*A/N.- So this is it guys. this is the end of Under the Moonlight. I want to thank all of you who followed this story since the beginning, and also those of you who tagged along the way. thank you so much for all your reviews and for being so awesome all the time :D! THANK YOU TO MY BETTA and thank you to everyone who alerted and added it to your favorite list, though i already thanked you via PM.
enough with the rambling... enjoy :D! and dont forget to review! i would LOVE to know what you think of the end... though this is not the end, just the beginning of the rest of their lives :D!
Epilogue
It had been five years since Brittany moved in with Santana, five wonderful years. A lot had happened in that time, a new beginning, so many new memories, first times, small fights that ended in heated nights.
It had been so perfect all along. Santana couldn't believe how lucky she was with the life she was living, and the life their friends had. They were just as happy as them.
First there were Sam and Kurt, three years before they started with the paperwork to adopt a kid. They were so settled and thought that it was time to expand their family. They talked about all the options they had. First Kurt suggested that they could rent a womb or something like that and Sam could be the biological father but that idea wasn't so good on Sam. He said that if they couldn't have a kid together because of the biological impossibilities he didn't want to have a kid with a random woman. So they decided that adoption was the best option.
Now they had a two year old beautiful baby girl, Jamie. It was the light of their lives since the last year when she arrived to their house after several visits with the social worker. They couldn't be happier. It was funny how Kurt would get so excited with the baby's wardrobe, many of them though that even out of control. She seriously had so many clothes they could barely fit in her big closet. But if it made Kurt happy then it made Sam happy. So he agreed with every single thing Kurt would suggest.
Then there were Finn, Rachel and Jason. He was nine now, and so big. Finn said that he was as tall as himself when he was that age. Santana noticed that Jason was just as goofy as his dad aswell. Oh, and Jason could sing, he sang amazing and played the drums like no other kid Santana had seen in her life… not that she had seen so many kids.
Finn's business was doing great and a couple of years back they got enough stability to buy their own place and stop renting their old apartment. They moved near Sam and Kurt's place and the brothers saw each other pretty often. Sometimes even Rachel helped Kurt with Jaime when he had to run to his job and Sam just couldn't get out of his. Kurt was never fond of babysitters so he left little Jaime with her aunt and cousin.
Quinn and Ashley got married four years ago. After six months of Brittany moving in with Santana, Quinn left Puck's apartment and went back with Ashley. The main reason was that Ashley proposed to her two days before and they decided to live together while they planed the wedding. And of course Kurt planed almost all of it, just asking suggestions to Quinn and Ashley. He was crazy just like with his wedding, arranging everything and planning every detail. It seemed as if it was his second wedding, instead of Quinn and Ashley's.
They were happily married now and their relationship was growing stronger as the time passed. You could still see the dopy love for each other in their eyes and all the fluffiness in their voice when they talked about the other one or between themselves.
To everyone's surprise Puck arrived one night to a gathering of the group with a girl by his side, Juliana. Apparently they had been dating for a couple of weeks but he didn't want to say anything just in case it wouldn't work out between them. Now they have been dating for about seven months and it seems to everyone that Puck is pretty serious with this one. She even already met his mom and sister.
The group was still amazed at how easily Juliana fell in the game of the group, never left behind in jokes between them and always adding her own comment when she thought it was okay. They all loved her, but Juliana always felt closer to Quinn, like her other sister-in-law sort of speak. Quinn and Puck had grown closer in the time she lived in his apartment and they really looked out for the other one in every single thing.
Tina and Mike… surprise, surprise… got back together the previous year and were in the process of building a life again. It was nice to see them in such a good terms now. You could have seen in all the time they were apart that Tina never stopped loving him. And in the past every time Mike joined the group he always threw lingering glances at Tina from across the room.
As for Mercedes, she and Hank moved to England after he got offered a huge job over there. They weren't as in touch as they promised but every time she and Hank came back to visit their respective families they would pass by New York and have a huge party with their friends.
Santana was walking out of her bathroom in their bedroom drying the water left on her face with the back of her sleeve. She had just thrown up for the second time this morning. Oh how much she hated this.
"How are you feeling baby?" said Brittany.
"A bit better" she walked towards the bed and sat on the edge.
Brittany moved from her place where she was reading a book with her back against the headboard. She kneeled behind Santana and started massaging her shoulders slowly.
"I wish I could take all this sickness away from you" she kissed her shoulder and then her neck.
"It's okay… a little price we have to pay for this one" she said rubbing her belly.
Santana was four months pregnant but since the last month she was sick every morning. Brittany always felt bad every time Santana would run out of the bed and into the bathroom. At the beginning Brittany would run after her and hold her hair, but Santana asked her to stop doing it because it would always made her threw up more when she would move her hand up and down her back soothing her.
"I want her to-"
"Or him" Santana cut her.
"Or him" Brittany chuckled "to be here already"
"Me too, Britt-Britt… you don't know how much"
"Come on; let's lay down a little longer… I don't have to be in the restaurant for another three hours"
When Kurt and Sam started to plan their family Brittany started to get all this feelings about babies and they couldn't stop seeing babies everywhere. She kept the feelings to herself for a while thinking that Santana wouldn't be ready for that kind of responsibility just yet. But after a couple of months she decided to speak up. So after a long talk between the two of them they decided it was time to start thinking about a little person coming into their small family. Last year they started with all the necessary treatments with the doctor so Santana could get pregnant. It took them a few months of disappointing attempts till one day the pregnancy test was positive.
Santana stood up and walked around the bed. She laid down facing Brittany and the blonde snuggled closer to her. She kissed her eyelids and her cheeks. Brittany placed her hand on the back of Santana's head and brought her closer before kissing her on the lips.
Since Brittany with a little help from Santana, opened a restaurant the past year, just before they started with the whole baby process, still had a lot to deal with so they decided that Santana should carry the baby since the shop was more settled and didn't need much work.
Still Santana always helped her with the books and the pay bills, whilst Brittany took care of the kitchen, the suppliers, and the waitresses. Brittany still worked as a chef, but now in her own restaurant. She said she could never give up on the kitchen because that always helped her get some peace of mind if she ever felt troubled with something.
Brittany moved her hand from Santana's neck down her arm and placed it on top of her belly, rubbing little circles soothingly. Santana started humming and after a couple of seconds she broke away from the kiss.
"You know, every time you do that" she pointed to her belly with her eyes "the baby just starts moving, like if he could feel it's you who is doing it"
Brittany smirked and kissed her one more time before she moved herself to be in a better position with her head over Santana's belly.
"Do you, baby? Do you know it's your mommy doing this?" in that second the baby kicked Santana just where Brittany's hand was "Oh my god!" she shrieked her hand away for a second and then placed it back. Brittany couldn't stop grinning "Did you see that?" she asked Santana all excited.
Santana was grinning herself "Yes, and I felt it… I think he does know it's you"
"Oh my god" Brittany couldn't stop whispering over and over "Please, hurry up and be here already" she whispered one more time against her belly before kissing it gently.
"I don't think that's a really good idea baby" Santana said.
Brittany frowned a bit and glanced back to Santana's belly, she leaned in a little closer "Yeah, you are right" she said glancing to Santana then back to the baby "You stay there and bake yourself till you are ready to come out" she said patting Santana's stomach.
Santana laughed so loud at this, throwing her head a little back. She placed her hand on top of Brittany's, their wedding rings in their hands tingling a bit at the contact.
"He or she is not a cake in the oven, Britt-Britt"
"I know, but just like if it was a cake, it needs its time in the oven to be ready" she reasoned with a smile on her face.
"You are right" Santana moved her hand to cup Brittany's cheek with it "Come on" she motioned for Brittany to climb up and Brittany obliged happily.
Santana kissed her one more time before whispering against her lips "You are going to be the best mom in the entire world"
Brittany shook her head before saying back "No, you are" and kissed her again.
Santana moved a little lower and rested her head against the crook of Brittany's neck. The blonde placed one arm around her shoulders and with the other went back to her previous work drawing small circles on her belly.
Brittany and Santana were in their kitchen that night after they got home from their respective works. Santana was sitting on a stool by the isle sipping on a glass of water and Brittany was on the other side of the isle making a salad for dinner.
"You know what day is the day after tomorrow?" Santana asked quietly.
Brittany stopped in her tracks and grinned to the salad.
"Of course I remember what day it is"
"It's the day you proposed" unconsciously Santana moved her right hand to touch her ring in her left hand on top of the isle.
Brittany rested the big wooden spoon on top of the isle and walked around it, stopping next to Santana and kissing the top of her head.
"I know. I still believe is one of my favorite days of my whole life"
Santana smiled and kissed Brittany's shoulder. "It's one of mine too"
"Do you remember how it all began?" Brittany whispered and Santana nodded.
It was a cold winter night in London. Brittany and Santana had flight here to spend a few weeks before Christmas. They decided to spend most of their vacations, well Brittany's vacations, over there and then fly back to New York the day before Christmas Eve to spend it with all their friends.
Brittany was wondering around while Santana rested a bit from the flight. She was so tired that had been sleeping for about five hours. Brittany left a note saying that if she woke up and she wasn't there, to call her for Britt to go back to the house Santana had rented.
She was walking on the sidewalk in front of some stores. She was drinking a hot coffee and was hugging her body with her coat because the wind was so freezing that she was almost shaking. She missed Santana's warm body close to her but something kept her going on this path.
She glanced to the side watching some necklaces and watches on the gallery of a jewelry. She kept watching the pieces till she came across the wedding rings and the engagement rings. She stopped in her tracks when her eyes landed on a specific one, a white golden ring that was topped with a clear square diamond, and a few little ones on the sides.
It was as if it was calling her, as if the ring had gravity on its own towards Brittany, like a call that it was time. Brittany, without thinking, walked in the jewelry and looked for the attendant. The old man with grey hair that was behind the counter placing back some watches in the galleries smiled at the blonde.
"Good evening. I want the white golden engagement ring that you have in the gallery"
The old man smiled at her and walked over to the gallery. Good thing Brittany had one of Santana's rings with her. She had taken it from the brunette at the airport when she was playing with her hand and never gave it back.
A couple of days later Brittany was walking back to the small house with the ring in her purse. She had left the house pretty early in the morning so she could be back before Santana would wake up and realize she was gone. She walked inside the house and placed the purse on one of the small tables that were on the hallway before walking slowly up the stairs into their bedroom, making sure to stay as quiet as possible, but not without checking that the ring was still there.
As she previously thought, the brunette was still fast asleep, lying upside down, with her bare torso and hugging Brittany's pillow for dear life. She took off her scarf, coat and boots, slid out of the pants and into a pair of sweatpants, and took off her sweater before sliding in bed next to Santana. The brunette stirred and snuggled closer to Brittany when she felt the blonde next to her.
"Why are you dressed, and why are you so cold?" Santana mumbled, shrinking away for a second when her feet touched Brittany's cold ones.
"I just went for a walk, go back to sleep" Brittany kissed the top of her head and slid an arm around the brunette, pulling her closer.
In a few seconds she could hear the faint breathing of Santana, signaling she was fast asleep. Brittany was eager for their evening. She really didn't have anything planned and hated that she didn't. She regretted not being as creative with these things as Santana was. She still remembered the huge night Santana planed for them when they had their first time together.
Brittany smiled whilst stroking her hair soothingly and drew small circles with her fingertips at Santana's waist.
Finally the brunette woke up at the awesome feeling that her girlfriend's fingertips were giving her on her waist and moved up a little to be close enough to lean in and kiss Brittany.
She did and started roaming her hand along Brittany's stomach, gracing her abs under the fabric of the sweater. Brittany squeezed her waist and pulled her closer, bringing Santana on half on top of her.
Santana and Brittany were walking hand in hand on the side of the frozen pond in Regent's Park. They were glancing to the few people who were brave enough like them to be out here in the freezing night just walking around.
Brittany was shaking from her nervousness, tightening the grip on the black little box that was in her left pocket for dear life. She was going to do it tonight. The only thing preventing her hands to be all sweaty was the freezing wind that hit hard against them.
Santana walked closer to Brittany when a particular long blew of cold wind hit against them, shaking her frame with shivers from the cold.
"Britt, what are we doing here? It's so freezing, don't you prefer to be back in the house in front of the fireplace, snuggled up under a blanket on the couch?" she smiled at the blonde, but her smile faded when she saw the half smile on the blonde's lips.
"Is everything alright?" Santana asked, stopping them and turning Brittany to face her. "You didn't bring me here to break up with me, did you? Because that would be so cruel" Santana's eyes widened.
"WHAT? Of course not!" Brittany shook her head and pulled Santana closer. The brunette breathed again and looked down relieved.
"Then, what's wrong?"
"Nothing… ugh, you are much better at this than me" she shook her head.
"At what?" Santana raised her eyebrow.
"I don't have your creativity, and I don't know a bigger way to express you my feelings…" she took a deep breath "I wish I could have a better way of bringing you this. I wish it could be more romantic"
Santana started fidgeting in her place with a frown. Something about the way Brittany was talking, and the way she looked, a little pail, was making her nervous.
"Well… I don't have bigger words, and I sure as hell couldn't come up with a better speech… actually I forgot the small one a second ago" she chuckled.
"Speech for what, Britt?"
"San, the time that we spend together has been the best of my life… nothing can compare. You have made it complete by just being with me, and I don't want that to change. I want- I want to spend the rest of my life by your side, I can't imagine it any other way." She took a deep breath "We've been living together for a while now…"
Santana was realizing where Brittany was going with all this. She couldn't stop all the crazy things that were happening in her stomach. Butterflies flying all around, like if someone had made a loud noise and they all flew around, startled.
She could barely hear Brittany's words over the hammering noise her heart was making against her ribcage. It was freaking erratic, like the wings of a hummingbird that fly up in the sky.
But she tried with all she had to listen to what Brittany was saying to her, what she was trying to ask her. She still couldn't believe what she thought was happening.
"But I want more than that, I feel like we are ready for more than that… I want to make a bigger commitment to you" Brittany let go of Santana's hands and with her left one took the little box out of her pocket "So, here under the moonlight and the stars of London I ask you…"
Santana's eyes widened when she saw the black little box in Brittany's hand.
"Santana Lopez, would you do me the honor of marrying me?" said Brittany.
By now Santana had tears in her eyes, making her view blurry and impossible to throw a glance at Brittany's eyes. So with the back of her sleeve she cleared all the tears from her them and looked into those deep blue ocean orbs.
Brittany was still looking at her, with a shy smile on her face and hopeful eyes, still waiting for an answer.
"YES! Absolutely yes! Do you even have to ask?"
They grinned at each other whilst Brittany took the ring out of its box and motioned to place it on Santana's finger. Just as Brittany was about to Santana caught a glance at something written on the inside.
"Wait" shesaidandtooktheringfromtheblonde'shand.Sheglancedatitandread'Yours forever – B & S'.Shecouldn'thelpthebashfulsmilethatwasplacedonherface.ShegaveitbacktoBrittanyandtheblondefinallyslidtheringonherrightfinger.
She pulled Brittany in and kissed her senseless. She couldn't believe how lucky she was to be with such a beautiful woman, and to think they had their rest of their lives to be together was something Santana couldn't wait to live.
"You know, I remember you said you weren't good with that kind of stuff" Santana whispered against Brittany's chest "but that night was perfect" she said remembering how she proposed and the events that happened that night after it.
"Yeah, except the almost snow storm that caught us on our way back to the house" she chuckled.
"Well… it made us be super close that night, just to stay warm… not that I complain being so close to you" she smiled at Brittany.
The blonde leaned down and kissed Santana softly on the lips, placing her hands on the back of the brunette's head. Santana placed her hands on Brittany's waist and pulled her between her knees. She pulled her closer to herself till Brittany's stomach was pressed against her belly.
They stood like that for a few moments till Brittany felt something against her stomach.
"Oh" Santana pulled away from her.
"What?" Brittany looked up and down Santana, moving her hands everywhere to check if everything was wrong.
"Did you feel that?"
"Kind of… what was it?"
"It was the baby" she placed her hands on top of her belly and started to draw small circles around it.
Brittany smirked and placed her hands on top of the brunette's "Really?"
"Yeah… I think it heard my heart…"
"Your heart?"
"Yeah, you make it beat so fast" she smiled at Brittany.
Santana took one of Brittany's hands in hers and placed it on her chest, just above her heart. They could feel the fast hammering under their hands. Brittany grinned and leaned down to kiss her one more time, then pulled away.
"Now, let me finish our dinner or we are never eating" she chuckled whilst walking back to her previous place.
Brittany walked out to the waiting area of the hospital looking for their family. It had been five months and Santana had just given birth to their little baby, a handsome baby boy. He had dark hair, with really pale skin.
When they looked for donors they looked for someone with the same physical characteristics than Brittany. Blonde hair, blue eyes, really pale skin, and even taller than Brittany herself. They looked for someone who could dace but weren't that lucky.
At first they thought of someone closer to them, maybe Brittany's brother, but then thought against it thinking that it might get too weird for the family. It took them a while till they finally found someone that alike.
The first to see her was Kurt, who was caring his baby girl in his arms. He stood up and walked towards her with curious eyes.
"Well?"
"It's a boy" she grinned "a healthy, beautiful baby boy… he is perfect" she said.
"Oh my god" he squealed. Everybody was just behind him.
They all cheered and hugged between themselves. Santana's mother and grandmother hugged between themselves, whilst Brittany's parents did the same. Brittany's siblings weren't able to fly to New York, but just as Santana's due date was getting closer, Brittany's parents flew to help them, and so did Santana's mom and grandmother.
"They are cleaning the baby and setting Santana to take her back to her room. And the baby, they are going to take him to the nursery"
"I'm gonna look for my grand-grandson" said Santana's granny.
"I'll go with you, mom!"
"Yes, we are going, too" said Brittany's mom.
After they left to look for the nursery her friends walked closer to them.
"How are you feeling, Britt?" asked Quinn.
"Honestly? I feel like everything is spinning" she said. Brittany walked stumbling to the chairs and sat slowly. "I feel so overwhelmed"
"It is completely normal, Britt" said Rachel.
A small smile appeared on her face "I'm a mom" she whispered.
"Let the idea sink, Britt" chuckled Puck.
She stood up and said "I better go back to Santana" and after a hug to each of their friends walked towards Santana's room.
Brittany stopped at the door, took a deep breath and knocked slightly before stepping in. She opened the door and saw Santana on the bed with her eyes closed. She walked to the side of the bed and leaned in, kissing the top of her head.
Santana, reluctantly opened her eyes, and saw Brittany leaning over her. She smiled lazily at her before closing her eyes. Brittany cleared a few of black locks from her face and brushed her thumb over her forehead.
"You are exhausted, aren't you?"
She slowly nodded and smiled at her.
"Then I better let you sleep, I'll come back later"
"No, no… stay here with me… actually-" she moved to make space for Brittany "lie down here with me for a little while"
Brittany did as she was told and placed her right arm around Santana's head and Santana rested her head on it. With the other started to draw small patterns on Santana's arm.
"Did they let you be a little while with Seth before they took him?"
"Yes, but it wasn't enough… Britt he is so beautiful" she smiled adoringly at her.
"Yes, and he looks like you… he has your hair" whispered Brittany.
Santana snuggled closer to Brittany. The blonde kissed one more time the top of her head and ran her hand through Santana's hair. It took so little for her to fall asleep. She was left exhausted after the birth and couldn't keep her eyes open any longer.
Santana opened her eyes and was left blinded for a couple of seconds because of the shining light above her head. She squeezed her eyes shut and rubbed them with her left hand. She glanced around the room and saw that the blonde was standing with her back towards Santana and swaying back and forth with something, or actually someone, on her arms.
Brittany sang to the little Seth trying not to make too much noise so she wouldn't disturb her wife.
"Hush,littlebaby,don'tsayaword,Mommy'sgonnabuyyouamockingbird.
If that mocking bird don't sing, Mommy's gonna buy you a diamond ring.
If that diamond ring is brass, Mommy's gonna buy you a looking glass.
If that looking glass should crack, Mommy's gonna buy you a jumping jack.
Ifthatjumpingjackwon'thop,Mommy'sgonnabuyyoualollipop"
Brittany turned around and saw Santana smiling at them. She stopped singing and walked closer to Santana.
"I didn't mean to wake you" she whispered.
"You didn't… and I was really enjoying hearing you sing to our little boy"
"He had been so quiet all the time… like a little angel"
"Let me carry him a little" Santana sat up on the bed, whimpering a little from the ache. Brittany helped Santana with the pillows with one hand, carefully balancing little Seth with her other arm.
When Santana was completely settled, Brittany gave her the baby slowly, very careful with his head.
"I can't believe he is already here" said Brittany.
"I know… we are a complete family now" smiled Santana at him.
"Well… I wouldn't say complete" said Brittany.
Santana's eyes widened "What do you mean?"
"Maybe… in a few years… I- I can try?" she asked shyly.
"That would be wonderful Britt-Britt" Santana grinned at her.
Santana started to imagine a little girl as blonde as her wife, with blue eyes and jumping around the apartment following her big brother around the place, squealing.
Santana smiled at the image and deep down her she couldn't wait for it to happen. She wanted that, now that Brittany pictured it to her. She wanted a big family with her wife and maybe other two little kids beside Seth.
Only time would tell. But for now… for now she couldn't imagine a better life than the one she was living with her beloved ones and her little family.
*A/N.- I hope you enjoyed it :D! and i finally finished my first fic :')
as i previously said, i have a few ideas for a new one, also brittana... but i want to advance a few chapters on 'Running out of time' before i start with that one... though i don't know if i can, the ideas had been almost hunting me D: hahaha like even when i'm studying... really is crazy.
so those of you who like my work and would like to read more of it, go and alert me :D! and i'll post it soon.. or you can follow me on my tumblr. there i'll say whats going on... ( itsbetterwithfeelings . tumblr . com ) obviously without the spaces :D!