I understand not everyone likes the Jason and Quinn parts but they were key to the progression of Brittana's relationship…Saying that now that the baby is here, the Quinn and Jason relationship probably won't be that significant anymore.
Chapter 10: Final Touches
Santana's POV
Saturday 4th May 2019
Brittany and I are showing our parents around the wedding venue today because we wanted them to see where we're holding the wedding before the big day. We've already showed them around the church where we'll have the ceremony in and now we're going to show them where the reception will be held.
"So mom what do you think?" I ask.
"I think this is absolutely lovely. You really have chosen a wonderful venue for your wedding" my mom replies.
"What do you think about the place mom?" Brittany asks her mom but she gets no response. "Mom?" she says a little louder.
"Sorry sweetheart what did you say?" her mom replies. She seemed too preoccupied with her phone.
"I asked what you thought about the venue for the reception, do you like it?" Brittany repeats.
"Yes its great sweetheart" Karen smiles.
"If you're too busy mom then we can do this another time" Brittany says.
"I'm not sweetheart, your sister just keeps texting me about something. She's having some sort of boy crisis" Karen replies. "I'm telling you, ever since you moved out Emma has come to me with all her boy problems and I'm really struggling to keep up. How did you do it?"
"I just got used to it I guess" Brittany laughs.
"So what about you two, do you think it's appropriate for the reception?" I ask my dad and Brittany's dad.
"Yes it's very nice" my dad replies.
"Yes its lovely" Brittany's dad agrees.
"I've got an idea, how about we take you all to lunch and we can tell you more about the wedding?" Brittany suggests.
"That sounds like a lovely idea sweetheart but we'll pay" Karen replies.
"No we'll get this, I insist" my dad tells everyone.
"Look we can decide later who is paying but let's just get going now before there's a mad lunchtime rush" I say.
"Yeah Santana's right, if we don't go now then all the good restaurants will be fully booked" my mom agrees. We then all head back to our cars. Brittany drove her and me here while my parents took their own car and Brittany's parents took their own. Once we get to the restaurant, we get seated and then order our food.
"So have you decided who is walking down the aisle first?" my dad asks.
"I'll be doing it I think" I reply.
"As soon as Santana reaches the end, I'll start walking so she won't really be there waiting long for me" Brittany says.
"I see and what about a rehearsal, are you doing anything like that for either the wedding or the reception" my dad asks.
"Um…we hadn't really planned to rehearse anything" I say while looking at Brittany.
"But how are we going to know if our speeches are any good if we don't get to try them out beforehand?" my dad asks.
"Mario is right, how are we going to know what everyone thinks of the speeches if we don't get to practice them?" James asks.
"You'll just need to practice them on each other or something because I really don't think we have time for a rehearsal. Plus we wouldn't want to spoil the surprise of what the actual wedding will be like" I say.
"Yeah I agree with Santana" Brittany says while looking over at me and smiling.
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"Baby are you ready to go?" I ask while shouting upstairs where Brittany currently is. After lunch today, we decided that from now on up until the wedding then we would start running together to get in good shape for the wedding.
"Do we have to?" she sighs while coming to the top of the stairs.
"No you don't have to but I'm still going to go a run. I just want to make sure I keep in shape for the wedding and that the dress actually fits me still" I reply.
"Can't we just start all of that tomorrow and just stay home this afternoon?" she asks.
"No we can't" I laugh, "now either come downstairs with me and we can both go on a run otherwise come down here so you can kiss me goodbye because I'm still going."
"I'm too tired to come downstairs" Brittany points out.
"Tired from what?" I ask while raising my eyebrow.
"Sleeping" she mumbles in response.
"Let me get this straight, you're tired from sleeping?" I ask and she nods. "Oh dear god" I say laughing aloud.
"So can we just go running tomorrow then?" she asks.
"Babe we were supposed to start last weekend but I put it off because you wanted to do something else so we really need to start today" I say.
"Ok fine, give me two minutes while I change my clothes" Brittany sighs.
"I'll wait down here for you" I smile. As soon as Brittany is ready to go she comes downstairs and we leave to go for a run.
"So have you had all your replies from the wedding invitations we sent out?" Brittany asks as we run through the park.
"Not all of them but I'm hoping to get them soon. What about you?" I ask. We did send out most of the invites together but I had some work friends that I wanted to invite to the reception and Brittany did too.
"Yeah I think I've got all the replies from the people I sent out to so we can get the food sorted out soon and finalise seating arrangements pretty soon as well" Brittany tells me.
"That's cool" I smile.
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Tuesday 7th May 2019
I'm currently still at work right now and Brittany has come by to see me before she starts her shift at the café. She starts work at 4pm whereas I usually don't go home until around five or six in the evening. We had a late lunch together in my office before we took some time to go over a few final arrangements for the wedding. We're now just sitting on the couch in my office, just catching each other up on our day so far.
"So…I took a pregnancy test this morning" Brittany tells me.
"You did?" I ask surprised. Ever since Brittany told me that she wanted to have a baby right now then we basically just started trying right away. I mean she knew I wanted a baby right away so we didn't see any harm since we were both in agreement.
"Yeah" she replies quietly.
"I'm guessing it was negative judging by your quiet demeanour?" I say.
"Yep it was negative and it turns out I was a full week late" she says annoyed. "I tried not to get my hopes up when I was just a few days late because that happens all the time but today I would have been over a week late so I thought maybe I was pregnant. Then when it turned out to be negative I was a little upset but not too much because I thought it could still be a mistake but then later in the day I realised I was just late" she sighs.
"Oh Britt" I say sympathetically while hugging her.
"This must be karma Santana, I mean this is what I get for saying no to a baby in the first place" she sighs.
"Honey you can't think like that, it's going to be ok" I reassure her.
"We have been trying for two months Santana and nothing, the universe is obviously telling me something" she states.
"Two months isn't that long babe so don't be downhearted about it" I tell her.
"I feel like I'm letting you down though, I mean I said no to begin with and then when I suddenly change my mind it just doesn't happen" she says.
"Brittany in no way are you letting me down. Sometimes these things just take time but it's going to happen, I know it will" I say trying to lift her spirits.
"I made you wait and now when I don't want us to wait, it doesn't happen" she sighs.
"We're not miracle workers babe, nothing is ever just given to us so you just have to be patient" I say. "I know it sucks but we just need to give it time and not stress out about it because that might make it worse."
"Ok" she nods.
"Look let's just concentrate on the wedding just now and enjoy that. Once it's over then we can try for a baby again" I suggest. "Just take some time to relax because it's making you stressed out and we don't want that before we get married."
"Yeah maybe we just need a break" she sighs. "I suppose two months isn't that long anyway so it's not the end of the world I'm not pregnant yet. It's going to happen right so I just need to calm down?"
"Exactly, we haven't really tried all that much so let's not panic yet" I say.
"Ok, we'll wait until after the wedding" she agrees.
"It doesn't mean we have to stop trying though, we can just relax and not expect too much to come out of it" I say.
"You're right but anyway I should be going now before I'm late for work" Brittany says while standing up. "I might call you or text you when I get a break or something."
"That's cool babe" I smile.
"I'll see you at home, ok?" she says smiling back.
"Yeah see you later" I say while quickly kissing her before she leaves.
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Monday 20th May 2019
The wedding is in about four weeks' time so we're really trying to get as much done as we can before the week leading up to the wedding because we want to leave that free to relax and make any little adjustments on the wedding dresses. Brittany was finished work before me tonight so when I got home, she was multitasking by making dinner and trying to sort out the seating arrangement for the wedding. I told her to take a break from the seating plan and that I'd help her with cooking dinner. As soon as we had finished dinner, we opened a bottle of wine and began working on the seating arrangements in the living room.
"Perhaps we could have my aunts and uncles at that table there and have some of yours over there?" Brittany suggests pointing to the seating chart we have.
"That's fair enough for your relatives but there's no way I can have my uncle George at the same table as my uncle Sylvester" I state. "That is just a disaster waiting to happen" I chuckle.
"Do they not like each other?" Brittany asks.
"That would be an understatement. They're actually my dad's uncles and they're brothers with my grandpa and back in the day my uncle George had an affair with my uncle Sylvester's wife so technically my dad's cousins are also half siblings with each other" I reply.
"Wow…I did not know that" Brittany says.
"Yeah and neither did I until last year" I say laughing. "I always knew something happened between them but I didn't quite know what but anyway we just need to make sure they don't sit anywhere near one another."
"Ok that's cool, we'll sort something out" Brittany replies.
"I definitely think we could put grandparents next to your grandparents because they don't really know each other very well so this could be their way to get to know one another" I say.
"Yeah that sounds ok except my grandpa has bad mobility so he needs to be seated as close to the bathrooms as possible in case he needs the bathroom throughout the night" Brittany replies.
"Huh…that actually causes a problem for my grandparents then because my mom's mom smokes cigarettes a lot so she's going to want to be nearer the doors outside" I say. "Also my dad's dad likes a drink so he's going to want to be near the bar which is like way over there" I say pointing to the bar on the chart.
"Ok well I guess they won't be able to sit at the same table then" Brittany sighs.
"Hey let's take a break right now" I suggest.
"Yeah, it's frustrating me right now" Brittany agrees. "I didn't think sorting a seating arrangement would be that hard but it really is" she sighs.
"We'll work it out babe, don't worry" I say.
"Yeah we probably do just need to take a rest from it and pick it back up later. At least we've made a start" she says.
"Hey, how about we do some other preparations?" I suggest. "I still don't feel like we've had enough preparation for the honeymoon yet" I tell her.
"You know what, I don't either" Brittany smiles while moving closer to me. She kisses me gently on the lips a few times before straddling my lap.
Brittany's POV
Saturday 8th June 2019
Santana and I are meeting with Eva, Emma, Rachel, Mercedes, Quinn, Tina and Kitty today to make sure that the bridesmaids dresses are all ok and fit everyone properly. The wedding is in less than two weeks so we're hoping and praying that all the dresses are ok and no one needs theirs adjusted. I'm really struggling to focus today though because I keep getting excited about the wedding. I just can't wait to marry Santana and finally be able to call her my wife. I mean I was hesitant and scared when Santana first proposed to me but ever since we did finally get engaged I've just been so excited about the wedding that I just want time to move quicker so I can finally be her wife.
"They all look great, don't they?" Santana says smiling at the bridesmaids in their dresses.
"I suppose" I shrug.
"Do you not like the dresses anymore?" Santana asks concerned.
"I love the dresses, I just love the bride a lot more right now though" I smile.
"Ok, please don't tell me you have been staring at me the whole time when we're supposed to be making sure the dresses look ok on everyone" Santana asks.
"Honey look at you, you look amazing right now so why would I want to look at a bunch of girls in bridesmaids dresses when I can just stare at you?" I smile.
"What is going on with you, we're supposed to be putting the final touches to the wedding and all you want to do is stare at me" Santana says.
"You're sexy so is it such a crime that I just want to stare at you all day?" I ask.
"It's definitely not a crime but we do need to focus right now babe" she tells me. "We don't want any little problems before the wedding so we want to make sure we iron out anything that can go wrong right away."
"I know but all that matters to me now is getting married to you. The bridesmaids could wear nothing and I still wouldn't care because I would still get to marry you regardless" I smile.
"That's sweet babe but I really don't think our bridesmaids will be all too happy with walking down the aisle in the nude, do you?" Santana says.
"Probably not but it's not their day, it's my day…I mean our day" I say quickly correcting myself.
"Still, it's rather a lot to ask someone. I mean I know I wouldn't want to walk down in the aisle in front of lots of people in nothing but my birthday suit" Santana points out.
"I don't know why not, you look fantastic naked" I reply with a slight smirk.
"I'm glad you think so but like I say, our bridesmaids will not be walking down the aisle in nothing" Santana says.
"Excuse me, what did you just say?" Emma asks obviously hearing the end of our conversation. "There is no way I will be maid of honour if you insist on us walking down the aisle nude" she states.
"Brittany wasn't being serious so just relax Emma, we know the public doesn't want to see you like that. We actually want them to enjoy our wedding not be scarred for life with the image of you naked" Santana teases.
"You're very funny Santana" Emma says sarcastically while rolling her eyes.
"Look girls I was only having a joke, I didn't literally mean it so no one needs to panic" I tell them all. "As for your dresses, they all look great" I tell them honestly.
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Saturday 15th June 2019
I'm currently trying on my wedding dress right now to make sure it fits properly before the wedding and to make sure there doesn't need to be any little adjustments made before Tuesday. Santana and I still don't want to see one another in our wedding dresses before the big day so I've got my mom and sister to help me today while Santana is at her parent's house trying on her wedding dress. We've decided that the night before the wedding we will both stay at our parent's houses and then get ready there on the morning of the wedding and then come back home that night before leaving early the next day for the honeymoon.
"Huh…that's not right?" my mom says confused after I asked her to fasten up the dress at the back.
"Mom what's wrong?" I ask worriedly.
"It's nothing, don't worry about it" she smiles while squeezing my shoulder in reassurance. I can't say I am reassured though because her face is telling a completely different story, there's something wrong.
"Is there something wrong with my dress?" I ask panicked.
"Don't worry ok we'll sort this" she says.
"Mom just tell me what's going on" I state getting frustrated.
"Your dress is a little tight at the back, we're going to have to loosen it ok but it shouldn't take long and it shouldn't be that hard to loosen it either" my mom replies.
"I don't understand, I had multiple fittings and everything was fine. It fitted me perfectly and I've been working out non-stop in the lead up to the wedding so how can it be tighter on me?" I say confused.
"Honey you've just put a little weight on, it's no big deal" my mom smiles.
"No big deal?" I question. "I have been practically starving myself and I've been running every day with Santana for the past month, I have no idea how I could have put on weight."
"Now you mention it Brittany, I did notice a little something different about you" Emma adds. "Perhaps it was a little weight gain" she shrugs.
"This day just couldn't get any better, could it?" I say frustrated. "I get married in three days and my dress doesn't even fit me, how on earth are we going to get it fixed before Tuesday?" I ask.
"Sweetheart relax, we will sort this. Just you concentrate on making sure everything else is in order and I'll take care of the dress" my mom says.
"But mom…"
"Trust me, it's going to be ok" she smiles before leaving with her phone. I'm assuming she is going through to the other room to call someone who can fix the dress for us at such short notice.
"Actually do you know something, your boobs look a little bigger" Emma points out when it's only her and I left in the room.
"Do you think so?" I ask. "I mean Santana said that the other day but I just thought she was messing around because she wanted to…"
"I beg you not to end that sentence" Emma interjects.
"It wasn't anything dirty, I was just going to say that she wanted to…"
"Nope I still don't want to know" Emma states.
"Ok I won't saying anything" I laugh. "Anyway do you think it's just the weight gain that's made my boobs a little bigger?"
"Yeah I would imagine it is" she replies.
"I've not got anything to worry about have I? I mean this isn't some sign is it to tell me that I shouldn't get married because I'm not good enough for Santana or something?" I ask.
"Brittany of course it's not" Emma says reassuring me. "You are good enough for Santana, why would you think that you're not?" she asks.
"I don't know, I'm just worried because everyone I speak to seems to think I'm too young for all of this" I say honestly.
"You have to stop letting other people get to you, this is your life and you know what you want so stop stressing. If this is what you truly want and you truly feel you're ready to get married then that's all that matters" Emma says.
"It is what I want" I say genuinely.
"That's good then because you're going to be Santana's wife in three days' time" she smiles.
"Oh my god, Santana's going to be my wife" I squeal out in excitement.
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"I have to get my dress fixed because it's too tight on me now" I tell Santana as we relax back at home together after spending the day apart.
"Oh right well I'm sure you'll get it fixed in no time" Santana says.
"I don't understand though because it fitted me the last time I tried it on and I've been running with you a lot and eating better just to make sure I'd fit properly in my dress" I say.
"Honey I'm not being funny but I've seen the chocolate wrappers" Santana replies.
"I don't know what you're talking about" I pretend not to know.
"Babe you don't need to lose any weight for the wedding so if you want some chocolate then have some chocolate" she tells me.
"How did you know I had been snacking on chocolate when you weren't looking?" I ask.
"I accidently threw my keys in the trash so I had to rake through it the other day when I noticed all these chocolate wrappers and I knew they weren't mine so I put two and two together and figured they were yours" she replies.
"I really tried to get more in shape for the wedding but I just couldn't do it. When I get nervous I tend to eat more so I think I've been eating more every time something goes wrong about the wedding. Then I tried exercising more to compensate but I had a lot of work to do sitting down like my essays for college or sorting plans for the wedding that I wasn't getting as much exercise as I wanted" I tell her.
"Britt listen to me, you didn't need to lose weight in the first instance so I wouldn't worry about things. You still look in great shape to me" Santana tells me.
"If I had more time to exercise then I would've fitted into that dress today" I say.
"Honey you just have to stop stressing about the wedding. I know it's easier said than done but if you start relaxing then you'll realise that everything works out in the end. Hey what happened to that person from last week that couldn't care less whether the bridesmaids wore anything or not?" she asks.
"I know, it's just the closer it gets the more excited I get about being married to you but the more I also worry that things won't go to plan" I say.
"The only thing we need to worry about is making sure our close friends and family are all there and that we finally get married" she tells me.
"Ok, you're right. Let's just focus on that" I say taking in a large breath of air. "We have each other and we have two families who love us so that's all that matters right now" I say.
"Exactly" Santana smiles before leaning in to kiss me.
That's it for chapter 10, let me know what you think. Also I'm just wondering if anyone else has any opinions on their last name because the wedding will be next chapter and it's tied at Lopez and Lopez-Pierce just now.