Chapter 14: Shocking News
Santana's POV
"Who on earth is that driving away from my house?" I say aloud to myself as I stare at the car driving away. I told Brittany I wouldn't be home until half past two but I managed to get away earlier because Artie said he'd be fine on his own. Once I park up and go inside, I walk into the living room and see Brittany lying on the sofa watching TV.
"Hey" she says turning her head in my direction and smiling.
"Hi" I say while leaning down to kiss her.
"How was work, I didn't think you'd be home for another hour yet" she says.
"Work was ok but I just hate working Saturdays" I reply while sitting down next to her and placing her legs over my lap since she's still lying down. "Artie said he'd manage without me so I thought I'd come home early" I say.
"Well I'm glad you did come home early" she smiles.
"Hey did you have a visitor or something just before I got back?" I ask.
"No not exactly" Brittany replies shaking her head. "It was someone looking for you but I didn't think you'd be home so soon so I didn't think she'd want to stay and wait" she says.
"Oh that'll be my secret lover, don't mind her" I smirk.
"You're not funny babe" she says pretending to glare.
"Yeah I was never meant to be a comedienne" I say.
"Seriously though I've never seen her before and she was actually quite reluctant to tell me her name" Brittany tells me.
"Did she tell you who she was in the end?" I ask intrigued about who this person could be. I'm pretty sure Brittany has met all of my friends so I doubt it's a friend.
"No but when I told her I was not the maid and I was your wife she seemed taken aback because she didn't know you remarried" Brittany says. "But anyways I managed to get it out of her that she was an old friend."
"Oh right, I have no idea who it could be" I say confused.
"She's coming back to see you tomorrow anyway" Brittany replies.
"Ok well I guess we'll find out who it is tomorrow. It's still puzzling though who it could be because I can't think of any friend that didn't know I got remarried" I say.
"At first she laughed right in my face when I asked if she wanted me to take a message because she assumed I was the maid and it was none of my business" Brittany says clearly offended.
"What a bitch, I'll be having words with this 'friend' of mine tomorrow then" I say.
"You don't have to do that, I don't want to cause any problems with you and your friends" Brittany says genuinely.
"Anyone who doesn't respect you in your own home deserves a few words from me, trust me" I state.
"Anyway let's move on, I don't want to talk about it anymore" Brittany says and I nod.
"So what are you watching babe?" I ask.
"Just some romantic comedy, I sort of lost track of the plot midway through so I'm not really sure what's happening" Brittany chuckles.
"I see" I smile. "Have you been feeling ok today?" I ask.
"Yeah but the baby and I have really missed you" she replies. "I think our son wants you to talk to him" she smiles.
"Well I missed you both loads as well" I smile before leaning over so my face is close to Brittany's stomach. "Hey little guy, did you miss me" I say while caressing Brittany's stomach.
"I think he wants a kiss from his mommy" Brittany smiles while gently playing with my hair.
"No I think his momma just wants a kiss from his mommy" I tease.
"Hmm, that might just be true" Brittany smirks. Once I lean up and peck Brittany's lips, I go back to giving the baby all of my attention. Just as I kiss Brittany's stomach gently I feel something I've never felt before.
"Oh my god what was that?" I ask shocked while staring at Brittany's stomach.
"I think your son just kicked you" Brittany smiles.
"Is that the first time you've ever felt that?" I ask happily. This is definitely the first time I've felt him kick.
"Yeah it is but how cute was that. He must have heard your voice so started kicking" Brittany says amazed. "He's certainly going to have you wrapped around his little finger I think" she smiles.
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Once we finished dinner, we cosied up together on the sofa and watched more TV. "You're very quiet, what are you thinking about?" I ask Brittany as I notice her thinking about something intently.
"That woman from earlier" Brittany replies.
"Can you not get her out of your mind?" I say teasingly trying to lighten the mood.
"No, I can't" she replies.
"You'll be making me jealous, thinking about other women when I'm here" I tease.
"I'm being serious Santana, there was just something off with the whole situation" she replies.
"In what way babe?" I ask taking the conversation seriously now.
"Well she turns up here all dressed up and like she means business and she's looking for my wife. It just seems a little weird" Brittany shrugs.
"Honey it's probably an old friend from uni or something moving back here. If she knew where I lived then I'd imagine that's who it is" I reply.
"Do you think so?" she asks hopefully.
"Yeah I mean a lot of my friends from uni moved to other states to further their careers and stuff so maybe someone has just moved back and wants to meet up to catch up with me" I say. I mean it's like the only logical explanation to it all.
"Ok" Brittany nods.
"Did you think I was having an affair or something?" I tease.
"No but I do feel threatened" she says seriously.
"Babe come here" I say pulling her closer to me. "Why would you feel threatened baby?"
"Because she looked ten times better than I did and she wasn't pregnant either" she says quietly.
"Britt, don't be insecure about being pregnant" I say softly.
"But I'm not hot looking" she mumbles.
"Look we wanted kids ok so in order to have children then you do have to get pregnant but it's not like you'd be like this forever. It's just until the baby comes" I say trying to reassure her.
"Are you saying you agree that I look awful?" she asks while looking at me and raising her eyebrow.
"Of course I'm not" I state. "What I am saying is that if someone is pregnant their body will change but it's not permanent. It's just until the baby is born so it's not like you're out of control of how you look because you're not" I say.
"You admit it, I look horrible" she sighs.
"Stop Brittany, I'm saying you look different because there is a growing baby in there but I never said it looked horrible. You're still sexy, you look different but still hot. Honestly babe I'm not that shallow" I reply. Yes she looks different because she's pregnant but I still love everything about her.
"Ok" she sighs.
"I really don't think you need to feel threatened though because I guarantee you that whoever was at the door has no patch on you" I smile. "If this woman is a friend of mine then chances are she's old. She'll not be as young and sexy as you."
"I don't deserve you babe, you're too good for me. I don't know why I get so paranoid all the time" she sighs again.
"Baby it's just hormones but of course I'm not too good for you" I say leaning forward to kiss her. "Look stand up for a second" I say while standing up myself.
"Why?" she asks while standing up anyway.
"I want you to dance with me" I say pulling Brittany into me.
"No I don't want to" she groans.
"Come on baby" I smile while trying to turn her around.
"Why would we want to dance right now?" she asks.
"Because you love to dance and you feel the most comfortable dancing so I'm trying to bring your confidence back because you don't look horrible, you look amazing" I tell her.
"Ok fine but don't show me up ok?" she teases.
"Me and my two left feet will try not to" I smile.
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Sunday 6th October 2019
"I'll need to buy some more bagels when I go shopping" I point out as Brittany and I sit together eating breakfast in the kitchen.
"We actually need more fruit as well babe" Brittany replies.
"Ok, I'll make a list later then and I can go to the grocery store after work tomorrow" I say.
"I'll go with you then" Brittany says.
"Ok babe" I smile.
"Hey remember that friend is coming today" Brittany says.
"Oh yeah" I groan.
"We wouldn't want to miss her would we" Brittany mumbles.
"This is really bothering you isn't it?" I ask.
"Yeah and I don't even know why. Maybe it's just the way she spoke to me" Brittany says. "It was like I was unimportant and not nearly good enough for you. I mean why would someone who is supposed to be your friend judge another person like that. She was so different to you so I have no idea how you two were friends."
"Baby you're the only girl I want in my life anyway so if this person doesn't respect you then I don't want to be friends with them anymore" I say honestly. I still can't think of who this person is but I guess I'll see today.
"Ok" Brittany says quietly.
"Hey I know a way I can cheer you up" I say. "How about we clear out the guest bedroom today and start getting it ready for the baby?" I suggest
"That sounds like fun, ok let's do that" Brittany smiles. I knew sorting out the baby's room would lift her spirits.
Once we're finished eating breakfast and have got the dishes cleared up, we go upstairs to change before starting to clear out the guest bedroom. After a while I realise I'm the only one clearing up because Brittany isn't really interested in the whole tidying thing, she's just having fun looking at all the things she forgot were stored away in the closet in the guest bedroom.
"Honey can you put those with the recycling please?" I ask while holding up a few leaflets. I don't know how they got in here but they're not really of any use so I'm just going to put them with the garbage. "Brittany?" I say again when she doesn't reply.
"Sorry what's that babe, I was too busy looking at your high school yearbook" she smiles.
"I was just asking you to put these bits of paper with the recycling" I reply while handing her the leaflets.
"Ok" she smiles again.
"Why do you keep smiling like that babe?" I ask.
"You just looked so cute in high school" she replies.
"I hope you mean sexy cute and not cute cute" I state.
"Well both I guess" Brittany smiles before leaning over to kiss me.
"Do you know, we should get some new furniture for in here for when the baby comes" I say.
"Yeah we should" Brittany agrees. "Hey I'm just going downstairs to get a drink, do you want anything?" she offers.
"Just some water please" I reply.
"Ok, I'll be back in a second" she says before pecking me on the lips and leaving the room. Just as I hear her about to come back upstairs, the doorbell rings. There's no prizes for guessing who that might be. "Santana!" she shouts up the stairs.
"Ok, I'll be right down" I reply before quickly making my way downstairs.
"Your friend is here" Brittany says as I reach the door. The minute I open it wider, my face falls in complete shock.
"Jennifer?" I gasp.
"Wait, you're pregnant" she gasps while staring at Brittany. "Were you pregnant yesterday?" she asks.
"Absolutely not, it just happened overnight. I grew five and a half months in just one night" Brittany cheekily smiles.
"Wow what a catch you have here Santana, she's not sarcastic at all" Jen glares at Brittany.
"Jen what are you doing here?" I snap.
"Hold on, you mean this is…" Brittany starts to ask but I cut her off.
"Oh yeah, this is my ex-wife" I nod my head.
"Wow, if I had known that yesterday I'd have knocked her out or something" Brittany replies and I can't help but chuckle.
"Oh violent as well as sarcastic, she really is something" Jen states.
"That's my wife you're talking about so you better watch yourself Jennifer" I warn her.
"Ok whatever" Jen rolls her eyes, "Santana can we talk please?"
"We're talking now" I point out.
"It's really important so can we like go somewhere please?" Jen asks. I look at Brittany to make sure it's ok. I know I don't need Brittany's permission to talk to people but Jen did insult her in her own home so I want to make sure Brittany is comfortable with Jen being here.
"It's your choice babe" Brittany shrugs.
"Fine you can come in here but you better be quick ok" I tell Jen.
"Thanks" Jen says while walking inside. The three of us then head to the kitchen.
"The kitchen, how comfortable" Jen states while looking around the room.
"Look it's here or nowhere because you're not getting into my living room and putting your messy paws all over my good furniture" I reply.
"Fine" Jen sighs and then takes a seat as do Brittany and I. "So when is your baby due?"
"That's none of your business" I state.
"Ok well how long have you been married again?" Jen asks.
"Again not your business now get to the point of why you're here" I say. I don't know why she'd come here so I'd rather she just got it over and done with and she can leave again. There is a reason I am not with her anymore so I don't particularly want to spend any more time than necessary with her.
"I'll tell you in a second but can we do it without preggers here" Jen states.
"I've warned you before, that's my wife so stop disrespecting her" I say getting angry.
"You really have changed you know. You never used to stick up for me when I was your wife" Jen replies.
"Look seriously just tell Santana what you wanted to tell her and then leave us alone" Brittany says getting tired of Jen and her stupidity.
"Fine" Jen sighs.
"Um…hurry up" I say after a few minutes of silence pass.
"I'd rather we were alone" Jen says while looking at Brittany as if to ask her to leave.
"That's not happening, my wife and I share everything so anything you want to say to me you say to her too" I point out.
"It's kinda private Santana, like from our past" Jen replies.
"Private or not Brittany knows everything about me so it's both of us or no one at all" I say.
"It really would be better alone Santana" Jen says seriously.
"I'm not joking Jen, either speak now or get the hell out of here" I say annoyed.
"Look I'll just go and take a shower ok, I don't mind not hearing" Brittany says while standing up.
"Do you know I knew I smelled something" Jen smirks.
"I swear to god Jen, say one more word and I'll…"
"Babe relax, she can say what she wants because I don't care anymore" Brittany says.
"Are you sure you're ok going because I'm happy for you to hear whatever it is she has to say" I say honestly.
"Honestly she'll say it faster if I'm not here" Brittany says before leaning down to kiss me.
"Ok" I smile and then Brittany leaves. "Can you just get to the point now Jen?"
"Well there's something you should know about me, well not just me but firstly I should tell you that I'm married now too" Jen replies.
"Yeah I'm married, big deal" I say not seeing the point. I mean I don't know what difference it makes to me that she's married, I couldn't care less.
"I have a husband" Jen says rephrasing what she just said.
"Oh, I see" I nod. "I did always have my suspicious that you weren't strictly into just girls since you cheated on me with a guy but the never the less, I don't care about that anymore."
"I didn't cheat on you with Stephen, we were just friends but he is actually my husband now" she says.
"Ok so you just came here today to tell me you're not a lesbian anymore and you're married to a guy you were screwing when I was married to you?" I ask.
"You know you really do have a problem with listening, you certainly did when we were together as well. Anything I said you didn't listen to it" Jen shakes her head. "I just wanted you to know I was married now as well but there is also something else important that I need to tell you" she says.
"Ok tell me then" I say frustrated. Jen then pulls something out of her bag and places it on the table in front of us. "What's that?" I ask.
"Turn it over" Jen tells me. After a second I turn it over and it turns out it's a picture of a young girl. "That's my daughter" she says.
"And you think I really care about you having a daughter?" I laugh.
"She's four and a half Santana" Jen boasts.
"Seriously why do I need to know about her, I mean if it's to boast then I don't care because my wife is expecting our baby?" I say still laughing.
"She's your daughter" Jen states.
"I beg your pardon" I say as I immediately stop laughing.
"She's our daughter Santana, you're her mom" Jen replies.
"I…um…I don't…" I don't know what to say. I mean surely this is some sick joke or something because I can't have a daughter.
"She is your daughter Santana, honestly" Jen repeats what she has just said.
"There is no way she can be my daughter" I state. I mean it's just not possible for her to be my child.
"She was born in February 2015" Jen tells me.
"But we split up in July 2014 and were divorced by the January 2015 so I don't think she can be my daughter" I say.
"Yes we split in the July but I was already a couple of months pregnant and when we divorced we didn't see each other but I was heavily pregnant at the time" Jen replies.
"You're lying" I blurt out in anger. She's not my daughter, I don't have any children yet but in a few months' time I'm going to have a son with Brittany.
"I'm not lying Santana, I promise you" Jen tells me.
"If she is my daughter then when didn't you tell me about her sooner? You said she's already four years old so why am I just finding out now?" I ask.
"It was complicated Santana, in fact it still is" Jen shrugs as if that's a reasonable explanation.
"Complicated how?" I ask.
"Look it just is complicated" Jen replies.
"All you had to say was, 'Look Santana I'm sorry for being a bitch to you but I'm having your baby'. That would have done it Jen" I say.
"It wasn't as easy as that Santana, if it was then I would have just told you" Jen states.
"I just don't understand how someone could keep a secret like this for so long. What exactly did you think you were achieving by keeping this a secret from me for so long?" I ask.
"I didn't mean to keep it a secret, I was scared to begin with but then the longer I left it the more scared I got of telling you because I left it too long" Jen replies. "I was so ready to tell you and everything at the divorce but then I got that job offer and I couldn't turn it down. It was good money and considering I was pregnant I needed the money."
"But I would have been there to support that child Jen" I state because it's true, if I knew I had a child I would have supported my daughter.
"I know what I did was wrong and I'm sorry but I can't change the past" Jen states.
"I can't believe you never told me, I just can't understand why you wouldn't tell me" I say. I know I just said it but it doesn't make sense. Why would you not tell your wife you're pregnant?
"I never told you because we never wanted kids, you hate kids so I was scared you'd make me give up my baby but I couldn't. I never found out until about 12 weeks that I was pregnant because I went to the doctor feeling unwell and then I found out so because I was 12 weeks they did a scan and I just fell in love with that baby so I couldn't give it up" Jen replies.
"Are you joking me?" I ask while angrily laughing.
"What?" Jen asks confused.
"I didn't want kids?" I question. "What planet are you on?"
"What do you mean?" Jen asks confused.
"All I ever wanted was children" I state.
"No, you hate kids" Jen states as if it's obvious.
"No, I don't" I state. "I've always wanted kids. I couldn't be happier that Brittany is pregnant right now and we're about to have a son" I tell her.
"You actually like children?" Jen questions.
"Yes I do so it hurts even more to know you would keep a secret like that" I say.
"Fine ok, say you like children, would you actually let me move to another state with your daughter, you're a lawyer Santana so if you knew I wouldn't be able to follow my dreams. You'd make us stay here and I'd never be able to have my dream career" Jen points out.
"I'm sure we'd work something out" I say.
"Yeah right, like I say you're a lawyer so I would totally lose because you'd find some legal thing that would mean I wasn't allowed to take our daughter" Jen says.
"Look we're off task here, I can't change the past and I am so pissed off with you but we need to get to the bottom of why you have suddenly just told me now" I say. I'm glad I know now but what confuses me is why Jen suddenly just wanted to tell me now.
"I've got a transfer at work back here so all of us are moving back here so I thought you should know since we might see you about and stuff since I am going to be living in the same place" Jen answers.
"And what you thought you better tell me just so I know who the little girl is that is walking about with you if I meet you in the street, not you better tell me in case I want to see my daughter?" I question.
"Do you want to see her?" Jen asks.
"Is the sky blue?" I say cheekily. I think if I have a daughter then I do want to see her, it's kinda obvious since I've always wanted children.
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Jen has just left after we finished our long conversation about our daughter. I just have no idea how I am supposed to break the news to Brittany now. This is such a big thing for me so what is it going to be like for Brittany? As soon as I reach the bedroom, I lie down on the bed and wait for Brittany to come out of the bathroom. I thought she would have finished her shower now but perhaps she didn't go for it right away after she left Jen and me in the kitchen to talk.
"I swear our baby must want to be a swimmer or something because all he did when I was in the shower was move about. It was as if he liked the water or something" Brittany chuckles as she leaves the bathroom. I want to be happy too but I just can't be after what Jen told me. How the hell do you tell your wife that you already have a child when she is so excited about it being the first child for both of you?
"Unless he's kicking because he doesn't like the water" I suggest.
"Oh yeah, I never thought about that" Brittany chuckles again. "Hey are you ok because you don't look that happy?" she asks as she lies down on the bed next to me.
"I love you so much and I love our son so much" I say turning around to face Brittany and I place my hand on her stomach.
"Babe are you crying?" she asks worriedly.
"A little" I reply with a few stray tears running down my face. Brittany quickly wraps her arms around me.
"Jen has left now" I tell her.
"I figured she had baby" Brittany replies.
"I'm so sorry" I say crying.
"For what, baby what's going on?" Brittany asks concerned.
"Jen told me something today and I just don't know how to tell you without hurting you" I say nervously.
"Ok you're scaring me now so can you just tell me please" Brittany replies worriedly.
"Jen was pregnant when we divorced, I've got a four and a half year old daughter" I admit.
"That is some sick joke Santana" Brittany says removing her arms from me.
"Baby I'm not joking, Jen just told me today so I swear I didn't know" I say.
"No you can't have a daughter, she must be lying" Brittany states.
"Honey I was in denial too but the more she told me the more it made sense. It is true that I have a daughter" I say trying to put my arms around her to comfort her but she doesn't let me.
"No this can't be happening. The one thing we could share together was having a child and being parents for the first time together" Brittany says. "You have already been in love, you're already been married and lived with your wife so the one thing neither of us had ever done was have a child. That was supposed to be the one special thing we could share together for the first time."
"I know baby but it's true" I say.
"Please tell me I'm asleep right now and just having a bad nightmare and this isn't real" Brittany says while getting off of the bed before beginning to pace around the room.
"This is real babe" I say.
That's it for chapter 14. Santana has a daughter but is it all it seems? Let me know what you think.