Chapter 60: What is she hiding?
Brittany's POV
Friday 10th May 2024
The last couple of weeks have been quite hectic for Santana and I so I'm so glad tonight is finally Friday. There's hasn't really been one thing in particular that has made it a hard few weeks, it's just been everything in general. Work is stressful enough at times but then add on two energetic toddlers, two teething babies and two bridezillas then it becomes a tough time. All the kids are settling well at day-care which is good but Aiden and Ella just seem to come home like little balls of energy. I don't know if it's because they've missed us so want to show us everything they have been doing or if it's just their age but they really are quite energetic at the moment. Josh and Mia are teething at the moment which is never nice for anyone and then we have Emma and Eva on the phone all the time with our demanding matron of honour duties. I love all of my family but I also love Santana a lot so I really want a moment with her that lasts longer than saying goodnight and falling asleep within two seconds.
I've just finished putting the kids to bed so now I'm going to join Santana in the living room. She kissed them goodnight while I took them to bed and she tidied up downstairs so now we're both finally having some one on one time. I sit down on the couch and place my legs over Santana's lap. I then get out my phone and begin texting my wife.
To Santana: you look cute tonight
"Thanks" Santana says turning to look at me and smiling. I don't verbally respond, instead I type out another text and send it to her.
To Santana: reply in text
From Santana: ok sorry. Thank you and you look cute too
To Santana: I missed you today when we were at work.
From Santana: I missed you too
To Santana: I'm so glad it's the weekend now and we can spend time together.
From Santana: are you tired tonight?
To Santana: not especially. Why do you have something on your mind for us to do?
From Santana: I might do ?
To Santana: is it a sexy something?
From Santana: honey, anything involving you is sexy
To Santana: stop, you're making me blush x
From Santana: I can tell
I reach over and put my phone down on the table before leaning in closer to Santana. Santana smiles at me before putting her phone down at the side and then moving closer to me. I smile back at her and take her lips in a passionate kiss.
"I know it's still early but do you want to go upstairs?" she asks me.
"Let's stay here" I smile. If we go upstairs just now then one of the kids will hear us on the stairs because they've only just gotten to sleep so they're probably not in a fully deep sleep yet. The last thing we need is for one of them to wake up because they'll not go back to sleep easily.
"Ok, well at least come closer to me" she tells me.
"Already doing that babe" I say as I move so that I'm straddling her lap. "How long is it now since we last had sex?" I ask.
"I would say about 3 weeks I think" Santana replies. "But that doesn't matter right now though, does it?" she asks as she slides her hands down to my butt.
"Certainly not" I smile before leaning forward to kiss her. I then pull away for a second to remove my shirt before kissing her again.
"I should catch up" Santana says while momentarily pulling away so I can help her remove her shirt.
"I would say let's not go this long without again but we can't promise anything with how busy we are" I say.
"I know but let's not think about that right now. Let's just concentrate on the here and now because right now I have you here in my arms and shirtless too so I'm not about to waste any more seconds" she smiles at me.
"You're right" I smile back before leaning in to kiss her.
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Saturday 11th May 2024
Santana and I are meeting up with some of the other girls for lunch to discuss Emma and Eva's double wedding. We're all heading to the restaurant separately so I have no doubt everyone will be there before Santana and I since we were slightly held back with the kids. Aiden took a major tantrum at my parent's house because Ella pet their new dog first before he did so we had to calm him down before we left.
As soon as we arrive at the restaurant, Eva, Emma, Mercedes, Rachel, Quinn, Kitty, Megan and Tina are all indeed there. Before we make our way over to the table though, I pull Santana to the side.
"What's wrong babe?" she asks.
"I just want to say thank you for calming Aiden down earlier because nothing I did was working" I tell her honestly.
"You don't need to thank me because he is my son too" she says with a chuckle.
"I know but you could see how frustrated I was getting at how frustrated he was so you handled it so well so thank you for that" I say.
"Honestly don't worry about it" she smiles.
"You're the best wife and mom ever" I say genuinely.
"Thank you" she smiles before leaning in to kiss me. Just as I go to pull away, I feel her continuing to kiss me so I continue kissing her back.
"Brittany, you have a Santana on your face" my sister tells me as she walks over to us.
"I know" I shrug while pulling away from Santana and walking over to the table with Emma and Santana.
"I can't help myself sometimes" Santana smiles. We then sit across from one another at the table since that was the only two seats left that were free. Mercedes did ask if we wanted her to move so Santana and I could sit together but I said it was ok. One lunch isn't going to kill me to not sit next to my wife.
"So, what is everyone going eat?" I ask as I look at the menu. Just as I'm doing so, I gently move my foot under the table and glide it up Santana's leg. Well I say Santana's leg but I don't really know for sure but I'm praying it's hers otherwise this is going to be very awkward.
"I haven't actually decided yet" Quinn replies.
"The pastas in here are supposed to be good though" Rachel tells me.
"I'm not really in a pasta mood" I admit as I look up from my menu.
"I think I'm having one of the chicken options but I don't know which one yet" Tina tells me.
"Chicken sounds good" I say as I look over at Tina, catching Santana's gaze as I do so. She smiles at me before winking at me. I think it's safe to say now that it is Santana that I'm playing footsie with under the table.
After we all eventually decide what we want to eat, the waitress comes over and we order. We then get started on talking about the wedding until our first course comes. We end up going a little off topic at that point because we're all so hungry so begin eating before just catching up and will come back to the wedding later. We'll all just enjoying our food when suddenly Santana breaks the silence abruptly. I must have moved my foot a little too high up Santana's leg because she starts choking on her food. I think she got that much of a surprise that she couldn't swallow her mouthful of food properly.
"Are you ok?" I ask in concern.
"Yeah but just don't do that again. You could have killed me" Santana replies in a slightly huffy tone while trying to regain her breath back.
"How on earth is it Brittany's fault that you choked?" Tina asks amusingly.
"Yeah, she's nowhere near you or your food" Quinn adds.
"If you must know, Santana and I have been…"
"She kicked me under the table so I jolted a little and choked because of the sudden movement" Santana states, not letting me finish my explanation.
"I'm sure it was just an accident" Emma reasons.
"Of course, it was an accident" I reply. I didn't actually kick her but even if I did, it would certainly be an accident because I don't go around kicking the woman I love.
"Hey, take this" I say while pouring Santana a glass of water and placing it in front of her.
"Thanks" she replies.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you choke" I say apologetically.
"It's ok, don't worry about it" she shrugs. "I can always just choke you later if you know what I'm saying" she whispers as she leans over the table to me so I can hear her.
"Wow…ok" I say surprised. If I know what she means then she really caught me off guard there because I didn't expect her to say that in a restaurant full of people including our friends.
"Oh my god" Santana says in shock.
"What's wrong babe?" I ask confused.
"My ex wife just walked in and she's getting seated at that table over there" she replies.
"I'm going to talk to her" I say while pushing my chair out.
"No, you are not" Santana tells me.
"She insulted you and our children. I am talking to her, end of story" I say seriously.
"Wait, what's going on?" Eva asks us as I get up from the table, Santana glaring at me telling me to sit down.
"Santana's ex has just entered the restaurant so I want to go over there and have a word with her because she said some nasty things to Santana a few weeks ago" I reply.
"I'm coming with you then" Eva states.
"And me" Quinn says while getting up from the table.
"No!" Santana says loudly causing us to all stop in our tracks. "Look, none of us have finished eating yet and she's just got here. If you really need to talk to her then we'll do it once we all leave" she adds.
"Ok, I can wait until we're finished and she's finished but you're not coming Santana" I tell her seriously.
"I'm confused, what exactly did Jennifer say and when did you talk to her?" Tina asks. Santana and I then go on to explain what happened a few weeks before. Most of the table all wants to get up now and beat the bitch up but Santana has convinced us to leave it until lunch is over.
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We've all finished eating now but we aren't ready to leave the restaurant yet because Santana has just ordered some coffee for some of us and we've got a lot to discuss about the wedding. I'm just getting a list of things I need to do for Emma for the wedding when I notice Santana's ex leaving. I quickly excuse myself from the table and follow the woman out of the restaurant. She is just standing outside waiting on a cab after waving goodbye to her fellow diner when I reach her.
"Hey, remember me?" I say as I approach Jennifer.
"Bethany, right?" she replies smugly.
"Brittany actually but you know that just fine" I state. "Anyway, I'm not here to say hi" I add.
"Good, see you later then" Jennifer smirks before walking away.
"Not so fast, I want to talk to you" I say while following her. "You insulted my wife and my children so I'm not ok with that. No one gets to say nasty things about the people I love so you and I are going to have a nice little chat" I say while grabbing her arm and pulling her around the corner.
"You know I can call the cops and get you arrested for assault, right?" she says while yanking her arm out of my hold.
"You can call the cops on me all you want but just like I could call the cops on you for harassment" I smile.
"I barely know you and we've met like twice or something so I hardly think you have a case because how can I harass someone I have barely met" Jennifer points out.
"I didn't say it would be for harassing me, did I?" I smirk. "I'm talking about harassing Santana. Do you remember those times you would turn up at my house and try to accuse Santana of being the mother to your little brat? We had to do DNA tests and everything just to prove you were crazy and let's not…"
"That wasn't harassment, I thought she was Santana's daughter too" Jennifer states.
"Excuse me, I was not done so don't interrupt me" I say annoyed.
"Or what?" she asks laughing.
"Or I'll knock you out" I say seriously.
"I'd like to see you try" she says laughing.
"Trust me you would not like that" I tell her. "I might look like someone who doesn't fight a lot but when it comes to Santana, I will fight until the day I die to protect Santana."
"Why are you with Santana?" Jennifer asks me seriously.
"That's none of your damn business" I say, surprised that she thinks she could ask me that.
"Is it the dollar signs next to her name or is it the way you can manipulate her because she's a very insecure person so I've no doubt you've brainwashed her or something" she states.
"Oh, that's rich coming from you" I laugh. "We all know you emotionally abused Santana the whole time you were in a relationship so don't even suggest I do the same" I state.
"Seriously, she's older than you so why would someone like you want to be with Santana. I'm not saying she is old but there is an 8-year age gap there so why would you go after her and not someone your own age?" she asks.
"I know this might be a crazy concept to yourself but there's this thing called love and often two people can fall in love so Santana and I…wait" I say before pausing. "What am I doing. I've lost you already haven't I because you've never heard about love before. It's a foreign concept to you so you probably can't comprehend what I'm saying right now."
"Don't talk to me like I'm a child" Jennifer glares at me. "I know exactly what love is but it's not my fault Santana couldn't provide the love I needed."
"Why were you ever with Santana?" I ask. "Was it just a little project to see how much you could manipulate someone so amazing as Santana. Were you that bored and unhappy in your own life that you thought you could ruin someone else's life?"
"I didn't ruin Santana's life. She ruined mine" Jennifer states.
"Oh really, how did she do that?" I ask intrigued. There is no way on earth Santana could ever ruin someone's life. She is far too kind for her own good sometimes so it's more likely the other way around.
"She promised me the whole world and couldn't deliver. Everyone was more important to her than I was and I really struggled with that because who wants to come second all the time. I was her partner but I was never what she wanted" Jennifer tells me.
"I hate to tell you this but I'll never feel sorry for you so let's not go there. I just want you to leave my wife alone from now on. You're no longer a part of her life so please keep away" I reply.
"You've only heard Santana's side of things but I'm telling you now that what Santana has probably told you isn't the whole truth. She will have dressed things up because she never lets the truth get in the way of a good story" Jennifer states.
"I really don't care about who said and did what, I just want you to leave Santana alone. I'm with her now and she has a family with me so she doesn't need you hassling her" I point out.
"She'll change you Brittany just like she changed me and that's not in a good way so do yourself a favour and leave her" she says.
"You would love that wouldn't you" I laugh. "You'd try and get back with Santana or something but let me drop some knowledge on you. I'm Santana's wife now and the mother of her children and I'm everything she has wanted in a partner so you have no chance and furthermore, there is even less chance of me ever breaking up with her."
"Santana is a poisonous, spiteful bitch who wrecks everything she has or is closest to so really Brittany, get out of there while you still can" Jennifer states.
"You are so asking for a slap right now" I say, the anger building up and up inside me.
"Your kids are great and everything but find yourself someone less ugly and you might limit the possibilities of passing on Santana's unwanted genetic traits. You don't want to have any more children with some of Santana's characteristics, honestly" she tells me.
"Seriously Jennifer, just stop" I shake my head.
"No, you should listen to me about this. I mean you especially don't want to run the risk of having a child with the same condition as Santana because…" I don't even let her finish speaking, instead I slap her across the face.
"You can say what the hell you like about me but do not ever say something like that about Santana" I warn her. "You are an awful person for using something like that about someone. How would you like it if I found out something very personal about you and ripped the shit out of you for it?" I ask.
"Touched a nerve, have I?" she smirks. "You're so going down for this" she says while rubbing her quickly reddening cheek.
"Um…I'm so not because I have the best lawyer there is" I smirk.
"What is going on out here?" Quinn asks as she walks over to us.
"See, we have witnesses of your attack on me" Jennifer states while holding her cheek.
"What witnesses?" Quinn asks with a smirk.
"You saw that Quinn, come on. You saw Bethany slap me" Jennifer says.
"I honestly don't know what you're talking about. I just came over here to find Brittany but I never say anyone slapping anyone" Quinn replies.
"See" I smile.
"Actually, I did see a slap take place" Quinn states. "I saw you Jennifer slap Brittany" she smiles.
"What, no I didn't" Jennifer states annoyed.
"It's that easy to make up lies Jen, I mean you should know because you've been lying your whole life" Quinn tells her.
"I will get you arrested for assault" Jennifer says, looking at me.
"Ok, and I will get you arrested for harassment of Santana. Do you really want that because you've done a lot worse than I have so you'll pay the bigger price if you call the cops" I tell her?
"Look, no one is calling the cops on anyone. We're going to settle this ourselves because it's better this way" Quinn states.
"Oh, here we go, Saint Quinn coming to the rescue again dropping all her wonderful knowledge on us" Jennifer says sarcastically while rolling her eyes.
"I am serious Jennifer" Quinn glares at Jennifer. "As much as I would love to see you arrested, you both have children so it's better that you both don't involve the police. Innocent children do not need to be brought into this mess and they will be if you are both getting arrested."
"Quinn has a point" I nod. "I agree with her though, I would love to see you behind bars" I smirk at Jennifer.
"Speaking of Quinn, why don't you leave us alone because this doesn't concern you" Jennifer tells Quinn.
"It concerns me when you're being rude and hurtful about my friends and nieces and nephews" Quinn points out.
"I thought by this point you wouldn't be so far up Santana's butt but clearly you are. Honestly you involved yourself in my marriage with Santana and now you're doing it to poor poor Bethany" Jennifer replies.
"Just leave my family alone" Quinn glares at Jennifer.
"Or you'll do what?" Jennifer challenges.
"You don't want to find out" Quinn tells her.
"Look, let me handle this Quinn" I tell her.
"I don't want you out here on your own with her. Santana tried to come but Eva wouldn't let her" Quinn replies.
"Honestly it's fine Quinn, you go back inside" I tell her.
"It's probably for the best because you look a little worse for wear. It must be that weight that you've put on" Jennifer says with a smirk.
"Watch it" I warn Jennifer. "It's clear she is pregnant and furthermore do not bring other people into the beef you have with myself and my wife."
"Is it Santana's baby?" Jennifer asks.
"That's it" Quinn says angrily while stepping closer to Jennifer. I have to quickly stand in between them before Quinn can lay a hand on Jennifer. I've did it already so I don't think anyone else should.
"Just go back inside and I'll deal with this" I say. "Jason will never forgive me if something happens to you or the baby right now" I tell her. I also don't want her here right now because stress isn't good for pregnant women so I don't want Quinn having high blood pressure because of this bitch.
"Oh, it's not Santana's baby, it's her little brother's?" Jennifer nods.
"It's none of your business who we all are with and have children with. The important point here is that I want you to keep away from Santana" I say. "Honestly Quinn, go inside" I tell her as she doesn't move.
"Ok" Quinn sighs. "Just walk away if it gets too much because I don't want you getting yourself into a sticky situation. It's better to walk away than to fight her" Quinn says before leaving.
"I know you said it was Jason's baby but I would watch yourself Brittany because Quinn has been trying to get Santana from day one and she's almost there. She'll take Santana from you just like she took her from me and you'll be where I am now" Jennifer states.
"Quinn isn't interested in Santana like that so don't start up some ridiculous idea like that because I don't buy it" I say.
"Oh, they haven't told you have they?" Jennifer smirks at me.
"Told me what?" I sigh. I'm really getting tired of her nonsense here. I just wanted to come here and warn her to keep away from Santana but she's kept me talking for too long now.
"Quinn and Santana slept together when Santana and I were still married" Jennifer points out smugly.
"I doubt that" I shake my head. "They're best friends, they don't see each other like that" I assure her.
"Trust me, they did" Jennifer states.
"I'll never trust you" I laugh.
"I know you think I'm saying this to hurt you because it's clear we hate each other but this is true. I came home from a weekend work conference and found them in bed together" Jennifer tells me.
"I really don't believe you" I shake my head. Yes, Quinn and Santana were close when I met them but I don't think Santana would keep a secret like that from me.
"They don't know that I know but I do. As soon as I saw them in bed together, I was heartbroken so I left again and went to my parent's house" she states.
"There is no way you wouldn't confront them or for it to come up at some point because you are bitter like that" I say. I can't see how Jennifer would never challenge them on something like that because she isn't someone to keep quiet.
"I'm telling the truth but anyway, that's not important right now" she states.
"Please just leave Santana alone. She's with me now and surely if you really did love her back in the day then you'd want her to be happy" I say, hoping this conversation just comes to an end.
"Look, if I'm totally honest with you. I do want Santana to be happy and I don't really mean any of the things I said about any of your family including Santana and the children" she admits.
"So why did you say them?" I ask curiously.
"Because I'm still angry about how everything went down with Santana and I" she sighs. "I do know she deserved better than me but please bear this in mind, Santana was no an angel in our marriage either."
"I don't really want to know about your past with Santana. I just want to make it clear to you that I'm not happy about things just now. Please can you just leave her alone now. You have your own family so be happy with them and move on from Santana" I say.
"I am happy with my family. I just don't like the fact that everyone thinks my marriage ended because of me when there were two people involved. Santana isn't a saint so people should know our divorce wasn't all on me" Jennifer points out.
"I do believe you in some way but please, from now on leave her alone" I plead. I don't know if I do or don't believe some of that but I'm saying it to shut her up.
"Ok" Jennifer nods.
"Really?" I ask surprised.
"Yes" she nods again. "I can see how much she means to you and you seem like a nice person Brittany so I will leave it there. Do bear in mind some of the things I said though" she adds before walking away. I take a minute to gather myself together before heading back into the restaurant.
"Honey, are you ok?" Santana asks, rushing over to me. "I tried to come out there but no one else would let me" she states.
"I'm fine" I say, putting on my best fake smile.
"We've probably planned enough of the wedding so far so why don't we call it a day and all head home" Eva suggests to everyone.
"That sounds good" I nod. My conversation with Jennifer was emotionally draining so I do just want to head home now.
We all get ourselves ready to leave and split the check between us. We all then say our goodbyes and then head out to our cars and make our way home. Santana and I don't really say much on the ride home. I just needed a moment to myself after the awful conversation with Jennifer and I think Santana got that because she didn't keep asking me questions about it. I've no doubt she'll probably ask later which she has every right to do anyway. Once we get home, we get changed into something more comfortable and just do our own thing for a while since the kids are with my parents tonight. I'm just relaxing on the couch in the living room when Santana enters and sits down on one of the armchairs.
"You ok?" she asks.
"Yeah" I shrug.
"Is there something on your mind or are you just trying to forget about Jennifer?" she asks. "I know you just said you were ok but you're not. I can tell babe, especially with how quiet you've been since we got home."
"How close were you and Quinn before you got divorced?" I ask curiously.
"I would say as close as we are now but perhaps not because I have you now. Quinn and I have always been super close but I suppose we were a little closer when we've went through some tough times" she replies.
"Did you have sex?" I ask bluntly.
"Oh yeah, all the time. In fact, we still sneak off at nights and do it in a hotel" she replies.
"That's not even funny Santana" I glare at her.
"Why would you ask me something like that then. Do you not think you would know if I ever had sex with Quinn because it's kinda a topic you would discuss given how Quinn is my best friend and you're my wife" she tells me.
"Jennifer told me you did and before you say anything, let me explain" I say and she nods. "I didn't believe it at first but my goodness is she convincing or what."
"She has a way of being like that but it's not true. She's a pro at lying babe and you should know that" she states.
"Do you remember she went on a weekend away once for work and didn't come home but instead went to her parent's house?" I ask.
"She went on many weekends away with work but there was one time she didn't come home yeah and said she was at her parents" Santana nods. "Why?" she asks.
"She told me she did come home but when she saw you and Quinn in bed together, she promptly left without you even knowing she was there" I say.
"Quinn did stay the night before at my place so I guess that could be true" Santana shrugs.
"Hold on, you're telling me Quinn really did spend the night with you?" I ask.
"Yeah" Santana shrugs again.
"Can you stop shrugging please, this is a big deal to me" I say seriously.
"Why?" Santana asks confused.
"Because my wife has had sex with her best friend before and never told me" I state.
"Ok Brittany, just take a second please to think about what you just said" she replies.
"Don't talk to me like I'm one of the children" I warn her.
"I just told you I have never had sex with Quinn before so why you're saying it again is weird to me. I said she stayed the night, I did not say we had sex" Santana points out.
"You two slept in the same bed, you might as well have had sex" I sigh.
"Quinn and I are best friends, we don't see one another like that and never did" she tells me.
"Do you want me to crawl into bed with Mercedes or Rachel and hold them close with my arms around them?" I ask.
"That night she was comforting me but Jennifer has probably exaggerated for effect. Have you never been so upset before that you need a friend or your sister to comfort you and tell you it's ok?" she asks.
"Quinn has always been super close to you so you can't blame me for feeling like this" I reason.
"Quinn and I were close but like sisters close nothing else. We went through a lot together and she was the one person who stood by me through everything. Do you honestly think people were nice to me once they found out about my condition?" she asks. "Quinn has always been extra protective over me because of that but now that you and I are together then she doesn't have to be because I have you" she smiles.
"I'm really trying to understand babe and I get it would've been hard for you but it still makes me feel weird to think about you and Quinn sharing a bed" I say honestly.
"Honey, I'm sure you've had sleepovers with friends and things like that. It's really no different because Quinn and I never saw one another like that. She's more like a sister to me than anything else and as you can see, we're not just as close anymore because we're married and have other people now to lean on. I mean yes she's still my best friend but it's different now but in a good way" she tells me.
"Wait, I'm not your best friend?" I smirk.
"You're way more than my best friend honey" she smiles.
Santana's POV
Saturday 18th May 2024
Some of the family are getting some fittings done today for Emma and Eva's double wedding. It's mostly just the females and kids of the families because the boys are having their own fittings for their tuxes and things with each other. We've got Brittany and I as maid of honours, the bridesmaids Quinn, Tina, Kitty, Mercedes, Rachel and Brittany's brother's girlfriend Megan as well as my children, Emma's daughter, Eva's daughter, Quinn's son and Kitty's son all trying on our outfits today. Also, Brittany's mom, my mom and Artie's mom are here since they're the moms of the wedding party.
"We're going to get you all to go first and then Eva and I will try on our dresses at the end" Emma says.
"I am so excited to see your dress Emma because you've kept it top secret as to which one of the three you've picked" Brittany points out.
"I think the mothers of the brides and grooms should go first" Eva says.
"I agree" Emma nods.
"If you just want to all get changed and then we'll see if the outfits need any adjustments" Eva says to my mom, Brittany's mom and Artie's mom. They all then head through to the other room to get changed. The rest of us all just sit and chat amongst ourselves while we wait.
"You've got a text hon; do you want me to check it?" I ask Brittany as her phone vibrates next to me.
"No, it's ok. I'll get it" Brittany says while grabbing her phone before I can reach it.
"Ok" I frown at her. I wouldn't ordinarily be bothered since it is her phone but the way she lunged for it was weird. We always share our phones with one another so that was weird.
"Sorry, it's just a text I'm waiting on from work about a meeting next week" she says while kissing me.
"Ok" I shrug. I'm probably just looking too much into it because I can't think why she would hide her text messages from me.
"Yeah, it is work" she tells me. "I'm just going to quickly reply, actually I think I might just call them because it's quicker" she says.
"Ok" I smile.
"I'm going to do it outside because the signal is rapidly declining in here. Will you just help the kids into their outfits if I'm not back before it's their turn?" she replies.
"Of course" I nod. Brittany then heads outside to make her phone call. She's out there for some time because it's now time to get the kids to try on their wedding outfits and she is only just back inside. "Boys, behave please" I tell my son and his two cousins Harry and Logan as they run around the room we're getting them changed in.
"Mommy asked you to get dressed Harry" Quinn tells her 5-year-old son.
"The same goes for you Logan" Kitty tells the 3-year-old. The boys are going first and then we'll do the girls. Aiden, Logan and Harry were supposed to get changed while I changed Josh since he was too young to do it himself.
"Why don't you go and show mommy what your little tux looks like on" I suggest to Aiden.
"Ok" Aiden says excitedly.
"Walk to her though, no ru…"
"I cute mommy?" Aiden asks Brittany as he sprints into the room, completely ignoring what I'm trying to tell him.
"You are so cute" Brittany smiles at our son while picking him up. "You're the most handsome boy in this room right now" she adds.
"Excuse me, what about this little guy" I say as I walk in carrying Josh in his baby tux.
"He's also super cute, he just wasn't in the room at the time" Brittany smiles.
"Ok" I smile back. "Anyway, can you take Joshua for a second because we want to get the girls changed now?" I ask and she nods before gently taking Josh from me.
"Ella, it's the girls turn now to change so you go with mom and put on your little dress, ok?" Brittany tells our daughter.
"Ok mommy" Ella smiles at Brittany before going to the other room with her two cousins Brooke and Olivia as I carry Mia through with me. As soon as all the girls are dressed, we go back through to everyone to show them.
"Oh, everyone looks wonderful" my mom says, looking at all the cute little children in their wedding attire.
"Yeah they do" I nod. "You two picked out some nice colours and outfits for all the little ones" I tell Eva and Emma.
"Ok well, matron of honour dresses now" Emma states.
"Yeah, if Brittany can get off her phone" I say as I notice Brittany lost in her phone as her mom now has Josh with her.
"I'm not just clowning around Lopez, it's important what I'm doing" Brittany tells me.
"More important than my sister and your sister's wedding?" I ask.
"Well…"
"In fact, don't answer that because someone will be offended if you do" I say. Today is supposed to be about Eva and Emma's weddings so she probably shouldn't say she has more important things to do.
"You ladies go through to the other room and I'll be there in a second" Brittany says, still glued to her phone.
"No" I shake my head. "There are only two matrons of honours so we'll end up having to wait around on you so you can come just now" I say while gently taking her phone from her and sitting down.
"Fine but don't do that, it's rude" Brittany frowns at me. "I don't take your phone from you when you're in the middle of something."
"It's also rude to play with your phone when you're supposed to be here helping with the wedding outfits" I point out. I love my wife but I could do with her doing a bit more than just trying on her own dress. She is Emma's matron of honour so she could have been a bit more involved today helping others instead of leaving it all to me.
"We'll look after the kids while you two go and change" my mom tells me.
"Thanks mom" I smile at my mom.
"Ok ladies, let's go" Eva says so Brittany and I follow her and Emma to where the dresses are.
"Eva can you zip that at the back for me please" I ask my sister.
"I'll do it" Brittany says while walking closer to me.
"Wow, ok" I shake my head in disbelief. "Suddenly I'm half dressed and then that's the time you want to help with people getting dressed" I say. Her interest in today only piques when I'm just about naked.
"I'm not just helping now because it's you and you're so sexy when you're half dressed. I am helping now because I am no longer dealing with what I was doing on my phone" she tells me as she zips my dress up at the back for me.
"All I was saying earlier was that I'd like you to be a little more present today" I shrug.
"I'm sorry. It was important though" Brittany says while kissing me. Just as I go to pull away, she pulls me back and kisses me again, presumably to assure me that she's sorry.
"You two are cute and everything but let's pick up the pace a little before everyone gets even more bored" Emma states.
"Today hasn't been the most exciting day but we needed to do it to see where we are with the outfits and whose needs adjusted so let's just hurry up and finish" Eva agrees.
"Sorry" Brittany apologises as Emma helps her into her dress. We all then head back through to everyone to show them the dresses.
"So, what do we think, who is the best looking?" I ask everyone.
"You both look wonderful in your matching dresses" Brittany's mom tells us.
"Does Santana's dress look a little long?" Eva asks while poking around at my dress.
"It does look a little longer on Santana than on me" Brittany points out.
"Eva can you stop prodding at me please, it's hurting" I whine.
"It's not your sister's fault that you're so short" Brittany smirks at me.
"I'm not short, I'm just not as tall as you" I tell my wife.
"If it helps, I like you a little shorter because I can do this" she says while spinning me around and dipping me down so she can kiss me.
"Ok" I laugh. "Let's not mess around in the dresses though before our sisters kill us" I say as I notice Emma and Eva glaring at the pair of us. In all fairness, I was most likely the same at my wedding so the last thing I would want is a ruined dress for someone.
"Ok" Brittany nods at me before letting go of me and of course, picking up that damn phone of hers.
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Saturday 25th May 2024
After another tough week at work and life in general, it's finally Saturday again so I get to spend the weekend away from work. I have two days off now to spend with my wife. Usually we would have the children too but they're going to my parent's house in a little while because my mom said she hadn't seen them that much recently due to the wedding preparations so she asked if she and my dad could spend the night with them. Of course, I'm going to miss them but it'll also be nice to have Brittany all to myself.
"My parents have kindly volunteered to have all 4 children tonight so you and I should do something fun together, just the two of us" I say.
"We totally should" Brittany smiles.
"Do you maybe want to go out for dinner and then we can come back here and spend some well needed couples time together" I suggest.
"I'd like that but I have a few things I need to do before dinner" she replies.
"What do you need to do?" I ask curiously. I was hoping we could just spend a nice quiet afternoon together since we're kid free before we needed to get ready to go out.
"I need to take care of a few work things on my laptop and then I might hit the gym because I didn't get a proper workout done the other night" she replies.
"Ok" I nod. "My parents will be here any second to get the kids. They're dropping Aiden off at dance class and then will get some groceries with the other 3 before collecting Aiden again and heading home" I say, telling Brittany the plan for this morning.
"I better say goodbye to my little angels then" she smiles before leaving the room to find the kids.
After helping them collect their things for their overnight with my parents, we say goodbye to the kids and then my parents arrive and pick them up. We catch up with my parents for 10 minutes before they leave so they're not late in taking Aiden to dance class. It's just Brittany and I at home now. I was really hoping to put everything to the side and just be with Brittany for a while but she was set on what she had to do. She said the work things just couldn't wait so she busied herself with that while I did some household chores since I had nothing else to do. We had some lunch together before she was getting changed and ready for the gym.
"I'll see you when I get back" she smiles as she walks over to me and kisses my head.
"Ok, bye" I sigh. I understand that she wants to go to the gym and workout but this is the first time in a while where we would have some time to ourselves so I wanted to spend it with my wife.
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Brittany has been away for the better part of 5 hours now and to say I'm not best pleased would be an understatement. I mean sure she can do what she wants but tonight is supposed to be about us and she's not even here. Also, what exactly do you do at the gym that takes 5 hours? I like to work out myself but I don't know that it would take 5 hours or if I'd even want to be apart from my wife for that long when I know we're kid free which doesn't happen a lot. I'm just sitting in my room, all dressed up and ready to go out when I hear the front door unlock and then lock again a second later obviously meaning it's Brittany.
"I'm sorry I'm late, I lost track of time" Brittany apologises as she walks into the bedroom and starts stripping off her clothes. She then rushes into the bathroom to shower. "Don't worry, I won't be too long because I'm just freshening up and my hair should be fine if I tie it up so I don't need to take longer in here to wash it" she tells me.
"I wouldn't worry about rushing, we've missed the dinner reservation" I say deflated.
"Reservation?" she asks as she pokes her head around the shower door. "We only decided to go to dinner this morning so I wasn't aware we reserved a table" she points out.
"It's a Saturday night Brittany, there's no way we could walk into any of the good restaurants tonight and get a table" I tell her. All the really nice restaurants would probably be full if we just waited and turned up.
"I never really thought about that" she shrugs before going back to showering.
"I don't know why you would have because you don't seem that bothered anyway about having a romantic meal with me tonight" I sigh.
"Why are you getting pissed at me Santana. I didn't know you had booked a table" she says while appearing from behind the shower door again.
"I'm getting pissed because I assumed this would be as big a deal to you as it is to me tonight. We haven't had a date night in ages so I thought you knew I wanted that tonight" I reply.
"Tonight is a big deal to me and I do want a good night with you" she smiles at me. "I just lost track of time but I'm here now aren't I?" she adds as she goes back to showering.
"The only place we'll likely get a table now is Burger King or something" I sigh. That is so not going to be romantic.
"Well we'll get the food to go and we can take it to the park and sit under the stars with it" Brittany suggests as she steps out of the shower.
"Ok firstly, I do not sit anywhere outside in this dress and secondly, it's not even dark yet so there are no stars in the sky" I point out.
"You're deliberately making this hard Santana" she says as she wraps herself in a towel. "We've still got plenty of time tonight to spend it together so let's not get our panties in a twist."
"Why are you being so nonchalant about tonight?" I question.
"Why are you being so uptight about tonight?" she responds.
"If you're just going to fight with me tonight then let's forget about the whole thing" I say shaking my head as I walk over to my closet to take my shoes off.
"Honey, I'm not the one fighting. I got held up and apologised about it and you responded with giving me a hard time. If anyone is fighting it's you and might I just say, you're doing it childishly" she tells me.
"I wanted tonight to be special and so far, it's nowhere near it" I state.
"I love you and I still want us to do something tonight so please put your shoes back on" she tells me as she walks over to me. "If they haven't been able to save our table then we'll figure something else out but please stop picking a fight with me. You know I want to spend time with you tonight" she says.
"Do you really?" I ask, looking down at my feet.
"Of course, I do" she says while taking my hands and pulling me towards her where she places her hands on my hips and kisses me.
"Ok" I nod. I know it seems like I blew this out of proportion but you have no idea how long it's been since we've had a proper date night and for Brittany to be late home is kinda annoying. Fair enough if she was working or something but she was at the gym. That's not something that should really hold you back.
"You look so sexy tonight" she tells me before kissing me passionately.
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Saturday 1st June 2024
Another week has gone by and things are still weird with Brittany just now. I mean we did end up having a great night together last Saturday because Brittany convinced the restaurant to give us another table but there is still something going on. I've barely seen her all week because it's either work, kids, weddings or she's had to go out and do something. I mean I even think I've seen more of my children than my wife and that's saying something when I share a bed with Brittany so I spend at least 7 hours in bed with her a day. The weird thing is though when things are good, they're really good so she's her usual affectionate self with me but then the next minute she has to go out and do something. The excuse is usually the gym but I don't buy that at all because she can't be at the gym that much because that would just be unhealthy to tire yourself out that much. I'm really hoping this weekend might be different though.
"Finally, the weekend again babe" I say with a smile. "Will we do something good as a family today?" I ask. Usually Saturdays are spent for family time but I want to do something extra fun today for a change.
"Of course" Brittany nods. "It'll need to be after Aiden's dance class though" she points out as she picks up her phone and starts texting on it.
"Yeah of course" I smile.
"While Aiden is at his class, I might just run a few errands instead of coming home. There's not much point driving home and then driving back again so will you be ok with the 3 kids for a bit?" Brittany asks as she looks up momentarily from the phone.
"Yeah, sure" I nod. "Don't you want Ella to go with you though because she likes going with you?" I say.
"It'd just be quicker if I ran the errands myself today because I've got quite a few places to get to before I need to get Aiden" she replies.
"Ok but we'll still all do something as family after that, right?" I ask.
"Huh?" she asks, as she stares at her phone intently.
"You're annoying me with that phone Brittany. I was mid conversation with you and you picked it up and started texting" I say unamused.
"Sorry, what were you saying?" she asks as she walks over and kisses my cheek.
"I was double checking we'll still all do something as a family once you and Aiden are back" I reply.
"We will" she says before kissing me again.
"You do realise that continuing to kiss me won't make me any more amused about what just happened" I tell her.
"What did just happen?" she asks confused.
"I was talking to you and you started looking at your phone. I find it quite rude so I assumed you picked up on that so that's why you were kissing me to apologise but evidently not" I sigh.
"Ok, I am sorry you feel like that. I didn't mean to be rude to you" she says while putting her arms around me to hug me. "I was kissing you though because you're very sexy today" she smiles.
"I can't keep up with you these days" I tell her honestly.
"What do you mean?" she asks.
"You say things like I'm sexy and it makes me melt inside and then in the next breath you do something to annoy me" I admit.
"I'm sorry that I annoy you baby" she laughs.
"I wasn't being funny Britt" I say seriously. I honestly don't know where to put myself these days because I'm so confused.
"Shit, is that the time" she says, looking at her phone. "I need to get Aiden ready now but I'll see you when I get back" she says while kissing my head before leaving the room to get our son ready for dance class.
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Wednesday 5th June 2024
Brittany and I have just finished putting the kids to bed. They were already tired tonight after day-care so we gave them dinner, bathed them and they went straight to bed. The day-care had put on a little show for the kids so I think they all got a little overexcited that they exhausted themselves out. Aiden's head almost fell into his dinner, he was that tired tonight. A positive of an early bed-time for my children is that I get longer in the evening to spend with Brittany and catch up with her. It's obviously mid-week so we've been busy at work but I'll take any time I can get to spend some time with my wife.
"An early bed for the kids could also mean an early bed for you and I" I smile as I walk towards Brittany. "I could run us a bath too for a little mid-week romantic action" I suggest.
"Sounds lovely" Brittany smiles as she wraps her arms around my waist. "It will have to wait an hour or so before we do that though" she points out.
"The kids are fast asleep honey, so we're good to go" I smile. I really doubt any of them will wake up with how tired they were so we don't need to worry about getting too settled in something for us to be disturbed.
"I meant because I'm going to head to the gym for a bit" she replies.
"Really" I question annoyed. I'm beginning to wonder if I'm the wife or if it's the gym she's married to these days.
"Yeah" she smiles, clearly not picking up on why I'm mad.
"You're going to the gym again. Babe didn't you just go last night?" I ask confused.
"Yeah but I can go again" Brittany shrugs.
"Ok, fine" I shrug. I literally give up right now because this just makes no sense.
"I'll be an hour or so" she says as she breaks out of our hold. "We'll definitely pick up here when I get back" she tells me as she kisses me.
"Fine" I say quietly. Part of me was really hoping she would realise I'm not happy and then not go but maybe that's just too selfish of me to think like that.
"You should definitely take some time to yourself though and relax before I'm back" she suggests.
"Yeah, that sounds like a good idea" I nod. I need a moment to myself to relax and try to get rid of these annoying feelings I'm having about things.
"Anyway, I'll see you in a bit" she smiles before heading towards the bedroom door to leave.
"Aren't you forgetting something?" I ask before she can leave.
"Oh right, yeah" she nods before walking over to me and then kissing my cheek.
"Thank you but that's not what I meant" I tell her while reaching over to pick up her workout bag. "Don't you need this or are you really going to workout in jeans?" I ask.
"Oh yeah, thanks" she says with a chuckle. "Anyway, see you later" she says before leaving. Something is really going on here because none of this adds up. How can she say she's going to the gym but then completely forget to take her gym bag with her? I'm beginning to think it's not even the gym she's going to.
After going over and over things in my head, I eventually take a bath to try and relax. I really want to know what's going on with Brittany but on the other hand, I really don't want to know. Sometimes ignorance can be bliss so perhaps not knowing might be better because the more things go on, the more I get suspicious and worried so I know I won't like the truth. After my bath, I pick up my book and get into bed. Reading and running are usually two of the things that relax me the most and since I can't go out running to clear my head, I'm going to try and read. Hopefully I can get lost in my book and not lost in my thoughts because I'm done with going through this Brittany situation tonight because it's mentally draining.
I'm a couple of chapters into my book when Brittany walks through the bedroom door, which also happens to be 3 hours since I've seen her not just the one like promised. She drops her gym bag to the floor and kicks her shoes off before taking her socks, pants and shirt off. She then makes her way over to me and crawls onto the bed.
"Hi baby" she says as she sits next to me and leans in to kiss me.
"Hello" I reply coldly.
"It was quite a workout I did tonight so I want to quickly shower and then I'm all yours" she says as she gets off the bed. She then proceeds to the en suite as she removes the last few items of material covering her body. If she thinks she's turning me on by doing it then she has another thing coming. I mean yes, she is very hot right now but it's never going to turn me on when I feel like shit right now.
I continue reading my book until Brittany leaves the bathroom again. She is now dressed in pyjamas and has removed all her makeup and no doubt brushed her teeth and things to get ready for bed. She makes her way over to me and gets under the covers.
"Can I tempt you to put your book down?" she asks while gently taking the book from me and placing it on the nightstand next to me.
"I think I have had enough reading tonight, yeah" I nod while shuffling down the bed to lie down, Brittany doing the same.
"Good" she smiles at me.
"Ok, goodnight" I say while turning around to face the other direction.
"The kids are sleeping and I'm back now so don't you want to get some sexy adult time with me now" she asks.
"Not in the mood" I state.
"I'm in the mood" she says while kissing my shoulder softly.
"I'm still not so it's not going to happen tonight" I state.
"Maybe tomorrow night then?" she asks hopefully.
"Maybe" I reply quietly.
"Sleep well then, love you" she says while kissing my shoulder again before getting out of bed. It's still earlyish so I guess there's no point in her being in bed with me when I've made it clear nothing is happening tonight.
"Yeah, I love you too" I sigh.
What's Brittany up to? Has anyone got any ideas?