Apologies for the late update today guys, it's been a busy one! Hope you enjoy though x

Brittany awoke to the sound of Santana softly calling her name. She rubbed the sleep from her eyes and stretched out. She felt well rested and had actually had a good night's sleep considering the circumstances. Being in Santana's arms had made her feel safe and happy, but now she was awake and remembering everything that had happened, things seemed a little harder again. She opened her eyes fully, to see Santana standing there holding out a tray, with just about every breakfast item on it. Fruit, Yoghurt, a bowl of wholegrain cereal, two slices of wholemeal toast and a glass of fresh orange juice.

"Wow San, you've really gone to town here" Brittany laughed, as Santana placed the tray down on the bed in front of her.

"Only the best for you and Little Poppy Seed" she smiled, sitting on the edge of the bed before adding "I wasn't sure what you'd like, but all of these are full of nutritional value and great for the baby"

"Well look at you!" Brittany remarked impressed "Thank you San. But…actually…I'm not really hungry" she looked down

Santana tucked her fingers underneath Brittany's chin and gently pushed it up, so she was looking at her

"Brit, I know you're going through a tough time, but you need to eat something. For you, and for the baby"

Brittany sighed in defeat. She really wasn't sure she could stomach much at all, and if it was just her, she would have refused. But she had a baby to think about now.

"Will you eat with me?" she asked, her blue eyes pleading with Santana.

Santana just smiled and reached out for a piece of toast, taking a small bite, before holding it up to Brittany's mouth so she could do the same.

When she was satisfied, she had got enough food into the blonde, she took the tray and stood up off the bed.

"Come downstairs and I'll fix you another juice" she said, observing the empty glass. She knew Brittany would rather have a coffee right now, but she had sworn off it now she knew she was pregnant, as hard as it was. "We have a Doctor's appointment at 12"

When she had fixed Brittany up with another drink and left her in front of the TV, she went upstairs to wake Mila. It was a weekend so she was enjoying a long lie in, but even 10:00 was late for her.

"Morning sleepy head!" she called as she entered the room, as she watched the little girl begin to stir "that was a nice long sleep you had, did you have some nice dreams?"

Mila didn't answer, burrowing her head under the covers. She was always grouchy when she woke up, definitely her mother's daughter.

"I bet I know something that will get you out of bed…" Santana teased, causing Mila to remove the covers and look at her warily, eyes squinting with the light.

"Go downstairs and see! There's someone special waiting to see you"

That was all it took for Mila to throw off her bedsheets and spring down the stairs. Brittany smiled as she heard the enthusiastic footprints sprinting towards her. As soon as the little girl saw the blonde, she squealed.

"Aunty Brit-Brit!" she exclaimed, running towards Brittany to give her a huge hug. Brittany quickly set her glass down in anticipation, and embraced her tightly, scooping her up on to her lap and planting noisy kisses over her head.

"Mila Moo, I missed you so much!" she exclaimed, as Santana watched them with a smile. She was surprised Mila had slept through everything and hadn't heard Brittany. Their Duplex apartment was very small, and Mila's bedroom was adjacent to Santana's.

Brittany placed the little girl down and stood her up on her feet, squinting her eyes at her and tapping her finger on her lips

"Hmmmm…there's something different about you" she began, as Mila shrieked with delight, knowing this was one of Brittany's games. Suddenly Brittany let out an exaggerated gasp.

"Have you grown taller Miss Mila Grace!?" causing Mila to laugh harder, Santana chuckling along as she watched them. She never knew how much she missed this, seeing their special bond together.

"Meels after breakfast we need to get dressed quick okay? You're going over to Abuela's and Abuelo's house soon" Santana smiled, heading over to the kitchen to fix Mila something to eat. Usually Mila would be delighted by this news, but instead she let out a huge pout and folded her arm.

"But I want to stay with my Aunty Brit-Brit" she sulked

"I know princesa, but Aunty Brit-Brit and I have some grown up things we need to take care of" Santana explained gently

"But I only just saw her" Mila frowned, pout still in place.

"Well she'll be right back to see you this evening" she soothed, playing with Mila's long dark hair "unless…" she turned to Brit. She had just assumed Brittany would be coming back here tonight, in their tiny two bed duplex, even though she had a perfectly good-sized bedroom at her family home.

"I'll be here tonight Moo" Brittany assured, turning to Santana with a nod and a smile, answering her question before it was even asked. Sure she'd have more room at her parents' house, but she loved spending time with Santana and Mila, and right now she felt like she needed them.

After dropping Mila off, on the promise they'd have an ice cream and movie night tonight to make up for having to leave her behind, Santana and Brittany were on route to the doctor's office. Brittany watched as Santana brow furrowed in concentration, slowly weaving through the traffic, not like the girl racer she was used to seeing. The only time Santana would drive this carefully, was when Mila was in the car, and even then, she'd still get bursts of road rage that she couldn't contain.

"Wow…" Brittany laughed

"What?" Santana frowned, keeping her eyes on the road ahead, refusing to be distracted by Brittany.

"It's just…I've never seen you drive this carefully before" Brittany teased

"Well we have to be careful of Little Poppy Seed" she replied, still concentrating hard

"I love that you call the baby that. Little Poppy Seed" Brittany said wistfully, with a pensive smile.

In moments like this, she forgot all about Denver and the pain that he caused her. Currently she was trying to push him to the back of her head, but she knew she'd have to confront things soon. He was still Little Poppy Seed's dad, at the end of the day, and right now he didn't even know about them.

Brittany held her arm out for her blood taken before clutching it back to her chest again.

"No. No…I can't do it" she panicked.

"Brit look at me" Santana said softly "Just squeeze my hand, I've got you. You'll be okay"

She knew how much Brittany hated needles, and how she was probably hating her so much right now, for forcing her to come here. Brittany had taken more than one test, all positive, she didn't need a blood test to confirm it. But Santana had insisted. She was a worrier, she always had been, but since becoming a mom herself she was even worse. Maybe it was having a Doctor for a dad, that made her more aware of things that could go wrong. She knew half the time she was just being irrational, but over Brittany and her baby, she wasn't willing to take any gambles.

"Miss Pierce, would you like to lay back on the bed? It may help you relax a little bit more" the nurse asked gently

Brittany nodded meekly, as Santana smiled in encouragement. She quickly manoeuvred herself around the bed so she could take Brittany's hand again. As the nurse approached with the needle, Brittany's eyes popped wide open in fear.

"Brit, Brit…just look at me babe" Santana encouraged firmly, and Brittany did as she said, turning her attention away from the needle.

"God San, how am I going to do 9 months of this?" she wailed.

Truth be told, Santana was wondering the same thing. She was thinking she was going to have to get Brittany hypnotised to get her through it, but she squeezed Brittany's hand and said;

"You just will Brit. From somewhere you'll find the strength. That's what being a Mommy is all about"

"Sharp scratch coming up" the nurse said

"That's all it is Brit, small scratch, then it's over with" Santana soothed. She placed her hand over Brittany's stomach, half for comfort, and half because she was scared she was going to jump up when the needle went in.

As the needle went in, Brittany closed her eyes and pulled their joined hands over her forehead, letting out small breaths to ease her nerves. Santana couldn't help but laugh, she wondered how on earth she was going to react in labour, but she thought she was pretty adorable all the same.

"And that's it you're all done" said the nurse, much to Brittany's relief "Wasn't so bad was it?" she joked, walking out of the room, Brittany glaring at her as if she was crazy.

"All over now Brit-Brit" Santana smiled, wrinkling her nose as she squeezed Brittany's hand.

Brittany and Santana sat and waited for the nurse to get back with the results. One advantage of Santana having a Senior Doctor for a dad, was that it gave her good connections. Usually they would have to wait and be told the results later that day, if not the next, but the test was sent to the lab immediately.

"Miss Pierce" the Doctor greeted with a smile as she entered the room, taking over from the nurse to deliver the results "I'm Doctor Shepherd, here to discuss your results. The blood work is back, and the home tests you did were correct. Based on your hCG levels, and the dates you have given us, I can confirm that you are four weeks pregnant. Congratulations!"

Brittany smiled to herself at the confirmation, Santana squeezing her arm with an excited grin, before turning to the doctor.

"And the hCG levels were fine? Everything is good?" Santana asked

"They are a little lower than we would like to see, but not abnormal this early on in pregnancy, so I don't see it being a concern at this stage. It should start to increase as the pregnancy develops, so we'll monitor this at the first scan, which will be in…" the Doctor checked her calendar "four-weeks-time"

"Thank you, Doctor" said Brittany, taking everything in "I should point out though, that although this is still my Family Doctor's and I'm still registered, I'm based out in New York now. I never got around to switching Doctor's, and luckily, I've never really needed to go while I've lived there. Whenever I have needed to see a doctor, I used the Walk-In facility. I know being pregnant changes things, but I'm at a bit of a crossroads at the moment in terms of my living location"

Santana looked down; she had somehow forgotten that Brittany being back in Lima was just a temporary thing. Even if she chose not to stay with Denver, her life and career were over there now.

"Okay, that is something we encourage you to make a decision on as soon as possible, because we'll need to book your first scan in and know where you want to proceed your care" the Doctor replied kindly, before gesturing over to the machine next to her "would you like a little listen now?"

Brittany gasped

"Really!?"

"I have some time before my next appointment, so I see no harm. You won't be able to see anything at this stage, but we should be able to hear the heartbeat. Brittany's face lit up and she looked at Santana with a squeal, who mirrored the smile. Now she was less angry that Santana had dragged her here, and more ecstatic.

As the Doctor prepared the Sonogram, Brittany lay back and took Santana's hand again, only this time she was filled with excitement instead of nerves.

"You ready to hear your baby for the first time Brit?" Santana smiled lovingly, as Brittany nodded in awe of what was about to come. She barely even flinched as the cold gel hit her stomach.

And after some fumbling around with the probe, Brittany inhaled sharply, turning her head to look at Santana again.

There it was

Her baby's heartbeat.

"Wow…That's…that's amazing" Brittany gasped, feeling her emotions take over her. When she looked at Santana, she realised it was having the same effect on her.

"San are you crying?" she asked softly

Santana nodded and laughed nervously, brushing away her tears

"Sorry Brit" she said, voice thick with emotion, but Brittany found it all adorable

Hearing the heartbeat of Brittany's baby, a child she knew she would instantly love because she loved their mother so much, was more overwhelming for her than she thought it would be. There was just something so special about seeing Brittany go through this whole new experience. It was complete contrast for her emotions at her own first Sonogram. By the time she had gone, Mila was developed enough so that she could be seen on the screen. She barely even registered the sound of the heartbeat, as she stared at the screen in complete fear. There was no happiness, no realisation of 'wow that's my baby', just a terrified young girl wondering what the hell she was going to do. It wasn't until the next scan, where she was told she was having a girl, she felt more of a connection. Now Mila was here she loved her more than anything, so it felt awful to say, but she had just been so overwhelmed seeing her on the screen that very first time.

"Alright ladies, I do need to get going to my next appointment now" she handed Brittany some medical blue roll to clean the gel from herself "I'm happy to let you see yourself out, please get in contact with us as soon as possible to let us know your plans, and if you wish to proceed as a patient here"

"Thank you, Doctor, I'll make sure to let you know" said Brittany as she sat up on the bed, swinging her legs around.

"Thanks Doctor Shepherd" Santana echoed.

They waited for her to leave the room, before Santana turned to Brittany again.

"Wow Brit! How amazing was that!?" she squealed like an excited teenager.

"I can't believe that there's an actual heartbeat coming from inside of me right now" she glanced down at her stomach in amazement "Totally amazing"

"And you were right about being four weeks pregnant, genius!" Santana smirked. Okay so she hadn't exactly figured it out for herself, the test had told her, but any excuse Santana had to remind Brittany she was a genius, she would.

"I know! I really do have a Little Poppy Seed growing inside me right now!"

Santana crouched down so she was level with Brittany's belly, lightly touching her hand against it and leaning towards it.

"Hello Little Poppy, I'm your Auntie San, and I already can't wait to meet you. You are so loved already pequeña"

Just when Brittany thought her emotions couldn't handle anymore, Santana went and did that. She blew out a breath and rolled her eyes up to the ceiling, to stop her watering eyes. She didn't know if it was just the way Santana was simply speaking to the baby or hearing her refer to herself as Auntie San for the first time, but she felt her heart could actually burst. It's funny how in life's difficult moment, joy can always be found, if we look hard enough.

"Have we just dropped the seed part now?" Brittany laughed, in an attempt to quell her emotions, before adding reflectively "Little Poppy, I like it though"

While Brittany was at her parents, Santana was catching up with some housework, Mila content painting pictures for Brittany. She had been so caught up with everything in the past 24 hours, that she had forgotten all about dinner with Dani tonight until her phone started buzzing and Dani's name flashed up on the screen.

"Hey babe" she answered, trying to keep her tone happy, knowing she was about to let her down any minute now.

"Hey you! What time are you planning on coming over tonight? I just picked up all of the groceries, you're going to be amazed at my culinary skills, I'm telling you"

Santana grimaced as Dani chatted away. She felt so bad, but there was no way she could go off and leave Brittany at this time, no way at all.

"Babe actually…" Santana cut in "I'm really, really sorry but I'm going to have to cancel on tonight. Brittany came here last night, she's going through a bad time at the moment, so she's staying here for a couple of days. I'm sorry but there's no way I can leave her like this…"

"Brittany?" Dani interrupted confused "But I thought you guys weren't speaking"

"We weren't but…it's a long story. I'll fill you in on everything I promise I just…really need to cancel on tonight, I'm sorry Dan"

Dani let out a long sigh

"You could have said earlier babe, I just bought all the stuff now"

"I know, look I'm so sorry, it's just been a hectic day. I promise I'll make it up to you?" she pleaded, sensing Dani's upset "How about…you come around for dinner here tomorrow instead? It'll be a great chance for you to get to know Brittany, and I know Mila will be dying to see you"

Another sigh

"Okay…I guess we can do that"

"Thanks babe, I really appreciate it" Santana was interrupted by the sound of a faint knock on the door, which then opened to reveal Brittany, Santana had no problem with her letting herself in "Look Dan, I gotta go, someone's at the door. I'll text you okay?"

As she hung up the phone, she walked over to an enthusiastic Mila showing Brittany her paintings.

"These are so great Moo. You're so talented" Brittany gasped, enthusiastically flicking through all the paintings she had done as Mila smiled bashfully at the praise.

Santana ruffled Mila's hair to add to the praise, before bending down to her level

"Sweetheart can you tidy up your painting stuff and go wash your hands before dinner please?" she asked, needing the chance to speak to Brittany alone.

She knew the afternoon would have been tough for her, having to tell them everything about Denver. She was going to tell them about her pregnancy too. Usually she would have waited until after the 12-week mark, but she thought given the circumstances, they should know. Brittany hated worrying her parents, and she knew now they would definitely worry.

Santana watched as Mila ran off to do as she was asked, before turning to Brittany, offering her a reassuring tap on the arm.

"How did it go?"

"It was hard" Brittany sighed "they're really upset about the whole Denver thing. They can't believe it. You know my dad never gets angry, but boy was he angry. My mom just cried" she said sadly, as Santana gave her a gentle squeeze.

"What did they say about the baby?"

"Mixed emotions, I think. I mean, obviously they're excited and happy but…they were shocked because they never knew we were trying. And they worry about how I'm going to cope now. I get it, it's a lot to process. I don't think they particularly like the idea of their pregnant daughter being alone in New York City, with not much of a support network. I mean I have friends but…they're mostly shared friends with Den and none of them are exactly settled down"

"I don't particularly like that idea either Brit" Santana admitted, the two of them walking over to the sofa "I wish you could just stay here in Lima" she sighed.

"Well…maybe I should?" said Brittany, causing Santana to turn to her with a questioning look.

"I don't know I just think…do I want to be raising my baby there alone, when the majority of my support network is here? Seeing you talk to the baby today, made me think how much I want you in our everyday life. And I want them to have the same relationship with my parents, as Mila does with your parents and as I did with my grandparents"

"But what about your job? Your dreams?" Santana asked, ever the worrier.

"Don't you see San? I lived my dream. I lived it for six years. But now, this is a new dream, a new chapter. I love New York but…everything there reminds me of Denver now. I don't know if I can" she shrugged.

"You know I'd love nothing more than for you to come back here again. I just don't want you to feel like you've missed out on something because of him and what he's done"

"It's not just that. Sometimes life goes in a new direction, and you get consumed by a new love. You know that yourself from having Mila" Brittany smiled "you wanted to go to New York too, but I know now you have Mila, you'd never swap her for that. Same for me and my baby. I'm not even going to have time to miss New York and Broadway, because I'm going to be so consumed by this new little person. I haven't fully made my mind up yet; I'm still thinking about it. I guess there's still Denver to consider, even if I don't take him back, he's still the baby's dad and I won't deny him that. I'll probably have to go back for a little while to see out my contractual obligations with work"

"Well take all the time you need to think about it, Brit" Santana smiled encouragingly, but in her heart, she couldn't stop the glimmer of hope at the thought of Brittany living back in Lima again.

"I better finish up on the dinner, I made your favourite" Santana stood "Oh…and I invited Dani for dinner tomorrow. I hope you don't mind? I had to bail on her tonight because I wanted to spend it with you, but I figured it's about time you two got around to meeting each other"

Brittany couldn't help the sinking feeling in her stomach. She had got so caught up in her 'Sanmila bubble of happiness' that she had forgotten all about the fact Santana had a life and a girlfriend, that she was now very much intruding on. And then, Brittany realised just exactly what that sinking feeling was, that awful emotion that was rearing its ugly head again.

It was jealousy

It was a day later, and Santana was busy cooking, getting frustrated when things weren't going her away. She never really rated her own cooking skills, but she had volunteered to do it, so she was going to follow through with it. She turned to see the toys left out on the floor, her request for Mila to pick them up ignored for a third time, and her patience beginning to wear thin.

"Mila!" she shouted, letting the little girl know she wasn't impressed, causing her to strop in the kitchen.

"How many times have I asked you to pick these toys up off the floor?" she said firmly, brow raised at the girl who had her arms crossed and a pout on her face. She sure did have a prima donna on her hands today. "Now go do it please" Santana continued, causing the girl to sigh and hastily pick up the toys, slinging them into her toy box carelessly.

"Right that's it" Santana thought to herself, she'd had enough of her five-year-olds attitude today. She turned off the stove and followed her daughter through to the open plan living room.

"Mila Grace Lopez, what has gotten into you today!?"

"Nothing" Mila sulked

"Well there is obviously something. And I'd like you to have a smile on your face before Dani gets here please. She's been looking forward to seeing you"

"I don't want stupid Dani to come!" Mila yelled, which alarmed Santana. She always loved seeing Dani. She softened and went to sit next to her on the couch.

"Why don't you want Dani to come Meels? That's not a very nice thing to say is it?"

"Because I want my Aunty Brit-Brit instead"

Santana frowned in confusion, before letting out a sigh of relief. For a second there, she was concerned at her daughter's sudden hostility towards her girlfriend.

"What are you talking about Meels?" Santana laughed "Aunty Brit-Brit is coming too"

Mila's pout softened slightly

"Then where is she?"

"She just popped out to the store to get more orange juice" Santana replied softly. Since giving up coffee, Brittany had now been drinking orange juice by the gallon.

"Oh" Mila said

"Yes, oh" Santana laughed, poking Mila in the ribs playfully "Now stop sulking and go pick up the rest of your toys please missy"

An hour later, with Brittany back from the store and Mila seemingly out of her mood, dinner preparations were going considerably better. Santana was just doing the final taste test, when she heard a knock at the door, signalling Dani's arrival. She had no idea why she felt nervous, it was just her girlfriend, but for some reason gaining Brittany's approval meant everything to her.

She opened the door and Dani stepped forward to kiss her, but she found herself turning her head to the side so that she caught her cheek instead. It was almost subconscious, but she felt bad being overly affectionate in front of Brittany, when she was having such a tough time with her relationship. She'd even wondered if she made the right decision inviting her over here tonight, was it too soon to expect Brit to sit and play happy families? But it was too late now, and she stepped aside to let her girlfriend in.

Brittany was playing with Mila on the couch and she sensed her stand up ready to be introduced.

"Dani, this is my amazing, beautiful, lifelong best friend, Brittany" said Santana, watching as the two blondes politely shook hands. She knew Brittany was much more of a hugger, but she was trying to be refined

"And Brittany, meet Dani, my…" she paused for a second, unsure why. Maybe it was the whole being affectionate in front of Brittany thing.

"Girlfriend?" Dani laughed, finishing the sentence for her.

"Yeah sorry, lost my chain of thought there" Santana laughed nervously.

"I've heard so much about you Brittany" said Dani

"Likewise." Brittany smiled, although it was a lie. She'd rarely heard much about Dani at all, but then again, they hadn't spoken for 8 weeks prior.

When the introductions were done, Dani walked over to Mila with a wave

"And how's my favourite five-year-old?" she asked.

Mila looked up from her iPad to briefly glare at Dani, before looking back at her game again, no response given. Santana wanted the ground to swallow her up, what on earth had gotten into Mila today? She never behaved like this. Brittany chewed her lip nervously, not sure what to do with herself.

"Mila! Dani just asked you a question" Santana reprimanded. Was that an eye roll she just saw?

"Fine thanks" Mila answered dead tone, before looking back at her iPad again.

"I'm so sorry Dani. I think Mila must have had a bad night's sleep last night, which means she'll be going to bed an hour earlier tonight" she said to Dani, but loud enough so Mila could hear.

As they sat down to eat and Santana placed the glasses of orange juice down in front of them all, a small frown made its way to Dani's face.

"No wine babe?" she questioned

Santana felt herself getting flustered. She figured they'd all just drink orange juice tonight in solidarity of Brittany, but how was she meant to explain this to Dani when she didn't know about her pregnancy?

"Erm…well Brit wasn't feeling so well earlier, so I thought we'd just stick with juice"

"Oh…okay" Dani frowned, thinking it strange

"Don't be silly, you two can still have a drink, I don't mind" Brittany said

"No, we're fine with juice, I don't want the smell to upset your stomach or something" Santana smiled, adamant. Honestly, she had hated the smell of alcohol when she got pregnant, it made her so nauseous, and she didn't want to risk the chance Brittany would suffer silently with the same thing as they drank away.

They carried on the meal with a good amount of small talk. Dani asked all about Brittany's life in New York and her dancing and showed a genuine interest. It got a bit awkward when she asked about Denver, but the situation was quickly evaded by Santana standing up and enthusiastically asking who wanted dessert.

Brittany had been grateful for that. The last thing she wanted to do, was to open up to this girl she didn't even know about her complicated love life. All evening, she had been trying to pick flaws with Dani, to find a reason why she wasn't good enough for Santana. Why, now that she was technically single, Santana should pick her instead. She couldn't find one. She was disappointed to realise that Dani was actually nice, normal, treated both Santana and Mila well, and was considerably attractive too. She knew she should just be happy for Santana, but she couldn't help but wish that it was her sitting in Dani's position.

At one point in all her thinking over the years, she had realised that although seemingly unrequited, Santana had definitely been her first love. And although she had moved on and loved Denver, that feeling had never gone away. Do you ever get over your first love though? She had wondered. Maybe this feeling was going to be there forever, and she'd just have to move on again, all the while silently watching Santana from the side lines. The only thing that ever made it easier, was her mantra about if you truly love someone, you should let them go. She had been doing that for years now, and as long as Santana was happy, she could live with that.

It made her question who Santana's first love was, she had always pretended to be really into guys, but now Santana had come out as a lesbian, it couldn't be any of them. She'd said she never realised she was into girls until she got with Dani, so she figured it must be Dani. Suddenly her envy of the girl multiplied by a thousand, knowing Santana would feel the yearning for Dani, that she herself felt for Santana. Regardless of if they stayed together or not, it would be a forever feeling.

"Aunty Brit-Brit, please may I have another orange juice?" Mila's soft voice broke Brittany out of her chain of thought. Santana was busy fixing dessert, so it was just Brittany, Mila and Dani at the table. She was just about to respond, when Dani stood up.

"I'll get you some Mila" she smiled, reaching out for the cup, which Mila snatched back with a scowl.

"No! I want my Aunty Brit-Brit to do it!"

"O…okay" Dani said, holding her hands up and returning to her seat. Brittany couldn't have felt more awkward if she tried, as she grabbed the cup to fill up Mila's orange juice.

Luckily, the awkwardness wilted away as they all sat at the table again and tucked into their Vanilla Cheesecake.

"This is great San, thank you for tonight" Brittany smiled

"Yeah thanks babe" Dani added, before turning to Mila again "hey Mila if you're not too full off the cheesecake, I got you a little something" she smiled, dropping the little girl's favourite candy on the table in front of her, a box of Dots.

"Hmm…too full" Mila shrugged, earning a warning glance from Santana.

"That's okay. Maybe you can save them for later" said Dani, not giving up on the girl.

"No Aunty Brit-Brit already got me lots, so I don't need these ones" she replied, pushing them back towards Dani.

"Well you can have more than one box Mila" Santana smiled, through gritted teeth. She was going to need to have a huge chat about rudeness with her daughter later.

"How about I put these in the kitchen for now, and when you're finished with your ones from Aunty Brit, you can have these ones?" Dani suggested.

"No!" Mila shouted "I said I don't want your stupid candy so just take it away from me"

Santana blushed heavily at Mila's out-burst, as Brittany closed her eyes. She was sensing a Lima Heights Adjacent Santana appearing at any moment now.

"I'm so sorry Dani, my daughter seems to have forgotten her manners today" said Santana apologetically, before turning to address her daughter "Mila, upstairs now!" she said firmly.

She didn't need to ask twice, as the little girl hurriedly ran upstairs, Santana hot on her trail. She wasn't quite fast enough, as when she had got upstairs, Mila had already run into the bathroom and locked the door.

"Mila Grace, open this door right now!" she demanded, pulling at the handle.

"I mean it Mila. Uno…dos…"

Before she could get to three, the little girl reluctantly opened the door, her face red with tears. Santana bent down to her level, wiping the tears from her face. No matter how angry she was with her behaviour today, she still hated seeing her little girl cry.

"Can you tell me what this is about please? Because you've been very unkind to Dani today, and that's not how I brought you up is it?"

Mila hesitantly shook her head

"So, can you tell me what's happened to upset you? Because I know something has. I know you didn't really mean to behave like that with Dani, because that's not my little girl. My little girl is kind and sweet and caring."

"I just don't want Dani to be here anymore" Mila sniffled, causing Santana's heart to break.

"But I thought you liked Dani?"

"I did" said Mila, nodding through her tears "but that was before she took Aunty Brit-Brit away"

Santana frowned confused

"What do you mean took Aunty Brit-Brit away?"

"When Dani came, Aunty Brit-Brit stopped coming. I know you two weren't friends anymore" she whimpered "Now that Aunty Brit-Brit came back, I don't want Dani to take her away again"

"Oh baby" Santana gasped, taking Mila into her arms "is that what you really think?" she rocked Mila back and forth, who by now was crying herself into exhaustion.

"Sweetheart, Dani didn't take Aunty Brit-Brit away, and she never will. Aunty Brit-Brit will always be a part of your life"

"Then why did you two stop speaking?" Mila asked

A pang of guilt ran through Santana's body, that despite letting them FaceTime still, Mila knew something was up.

"We just had a very silly little disagreement. Sometimes friends get silly when they have been friends a long time, but it was very silly, and nothing is going to make me and Aunty Brit-Brit not speak again okay? Because she's our family, isn't she?"

Mila nodded, a smile creeping back on to her face

"I love Aunty Brit-Brit so much"

"I love her too Moo, and she isn't going anywhere okay? But I do need you to go and apologise to Dani for me, because what you did might have upset her, and we don't like upsetting people do we?"

Mila shook her head

"Good girl" said Santana, taking Mila into another hug "Come on, let's go back downstairs and have a nice evening" she added, picking her up and heading towards the stairs. She found the two blondes chatting away, happy they were both getting on. They stopped talking and turned to look at her, when they noticed she and Mila had appeared.

"Everything okay?" Brittany asked, face etched with concern.

"Everything is fine" Santana smiled, reassuringly "Mila just has something she'd like to say to Dani" she continued, setting the little girl down on the floor.

"I'm really sorry Dani" Mila pouted, looking at the floor

"Aww baby girl it's okay! We all get over tired" said Dani, holding her arms out to hug Mila, which Mila gratefully accepted.

"So…how about those Dots? Will I be allowed them now?" Mila asked warily, making everyone laugh.

"How about…you go get your PJs on first, and then we all tuck up on the couch with blankets and watch a movie, with the Dots"

"Yes!" Brittany punched the air, causing Santana to laugh, while Mila was already halfway up the stairs.

"Babe…you in?" said Santana, looking over to Dani

"Sure" Dani shrugged "Just need to go use the bathroom first"

Dani came out of the bathroom to the sound of loud, happy laughter. She crept down the stairs to find Santana, Brittany and Mila all laughing away together, at some private joke they all shared. She observed them all, and how happy they looked, almost like a little family.

She had it good with Santana and Mila, but what those three had as a bond, looked something special. Something she was afraid she couldn't compete with. The way Santana's eyes grew wide with love watching Brittany interact with Mila, the way Mila clearly idolised Brittany and hung off her every word, the way Brittany knew Santana so well that she could tell what she was thinking with just a look.

"Please can we watch Frozen again, please, please, please?" Mila begged

"Only if Mama promises not to sing the whole way through, like she did last night" Brittany teased, earning a playful swat from Santana

"I did not sing the whole way through!"

"What do you think Mila? I think if she sings, we'll have to tickle her, and we all hate how much Mama hates being tickled"

Mila laughed wildly, agreeing with Brittany

"But the thing about being your Mama, means that I passed that ticklishness onto you" Santana laughed, diving down to tickle the little girl, Brittany joining in with her as Mila screamed helplessly.

When the tickling finally stopped, they settled on Frozen, Dani still stood observing them from the foot of the stairs. They were so wrapped up, that they hadn't noticed her watching them. As they pressed play on the movie, figuring Dani wouldn't be long, Mila shuffled so she was half on Santana's lap, half on Brittany's. She wrapped her arms around each of their necks as Brittany cuddled in close, and Santana adjusted the blanket over them. Feeling like she was interrupting an intimate moment, Dani cleared her throat, causing them all to look at her.

"Actually…I think I'm going to pass on the movie" she said

"Oh no come on babe, it's only just started" said Santana

"No, no…it's not that it's just…something came up with work. They asked if I can cover a Graveyard shift, someone called in sick" she lied, but Santana didn't see through it.

"Oh…okay then babe well…" Santana stood to see Dani out, but Dani interrupted

"No, no, you stay where you are, you look comfy. I can see myself out" she smiled, walked towards the door "I'll text you tomorrow. It was nice meeting you Brittany. Goodbye Mila, hope you enjoy the Dots!" she added, before heading out the door.

Santana looked at Brittany, confused, who met her with a shrug.

"That was weird" Santana thought. She just hoped Mila's behaviour hadn't upset her too much, causing her to leave. She wasn't going to let herself dwell on it too long though, so she turned her attention back towards the film, offering a smile to Brittany and running her hand through Mila's hair.