AN: Thanks for all the reviews and alerts they really are helpful in encouraging me to keep writing this story. I'm really happy with the response the last chapter got, it was a lot of fun to write so I hope this chapter can live up to the last.

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From the Beginning

Santana was sleeping peacefully when all the sudden "UGGG" all the air was pushed from her lungs and she felt a crushing weight land on her chest. She quickly opened her eyes to investigate what had hit her only to discover a warm pair of crystal blue eyes staring back at her intensely.

She picked the little boy up and off her chest so she could take a breath and placed him between her and Brittany on the bed. "Wow buddy you're really getting heavy… I thought I got hit by a truck" she said while struggling to take a deep breath.

The boy laughed at his mother's statement obviously not taking note of her extreme discomfort.

"You're up early little man?" Santana said while trying to wipe the sleep out of her eyes and still have some difficulty breathing.

Brittany totally oblivious to what had just transpired finally started to stretch and slowly opened her eyes to find an extra body in her bed. "Good morning" she said with a yawn

"Mornin mommy" responded Anthony "What's for breakfast?"

"Yeah mommy what's for breakfast?" Santana questioned faking excitement and knowing Brittany had no clue since she had just woken up.

"Breakfast?" she said while yawning again "what time is it?"

"It's time to get up" Anthony excitedly responded while bouncing on the bed

"Okay…" Brittany said while sluggishly rolling over to face her wife and son "Anthony why don't you go downstairs and watch some cartoons while I get breakfast ready; how's pancakes sound?"

"I looove pancakes" the boy responded practically jumping with excitement

As he quickly climbed out of the bed on his way out the door his knee accidentally slammed Santana in the ribs and she was once again left breathless from the impact.

Coughing and gasping for air she struggled to take a breath

Brittany thinking this was hilarious giggled at her wife's misfortune.

"O… you think that's funny…let's see how you like it" she said while playfully slapping Brittany's stomach

Brittany finally stopped laughing long enough to ask her wife if she was okay

"Yeah… as long as I don't need to breath I'll be fine" the Latina exaggerated

Brittany leaned in and gave Santana a short kiss.

"Britt… that is probably not going to help me catch my breath" the brunette responded with a sly sexy smirk

Brittany smiled and finally made the move to get out of bed. She grabbed a sweatshirt to ward of the morning chill before slowly walking back to the bed to give Santana another quick kiss

"You coming down for breakfast?" the blonde questioned with a smile

"I'll be down in a few, I want to take a shower first" Santana said while slowly rolling out of bed "remember I have that meeting with Fox entertainment today"

"O yeah I forgot" Brittany said still obviously trying to shake the cob webs out from being asleep "That's for that reality show that is auditioning cheerleaders for USC, right?"

"Yeah, USC had to remove the entire cheerleading squad due to NCAA violations… and you want to know the ironic part?" Santana stated "Coach Sylvester was their coach at the time"

"No way…" Brittany responded in shock "I didn't even know she left McKinley"

"Apparently a couple years after we graduated she got the job as USC cheerleading coach… and while she was there she was demanding that the cheerleaders get free tanning and hair appointments from some salon when the NCAA found out and fired her ass and caned the entire team"

"Why am I not surprised" the blonde stated while turning to walk down stairs

While Santana was in the shower Brittany was making breakfast and feeding Emily who had just woken up as well

Santana exited the bathroom wrapped in a soft towel and began looking for her one and only suit so she looked the part of a professional business woman for her meeting today.

She had pretty much finished getting ready and was almost ready to head down stairs and join her family for breakfast when she realized that the shoes she wanted to wear were no where to be found. She looked in all the normal spots, the shoe rack, the base of the bed, in the closet and she was still coming up empty.

Maybe Brittany accidently put them in her closet she thought. Brittany's closet was no where near as organized as Santana's. There were cloth thrown everywhere, boxes on the floor and hangers dangling cock eyed. Santana almost didn't know where to start. She decided to look in some of the shoe boxes that were littered on the floor. She looked in the first couple she saw with no luck. She was just about to give up and call down to Brittany to ask her if she had seen her black Gucci pumps when she spotted one last shoebox in the back of the closet. She pulled it out and opened the lid. Upon looking inside she quickly realized that there were no shoes in this box. Scattered haphazardly in this box were a bunch of notes, there must have been hundreds of notes Santana thought. Santana looked at the notes and quickly realized they were notes that Santana herself had written Brittany and they spanned the entire time the two had known each other.

Santana slowly piece through a couple of the notes, some had been short and written on post it's or index cards and some where multiple pages long with lengthy dialog. Santana had got into the habit early on in their friendship of writing Brittany a note before she would leave on vacation or a trip and hiding it in Brittany's suitcase for her to find and read while she was away just to let the blonde know she was thinking about her.

As she looked through the notes some of the more memorable letters had stood out like the letter she wrote to Brittany the first time she went on Tour or the time when Brittany went to live with her grandmother for a couple weeks when her grandmother was battling cancer.

Santana smiled as she carefully pieced through the letters that she had spent countless hours writing just to make sure the blonde knew exactly how much she was going to be missed while she was away.

Santana had no idea Brittany had kept these notes all these years. How did she hide these from her she thought? Just then her eyes landed upon a very special note. It was the very first note she had written Brittany. Santana's mouth fell open in amazement "My God…" Santana said to herself while huddled in the back of Brittany's closet "She kept this all this time?"

The Latina picked up the much worn piece of paper and couldn't help the smile from rising as she took in the words that were scribbled in crayon on the tiny piece of paper. Der Brittany I'm gunna mis you. Please dont forget me this sumer! Luv Santana

And under the written words were two stick figures and they were holding hands. One stick figure had long yellow hair the other long black hair and above the little drawing was a big heart that was colored in pink crayon mostly within the lines.

Santana could feel the tears starting to build behind her eyes as the memory of that day came rushing back.

Flashback- June 1999

Santana and Brittany had met on the first day of school shortly after their parents had dropped them off for the first day of Kindergarten. They were put in the same class and happened to be assigned the seats next to one another in that class. It wasn't long before the two girls were inseparable. They would race off the school bus every morning just to have that extra little bit of time with each other. They would huddle together while they did their school work and help each other with arts and crafts all the while ignoring the other kids in class as if they were the only two girls in the world. And everyday as they were packing up their school bags before they left they would give each other a tight hug and hold onto each other for dear life, neither wanting to be the first to let go almost as if they were afraid they would never see each other again. This routine lasted the entire school year.

With about four days left before school let out for summer vacation Santana had run off the school bus just like normal. She was expecting to find the blonde already in the classroom waiting for her. Santana eagerly looked around the classroom before she even took the time to set her book bag down in search of the blonde. Normally Brittany would have been sitting at her desk eagerly awaiting her best friend's arrival, but not today. Upon realizing her friend had not arrived yet Santana spirits fell; I'm never the first to arrive she thought. Slowly and with her shoulders slumped in disappointment she made her way to her desk and anxiously awaited her friend's arrival.

About ten minutes later the little blonde finally walked in. Santana's eyes had been glued to the doorway every since she had taken her seat. She didn't know what to do without the blonde. A couple other kids had come up to her to ask if she wanted to play with them but she had turned them down only saying that she was waiting for Brittany. Once Brittany walked through the door carrying her Disney princess back pack Santana immediately perked up. Santana was practically bouncing in her seat by the time the blonde made her way over to where their desks were located.

Brittany slowly lowered herself in her chair as Santana took in the blonde's unusually somber mood. "What's wrong Britt Britt?" Santana said

"Nothing…" Brittany responded weakly

Santana looked at the blonde for a few more minutes trying to gage whether or not that was a true statement and after staring at the blonde a little longer she decided that Brittany was lying so she decided to push further to get to the bottom of the blondes usually bad mood. "It's okay Britt… you can tell me anything… we're best friends after all… What is it?" Santana asked with concern

The blonde let out a deep breath while still keeping her eyes on the picture she was coloring. "I'm sad…" Brittany stated as if she was about to cry

Santana's expression appeared confused. What could Brittany possibly be sad about Santana thought?

"Why are you sad Britt?" she asked

"My mom drove me to school today and that's why we were late. She told me we're going to spend the summer at my grandparent's house in Michigan" Brittany replied as her eyes started pool with tears.

Santana reached over and hugged her best friend and as she released Brittany from the hug she said "If it will make you feel better you can have some of my pudding at lunch" Santana offered to raise the blonde's spirits

Brittany still continued to stare at her coloring with little reaction. Pudding always made Brittany feel better Santana thought?

Deciding this must be serious she began thinking of another tactic "Brittany Michigan's fun…" Santana whispered to her friend trying all she could think of to push away the blonde's sadness "you get to go swimming at the lake and catch lightning bugs at night why are you sad about that?"

"Because I won't get to see you in Michigan" the blonde stated honestly as a few tears started to fall

Santana hadn't considered that fact… She wouldn't get to see her best friend all summer if Brittany was in Michigan.

Santana began to shake as her own emotions threatened to spill over.

Just then the small Latina got an idea "You can hide in my room… your mom and dad will never find you there… this way we will get to spend the whole summer together" Santana was practically bursting with pride at her brilliant plan. This is the best plan ever she thought.

"But my parents will worry about me if they don't know where I am" Brittany responded while still appearing to be very upset

Santana thought about this for a minute while trying to come up with a way around their problem. "Britt what if…" the blonde perked up at the Latina's statement "no that wouldn't work either…" the small brunette said slumping back in her chair while Brittany also visibly sulked.

"I don't know what to do Sanny…" Brittany slowly began "I think I have to go to Michigan" she continued resigning herself to her fate as her shoulders slumped in disappointment

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The day continued with both girls feeling miserable. Their teacher Mrs. Alston even noticed the girl's usually sad moods.

"What's wrong girl's?" she questioned felling sorry for the two gloomy toddlers

"I'm never going to see Santana again" Brittany stated as she began to cry

Mrs. Alston pulled Brittany in for a comforting hug as her heart broke for the small child. She knew how close Brittany and Santana had become this year. It was almost to the point where one couldn't move without the other as if a magnetic force was pulling them towards one another. But the Pierce family was going to Michigan for the summer effectively separating the adorable duo. She sat there for a few moments holding the crying girl while rubbing soothing circles on Brittany's back as Santana watched the scene in front of her also on the verge of tears.

"Girls…" Mrs. Alston began "Don't cry… it won't be forever… just for the summer. In September you will be back together as if you were never apart"

Mrs. Alston knew the concept of time was hard for 5 year olds to grasp and a summer apart probably did feel like forever to the two young girls. So she gently took both of the girl's small hands in her own and gave them the only advice she could "The summer will be over before you know it… you both are going to have so much fun this summer that you will hardly have time to miss each other." She said smiling at the two best friends

Mrs. Alston could tell her words had little effect on the girls because they both still looked heartbroken. As she walked away from the two girls to address another one of her students who just hit a girl with his ruler she took one last look at the girls and she felt her own emotions starting to get the better of her because she could almost feel the pain radiating off of the pair. Those two really love each other Mrs. Alston thought.

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A couple days had past and it was the last day of school. Brittany's mood had improved considerably. She was basically back to her old self, but Santana was still lost. Who am I gonna play with this summer she thought? It didn't matter who she found to play with it wouldn't be the same because she only wanted Brittany.

Santana looked around the room at all her happy classmates. All the kids were talking about how much fun they were going to have this summer, going to the pool, playing at the park, going to the beach, everyone seemed to be excited; everyone except Santana.

Santana watched her best friend from afar while she played with the class hamster. She felt like crying; she was going to miss Brittany so much. I have to find a way for Brittany to not forget about me this summer the small Latina thought.

I got it… I'll draw her a picture…this way she will never forget me.

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The school day was coming to a close and everyone was packing up to leave. Santana bent down in front of Brittany's Disney princess backpack and slowly pulled the zipper back while she gently placed her drawing and note inside. She hoped Brittany would find it and it would make her friend smile. As she was zipping the backpack back up Brittany was slowly approaching.

Brittany looked at her friend for a moment trying to memorize every one of the Latina's features. After she was satisfied that she wouldn't forget she leapt into the Latina's little arms and began to cry. Santana feeling Brittany crying against her also lost it as sobs began to shake the small girls frame.

They held one another for a long time. So long in fact; that both of the girl's mothers had arrived to pick them up. The two older women watched their daughters in amazement. It was hard to believe that two girls so young could feel so deeply. Looking at one another the two older women smiled as if they were saying in their expression that they knew how rare it was for two girls to be as connected as Brittany and Santana were.

The two women slowly approached their daughter's who were holding onto each other so tightly they almost couldn't pull them apart.

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Just then out of the corner of her eye Santana spotted her shoes.

She quickly put the note back in the shoebox safely and exited the closet to finish getting ready and head down stairs for breakfast.

Santana had known from the age of five just how rare it was to have someone like Brittany in her life and the fact that Brittany had kept those letters, notes and drawing all this time Brittany had obviously known has well.

Santana let that comforting feeling sink in for a moment before slowly walking down stairs.

Upon walking down stairs she spotted Anthony first who was staring intently at the television. She was pretty sure they could have an earthquake right now and he wouldn't notice.

Next, she saw her daughter who was sitting happily in her swing playfully swatting at the dangling toys in front of her eyes. The Latina smiled taking in the sights of her happy children.

Finally, she landed on Brittany who was standing at the kitchen counter arranging breakfast for everyone. Santana slowly walked up behind Brittany enough not to startle the blonde and gently encircled her wife in a from behind hug while placing a gentle kiss on the blonde's neck.

Relaxing into the embrace Brittany asked "what was that for?"

"For being the most incredible wife ever that's what it's for…" Santana stated

They stood contently in the kitchen for a few moments just enjoying the contact before Anthony came bursting into the kitchen demanding his pancakes.

As Brittany pulled away Santana whispered "I love you" to her wife and slowly walked over to sit next to her son while they both enjoyed their pancakes. She smiled as the little boy devoured his breakfast and thought, God I hope some day my kids are as lucky as I was to find a friend and partner as wonderful as Brittany.

AN: Well that was so sugary sweet I hope I didn't give anyone a cavity. Toddler Brittana is just too cute for words.

If anyone is wondering what Santana does for a living I had a whole chapter written that was supposed to come before this one explaining that Santana was a personal trainer and that she owned her own gym, but there was something I didn't like about it so I decided to scrape it for now and continue to tweek it hoping it will improve somehow. But anyway that's what she does; she a personal trainer for celebrities.

Hope everyone liked it! If you did tell me what you liked, if you didn't you can still tell me what you didn't like, I would really appreciate it.

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