Just a little clarify for the last chapter - Bridget fell in love with Claire, who was a back up dancer for some stars, but she never knew it was Claire until that night at Karaoke Dokie - she realised it was the same person by watching her move.
Anyways, here we go y'all, penultimate chapter what the hell is going to happen? Read and find out!
On with the show...
Beth POV
It was that time of summer, the whole family comes over, everyone partying and dancing. It was the fourth of July. This year was going to be even better, I had my Jade, her family and Bridget, along with my family and of course my father who can't be with us.
I put my hair up in a lazy, messy bun and get dressed in a flowing yellow skirt and a crochet top, very season appropriate as it was boiling like a furnace outside.
I walk down the stairs to the living area to see my sister and my niece snuggling on the sofa. I walk towards them and sit next to my niece. I put my arm on the back of the sofa, jokingly slapping my sister in the head as I stretched.
"Ay, watch it, puta." Esmeralda said, scowling at me, I hear Maggie giggle cutely.
I look to Maggie, pinching her cheeks, "Was that funny, mija? Madre calling me a puta?" Maggie just nods her head, I look to my sister, "It's times like this that I am so glad you are not teaching her Spanish yet." I saw Esmeralda nodding, "Especially with your swearing."
"My swearing?" She yelled, getting up to slap me.
I got up from the sofa and ran into the kitchen, making a beeline for my mom, hiding behind her.
"Darling, as much as I would love to carry you around like you're a baby again would you please," She paused, looking at me then raised her voice, "Get the hell out of my kitchen, I am trying to cook in here."
I move away from her and pout, "No body wants me in this house." I move to go out the back yard when I heard my mom again.
"You'll have no luck at the West's, Claire and Bridget have gone out shopping, Jade is at Cat's and Jake is at a friends." My mom said, hands on her hips.
"Dammit, no one really wants me anywhere." I sigh and head back upstairs to my bedroom. I lay on my bed and decided to take a nap, there are only a couple more hours until the party any way.
**3 Hours Later - Jade POV**
"Buenos dias!" I shout, heading into the Smith house with Cat behind me. Both of us carrying a dish that Mom and Bridget made.
"Buenos dias, Jade, Kitty," Sophia shouted back, me and Cat smile at each other and head into the kitchen. "Wow, did your mom and Bridget make those?"
"Yep," I said popping the p, "Mom made the apple pie, cos apparently that screams independence and Bridget disagreed and made a cherry pie."
"Me and Jade just sat there watching them go into baking wars, while we sang Cherry Pie and American Pie." Cat said, giggling.
Sophia laughed, taking the pies off of us, "Well that sounds like hilarity ensued. I had my girls deciding that they were five years old again and started arguing and then I had Maggie decide that, when I had to make bread was the best time to want to hang onto me like a koala."
"And you can't say no to that face." Cat said, looking at the spread of food Sophia was placing on the table.
"Exactly, so we have a misshapen loaf of bread." The older Latina said, producing the misshapen loaf.
"It kind of looks like America." I said, tilting my head.
"Yeah, lets just go with that girls." We all laugh and continue to talk until someone walked into the house.
"Buenos dias, Tia." A shout came from the foyer.
"Ay, Santanita, you do not shout like that." We heard as well before, "Ay, Sophia, come and help your sister with all this food!"
Sophia rolled her eyes, "My sister in law, so goddamn privileged." Me and Cat laugh, while Sophia leaves the room to help, while saying, "Ay, Maribel, I thought we don't shout like that."
"Did you two give Sophia the pies?" I hear my mom behind me, I jump looking at her.
"Where the hell did you two come from?" I ask, holding my chest.
"Oh through the back yard. Now did you give Sophia the pies?" Mom said, getting more annoyed.
"Claire, they gave me the pies, calm your panties darling." Sophia said, coming into the kitchen with Maribel, "I swear to you Mari, she has a Sapphic awakening and she is still uptight like she was when she was with West." I see mom blush heavily, Sophia turned to Bridget, "Are you not doing your job properly, Officer?"
"Claire would you like another try, with another woman?" Maribel asked, winking at my mom.
"Mom!" Santana yelled.
"What? I did go to college." Maribel just shrugged and continued to put out the food she brought. Me and Cat just sat there with our mouths open, knowing it was going to be one of those nights.
**Couple of hours later** Jade POV
The music was blaring and the back yard was full of people, me and Cat were just messing around while dancing. I look behind me and see Beth watching me, while talking to Santana, who was also watching us. I blush and pull Cat with me to the drinks table.
"Aww, Jade, I was having fun." Cat whined, grabbing a coke, downing it pretty quickly.
"Sorry, Kitty, I was being stared at and I wasn't like the attention at that moment." I answered, grabbing a red solo cup and filling it with Jack and coke.
"Who was watching you?" Cat asked, wrapping her arms around my waist, I moved my arms around her shoulders to hug her close to me.
"Lizzie and Santana."
Beth POV
"Dude, I don't know whether it is because I haven't seen her in a while but Jade is looking goooooooood." Santana said to me, holding the 'o' in good for a long time.
I glare at her, "Seriously? You have Brittany back home."
Santana laughs nervously, "Yeah, funny story, we broke up and I kinda hooked up with someone else."
My mind was fully into the conversation now that Jade had moved out of our sight. "Who did you hook up with boo boo?" Santana looked down at her hands, a sure sign she was nervous to tell me. Then it hit me, "Oh Santana, you never, not with her?"
Jade POV
"Santana Lopez!" Everyone heard shouted. I looked over and saw Lizzie, quite upset with her cousin, who wouldn't look at her.
Me and Cat venture over, it also seems like we weren't the only ones that wanted to know what was going on, Sophia, Mom, Bridget and Maribel moved to Lizzie and Santana.
"Liza, what's Santanita done?" Maribel asked, confused.
"She found out about who I have been dating mama." Santana replied.
Intrigue coursed through me, "And who have you been dating, San?"
"Beth is very protective about her friends and her family, it seems she might be a bit confused on who she should protect." Sophia answered and I finally clicked.
"It's not fair, I am in such a bad position if you break up." Lizzie said.
"Okay, I am still confused." Cat said, Bridget and my mom nodding as well.
I sigh, "Santana is dating Quinn. Beth is confused because she knows if they were to break up then she would have to pick a side."
"You're being very mature about this, JayJay." Mom said, her arm coming to rest around my shoulders.
"I am not going to argue with her anymore about woman, not after the last argument." Both me and Lizzie shiver, Lizzie hold her side where her scar was.
"Well then, that settles that, Beth, you do not have to take any side should Santana and Quinn ever break up, unless you want to, I am sure the girls wouldn't want to put you in that position. " Bridget said, Santana nodded at that statement, Bridget clapped, "Fantastic, I heard they just got the microphone working and I wouldn't mind having a song or two."
I see Lizzie perking up, "Yes, Bridgy, let's go get our names down." Lizzie grabs Bridget's hand and pulls her through the throngs of relatives.
I laugh and shake my head, Santana moves to the side of me, Cat on the other side as we watch them.
"It's always easy to forget she is such a child." Santana said, head tilted to the side, a fond smile on her face.
"She is an idiot," I said, watching her get excited by the table where the music was being kept.
"Yeah, but she is your idiot." Cat said, laughing. "Come on you two, I want to dance." She pulled me and Santana to the makeshift dance floor.
The three of us were joined by my mom, Sophia and Maribel. I noticed how much Santana was like Lizzie, when she started to flirt dancing with my mom, I just laughed and shook my head.
"Okay kid, I think I can take it from here." Bridget said, sliding up behind my mom and putting her arms around her waist.
"Just keeping her warm for you." Santana said, winking at my mom. "If you're looking for a newer model."
"Santana!" Maribel and Sophia yell laughing at the forwardness.
"Santana, you are the same age as my daughter." Mom said, laughing.
I saw Lizzie coming from behind the young Latina and mushed her face, "In fact she is younger than your daughter, Claire." Santana tried to hush Lizzie but she put her in a headlock, "In fact her 17th isn't until another two weeks. Poor baby."
"Liza, stop winding her up." Maribel said, "You know she wants to be known as the big bad girl."
For a while we watch Santana and Lizzie hate and tattle tale on each other to their moms, which was hilarious.
"You two need to grow up, you especially, Liza." Sophia said, shaking her head, wipping tears from her eyes.
"Bridget to the stage please." We all heard.
I watched as Bridget froze and Lizzie start jumping around, grabbing Bridget's arm and pulling her to the stage. I share a look with my mom.
"I know baby, it's a strange friendship." Mom said, pulling me to stand in front of her, arms over my shoulders. I pull Cat in front of me and do the same. I then watch as mom's finger started playing with Cats hair, while Cat played with my fingers.
"Okay." Bridget said, into the microphone. "Hi everyone, I just want to say, thank you for inviting me to this celebration. I have not met such fantastic, fun, loving and slightly annoying people in my life, and I'm a police officer." We all laugh and hear Sophia yell a 'You're welcome.' which got more laughs. "So without further ado, I will sing now. This song says everything I want to say and a couple of people are going to help me sing it."
The music starts and I smile, hard, watching Bridget and Beth sway on the stage.
Bridget
It's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do
Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you
Is it the look in your eyes, or is it this dancing juice
Who cares baby, I think I wanna marry you
Beth
Well I know this little chapel on the boulevard
We can go
No one will know
Oh, c'mon girl
Bridget
Who cares if we're trashed
Got a pocket full of cash we can blow
Shots of Patron
And it's on girl
Beth
Don't say no, no, no, no no
Just say yeah, yeah, yeah yeah, yeah
And we'll go, go, go go, go
If you're ready, like I'm ready
Sophia - She turns around and takes mom's hand from my shoulder and starts to lead her through the crowd, me and Cat following.
'Cause it's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do
Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you
Is it the look in your eyes or is it this dancing juice
Who cares baby, I think I wanna marry you
Cat - Takes moms other hand, pulling her closer to the stage. I follow close behind.
Oh
I'll go get a ring
Let the choir bell sing like, ooh
So what you wanna do?
Let's just run girl
If we wake up and you wanna break up
That's cool
No, I won't blame you
Uh, it was fun girl
Cat, Sophia and Beth
Don't say no, no, no, no no
Just say yeah, yeah, yeah yeah, yeah
And we'll go, go, go go, go
If you're ready, like I'm ready
Me and Jake - Coming on the stage to stand in front of my mom, who is stood on the other side of the stage to Bridget.
'Cause it's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do
Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you
Is it the look in your eyes, or is it this dancing juice
Who cares baby, I think I wanna marry you
Beth
Just say I do
Tell me right now baby
Tell me right now baby, baby
Just say I do
Tell me right now baby
Tell me right now baby, baby
Bridget
Oh
It's a beautiful night, we're looking for something dumb to do
Hey baby, I think I wanna marry you
Is it the look in your eyes, or is it this dancing juice
Who cares baby, I think I wanna marry you.
The whole crowd clap and cheer. Bridget is kneeling on one knee in front of mom, ring in her hand. I look to the side of me, at mom and see her crying, I take her hand and squeeze it, she looks to me and I smile.
"Claire Joan Elise Morris, will you marry me?" Bridget asked, there was a hush across the whole party.
"Bridget..."
2,408 words baby! Hope you enjoyed. Tell me what you think guys!