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Sunday (March 21st) Evening 10:00pm:
Brittany walked into the bedroom and stretched, "I'm exhausted."
Santana was in the bathroom pulling her hair up into a short ponytail so that she could wash her face. She took a deep breath, clenching her jaw before looking at herself in the mirror.
"You ok?" Brittany asked from somewhere in the bedroom.
Santana sighed, "Yea…uh…no, I'm not."
Brittany walked into the bathroom, "What's wrong?" she asked, concerned.
Santana was a loss for words, she just shook her head.
Brittany furrowed her brow and walked closer, pulling Santana into a hug, "What is it, San?"
Santana held back the tears and pulled away, "I uh…I felt a lump in my breast." She said quietly
It was Brittany's turn to be a loss for words. She stood there, staring at her wife before finally coming to her senses.
"Ok. It's ok, San. It could be a simple clogged milk duct. Ma had one when she was nursing Chief." Brittany said as calmly as she could.
Santana nodded a lot before saying, "Yeah…it could. I didn't think of that. My mind went straight to…you know."
Brittany shook her head, "Tomorrow morning you need to call your doctor. Make an appointment. "
Santana sighed, "Ok."
Brittany pulled her wife close, "It'll be ok, San." She whispered, looking into her wife's eyes.
Santana nodded, "Ok."
11:45pm:
Brittany continued to look up at the ceiling. She couldn't sleep with her mind racing with thoughts.
Her mother had survived breast cancer but it hadn't been easy.
She didn't know what she'd do if Santana had cancer or if she di…
"No." Brittany whispered to herself, refusing to acknowledge that thought.
"What?" Santana asked.
Brittany sighed, "I didn't realize you were awake. Sorry."
"I just can't sleep." Santana sighed right before Ally began to cry, "I'll get her."
Santana got out of bed and went to the nursery.
Britt sat up on the edge of the bed and sighed. She looked at the clock on her nightstand and groaned, rubbing her face.
She stood up and stretched before walking to the nursery.
Santana was rocking Ally in the chair, singing to her quietly.
Brittany walked up the stairs to the second floor and walked down the hall to James' room.
James was humming. Brittany furrowed her brow and walked closer to his bed. He looked over at her and smiled, "Mama" he said quietly
"Why are you awake, James? Go to sleep."
"Sweep" James repeated
Brittany picked him up, "You're very smart, James but it's time to go to sleep."
She laid him down in his toddler bed and sat on the floor next to him.
She grabbed his favorite book, Corduroy and read it to him twice, till he fell asleep.
She headed downstairs and found Santana in the bedroom on her laptop.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
"So according to my research, statically I would have a fever and pain if it were a clogged milk duct…"
Brittany sighed and walked over to her wife, closing the laptop, "Fuck statistics." She said bluntly.
Santana huffed and nodded, "Yeah."
Brittany grabbed her wife's hand, "You're not alone."
Santana smiled a small smile, "Thank you. So, I know I was supposed to start back to work tomorrow but I'm just going to stay home."
"Why don't I take the kids to the daycare for the day so that you can relax?" Brittany asked.
Santana thought about it then nodded, "Sure. That might help. I'll pump a little more milk for you to take for the twins."
Brittany nodded
Monday (March 22nd) Morning 7:00am:
Brittany and Santana buckled all three kids into their seats in the van. Brittany had decided to take the van rather than her truck for the space.
"I'm sorry I have to work today. I'm teaching 3 classes." Brittany sighed
Santana nodded and kissed her wife, "It's ok."
Brittany sighed "Alright. Call me and let me know what the doc says."
"I will. They open in an hour." Santana replied
Brittany nodded and kissed San again before hopping the van and taking off.
8:05am:
Santana grabbed her phone and took a deep breath before calling her doctor.
After explaining the situation, the receptionist made Santana an appointment for the next day.
Santana hung up and wrote down her appointment time before going back to sleep feeling a tiny bit better.
2:50pm:
Brittany walked into Mike's office and sighed, "I have a favor to ask."
"What's up, Boss?" Mike asked
"Could you teach my 4pm class?" Brittany replied
Mike furrowed his brow but nodded, "Sure. Is everything ok?"
"Yeah. Are you sure that you're alright with it?"'
"Yeah. Of course. I'm just worried about you."
Brittany sighed, "I just need to be home today."
Mike nodded, "Alright. Go home."
Brittany grabbed her bag and asked the daycare employees for help. Two girls helped carry the kids out to the van. Brittany buckled them up and thanked the girls before leaving.
4:30pm:
She got back home and called Santana to come help bring the kids in.
Santana smiled, "I'm so glad that you're home early."
Brittany nodded, "I got Mike to teach my last class. I wanted to be here."
They took all the kids inside and laid them all down for a nap.
5:15pm:
Brittany and Santana curled up together on the bed.
"I think it's funny that the car ride puts all three kids to sleep." Santana said, trying to keep the topic light.
Brittany nodded, "It's a handy trick."
"Are you hungry?" Santana asked her wife.
Brittany nodded, "Yeah. You?"
Santana nodded, "Let's order pizza."
Brittany grabbed her phone and called the pizza place, ordering the food.
6:30pm:
The doorbell rang and Brittany jumped up to go answer it.
She paid the delivery guy and grabbed the boxes. As she closed the front door, Santana walked into the foyer.
"Smells good." Santana said
Brittany nodded, "Should I go get James?"
"I will." Santana replied and headed upstairs to get the toddler.
Brittany set the pizza and breadsticks on the kitchen counter and got out James' dinner.
Santana carried James to the kitchen ad put him in his highchair. Brittany put his food on the tray in front of him.
Santna grabbed a couple slices of pizza and a breadstick before sitting at the kitchen table next to James. Brittany did the same, sitting across from her wife.
"You alright?" Brittany asked
Santana sighed, "Nervous about tomorrow."
Brittany nodded and opened her mouth to speak but James spoke up first.
"Mami!" He said, trying to hand her some of his food.
Santana smiled, "Eat it, baby." She said quietly.
James smiled and took a bite.
Brittany sighed and ate her dinner.
10:15pm:
Brittany finished outing the twins to sleep and wen to the master bedroom. Santana wasn't in there, which meant that she was still reading to James upstairs.
Brittany sighed and walked the bathroom. She rested both hands on the counter while looking into the mirror. She shook her head thinking about the possibilities. She her head harder, trying to rid her mind of the thoughts.
Sighing, she splashed water on her face before grabbing a towel. She dried her face and grabbed her toothbrush and toothpaste.
Santana walked into the bathroom and looked at her wife, "Hey."
"Hey" Brittany replied before sighing and turning towards the Latina, "You know I love you, right? And that I'm not going anywhere, no matter what…"
Santana smiled and looked at the blonde, "I know, and I love you too. Thank you for being the way you are."
"Brittany laughed a little, "No problem."
She kissed her wife gently before they both began to brush their teeth.
While Santana washed her face, Brittany changed into some pajama pants and t-shirt before climbing into bed. She grabbed her book off the nightstand and began to read.
Santana changed into her pajamas before crawling into bed and sitting there, thinking.
"I can practically feel your mind racing." Brittany said, setting her book down, "Want to talk?"
Santana shook her head, "No, I don't but I need to get all the bad shit off my mind."
Brittany nodded, "Want to go to gym in the basement?"
Santana shook her head, thoughtfully before looking at her wife, "Can we watch a movie or something?"
Brittany nodded and turned on the tv in their room. She looked through the options before clicking on Outlander.
They curled up and watched the show for a while.
Tuesday (March 23rd) Morning 9:45am:
Anna got to the house and walked in. She immediately took her purse and stuff to the laundry room and put them up.
She headed to the nursery where she found the family of five. Brittany looked up from changing William's diaper and smiled.
"Hey Anna." Brittany grinned
James smiled and waved at Anna form the floor next to Brittany's leg. Anna smiled and picked him up.
"Hi everyone. Would you girls like some breakfast?"
"We already ate." Santana replied, "Thank you for watching them while we run some errands."
"It's not a problem at all." Anna smiled, "Any idea what time you'll be home? I can make dinner."
Santana looked at Brittany who shrugged, "We should be back by 2."
10:30am:
Brittany pulled into the parking garage at the doctor's office and parked. She looked over at Santana and grabbed her hand.
"You ready?" Brittany asked
Santana took a deep and nodded.
They climbed out of the truck and headed inside. Brittany grabbed her wife's hand as they walked to the elevator.
10:50am:
"Pierce!" The nurse said
Santana and Brittany both stood up and followed the nurse to an exam room.
Santana changed into a gown and climbed on to the exam table while Brittany sat in a chair against the wall, bouncing her right leg nervously.
The nurse walked back in and asked Santana a few questions before leaving again.
After they waited in silence for about 5 minutes, the doctor walked in.
Dr William's smiled at them, "Hi Santana, hi Brittany. How are those beautiful babies of yours?"
"They're great." Santana smiled before swallowing nervously.
Dr. William's nodded, "Alright, let's take a look at this lump."
She examined Santana before letting her pull the gown back on.
"Alright. I want to get an ultrasound guided needle biopsy. I'm not too concerned because you're young and healthy but let's just be safe."
"What does this biopsy consist of?" Brittany asked, noting her wife's silence.
The doctor nodded, "Well, I'll use a local anesthetic to numb the area then I'll use an ultrasound machine to guide my to the lump. Santana, you'll have a tiny round scar."
Santana nodded, "When?"
Dr. William's looked at her computer closely before saying, "I can do it Thursday morning at 9am."
Santana nodded, "Alright."
11:45am:
Brittany drove them to a burger joint and they headed inside.
They ate and discussed the procedure.
After they finished talking Santana spoke up.
"I hate this." She sighed before taking the last bite of her burger.
Brittany nodded, "Me too." She mumbled.
1:30pm:
They got home and walked into the kitchen where Anna was eating with James.
"Hey guys!" Anna smiled
"Mama! Mami!" James clapped, excitedly.
"Hey James!" Santana smiled and kissed him on the head.
Anna smiled, "He's been very funny today."
Brittany grinned, "He's a funny boy." She said, tickling him as he sat in his highchair.
They heard one of the twins crying through the baby monitor.
"I'll go." Brittany said and headed to the nursery.
William was crying while Ally was just beginning to fuss.
"Shhh…Champ, you're ok." Brittany said, walking him in circles.
As he quietened down, Allison began to calm down and go back to sleep
Brittany changed William's diaper and got him to go back to sleep before putting him in his crib.
9:30pm:
Brittany looked over and saw that James was finally asleep. She put the book she had been reading to him on the shelf before leaving.
She went down to the master bedroom and heard the shower running.
She walked into the bathroom and heard Santana crying in the shower. Brittany opened the shower door and looked at her wife, "San"
Santana looked back over her left shoulder at her wife and sniffed, "Yeah?"
Brittany sighed and quickly stripped off her clothes before joining her wife in the shower. She pulled the Latina close and kissed her on the forehead.
"You're going to be ok, Baby. We've got this." Brittany muttered
Santana nodded as the water showered down on them, "I love you, Brittany."
"I love you too, Santana." Brittany said, "Why don't you come to work with me tomorrow?"
Santana nodded, "Ok"
"You can take a class or two, if you want…" Brittany said.
"You sure?" Santana asked
Brittany nodded, "Of course I'm sure. I'm even teaching a class tomorrow that you can join if you want."
Santana smiled slightly, "Thank you."
Brittany winked before turning to grab the soap, "Let me get your back."
Wednesday (March 24th) Morning 9:45am:
Brittany and Santana walked into 2C For Brittany's hip hop class. Santana went to stand in the back, but Brittany grabbed her hand and pulled her to the front.
"Alright folks, let's get started!" Brittany hollered over the chatter, clapping her hands.
2:30pm:
Brittany was in her office, behind her desk, working while Santana relaxed on her office couch.
They both looked up when there was a knock on the closed door.
"Come in!" Brittany said loudly.
The door opened and Eric, Brittany's uncle and his son, Andy walked in.
"Hey!" Eric grinned, seeing his niece.
"Hey!" Brittany laughed, "How are you doing?"
Eric nodded, "I'm good. I need to talk to your wife…"
Brittany grinned, "She's right there."
Eric turned around and smiled at the Latina, "Hey sweetie! Sorry. I didn't see you there."
Santana laughed and stood up, "It's fine. What's up?"
"Well, Andy here wants to sing and he's got a great voice. I figured you'd be the person to talk to."
Santana smiled, "That's great. I'm not working right now. I'm still on maternity leave but I'll take across the street and get my brother, Diego to show you around the studio."
Eric nodded and Andy smiled.
Santana turned to her wife, "I'll be back soon."
"Be careful crossing that street." Brittany advised them
They all nodded as they left.
Eric stood in front of Santana and stopped the cars so that she and Andy could pass safely. She smiled and crossed the street.
"Chivalry, ma'am." Eric smirked making Santana laugh.
Eric was one of Santana's favorite people. He was always so wonderful to her and Brittany. She still couldn't imagine a better person to perform their wedding ceremony. Eric had done a wonderful job of performing the ceremony.
They headed into the recording studio and found Diego in control room A.
"Hey! I didn't think you were coming in yet…" Diego smiled at his twin sister.
Santana shook, her head, "I'm not but Andy wants to sing. I thought you could show him around the studio and maybe set him up with Artie or someone to check his vocals."
Diego nodded, "Sure! Let's start in here."
"Alright. I'm going to leave. I'll see you al later." Santana said.
Eric stopped her from leaving, "Let me walk you back across the street. I wouldn't feel right about you going alone."
Santana smiled, "Thank you, Eric."
Eric walked her back across the street before rejoining Diego and Andy.
Santana got back to Brittany's office and as the blonde was packing up her stuff.
"Hey" Santana said, "You ready to get the kids?"
Brittany nodded but didn't take a step. She had a thoughtful look on her face.
"What's wrong?" Santana asked her wife, confused.
"I was wondering if you'd like to call you mother." Britany said
Santana thought about it then shook her head, "Not till after he procedure at least."
Brittany nodded and grabbed her bag, "Ok. Let's get our kids."
11:15pm:
Santana sighed and rolled over.
Brittany turned over and pulled her wife close, "It's going to be ok, San."
Santana nodded silently and curled up further into Britt's arm
Brittany held her wife tightly till they both fell asleep.
Thursday (March 25th) 8:20am:
Brittany and Santana left he kids with Anna, telling her that they had an appointment somewhere.
They arrived at the doctors office but had to go got the Surgery Center.
They got there and were taken to a waiting room. They waited there for a while before being taken to a prep room.
Santana changed into a gown and got into the hard bed.
"Comfortable?" Brittany smirked.
Santana rolled her eyes, "Completely." She said sarcastically.
Britt smiled before Dr. William's walked in.
"Hey guys, I know this isn't fun but it won't take long." Dr. Williams said, "It's a simple procedure."
10:15am:
After the procedure was over Dr. William's went out to the waiting room, "Brittany."
Brittany stood up, "How is she?"
"She's fine. She did great. I went ahead and took the entire lump out. It was very small, so we used the entire thing as a sample. I've sent it to pathology, and I'll call the minute I hear the results."
Brittany nodded, "Thank you, Dr. Williams."
Dr. William's nodded, "No problem. You can go see her now."
Brittany nodded and followed the doctor to her wife's recovery room.
Santana was sitting up in bed.
"Alright, Santana. I already told you everything. Oh, I suggest that you nurse on your right side only for the next 24 hours. It's safe for them you to nurse on your left side but you're going to be sore for a couple days."
Santana nodded, "Ok. Thanks."
The doctor left and Brittany helped her wife get dressed before a nurse pushed Santana out to the car in a wheelchair.
Brittany quickly pulled the truck up to the door and helped Santana get in the passenger side.
Brittany hopped in behind the wheel and took off, "You hungry?"
Santana nodded, "Yeah. Let's just drive through somewhere though."
Brittany nodded.
11:45am:
Brittany pulled into the garage and parked the truck. They both got out of the truck and headed inside.
Anna smiled, "Hey you two! We're about to eat lunch. Want me to make more for you guys?"
"No, that's alright. We ate out." Brittany said glancing at Santana. "Why don't you go lay down?" She asked quietly
Santana nodded, "Just for about little while." She kissed James on the head and headed to the bedroom.
"Is she alright?" Anna asked
Brittany nodded, "Yeah. She just didn't sleep well least night." Brittany said, wanting to tell Anna the truth but Santana obviously didn't want people knowing yet.
Anna nodded, "The twins need to eat. I was going to give them some of the back up milk after James finishes eating…"
Brittany smiled, "I'll take care them."
Brittany kissed James on the head before going to the playroom and to get the twins' seats. She took the seats to the nursery and washed her hands before getting started.
She got some of the back up milk and fed Ally before changing her diaper.
"Alright, pretty girl." Brittany smiled at her daughter, "Let's put you in your floor seat so I can feed your brother."
Britt put Ally in the activity center seat they would keep her occupied while Brittany fed William.
"Hey Champ." Brittany mumble, picking William up.
She fed him and changed his diaper before taking both of the twins, in their activity center seats to the living room.
James was playing with his toys while Anna watched him.
"I cleaned up the kitchen. Do you need me to stay? I don't mind staying." Anna said
Brittany nodded, "Would you be willing to stay and watch them while I lay down for a little bit?"
Anna nodded, "Brittany" She said, "Is everything ok?"
Brittany sighed, "Ok. Look, Santana found a lump in her breast and she just had a needle biopsy today so she tired and hurting. Please don't tell anyone. I'm only telling you because you're here to help with the kids."
"I am so sorry, Brittany. I won't tell anyone, don't worry. Go spend time with her. I've got the kids." Anna said,
Brittany nodded, "Thank you." She said before going to lay down with her wife.
Santana was sound asleep so Brittany just pulled her close and held her as they both slept.
Monday (March 29th) Morning 6:30am:
Brittany woke up and jumped in the shower before getting dressed. She looked at her wife, who was still asleep and sighed.
Brittany grabbed her phone to text Mike.
Britt – Mike, I need you to teach my 1:15pm class today. Can you do that?
Brittany sighed and went to check on the twins as she slipped her phone into her pocket.
She looked in on the twins and they were both still sound asleep. She headed upstairs and found that James was still asleep as well, so she went to her home office and sat behind the desk.
She looked through her emails on her computer till she felt heard her phone ring.
She looked at her phone and saw Mike's reply.
Mike – You got it. It's not a problem at all. Is everything ok?
She sighed and replied.
Britt – I'll explain later. Thank you for everything
Brittany looked back at her emails and replied to a couple of them before she went to check on James.
8:00am:
Santana's phone rang, waking her up. She answered it, seeing that it was Dr' Williams.
"Hello" Santana answered
"Santana?"
"Yes" Santana replied, "it's me."
"Ok. So, I got the results and I'm happy to say that it was a benign Fibroadenomas. There is absolutely nothing to worry about. You are fine."
Santana took a deep breath and nodded, holding back tear, "Thank you so much."
Dr. Williams nodded, smiling, "I'm thrilled for you, Santana. Go tell Brittany and call my office anytime."
"Alright, thank you again. Bye."
"Bye" Dr Williams replied.
Santana hung up and ran to find Brittany.
The blonde was in the nursery, feeding Ally.
Brittany looked up, "You ok?"
"It was benign." Santana smiled
Brittany beamed, "Really? That's great, Baby!"
Santana smiled, "I know!"
Brittany smiled as Santana leaned down to kiss the blonde on the lips.
"I love you" Santana smiled.
"I love you too." Brittany grinned, "Would you like to feed William?"
Santana nodded, "I've got him.
Brittany watched as Santana picked William up and sat down in the other rocking chair.
"Do you want to call Maribel now?" Brittany asked her wife quietly
Santana thought about it before replying, "Yeah. I'll call in a bit."
"Good." Brittany smiled feeling a huge weight lift off her shoulders and heart.
10:00am:
Santana walked into the living room where Brittany was watching the kids, "Hey. I told Mami."
"What'd she say?"
"She sounded like she was crying but she's happy that it's benign. Did you call Bonnie?"
"Yeah. She went off on me for not telling her sooner." Brittany said, "But of course, she's relieved."
Santana nodded and sat next to Brittany on the couch.
Brittany kissed San on the side of her head, "I love you" She said.
Santana looked at her wife and smiled, "I love you too."
Neither of them could fully express how relieved they were. Brittany looked down at their children and the fear she had of the possibility that she'd have to raise them alone, left her.
A little while later, Anna showed up to watch the kids so that the girls could rest for a bit.