Chapter 14

Brittany's POV

The last few weeks have passed very quickly and now it is only one week to Christmas. Normally on Christmas we do the whole family thing where everyone comes over to our house for dinner including grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and whoever else. I wanted to spend time with Santana and the baby on Christmas day but I'm not sure of her plans yet so I'm going to wait to see if she says anything.

I'm pulled out of my thoughts when someone shoves me into my locker causing me to hurt my arm. "Just because you have got my girl pregnant doesn't mean you can have her so when the baby's born, stay away from her" Puck, the football captain spits at me before walking off.

"Who the fuck was that?" Santana asks while walking over to me. "All I saw was someone shoving you from a distance, I couldn't get here quick enough" Santana says. "Are you ok? Did they hurt you?" she asks. "If it was one of my so called friends then I will kick their butt, it better not have been a fucking cheerio."

"Santana, I'm fine" I say. "It was just Puck, warning me to stay away from you because apparently you're his girl."

"I'm going to kill him, I was never his fucking girl" Santana says. "You're not hurt are you?"

"Santana I'm fine, don't worry" I say, laughing slightly. "You focus on yourself and the baby, I'm tip top."

"Good, so that means you're well enough to take me to lunch today" Santana says. "I'm really craving that new Thai restaurant and I am eating for two."

"You know that that is a myth, it's just an excuse pregnant women use to eat more" I say. "When you are pregnant your body is able to absorb more nutrients from the food you eat thus meaning the baby will receive nutrients and you won't need to consume mass amounts of extra nutritional foods."

"You really are nerdy sometimes" Santana says smiling.

"Big deal, it's what you call being prepared" I answer.

"Well you're baby mama's still hungry either way so are we going to lunch?"

"Will we have time, we will only get an hour's lunch break?" I ask.

"We will have time if we blow off all our classes after lunch" Santana answers. "Come on, it's the last day the teachers won't give us any work so it's not like you will be missing anything."

"Fine ok, we can go" I say.

"Thank you thank you" Santana says excitedly before kissing me on the lips. "Oh…sorry, I just got a little excited."

"Its fine" I reply. "Wait for me outside your last class before lunch and then we can leave, ok."

"Yes boss" Santana says laughing.

"You're in an awful cheery mood today?" I observe.

"I have reasons to be cheery" Santana says. "Its Christmas time, school's over, we're going to have a baby and a beautiful girl is taking me to lunch" Santana lists off causing me to blush at the last bit. "How can I not be happy about that?"

The bell rings preventing me from answering Santana's question so we say our goodbyes and head off to our respective classes. I am not overly thrilled on the idea of skipping our afternoon classes but since its Santana who asked then I am fine going along with it.

Santana's POV

I take my seat in math class next to my friend Mercedes who I have only recently became friends with again, we had a stupid falling out last year. "Hey Cedes."

"Hey, how's it going?"

"Ok" I reply while taking my books out. "But I need your help with something."

"Ok, go ahead" Mercedes says.

"I need help to find the perfect gift for someone" I start off. "I really like this girl and I want to be with her but I don't want to scare her off by coming on too strong" I say. "I want to give her the gift then declare my feelings for her, I kept trying to tell her I like her but it doesn't work out so this time I need a plan I can stick too with no interruptions."

"Don't worry I will help you get your girl" Mercedes says. "The gift has to be something meaningful so what types of things does Brittany like?"

"How did you know it was Brittany?" I ask.

"It's obvious" Mercedes states. "You look at her with such adoration plus you are not exactly subtle when it comes to staring at her, you couldn't take your eyes off of her in the cafeteria yesterday."

"She's amazing Mercedes" I say smiling. "I can't take not being with her anymore, I just want to hug her or kiss her, heck I just want to be around her the whole time" I admit.

"Then let's find her the perfect gift and create the perfect plan that will make her want to be with you" Mercedes says.

"Let's do this" I say determined. When I say Brittany Pierce is going to be mine, this time I mean it. I am going to make sure this plan is destined to succeed so I can finally win over Brittany.

"I didn't know you liked spicy foods" I say to Brittany.

"Oh yeah" Brittany says while chewing. "I love spicy foods, my mom makes a really good Indian style chicken curry. It's like my favourite food of all time."

"I thought spaghetti Bolognese was your favourite" I say.

"I have many favourites" Brittany says. "My favourite food my mom makes is chicken curry but you never know, your spaghetti Bolognese could top it I just haven't tasted it yet."

"The offer was there a few weeks ago" I say. "Santana Lopez doesn't offer to do much for others so when the offer is there you really should snap it up" I tell Brittany with a smile. "It's your own fault you didn't get to try it."

"I suppose it was" Brittany says. "How about I make you a deal?"

"Go on."

"You make us your spaghetti Bolognese one day and I will make sticky toffee pudding for dessert" Brittany suggests.

"Deal" I say.

"So you all set for Christmas?" Brittany asks. "I bet your younger brothers and sisters are excited."

"My siblings are extremely happy just now, they are desperate for Christmas to come" I say. "All they do is talk about Santa Claus and how they hope he checks everything off their lists."

"A bit like me, I love Christmas" Brittany says. "Deep down, I am like a big kid at heart."

"A big kid who got accepted into Harvard University" I say.

"Yeah" Brittany says.

"Have you gave it anymore thought?" I ask.

"I don't know" Brittany replies. "I sort of just want to enjoy Christmas and stuff and then think about it when the holidays are over."

"That's cool" I reply. "Whatever you choose we will figure out what's the best for the baby so don't feel like you need to turn the offer down, things will turn out the best in the end."

Brittany smiles "You're more amazing than people give you credit for."

"Thanks" I reply. "Do you want to come back to my house after we finish here?" I ask. "We could watch a movie or just hang out" I suggest.

"Sure" Brittany replies. "I was wondering if we could maybe hangout on Christmas Eve because I will need to stay with my family on Christmas day and now that the baby is starting to kick and stuff then I want to be around as much as possible so I don't miss something."

"Of course we can, you don't need to ask to see the baby" I say.

"I know but I just wanted to check you didn't have any plans" Brittany says.

"Well I don't" I say. "So are you guys having a big family Christmas?"

"Yeah" Brittany replies. "The whole family comes to my house. I love my family but sometimes it gets a bit much. My grandparents turn up at eight thirty in the morning and my aunt ends up staying to midnight so it can be a long day."

"I bet" I say. We spend the rest of our meal in silence but it's a comfortable silence however as the seconds tick by I get even more nervous. I'm nervous because I want to ask Brittany out on a date. Mercedes suggested that I ask her on a date then tell her how I feel, apparently it is a little more romantic and girls like romance.

"You ok?" Brittany asks.

"I'm fine" I say and Brittany nods. "Actually I was wondering something Brittany."

"What's that?"

"Do you maybe want to come over to my house on the twenty sixth?" I ask. "My siblings are going out so I thought maybe I could cook for us and we could just hang out and stuff. If you're not busy that is." I don't want to say let's call it a date in case it puts Brittany off but hopefully Brittany will be able to realise it is a date.

"I would love that" Brittany says. "Do you want me to bring anything?"

"Just yourself" I say. "I have got you a gift though so maybe I could give you it then instead of Christmas."

"Sounds good" Brittany says smiling. "I have a gift for you too so I will give you it then also." I nod smiling. Brittany has got me a gift. "Do you want anything else to eat?"

"No, I'm full. I have ate way more than I should" I say.

"Ok" Brittany says before calling the waitress over. "Can I get the check please?" Brittany asks the waitress who nods then goes to get our check and bring it over.

"If you can pay at reception on your way out that would be great" the waitress says, laying the check on the table.

"No problem" Brittany replies.

Brittany's POV

Santana and I decide to go for a walk to work some of our lunch off then we will get back to the car. "Oh my god Britt, look at that" Santana says while grabbing my elbow and pointing to a shoe shop where the window displays a pair of seven inch heeled ankle boot pumps with a zip up the ankle. "Every girl must have a pair of those."

"Really?" I ask. "I wouldn't find them at all comfortable to walk in."

"I would, not when I am pregnant obviously but I would totally wear them after" Santana says.

"Right" I say before we start walking again. I make a mental note to buy these shoes for Santana, I know we are only friends and stuff but she is carrying my baby so whatever she wants I will try to get. "Oh crap" I say when I notice my brother and his friends leaving McDonalds down the road.

"What?" Santana asks and I point to Brad. "Oh right, is he still being a bastard?"

"Yeah" I reply sadly.

"Britt you can't let him get to you" Santana says, stopping us as we walk. "When he hurts you, it hurts me because I hate seeing you upset."

"I can't help it" I reply. "He just…." I cut myself off. "Doesn't matter."

"No, Britt" Santana says. "It does matter. I'm here for you so if there is something bothering you then you can tell me."

"I know I seem weak but he scares me Santana" I say, tears falling down my face. "I am scared of my own little brother, which makes me feel so sad."

"Hey" Santana says wiping my tears. "There is no reason to feel ashamed for being scared. He's not so much you 'little' brother anymore. He's a 1.85 metre 15 year old boy."

"I thought he was going to hit me last night" I reply crying.

"Aw babe come here" Santana replies pulling me into a hug. "Don't worry, I'm going to fix this and then you won't ever need to be scared of him again."

"I've always been a strong person and I was never scared of anyone so how can I be scared of my brother?"

"It's because you love him" Santana replies but I don't get it. "If anyone ever tried to hurt me or my family it wouldn't scare me because I would be able to defend myself but if Brad were ever to try and harm me, I don't think I could be that brave."

"If a guy came up to me and tried to steal my purse or your purse I know you would fight against him but if it were Brad, you would fight against him for my purse but you wouldn't fight for your own" Santana says. "Brad's the baby you held when you were younger, the baby that you promised you would give anything to that they ever wanted so basically you would put his feelings before your own."

"How do you know this?"

"I have younger siblings and I would give them the world if they asked" Santana replies. "Your situation is different because my siblings would never be as aggressive towards me but if Brad hit you, you wouldn't hit back because you wouldn't want to hurt him, contrary to what he has done to you." I suppose I do know what Santana means. "I'm going to sort this, I promise you" Santana tells me.

"How?" I ask. "Santana you don't need to do this."

"I do and I will so please trust me" Santana asks and I nod.

Santana's POV

It's been a few days since Brittany confided in me about her brother. Brittany told me that she was going out for the day with some friends so I took this as a good opportunity to go and have a word with Brad about his behaviour. He has went too far now and I refuse to have Brittany scared in her own home, let alone I refuse to bring a baby here if he doesn't change his ways. I don't want Brittany feeling embarrassed or weak that I am 'fighting her battles' for her so to speak so I don't want her to find out about me giving Brad a talking to.

"What is your fucking problem?" I ask Brad.

"Me?" he says. "I don't have a problem other than the fact that you haven't slept with me yet."

I laugh. "You are really quite delusional. I will never ever sleep with you."

"You say that now but I'm sure you will change your mind, girls always do" he cockily replies.

"Yeah well I'm not just any girl, now am I?" I say. "I am a girl who not only knows better not to sleep with you but I am also a girl who is pregnant with your sister's child."

"I really do feel sorry for you" Brad says. "It must have been hard having to do the deed with nerdy Brittany as a dare and even harder finding out she knocked you up." I suddenly lose it and shove Brad up against the wall, my forearm pushing into his neck below his chin. "Get off" Brad says.

"Not until you tell me the reason why you are so cruel towards Brittany" I demand.

"Because I just am" he replies.

"What has she ever done to you?" I ask. "She has shown you nothing but love and support since the day you were born, how can you be so nasty to someone who only wants the best for you?"

"She ruins everything for me" Brad states.

"What do you mean?" I ask.

"Ever since we were kids, mom and dad always favoured her over me" he says. "She was their blue eyed girl, could never put a foot wrong whereas me, in my parents eyes I couldn't stop fucking up."

"So you are mean and nasty towards Brittany because you are jealous?" I ask.

"I wouldn't say jealous" he answers. "I just want to be looked at as an equal to Brittany not someone below her."

"Brittany would never ever think she was above you, she's not like that" I tell him.

"Do you know what the teachers say at school?" he asks. "They always tell me that I should take a leaf out of my sister's book, she's studious so why can I be."

"They probably don't mean it in a bad way" I say.

"Oh come on, of course they do" he says. "Everyone is the same, the teachers, my parents, everyone. I'm just Brittany's useless little brother."

"Are you actually serious?" I ask annoyed. "You make Brittany feel like she is useless not the opposite" I say angrily. "You tease her, make fun of her, embarrass her at school, call her names and you even go as far as almost physically hurting her." I take a seat on the couch. "Brad how can you not see how damaging that is to her, you are effectively bullying your own sister. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if Brittany cries herself to sleep at night or prays to god to wake her up because it's just a nightmare" I say before sighing. "I know I am a hypocrite because I was always mean to Brittany but you're different, you're her flesh and blood" I say turning to look at him. "If I ever treated any of my siblings the same way you treat Brittany then I would never be able to live with myself, it makes me feel physically sick that a brother could treat his sister in such a sinister way."

Brad doesn't respond to my speech so we just sit there in silence for the next few minutes until Brad finally does say something. "I would never hit her" he says genuinely. "You have to believe me, I wouldn't use violence against my own sister, I couldn't do that" he says.

"Then why threaten her and scare her" I ask.

"I only do it to annoy her" he answers.

"Threatening and scaring someone does more than annoy someone, it can change them completely and not for the better" I say. "It isn't Brittany's fault that you feel the way you do, I understand that no one likes being compared to someone else in such a negative way but in order to combat the problem then you need to face it head on and find solutions."

"How do I do that though?" he asks.

"You identify the root of the problem and then evaluate how you can create solutions" I say but Brad still looks puzzled so I explain further. "For example, teachers compare you and Brittany at school, right?" Brad nods at me so I continue. "Ok so then just say politely to the teacher, with all due respect, I am not my sister and I don't intend to be so can you please not mention her when we are discussing me?"

"Ok" he says.

"Maybe Brittany is smarter than you and gets better grades but I bet you there are lots of things you are better at than her" I say. "Everyone is different, we all have different strengths and weaknesses so it's important that you realise what may be a weakness for you is a strength for someone else and vice versa."

"Brittany is pretty crappy at football whereas I'm not" Brad says.

"Exactly" I say. "You do realise you will need to do a hell of a lot of apologising to Brittany to make up for what you have done."

"I know" he says and I think I have got through to him, only time will tell though.

"Oh and another thing, don't keep hitting on me" I say before whispering in his ear "I'm your sister's girl and I don't intend on that changing." I walk away from Brad and make my way out of the house, feeling happier that I know Brittany is safe now. As I left the house I failed to notice Brittany hiding behind the kitchen door, presuming she has heard Brad and my conversation.

Brittany's POV

I have lay awake in my bed for about ten hours now on and off, I've done nothing but toss and turn all night, replaying the conversation I heard between Santana and my brother. I feel a lot better knowing that Brad would never actually physically hurt me but it does emotionally hurt that he actually thinks I think I am better than him. I obviously can't forgive him straight away because he has caused me a lot of hurt over the years but if he attempts to make amends then maybe we can gradually put some of this behind us.

Since it is nine, I decide to just get up and head down to the kitchen for some breakfast. As I am walking down the stairs I hear voices in the kitchen, I find it a little strange because both my parents are supposed to be working today. Oh god, I hope Brad hasn't got friends over, I would look a right sight walking into the kitchen in my Mickey Mouse pyjamas with 101 Dalmatian slippers and pink fluffy dressing gown. As I near the kitchen I realise it is Brad talking to Santana…wait, why's Santana here.

"Did you take on board our little chat yesterday?" Santana asks and I presume Brad must nod since Santana speaks again. "Good boy" she says. "And remember if you so much as do anything to hurt Brittany again then you won't just have me on your back but my whole family" Santana says. "Including my 1.95 metre brother and my two fifteen year old brothers who are your height."

"I do want to make things right?" Brad answers.

"Good because I will go through you like a ton of bricks if you don't" Santana replies. I wait for a few minutes before I enter the kitchen "Sexy jammies Britt" Santana says smiling as I walk in.

"What are you doing here?" I ask.

"I came to see you" Santana replies. "I hope that's ok."

"Of course it is" I reply. "You will have to excuse me for a bit while I go for a shower and change" I say. "I didn't expect anyone to be home so I never bothered getting dressed."

"Britt it is fine, your pyjamas don't offend me" Santana answers.

"I am going to meet with some friends" Brad says looking at me. "If you speak to mom and dad can you tell them I won't be home for dinner?"

"Sure" I reply and then Brad leaves.

"So I thought we could go shopping for some baby clothes today, up for it?" Santana asks. "I got some money put in my bank account from a bank in Barbados, also known as the people who used to be my parents."

"Shopping sounds cool" I answer.

"Alright then" Santana says. "How about you go shower and dress and I will make you some breakfast?"

"You don't need to do that" I say.

"I want to" Santana says genuinely.

"Thank you" I reply, giving Santana a peck on the cheek before I leave the kitchen.

Santana's POV

I have had to settle with only seeing Brittany on the 26th because she can't come over on Christmas day, I'm a little gutted but on the other hand Mercedes and I have devised an awesome plan which consists of the day being like a second Christmas with just Brittany and I. Jade's going to help me cook an amazing meal while Mario, Marc and Jason take the younger siblings out for the day and Jade will go to her boyfriend's when she's helped me. That means I will have the whole day alone with Brittany and that's when I am going to lay down all my feelings and if things go according to plan then I may just have a girlfriend before 2015 hits.

A/N: Next chap Santana will declare all to Brittany. Will update before Christmas.