Hi all, thanks for the reviews last chapter. I hope you all enjoy this piece. It's going to be a while before I post another snippet as I'm going to start working on adding another chapter to one of my older pieces called Awaken.
The Fourth
Brittany throws another bag of frozen chicken into the cart ignoring the huffing coming from her wife. She's been in a mood all morning ever since their fathers came over and stole Spencer away to go buy fireworks. She so wanted to go too, but instead is stuck shopping with the blonde and their mothers.
"Brittany dear do you have a turkey baster?" Gloria asks her daughter-in-law, though she's really more like a second daughter since she's known the blonde since she was five.
"I don't think so, but I really couldn't say." Brittany says frowning as she tries to think back.
"We don't," Santana says rolling her eyes.
"Don't sass me Santana Marie." Gloria says glaring at her daughter.
"I wasn't sassing." Santana whines.
"I know you and you were in your mind." Gloria says giving her daughter the eye.
"Here," Whitney says throwing five packages of hotdogs into the cart. "Do you think that's enough? I know Pierce will eat a whole pack himself." she adds.
"Since we're having chicken, burgers and chili I think that's enough and if for some reason it's not we can send the boys out to buy more." Gloria says walking away with Whitney leaving their daughters with the cart.
"I hate this." Santana whines, pouting at her wife.
"Suck it up," Brittany says smirking when her wife's mouth drops open. "We're hosting the 4th BBQ tomorrow for our friends and family which is why we have to do this, shop for the food."
"Why couldn't I go with our dads and Spencer." Santana whines.
"Because you're paying and we need to learn to cook." Brittany says wondering when she became the more reasonable adult between the two of them.
"Why," Santana whines. "They can cook so why do I have to learn?"
"So you can feed our daughter healthy food and not all the fast food stuff you like to feed her." Brittany says giving her the look of you better agree.
Santana just continues to grumble under her breath the rest of the trip, but makes sure that it's quiet so her wife doesn't hear. She has no doubt that her wife will withhold sex if she hears her complaining any more.
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"Thanks for inviting us Santana." Rachel says handing Santana her coat.
"Put your coat away hobbit." Santana growls slamming the door in Kurt's face, stomping away.
"What's up her butt?" Kurt asks having opened the door and standing next to Rachel.
"Who knows," Quinn says taking Rachel's coat and hanging it up.
"I can't believe we finally all at the Pierce/Lopez famous fourth BBQ again, it's been a while." Blaine says.
"Yeah, you know that up until this year Santana's been too scared about Spencer getting hurt to have one." Quinn tells them.
The four of them walk out back and head to the rest of the gleeks who are standing at the far end of the pool. All their parents are over by the grill talking to Brittany and Santana's parents. Despite the fact that they are all grownups now at this moment they feel like kids again.
"I can't believe they invited all our parents." Mercedes says snuggling into Sam.
"Trust me it was probably Whitney and Gloria who did all the inviting I can't imagine Santana is happy having so many people in her space." Puck says chuckling at a thought.
"Shut up Puckerman." Santana growls walking over with her wife and daughter.
"San be nice, he wasn't saying anything bad this time." Brittany scolds her wife.
Santana huffs and stomps into the house, leaving them all gaping. Brittany who is used to her wife sometimes acting like a two year old just ignores it.
"So how has everyone been? It feels like forever since we all got together like this." Brittany asks picking up Spencer who is a little tired.
"We're good; you know still trying to plan our wedding." Rachel says smiling at Quinn.
"I don't get what you two are waiting for." Brittany says. "Me and Sanny were married right after she proposed."
"Because we want our wedding to be perfect and that takes time." Rachel says.
"Moving on from the wedding that won't ever happen." Mercedes says. "Are we going to be invited to your fourth BBQ from now on?" she asks.
"Yes, now that Spencer is older I'd like to have one every year here." Brittany happily says.
"Santana doesn't seem like it." Mike points out.
"She's still upset she had to go shopping yesterday." Brittany says shrugging walking into the house to go find her wife leaving Spencer there.
Spencer who knows all these people is uncharacteristically shy today. She blushes and is about to take off after her mama when Quinn picks up the tired little girl.
"How has your day thus far Spenc?" Quinn asks tickling her belly causing the girl to giggle.
"Fun, I can't for fireworks." Spencer shyly says glancing around at all the former gleeks.
"That won't be for hours though." Rachel points out.
"Gampa says that we're doing them at eight, but I can light some off earlier." Spencer happily says.
"Shut it Berry we don't want to upset her and thus Santana." Kitty lowly growls so Spencer can't hear.
"Why do you suddenly care about not upsetting Santana? You never have before." Rachel retorts back.
"Because the woman is scary when she's protecting her daughter and just so you know I never said anything bad about Brittany either." Kitty says knowing exactly where Rachel was going to go.
"No fighting Kitty." Marley sweetly says placing a hand on her arm.
A little ways away from the girls the boys minus Kurt are all standing together.
"I don't get why Kitty was invited I thought Santana hates her." Artie says still upset that Kitty his ex is now also dating a girl.
"Who cares lets jump in the pool and get the girls wet." Puck says wiping off his pants to show his American flag swim trunks.
Santana and Brittany walk over to the girls just in time for Santana, Rachel, Kitty, Marley, Mercedes, Tina and Kurt to get soaking wet from the boy's splash. The first thing that happens is Kurt and Rachel let off ear splitting shrieks, Santana and Kitty are fuming while the other three are just trying to find towels. Artie rolls over with some towels and offers them to the soaking wet girls. While the rest of the girls try not to crack up laughing, the boys jump out of the pool on the other side and run for their lives as Santana and Kitty are after them.
"Are you okay Rachel?" Quinn softly asks drying her off.
"Kurt?" Blaine sheepishly asks having been the only guy to stay behind aside from Artie.
"Come on into the pool house we've got a lot of our older clothes out here that you all can borrow." Brittany offers feeling a little bad for her soaking wet friends.
"Mama why is mami trying to kill Uncle Puck and Uncle Sam?" Spencer innocently asks.
"Because she and your Aunt Kitty are getting revenge for us on the boys who go us wet." Rachel huffs for once happy for Santana's mean ways.
"SANTANA MARIE LOPEZ-PIERCE!" Gloria yells. "YOU LEAVE THOSE BOYS ALONE NOW!"
"Abuela mad." Spencer whispers.
"Yep, let's go save mami." Brittany says figuring a yelling match between her wife and mother-in-law is about to start.
She's about halfway to her wife when the yelling starts.
"THEY GOT ME WET!" Santana shouts at her mother.
"THIS IS NOT THE WAY YOU WERE RAISED!" Gloria shouts back.
"KITTY YOU STOP THAT TOO!" Kitty's mom shouts at her.
"I DON'T CARE I'M GOING TO GET THEM!" Santana shouts trying to run after the guys who are now on the other side of the yard.
"Santana," Brittany sternly says causing Santana to shut her mouth instantly.
"Kitty," Marley says crossing her arms standing next to Brittany.
Both women look at their significant others with stern looks. Santana and Kitty both lower their heads slightly and look ashamed.
"Sorry Britt," Santana says hanging her head lower and taking a seat at the patio table.
For a few moments everything is fine and just as everyone is about to go back to chatting as they wait for the parent men to finish cooking the different meats. Then everything goes to hell with Quinn laughing at Santana.
"You are so fucking whipped." Quinn laughs.
This of course sets off Santana whose shame goes right away with the "insult".
"What did you fucking say." Santana growls.
"You heard me Satan." Quinn taunts her.
"Here they go again." Brittany whispers to herself.
Judy and Gloria both roll her eyes at their daughters who always seem to need to fight at least once every time their together.
"I'm not scared of you Santana." Quinn adds.
"Well maybe you should fucking be." Santana growls storming over to Quinn and slapping her.
"Oh no you didn't." Quinn growls slapping her back.
Before Santana can do anything back, Quinn falls over holding onto her shin.
"Shit, shit shit," Quinn groans.
"Don't hit mami," Spencer says as meanly as she can.
"Come on Spenc let's go inside." Santana says picking Spencer up and heading inside not caring anymore if her wife is mad at her.
"Well it wouldn't be a party without someone pissing Santana off." Mercedes says shrugging. "You really should learn not to laugh at her like most of the rest of us have Quinn."
"Foods done," Pierce says having completely missed everything that had been happening.
Hours later after everyone is stuffed from over eating and Santana and Quinn have made up, along with the boys apologizing for getting some of the girls wet, everyone is seating in the front yard ready to start lighting off fireworks. The men both parent and younger are all at the end of the driveway ready to light off the first of what will be hundreds of fireworks. Spencer is down with her grandpas getting ready to shoot off the first firework of the night before the show truly starts. She's getting to hold the Roman Candle which she is very excited about.
"Spencer be careful." Santana says walking over to the guys to keep a closer eye on her daughter.
"Santana you be careful." Brittany shouts after her wife.
"This could end very badly." Quinn says from next to Brittany. "Remember the last time she was that close to fireworks?" she asks.
"What happened?" Mercedes asks wanting to know some dirt.
"Brittany you want to tell her?" Quinn asks looking over at the other blonde.
"When we were around twelve, I wanted the big ones to go off first so she tried to go light them off for me. The tube fell and she just barely got out of the way in time before it hit her. Since then she's hated fireworks unless they're lite off far away from her." Brittany says. "Needless to say she's very worried about Spencer around fire-"
Before Brittany can finish Santana shouts shit and fucking damn. They all look up to see Santana rolling on the ground, holding her leg.
"FUCKING SHIT DAMN IT!" Santana shouts.
"Mami," Spencer gasps dropping the still going off Roman Candle.
"Take cover!" Mike shouts jumping up just in time to miss getting hit.
During the chaos that ensues Santana somehow manages to get herself into the middle of the fireworks lighting zone. How she got there no one knows. She's leaping around trying to avoid getting hit, but not making her way out of the danger zone. Luckily since Pierce is slightly nuts he runs into the danger zone and brings Santana back to safety.
"Santana," Brittany gasps wrapping her arms around her wife.
For a few seconds she was terrified that she was going to lose her wife.
"Mami, I'm sorry." Spencer sniffles wrapping her little arms around Santana's legs.
"It's okay honey." Santana says patting her head. "I know you didn't mean to do it."
"Are you okay?" Brittany asks still holding on tightly to her wife.
"I'm fine Britt." Santana says kissing her quickly. "Can we go sit down now and maybe get some ice for my thigh?"
"Of course San." Brittany says helping her over to where all the women are sitting waiting for the fireworks show to start up again.
"Are you okay Santana?" Whitney asks for all of the them.
"I'll be fine, but I could use some ice." Santana says as Brittany helps her sit down.
They all enjoy watching Pierce who after everything that happened shooed the rest away and lite the rest of the fireworks off. Being after midnight everyone bids Santana and Brittany holding a sleeping Spencer goodbye and goodnight. After putting Spencer to bed Brittany helps Santana get out of her pants without hurting herself.
"I'm really proud of you honey." Brittany says kissing her deeply. "Since you were such a trooper with the whole fireworks thing, I think you deserve some loving."
"Oh god," Santana moans as Brittany starts to ravish her body.
Needless to say it was the best fourth ever.