Chapter 26

Santana had finished nursing Collin and now Brittany was in the rocking chair burping him. It had become their routine. Santana sat on the bed watching the two most important people in her life interact together. Brittany was gently rubbing Collin's back while she whispered something so quietly in his ear that Santana couldn't even hear. Collin was one week old already. "Britt, there's something we need to discuss about Collin. We need to make an appointment with a lawyer to start the adoption procedure. I was thinking we could ask Quinn about it since the law firm she works for deals with family law issues but until then I'm going to call my lawyer on Monday and have him draw up guardianship papers so you are legally Collin's guardian just in case something happens to me."

Brittany was so lost in Collin that Santana wondered if Brittany even heard what she said when Brittany didn't answer. Finally Brittany was broken from her Collin induced trance. "Yeah all of that sounds good to me. I know the adoption process can take awhile so guardianship sounds the best thing to do until the adoption is final. There's probably something I should change in my will so I will call my lawyer on Monday too."

Santana felted panicked, "Oh, my God Britt I don't even have a will. I never worried about it when it was just me. I'll have to talk to my lawyer about that too."

Brittany spoke softly so she didn't startle Collin who was still awake. He was starting to stay awake a little longer every day. "I probably wouldn't have thought about having a will either but with me owning my own business my lawyer said I had to have one. We'll get this all figured out don't worry."

"Um…there's one more thing Britt. What about godparents for Collin?"

"To be honest San, I haven't really thought about it. Do you have any ideas?"

"I was thinking of Quinn and Puck unless you have someone else you would like us to consider."

"I don't really have any close friendships like you have with Quinn and Puck so they get my vote."

"I just didn't know Britt if you might want to consider Andrew as being Collin's godfather." Santana wanted Brittany to feel she had a say in decisions that concern Collin because she does.

"Andrew would be a fantastic godfather but I think Quinn and Puck are the better choice this time."

Santana gave Brittany a puzzled look, "This time?"

"Yeah, we can consider Andrew for our next baby." Brittany gave Santana a small, shy smile and looked away.

Santana got up from the bed and kneeled in front of Brittany in rocking chair. Santana put her hands on Brittany's knees. "Look at me Britt. (Brittany looked up at Santana) It's kind of soon to be talking about another baby but I just want you to know I want to us to have another baby when we are ready. And of course if you are ready to try again I would love for you to have our baby but that will be up to you."

Santana got up from and kissed Brittany on the forehead and then kissed the top of Collin's head, "I love you both so much."

Brittany looked at Santana with a look that literally took Santana's breath away, "I love you both too." Their private moment was interrupted when they heard the doorbell ring. "That must be Andrew here you take Collin and I'll go let him in."

"No you stay right there I'll get let him in. I can't believe my parents aren't back from grocery shopping yet."

"Maybe your mother fell to the sexy powers of my Mustang and your father and she are somewhere parked making out."

"Britt, please don't put that thought into my head if you ever want us to get our sweet lady kisses on in that car. Seriously though, are you ready to talk to Andrew?" Brittany nodded her head yes.

Santana brought Andrew directly to the bedroom. When he walked in and saw Brittany in the rocking chair with Collin a big smile appeared on his face because he knew how desperately she had wanted a baby. "Hey Andrew come here we want you to meet someone. This is Collin. Collin this is your Uncle Andrew."

Andrew reached down and touched Collin's tiny hand. Collin was still awake but he was starting to drift off to sleep. "Nice to meet you Collin." Andrew couldn't believe how tiny Collin was and he also noticed how blue his eyes were because next to his caramel colored skin they really shone brightly. Collin truly looked like a mixture of Santana and Brittany it was kind of amazing.

"I'm going to put him down in his crib." Brittany got up from the rocking chair and gently laid Collin his crib. He was fast asleep now. Santana hadn't said anything since she brought Andrew to the bedroom and Brittany could tell Santana was extremely nervous so she walked over to where she was standing and whispered in her ear, "Trust me it will be ok." Brittany then hugged her brother, "Andrew why don't you sit in the rocking chair. Santana and I will sit her on the bed." Andrew sat in the rocking chair while Santana and Brittany sat on the edge of bed facing him.

No one spoke at first and it was Andrew who broke the silence, "So what's going on Britt? You've got that serious look you get when you are searching for the right words to say. Whatever it is you can tell me you know you can always tell me anything."

Santana told Brittany's hand and laced their fingers together which made Andrew smile because he was happy that his sister had found someone to love. "Andrew, I'm not sure how to tell you what we need to tell you so I'll start from the beginning. You remember Santana and I met at the doctor's office and the day we meant we both were there to be inseminated, that was the day she got pregnant with Collin. (Santana squeezed Brittany's hand) I guess the best way to do this is just come out and say it to you. Santana chose you as her sperm donor."

Brittany stopped talking to let what she had just said to sink in with Andrew. He scowled while he looked at Brittany and then Santana. His mouth moved like he was going to say something but nothing came out. Finally when the words did come out his voice was quiet, "How do you know it was me, I mean I saw Collin's blue eyes but we aren't the only family in the world with blue eyes." Santana let go of Brittany's hand, got up from the bed, walked over the nightstand and took out the sheets of paper with the donor information and picture on them. She sat back down on the bed and handed them to Andrew. He read over the profile and then looked at the picture of himself when he was three years old. He swallowed hard.

Santana cleared her throat before she spoke, "When I met you on Christmas day I had a strange feeling I had seen you somewhere before and I couldn't get it out of my mind. I think subconsciously I knew where I had seen you before but I wouldn't let myself believe it. When Sugar was here the day you picked up my laptop and she told me you two had dated and that she had shown pictures of you two together that's when I let myself remember where I'd seen you before, it was your profile picture in donor registry at the doctor's office. As you know I didn't get to keep your profile picture just the picture of you when you were a child. As soon as I read the profile again and looked at the donor's picture as a child I knew it was you. I was afraid to tell Brittany because I didn't know how she would react to the news. I knew I had to tell her though because I couldn't keep if from her. We didn't know each other yet when I picked you as the donor. I remember I kept going back to your profile because of your eyes. Not just because they were the most beautiful color blue I'd ever seen, it was because of the kindness I saw in them. It's the same kindness I saw in Brittany's the day we met."

Brittany squeezed Santana's hand to let her know she had done a good job explaining things now it was Brittany's turn, "Andrew, when Santana told me she thought you were the donor and I saw the picture of course I knew it was you. I remembered why you decided to become a donor because you felt helpless that you couldn't help me because you knew how much I wanted a baby. I saw it as something that was meant to be when I found out you were the donor because you did help me out, you gave Santana and me the greatest gift you could've ever given us. The fact that Collin is a part of me is because of your unselfish act of becoming a donor. There were several hundred donors to choose from and Santana chose you, to me it reinforces even more that Santana and I were meant to be together and have a family. Andrew please say something, tell us what's going through your mind."

Andrew didn't say anything he got up from the rocking chair and walked over to the crib to look at Collin. "When I saw his eyes earlier I almost said to you that Collin looks like a combination of Santana and you but I decided not to say it. I'm not going to lie I'm kinda in shock right now but I'm also happy for both of you. It's just going to take some time for me to wrap my brain around all of this. "

Brittany got up from the bed and gave Andrew a hug. "I love you and I know it's a shock to you so take all of the time you need."

Santana got up from the bed and walked over to Brittany and Andrew. "Andrew, you and I don't know each other very well but I'd like for that to change. Brittany and I are going to be together so I'd like us to spend some time together so I can get to know her brother. And I want to thank you for Collin. I know you didn't plan on meeting the woman who chose you as her donor or seeing the baby. If you need to talk about any of this please know that you can come talk to either of us at anytime."

Andrew gave Santana a hug. "I didn't expect to ever find out who chose me as a donor but I'm glad it was you Santana. Like Britt said it was meant to be. I know you two will be the best parents any little boy could have and I look forward to being his Uncle. I should go it's getting late."

Brittany was a bit worried about Andrew, "Are you going to be ok because you don't have to go yet?"

"I'll be fine Britt I just need to think about all of this. Mom called me right after I talked to you and told me you are having a barbeque tomorrow so they can meet Collin. Are you going to tell them tomorrow? I mean they don't even know I donated my sperm."

Brittany had thought Andrew had told their parents he donated sperm. "No, we hadn't planned on telling them tomorrow. Leave it up to Mom to call you immediately and tell you about the barbeque. We were going to invite you tonight but we will understand if you need time to process all of this and aren't up to a family gathering. By the way I thought you told them you donated sperm."

"I didn't tell them I donated sperm. It's not that I didn't want to tell them or anything. I just never really knew how to bring the subject up with them. I think I'll be ok to come to the barbeque tomorrow."

"Andrew, when you do think we should tell your parents and my parents about you being the donor?" Santana asked because she really wanted Andrew to be a part of this decision.

"That's really up to you and Britt but since you asked my opinion I think you should tell them tomorrow when they are all together. I think the sooner the better because if you wait they may wonder why you waited. That's just my opinion."

"Andrew this decision affects you too so how you feel is important. Britt, what do you think about telling them tomorrow? I think Andrew is right the sooner we tell them the better. I'm going to invite Quinn and Puck but I'll have them come later so we have time with our parents alone to tell them."

Brittany didn't say anything but her eyes were scrunched up like she does when she thinking really hard. "Ok, I agree we should tell them tomorrow all at the same time."

"Um…is it ok if I ask Sugar to come to the barbeque with me? We have kind of started dating again. Santana, I know she's your assistant at work so if you'd rather not mix work with your home life I'll understand."

Santana smiled, "No, it's fine you can invite Sugar besides she's kind of become a friend since I've been off work during my pregnancy. The only thing I'm concerned about is her knowing you are the donor. I know we haven't talked about it but I'd like to keep the information about Andrew being the donor just within the family. It's not that I don't trust Sugar and I did tell Quinn and she's not family."

Brittany put her arm around Santana, "I agree with you San that we should keep in it within the family and Quinn is different she's your best friend so she's family. Andrew what do you think?"

"I think we should keep it within the family too but if my relationship with Sugar ever gets to the point where we are thinking about a future together I will need to tell her because I couldn't keep this from someone I plan having a future with. I'll make sure she comes to the barbeque later after the talk." Andrew kind of blushed which made Brittany smile because she knew that meant her brother really liked Sugar.

Santana and Brittany looked at each other and they could tell what the other one thought just from the look, "We understand that you would need to Sugar about you being the donor if you two were to get serious about the future." Brittany said as she got up and gave her brother another hug.

They heard noises coming from the living room which meant Carlos and Maribel were back from grocery shopping. "Sounds like my parents are finally back from grocery shopping. Knowing my mother she probably bought way too much food for the barbeque. Andrew, I meant it when I said if you ever need to talk about any of this Britt and I are here for you. I can't even imagine how shocked you must be about all of this."

"Thanks Santana. I'd better get going it's really late so I'll see you two tomorrow." Andrew got up from the rocking chair and walked over to the crib. He leaned down and kissed Collin on forehead, "Goodnight little man."

Santana and Brittany walked Andrew to the front door and watched him get into his truck and drive away. The two women hugged each other and both let out a deep breath. They just stood there holding one another until they were brought back to reality by Maribel's voice. "Santana and Brittany please come into the kitchen and see what we bought for the barbeque. Just don't expect miracles but I did the best I could on such short notice."

Brittany chuckled which earned her a smack on the arm from Santana. "Now you know where my sarcastic nature comes from."

TBC