Chapter 50: Morning sickness from hell
Sunday 5th February 2023
Santana's POV
"Oh god Santana, I'm almost there" Brittany moans out in pleasure as I continue to thrust in and out of her. "Just a little harder babe, please" she adds.
"Ok" I smile down at her as I start to move more rapidly trying not to cum yet. After a few moments, we're both cumming together as our orgasm hits. We take a second to get our breath back before one of us speaks again.
"Now that is the kind of Sunday morning wake up that I like" Brittany smiles. I woke up this morning needing to use the bathroom but once I got back into bed, Brittany rolled over as she went to put her arms around me and ended up placing her hand on my crotch. I didn't think about it too much to begin with but the longer she did it and the more restless she got in her sleep, the more turned on I got. She kept moving her hand and pressing her body against me so I just had to wake her up so we could have sex. She really wasn't complaining though so it was all good.
"Me too" I smile back at her before moving to lie down next to her. She turns around and wraps her arms around me.
"It's so nice to wake up and do whatever we want without fear of Aiden running in or Ella crying and interrupting us" she says. "Although it's going to be even harder when this baby comes because we'll have 3 little ones" she adds while taking my hand and placing it on her stomach.
"I still can't believe we're having another baby" I say while smiling. I really can't stop smiling because of how happy I am at the moment. I have a wonderful family already and we're having another baby so life is really good right now.
"I know what you mean" Brittany smiles back. "Although certain things don't allow me to forget about how I'm pregnant" she adds with a sigh.
"Is the morning sickness still killing you?" I ask.
"I've not had any this morning but I'm expecting it soon" she replies.
"I don't know the last time I was physically sick" I say. It's weird because I very rarely get sick in general, never mind actually physically throwing up.
"No need to boast baby" she smirks at me.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to" I smile back before kissing her head.
"To be honest though, I don't actually get sick either all that much. It does seem to just be when I'm pregnant" she tells me.
"Yeah I suppose it is" I nod in agreement. We spend the next 10 minutes just lying in bed together in one another's arms. I do really love my kids but it is nice not having to jump out of bed right now and make breakfast or get the kids out of bed. It's nice to just enjoy being with Brittany right now and start to bond a little with our unborn baby.
"Oh god" Brittany says before jumping out of bed, taking the bed sheet with her and running to the bathroom.
"Honey are you ok?" I ask in concern while following her to the bathroom. As soon as I get there though, she shuts the door in my face.
"Don't come in here" she says before throwing up.
"Honey you've been pregnant twice before, I think I can handle you having a little morning sickness" I tell her. I know it might gross some people out when someone else is sick right in front of them but that doesn't happen for me with Brittany. I really want to help her when she's sick because I feel so bad for her. Any other person being sick would probably make me want to throw up too because I've not got that strong of a stomach but with Brittany it's different.
"I'm sorry" she says before opening the door and letting me in. She slumps down next to the toilet and puts her head in her hands.
"Hey, have some water" I say while handing her a glass of water.
"This is the worst morning sickness I've ever had" she points out while gratefully taking the water from me.
"Is there anything I can do for you?" I ask. I feel so bad at times like this because Brittany does all the hard work during the pregnancy. I wish there was something I could do to help but I don't think there is other than just being there for her.
"Can you get me something to wear because all I have is this bedsheet covering me and I don't want to throw up all over it" she replies.
"Ok sure, I'll be back in a second honey" I say before going back into the bedroom and into Brittany's closet to find some sweatpants and a t-shirt for her to wear. Once I find something suitable, I make my way back to the bathroom with Brittany's clothes. "How are you doing?" I ask as I walk into the bathroom.
"I haven't thrown up since you were last here but I feel like utter shit still" she tells me.
"Why don't you get changed and I'll go downstairs and make us some breakfast" I suggest. "Do you think you could eat something?" I ask. I don't think being sick on an empty stomach is helping things either at the moment.
"I don't know if I could keep anything down" she admits.
"What about some dry toast?" I suggest. I've heard it's supposed to help but I don't know if it really does work or not but it's worth a try.
"I should really try something shouldn't I?" she states.
"Yeah so you get changed and come downstairs whenever you're ready" I say and Brittany nods. I quickly get changed myself before heading downstairs to the kitchen. I'm just making some coffee when I hear Brittany enter the room. "Hey" I smile at her as she walks into the kitchen.
"Hi" she says quietly.
"Hey take a seat babe" I say while taking her hand and walking her over to the table.
"Do you think the severity of the sickness means something?" she asks worriedly.
"I really don't know babe" I tell her honestly. I wish I could say for sure it doesn't mean anything or have a better answer for her but I have read things before about severe morning sickness so I don't know. Some research says it's nothing to be concerned about and other research suggests it can mean something more serious.
"I suppose I just need to ride it out at the moment and we can ask my doctor at the first scan in a few weeks" she replies.
"Yeah" I nod. "The main thing though is to just stay as positive as you can at the moment because there's no need to get stressed or worked up about things because it's not good for the baby. I know the sickness isn't ideal but it should stop in a few weeks or so" I tell her.
"Yeah, you're right" she smiles.
"I always am baby, I always am" I smirk at her.
"You're so smug sometimes but I love you for it" she teases me. To be honest I was only acting smug to cheer her up a bit so it would take her mind off of the sickness.
"So, can I make you some breakfast then?" I ask.
"Yeah I should try and eat something" she nods.
"Ok" I smile back. I then make us something to eat before joining Brittany at the table to eat our toast. I did have visions last night of waking up this morning and making her breakfast in bed or even making her a romantic breakfast at the table since we were kid free but with the way she's feeling then there's no point so we're just settling with toast. Hopefully though there will be plenty more opportunities for us to have romantic breakfasts together.
"Thank you for making this babe but I'm really struggling to eat right now" Brittany sighs after eating only her second bite of toast.
"It's ok honey" I smile at her while reassuringly taking her hand and giving it a light squeeze. "You just sit there just now and I'll tidy up and hopefully when the kids get back we can have lunch together and you might have more of an appetite" I say.
"Yeah hopefully" Brittany nods. I then get up from the table and start tidying everything up. It really doesn't take me long though because there wasn't much to clear away since it was just toast we ate.
"Hey why don't we go and sit in the living room and just rest. It's much more comfortable through there than in here" I suggest.
"Yeah I…oh god" she says before dashing off to the bathroom. It really breaks my heart to see her like this because normally she can handle it really well but I can see this morning sickness is really taking it out of her.
"Do you need me to do anything babe?" I ask through the closed bathroom door.
"No, it's fine" she sighs. "I'll be out in a second" she tells me so I go to the living room and sit down on the couch to wait for her. I'm just picking something to watch on the TV when she walks into the room.
"Come and lie down babe" I say while opening up my arms for her. She lies down on the couch and rests her head on my lap. We pretty much stay like that for the rest of the morning because both of us are scared to move. Brittany doesn't want to move in case it makes her feel sick and I don't want to move when she's so settled resting on me in case me moving causes her to move and therefore make her feel sick.
"I think that might be my parents with the kids" Brittany says breaking the silence between us as we hear a faint noise of a car pulling into the drive.
"Yeah it might be" I reply.
"I suppose we better let them in" she says while trying to get up.
"No just lie there babe, I've already unlocked the door this morning so they can just come right in" I say. "Just stay there and rest babe" I add while leaning forward to kiss her head.
"Are you ok sweetheart?" Brittany's mom asks in concern as she walks into the room a minute or so later.
"I'm fine mom, I'm just feeling sick" Brittany replies.
"We think it's something she ate last night at dinner" I say. It's not exactly the truth since it's morning sickness Brittany has but we can't tell them that right now.
"Hopefully it's just a 24-hour thing and it passes soon then" Karen says.
"So where are my little babies?" I ask curiously. As much as I do want to know where they are, I am trying to change the subject at the same time.
"James is just getting them from the car. They wanted to stay for a minute longer because Aiden likes James's new car so he wanted to sit in the front and play with the steering wheel and Ella just wanted to be wherever her brother was" Karen replies.
"That's cute isn't it" I say while thinking about my children. I really love the fact that they love each other so much and want to spend time together because sometimes brothers and sisters don't get along that well and are always fighting. Saying that though, maybe when they're older they'll get a bit like that.
"I should really sit up now before the kids come inside" Brittany says while gingerly moving and sitting up on the couch.
"Are you ok babe?" I ask in concern.
"I think so" she nods.
"I might have something at home for your sickness if you want it. Your dad had a spot of food poisoning not long ago so we got some tablets for him and there's still some left" Karen offers.
"It's fine mom, I'll just let it pass on its own" Brittany replies.
"I really don't mind running home to get them and bringing them back to you" Karen replies.
"Honestly mom it's fine but thank you" Brittany smiles at her mom. As much as she would love this horrible feeling to go away, it's probably not wise for her to take certain pills when she's pregnant.
"Ok" Karen smiles back at her daughter.
"Oh-oh, look who it is" I say while collecting Aiden and Ella in my arms as they run into the room. I do really want to hug them since I've missed them so much but I'm also doing it to make sure they don't pounce on Brittany when she's feeling like this. They get really excitable when they've been away and then see us again so I don't want them to accidentally make Brittany feel worse.
"Brittany are you ok, you look really pale" James says while making a beeline for Brittany and placing his hand on her forehead to see if she has a temperature.
"I'm just feeling sick dad, nothing to worry about" Brittany assures him.
"Brittany seemed to get food poisoning at dinner last night" Karen tells her husband.
"You do have a bit of a temperature as well" James points out. "Are you feeling warm?" he asks her.
"A little but only because Santana turned up the heating to make sure I was warm enough" Brittany replies.
"Have you been keeping well hydrated Brittany?" James asks.
"Yes Dr Pierce" Brittany replies smartly.
"I'm just looking out for you sweetheart" James tells Brittany.
"I know dad but it's really not a big deal. I'm just feeling sick at the moment but I'm sure it'll pass" Brittany says. I can see she really wants to tell them it's just morning sickness so there's no need to worry but because she can't then it's frustrating her with all these questions.
"Ok, I'm sorry for going into doctor mode. I just worry sometimes when you or any of your siblings get sick" he replies.
"I know but like I say, it's fine" Brittany smiles at her dad and he nods his head.
"Mommy" Ella says while leaving my arms and walking over to Brittany.
"Hi sweetheart" Brittany says while hugging our daughter. "Did you have fun with grandma and grandpa Pierce last night?" she asks.
"Yeah" Ella nods. Her speech is coming on really well now and she's learning lots of new words so she can communicate with us quite well verbally.
"So, any plans for the rest of the day?" I ask Brittany's parents.
"Not really unless James decides to take me out to dinner since we had to cancel our dinner plans last week because he got called into work" Karen replies before looking at her husband.
"I don't see why you both couldn't go out for dinner" Brittany tells them.
"Me neither so I will take your mom out tonight" James replies to Brittany. We catch up with James and Karen for a while more before they head home. I then make the kids a snack and they sit with Brittany and I in the living room and eat it.
"Mommy!" Aiden screams in excitement before pouncing on Brittany as she lies on the couch.
"Aiden please don't jump on mommy, she isn't feeling well" I tell him.
"I'm sorry mommy, I just wanna play" Aiden says sadly while hugging Brittany.
"That's ok buddy and we can play together, let's just not do anything too physical" Brittany replies while sitting up and placing Aiden on her knee. "Why don't you get your cars from the other room and mom will build your electric track so you and I can have a race" she suggests.
"Ok mommy" Aiden says excitedly before jumping down and going to get his cars.
"Honey, you need to build Aiden's car track for me please" she says after a second when I don't move.
"Right, yeah" I say laughing. I was too preoccupied thinking about how cute our son is. "Ok Ella, do you want to help me build this race car track?" I ask her and she nods. I then start setting up the track as Ella hands me each piece to put together.
"You can have my pink car mommy and I'll be a blue one" Aiden says to Brittany as he bolts into the room with about 6 toy cars in his arms.
"Ok" Brittany smiles at Aiden.
"Then can Ella and I play with you?" I ask Aiden.
"You can play together and be the red car" Aiden tells me. "I'm going to win" he adds as he places the cars on the beginning of the track as we all take our little controllers.
"He is definitely your son Santana with being so smug like that and sure that he'll win" Brittany says to me while laughing.
"Were we ever disputing the fact that he might not be?" I ask.
"I wasn't sure if he was yours or the mail man's" Brittany teases.
"Look at his cute little face, it's definitely just like mine so he has to be my son" I reply.
"Aiden's face is cute but yours isn't really" she says teasing me again.
"I think that sickness has made your eyes go funny babe because I am definitely cute amongst other things like hot and sexy and smart" I tell her.
"Ok if you say so" she smiles at me.
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After spending some time with Aiden and Ella, we put them down for their afternoon nap. Brittany was feeling a bit better so she said she would be fine staying with the kids while I went to the grocery store to get a few things that we needed. I'm currently heading back home now, hoping the kids are still napping. Even though Brittany said she was feeling better, I still know she wasn't feeling the greatest so I'm hoping the kids are still asleep so she's been able to relax a little bit herself.
"Hey, how are you feeling?" I ask Brittany as I walk into the kitchen and place the grocery bags down.
"I'm ok actually" she smiles. "The kids are both colouring in some nice pictures just now so it's been reasonably relaxing since you left" she adds.
"That's good" I smile before kissing her cheek before going over to the table to greet the children. "Oh, these are wonderfully coloured pictures" I tell them.
"Your car" Aiden says as he points at the picture of a car that he's colouring in.
"That does look a lot like my car" I tell him.
"I'm not done yet though" he tells me as he continues colouring in the picture.
"Can I see it when you do finish it?" I ask Aiden.
"Yes" he smiles at me before going back to his picture.
"So, Ella what are you colouring in?" I ask my daughter while turning towards her to give her my full attention.
"Bear" Ella mumbles.
"It looks like a very cute bear, is it a teddy bear?" I ask her.
"Yess" Ella replies while smiling at me.
"Can I see your picture as well then once you're finished?" I ask my daughter and she nods her head at me. "Ok well I'll leave you to it then" I say while getting up from the table and walking back over to Brittany who has started putting the groceries away.
"Is it too early in my pregnancy to have cravings right now because I really want to eat this chocolate" Brittany says while pulling the chocolate out of one of the bags.
"I don't know but I did buy the chocolate for you to cheer you up" I reply.
"That's so sweet, thank you babe" she says before leaning over to kiss me.
"You're welcome" I smile. "Now you take a seat and let me put away the rest of these groceries" I tell her and she nods while going over to sit with the kids.
"Hey did you do this?" Brittany asks me after a minute or so.
"Did I do what babe?" I ask confused. Brittany doesn't verbally answer instead she points to Ella. I look at my daughter and notice she has the pen in her left hand.
"No I swear I didn't" I say honestly. "I gave up after many attempts to get Aiden to use his left hand because he just wanted to use his right hand" I say laughing.
"Well your daughter certainly seems to be favouring her left hand. I think she's going to take after you because she uses her left hand a lot more than Aiden did at her age" Brittany replies.
"That's cute that she's like me" I say smiling.
"Yeah cute for you but not for me. I'm just hoping this next baby will be a bit more like me than you because Aiden and Ella are literally mini versions of you" she points out.
"Blonde hair and blue eyes seem to be from recessive genes babe so it's probably unlikely any of our children will look exactly like you because there's nothing blonde about the way I look so phenotypically they'll probably have darker hair and eyes than you" I tell her.
"That's not actually strictly true babe. Eye colour and hair colour are a lot more complicated than being a simple genetic trait like that" Brittany replies. "There are lot of different factors to take into considering about trying to decipher how eye colour and hair colour are acquired."
"Why are you so smart all the time" I say while smiling at her as I lean down to kiss her.
"I know what you're saying though" she smiles at me. "Regardless of whether they look more like you or me, you and I still make the cutest kids ever."
"I agree" I smile again. I still do kinda hope that this next baby is more like Brittany than me. I mean don't get me wrong, Aiden and Ella do look like Brittany a little bit but they are a lot like me too so I hope this next baby looks like both of us but more so Brittany.
Brittany's POV
Monday 6th February 2023
I'm doing ok with the pregnancy at the moment apart from the morning sickness. It just seems to be worse than I've ever had it before. It's primarily in the morning though which is at least one positive because it means I can manage at work without a problem. I woke up feeling really sick this morning so I was awake a lot earlier than I wanted to be since I have work today. However, I haven't been sick for the last 45 minutes so I'm hoping that's it passed now for the day and I can get on with my normal routine.
I'm currently in the kitchen eating some breakfast. Santana and the kids were still sleeping when I got up and ready so I went downstairs and made a start on breakfast for everyone so they could sleep a bit longer. I can definitely hear them all up now though so I'm just putting the breakfast down on the table for everyone as I continue to eat mine.
"Morning Britt" Santana smiles while walking into the kitchen carrying Ella with Aiden running right behind her.
"Morning" I smile back at her. "Morning Aid" I say to him as he runs over and hugs me. "And morning to you too Ella" I say as Santana places Ella down next to me in her high chair.
"Mommy has got your breakfast Aiden so sit down next to her please" Santana tells Aiden.
"No cereal mommy" Aiden frowns at me while shaking his head.
"Yes you are having cereal this morning" I tell him.
"Don't want it" Aiden shrugs at me while pushing the bowl to the middle of the table away from him. "I want cookies" he states before getting off his chair and walking over to the cookies.
"Not for breakfast buddy" Santana shakes her head at him and takes the cookies from his hands. "If you're a good boy and eat your cereal then you can have a cookie before day care, ok?" she suggests.
"Promise?" Aiden asks her.
"I promise" Santana smiles down at Aiden.
"Ok" Aiden replies while nodding his head. He then makes his way back over to the table and I help him into his seat. He then begins to eat his cereal.
"I made you up some fruit babe for breakfast, is that ok?" I say to Santana.
"It's perfect, thank you" she smiles at me as she sits down in between Aiden and Ella. "Ok Ella, are you going to eat this yoghurt for me?" she asks our daughter.
"I'll do it because I'm finished eating so you can eat your plate of fruit" I say while taking the yoghurt from Santana and beginning to feed Ella.
"Ok" Santana nods while smiling at me before beginning to eat. "So how are you feeling this morning?" she asks while looking at me.
"I'm doing ok I think" I nod. "I was sick earlier but I haven't been sick in almost an hour so I'm hoping it's gone for the day" I say optimistically.
"You seemed to get out of bed quite early this morning, did the sickness wake you up?" Santana asks.
"Yeah and I was pissed it did but at the same time I'm glad I got up and let my stomach settle before work otherwise I probably would still be feeling like this going to work if I woke up any later" I say honestly.
"That's true" Santana nods in agreement. "When do you think you'll get your lunch break today because I want to call you and see how your feeling?" she asks.
"Around 1 o'clock I think but you really don't need to call me because I'm sure I'll be fine" I assure her.
"I want to call you though and make sure you're ok" she replies.
"Ok" I smile.
After we all finished breakfast, Santana gets ready for work while I get the kids organised. Santana then says goodbye to the kids and heads off to work since she starts half an hour before me. I spend some time with the kids before getting them into the car and heading off. I drop them off at day-care and then head to the department I work in and get started.
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Just like clockwork, Santana does call me at exactly 1pm. It is quite amusing how accurate she is with the time but it's also very cute that she wants to check on me and make sure I'm doing ok. I do love her very much for how caring she is to not only me but our whole family.
"Hey" I say as I answer the phone to Santana.
"Hi" she replies back. "How are you feeling? Are you managing ok at work?" she asks.
"I'm feeling really good actually" I reply. "I don't feel sick or anything which I'm happy about" I tell her. I think feeling physically good is actually making me feel mentally good as well because I'm not getting myself stressed out that I'm going to be in the middle of a session with a patient and have to run out. I was ok last week at work but with how bad I felt yesterday then I was worried about today.
"I'm glad you're feeling good. It makes me feel better to know you're doing ok at work" Santana replies.
"Speaking of work, how has your day been so far at the office?" I ask. Usually Santana works from home on Mondays but with the kids at day-care now on Mondays then she thought she might as well have a bit of a more structured routine to work and actually go to the office to work.
"It's been really quiet this morning so I've managed to get a lot of things done which is good. I've not had many interruptions so I'm hoping it's going to be a stress-free week if I can get a good start on things today" she replies. "I am taking a well-deserved break right now though to talk to you and eat lunch" she adds.
"What are you eating for lunch?" I ask her curiously.
"A sandwich that my awesome wife made this morning when she got up super early and made all of our lunches for us" she replies. I did make us all lunch this morning including the kids to take to work and day-care.
"She sure does sound awesome" I say smugly.
"She really is, she's the best wife ever" Santana tells me.
"And you would know that well since this is your second go at marriage whereas I can only hope you're the best wife ever because I don't have anything to compare it to" I say teasingly.
"You certainly are feeling better today since you're joking around and teasing me" Santana tells me. It's so true though because had I been feeling like shit again then I wouldn't be in the mood to tease her and joke around.
"Does it make the teasing feel any better if I tell you I love you and I really miss you right now?" I ask.
"I suppose it does a little bit" Santana replies.
"Ok well I really do love you and miss you right now and I can't wait to finish work and get home to see you" I tell her.
"I appreciate that" she replies.
"Is there anything else you would like to say to me perhaps?" I ask as a slight silence fills the phone call.
"Not particularly other than the fact that you need to remember and unclog your hair out of the shower drain when you get home. I mean it was like showering with a golden retriever this morning. I think I'll be showering before you in the mornings from now on" she tells me.
"That's not what I was thinking babe and you know it" I say while laughing.
"I know and I love and miss you too" she says sincerely.
"Also though, I did not clog up the shower drain this morning with my hair. I always clean up after myself" I assure her.
"Honey I'm not blonde so unless your sister has been to our house and showered in our bathroom then it has to be your hair" she states.
"Wait, you sound kinda serious. You're not teasing me right now?" I ask confused. I definitely cleaned up the shower this morning so if my hair is still in the drain then obviously the drain isn't clearing properly so we'll need to get a plumber to look at it.
"I'm teasing you about it bothering me but I'm not teasing you about it being there. You definitely couldn't have removed your hair from the shower drain this morning" Santana replies.
"I did Santana so there must be a problem with the shower drain" I state. "I remember stepping out of the shower and that was the first thing I did so the hair that escaped down the drain must have came back up because I definitely removed the loose hairs."
"So you didn't get distracted by the mirror when you stepped out of the shower because yesterday you did because you wanted to see if your stomach was starting to show yet or not?" she questions.
"Oh my god" I say in realisation. That is exactly what I did, I remember now. We have a mirror right across from our shower and each time I step out I can see my stomach so I keep looking in the mirror to see if I have a small bump yet with the baby.
"I'm so clever, aren't I?" Santana says smugly.
"Yes, you know me very well Santana" I laugh. "I can only apologise for my dog hairs ruining your shower this morning" I tell her.
"Of course I don't think you have hair like a dog, I was only messing" she replies. "You know how much I love your hair but I can't say I'm as in love with it when it's all wet and on the shower floor."
"I'll try and remember in future now" I assure her.
"Ok" she replies. "Now as much as I love talking to you, I better get back to work now" she adds.
"Yeah me too" I reply.
"I'll pick the kids up when I finish so you can just head home as soon as you're finished" she tells me.
"Ok well I'll see you later, enjoy the rest of your day at work" I say.
"You too babe, bye" Santana replies and then we both hang up. I quickly finish my lunch and then get back to work.
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Tuesday 7th February 2023
I'm just having a nice moment sitting on the couch with Santana. My morning sickness was so bad this morning that I had to call in sick to work and I still feel like crap. Santana has her arms around me and I'm leaning my head on her shoulder.
"It will pass soon babe, it's not going to last the whole pregnancy" she says trying to reassure me.
"I really thought it was just in the morning I was sick because I lasted all day at work yesterday but today I just don't feel right at all" I say with a sigh. Not only is it physically draining but it's mentally exhausting too because I can't do anything when I feel like this.
"We just need to get you through the next couple of weeks and hopefully by the time the scan comes, your sickness will have gone" she tells me.
"I know but I'm just finding it so hard right now because I was never like this with Aiden and Ella" I say. It was so bad this morning that I was in bed practically most of the morning. I'm just so thankful Santana insisted on taking the kids to day-care and let me rest because I don't think I could have looked after them. My first thought this morning was that since I'm not working then the kids could just stay with me but thankfully Santana put her foot down.
"Every pregnancy is different babe so we just need to take this one as it comes and deal with it as best we can. Also I want you to call in sick to work for tomorrow as well because you need another day to rest and get over this" she replies.
"I really don't want to be missing a lot of work right now when I'm only so far along in the pregnancy" I say honestly.
"Brittany, I don't want you to go into work like this so please take tomorrow off. I would say take the rest of the week off sick but I know you won't do that so please just take at least tomorrow" she states.
"Ok fine, I'll call in sick in a minute. I just don't want to move right now" I say.
"Ok" Santana smiles at me. I just sit for the next few minutes with Santana's arms still around me as the kids continue to play on the floor in front of us.
"Hello mommy, hello mom" Aiden smiles brightly while walking over to us and pushing me away from Santana so he can sit in between the two of us.
"Hello Aiden" I say while laughing.
"What can we do for you?" Santana asks him.
"Dinner please" Aiden smiles at Santana.
"Dinner will be ready when it's ready Aiden so you'll have to wait just now because it's not finished baking in the oven" Santana replies.
"I would like it now mom" Aiden demands.
"Excuse me we don't speak like that to each other in this house" I tell him. "Certain things take a certain amount of time Aiden so when mom says dinner isn't ready yet then she means it's not suitable to eat yet so you have to wait."
"Ok" Aiden replies while sighing very loudly. I honestly don't know where he gets his attitude from sometimes because Santana and I don't speak like that to people in front of the kids. I mean sure we might get a little stressed at times so we don't always communicate the best way but we don't do it in front of Aiden.
"Why don't you and I play together for a little while until dinner is ready?" Santana suggests to Aiden.
"What we play?" Aiden asks curiously.
"We can play whatever you want as long as we're able to include Ella in it" Santana replies.
"Ok" Aiden nods. Once the 3 of them start playing together, I take that opportunity of peace and quiet to phone my work and explain the situation. Since it's early days then Santana and I still want to keep the pregnancy quiet so I just told my boss that I had really bad food poisoning but I would update her on how I was feeling tomorrow and whether I could come back to work on Thursday.
"Mommy play" Ella says while waving over to me as I walk back into the room.
"Ok I'll play for a little while" I tell her while going over to the kids and Santana.
"Are you ok?" Santana asks while rubbing my back comfortingly as I sit on the floor with them.
"I still don't feel great but I don't want the kids to think anything is wrong so I'm ok to play for a little while" I reply.
"Ok" Santana nods.
"So, what are we playing?" I ask.
"Well we're trying to solve this jigsaw and Aiden is telling us the best way to do it. We need to find all the pieces with straight edges, is that right Aid?" Santana asks.
"Yes" Aiden nods his head at Santana before turning to me. "I found an edge for you mommy to find where it goes" he says while handing me a piece of the jigsaw.
"Thanks buddy" I smile at him while taking the jigsaw piece. "Now it looks like your piece Ella so I think it might fit with that" I say to my daughter.
"I try" Ella says while taking the piece from me and trying to fit it onto her piece.
"Well done Ella, it fits" I smile at her. After playing for a while, Santana checks on dinner and I stay to help the kids before we all sit down and eat together.
Santana's POV
Wednesday 8th February 2023
I'm just in the kitchen, sitting with the kids as they eat their breakfast. Brittany is still upstairs at the moment because I figured she'd like to sleep longer this morning since she isn't working and isn't feeling great. I haven't got any meetings at work today so I'm going to work from home so I can make sure Brittany is ok and look after her. She probably won't want me here fussing and insist she'll be fine on her own but I'm going to stay here anyway and take care of her.
"Morning beautiful" Brittany says while smiling brightly as she walks into the kitchen and leans down to kiss me before kissing Aiden and Ella on the head.
"Uh…good morning" I say slightly taken aback by how chipper she is this morning. "Someone is in a good mood today especially when it's only Wednesday and you're not feeling well" I smile.
"I have a gorgeous wife, 2 beautiful kids and another on the way so what's not to be happy about" she smiles with a shrug. "I do still feel horrible though" she adds with a frown.
"It's a good thing I'll be here then and taking care of you" I smile. "And before you say anything I am still working but I'm working from home today."
"It's enough that I'm not working today, I don't want you to miss it as well" she replies.
"I told you I'm still working, just not at the office. I have no meetings so all I need is my laptop and it's already here with me" I shrug.
"Ok fine" she nods.
"So can I get you some breakfast?" I ask her.
"Not right now but thank you" she replies while sitting down next to Aiden and Ella. "I don't think I could keep anything down right now but hopefully I'll manage something soon."
"I'm going to make myself some coffee, do you at least want a drink of something?" I ask. "Maybe some juice, water or decaffeinated tea?"
"Just water will be fine right now" she replies.
"Ok" I nod before getting her a glass of water.
After I finish my breakfast, I get the kids ready for the day while Brittany goes and lies down on the couch for a while. Since I'm not really going out today then I'm not really in a rush to get organised myself so I'll wait to the kids are away before I do that and start on my work a little later.
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My parents weren't working today so they picked up the kids half an hour ago and took them back to their house. Technically Aiden and Ella should be at day-care through the week but they're still very young so I like it that they don't always have to spend that many hours a day every day with other people out with the family. It's nice for them to be in a more relaxed environment when they can and get to spend time with our families. It's different when they get older and go to school but with them being so young now then I feel better that they're not stuck with other people all the time when Brittany and I need to work.
I'm currently just in the dining room working on some work stuff. Like planned as soon as the kids left, I showered and got myself ready before getting started straight into work stuff. I checked on Brittany every now and then but she seemed to be ok just lying on the couch in the living room either watching TV or trying to nap to take her mind off of how she's feeling so I mostly left her to have some peace and quiet.
"Hey" I smile at Brittany as she walks into the room. I'm assuming she is up and about because she was just using the bathroom since I heard the toilet flush a minute or so ago.
"I'm bleeding Santana" Brittany says worriedly.
"Honey don't panic" I say while rushing over to her. I mean I am panicking myself but I don't want Brittany to because it'll make her feel worse. "How badly?" I ask.
"Not a lot but more than I think I should be when I'm pregnant" she tells me.
"Ok well let's get this sorted out" I say while standing up and leading Brittany into the hall where I put on my shoes. "Come on, we're going to the hospital" I tell her as I grab my car keys and purse.
"You have work though" she points out.
"Work isn't important right now, you are" I say. There is no way I am going to work when there could be something wrong with our baby.
"Ok" Brittany nods. She gets herself something to put on her feet and grabs a jacket and then we lock up and leave. As I start driving to the hospital, Brittany phones ahead to make sure we can just see our doctor as soon as possible.
"We're going to be ok, let's think positive" I say while comfortingly squeezing Brittany's leg with my free hand after she finishes on the phone.
"I'm trying to but I can't help but think negatively. This is likely all my fault. I was unsure of my last pregnancy but I went ahead with it but now when I am sure then I might not be pregnant anymore. This is what I get for having doubts the last time. I'm getting punished for not being sure about my last pregnancy" Brittany states. Of course she's happy we have Ella but we weren't sure initially because of how Brittany was feeling. She obviously thinks she is getting punished for having doubts about her pregnancy with Ella.
"That is not what this is babe because it was only natural to feel how you did when you were pregnant with Ella. There is no way you're getting punished for something like that because you had every right to think how you did babe" I assure her.
"I will never forgive myself if something happens to this baby" she tells me. This is literally breaking my heart right now because I can't have Brittany thinking it's her fault but at the same time there is something wrong since she's bleeding and the severe morning sickness so I can't just tell her it's ok when it isn't. She has no reason to blame herself so of course it's not her fault but how can I stop her thinking that when I don't know what to do.
"Whatever happens is nothing you've done wrong Brittany, honestly" I say trying to make her know it isn't her fault.
"It has to be Santana" she shakes her head at me.
"No it really doesn't. Please don't think it's something you've done because it's not" I say.
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