Chapter 26: New job, old obstacles
Santana's POV
Tuesday 12th January 2021
The past 6 months have really flew in and I can't believe we're at the beginning of a new year already. I mean Aiden's first Christmas is well and truly over now and Brittany has been at her new job for 5 months and she seems to be loving every minute of it. She did training for the first couple of months along with shadowing some of her colleagues but now she can work on her own. Things are really good with us as well because we're both happy with where we are in life now. We've got the careers we want and a beautiful little boy so we couldn't be happier.
I'm looking forward to the upcoming months because my birthday is today and then we have Aiden's birthday a week later. This will be Aiden's first birthday so Brittany and I are going to spoil him so bad. My birthday is just going to be low-key because it's in the middle of a working week just now but we're having a party at our house for Aid's birthday.
On Mondays I like to work from home so I can spend time with Aiden because I don't like how we're always working and he needs to be looked after by other people. Brittany and I want to be with him as much as we can be. Since my birthday falls on a Tuesday then I decided to make that the day I work from home and actually go into work yesterday.
I'm just lying in bed when Brittany comes skipping into the room. "Morning birthday girl" she smiles while jumping onto the bed and leaning over to kiss me.
"Hi" I smile when we pull away. "What time is it?" I ask looking around to find my alarm clock.
"9am but don't worry I've checked on Aiden and he's back in his crib at the moment" she replies. "I'll get him in a second and get him some breakfast" she tells me.
"Honey you don't need to do any of that because you're going to be late for work" I say sitting up quickly. "You should have woke me up and I'd have took care of things."
"I've took the day off today so relax" she smiles.
"Honey you didn't need to do that" I tell her honestly. I'm just happy we're getting Aiden's birthday off to spend with him so I'm not too bothered about mine.
"I wanted to because I don't want you at home on your own on your birthday" she smiles.
"I wouldn't be on my own though, Aiden would be here with me" I point out.
"I know but I wanted to be here too, ok?" she smiles before leaning in to kiss me again. "Now I've already showered so how about I get Aiden ready while you grab a quick shower and then we can have breakfast together and you can open your gifts" she suggests while climbing off the bed.
"Are you saying I smell?" I ask following her out of bed and hitting her on the ass.
"Maybe I am" she smirks.
"Well maybe I say you're being very mean to me on my birthday" I pout.
"You know I'm only teasing" she says pulling me towards her and wrapping her arms around me. "I just figured you'd want some time to get organised before all the family and our friends come over to give you your presents."
"Yeah I do, thank you" I smile while leaning up and she kisses me. "This is actually a really good birthday so far because you've kissed me like 3 times already and it's only 9 o'clock."
"Just think how many times I'll have kissed you before the end of the day then" she winks. "Anyway you go and get organised and I'll get Aiden. He's looking forward to giving you a birthday hug and kiss" she tells me.
After a quiet start to the day just spending it with Brittany and Aiden, the house began to fill up a bit by the afternoon. My friends and family are all here visiting me since it's my birthday and Brittany being the little sneak that she is, decided to throw me a surprise party. I mean it wasn't like a big surprise thing because I've been at home all day, she just didn't tell me until right before everyone arrived that we were all having a bit of a gathering.
"Look at my sexy wife, she's killing it in that dress" Brittany smiles while walking over to me and I wrap my arms around her. "Happy 21st birthday baby."
"Try adding another 10 years to that but thanks for the compliment anyway" I smile.
"You know my motto babe, you're only as old as you feel" she smiles.
"In that case I am 21 today" I say leaning in to kiss her.
"Yep and I'm still a sweet and innocent 18 year old" she tells me.
"There's nothing innocent about you right now" I smirk as I feel her edging higher and higher with her wandering hands. Soon enough her hands will be groping my breasts.
"As soon as we get Aiden settled in bed tonight, I've got another birthday present for you" Brittany whispers in my ear.
"Sounds good, I can't wait" I say before kissing her.
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We've just got Aiden down now so Brittany and I are getting ready for bed. We're both working tomorrow so everyone left at a reasonable time and we just want a relaxing end to the night before it's back to normal tomorrow. Once I finish my nightly routine, I walk over to Brittany where she has just finished brushing her teeth.
"Thank you so much for my diamond bracelet, I love it" I say genuinely while leaning in to kiss Brittany. "It's been one of the best birthdays I've ever had and that's all down to you for making me feel so special."
"You mean everything to me Santana so I always want to make sure you're happy" she smiles back. "Making you feel special hasn't actually ended though, I have other plans for us right now" she says while giving me a flirty wink.
"I thought we were just going to go to bed since we have work tomorrow?" I say confused.
"Come on baby, it's your birthday and I'm not about to end the tradition of birthday sex" she smirks. "Unless you are too tired then we don't need to?"
"I'm never too tired for sex, believe me" I say while pulling Brittany closer before kissing her. "Let's move this to the bedroom" I say while leading Brittany out of the bathroom and into the bedroom.
"Come here baby" Brittany says pulling me closer to her. She kisses me gently before walking us back to the bed. As soon as the back of my legs hit the bed, I get onto it and pull Brittany with me. She straddles me and then leans down to kiss me again. After kissing for a few moments, we begin undressing.
"I am so turned on right now" I say while pulling Brittany down to kiss me.
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Monday 18th January 2021
It's Aiden's 1st birthday today so we're having a party at our house and inviting all of our family, friends and some kids Aiden knows. I don't think he quite understands what's going on today but he knows something is and he's been excited to get some new toys. My parents and Brittany's parents have spoiled him so bad which is lovely but it makes him excited so then we need to deal with the repercussions. He was supposed to take a nap before the party began but all he wanted to do was play with his new things so it was hard to get him to go to sleep.
"Mom can you take a picture of us please?" I ask my mom while handing her my phone. There's only a few of the family here right now and everyone else will arrive shortly for the party.
"Of course I can" she smiles. "Are you all together?" she asks. I move in closer to Brittany with Aiden in my arms and Brittany puts her arm around me.
"We're ready" I smile.
"Mommy" Aiden says pulling onto Brittany's hair. He's only recently started to say proper words so Brittany and I were so overwhelmed the day he called us mommy. He said it to both of us which was really cute. Initially we were trying to teach him to call Brittany mommy and me mom but it means the same thing anyway so we just let him call us both that early on but he is starting to pick up on calling me mom a little bit more now.
"Just a second sweetheart, your grandma is taking a picture of us and mom" Brittany says smiling down at him.
"M-mom" he says turning to looking at me.
"Yes sweetie, mom is getting her picture taken too" I smile.
"Poop" he says laughing causing Brittany to laugh as well while I shake my head. Emma being the little wind up shit that she is taught him to say that so every now and again he blurts it out whether he needs to poop or not. I mean I don't always get bothered by it but when you're in public and he screams it across a restaurant or something, it's a little embarrassing.
"Babe don't encourage that right now because everyone will be here soon for his party and I don't want him shouting that in front of everyone" I say. Any time Brittany laughs at Aiden he picks up on it and he continues to do whatever he just did because he loves that Brittany finds him funny. Also Brittany laughing makes him laugh so it works both ways.
"Come on buddy, let's get grandma to take a photo of us" Brittany says taking a hold on Aiden's hand with her free hand. My mom then takes a few pictures.
"Ok how about a snap of you two kissing him" my mom suggests.
"Good idea, he loves my kisses" I smile while kissing his cheek.
"He's not the only one" Brittany whispers in my ear causing me to smile at her. She then leans forward and kisses the other side of Aiden's cheek and my mom takes a few pictures of us. We then get a few pictures of Aiden with his grandparents before some of the others turn up.
"Ok Aiden why don't you sit with your mommy for a moment while Grandma Lopez gets herself a drink" my mom says while placing Aiden in my lap. "Do either of you two want something to drink?" she asks.
"No thank you" Brittany politely replies.
"No I'm ok mom" I say and then my mom leaves the room. I then turn my attention to the birthday boy who I just can't get enough of tonight. "How old are you today?" I ask him.
"One" he screams while raising one finger in the air.
"That's right baby, you're 1 today" I smile at him.
"You better not ask him how old you are because we could be here for a while by the time he manages to count that high" Brittany teases.
"You're not funny baby" I state while giving her a playful glare.
"Anyway I'm going to make the rounds and see some of our guests, I won't be long" Brittany says before going to mingle with some guests. I remain where I am talking to Aiden for a while.
"Hi handsome" Emma says coming straight towards me.
"Baby don't be so loud with the compliments, I'm married to your sister remember" I tease.
"I'm talking to my nephew actually" Emma says glaring at me while lifting Aiden out of my arms.
"Well I didn't actually think you were talking to me" I reply sarcastically.
"Hey guys" Artie smiles as he approaches us. "Hey little man" he says turning to Aiden causing Aiden to get slightly excited. He not only likes having a lot of people around him but he's also got to know Artie a bit since I occasionally take him to work with me.
"Once you're finished with my son I'd like him back please" I say before turning to walk away.
"She is way too attached to Aiden" I hear Emma mumble causing Artie to laugh.
"I heard that and I'll turn back around and take him away from you" I warn. No one tells me how close to my son I should be.
"Do it and I'll tell my sister you won't let me spend time with my only nephew on his 1st birthday" Emma states seriously.
"Fine" I mumble before walking away. The last thing I want tonight is to be in Brittany's bad books so I'll just walk away right now.
"Hey baby, where's Aiden?" Brittany asks as I walk over to her.
"He's with your sister just now" I reply with a smile.
"Cool" she smiles back.
"Can you believe that little guy came into this world a year ago?" I ask Brittany as we fondly look over at everyone giving Aiden attention.
"I can believe I gave birth to him but I can't believe it's been a year already" Brittany replies.
"As much as I loved being there when my son was born, that was also a terribly frightening time for me. I thought I lost you at one point" I say shaking my head at the thought as chills run through my body just thinking about that horrible moment.
"But you didn't lose me though" Brittany says wrapping her arms around my neck and holding me closely to her.
"Yeah I know" I nod.
"Come on, put each other down please. You should be concentrating on celebrating Aiden's birthday and not on trying to give him a brother or sister" Scott jokes.
"No-no we're not doing that just yet" Brittany assures her brother. "Brothers and sisters are not in anyone's immediate plans right now."
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"I think the party went quite well, Aiden seems to love all of the attention" I point out.
"He really did, didn't he?" Brittany says looking over fondly at him playing with one of his new toys on the floor.
"It's so cute how excited he gets when he sees certain people" I say while smiling at the thought.
"He gets the most excited when it's you though" Brittany smiles at me. "You're so good with him and he loves you so much."
"I love him so much too" I smile. "He always gets really excited to see you as well babe. You should hear him when I take him to work sometimes. We're in the car going home and he is always talking about wanting to see you."
"I know but there's just something so endearing about you two together. My heart literally melts whenever I see the two of you together and it's also really cute how much he looks like you. I mean I gave birth to him but he's literally a mini you" she smiles.
"Yes he looks a lot like me but he has some of your facial features and a lot of your personality" I tell her.
"Well I still love you both so much" she smiles.
"We love you too" I tell her with a smile.
"Come here baby" she smiles while pulling me closer to her so she can kiss me. Just as I feel her lips press against mine, I suddenly feel a tug on my pants.
"Brittany what are you doing?" I ask frowning at her.
"I'm trying to kiss you" she laughs.
"No I meant why are you pulling on my pants?" I ask.
"I'm not, that's Aiden…shit that's Aiden" she says screaming the last part when we both look down and see Aiden standing in front of us.
"Language Britt" I say surprised at her outburst.
"I'm sorry, I just got such a fright. He's never walked anywhere himself before" Brittany replies. Usually one of us is crowding around him to make sure he doesn't fall because he hadn't quite mastered the act of walking fully yet but clearly he just did a second ago.
"Can you walk for us again sweetheart" I say while moving to the other side of the room to see if he'll walk from Britt to me. "Walk to mom Aid" I say encouraging him.
"Yeah sweetheart, go and see mom" Brittany smiles at him. "You can do it honey" she tells him and after staring at her for a moment contemplating the idea, he suddenly begins walking over to me.
"That's my boy, I'm so proud of you" I say while picking him up and hugging him tightly.
"Wait for me" Brittany says hurrying over to us and joining in on the hug.
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Monday 1st February 2021
We're celebrating the third Lopez birthday in 3 weeks because Brittany is turning 23 today. She didn't want much of a fuss but I'm not going to completely ignore it altogether so I've made her a nice breakfast and Aiden and I are wearing customised t-shirts for the occasion. I'm working from home today and I manged to persuade Brittany to take the day off so it should be nice all spending it together.
"Happy birthday baby" I say leaning in to give Brittany a passionate kiss when she walks into the kitchen.
"Thanks" Brittany blushes.
"Hey look what Aid and I are wearing" I say while lifting Aiden up and stepping back so she can see the t-shirts we're wearing. "Aid's says 'happy birthday mommy, I love you' and mine says 'I have the sexiest wife on the planet' so what do you think?" I ask.
"I love them but I got to say I do feel slightly left out" she replies honestly.
"Say no more then because here you go" I say handing her a small gift bag. "Now you do have another present but this is just something fun" I say while she takes out what's in the bag.
"I love it, thank you" she says kissing both Aiden and I. it's a t-shirt like mine but it has a picture of the 3 of us on the front and says 'I love my family'.
"Morning Aiden" Brittany smiles at him while taking him from my arms.
"Mommy…biff" Aiden says smiling brightly at Brittany.
"Yes it is mommy's birthday" she tells him while softly kissing his head.
"Are you going to give mommy a birthday kiss" I ask him and he starts giggling getting excited because I'm talking to him. "Copy mom" I tell him while leaning in to kiss Brittany's cheek. He looks at me as if he's contemplating the idea so I kiss Brittany's cheek again. "Give mommy a birthday kiss" I tell him and then he suddenly copies what I was doing and wraps his arms around Brittany's neck.
"Thank you sweetie" Brittany smiles at him causing him to now kiss her lips. "Another one?" she asks causing him to giggle even more.
"Mom" he states bouncing in Brittany's arms.
"What is it baby?" I ask smiling at him. He doesn't verbally reply, he just leans in and kisses me this time.
"Thank you Aid" I smile at him.
"Mommy kiss" Aiden says smiling at me.
"Do you want me to kiss mommy?" I ask him.
"Mommy wants you to kiss mommy" Brittany smirks.
"Alright then" I say before leaning in to kiss Brittany on the lips. As soon as I do it, Aiden begins clapping his hands together. "So now that all the birthday kisses are done, do you want some breakfast?" I ask Brittany.
"I would love some" she smiles at me.
"Good because Aiden and I are just about finished making us all breakfast, isn't that right baby?" I say while leaning down to Aiden.
"Food" Aiden screams in excitement.
"Yes we were making food but now I want you to spend time with mommy while I finish making breakfast" I tell him and he smiles at me before turning to Brittany and looking at her. He has one arm around her neck while he plays with her hair with his free hand.
"I never actually asked, what is it that we're eating babe?" Brittany asks curiously, momentarily taking her attention away from Aiden.
"Pancakes, bacon and maple syrup" I smile in reply. "Aiden and I made the pancake batter ourselves so now I'm just cooking them."
"Aren't you a clever boy helping mom make pancakes" Brittany says smiling at Aiden.
"He was very helpful" I say tickling his chin causing him to giggle.
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Wednesday 10th February 2021
Brittany and I were both working today so we're now finally sitting down to dinner together with Aiden. My mom wasn't working this week so Aiden has been spending most of the week with her when Brittany and I are at work. He seems to settle really well with my mom which is good and it's also nice when Harry is there too because Aiden likes being around other children.
"You're very quiet, is your dinner ok?" I ask Brittany as I noticed she hasn't really said much since we got sat down and she hasn't really eaten a lot either.
"It's fine, I just don't…oh my god" Brittany screams in panic before rushing out of the kitchen and into the bathroom.
"Honey what's wrong?" I ask chasing after her taking Aiden with me.
"Don't come in here" she shouts while shutting the door behind her. Just as I'm about to leave, I hear her throwing up. I'm just praying right now that there was something in the food and its just food poisoning. Obviously I don't really mean I want her to have food poisoning but what I mean is I'd rather it was a 24 hour thing and it's not her issues with food flaring up again. This isn't actually the first night I've noticed her not eating as much as usual.
"Do you want me to get you anything?" I ask through the door.
"No thank you, I'll be out in a second" she replies and then I hear the toilet flush. I patiently wait outside the door for her even though it takes her a few more minutes to come out. I'm guessing she wanted to brush her teeth to get the taste out of her mouth.
"You ok" I ask her while putting my arm around her.
"Yeah" she replies quietly while nodding. "I think I might just go for a lie down though if that's ok because I can't face any more food" she tells me and I nod.
"Mommy?" Aiden frowns while holding his hands out to her. I'm guessing he can sense something is not right just now.
"Mommy is feeling a little funny right now so just you stay with me" I smile at him.
"Mommy" he replies before beginning to cry.
"Aiden, honey" Brittany sighs while taking Aiden from me. "Mommy needs a little nap right now but stay with mom and help her clear up dinner."
"Mommy" Aiden says continuing to cry.
"Aiden come on son, you need to stay with me" I say taking him from Brittany. It literally breaks my heart when he cries like this but Brittany needs rest right now to feel better.
"Aiden naps" he says crying while putting his hands out to Brittany again.
"Ok you can nap with mommy" Brittany says giving in.
"Brittany you need rest, I don't know if that's a good idea" I tell her. Usually I'm the one that let's Aiden do whatever he wants and Brittany is slightly stricter but I need to put my foot down here because it's obvious Brittany isn't well.
"Santana I just don't have the energy to argue with him right now so if it makes him happy to lie down with me then fine" Brittany replies while taking Aiden from me again.
"Ok well I'm going to clear up but can I get you anything, do you want some water maybe?" I ask.
"Yeah I'll have some water" Brittany nods.
"Ok well you go upstairs with Aiden and I'll bring you some water up in a second" I tell her and she nods. "I love babe" I say kissing her cheek before she leaves.
Once I get Brittany some water, I head straight upstairs. I walk into the room and it's the cutest sight I've ever seen. Brittany is lying in bed on her side with Aiden lying quietly in front of her but facing her. He is stroking her face, smiling brightly at her.
"Aid you should be napping" I tell him.
"Mommy sad" he says looking up at me before wriggling even closer to Brittany.
"Mommy is not feeling well right now so she needs to nap and so do you" I say. "Mommy is going to be there the whole time so why don't you close your eyes sweetheart and go to sleep."
"Mom…nap" Aiden says looking at me again.
"You want me to nap too?" I ask while getting on the bed lying at the other side of Aiden.
"Mommy…sleep" Aiden says while putting his hands towards Brittany's eyes and pushing her eyelids down with his finger.
"Don't do that honey" I say laughing while pulling Aiden closer to me.
"You may laugh Santana but until you've had someone poke their finger in your eye then you'll never understand" Brittany says playfully glaring at me.
"Come on sweetheart, try and go to sleep. Just copy what mommy does ok" I say trying to encourage Aiden to sleep.
"Yeah let's sleep Aid" Brittany says closing her eyes. Aiden stares at her for a few moments and eventually moves a little closer to her and closes his eyes. I stay awake the whole time because I don't want us both sleeping and Aiden to wake up and crawl out of bed himself. He's very active just now and there are no safety measures like he has in his cot so I can't risk it.
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Friday 19th February 2021
Even though it's Friday and I've got the full weekend off, I'm not in the best of moods tonight. There has been something going on with Brittany for a while now and she won't accept it. She's been off her food and throwing up for about nine days now and to be quite honest I've had enough. She refuses to admit there's anything wrong when clearly there is. I'm absolutely beside myself with worry because I don't know if she's reverting into old habits again.
"Can you sit down please?" I ask Brittany when she walks into the kitchen.
"Sure but I thought you needed help making dinner. I can't really be of much help if I'm sitting down" she replies confused.
"Dinner preparations can wait because you and I need to talk" I say seriously.
"You're sexy when you pull that face" she smirks.
"This really isn't the time Brittany because I am so not in the mood" I state, shaking my head. "I need to have a serious and mature discussion with you."
"Ok that's fine but lose the tone please, you're talking to your wife not a misbehaving child" she replies while folding her arms and looking at me. "Fire away about whatever it is then" she says after a few seconds of silence.
"Ok well I'd like us to talk about what's going on with you at the moment" I say while pulling out a chair and sitting down at the table with her.
"That's fine but there's not really much to say" Brittany frowns in confusion.
"I think there is a lot to say so tell me about your week, what's been going on?" I ask. "Anything new you want to share with me or anything you think we should discuss since Aiden is with your brother and my sister so we have the opportunity to really talk about things?"
"Honestly there's not much to say. I've been going to work the same as you and we've been parenting Aiden together like we always do" Brittany replies with a shrug.
"Is that it?" I ask, hoping she'll continue.
"Um…I did win some money on a scratch card the other day but I just put it straight into Aiden's piggybank" she shrugs.
"Babe let's just cut to the chase and stop this charade" I say shaking my head and leaning forward to take her hand in mine. "Why have you stopped eating and started making yourself sick again?" I ask bluntly.
"Why have I done that, let me think for a moment" she says pretending to ponder the thought. "Oh yeah, because I haven't actually done that" she snaps while narrowing her eyes to glare at me.
"Don't make me out to be in the wrong here Brittany because there's something going on with you and you know that. I'm only doing this because I care about you and I'd hate something to happen to you" I state.
"Santana you are blowing this way out of proportion" Brittany sighs.
"We talked about this before Brittany and you went to see a specialist about it so what's going on? Why are you doing this again?" I ask beginning to get frustrated. I know it's harsh but I don't know how else to deal with this.
"I swear Santana, I didn't make myself sick" she pleads.
"Then why was there a little bit of sick on the floor this morning in our bathroom?" I ask. "I know Aiden gets sick from time to time but he's never in our bathroom so we both know it can't be him" I state.
"Ok yes I was sick again today but no I did not make myself" she states annoyed. "Hand on my heart, I am not doing this on purpose."
"Brittany I'm really struggling to deal with this because I don't know how to handle things anymore and you refuse to go back to the specialist" I sigh.
"I promise you, you have to believe me when I say none of this is on purpose" she pleads.
"I want to honey but you did have a problem before so I can't help but worry" I sigh.
"I've probably just ate something weird and it's taking a while to get out of my system, that's all" she smiles.
"I really think its more than that Brittany and I think we should talk to someone about it" I say honestly. We all know I'm not the best in handling these kind of situations because Brittany and I just get into a fight but I do think we need someone else to help us get through this.
"Santana I know I lied before but I promise you this is different this time. I have a loss of appetite because I'm sick all the time, it's not because I don't want to eat. I mean do I look any thinner to you?" she asks.
"I'm so scared Brittany" I admit as tears begin to form in my eyes. "You collapsed the last time and I don't want something else to happen this time and end with a different result. I need you in my life Brittany and Aiden needs you too."
"I know you're getting upset right now Santana but I can't comfort you right now because what you're doing to me is upsetting me. I'm telling you honestly that none of this is on purpose and you won't listen to me" Brittany says looking away.
"Even if it's not on purpose don't you even want to see someone about this?" I ask. "You been sick for over a week now and you don't seem as if you're getting any better so doesn't that worry you?"
"I have a bug and that's it Santana, stop being so damn dramatic" Brittany states before standing up and walking out of the room shaking her head. I just remain where I am trying to take deep breaths to calm down because Aiden will be home within the hour and I can't have him know there's anything wrong or anyone is upset.
As soon as Aiden does get home, Brittany and I act as if everything is normal until Scott and Eva leave. Once they do leave, Brittany takes Aiden upstairs to change his clothes and I make a start on dinner. They then both join me in the kitchen.
"Show mom what uncle Scott bought you today" Brittany says smiling down at Aiden.
"Mom car" Aiden screams in excitement.
"Oh wow, it's a lovely car. Do you know who else has a car just like that?" I ask him enthusiastically.
"Mommy" he smiles brightly.
"That's right, mommy's car is just like that" I smile back before leaning down to kiss him. "I missed you today Aid, did you miss mommy and me?" I ask him.
"Yeah" he nods slowly.
"Did you have fun though with Uncle Scott and Auntie Eva?" I ask but before he can reply I hear Brittany speak up.
"Santana watch that pot, it's going to boil over" Brittany states.
"Oh sh…sugar" I say rushing over to the pot. Brittany and I are really trying hard not to swear around Aiden so we tend to use alternatives to bad words but I almost swore in front of him there.
"Do you need some help in here because I can put Aiden in his playpen if you want and help you?" Brittany asks.
"No I'm fine thank you, dinner is almost ready" I reply.
"Ok" Brittany nods before turning to go over to the table to sit with Aiden. As soon as dinner is ready, I plate it up while Brittany sets Aiden in his highchair and begins cutting up his food for him. "Doesn't this look good Aid" she smiles at him while picking a piece of chicken up off his plate and handing it to him. He grabs it from her and quickly eats it.
"Slow down baby" I say laughing at him. "Remember we don't want you to choke."
"Mommy, mom eat" he says looking at Brittany and then me.
"I'm eating sweetheart" Brittany smiles at him while putting a forkful of her food in her mouth.
"Yeah I'm eating too honey" I say, also putting some food in my mouth. Surprisingly Brittany and I manage to get through dinner ok even though we weren't really talking to each other. It probably helped that we had Aiden there to distract us.
"Since its Friday, does Aiden want a little treat tonight?" Brittany asks him while taking him out of his highchair since we've finished tidying up now.
"Treat" he screams excitedly while smiling at Brittany.
"How would you like to watch some TV with mom and I for a little bit before bed?" Brittany asks Aiden while bouncing him on her hip slightly as we make our way through to the living room.
"Yeah Aid, let's all spend some time together" I say leaning down to kiss him when Brittany stops walking. "You can even pick what we watch if you want as long as mommy is ok with that" I say looking over at Brittany.
"Yeah you pick what we watch Aid" she smiles at him.
"So what would you like to watch Aiden?" I ask while sitting down on the couch. "It could be a movie or we could watch something…"
"Quick Santana, you need to take him" Brittany says sitting Aiden in my lap before rushing out of the door towards the downstairs bathroom. No prizes for guessing why she's going there. As I make my way through to make sure she's ok, it's just as I thought. I can hear Brittany being sick again. This whole thing really has to be addressed now because we can't keep living like this. Obviously I don't like her being sick but what is even more frustrating is that she won't talk to me about it. If her problems have arose again then we'll deal with them but if she can't at least open up to me then how can I help.
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Saturday 20th February 2021
"Hi" Brittany says coldly while walking into the room. She has just gotten back from doing some shopping at the mall with Emma.
"Hi" I say just as coldly back. "So uh…I got a text from some friends I used to go to college with who are in town and they asked me out for a drink tonight. You haven't got any plans tonight, have you?" I ask.
"No not tonight" Brittany shakes her head while sitting down on the couch opposite me.
"So is it cool if I go and you look after Aiden then?" I ask.
"Yeah that's fine" Brittany nods. We fall into a silence for a few minutes before Brittany speaks up again. "Look I don't want to argue right now but I won't be having any dinner tonight, Emma and I had a big lunch and it was rather late so I couldn't manage anything any time soon."
"Fine" I nod.
"If you really don't believe me then ask Emma. I ate like almost all of it and I haven't thrown up since before I left this morning" she tells me. "I promise Emma has been with me every second of the day today so she knows the truth."
"I'm not going to check up on you Brittany" I state. Yes this thing does still scare me to death but I'm going to let it go for tonight because I don't want to ruin my night with my friends. "Anyway I better go and get ready for my night out. I'll shower first but I won't be long if you want me to make Aiden his dinner before I get dressed."
"No I'll get Aiden his dinner, you just concentrate on you" Brittany smiles. This is probably the first time she has smiled at me since yesterday.
"Thanks" I reply while heading towards the door to leave.
"Where is Aiden by the way?" she asks noticing he's not in the room.
"I put him down for a nap in the study because he was getting really tired but the monitor is here in case he wakes up" I tell her while passing her the monitor.
I pretty much spend the next couple of hours upstairs by myself. Once I had my shower, I looked out something nice to wear and then I started on my hair. I then did my make up while listening to some music before finally getting dressed.
"I'm leaving now, I'll see you later" I tell Brittany as I walk into the living room where she is sitting with Aiden reading him a book.
"Ok" she nods. "Say bye to mom Aid" she says holding Aiden towards me.
"Bye…mom" Aiden says slowly. He sometimes struggles to say certain words together because he's still learning to talk properly but I'm really proud of how he's coming along.
"Can mom get a kiss?" Brittany asks him as I lean forward pressing my lips together.
"Kiss" he screams excitedly before kissing me.
"So I'll see you later" I say looking at Brittany.
"Yeah, have fun" she smiles briefly. As I go to lean down and kiss her, she turns her head away so I catch her cheek.
"Right…uh goodbye" I say awkwardly before leaving.
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The night out with my friends was so much fun and I really enjoyed catching up with everyone. We went to a few different bars but I didn't drink all that much. I mean I had enough to have fun but I didn't want to get too drunk because I didn't want Brittany dealing with Aiden and a drunk me. I'm not any harm to anyone when I'm drunk but I am very needy and that's the last thing Britt will want when we have a one year old to take care of. Plus I found out on our last vacation that dealing with a young child with a hangover is not easy whatsoever.
"Hey" I say walking into the bedroom noticing Brittany is still awake. "I thought you would be in bed asleep right now, not up watching TV."
"I know we're not exactly on the best of terms at this second but I couldn't go to bed until I knew you got home safely" she says while getting off the sofa we have in our room.
"I appreciate that" I say blushing slightly.
"I will go to bed now that I know you've home safely" she says while climbing into bed. "Are you going to bed soon?" she asks looking over to me.
"Yeah but I need to get ready first" I reply before going into the bathroom. I take my makeup off, change and then brush my teeth. I quickly put some pyjamas on and head back into the bedroom.
"Santana don't be silly, just come to bed please" Brittany sighs as she notices me heading towards the couch.
"But I slept here last night and we're not any further forward on anything" I point out.
"I know but I didn't want you sleeping elsewhere last night, I was just too tired to argue with you so I let you sleep there but please just come to bed tonight" she says.
"Ok" I nod before making my way over to the bed and getting in. Brittany and I lie facing the opposite directions from each other. I'm not used to lying so far away from Brittany in bed so eventually I find myself drifting closer to her. I think she does the same because we end up almost touching so we both turn around to lie facing one another. We stay quiet for a few moments just looking into each other's eyes.
"You looked really sexy tonight in your dress" Brittany says breaking the silence.
"Thanks" I smile.
"You wanna have sex?" Brittany asks. I immediately want to say yes but I don't know if she's serious or not.
"Is this a trick question?" I ask. "Like you're not going to say I'd rather have sex than deal with our problems, are you?" I ask.
"I know we're fighting right now but it doesn't mean you don't look so sexy right now" she replies. "I seriously want to rip your clothes off and…" I don't let her finish her sentence, instead I lean in and kiss her passionately.
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Sunday 21st February 2021
Here we are again, a day later and Brittany is still being sick. We've just finished a late breakfast and are getting Aiden ready for the day. As I began dressing Aiden, Brittany had to rush to the bathroom and was sick again. She's just entered the room and is helping me put Aiden's pants on.
"You ok?" I ask looking up at her.
"Yeah" she sighs. "Babe I swear I'm not doing this on purpose this time" she states. "I'll go to the doctor if you want and you can come with me to see for yourself because this has to be some kind of bug I have."
"Britt I believe you" I sigh. How can I not believe her, she's my wife and she seems adamant this time that none of this is her doing. I mean I've been extra vigilant the last 2 days and I've got to say there's times where she eats loads and doesn't even go to the bathroom. Also not that Brittany is big or anything because she most certainly isn't but I have noticed a little weight gain in the last few days despite her being sick so much.
"You're not just saying that are you babe?" she asks.
"I'm not" I shake my head. "We have to learn to trust each other so I trust you Britt but if there is anything you need to talk about then I want you to come to me. I know I don't understand things well but I want you to be able to at least give it a shot."
"I promise to talk to you if there is anything" she smiles.
"Good" I smile back.
"I would kiss you right now but I need to brush my teeth first" she smiles.
"That's ok" I smile back before giving Aiden my attention again.
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I've just got Aiden down for his afternoon nap so now I'm going to see what Brittany is up to. When I walk into the bedroom, I notice her lying in bed so I decide to join her.
"Hi baby" I say slipping into bed behind Brittany. "Oh you're nice and warm" I point out as I snuggle into her and wrap my arms around her.
"Hey" she replies while turning her head to give me a brief smile.
"I've just got Aiden to sleep and you're already in bed so…" I smile while leaning over Brittany to reach her lips so I can kiss her.
"I'm sorry babe, I don't really feel in the mood right now" she replies giving me an apologetic smile.
"That's ok, we can just cuddle" I shrug happily. "You know I like sex but I also like just lying in bed with you cuddling so I'm good with that."
"Thank you" she smiles. We lie in silence for the next few minutes and I'm starting to get the feeling something else just isn't right with Brittany. I know she said she would talk to me and I believe her but she is unusually quiet right now.
"Are you feeling ok apart from being sick?" I ask while feeling her forehead to see if she has a high temperature. For some reason she looks worse than she has been the past few days which is really concerning.
"Not really if I'm honest" Brittany sighs. "I've been feeling off for a few days now. In the beginning it was just the sickness but now other things have become apparent recently"
"Are you on your period maybe?" I ask.
"No not yet, I just don't feel right" she replies. "I feel tired, I'm still being sick and parts of my body are beginning to get really tender when they're touched."
"Oh honey" I say hugging her tighter.
"Anyway what are you up to babe?" she asks with a smile.
"I had planned on going a run but I don't want to leave you yourself when you don't feel well and have Aiden to look after" I reply.
"Honey I'll be fine, if you want to go for a run then that's cool with me. It might actually make me feel better seeing you all dressed in your tight sexy running attire" she smirks.
"Ok" I laugh. "If you want me to come home then just call me because I'll have my phone with me."
"I will so go" she smiles while leaning up to kiss me.
"Bye honey" I say before grabbing my running clothes and taking them to the bathroom to change so I don't disturb Brittany any more than I already have. I take off on my run and I'm about half an hour in when suddenly my phone vibrates. I quickly unlock the screen to see what it is when I notice a text from Brittany so I read it right away.
From Brittany: EMERGENCY, COME HOME!
So what's wrong with Brittany?