the party. It had been years Santana and her brother saw each other. He traveled the world for a couple of years but was now back for good and looking for a place in New York where he wanted to start his own restaurant. When Santana introduced Quinn to Diego, it was love at first sight. They talked all night and exchanged phone numbers. After a few dates it got serious and now they just celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary. They have two kids, a boy and a girl. Pilar, who is six years old and Aiden who's three. Santana loved her niece and nephew and was happy with her best friend as her sister in law.

A few weeks ago, all three of them got an email from Rachel Berry who was organizing a glee club reunion which they were all invited to. Quinn, Santana and Brittany replied that they would be there but didn't say anything about Santana and Brittany being married with kids and their sister in law Quinn. They wanted to surprise everyone at the reunion. Of course Rachel knew Santana was famous but she managed to keep her family in her private life.

After a short drive Santana arrived at their house and saw her brother's car already parked in the driveway. She slowed her car down and parked her Range Rover next to her brother's. Before she properly got out of the car, Charlie and Alex were running into her, holding on to Santana's legs. She patted both of the girls on the head before crouching down to kiss them both on the cheek.

"Hi girls! How's your day been?"

"Hi Mami!" they cooed together.

"Mine was great, but Charlie had a bad day.." Alex said with a bit of a sad smile.

"How come Charlie, what happened?" Santana turned towards the blue eyed girl with a curious an warm smile.

"Oh nothing Mami. I just lost Bubba again.. and I cried a little." Charlie said while holding one hand up.

Santana couldn't help but grin while looking at the stuffed animal in the little girl's hand. Bubba was a little monkey that was totally worn. She got it from her Abuela when she was born and it never left her hand. Charlie took Bubba everywhere with her. So as a result she lost it a lot and it was all patched up. But Charlie loved it nonetheless.

"A little? You cried for hours Charlie!" Alex said while taking a step back. She put her hands on her hips and tilted her head a bit to the side, frowning her eyebrows together. She truly was a daughter of Santana.

A pout grew onto Charlie's face and Alex dropped her frown immediately. She reached for her sister's hand and gave it a little squeeze.

"Luckily your awesome sister found it!" Alex grinned at her sister.

Charlie nodded and her smile grew bigger. Santana thought they were so adorable. She picked they both up at once and placed them each on a hip, not minding the weight of both girls.

When Santana walked into the kitchen with the girls she saw her other kids sitting at the table, eating some lasagna. She put Charlie and Alex in their seats so they could continue eating. After that she smiled at her other kids, stepped towards them and kissed everyone on the cheek.

"Hi kids!"

"Hi Mami!" Peyton and Matthew greeted cheerfully. Levi on the other hand mumbled a quick 'Hi'. Santana frowned her eyebrows and looked at Peyton and Matthew to see if they had an explanation but both of them shrugged.

"Hey big guy, everything alright?" Santana asked warmly while crouching down next to Levi's chair.

"I don't want to talk about it mom.." Levi's voice was a bit unsteady and his smile was merely a second on his mouth. Santana knew no to push her son since Levi was going to tell her eventually when he was ready.

"Sure querido.." Santana gave him a small wink to let him know he could talk to her when he wanted to. His face lit up a little and he started eating again.

"Where is your mom and tío Diego?"

Everyone's mouth was full with lasagna so they pointed their index finger up at the same time. Santana grinned and turned towards the hall way to go upstairs.

"Britt? Diego? Where are you guys? " Santana stepped towards their bedroom, assuming they were still packing.

"Hey babe! Where in here.." Brittany voice echoed through the upstairs hall way. When Santana walked into the bedroom she leaned against the doorpost and started giggling. Brittany sat on one of her suitcases and Diego was trying to lock it. Just when they heard Santana's giggling, the lock closed. Brittany let out a heavy sigh and let her tongue hang out her mouth. She jumped up and walked towards Santana to kiss her.

"Hi San" Brittany wrapped her arms around Santana's waist, pulling her closer into a sweet kiss. Santana pulled back a little an whispered "hey babe" against Brittany's mouth before they brought their lips together. After a few seconds they heard someone throat being cleared, followed by loud laugh.

"Oh hi Diego, how are you? How was your day? Glad to see my awesome brother.." Diego imitated his sister with a high voice.

"Nice to see you too Santana, I'm fine thanks! Diego said and chuckled.

Santana turned her head towards Diego with a smirk "Hi little brat, didn't see you there. I was looking at my beautiful wife.." she purred.

"Hey! Your only two years older than me!" Diego said with a sad look on his face, pretending to be hurt. Just as Santana was about to say something back, Quinn called from downstairs, saying they have to leave in fifteen minutes if they want to catch their flight. So they all went downstairs. Diego and Santana were loading the luggage into the cars and Quinn and Brittany were getting the kids ready and cleaned up, ready to go.

After checking in at the airport and waiting to be boarded they all sat down in front of the gate. Alex, Charlie and Aiden were playing. Brittany was breading Pilar's hair while Peyton was talking with Matthew, Levi and Diego about sports. Quinn and Santana were talking about glee club and their memories. When their flight began boarding, they all got up to get to the plane. Once the plane was in the clouds the littlest kids fell asleep real quickly. Brittany had to go to the bathroom and as soon as she left, Levi walked across the aisle and got in the seat next to Santana.

"Hey big guy. Couldn't sleep either?"

"No not really.." Levi's voice was still unsteady.

"Want to tell me what happened?" Santana looked over to her son with a slight frown but with an encouraging smile.

"Just some guys from school who are being jerks, that's all." He said with a shrug. Santana just nodded and waited because she knew Levi would go on.

"Today..this guy from the hockey team comes towards me and pushes me against the locker, so I shoved him. He started yelling at me I was a loser and the fact I didn't have a dad. I really got mad and punched him in the face, yelling I had two great moms." He broke his gaze away from Santana, his shoulders dropped and he hung his head down. Santana hated the way Levi felt right now.

"Ay big guy, you know fighting isn't the answer. What if you got hurt?" Santana said with the gentlest voice. After a few seconds she turned her head and asked "Did you get him good?"
A smile appeared on Levi's mouth "Yeah…I think I might have broken his nose"

"Good, hopefully he learned his lesson! But try not to fight again. It really isn't the answer. If that jerk says anything again, just walk away. Okay?"

"Alright mom…"

"Promise?"

"I promise" Levi's smile grew wider and winked at his mother. "Thanks Mami" he said while moving out of the seat to return to his owns. Before he turned, he kissed Santana on the cheek.

After a couple minutes, Brittany returned from the bathroom with a slightly disappointed look. "San, why didn't you come?" she asked with a pout before taking her seat. "Well Britt, our big boy needed some advice about school." Brittany nodded sheepishly and rested her head on Santana's shoulder. Several seconds went by as Santana stood up and slid against Brittany towards the aisle.

"Where are you going San?" Brittany asked with curiosity in her eyes. "I need to use the bathroom babe…meet me there?" Santana said with a smirk an added a wink before turning towards the bathroom without waiting for an answer. Ten seconds after she went into the lavatory she heard a firm knock on the door. She opened it and saw Brittany standing there, beaming with excitement and lust. Santana opened the door wider and pulled Brittany inside, pressing their lips together. Their hands were roaming on each other's body, feeling every curve. As their lips parted Brittany tilted her head to give more access to Santana's lips. They stopped for an instant when they heard a knock on the door. Locking their eyes again, they continued were they stopped. Some things don't ever change.

"Mom? Dad? We're here.." Santana calls in the empty hallway of her parents' house when they enter. Brittany and the kids follow her into the house while Quinn and Diego are still on their way from the airport. She hears her mother's voice responding from the kitchen. "I'm in the kitchen!" Charlie's head turns to the direction of Maribel Lopez' voice before running into the kitchen en jumping into the older Latina's arms. "Abuela! I've missed you so much!" Santana and Brittany can't help but chuckle at the sight before them. Charlie in Santana's mom her arms, Alex wrapped herself around her leg, Levi with his one arm wrapped around his grandma's shoulders and the other around Peyton's while Matthew stands between his sister and Abuela. The kids just love their grandparents. Maribel hugs them all before turning towards her daughter and her wife. "There are my girls! Come here and give your mother a hug!" Santana's smile grew even bigger when she heard this.

Her mom always had loved Brittany and treated her as a daughter of her own, especially when Brittany's parents kicked her out during her second senior year. She always had a soft spot for the blonde. When Brittany had a rough time Santana's mom stood by her with nothing but love and support. Even when Santana wasn't around. During Brittany's Senior year, Santana lived in New York for a couple of months before Brittany joined her. She didn't know Brittany's parents kicked her out until her mom called her in the middle of the night when she found out the blonde was living in her car for several weeks. Brittany was to ashamed to tell Santana and didn't want to worry her. She knew Santana was on the verge of signing a record deal and she didn't want to screw it up by telling her about her problems which she knows will cause the Latina to take the first flight back to Lima. Knowing Santana, she did fly back to Lima immediately when she got her mother's call.

"Hi mom! How are you? Where's dad?" Santana says lovingly to her mother after a hug and peck on the cheek. "He had to work today but he will be home any minute now.." the smaller Latina said before turning towards Brittany to pull her into a tight hug. " Brittany, mi querida…I'm so glad you're all here.." The smile that was already on Brittany's face grew even bigger. Right the then the front door opened to reveal Quinn, Diego and their kids together with Mr. Santiago Lopez. After the family reunion, Santana's mom starts making dinner. While Quinn and Brittany help their mother in law in the kitchen Santana, Diego and Santiago take the kids out into the backyard. Alex, Charlie and Aiden are playing in the sandbox, while Matthew, Peyton and Pilar are on the swings. The three adults and Levi are walking towards the bench on the terrace to watch the kids play and to catch up. "Hey uncle Diego, want to play some football?" Levi asks Diego with a smirk on his face, knowing he's faster than his uncle. Diego grins at his nephew and shrugs. "Yeah sure Levi" he says while picking up the ball that's already waiting to be thrown.

Santana and her dad are now sitting on the bench, watching the kids play and doing some small talk. "So how's mom been doing?" Santana asks with a concerned look on her face, turning the conversation into a serious matter. Her dad brows frown together as he's trying to answer his daughter as good as possible without worrying her too much. "She's doing alright..nothing has changed really since the last time you came to visit. Except she's beginning to get lost and disoriented sometimes, but that only happened twice.."

Maribel Lopez was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer disease earlier this year. Santana's father started noticing his wife had trouble remembering how to cook a casserole a couple times. At the hospital, where Dr. Lopez is chief of Neurology, she got examined and a PET-scan. After running some final tests, she was diagnosed with the disease. As time went by, more effects of the disease gotten noticeable: asking the same questions over and over, telling the same story twice, forgetting how to do simple things like using the dishwasher. And now she was getting disoriented and lost.

By this Santana worries more and becomes scared of what will happen next. Her mom is only 61 years old but she could be completely demented by the time she was 64. The doctors couldn't tell exactly how her progress would be so all they could do is wait and hoping her medicines would delay the disease.

Santana grabbed her dad's hand and gave it a little squeeze before speaking up "If you need anything, let me know Dad…I want to help both of you in every way that I can, alright? Will you ask me for help if it's necessary?" Knowing her dad's pride could get in the way, she still said it with the biggest concern. Her dad turns his face towards his daughter and gave her a nod. "Promise?" Santana asks again to make sure her dad got the message. "Yes Santanita, I promise.." A shy smile grew on both of their face when hearing the nickname her dad gave her. Santiago Lopez wasn't really good on expressing his feelings and showing affection but once in a while he did show it. Although her dad didn't say it out loud, Santana knew he loved her no matter what. "Did you tell Brittany?" her dad asks her curiously. Santana's eyes got wider at this question "Uhm..no not yet..I d.." before she fully respond, she was cut off by Quinn's voice "Dinner is ready guys, come inside!" With one last concerned look towards each other, they stepped towards the house along with the kids.

The next day was the glee club reunion that took place at Breadstix. After all those years, the place still excited and Rachel had rented the whole place for this occasion. When Santana and Brittany pulled into the parking lot, knowing they were 30 minutes late they hoped everyone was already there so they could really surprise them. After a couple of seconds Quinn and Diego arrived as well. They had decided by a game of 'rock, paper, scissors' that Quinn and Diego would go in first. Quinn picked Aiden up into her arms and Pilar took her father's right hand. His left hand was entwined with Quinn's right hand. Santana and Brittany couldn't help but smile at the sight of the cute Fabray-Lopez family. They were genuinely happy Quinn was a part of their family. The three of them were best friends in high school but now, they were sisters.

"Sooo..are you excited to see glee club again?" Brittany asks her wife curiously while they each hold one of the twins who were still asleep. "As a matter of fact, I do. I can't wait to see the stunned look on all of their faces when I stride through the doors with the most gorgeous girl and five most beautiful kids in the world." Santana says with a smirk, followed by a wink. They are going to wait for about 10 minutes before they enter. In the meanwhile, they wake the twins up the prepare everyone for what is about to happen. "Alright troops! Gather around.." Santana says with a chuckle. The twins rub their eyes before standing closely together with their brothers and sister. "We're about to meet a lot of people now. They are all friends of us from back in high school when your mom and I were in glee club." Charlie's eyes widen by this and can't help herself hiding behind Alex. Brittany nudges Santana shoulder when she notices. Santana smiles at their youngest kids before she continues "But don't worry guys, they are all really nice and their kids will also be there. And if something's wrong just come to us, alright?" Charlie nods her head shyly and Alex grabs her hand, pulling her next to herself. Charlie feels more comfortable, knowing her sister will be by her side the whole time.

"Okay, family fist bump!" Brittany yells and stick her fist out for Santana to bump hit with her own, followed by their kids who bump their fist all together at once. "Alright mi querido's, let's go!" Santana says while turning towards the door of her once beloved Breadstix. She picks Charlie back up into her arms while Brittany does the same with Alex. Peyton grabs Santana's hand, because she's as insecure about this meeting as her little sister is. Matthew just grabs Brittany's hand out of habit. Levi step up against Peyton and puts his arm around her shoulders. Before opening the door, Santana turns to Brittany, to place a quick peck on her lips. "You ready?" Brittany asks while she pulls back. The Latina nods firmly and opens the door.