Chapter 4
It was sometime in the middle of the night and Quinn rolled over in her sleep, her hand sliding across the mattress, searching for the warmth that usually laid next to her. When she couldn't find it, her eyes slowly opened and she blinked a few times, seeing that the bed was in fact empty.
Her forehead crunched up with confusion and it prompt her to crawl out of bed, pulling on a hoodie and go in search of her wife. The floor quietly creaked as she made her way across the hall and into the nursery, finding Santana standing in between the two cribs.
"San?" Quinn whispered, "It's three in the morning, what are you doing? We're supposed to sleep while the babies sleep."
Santana looked up and nodded, her eyes bloodshot, "I'm checking on them."
"Okay, now come back to bed."
Santana let out a slow breath and walked up to Taylor's crib first, laying her hand over her stomach, satisfied when she felt her breathing and then she did the same thing to Jayde.
"Santana?" Quinn questioned and walked over, wrapping her arms around Santana from behind, "How long have you been in here?"
"I don't know." Santana wearily replied and leaned back into her, "I worry, Quinn. We should keep them in our room for a few more weeks with us."
"We have monitors." Quinn explained.
"Maybe we should get the kind with the camera?"
Quinn shook her head, pressing a kiss to her cheek, "Not after you made me watch those Paranormal Activity movies."
Santana actually smirked, turning her head to look back at her, "You're afraid to see a ghost? "
"Well...?"
"I had Tina smudge our house." Santana seriously stated.
"Wait, what?" Quinn mused. "When?"
"Right before we officially moved in. I ain't dumb. Negative energy and bad spirits are not welcomed." Santana said, "I still don't know how Chloe makes it through the front door, but...whatever."
Quinn quietly laughed and hugged her close, "San, when are you going to get over the fact that she is dating Rachel?"
"When I'm not exhausted and can finally comprehend what Rachel sees in her." Santana mumbled and turned around to wrap her arms around Quinn's neck, resting her head on her shoulder, "Let's sleep in here tonight."
"On the floor?" Quinn asked.
"No, in the cribs." Santana sarcastically replied lifting her head up to catch Quinn's stare of disbelief, so she pouted her lips and tilted her head, her voice dripping with plea, "Quinn."
Quinn rolled her eyes, but nodded, "I'll go get us a blanket and pillows, but, San, this can't be an every night thing." She said and detached from her wife so she could head to their bedroom.
"I know. I'm putting the bassinets back in our bedroom tomorrow." Santana informed her.
Quinn sighed and only shook her head, leaving the nursery, coming back a few minutes later to lay the blankets and pillows on the ground and then sprawled out on the floor, watching as Santana checked the twins one last time and then joined Quinn.
Santana shimmed closer to Quinn, resting her head on her shoulder and now that the twins were near her, she was finally able to relax and fall into a light sleep, it only lasting around ten minutes before one twin woke up crying, which soon woke the other twin.
Quinn grunted, "Feeding time."
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"I just don't understand." Rachel said with fret from the recliner she was in, holding Taylor safely in her arms, making cooing noises at her before looking up at Quinn, Santana and Kurt who was happily holding Jayde, "Who wakes up one day and decides they want to run into burning buildings for a living?"
"My idiot cousin." Santana stated with a lazy smile.
"It's pretty heroic if you ask me." Kurt smirked, his eyes still on Jayde.
"It's dangerous." Rachel mumbled and held Taylor closer to her chest. "I constantly worry and I loathe the nights she has to stay at the fire station."
"It's her career, Rach." Quinn began to explain, but her attention soon went to Santana who was leaning into her, her head starting to bob towards her shoulder, "You can't-" she paused, her eyes widening with satisfaction and suddenly what was going to be a small pep talk had abruptly ended, "Shhh!"
Kurt and Rachel's heads both snapped up in Quinn's direction, confused by the sudden need for silence, especially since they each were holding a baby in their arms, the twins' fully awake and making cute baby noises with them.
"Did I miss something?" Kurt asked.
Santana's head finally made contact with Quinn's shoulder and it caused her to let out a breath of relief, "Okay..." Quinn whispered and carefully maneuvered herself so she could stand and lay Santana down on the couch, "No more talking."
Rachel's forehead scrunched up with confusion, about to ask why but Quinn put her finger up to her lips, giving her a stern look and then she pointed to the kitchen, to which Kurt, Rachel and Quinn began to head.
"What just happened?" Kurt asked, watching as Quinn began to prepare the next feeding.
"She hasn't been sleeping." Quinn quietly answered, "Like at all. I think I might take another month off or..."
"Or what?" Rachel asked her eyes full of concern.
"Ask her mom to come help for a little while." Quinn answered with a sense of defeat.
"I mean, if that's something you need to do." Kurt nodded.
Quinn sighed and finished making the bottles, handing one each to Kurt and Rachel, "Could you two feed them while I make sure Santana stays asleep."
"Of course." Rachel smiled. "Take care of your wife."
"Thank you." Quinn said trusting her friends to feed the babies while she quietly headed back over to the living room, where she found Santana starting to stir. It amazed her that she was able to know exactly when the babies needed her even while she was sleeping, but at the same time, she wanted her to get some well deserved rest.
"Feeding time." Santana mumbled her eyes still shut.
Quinn walked over and knelt next to the couch, running her fingers through her hair, "They're being fed, go back to sleep, Santana."
"How?"
"Will you just trust me?" Quinn asked and carefully climbed on the couch with her so she couldn't get up, pressing a kiss to her cheek, "San, please relax. I've got this."
"But Quinn-"
"No." Quinn cut her off, pressing kisses along her neck and then pressing her lips to her ear, "Go back to sleep." She soothed, "Please rest for me. The babies need two restful parents. You don't always have to be the one who does everything."
Santana whined, but soon she turned into Quinn, letting out a small breath of defeat, finally allowing her body to relax into the couch and the warmth of Quinn.
"Thank you." Quinn whispered, running her hand up and down her back, wanting her slumber to be a heavy one. "The twins will be fine." She whispered and pressed a kiss to her forehead, wrapping both arms around her.
Kurt quietly came around into the living room, whispering as he spoke, "Quinn, you get some sleep too. Rachel and I will take care of them for a few hours."
"Kurt, I couldn't ask you two-"
"Shh." Kurt smiled and backed away, "We'll wake you if we need anything."
Quinn let out a breath of relief and hugged Santana close. She knew she was going to be sleep deprived before the twins had arrived, but she didn't quite exactly realize how much sleep she would be missing out on until the babies were actually here and so she silently thanked Kurt and Rachel, making a mental note to thank them extra for helping them out and then she allowed her eyes to slip shut, taking advantage of this moment of rest, her and Santana finally falling into a deep sleep on the couch together.
A few hours later Santana slowly woke up, warm and rested, her arms wrapped around Quinn, who began to stir awake too.
"Mmm, Quinn?" Santana questioned her eyes slowly opening and then realization set in, "We both fell asleep!" she said and quickly sat up, bringing Quinn up with her.
Quinn groaned when Santana suddenly sat up, it jolting her awake, "It's fine."
"The twins are probably starving and their diapers-"
"Have been changed." Rachel said coming over into the living room, "Taylor and Jayde have been fed and changed and are now currently sleeping."
Santana looked from Rachel to Quinn and then back up to Rachel again.
"I told you." Quinn grumbled through a yawn and then climbed off the couch.
"And dinner will be here shortly." Kurt added from the kitchen.
Santana sat there dumbfounded for a few short seconds and then stood up, "Thank you." she mumbled before brushing by everyone and headed for the stairs, needing to check for herself that both of the twins were in fact peacefully asleep.
Quinn sighed as she watched her go, running her fingers through her hair and then eyed Kurt and Rachel, "At least she slept for a few solid hours."
Not long after, Blaine entered the house holding a few take out bags, pressing a kiss to Kurt's cheek as he came into the kitchen, "Rachel, I brought something I know you'll be happy about."
Rachel looked through one of the bags of food, "Please say dessert?"
"Me." Chloe answered and rounded the corner, smiling when she watched Rachel's reaction.
Rachel tossed the bag she was holding onto the counter and immediately sprang forward, her arms wrapping around Chloe's waist, hugging her close, "I thought you were at the station one more night?"
Chloe wrapped her arms around her and shook her head, "I was able to get off early."
Quinn smiled as she watched the couple embrace, looking up when Santana entered the room, suddenly wanting some affection as well, reaching out to grab her arm, gently tugging her into her arms. "Hi."
Santana smirked, her arms wrapping around Quinn's neck, pressing a chaste kiss to her lips, "We have to bathe the twins tonight."
Quinn nodded and hugged her close, "Yes ma'am."
Santana dropped her arms and tried to pull back so she could get some food, but Quinn didn't allow her and she playfully rolled her eyes, "Q..."
"San..." Quinn whispered her tone serious, dropping her forehead against Santana's, thankful that their friends had seemed to plate their food and take it over into the dining room, giving the couple some alone time. She felt Santana bring her hands back up to rest on her shoulders, giving them a small squeeze, singling for Quinn to speak what was on her mind, "I miss you."
Santana pulled back slightly so she could look at her, understanding exactly what she had meant. Even though they were with each other every single day since the twins were born, it didn't feel like they were actually with each other.
"Since Rachel and Kurt allowed for us to get some extra sleep today, maybe tonight we can indulge a little." Santana smirked, her lips meeting Quinn's for a quick lip lock and soon her arms were wrapped around her neck again and she was nuzzling her nose in the blonde's neck, inhaling deeply, suddenly wanting to stay right where she was for the rest of the night.
"Yeah?" Quinn asked with hope, her hands running up and down Santana's back.
Santana lifted her head up with a small smile, "Yeah."
"It's a date then." Quinn smirked and finally pulled away, "Come on we need to make sure we're fed as well."
Later that night after the twins were bathed, fed and asleep, Santana and Quinn climbed into bed, eagerly curling into each other.
"Is it weird to make out while the twins are in the same room as us?" Santana questioned, her arm draping over Quinn's side, slipping it up the back of her tank top.
Quinn looked over at the bassinets and then back to Santana, shaking her head, "They're only four months old. They don't know what's going on, plus they're sleeping."
"Yeah, yeah okay." Santana nodded and leaned in, pressing her lips to Quinn's.
Quinn smiled against her lips, shifting closer so she could tangle their legs together, her fingers sliding into Santana's hair.
"I've missed this." Santana whispered keeping the kiss slow and gentle, wanting to savor the moment.
"Mmhm." Quinn quietly moaned and pushed forward so she was on top, slipping her tongue into the kiss, relishing in the feeling of being close with her wife.
After a few minutes, Santana slid her hands up to rest on either side of Quinn's face, managing to pull away, "I'm sorry, Quinn."
"Huh?" Quinn peered down at her, confused by the sudden interruption.
Santana sighed, "I'm sorry I've been neglecting you and worrying so much."
"You're not neglecting me, Santana." Quinn assured her, making sure to press a quick kiss to her lips, before pulling back to hold her gaze, "You're being a mother. I know that our intimate moments are going to be few and far in between." She said, "I am concerned that you're not really resting enough though. Like right now we should both be sleeping, but I selfishly want to get my mack on with you."
Santana smirked and slid her hands down to rest on Quinn's lower back, massaging into the muscles, "Me too."
"But since we're on the topic..." Quinn began, "Are you going to be okay when I go back to work? I can take another month off."
Santana relaxed back into the mattress, spreading her legs a little so Quinn was somehow closer, averting her eyes as she finally answered, "Yeah." She quietly answered, "I want you to take another month off with us."
Quinn nodded and leaned down to kiss her again, "Whatever you need." She said and nuzzled their noses.
"Right now, I just want you." Santana added and leaned up so she could capture Quinn's lips, wanting to carry on some more before they were interrupted by crying babies.
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A few months later...
Santana and Quinn headed for the door, Quinn with a duffel bag in her hand, smiling as Santana gave instructions to both of their mothers.
"Jayde usually falls asleep first..." Santana said as she backed up towards the door, her eyes looking between Judy and Maribel, "Taylor shortly after, if it's the other way around, they won't sleep. It's like some weird twin telepathy thing-"
Maribel smirked and nodded, looking down at Jayde who was cooing in her arms, while Judy had Taylor.
"Please stick to the schedule I have written out. I put it on the fridge." Santana said, her eyes narrowing in on her mother who was baby talking with the Jayde, "Mami, pay attention!"
"San, they raised us. They'll be fine." Quinn smiled and reached out to grab Santana's forearm, tugging her close. "Plus, your mom is a doctor..."
Maribel hummed a small laugh, "Sani, déjà de preocuparte. Yo soy su abuela."
"Yeah, well my abuela didn't turn out to be the greatest, so..." Santana mumbled bitterly.
"All right, Santana, kiss them goodbye. It's time for a well deserved night out." Judy finally declared and walked forward since she was holding Taylor.
"Bye my pequeña belleza." Santana cooed and leaned down to press a kiss to her forehead.
Quinn stepped forward and pressed a kiss to Taylor's cheek, smiling down when she smiled up at her, "Aw..." She gushed her arm slipping around Santana's waist, "Maybe we shouldn't –"
"You're going." Maribel stated and walked over so they could say goodbye to Jayde.
"Okay, be good while we're gone." Santana said as she reluctantly headed towards the door, Quinn next to her.
"They'll be perfect." Judy assured her.
"I'm talking to you two." Santana said and pointed between them.
Quinn smirked and playfully rolled her eyes, shouldering her purse and grabbing the keys, "Call us if you need anything. You have our numbers and we left Rachel and Chloe's number too. Oh and maybe we should leave Kurt and Blaine's just in case?"
"Oh my god, go!" Judy said finally opening the door.
"Okay, okay. We're going." Santana said with a wave of her hand, snatching the key's from Quinn's hand, "I'm driving."
"Okay. Bye." Quinn said.
After a few more I love yous were given the two were finally out the door, Judy and Maribel sharing a small look of annoyance.
"Were we like that as brand new mothers?" Judy asked as she shut the door and locked it.
Maribel smiled and shook her head, "No way. That's why our girls are so tough." She said and then turned to head to the living room, "Just like our little precious nietas will be. They have too many rules these days. Don't do this, don't do that. They can't eat this they can't eat that." she waved her hand as she sat on the couch, looking up as Judy was right behind her, "Back in my day –"
"You ate dirt." Judy teased with a small smile taking a seat in the recliner.
Maribel quietly laughed, "Exactly."
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Once they made it to New York and to Rachel and Chloe's apartment, Santana and Quinn both accepted a glass of wine and then tried to relaxed the best they could.
"It's going to be interesting being in the audience for once." Rachel mused as the four of them stood in the kitchen, "I haven't had the privilege to actually sit down and take pleasure in a Broadway musical in ages it seems like."
Santana smirked and nodded, "Maybe take a break from performing in them."
"Never!" Rachel gasped and then took a long drink from the wine glass she had been holding.
Chloe smirked with a shake of her head, leaning back against the counter, "So how are the twins?"
Quinn smiled and pulled out her phone, "Oh, you know just being the cutest babies ever." She gushed and pulled up the photos on her phone moving over to stand in between Rachel and Chloe so she could show them, swiping through some of the millions of pictures she had.
"Oh my goodness, that onesie is inappropriate ." Rachel gasped and looked up at Santana, "Let me guess, you picked that out for them to wear?"
"It's not inappropriate it's hilarious." Santana slyly smiled.
Chloe laughed as she read it out loud, "I'm not just milk drunk I'm tit faced."
Quinn rolled her eyes, but was showing a small hint of a smile, "She found it online."
After about twenty minutes of Quinn and Santana gushing over their babies, Santana shook her head and waved her hand, putting her phone down.
"Okay, we're turning into those parents who talk nonstop about their children." Santana said and finished the rest of the wine in her glass, "Don't we have reservations or something?"
"Nonsense." Rachel smiled, "We love hearing about the girls, especially since we don't get to see them as often as we'd like."
"I agree." Chloe nodded and slipped her hand into Rachel's, "However, Santana is right, we do have reservations."
"Let's get a move on then." Quinn smirked.
During dinner, Santana tried to focus on the conversation, but found herself distracted with her phone, checking it every five minutes to see if Judy or her mother had called or messaged.
"San?" Quinn questioned and then held out her hand, "Give me your phone."
Santana shook her head and turned to look at her, "Give me your phone. Let me see if mami or Judy tried calling you."
"My ringer is turned up all the way." Quinn assured her.
Santana stared at her, sucking her bottom lip between her teeth, chewing on it as she contemplated things over, finally grabbing her phone, "Let's call them."
"Quinn, just let her. You know she's not going to stop until she does what she wants." Chloe teased, "Especially when it involves the twins."
"How about, we get through dinner and then we can call them before the show?" Quinn bargained.
"Sounds fair." Rachel smirked from the other side of the table.
Santana rolled her eyes, but finally nodded, "Okay..." she mumbled and then handed her phone to Quinn, turning to look at the couple across the table, her tone disinterested as she asked, "So what were you saying?"
Chloe brightly smiled, "They finally let me drive the fire truck."
Santana gasped, her eyes lighting up, "With the sirens on and everything?"
Quinn and Rachel shared a smile look of amusement, happy that for the time being, Chloe and Santana were getting along and Santana seemed to be relaxed.
After dinner, the two couples took a long walk down to the theater, Santana eagerly pulling Quinn to a stop, her arms wrapping around her waist in a side hug, "Okay, okay can we FaceTime them now?" she pleaded, pressing a kiss to Quinn's cheek, "Q?"
Quinn lightly laughed and reached in her purse, pulling Santana's phone out, "Yes."
Santana suppressed a small giggle, but her giddiness wasn't lost on anyone around her, squeezing Quinn tight as her wife pulled up Maribel and began to call her.
Santana smiled brightly when her mom answered the phone, "Mami, where are the twins?"
Maribel smiled and rolled her eyes, "Hello to you too, Sani."
Chloe stood on her tip toes behind them, waving, "She hasn't stopped worrying since she arrived. Thank god Quinn is normal." She teased.
Rachel leaned over Quinn's side, too short to peer over anyone's shoulder, "Hello, Mrs. Lopez."
"Hi everyone." Maribel greeted, "The girls are sleeping, but I'll allow them to make an appearance."
"Fed and bathed?" Quinn questioned.
"We even put fresh diapers on them." Judy said from somewhere in the background, the tone of her voice dripping with mockery.
Maribel chucked and then turned the phone so the camera was facing the cribs, "Here they are." She said in a hushed voice, walking over to Taylor's crib first.
Santana sighed with admiration, her arms tightening around Quinn's waist, pressing a kiss to her jaw, and then leaned her head against Quinn's, watching the phone screen.
"She looks so peaceful." Rachel awed.
Everyone simply nodded and then watched as Maribel walked to the other crib so they could see Jayde.
Santana lifted her head up again, pressing a few more kisses to Quinn's neck, "Those are ours." She gushed.
Quinn grinned proudly, turning her head so she could press a kiss to Santana's lips.
"Aw, Hallmark moment." Chloe teased and moved so she was standing next to Rachel, reaching out for her hand.
"Okay you two, get back to enjoying your night." Maribel instructed.
Santana nodded, "Gracies, Mami."
"Goodnight." Quinn smirked and then hung up the phone, slipping it back into her purse. "Okay, I think now we'll be able to enjoy the musical. Right, San?"
"I suppose." Santana shrugged with a smirk and pulled away.
Chloe smiled as she watched the two of them, "Quinn will be the disciplinary and Santana will be the softie."
Rachel giggled as she played along, "I did always wonder how that was going to turn out. Especially between the two of you."
"Hey, I ain't no softie." Santana said her eyes narrowing in on the two of them.
Rachel smirked and detached from Chloe, walking over to her best friend, "I beg to differ, Santana."
"Well, they're my children. I'm going to give them the world!" Santana declared.
"And that is when her fierce side while make an appearance." Quinn stated, "God bless anyone who tries to mess with our children."
Rachel's face fell and a small shiver ran through her, "Oh my goodness. I just had a Cheerios Santana flashback."
Santana wrapped her arm around Rachel's shoulders, guiding her towards the entrance of the theatre, "Oh come on, Berry. I wasn't that bad."
Rachel leaned into her as they walked, whispering, "You were terrifying."
Chloe watched the two walk ahead of them, turning to Quinn with an amused expression, "You'd never guess that they used to hate each other."
Quinn smirked and nodded as they began to follow their lovers into the building, "You'd never guess that Santana and I never exactly got along either."
"You guys all have some weird history together." Chloe mused, "Almost television worthy." She winked.
Later night after the musical and a nice stroll around New York City, the couples headed back to the apartment and while Rachel was going through her night time routine and Quinn was in the spare bedroom getting ready for bed, Chloe and Santana were sitting in the living room.
"San..." Chloe quietly began, earning her attention from the other side of the couch, "I had fun with you tonight. Like... like old times when we were younger."
Santana simply nodded.
Chloe rolled her eyes and let out a small breath, "Santana, stop hating me for being with Rachel."
Santana's expression softened and she nodded a few times before finally speaking, "Okay, listen. Rachel Berry has become a very important part of my life. She has worked hard and earned her career on Broadway. A dream come true for her." She paused and averted her eyes elsewhere, her voice lowering as she kept on speaking, "And she also had a fairy tale romance planned out, but obviously that didn't happen." She looked up towards the sky and smiled and then turned back to Chloe, "She's been through a lot, Chloe. She deserves nothing but the best."
"So you don't think I deserve her?" Chloe asked.
"I didn't say that." Santana answered, "But let me just say Rachel having a girlfriend kind of surprised me. Although she and Quinn had some damn good chemistry back in high school and Jesse had a lot of feminine qualities." She muttered and then paused to think about it for a few seconds, "You know maybe it isn't that hard to believe that Rachel is into both." She said, but then waved her hand to dismiss the thought, "Anyway, Rachel loves love and deserves all of it. You...well you're a Lopez, I bet I can't even count on both of my hands the amount of sexual partners you've had."
Chloe gasped, "Hey! That's not fair." She shouted and reached over to smack Santana's arm, "I live with Rachel don't I? And you were just out with us tonight witnessing our relationship on a double fucking date. Come on, Sani. Relax a little, I won't hurt her."
Santana crossed her arms over her chest, leaning back against the couch, mulling things over, "It does help that we're related. I can trust you more. ya know Lopez honor and all that."
Chloe nodded and shifted closer, "And if anything happens between Rachel and I, I'll let you be the first to hit me."
Santana laughed, "Let me? Oh you won't even know what's coming. Do you forget who you're dealing with?"
"You're not going to use that Lima Heights Adjacent line on me are you?"
Santana pointed to her hair, "Razorblades all up in here."
"So, San?" Chloe pleaded, "Rachel makes me happy and it'd mean even more if her best friend, my cousin was happy for us."
Santana sat there in silence for a few minutes, finally nodding her head, "Fine. I'll be happy for you, but the second you-"
"Trust me. I think this is the real deal for me." Chloe smiled and stood up to open her arms, "Hug?"
Santana stood up and pulled her into a hug. "You better give that girl everything." She mumbled.
"I promise." Chloe said.
"Aw!" Rachel smiled coming out of the bedroom, "You two are hugging!"
"Ay! Let's pull apart before she takes a picture." Santana said the two quickly detaching.
"Aw come on, don't you want a photo to commemorate this moment?" Rachel asked, "Which I could only assume was good."
Santana shook her head as she headed for the spare bedroom, "I think I hear Quinn calling me ... goodnight!"
"Oh, goodnight, Santana." Rachel smirked with a shake of her head, letting out a content breath when Chloe engulfed her into a hug. "Are you two friends again?"
Chloe pressed a kiss to the top of Rachel's head, "I think so."
"Fantastic." She hummed enjoying the embrace for a few more seconds before pulling away tugging her towards the bedroom, "Come on, let's go to bed."
"Please." Chloe smirked.
Over in the spare bedroom, Quinn was already laying in bed her eyelids heavy just about ready to pass out any minute.
Santana smirked and crawled into bed next to her, "Tired?"
Quinn shifted closer to her, resting her head on shoulder, "Will you be upset if we just sleep?"
Santana wrapped her arms around Quinn, pulling her close, "Absolutely not, Q."
Quinn cuddled into her some more, moaning as she let her body relax and her eyes slipped shut.
"I had fun tonight." Santana stated.
"Mmhm." Quinn hummed already half asleep.
Santana pressed a kiss to the top of her head, "Goodnight, Quinn." she whispered and then relaxed into the mattress, shutting her eyes trying to get some sleep as well, but her mind kept drifting off to the twins, her heart aching because they were so far away.
She tried to tell herself tonight was the perfect night to get a full nights rest, but soon one hour turned into two and before she knew it she was wide awake unable to sleep, finding herself homesick and missing the twins.
Quinn had rolled away from her sometime during the night and so Santana shifted around on the mattress, reaching out to grab her phone from the nightstand, checking to see that it was almost three in the morning. She sighed and rolled onto her back staring up at the ceiling trying to will the time to speed up.
She looked over at Quinn, envious of her wife and wishing she could have fallen asleep as quickly and as restfully as she did.
She closed her eyes again and tried to fall asleep, but they were just as quickly back open and she huffed with frustration and rolled onto her side to face Quinn, deciding that if she was still awake, she wanted Quinn to be up too.
"Quinn." Santana nudged her, but the blonde didn't even flinch, so she tried again, lifting her head, her lips pressed to her ear, "Quinn!"
Quinn's eyes snapped opened and she jolted awake, "What's wrong!?"
Santana laid there for a few seconds, biting back a smile, watching as her confused, dishevelled, sleepy wife slowly came aware.
"Quinn..." Santana sat up.
Once Quinn was fully awake she sat up too, leaning back on her hands, "San?"
Santana pouted and wrapped her arms around her, her head resting on her shoulder, "Quinn, I want to go home."
Quinn wrapped an arm around her shoulders, reaching out to grab her phone so she could check the time, "San, it's three in the morning. Can't you wait a few more hours?"
"No." Santana whined and hid her face in Quinn's neck, "I miss the twins."
Quinn pressed a kiss to the top of her head and squeezed her close, "I do too, San, but they're fine and sleeping something we should be doing."
Santana huffed, "Come on, Quinn, if we leave now we'll beat all the traffic."
Quinn yawned and laid back down, pulling Santana down with her, "I love that you care so much about our babies, Santana, but you also need to relax a little." She stated pressing a kiss to her forehead and holding her in her arms.
"But I can't sleep."
"Shh, just close your eyes." Quinn whispered running her fingers up the back of Santana's neck and into her hair, gently massaging her scalp, while her other hand ran up and down her forearm.
Santana shifted closer sinking into Quinn's warmth, her eyes fluttering shut, trying not to think about how much she wished they were back home in their own bed with the twins nearby, but instead she focused on Quinn's careful touches and the rhythm of her heartbeat until she eventually and finally fell asleep, Quinn passing out into dreamland not long after.
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Early afternoon the next day, Santana hopped out of the SUV before Quinn even had it in park, darting into the house, "We're home!"
Judy appeared in the foyer, offering a kind smile, "They're in the nursery napping."
Santana sprinted up the stairs and into the nursery, quickly by one crib to give Jayde a kiss on the forehead and then over to Taylor's to do the same.
"Don't you dare wake them, San." Quinn teased with a smile, appearing in the doorway.
"I'm not." Santana promised.
Quinn walked over to Taylor's crib so she too could give her a kiss and then did the same to Jayde and then finally met Santana in the middle so she could wrap her arms around her.
"We're not leaving them again for a while, okay?" Santana said.
Quinn nodded, "I agree."
Sorry for the long wait - I'm having trouble with this story. Huge writers block. I think it's because the twins are babies ... so the question is? should I fast forward a few years? or do you guys want to see more family moments with baby twins? and if so, what kind of moments? And what else would you guys like to see happen in this story?
Someone had mentioned Quinn's back issues returning and I will be bringing that up, but not for awhile depending on how early I fast forward into the future lol.