Sorry for the delay with this chapter, I'm hoping to update more regularly now though.
Chapter 17: Testing
Santana's POV
Saturday 4th January 2020
Quinn and I are currently running through the park together. Usually I go running by myself on Saturday mornings but for some reason Quinn wanted to join me today. She hasn't always been as into running as I have so I know there must be a reason she wanted to join me today because there's no way Quinn would voluntarily do exercise for no reason.
"So as much as I like to spend time with my best friend, would you care to tell me why you wanted to come running with me this morning?" I ask.
"I just thought it would be nice to hang out because we haven't done that recently" she replies. "We've been so busy with our own lives that we haven't had a chance to spend some quality best friend time together."
"Oh come on Q, I know you didn't want to come running with me today to just hang out" I say laughing not believing her.
"Honestly Santana" she states.
"Really?" I question.
"Ok well I did want to hang out with you but I do also need a tiny favour" Quinn replies.
"I knew it" I laugh. "Come on, what is it then?" I ask.
"Can you babysit on Monday night because Jason has a thing and my parents are busy?" Quinn asks.
"Can't you ask my parents?" I groan.
"I could but since he's your nephew then I thought you might want to look after him for a change. I didn't think looking after Harry for a few hours would be that big of a deal but forget I said anything" Quinn says annoyed.
"Sorry I didn't mean it to sound like I don't like looking after him because I do" I say honestly.
"Then why did you groan when I asked?" she asks.
"I'm sorry I didn't mean too, I was just looking forward to a quiet few days with Brittany. She's obviously on maternity leave from work at the moment so we were hoping to just relax and prepare for the baby coming in the next few weeks" I reply. "Honestly though Q we'd be more than happy to look after Harry for a few hours."
"Are you honestly sure because I can ask your parents?" she asks.
"Yes it's fine" I smile.
"Ok thank you" Quinn smiles back. "Speaking of babies, how are the preparations for the baby, are you ready for everything?" she asks.
"They're coming along nicely I think, we're basically just waiting for the baby to come along now" I reply.
"Good" Quinn nods. "What about you though, how are you feeling about all of this?" she asks.
"Well I feel like I've waited my whole life for this. It's like I turn thirty in a few days and I really think everything is going to fall into place now. When I was younger I always imagined having children before now but it doesn't really bother me that much anymore that I'll be 30 before it happens" I say honestly. I had envisioned I'd have at least two children before I reached thirty but there's nothing wrong with having children after thirty because lots of people do it nowadays.
"What about Brittany, how is she feeling at the moment?" Quinn asks.
"Really good, she's excited about the baby" I smile.
"It must be a bit scary for her as well at the moment though, I mean she's almost twenty-two but not quite and she's still got another semester at college before she can graduate. Adding a baby to the mix is going to be stressful no matter how much you try and dress it up" Quinn says seriously.
"I know but I'm going to be there and it will be ok, not easy but definitely doable" I state.
"I hope you don't mind not sleeping because you're barely going to get any rest once the baby arrives, trust me a new-born is no picnic" Quinn says seriously.
"Way to go Quinn, make me feel worse why don't you" I say rolling my eyes at her.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean too" she laughs. "Look you're going to be fine, don't worry" she says trying to reassure me but it really doesn't work.
"Let's just keep running" I say wanting to get back to our run.
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As soon as our run ended, Quinn had to go straight home so instead of going for a coffee like I usually do, I decided to go straight home as well. As soon as I get inside the house, I quickly kick my footwear off and go to find where Brittany is. Once I walk into the kitchen, I see her sitting at the table eating breakfast.
"Hey did you miss me?" I ask while leaning down to kiss her.
"Of course" she smiles back.
"So what have you been up to this morning?" I ask as I take a seat next to her.
"I've just finished showering, man you should have seen how long it took me" Brittany says shaking her head. "I just hope this baby comes soon because this baby bump is getting in the way of everything and I am so slow at everything I do."
"I'm sure you're not that bad" I say trying to make her feel better.
"It took me almost five minutes just to get down the stairs because I couldn't see my feet in front of me from my giant stomach" she replies.
"Well at least we know he is growing properly then" I say trying to think of the positives.
"I guess" Brittany sighs. "Anyway enough about me, how was your run?"
"It was ok but you know what I'm like when someone doesn't go at my pace" I say. "Quinn just can't keep up sometimes and it gets really frustrating and let's not forget how much she kept talking. The more she talked the more we slowed down, I think I'll just need to go myself from now on."
"What if I want to go running with you though?" she smiles.
"I don't mind you coming with me because I like going running with you but I just don't want to go with Quinn again, no offence to her but she gets too annoying" I reply.
"Ok" Brittany nods.
"Actually speaking of Quinn, do we have any plans on Monday?" I ask remembering Quinn asked us to babysit.
"I've got someone coming to the house when you're at work to baby proof the house but that's about it" Brittany replies.
"Ok well Quinn asked if we could babysit Harry for a few hours that night, is that ok?" I ask.
"Yeah of course it's ok, I don't mind that" she smiles.
"Cool, I will text her later and let her know we're ok for babysitting" I say.
"OK" Brittany says before going back to eating her breakfast.
"Babe can I ask you a question?" I ask.
"Yeah" Brittany nods.
"You'd tell me right if you're getting nervous or worried about the baby coming wouldn't you?" I ask. "I mean I know you'll have uni and everything as well so you'll talk to me right?"
"Yes of course I'll talk to you" she replies. "I guess I'm a little nervous just like any new parent but it's nothing to worry about."
"Ok good because obviously neither one of us know what to expect but I'd hate you to feel under pressure or anything since you've decided to go straight back to your classes once the baby comes" I say. Once the baby comes I'll be taking a full two weeks off work to help but Brittany has decided to go straight back to college even though she's took maternity leave from work. Since she's only got this semester to finish before she graduates then she thought it would be easier to just do it rather than defer a year meaning she'd need to wait another year before she graduated.
"Babe I'll only be in classes a few days a week so it'll be ok and like you say you'll be here so we'll be fine" she replies.
"It's just Quinn got me thinking and I just wondered how you felt because obviously it's different for me because I'm not the one who is actually pregnant. You'll be able to relate with Quinn more than I will so I just wanted to check everything was ok" I say.
"Well it is but thank you for making sure" she says while leaning in to kiss me before a comfortable silence fills the air around us as Brittany finishes eating.
"Babe how about we play a little game once you've finished clearing up from breakfast" I suggest breaking the silence.
"A game, what kind of game?" Brittany questions confused.
"I've got these question cards from Quinn that she used before Harry was born and I thought we could test one another to see if we're ready for the baby or not" I reply.
"Ok well give me five minutes and then I'm all yours" she replies.
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"How should you prepare the bath for the baby?" I ask reading one of the questions aloud to Brittany.
"Add cold water and then add some warm water into it. The water then has to be thoroughly mixed in to make sure there are no areas that are too hot" Brittany replies.
"Correct, ok next question" I say taking another card. "What temperature has the bath water to be when we bath the baby?" I ask.
"Around body temperature so 37 degrees Celsius and no hotter" she replies.
"Correct, wow you're on fire" I smile. "What should you do if you lift or hold the baby?"
"Make sure their head is supported and do it gently but smoothly making sure there aren't any quick movements in case they get nervous" Brittany replies.
"Excellent" I smile while taking another card and asking Brittany another question. After a few more questions, we swap around and Brittany asks me some questions to test my knowledge.
Brittany's POV
Tuesday 14 January 2020
"Santana, it's time" I say seriously while walking into the living room where Santana is.
"Oh my god…ok" Santana says quickly getting off her seat. "Right we need to grab your bag and then I need to get my car keys and we can go" she says running upstairs.
"What are you doing?" I shout up the stairs.
"Getting your bag Britt, I won't be a second" she says while banging around, obviously she is frantically looking for my overnight bag.
"Santana it's in the hall here" I state.
"Oh" she says running back downstairs but somehow her shoe gets caught on the last stair and she falls flat on her face at my feet.
"Honey are you ok?" I ask concerned while trying to bend down to help her.
"I'm fine…let's go" she says shaking herself off before picking up the bag and her keys. "Um…are you coming?" she asks noticing me not moving.
"I'm sorry baby, I was just testing you" I reply.
"So the baby isn't coming?" Santana asks while rubbing her leg, presumably from hurting it when she fell.
"No, I'm sorry" I say feeling bad for tricking her. "I just wanted to make sure you'd be prepared for when the baby does come but I didn't mean for you to get hurt."
"It's ok" she sighs.
"Does it hurt really badly?" I ask.
"It's not excruciating but it isn't a pleasant feeling either" she replies.
"Come and sit down then" I say helping her into the living room to take a seat on the sofa. "Do you think you need an icepack or anything for it?" I ask.
"No I think it's just bruised or something" Santana says rolling up her pants at the leg to examine the injury.
"Is there anything I can do?" I ask.
"No I should be ok, don't worry about it" she smiles.
"I feel bad though because it was my fault. I didn't mean to trick you but I wanted to know that you'd be prepared if I did suddenly go into labour" I say honestly. "I never meant for you to get hurt in the process."
"Yeah I know, it'll be fine honestly" she smiles again.
"Ok if you're sure" I tell her.
"I am Britt" she nods. "Just don't do that again unless you are serious because whenever the baby comes I will be ready" she tells me and I nod.
"Ok I promise" I say leaning in to kiss her.
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Saturday 18th January 2020
I learned my lesson on Tuesday night not to trick Santana again because when she woke up on Wednesday morning she had a massive bruise across the front of her leg. I felt so bad for testing her like I did so now I know to just trust her when she says whenever the baby is ready, she'll be ready.
I'm just about to quickly use the bathroom before Santana and I go downstairs to make dinner when I feel something weird. As soon as I look down, I notice a pool of 'water' at my feet and quickly realise my water has just broke and I'm about to have the baby. Ok this cannot be happening, I'm not ready for this yet. Here was me tricking Santana the other night and now look, I'm not even ready.
"It's time" I say panicking while walking into the bedroom.
"Is it really baby or are you just trying to trick me because it isn't going to bother me anymore. I've got everything under control" she says calmly.
"I'm not fucking around Santana, seriously it is time" I say trying to breathe just like we were shown at the antenatal classes.
"I'm going to need some proof babe" she says while getting off of the bed.
"Fine" I sigh. "Go to the en suite and you can slide around on the floor where my water broke" I say annoyed.
"Ok" Santana nods before proceeding to the bathroom.
"I can't believe you don't believe me this time" I say shaking my head.
"I'm sorry" Santana says running out of the bathroom. "I believe you" she says while quickly putting her shoes on. As soon as she is ready, she helps me down the stairs and we make our way over to the front door to head to the car.
"Santana" I say and she turns around to look at me.
"Yeah?" she asks.
"You're going to be a mom" I smile.
"Oh my god, I'm going to be a mom" she says, her face quickly paling.
"No Santana you are not about to faint on me right now" I state seriously. I can see in her eyes, everything has suddenly just became real and she's now getting nervous and scared.
"I'm…I'm…a mom" she says shocked.
"Oh crap, well done Brittany" I say cursing myself aloud. If I hadn't of said that then Santana would have quickly got us to the car and drove to the hospital. "Honey we really need to go to the hospital now, I know I've freaked you out but our little boy can't wait anymore" I say.
"I'm…sorry" she says nervously while helping me out the front door before locking it behind us.
"Do you want me to drive?" I ask.
"No don't be silly, you can't drive" she shakes her head.
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"Is there any way you can like close your legs so the baby doesn't come just yet because I'm really not ready Brittany. I'm not ready to be a mom yet, I need a little more time to gather myself together" she says honestly.
"AAAAHHHH!" I scream as a contraction hits.
"I assume that means no" she says nervously. "Um…are you ok?"
"Yeah, that one was just a short one" I say trying to get my breath back.
"Ok" she nods.
"Look the baby will just need to take us as we come Santana, this is the most ready we're going to be able to be" I tell her.
"What happens if he hates me because he's been inside of you for nine months so just wants you?" she asks.
"Honey that's not going to happen, he's going to instantly be connected to you because you're his mom and he knows that. All those songs you've sang to him and all the books you read to him during these nine months he's going to remember and he's going to remember it was you that did that" I say.
"He's been so comfortable inside of you though, what if he wants to stay like that?" she asks.
"Trust me, he doesn't want to be there much longer considering how much pain I'm in" I say. "Santana he only ever responds to your voice so that means he's instantly fallen in love with you already. It's me that should worry" I say trying to reassure her.
"You don't need to worry, you're going to be a fantastic mom" Santana replies.
"Well I think the same about you" I say while leaning over to squeeze her hand in reassurance just as another contraction hits me so I quickly pull away from her.
"How bad are your contractions?" Santana asks looking at me.
"Really bad so if there is any way we could speed up I'd be really grateful" I say beginning to get frustrated with these contractions.
"I'm going as fast as I can babe but I can't afford another speeding ticket" she replies.
"Santana you haven't had a speeding ticket in ages. You managed to flirt your way out of the last one so you got away with just a warning" I state.
"Oh yeah, so I did" Santana says laughing just remembering the time we got pulled over for speeding. "I don't even know how I did that because he didn't look the least bit interested in what I had to say at the beginning."
"Well I'm not surprised you got away with it because you can be pretty damn good at flirting and it does always do things to me" I tell her.
"Oh really?" she smiles in my direction.
"FYI it won't work right now so don't even try it, I'm just about to give birth" I state seriously.
"I thought it might take your mind off the pain if I started to flirt with you a little bit but never mind, you're not interested" she teases.
"Well if you think it'll help…actually do you know what will help?" I ask.
"What's that Britt?" she asks.
"If you sing to me, that always calms me down" I reply.
"Um…ok" she says surprised. "What do I sing for you?"
"Anything that you think is relevant to this moment" I reply.
"Ok, got it" she smiles before quickly thinking of a song to sing. Once she decides on one, she begins singing. I don't quite register which song she is singing until it comes to the chorus.
"Oh my god Santana" I state annoyed.
"What?" she asks obliviously.
"Push it by Salt-N-Pepa, really?" I question annoyed.
"You said anything relevant to this moment plus I thought it was pretty funny so I thought it would put a smile on your face" she replies. "Do you get it, you're in labour so eventually you're going to have to push?"
"Yes I get it Santana but it isn't calming me down, I wanted a nice gentle or slow song not something like that" I state.
"Ok well how about I sing something like…"
"Just forget about it, we're nearly at the hospital I think" I say while turning to look out of the window.
Let me know what you think. The baby will be here in the next chapter but I'm struggling with the perfect name for him so if anyone has any ideas then let me know.