When she had booked the plane tickets for their flight to Ohio, Santana had thought that flying in the early hours of the morning was the best option because there would be less traffic and people. However, now that she's driving from the airport to Lima, she's seriously regretting it. Forcing her eyes to stay opening and focussing her attention on the road in front of her, Santana lets out a yawn which is then closely followed by a sigh. She regrets not booking her family into a bed and breakfast or hotel to break up the journey because right now, she wants nothing more than to sleep or at least have a rest. She was so close to booking one for them, but when her parents had called and told her how excited they were about seeing them again and how they had a hired car waiting for them in the airport parking lot so that they could easily make their way to their home, the idea quickly vanished from her mind.
Santana glances to her right and smiles when she sees the sight of Brittany sleeping peacefully. She then looks through the mirror to check on Cassidy and does the same when she notices that she too is sleeping. A sense of relief washes over her when she sees that her two girls are sleeping because throughout the entire plane ride they were wide awake. They never seem to settle during travelling so she's glad that they're both getting some rest now, especially Brittany since she's been really tired lately. She's been trying to get the blonde into a routine so that she gets enough sleep, but it's proven to be difficult because of how hectic their lives are sometimes.
Before focussing solely upon the road in front of her, Santana checks the clock on the car and sees that it's just after three o'clock in the morning. She's expected to arrive at her parents house in ten minutes from now and she has to admit, she's really excited to see them. Despite living in different states, Santana has successfully managed to maintain a great relationship with her parents and because of that, Brittany and Cassidy have an amazing relationship with them too. They speak on the phone almost everyday and they usually Skype at least once every couple of weeks. The only reason they haven't done it recently is because both Santana and Brittany agreed that it would be too hard to keep the pregnancy a surprise from them if they were speaking to them for an hour or so every so often.
Santana takes one of her hands off the steering wheel and slips it into Brittany's, giving it a soft squeeze as she does so. She's aware of how much her girlfriend is stressing over this visit and she hopes that she can do everything within her power to relieve some of it from Brittany. She knows that Brittany has no problem with staying at the Lopez household for two weeks or speaking and spending time with Maribel and Carlos – it's her own parents that the blonde has the problem with and Santana doesn't know what she can do to help her lover with that problem. Susan and James Pierce haven't exactly taken steps into being a permanent part in their lives and as a result neither she, Brittany or Cassidy have a strong relationship with them.
For the past couple of days it's been apparent to Santana that Brittany has become more on edge about the visit because of the fact that it will mean that she'll be face to face with her parents, and she's at a loss of what she's supposed to do about it. Mr and Mrs Pierce are a touchy topic to talk about and whenever the Latina brings it up, Brittany either shuts down or changes the subject completely. It's like talking to a brick wall and Santana is so close to giving up. She hopes that this trip will be good for them and that Brittany and her parents will be able to amend their relationship or at least start doing it because the brunette knows how important it is, and now especially with the twins on the way, it's important to have as much support as they can get.
It takes Santana another fifteen minutes of driving to arrive at her parent's house but as soon as she is safely parked in the driveway, she lets out a loud sigh of relief and relaxes into her seat. She's glad that it's finally all over and that in a matter of minutes she'll be inside her childhood home with her family and will be able to get some real rest. Looking up at her house, Santana frowns when she sees that there is a light shining through the living room window. However, she doesn't get a chancer to dwell on it because seconds later she sees the front door open and her parents stepping out of the house, causing her brown eyes to widen in surprise. She had assumed that her parents would have been asleep by now considering the time that they had informed them they were arriving. Still, she should have known that they would have stayed up to greet them because they're just as stubborn as she is.
Shaking her head in amusement, Santana unclasps her seatbelt and gets out the car just as her mother and father come to a stop in front of it. "Hola Mami y Papi." She greets, hugging them both tightly. "What are you two doing still up?"
"We tried to, but we were too excited." Maribel admits, pulling her daughter in for another hug. "We couldn't wait to see you, Brittany and Cassidy. We want to spend as much time with you all as possible."
Santana smiles at the sincerity in her mother's words as she once again breaks out of her embrace. She knows how excited her parents are about them visiting because they haven't stopped going on about it for the past couple of weeks leading up to it. She loves that they do their best to stay involved in all of their lives and that she, Brittany and Cassidy stay involved in theirs because the Latina knows how important it is for Cassidy to know who her grandparents are. Also, she wants to have a strong relationship with her parents because she can't imagine her life without them. She can't wait until she and Brittany announce the pregnancy to them during their lunch that they're having because she's certain that they're going to be over the moon.
"Cass and Britt are excited about seeing you both too." Santana answers, glancing back through the car window to check on her two girls. "They both fell asleep during the ride here though. I should probably lift Cassidy to bed before she gets a sore neck from sleeping like that."
"I'll do that." Carlos offers as he moves round to the side of the car that Cassidy is at. "You focus on waking up Brittany and getting out of the cold, okay?"
Santana simply nods he head wordlessly as she allows her parents to take over. She watches as Carlos carefully picks up her daughter and cradles her in his arms while beginning to walk up to the open front door of the house, and then she watches how her mother follows closely behind them carrying their suitcases. Once she's sure that they're in the house she moves to the door of the passenger's side and opens it before crouching down so that she's level with the sleeping blonde.
"Brittany, wake up." She calls out to her girlfriend softly, placing a hand on her shoulder and shaking her gently. She watches on as Brittany begins to stir in her sleep and how her eyelids slowly flutter open until she's tiredly gazing back at her. "There she is." Santana smiles when her lover seems to be more awake. "We've arrived at my parent's house. They've already came out and took Cassidy and our suitcases into the house."
"Hmm'kay." Brittany mumbles, bringing her hands up to rub at her eyes before stretching her arms above her head. "Sorry I fell asleep on you."
"Don't be sorry, I'm glad you finally got some rest." The Latina replies as she stands up and zips down her hoodie and shrugs it off her shoulders, handing it to Brittany once she's done. "It's cold out here so put this on, you and the babies need to be protected."
"Thanks babe." Brittany says in appreciation, taking it out of her girlfriend's hands and slipping it on. When she's finished she steps out of the car and closes the passenger's side door before slipping her arm around Santana's small waist and pulling her into her side to protect her from the cold. "Come on, let's get you out of the cold."
Together the two of them walk towards the Lopez household all while Brittany keeps Santana as close to her as possible. She's vaguely aware of the cold air surrounding them, but it's not something that has grabbed all of her attention because she's too busy focussing on her girlfriend who is wrapped up into her side. She loves Santana and she's actually really glad that they decided to spend their holidays with the Lopez family because she knows how happy it makes Santana.
As soon as they enter through the front door of the house, Brittany and Santana are met by Carlos and Maribel who patiently been waiting for them to come into their home. Since she's already hugged both of her parents, Santana takes a step back from her girlfriend and gently pushes her forward by the small of her back in the direction of her parents. Brittany gets the hint and without any hesitation she hugs Maribel and Carlos in turn and gives them a quick peck on the cheek as she does so.
"It's nice to see you both again." She says once she takes her place back beside Santana. "You both look really well."
"We could say the same for the both of you." Maribel replies with a warm smile. "Now as much as I would love to chat with you both, the two of you should go and get some sleep, you look exhausted."
"We are Mami." Santana agrees with a slight nod of her head. "You two need to get some sleep as well, so we'll speak again in the morning."
Maribel and Carlos agree with the plan and so they bid Santana and Brittany goodnight before climbing up the staircase to their bedroom. Brittany and Santana follow close behind them and the Latina leads her girlfriend by the hand in the direction of her old bedroom. Walking with the blonde to her room feels so familiar to her because of how often they did it when they were children and the memory is bitter sweet to her. Her room holds so many good memories of her and her lover, but at the same time it was her room that she practically lived in for months after Brittany left her. Sighing to herself, Santana does her best to shake the thoughts out of her head, but she has a feeling that it is a lot easier said than done.
/
The first thing that Brittany notices, or more so feels, when she begins to wake up in the morning is the mattress dipping up and down on Santana's side. She's about to force her eyes open so that she can find out what's going on but before she has the chance to she hears her daughter's laughter sounding in her ear and the realisation that Cassidy is in the bedroom with her and Santana dawns upon her.
"Cassidy you need to be quiet." She hears Santana whisper to their daughter as she shuffles about in the bed to get comfortable. "Your Mama is still sleeping."
"Why is she still sleeping?" Cassidy asks and Brittany doesn't even need to open her eyes to know that the youngster is pouting. It's a trick that she learned from her. "I want her to wake up."
"Well the babies inside Mama's tummy need her body to care for them so it makes her very tired." Santana explains, keeping her voice soft and Brittany knows it's so that she won't wake her up. "To keep herself and the babies healthy, Mama needs to sleep whenever she's tired."
"Oh." Cassidy breathes out after a moment of thought. "Maybe we shouldn't wake Mama up then."
Brittany can't help but smile at the innocence of her daughter's words and so she rolls over and opens her eyes to face both Cassidy and Santana. Her smile widens when she finds that her two girls are cuddled up into one another so she shuffles across the bed to join them, throwing her arm around them when she can reach the two.
"Don't worry, I'm already up." She mumbles into Cassidy's skin as she presses her lips to her forehead. She then reaches over and searches for Santana's hand to hold so that she can have some sort of physical contact with her and smiles when their fingers lock together.
"Good morning Mama." Cassidy beams, showing her pearly white teeth. "How are the babies this morning?"
"The babies are doing very well." Brittany replies, liking the fact that Cassidy always asks how her brothers or sisters are doing. "They're very happy that their big sister has come to see them this morning."
"I'll come and see them every morning, I'm going to be the best big sister ever." Cassidy comments as she sits up in the bed. She's not lying under the blankets with her parents so she moves freely until she's curled up into Brittany's side. "Are we going to tell Abuelo and Abuela about them?"
"We are going to, but we need to keep it a secret for a little while longer because we're going to tell them at lunch time." Santana informs their daughter as she picks up her phone to check the time. She groans slightly when she sees that it's only just past eight o'clock in the morning but she can tell from the smells that are invading her nostrils that her parents are already up and cooking breakfast for them all. "Do you think that you will be able to keep the secret?"
"Yeah Mami I can keep it a secret." Cassidy confirms with an enthusiastic nod. "Can we go and get breakfast now?"
"Of course we can, go through to your room and pick out an outfit to wear first though."
Without another word Cassidy clambers off the bed and runs out of the room so that she can find a change of clothes. Once she's gone, Santana rolls into the space that is currently between her and her girlfriend and cuddles into her while pressing a kiss into the crook of her neck. "Good morning Britt." She mutters into the pale skin against her lips. "Good morning babies." She adds as she slips one of her hands under the blonde's sleep shirt and places it on her stomach, rubbing it gently.
"Good morning San." Brittany responds finding the brunette's actions adorable. "The twins say good morning too."
The two of them lay in silence for a few moments longer, taking the time to enjoy each other's company. However it's short lived when they both hear Cassidy calling on them to hurry up and so Brittany reluctantly breaks out of her girlfriend's embrace and slips out of bed. "Are you taking a shower before you come downstairs?" She asks the Latina who is still lying curled up in their bed, while opening up her suitcase and grabbing a pair of leggings and Santana's sweater to put on.
"Yeah I think so." Santana answers, keeping her eyes on Brittany while she's getting changed. She loves the way Brittany's body looks because even though she can only see the back of her girlfriend, she still thinks she looks absolutely beautiful. "I feel gross after the flight and driving here."
"Okay then babe, I'll meet you downstairs." She says once she looks presentable enough to go down into the kitchen. When she's satisfied she crawls back onto the bed and kisses Santana softly before making her way to the bedroom door. "Don't take too long."
When Brittany and Cassidy finally make their way downstairs to the kitchen hand in hand they are met with the sight of Carlos sitting at the kitchen table reading his newspaper and Maribel hunched over the cooker frying some eggs and bacon. Carlos notices their appearance first and as soon as he does he puts down his newspaper and gets up off his seat to cuddle and greet them both. It doesn't take Maribel long to do the same and before Brittany can even comprehend what's going on, she finds herself being ushered into one of the seats at the kitchen table.
Brittany has to admit, she's always loved Santana's parents because they've always been so caring and welcoming to her and over time that's something that hasn't changed at all. She kind of likes the fuss that the Lopez's make over her because it's something that she never experienced growing up with her parents. They were rarely around and whenever they were they were usually working in their home offices or were too busy to spend much time with her. The only time she can actually remember spending with them is when they'd pay for an expensive holiday for the three of them to go on, but even then she never really enjoyed them because she had no one her age to play or hang out with, and her parents usually brought along business associates. She definitely prefers the Lopez household more than her own one, and she's glad that Santana has adopted the nurturing and caring side which both Maribel and Carlos seem to have.
The blonde is broken out of her thoughts when a plate is put on the table in front of her and when she looks down at it and is met with the sight of bacon, sausage and scrambled eggs she feels her stomach churn. Eggs are one of the foods that she's been staying away from lately because even though she usually loves them, it seems as if the babies don't and they always make her sick. She knows that she needs to get as far away from the plate as possible or she's going to projectile vomit across the whole table, so she politely excuses herself from the table and briskly makes her way out of the room. She doesn't get far though because before she can make it into the bathroom, she runs into Santana who places her hands onto her shoulders to stop her from going anywhere. Brittany can tell from the concerned look in the Latina's eyes that she's worried about her but right now she wishes that she would just let her go because she's pretty certain that she's going to throw up at any moment.
"Britt are you okay?" She asks, her eyes searching Brittany's face for an answer. "What's wrong?" She questions further when she doesn't get a verbal response straight away.
"Eggs." Brittany mutters, struggling to get past her girlfriend due to the grip Santana has on her. "I'm going to be sick."
Brittany successfully manages to barge past Santana and runs through to the bathroom before dropping down to her knees in front of the toilet bowl and heaving into it. Santana is hot on the blonde's heels and when she sees Brittany on the floor she crouches down behind her and scoops her hair out of her face. She begins to rub soothing circles on the lower part of her lover's back and once Brittany has finished emptying out the contents of her stomach and retching into the bowl, the Latina presses a kiss to her sweater clad shoulder before standing up.
"Did eggs trigger your sickness?" Santana queries, extending her hand out to help Brittany up. She watches as Brittany nods her head in response to her question and then shoots her an appreciative smile for helping her up. "I'll tell my mom that I'll make us something else for breakfast, I don't want you around egg if it's going to make you throw up."
"Don't be silly San." Brittany protests, wanting to make as little fuss as possible. "I don't want to cause any trouble for your parents, I'll just not eat them."
"Nope, no way." Santana shakes her head in disapproval. "You're pregnant and throw up enough as it is already. I'm going to prepare breakfast for me and you, and then we're going to eat it and my parents aren't going to mind."
Before Brittany can protest any further, both women hear Carlos calling them back into the kitchen for breakfast, interrupting their moment. Since she still has a hold of Brittany's hand, Santana guides her out of the bathroom and through the hallway, back to the kitchen. She greets her parents with a 'good morning' and instead of sitting down at the table with them, she begins to rummage through the cupboards looking for something more suitable for breakfast.
"Santana come and sit down." Maribel orders, confused about her daughter's behaviour. "I've made bacon and eggs, it's your favourite."
Santana stops rummaging in the cupboards and peers around the open cupboard door to look at her mother, who she finds frowning at her. "I know you have Mami, and I'm grateful for that." She says sweetly. "Britt and I are eating healthier now, so I'm going to make us some oatmeal instead."
"The two of you don't need to eat any healthier." Carlos cuts in. "Both of you are like skin and bones."
"Trust me, we do." Brittany chuckles. "San and I are like the take-out queens, we order one almost every week."
/
A few hours later Brittany and Santana find themselves curled up on the couch, completely alone. After spending some quality time together as a family, Carlos and Maribel asked if they could take Cassidy out for some hot chocolate and a trip to the park. Of course, Brittany and Santana allowed their daughter to go out with her grandparents because both of the women know just how important it is for the youngster to form and maintain a strong relationship with them. They were also quite glad that they'd have a couple of hours alone together because after the long journey here and the little sleep they got last night, they're both exhausted.
"I'm gonna go upstairs and take a shower." Brittany says randomly, breaking the comfortable silence between them. "Do you want to come upstairs and start unpacking our stuff?"
"Yeah I may as well since we're here for a couple of weeks, I hate living out of a suitcase." Santana replies, pulling herself off the couch while Brittany does the same. "I'll do Cassidy's too while I'm at it, I went into her room earlier this morning and found all of her clothes out of her suitcase and thrown across the room."
"That's because she takes after you." Brittany jokes as the pair of them begin to walk up the stairs together. "You're both messy."
"We're not that bad." The Latina playfully roles her eyes just as they enter their bedroom. "Go take a shower and then once you're done we can sneak in a quick make out session before my parents come home. There's extra towels already in the en-suite."
"You're so romantic." The blonde giggles as she walks through into the en-suite bathroom, not bothering to close the door behind her since her girlfriend is the only other person in the house. Usually when they have time alone they shower together, but since they need to be productive today and because Santana has already had a shower this morning, Brittany is doing it on her own. She doesn't mind though because she'll finish quicker on her own which means they'll have more time to spend with each other in private. Brittany is more than aware that for the next couple of weeks they'll rarely have a moment alone because of how much Carlos and Maribel have planned for them to do. She knows that she'll probably have to spend some time with her parents too, but she doubts it will be a lot.
Peeling her clothes from her skin, Brittany throws them in a pile and then turns on the shower. Once she's satisfied with the temperature of the water, she gets into it and sighs in contentment when the warm water hits her pale skin. Most of the time showers are rushed in their home because of their hectic schedules so the blonde relaxes slightly knowing that she can spend as long as she wants in it just now, even though she plans to only spend up to fifteen minutes because she's got more important things to do.
After washing her hair and body, Brittany steps out the shower ten minutes later. She dries herself quickly with the towel and throws it in the washing hamper before making her way to the exit of the bathroom. She can hear Santana open and close the drawers of the dressers for their clothes, indicating that she's in the room but as there is no other noise surrounding throughout the house she assumes that they're alone. Walking around naked isn't usually something that she does, but she decides to do it today because while she was showering, she noticed something very important that she wants to show her girlfriend.
Brittany stands in the doorway of the en-suite bathroom and looks out into the bedroom to find Santana kneeling on the floor and sorting through their suitcase. She has her back to the blonde and is humming to herself so Brittany guesses that she hasn't realised that she's standing there yet. Coughing lightly to gain her girlfriend's attention, Brittany watches as the brunette jumps in surprise at the noise and then turns around to face her.
"Britt why are you na..." The words die on Santana's lips when her gaze travels down Brittany's body and she spots what her girlfriend is obviously trying to show her. "Oh my god Brittany this is beautiful." She gasps, immediately making her way over to the blonde and dropping to her knees in front of her. "You've got a bump." Santana breathes out as she tentatively places both of her hands on Brittany's small bump, stroking her thumbs over it.
Shuffling on her knees, Santana moves closer and shifts her hands to the small of Brittany's back before leaning in and placing two gentle kisses to the bump. "So beautiful." She smiles, unable to hide the smile from her face. "I can't believe it."
"It really is beautiful." Brittany agrees, looking straight into Santana's eyes and then helps her girlfriend to stand up. "Do you know our babies are the size of limes right now, and they have fingernails?"
"You seem to know everything." Santana comments leaning in and kissing her girlfriend. "Go and put some clothes on, it's getting cold."
With one last peck on the lips, Brittany moves past Santana and grabs a pair of her jeans, a white tank top and her underwear and begins to get dress, fully aware that her girlfriend is still staring at her with her mouth hanging slightly open. The fact makes Brittany smirk to herself because she loves how much Santana is affected by her body and it makes her feel so much more confident about it.
When Brittany is fully dressed, Santana makes her way over to her and hugs the blonde from behind, sneaking her hand under the white tank top so that she can feel the small bump once again. She loves the smooth feel of Brittany's skin and cannot believe that her children are currently resting inside of there. She finds it truly fascinating and can't express how grateful she is to have a partner like Brittany. She loves her so much. Wanting to show her girlfriend this, Santana spins Brittany around in her arms so that they're facing one another and begins to kiss her slowly. While they're doing so, she begins to guide the woman in her arms towards the bed and once they reach it, she slowly lowers the blonde onto it before crawling on top of her, keeping their lips connected throughout it all.
Brittany breaks out of her daze when Santana begins to trail her lips down her neck and places her hands on both sides of the Latina's hips, stilling her actions. "We need to stop." She informs the woman on top of her reluctantly. "We need to make lunch, and we're not having sex in your parent's house."
"It never stopped us before." Santana mumbles, attaching her lips to Brittany's neck again and finding her pulse point, causing the blonde to squirm beneath her.. "Besides no one is even home, we need to celebrate your bump."
"San, no." Brittany says with a little bit more authority. In all honesty she wouldn't have a problem with having sex with Santana right now if it weren't for the fact that her daughter and Santana's parents could come home at any minute, and that it's not their home. She remembers when they were younger and how they used to sneak about the house so that they could spend intimate times together (although most of it took place at her house as there were never any adults home) and how on the bed that they're lying on they made love to each other a countless number of times. Brittany's eyes widen at this thought because then she remembers something that she's sure will creep Santana out a little bit. "You do realise that this bed is where Cassidy was conceived?"
Santana's movements immediately stop and she moves her head from the crook of Brittany's neck to look into her bright blue eyes. As soon as they make eye contact with one another, both women immediately burst into a fit of giggles. "Okay, no sex." Santana eventually gets out between her fits of laughter. "I still want to celebrate your bump."
"Our bump." Brittany corrects with a small smile as she begins to run her hands up and down the curves of her girlfriend's hips. "We can celebrate sometime later, I'm not really feeling up to it right now. Let's go and make some lunch."
Santana complies with the request and crawls off Brittany's lap and stands up from the bed, offering her hand for the blonde to take. She successfully helps Brittany up and locks their fingers together before leading her out of the room and down the stairs towards the kitchen. When her parents had gone out with Cassidy, both she and Brittany had offered to make lunch for them all despite the fact that neither of the women know what they're going to cook. Over the years they have both progressed in the kitchen, so Santana is positive that whatever they decide to make is going to be delicious.
After taking a few minutes to search through all of the cupboards in the kitchen, Brittany and Santana decide on making pizza from scratch. It's not something that they've ever done before, but when Brittany had made an off-handed comment about wanting some pizza, Santana suggested that they make some from scratch. With help from an online recipe, the two women manage to find all the ingredients that they need and begin to make the dough while enjoying each other's company. Both of them like it when they prepare meals together because it makes them feel so much more domesticated.
"I thought you told your mom that we were eating healthily?" Brittany questions in a teasing tone. "Last time I checked, pizza wasn't healthy."
"Shut up." Santana replies playfully, taking the focus of kneading the dough to look at the blonde. "The last time I checked, my main concern was looking after my pregnant girlfriend and she wanted pizza so that's what we're having."
"You're too good to me." Brittany smiles, leaning over and pecking Santana's cheek. "I love you."
"I love you too."
It takes Brittany and Santana another fifteen minutes to finish making the pizza dough and putting it in the oven and by the time they're finished, the two of them are covered in flour. It's in their hair, on their faces and on their clothes, and Santana is certain that she has a flour print of Brittany's hand on her ass (not that she's complaining). She looks over at her girlfriend just in time to see her concentrating on blowing a strand of her hair out of her face and the brunette thinks that it's completely adorable due to the fact that she looks so cute with a dot of flour on her nose. She also loves that now she knows that there is a bump that she can see it whenever she looks at her lover.
"Hey Britt, can you take off your top for a minute?" She asks, picking up her phone from the counter top and dusting the flour off of it. "I want to take a picture of the bump." She adds for further explanation when Brittany shoots her a quizzical look.
Although Brittany still isn't particularly fond of getting her photo taken, especially when she isn't fully clothed, she willingly takes her top off for Santana. She knows that her girlfriend is so excited about this and for that reason she doesn't want to let her insecurities get in the way and ruin this experience for them both. She wants to be able to remember all of this with Santana and so she wants to take as many pictures and make as many memories as possible.
Once the picture is taken, Brittany slips her top back on and Santana makes her way over to Brittany so that she can show her it. When she reaches her, Santana immediately wraps her arms around the other woman from behind so that she can rest her hands on her stomach and then gives the blonde her phone to look at the picture. "What do you think?" She asks, resting her chin on Brittany's shoulder.
"Ew, I look gross." Brittany grimaces, handing the phone back to Santana. "You better not show anyone that."
"You don't look gross, you look beautiful." The Latina insists, peppering Brittany's shoulder in light kisses. "Don't worry, it's for my eyes only."
"Good." She hums, spinning in Santana's arms so that she can face her properly. "You're the only one who is allowed to see my body."
Santana leans in and carefully takes Brittany's bottom lip between her own and kisses her softly. She loves how comfortable Brittany is around her and she wants to show her how much she appreciates her. She smiles into the kiss when she feels Brittany kiss her back and then slips her tongue past her lips and explores her mouth with it. Her hands find their way to Brittany's waist and then brings one of them up to tangle into her girlfriend's hair, bringing her closer and deepening the kiss. Santana's hips jerk forward when she feels Brittany press herself against her body and judging by the moan that escapes Brittany's lips, she guesses that she likes it too.
"Enough you two! Cassidy can see you."
Brittany and Santana immediately jump apart when they hear the familiar sound of Maribel's voice and they turn in the direction of it to find her, Carlos and Cassidy all standing in the doorway. As she looks at her daughter, Brittany can feel her cheeks growing hotter because of the realisation that they've been caught making out and she can tell by the mischievous glint in her daughter's eyes that she's probably going to say something about it.
"Mama and Mami kiss like that all the time." She giggles, playing with the new doll that Carlos and Maribel have bought her on their trip outside. "I'm gonna go use the bathroom now." She announces, slipping past her grandparents and leaving the room.
"We do not make out like that all the time." Santana groans, pulling Brittany closer to her once again and burying her face into her shoulder. "We weren't doing anything bad."
"Of course you weren't." Maribel replies with a roll of her eyes. "I'm sure if we hadn't of stopped you two then there would be more babies on the way."
Santana automatically looks at Brittany and notices how wide her eyes have gotten and is sure that she is probably mirroring her reaction too. They've planned on telling her parents about the pregnancy during lunch, so they only need to keep the secret for another half hour or so. Taking a deep breath in and then exhaling slowly, Santana turns to look at her mother again. "You're overreacting, we can control ourselves." She huffs, crossing her arms over her chest and rolling her eyes pretending to be annoyed. "Come on Britt, let's go and get changed for lunch, there's no way I'm spending the day covered in flour."
/
Twenty minutes later Brittany and Santana find themselves standing nervously outside of the kitchen. They're aware that Cassidy, Carlos and Maribel are all already sitting at the table waiting for them so that they can begin eating, but neither of the women can bring themselves to walking into the room. They are both positive that the Lopez parents will react well to the pregnancy news, but it doesn't take away their nerves which are currently stopping them from walking through the doorway and into the room.
The gift to break the news to the older couple that Santana is holding in her arms feels like a huge weight, so Brittany silently takes it from her and hides it behind her back. They haven't thought of a speech or how they're actually going to hand the gift over, so Brittany is guessing that they're most likely going to wing the whole thing. In her opinion that's so much better than having a plan because they're used to making things up as they go along and because if there's no plan to follow then nothing can go wrong.
"We've got this." Brittany breathes out as she leans over and kisses Santana on the cheek. "They're going to be so excited for us, just look at how much they love Cassidy. They have so much love to give that they need more grandchildren to give it to."
"You're right." Santana nods her head in agreement. "They always regretted not having more than one child because they loved being parents and they used to tell me they wanted a lot of grandchildren, everything is going to be fine."
When Brittany doesn't say anything in response Santana pushes her slightly forward so that she can walk into the room first, and then she follows closely behind her, shielding the gift behind the blonde's back. She doesn't want her parents to see it early and begin to ask questions about what's going on. They're both very observant people and are always asking questions about absolutely everything and although she loves them dearly, even Santana can find it extremely annoying.
They find Cassidy sitting at the top of the table with Maribel and Carlos sitting to her left, and so they come to a stop in front of them. Santana is sure that just by looking at her parent's facial expressions that they can sense the nervousness that is currently radiating off her and her girlfriend, so she tilts her head up higher in an attempt to look much more confident.
"Come and sit down." Carlos instructs, taking a sip from his glass of water. "The two of you went to a great amount of effort to make lunch and we should enjoy it while it's hot."
"Si Papi, we'll sit down in a moment." Santana replies, shooting her father a smile. "Before we do though, Britt, Cass and I all have a present for the both of you."
With a nudge from her girlfriend, Brittany steps forward and takes the neatly wrapped present out from behind her back. She crosses the short distance between herself and the table and sets the rectangular gift down into Maribel's awaiting hands. "It's for both of you." She says as she begins to back away, going back to Santana's side. "We would have got you one each but we didn't have enough space in our suitcases, so you're just going to have to share for just now."
"Oh girls, you didn't need to get us anything!" Maribel exclaims, setting the present down between herself and her husband. "Thank you though, I'm sure we will appreciate it no matter what it is."
"Open it and you'll see Abuela!" Cassidy demands, growing slightly impatient. "You and Abuelo can do it together."
Maribel and Carlos do as they're told, and Brittany, Santana and Cassidy all watch intently as the scene unfolds in front of them. Once the wrapping paper is off the object, Maribel holds up the present to have a closer look at it. "A book of children's stories?" She questions out loud, snapping her gaze towards Brittany and Santana. "What's this for?"
"Is it for us to read to Cassidy?" Carlos questions, taking the book from his wife. "We'd love to read to her, but I'm sure she's a bit advanced for stories like this." He adds, shooting his granddaughter a playful wink, which she giggles at in response.
"It's not for me Abuelo." She informs him. "Open up the first page and read it to us."
Carlos follows the instructions and opens the book up to the front page before clearing his throat and beginning to read. "Dear Abuelo y Abuela, our big sister Cassidy told us how great you both are at telling stories, so we bought you this book so that when we're born you can read them to us. We can't wait to meet you both! Lots of love Baby PL One and Baby PL Two."
Silence fills the room as the two elder Lopez's take in the new information that they've been given, and Brittany reaches out for Santana's hand for some support. Once they're hands are linked and their fingers are locked together, the Latina squeezes them and then brings them up to her lips to kiss the top of her lover's hand. The time that it's taking for Maribel and Carlos to process the information seems to be taking an eternity and both Brittany and Santana are growing impatient and anxious because of it.
"Ay, dios mio!" Maribel gasps, finally catching on to what's happening. "Brittany darling, you're pregnant!"
"Yeah." Brittany confirms with a small nod. "With twins."
As soon as the words are out of her mouth, Maribel begins to cry, which really isn't surprising to either Brittany or Santana because they know how emotional she can be. They then cast their attention over to Carlos and notice him wiping away a few tears as well. They had expected this kind of reaction from Santana's parents and it's as if a huge weight has now been lifted from their shoulders now that they have let them in on the secret.
Carlos is the first to get up from his seat and engulf both women into a hug, squeezing them both tightly and pressing a kiss to both of their foreheads. "Congratulations.. I'm so happy for both of you." He says sincerely, looking at Santana and then at Brittany. "Are the babies healthy?"
"Thank you, Papi." Santana replies for them, pulling out of her father's embrace along with her girlfriend. "Both of the babies are healthy, we recently just had a doctor's appointment and then we have another one a week after we get back from Ohio."
"We have sonogram pictures, and today I found out that I have a little bump." Brittany adds with a smile firmly on her face. "We can show you them after lunch."
"How far along are you?" Maribel asks the blonde as she comes over to hug her daughter and Brittany. "Are you keeping well?"
"I'm twelve weeks and four days." Brittany replies, the excitement clear in her voice. "My morning sickness has been quite bad and I'm constantly feeling tired, but apart from all of that I'm keeping very well. Santana is doing an excellent job of taking care of me and making sure that I'm eating properly, and Cassidy is even helping around the house now too to make things easier for me. I couldn't ask for a better support system."
"I'm glad my daughter is taking good care of you, I wouldn't expect anything less from her." Maribel comments as she leads Brittany to the table, with Santana and Carlos following. "Are you excited about being a big sister Cassidy?" She questions once they're all seated again.
"Yes!" The youngster exclaims. "I'm gonna be the best big sister ever!"
"You most definitely are going to be." Santana agrees, leaning over the table to kiss her daughter's forehead. "The babies are going to be extremely lucky to have a sister like you."
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Here's some family fluff... some drama is to come shortly...
Sorry for the long wait on this, I've just been so busy with life right now. I'm going through a bit of a hard time, but things are looking up which is why I finally got this finished.
The next part will be up soon, I promise.
All mistakes are mine.
Let me know what you think!
