''Damn y'all did go all out this year!'' Santana exclaims as she places the necklace she got from her grandma on the pile of gifts beside her, Brittany chuckles softly as she watches her hug Alma and thanks Jake softly as he holds out the gifts she will give her fiance.
''Well it's Christmas querida.'' Alma tells her granddaughter as she kisses her cheek. ''And most gifts for you and B are also for the little one.'' She pulls out of the hug and nods her head to the mentioned blonde. ''Time for your last gifts Santanita.''
Santana turns to look at her fiance and her eyes widen as she sees two small gifts and a big one. ''Babe.'' She mutters warningly, Brittany quickly raises her hands in surrender and gulps.
''No, no don't scold me just yet.'' She rolls her eyes as their family snickers and locks eyes with Santana smiling slightly. ''Open them first.'' She holds out the first small gift as soon as she sits back down beside her and scoots a bit closer to Jake not knowing how her fiance will react, she softly throws her elbow against his side as she feels him snicker and shoots him a softened glare. ''Shut it kid.''
Santana tilts her head in confusion after squeezing the wrapping paper feeling something soft inside and rips it open after glancing at her fiance, she smiles slightly as she sees a piece of clothing neatly folded into a tiny square and chuckles. ''Ran out of wrapping paper babe?''
Brittany shakes her head and smiles slightly. ''No but I know you would kick my ass the second you would see two big gifts and one little thing.''
Santana hums chuckling as she hears their family chuckle and unfolds the shirt holding it up, she burst out laughing as she sees the text on the shirt and shakes her head. ''Oh damn babe!''
Brittany shrugs her shoulders as she turns to her and smiles slightly. ''Now you can wear it instead of saying it future wifey.''
Santana chuckles turning the shirt so their family can see it and leans over kissing Brittany softly. ''That one will be worn out before the wedding.''
Brittany chuckles kissing her forehead and shrugs. ''After our wedding you are my wifey, no future needed before that word.''
Santana smiles brightly and clears her throat. ''Boys close your eyes.'' She chuckles as Puck and Jake immediately covers their eyes and smiles slightly as she sees her papi just turns to talk to her Abuela, she quickly whips the shirt she is wearing over her head and slips the shirt on humming softly as the smell of their detergent. ''You washed it.'' She murmurs softly turning to look at Brittany, she smiles as she just nods her head with a loving smile and cuddles into her grabbing the other small gift.
Brittany wraps her arms around Santana after telling the boys that they can look again and covers her bump with her right hand after silently telling Puck to record Santana's reaction, she watches her unwrap the gift carefully after feeling what it is and smiles slightly as she holds a small square wooden box in her hands.
''What is this mi amor?'' Santana asks softly as she runs her finger over the engraved mami in the middle of the box, Brittany kisses the top of her head and bites her lip.
''Even though peanut is not here yet I kinda wanted a gift for you from him too, he will be joining us soon but I know he is enjoying celebrating Christmas with us even though we can't hold him yet so this.'' She taps the box with her left hand and smiles slightly. ''Is from me and from peanut.''
Santana slowly opens the box tears filling her eyes as she sees the heart pendant with the last sonogram picture of their baby boy and swallows thickly as she reads the text underneath the pendant after moving it aside.
To mi Mami,
I may just be a Bump, but I love you more than you ever know.
Keep this close to your heart until I can meet you and cuddle in your arms.
Love, kisses and Kicks.
From your Peanut.
She chuckles tearfully as she feels a kick and places her hand on her bump sniffling. ''Damn Britt-Britt.'' She whispers softly, she turns her face nuzzling her face in her shoulder and intertwines their hands on her bump. ''Gracias mi amor.''
Brittany just kisses the top of her head and pulls her closer as she sees Quinn reaching out to gently grab the necklace, she shoots Puck a small smile as he nods his head holding up his phone and places her lips on top of Santana's head. ''Our baby boy will love you just as much as I love you Santana, you will be the best mami a little one could have asked for.'' She runs her hand over her bump smiling as she feels a kick and chuckles. ''See peanut agrees.''
Santana chokes out a tear filled laugh and tilts her head up to kiss her cheek. ''God I love you.'' She takes the necklace back from Quinn and holds it up. ''Put it on me?''
Brittany nods her head taking the necklace from her and clasps it around her neck the second she turns around, she runs her fingers over the necklace turning the pendant so the sonogram is facing forward and runs her thumb over it. ''Perfect.'' She murmurs with a loving smile.
She gently cups Santana's cheek wiping away her tears and kisses her forehead. ''I love you too baby.''
Santana smiles cuddling into her keeping their hands intertwined on her bump and nods her head to the bigger gift. ''Mind me asking what is in that one? I thought we agreed on no gifts this year mi amor.''
''Well yeah and it's not a gift, gift.'' Brittany mutters smiling sheepishly, she chuckles as she turns to her in confusion and nudges the box with her foot. ''Open it love.''
Santana frowns in confusion and leans forward ripping off the gift paper, she tilts her head as she sees a big box within and opens it thanking her dad as he hands her a knife. She opens the box placing the knife on the table and gasps softly as she sees a collection of her favorite wine, bath bombs, chocolate and other things she would need after giving birth. ''Babe.'' She whispers amazed, Brittany just smiles slightly and shrugs as everyone turns to her in shock after they all peaked into the box.
''Stop looking at me like that.'' She tells them blushing, she turns to Santana and squeezes her hand softly. ''Babe you deserve much more than just this but I tried to hold on to our promise to not gift each other anything this Christmas.'' She nods her head to the box and smiles sheepishly. ''I did want to give you something though because you are giving me everything I have wished for.'' She continues covering her bump with her hands. ''Words can't even describe how grateful I am knowing that we can hold our little boy soon, I am so insanely grateful for everything you did in the past and will do in the future San.''
She licks her lips glancing at the box smiling slightly as she feels a soft kick and gulps thickly. ''I know it won't always be easy, we will be raising our little one while trying to keep up building our future and work our asses off to reach the top like we always swore we wanted in high school. But this box and it's contains are for you to use, I know it's easy for me to say but please try to relax, take some time for yourself and just enjoy it.''
She cups Santana's cheek running her thumb over her cheek catching the tears streaming down and smiles lovingly. ''I will be taking a while off of work as soon as baby boy is here to be home with the both of you I already cleared that with the team, we are both becoming parents San and I just want you to know that you don't have to do everything alone.'' She runs her hand over her bump again and breaths deeply through her nose. ''You carried our baby boy while you were going to college, graduated at the top of your class and now work on your career, I can tell you how much I respect you over and over again but that will never reach the same level of adoration, love and also respect I feel for you.''
''Babe.'' Santana whispers softly voice filled with tears, she cups her cheek pulling her closer and kisses her softly effectively cutting her off hearing sniffles around them. She slowly pulls back leaning their foreheads together and smiles tearfully. ''We are in this together mi amor and I know that, I also know that you will probably jump up every night to feed baby boy to let me sleep but please try to grab the rest you need too. I love knowing that you will be home with us after baby boy joined us but I won't mind you going to work either, you are currently busy making a name for yourself and I understand but I also know that you will be home more because that is just you.''
Brittany just shakes her head and smiles. ''It's already cleared with the team that I will be gone for a few weeks baby, I won't change that now and someone else will be taking over my classes while being assisted by one of the new crew members.''
''Who?'' Santana asks curiously, Brittany nods her head to Jake and smiles lovingly.
''Jake will take over with Mike, Jake will do all classes aside from the hip hop one because he will join his friends dancing while Mike teaches them. We just adjusted the teaching hours to his schedule so he won't overwork while going to school himself, he offered to do it the second I mentioned to the team that we need someone to take over for a bit.''
Jake chuckles as everyone turns to him in shock and shrugs shooting Santana and Brittany a loving grin. ''I did that for the same reason I offered Puck and Quinn to babysit Beth whenever they need a date night, the four of you help me get back on my feet and live my life in happiness I want to thank the four of you by doing this.'' He turns to Puck and Quinn. ''I would love to just hang around your apartment keeping an eye on princess so the both of you can enjoy a bit time together and.'' He turns to Brittany and Santana. ''The both of you will be parents soon which will mean you will have all hands full making sure your little boy is happy and healthy, the both of you will be tired as hell and if living my dream to instruct dance relieves the both of you a tiny bit I won't back down. I will still concentrate on school and that will be my main priority, but dancing won't tire me out that much and I can still take all the rest I need while the four of you also focus on your little family.''
''You really are one of a kind kid.'' Puck tells him grinning, Santana nods her head in agreement and leans over her fiance kissing his cheek.
''You sure are, thank you for this kid.''
''That is what a patchwork family is for right?'' Jake asks smiling cheekily, Brittany laughs and pushes him softly.
''Scratch the patchwork kid, you belong to our family no doubting there.''
Quinn nods her head in agreement and smiles lovingly. ''You just fit into the crazy bunch we call our family J.'' She leans forward grabbing her wine glass and raises it shooting her best friends a wink. ''Merry Christmas all.''
Brittany grabs her coke handing Jake his and lifts it smirking. ''Merry Christmas family.''
Santana smiles clinking her glass against Brittany's and places it down after taking a sip, she leans their foreheads together intertwining their hands on her bump and smiles lovingly. ''Next year our baby boy will feel the love, we feel right now.''
''He sure will baby.'' Brittany agrees softly. ''Merry Christmas love.'' She murmurs against her lips as she tilts Santana's chin up to kiss her softly, she smiles into the kiss as she hears three different camera's click knowing their parents are taking pictures and leans their foreheads back together. ''I love you Santana, proudly so.''
Susan smiles leaning back against the couch as she watches her daughter and soon to be daughter in law getting lost in their own little world and turns to look at her best friends and Alma as she sees Quinn and Puck also talking softly among themselves and Jake playing with Beth. ''Words can't even describe how glad I am that they found their way back to each other, nobody could make Britt as happy as Santana does.''
''I agree she brings out the best in Santanita and Santanita brings out the best in her.'' Mario mutters with a big loving grin, Mari hums in agreement glancing at the couple they all call their children too and sighs happily.
''Puck just completes Q always had and always will, even though he had major doubts the second Q announced that she was pregnant I am loving every second I can see him be the best and loving dad he promised Beth to be the second he got to hold her for the first time.''
''Hearing B's little speech just warmed my heart, I already knew that she would love and care for Santanita and their peanut, but knowing that she takes off of work and will make sure that Santanita will take the rest she needs just shows me even more how thoughtful she really is.'' Alma mutters as she watches the four young adults with a loving grin, she glances at Jake smiling as she sees him contently cuddling with Beth while sitting between both couples and nods her head to him. ''Jake will also make sure that nothing will harm their dynamics, he is still a teen but he acts like he is around their age.''
''Yeah he just fits right in mami.'' Lio agrees smiling brightly.
Susan nods her head in agreement and locks eyes with Alma smiling sadly. ''Britt was eight the day her dad died but she knows how much energy and strength it had cost me to continue being the best mom for her while grieving, she was still so young but caught on quite quick just how much being a mom means so due to her watching me struggle sometimes she uses that experience to make sure Santana will never have to go through that.''
She glances at her daughter sighing inwardly in relief as she sees that she didn't hear anything she said and turns back to the three sitting beside her. ''Britt was always like she is now but the second she lost her dad, she put a huge ass wall around her heart and just doesn't take any shit coming at her. We have the honor to see the person behind the huge ass wall, but the group only sees snippets of the person she really is because their curiosity about her body makes her too insecure to really open up around them.''
''Yeah I noticed her sprinting upstairs the second they left.'' Alma tells her smiling sadly. ''She doesn't feel sure enough to just wear comfortable clothes around them?''
''She did that because Santana made her promise to change the second they left mami.'' Lio explains smiling sadly. ''The whole group is curious as fuck and an occasional question from them triggers the insecure little part she will always carry around, she is open to talk about it but dislikes answering certain personal questions we can all understand so yeah she keeps them on arms length. She is still the loving badass blonde we know she is, but with them she is just a bit more held back.''
Mari hums in agreement and sighs. ''Yeah even though I like the group they are nosy as hell and many things are just not meant to be spoken about which they don't really understand, Britt manages to shot their questions down telling them it's none of their business but sometimes Santana has to jump in and tell them to back off because we can all see that it makes Britt quite uncomfortable.''
''Britt doesn't hide herself around us because she knows nobody in this room right now will judge her, she is still really insecure about her body and just doesn't answers certain questions and continues wearing damn shorts that are cutting into her skin to make sure nobody can see it. Santana hates those things just as much as we all do because we can see that it's hurting her so whenever the group leaves Santana only sends her a look that makes her jog upstairs to change.''
''Are they really that bad?'' Alma asks shocked, Mari nods her head and sighs sadly.
''They are really skin tight mami, like well more like a second skin they dig into her hips and sometimes cut into her skin leaving angry red lines and dents. She wore them around the house at the beginning of their relationship in high school too until we told her to just dress comfortably after noticing the red marks by accident during a day where the four of them wear hanging out in the backyard, we never once asked about anything the only thing we wanted to know was if they were being safe.''
''I still remember that day, still disliking you for embarrassing me like that in front of my girlfriend of two weeks back then.'' Santana tells them as she throws her parents a soft glare, Brittany chuckles as she feels her blush and shoots her mom a loving grin as she sees their eyes widen.
''We might be lost into our little world but we learned to listen to the conversations around us.'' She reaches out squeezing her moms hand as she leans forward to grab it and smiles sadly. ''Yes I noticed how much you were struggling and agree with you that, that is the reason why I will do everything to make sure Santana won't be stressed out but even though we were both hurting and close to giving up I appreciate everything you did and still do for me mama-bear.''
Susan sucks in her lips the second her daughter uses the nickname she often used as a child and stands up walking over to her, she leans down hugging her tightly as Santana moves away to give them a moment and kisses her temple sniffling softly. ''I am so goddamn proud of the woman you grew up to be Britt-bear.'' She whispers smiling lovingly. ''You will be the best mommy to your baby boy and he will know just how much you and San love him.'' She pull back cupping her cheek her free hand easily finding Santana's and turns to look at her after kissing Brittany's forehead. ''I am glad you allow everyone here in this room right now to see just how loving and caring you really are Britt-bear.'' She locks eyes with Santana and smiles lovingly. ''I am also glad to see just how happy you make my daughter and I can't wait to watch the both of you say yes to forever in a few months San.''
''We can't wait either mama P.'' Santana mutters with a loving smile as she runs her hand over her bump, Susan smiles standing back up after kissing her daughters cheek and leans down also kissing Santana's.
''Love you girls.'' She whispers lovingly, she turns to the three sitting beside them and winks. ''The three of you too.''
Brittany chuckles and blows her mother a kiss as she sits back down on the couch beside Santana's parents and Alma. ''We love you all too.''
