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Chapter 5: Getting Busier
Santana's POV
Sunday 26th August 2018
Ever since our fight over the wedding yesterday, Brittany and I haven't really spoken much. Brittany spent most of the afternoon in the study going over things for the wedding and I decided it was best to give her some space. When it came around to dinner time, we did both eat together but we didn't really talk much and there was some awkwardness between us. I'm now just getting ready to go for a run to try and clear my head a bit.
"Morning" I say when I notice Brittany waking up.
"Yeah…morning" Brittany replies quietly.
"Did you sleep ok?" I ask.
"Not really, I was awake half of the night feeling guilty for my behaviour yesterday. I was acting a bit immature but this is all new to me and as you already know I don't deal well with pressure" she replies.
"I was probably partly to blame as well, I haven't exactly showed a great interest in this wedding but it's not because I don't want to, it's just because I'm not going to let it stress me out" I tell her. "I remember what it was like planning my first wedding so I don't want it to turn out like that, it's supposed to be a happy occasion planning a wedding as well as actually getting married" I say.
"How about today we just take the day off from any plans and I'll take you out to lunch instead, it's my way of apologising for acting how I did yesterday" she suggests.
"That sounds like a good idea" I reply. "I'm going for a run just now but I won't be long anyway so I should be back in plenty of time to get ready for lunch" I tell her.
"Ok that's cool" she smiles.
"I managed to persuade Jason to come with me because I wanted to talk to him. I know he won't be up for a conversation outright so I thought if he came running with me then I can slip what I want to talk to him about into the conversation without him really noticing" I say. There is no way he would just come to my place for a conversation but if I suggest we go running then he'll say yes so then I'll be able to talk to him.
"What did you want to talk to him about?" Brittany asks.
"Quinn and the baby" I say and Brittany nods. "I know you think I should stay out of it and I will, I just need to talk to him about something first."
"Look it's not my business so you can do what you want about that" she says.
"Is it your business though, I mean you're going to be my wife next year so basically my family is yours and yours is mine" I state.
"I suppose it is" she smiles.
"Anyway I should be going now, I'll see you later ok" I say while quickly kissing Brittany before leaving.
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"So what exactly is going on with you and Quinn?" I ask.
"What do you mean?" Jason asks confused.
"You're raising the baby together right?" I ask and he nods his head, "so how will that work, I mean are you both just friends or…?"
"We're two single people who happen to be having a baby together, that's all you need to know" he states.
"So are you going to go to all the scans and things with Quinn?" I ask.
"Obviously since it's my baby" he glares.
"There's no need to have an attitude Jason, I'm just trying to understand how things are going to work out" I say.
"It's actually none of your business so you don't need to understand anything" he replies. "It's between Quinn and me so you don't need to concern yourself with something that's got nothing to do with you."
"Jason you knocked up my best friend, I think I could at least find out what's going on" I tell her.
"It takes two to tango Santana so it wasn't all me" Jason glares again.
"I know that. Look my whole point is that I think you could both inform people about what's going on" I say. "I've got mom on my case asking me all the time about you and Quinn so I think you should have the decency to tell her what's going on."
"It's complicated right now so just let Quinn and I figure things out without butting in ok?" he says.
"I wish I could but like I say, it's mom that keeps asking me things because you won't tell her and to be quite honest I don't need that right now" I say.
"Just tell mom it's nothing to do with you and you don't know anything" he says.
"I wish I could Jason but she just won't listen to me. If you would just man up and talk to mom about this whole situation with you and Quinn then maybe I could actually get some peace" I tell him.
"The reason I haven't talked to mom very much about this is because I don't know how to" Jason says.
"If you're worried that she'll be disappointed in you then don't be" I tell him. "Just focus on the part that she'll be getting a grandchild in six or seven months. You know what she's like, she's always wanted grandchildren even though she pretends she's too young" I say.
"I know she's always wanted grandchildren but she would have expected you to have her grandchildren first" he states.
"That may be so but it's still a grandchild all the same so just trust me, deep down mom is really excited" I say.
"We're off topic here, the whole point is not grandchildren. It's about me being a father at twenty-one" he says.
"Look if you really can't talk to me about all of this right now then please just talk to mom. She just wants the best for you and she might even be able to help you process things better, I mean she is a parent after all" I say.
"Fine, I'll talk to mom" he sighs.
"Thank you" I say thankful that my mom won't constantly ask me questions anymore about Quinn and Jason.
"Why is my life always so complicated compared to yours?" Jason groans.
"You might be going through some things at the moment but I wouldn't say your life is always so complicated" I say.
"It is though" he sighs. "You know what you want and everything seems to be going well for you whereas barely anything is going the way I want it to. I mean you and Brittany are living together and about to get married whereas I was with Clare longer than you and Brittany but yet I never felt ready to take any big steps. You two will probably have kids eventually whereas I'm having a baby with someone I'm not even in love with."
"Life is never what you think, nothing ever goes to plan so you just have to roll with it and enjoy what you have" I say. "My life has never been perfect, it's only been since recently that things have started to sort themselves out. I was divorced by the time I was twenty-five and I never thought I'd get what I really wanted in life and then Brittany came along and now things are looking up."
"I'm happy I'm going to be a dad but I never expected to be a dad at twenty-one and not even have a girlfriend" he says.
"I don't mean this to sound harsh but what's done is done" I state. "You can't change the past so just focus on the positives right now and eventually everything will fall into place" I tell him.
"Ok" he nods.
XXX
"So how is the food, is yours ok?" Brittany asks as we sit in the restaurant together.
"Yeah mine is fine, is yours?" I reply.
"Yeah it's nice" Brittany says.
"Just nice?" I question.
"In fact I can't lie, it's absolutely horrible" she laughs.
"So is mine actually" I say laughing too. "I didn't want to say anything because you were the one that picked the restaurant" I tell her.
"How about we just ask for the check just now and we can pick up a pizza on the way home or something. I know it's not exactly fine dining but it's better than this crap" Brittany suggests.
"Yeah that sounds like a good plan to me" I smile. As soon as we get the check, Brittany pays for it and we go back to the car. As mentioned, on the way home we picked up some pizza before sitting in front of the TV together eating it. "I know I shouldn't be talking about this but Quinn's got her twelve week scan coming up next week and I think Jason is going to go with her" I say.
"Oh well that's good" Brittany says.
"I do feel quite bad for Jason though. I mean there was no way he was ready to settle down with Clare and now he's going to be a father and he has no girlfriend to share that with" I say. "He's really been thrown in at the deep end here and his whole life is going to change."
"I can't imagine how either of them are going to cope on their own, I mean yes they're both doing it together but they're not together if you know what I mean" Brittany says.
"I know and what's it going to be like in the future when they both move on?" I say. "Things could get weird because how will Jason cope with another man in his child's life and it'll be the same for Quinn if Jason gets another girlfriend."
"I guess they'll just need to work it out" Brittany replies. "I'm lucky enough to have my parents still together but how will the baby feel you know. Obviously babies won't really know the difference but when the child grows up, how's it going to feel?" she says.
"A lot of children grow up without their parents being together" I state.
"I know but Quinn and Jason were never together in the first place so I'd imagine it might be a little different" she says.
"I suppose neither of us will really know" I say.
"Yeah and I guess it's not really our business either" she states.
"Yeah I suppose it's not" I agree.
"It must be exciting though at the prospect of having a baby in the family. It must be a long time since there was one" she says and I nod.
"Yeah the last baby in the family probably was Jason so it will be exciting and I can't wait to spoil my little niece or nephew" I say smiling at the thought. As much as I've made my feelings clear about Jason and Quinn, I am excited about getting a little niece or nephew.
"I've always had this feeling that you're really good with kids" Brittany smiles.
"Yeah I guess I am" I say smiling back. "I'll be even better with our kids though" I tell her.
"I'm excited about the future when we have kids and stuff" Brittany says. "It's a long way off right enough, I mean I've still got just under two years left at college" she says.
"Yeah I suppose it is quite a while away" I say.
Brittany's POV
Thursday 13th September 2018
The fall semester is well underway now at college and it's really starting to stress me out again. I've got deadlines upon deadlines and nothing seems to be calming down at the minute. Some of my friends and I have decided to stay back after classes on Thursdays to go over some of the coursework we have which I think is helping but the only thing is I'm not getting home until late at night. I don't really get a chance to see Santana all that much on a Thursday when I have the extra study session and I work on Tuesday and Wednesday nights after college and I still work on a Monday so my time with Santana really is just the weekend and the odd Friday night when we're not both exhausted from during the week.
I climb into bed next to Santana "look at you all warm and cosy" I state.
"Are you jealous?" she asks while turning around.
"Yes but of the bed not you" I reply.
"What do you mean?" Santana asks confused.
"All these late study sessions are making me miss going to bed with you at night. I know it sounds stupid but you're always sleeping by the time I get home and you leave before me in the morning" I tell her.
"It's not stupid" Santana says while sitting up in bed. "It just means you miss me" she says.
"I'm not saying I regret moving in with you, I just feel it's made things a little worse. I mean I see you lying sleeping at night and I don't want to wake you because I know you've had a hard day but I also do want to wake you because I want to talk to you or kiss you. Do you get what I'm trying to say?" I ask.
"I do, if you were at your parents' house you wouldn't see me but since we live together it's like you're getting teased because I'm here but you can't talk to me or whatever because I'm asleep" Santana says.
"Exactly" I agree.
"Well technically I don't actually have to be in work until later tomorrow so if you want, we can hang out right now together" Santana suggests. "I noticed there was supposed to be a lot of movies on TV tonight so we could get some popcorn and watch one" she says.
"No I feel bad enough for waking you up tonight, you don't need to sit up with me now as well" I say.
"Trust me, I want to stay up right now and hang out with you for a while" I smile.
"If you really want to then ok" I say.
"I do so why don't you pick a movie and I'll go downstairs to make us some popcorn" Santana says and I nod. As soon as we're both ready, we get settled in bed and watch a movie.
"Babe can I ask you a question?" I say.
"Of course" Santana smiles while turning her head to look at me.
"Do you feel like you're always the one compromising to suit me but I never compromise anything to suit you?" I ask.
"No not really" Santana shakes her head.
"You can be honest with me, I won't take any offence" I say.
"I am being honest babe" she says kissing me.
"Take tonight for example, I'm complaining about not seeing you at night and then you end up staying up to watch a movie with me even though you probably will leave earlier than me tomorrow" I say.
"I'm not doing it to suit you…well yeah I am but I mean I'm doing it for myself as well. I want to be able to see you too and talk to you" she says.
"It's not just tonight though, it's about the engagement as well" I say. "I mean you're the one who waited for me until I was ready and you're the one who is basically letting me make all the decisions about the wedding."
"Babe you don't need to feel bad about any of that. I waited for you because I know what a big deal it is getting engaged and I'm letting you make most of the decisions about the wedding because it affects you more than me. I'm already settled with a job so I know my schedule better than you but you need to factor in a lot more things. You have college and both of your jobs to take into account as well as possible summer placements you could get" she replies.
"You will tell me then if you feel you're always accommodating me and it's never the other way around" I say.
"I will tell you but I know you always make an effort for me so don't worry about it" Santana replies.
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Saturday 15th September 2018
It's only 6am but Santana has been up for a while now getting ready to go for a run. I didn't sleep very well last night because I kept waking up all the time. When I did eventually get some sleep, I ended up waking up at 5am but since then I just couldn't go back to sleep so now I've given up on trying. Santana is currently sitting on the edge of the bed, tying her laces.
"Babe?" I say to get her attention.
"Yeah" she smiles turning her head round to look at me.
"I was thinking since I'm awake now and I can't sleep then maybe I could go running with you" I suggest.
"I thought you hated running?" she asks.
"No, I just don't like getting up super early to run but since I'm wide awake now then I figured I could just go with you for a change" I say.
"Well if you want to come then you can, I don't mind" she shrugs.
"Ok cool, just give me two seconds and I'll get ready" I say while getting out of bed.
"Ok" she smiles. "I'll wait downstairs for you" she says before exiting the room. As soon as I'm ready, I head downstairs to meet her.
"That's me ready" I state.
"Wow I'm loving the tight clothing, those pants really cling to you" Santana says smiling.
"Maybe after our run you could help me stretch or…cool down" I say seductively.
"Please don't say things like that when we're about to just go out the door" she groans. "I'm not going to want to run now" she states.
"Come on let's go" I smile while walking to the door.
"Ok" Santana nods while following me.
"So what is your usual route" I ask as we begin running.
"It changes all the time, it's usually just depends on how I'm feeling and how far I want to run" she replies. "Sometimes when I really need to clear my head then I'll run for longer so I'll take a longer route and sometimes I just prefer to run for exercise before work so I might not run as far" she says.
"Ok cool" I say.
"How about we just make a left up here though and make our way towards the park?" Santana suggests.
"Sounds good" I say already struggling to keep up with her. It's not that I'm unfit or anything, I just don't tend to run with Santana a lot so I'm not used to her pace. We run for about fifteen minutes before I need to stop her to ask her to slow down slightly.
"Is this a better pace for you?" Santana asks.
"Yeah this is fine" I reply with a nod. "Hey can I ask you a question?"
"Sure" Santana smiles while glancing at me.
"Do people always stare at you when you're out running?" I ask noticing a few people stare at us as we run past.
"I can't say I've noticed" Santana shrugs.
"Ok watch these two runners when they go past us" I say noticing two women in the distance running in the opposite direction from us. "I bet you anything they're going to stare" I say.
"Look at that girl's face" one of the runners says as they go past while obviously staring at us.
"I know" the other runner says laughing.
"Were they just talking about us?" Santana asks angrily while slowing down to look at the runners that just went past. "What rude little bitches, how dare they stare at us and then say something like that" she states.
"What do you think they meant?" I ask confused.
"I have no idea, I mean…" Santana says before pausing when she looks at me. "Um babe…"
"Yeah" I reply.
"You have chocolate or something all over your face" she says struggling not to laugh.
"What do you mean?" I ask quickly while covering my face with my hand.
"Honey there is something that looks a lot like chocolate all around your lips and a little speckle on your cheek" she replies.
"Do you have a mirror?" I ask while still shielding my face with my hand.
"Of course I have a mirror, it's one of the very few items I take when I'm running. I never leave the house without one when I'm running" she says sarcastically causing me to glare.
"This is not the time Santana, I'm not in the mood" I say sternly.
"Just use your iPod or something" she says.
"Yeah that'd be an idea" I say while quickly getting my iPod and using the screen to see the reflection of my face. "Oh my god" I gasp.
"I guess that's why everyone was staring" Santana says.
"You think?" I snap.
"Ok just because you're embarrassed doesn't mean you need to snap. It's no big deal so just calm down" Santana says. "I think I have a tissue in my pocket or something that you can use" she says.
"I'm sorry but we've been running for almost twenty minutes and I didn't even notice I had chocolate all over my face. Lots of people have probably seen me and have been laughing at me" I state.
"Can I just ask why you'd even be eating chocolate at this time in the morning anyway?" Santana asks as she hands me the tissue.
"Well I figured I shouldn't go out with an empty stomach plus I thought I should have something that gave me some energy so to save time in making something, I just grabbed a couple of pieces of chocolate" I reply while wiping my face.
"I see" Santana nods.
"Ok how does my face look now?" I ask.
"Beautiful as always" Santana smiles.
"I'm serious" I say rolling my eyes at her response.
"And so am I" Santana replies.
"Do I still have chocolate around my lips?" I ask.
"Let me just check" she says while leaning towards me and kisses me. "Nope, you're good" she smiles.
"Not what I meant but a nice answer all the same" I say. I can't help but smile though because she kissed me.
"Shall we start back up then?" she asks and I nod. We barely run for another five minutes before we're stopping again but not because of me this time.
"Santana, it's nice to see you again" some random woman says. I have no idea who she is or why she is talking to Santana.
"You too" Santana smiles. "Are you just out running?" she asks.
"Yeah" the woman nods. "You'll know yourself how much a run helps to clear your head" she says.
"It really does, doesn't it?" Santana says.
"I haven't seen you in a while around here, have you changed where you run?" the woman asks.
"Not really, I was just telling Brittany earlier that it depends what mood I'm in where I run" Santana says.
"I see" the woman nods before there's a short silence.
"Oh this is Jasmine. I sometimes meet her from time to time when I'm out running" Santana says while turning to look at me.
"Oh right" I say. "We should probably…"
"Who's your friend?" the woman smiles, never taking her eyes off of Santana. Before Santana can even utter a word, I jump in.
"Her friend is actually her fiancée" I state while putting my arm around Santana.
"Oh" the woman says surprised. "I didn't realise you were engaged" she says.
"You're hardly going to know though are you?" I say. "I mean you barely know Santana, you just pass her in the park from time to time" I state.
"I know but…"
"We should go now babe" I say smiling at Santana. "I'd hate for us to lose our motivation for running."
"Yeah we probably should but it was nice to see you again Jasmine" Santana replies.
"You too, hopefully I'll see you again sometime" Jasmine replies as I pull Santana away.
"Not if I can help it" I mutter as Santana and I begin running again.
"Did you say something babe?" Santana asks.
"No I was just talking to myself" I smile while shaking my head. "She likes you by the way" I state after a moment.
"She's a nice person and we're always pleasant to one another so I wouldn't see any reason why she wouldn't like me" Santana says missing the point of what I'm trying to say.
"No I mean she really likes you, like really-really likes you" I say trying to emphasise my point.
"What, don't be silly" Santana laughs brushing it off.
"She couldn't take her eyes off you and did you not see the look in her eyes?" I say.
"Not really" Santana shakes her head.
"I thought she was about to cum just from looking at you. I mean don't get me wrong I understand why she might because you are insanely hot but come on, boundaries people" I state.
"Thank you for the little compliment you slipped in there but honestly you're overreacting about Jasmine" she replies. "The woman doesn't like me like that, she was just being pleasant."
"Did you not see her face fall when I told her I was your fiancée and not your friend?" I ask.
"I wasn't really paying attention to Jasmine at that point, I was too busy watching you get jealous of some stranger" she smirks.
"I'm not jealous Santana, I just don't like someone looking at my fiancée like that" I say.
"In other words you're jealous" Santana teases.
"Look in my opinion I think she has the hots for you but if you don't see it then fine, I'll let it go" I sigh.
"Even if she did like me, I have no interest in her whatsoever" she says.
"I know that, I just think it's rude to stare at someone like that especially when that someone is about to get married to the woman standing right next to them" I say.
"If it helps I can just avoid Jasmine any time I see her" Santana says.
"Don't be silly, you really don't need to do that. It's just annoying me right now but I'm sure I'll get over it" I say.
"Ok" Santana smiles.
Santana's POV
Tuesday 18th September 2018
"Can I get a coffee from a sexy blonde waitress like yourself" I say and Brittany's head shoots up.
"Hey…what are you doing here?" she asks surprised.
"I just finished work so I thought I would come and see you for a while. There's no point sitting at home myself all night so I might as well get something to eat here instead of eating alone" I reply.
"Ok cool" Brittany smiles.
"So how was your day?" I ask as Brittany pours me some coffee.
"Just put it this way, I am so glad to see you right now" she sighs.
"That bad huh?" I ask sympathetically.
"Yep, I have another piece of coursework to do for next Tuesday and my mom called me before my shift started. Apparently my aunt who is my mom's sister got into a car accident this morning so my mom is going to have to drive up there and stay with her for a few days, maybe even a week" she replies.
"Oh my goodness, is she ok?" I ask.
"Yeah, she broke her leg and a few ribs so she's going to be out of work for a while" Brittany replies. "My mom was going to come dress shopping with me at the weekend but I don't think she's going to be back by then. I mean I know it sounds insensitive but I cleared my whole schedule this weekend because it was the best day that suited everyone" she says.
"You'll have plenty of time to go dress shopping so don't worry" I reassure her. "How about we just make use of the weekend and make some other plans for the wedding" I suggest.
"Aren't you having lunch with Quinn and some of your other friends on Saturday?" she asks.
"I am but we can either do something after it or we can change the plans slightly and you and your friends can come to lunch too and we can discuss ideas for the bridesmaids" I suggest.
"Neither of our sisters will be there though so it would seem like we're leaving them out since they'll be bridesmaids too" she says.
"We'll just invite Emma and Eva as well then" I say. "I would be surprised if they turned down a free lunch."
"I guess we could do that then, we could even look at some possible dresses for them after lunch" Brittany says.
"We could but the only thing is, we'll probably have to have a fitting nearer the wedding again because obviously Quinn is pregnant right now but the baby will definitely be here by the time the wedding arrives" I say.
"It won't hurt to look at the different styles and colours there is though" Brittany says and I nod in agreement. "Anyway enough about me and my stressing, how was your day?" she asks.
"It was ok, not much different from usual though" I chuckle.
"Do you want me to get you something to eat, I bet you're starving" she asks.
"I haven't actually eaten since lunch so I could eat something now" I reply. "Are you due a break soon because maybe we could eat together?" I ask.
"I have to wait until Sophie starts her shift and that's not for another hour" Brittany says.
"Ok well I'll just have coffee just now while looking over some notes and then we can eat together in an hour" I say.
"Ok" Brittany smiles.
That's it for chapter 5, let me know what you think. There will be some time jumps coming up soon so I'm not dragging things out for too long.