Chapter 22: Trying to get better
Santana's POV
Sunday 1st March 2020
I'm lying awake in bed but I don't want to get up right now because Brittany looks so peaceful sleeping so I don't want to disturb her. I can't help the smile that's plastered across my face because spending time with Britt last night was amazing. We love Aiden so much but it's also nice to have time just the two of us and do grownup things. Last night was also the first time we had sex in what felt like forever so that certainly brightened up my night.
I lie peacefully for a few more minutes until I feel movement beside me meaning Brittany is beginning to wake up.
"Hi" I smile.
"Morning" Brittany smiles while turning to face me. "You look so sexy this morning" she says leaning in to kiss me.
"You're not bad yourself" I wink.
"Thanks" Brittany blushes.
"So last night was amazing, wasn't it?" I smile brightly.
"Uh…yeah" Brittany says hesitantly.
"You don't seem too sure about it" I tease. Even though we did have sex last night, it didn't last as long as I'd hoped for because after the first time Brittany fell asleep on me.
"No…no it was good" Brittany smiles.
"How good?" I tease.
"Really good" Brittany replies.
"Did you like my new moves?" I ask.
"Sure" Brittany nods.
"Britt, honey. Come on" I laugh.
"I did like them" she replies.
"Come on, cut it out babe" I say laughing. "Just admit you don't remember a thing about last night" I smirk.
"No I do, we had sex and it felt great" Brittany says sitting up on the bed.
"How many times did we do it?" I smirk again.
"Uh…that many that I lost count" Brittany smiles.
"No baby" I smile while shaking my head.
"I'm sorry ok" Brittany sighs. "I remember us having sex and it was great. Then you wanted to try something new so you straddled me and began kissing down my body and then I don't know what happened, I've drew a blank for some reason."
"You've drew a blank because nothing else happened" I laugh again.
"Wait, why did we stop again? Didn't you want to do it a second time?" Brittany asks confused.
"Oh no, I was all up for it" I smile, "it was you that wasn't."
"I wasn't?" Brittany says confused again. "But you were so hot and sexy and everything last night so why wouldn't I want to keep going."
"Ok you maybe did want to but I wasn't going to continue with you like that" I state.
"Like what" Brittany frowns at me.
"Asleep baby. I wasn't going to start taking advantage of you when you were lying sleeping" I smirk.
"Oh my god, that is so embarrassing. I am so sorry" Brittany says covering her face in embarrassment.
"It's fine, I bore you" I tease while shrugging my shoulders.
"No that's not it, I promise you" Brittany assures me. "There's no way you're boring in bed, I can tell you that much."
"I'm just messing honey, I understand why you were so tired yesterday. You had been up since 5am with Aiden" I smile.
"I am so sorry though, falling asleep during sex is so embarrassing. I bet you didn't feel good about it" Brittany says.
"Well the hard-on I had didn't exactly go away on it's own but honestly I didn't mind" I say honestly.
"I promise to make it up to you babe, name what you want and I'll do it" Brittany smiles while leaning over to kiss me.
"You don't need to do that" I assure her.
"Come on, I want to. It can be anything at all babe, just name it" she says while moving to straddle my lap.
"Honestly I don't want anything babe, I'm fine" I smile while leaning up to kiss her.
"Nothing at all?" Brittany asks.
"Well I guess there is one thing I want" I say after taking a pause to think.
"Tell me babe" Brittany says excitedly.
"I want a threesome" I smirk.
"Like hell that's going to happen, no one is having sex with my wife" Brittany states.
"It wouldn't just be with me, it'd be with you too" I smile. "You'd be involved in the threesome, I didn't mean I wanted another two people, just one along with you."
"Nope it's unacceptable" Brittany states firmly. "Plus do you really want someone else having sex with me, don't you like being the only person that gets to see this" she says while gesturing up and down her body.
"I guess you have a point" I muse.
"I do so next idea, what is it?" she asks.
"You really don't need to make it up to me. As long as I have you I am happy and I do so it's cool" I assure her.
"Ok fine, whatever you want" Brittany smiles before leaning down to kiss me.
"The threesome was a joke by the way, in case you didn't notice" I smile.
"I kinda figured that" Brittany smiles. "So uh…I'm just curious, how did you eventually get rid of your hard-on?" she asks as she moves to sit next to me again.
"I just ended up taking a quick shower" I shrug.
"You should have just woke me up and I'd have helped you" Brittany says.
"You looked so peaceful just lying there, I didn't have the heart to wake you up" I smile before placing a quick kiss to her lips.
"I'm going to make it up to you right now, how does that sound?" Brittany smirks.
"Pretty good actually" I smile.
"I give you permission to do anything you want to me" Brittany says while shuffling down the bed so she's lying down.
"Uh…" I say laughing, unsure of what to do since she caught me off guard.
"Or would you rather I did something to you because that can be arranged, whatever you want me to do right now I'll do" Brittany smiles.
"I just want you" I smile, "call me boring but I just want you right now."
"That's cool with me" Brittany smiles back before reaching over to pull me closer to her. I move so I'm hovering over her. "Kiss me" she whispers.
"I will" I whisper back while leaning down to kiss her.
XXX
"Come on, let's go downstairs and I'll make us some breakfast and then we can shower" I suggest.
"Do we get to shower together or…?" she smirks.
"We'll see, let's just wait and see the time once we've eaten" I say.
"Ok" Brittany nods.
Once we made it downstairs, I decided to make us some pancakes. We sat together and ate them before I went upstairs to shower. As much as Brittany wanted to join me, she decided that she'd take the opportunity of the quiet time to read over an essay she wrote for college and make a few changes.
"Hey how are you getting on?" I ask as I make my way into the study where Brittany is.
"Ok I guess but I'm not looking forward to proofreading it, I hate that part" she sighs.
"Have you finished writing it all?" I ask.
"Yeah" she replies.
"Ok well why don't you go upstairs to shower and I can proofread it for you?" I suggest.
"You don't need to do that babe but thank you" she smiles.
"Honestly I want to help" I smile. "As soon as you come back downstairs, it'll be ready to submit."
"Ok, thank you" she replies before quickly kissing me. "I'll see you soon" she smiles again and walks upstairs to shower.
Once I read over her essay, I go to the living room and watch some TV. It's about half an hour later when Brittany walks into the room.
"Hey baby, you look a little lonely sitting there. Do you want some company?" she asks.
"Sure" I smile at her while shifting slightly on the couch so Brittany can sit next to me. "I was just watching some reality show but we can change it over if…uh ok" I smile as Brittany straddles my lap.
"I don't want to watch TV" she smiles.
"Yeah me neither anymore" I shake my head while picking up the remote and turning the TV off.
"Can I just ask a question, were you born this sexy or did you do something to make yourself like that because if you did then I want to know your secret" Brittany smiles.
"I guess I just have good genetics and it helps when you have someone telling you all the time how sexy you are because it makes you more confident" I smile back. "You bring that sexiness out in me babe."
"I'm glad I can help" she smiles again before leaning down to kiss me. "I've submitted my essay so I've got some free time now before Aiden gets back, what do you say we do something fun?"
"I'd like that" I smirk.
"Good" she smirks back before quickly lifting her t-shirt off and throwing it to the floor. "We certainly don't need yours either anymore" she says while removing my shirt.
"I don't really want my pants either to be honest" I smirk while placing my hands on her waist.
"I will get to those in a second, don't you worry" Brittany says while leaning in to kiss my neck. As she does that she begins unbuttoning my pants and pulling the zip down. "Lie down" she whispers in my ear while getting off my lap. I quickly move so I'm lying down on the couch. She then straddles me again and leans down to kiss me. Just as we begin making out, she moves slightly and slowly slides her hand past the waistband of my jeans.
"Uh…" I moan as Brittany cups my crotch.
"Hello, it's us" I hear my mom shout. Brittany and I must freeze in surprise because the next thing I know neither of us have moved and my mom waltzes into the room. "Oh dear god" she shrieks, "Mario take Aiden back to the hall please" she says pushing my dad back out of the room with Aiden.
"Mom, what the hell?" I say annoyed while rolling my eyes. "What are you doing here?" I ask while sitting up and covering myself with a cushion. Brittany quickly gets off my lap.
"You said lunchtime to bring Aiden back and it's twelve o'clock" my mom replies.
"Our lunchtime is 1pm mom" I state.
"How did we know that, we're not mind readers" my mom replies.
"Uh…Santana" Brittany says nudging me, "I'm kinda half naked here so can you maybe get her to leave while I put my shirt on" she whispers.
"Mom do you mind leaving the room for a second until we're decent" I state while hugging the cushion tighter.
"Oh Santana I gave birth to you honey, it's nothing I haven't seen before" my mom smiles.
"Yeah but you didn't give birth to a fully grown woman or Brittany for that matter so get out of here please" I glare.
"Alright, settle down" my mom laughs while leaving the room.
"I've never been so embarrassed in all my life before" Brittany says mortified while putting her shirt back on.
"I know" I nod in agreement. "Anyway, shall I let them come back in again?" I ask.
"Yeah I'm all dressed again" Brittany smiles.
"You can come back in here now" I say shouting through to the hall. Two seconds later they walk into the room with Aiden.
"Hey did you miss us?" Brittany smiles at Aiden while taking him from my mom.
"Of course he did, we're the best parents ever" I say kissing his head once Brittany sits down next to me with him.
"Do you know you look different Santana" my dad frowns as he and my mom take a seat.
"Yeah she does, doesn't she?" my mom nods.
"How do I?" I ask confused.
"Oh I've got it" my dad smiles, "there's no blonde haired girl sitting on you anymore."
"Oh hah-hah, very funny dad" I say rolling my eyes.
"Look we didn't expect you both so soon with Aiden, that's all" Brittany states embarrassed.
"You should really learn to knock though mom" I state.
"Why would I want to knock when I have a key" my mom smiles.
"Mom that key was for emergencies not just so you could come as you please" I shake my head.
"Well technically this was an emergency because if we hadn't of came in when we did then I'm pretty sure I'd be getting another grandchild in around 9 months" my mom smirks.
"Mom for goodness sake" I roll my eyes at her. "Look having sex isn't just for the purpose of having children you know."
"Baby, let's not go there" Brittany says embarrassed. "It's enough they caught us so let's not detail why we were going to do that."
"Ok sorry, I was just…"
"Hi, is anyone home?" Karen shouts interrupting me while walking through the front door.
"No mom, no one is home" Brittany rolls her eyes, "we leave the door open for strangers to come in and take what they want."
"There's no need for that Brittany, I was just trying to be polite" Karen says walking into the room.
"Sorry" Brittany apologises.
"Oh Maribel, Mario, hi" Karen smiles. "How are you both?"
"We're good, how are you and James?" my mom asks.
"Yeah we're doing ok. I was actually just saying to James the other night that we haven't seen you both in a while and that we should all go out for dinner sometime" Karen smiles.
"Yeah, that'd be nice" my mom smiles back.
"Speaking of dad, where is he?" Brittany asks.
"Getting a few things from the car but he won't be a minute" Karen replies while going over to us to kiss Aiden.
"Do you want to sit with him mom?" Brittany asks and Karen nods so she hands Aiden to Karen.
"So what's been happening today, is my grandson doing ok?" Karen asks as she takes a seat with Aiden on her lap.
"Yeah Aiden…" I can't even finish my sentence from my mom.
"He stayed with us last night which was lovely but the poor wee thing came home to an awful scene today" my mom shakes her head, I just roll my eyes at her.
"Oh what happened?" Karen asks in concern.
"We walked in on these two naked on the couch" my mom replies.
"James and I did that once, it wasn't exactly an ideal moment" Karen laughs.
"Ok let me stop you all there, we were not naked; we were shirtless that's it" I state.
"Who was shirtless?" Brittany's dad asks while walking into the room carrying a few bags.
"Santana and me" Brittany sighs.
"What a minute ago?" James frowns.
"A little longer than a minute but yeah basically. It was when Maribel and Mario came home with Aiden" Brittany states.
"Yes but in our defence, Maribel and Mario were an hour early so we weren't expecting them" I say glaring over at my parents.
"Firstly, when did we lose the mom and dad titles and secondly, we didn't know lunchtime meant 1pm and not 12pm" my mom replies.
"There's obviously just been a bit of a mix up so let's just forget about it because Aiden is home now" Brittany says. "Dad why don't you hold Aiden for a little while" she says and he nods before taking Aiden from Karen.
"Hey buddy, are you feeling ok?" James says while bouncing Aiden slightly. "Did your mommies give you a terrible fright today?"
"Dad" Brittany groans. "What did I just say about forgetting things?"
"Sorry, let's talk about something else" James smiles.
"So what is everyone else doing for the rest of the day?" my mom asks.
"We're not sure yet" I reply.
"Yeah we haven't really got plans either" James replies.
"Yeah I mean since I was free I was going to offer to take Aiden for the day and let you study Brittany but I've got a terrible feeling if I did take him, you'll study Santana instead of your books" Karen smirks.
"Not funny mom, can we all let this go now please" Brittany sighs in annoyance. "Yes Santana and I like to have sex, I mean we have Aiden to prove that so let's all be adults and move on."
"I agree, I mean Aiden didn't come via angels in the sky so let's not make this a big thing. You guys caught us in the middle of something and we've apologised" I say.
"Actually I don't think you did apologise" my mom frowns.
"Let's just agree to disagree then mom" I shrug.
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"Wow, what a plateful of food you've gave me" Brittany says looking down at the plate. After our parents left, we played with Aiden for a while before I made dinner.
"I guess I have made a little much tonight, I wasn't really paying attention to how much I was making" I say. I know I shouldn't lie but I knew exactly what I was doing when I plated up dinner. I'm still really worried about Brittany so I've been making bigger portions at dinner to try and get her to eat more. I know it sounds super bad but I don't want to force her to talk if she doesn't want to but if I can at least see she's eating a bit more then I know she's not going to fall down ill.
"It looks really good though" she smiles.
"Thanks" I smile back.
Dinner is spent mostly in silence as we eat and keep an eye on Aiden. Once we're finished eating, Brittany tidies up and I go over to Aiden.
"Ok Aiden, it's time for your milk. Is mommy going to feed you tonight?" I say as I pick him up and place him gently in Brittany's arms.
"Honey I wanted to go to the bathroom first" Brittany replies.
"Sorry" I say while quickly lifting Aiden off her lap.
"I'll be back in two seconds" she smiles before leaving. It doesn't quite register with me what's happening until she's already closed the bathroom door.
"Mommy really did just need the bathroom, right?" I ask Aiden but obviously he doesn't reply. I don't want to doubt Brittany but with everything lately about her weight and now she suddenly wants to go to the bathroom right after saying I gave her quite a plateful of food.
"Come on my handsome boy" Brittany smiles at Aiden while walking into the room and taking him from me.
"I'm just going to use the bathroom" I say while going to exit the room.
"Didn't you just go right before dinner?" Brittany asks confused.
"Yeah I did but you know, too much water" I smile.
"Ok, cool" Brittany shrugs before beginning to feed Aiden.
I don't actually need to use the bathroom again but Brittany worried me a little there. I hate lying to her but I have to see if there are any signs in here. She obviously knows that I know something is going on with her but it never really became clear how she was losing weight. I mean was it just lack of eating or was she perhaps making herself sick.
After checking over the bathroom, nothing really seemed odd. There were some soap bubbles in the sink like there usually is after one of us washes our hands and the spare toothpaste hadn't been touched. I figured she might have brushed her teeth a little if she had been sick so maybe she really did just need the toilet. I really hate analysing all this but if she won't talk to me then how do I know she's getting better.
"Hey you ok?" she smiles over at me as I walk back into the kitchen.
"Yeah I'm fine" I smile before going over to kiss her.
"What was that for?" she asks.
"No reason" I shrug, "I just wanted to kiss you."
"Well when Aiden goes to bed, feel free to do it again as much as you want" she smirks.
"I might just do that" I smile.
Brittany's POV
Saturday 7th March 2020
I'm meeting some of my friends from college today and they've been dying to meet Aiden so I'm taking him with me and that way Santana can have some time to herself.
"So what are you going to get up to?" I ask Santana as we get Aiden ready for the day.
"I think I want a bath" Santana replies. "It's been a while since I had one because I'm always rushing around so I just shower but I think I'm going to light some candles and just relax."
"Sounds nice, almost too nice" I mutter. "I don't want to go out now, I want to stay with you and share a bath" I smile.
"But your friends are really desperate to see Aiden though" she points out.
"I suppose" I nod.
"Hey I can finish getting Aiden ready if you want to get organised" Santana says.
"Ok, thanks" I smile while beginning to get myself ready. As soon as Aiden and I are both ready the three of us head downstairs.
"I'll help you to the car" Santana says while taking some of Aiden's things to the car.
"Thanks babe" I reply while putting Aiden into the car.
"Well have a nice time" Santana smiles while walking around the car and kissing me.
"I'll try" I smile back.
"And you little man, be good for mommy ok?" she says kissing Aiden on the head.
"I'm sure he will be" I smile down at him. "Anyway, I'll see you later."
"Bye Britt" Santana waves before going back into the house.
I'm slightly later than my friends arriving because when I walk through the door, they are all sitting at a table waiting for me. Aiden hadn't long been fed so I didn't want to drive too fast and then make him sick so I expected to be a little later than everyone.
"Hey guys" I smile while walking over to them with Aiden.
"This must be Aiden" Jessica smiles down at him.
"Yep, this is my little boy" I say while lovingly smiling down at him.
"Oh my god, he is so cute" Melissa says smiling down at him.
"He looks so much like Santana" Jessica points out.
"Yeah but with slightly lighter hair" Melissa nods in agreement.
"You don't think he looks as good as me?" I tease.
"Well yeah he looks good but I wouldn't say he looks just like you, more Santana" Jessica says.
"Um…careful Jess, my doctor has cleared me for ass kicking so you better not be getting the hots for my wife. She's mine and all mine" I joke.
"Don't worry, I don't fancy your wife" Jessica laughs.
"And why the hell not, she's as sexy as hell" I say pretending to be offended.
"Do you know what, I just can't win with you" Jessica laughs again.
"I'm only messing anyway" I smile. "So what's going on?"
"Not a lot actually but why don't we order something and then we'll fill you in on everything because I'm starving" Melissa suggests.
"Yeah that's cool" I smile.
As soon as a waiter comes to our table, we order. I don't really order much because I don't want to eat something and then feel sick especially when I have Aiden with me so I don't want to be running to the bathroom all the time.
I know Santana thinks I'm doing it on purpose but I'm actually not. For some reason, I just can't keep food down. Mostly everything I eat, I just end up throwing up again but I swear I'm not making myself sick. I know it sounds bad but I wish I was doing it on purpose because then I'd know what's wrong with me but it's like my body just doesn't want to digest the food. I thought it was maybe just stress but I don't know what I have to feel stressed about because my parents and Santana's parents have been helping a lot with Aiden so I've had plenty of time to work on my college stuff.
"So when are you coming back to college?" Melissa asks.
"Monday actually I'll be back on campus" I smile. "I mean I've been in occasionally to sit exams and stuff but this is going to be me back fulltime."
"So what happens with Aiden, is Santana going to stay at home now?" Jessica asks.
"No he's actually going to get looked after by one of Santana's friends. She met her through work and she works in childcare so the days I'm at college, Santana will drop him off before her work" I reply.
"Oh that's ok then" Jessica nods.
"I mean it wasn't my intention to leave him so soon with someone else but Gillian is really good with kids and it's only a few days a week. Plus my parents went back to work really early after they had me so I don't feel as bad. I mean I do still feel slightly guilty but a lot of moms go back to work early these days" I say.
"No I don't think you need to feel bad about it because like you say, it's only the days you're at college which is probably 3 at most since we're in our last year so a lot of it is personal study and things you can do at home" Melissa says.
"That what Santana said" I nod.
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"Did you have fun with your friends and Aiden?" Santana asks as she sit down on the couch next to me. She was busy upstairs when I got home so I managed to get Aiden settled before she came down.
"Yeah it was good and they all really loved Aiden which was sweet" I smile.
"That's nice" Santana smiles. "Speaking of Aiden, where is he?"
"I put him down for a nap in the other room" I reply.
"Darn it, I want to see him" she sighs. "I was really bored without him today, Saturdays are usually our fun days together. I mean you're usually studying so Aiden and I get to hang out just the two of us and have fun."
"Are you saying you don't have fun with me around?" I tease.
"Of course not" she smirks.
"You totally are, aren't you?" I say while playfully hitting her.
"Not exactly but I do like the one on one time I get with him" she smiles.
"Yeah I know what you mean" I nod.
"I also like the one on one time we get together" she smiles while putting her arm around me.
"I like it too even though it doesn't happen as frequently" I say while leaning into her.
"Yeah" she nods in agreement.
"Baby can I talk to you about something?" I ask after a few minutes of silence.
"Of course you can" she smiles.
"You know how I haven't been breastfeeding Aiden as much anymore, well I think I want to stop completely now" I say honestly while moving slightly so I can see her.
"Oh" she says surprised.
"Do you think that's a bad idea?" I ask feeling guilty.
"No, not at all" she says while reassuringly squeezing my hand.
"Then why do you look so surprised?" I ask.
"Sorry I just thought it was something else you wanted to talk about, that's all" she shrugs.
"Oh you mean…like my…uh never mind" I shake my head. "It was Aiden I wanted to talk about."
"Well I mean it is usually a personal choice and if you want to stop then I'm ok with that" she smiles.
"I just feel like with the stuff that's going on with me and how busy we are then maybe it's easier for everyone including Aiden to be bottle fed" I say. "I mean I know he can still be bottle fed breastmilk but I mean using formula."
"I know that and I understand babe" she smiles again.
"So you don't think I'm failing as a mom if I do this?" I ask sadly.
"Are you kidding me, of course not" she shakes her head while moving closer to me and putting her arm around me. "I trust you babe so if you think this is best for you and Aiden then I do to."
"I feel like when I'm studying right now I'm getting headaches and it's physically making me sick but I can't take any painkillers because I'm breastfeeding so I'm studying in pain" I sigh.
"If it's making you ill then I want you to stop" she tells me. "A lot of moms have problems so it's a common thing to stop breastfeeding after a few weeks and you did do it for 7."
"Ok" I nod.
"It's all well and good saying breastmilk is better for a baby but what about those moms who actually can't breastfeed. Does that mean their baby won't be as healthy, no it doesn't" Santana points out. "Everyone is different and Aiden seems to be ok so I don't see why this should affect him."
"So you're ok with it then?" I ask to clarify.
"Of course" she smiles before leaning in to kiss me.
Santana's POV
Friday 20th March 2020
I'm just typing up some notes at work when my receptionist buzzes in to tell me I have a delivery waiting. I quickly finish what I'm doing and go to the reception to collect my package. When I get there though, I notice it's not a package but a bunch of my favourite flowers. I quickly open the card and read what it says inside.
Have a nice day at work.
Britt xx
I'm not sure if Brittany will be on a break or not yet but I quickly type out a text anyway to thank her.
To Brittany: thanks for the flowers, I love them x
From Brittany: you're welcome. Are you having fun at work x
To Brittany: not really, I miss you and Aiden x
From Brittany: I miss you both too x
To Brittany: are you in class just now or are you on a break?
From Brittany: I'm in a lecture right now but I can't focus. As soon as I saw you text me, I figured I might as well just text back
To Brittany: I can't really focus either today
From Brittany: I can't stop thinking about you. It's exciting me to get home to you but also incredibly distracting. We're supposed to be learning about a specific exercise after hip operations but all I can think of is straddling your hips
To Brittany: oh really ; )
From Brittany: yeah so I probably should stop texting you as much as I don't want to
To Brittany: yeah I should actually get back to work anyway
From Brittany: I'll text you when I leave because you'll probably be home before me
To Brittany: ok talk to you later
As soon as we stop texting, I get back to work. I only get a chance to do a few things before I'm interrupted again.
"Oh nice flowers, who are those from?" Artie smiles while walking into my office.
"My wife" I smile back. "They're beautiful aren't they?"
"I guess if you're into flowers, I mean they're not really my thing" Artie shrugs.
"Well I love flowers and Britt knows that too so it's all the more sweet" I say. "Anyway you came to talk to me about something right?"
"I did" Artie nods. "I have a bit of a tricky case going on and I wanted your advice on it."
"Ok well tell me about it and I'll see if I can help" I say while taking a seat at my desk while Artie takes a seat across from me. He begins to tell me all about his case and I give him the best advice I can give.
"So you just think I should go with my gut on this one?" he asks.
"I do" I nod. "You're a great lawyer Artie so do whatever you think is best. I mean I have a son now and it makes you all the more aware of the things children can get caught up in and it's not nice so do whatever is best for the child."
"I mean I would always put a child first but this is going to impact the woman as well so depending on how you look at it then maybe what's best for the child is making sure the mother is ok" Artie says.
"Yeah I know but like I say, do what you feel is right not what other people think" I tell him.
"Ok thank you" he says taking a deep breath.
"You're welcome" I smile. "So apart from that case, have you got many others?" I ask.
"I mean I wouldn't say I have a heavy workload right now but I'm kept busy" he replies.
"Yeah me too" I nod.
"Are you feeling you're coping ok while raising Aiden too?" he asks.
"Yeah I think we're doing ok" I nod.
"That's good" Artie replies just as my phone starts ringing.
"Sorry" I apologise while picking it up.
"It's ok" he smiles.
"Huh…no idea who's number that is. Excuse me Artie I better take this in case it's important" I say.
"That's cool, I'm heading off now anyway so I'll talk to you tomorrow. Have a nice night" Artie smiles and then leaves. I then answer my phone.
"Hello" I answer.
"Is that Mrs Santana Lopez?" the voice replies.
"That's me" I reply confused.
"I'm calling regarding Brittany Lopez" the person says.
"That's my wife, what's going on?" I ask getting even more confused.
"She's been admitted to hospital after collapsing at university" they reply.
"Oh my god, I'm coming right now…" I say while quickly hanging up. I didn't even ask which hospital but there's one really close to Brittany's college so I'm just going to go there. I don't have time to call back right now.