Chapter 48: Birthdays all Round
Santana's POV
Sunday 23rd October 2022
It's my baby girl's birthday today and she turns one year old. On the one hand I feel like she was just born yesterday but on the other hand, a lot has happened since she was born. I mean she's beginning to talk now and I really don't think it'll be long until she properly takes her first step. Also Aiden has come a long way in the last year. He's getting more and more adventurous as the days go by and he's getting so good at learning new things like swimming or learning new words.
"Our little girl is one Santana" Brittany says as she comes over to me.
"I know" I smile while wrapping my arm around her waist.
"I'm just wondering what kind of things she'll be getting up to now that she's moving a lot more on her own. I mean are we going to get a little female Aiden or will she be a bit less adventurous?" Brittany asks.
"I guess we just need to wait and see" I smile.
"I suppose" Brittany nods in agreement. "So are we all set up for the party then?" she asks, changing the subject.
"Yep, everything is ready. We're just waiting on guests arriving now" I say. Since it's Ella's birthday then we're having a big family party here at our house. We told everyone to come over in the afternoon so I'm guessing it won't be long now until our family start to arrive.
"Aiden can you come here please" Brittany tells him.
"No mommy" Aiden replies with a smile. I can't help but chuckle slightly at how bold he is right now refusing to do something.
"Excuse me, if mommy asks you to do something you do it Aiden" Brittany tells him unamused.
"Playing cars mommy" Aiden states.
"I know that and you can continue to play cars as soon as I've spoken to you" she replies.
"Ok mommy" Aiden sighs before standing up and walking over to us.
"It's Ella's birthday today so she's going to get some presents ok so I don't want you to get upset that you're not" Brittany says. "You got some presents at your birthday didn't you?"
"Yes" Aiden nods.
"Everyone is coming over today to help us celebrate Ella's birthday so they might give her some presents to open so I don't want you feeling left out" Brittany says.
"I ok mommy" Aiden smiles brightly at Brittany.
"Ok buddy" Brittany says while kissing the top of his head. "You can go back to your cars now" she tells him and he nods before running back over to play.
"He took that very well didn't he" I point out and Brittany nods. "I actually wasn't sure if he would understand but it seems like he does."
"Yeah" Brittany smiles.
"I actually think my parents and your parents are getting him a small gift" I say. It is Ella's birthday so she will likely get more presents but I do think Aiden does understand though because he's a smart kid.
After a while, everyone starts to arrive and the party gets started. Ella gets to open all her gifts from everyone first and then we have something to eat. Brittany and I prepared a buffet so that everyone could just help themselves to food whenever they wanted it. I'm currently just talking to my mom right now while Brittany has Ella.
"I remember when you turned 1" my mom says, fondly thinking about the memory. "You were all I had at the time" she smiles.
"What do you mean, where was dad?" I ask confused.
"I didn't mean literally" she replies laughing. "I meant you were my only child at the time" she adds.
"Oh, ok" I nod. For a second I thought she and my dad had some sort of breakup or something because it sounded like she had no one else around that she loved.
"I had three more children obviously but you were the one that made me a parent and allowed me to know what being a parent means" she replies.
"Do you think I'm a good parent mom?" I ask.
"Of course I do. You're brilliant with Aiden and Ella" she smiles at me. "I could just say that to make you feel good but I am genuine. You've always been great with children."
"Thanks mom" I smile back. It's nice to hear sometimes that I am doing ok because Aiden can be a bit of a handful at times.
"You did grow up with 3 younger siblings so I guess you've had to get used to children" my mom tells me.
"That's true" I nod in agreement. "So was I an easy one year old?" I ask curiously.
"Not really, no" my mom says laughing while shaking her head.
"I thought I was a pretty chilled out kid" I shrug.
"You weren't as adventurous as Aiden is, he definitely got that from Brittany, but you were quite a cheeky little thing. You had an answer for everything basically" my mom tells me.
"I think I still do have an answer for everything" I say laughing. Sometimes I can come across as rude but I don't mean to be. That's just who I am and it's supposed to be funny, I don't say things to hurt people.
"Hey can I steal your daughter for two seconds please" Brittany says to my mom as she walks over to us.
"Of course" my mom smiles.
"We have some important cake business to attend to" Brittany replies, talking about Ella's birthday cake.
"I won't be long mom" I tell my mom.
"Take as long as you need. I'm going to go over and see Aiden for a minute anyway" she smiles.
"Ok" I nod. Brittany and I then head to the kitchen where the cake is.
"I thought we could light the candles now and then present it to her before she starts to get tired" Brittany suggests.
"Sounds good" I smile at Brittany. "I just hope this cake is all in one piece when we open up the box" I say as we make our way over to the table where Emma is with the cake.
"Yes it's in one piece Santana. I'm not going to ruin my niece's birthday cake" Emma states while glaring at me. She picked the cake up for us yesterday and brought it here today so Ella wouldn't see it before her birthday.
"Relax, I'm just teasing you like I always do" I tell Emma. "Those pregnancy hormones must be really doing a number on you to make you so moody."
"Babe, don't" Brittany shakes her head at me.
"Again, I was just winding her up as usual" I say, frowning in confusion.
"It's one thing to wind people up but it's another to make light of the pregnancy. You know how sensitive I was when I was pregnant" she tells me.
"I'm sorry" I apologise to Brittany.
"I'm glad you're sorry but it's not me that you need to apologise to" Brittany laughs.
"Ok, I'm sorry Emma for talking about your pregnancy. From now on I promise to only piss you off by saying things that are nothing to do with you being pregnant" I tell Emma.
"I suppose that apology will do because I don't think I'll get a better one" Emma replies.
"Correct, you won't" I smile.
"Now that we've cleared all this up, can we cut the cake please?" Brittany asks.
"Yeah" I nod.
"I need to get into it first though" Emma states while struggling to get the bag untied that was over the box to protect the cake. "I just can't get this knot out" she sighs.
"I'll do it" Brittany replies while taking the cake from Emma.
"Brittany will get it because she's good with her hands" I say to Emma but smirk at Brittany.
"That sounds like something dirty so I think I'll leave you both to sort this yourself" Emma says disgustedly while walking away.
"Ok" I say while laughing at Emma's reaction. Honestly I just love winding her up all the time even if there is some truth in what I say.
"I like that you're joking around and having fun babe but it's been a tough pregnancy for Emma so far so if you really want to joke around just don't make it pregnancy related, ok?" Brittany says.
"Ok" I nod with a smile.
"So are we ready to put the candles on it and light it?" Brittany asks.
"We are" I smile. We then decorate the cake with candles and light them before slowly walking through to the living room with the cake. I start singing happy birthday and everyone else joins in.
"You can make a wish now Ella and blow out your candles" Brittany says while carefully placing the cake in front of Ella who is sitting with Emma.
"Auntie Emma can help you Ella" I tell my daughter.
"Shall we blow them out?" Emma asks Ella. Ella starts clapping her hands together excitedly. "Let's make a wish as we do it" Emma says while helping Ella blow out the candles.
"Well done Ella" I smile at her as she blows out the last candle.
"Cake mommy?" Aiden asks Brittany.
"Yes mom and I are going to cut up the cake and then we can all eat some cake" Brittany tells Aiden.
"Yes!" Aiden screams excitedly since he loves cake.
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After everyone left Ella's party, Brittany and I just spent the remainder of the day with the kids and relaxing. Aiden was teaching Ella how to play with some of her new toys and they also took a well needed nap. We then did the usual bedtime routine with the kids and bathed them. They're now both in bed soundly asleep.
"Hey, what are you up to babe?" Brittany asks as she walks into the bedroom.
"Not much, I'm just sitting here on my laptop" I smile.
"Honey be careful, we're not made of money" Brittany replies. "Isn't there somewhere else you could sit instead of on top of the laptop because it'll cost us some serious bucks to fork out for a new laptop every time you want to sit on it" she teases.
"You know what I mean" I say laughing. "I meant I am sitting here while working on some stuff that's on my laptop" I say.
"Oh ok" Brittany nods in realisation. She knew all along what I meant though.
"I actually think I might get ready for bed now" I say while leaning forward to place my laptop on the bed before reaching down and pulling my shirt over my head.
"Well I think I might just sit here and watch" Brittany smirks as she sits at the bottom of the bed, looking up at me at the top of the bed.
"Oh really" I smirk back before standing up to finish undressing.
"Yeah" she nods. "One of my favourite things to do is sit here and watch you strip."
"Maybe I like it too" I wink. "Perhaps you could move from your favourite seat though and help me undress or even let me undress you" I tell her.
"This isn't my favourite place to sit. I like sitting here watching you strip where you stripping is my favourite thing but the bed isn't my favourite place to sit if you see what I'm saying" she replies.
"I hear you" I smile, understanding the difference. "So where is your favourite place to sit?" I ask curiously while taking off my last item of fabric.
"Your face" she states proudly.
"Brittany Pierce, you have a dirty mouth tonight" I say, laughing in shock slightly.
"Oh is your cum going to get dirty when I go down there?" she asks with a wink.
"I like your comebacks, they're sexy" I tell her while making my way over to her. "That's not quite what I meant about a dirty mouth though."
"Oh really?" she asks and I nod. "Please call me Lopez though not Pierce, it feels sexier that way" she tells me.
"No problem Ms Lopez" I smirk while saluting her.
Brittany's POV
Thursday 8th December 2022
I'm not going to lie, I'm sort of dreading going home tonight. I mean I do love my wife and kids dearly but I have some news for Santana that I think she might not like. I need to go to another work conference next week which I initially thought was going to be at the hospital I work at but they've had to move it elsewhere which means I need to leave for a few nights. I just know Santana isn't going to want to stay herself with the children again but I really can't get out of going to this thing because it's compulsory. I also don't want to disturb Aiden and Ella's routine either so it's not great to take them with me. I did call Santana's parents this morning to ask if they can help out and they were more than happy to but I still don't think Santana will be happy about the situation.
Once I collect the kids from day-care, we make our way home. Santana finishes at the same time as me today but I'm assuming she'll be home already since I was getting the kids which delays me slightly. When I walk inside, Santana is indeed home and she's in the kitchen making a start on dinner.
"Hi" I say as the kids and I walk into the kitchen.
"Hey" Santana smiles at me before bending down to hug Aiden who ran over to her.
"Do you need any help with dinner or will I help the kids get washed up to eat?" I ask Santana.
"No I've got dinner covered so do what you need to do" she smiles at me.
"Ok" I nod. "Ok guys, let's get our coats off and get our hands washed before dinner" I tell Aiden and Ella. Aiden runs to the bathroom right away but I need to carry Ella since she can't quite fully walk on her own yet.
"I good boy" Aiden states as he steps on the little stool we have in the bathroom and reaches over to put the tap on.
"Remember the water can be really hot buddy" I tell him to make sure he doesn't just stick his hand under the stream of water.
"Yes mommy" he nods before running some cold water too.
"But yes you are a good boy for getting ready for dinner" I smile at him and he smiles back at me. Once we're all washed up, we join Santana in the kitchen again.
"So were my little angels good today at day-care?" Santana asks me.
"They were excellent today according to Holly" I reply. "They both took their naps when they were meant to and Aiden and his little friend helped clean up the toys."
"Well done Aid for helping tidy up" Santana smiles at him. We then spend some time talking to the kids before Santana plates up dinner when it's ready. All 4 of us are now sitting down eating dinner together.
"So how was work?" I ask Santana.
"It was fine. Nothing more interesting than the day before happened" she shrugs. "What about you, how was work?" she asks.
"Work itself was fine but I do need to talk to you about something regarding work" I tell her.
"Ok" she nods while looking over at me to listen to what I've got to say.
"I have to go away for work next week for a couple of days again" I tell Santana.
"Really?" she says with a sigh.
"Yeah" I nod. "I'm sorry babe."
"No I'm sorry because you can't go" she shrugs.
"Uh…excuse me?" I ask with a slight laugh.
"You can't go away again" she states.
"It's a compulsory training thing babe, I need to go. It was supposed to be where I work but they've had to change it so I need to go and it can't be rescheduled" I reply.
"I'm not letting you go on your own because I'm not doing it again Brittany, I can't" Santana states. "The kids are far too much to handle all on my own right now" she shakes her head.
"Relax babe" I say while taking her hand. "I spoke to your mom this morning and she and your dad will come and stay here for a few days."
"Really?" she asks.
"Yes" I nod. "They understood the situation and they're more than happy to come and stay here for a few days. Honestly they don't mind" I tell her.
"I suppose you could go then because my parents being here could work" she says optimistically. I actually didn't think she'd change her mind so quickly.
"I actually went one step further and asked if it'd be ok if you came with me and they had the kids by themselves" I say. "I thought you and I could have a mini vacation for two" I smirk.
"Now I like the sounds of that" Santana smiles.
"Really?" I ask to make sure.
"Yeah, I'm ok with you going now if I don't need to be on my own with the kids. I don't mind staying here or going on a mini vacation" she replies.
"That's sorted then, you and I can go away then" I smile. I do feel bad about leaving the children because any mother would but it's only for a few days and I'm sure my parents had work things so had my grandparents babysit for a day or two.
"Awesome" Santana smiles. "I'm excited now about next week."
"Me too" I agree.
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Santana and I are just getting ready for bed now. After dinner we spent some time with the kids as usual before putting them to bed. We then started looking through the internet for decent flight deals for our few days away. We decided to go away on the Saturday and then come home on the Tuesday. We'll have the Sunday to spend together and then my work thing is the Monday.
"So I was just thinking, perhaps you and I should start practicing for this romantic weekend away" Santana smirks. "Just so we can be extra sure of how we do it, you know."
"That probably is wise" I nod while walking over to Santana where she wraps her arms around me. "Although we're barely going to get any time away from one another at the moment with all this practicing. I mean we're still rehearsing for baby number three and now this weekend away we need to practice for" I smile.
"I know but we have to Britt" she states.
"We'll just need to muddle through I guess" I smirk.
"Exactly" Santana nods. "It'll be tough but we'll get through it."
"Yeah we will" I nod.
"Now come here" she says while pulling me close and kissing me.
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Saturday 17th December 2022
Santana and I have just gotten checked into the hotel and we're now making our way to our room. The flight was pretty good and we didn't have any delays so we've got here at a reasonable time. Aiden and Ella also seemed to be in good spirits when we left so we're feeling happier now. We were slightly worried initially about us both leaving them in case they got upset but to be perfectly honest, they didn't seem to care that they wouldn't see us for a few days.
"So I'm thinking we put our stuff in our room, freshen up and then…" I cut Santana off talking by slamming the door shut and pressing her up against it before kissing her passionately.
"Ok, that was hot" she smirks at me.
"If you think that's hot, give me two seconds and I'll show you something hotter" I say before leaning down and unzipping her jeans. I then slide my hands down the inside of her boxers and grip her member.
"Shit" she yelps in surprise.
"I don't know if it's the thought of a weekend with just the two of us or what but I am so horny right now" I tell her.
"I've wanted you since the plane but the flight was way too full for us to get anything going there in the bathroom" she replies. "I mean did you see the number of times those little kids in front of us went to the bathroom. You know I like kids but man they must have had the runs or something with the number of times they went to the bathroom."
"Santana please, let's not discuss bathroom habits when I'm trying to give you a hand job" I say, frowning in disgust at the thought of such.
"I'm sorry" Santana laughs before pulling me close to kiss me. As we continue kissing, I slowly guide us towards the bed and push Santana onto it. I then climb onto the bed and reach down to remove Santana's pants and boxers in the one go.
"I'm going to get you off real quickly because I know you need it and then we're going to make love for as long as we want" I smirk up at her.
"That sounds so good" Santana says looking down at me intently, waiting to see how I'm about to do this.
"We can also be as loud as we want because there are no kids with us" I tell her while removing her shirt. I then slowly drag a finger down her body to tease her before wrapping my hand around her.
"Oh god Britt" she moans after a few minutes as she rides out her orgasm.
"I hope you have some more in you to do this properly" I tell her while taking my shirt off.
"I definitely do" she smiles while pulling me onto her so I can straddle her. "You're amazingly sexy so there's no way I can't do this again" she says as she bunches up my skirt to the waistband and pulls down my panties.
"I don't know how you do that babe. You literally just need to look at me or even say something and I'm almost coming undone" I tell her.
"You say it like it's a bad thing" she says as she flips us over and reaches down to drag her finger over my centre.
"Definitely not bad" I shake my head, getting more and more turned on by the second.
"Good" she smirks before adjusting her position and pushing into me.
"God that feels good" I moan as we build up a good rhythm together. "I need you to go a little harder though" I say while pulling Santana closer to me.
After some time, Santana and I are just lying in bed together tangled up in one another. Santana is super sexy all the time but there really isn't anything sexier than lying in Santana's arms as she holds you close. I actually feel bad for people sometimes because I have Santana and they don't. Their partners might be great and everything but I'm sure they're not better than Santana. She really is one of a kind and I wouldn't wish to be with anyone else.
"Hey, why don't we freshen up and put some clothes on and then I'll take you to dinner" Santana suggests while kissing the side of my head.
"Sounds good but maybe in 5 minutes. I want to lie like this with you for a minute or so more" I say smiling at her.
"Ok, we can do that" she smiles back before kissing my head.
Once I finally drag myself away from Santana, I get myself organised and ready for dinner. We both took a quick shower before getting dressed. Ideally we'd have liked to shower together but the only way we'd make it to dinner would be to do it separately so we went separate. We're now just walking into the restaurant that Santana had pre-booked for us when we were back at the hotel getting ready. There's nothing worse than turning up to a restaurant and there are no tables.
"Table for 2 please" Santana tells the waiter as we walk inside.
"No problem, right this way" the waiter says while grabbing some menus and leading us over to a table by the window. We get seated and then the waiter hands out our menus. "I'll take your drink orders just now and then you can have a look over the menus and I'll come back to get your food order" the waiter says.
"Ok well I'll just take a glass of water" Santana replies.
"Yes same here" I nod.
"Ok, I'll be back in a few minutes" the waiter says before leaving.
"You could have had some wine or something babe" Santana tells me.
"I know but since we hadn't really eaten since the plane then I'm just going to stick with water until I've had something to line my stomach" I reply.
"Yeah I'm sort of doing the same myself" Santana smiles. "I don't want to get drunk before we've even had a bite of food."
"Tomorrow night though we should go out to a bar or two and have some drinks" I suggest.
"Sounds good" Santana smiles.
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Sunday 18th December 2022
Santana and I had a relaxing day together, just hanging out. It's been nice to get a day with just the two of us to do whatever we want. We had a nice long lie in bed this morning since neither of us needed to get to work or get the children up which was quite refreshing. I don't think either of us have seen what a bed looks like or feels like past 7am in the morning. We then had a late breakfast in the hotel before going for a walk along the beach. I did bump into a colleague or two since they're staying at the same hotel as us but I didn't talk to them for long because we've all got our partners with us so if we need to catch up we can tomorrow at the training.
We've just walked into a bar now after having a nice dinner together at a nearby restaurant. Santana is currently away to the bathroom so I said I'd find a seat for us and wait until she gets back before we order some drinks. However there aren't any tables free right now so I'm sitting at the bar waiting.
"Hi" Santana smiles at me as she walks over to me.
"Hi" I reply smiling back at her.
"Is this seat taken?" she asks curiously. I confusingly look at her for a moment but then I realise what she is doing. Sometimes when we're out we like to role play and pretend we don't know each other which I'm guessing is what she's doing just now.
"No the seat is free" I smile.
"Good" Santana says before sitting down next to me.
"Can I get you a drink?" I ask.
"Sure" Santana smiles. "I'll take a glass of red wine."
"No problem" I nod before calling over the bartender. "Hi, can I get a glass of red wine please and a glass of white."
"Coming right up" the bartender nods before preparing our drinks.
"That must be the first time no one has asked for ID when I've ordered some drinks" I say. I am 24 but I still get asked for ID from time to time.
"Oh really, how old are you exactly" Santana asks and then I quickly remember we're not supposed to know each other. "You are over 21, right?" she asks.
"I am, I'm 24" I smile. "Age differences aren't an issue for you are they?" I ask.
"Definitely not but it shouldn't really matter because I too am 24" Santana smiles. I can't help but chuckle slightly since Santana isn't 24 but 32.
"Oh that's a shame, I don't usually go for people my age. I like someone a little older" I reply.
"Ok so I was trying to impress you by pretending to be young but I am actually 32" Santana replies.
"Now we can talk then" I smirk. "So Miss 32, tell me about yourself."
"My name is Santana and I'm a lawyer" she replies. "What about you, what's your name and what do you do?" she asks.
"I'm Brittany and I'm a physiotherapist" I smile.
"Here are your drinks ladies" the bartender says while placing our glasses in front of us. I then pay him before he leaves. I pick up my glass before turning back to Santana.
"So here's to a fun night, cheers" I say and Santana and I clink our glasses together.
"Cheers" she smiles and then we both take a sip of our wine.
"So Santana, any children?" I ask.
"I have no children yet" Santana smirks. "But I have a strong feeling you and I will have children in the future, at least two anyway."
"Yeah I have an extremely strong feeling about that too. I even think I know what two of their names could be as well as how we'll likely have at least one boy and one girl" I say.
"That sounds perfect to me" Santana nods.
"Good" I smile. We then fall into a silence for a moment or two as we sip our glasses of wine.
"As much as this role play is super fun, I need to pause it for a second" Santana states. "I just want to call my mom and check in on the kids before it's too late and everyone is in bed."
"That's cool" I smile.
"I'm just going to take the call outside because it's too noisy in here plus the signal is better out there" Santana tells me.
"That's fine, I'll be right here waiting for you" I say while winking at her as she goes to leave.
"Ok" she winks back at me and then heads outside. I'm not being rude by not going with her because I've already said goodnight to the kids when we called an hour ago. Santana is just over protective so she wants to call again to check in with her mom. It makes her feel better so I'm not going to stop her even though I know everything is fine otherwise Maribel would call us.
"Hi" a woman smiles at me as she sits down next to me.
"Uh…hi" I say nervously. I'm all for making friends but the way she is looking at me is suggesting she doesn't just want a friend.
"Me and my friend over there were wondering which one of us would have a better shot with you but since I saw you talking to that brunette haired girl that just left then I'd go with me rather than my friend" she says pointing over at a man at a table.
"I'm sorry, I don't mean to be blunt but I'm not interested in either of you" I say in the politest way possible.
"You don't even know me yet, all I've said is hi" the woman says.
"I know that but I don't want to know you, no offence" I reply.
"We might work you know. We could belong together or anything but you'll never know if you don't give me a chance" the woman smiles.
"No she belongs with me" Santana states.
"Yeah, ok" the woman says laughing as if there's no way we could actually be together.
"I'm serious, this lady right here belongs with me" Santana says while glaring at the woman in her seat.
"I'll fight you for her then" the woman states.
"Fight me all you want but I'll always win" Santana replies smugly.
"This is ridiculous, no one is fighting for anyone" I say shaking my head.
"No if this woman wants to make a fool out of herself and fight me then she can" Santana says turning to me.
"Bring it on" the woman says confidently while standing up from the seat.
"Neither of us particularly want thrown out of here so violence isn't really the answer but I'll arm wrestle you though" Santana tells the woman.
"Santana let's just stop this whole thing because it doesn't need to get this far" I say before turning to the woman. "Look the truth is that Santana and I…"
"Are meant for each other therefore I'll fight for Brittany" Santana states, cutting me off. I was just going to tell the woman the truth so things didn't need to get to this stage.
"Let's do it then" the woman says. She then takes a seat again and places her arm on the bar so I give Santana my seat.
"On the count of three we'll start, Brittany count us in" Santana states while gripping the woman's hand with her arm poised on the bar ready to arm wrestle.
"This is silly but ok" I say before counting them in. As soon as I hit 3, they fiercely start their arm wrestle. It's neck and neck for a minute or so before Santana suddenly kicks things up a bit and eventually pushes the woman's arm down on the bar.
"I win so bye-bye whoever you are" Santana says smugly. I can't help but laugh at how delighted Santana is to win right now.
"Do you know what, whatever" the woman shakes her head before leaving.
"That woman is clearly deluded" Santana says turning around to me and shaking her head. "For one, I've already got you and for two, there's no way I'd lose an arm wrestle."
"You are freakishly strong" I nod.
"I've had to be like that" Santana states. "I don't look strong but I am strong so I could pretty much fight anyone."
"What do you mean you've had to be like that?" I ask slightly confused.
"Well you know I was never popular in school and I was bullied from time to time so I had to defend myself somehow" she shrugs like it's no big deal. Honestly, we've all had our fair share of bullying but the way Santana says it really pulls at my heartstrings. I want to physically kill whoever laid a finger on Santana.
"That was super sexy the way you fought for me" I smile.
"I'll always fight for you" she smiles.
"And I'll always fight for you too" I say while putting my arm around her. "Now come closer so I can kiss you" I tell her while pulling her closer to me and kissing her.
"I love you" she smiles.
"I love you too babe" I smile back.
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Monday 19th December 2022
Santana is still lying in bed but I'm about to leave for this work thing I've got. It's going to take most of the day so I think Santana is just going to relax and have some time to herself. She mentioned she might go to a local gym for a bit but she's not in any rush since she has the full day to herself. I am hoping though to get back at a reasonable time so we can have dinner together and spend some time together on our last night before we fly home tomorrow.
"Hopefully the conference doesn't take long" I tell Santana as I sit at the bottom of the bed to put my shoes on.
"Hopefully not but I'm not going anywhere special anyway so don't feel you need to rush" Santana smiles.
"Well I better go now" I say while standing up and walking to the top of the bed. "I'll text you or call you if I get a break but if I don't get a chance I'll definitely call you when I leave."
"Ok" she smiles.
"I'll see you later" I say while leaning down to kiss her.
"See you later" she smiles. I then grab my things and depart the room. The conference is actually in the hotel in one of the function suites on the ground floor so I'm there before I know it. I see some of my colleagues talking outside so I go over and join them.
"Hey Brittany" Martin smiles.
"Hey" I smile back.
"Are you dreading this as much as we are?" Maxine asks.
"Yeah" I nod. "I mean Santana is right upstairs in bed right now and I so want to be there" I tell them.
"A little more than we needed to know" Maxine laughs.
"Oh I didn't mean anything like that. I just meant I would much rather be sleeping than learning right now" I tell them. Although I wouldn't mind doing the other thing you do in bed.
"We should head inside anyway and get a seat" Martin states.
"Yeah" I nod in agreement. We all then walk inside and find a suitable seat.
After what feels like one of the longest days ever, I finally leave the suite and head to the elevator. My colleagues all had plans with their partners so it meant we could all just leave and head straight to our rooms. I'm always excited to see Santana but I'm even more so right now because we still have some alone time left before we go home. I do miss the kids so I'll call them first when I get back to the room but thereafter it'll be just some quality Brittana time.
"Hey babe" I say as I walk into my hotel room.
"Hey" Santana smiles while stopping what she was doing on her laptop and walking over to me to kiss me.
"What were you up to babe?" I ask as we pull out of the kiss while dropping my purse to the couch.
"I was just doing some work stuff. I was starting to get a bit bored and thought if you're working then I might as well too so it was a good thing I brought my laptop" she replies while going back over to her computer.
"Cool" I nod while taking my jacket off and pulling my phone out of my purse so we can call the kids soon.
"I'll stop now though that you're back" she smiles.
"Hey catch" I say as I throw some candy towards Santana. It was free at the conference.
"Thanks babe but I better not, I'm trying to keep to a strict diet at the moment" Santana replies.
"Are you serious?" I ask confused. Santana looks pretty amazing to me so I don't know why she'd want to go on a diet.
"Yeah" she nods. "I barely go running anymore so I'm trying to lose a little bit of weight."
"Santana you really don't need to" I say seriously.
"That's sweet but I do want to lose some weight" she replies.
"You're lighter than me so technically you're telling me to lose weight" I point out.
"Absolutely not Britt" Santana says shaking her head as she walks over to me. "There is no way you need to lose weight."
"Ok" I smile. "I'm not trying to tell you what to do but I honestly don't think you need to lose weight either" I state.
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Wednesday 11th January 2023
Christmas was fun and we had the whole family over like last year and we all had a blast. It's January now and even though it's supposed to be a bit of depressing month, it's actually started off really well. Santana and Aiden's birthdays are within a week of one another so we thought it might be nice to have a vacation together, all 4 of us, and celebrate the birthdays so that's where we are right now. We're spending 10 days together in the beautiful sun and hopefully going to have lots of fun.
We're just sunbathing by the pool at the moment but I've got to say, it's not terribly enjoyable right this second. Some woman keeps staring over here and I've got an idea why. I mean if I saw someone like Santana in a bikini I'd probably stare too even though it's not appropriate. It's clear I'm with Santana so I don't know why she thinks it's ok to look over here like that.
"Are you ok honey?" Santana asks, noticing me feeling a bit unhappy.
"There's a woman across the pool that keeps checking you out" I tell Santana.
"Where?" she asks confused while glancing over in the woman's direction.
"She's not looking now since I told you but she's the one with the blue bikini" I state.
"Ok well tell me the next time she glances over here and I'll give her something to see" she replies.
"Ok" I nod.
"Ok Ella, I want you to get some sunscreen on now" Santana says while lifting Ella over to her.
"No" Ella frowns while shaking her head. She's starting to talk a lot more now and after saying mommy and mom, her next word she learned was no and it's been used very frequently since.
"Yes Ella" I tell her. "You need to be protected from the sun. As much as it's lovely and warm, it's also dangerous so you need to protect your skin."
"Ok" Ella sighs. Santana then proceeds to rub sunscreen into her skin to make sure she's fully protected.
"Ok little man, your turn" Santana says to Aiden as I take Ella from her so she can help our son.
"Alright mom" Aiden shrugs before sitting in front of Santana. She then puts some sunscreen on him. "Lopez number 2 all done now" Santana smiles at Aiden.
"Pool mom?" Aiden asks.
"Not yet buddy but soon ok?" Santana replies.
"Ok" Aiden nods.
"Ok Lopez number 3, over you come" Santana smiles at me.
"What?" I frown in confusion.
"The kids are all sorted with sunscreen so it's your turn now. I'll do your back for you" she smiles.
"Ok" I smile. I put Ella in her stroller for a minute so she doesn't crawl away when Santana is helping me. "Hey if you're free tonight, maybe you could give me a massage" I tell Santana as she works the sunscreen into my back.
"Sure" she replies. "Has me rubbing cream into your back put the thought into your head?" she asks.
"Yeah" I reply and then she finishes up.
"Maybe if we wait until the kids are asleep then we could make it a bit more of an X-rated massage" Santana suggests.
"Sounds…" I cut myself off as something distracts me. "Babe, she's looking" I say nonchalantly, trying not to bring any attention to us.
"Ok" Santana says while turning around and grabbing the back of my neck, pulling me into a passionate kiss. She then pulls away and smirks at the woman across the pool.
"Hopefully she gets the message now" I say.
"Judging by the frown I'm thinking she's got the message" Santana replies. "The nerve of some people though" she says shaking her head.
"I know" I nod in agreement. "It's clear we're not just sisters or two friends so I don't know how she can be so bold to leer at you like that."
"Exactly" Santana states. "She certainly won't be leering again though because if I catch her looking at me, I'll rip her eyes right out of her head. No one offends my wife" she smiles at me.
Santana's POV
Thursday 12th January 2023
It's my 33rd birthday today and I couldn't wish to spend it any other way. It's just Brittany, Aiden, Ella and me having fun on vacation together. I do like it when I spend time with my parents and my other family but I especially like it when it's just Brittany and the kids. We can do what we want and have fun without having the pressure of having to entertain guests if they've come over to visit.
We're actually doing some water sports today which is going to be fun but also terrifying at the same time. I'm down with having fun and I like doing adventurous things so personally I'm not scared; I'm just scared about a certain almost 3 year old doing water sports. Ella is certainly not doing anything but apparently some of the more fun water things Aiden can do so that's put the fear in me. Brittany thinks it's great but I'm slightly shitting myself shall we say.
"Babe cheer up, it's your birthday and I organised all of this for you" Brittany says as she walks over to me as we get our wetsuits on.
"I know and I really appreciate it. I'm just worried about Aiden because some of this seems too dangerous for a 3 year old" I say honestly.
"There's an instructor here and honestly he's not doing half the stuff I've got for us" she tells me.
"He wants to go on a jet ski Brittany" I state.
"I know but I'll be on it with him" she replies. "Please don't worry babe because I am right here to protect him. I've never let anything happen to our kids before have I?"
"Of course not" I shake my head.
"Ok so relax and enjoy your birthday please otherwise there is no late night birthday celebrations in bed" she says winking at me.
"Ok" I laugh.
"Right Aid are you all ready for this jet ski" Brittany asks him as she finishes fastening up his life-jacket while making sure she has one on.
"Yes!" Aiden screams excitedly. The plan is for Aiden and Brittany to go first while I stay with Ella and if I want a shot then I can go with Aiden or by myself while she looks after Ella.
"Come on, mom will help you onto the ski" I say while helping Aiden onto it. "You have to make sure you don't let go of anything and sit close to mommy" I tell him.
"I will mom" Aiden smiles at me.
"Ok Britt, you can get on now" I say once Aiden is in place.
"I'm not really sure how to get on it" Brittany replies.
"You've been on a jet ski before babe" I tell her with a slight chuckle.
"Yes but you're going to have to show me how to get on properly" she smiles.
"Ok fine" I nod while holding her hand and helping her onto the ski. I then grab Brittany's hips to steady her as she sits down. I think she knows just fine how to get on a jet ski but just wants a chance to flirt with me right now.
"Thank you" she says before kissing me.
After spending some time on the jet skis, we took a little boat trip together and Brittany had ordered a special lunch for us all in advance so we could eat on the boat. We then relaxed on the beach to let us digest our lunch before we did some more water sports. Brittany and I took turns to water ski and surf while the other looked after the kids on the beach. We then took our surf boards into the water with the kids and played for a little bit. We didn't surf with them there, we just let them sit on the boards and paddle a bit into the sea and Aiden even had a go of standing up on the board as we gently pushed him through the water. It did put the fear of death in me though when Aiden turned around told me he didn't want to be race-car driver anymore but a surfer. I know it's hypocritical since I was surfing earlier but he's my little boy so I don't want him to do anything dangerous.
We've just got back to the hotel now and we're in our room getting the kids ready for their nap. They don't really want to nap since they're having a good time but they need to because I can see they're getting tired. Brittany is just tucking them into their beds when I notice we're running low on a few things like diapers so while they nap I'm going to head out. The hotel prices are so expensive so I'm going to go to the grocery store nearby to pick up a few essentials that we need.
"We'll do something fun again when you wake up from your nap" I tell Aiden as he starts to get sad that he has to sleep right now and can't play. It's still my birthday so we certainly will continue the fun.
"Ok" he nods.
"I promise" I say before kissing his head. I make sure he goes to sleep before going over to Ella and kissing her head. Brittany then kisses them both.
"Finally we can have a little bit of time to relax" Brittany smiles. "It's great they've both been having fun but it's so exhausting."
"I know" I nod. "Anyway I should hit the store now babe so do you need anything when I'm there?" I ask Brittany.
"No I think I'm good babe, it's just a few things for the kids" she replies.
"Ok" I smile. "I won't be long then" I say while grabbing my purse and walking towards the door.
"Actually you could pick me something up" Brittany states.
"Sure, what is it?" I smile while turning back around.
"A pregnancy test" she replies.
"No problem" I smile again. "I won't be long" I say before making my way to the door again. It's only when I have my hand poised on the door handle that I register what she asked me to get her. I take a moment before turning around and walking back into the centre of the room. "Did you just ask me to get you a pregnancy test?" I ask for clarification.
"Yeah" she smiles brightly at me.