Chapter 5
January 1, 2027
Brittany woke up on New Year's Day, in the exact same hotel room that she had woken up in a year before, and just like before she felt as if she was floating. She had enough butterflies fluttering inside her, so it was entirely possible, but this year's soaring feeling was for a different reason. She was engaged to Santana and she could hardly contain her excitement. She lifted her left hand to look at the ring that Santana had put there the night before. It was a beautiful one-carat princess cut diamond ring, with smaller diamonds adorning the platinum band on either side of the main diamond, and Brittany loved the way it looked on her hand.
Santana's proposal had come as a complete surprise to Brittany. Not that she didn't think that they would get engaged at some point; they had been living with each other for eight months and things were going well with them, but she had not been expecting Santana to propose during Mercedes and Sam's New Year's party. After it happened, it made sense to Brittany, because even though she tried to hide it, Santana was a sentimental person, and their one-year anniversary at the same hotel and party where they met in person for the first time was the perfect place for Santana to propose.
Brittany chuckled to herself as the memory of the proposal popped into her head.
"What are you giggling at?" Santana mumbled as she lifted her head off Brittany's bare shoulder and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes.
Brittany thought she looked absolutely adorable and leaned up, kissing Santana softly on her lips before she laid her head back down on the pillow. "I was just thinking about last night. I still can't believe that you proposed to me dressed up as Wonder Woman. I'm sure you never thought that would be what you were wearing when you proposed to someone."
Santana chuckled and scooted over so she wasn't laying on Brittany anymore, but beside her. Brittany rolled on to her side so she could face her.
"Yeah, that never quite crossed my mind. Leave it to Sam to actually talk Mercedes into having a superhero party. It makes for a good story though, because it's not just some boring proposal in a restaurant with plain ol' clothes. Just think of how many people are going to say they saw Wonder Woman and Super Girl get engaged last night."
"I thought it was perfect." Brittany cooed and leaned over, placing another soft kiss on her lips.
Santana hummed, cupping Brittany's cheeks with both of her hands, and deepening the kiss. They kissed for almost a full minute before they parted.
Santana smiled and nuzzled her nose with Brittany's. "We're getting married, Britt!" She whispered happily.
"Yeah." Brittany breathed out dreamily.
It was a dream come true for both of them.
"So when do you wanna get married?" Santana asked propping her head up with her hand.
"Is tomorrow too soon?" Brittany joked, shifting to mirror Santana.
"Not for me, but I think our mothers might kill us if we don't at least invite them and our dads."
Brittany laughed, because she could just picture how upset Maribel and Whitney would be if they eloped. "Okay, that's a fair point."
"Mm-hmm, I'd rather not see what kind of wrath and revenge they are capable of coming up with if we did that. I'd like to live a long life with you."
"Me too babe." Brittany said and leaned over to kiss Santana again. "So tomorrow is out. When do you think we could reasonably have a wedding planned by?"
"I don't know, eight or nine months? A year maybe." Santana said.
She didn't know for sure. While she had dreamed about having an amazing wedding, she had never put any serious thought into the process it would take to plan a wedding because she had never been with anyone that she wanted to marry.
"I think at least a year would be good. Eight months might be cutting it, and we might not even be able to get the time off this August." Brittany said, bringing up one of their biggest concerns.
"Yeah, that's true." Santana said with a sigh, she hated that getting time off was a hassle sometimes.
Time off that was not bid off was not easy for either of them to get, unless there was an open leave slot. They both bid for their vacation for the following year in the fall, so depending on when they wanted time off, it could be more than a year in advance. It was easier for Brittany to get time off that was not bid, but not by much.
"We can make next summer work for sure." Brittany said.
Santana wasn't keen on that idea though. "Umm, maybe, but it's too far away. We could get married in the spring. Like the end of March or the beginning of April."
"I mean we could do that, but don't you think that will be risky? You'll be competing with all the parents that are above you in seniority. The kids will be on spring break during that time, and you may not get it off. I don't want to plan a wedding all year only to find out in September or October that you couldn't get the time off. It would be a pain to change things that far along."
Santana groaned and flopped down onto her pillow. She knew Brittany was right. "But we're going to have that risk anytime of the year. My seniority sucks!"
Brittany chuckled at Santana's outburst. "It's okay, baby." She said wrapping her arms around Santana and pulling her into her. Santana rested her head on Brittany's chest and Brittany kissed the top of her head. "We'll find a time that works for us."
"I know; I just don't want my job to dictate when we get married. I want us to decide."
"I'm sure most people have to take work into consideration when planning a wedding." Brittany said.
"You know what I mean." Santana said rolling her eyes.
"Yeah, I get it. If you want to get married in March or April, we'll plan it, and if we have to change it, we will."
"No, it's okay, you're right about that time of year. It's still cold then, and everyone wants to take time off to get away from it. It would be too much of a risk." Santana said. She wasn't really married to the idea of March or April; she was just trying to think of something sooner than the summer.
They were quiet for a few moments as they cuddled and thought about it, and then Brittany spoke up. "Hey, what about getting married on New Year's Eve?" She asked perking up and grabbing her phone from the nightstand to look at the calendar.
Santana lifted her head off Brittany's chest so she could look with her. Since the first week of January was in the middle of a pay period with the last week of December, it was considered part of 2027's bid period, not 2028. They both managed to get lucky and were able to bid a week off during that time, even though it was during the holiday period. They didn't have any specific plans for that week; just that they were thinking about planning a trip for their two-year anniversary.
"We already have the time off," Brittany continued excitedly, "and it would be perfect for us, because it's our day! We'd only have to bid the second week of January off so we can go on a honeymoon, which will be easy, because once the holidays are over and the kids are back to school, nobody wants that time off. It'll work out perfectly! What do you think?"
It didn't take Santana long to agree with her and she excitedly kissed Brittany, but it had been so unexpected that Brittany's phone flew out of her hand, hitting the floor. She didn't give it a second thought though. It had a protective case, and Santana was kissing her with so much passion that anything that wasn't Santana was the furthest thing from her mind.
When they finally parted, they were both out of breath and heated.
"So I guess that was a yes to New Year's Eve?" Brittany said.
"Yes, absolutely! Let's do it!" Santana chirped.
"Awesome. Now we gotta figure out where we're going to get married."
"Let's get married in San Diego." Santana said right away.
Brittany felt her hear flutter again when Santana suggested getting married where she was from. "Really?" Brittany asked, feeling a little emotional. "You wouldn't mind that?"
"No, I think it's a great idea for a couple of reasons."
"Like what?"
"For starters, it's going to be warmer there in December and January than it will be here and Lima, but mostly because I know that you've been a little homesick. We've seen my parents a few times since we've been together, but we've only seen yours once. I know that's only because my family lives in the same state, and are within driving distance, but still, I know you miss them."
Brittany smiled warmly at Santana's thoughtfulness. "I do miss them."
"So it's settled, we're getting married in your hometown."
"I love you." Brittany said, kissing Santana softly as a thank you.
"I love you too, Britt-Britt." Santana cooed and kissed the tip of Brittany's nose.
"Do you think your mom will be upset with us getting married there instead of Lima?" Brittany asked a little concerned.
She knew how close Santana and Maribel were, and she didn't want to do anything that would hurt Maribel's feelings.
"I don't think so." Santana said. "I mean, she'll understand. As long as we don't leave her out and let her be part of the planning as I'm sure your mom will be, she'll be okay."
"Of course. I'd like that." Brittany said with a smile. She really liked Maribel. She knew she was going to be lucky in the mother-in-law department. "Maybe we can all fly out to San Diego and check out a few venues for the wedding and reception. Our moms can meet and be a part of it."
"Yeah, that would be nice. I'll check the leave calendar at work and see if there is any open leave slots that will work with you getting time off. We can try to put them up against our regular days off so we can have a long weekend. That way we don't have to rush."
Brittany smiled and nodded before she sat up, the blanket pooling at her waist, leaving her bare chest exposed. "So we have a date and a location…do you know what we need now?"
"Guest list and colors?" Santana chirped sitting up as well, eager to start planning. She picked up her phone so she could start typing, but Brittany giggled at her and playfully took her phone away from her.
"Yes, we need all of that, but right now we need breakfast. Someone wore me out until I was barely able to move, and I need nourishment before I can do anything else." She said with a chuckle. "We can go to that little diner we went to last year. They had great pancakes."
Santana smirked as she flipped the blanket off them and straddled Brittany's lap, wrapping her arms around her neck, and pressing her nude body into Brittany's. Brittany automatically wrapped her hands around Santana's hips when she kissed her heatedly. A few moments later, Santana started to grind her hips into Brittany and she couldn't help the moan that left her lips. She tightened her grip on Santana's hips, pulling her into a little more.
When Santana finally broke the kiss, she placed a lingering kiss to Brittany's pulse point on her neck before she kissed right beside her ear. "It's too bad that you don't have any energy to do anything." She whispered seductively. "I was hoping that we could fuck around in the shower before we check out, but since you aren't up for it, I guess I can shower on my own." She said before she teased Brittany's lips with a kiss and got out of the bed, swaying her hips all the way to the bathroom.
Brittany was in a daze as she watched Santana from behind. When Santana glanced at her over her shoulder before she disappeared through the door, Brittany found a spurt of energy and practically tripped over her own feet trying to get to Santana as quickly as she could. Breakfast could wait; right now she needed to be with her fiancée.
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A/N: And there it is! I know it was short and it's been a while since I updated, but my life has just been so busy lately that I haven't had the time to write as much as I would have liked. I know some of you are getting ready for BrittanaCon, so I hope that you all liked this little Brittana glimpse, and if you get a chance, please send me your thoughts!
As always, my beta naynay1963 deserves a huge thank you for proof reading!
Disclaimer: I don't own 'Glee' or any copyrighted material or products that are mentioned in this story.