To the world you are a mother, but to me you are the world. Te amo mucho mami.
Santana reaches down after placing the necklace on the table and picks her daughter up, she kisses her head holding her close and sniffles. ''I love you too mija, so, so much.'' She buries her face in her hair as her little arms tighten around her shoulders and rubs her back sniffling. ''I love the necklace baby girl and to me you are my world, that will never change.''
She rubs her daughters back as she cuddles into her and holds her free hand out for her girlfriend to take, she pulls her closer after sliding the necklace over to her Abuela to look at and kisses her softly.
She pulls back leaning their foreheads together keeping the kiss short and smiles tearfully. ''Thank you.'' She breaths out sniffling, Brittany smiles lovingly reaching up to wipe away her tears and kisses her forehead.
''Anytime sweetie.'' Santana leans back rubbing her daughters back as she sighs contently in her hold and raises an eyebrow as Puck walks over to her with her best friends, he places a bigger box in front of her on the table.
''This one of from us, San.''
Santana kisses her daughters head and sighs softly. ''Want to cuddle with B, mija?'' knowing she is tired and will only fall asleep in their arms or in Puck's, she smiles as she nods her head and stands up placing her in Brittany's lap.
She turns back to the gift and unwraps it, she squeaks jumping back as a huge balloon floats out of the box and covers her heart glaring at the group as everyone burst out laughing. She glances at her daughter smiling in relief as she sees her napping in Brittany's lap and reaches out hitting their arms. ''Assholes!''
''Ow San!'' Puck whines rubbing his arm, he points his finger at her three best friends and snickers. ''That was their idea!''
''Thank you for throwing us under the bus bro!'' Jake grunts as Santana hits him once again, Quinn laughs dodging Santana's next hit and kisses her cheek.
''Look at your gift bitch.''
Alma laughs and shakes her head. ''Nothing changed between the both of you, you still like to insult each other.''
''That is our relationship Alma, that will never change.'' Quinn replies smirking, Santana snickers nodding her head in agreement and turns back to the gift on the table. She reaches into the box after making sure there is nothing disgusting in it and pulls a huge book out of it, she turns around facing her friends leaning against the table and skims through it biting her lip as she sees pictures of herself with her best friends since they met, pictures of herself with Puck and Mercedes during one of their friends nights and pictures of herself with her daughter as a baby and of them with Brittany.
''Whoa this is amazing.'' She murmurs, she places the book on the table and pulls them into a group hug. ''I love it, thank you so much!''
Quinn kisses her cheek and smiles lovingly. ''This book shows you all the good times we had when we were little even though other shitty things happened and it shows us the way it changed as soon as the three older crazier adults walked into our lives, it also shows us just how amazing you are as a mother babe and I hope you will never doubt your ability to raise Bella because to me.'' She glances around her and smiles. ''Well to all of us you are one of the most amazing mothers, we can see how much you love Bell's and how much she loves you.''
Santana sniffles hugging her tightly and kisses her cheek. ''Thank you Q.'' She murmurs tearfully, Quinn rubs her back kissing the side of her head and smiles.
''Anytime babe.''
She slowly pulls back and nods her head to Mercedes. ''It's Cedes her turn.'' Mercedes smiles as they all walk back to their seats and locks eyes with Santana nodding her head to the empty chair that was vacated by her moments before.
''Sit San.''
Santana smiles slightly dropping down on her girlfriends lap as she notices her daughter sitting on her injured leg and turns to look at her snickering as her girlfriend grunts in surprise, Mercedes laughs and nods her head. ''Yeah that is okay too.''
Brittany chuckles wrapping an arm around her girlfriends waist keeping her left securely wrapped around the napping two year old in her arms and kisses her shoulder, Mercedes folds her hands on the table in front of her locking eyes with Santana and smiles.
''Is your dream still singing?'' She asks, Santana tilts her head in confusion and slowly nods her head.
''Yea, why?''
Mercedes leans back glancing at Marley and smiles. ''Marley and mine gift for you it to fly out to the city you move to after graduation and we will rent a recording studio for the week before college starts.'' She smiles as Santana gasps and runs a hand through her hair. ''You have a hell of a voice Santana and I love singing duets with you in the choir room, I will surely love recording songs with you too and if all goes well we can see what the future brings.''
''You mean?'' Santana asks cutting herself off in shock, Mercedes nods her head and smiles.
''I want to record a few duets with you for one of my albums, we can publish the songs with only your first name or however you want and you can decide if it's just like you imagined or if you prefer doing something else.''
''Are you serious?'' Santana exclaims in shock, she jumps up as Mercedes nods her head smiling slightly and jogs around the table tackling her and Marley in a hug with a squeal.
Alma smiles lovingly watching the joy in her granddaughters eyes and slides closer to the blonde holding her great granddaughter while she naps, she reaches out squeezing the hand placed on the little girls back and locks eyes with her as soon as she turns to look at her. ''Gracias.'' She murmurs softly as she sees her granddaughter talking to Mercedes and Marley.
Brittany frowns in confusion and tilts her head. ''For what?'' She asks softly, Alma nods her head to Santana and sighs softly.
''For being there for mi Santanita, for making her happy, for giving her a jump start on her future and for being the second parent to my great granddaughter.'' She squeezes her hand again as she opens her mouth to reply and smiles reassuringly. ''I know you try not to because you are afraid of stepping on any toes but Santana appreciate everything you do and what you do is something only a parent would do, you are raising that little girl with my granddaughter and I can see just how much she adores you.''
She scoots her chair closer rubbing her granddaughters back and smiles lovingly. ''I know it's kinda my job to have the if you hurt her I will shoot you talk, but I can see in your eyes that you never want to hurt Santanita and the fierce protection shining brightly in your eyes shows me that you will walk through fire for her and for Bella.''
''I really will.'' Brittany replies rubbing Bella's back as she grumbles in her sleep, she adjusts her hold on her taking off the button up she wears and wraps it around her little body leaving herself in a blue v-neck crop top.
Alma smiles lovingly watching her shush the little girls in her arm as she grumbles nuzzling her face in her chest and squeezes her hand again. ''I know you will and I really can't thank you enough for making this all possible for me, I hope your gift for Santana also includes you accompanying her.''
Brittany nods her head and smiles slightly. ''Yeah it does, we will take the trip just the three of us I think we will need a scenic change for a few days.''
''What are the both of you whispering about?'' Santana asks as she sits back down in her girlfriends lap, Alma glances at the blonde and turns to her granddaughter smirking.
''Spanish food.''
She laughs as Brittany utters the same and leans back in her chair ignoring her granddaughters suspicious glance, Brittany clears her throat running her thumb over Santana's hip and turns to look at Puck. ''Puck can you?''
She laughs as he holds an envelope out for Santana and shakes her head. ''Scary fucker.''
''We are like siblings, I can read your mind sis.'' Puck replies snickering as Santana takes the envelope, he looks at the girl and smiles. ''That is Britt's gift.''
Santana turns in her girlfriends lap and looks at her frowning. ''Babe this party and Bella's gift are already too much, you didn't have to buy me a third gift.''
''Babe this party isn't my gift and the necklace is Bella's gift, this is the only gift from me.'' She replies shrugging, she sighs softly placing her finger on her lips as she opens her mouth to reply and smiles. ''Just open your gift sweetie, just like I said before you deserve all of this and more.''
Santana opens the envelope pulling the content out and her eyebrows raise as she sees airplane tickets. ''Whoa babe…'' Brittany chuckles cutting her off once again and smiles slightly.
''This gift is for the both of us and for Bella, I think the three of us could use a trip away from here and what better way as to spend it at the beach and use the opportunity to also spend time with your Abuela?''
''I pitched in for this gift Santanita, so it's from me and from Brittany.'' Alma adds looking at her granddaughter trying to ease her mind, she smiles lovingly as she turns to look at her in shock and shrugs. ''I would love to spend a few days with my great granddaughter and I think Santa Monica has a lot of nice places for the both of you to go on a date or to just relax while I spend the day with Bella.''
''That sounds amazing.'' Santana murmurs smiling slightly, she leans over her daughter pulling her Abuela in a hug and kisses her cheek. ''Gracias Abuela.'' She sits back down turning to her girlfriend and kisses her softly, she wraps her arms around her shoulders making sure not to jostle her daughter and pulls out of the kiss burying her face in Britt's neck. ''You really are perfect Britt-Britt, thank you so much.''
''Anything for you sweetie.'' Brittany murmurs softly kissing her forehead.
''When will you go on that trip soldier?'' Mercedes asks smiling as she sees Santana cuddling into Brittany with a big smile on her face, Brittany runs her hand up her girlfriends back knowing the excitement of the day catches up to her and looks at her best friend.
''Spring break, also in two weeks.''
''The same day Q and I leave for New York?'' Emily asks her sister smiling slightly, Brittany nods her head and chuckles.
''Yeah the both of you are leaving for New York to spend spring break there, Puck and Jake are going to Cali to spend spring break with Cedes and the three of us will plant our butts in the sand and think about nothing except about us, food and sun.''
''That sounds really amazing.'' Santana murmurs through a yawn, Alma chuckles seeing her granddaughter on the verge of falling asleep and looks at the time.
''I think it's time to call it a day.''
Santana hums in agreement and sighs softly. ''Yeah too much excitement for one day, I am beat.'' She pulls back looking at her grandmother and bites her lip. ''Where are you staying Abuela?''
''One more night at Quinn's place with the whole group and tomorrow in the same hotel as Mercedes and Marley.''
''Are you all here for the week?'' Santana asks looking at the three that flew in, Mercedes nods her head and smiles.
''Hell yeah we are and I plan on spending this whole week with you.''
''Only with San?'' Brittany asks raising an eyebrow smirking, Mercedes looks at her and laughs.
''Yes, I am stuck to you and Puck for life already and your girl is more fun to be around.''
''Hey!'' Puck and Brittany exclaim in unison acting offended, Brittany smiles sheepishly as Bella stirs awake at her sudden outburst and kisses the top of her head.
''Sorry princess.''
''S'okay.'' Bella murmurs tiredly burying her head in Brittany's chest, she reaches out wrapping her little arm around her mami's face and sighs softly.
Santana leans down kissing her head and smiles lovingly. ''Do you want to spend the night with Tia Q, Em, Cedes, uncle Jake and gran Abuela?'' She asks softly so only Brittany and Bella can hear her, Brittany's eyebrows raise in surprise as she hears her include Mercedes in the list of aunts and smiles inwardly knowing she will love it.
''Can I?'' Bella asks smiling tiredly as she stands up, Santana nods her head picking her up and kisses her head.
''Mh you can, Tia Q already asked if you can sleepover because they all missed you.'' She stands up keeping a secure hold on her daughter and rubs her back as she sloppily kisses her cheek. ''Maybe we can go out for breakfast with the whole group tomorrow before doing something fun.''
Brittany stands up as she notices her girlfriend help Bella put her jacket on and turns to the group nodding her head silently telling them that it's time to go, she catches her button up as Santana throws it to her and slips it on deciding to leave it open.
She hugs their friends thanking them for the successful party and kisses their cheeks telling them that they will meet up at Lima Bean the next morning, she turns to Alma smiling as she pulls her in a hug before she can stick out her hand and hugs her back.
''Thank you for making today possible Brittany.'' Alma murmurs softly, Brittany pulls out of the hug and smiles.
''No need to thank me Alma.''
She smiles as her girlfriend walks over to them and takes Bella out of her arms knowing she already said goodbye to their friends, she kisses the little girls head as she nuzzles her face in her chest and rubs her back. ''Did you have fun princess?''
''Si!'' Bella murmurs wrapping her little arms around her shoulders, she leans up sloppily kissing her cheek and leans her forehead against her chin. ''Amo, B.''
Brittany smiles lifting her up above her head chuckling as she giggles loudly and lowers her lovingly rubbing their noses together not noticing Quinn recording and Puck snapping a picture of the lovely scene in front of them, she lowers Bella back down kissing her forehead not noticing the way the adoring look her girlfriends sends her way and rubs Bella's back. ''I love you too princess, have fun with your aunties, uncle and Abuela.''
''Please send me that picture.'' Santana murmurs as she walks past Puck to her girlfriend, she takes her daughter out of her arms and smiles as she looks up at her. ''Picture before we all go mija?''
Brittany smiles as she nods her head and walks over to Puck taking her camera out of his hands, she kisses her sisters cheek as she hands her the camera stand and places it down facing the bar. ''Alright go stand right under the birthday banner.'' She watches them all walk over surrounding Santana and grabs the remote control connected to the camera, she walks over to them walking past the woman in the front row and steps between Puck and Jake.
''Ready?'' She asks, she wraps her arms around her girlfriend from behind kissing the back of her head as they all hum and pushes the button on the remote control to take the picture. ''Say cheese!''
She smiles as Bella squeals 'Cheese' and feels her girlfriend smile against her cheek as she turns her head kissing it right before the flash.
''Nother!'' Bella squeaks out bouncing in her mami's arms, she reaches for Brittany and smiles brightly. ''B!''
Brittany chuckles handing her girlfriend the remote and takes Bella out of her arms, she places her on her shoulders keeping a hold of her legs with one hand and smiles as she feels Puck and Jake both place their hands on Bella's back to steady her.
''Alright, say cheese!'' Santana calls out as soon leaning back against her girlfriend, she smiles brightly as she feels Brittany's arm wrap around her waist her hand splaying on her stomach and sighs contently after the flash.
''Alright come here little B, it's time for a movie night and some goddaughter loving!'' Quinn exclaims raising her arms reaching for Bella, Brittany laughs as she stands in front of her not reaching Bella at all and smirks.
''Oh shorty, need to grow a bit more to reach my treasure.''
Santana covers her mouth as she burst out laughing seeing the look on her best friends face and shakes her head as the group joins into her laughter ignoring her heart thumping wildly in her chest as she hears Brittany call Bella her treasure. ''Oh damn, your face Q!''
Quinn bites her lip seeing the teasing spark in Brittany's eyes noticing that she didn't realize what she just said and softly slaps her stomach smirking as she bows over in shock, she plucks Bella off of her shoulders with a triumphant grin and cackles. ''Thank god you don't protect your treasures that good around this group, I know a stranger would have more trouble.''
Brittany hums in agreement and smirks. ''You know it.''
''Soldier kick butt always at your service.'' Mercedes muses as she walks past her best friend out of the restaurant, Brittany follows the group outside intertwining her hands with her girlfriends and chuckles.
''Soldier kick butt and wannabe soldier skunk always at your service superstar.''
''Did you just call me skunk?'' Puck asks his best friend as the group laugh loudly, Brittany hums reaching up and ruffles his Mohawk.
''Yeah, that poor thing sits on your head since high school Puck.''
Mercedes bows over laughing loudly and shakes her head. ''Oh no not that discussion again, come on we are all tired and Puck still needs to drive us.''
Puck scoffs softly pushing his best friend making sure not to jostle her too badly to save her leg and sighs. ''Yeah shut it sis.'' He hugs her and kisses her cheek. ''Be glad I love you, see you later.''
''Later?'' Brittany asks curiously as her girlfriend hugs everyone once again keeping a hold on her hand, Puck nods his head and smiles.
''Yeah I will stay with the group to watch one or two movies.'' Brittany hums chuckling as her sister tackles her in a hug and kisses her head.
''Have fun Em's, love you.''
''Love you too sis.'' Emily murmurs softly as she leans up on her tiptoes kissing her cheek, Brittany unlocks her car after hugging the whole group and slides into the drivers seat after placing the gifts in the backseat of her car for Puck to carry up later.
Santana intertwines their hands on the gear stick as Brittany drives down the road and lifts their hands up kissing the back of her girlfriends hand. ''Thank you for today baby, I really loved every minute of it.''
''I am glad you did babe, I love seeing the happy smile playing on your lips.''
Santana smiles lovingly turning her head to look at her and bites her lip, she looks down at their intertwined hands feeling Brittany's soft caress on the back of her own hand and gulps the feeling of being loved wholeheartedly and her loving Brittany overwhelming her and the three words laying permanently on the tip of her tongue ready to slip out.
She sighs inwardly in relief as Brittany parks the car in front of the apartment and slips out smiling as she joins her by her side immediately intertwining their hands, she follows Brittany into the building stepping in the already awaiting elevator and pushes the button to their floor.
They stand back enjoying the comfortable silence and watch the numbers slide by, she steps forward as they reach their floor pulling out her keys and unlocks the front door immediately kicking off her shoes.
Brittany follows her lead placing her shoes aside and takes off her button up throwing it over one of the kitchen chairs, she walks to the refrigerator biting back a yawn and opens it. ''Want to drink something babe?''
''Water please!'' Santana calls from the living room, she sits down on the couch biting her lip the overwhelming need to be near Brittany awakening again and nervously runs her hand through her hair.
She jumps up as it doesn't settle again like it did in the car and walks into the kitchen smiling lovingly as she sees her girlfriend stretching her leg while scrolling through her phone, she walks over to her slowly taking the phone out of her hand and shoves it into the pocket of her jeans.
She wraps her arms around Brittany's shoulders smiling as she sees her look at her in confusion and plays with the little hairs on the back of her neck.
''What's wrong babe?'' Brittany asks concern filling her voice as she sees the unfamiliar glint in her usually smoldering brown orbs, Santana shakes her head leaning up on her tiptoes and captures her lips in a passionate kiss.
Brittany hums in surprise wrapping her arms around Santana's lithe waist splaying her hands on the small of her back and tilts her head deepening the kiss as she feels her tongue trace her bottom lip asking for entrance, Santana moans softly as she feels Brittany's tongue curl around her own and slides her hands down her shoulders gracing the side of her breasts swallowing the soft moan that escaped the blonde before she can bite it back like she usually does.
She slowly pulls out of the kiss breathing deeply and leans their foreheads together her eyes slowly fluttering open, she bites her lip as darkened blue orbs lock on her own hot puffs of breath hitting her face and runs a finger from her collarbone down to her abs. ''I am ready.''