''Alright guys!'' Brittany exclaims after taking a sip of water. ''It's time for my last song and I want to ask a little guy to join me and Kane for a dance.''
Santana bites her lip as she watches Kane walk on stage feeling her son tremble under her hand placed on his shoulder and smiles slightly as bright blue orbs land on them, she crouches down beside Mateo and kisses his cheek. ''Ready?''
She stands up as he nods his head and locks eyes with Mercedes thankful that Brittany and Kane both gave her an extra ticket so her best friend could join. ''Can you help me?'' She chuckles as Mercedes just nods her head and raises an eyebrow as she hears boots landing on the ground near them.
''May I?'' Brittany asks with a kind grin
Santana nods her head as she hears her little boy squeak and chuckles as Brittany just easily reaches over the small fence between them after asking Mateo if he would like to join them and if she can pick him up, she turns to Mercedes right after the blonde easily hoisted him over the fence and chuckles. ''What the fuck?''
''Girl can easily paint our ceilings.'' Mercedes just breaths out laughing, Santana shakes her head laughing and turns back to the stage as she hears Brittany ask Mateo how old he is.
She nods her head as he holds up five fingers, nodding her head as she feels Mercedes nudge her and just shrugs knowing she can't hide her proud and happy grin. She smiles lovingly as Brittany places the hat she promised him on his head, tapping the rim with a kind grin and turns to Mercedes as she stands back up asking Kane if he is ready for a dancing lesson.
''She sure is good with kids.''
''Mat adores her already.'' Mercedes breaths out. ''I think her being so friendly only fuels it and shows him that not everyone is stuck up and snobby.''
''Country stars somehow never are.'' Santana breaths out turning to the stage as she hears Brittany and Kane joke around. ''Just look at Kane and he is known worldwide.''
''Brittany isn't far from.'' Mercedes breaths out as the instrumentals of the song they both heard for a whole week, she smiles lovingly as Santana immediately takes out her phone and just squeezes her shoulder happy to see that grin permanently on her face since almost a month and a half.
They both just watch Mateo sway to the music as Brittany starts the intro, nodding their heads as he shoots them a big grin and turn to each other in surprise as Kane and Brittany simultaneously jump back, dropping down on their knees with him.
She would get down with somebody I know
I guess that's just how it goes
When you break up in a small town
I see our friends and they put on a show
Like they don't want me to know
So they give me the go-around
''Did they just..'' Mercedes cuts herself off and shakes her head in surprise.
''They learned his choreography to dance exactly the same.'' Santana breaths out with a grin. ''He is having the time of his life.'' She murmurs as they both watch the three on stage dancing while Brittany sings.
''She is singing about a she.'' Mercedes breaths out keeping her eyes focused on the same. ''Her past or from someone she knows?''
''No idea.'' Santana breaths out shrugging as they walk through the small gap one of the stagehands made for them to walk through, she catches Mateo as he jumps in her arms as soon as she walked back stage and hugs him close. ''That was amazing mijo.'' She breaths out kissing his head as he takes off his hat.
''Did you see?!'' He asks excitedly pulling back with a huge grin.
''We sure did Mat.'' Mercedes breaths out as she takes him in her arms, she kisses his head and smiles proudly. ''You were amazing up there and you even taught the both of them a dance.''
''That you did.'' Brittany agrees as she walks off of the stage with Puck and Jake, she holds up her hand the second Mateo turns to look at her with a big happy grin and winks as he high fives her. ''You were amazing buddy, next time I need a background dancer around LA I will contact your mom okay?''
Santana laughs as Mateo excitedly nods his head and tickles his side. ''We will see mi corazón.'' She murmurs reaching out to shake Brittany's hand, she smiles as Mercedes also shakes Brittany's hand and glances at both boys behind the blonde.
''Oh wait sorry.'' Brittany breaths out as she notices the Latina glances at Jake and Puck. ''Please meet Jake and Noah also known as Puck, my best friends and favorite jam partners.'' She introduces mentioning her hand at the boys. ''Guys please meet.'' She turns back to Santana and smiles. ''Santana, Mateo and..''
''Mercedes.'' Mercedes breaths out laughing as she introduces herself the second Brittany turns to her with a sheepish grin.
''Mercedes.'' Brittany repeats chuckling. ''Nice to meet you.''
''Likewise.''
Brittany smiles and taps Mateo's hat gently. ''Would you like to watch Kane's concert back here or in our break room?''
''Can we go to the break room?'' Mateo asks tapping his ear protectors quickly wanting to get rid of them, he smiles brightly as Brittany just nods her head and cuddles into his mami as Brittany asks them to follow her.
''Holy…'' Mercedes mumbles against Santana's hand the second she slaps her hand over her mouth before she can curse and glares at her as soon as Brittany closes the door leading to the break room, she pulls it off of her mouth hearing Mateo's soft sweet giggle followed by Brittany's chuckle and sighs. ''Damn this room is bigger than my living room.'' She breaths out.
Brittany laughs taking off her ear piece and nods her head. ''Yeah it's bigger as my room too.'' She agrees as Santana just rolls her eyes, she turns to Mateo accepting the ear protectors he holds out for her and shakes her head as he offers the hat she gave him back. ''That one is all yours Mateo.''
''Really?!'' He asks with a big bright smile, she nods her head and smiles kindly.
''Really.'' She promises. ''Along with this.'' She murmurs handing him her first Album signed.
Santana winces as he squeaks loudly and laughs as he bounces in her arms. ''Whoa mijo inside voice por favor.'' She breaths out laughing, she places him down as he continues bouncing and shakes her head with an adoring grin as he just holds up the Album with a big grin. ''Well thank god we gave him that stereo for his birthday.'' She mutters glancing at Mercedes.
''He will listen to that until a new one comes out.'' Mercedes breaths out laughing as they both watch him bounce around excitedly. ''Prepare yourself for knowing every song.''
''I already do.'' Santana breaths out chuckling. ''But the music is amazing so I am not mad.''
''Why thank you.'' Brittany breaths out, she laughs as both women turn to her with wide eyes and mentions her hand to the seating area. ''Shall we sit down and turn on the TV so we can listen to Kane in the background?''
She turns to the boys as they all walk over to the couch and smiles. ''Want to stay or go out?''
''We will stay unless you guys want some time alone.'' Jake replies still standing back with Puck waiting for the women to reply.
''Oh no the more the merrier.'' Mercedes breaths out grinning as she eyes Puck up and down, Brittany glances at her best friend as she notices Mercedes checking him out and covers her chuckle with a cough as she sees him just put on a flirty grin.
''Noah.'' She warns, she locks eyes with Jake as he slaps the back of Puck's neck and laughs. ''Jake!'' She covers her eyes as he just smiles sheepishly and sighs. ''I apologize for their behavior, sometimes they are still stuck in a body of an eight year old.''
She glances at Mateo and chuckles. ''Well four, even Mateo is behaving better.'' She corrects.
Santana laughs as her son smiles brightly while the two boys whine and shakes her head. ''Don't let that comment go to your head mijo, you are still five.'' She breaths out chuckling. ''Now what about that list of questions you had?''
''List?'' Brittany asks turning to them in surprise after turning the TV on so they can listen to Kane performing.
''How old are you Britty?'' Mateo asks before Santana can reply. ''Can I call you Britty? And where do you live?''
''Mijo, slow down.'' Santana breaths out laughing as Brittany just blinks trying to keep up as he continues asking. ''One at a time.''
''I caught the first three.'' Brittany breaths out chuckling after shooting Santana a reassuring grin, not noticing the boys and Mercedes move to a quiet corner to leave them be. ''I am sixteen, yes you can call me Britty and I live in a small town near Tennessee, I can't tell you the exact name though.''
''Why?'' Mateo asks frowning in confusion.
''I still go to school and if people know where I live, I won't have the same calm environment around me to focus on graduating.'' Brittany explains slowly.
''It's a bit like why you need to do your homework in the living room mijo.'' Santana explains as her son continues frowning. ''Your room or the kitchen will distract you because of the many toys or smells, so we do your homework in the living room so you can focus.''
''Okay.'' Mateo just exclaims grinning. ''Why you start singing?''
Brittany chuckles leaning back against the back of the couch and crosses her legs. ''Oh that's easy.'' She murmurs. ''I always loved making music with Jake and Puck.'' She replies nodding her head to the boys standing in the corner sipping on their waters while they listen to Mercedes talk. ''A few years ago they had a band but gave up the second we all enrolled into high school, but I still loved it and continued singing during many, many karaoke nights and one night I bumped into Katelyn, Kane's wife's uncle.''
Santana smiles lovingly as Mateo keeps asking Brittany questions, going from favorite color to favorite vacation and looks over her shoulder for her best friend. She nods her head to the couch as they lock eyes feeling Mateo slide off of her lap and smiles as she immediately walks over with the boys following, she turns back to face Brittany raising an eyebrow as she sees her son comfortably sitting in her lap and chuckles as brown orbs lock on surprised blue orbs. ''You captured his interest with your first song, but now after today I think you kicked Kane off of his throne and became his favorite country singer.''
''Hey Brittany?'' Mercedes asks as she notices that Mateo is distracted by watching Kane on stage while comfortably sitting in the blonde's lap, she smiles as she just turns to her with a kind grin and bites her lip. ''In your song Break Up, you are singing about a she, are you singing about past experience?''
''Cedes!''
Brittany chuckles as she hears Jake's snicker over Santana's scolding and shakes her head. ''No I am singing about a she in his.'' She points to Puck chuckling and winks as he rolls his eyes. ''Life, but could be about mine too.''
''A she or a he?'' Mercedes asks dodging Santana's slapping hand with a laugh.
''She.'' Brittany just replies chuckling. ''I'm not out to the world yet but I am also not hiding who I am.'' She explains as she watches her eyebrows raise in surprise. ''They just never asked and I just don't want to end an interview or such with, oh yeah just for your information, I am gay.''
''Imagine the amount of fan messages you would receive.'' Jake breaths out laughing.
''Mami is gay too.''
Santana drops her head with a groan as her son dryly throws his comment into the conversation while still watching Kane's performance and jams her elbow into Mercedes's side as she laughs loudly. ''Be quiet Aretha.'' She growls.
''Not out?'' Puck asks in amusement as he hears Mercedes grunt, not noticing Jake nudging Brittany and Brittany hitting Jake to tell him to shut up.
''Oh no proudly out.'' Santana replies chuckling. ''It's just the way he said it.''
''Kid sure has your attitude.'' Mercedes breaths out still laughing.
''It's a blessing and a curse sometimes.'' Santana sighs out chuckling.
''May I ask what the both of you do for a living?'' Brittany asks curiously, she sees Santana's eyebrow raise and chuckles. ''Yes I have seen your Instagram, but I would still like to hear you talk about it.''
Santana just nods her head and smiles slightly ignoring her heart jumping the second she hears the blonde's soft sweet laugh. ''Well I run my own catering and cupcake business called Snixx's Sweet Surrender.'' She nods her head to her son still comfortably leaned back against Brittany and smiles. ''Mat is my food critic and I only send out after I received his consent.''
''Cupcakes?'' Puck asks perking up. ''Did you bring some?''
Brittany rolls her eyes and sighs. ''Be quiet Noah, we just ate lunch before arriving here.''
''Hey playing guitar makes me hungry.'' Puck defends laughing.
''Try singing, dancing and playing guitar bro.'' Jake breaths out laughing. ''I am sure B is starving, hell girl always eats.''
Santana just laughs as Brittany hits the both of them after making sure Mateo won't slide off of her lap and grabs her purse. ''I did actually, you can thank Mateo for that.'' She takes out a small box and places it on the table. ''I hope the three of you like strawberry and brownie.''
Mercedes laughs as the boys immediately lean forward to open the box and shakes her head as she watches Brittany lean down asking Mateo if he wants to share the cupcake the boys just handed her, she turns to Jake and raises an eyebrow. ''She doesn't seem like someone who eats a lot, she looks like a ladder on legs.''
''I will take that as a compliment.'' Brittany breaths out covering her mouth as the boys burst out laughing, she chuckles as Mercedes blushes after Santana warned her softly and shrugs. ''I have heard worse, let's just hope nobody actually uses me as a ladder.''
''Your mom does.'' Jake breaths out still laughing. ''Every Christmas she has to sit on your shoulders to hang up some Christmas decoration.''
''Yeah and mom is the only one who can do anything without me wanting to..'' Brittany cuts herself off glancing down at the little boy contently relaxing in her lap and clears her throat. ''To…''
''Flip off?'' Santana offers as she sees her searching for words knowing she is trying to watch her language around Mateo, she chuckles as she nods her head shooting her a thankful grin and nods her head. ''Some mom's can do anything, just like I can do this.'' She breaths out leaning forward to steal the strawberry off of her son's half of the cupcake, she laughs as he pouts and blows him a kiss as he just turns to her with a frown.
Mercedes laughs as Brittany just offers Mateo the strawberry slice on top of her icing with a soft chuckle and turns to Santana. ''Boy has her wrapped around his little finger.''
''Guilty.'' Brittany breaths out chuckling. ''He is adorable, I can't help it.''
''That's all just show.'' Mercedes and Santana breath out in unison.
Brittany laughs and shrugs. ''Well it convinced me.'' She ruffles Mateo's hair as he looks up at her with a grin and winks. ''Enjoying the day?''
Mateo nods his head and smiles brightly. ''It's so cool!''
''What do you do for a living Mercedes?'' Puck asks curiously as he turns to the woman in question as soon as he noticed Mateo turning back to watch Kane.
''I am a designer.'' Mercedes replies with a grin. ''I own my own boutique.''
''How old are you?'' Jake asks tilting his head.
''We are both twenty-one.'' Mercedes replies for herself and Santana. ''But we skipped college and just started working right after high school.'' She turns to the boys and raises an eyebrow. ''We know that Brittany is sixteen, but how old are you?''
''I am Seventeen.'' Jake answers with a grin.
''And I am eighteen.'' Puck replies smiling. ''We are all just one year above each other in high school.''
''How did you meet?'' Santana asks smiling slightly, she turns to Brittany as she chokes on her water and raises an eyebrow as Puck and Jake both pat her back laughing. ''Not a story for kids?''
''Oh no, not that.'' Brittany coughs out chuckling. ''Just not my nicest moment.''
Jake chuckles as they both just raise an eyebrow and nods his head to Brittany. ''We met Britt in Elementary after the both of us got paired up for a round of dodge ball and she decided to throw the ball in my face because I kept joking around and kicked Puck between the legs the second he rushed over yelling at her after he watched the game.''
Mercedes laughs and turns to Santana. ''See another friendship that started with one of us being mean!''
Santana rolls her eyes and scoffs. ''I still don't regret throwing my coffee at you after you decided to insult my hairstyle that day.''
Puck just laughs and shakes his head. ''Oh damn the both of you bicker just as much as we do.''
''You have seen nothing yet.'' Santana breaths out snickering. ''We both try to behave whenever little ears are around and we definitely try to behave today.'' She mutters glancing at Brittany.
''Don't put up an act just because you are meeting me.'' Brittany breaths out with a grin. ''Everything that happens in here will stay within these four walls, I won't go off and post things on social media or something.''
''I have another question.'' Mercedes announces as she turns to the blonde, Brittany raises an eyebrow and chuckles.
''Ask away Mercedes.''
