Chapter 34: Overdue and so Irritable
Santana's POV
October 2021
"Britt do you have a second?" I ask while walking into the kitchen where Brittany is having lunch with Aiden.
"Um…not really" she laughs. "Aiden and I are kinda hungry right now" she replies.
"I meant after you have lunch" I smile at her.
"Yeah well I have a minute then" she nods. "What's up anyway?" she asks while taking a bite of her sandwich.
"I have a surprise for you" I tell her while going over to Aiden and kissing him on the head.
"Oh interesting, is it big?" she asks curiously.
"It's more a surprise that I want to show you rather than an actual gift" I say.
"That's cool" she smiles before going back to eating. "Are you sure you don't want something to eat?" she asks looking at me.
"No I had a late breakfast after my run this morning so I'm good" I reply. "I might make myself some coffee though" I point out as I walk over to the coffee machine.
"MOM!" Aiden screams.
"Inside voice please" I smile at him while making my way back over to him. "What's up?" I ask.
"Look" he says quietly while holding a piece of fruit in the air before eating it.
"That's a good boy" I tell him encouragingly.
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"Are you ready for the surprise?" I ask as I pick Aiden up.
"Yeah" Brittany nods with a smile.
"Let's go then" I say while leading them upstairs.
I've been preparing the nursery for the new baby for a couple of weeks now and I finally finished it today so I want to show Brittany and Aiden. Brittany has no idea I've been doing this so it's been really hard trying to keep it a secret since I need to work on it when she's not around. It's also been really hard to come up with ways to keep her out of the room otherwise it would have spoiled the surprise.
"Ok are you ready?" I ask while holding onto the door handle with one hand and holding Aiden in the other.
"I am" Brittany smiles.
"Ok well, surprise" I say opening the door and letting Brittany walk into the room.
"Oh wow Santana" she says looking around the room in awe.
"So what do you think?" I ask.
"I think its amazing Santana, thank you" she tells me honestly. "Have you been working on this the whole time?" she asks.
"Yeah I have" I nod. "After we got it painted I figured it might be nice for me to actually work on it and get some furniture to put into it. It felt more personal for me to put the whole room together instead of hiring someone."
"Well I really love it" she says leaning over to kiss me.
"Good, I'm glad" I say relieved. I mean I did go ahead with all of this myself so I wasn't sure Brittany would be into the same tastes as me regarding decorating etc.
"So did you put all the furniture together yourself or did you have some help?" she asks.
"It was a little hard building things on my own so my dad did come over occasionally" I admit.
"Hey Aiden what do you think of the room for your little brother or sister?" Brittany asks looking at Aiden.
"Toys!" he exclaims excitedly wriggling around in my arms as he looks over my shoulder.
"Yes there are toys over there" I nod.
"Play mom?" he asks looking at me.
"You can play with them for a little while and then you're going to take a nap" I tell him.
"Ok" he replies excitedly while trying to get out of my arms to get to the toys.
"Just hold on Aiden" I say laughing while gently placing him down on the floor. As soon as his feet hit the floor he takes off towards the toys.
As Aiden played with the toys, I took the opportunity to show Brittany around the rest of the room and show her the different little outfits I got for the baby. The 3 of us then headed downstairs where we put Aiden down for a nap while we did our own things for a little while.
"Smile, you're on camera" I say holding my phone in front of Brittany as I walk into the living room where Brittany is resting on the couch.
"Please don't take a picture of me" Brittany says looking away embarrassed while holding a cushion in front of her face.
"Why not?" I ask while sitting down next to her, removing the cushion.
"Because I don't look very photogenic at the moment" she sighs.
"Well I think you look rather sexy this afternoon" I say while leaning in to kiss her cheek.
"I think you need to get to your eye doctor soon then because you clearly can't see properly" Brittany laughs.
"Come on Britt, stop being so hard on yourself. You really do look sexy" I assure her.
"Well I certainly don't feel it" she states. "The sooner the baby comes the better I think."
"Ok" I nod. I think anything else I say right now won't make a difference so I just need to be there for Brittany.
"Actually I need the bathroom so can you help me up please?" she asks.
"Of course" I smile while helping Brittany up from the couch.
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Brittany's due date was a few days ago and she's starting to get really frustrated now because she just wants the baby here already. She's unbelievably uncomfortable, she's tired, and she's so irritated by any little thing that happens. Last night I turned over in bed and she nearly killed me because my foot brushed against her leg and apparently it was freezing.
"Hey Britt" I smile while walking into the living room where Brittany is.
"Why do our neighbours have to be so loud putting out their trash?" she asks while shaking her head.
"I don't know babe" I say while sitting next to her on the couch.
"Is Aiden taking his nap?" she asks looking at me.
"He is but I think he'll wake up soon though because he's been sleeping for a while now" I reply.
"I could really use a nap myself but this baby just won't stop moving so I can't sleep" she sighs.
"Is the baby moving a lot more than Aiden did?" I ask curiously.
"Weirdly it is yeah" Brittany nods.
"Maybe it's a sign they're going to be an awesome dancer like you" I smile.
"Perhaps it is" she agrees. "So what are you up to this afternoon?" she asks.
"Well since Aiden is sleeping then I thought you and I could hang out or something. We could watch a movie or we could…" I'm cut off from speaking when my phone suddenly starts ringing. "It's my mom, I wonder why she's calling my phone and not the home phone" I say frowning in confusion.
"You won't find out if you don't answer" Brittany chuckles.
"I suppose" I say chuckling before answering my phone. "Hey mom, what's up…slow down, I can't hear you…mom I can't hear you…look give me a second until I go into another room" I say while taking my phone to the kitchen. The reception there wasn't much better but I did eventually understand what she was trying to tell me.
"Hey everything ok?" Brittany asks as I walk back into the room.
"My mom just said they're at the hospital and apparently Eva has went into labour" I tell Brittany.
"Oh great" Brittany mutters sarcastically.
"What's wrong?" I ask confused.
"This is ridiculous" Brittany shakes her head in annoyance. "Your sister and I got pregnant around the same time and she's having her baby already?" she questions.
"I know but hopefully it won't be long until we have the baby either" I say trying to lift her spirits.
"Do you think we should go to the hospital then?" she asks. We would normally because this is our niece or nephew and we'd like to be there with the family but I don't know if Brittany will want to be going out considering how she's feeling.
"I don't know" I shrug. "Do you feel like going out or not really?" I ask.
"I think it'll annoy me more sitting here doing nothing so we might as well go" Brittany replies.
"Ok cool" I nod. "Hey why don't I get Tina and Mike to come over and stay with Aiden until we get back?" I suggest.
"Yeah that's probably better than dragging him with us because he'll just be bored" she replies.
"Ok cool" I smile. As soon as we get ready and Mike and Tina come over, Brittany and I head to the hospital. Once we get there, I park up and then we make our way inside.
"Your hands are all sweaty" Brittany states as I take her hand.
"Oh I'm sorry, I won't dare hold your hand again" I laugh.
"I'm sorry" she shakes her head. "Every little thing is bugging me right now."
"I can tell" I smile.
"You know I love you though, right?" she asks while stopping for a second and looking at me.
"Of course I do" I smile brightly. As soon as we find the room my sister is in, we make our way inside where most of our family all are. She had just given birth to a little girl so everyone is all over the baby trying to get a hold of her.
"She's really cute" Brittany says as she sees the baby for the first time.
"Yeah she is" my sister smiles over at the baby.
"Hey it won't be long before your baby comes" Scott points out.
"I know but it feels like an eternity" Brittany sighs. "I'm pretty sure I got pregnant before Eva and you two have had your baby already."
"Hey while we're here let's just schedule an appointment with your doctor and we can see what is going on with the baby" I suggest.
"Ok" Brittany nods.
"You stay here and I'll go and make the appointment now" I tell her.
"Ok" she smiles and then I leave. As soon as I talk to the doctor, I make my way back to my family.
"Ok so the doctor said we can go and see her tomorrow ok" I tell Brittany as I sit down next to her.
"Tomorrow, why not today?" she asks annoyed.
"I don't know honey, tomorrow just seemed to work for her" I reply.
"Well tomorrow doesn't work for me" Brittany shakes her head in annoyance while standing up from her chair and walking slowing to the door.
"Britt where are you going?" I ask confused while quickly following her.
"I'm going to see this doctor right now because I can't wait any longer" she states.
"No you're not" I say firmly. "I have arranged a perfectly good time with the doctor tomorrow so we're waiting until tomorrow" I say shaking my head.
"Fine" Brittany huffs before sitting back down. I didn't mean to take such a tone with her but tomorrow seems reasonable to me because it is all very short notice.
After spending some time with the family at the hospital, Brittany and I leave as well as the rest of the family to give Eva and Scott some time with their new baby on their own. When we get home we make dinner and spend some time with Aiden. It hadn't actually occurred to me before but this might be one of the last times we have Aiden all to ourselves before the baby comes so we want to make the most of the time and let Aiden know nothing will change.
Once Aiden went to bed Brittany and I spent some time together before going to bed ourselves. I'm just having a lovely dream when I feel myself shaking slightly before I hear Brittany's voice.
"Santana stop snoring" Brittany states while shaking me.
"I'm not" I reply sleepily while turning away from her so she will stop shaking me.
"Yes you are" she sighs.
"I'm really not" I say while drifting off back to sleep.
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I'm downstairs clearing up from breakfast while keeping an eye on Aiden after sending Brittany back to bed to get some rest. I'm just washing up some dishes when my phone starts ringing. As soon as I pick it up, I realise its Brittany calling me so I quickly answer.
"Hello?" I say confused as I answer.
"The cover has fell off and I'm cold" Brittany mumbles.
"Brittany…" I say taking a deep breath to keep myself calm. "We have a blanket on our bed too, won't that work until I'm able to come upstairs."
"Why can't you come just now?" she replies.
"I'm clearing up and then I need to get Aiden sorted since he's going to the hospital with us" I reply.
"Clear up later and bring Aiden with you" she states.
"Babe you're supposed to be resting for a little bit just now and I'm sure the blanket will be adequate until I'm ready to come upstairs" I say.
"Please just come upstairs" she replies almost whining.
"I promise I won't be long so just hang tight and I'll be up as soon as I'm done" I tell her.
"Fine, whatever" she sighs.
"I lo…" I can't even finish my sentence because she hangs up the phone. I chuckle at that slightly because it is kinda amusing that she just hangs up on me. It's not like I'm being mean to her, I just think she can wait 5 more minutes until I'm done because I have Aiden with me right now and it's not like she's freezing to death when there's a blanket on the bed.
Once I am all sorted in the kitchen and have cleaned Aiden up, he and I make our way upstairs to Brittany. When we get to the bedroom, I gently place Aiden on the bed next to his mommy.
"I think mommy could use a kiss from her favourite boy" I smile at Aiden.
"Ok" he says excitedly while rolling over on the bed so he's as close as possible to Brittany. "K-sss" he says while leaning up to kiss her.
"Thank you sweetheart" she smiles brightly at him while wrapping her arms around him to hug him. I then pick up the cover and place it over both of them.
"K-sss?" he questions while pointing to Brittany's stomach.
"Yes you can kiss your baby brother or sister" Brittany nods while smiling fondly at him. Aiden then leans down and kisses Brittany's clothed covered stomach.
"Are you still mad at me?" I ask quietly while kneeling down at the side of the bed.
"Hmm…I don't know" she smiles slightly. "It all depends on what you do next."
"I see" I smirk before leaning up to kiss her. "How are you feeling now, still mad?" I ask.
"No not really" she smiles.
"Good" I smile back. "So are you ok here with Aiden just now if I go for a quick shower?" I ask.
"Yeah we'll be fine" she nods.
"Aiden can you stay and look after mommy while I go for a shower?" I say leaning over to kiss Aiden.
"Y-sss" he says happily while holding onto Brittany tightly and stroking her face with his tiny hand.
"Thank you" I smile at him before grabbing what I need and going for a shower.
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"So what is going on, shouldn't I have had the baby by now?" Brittany asks the doctor.
"Ideally you would usually have had the baby by now but it's not uncommon for babies to be late. They come whenever they're ready so I'm afraid it is just a waiting game now" the doctor replies.
"So there's nothing you can do to speed up the process?" Brittany asks.
"Medically we can if we feel it's necessary if you or the baby is in harm but honestly Brittany there's no concerns right now. The baby just isn't ready to come" the doctor points out.
"So we just literally wait around until the contractions start?" I ask.
"Pretty much" the doctor nods.
"This is just great" Brittany sighs in frustration.
"There are a few things you could try at home to maybe bring the labour on if it's really frustrating you" the doctor says.
"Like sex?" I ask, a little too eagerly might I add.
"Some people do find that works" the doctor laughs. "But there are a few other approaches as well" she adds.
"Like what?" I ask.
"There's certain foods you could try eating or taking walks. It also helps if you keep upright as much as possible" the doctor points out.
"Ok" Brittany nods.
After our appointment finished, we decided to take Aiden to the park for a little bit since he was such a good boy at the hospital. He tends to get very bored at the hospital with all the sitting around waiting so more often than not he usually has a tantrum but today he was really patient so we wanted to treat him. I knew Brittany wouldn't like being out all day so we didn't stay too long, just enough to let Aiden run around and let off some steam. We're now back at home and have just finished having lunch.
"Up" Aiden says while putting his hands in the air and clenching and unclenching his fists at Brittany.
"Mommy can't lift you up right now sweetheart because she's got a sore back" Brittany tells him.
"Up" he repeats while moving closing to Brittany with his hands in the air.
"Mommy said no" I tell him but he just stares at me for a second before turning around to look at Brittany again. He continues to look at her before clinging onto her leg.
"Aiden I can't lift you up" Brittany shakes her head at him while gently stroking his hair.
"Come on, mom will lift you up" I say while picking him up from the ground. As soon as I do it though he begins crying while reaching out to Brittany.
"Aiden don't get upset, I'm right here" Brittany says while leaning over to kiss his forehead.
"Mommy" he says in floods of tears.
"Come on then" Brittany shakes her head while taking Aiden out of my arms. The minute she does it she winces in pain.
"Brittany stop" I say while trying to take Aiden from her.
"I'm fine" she tells me but it's clear from her face that she is not fine.
"I think someone is tired and needs to go to sleep" I say to Aiden but he just kicks his leg towards me.
"Excuse me" Brittany says firmly to Aiden. "You don't kick people Aiden, not mom and not anyone, do you understand?"
"Mommy" he says still crying while wrapping his arms around her neck. I think I know what's going on here.
"Aiden you can hug mommy whenever you want but she does have a sore back that's why I was lifting you up. I wasn't trying to stop you from seeing mommy" I tell him. I really don't take any offence to it because he does it to Brittany too. Sometimes he'll want me to lift him up so will cause a scene until I do and other times it's Brittany he wants. It's just unfortunate he wants Brittany right now when she's got a bad back.
"Mom is right Aiden, you do seem tired so why don't we lay you down for a little nap?" Brittany asks while smiling at Aiden and wiping a few tears from his cheek.
"Want you" Aiden mumbles to Brittany.
"You'll see me after you nap sweetheart, I'm not going anywhere" Brittany assures him.
"Ok" he frowns unhappily.
"Come on let's go" Brittany says while bouncing him slightly in her arms to cheer him up a bit.
"Can mom get a kiss before you go?" I ask.
"Y-ss" he nods before kissing me.
"Thank you" I smile at him. Brittany then takes him to the other room for a nap. She stays with him until he falls asleep and slowly steps out when she's satisfied that he's fully asleep.
"My back is worse than ever today with this pregnancy" Brittany sighs while gently sitting down next to me on the couch.
"I did tell you not to pick Aiden up" I tell her.
"Yes I know Santana" she sighs. "He was just so upset and I hated seeing him like that. It was easier to risk my back than have him screaming all afternoon."
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The next day
I woke up before Brittany this morning so I decided to let her sleep because she hasn't been sleeping well recently. I quickly took a shower and then got Aiden up and ready for the day. I've just walked back into the bedroom where I see Brittany wakening up.
"Morning" I smile at her.
"Why do you have to look so hot in the mornings?" Brittany asks while shaking her head and rolling her eyes at me.
"I don't know" I laugh. I don't think I've ever seen someone so annoyed before when they've gave someone else a compliment.
"It's like you wake up looking hotter than the day before, it's really annoying because the rest of us aren't that fortunate" she sighs.
"I'm just going to ignore everything else you said and just focus on the fact you gave me a compliment and you think I'm hot" I smile while leaning over the bed to kiss her on the head.
"So what are our plans for today?" Brittany asks while motioning me closer so I'll help her get out of bed.
"I don't know" I reply while helping her up. "I had thought of doing some work at home since the baby isn't here yet so there's no point wasting my time off but I don't know if I have enough at home to get on with my work."
"You don't need to stay at home with me, if you need to go into work to complete a few things then just do it. I'll call you if anything happens regarding the baby" she shrugs.
"Yeah I'm not leaving you Brittany" I shake my head. She can't even get out of bed herself so I'm not about to leave her to run behind a one year old all day.
"I'm sure I'll be fine so please just go if you need to go babe" she smiles.
"If I need anything from work then I'll call Artie and he can email me it" I say. "I'm really not going to leave you Brittany so I'm afraid you're stuck with me" I smile.
"Ok" she smiles back while sighing in relief. I know she really didn't want me to go but that's not why I'm not going anyway. I honestly don't want anything to happen when I'm not here regarding the baby or Brittany for that matter.
"I appreciate you saying you would be ok but honestly Britt, I want you to lean on me as much as you need to so you don't need to pretend you're ok. I want to help you so I'm here for whatever you need whether that's helping you out of bed or making you something to eat" I say honestly.
"Ok" she nods.
"So our son is desperate for breakfast so are you hungry?" I ask.
"I'm not overly hungry but I should have something to eat" she replies.
"Ok let's go then" I say while walking towards the door. "Aiden is in his room getting some cars to play with so I'll get him and meet you downstairs. Will I just make you some eggs?"
"Yes please" she smiles while slowly walking over to the closet to change out of her pyjamas.
After sitting having breakfast together, Brittany played with Aiden and his cars for a little while and I sat in the dining room with my laptop doing some work. I'm just thinking though that maybe I should give Aiden a slightly earlier nap than usual today because he really didn't sleep well last night. I was up and down all night checking on him. I feel like all I do sometimes is put him down for a nap but he is still young so he's needs to sleep during the day as well as at night.
"Hey" I say walking into the living room where Brittany is sitting on the couch with Aiden curled up beside her holding onto Santana with one arm and the other resting on Brittany's stomach. "I thought you two were playing with the cars?" I ask.
"We were but someone got tired and wanted to lie down with their teddy bear" Brittany replies while smiling down at Aiden.
"The teddy bear has a name Brittany" I smirk. For some reason she hates calling it Santana and I love winding her up about it.
"I know" she says playfully rolling her eyes at me. I just smile back in response.
"I was actually thinking of putting him down for a nap a little earlier today" I say.
"Yeah that's a good idea" she nods in agreement.
"It's nap time Aiden" I say while picking him up as he yawns.
"Nap too mom?" he asks looking at me before reaching up and forcefully closing my left eye with his fingers.
"No mom doesn't need to nap" I shake my head while rubbing my now very sore eye.
"Yes nap" he says while forcefully closing my other eye.
"No Aiden mom is not going to take a nap just now but you are so let's go" I say while taking him to the other room.
"No sleep" he shakes his head while yawning again.
"Yes you are sleepy" I reply while lying him down on the bed.
"S'tana" he says while reaching out.
"He's right here Aiden" Brittany replies while placing the teddy down next to him. I still can't get used to the teddy being a boy. I could have sworn it was a girl so that's why I insisted on naming it after me.
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"This isn't working" Brittany sighs in frustration as we try to find a comfortable position to be intimate.
"Maybe if I just moved slightly to the left and you kind of lean on me" I point out.
"Who are we kidding Santana" Brittany shakes her head. "I think we're done having sex until the baby comes."
"Yeah maybe we are" I nod. I suppose it is for the best anyway considering the way Brittany is feeling and everything. To be fair it's not going to kill us to go without for a few weeks anyway.
"I really hope this baby comes soon because I'm almost at breaking point. I can barely do anything myself and now we can't even be intimate with one another" she groans. I know that it's not just about sex though, I think everything is getting on top of her at the moment.
"I'll make something spicy for dinner and we can see if that works" I say. "If not then we can take a gentle walk somewhere" I tell her.
"And give birth behind a tree, no thank you" she shakes her head. "We need to stay here until the contractions start and I know we can make it to the hospital."
"Ok" I nod. "Hey do you want me to give you a massage just now to see if it helps you to relax a little?" I suggest.
"And how do you do that if I can't lie on my front?" she asks.
"I'll just do your shoulders and if you want I can give you a foot massage too" I reply.
"I suppose it's better than nothing" she shrugs. "You will give me a proper massage, like a full body one once the baby comes, right?" she asks.
"I'll give you as many as you want" I smile. It's the least I can do after how exhausting these 10 months have been for her.
"Thank you" she smiles back.
"So are you ready?" I ask as I get into position behind her to start the massage and she nods.
"Oh Santana, you're nails are like knives" Brittany groans after a minute or so.
"I'm sorry" I say chuckling slightly
"I don't know how I usually let you touch me with those things. You're just about cutting my shoulders in half" she states.
"Don't be silly, I think I am doing quite well" I laugh.
"No you're really not" she replies while twisting her neck slightly to frown at me.
"Shall I stop then?" I ask.
"No just be a little gentler with me" she states.
"Baby if I'm any gentler with you then I won't be touching you" I point out.
"Fine just keep going then" she sighs. I'm sure if it was that bad then she would tell me to stop altogether so I think we're doing ok.
Brittany's POV
This pregnancy is really taking it's toll on me. I've been lying in bed for over two hours now and I'm still not sleeping. As soon as Santana's head hit the pillow she drifted off to sleep whereas I'm not even remotely ready to fall asleep. I am tired and I keep yawning but for some reason I can't actually sleep though. The baby keeps moving about inside me and I'm terribly uncomfortable. No matter what position I lie in the baby just doesn't seem to like it at all.
After moving about for what feels like ages which is probably only a few minutes, I suddenly need to use the bathroom. With me being more than 9 months pregnant now then jumping out of bed is not something I can do alone unfortunately so now I need to wake up Santana. Just as I swing my arm over to gently shake her awake, I feel my fist collide with Santana's crotch.
"Shit" Santana hisses out in pain.
"Santana I need help" I state. I know I hurt her but there's no time to apologise right now.
"Give me a second please" she sighs while massaging the injured area.
"I need help off the bed to go to the bathroom so I really don't have a second unless you want me to wet the damn bed" I reply in frustration. Again another wonderful perk of pregnancy is little bladder control. When I need to go, I need to go.
"Ok I'm sorry" she says while quickly getting off the bed and wincing in pain at the same time. I do feel really bad but on the other hand I don't have time to do that because I will have an accident if I don't get to the bathroom.
"Thanks" I reply when she helps me off the bed.
"Do you need me to…?"
"No I can manage from here" I say as I walk over to the bathroom. As soon as I'm finished I walk back out to the bedroom where Santana is sitting on the edge of the bed waiting for me.
"Do you need help getting into bed?" she asks while standing up and walking over to me.
"No it should be ok" I smile. "By the way I didn't mean to hurt you before baby" I say softly while gently kissing her cheek.
"Honestly don't worry about it" she smiles. "We weren't planning on using it any time soon anyway since sex is a no go at the moment" she jokes.
"Hah-hah" I laugh.
"Anyway let's get back into bed because it's just after 1am" she says while taking my hand and leading me over to the bed. Once I get sat down, she swings my legs round and gently places them down on the bed.
"Thank you" I reply gratefully. I really don't know what I'd do without Santana, she's just amazing all the time and I'm not just talking about helping me into bed, she's amazing with everything she does.
"Do you want me to lie awake until you drift off to sleep?" she asks while lying down next to me.
"No it's ok because you'll be waiting a long time if you do that and you need your sleep" I tell her.
"Yes but so do you" she states.
"I know but I'm not the one working at the moment so just go to sleep. If I'm meant to sleep, I'll sleep" I say.
"Ok if you're sure" she says reaching over to kiss me before lying back down.
"Goodnight" I smile at her.
"Goodnight Britt" she smiles back before closing her eyes and just like that she's peacefully sleeping again. God I wish I could do that right now.
I have no idea when I got to sleep eventually but I'm wide awake now and slightly more refreshed than before. I'm not feeling loads better but the little sleep I did get has taken the edge off slightly. This pregnancy is still annoying me though. I mean I know I should be grateful I can feel the baby moving because it lets me know they're ok but on the other hand, it's stopping me from relaxing because I keep thinking if they can move about in my stomach then why aren't they ready to come out.
I guess I really should get out of bed now but Santana isn't in the room and I don't think I can quite get up myself right now. I'll wait a few minutes to see if she comes back into the room otherwise I'll just call her and see where she is. After less than a minute Santana walks into the room.
"Good morning" Santana says cheerily while leaning down to kiss my lips when she reaches me.
"Ewe, I think you need to brush your teeth" I say frowning.
"Charming" Santana laughs.
"I'm sorry" I shake my head because I never meant to sound so rude. "I could taste coffee when you kissed me and I just didn't like it."
"It's ok, I know you're still terribly frustrated that the baby isn't here yet" she replies genuinely.
"Can you help me out of bed please?" I ask.
"Sure" she smiles while reaching down to take my hand and gently help me up.
"So how are you feeling after the incident in the middle of the night…you know down there" I say gesturing at her crotch.
"I'm fine" Santana waves it off like it's no big deal.
"I feel so bad for hurting you Santana" I say honestly.
"Trust me you didn't. It was just a shooting pain for like a second and then it went right away" she states. "If I'm being honest, you've been a lot rougher with me during sex" she smirks.
"Ok" I laugh.
"Hey do you remember that one time not long after we became official girlfriends where we were about to have sex and you kneed me so hard between the legs?" she asks.
"Yeah" I laugh. "I was afraid to straddle you for about a week after in case I accidentally hurt you."
"Anyway don't worry about last night, it really is no big deal" she shrugs.
"After the baby is born then I guess you won't need me to make it up to you" I smirk slightly while also shrugging my shoulders.
"I mean, I was just trying to be polite Britt but it did hurt like a bitch so perhaps you could make it up to me some time" she smiles.
"Yeah, I thought as much" I laugh.
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Aiden is down for a nap just now so I'm just clearing up from lunch when I hear Santana enter the kitchen. I don't really think too much of it until I feel her presence behind me and her arms wrapping around my waist with her body pressed into my back.
"Babe…no" I groan. Don't get me wrong I like when Santana is physically affectionate but I just feel really weird today.
"What's wrong?" she asks while gently kissing the side of my face.
"I just feel so horrible right now and disgusting" I sigh. Another wonderful part of pregnancy is inability to regulate my temperature properly so one minute I'm cold and the next I'm sweating profusely and right now, it's the sweating.
"You are neither horrible nor disgusting honey" she says reassuringly.
"Well I feel it" I state while turning around in her arms. "I should probably take a shower or something right now."
"You can do that if you think it helps but I promise you you're absolutely fine" she smiles. "You could even try a bath if you wanted to relax a little more" she suggests.
"I did think of that but somehow I don't think I'll get back out of the tub" I chuckle.
"You know I'm never opposed to seeing you naked so just shout on me and I'll help you out" she smirks.
"Yeah I don't like you seeing me fully clothed at the moment so I doubt I'll like you seeing me completed naked" I reply.
"That's true" she nods. "I get it because I mean if I was as beautiful as you then I wouldn't want to share that with anyone, I'd want to keep that beautiful body all to myself."
"Thank you" I smile. I don't know how Santana does it but everything she says always makes me feel better. Don't get me wrong I don't mean she completely takes my worries away because this pregnancy is still stressing me out but she does help me tremendously.
Santana's POV
Aiden is with my parents tonight spending some time with them to let Brittany and I relax a little since we've both been getting worked up about the baby not being here yet. We were just relaxing on the couch together watching some rubbish TV when Brittany felt like she needed to use the bathroom so I helped her up from the couch. She insisted I didn't need to walk her through to the bathroom but luckily I did because as soon as we got there she felt a slight twinge before her water broke.
"What are the chances of that happening, Aiden is with his grandparents the night you go into labour" I say chuckling slightly. This couldn't have been a more perfect night to give birth. I mean don't get me wrong I love my son but it would have been a bit hectic to drop him off on the way to the hospital and he's a bit too young to be going into the delivery room with us. No doubt my parents will meet us there though and watch him.
"Yeah" Brittany smiles before wincing in pain again.
"How bad are the contractions?" I ask.
"They aren't that close together but this baby should have been born way before now so I don't want to take any chances in not going to the hospital right away" she replies.
"No it's ok, as soon as I grab your hospital bag we'll go straight there" I say while frantically looking around for the bag. The excitement about the baby has got to me so I can't remember where I put the bag.
"Check the closet" Brittany states while working on her breathing as another contraction hits.
"Oh yeah I put it there didn't I?" I say while quickly running to the closet and grabbing the bag. We then quickly make our way to the hospital while calling our parents from the car.
"The moment is finally here" Brittany smiles at me, relieved this pregnancy is almost over.
"I know" I smile back in excitement. "Do you want me to sing to you like I did before Aiden was born?" I ask.
"No I think that just made me mad in the end last time, did it not?" she asks.
"Yeah it probably did" I nod. As soon as we make it to the hospital I help Brittany out of the car and we make our way inside as quickly as we can. "Why don't you wait here and I'll find out where the doctor is?" I suggest.
"Ok" Brittany nods.
"Quick I need a doctor, I'm having my baby" I rush out as I run over to the reception desk.
"Oh honey, I don't think that you are" the woman behind the desk replies while folding her arms and looking me up and down questioningly. I assume she's a midwife or something rather than a receptionist judging by her attire.
"I beg your pardon, I can assure you my baby is on its way so I need a doctor" I state defensively. "The water broke and the contractions have started, we phoned ahead before we left the house."
"So how far along are you?" she asks.
"About 42 or 43 weeks, past the due date anyway" I state.
"Call someone from psychiatry" she mumbles to the woman beside her causing me to frown in confusion. What the fuck does that mean?
"Excuse me?" I ask confused. "Look can you just get me my damn doctor" I shake my head.
"There's no way you're 42 weeks pregnant so I won't be getting you a doctor right now so if you don't leave and stop wasting my time then I will either call security to escort you out or get a someone to examine your mental wellbeing" the woman tells me.
"No not me you idiot" I shake my head. "My wife is in labour and we need a doctor right now" I state annoyed.
"You're wife, ok" the woman nods disbelievingly.
"This has got to be some sort of sick joke right now" I shake my head. "My wife is sitting over there in a great deal of pain and about to give birth and you can't even get me a doctor. Do I really need to bring her over here to prove it to you?" I ask.
"Well…" the woman shrugs.
"This is ridiculous" I mutter as I rush over to get Brittany.
"Please I need a doctor" Brittany says almost begging as we reach the reception desk.
"Oh I'm sorry, I thought…" the woman tries to explain but I don't let her finish.
"Save it" I state. "I'm going to sue you and this hospital" I snap at the woman.
"Santana I work here" Brittany states.
"I don't care Brittany, the treatment we've just had is despicable" I say just as our doctor comes over to the desk.
"You're finally in labour huh?" the doctor smiles at Brittany.
"Yeah and I don't think it's going to be long" she says as another contraction comes.
"Come on let's get you into the delivery suite" the doctor says while helping Brittany along the corridor. As soon as we get to the room, the doctor gets Brittany comfortable ready to examine her.
"Who do I speak to if I want to make a complaint?" I ask the doctor.
"Is there something wrong?" the doctor frowns at me.
"You're damn right there is" I say still annoyed about earlier.
"Santana forget about it right now, we've got more pressing things to deal with like a baby coming out of me" Brittany shakes her head.
"Sorry" I say while reassuringly squeezing her hand.
"I know you don't want to hear this but you're not quite fully ready yet to give birth" the doctor tells Brittany.
"No I must be" Brittany shakes her head. "My contractions are really quite bad and I'm well overdue."
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"You're about to become a mom again, you could look a bit happier" Emma jokes as she comes over to me.
"I'm scared" I say turning my head to look at Emma as a tear rolls down my cheek.
"Scared of what?" Emma asks worriedly as she puts her arms around me to hug me. "You already have a beautiful boy over there so you've done all this before. Everything will be the same as it was with Aiden."
"I'm not scared about being a mom again; I'm scared of losing my wife" I admit as a few more tears fall.
"She's just in pain Santana, she doesn't mean what she's saying" Emma says while pulling back to look at me. "She loves you Santana."
"It's not that" I shake my head. "I am scared she haemorrhages again and this time it's not the same results."
"Oh honey" Emma says hugging me tightly again. "You can't think like that. Just because she was bleeding out the first time does not mean it happens every time, I promise you" she assures me.
"The doctor said there was a higher risk though" I say.
"Yes there is a risk but there's a risk with everything" she points out. "The doctors will be well aware about the haemorrhage before so they'll take extra precautions as well. Brittany is not going anywhere Santana, I just know it."
"Ok" I say taking a deep breath.
"Now as much as I like that we're kinda friends now I think your wife will want you more than I do" Emma points out.
"Yeah I should go back in, I was only meant to be out here getting her some ice chips" I say.