Chapter 45: Matron of Honour
Brittany's POV
Thursday 23rd June 2022
After I finished work, I went straight down to the day-care and got Aiden and Ella. Sometimes Santana finishes earlier than me and would pick them up but she had to stay at work a bit later today. Ella is currently sitting in her bouncer watching Aiden and I dancing around the living room. Aiden learned a new dance at day care today and wanted to show me which then led to me showing him some of my favourite dance moves.
"You're so good at this Aiden" I smile at him.
"Ok" he giggles. I'm not just saying it because he's my son and I want him to feel good, he genuinely is good at dancing. I think we could have a little male mini Brittany on our hands in that respect.
"What's going on in here?" Santana asks as she walks into the room. I didn't even hear her come through the front door.
"I'm teaching Aiden some dance moves" I smile.
"Oh wow" Santana smiles at Aiden. "Do you want to show me a routine that you and mommy put together?" she asks him and he nods excitedly.
"Are you ready?" I ask Aiden.
"Yes" Aiden replies. Santana takes Ella from her bouncer and sits down with her on the couch.
"Show me what you've got" Santana smiles.
"On the count of three Aiden, ok?" I say and he nods. "Shall we count together?" I suggest.
"Ok" Aiden replies.
"One…" I start counting to three and Aiden counts with me. As soon as we get to three, we start dancing together and surprisingly we're in sync with one another.
"Done" Aiden screams when we finish as he runs over to his mom and sister.
"What do you think?" I ask Santana.
"Aiden you were fantastic" Santana says while hugging him. "As for you Britt…" she says turning to look at me. "You were lagging behind a little at times. I would really try and work on your timing so you're right on cue when Aiden dances" she smirks.
"Oh is that so?" I ask while laughing. "I'd like to see you do better" I tell her.
"I'm not a dancer baby but you are so you really should be more on point, you know" she shrugs.
"I think mom is being cheeky to me Aiden. What do you think?" I ask my son as I go over and sit with him and the others.
"Yes" Aiden says turning to look at Santana.
"I thought I danced well, what did you think Aiden of my skills?" I ask him.
"Good" he replies while hugging me.
"Ella says I was good too, I can tell by the look in her eyes so it looks like 3 out of the 4 seems to think I was fantastic which means I was indeed fantastic" I tell Santana.
"Yeah I'm just teasing you" Santana smiles before leaning over to peck my lips. "He might look like me but he's certainly a dancer like you" she tells me as she looks down at Aiden.
"Do you think we should put him in a toddler class or something because he really does like dancing" I ask.
"Yeah, maybe" Santana smiles.
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After having dinner with the children and spending some time with them, Santana and I put them to bed. We're now in our room getting into bed.
"Did you have a busy day at work?" I ask while lying down. We've barley had a chance to talk and catch up with one another since we got home.
"It was quite busy actually" Santana smiles while moving closer to me.
"I missed you a lot today" I tell her as I gently move a strand of hair away from her face.
"I missed you too" she smiles. She leans in to kiss me but we're quickly interrupted.
"Mom! Mom! Mom!" Aiden screams as he runs into the room and climbs onto the bed.
"Sweetheart what's wrong" Santana asks while hugging him tightly.
"Monsters" Aiden replies, beginning to cry.
"Did you have another nightmare again?" I ask and he nods his head. He's been having nightmares a lot this week and they're usually about monsters.
"Sleep with you" Aiden says clinging onto Santana.
"Ok you can sleep with us just for tonight" Santana says. We don't mind it every once in a while but the more it goes on then he'll get too used to it and won't be able to go back to his own bed.
"Do you want mommy to read you a story?" I ask and Aiden nods his head.
"Let's do that then" I smile at him while opening up my arms for him to sit with me. "Do you want a book or shall mommy tell you a story she knows?" I ask.
"Your story" Aiden states.
"Good choice, I like mommy's stories better" Santana smiles at Aiden while moving closer to put her arms around him too.
"Ok, let's see which story I want to tell you" I say thinking about it. Sometimes Santana and I tell the kids stories based on our lives rather than reading them a book. "What about the silly waitress who found her princess?" I ask Aiden.
"Ok" Aiden smiles.
"I'm interested to see where this goes" Santana smirks at me, knowing I'm talking about myself and how I met her.
"So there was once this silly waitress whose one true goal in life was to meet her princess…" I say starting off the story.
"Mom princess" Aiden says smiling at Santana.
"Yes mom tells stories about princesses and likes to think she's a princess but she's really not" I tell him.
"Don't confuse him" Santana says laughing.
"You're not worried about me confusing him; you're just worried he doesn't think you're a princess" I smirk at Santana.
"I am so transparent aren't I?" Santana laughs while shaking her head.
"Don't worry, it's cute" I assure her.
I only get part of my way through the story before I look down and see Aiden fast asleep in my arms and Santana sleeping next to us with her head gently rested on Aiden. I carefully move away from Aiden and quietly get out of bed to go and check on Ella. After spending some time with Ella I go back to my room and slip into bed beside Aiden and Santana.
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Friday 24th June 2022
I'm just slowly starting to wake up when I see Santana staring at me from the doorway. I'm currently in the guest room because when I woke up half way through the night, Santana and Aiden had moved closer to me and he had begun kicking in his sleep. Eventually they kept moving closer and it got to the point where there was no room for me anymore and I needed to get to sleep properly since I'm working today.
"What?" I ask while rubbing my eyes to make myself more awake.
"Britt, what are you doing in here?" Santana asks.
"Aiden started kicking in the night so I thought it would be best to sleep here" I reply tiredly.
"You should have just woke me up and I'd have moved him closer to me" Santana replies.
"You both looked so peaceful so I didn't have the heart to wake either of you up" I tell her.
"Ok" she says smiling at me.
"I do love our son but I'd quite like just you in bed tonight" I say.
"We'll make sure that happens" she smiles.
"Good" I smile back.
"Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!" Aiden screams as he runs into the room.
"Good morning buddy" I say while leaning down to engulf him in a big hug. "Did you sleep well?" I ask.
"Yes. Mom hugged" Aiden smiles at Santana.
"Yes we did cuddle but you're going to be a big boy tonight and sleep in your own room aren't you?" Santana tells him and he nods. "I better go and get Ella" she says looking at me.
"Ok" I smile. "I'll take Aiden downstairs and make a start on breakfast" I tell her. Santana goes to get Ella and I go downstairs with Aiden. I'm just making Aiden some toast when Santana walks into the kitchen with Ella.
"Aiden where are your socks?" Santana asks him while sitting down with Ella at the table. I look over and notice he isn't wearing his socks anymore.
"Don't know" Aiden shrugs while continuing to eat his breakfast.
"You were wearing them when we came downstairs buddy" I tell him.
"Is that them on the floor?" Santana asks and Aiden just shrugs at her.
"Aiden did you remove your socks again?" I ask my son.
"No mommy" Aiden shakes his head at me.
"Well they didn't get there on their own sweetheart" I say laughing. I shouldn't laugh because he does it all the time even though we've told him many times to stop but he is just so cute.
"I want them back on your feet" Santana states while picking the socks up and handing them to Aiden. "Mommy will help you" she says.
"Yeah let me help you" I tell him. I give Santana Ella's bottle of milk and then sit down with Aiden to help him put his socks back on. "Aiden, look this way buddy" I say when I notice him turning his head to look at his sister rather than helping to put his socks on.
"You can see Ella when you've both had breakfast" Santana smiles at Aiden. After helping Aiden, I make Santana and I some breakfast.
"There you go" I say while placing a cup of coffee on the table for Santana.
"Thank you" Santana smiles at me. I don't know why but I suddenly went all gooey inside when she smiled at me. All I can think of is it's because she has this smile that she never uses on anyone but me.
"I love you" I say while blushing slightly since she hasn't took her eyes off me or stopped smiling.
"I love you too Britt" she says before winking at me.
"Anyway I need to get ready for work now and you looking at me like that won't help me" I say.
"What do you mean?" Santana asks confused.
"You're making me blush by the way you're smiling and winking at me" I tell her.
"Getting a little hot under the collar babe" she asks with a smirk.
"I'm not embarrassed" I state. Oh who am I kidding, I totally am. "We both really do need to get ready for work though" I add.
"Ok" Santana nods. "I'll stay here with the kids and you go and get ready. If they're finished before you're back then I'll take them upstairs" she smiles.
"Sounds like a plan" I smile back. As soon as I'm finished getting ready for work, I watch the kids while Santana gets ready.
"I should be finished work at a reasonable time so I'll collect the kids if you want this afternoon" Santana says.
"I was hoping to get finished early myself today so I can always do it since I'm at the hospital anyway" I reply.
"In that case, why don't I just drive you to work and we can both drop the kids off and then I'll come by the hospital when I finish and pick you all up again" Santana suggests.
"Ok cool" I smile. Once we're all ready, we get into Santana's car and head to the hospital.
"Walk please Aiden" Santana says shouting after Aiden as he runs through the corridors to the day care department. "Aiden Lopez, either walk like I said or come here" she states firmly. Aiden stops in his tracks and turns to look at Santana.
"Mom's serious buddy" I tell him.
"Fine" Aiden sighs while staying where he is until we catch up with him.
"Hospitals are busy places sweetheart so that's why we need to walk nicely, ok?" Santana tells him.
"Ok mom" Aiden smiles at Santana. As soon as Aiden and Ella are settled into day care, we leave and Santana walks me up to my department.
"So here we are" Santana smiles at me while turning around to face me.
"I am so glad its Friday today and I can get a couple of days off after today" I say honestly. It's been a stressful week at work so I'm looking forward to it being over.
"And also a couple of days off to hang out with a beautiful woman" Santana smirks.
"Oh wow, really?" I ask in disbelief. "You've got me excited now because it's been an extremely long time since I've saw a beautiful woman" I tease.
"I'm talking about me" Santana says while taking my hands in hers.
"Oh…" I nod.
"Don't make it sound like you're disappointed because we all know you're really not" she smiles.
"I love teasing you" I tell her. "But yes, I am looking forward to spending time with you this weekend and yes I do think you're very beautiful" I smile.
"Not as beautiful as you though" she tells me.
"No you're way hotter than me" I shake my head.
"I'm not arguing with you Brittany. I've got the hottest wife around here not you so let's leave it at that and say no more about it" Santana says with a smile.
"You're making it so hard for me to leave you right now" I say. I love that she was being super sweet and giving me a compliment but now it's just made me not want to go to work even more. I had already lost a lot of motivation so now I have zero drive to get through the day.
"It won't be long until I'm back again. Just power through babe" she smiles.
"Ok" I smile back.
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"Monsters mommy" Aiden says while crying. He was in bed but now he's up again.
"Come here buddy" I say while picking him up and hugging him. "Mom is really good at getting rid of monsters so let's go and talk to her and see if she can help."
"Ok" he replies sadly. I keep a tight hold of him and carry him downstairs to where Santana is.
"What's wrong with my little boy?" Santana asks Aiden concerned while taking him from me.
"Monsters" Aiden states.
"I told him you're good at making monsters disappear so we came to see you" I tell her.
"Yeah I know just the way to do it" Santana smiles at Aiden. "Come on, let's go and remove these monsters" she says while heading for the stairs. I follow them and we all head to Aiden's room. Once we get inside, Santana goes through the song with Aiden that they made up a few weeks ago to get rid of monsters. We didn't do it last night because we hoped it was a one-time thing so he could just stay with us but it's not good for him to be in our bed all the time so it's better try to get him to sleep on his own. Even if we can only do that by making up a song about monsters.
"See, all the monsters have disappeared" I tell Aiden when he and Santana finish singing.
"Ok" Aiden nods.
"Let's get you settled back into bed" Santana says while placing Aiden down in bed. We stay for a few minutes until he falls back asleep and then quietly leave the room.
"So…" I smile at Santana as we reach our bedroom.
"Yeah" Santana nods. "Just mom and mommy time now" she smiles. After a second, she leans in and kisses me. We start off just slowly kissing one another until Santana grips onto my waist and pulls me to the bed.
"Santana wait" I say as I pull away from her when she straddles my waist.
"What's wrong?" Santana asks with a sigh.
"What if Aiden comes in again with a nightmare?" I reply.
"He's settled in bed now, there's nothing to worry about" Santana smiles. "Now come on, I need to get my sexy on" she smirks.
"He just ran in last night though" I say.
"He is sleeping fine now plus I have a baby monitor in his room so just relax" she tells me.
"Ok" I nod.
"Can I kiss you now please?" Santana smiles.
"Yes" I smile back.
Santana's POV
Saturday 25th June 2022
Brittany, me and some of our friends are all meeting up at Quinn's place today. Quinn wanted us to all get together to try on our bride's maids dresses to make sure they all fit perfectly before her wedding next week. We have had several fittings already for the dresses but with only week to go then Quinn wants to make sure they're absolutely perfect and don't need any last minute adjustments.
"Ok is that everyone changed now?" Quinn says as we all appear together dressed in our bridesmaids dressed.
"I think we all look really good" Tina smiles.
"I just need them all to be perfect" Quinn sighs. She's really starting to get nervous about things now. Just as Quinn is looking at all our dresses making sure they fit properly, Brittany raises her hand in the air.
"Are you ok Brittany?" Quinn asks confused.
"Yes I just need to ask you a question" Brittany replies.
"Ok, what's the question?" Quinn asks.
"I want to get permission to sleep with your matron of honour please on the wedding night" Brittany smirks.
"Oh for goodness sake" Quinn says while rolling her eyes at my wife.
"I know it's normally tradition sometimes for the best man to do it but considering that's her brother then I think that's not going to work so I as a fellow bridesmaid would like to do the honour" Brittany says before laughing. "Take that last part in whichever way you want" she laughs.
"Can we all take this seriously please?" Quinn sighs. "This is my wedding day so I want everything to be perfect for me."
"That was a serious question, Quinn" I state.
"If I said no then would it stop the two of you?" Quinn asks.
"Probably not, no" I shake my head.
"Then yeah, that wasn't a serious question since you two were going to do whatever you wanted anyway" Quinn says while glaring at me.
"On a slightly more serious note, all these dresses look perfect" Eva tells Quinn. "They all seem to fit us just right so you have nothing to worry about" she smiles.
"Are you sure I have nothing to worry about?" Quinn asks before quickly taking the glass of red wine out of my hand.
"Hey what are you doing?" I say, unamused at my drink being taken from me.
"Boozy over there is swirling her glass of red wine around while still wearing the dress so I do think I have something to worry about Eva" Quinn tells Eva, completely ignoring my protests to get my wine back.
"I thought I was a bridezilla when I got married but Quinn is on another level" Brittany whispers to Tina.
"You were also a sexy bridezilla which she is not" I say before kissing Brittany's cheek.
"Good to know" Brittany smiles at me.
"Ok I'm going to try my dress on now and I want everyone to let me know if there's anything at all wrong with it" Quinn states.
"It's going to be ok Quinn, stop panicking" Mercedes says.
"I just wish I had a different maid of honour now" Quinn sighs.
"Excuse me" I state. That was a little harsh what she said, I'm just trying to lighten the mood.
"Santana you're not taking any of this seriously enough. This is my first wedding so I've never did any of this before so everything needs to be perfect" Quinn replies.
"You're marrying my little brother, it's already far from perfect" I joke. The look on Quinn's face really makes me wish I didn't joke now.
"This is what I'm talking about Santana, I don't need that" Quinn glares at me.
"Quinn, go and try on your dress and Santana, kiss Brittany or something would you" Eva states. "It's the only thing that'll make you stop talking right now" she adds. Quinn then leaves the room and I go over to Brittany.
"I don't need to be told twice" I smirk before leaning down to Brittany and kissing her passionately.
"I need someone to help me into my dress" Quinn says walking back into the room.
"Ok…" I say while walking over to Quinn.
"Anyone but Santana please" Quinn states.
"I'll do it" Eva says before going with Quinn to the other room.
"She can fuck right off. I don't want to be her matron of honour anymore" I say while throwing myself down to the couch next to Brittany. "She's taking things way too far now. I made one joke" I say shaking my head.
"She's just nervous Santana. Don't take it personally" Emma says.
"I've been married before so I know how stressful weddings can be so she needs the chill the hell out" I say.
"She's marrying a Lopez though, that can be hard" Brittany smirks at me.
"I second that" Kitty teases since she's married to my other brother.
"I'm the easiest Lopez around here" I state.
"Yeah you said it" Brittany laughs.
"Ok I didn't mean it like that" I laugh. "I meant I'm the easiest one to please and get along with it so you don't know what you're talking about Britt" I smile.
"Look, all brides get nervous so let's all be nice to Quinn and support her" Brittany says.
"Ok" I nod.
"So, what does everyone think?" Quinn asks as she stands in front of us in her dress.
"You look great" Tina tells her.
"Does it need any last minute adjustments?" Quinn asks.
"No honestly, it looks good" Brittany replies.
"Ok" Quinn nods satisfied with the answer. "You're taking my dress home with you Santana" she adds.
"No it's ok, it probably wouldn't fit me in the same way as it fits you since we're slightly different shapes. Plus I've got my own wedding dress at home that I like to bring out now and again and model for Brittany" I reply.
"Stop pissing me off Santana" Quinn sighs. "I need you to take it so Jason doesn't see it here and I want you to take it to the hotel with you when you go for the wedding."
"Ok" I nod.
"My matron of honour is supposed to help me and if you don't want to do that then I no longer want you as my matron of honour" Quinn states.
"Would you relax, I'm just trying to lighten the mood around here. Weddings are happy occasions so let's all be happy" I say. "Plus I did just say I would take the dress" I tell her.
"Ok" Quinn sighs.
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Ever since I got home this afternoon, I've really started panicking about Quinn's wedding. I was joking around in the beginning but now I'm home having to look after her wedding dress and do all these important things for her then I'm getting nervous. Quinn will literally kill me if anything happens to her dress so I don't know how I'm meant to keep it for a week and keep it away from my lovely children. I love Aiden and Ella so much but I can't let them near any wedding stuff because they have a habit of putting their sticky hands all over things.
"I don't remember you being this stressed out at our own wedding" Brittany teases.
"I probably wasn't" I shrug.
"Getting stressed out and worried shows you that you care therefore Quinn's wedding must mean more to you than ours did" Brittany smirks.
"No of course not" I shake my head. "With our wedding, if I screwed something up then it didn't matter that much because it was me that did it but if I mess something up for Quinn then it does matter. She's relying on me to not let her down."
"I'm sure if something did go wrong then Quinn would understand" she smiles.
"Judging by today, I doubt it" I sigh. She was in an awful mood earlier so if I do something wrong she might just kill me.
"Look I'm here to help you babe so just relax" she smiles at me.
"Ok" I nod.
"Come here" she says pulling me closer and kissing me. "Are you calm now?"
"A little" I smile.
"Good" she smiles back.
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Saturday 2nd July 2022
Quinn and Jason's whole families are at the hotel now getting ready for the wedding. Now that the day is here, I'm actually a lot calmer now. I was so worried the whole flight that Quinn's dress or one of the bridesmaids' dresses would get lost but they didn't thankfully. Quinn shared a hotel room with Kitty so that Jason could share with our brother Eddie since he was the best man while the rest of us all shared with our families. As soon as Brittany and I have got Aiden and Ella ready, we'll take them to Brittany's parents' room while we get ready with the other bridesmaids.
"Auntie Quinn and Uncle Jason are getting married today" I tell Aiden while I get him dressed in his tuxedo.
"Me married?" Aiden asks.
"No your mom won't let you get married for at least another 30 years" Brittany tells him. She's actually true though. I don't want my baby boy getting married any time soon.
"You getting married?" Aiden turns his head and asks me curiously.
"If I was getting married, who should I get married to?" I reply.
"Um…hello" Brittany says waving over to Aiden and me.
"I'm talking to our son Britt, don't interrupt" I tease. "So Aid, who should it be?" I ask my son.
"Mommy" Aiden giggles.
"You would like it if I married mommy?" I ask for clarification.
"Yes" Aiden nods eagerly.
"It's a good job I'm already married to mommy then" I smile at him.
"I comes" Aiden states sadly. I feel bad now that he wanted to go to our wedding.
"Actually, you were at the wedding sweetheart" Brittany tells him. "You were right in here in mommy's tummy" she adds while pointing to her stomach.
"I was?" Aiden questions.
"Yes you were" Brittany smiles at him. "You were very little at the time though but you were there when we got married."
"Ok" Aiden nods happily.
As soon as Aiden and Ella are all dressed for the wedding, Brittany takes them to her parent's room and I go to Quinn's room with Brittany and my dresses. The other bridesmaids are already there getting ready with Quinn.
"You're late and where the hell is your wife" Quinn glowers over at me as I walk into the room.
"I'm sorry but as you very well know, children don't always get ready according to plan so I was running a little behind" I tell her.
"Are you saying my niece and nephew aren't ready yet?" Quinn asks panicked.
"No they're ready now and there's nothing wrong with their outfits either before you ask" I tell her. "Britt and I actually took a couple of pictures of them all dressed up and they're super cute" I smile thinking about my little cute children.
"There's a photographer at the wedding, there was no need to waste time in taking pictures now" Quinn sighs.
"Excuse me, if I want to take a photograph of my son and daughter I very well will" I say seriously. She's taking things too far again.
"Where is your wife?" Quinn asks.
"She's taking Aiden and Ella to her parents, just chill out Quinn. She'll be here as soon as she can be" I say.
"Soon as she can isn't good enough for me" Quinn sighs.
"Honestly, just take a deep breath Quinn and relax" Tina says trying to calm her down.
"Oh thank god" I say as Brittany walks into the room.
"What's wrong?" Brittany asks confused as I hug her tightly.
"Quinn is getting stressed out because you and Santana weren't here as quickly as the rest of us" Emma replies.
"Well I'm sorry that I can't be as quick as everyone else but I do have an eight month old daughter and a son going through the terrible twos" Brittany states.
"Sorry" Quinn apologises.
"Look I know this is your wedding day Quinn but there's no need to take it out on Santana. She's your best friend and this is supposed to be a happy occasion so just be happy" Brittany says to Quinn.
"I'm sorry Santana" Quinn apologises to me.
"It's ok, let's all just get ready" I smile.
As soon as all our hair and makeup is done and we're all changed, we head downstairs for the ceremony. All the guests were seated and my brothers walked down the aisle first with Quinn and Jason's son Harry.
"Do I look ok?" Quinn asks nervously as we wait together as the first two bridesmaids walk down the aisle.
"You look amazing Quinn" I smile.
"Ok" she nods nervously.
"Eva and I need to walk down the aisle now since we're the last bridesmaids to go so are you going to be ok?" I ask Quinn after a few minutes.
"Yeah" she smiles slightly. "My dad's here so I'm good" she says turning to her dad.
"Ok" I smile back before going with Eva to walk down the aisle together. Kitty and Tina had went first followed by Mercedes and Rachel and then Brittany and Emma. "She looks beautiful in her dress doesn't she?" I say.
"Yeah Quinn really does" Eva smiles.
"Oh I wasn't talking about Quinn, I meant my wife. Look how beautiful she looks standing there" I say looking at Brittany.
"Yeah, sure" my sister rolls her eyes at me. I know its Quinn's special day but I can't help pointing out how lovely Brittany looks. When we finish our walk down the aisle, Eva and I take our places with the other bridesmaids as we wait for Quinn to walk down the aisle with her dad.
"Can you move" I whisper to Tina who is standing next to me. Since I'm the matron of honour then I need to be at the end closest to the middle.
"Excuse me?" Tina asks offended.
"Can. You. Move?" I say it clearer this time but making sure I don't say it any louder though.
"No I can't" Tina snaps at me.
"Ladies, please" my sister shakes her head at me. "Quinn is about to walk down the aisle so be quiet, both of you."
"It's not me, it's Santana" Tina shrugs.
"What's wrong?" Eva asks.
"Tina is right next to me and I'd prefer Brittany to be" I state. Weddings are romantic occasions so I'd like to stand with my wife.
"Oh for heaven's sake" Emma says rolling her eyes at me. "This is Quinn and your brother's day not yours so you can stand a few more feet away from my sister until the ceremony is over."
"But…" I try to protest but Emma interrupts.
"None of the rest of us have our partners at our sides so just stick it out right now" Emma states.
"I'm not happy about this" I sigh.
"Tina could you just swap with Brittany please because Quinn will be pissed if Santana is standing there glaring at everyone when she is walking down the aisle. At least with Brittany at her side she might smile and not frighten the guests in front of her" my sister states.
"Fine" Tina sighs before swapping with Brittany.
"Hey" I smile at Brittany as she stands next to me.
"Hi baby" Brittany smiles back.
"Come here" I say before kissing her.
"You look beautiful" she whispers to me.
"I was just about to say the same to you babe" I tell her. She gently reaches out and squeezes my hand for a second and smiles at me.
"Quinn looks amazing as well doesn't she" Brittany says.
"She does" I nod just as Quinn reaches the front. "I'll take those" I say smiling at Quinn while reaching out to take her flowers.
"You two better knock it off" Quinn states unamused as she hands over the flowers.
"I'm sorry, what?" I ask confused.
"It's my day so I don't want you and your wife standing there front and centre making out in front of my guests. I saw you both and I'm not happy about it" she says through gritted teeth. "If anyone should kiss up here then its Jason and me" she adds.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you" I tell her.
"Yeah, whatever" she rolls her eyes at me before turning around to Jason. I chuckle slightly to myself because even though she is here now and about to get married, she's still freaking out about everything.
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The party is now in full swing and everyone is having fun drinking and dancing. After the ceremony, we all went upstairs and changed into our evening dresses before going back downstairs to start off the reception. We had the meal first and did all the speeches before the music started and the party got underway. I'm currently just coming back from the bathroom when I notice someone sitting in my seat talking to Brittany.
"So how do you know the happy couple?" the man asks Brittany.
"Well I'm good friends with Quinn. We've known each other for a few years now and Jason is actually family. I'm actually marr…"
"Oh you're related to the Lopez's" the man states.
"I am" Brittany nods. "Like I say I'm actually…"
"So I notice no man hanging around. I'm guessing that's because you're single" he says hopefully.
"No I'm definitely not single. If you had let me finish a sentence then you'd have realised…"
"That she's married to me" I smirk.
"Oh…uh…hi Santana" he says nervously. "I'm sorry, I didn't realise this was your wife. I'll just go now" he says while standing up.
"That's probably wise" I nod. He apologises again before leaving.
"Who was that?" Brittany asks curiously.
"He's one of my brother's good friends. He actually tried it on with me back in the day before he could fully comprehend that lesbians aren't attracted to men" I say with a chuckle.
"Oh right" Brittany nods. "He literally just sat down and started talking at me as soon as I was alone" she says.
"Well at least he's left now" I tell her.
"Yeah" she agrees.
"So the wedding has been fun so far" I say.
"Yeah it has" Brittany smiles. "Hey do you remember our wedding?" she asks.
"Of course I do, it wasn't that long ago" I laugh.
"I didn't mean it like you had forgotten. I meant as in do you remember how excited we were and how amazing it was?" she replies.
"Yeah it was one of the best days of my life" I say honestly.
"I'm just so glad I can drink at this wedding. I spent our wedding on orange juice since we had just found out I was pregnant with Aiden" she replies.
"Pregnant or not, you always look great at weddings" I smile.
"Hey do you want to dance since the kids are with my sister right now?" Brittany asks smiling at me while holding out her hand.
"I'd love too" I smile back while taking her hand as we walk to the dancefloor. "If a fast song comes on, I don't want you showing me up" I joke.
"I won't" she smiles. I put my arms around her and we start dancing together. After a few minutes, the dancing is getting a little heated.
"Dance any closer to me and the whole room will see how turned on I am" I state.
"Are you getting hard baby" she teasingly asks while stepping closer to me.
"You're grinding on me so yeah" I sigh.
"You say it like it's a bad thing" she states.
"It's not normally but right now isn't an ideal time. My parents are right over there" I say.
"Come on, let's go somewhere else" Brittany says while taking my hand and leading us to the bathroom. When we get there she pulls me into a stall and kisses me passionately. I grip onto her waist and kiss her back as her hands start to roam up and down my body.
"God, I'm so turned on right now" I say through the kiss. Just as things are kicking up a notch, I hear a noise and then Brittany pulls away from me.
"Ssshhh…can you hear that?" Brittany asks.
"It sounds like someone having sex" I whisper disgustedly.
"I thought it sounded like an animal being strangled" she shrugs.
"Brittany!" I say surprised while laughing.
"Honestly if I ever make those noises when we're having sex then I give you permission to pull right out of me" she replies.
"I don't think I can do this here with that right next to me" I say.
"Yeah me neither. Let's find somewhere else" Brittany states before pulling me from the cubicle and leaving the bathrooms. We look around for a few minutes trying to find somewhere before stumbling upon an empty closet.
"This is just like old times being stuck in the closet" I joke.
"At least you're in the closet with a good looking girl" she smiles.
"That is true" I nod.
Brittany's POV
It's been a few days since Quinn and Jason's wedding but a lot of the family are still here at the hotel. Some of the others thought it would be fun for us all to stay on and have a family vacation together. Don't get me wrong, I like a vacation with the family but I was concerned Jason and Quinn might have just wanted time on their own since they're newly married.
"I'm sorry that we're all still here cramping your style when it's meant to be a romantic honeymoon for you and Jason" I tell Quinn. "Santana is just super into family as you well know which is lovely but it also means you have to share your new husband with everyone."
"Honestly I don't mind it Brittany" Quinn smiles.
"Are you sure?" I ask.
"Yeah I like that the whole family are still here because we don't get to have family vacations like this. Plus I think it's really nice that Harry gets to spend some time with other children on vacation like Aiden and Ella" she says. "He's an only child so I am worried sometimes that he gets lonely at home so it's nice having all of you and the other kids in the family here too."
"So you honestly don't mind us all making this into a family vacation?" I ask.
"Of course not" Quinn smiles. "I like having everyone here."
"Santana's parents are actually taking Aiden and Ella to see a kids show tonight so Harry should go too with the other kids and that'll let you and Jason have some couples time" I suggest.
"That sounds like a plan" Quinn nods.
"Firstly though, some of us are going to the beach once we've finished with breakfast so are you, Jason and Harry coming?" I ask.
"Yeah, count us in" Quinn smiles.
"Well I just need to get a few things from my room and get Aiden changed first since he thought breakfast was to be consumed by his shirt and not his mouth this morning. Shall we say we can all meet outside in half an hour and go to the beach together?" I say.
"Yeah half an hour is fine by me. I'll just get Harry organised and we'll be there" Quinn smiles.
"Ok, I'll see you soon then" I smile before leaving. I go over to get Santana and the kids and then we head back to our room to get ready. Once we get everything sorted out, we meet the others downstairs and head to the beach.
"Did we bring enough protection?" Santana asks.
"There are a few condoms in my bag but this honestly isn't the time or place Santana for sex. Aiden and Ella are with us" I reply.
"Ok smartass, I meant protection from the sun like sunscreen" she says while gently nudging me with her hip.
"I'm sorry babe, I misunderstood the question" I smile.
"You knew exactly what I meant" Santana laughs.
"Aiden, why don't you come over here and help mommy lay out the towels" I say to him as we find a nice spot on the beach to set everything up.
"No mommy" Aiden shakes his head at me.
"Aiden Lopez, help mommy right now" Santana says seriously but as usual Aiden just laughs at her. "That's fine then, you aren't going to the show with Grandpa and Grandma Lopez tonight" she shrugs.
"No" Aiden states before beginning to cry. "I want show" he says in floods of tears.
"You know the deal buddy" I tell him.
"Fine" Aiden says while letting out a deep sigh before grabbing a towel from Santana's hand and throwing it to the sand.
"You don't need to be so aggressive sweetheart but thank you for attempting to help me" I tell him. We get everything set up and then I take a seat with Ella in my arms to feed her. I'm just beginning to give her some yoghurt when Aiden jumps up from the towel he's sitting on.
"Water" Aiden says while beginning to strip off his clothes.
"No you are not going in the sea just now. You need to put sun protection on first" Santana replies.
"No mom" Aiden says while throwing his last item of clothing to the ground before walking down the beach towards the sea.
"God give me strength" Santana mumbles to herself before going after Aiden.
"Was Harry like this at 2?" I ask Quinn.
"He was actually and even though he's 3 now, he can still get like that" she replies.
"Another year of 'no' and tantrums coming my way then" I chuckle.
"Unfortunately" Quinn laughs.
"You're 24 Brittany and you still like saying 'no' and have the occasional tantrum yourself" my dad says smirking at me.
"I guess Aiden takes after me then" I laugh. Just as I look over, I see Santana walking along the beach with Aiden in her arms.
"I want you to sit there and behave. If you can do that for the next 5 minutes then I'll take you and Harry to the sea, ok?" Santana says while placing Aiden down on one of the towels.
"Yes mom" Aiden smiles cutely at Santana.
"He can be a little devil sometimes but he has one of the cutest smiles ever. It kinda reminds me of his mom" I say to Santana.
"Yeah Aiden and I are cute like that" Santana says smugly.
XXX
Since the kids are with their grandparents for a while tonight then Santana and I thought we'd make it into a nice couples' night for the two of us. We had a nice romantic meal at a restaurant and now we're going for a walk together.
"This is nice isn't it?" Santana says as we stroll along the beach hand in hand.
"Yeah it is" I smile. "It's weird though because we were at this beach this morning but yet it looks so different at night" I say. Something just feels calmer and more romantic about the beach tonight than it did earlier.
"It's probably because there are less people around right now and the sun is beginning to set so it makes it romantic" she points out.
"Yeah" I nod.
"Hey, do you want to go swimming in the sea?" I ask, while stopping where I am on the beach for a moment.
"We don't have bathing suits babe" Santana replies.
"Maybe we don't need them" I shrug.
"What do you mean?" she asks me sceptically.
"It's getting darker outside now and there's not really anyone around this part of the beach right now so I'm not opposed to going into the water without a bathing suit" I say while placing my things in a pile on the sand and starting to undress.
"Wait…you mean naked?" she asks surprised.
"Yeah" I smile. "So come on" I say while fully stripping off and running into the sea. Santana just looks at me for a second before following suit.
"I don't think we've ever did this before" Santana laughs as she gets into the water.
"We haven't but I like it" I smile while moving towards her. I wrap my arms around her neck and kiss her. She kisses me back before hooking her hands under my knees and lifting me up so I can wrap my legs around her waist.
Santana's POV
The vacation had to come to an end at some point and today's that day. We've just had a nightmare flight home because neither Aiden nor Ella would settle so not only are we exhausted but I think the entire group of people on the plane hate us so we're a little embarrassed. Aiden threw numerous tantrums and Ella cried pretty much the whole time. The only upside is that we're finally home now with the exception of Brittany so we won't get judging looks anymore. Brittany dropped the kids and me off at home while she went out to get us some dinner. It's been such a long day of travelling so neither of us felt like cooking tonight.
I'm currently just going through the messages on the phone to see if anyone called when we were away. None of them seem that important so just as I'm about to hang up the phone, the last message comes on and it really surprises me and shocks me a little. It's clearly a private message for Brittany and not me.
"Hi Miss Pierce, I've got your test results back. Congratulations it looks like you're pregnant" the recorded message says. "Just book an appointment with me when you can and we can arrange the next steps."