Chapter 25: Vacation
Santana's POV
I'm just making breakfast in the kitchen when Brittany walks into the room. She's all dressed and ready to go to work. She has Aiden in one arm while carrying her stuff for work in the other. I rush over to help her so she doesn't drop anything. I mean I don't really care if she drops her jacket or her bag but if she drops my baby boy then that's another story altogether.
"Come on baby, we don't want mommy to drop you" I say while taking Aiden from Brittany.
"Like I'd drop him" Brittany shakes her head at the idea. "Plus I'm a waitress so I'm very skilled at carrying multiple things at once" she points out.
"I know you wouldn't really drop my precious little boy, I was just messing" I smile at her. "So baby do you want some breakfast?"
"No I don't have time, I need to head to work" Brittany replies.
"Oh I wasn't talking to you, I was talking to my boy" I smirk at her while bouncing Aiden slightly in my arms.
"I know you were talking to me babe" she states.
"Yeah I was, again I was just messing with you" I say honestly while smiling at her.
"What's with the chipper mood this morning? I mean I know you're generally a happy person but you're a lot more cheerful than usual this morning" Brittany asks.
"I'm just excited to spend some quality time with Aiden" I shrug. I love spending time with Brittany as well obviously but it's nice once in a while to spend the full day with my son especially if I've had a hectic week at work and I haven't seen him as much as I'd like.
"Aw that's cute" Brittany smiles.
"Well I love him" I shrug again because I do, I really do.
"I know you do but anyway I need to go now" Brittany smiles before kissing both Aiden and me and then heading to the door with her stuff to leave.
"Britt wait a second babe" I say and she turns around.
"What's wrong?" she asks.
"I don't want to seem like an annoying wife but I really don't want you to go right now without eating" I say honestly. With everything that has been going on with Brittany in the past few months then I don't like the fact she wants to leave without eating.
"I know and I promise I am going to eat, I just don't have time right now because I spent too much time playing with Aiden when I got up that I'm running behind. I promise as soon as I get there I'll grab a bagel and eat it while I start my shift" she replies and I can tell she's genuine.
"Ok" I smile.
"If you're out in the area today then you two should come by. We could have lunch together when I get my break if you want" Brittany suggests.
"Sounds good, we'll definitely do that" I reply.
"Ok well I'll see you later" she smiles.
"Bye honey" I smile back and then Brittany leaves. "Ok, just you and me now so what do you want to do?" I ask looking at Aiden. He just looks at me before pulling a very familiar face. "Oh honey, couldn't you do that before mommy left" I groan while taking Aiden through to the study to get a clean diaper. It's not so much a study anymore as its mostly used like a playroom/bedroom for whenever we're downstairs and Aiden needs a nap or needs changed.
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After hanging out with Aiden most of the morning, I got him ready and we headed out to the park. We were going to go straight to the café to see Brittany but I figured we were just a bit too early and she wouldn't have her break for another while so I decided to take Aiden to the park to kill some time first.
"Hey look Aid, its mommy" I say walking into the café carrying Aiden in his car seat. I go over to the counter and sit the car seat on it and I sit on one of the stools. Brittany was just finishing up at a table so I just sat patiently until she was done. As soon as she is done at the table, she heads over to the counter with her head down while she writes something down on her notepad. "Service please" I say as she walks past.
"Hi what can I…um hi" Brittany says surprised to see me. "I didn't even know you two were in here right now, when did you get here?" she asks while leaning down to kiss Aiden's head.
"We just got here but you were busy so I just sat down to wait" I smile in reply.
"I'm glad you're here honey but I won't get my break for another 45 minutes" she replies.
"That's ok, I'll take a coffee when you get a moment and Aiden and I will just grab a table and I'll do some work. He's sleeping just now and I've got my laptop in my bag" I say.
"Ok" she smiles before going around to the other side of the counter. "I just need to give this order to the guys through the back and then I'll get you some coffee. I'll bring it over if you want to grab a table."
"Ok baby" I smile before lifting Aiden over to a free table. I carefully sit the car seat down next to me on one of the booths and I get my laptop out. I open up my email and begin checking over it while Aiden continues to sleep peacefully.
"Here is your order" one of the waitresses says as she places my coffee down on the table while placing a plate down next to it with a doughnut on it.
"Thanks…oh I didn't order a doughnut, it was just coffee" I say before she leaves.
"I know but the blonde at the counter asked me to get a doughnut for you" the waitress smiles.
"Well you tell that blonde that I don't want a doughnut" I state, offended that some customer thinks they can hit on me right now, especially in my wife's place of work.
"But it's from…"
"I don't care who it's from, just take it back please" I say cutting her off.
"Um…ok" the waitress shrugs before taking the plate away. I go back to looking over my emails when I suddenly feel a presence in front of the table so I look up and find Brittany standing looking at me.
"Hi honey" I smile.
"I hear you don't want a doughnut so would you prefer my muffin" she says suggestively while placing a plate with a muffin on it on the table.
"Wait the doughnut was from you?" I query.
"It was from me baby, yes" she laughs. "But you don't want it so I'm asking if you'd prefer a muffin" she smirks.
"I'm sorry, I thought it was some bitch trying to hit on me or something because your colleague just said it was from a blonde at the counter and I wasn't really paying attention" I shrug.
"Honey, I doubt anyone is going to hit on you in a café at 1 in the afternoon, this place doesn't really give off that kind of romantic vibe" Brittany laughs.
"I'll have you know I got hit on tons of times in here" I state.
"Oh really?" Brittany asks raising an eyebrow. "And where might I have been when all of this was going on?" she asks slightly annoyed.
"Baby you were the one hitting on me" I laugh.
"Oh" she replies embarrassed.
"If it hadn't have been for this place, you and I wouldn't be where we are now" I shrug. I met Brittany for the first time right here in this café so I'm thankful for this place.
"That's true" she smiles. "Anyway I need to get back to work but do you want this muffin?" she asks.
"I would love your muffin, yes" I wink.
"Ok, I'll see you soon" she laughs before walking back over to the counter. It's about another 40 minutes before Brittany joins me at the table. "I hope you don't mind but I just ordered for us when I was through the back to save time" she says.
"No that's cool babe" I smile while closing the lid on my laptop and putting it away.
"So how are my two favourite people?" she asks.
"We're great" I smile. "Aiden helped me do a little tidying this morning and then we went to the park and saw some doggies. I think Aiden really wants a dog now because you should have seen how happy he was when we stopped to pet one."
"Does Aiden really want a dog or does Santana?" Brittany questions.
"No it's Aiden, honestly" I say but who am I kidding.
"Aiden doesn't lie to his mommy so I'll ask him when he wakes up" Brittany smirks.
"Ok so Santana really wants a dog but Aiden does like them too" I point out.
"You know I love dogs but we have a lot going on right now but I'll think about it, ok?" she says.
"Yeah I mean that's reasonable" I smile. I'm not desperate for a dog but I had a dog when I was younger and I'm sure Aiden will love it. Plus it's a good way to teach him about responsibility when he gets older. "So how are things at work?" I ask changing the subject.
"They're ok but knowing I've passed everything I need to pass at college and I graduate soon then it sort of makes me less motivated here because I know I'm capable of doing other things" Brittany replies honestly.
"That's understandable" I nod.
"I mean this is an ok job but knowing I have a degree in something completely different makes me want to just quit but that's not practical" she states. "I'm finally working full time now and earning a better salary than before so it's going to help us moneywise."
"I know and I'm sure you'll get something soon" I tell her.
"Yeah I mean my plan is to just keep working here and keep putting in applications wherever I can until I get an interview or something" she says.
"That's all you can do at the moment honey" I say. I know she doesn't like it here but I can't sugar-coat things because not everyone likes the job they do but they do it for the money. I mean we were managing ok with my fulltime wage and Brittany working part time but we do have a young son so the more money we get just now the better. Don't get me wrong we're not in a financial mess or anything but it's nice to know you're financially secure especially since I've just asked for dog.
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Brittany's family and my family are all going out to a restaurant tonight to celebrate Brittany graduating college. She was only allowed so many people at the ceremony yesterday due to ticket restrictions per graduate so the whole family can now celebrate with her tonight. I mean we all did celebrate when she got her exam results the other week but actually having a graduation ceremony just makes it all the more real and makes the degree official.
"Are you serious right now?" Brittany asks laughing as she walks into the nursery.
"What?" I say frowning in confusion.
"Aiden is wearing a tux" she points out. "We're going to dinner babe, not the Oscars" she laughs.
"I know but he's super cute in it and he and I are super proud of you so this family meal is important to us, we want to look our best" I smile.
"I didn't even know they made tuxedos that small, in fact I didn't even know we bought Aiden one" Brittany says.
"Well there may have been a day where I spent a little too much during a shopping spree so I may have omitted a few key purchases when you asked what I bought" I reply hesitantly. I mean Brittany and I both like shopping but ever since we had Aiden I've spent a lot more buying cute outfits for him.
"I guess I could forgive you because he is very cute looking" she smiles at Aiden.
"Ok" I smile happily at the fact I'm off the hook. I know I will need to cut back a little on my purchases though.
"Are we ready to go then?" she asks.
"Yeah I think we are babe" I smile at her while picking up Aiden's bag and throwing it over my shoulder while carrying Aiden in my other arm.
"Aiden isn't the only one looking cute tonight though" Brittany turns around and winks at me before leaving the room.
"I was just thinking the same about you actually" I smirk.
Once we head outside, we get into Brittany's dad's car. He and her mom were picking us and Aiden up to go to the restaurant because they're both working tomorrow so won't be drinking tonight. The journey to the restaurant didn't really take long so we're there before we know it. Once we get inside we greet everyone and then order our food. After our starter we were told the food might take a little longer than it usually would since there is so many of us which we didn't mind anyway because it would give us time to catch up with everyone.
"Ok everyone, let's raise our glasses to Brittany" James says holding up his glass after making a little speech.
"To Brittany" we all say together while raising our glasses before clinking them together with everyone else's.
"That was a great speech dad, thank you" Brittany smiles at James. "But if you could all excuse me, I'm just going to the bathroom" she says standing up from the table.
"Ok" I smile and then Brittany leaves.
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"We still got it babe" I smile at Brittany as we leave the bathrooms. I may have went to the bathroom not long after Brittany just to make sure she was ok but when Brittany complimented how hot I looked then it was kinda inevitable we'd have sex.
"Yes we do" she smiles back. "We may be parents now but we're still fun and dangerous."
"Yeah" I nod laughing.
"Why are you laughing?" Brittany asks looking at me.
"Well we're not exactly dangerous, fun yes but dangerous no" I say. "I mean we had sex in a restaurant bathroom, it wasn't exactly out of this world."
"I liked it" Brittany shrugs.
"No baby I did like it, I'm just saying it wasn't that extravagant to do it in a restaurant" I reply.
"What would be for you then?" she asks.
"I don't know, forget I said anything" I say shaking my head in embarrassment.
"Whatever you want I'll do so if something comes to mind then tell me" she says kissing my cheek.
"Um…ok" I smile just as we join everyone else at the table.
"Where on earth were you two?" my mom asks.
"Sorry, I was in the bathroom and Santana came to check on me but then she decided she needed to use the toilet. The only problem then was that she managed to get the lock on the door jammed so we spent 10 minutes trying to get her out of the stall without ruining either of our dresses" Brittany replies.
"Oh goodness" my mom says in shock.
"It was a bit of an ordeal but I'm here now" I smile.
"You should have got one of us and we'd have helped you. You know your dad keeps tools in his car from time to time" Karen says to Brittany.
"I suppose but we're fine anyway" Brittany smiles politely. Wow I did not think anyone would have bought that story but they really have.
"Hey honey, I know what you two were up to" Quinn says whispering to me. Don't ask me what kind of relationship she and my brother have right now but since she's my nephew's mom and my best friend then she often comes to family dinners with us.
"We weren't up to anything Q, we've just told you all the story" I say playing dumb.
"Everyone else may have bought it but I certainly didn't" she states.
"Well that's your call but it is the truth" I shrug.
"The reason that makes me disagree is because why would you lock the stall door when it was just you and Brittany in there?" she says.
"Force of habit I guess since I usually look the door when I go to the toilet" I shrug again.
"But is it though?" she asks. "I mean it's just you, Brittany and Aiden at home and Aiden is in no position to walk into the bathroom just yet so I don't know why you'd even lock the door at home."
"Quinn just eat your dinner please" I say shaking my head.
"I'll eat my dinner when you take those blonde hairs off your dress and wipe Brittany's lipstick off your face" she smirks.
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June 2020
Brittany and I are currently getting Aiden ready for the day and putting last minute things into our suitcases since we're going on vacation today. We're going for a week and our 1st wedding anniversary will be right in the middle of it.
Initially we were just thinking of booking something for a few days, just us and Aiden but then we figured it might be nice to spend a week away with the people we love too so both families are all going. Also going away with everyone means we can go somewhere a bit nicer and for longer and get it cheaper since there are more of us so we can get a bit of a package deal. It also helps that my parents said they'd have Aiden all night on our wedding anniversary so we could spend it just the two of us plus this is Brittany's parents' first grandchild and they were really looking forward to being with Aiden on his first vacation.
"The cab is outside babe so are you ready to go?" Brittany asks.
"Yeah, let's go" I say carrying Aiden out to the cab while Brittany brings out the suitcases and locks up the house. Once we get to the airport, we meet up with everyone and get all checked in before going to our departure gate.
"Mom is about to fall off her chair in desperation to hold you so you're just going to sit with her now, ok sweetheart" Brittany says kissing Aiden's cheek before giving him to me.
"Hi baby, I missed you" I say kissing all over his face.
"It's literally been ten minutes Santana" Brittany rolls her eyes while shaking her head at me.
"Whatever Britt" I say waving her off. "So is my favourite little guy excited about his first ride on an aeroplane?" I ask Aiden while bouncing him gently on my knee.
"Baby I've not long fed Aiden so watch he isn't sick on you if you're going to bounce him up and down" Brittany points out.
"I'll be fine" I wave her off once again. I'm so excited to take Aiden on his first vacation.
By the time we reached our destination, everyone was exhausted so we all decided to go to our rooms and just go to bed. Brittany and I got Aiden settled and had something to eat before going to bed. After a good night's sleep, I woke up feeling refreshed and ready to start my first day of vacation with my family. We texted everyone to tell them we should all meet for breakfast and then we can discuss our plans for the day.
We've just sitting at breakfast and I'm currently entertaining Aiden when I notice Brittany has barely ate any breakfast and has been typing on her phone for a while now.
"Baby I thought we said we'd use our phones less this week since we're on vacation" I say taking the phone from her hand.
"Sorry I just wanted to know if I heard from the job I recently applied for. The closing date was a few days ago and it's the same hospital I did my placement a year ago so I was really hoping to hear back" she tells me.
"Oh I see" I nod in understanding.
"I promise I won't keep doing it. Actually, how about I only check my email in the morning. I could just do it once when I wake up and if I have nothing, I'll leave it and check the next day again" she says.
"Ok babe" I smile.
"Can I have my phone back please?" she smiles.
"Right yeah, sorry" I laugh while handing Brittany her phone back. Once everyone finishes at breakfast, we decide to just have a relaxing day and do whatever we want until we all meet up later tonight for dinner. Brittany and I have decided to go back to the room to grab Aiden's stroller and then we'll go for a walk before maybe hitting the beach.
"Are you going to help mommy build a sandcastle later?" Brittany asks while bouncing Aiden slightly in her arms as we take the elevator upstairs. He looks at her for a moment before raising his hand to touch her hair.
"That sounds like fun, doesn't it baby" I say leaning in to kiss him. "I'm excited because we never go to the beach anymore" I say to Brittany.
"Yeah I know and sandcastles aren't the only fun thing about the beach" Brittany points out.
"And what else is?" I ask curiously.
"Um, perhaps staring at you in a bikini" she replies as if it's obvious.
"Oh right" I smirk before leaning in to kiss her. Just as I do it, I feel her pants suddenly vibrate causing me to chuckle.
"Sorry that's my phone, I thought I turned it off" Brittany apologises while giving me Aiden and taking her phone out of her pocket. "It's an email alert but I'll read it tomorrow."
"It's ok, just read it now" I smile.
"Are you sure?" she asks.
"Of course" I smile again and then she quickly opens the email. "What is it babe?" I ask noticing her staring at the screen but not saying anything.
"I have a job interview" she replies in shock.
"That's fantastic honey" I say happily. "I would totally hug you but my hands are kind of full right now with Aid and his bag."
"It's ok" she smiles.
"So what is it actually saying, is it just an interview?" I ask curiously.
"They've basically said everything except actually saying the job is mine. They said they need to interview a number of people due to formality but I'm a really strong candidate and they'd love to take me on" she says excitedly.
"That's great babe" I say smiling brightly.
Brittany's POV
The vacation has been really fun so far. We've went to the beach a couple of times, went shopping, all done some activities together and now we're just all relaxing by the pool. Well I mean not everyone but mostly everyone. Santana and Quinn took the boys inside for a little while to get them out of the heat. I've just left the pool area to go back to my hotel room to grab a few things. When I walk in I see Santana lying peacefully on the bed on her side facing the other direction. I slowly creep closer to the bed and then as soon as I approach her I hit her on the ass.
"Hi baby…Jesus" I scream the last part when I quickly realise Aiden is lying on the bed next to her.
"Are you ok?" Santana asks laughing.
"I didn't know Aiden was with you and I totally just slapped you on the ass" I say embarrassed.
"Like he knows you did that" she smiles shaking her head.
"Still it makes me uncomfortable" I say still embarrassed.
"Who did you think I was talking to and where did you think Aiden was?" she asks.
"You haven't been talking since I walked into the room so I assumed you were alone" I reply. "As for Aiden I thought maybe Quinn had him."
"Anyway why don't you join us babe" Santana suggests.
"I guess I could because I have missed this little guy" I say lying on the other side of Aiden. "His mom seems to monopolise him all the time and I very rarely get to spend time with him" I tease.
"Is it a crime to be so in love with my little boy?" she shrugs.
"Of course not" I smile.
After spending some time just the 3 of us, we decided to go back to the pool to meet with everyone else. We all hung out for a while before going back to our rooms to get ready for dinner. After a lovely dinner together, we all decided to do something fun and go to a karaoke bar. My parents and Santana's parents weren't really into the idea so they took Aiden and Harry with them. I'm not complaining though because it gives Santana and me some time to just have fun and let our hair down without worrying about Aiden all the time.
"There's not a lot of names up there so far and I don't want to be one of the first people up there and make a fool of myself since I really can't sing" Santana's sister Eva says.
"Babe you go up there" I say turning to Santana.
"No I haven't had nearly enough drinks in me yet to get the courage to go up there" Santana says.
"You love singing and you're great at it" I say.
"I haven't sung in a really long time so I don't want to embarrass myself when I'm this sober" she states.
"Trust me you couldn't be a bad singer if you tried" I smile.
"Fine but I'm blaming you if everyone laughs at me" she says before going over to the band and telling them the song she wants on.
"Ok everyone we have Santana now and she'll be singing an old classic" the band says and then the music to 'If I can't have you' begins.
"Santana is so sexy when she sings, isn't she?" I say to Emma.
"No not really" Emma shrugs uninterested.
"Well I strongly disagree" I say before going over to kiss Santana as soon as she is done.
"What's that for?" Santana asks with a smile.
"Because you were so sexy up there singing and I loved that you picked that song. You used to sing that to me all the time" I smile.
"I was singing that to you right now as well" she smiles while taking my hand as we walk back over to everyone else.
"It's your turn Brittany, let's hear you sing something" Quinn tells me.
"No I can't possibly follow Santana" I shake my head.
"You're not that bad babe" Santana smiles.
"Ok fine" I say giving in.
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Santana and I have just got into bed after getting back to the hotel late after karaoke. My mom texted me earlier in the night and said she'd keep Aiden overnight so we could stay out as long as we liked so Santana and I wasted no time in taking advantage of that.
"Uh…what are you doing?" I gasp when I feel Santana slowly slip her hand into my panties.
"You'll see, just relax and enjoy babe" she tells me.
"Oh…ok" I smile while getting comfortable on the bed.
"Happy anniversary babe" she says leaning up to kiss me before slipping a finger inside me.
"Oh yeah, it's after midnight" I smile just realising it's now our anniversary.
"Yeah and what better way to celebrate than to have a little fun" she smirks before kissing me and slowly adding another finger inside me.
"Oh god" I moan out.
"I love how quickly you get turned on" she smiles.
"I love how good you are at sex" I smirk back. "It's a shame we don't get to do it as much as we'd like to" I point out. I love Aiden but we can't be as spontaneous anymore, we sort of need to schedule sex and the fun kinda goes sometimes when you do that.
"We'll just need to get our parents to babysit more often, I'm sure Aiden will understand when he's older" Santana shrugs.
"I'd rather he didn't understand his parent's sex life when he's older" I joke.
"You know what I mean" she says gently hitting me on the arm. "When he's older and has a girlfriend then he'll understand that times like this are important to a young couple and also extremely fun."
"He could have a boyfriend you know" I point out.
"Ok smartass, you know what I am trying to say" she replies, pinching my arm to annoy me. "Anyway why have we suddenly struck up a conversation when I was in the middle of something" she smirks.
"I have no idea so get back inside me" I say slightly forcefully.
"Ok baby" Santana winks.
Santana's POV
It's the last night of the vacation and we're all spending it together watching one of the shows the hotel put on. It's a kid friendly show so it's not the most exciting so I tend to find myself talking to some of the others since I'm bored.
"Hey Emma, how's your dating life at the moment?" I ask her. I know it's going to get a reaction out of her but I love winding her up and it's fun to do when I'm bored.
"It's fine not that it's any of your business" Emma states while glaring at me ever so slightly.
"You know if you let it be my business then I could hook you up on a date with someone that I know that really likes you" I say smiling.
"Santana I'm not in the mood for your jokes today" Emma sighs.
"This wasn't a joke, I was serious" I tell her.
"Fine, who did you have in mind for me?" she asks, turning to give me her full attention.
"Well do you see those two guys over at the bar?" I ask.
"The cute ones, how could I not see them" she replies excitedly. "So what one likes me or do they both and I have to pick which one I want?" she asks eagerly.
"No I'm not talking about those guys. I was pointing them out so you were looking in the right direction but the person that likes you is to their left" I say smiling.
"Ok…wait there is no one to the left" she says looking over and frowning.
"What do you mean there is no one, of course there is" I shake my head. "That woman over there is really into you and she keeps checking you out."
"You have got to be fucking kidding me" Emma says annoyed. "Firstly she's a woman and I don't go for that and secondly she's like 60" she sighs. "Do you know what, I don't need this right now so just don't speak to me for the rest of this vacation even though there's not much left."
"Come on Emma, I was only…"
"Go to hell Santana" she states before storming off.
"Honey, you know I love you right" Brittany smiles sweetly while sitting next to me.
"Of course" I smile back.
"Good so what I'm about to say is with love ok?" she asks and I nod. "What the hell did you just say to upset my sister?" she asks narrowing her eyes at me.
"I swear I was only teasing her like she and I always do but for some reason she got really upset by it and then stomped off like a petulant child" I say honestly.
"I'll go and see if she's ok" Brittany says standing up.
"No wait maybe I should go" I say feeling bad.
"No that might make her worse so if you really want to go then we'll both go" Brittany says and I nod. We then head over to where Emma went.
"Just leave me alone please" Emma says beginning to get teary.
"Honey what's wrong?" Brittany asks in concern while sitting down next to Emma and hugging her.
"It doesn't matter, it's not important" Emma sighs.
"It must be important if it's making you upset" I say genuinely. "Look I know we joke around and stuff but if I take things too far then just let me know."
"It's not necessarily you, it's just you brought up a touchy subject" Emma admits.
"Honey what's going on, talk to us" Brittany says worriedly.
"Everyone has someone here and I don't" Emma sighs.
"That's not true" I tell her.
"Who is single here then?" Emma asks, "and don't say your brother and Quinn because we all know they're at least somewhat together even if it's not official."
"Ok so maybe no one in our group but that doesn't matter" I say trying to make her feel better.
"It does matter when I'm sick of being single all the time and always dating guys who are bad for me" Emma states.
"You will find someone, you just can't rush it" Brittany says hugging her tighter.
"Exactly and I am serious though when I say I know someone that likes you and if you just give him a chance then maybe you'll like him too" I say honestly.
"You're not messing with her are you?" Brittany asks.
"No I promise" I smile.
"So who is he then?" Emma sighs.
"My business partner Artie" I smile.
"Wait a second…Artie likes me?" Emma asks confused and I nod. "He barely even knows me" she points out.
"That's because you don't give him the time of day sometimes but when you have been at the same event or something then he's tried to talk to you" I reply.
I know things haven't moved on yet but I just wanted to consolidate a few things first. There is going to be a time jump next chapter though so I can progress a bit with the story.