Chapter 10

The next day was a scorcher, and with the set list and arrangements completed, Finn and Angela decided upon a BBQ for the Group, inviting all of the Glee members. Angela had coerced Quinn and Brittany into helping her to set up the house and garden whilst she sent Sam and Santana out to the store for charcoal and a huge amount of barbequables.

"Sammy you've gotta tell him, you're a horrible, horrible friend" laughed the Latina as Sam leapt around the kart, catching her wrist and pulling her back into his arms.
"Stop it, you know I feel bad, your joking's making it worse. And I think he'd be more pissed off that I lied to him-" he was cut off by the squeal of the woman in his arms,
"Truce! Truce! I'll stop, I promise. Just don't tickle me." she said, turning around in the man's, now loosened, grip,
"Okay, deal. but any of your comments and I'll be on you!" grinned the blonde, moving his arm around Santana's shoulders and turning back to push the kart again.
"Mami we still gots lots to get. You two behave." Said Lucas shaking his head and tapping his tiny foot as the two adults resumed their composure.
"well aren't you all grown up now" grinned Sam as he grabbed the small boy into his arm, "not quite grown up to avoid my hugs though" he continued, ruffling the boy's hair as he held him tight against his broad chest. Santana couldn't help the smile spreading across her face as she watched her best friend and her son, Sam really was great, he was going to be an amazing dad. Turning back to the list Angela had written them a figure at the end of the isle caught her eye, the woman was watching Lucas and Sam, them she turned towards Santana.
"nieta? Santana?" came the voice of the woman, causing the brunette to instantly pale and draw Sam's attention to the onlooker.
"San are you okay, you want me to take the kids?" he asked the Latina softly, so as to keep his words from the boy still in his arm.
"Just. Just Lucas, Eva won't understand anything yet and she'll stop me doing something I might regret." She muttered back, giving a little smile as the blonde nodded before rubbing her arm and turning to the boy
"come on little man, we gotta get Angie that charcoal, we'll meet Mami in a bit" he said before giving a last smile to his friend and heading off to another isle.

Nearly half a minute had passed before Santana spoke, lifting Eva from the kart seat to calm herself, and to ensure she didn't start throwing stuff.
"Abuela. What do you want?" she asked the old woman coldly, seeing her begin to step closer.
"Santana, you are back, with children, you are living in Lima again?" replied the woman in her broken English. "tu madre you must call her." she continued, now only a metre or so from her granddaughter. "neita-"
"Stop," Interrupted the younger woman. "No, I'm here for the reunion, but yes I have kids. I didn't call you guys for a reason, you can't blame me anymore. If you're regretting it now it's not my fault, but if you want to apologise I'll listen, I'm not saying I'll forgive you, but I'll give you all a chance, a chance to earn it, to get to know me and my family. I'm going, but if Mami and Papi want to talk we're staying at the Fairfield, we have a phone line. I have to be somewhere" she finished, turning away quickly, pulling the kart with her as she held onto her daughter tightly. Alma Lopez was left in the middle or the isle watching the girl she had, both raised and disowned, walk away from her.

By the time they arrived back at the Hudson residence Santana had nearly recovered from the sight of her grandmother, she'd managed to regain most of her colour and was talking to Sam and Lucas, reassuring the boy that nothing was wrong. Angela, Quinn and Brittany had finished with the garden and Finn had managed to get the rust off the majority of the grill.
"Hey little man, why don't you take that in and go find Amy, she's had nobody to play with all morning" came Brittany's voice as she passed the boy carrying a filled shopping bag through to the kitchen, kissing his blonde curls as he nodded and continued to half drag the bag onwards.
"Babe I know you're all for getting the kids to do chores but I'm thinking that one was just a little big for him" she grinned as she saw the brunette butt check the door to come in.
"Yeah San that bag was practically as big as him, poor kid." added Quinn who was sat on one of the chairs in the living room, chatting to Tina, who'd not long arrived.
"Alright Quinny, you could always get up off that skinny butt and come help, oh and FYI, it was Sammy loading my kid up like a pack horse not me, if it was up to him I'm pretty sure child labour would be the way of life." responded the Latina as she entered from the hallway,
"San, what's wrong? What happened? Is it Eva" came the worried voice of the dancer as she saw the face of her wife. Something was definitely up, the Latina wasn't quite her usual colour and the smile following her words definitely didn't reach her eyes. Quinn and Tina turned to lay all their focus on the Latina, there didn't seem to be anything wrong, but Brittany had some kind of sixth sense when it came to her wife, she could spot the tiniest of differences.
"Is Lucas-"
"Taking that stuff through then going out to play with Amy. Now go." said the blonde answering her lover before the question was fully out, taking one of the grocery bags from her arms and planting a quick kiss on her cheek.
"Mi abuela estaba en la tienda" murmered the brunette, very aware that the two women on the sofa were still watching, knowing that the Spanish would provide at least a little privacy.

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