Chapter 37: Old Friends
Santana's POV
I've just woke up from an amazingly good sleep. It took me a second to register how I slept so good until I remembered the kids are with Brittany's parents so I haven't had to get up numerous times in the night to feed or change Ella. Even though I feel so refreshed, my good mood quickly disappeared after I took one look at how Brittany and I were dressed. We are still somewhat dressed, in underwear only, which can only mean we didn't have sex last night and I've got a terrible feeling it's my fault.
I lie awake quietly for a few minutes until I hear Brittany beginning to wake up. I turn to lie on my side so I'm facing her.
"Morning" Brittany smiles while rubbing her eyes slightly to become more awake. I don't say anything initially, I just lean in and kiss her. "What's that for?" she asks happily.
"I am so sorry about last night" I say apologetically.
"Last night?" she questions confused.
"Didn't I fall asleep right as we were going to have sex?" I ask.
"Oh right that" she says in realisation. "Look don't worry about it, I'm really not bothered" she smiles genuinely.
"You're not?" I ask slightly taken aback.
"I know how much energy the kids have took from you and you were exhausted yesterday so not getting to have sex wasn't a big deal" she smiles. "Don't get me wrong, I love it but I know you needed your sleep more last night so everything is good."
"Ok" I nod.
"Like you said last night, once we fully get into a good routine then we'll work out us a bit more and how we can spend more time together" she says.
"If it helps, I do have some time right now and I am feeling very refreshed" I say while moving to hover above Brittany.
"Uh…as much as I really want to, I kinda have to use the bathroom right now" Brittany says regrettably.
"That's cool. Just use the bathroom and come back to me" I smile.
"I'll be 2 minutes and no more, I promise" she smiles before jumping out of bed and running over to the bathroom. She keeps her promise because she is back in bed after one minute and 50 seconds.
"So…" I smirk while leaning over her and kissing her.
"Yes" she smirks at me.
"I mentioned I had a little time right now didn't I?" I smile down at her.
"You certainly did" Brittany nods. "And you said you were feeling very refreshed" she adds while reaching up to place her hands on my hips.
"That's right" I nod. "How do you feel this morning?" I ask her.
"Very deprived I would say" she smirks.
"Deprived of what baby?" I ask while leaning down to kiss her except I pull away at the last second to tease her.
"Sex" she shrugs.
"Well we can't have that can we?" I smile and she shakes her head. "What Brittany wants Brittany can get" I say before finally kissing her.
"I like the sound of that" she says while moving her hands to caress my back slightly.
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"Hey why don't we get some breakfast and maybe if we have time after, you can show me how well you handle me in the shower" she smirks.
"Sounds like a plan" I smile while getting out of bed. We quickly put some clothes on and make our way downstairs to the kitchen.
"What will I make us to eat?" she asks.
"I'll make us something because you cooked dinner last night" I tell her.
"Ok" she nods with a smile. I then begin getting some things out of the fridge to make breakfast. Just as I'm cracking some eggs, I hear Brittany come up behind me and wrap her arms around me.
"Are you trying to distract me?" I tease.
"Yeah and I plan on making it as hard as possible for you to cook" she replies while beginning to kiss the side of my neck.
"This isn't fair babe" I pout. "You know I can't resist you but at the same time I need food to give me energy for later so we kinda have to eat" I tell her.
"Later?" she questions intrigued. "What is happening later?"
"You and I have a shower date remember" I smirk.
"I am so thankful you said that and weren't talking about the kids coming home" she laughs. "For a split second I thought you were being serious but I am so glad you were being flirtatious."
"Yeah I love my little babies but this is sexy time for us so no mention of children until a lot later in the day, ok?" I say.
"Agreed" she smiles.
As soon as we finished breakfast, we made our way upstairs and showered together. We then got ready for the day before hanging out together for a little bit. Brittany's parents have just brought Aiden and Ella home now so we're just catching up with them in the living room before they leave again.
"Did you have fun?" I ask Aiden but he just shakes his head no.
"Why didn't you have fun?" I ask him while wrapping my arms around him. He doesn't verbally reply, he just glares at Brittany's dad and shakes his head.
"He wandered out onto the street when we putting Ella into the car so we got a bit of a fright and I gave him a telling off" James replies.
"Aiden you don't wander off no matter who is looking after you, ok?" I tell him. He stares at me for a moment before beginning to laugh. "This isn't funny, are you listening to me?" I ask but he just laughs again.
"Aiden Lopez listen to your mom right now" Brittany says seriously and he immediately stops laughing.
"Seriously what's with this thing about not taking me seriously" I ask Brittany. It's starting to annoy me a little now.
"It's probably to do with the fact you have chocolate all over your lips so he can't really take you seriously like that" Brittany reasons.
"Wait, what?" I frown while frantically trying to wipe my face with my hand.
"It's been there for a while now but I thought it would be funny not to tell you" Brittany laughs.
"That's not nice Britt, what if I was going out today or something?" I ask.
"Don't worry I wouldn't have let you go outside like that" she assures me.
"Good" I smile.
"So apart from Aiden being naughty, did you manage ok with them?" Brittany asks her parents.
"Of course we did, they were a breeze compared to what you and your siblings were like as toddlers" James smiles.
"I find that hard to believe, I'm pretty sure I was very well behaved" Brittany states.
"For your mom maybe but not always for me" James replies.
"This is getting interesting, what was Brittany like as a child?" I ask curiously.
"She had a terrible habit or running away and hiding all the time so we often found ourselves stressing out about where she had gone" James replies. "One time she tricked us by opening the front door but then running upstairs to hide so we were frantically looking outside for her since we assumed that's where she went since the door was open. Her mom was almost in tears because she thought she could have got knocked down or anything."
"Oh really" I say surprised.
"He's making it sound worse than it really is. Most of the time I would hide and come straight back out after a few seconds. It's not like I was hidden for half an hour or something" Brittany states.
"Actually you did hide from us for an hour one day Brittany" Karen points out.
"An hour? I don't think so" Brittany shakes her head.
"I promise you it was an hour" Karen states.
"Whatever you say" Brittany says still not believing it.
After a while Brittany's parents left and we were back to being the 4 of us again. It was nice having Britt all to myself last night but it's also nice having the kids back because I missed them. Aiden has just woke up now from a nap but Ella is still sleeping so Brittany and I thought it might be nice to put our Christmas decorations up and let Aiden help us.
"Aiden that's enough baubles buddy" Brittany says noticing Aiden taking more baubles out of the box.
"You can however help mom with the tinsel" I tell him.
"Ok" he says excitedly while grabbing some tinsel and running around with it. He then runs over to Brittany and puts some on her and then runs over to me and wraps some around my neck.
"Wow aren't we fancy now" I smile at him.
"Ella?" he questions.
"She is sleeping right now but how about we put a little tinsel to the side and show her it later" Brittany suggests so Aiden nods.
"Britt, honey can you help me?" I ask while struggling to reach the top of the tree to put the star on it. "I'm just a little short so maybe you could do it since your arms are longer" I tell her.
"No need for me to do it" she smiles while lifting me up.
"Ok" I laugh surprised but nevertheless putting the star on the tree. "Oh careful with the hand placement Pierce, young children present remember" I smirk.
"I don't know what you're talking about" she shrugs.
"I'm talking about your hand squeezing my butt" I smile at her as she puts me on the ground again.
"Oh was I doing that, I'm sorry I hadn't even realised" she states.
"Yeah-yeah, whatever you say" I reply not believing her. I've been with Brittany long enough to know when she's deliberately copping a feel of my butt.
"Anyway let's continue with this" Brittany smiles and I nod.
"Hey do you know I was just thinking earlier about how lucky your parents were" I say while hanging up our stockings.
"What do you mean?" Brittany asks confused.
"Sometimes I just wish you would hide from me for an hour so I could get some peace" I tease.
"Oh is that so?" Brittany smirks and I nod. "How about I hide from you for an hour next Saturday when your parents are taking the kids overnight and we're meant to be home alone?"
"Yeah my joke just backfired didn't it?" I sigh.
"Yes it did baby" Brittany smiles before leaning in to kiss me. Just as I go to kiss her back, I hear Ella crying through the monitor.
"Our daughter has perfect timing" I laugh.
"I'll go because I think she's probably needing fed now" Brittany says.
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Thursday 9th December 2021
"Hi" Brittany smiles walking into the kitchen with a large bouquet of flowers in her hands.
"Oh nice flowers, who did you get them from?" I ask assuming it was from someone at work since that's where she's been all day.
"They're not mine, they're yours" she smiles. "I love you" she says while handing me the flowers.
"Are these from you?" I ask surprised.
"Yeah" she smiles.
"You're not trying to butter me up because you did something wrong are you?" I tease.
"Of course not" she shakes her head. "I just really wanted to try and be romantic for a change" she smiles while shrugging slightly.
"Well they're beautiful so thank you" I smile while leaning over to kiss her cheek.
"Is that it?" she teases. "I get you the most beautiful roses ever and all I get is a lousy kiss on the cheek?"
"I'm sorry" I laugh before leaning over again but to kiss her properly this time.
"Much better" she smiles. "So where are my little angels?" she asks.
"If you mean devils then they're actually napping right now" I reply.
"What have they been up to?" Brittany laughs.
"Ella wouldn't stop crying no matter what I tried to do to help and Aiden just ran around all day. In fact this is the first time he has napped" I say shaking my head.
"Oh dear" Brittany says sympathetically.
"I even took them to the park to wear them out a bit but I did nothing for either of them" I state.
"Hopefully they will sleep tonight then" Brittany replies.
"Hopefully they will" I nod.
"So how has the rest of your day been?" she asks while taking her jacket off and helping me prepare dinner.
"Apart from the noisy children, not too bad" I say. "I did actually run into someone at the park so I've invited them over for dinner tomorrow night, I hope that's ok" I tell her.
"Of course" Brittany smiles. "Who is it?"
"A girl I used to go to college with" I reply.
"Oh" Brittany nods suspiciously.
"Her husband and her 2 sons will be there too" I laugh. "Don't worry she is not an ex or anything like that" I smile.
"Ok good" Brittany breathes a sigh of relief.
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"Mommy…look" Aiden says sprinting into the room to see Brittany.
"Is that mom's Santa hat?" she asks and Aiden nods. "Something gives me the feeling you two are up to no good" she says raising an eyebrow at me.
"We were just looking at some Christmas things from last year in the spare bedroom and we came across the hat" I say with a shrug.
"Why were you randomly looking through last year's Christmas things?" she asks.
"Because I was sure that's where Aiden's little Santa outfit is" I state.
"Babe he has grew a lot in the last 12 months so there's no way it would fit him now" she replies.
"Yeah but it might fit Ella" I smile.
"Please don't bring our innocent little daughter into you and Aiden's shenanigans" she states. "Aiden is a little mini you and I've accepted the fact he'll likely get up to mischief like you do but please let Ella be a little more like me" she smiles.
"It's just a Santa outfit babe" I shrug.
"I know but one outfit turns into two and then 3 and before we know it she is dressed up every single holiday there is" she states. "As soon as you start dressing her up she'll get used to it and then want to do everything you and Aiden do."
"Is that such a crime?" I ask.
"Ella is my perfect little girl so I don't want her turning into you two and giving me three kids to look after. I've got enough on my plate with you and Aiden" she smirks.
"You really think I'm like one of the kids?" I ask.
"Sometimes" she shrugs.
"Ok well judge just how childish I am tonight, in bed, naked" I smirk.
"Santana!" Brittany exclaims surprised while laughing.
"What?" I ask with a shrug.
"Aiden knows what that means" she states.
"He knows the word naked but he does not know what I'm implying so relax babe" I smile.
"Ok" she smiles back. "Actually as I remember, one night near Christmas a few years ago you wore nothing but that Santa hat" she smirks.
"Well maybe when the kids are in bed tonight, I'll create that night" I tell her.
"Now that is what I call a capital idea" she winks.
"Ok" I smile while leaning over to kiss her.
Brittany's POV
Friday 10th December 2021
Santana and I are preparing dinner for her friend to come over with her family. I don't know too much about them but their names are Christina and Russell and they have two sons called Dylan and Charlie. Santana went to college with Christina but half way through the year she moved away because Russell was transferring colleges so she followed him and finished her law degree at a college nearer Russell.
As soon as the door rings, Santana goes and opens it while I stay with the kids in the living room. Santana then takes their coats and brings them into the room to introduce everyone.
"This is Russell and Christina" Santana says introducing them. "And this is my wife Brittany" she says turning to them before we all shake hands.
"Nice to meet you" Christina smiles.
"You too" I smile back. "This is Aiden and Ella by the way who you probably met yesterday" I say and she nods.
"This is Dylan our oldest" Christina smiles. When Santana said they had 2 sons I assumed 2 toddlers or something, not one of them being a 16 year old.
"Nice to meet you" I smile.
"You too" Dylan smiles.
"And this is Charlie" Christina tells us.
"I'm 4" Charlie smiles while holding 4 fingers in the air.
"Oh wow" I smile at him.
"Why don't you all take a seat and I'll get everyone some drinks" Santana suggests. As soon as she serves them something, we both check on dinner before I join them again and Santana starts plating up the food. We all then sit down together in the dining room and begin chatting as we eat.
"Mommy…no" Aiden says while waving a carrot in front of my face.
"Honey you need to eat your carrots because they help you see in the dark" I tell him.
"And they taste amazing" Santana smiles at him.
"I actually find carrots rather bland" Russell points out.
"Dad I think they're trying…" Dylan tries to talk but his dad cuts in.
"It's one vegetable we very rarely eat at home so I don't blame the boy for not liking them" Russell says. I mean carrots maybe aren't the tastiest but I'm trying to get my son to eat healthy.
"Well I like them" Dylan shrugs while eating a carrot. Aiden stares at him for a second before deciding to eat his.
"You must have the magic touch Dylan" Santana smiles at him.
"I don't know about that because Charlie still refuses to eat carrots" he says looking at his brother. I think we all know why Charlie doesn't like carrots. I mean I don't know Russell but that's really set me off on the wrong foot with him. I mean we're just trying to encourage the kids to eat vegetables.
"So what are you interests at school Dylan" I ask.
"Well I'm on both the basketball and soccer teams" Dylan replies.
"That's cool" I smile. "I wasn't hugely sporty at school but I was in the glee club and I did dance outside of school" I tell him.
"Cool" Dylan nods.
"I used to be in the glee club at school as well but guess who else was" Santana says and Dylan looks at her confused. "Your mom" she smiles.
"Really?" Dylan asks surprised.
"Yeah and we also almost joined the college glee club but decided against it when our workloads were too much" Santana tells him.
"The less said about that the better I think" Russell states shaking his head.
"Don't you like the glee club?" I ask slightly taken aback by his tone.
"The glee club is a waste of time and money" Russell states.
"I mean it seems fun in the beginning but when you think about how much money they put towards the arts it's actually quite ridiculous" Christina says shaking her head. Everyone is entitled to their opinion so if they think that then fair enough.
"So are you thinking of applying to any colleges?" I ask Dylan.
"Of course he is" Russell frowns at me. "You don't get anywhere if you don't go to college you know" he states.
"I don't know if that's 100% true" Santana states. "I mean you just said you were interested in basketball and soccer Dylan so maybe you would've liked to have went down that route."
"No he's going to go into medicine. He's going to become a doctor" Russell replies.
"I would have loved to be a doctor and help people but I'm just not smart enough" I tell Dylan.
"Well that's obvious" Russell says rolling his eyes.
"I beg your pardon?" Santana states annoyed.
"It's ok" I whisper to her as I comfortingly place my hand on her knee to calm her down.
"The food is really nice by the way" Christina says trying to change the subject.
"Thank you" Santana smiles.
"I don't cook too much at home myself since we have a chef but its nice having a big hearty home cooked meal every once in a while" Christina states. Ordinarily I think Santana and I would have took that as a compliment but the more I think of how her tone was the more it seems like a bit of a back handed compliment insinuating it's not to her restaurant high standard quality.
"Do you remember those nights back in college Christina where we would order pizza because we were too busy with assignments to cook?" Santana asks.
"I do remember and I don't think my waistline ever recovered" Christina states.
"It didn't" Russell adds with a shrug. Ok this is getting uncomfortable now. They seemed so nice in the beginning but now things are weird. I would never say to Santana she doesn't have a great figure because she ate a few slices of pizza.
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"Was it just me or did something seem a little off with all of them tonight?" Santana asks.
"I mean this is the first time I have met them so I don't really know them that well but I did get a weird vibe at times" I admit.
"Christina and Russell used to be so happy together and Dylan really was the love of their lives but that was the weirdest thing I have ever seen. It was like Dylan couldn't speak for himself" she says.
"Yeah that Russell must think he's superior to us or something" I shake my head.
"Do you know I used to babysit Dylan a lot while they both went out to work and they used to be so grateful" Santana says shaking her head. "You know yourself how hard raising a child is with college and trying to work and honestly they really seemed grateful for my help. The people I saw tonight though are another story. You could save their life and they'd barely even bat an eyelid."
"I wanted to ram the plate of carrots right into his face and I'm not a violent person" I state.
"Yeah I also wanted to say something when he said Christina's waistline wasn't what it was because she ate some pizza back in the day. I mean what the hell" Santana says rolling her eyes.
"It was the comments he made about the house that got me wondering in the beginning but I let it slide because he had only been here 5 minutes" I say.
"What comments?" she asks confused.
"When you were sorting dinner, I was talking to them and they made a few remarks about the house. The décor wasn't very good and the house was apparently small" I reply. "Anyway they're away now so no need to worry about them."
"Dylan seems like a good kid though" Santana points out.
"Yeah he does" I nod. "For only being 4 though, Charlie is a lot like his dad" I say.
"Yeah he was a little rude for being a 4 year old as well" she states. I mean we don't want to be judging other people's parenting but the boy was rude. He spat out his dessert across the table and then laughed about it. Then he kept kicking his brother for no apparent reason while his parents sat back and watched. The only reason he stopped was because Dylan questioned him on it.
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I've just left my office so now I'm making my way downstairs to go home to Santana and the kids. I decided to cut through the ER because it was a lot quicker than taking the stairs outside the physiotherapy department to then have to walk all the way around the hospital to just get to my car. As I'm rushing through the department, since I'm desperate to see Santana, I notice a familiar face sitting in one of the treatment areas. It wasn't like I was being nosy and looking around, I just happened to catch sight of him from afar since the curtain was open.
"Dylan?" I say confused.
"Uh…hi Brittany" he says shocked.
"What are you doing here?" I ask.
"I had a slight accident at home so I'm just getting some stitches in my arm" he replies like it's no big deal.
"Where are your parents?" I ask concerned.
"They're not here just now, they're at work" Dylan replies.
"Do you want me to call them and let them know you're here?" I ask.
"No it's ok because they already know I'm here" Dylan shrugs again like it's no big deal. If one of my children were injured then work would be the last thing on my mind. I'd be rushing straight to the hospital to see them.
"Did your dad do this to you?" I ask sceptically.
"N-no of course not" he shakes his head but I can tell something isn't right here.
"You can tell me if he did" I assure him.
"No I swear he didn't touch me" Dylan states.
"So how did you get hurt?" I ask.
"I forgot to take my keys with me this morning" Dylan sighs. "I called my dad at work to see if I could come and borrow his but he told me it was my fault so I had to figure it out how to get home. I really didn't know what else to do but jump the fence so that's what I did except I got caught and fell and hit my arm on the tarmac."
"What an ass" I say shaking my head.
"I know it was stupid but the only way to get into our grounds without the keys was to jump the large fence and then climb along the garage roof and then shimmy down the drain pipe and then try and pry open a window from the outside" he states.
"Oh no I didn't mean you were an ass, I meant your dad" I state. "He should have gave you his keys and saved all of this happening" I shake my head.
"Usually our chef or someone would be there so they could let me in but the day I forgot my keys is the day that no one is at home" he says shaking his head.
"Ok Dylan, that's you all stitched up" the resident doctor smiles. "Shall I get the reception to call you a cab home?"
"No it's fine, I'll walk" Dylan shakes his head.
"I'd advise someone giving you a ride home because you need to rest. You might have only needed a few stitches but that was a nasty fall and you're quite bruised" the doctor points out.
"No I really can't get anyone because I used the last of my money on a cab to get here so I'm just going to walk" he says while slowly getting up from the bed.
"I really don't think…" the doctor tries to protest but Dylan just walks away.
"Dylan wait, let me give you the money" I say while chasing after him.
"No I can't" he says declining my offer.
"Let me give you a ride then in my car" I suggest. "It's right outside so please let me help" I say.
"Fine if it'll stop you following me" Dylan replies while sighing.
"Ok good" I smile. We then make our way outside to my car and get in. "So is there somewhere a little friendlier you could go tonight or am I taking you home to your parents?" I ask.
"I'll need to go home to my parents because I have no one else. I mean I've got friends but I'm not going to put their parents out like that so back to the assholes it is" Dylan sighs. I don't know the boy all that well but I can tell he really doesn't want to go home tonight.
"Look we have a spare room at home so why don't you stay with Santana and me for the night" I suggest.
"No it's fine, I'll just go home" he states.
"You've just had a bad fall so I don't want you going home alone" I say honestly. I know his parents will be home eventually but if they can't even be bothered to come to the hospital then what good will they be looking after him tonight.
"Honestly I don't want to put you out, especially when I barely know you" he replies.
"I may have just met you but by the sounds of things you used to see Santana all the time. In fact she even told me she used to babysit you when your parents were at work or whatever" I say.
"Yeah Santana was always fun to get to hang out with" he says smiling at the thought.
"Just stay the night with us then and get some rest" I smile.
"Ok" he smiles back.
"Actually who am I kidding, there's no way you're going to get any rest when Aiden sees you. He took a particular shine to you the other night" I laugh. "Apparently Santana and I don't play soccer good enough for him."
"Aiden is a good kid, I like him" Dylan smiles. It doesn't take us long to get back to the house so we're there before we know it. As soon as I park up, we head inside.
"Babe I'm home" I announce myself as I walk through the front door.
"I'm in the kitchen" I hear her reply so I make my way through there.
"We have a guest for dinner" I tell her just as I walk into the kitchen with Dylan close behind me.
"That's cool" she smiles. "Aiden will be very happy to hear…whoa what happened?" she says just noticing the stitches on Dylan's arm.
"No time for chit chat, we're starving" I say before Dylan gets a chance to reply. I can see he doesn't really want to talk about things so I'll fill Santana in later.
"But…"
"I'll tell you later" I whisper in Santana's ear before kissing her cheek. "Dylan why don't you take a seat in the living room and I'll bring you something to drink" I suggest and he nods.
"We'll also unleash the little terror from the other room so watch out" Santana jokes talking about Aiden.
"Ok" Dylan laughs before going to the other room.
"So what happened?" Santana asks seriously.
"I'll tell you in a second, just let me get Dylan something to drink" I smile and she nods. Once I've poured him something, I make my way to the study to see Aiden and Ella. Ella is still sleeping while Aiden is sitting playing with some toys. "Aid, come with mommy a second" I say while placing the drink down to lift Aiden out of his playpen.
"Mommy" he smiles brightly at me while kissing my cheek.
"I missed you today" I say while picking the drink up again after putting Aiden on the floor. "Let's go through here" I say while walking to the living room with Aiden hot on my heels. As soon as he walks into the room he sprints over to the couch where Dylan is.
"Hi buddy" Dylan smiles at him.
"Ball?" Aiden questions while climbing onto the couch next to him.
"Maybe you'll play later but mom is almost done with dinner so you keep Dylan company just now" I tell Aiden while handing Dylan the drink.
"Thank you" Dylan smiles.
"I'm going to see Ella and help Santana with dinner so we'll come and get you when it's ready" I tell them before leaving the room. I get Ella and then head back to the kitchen.
"So what's going on?" Santana asks curiously.
"You're like a dog with a bone babe, it's so cute" I smile at her.
"Brittany the boy has stitches in his arm not to mention a ton of bruising all over him so it's not exactly a time to joke" she states.
"I know and I said I would tell you so let me get a breath please" I smile. "I just wanted to get him to rest and give him something to drink first."
"Ok I'm sorry" she apologises. I then go on to tell her the whole story and how he's going to spend the night here.
"I know I should have run things by you first but he was going to walk home and go back to those awful parents of his" I say shaking my head.
"No I'm glad you brought him back here. I know I haven't really spoken to his family in years but there definitely was something strange about the other night so I'm just glad he's ok" Santana replies.
As soon as dinner is ready, we get Dylan and Aiden to the table and all sit down to eat together. It's a little awkward at first because Dylan is a bit nervous because he doesn't want to impose on us but a few jokes from Santana and I get him settled ok.
"So what was Santana like in her early twenties?" I ask Dylan.
"It's hard to say since I was only about 5 or 6 back then but I think she was ok" Dylan laughs.
"Did she have a lot of girls over when she used to babysit you?" I ask causing Santana to playfully shake her head at me.
"Not that I remember no" Dylan replies. "Although a couple of years later when we came back to visit one summer she was dating this girl named Jennifer. She wasn't very nice though" he states causing Santana to spit out her water in surprise.
"Oh really" I say looking at Santana.
"A couple of times when Santana was looking after me, Jennifer would come over and then throw a tantrum because Santana wasn't alone" he states. "You have no idea how glad I was when I saw you last night Brittany and not Jennifer. My mom said Santana was married and the last time we saw her she was with Jennifer so I was slightly worried Jennifer was her wife" he points out.
"Well you're actually sort of right" I say smirking at Santana.
"What, you're not married to Santana?" Dylan asks confused.
"No I am" I laugh. "What I mean is Santana did marry Jennifer but eventually she saw sense and then married her barista" I smile.
"You've been married 3 times?" Dylan asks Santana surprised.
"Not yet but maybe" Santana states while smirking at me. "It all depends on whether Brittany gives me that divorce or not."
"Ok I'm lost" Dylan shakes his head.
"Ok I was married to Jennifer for a few months in 2014 which Brittany takes great delight in" she says smiling at me. She knows I'm only teasing her though.
"Ok and the barista?" Dylan asks.
"That's actually me. I used to work in a café before I got my physiotherapy degree and it's actually where Santana and I met" I reply.
"That makes sense" Dylan nods in understanding.
"Santana doesn't actually want to divorce me, she was just getting me back for winding her up. I like to tease her because we actually met when she was 24 so technically she could have just waited a year or so and I'd be her first wife" I smile.
"We all make mistakes for a reason though and mine was marrying Jennifer so I could see just how not meant to be we were and how I should aim higher" Santana replies.
"Which she did and got me" I smile triumphantly.
"Even though I haven't seen you in a number of years Santana and I don't really know you Brittany, I think you two seem pretty perfect together" Dylan states.
"Thank you" Santana smiles. "Anyway enough about Britt and me, tell me more about you since I last saw you. I mean you're 16 now but you were 8 the last time we hung out."
"There's not much to tell because I pretty much said it the other night" Dylan replies. "I mean my parents moved away when I was 6 as you know and eventually they just lost contact with everyone by the time I was 9 I guess."
"Maybe it's not my place to ask you but what happened because that summer you all came to visit was good and then the next thing I know your mom barely talks to me?" Santana asks.
"It was probably due to the whole thing with my dad" Dylan admits.
"Your dad does seem like a bit of a jerk nowadays" Santana states.
"Truth be told I think he's jealous of me" Dylan states. "He only wants me to become a doctor or something like that because he knows if I stay with basketball then I'll be better than he ever was."
"Yeah your dad did used to play basketball at school and college didn't he?" Santana says.
"Yeah but a couple of years after we all moved away when he transferred colleges, he got a shoulder injury that ended his career as a basketball player" Dylan replies.
"Oh I see" Santana nods in understanding.
"He knows I'm going to beat his scoring record before I finish school hence the reason he's trying to steer me towards soccer and obviously a career in medicine" Dylan tells us.
"I assume this shoulder injury took a toll on things" Santana says.
"It really did because the whole reason he was in college was for basketball and then that ended. Suddenly he had to figure out what to do with his life and it really affected his relationship with my mom" Dylan points out. "Things just became complicated and eventually they had alienated themselves from everyone around them. Eventually he got things back on track and has a really well paid job now but he's not the same person anymore. I think I'm the only one who can see he's changed."
"Well anyway let's just move on for the moment and enjoy dinner" I smile. I can tell things are getting a bit awkward for Dylan so it's best we leave it there about his family.