Tuesday 12th of October
Santana awoke to her phone ringing. She had only been asleep for about an hour and a half and it was still dark out so she shouldn't be waking up yet.
Her eyes were still closed and she groaned. She tapped randomly on her phone until she answered it and brought her phone to her ear.
"Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to Sanny
Happy birthday to you" she heard through the phone. Her favourite blonde was whisper-singing to her. This brought a smile to Santana's face.
"Thank you Britt Britt" she said, her eyes still closed.
"You're welcome. Now go back to sleep" Brittany said.
It was exactly midnight. Brittany had woken up so she could wish her girlfriend a happy birthday right at the start of her day.
"Okay. Goodnight. Love you" Santana said in a whisper.
"Goodnight. Love you too" Brittany replied.
Since the girls had first said those three important words, they said them at every opportunity they had.
Santana liked her birthday but never liked birthday parties. She hated having to host and be nice to people she didn't really like. Then she'd have to clean up after them. She much preferred to spend her birthdays with family and close friends.
Santana hung up, rolled over and went back to sleep.
Santana awoke for the second time that night but this time was much more pleasant. She was well rested and it was actually morning now. She felt soft kisses being placed to her cheeks, forehead and nose. She took a deep breath and smelt lavender which meant her suspicions were correct - Brittany was in her bed.
"Wakey Wakey" Brittany whispered into her ear and Santana smiled as she opened her eyes. Santana rolled over and cuddled into her girlfriend. She buried her face into Brittany's chest.
Brittany brought her arms around the birthday girl and squeezed her tight. She placed another kiss to the top of her head. "Hello birthday girl" she said.
Santana just hummed. Brittany was a morning person, she was not. Santana could barely even speak before her coffee.
Brittany removed one of her arms and reached over to the night stand to pick up the cup of coffee she brought Santana. She waved it in front of the Latina's nose and she instantly opened her eyes.
Santana sat up and rested against the headboard. She grabbed the coffee from Brittany and sipped it. She smiled. "You brought me coffee! I love you"
Brittany smiled in amusement. "Well I hope you don't love me just because I brought you coffee" she admitted.
"No. I don't. I also love you because you phoned me in the middle of the night just to sing me happy birthday" Santana said with look of adoration.
"Yeah well you deserve it" Brittany said. "Wait here" she said as she gave Santana a quick kiss and ran out of her room.
Brittany returned a few minutes later with chocolate chip pancakes and a knife and fork. She placed them on Santana's lap and said "Breakfast is served"
Santana laughed and began eating her pancakes. They really were Brittany's speciality. No one made better pancakes.
Once she was finished, Santana got ready for school. She made her way downstairs to find Brittany and her Ma talking in the kitchen.
"Happy birthday honey" Maribel said as she hugged her now 17 year old daughter.
"Thanks Ma" Santana replied.
"Happy birthday sweetheart" Raphael said as he copied his wife's actions.
"Thanks Pa"
Santana opened her presents from her parents; some new clothes, some music and cash. "Thanks guys" she said gratefully to her parents.
"You better get going, you don't want to be late" Raphael said as he checked the time.
Santana thanked her parents once more before taking Brittany by the hand and making their way to school.
"Happy birthday S" Quinn greeted Santana in the courtyard.
"Thanks Q" she brought her best friend in for a hug.
"Happy Birthday Santana" Puck greeted her with a smile.
"Thanks fuckerman. I think I prefer the name 'lezpez' from you. Santana sounds weird coming out of your mouth" she said honestly. A smirk reached Puck's face.
"Are we still on for BreadstiX tonight?" Quinn asked. Every year, Santana went out to her favourite restaurant with her parents and Quinn. This year, Brittany was coming too.
"Yep. See you at 6:30 ish" Santana said.
School was pretty boring. A few people wished Santana a happy birthday. Mainly Cheerios and football players. Some other people spoke to her to, like that troll Berry and that creepy Spanish teacher - Mr Schuester.
Once they got home from school, the girls went straight to Santana's room.
"Now for your present" Brittany said as she pulled two wrapped presents out from her school bag.
"You shouldn't have got me presents Britt" Santana said as she smiled at the blonde's sweet personality.
"It's your birthday Santana. On your birthday, you get presents" Brittany said blankly, shutting down her girlfriend's refusal.
The first gift was a framed picture of Brittany smiling at the camera and Santana kissing her on the cheek. She had to admit, it was a very cute photo.
"Thanks Britt. It's super cute" she said as she stood it up and placed it next to her other picture on the night stand.
Brittany smiled and handed over the other gift. It was two matching bracelets, one was baby blue and the other was red. The blue one had a 'B' engraved into it and the red one had an 'S'.
"They're matching. The blue one is for you and the red one is for me. So wherever we are, no matter how far apart, we will always think of each other. There's a B on yours for Brittany and there's an S on mine for Santana." Brittany explained.
"I love them Britt" Santana started. "This is the best present ever!"
They attached the bracelets to their wrists and smiled at them and then at each other.
Quinn arrived at Santana's house at 6:30. The three teenagers and the Latina parents all climbed into the car and made their way to BreadstiX.
Raphael and Maribel sat next to each other. Brittany and Santana were opposite and Quinn sat at the head of the table.
Brittany ordered the spaghetti Bolognese. Santana had the chicken parmesan and Quinn had the carbonara with extra bacon - she loved bacon.
Dinner talk was full of embarrassing stories from Santana's childhood. Many of which came from Quinn. Santana and Quinn had been best friends since they were 8 and so Quinn had plenty of stories to share with her best friend's girlfriend.
Brittany loved hearing all the stories and shared some equally embarrassing moments that happened when the two were out alone. Brittany fit in well with the Lopez family and she got along well with Quinn too.
Once they were all finished eating, they continued to chat for a while. Brittany and Santana had been holding hands but Brittany released her hand and slid in under the table. She placed it on Santana's thigh which was bare due to her wearing a dress. She began to draw slow, lazy circles all over the bare skin. Eventually Santana had to stop her or she would have taken the blonde right there on the table. Santana grabbed Brittany's hand and placed it back on the table where she could see it.
Raphael raised his glass and said "Cheers! To Santana, happy birthday!"
Everyone grabbed their glasses and clinked them together in the centre of the table.
Santana really enjoyed herself that evening. She got to eat her favourite food with the four people she loved most.
They all climbed back into the car and dropped Quinn home before heading back to the Lopez house.
The married couple said goodnight and made their way to bed. The teenagers were sat on the couch. Santana checked her phone and saw the time was 22:30.
"You should head home babe, you're parents will kill me if I keep you any longer" Santana said.
"Actually, I'm staying the night here. I already spoke to your Ma this morning and she said it was alright." Brittany said. "Unless you don't want me to stay. I'll go home if you want."
"No way! I'd love you to stay" Santana said.
They made their way upstairs to bed. After getting changed into their pyjamas and brushing their teeth together, they climbed into bed.
They laid there face to face chatting and stealing kisses for a while until they were tired. Santana rolled over and wiggled back so she was being spooned by Brittany. Brittany placed a kiss to her shoulder and asked "did you have a good birthday?"
"The best one so far" Santana replied as she fell asleep in the arms of the girl she loved.
Author's Note: I hope you enjoyed it!
Next time: their 1 month anniversary
