'' We are trying again.''
'' Are you serious?!'' Mercedes and Quinn squeal out smiling brightly.
'' Trying for what?'' Sam asks dumbly, Brittany chuckles and reaches out patting his back.
'' For another little one Sam.''
'' Really?!'' Sam asks smiling his big dopey smile, Brittany chuckles and nods her head.
'' Who will carry?'' Quinn asks smiling brightly after hugging them, Brittany slowly raises her hand taking a sip of her water and smiles slightly.
'' I will once again, it just makes sense with our jobs. San is needed and her shops won't survive if she is out for a few months, I can still work from home for Demi.''
'' When will you start?''
'' After the holidays, our folks and the LA clan know it already though so it's not like the first time that it is a complete secret.'' Santana says smiling slightly, Brittany nods her head in agreement and smiles.
'' The boys will turn three in two months and we thought that it would be the perfect time to add another little one.'' She pushes her chair back as she sees that the kids finished and helps them off of their chairs, she looks at Liv and smiles. '' Go wash your mouth Liv.''
She follows her into the bathroom quickly cleaning up the boys and helps them brush their teeth, after changing the three kids into their pajamas she leads them out of the bathroom and smiles. '' Go play a bit before bedtime guys.''
She watches them run off squealing loudly and walks back to the table, she sits down next to Santana intertwining their hands and turns to Q. '' Want to talk Q?''
Quinn sighs nodding her head and takes a sip of her wine. '' I don't even know where to start.''
'' Well how about right after college and the break up of you and Rach?'' Santana states softly kicking her shin, Quinn groans pulling her leg back and rubs her shin.
'' Stop hurting me S.'' She mumbles chuckling, she sighs running a hand through her hair and shrugs.
'' After we moved away from here Rach to New York and I to New Haven, we already noticed that the distance just didn't work for us but we pulled through and visited each other as much as we could.'' She bites her lip looking down at her hands clasped in her lap and shrugs. '' Every time Rach came to visit all she could talk about was Broadway and such but she never even mentioned missing any of you and told me to not be such a sap when I told them that I missed all of you and wanted to visit you, every time during one of our longer breaks I asked her if she wanted to fly down to you but she always had a reason for us to stay where we were.''
'' Was she trying to keep you away from us?'' Mercedes asks frowning, Quinn shrugs her shoulders and sighs.
'' I have the feeling she was, she was already so closed off to all of you the second we were nearing graduation.''
'' Yeah we noticed that.'' Brittany mutters taking a sip of her water.
'' Well to make a long story short, after I graduated a few months earlier as expected I decided to move to New York and flew out to visit her. She gave me the key to her apartment so when I arrived in New York I took a cab and decided to let myself in, biggest mistake I ever made.''
Santana frowns as she hears Quinn's voice crack and leans over the table taking her hand. '' What happened Q?''
Quinn looks up at them with tears in her eyes and sniffles. '' I let myself into her apartment and the first thing I heard was moaning.'' She gulps as she sees Brittany's eyes widen and wipes away her tears. '' I yelled for her not even thinking that it could be her and walked through the apartment, when I turned to look in the living room my world shattered.''
Santana jumps up as Quinn sobs and walks around the table pulling her in a hug, Brittany takes a deep breath through her nose running her tongue piercing over her bottom lip and slowly stands up walking around the table as she watches Quinn cry in Santana and Mercedes's arms.
She slides behind her with Sam and hugs her close kissing the top of her head trying to console her, Sam wraps one of his arms around Britt's waist and squeezes her side softly trying to calm her down knowing how angry she gets when one of her friends get hurt.
'' She.'' Quinn gulps as her voice cracks and shakes her head. '' She laid there on the couch with someone out of her class going at it.'' She stammers out pain filling her voice. '' After that I just ran, I don't remind where I went but I just ran and turned off my phone.''
'' Why didn't you call us Q?'' Brittany asks the distraught blonde, Quinn shrugs her shoulders and bites her lip.
'' We barely talked and I heard and read all about your lives, I didn't want to be a burden to any of you knowing how hard you all were working on your future.''
Brittany sighs tapping her wife's shoulder and nods her head silently telling her to move, she watches her pull back Mercedes slowly following her lead and turns Quinn's chair. She crouches down in front of her covering her hands with her own and gazes into tear filled hazel orbs. '' You could never be a burden to any of us Quinn Fabray, you are one of our best friends and hearing how much pain you had to endure the past few years breaks our hearts.''
Quinn sniffles and shrugs her shoulders. '' I survived it even though staying in New York would always be my biggest mistake, I am searching for jobs all over the country but I didn't find one yet.''
'' Did you talk to her?'' Santana asks as she crouches down beside her, Quinn nods her head and scoffs out a sob.
'' She blamed me for pushing her in the other woman's arms, I was never there and whenever I was all I wanted to talk about was you. So she searched the next best thing with the same interest and banged her.''
'' Mommy.''
'' Mami!'' Both boys squeal out, Brittany turns to them biting her tongue to hold back her reply and smiles.
'' What's wrong boys?''
Alex tilts his head frowning as he looks at the adults and walks over with his brother. '' Aunt Q sad?'' He asks reaching out for her hand, Nico walks up to Quinn and leans up on his tiptoes kissing her cheek.
'' No ters aunt Q.''
Brittany leans back smiling lovingly as both boys try to comfort Quinn and feels Santana's arms wrap around her shoulders, she turns her head as she leans down watching the scene in front of them with a loving smile playing on her lips and kisses her cheek. '' We did good, my love.''
Santana shakes her head and smiles. '' That is your personality in them showing mi amor, always the first to notice someone's pain and to try to take their pain away.''
Quinn reaches down hugging the boys and smiles. '' I will be alright boys, maybe I just need some time with my favorite little boys.'' She turns to Liv smiling as she stands to the side watching her in concern and holds out her arm, she hugs her too and chuckles. '' And my favorite little girl.''
Brittany smirks an idea popping into her head and jumps up grabbing her phone of the table, she turns to her wife ignoring her questioning gaze and smiles. '' Babe can you tuck the kids in with Q and Cedes? I need Sam for a minute.''
Santana nods her head watching her wife walk out onto the balcony pulling Sam with her and turns to Q. '' I hope you have movers on standby Q.''
'' Huh, why?'' Quinn asks confused as she follows her into the boys room carrying Alex, Santana smiles tucking Liv in and turns to Quinn after watching her and Mercedes tuck the boys in.
'' You know B, she will make sure you will get a job offer in a matter of hours, I think she is currently outside calling around asking if anyone in LA needs a hot shot lawyer.''
Quinn freezes and turns to Santana in shock. '' No I can't ask her for that! She already did enough for me back in high school, she can't continue being like this San.''
Santana laughs grabbing a book to read and sits down next to Quinn on the floor, she turns to her and shrugs. '' B won't change the way she is, she can see how much it hurts you to stay in New York and she will do everything to make you move before we leave Ohio.'' She takes her hand in her own and smiles slightly. '' Beside I am not against the idea of having you around more Q and I am sure Nay would love it too, we missed our best friend No offense Cedes.''
Mercedes chuckles and leans over locking eyes with Santana. '' None taken girl, we all know that you, Q and Nay shared a special bond through cheerios and nothing could break it well before Q started dating Rach.''
Santana nods her head in agreement and leans against the wall softly reading the story of the book in her hands, she smiles as she hears Quinn talking with Mercedes in hushed whispers and looks at their boys smiling lovingly as she sees their eyes drooping while they cuddle with their favorite teddy.
She slowly stands up as she watches them drift off to sleep and holds out her hands for her best friends, she walks over to her sons tucking them back in and kisses their heads. '' Good night mijos, te amo.''
She walks out of the room after turning off the nightlight and breaths out a laugh as she sees her wife cuddled into Sam's side listening to music, she raises an eyebrow as they both lift their heads and smirks. '' Found your next cuddle buddy babe?''
Brittany snickers burying herself in Sam's side and shrugs. '' He is comfy and back in high school all the boys were my cuddle buddies during our game nights.''
'' Did you just call me fat Pierce?!'' Sam exclaims turning on his side tickling her, Santana chuckles as her wife's laughing fills the otherwise silent room and shakes her head turning to the two women next to her.
'' Is it just me or do they turn into their high school selves as soon as they are together.''
Quinn snickers and shakes her head watching the duo in bed. '' Nope I think so too S, but it's nice to see them have fun.''
Brittany squirms out of Sam's hold still laughing softly and punches his arm snickering as he yelps. '' It's Lopez asshole.''
Mercedes smiles wrapping an arm around Santana's shoulders and looks at her husband and their friend still joking around. '' She sure is proud of wearing your name San.''
Santana nods her head walking over to the table and sits down. '' Yeah she uses every opportunity to tell people her last name, she loves it just like Nay loves to be a Pierce.''
'' How are the two of you doing?'' Quinn asks smiling as she sits in front of her with Mercedes, Santana glances over at her wife and smiles sighing lovingly.
'' We are doing perfect, sure we still have small discussions and are still stubborn as fuck but we won't let anything ruin the dynamic of our family. The last big fight we had was eight months ago but only because I was jealous and B felt like I didn't trust her, we made up not even ten minutes later because B refused to let us go to bed angry and we try to talk and do more together with and without our boys.''
'' Does she still have so much girls flirting with her?'' Quinn asks curiously, Santana chuckles and nods her head at her wife.
'' You see her right? That woman is drop dead gorgeous and yeah she still has a few girls hitting on her when we are somewhere alone or at an occasional party, but B always has her wedding band around her finger and also always wears the necklace with our boys and my name.''
Quinn chuckles and nods her head. '' Yeah I noticed her necklace and wedding band, I also noticed her reaction to Rachel flirting with her. Whenever Rach would try to get her attention she would pull you closer and hold your hand or hug you from behind playing with her wedding band.''
Mercedes snickers and rolls her eyes. '' Rach is really stupid if she thinks that B would even react to her flirting, Brittany is head over heels in love with San and the same goes for Santana the both of them have only eyes for each other since almost ten years now.''
'' Mh the best ten years of my life.'' Brittany mumbles hugging her wife from behind still breathing deeply after play fighting with Sam, Sam drops down next to his wife and snickers trying to catch his breath.
'' Damn I missed you Britt.''
Brittany laughs sliding into the empty chair next to Santana and reaches out patting his hand. '' I missed you too guppy.''
Mercedes smiles and cuddles into her husband. '' We will be coming by much more from now on, we missed all of you.''
'' You are always welcome Cedes, our house has enough rooms so we always have a room the both of you can sleep.'' Santana says cuddling into Brittany's side
'' House?'' Quinn asks in shock, Brittany chuckles and nods her head pulling out her phone. She unlocks it opening the Album of their house she created after they were all done and slides it over the table towards her.
'' Yeah our house, we live there for almost two years now.''
Quinn laughs as she sees the gaming room in the first picture and shakes her head. '' The gaming room just had to be a part of it right?''
Brittany nods her head and chuckles. '' Yeah but it turned into our family room over the year, whenever someone was staying over and we wanted some alone time with the boys we would relax in the room and just watch a movie with them.''
Quinn swipes through the pictures and gasps softly as she sees the backyard and pool. '' Whoa the backyard is amazing!''
Santana nods her head in agreement and smiles squeezing Brittany's hand softly. '' The pool was already there but Puck and Britt build the deck and put up all the lights, the whirlpool is something for the two of us to relax in sometimes when the boys are asleep and the boys love the tree house our family and friends gave them for their first birthday.''
'' It looks amazing.'' Quinn says smiling brightly as she hands Brittany her phone back, Brittany takes her phone from her and smiles slightly.
'' You are more than welcome to come visit us Q.''
'' I would love to.'' Quinn mumbles smiling brightly, Brittany glances at Sam smirking as he slightly nods his head and leans back kissing her wife's head.
'' Do you have something in New York where you need to go back to urgently?''
Quinn frowns shaking her head and smiles slightly. '' No I took the week off of work, why?''
'' Want to drive back to LA with us? I think you can sit in the back after we moved some of our luggage.'' She runs a hand through her hair and smirks locking eyes on confused hazel orbs. '' You might need a blazer, nice shoes and a skirt or pants though.''
Santana gasps softly as she sees Quinn still looking at Brittany in confusion and turns to her wife. '' You didn't?!''
Brittany chuckles and shrugs. '' D is more than excited to meet Q again.''
Mercedes gasps squeezing Quinn's shoulder and smiles brightly. '' Girl, I think you found your ticket to get out of New York!''
Brittany stands up as she sees tears filling Quinn's eyes and walks around the table, she pulls her up in a hug as she sniffles and kisses her head. '' You really thought that I would make you stay in New York after hearing how much it hurts you Quinn?''
Quinn buries her face in her shoulder and wraps her arms tightly around her waist. '' I don't know B, damn I don't even know what to say.''
'' Just say that you will drive with us, we will take care of everything else after you met up with Demi.''
Quinn sobs mutely nodding her head and tightens her hold around Brittany's waist, Brittany turns to her wife smiling as she looks at them smiling lovingly and winks. '' Demi told me that her lawyer would love another lawyer at her firm, Q would start small and just follow her around but as soon as Q learned how she works and D needs someone Q will be her lawyer.''
'' You are amazing you know that?'' Santana asks amazed, Mercedes looks up at Brittany smiling as she sees her still trying to console Quinn and reaches up squeezing her hand that is places on Quinn's back.
'' Seriously Britt you always amaze me by how quick you think and clear things, you heard about Quinn's problem not even three hours ago and hear you are telling her that you have a job in LA for her.''
Brittany bites her lip and shrugs smiling bashfully. '' You are all San's childhood best friends and also turned into my best friends during high school, I hate to see any of you struggle so if I have a chance to change it I will do it in a heartbeat.''
'' Just amazing.'' Sam mumbles smiling up at her, Quinn pulls back wiping away her tears and sniffles.
'' I don't even know how to pay you back for this Britt.''
'' Just be happy and yourself again Q, I hate to see the pain in your eyes.''
'' You are one of a kind you know that?''
Brittany chuckles and shrugs. '' Will be three of a kind soon, I think our boys will be exactly the same.''
'' Yeah because you and San raise them, they see a lot of things you do and will try to do it the same way. You always put someone else his or her happiness before your own, you did so much for me back in high school sometimes even without knowing it and now you do it again. Just tell me what I can do to pay you back.''
Brittany shakes her head and smiles slightly. '' You don't have to pay me back for anything Q.''
'' Please B.'' Quinn pleads softly feeling bad for not doing something in return.
'' As soon as we are in LA and you settled down for a bit, take San and Nay for a besties day. Just the three of you just like you did in high school sometimes, just spend time together and get back to the friendship level you were at before Rachel and graduation happened.''
'' Always so thoughtful.'' Mercedes breaths out smiling slightly, Quinn nods her head and smiles.
'' I would love that B.''
Brittany smiles and kisses her cheek. '' Perfect that is all I ask for, I just want San and Nay to have their best friend back.''
Quinn smiles and nods her head hugging her again. '' I would love to have my best friends back too, thank you so much for every thing B. I love you.''
'' Love you too Q.''
