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Thursday (February 25th) Morning 10:30am:
Brittany walked into 2A and saw that Bree was in her class.
"Hey, how are you doing?" Bree asked Brittany, smiling.
"I'm good. How are you?" Brittany replied
"I'm alright. I need to let off some steam so I'm excited about your hip hop class today."
Brittany nodded, "Ok. Class will start soon."
Bree nodded and sighed, "Would it be ok if you had lunch with me today? I was thinking just across the street. I really need to talk to someone."
Brittany nodded, "Sure. After class we can go over to the deli."
Bree smiled "Thank you, Brittany."
Brittany nodded and walked to the front of the room, "Alright, guys 5 minutes left to stretch before we start!"
She went ahead and turned on the music for the class which was MIA by Cher Lloyd.
12:15pm:
Brittany and Bree walked across the street and ordered their food before sitting a booth.
"So we haven't talked since the interview…" Brittany said.
"Yeah and the interview piece is going to be in next months issue. I'll get you guys an early copy as soon as I can." Bree said
Brittany nodded, "Ok. So what's going on that got you so stressed?"
Bree sighed as their food arrived. She took a sip of her coke and sighed once more before saying, "I can't have kids."
Brittany was taken off guard by the sudden reply that she froze for a moment. Bree took a deep breath and nodded.
"Sorry." Bree sighed, "So I officially found out that I can't carry a child the day before your interview. I'm sorry if I was acting odd. I never thought I 'd want a child but now that I know I can't have one…"
Brittany nodded, "I'm sorry, Bree."
Bree sighed and then let out a tear, "Your family is so sweet, Brittany. I'm so happy for you guys. I think it's jut finally hit me that I'll never have that."
Brittany sighed, "Bree, families aren't only made one way. There are a lot of option these days."
Bree smiled, "Yeah the doctor tried to explain that to me but I couldn't hear it."
Brittany nodded, "You should call your doctor and listen to your options."
Bree smiled, "Why are you so nice to me?"
Brittany laughed, "That's a funny question. I guess I just really want to believe that you've changed."
Bree nodded, "Yeah. I know. I wish that I could prove that I have but I guess that's what I've been trying and will continue to do."
Brittany smiled "Thank you, Bree."
They continued to chat as they ate till Brittany had to get back to work.
With San 3:45pm:
Santana left Anna to watch the kids and went to her bedroom to take a breath. She head been feeling extremely overwhelmed and filled with anxiety lately and she wasn't sure what to do about it.
She grabbed her phone and thought for a moment before calling her mother.
"Hello Mi hija!" Maribel answered the phone, beaming.
"Hi Mami…" Santana sighed before suddenly breaking down into tears.
"Honey, what's wrong?" Maribel asked, terribly worried about her daughter.
Santana took a deep breath and sighed, "Mami, I don't know what to do. I have been so worried about leaving the kids in daycare and going back to work. It wasn't like this with James."
Maribel nodded, "Honey, listen to me. You need to take a deep breath and let's work through this."
Santana did as her mother advised and took a deep breath again before opening her eyes, "I'm just…" she sighed again, angry that the words weren't coming her.
"Santana, I worried this might happen. When I had Gabby, I was able to handle it pretty well with the help of my mother but when I had you and Diego, I was so overwhelmed. It happens to a lot of mothers who have twins." Maribel explained.
Santana listened as her mother went on.
"When I had you and your brother, I felt helpless. How was I supposed to care for two new humans that couldn't do a thing for themselves? But sweetie, you got so much help. Your children are so lucky to have you and Brittany as their mothers. Plus look at how much the entire family has loved on those kids."
Santana smiled, "You're right. I know that you are, but I still feel like an awful mother for leaving them."
"Mi hija, you aren't leaving them. You are doing what most mothers do, working. If you're able to only go back part time, maybe that would help ease the anxiety…"
Santana nodded, "Yeah, that's a good idea. Thank you so much, Mami. I need to get back to the kids."
"Ok Mi, hija! I love you."
"I love you too. Bye"
"Bye"
Santana hung up and took a moment to think over the conversation. She could feel the relief as they trouble, and anxiety lifted from her shoulders.
7:30pm:
Brittany got home and found Santana in the kitchen, making dinner.
"Hey Beautiful." Brittany smiled,
Santana beamed, "Hey, Baby! Welcome home. How was your day?"
Brittany laughed, "We sound like a sitcom."
Santana laughed, "Shut up and kiss me."
"That's more like it." Brittany laughed and kissed her wife deeply on the lips.
They separated, smiling.
"Where are the kids?"
"In the living room with Anna."
"Ok. You seem to feel better than you have been lately…"
Santana nodded and sighed, feeling relieved, "I talked to mom on the phone earlier and I just feel completely calm about the kids now."
Brittany smiled, "That's awesome, San. I'm glad you talked to her."
Santana nodded, "I made chicken enchiladas. They'll be done in about 5 minutes."
Brittany nodded, "Sounds great. Come here."
She pulled Santana closer and kissed her deeply while smiling.
10:45pm:
Brittany climbed into bed and looked over at her wife, smiling, "You're beautiful."
Santana smiled, "Thank you, baby. Tell me about your day."
Brittany nodded, "Well… I sort of had lunch with Bree."
San sat up, "Really? Why?"
Brittany sat up as well, "Don't be mad, San. She just needed someone to talk to."
"About?" Santana asked, trying to not be upset.
Brittany sighed, "She can't have kids…"
Britt went on explaining what Bree had told her at the deli.
Friday (February 26th) Afternoon 2:30pm:
Santana and Michelle got back to the dance studio to pick up the kids. They headed up to Brittany's office first.
Her door was open but she was on the phone so Santana lightly knocked on the doorframe and Brittany turned her chair around to see who it was.
Brittany smiled and waved the women into the room.
They each grabbed a water from Brittany's minifridge and sat on the couch.
"Alright, well I'll be looking forward to that, Justin. Thanks for the call. I need to go but I'll email you." Brittany said, trying to get off the phone, "Alright, bye."
Brittany hung up the phone and swerved the chair around to look at her wife and sister in law, "Hey ladies, how you are?"
"We are freshly manicured and pedicured." Michelle smiled
Britany smirked, "Thank God."
Santana laughed before asking, "Was that Justin Fox?"
Brittany nodded, "Yeah, we'll talk about it later."
Santana nodded, confused but knew that Brittany wanted to speak in private which made her a bit nervous.
"Are you guying taking the kids home?" Brittany asked, changing the topic.
Santana nodded, "Yeah. We just wanted to see you before we go."
"I'll go start getting the kids ready." Michelle said before leaving to give them a moment.
"Everything ok?" Santana asked her wife.
Brittany nodded, "Yeah. Justin wants me to take a short job this summer…"
"Oh. Ok. Where and when?"
"Late May for a couple days in LA." Brittany replied.
Santana nodded, "I could get Mami to help with the kids, if you take the job."
Brittany nodded, "I don't know yet, San. I figured we could talk about it tonight."
Santana nodded noticing the strain in Brittany's voice which confused her, "Alright. Tonight."
Brittany nodded and kissed her wife on the lips, "I love you, Baby."
Santana smiled, "I love you too, Britt. I…I should go help Michelle load the kids into the van."
Brittany nodded, "Let me help."
They headed down to the daycare and gathered all five children before taking them out to the van. Brittany helped buckle all the kids into their seats before climbing back out of the van.
"Bye guys." Brittany said to the kids before her phone went off.
She pulled it out of her pocket and saw that it was Sam, "Hello?"
"Hey. Cedes is in labor!" Sam said with the sound of police sirens in the background, "I'm on my way to the hospital."
"Ok. I'll be there soon, Send me the room number. You good?"
"Yeah, Ryder is driving. I'm pretty calm." Sam said, trying to sound casual.
Brittany heard Ryder laugh in the background, "Dude, you tried to leave the station in a towel after you showered."
Brittany grinned, "Ok, I'll meet you guys there."
"Ok. Bye." Sam said
Brittany hung up and turned to Santana and Michelle, "Cedes is in labor."
Santana sighed, "Ok, we should be there but I'm not taking the kids."
"Let's put them back in the daycare and go to the hospital. The daycare is open till 10pm."
"I always forget that this place is open so late." Michelle said. "Let's take the kids inside and get to the hospital."
They took the children back to daycare and headed to the hospital.
5:30pm:
Sam grinned, holding his son, Carter.
"He's so cute, you guys." Bridgett grinned
"Thank you." Mercedes said, tiredly.
"Cedes, we'll all leave so that you can rest." Santana said.
"I'm sorry, you guys." Mercedes sighed.
"It's fine, sweetie." Michelle replied
Brittany, Santana and Michelle went back to the studio and picked up the kids.
Brittany followed the girls home after locking up her office.
9:45pm:
Brittany checked on the twin before going back to the bedroom.
Santana was in there, changing into her pajamas. Brittany walked over and pulled her wife into a hug.
Santana smiled and hugged her back, "I love you so much, Brittany."'
"I love you too, San. What's wrong, Baby?"
"I'm just concerned because of the tone you had earlier when talking about that job in LA…"
Brittany nodded, sighing, "Yeah. Sorry about that but we do need to talk about it."
Santana nodded, listening.
"It's a grab job opportunity but…I'd have to work for Sasha Davis again…" Brittany sighed
Santana thought back to the 'cougar' that had tried to sleep with her wife and sighed before sitting on the bed, "Seriously?"
Brittany nodded, "Now I would never let anything happen but she'll probably flirt with me…"
Santana groaned, "What if I went with you?"
Brittany nodded, "And the kids?"
Santana groaned again, "Fuck."
"San, I don't have to take the job…"
"Of course you do, Brittany." Santana said, "It's a great opportunity. I trust so much, Brittany. I'm not going to let some cougar mess with your career. Go. I'll stay here. Just behave."
Brittany smiled, "Ok. Deal. But remember we've got a couple months.