Chapter 35: Welcome to the world
Santana's POV
As soon as I walk into the room with the ice chips, I notice everyone crowding around Brittany saying something about her being fully dilated. It really didn't take long because we haven't been at the hospital all that long. This just means in less than a few minutes I could have another son or a daughter. It does scare me slightly but it also excites me because I've always known I wanted kids and it's finally happening.
"SANTANA!" Brittany screams as soon as she sees me.
"I'm coming" I say while putting the ice down and rushing over to her.
"Ok Brittany when you feel you want to push then push" the doctor says while taking her position at the bottom of the bed.
"Ok" Brittany nods and as soon as the first urge to push comes, she pushes.
"That's it, you can do it Britt, just keep breathing" I encourage her.
"I know how to do this Santana, I've did it before remember" she snaps at me.
"I know baby, I'm just trying to help" I say softly.
"Well help by not getting me pregnant ever again" she says exhausted while throwing her head back.
"Keep focusing on what you're doing Brittany" the doctor encourages.
"We'll leave you to it just now but come and find us as soon as the baby is born" my mom says while heading to the door with Brittany's mom.
"No stay, I want you both to stay" I reply while walking over to them. I could really use the support because if something happens to Brittany I won't be in my right state of mind. I'm nervous enough as it is just now but once that baby is born I'm going to be a wreck in case she haemorrhages again so I could really do with both of our moms here.
"Ok, we will" Karen nods and smiles before reassuringly squeezing my hand.
"It's going to be ok Santana" my mom whispers.
"We don't know that" I sigh.
"Santana get over here right now!" Brittany screams through the pain.
"Sorry" I apologise while rushing back over to her once again and placing her hand in mine. "You can squeeze my hand if you want to" I tell her and at the next push she squeezes my hand tightly. After a few moments, I find myself drifting towards the bottom of the bed.
"Head Santana" Brittan says almost shouting while pulling me back.
"Babe not this again" I shake my head. "I want to see my baby being born" I tell her. When she was in labour with Aiden she wouldn't even let me move past her hips and I really wanted to see my children being born.
"If you look down there now then you're unlikely to ever go back there" she states.
"Oh trust me, there's nothing stopping me from going there again. I can assure you of that" I smirk and the doctor just looks at me as if to say this isn't the time or place for talking like that. "Sorry" I say embarrassed to the doctor.
"Ok I don't mean to rush you Brittany but if we wait any longer the baby will get tired so I really need you to push nice and hard for me, can you do that?" the doctor says encouragingly to Brittany.
"What do you think I've been trying to do" Brittany says annoyed while giving the doctor a glare.
"I know it's hard but you need to do this now. You need to push as hard as you possibly can Brittany because time is of the essence right now" the doctor states.
"Just a nice big hard push, ok?" I smile at her while squeezing her hand in reassurance. "Think about the times when I annoy you so much that you want to hit me. Just channel that energy if you were to hit me, put as much effort into pushing as you would to hitting me."
"I could never hit you" she replies tiredly.
"Ok well think about slapping the doctor for saying you weren't pushing right" I whisper in her ear and she laughs slightly. "Trust me, think about it and channel that energy" I smile.
"Ok" she nods before pushing as hard as she can.
"That's it, the head is here" the doctor states. "Just keep going Brittany" she says and eventually the doctor has a little baby in her arms.
"It's a girl Britt" I say excitedly when I first see her.
"We'll give you a hold in just a second, we're just going to clean her up quickly" the doctor smiles at Brittany and I while taking the baby to the other side of the room. I quickly then focus my attention on Brittany since I know the baby is ok.
"Britt we have a girl" I say while squeezing her hand in mine.
"I heard" she replies quietly.
"We need to think of names now" I state.
"Ok" she nods.
"Brittany, look at me" I say loudly.
"I…"
"Keep talking to me please Brittany" I state. I need to make sure she's still alert.
"Santana…" my mom says trying to get my attention.
"Brittany say something please" I tell her while shaking her hand slightly.
"I'm tired" Brittany replies exhausted while throwing her head back against the pillow and closing her eyes.
"You need to keep talking though babe and keep your eyes open" I state.
"Santana she is ok so let her get her breath back please" my mom says obviously knowing why I want Brittany to keep alert.
"No I need her to keep talking to me so I know she is awake and she doesn't bleed out" I state staring at Brittany to make sure she is still with me.
"I love you" Brittany sighs, "but please give me a minute."
"But..."
"I feel fine, I just need a second to get my breath back" Brittany says taking a deep breath.
"Excuse me doctor, hurry up please" I say slightly panicked when I realise there isn't one medical person around Brittany. If something happens then they can hardly act fast if they are nowhere near her.
"Santana, calm down please" my mom states. "Brittany is talking to you right now so there is nothing wrong."
"Exactly" Brittany sighs.
"Am I the only one who gives a damn about Brittany right now?" I shake my head. "No one seems to care that she haemorrhaged the last time and it could easily happen again."
"I appreciate your concern Santana but she is ok and she isn't bleeding" Karen assures me.
"Are you sure?" I ask for clarification.
"I'm sure" Karen smiles at me. I suppose I should believe her because she is a nurse herself so I guess she would know if Brittany wasn't ok.
"Come here" Brittany says tiredly while holding her hand out. I take her hand in mine and walk a few inches closer to her. "I'm ok, don't worry" she smiles softly before kissing my hand.
"Ok" I nod back and lean down to kiss her lips. After a few moments, the doctor walks over to us with the baby in her arms.
"Ok here is your little baby" the doctor smiles while gently placing the baby in Brittany's arms.
"Great, another Santana" she says sarcastically while rolling her eyes as she takes in our little girl's appearance.
"Britt!" I exclaim while laughing uncontrollably. That has got to be the funniest and cutest thing I have ever seen when someone has just held their baby for the first time.
"I'm sorry but come on, can't at least one of our kids look like me?" she asks.
"She does look like you and so does Aiden, it just so happens they both have darker hair" I point out. Aiden did look more like Brittany when he was first born but his hair is beginning to darken a bit now so he does look a lot like me.
"She still looks cute though" Brittany smiles down at the baby.
"So cute" I agree.
"I've got to say, I think she does look more like you Brittany" my mom points out. "If she had lighter hair and your eye colour she would be the double of you."
"Yeah she has your facial features Brittany" Karen smiles.
"Was I this cute when I was born mom?" I ask while looking over at my mom.
"No you were an ugly little thing" my mom teases causing everyone to laugh but me.
"Whatever" I say rolling my eyes at my mom. "Whether or not I was cute, there's no denying that Britt and I make the cutest babies."
"So are you still planning on breastfeeding Brittany?" the midwife asks walking over to us.
"Hopefully but I did have to stop early with my first child because I got a lot of migraines and I couldn't cope sometimes without painkillers but obviously I can't take anything when I breastfeed" Brittany replies honestly.
"I don't know how much has been explained yet but the first hour after birth is the ideal time to breastfeed before the baby goes to sleep so if you're comfortable, we could start now" the midwife replies.
"Um…ok" Brittany nods.
"Why don't you two get a coffee or something and let the others know everything went well and I'll come and get you once Brittany's finished" I say to my mom and Karen. I don't think they would have hung around anyway but I didn't want Brittany to feel uncomfortable doing it with a crowd so I thought I better say something to make sure.
"Ok" my mom smiles.
"Congratulations sweetheart" Karen says while kissing Brittany's head.
"Thanks mom" Brittany smiles and then both our moms leave.
"You can see she is nuzzling into your chest already so if we just loosen your gown and pull it down a little then in an ideal world she'll locate your nipple and be able to just latch on" the midwife says while loosening Brittany's gown at the top.
"Ok" Brittany nods while adjusting her hold slightly so it's more comfortable for her and the baby. The baby seems to latch on really quickly and begins feeding.
"You're a pro at this" the midwife smiles at Brittany. "I'll leave you to it but if there's any problems I'll be right outside at the desk so just buzz for me or Santana you can come and get me" she says.
"Ok thank you" I say.
"Yes thank you" Brittany looks up momentarily to smile at the midwife before she leaves and then focuses on the baby again. I guess since this is our second child and there wasn't any complications then the staff are happy to leave us with the baby ourselves.
"So how are you feeling?" I ask while gently sitting on the bed next to Brittany.
"Um…like I've just pushed a baby out of me" Brittany jokes.
"That's true" I nod.
"Seriously though I'm ok. Maybe a little bit tired but nothing I can't handle" she admits.
"That's good" I say while putting my arm over her shoulder as I continue to watch our daughter. She is so unbelievably cute that I can't stop looking at her. "Just in case you're worried, it's the baby I'm staring at, I'm not ogling your boobs" I smile.
"It wouldn't bother me if you were because nothing can take away how happy I am right now" she smiles back at me. After a while the midwife comes back into the room.
"Sorry to interrupt but once you're finished breastfeeding we'd like to transfer you to another room where you'll spend the night since this is just the delivery suite" the midwife says.
"That's fine, I think the baby is finished anyway" I say noticing she hasn't been feeding for a few minutes now.
"Ok well I'll get another few members of staff and we'll get you transferred down the corridor" she smiles before leaving again.
After a few moments more medical staff come in and get the baby into her wheeled bassinet and take Brittany through to the other room. As they're doing it, I take the opportunity to let our families know we're switching rooms and to give us another few minutes to get settled in before coming to meet the baby.
"So I know you've had a baby before so I won't bore you with all the stuff you need to know right now but the general rules apply. No strenuous lifting or bending until the muscles get back to full strength, always take the baby in the bassinet if you're going anywhere for the next while Brittany because postpartum fainting is not uncommon so I don't want you to be dizzy with a baby in your arms. Also just be careful if you want to shower in the next few hours because you might feel faint then as well" the midwife says. "If there is anything you want to ask then please do, there's always someone around" she smiles.
"Ok" I smile back and then the midwife leaves again.
"I suppose we should let everyone come in now and meet the baby" Brittany says looking at me as I pick the baby up.
"If you're tired or whatever then I can put them off and just let Aid come in" I suggest while sitting down on the seat next to the bed with the baby.
"No I'm fine, I'm excited to show everyone our little girl" she smiles.
"Ok I'll send everyone in then" I say while standing up again. "Do you want to hold her while I get everyone or shall I place her back in the bassinet?"
"Can you lay her down just now because I need to fix my pillows so I'm more comfortable" she smiles while adjusting her position on the bed and I gently put the baby down. I then leave the room to go and get everyone. The minute Aiden sees me, he jumps off of Emma's knee and races over to me.
"Ok everyone, do you want to come and meet my daughter?" I ask while taking Aiden's hand in mine.
"Try and stop us" my dad smiles. We all then make our way back to the room.
"Mommy" Aiden beams while running into the room.
"Hi sweetheart" she smiles while helping him onto the bed.
"Brittany" I warn. She has been told to be careful and not to do any heavy lifting.
"Aid is light as a feather Santana, just like his mom" she smiles at me.
"The compliment won't make me overlook what you just did honey" I tell her. "No heavy lifting please and bending over like that."
"Baby?" Aiden questions while looking around the room.
"She's right over there, do you want to see her?" I smile at Aiden.
"Yes" he claps his hands excitedly.
"You can all get a hold in a second but I think the proud big brother should get the first hold before everyone" I tell the others as I gently pick up the baby and walk over to the bed.
"Sit down nice and close to mommy for me" I tell Aiden. He's very young himself so I want to make sure someone else is there to help him hold the baby.
"Ok" he smiles while moving closer to Brittany.
"Aiden meet your new baby sister" I say while carefully placing the baby in his arms with Brittany supporting her head.
"Oh I think I need to get a picture of this, Santana sit closer to them" my mom says while digging out her phone. I move in closer and my mom takes a picture of the 4 of us.
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The next day
After everyone got a chance to see the baby last night, they all went home since it was pretty late anyway when we got to the hospital. Emma took Aiden home and her and Artie stayed at our house to look after him and will bring him back here this morning. I meanwhile spent the night in the pull out bed they have in the room for the partners.
Brittany has just finished breastfeeding the baby and we've just put her down to sleep so now I'm helping Brittany get ready. She was feeling a bit funny this morning which we think is just lack of sleep but nevertheless, I want to make sure she's ok so whether she likes it or not I'm going to help her shower.
"Santana honestly, you don't need to be in the bathroom because the dizziness has passed" Brittany shakes her head. "Just stay there and keep an eye on the baby" she says while trying to close the door of the adjoining bathroom.
"No I've wheeled the bassinet right over to the door and I'll watch you both" I state while putting my foot in the door so she can't close it.
"It's really not necessary" she says trying to assure me but it doesn't work.
"Just step in the shower please and hold on while you do" I smile at her while taking her hand so I can help her into the shower.
"Fine" she sighs while dropping her gown and stepping into the shower.
"You're only doing this because it's going to be a while before you see me fully naked again" she states.
"That does sound like me" I chuckle, "but in all honesty that's not what this is, I just want to make sure you're ok."
As soon as Brittany was showered and changed, the doctor came in to check on both her and the baby. Everything seemed good with both of them so the doctor was in and out like a flash. Brittany and I are sitting on the bed as Brittany cradles our little girl.
"Did you mean it yesterday?" I ask hesitantly.
"Mean what?" Brittany replies quietly so as not to wake the baby.
"That you don't ever want any more children?" I ask.
"When did I say that?" she asks, looking at me and frowning in confusion.
"Last night during the labour" I reply.
"Honey anything I said during the labour was probably a lie. I was just frustrated because I was in pain" she tells me.
"You told me you loved me, does that mean that's not true?" I smile slightly trying to make light of the situation.
"That's definitely true" she smiles while leaning up to peck my lips.
"So…" I say slightly more seriously. "You are open to having more children?" I ask. We never actually discussed this after my talk with Quinn months ago. The time never really felt right and the longer I left it the more I sort of put it in the back of my mind.
"I'm definitely open to it but it doesn't mean I want to start knocking them out every 9 months" she chuckles.
"Ok" I nod. She says she's open to it so that's good enough for me just now.
"It really has to be in the future though Santana because I've just had two babies in the space of 21 months so I want things to settle down a little first" she tells me.
"How long are we talking because I'm not getting any younger babe" I say honestly.
"Baby you're 31, I think you're still very young so don't worry about it" she smiles.
"Almost 32" I point out.
"Look I'll make you a deal, if we've not had a baby by the time you turn 34 then on your 34th birthday we'll start trying right away" she says. "Does that work for you?" she asks.
"Yes" I smile. That's 2 years and 3 months away, I think I can do that.
"I must warn you though, get me pregnant in the next 3 months before your 32nd birthday then they'll be a divorce" she teases.
"Ok" I laugh. "So I think I'm going to quickly step out and call home to see when Emma is bringing Aiden to the hospital and I'll grab a coffee on my way back. Can I get you anything?" I ask while getting off the bed.
"Maybe another bottle of water, this one isn't as cold anymore" she replies.
"No problem, I won't be long" I say while quickly kissing her and the baby before leaving.
As soon as I make the call home, Emma tells me that she is just leaving with Aiden so they'll be here as soon as they can be. I then quickly grab the water and the coffee before heading back to Brittany and the baby.
"Look at you sitting there all sexy" I smile while walking into the room.
"I'm ok Santana" Brittany smiles at me.
"I know but I'm just saying you look…"
"I know you're trying to make me feel better in case I'm feeling slightly insecure with my post baby body but honestly I'm ok" she smiles again.
"Ok" I nod.
"I wake up most mornings these days looking like a monster but still, I'm fine" she sighs slightly. "As soon as we get home I'll feel a million times better and I won't look so pale. These hospital gowns do nothing for my complexion" she states. I know she hates them and she doesn't have to wear them but she finds them easier to wear at the moment when she's breastfeeding.
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"So are we any further forward on names then because the doctors seem pleased with you and the baby's progress so I'm thinking we could actually go home by the late afternoon and I don't want to fill out all the paperwork until we have a name" I say.
"I still quite like the girl names we picked out when I was pregnant with Aiden before we found out if we were having a boy or girl" Brittany admits.
"I liked those too so what shall we go with?" I ask because I really liked them both.
"I'm leaning more towards Ella but that's completely up to you" she replies.
"I like that name so it's settled" I smile. "What about a middle name?" I ask.
"I had a thought but if you don't agree then we'll pick something else. Also I don't know if it is too much of a mouthful since we're now going with the first name Ella" she says nervously.
"Ok so what is it?" I ask.
"Well I feel like my sister and I have gotten really close recently and she's so good with Aiden so I thought about naming the baby after her in some way but I don't know if Ella Emma Lopez sounds right or if you want that since you and my sister have a weird relationship" she replies.
"I don't think it sounds too bad and if it has a special meaning then that makes it even better" I say honestly. Emma and I are good now and she really does look after Aiden when we need her to so I'm definitely ok with this.
"It's not like we'll use her middle name all the time anyway" she reasons.
"I'm happy with it Britt so if that's what you want then it's cool" I smile. We all use my last name anyway which I love so I really don't mind Brittany giving her a middle name more representative of her family like she did with Aiden since his middle name is Pierce.
"Aiden what do you think of your sisters name?" Brittany asks him. "Do you like it?" she asks.
"Y-sss" he nods his head eagerly while taking Ella's hand in his. I've got to say I was slightly apprehensive about how Aiden would feel once the baby came but he seems to really like her and it doesn't seem to bother him he's not an only child anymore.
"How are we doing Brittany?" the doctor asks walking into the room.
"Really good actually" Brittany nods.
"Well I just want to do some final checks and then I think you can go home as soon as the paperwork is all sorted out" she smiles.
"Sounds good" Brittany smiles.
"Aiden why don't you help me pack up all our things while mommy and Ella get checked over with the doctor" I suggest to Aiden.
"O-k" he replies after a minute. I start packing up most of the stuff while Aiden puts some of the stuffed toys and other gifts we got for Ella into a bag. It really doesn't take us long to put everything in bags because most of our friends said they'd wait until we were home to send us cards and gifts to save crowding us at the hospital when it wasn't going to be a long stay anyway.
"How about you and I go to the desk and see what paperwork needs sorted and let mommy and Ella finish up in here?" I say while lifting Aiden up.
"Um…" he contemplates the idea for a moment.
"You won't miss anything Aid" Brittany smiles at him. If Aiden has the slightest feeling something more exciting is happening and he'll miss it if he leaves then he just doesn't leave.
"Baby" Aiden says while pointing at Ella.
"She'll be right here with mommy when we get back" I assure him. "So what do you say, do you want to come and help me?" I ask and he nods.
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Saturday 30th October 2021
Emma is throwing a party tonight at Brittany's parents' house. Initially it was just a small thing to welcome Ella to the family but considering Halloween is tomorrow then we figured we'd go all out and dress up too. Since it was short notice though then we're dressing up however we like rather than trying to make it really scary.
"She is the cutest grizzly bear I have ever seen" Brittany says smiling over at Ella in her little furry onesie that's meant to look like a bear.
"I did well with the costumes didn't I?" I say triumphantly.
"Yes you did" Brittany laughs.
"Aiden looks so cute in his race-car outfit too" I point out as Aiden runs past us with his cousin Harry.
"He really does" Brittany smiles. It really is so cute how obsessed he is with cars. Sometimes when we pick him up from childcare, he just doesn't want to get out of the car to go into the house. He'd rather sit in the driver's seat holding onto the wheel.
"So how are you feeling about your costume?" I ask.
"It's a little snug on me but that's to be expected since I've just had a baby so I'm not as slim as I was at 17" Brittany states. She decided to dress up as a dancer and went with an outfit she wore a few years back for a competition.
"I think it looks great on you to be honest and I'm not just saying that" I tell her honestly. "I really don't think you've gained much weight at all with this pregnancy."
"Yeah I mean as soon as I get my 6 week check-up and can start exercising then I'm hoping it's really just toning up my muscles a little that I need to do" she admits. "Anyway enough about that, this is a party so let's have fun" she smiles.
"Exactly" I smile back.
"You look really sexy by the way" she says while putting her arms around me. I dressed up as a cheerleader and wore my outfit from high school which surprisingly still fits me.
"Thank you" I smile while leaning up to steal a quick kiss.
"I'm surprised your outfit wasn't all dusty and discoloured with the amount of time it's been sitting at the back of the garage. I mean you were in high school back in the 70s right?" she teases.
"Oh another age joke?" I laugh. "You're so going to get it Pierce for that" I state.
"What are you going to do, tickle me or something?" she laughs.
"Yeah I might just do that in front of all or friends and family and you will be forced to surrender in front of them all because you can't handle it" I say while beginning to tickle her sides.
"Babe, stop…please" she laughs while trying to move away from me.
"Tell me when I really was in high school then" I smile while continuing to tickle her.
"I'm sure you graduated in 2008" she states.
"Correct answer" I say while stopping what I'm doing.
"Does it bother you when I make jokes about your age?" she asks seriously.
"When you do it I don't care because I know you don't really mean them. You just do it to be funny and have a laugh whereas when other people do it, I feel like they're kinda judging me. I know it doesn't bother you that we're not the same age but other people do it because they think it's wrong" I admit.
"Sometimes I forget there's even an age difference between us because it's not all that big anyway and we're just so perfect together that age isn't an issue" she states. "Although I must point out that my immaturity can make the age difference apparent sometimes."
"We can all have our immature moments babe, I wouldn't dwell on it too much" I smile.
"Now I know I can't drink since I'm breastfeeding at the moment but you once told me you were a pro at putting your own spin on non-alcoholic drinks so do you care to make me something?" Brittany asks.
"I can definitely do that so let's go" I smile while taking her hand and leading her to the kitchen.
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"Mom can you watch Aiden for a little bit, I'm going upstairs with Brittany because Ella needs feeding and changing" I say.
"Wow I had no idea it took 2 sets of boobs to breastfeed" Jason smirks.
"You're not funny" I glare at my brother.
"Look you and Brittany take Ella upstairs, I'll stay with Aiden" my mom smiles. "Jason go and annoy someone else please" she says turning to my brother.
"Thanks mom" I smile. "Ok Aiden stay with grandma Lopez just now and we'll be back in 5 minutes" I tell him but he just shakes his head and holds onto my leg.
"They won't be long so why don't you come and help me find your grandpa" my mom smiles at Aiden.
"No" he shakes his head again while holding his hands in the air meaning he wants me to pick him up. "Ella" he states and I chuckle slightly. All this time, here was me thinking he wanted Brittany and me when really it's Ella he wants to stay with.
"Come on then, you can help mom change Ella's diaper" Brittany smiles at him as the 4 of us head upstairs.
"Why am I the one on diaper duty?" I frown.
"Because I'm the one that needs to feed her" she smirks.
"That's not fair Britt, I'd much rather feed her than deal with diapers" I state. The task is a lot cleaner than dealing with diapers.
"Do you think its fun taking your breast out in public?" she asks.
"Of course not but this isn't public when we're going upstairs so technically you are getting the better end of the deal tonight" I say.
"Look how about tomorrow we'll swap tasks once I've had a moment to express some milk and you can bottle feed her and I'll do the diapers" she suggests.
"Ok" I smile. "Come on Aid, let's get the diaper ready for Ella" I say while getting out the things we need from the bag.
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This is Ella's first outing to the grocery store so it can either go swimmingly well or really badly. Usually going round the grocery store is a breeze because one of us can take the cart and the other can keep Aiden in check but now with a baby one has to take Ella and the other the cart so that just leaves Aiden to stroll around and misbehave. We have tried numerous times to sit him on the chair in the cart but it never ends well so he often walks around or gets carried some of the way.
"Aiden why don't you hold onto the cart and help mom pick up the things we need" I say to him.
"No" he shakes his head at me before going over to walk with Brittany who is pushing Ella in the baby carriage.
"Ok" I say chuckling slightly.
"I'm feeling in the mood to cook tonight so why don't I give you the night off and I'll make us all something nice?" Brittany suggests.
"Sure, sounds good" I smile. Usually I do most of the cooking at night since Brittany has a lot going on with the baby and stuff.
"What do you fancy?" she asks.
"To eat or in general because if you mean in general then you know I only have eyes for you" I smirk.
"To eat babe" she smiles back.
"I don't mind, surprise me" I tell her.
"Ok" she nods just as Aiden walks over to the cart with something in his hand.
"Aiden there's enough bananas at home sweetheart" I tell him but he just shakes his head and throws them in the cart anyway.
"It's fine Santana, he likes mashed bananas on toast so he can have that for lunch tomorrow or something so we'll use them up" Brittany replies.
"Ok" I reply and we continue on with our shopping. "Do you think this is enough diapers babe or should I grab some more?" I ask.
"I would just grab another packet since we're here and it'll save us running to the store so often" Brittany replies.
"Cool" I smile.
"We also need to get some more kids toothpaste for Aiden. He and you used up most of it making smiley faces on the tiles last night" Brittany states.
"Yeah, sorry about that" I laugh nervously.
"Yeah you will be tonight when I punish you both" she smirks.
"What are you going to do?" I ask intrigued.
"I haven't decided yet but once I speak to Ella and discuss it, we'll let you both know" she teases.
"Ella loves me too much to punish me so she won't agree" I smile.
"She will though because Ella loves her mommy too and her mommy carried her for 10 excruciating months so she owes me" she smirks and I guess it's a fair point. We're just slowly making our way through the health and beauty section to make sure we don't need anything else when Aiden runs over to me with something in his hand.
"Aiden where did you get those?" I ask completely mortified as I quickly take the box of condoms from Aiden. He doesn't reply, he just turns and walks away. I meanwhile quickly throw them in the cart. I'm not about to embarrass myself walking half way up an aisle and putting them back on the shelf because there are too many people around so it's easier to just throw them in the cart.
"Someone thinks they're getting lucky" Brittany smirks. "So who is the lucky girl because we all know it can't be me right now?"
"Britt, don't" I say shaking my head in embarrassment.
"On second thoughts, I don't actually think they'll work babe because they say extra small and I can assure you from my experience you are not even remotely sm…"
"Thank you that's enough" I say embarrassed.
"That's a compliment honey" she smiles.
"I know and thank you" I smile. I do appreciate it but the feeling of embarrassment was overwhelming the compliment for me.
Brittany's POV
The last few days haven't been the easiest with a new-born and a one year old but I really wouldn't have it any other way. We're still trying to get Ella into a routine but at the same time make sure Aiden is doing ok. He's been coping really well with a new baby in the house and he seems to be having fun. He does get a little upset when he can't play with her at times since she's too little to play certain things. He doesn't quite understand yet that she's not as mobile as he is.
"Mommy!" Aiden screams running into the living room causing me to internally curse since Ella is sleeping. I literally just lay down on the couch exhausted and closed my eyes after finally getting Ella settled after an hour of crying. I don't want her waking up any time soon.
"Yes buddy" I smile at him.
"Mom, bad" he frowns at me.
"Was mom naughty?" I ask while sitting up.
"Yes" he nods his head while grabbing a hold of me to try and get up onto the couch.
"I'll help you" I say while picking him up and placing him on the couch next to me. "So tell me, what did mom do wrong?"
"Bad" he replies while climbing onto my knee.
"Yes but in what way" I laugh slightly. It's so adorable how one minute he's Santana's best friend and the next he's mad at her about something.
"Bad" he says again before moving slightly to get comfortable on my knee before he closes his eyes and wraps his arms around me.
"Are you tired?" I ask but he doesn't reply, he just sighs slightly which is usually a sign he's about to go into a deep sleep. I don't want to disturb him so I just put my arms around him tightly, throw my head back against the back of the couch and close my eyes. I think I had only been resting my eyes for 5 minutes when I felt the couch dip slightly beside me.
"Hi" Santana whispers while smiling at me when my eyes open.
"Hey" I smile back.
"You're cute" she states.
"And you're bad" I tease.
"I am?" she questions slightly confused.
"Yeah according to your son mom was bad" I smirk.
"Oh that" she laughs before quickly regretting it since the kids are lying sleeping and could wake up any second with the noise.
"What happened?" I ask interested.
"I stole a grape from his plate to eat and he went running away" she chuckles quietly. "It was honestly no big deal."
"Babe you know grapes are his favourite fruit" I tell her.
"I know but I didn't think he'd run away and tell on me to you" she chuckles. "As soon as he wakes up I'll say sorry."
"Ok" I smile. I know it's no big deal but if we can avoid Aiden taking a tantrum by trying not to upset him then we should do that.
"You look tired, why don't you try and get some sleep and I'll just sit here and watch over the kids" Santana suggests.
"Won't you be bored?" I ask.
"I'll just flip through a magazine or something" she shrugs. "Honestly go to sleep Britt" she smiles.
"Ok" I nod while leaning my head back and resting my eyes. I really don't manage to get much sleep though because Aiden begins wriggling around in my lap.
"Can't sleep?" Santana asks.
"I can't sleep when I want to and I can sleep when I'm not supposed to" I chuckle lightly.
"I know what you mean" Santana nods in agreement just as I feel Aiden wakening up.
"Bad" Aiden mumbles sleepily as he notices Santana.
"I'm sorry for stealing your fruit" she smiles at him.
"Aid's" he replies while turning in my lap to cling onto my neck.
"I know it was yours but mom was just hungry, I won't do it again" Santana smiles while leaning closer to kiss his head.
"O-k" he nods.
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"Come here" Santana says while reaching out to take my hand to pull me towards her.
"What are you doing?" I smile.
"Sit down" she says pointing to her lap.
"Santana I don't think…"
"Just sit down Britt" she smiles so I sit down on her lap and she wraps her arms around my waist.
"It's been a while since I could do this" I smile back at her while wrapping my arms around her neck.
"I know which is why…" Santana is interrupted by Ella crying.
"I better check on her" I say while getting off Santana's lap.
"I'll get her, you get into bed" Santana assures me.
"Ok" I smile while getting ready and getting into bed as Santana checks on Ella. After a few minutes, Ella settles so Santana comes over to the bed.
"She is finally sleeping" Santana says while crawling into bed and cuddling into me.
"That's good" I smile.
"I feel like the only time I get you alone is in bed and even then we're so exhausted that we just crash and don't register being together" she says while nuzzling her face into the crook of my neck. "You smell really good by the way" she points out.
"I didn't realise baby sick was that nice" I chuckle.
Santana's POV
"Brittany…Brittany?" I say while gently shaking her so she'll wake up.
"Brittany is peacefully sleeping so go away" Brittany groans while rolling over in bed to get away from me.
"Ella needs a feed though" I reply.
"Well go and feed her then, it's your turn on night duty" she states while closing her eyes.
"I know it's my turn but I can't feed her right now, you need to do it" I state.
"Stop annoying me Santana, I need some sleep" Brittany sighs. "Just feed your daughter please."
"Fine, just give me your boob and I'll be on my way" I shake my head.
"Santana…" Brittany sighs while sitting up on the bed. "What the hell is going on because I'm pretty sure I counted correctly when I was expressing the milk so there should be a bottle there for her?"
"Well actually…I had an accident" I reply nervously. I know Brittany is super pissed at me right now.
"What kind of accident?" she frowns in confusion.
"I dropped the bottle when the lid wasn't on and spilled all the milk" I admit.
"Fine" she shakes her head while getting out of bed.
"I'm really sorry babe" I say apologetically.
"It's ok" she says while taking Ella from me and sitting down. "Me again sweetheart but that's only because mom thought it would be funny to throw your milk across the room to avoid feeding you tonight" she says smiling down at Ella.
"Brittany I didn't do it on purpose, I just…"
"Relax, I'm just messing with you" she smiles over at me before paying attention to Ella again.
"So you're not mad anymore that I woke you up?" I question.
"I was initially but now I'm awake I don't mind" she smiles.
"Ok" I nod. As soon as Brittany is finished, we get Ella sorted and put her back into bed. "Since we're both awake now and the kids are sleeping then do you maybe want to…you know" I smile.
"As much as I want to you know I can't have sex right now" she says regrettably as we leave our bedroom.
"I wasn't talking about sex, I was talking about putting on a movie in the other room and eating popcorn together" I smile.
"In that case, count me in" she smiles back.