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Chapter 8

Thanks to Brittany, Liam was a now a one bottle a day baby. His evening feeding was replaced with a bottle which was good because Alma could experience the joy of feeding her great-grandson. It also gave Santana's breasts a break because at times they were a little sore from breastfeeding. However, Santana wasn't ready to give up breastfeeding because she loved the special feeling and bonding time between Liam and her when he nursed.

It had been two days since Brittany stopped by to visit Santana, Liam, and Alma but even though they hadn't seen each other Santana spoke to Brittany on the phone twice a day. Brittany would call Santana when she had time for a lunch break which was a different time every day. Brittany would also call Santana when she got into bed to say goodnight and remind her if she and Liam needed her during the night not to hesitate to call. Brittany hadn't brought up the subject of them going out to dinner. Santana was trying her best not to read too much into Brittany's silence about dinner but it was difficult not to wonder if Brittany had decided going out to dinner wasn't such a good idea after all. Santana thought about asking Brittany about dinner but the way they left it was Brittany would let her know when she had a free night. Santana decided to wait for Brittany to be the first to bring up the subject of dinner.

Santana had been putting off telling Brittany that Liam and she were definitely moving to Columbus. She really didn't want to tell Brittany over the phone so she was waiting for the next time they saw each other. Santana knew it was going to be an emotional conversation for her and she was sure it would be for Brittany too.

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Santana was hurrying around getting ready for the real estate agent who was coming to look at the apartment. She tried putting on a pair of her skinny jeans but she still had baby weight to lose and she knew that she needed to do more sit ups and get back to going to the gym. When she and Liam got settled in Columbus she would find a gym where she could workout. Luckily she had a pair of jeans she wore when she first started gaining weight from her pregnancy and they looked ok on her. Her breasts were bigger and all of her shirts were too tight but she had a couple of v-neck t-shirts that she had also worn during the earlier stages of her pregnancy. She found a red one that fit her pretty well.

Liam was sitting in his swing looking around the room as it slowly went side to side. Every day he was becoming more and more aware of his surroundings. Santana knelt down in front of his swing. "Hi Sweetie, you really love your swing don't you. A lady is coming over to talk to Mommy about selling the apartment. Bisabuela will be right her sitting on the couch if you need anything." Santana kissed Liam's chubby little cheek before standing up. Alma was sitting on the couch knitting some new booties for Liam. She used only the softest yarn for his booties and even though it cost quite a bit more than regular yarn her bisnieto was more than worth it.

The doorman rang Santana to tell her there was a woman to see her and Santana told him to send her up to the apartment. A few minutes later there was a knock at the door. Santana opened it and there stood a woman in a tailored navy blue blazer and skirt. She was probably in her late 50's.

"Hello, I'm Santana Lopez. Please come in." Santana moved aside so the real estate agent could walk into the apartment.

When Santana closed the door and turned to face the woman. "I'm Sandra Murdock from Windy City Reality. It's a pleasure to meet you." Santana and Sandra shook hands.

"Selling an apartment is all new to me so what do we do first?" Santana asked.

"A tour of the apartment would be a good start so I can take pictures for our web site." Sandra spoke as she looked around what she could see of the apartment. Her first thoughts were this a very nice apartment and will be sold in no time.

"Ok, sounds good follow me." Santana walked into the living room with Sandra. "This is my grandmother Alma Lopez."

"Nice to meet you Alma." Sandra and Alma shook hands.

"Nice to meet you." Alma replied politely.

"And this is my son Liam." Santana smiled lovely at her son in his swing.

Santana's cell phone rang and it was her mother's ring tone so she decided she had better take the call. "Excuse me Sandra I need to take this call I'll be right with you." Santana knew her mother was calling to remind her to not let the real estate agent take advantage of her. Maribel had even offered to fly to Chicago to be there when the real estate agent came to look at the apartment but Santana was able to convince her she could handle it on her own. Santana knew her mother was only being protective but she was adult and a lawyer so she could handle it on her own.

Sandra turned her attention to Liam. "Oh, he's so..uh..um…I've always really liked the name Liam." Sandra stared at Liam with a scowl on her face.

Alma didn't like the way Sandra was looking at Liam or the way she stopped in the middle of what is going to say to just end up saying she really liked the name Liam. It was like Sandra was going to say something like 'Oh, he's so cute or precious but she stopped herself when got a good look at Liam. Alma could tell the woman felt uncomfortable standing there looking at Liam and she also knew the reason was because Liam had Down's Syndrome. Alma's instincts told her Sandra wasn't very accepting person.

"I'm sorry about having to take that call. What part of the apartment would like to see first?" Santana returned to the room not aware of the awkward vibe in the room.

Sandra was still staring at Liam but hearing Santana's voice she turned to her. "How about we start with the kitchen?"

Santana leaned down and kissed Liam's forehead while Sandra watched the interaction with an uncomfortable look on her face. Alma glared at Sandra for being so disrespectful in Santana's home. She wanted to ask the woman what her problem was but she didn't want to create a scene for Santana's sake.

An hour later Santana and Sandra had made their way back to the living room after touring the entire apartment. Liam was starting to get fussy because he was hungry so Alma had taken him out of his swing and was holding him. Sandra gave Alma a dirty look because Liam was crying while she was trying to talk to Santana.

"Santana, do want me to give him a bottle?" Alma asked as she glared at Sandra.

"No, I don't want to get him off his schedule of getting a bottle in the evening. If you want to take him into my bedroom while I finish up with Sandra I'll be there in a few minutes."

"No need to do that we are done for today. I will send over a messenger later this afternoon with the appraisal paperwork and real estate agreement for you to sign. I'm confident your apartment will sell quickly once we put it on the market. It was very nice meeting you Santana." Sandra shook Santana's hand again.

Liam began to cry louder, "It was nice to meet you too. My grandmother will show you out." Santana took Liam from Alma and walked to her bedroom to change him before feeding him.

Alma looked at Sandra and began to walk towards the front door so Sandra followed her. When they got to the door Alma opened it for Sandra. Sandra walked out the door into the hallway and turned around, "Your granddaughter is a brave young woman raising a child like that on her own. I feel so sorry for her. She's so young and beautiful but it will almost impossible for her to find a husband because of her son. Such ashamed she will be spending the rest of her life taking care of him and won't get to have a life of her own. Such a tragedy."

Alma felt the anger rising through her entire body so she stepped closer so she was face to face with Sandra. "How dare you come into my granddaughter's home and be so disrespectful as to talk about her son in such a degrading manner. Liam is precious gift that was given to her by God. Given to all of us by God. You're right Santana is beautiful but not just physically. She has a beautiful soul and a kind heart. She is going raise Liam to respect others no matter what their differences. We all have something that is different about us. Santana will find someone who will love her and Liam unconditionally because thank God most people aren't as ignorant as you. I don't want to upset Santana by telling her about your insensitive, idiotic remarks about Liam so this is what you are going to do. When you get back to your office you are going to tell your boss that you are too busy to sell this apartment and suggest one of your co-workers do it because I don't want you to ever step foot in this apartment again. Am I clear?" Sandra stood there stunned and just nodded her head yes. "Good." Alma then slammed the door shut.

Alma turned quickly to see if Santana had come back into the room and luckily she was still in her bedroom with Liam. It took Alma a few minutes to catch her breath and steady her nerves from the anger she felt. She knew Santana and Liam were going to face ignorant people like Sandra for the rest of their lives and it broke Alma's heart that she couldn't be there to shield them from it like she had just done with Sandra. Alma also knew Santana was emotionally strong and that she would raise Liam to be strong too. She knew they would be ok and would have each other to lean on for strength and support. Alma hoped they would also have Brittany to be there for them.

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Alma made her and Santana lunch while she feed Liam. When they ate lunch Alma did her best to not show she was still upset about how Sandra talked about Santana and Liam. Santana didn't seem to notice anything off with Alma or if she did she didn't say anything about it. Alma decided to take her mind of from Sandra and ask Santana about Brittany.

"So have you and Brittany set a night for your dinner date?"

Santana rolled her eyes, "It's not a dinner date it's just dinner and no we haven't set a night for it yet."

"What's the hold up?" Alma asked after taking a sip of her iced tea.

"Well, Brittany was supposed to get back to me when she had a free night but she hasn't gotten back to me yet. Maybe she's changed her mind and decided it's best not for us to go out for dinner." Santana sighed.

"Why would she change her mind?" Alma was puzzled at why Brittany would change her mind.

Santana shrugged her shoulders, "I don't know."

"Have you told her it's definite that you and Liam are moving to Columbus?"

Santana shook her head no, "No, I haven't seen her since I made my final decision and I really don't want to tell her over the phone. I'm just so torn Abuela. I want to spend time with Brittany but since we will be moving I'm not sure if it's fair to get more attached to her and to let her get more attached to me and Liam. I've never felt this way before about any other woman. I've only known for a month but it already feels like we belong together. I don't know it's probably my postpartum baby hormones talking."

"For what it's worth, I don't think it's your hormones talking at all. I had vision in mind of what's going to happen with you and Brittany before I leave this earth. "

"Abuela, please don't talk about you leaving us."

"Santana, we both know I'm getting older and it will happen someday but before it does I have this vision in my mind that you and Brittany will become a couple, get married, and have a baby during my lifetime. You know my visions are usually right and I would never tell you about what I see unless I thought it was truly going to happen."

"I know you trust your visions and I will admit you are usually right but I just don't know if all of that will come true for Brittany and me. Besides I don't think I'll ever have another baby."

"Why not?" Alma was surprised to hear Santana say she didn't think she'd have another baby.

Santana started playing with the food on her plate. "I can't take the chance of having another child with Down's Syndrome. Don't get me wrong if I ever did have another child and the baby was born with Down's I would love that child unconditionally just like I already love Liam."

"Mija, you are an intelligent woman and a lawyer so I know you have read all about the causes of Down's. I have read a lot of information myself. There is a chance you could have another child with Down's but there's a greater chance you could have a child without Down's."

"I don't know if I'll be ready to take that chance. It's a 1 in 100 chance my next baby could have Down's too." Santana looked at her plate as she continued to play with her food with her fork.

"You've just had Liam and you're not going to know how you will feel a couple of years from now. Besides maybe Brittany is the birthmother of child I see in my visions. The point is please don't give up you and Brittany. Even if you have to spend time apart it could a part of your journey that brings you together in the end."

Santana was happy her abuela was there right now to say things like that because it really did help her. "I need to tell Brittany about us moving as soon as possible so when she calls tonight to say goodnight I'm going to ask her when we can get together to talk. Thanks for all of you encouraging words. I love you." Santana got up from the chair she was sitting on at the kitchen and walked over to her abuela giving her hug and kiss.

"Te amo demasiado hermosa nieta." (I love you too beautiful granddaughter)

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Later that afternoon after reviewing online some houses for sale in Columbus that her mother had sent her, Santana decided to take a nap before dinner while Liam was sleeping. Santana's two hour nap was ended when her cell phone ringing woke her up. Liam also was awaken by her cell phone.

"I just got a phone call from Sandra…" Santana said as she walked into the living room from her bedroom holding Liam but stopped when she saw Alma sitting on the couch with another person.

"Brittany?!" Santana's tone of voice reflected both surprise and excitement at seeing Brittany.

"I hope it's ok I just stopped by with telling you first? I was on my way home from the office and decided to stop to see how all of you were doing today." Brittany eyes looked at Santana from head to toe and then back up from toe to head. When Brittany's eyes met Santana's she suddenly looked away blushing. Santana scowled wondering why Brittany looked at her that way and then blushed. It was obvious Brittany was checking her out.

"Of course it's ok, you are always welcome here. Here how about you take this guy from me because I know he has missed you." Santana walked over to the couch and gave Liam to Brittany.

Brittany held Liam up in front of her and he scowled as he looked at her, "Hey little prince, how is your day going? I bet you had a busy day eating, sleeping, and making dirty diapers for your mommy to change. I hear you are doing well with your bottle. I'm so proud of you." Brittany kissed Liam on the forehead before holding him over her shoulder. She looked to find Santana and Alma smiling watching her.

"Santana, what were you saying about Sandra when you came out of the bedroom?" Alma asked wondering what Sandra had told Santana.

"Yeah, she called and said she couldn't be the real estate agent to sell the apartment because she had a large number of properties she was in charge of selling at the moment. So another agent named Lisa Zappa will be selling my apartment. She will be stopping by tomorrow to quickly look at the apartment and have me sign the agreement to have them sell the apartment. Sandra also said my apartment will be up on their web site tomorrow with all of the pictures she took when she was here today. It's kind of odd that Sandra didn't know she was too busy to take on my apartment before she came to see it today. Oh well, I guess these things happen." Santana said unaware of how what she was saying was affecting Brittany.

"Um…I'm going to go I've got laundry to do at home tonight." Brittany suddenly said while kissing Liam on top of his head before handing him to Alma who was sitting beside her on the couch. Brittany got up and walked to the front with a confused Santana right behind her. When Brittany got to the door she opened it a little before turning to face Santana. "It was nice seeing you again. I hope your apartment sells quickly so you and Liam can move to Columbus."

Santana closed her eyes hearing Brittany's words. Brittany heard what she said about the real estate agent and selling the apartment which meant Brittany just found out in an awkward way that Santana was definitely moving to Columbus. It obviously wasn't the way Santana wanted Brittany to find out about it. Santana reached out and shut the door closed so Brittany didn't leave.

"I'm sorry you found out about me selling the apartment this way. I hadn't told you about my final decision to move because I wanted to tell you in person and not over the phone. Please stay so we can talk. I really think we need to talk." Santana looked at Brittany who was looking at the floor.

Finally Brittany looked into Santana's eyes, "Yeah, we really need to talk. I'll stay but can you do me a favor and change your clothes it's kind of distracting."

Santana scowled at Brittany's request until she remembered before she took her nap she put a pair of boy shorts that were a little too tight, took off her nursing bra, and put on tank top that was a little on the tight side too. Santana felt her face getting warm from embarrassment. "Sorry about that I forgot what I was wearing. I'll put on some clothes."

Santana and Brittany walked back into the living where Alma was still holding Liam. "I'm going to go put some clothes on and then Brittany and I are going to talk. Can you watch Liam for a while?"

"Yes, I can watch Liam and I was wondering when you were going to realize your outfit wasn't appropriate for company." Alma teased her granddaughter.

Santana rolled her eyes, "Brittany, is ok if we talk in my bedroom?" Brittany nodded her head yes and followed Santana to her bedroom. Once inside her bedroom Santana put a pair of gray sweatpants over her boy shorts. "Is it ok if I don't put my bra on? It feels so good to me when I don't have to wear one since my breasts fill up with milk. If you're uncomfortable with me not wearing a bra I will put one on."

"No that's fine I understand." Brittany said all the while she was trying her best not stare at Santana's hardened nipples that were very visible through her tank top.

"Let's sit on the bed." Santana sat down the edge of the bed and then scooted towards the middle. When she moved she groaned and grabbed her lower back.

Brittany noticed that Santana appeared to be in pain, "Are you ok?"

"It's just my lower back. The last month of my pregnancy I had lower back pain but it went away once Liam was born. Last night I must have slept wrong or something because I woke up with sore spot in my lower back. I'll have put the heating pad on it tonight. I know taking an aspirin would help a lot but I can't take it because of my breastfeeding Liam."

"You can take acetaminophen if the pain is too much." Brittany said as she sat in the middle of the bed facing Santana as they both sat with their legs criss-crossed.

"I really don't want to take anything if I can help it. The pain isn't that bad."

The two sat in silence for a few moments. Brittany was waiting for Santana to speak and Santana was getting up the courage to talk. "Uh…Brittany, I want to apologize again for how found out I was selling my apartment and moving. Like I said I wanted to tell you person so here it goes. Liam and I are moving to Columbus. I'm hoping my apartment will sell quickly so we can move by the end of the month. My mother is a part-time real estate agent and is looking for a house for us in the Columbus area. I really want to live in one of the suburbs not in the city."

Brittany took Santana's pause in talking as a cue for her to talk. "I'm sorry about the way I tried to run away after I heard you talking about selling your apartment. It was childish and I normally wouldn't had reacted like that it's just when it comes to you my feelings are so different than I've ever felt towards another woman. I've held back telling you about my feelings because I knew deep in my heart that you would be leaving but I can't hold my feeling back any longer. I know we admitted we were attracted to one another but my feelings go so much deeper than mere attraction to you. I think about all of the time and I feel like a part of me already knows we belong together. It's just so overwhelming for me. My feelings sometimes feel like they are going to short circuit."

Santana was relieved to hear Brittany talk about her feelings because she had been feeling the same way. "I know how you feel because I feel the exact same way. I know it's best for me and Liam to move to Columbus but at the same time a part of me feels like I'm leaving you behind even though there really isn't an us. I'm also scared when we move that I will be losing my one chance at giving a possible relationship with you a chance. Like you I've never had these kinds of intense feelings for any other woman."

"Santana, you moving away isn't going to stop my feelings if that's what you are worried about. I can't imagine these feelings ever going away even if we are a part. I honestly wouldn't hesitate for one second to pick up and move with you if you asked me to. It scares me that my feelings for you are that strong that I would give up my life here in Chicago for you when I barely know you. I know you aren't going to be here very much longer but while you're here I'd like to spend as much time as I can with both you and Liam. Then when you move to Columbus we will work out a way to keep in touch. I know video chatting on the computer isn't the same as being together but it's better than not giving us a chance to see where our feelings will take us."

Santana suddenly felt emotional and weepy, "I would like to spend more time with you before we leave. I've always believe that long distance relationships don't work but we owe it to ourselves and Liam to try. I know how much you care about him already. My abuela told me today that she had a vision that in her lifetime you and would get together, get married, and have a baby of our own. Her visions are usually right and I'm really hoping she's right this time. Brittany, I just feel like my future is connected to you."

"I feel the same way and even if we have to be a part I feel we'll find our way together." Brittany leaned in and kissed Santana gently on the lips. The kiss deepened when she kissed Santana's upper lip and then her lower one. They pulled apart and leaned their foreheads together. "I want do something to you." Brittany whispered.

Santana suddenly pulled her forehead away from Brittany's. "I'm not ready to take our relationship to that level just yet besides I haven't had my six week checkup yet. I can't have sex."

Brittany giggled, "No, I didn't mean sex. I meant I want to do something for your back. Lay down on your stomach."

Santana did as she was told to do. Brittany moved so she kneeling on the bed beside Santana's lower back. "I'm just going to gently massage you lower back to ease the muscles. When I hit the spot where it hurts you let me know."

Brittany lifted up Santana's tank top so her lower back was exposed. She gently started massaging Santana's back and then she hit a spot that caused Santana's body to tense up and she actually said 'ouch'. "That's the spot right there."

Brittany then did something that surprised Santana, she leaned down and gently kissed the spot before continuing her gentle massage of the area. Brittany's hands were so soft but yet strong at the same time. Santana was quickly falling asleep from the massage so before she feel totally asleep Brittany whispered in her ear, "I'll pick you up Friday night at 7 to go out to dinner ok?"

Santana nodded her head and repeated back, "Friday 7 dinner." Then Santana was fast asleep. Brittany kissed Santana's cheek before leaving the bedroom.

Brittany walked into the kitchen to find Liam sitting on the counter in his carrier starting to fuss while Alma made dinner. "Awe what's wrong my little prince?"

Alma turned when she heard Brittany's voice. "It's time for his bottle. Where's Santana?"

"Her lower back was bothering her so I massaged it and she fell asleep." Brittany looked at Liam who was started to cry louder.

"Is everything ok between the two of you?" Alma asked hoping the answer was yes.

"Yeah, everything is ok between us. She told me about your vision for our future. You have no idea how much I hope that all comes true." Brittany looked at Alma in the eye and Alma could see how much Brittany really wanted it all to be true.

"Me too sweetheart. You and Santana belong together but unfortunately you have to spend some time apart. Liam's bottle is in the refrigerator, why don't you feed him? Then you can stay have dinner with us. It's nothing special just leftovers."

Brittany's eyes lit up when Alma asked if she wanted to give Liam his bottle. "I'd love to feed him and I'd love to stay for dinner too." Brittany got Liam's bottle out of the refrigerator and ran it under warm water from the kitchen sink for a few minutes. She took Liam out of his carrier and took him into the living room and sat in the recliner.

Liam started sucking immediately when the nipple was in his mouth which made Brittany smile. She leaned down and kissed his forehead. "I promise you I'm going to be a part of your life and your mommy's life. We all just need to be patient and let time work its magic." Brittany kissed Liam's forehead again.

TBC