Chapter 3: Meet the Parents
Brittany's POV
Tonight I'm going to meet Santana's parents for the first time. She called last night to finalise the details and to tell me to be there around six. I've got mixed emotions, super excited on one hand but bricking it on the other. What if they think I'm unsuitable for their daughter or they just hate me? Things can either go swimmingly or they could go completely wrong. Since I want to give Santana's family the best first impression possible then I arranged for my best friend, sister, and stepsister to come over to my apartment to help me get ready.
"So what are you wearing?" my step sister Quinn asks me.
"I thought this but is it too much?" I ask as I hold up one of my favourite dresses.
"I don't think it is, I think it's quite nice" my sister Naomi says.
"To be honest I don't think it is enough" my best friend Lucy interjects. I look at her with a confused face, waiting on her elaborating. "I think you should show a bit more skin" she tells me.
"Lucy have you seen this dress on me, if I show anymore skin I'll be topless" I state while shaking my head.
"Which by the way is not a great look when meeting the parents" Quinn tells me.
"I know that Quinn, I have met a partners parents before" I state.
"Oh god we know" Naomi says while sighing. "I don't know how many times we've had nights like this where we helped you get ready to meet someone's parents before."
"Yeah exactly. You act like you're the first person to ever meet a girlfriend's parents before" Lucy states.
"Right I need to change now" I say, ignoring Lucy's cheeky comment, while pulling my shirt over my head and tossing it on the floor.
"Don't let us stop you" Lucy says with a laugh.
"Look leave if you want but I don't care, I mean you've tapped this before Lucy" I say with a smile.
"Excuse me what was that?" Naomi says smiling.
"She's winding you up because I've never kissed a girl before let alone hooked up with my best friend" Lucy says while shaking her head.
"Oh come on don't lie, you loved it. I was the best you ever had and you know it" I say still smiling.
"Couldn't have been that good if she is dating our brother now" Naomi states.
"I'm kidding obviously" I say while fixing my dress. "Right so how do I look, will it pass?"
"You look great, it'll definitely pass" Naomi tells me.
"More skin would've been better but whatever, it's your decision" Lucy says.
"Lucy they already dislike me as it is so I hardly think turning up looking like a hooker is going to do me any favours" I state.
"Brittany that's a horrible thing to say" Naomi says with a frown.
"Well come on, you know what I mean" I state.
"Look I think how you are dressed is perfectly acceptable so you'll be fine" Quinn tells me.
"Yeah and they will like you" Lucy states.
"I hope so, I really do" I say while taking a deep breath.
"So what's your girlfriend's name again?" Quinn asks and I smirk.
"I never told you in the first place so nice try" I say smiling.
"Oh come on I want to know if I know her" Quinn says.
"Well you do know her" I state. "But I am not saying her name unfortunately" I say.
"She's in Quinn's year at school right?" Naomi asks.
"That's right" I state.
"Is she openly gay?" Quinn asks while sitting on my bed.
"I'm not saying that. It's not my place" I say.
"I only know a few openly gay girls at my school" Quinn tells us.
"Look I am not saying whether she is or isn't but she will be soon obviously" I state. I mean I'm not sure if everyone at school knows she is a lesbian or not so it's certainly not my place to say right now but once everyone has met her I'm sure it's won't be a secret.
"So when are we all meeting her?" Lucy asks and I shrug because I don't know yet. "You could host a dinner and we could all meet her at the same time" she states.
"I could, that's not actually a bad idea because then I can invite my mom and dad and their respective families" I state. "Although it would mean I am cooking for quite a few people and I don't know if my apartment would be big enough either" I say. I mean this would be a lot of pressure on me to cook for everyone, in fact maybe Lucy could help me cook. "Anyway I should finish getting ready" I tell the others.
"Do you want some help with your makeup?" Quinn asks me and I take her up on her offer.
"So how many openly gay girls are there in your year Quinn?" Naomi asks.
"Not that many actually and I probably know all of them. I don't know if you'd know any of them though" Quinn replies.
"There's a Sarah isn't there?" Lucy asks.
"Yeah but I doubt that she is Brittany's type" Quinn states and she's right, that bitch isn't my type. If they're talking about the bitch that used to bully Quinn then I can say 100% for sure she isn't my type.
"So who else is there?" Lucy asks. What is it with everyone wanting to know who I am dating, they will find out in good time. I'm not going to tell them just now so they can feel free to name all the lesbians in the country for all I care.
"There is a Georgia" Quinn says before frowning. "Actually I think she's taken" she states.
"Oh she is taken huh?" Lucy says smirking. They must have been smirking at me for a while because as soon as I lift my head to look through the mirror, I see their reflection and they're all staring at me with smirks on their faces.
"I can assure you I am not dating anyone called Georgia" I state and Quinn gives me a look that's asking if I am being honest. "I swear it's not her not that I know who you are talking about but no it's not a Georgia" I say.
"Oh wait a second" Naomi says before taking a pause. "Is there not a lesbian in your glee club Quinn?"
"There is but I really don't think it'll be her, she's too quiet for someone like Britany" Quinn states. Too quiet for me? What does that even mean?
"What's her name anyway?" Naomi asks.
"Santana Lopez" Quinn says while taking a seat on the bed. Oh god, I really don't want them to find out right now.
"Is that a Spanish name?" Lucy asks.
"Yeah it is Spanish" I say, a little too quickly if I'm honest. I assume Quinn picked up on how quickly I answered as she is now staring at me. "I think…I mean it sounds Spanish right?" I say trying to cover up my mistake.
"Yeah it does sound Spanish" Quinn agrees. "But she's too nice so it can't be her" she states confidently. I'm a little offended by how confidently she thinks I wouldn't date a good person.
"How about we drop the topic?" I suggest. I don't want to talk about it anymore.
"Can I just ask something about this Santana girl?" Naomi asks Quinn and she nods in response. "Is Santana the head cheerleader?"
"Yeah she's my head cheerleader, she always has been since we started" Quinn replies.
"So you know her pretty well then?" Lucy asks.
"Not really I mean I know of her and when we do talk she's really nice but I don't know her on a personal level" Quinn says. "I mean she's an amazing singer too."
"So if it doesn't work out with Brittany and her current girlfriend then you could maybe set her up with Santana?" Lucy laughs.
"I said drop this subject so let's do that" I suggest getting inpatient.
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"So how do I look?" I ask the others while taking a twirl.
"As sexy as ever but yet elegant" Lucy tells me. I just laugh off her comment because I'm really not the most elegant person on the planet. "No you do look really nice Brittany" she says seriously.
"Thank you" I say with a smile before it quickly vanishes. "God I am so nervous" I state.
"Don't be, just be yourself" Naomi tells me.
"That's what I'm worried about" I say while laughing.
"Brittany you're a really nice girl so you'll blow them away and they'll love you" Lucy tells me genuinely. I give myself a once over in the mirror and once I'm satisfied I make my way to Santana's house.
Santana's POV
"You look nice Santana" my sister tells me.
"Thanks" I say hesitantly. "But why are you being nice?"
"Can't I compliment you?" she asks
"I hope this is not you buttering me up so you can then embarrass me when I am on your good side" I say while raising an eyebrow.
"No I swear it's not" Emily replies. I apologise to her before taking a seat in the living room. The nerves are preventing me from sitting at peace so I pace around the living room, anxiously waiting for Brittany to arrive.
"Oh crap there's her car" I observe while looking out of the window. I gather everyone in the hallway so I can introduce Brittany to them all when she comes in the door. A second later and we hear Brittany ring the doorbell. I start to warn my family about how things should go tonight but I must have been talking at them for too long because the doorbell rings again. No more than a second later and my hand is poised on the door handle and I open it up.
"Hi" I say smiling brightly at Brittany.
"Hey" she smiles back at me. "I thought I maybe got the wrong house or something when you didn't answer" she tells me.
"No I was too busy talking to my family" I say before being interrupted by Emily clearing her throat. "Pardon me, I was too busy talking at them not to them."
"No it's all good" she smiles. After a second I move away from the door and let her come inside. I've got to laugh a little, my parents, brother and sister are all standing in a line being as quiet as possible, it's funny to see for some reason.
"God she's fit" I hear Jason whisper to Emily so I turn around and glare. What a pig? My sister must have felt the same way as I did because I notice her also glare and then elbow him in the ribs.
I turn to Brittany, "Ok this is everyone" I say smiling. "Everyone this is my girlfriend."
"Hi" Brittany says with a small smile, god she looks nervous, bless her.
"This is my mom and dad, Carlos and Maria" I say pointing to my parents.
"It's really nice to meet you" Brittany says while shaking hands with both of my parents who return the greeting.
"Ok this is my brother Jason" I tell her and Brittany smiles while saying 'hi' to my brother. "Just watch he'll flirt with you." She nervously laughs in response before shaking hands with my sister once I have introduced them.
"It's a lovely home you have here" Brittany tells my parents as she takes her jacket off and I hang it up.
"Thank you" my mom replies with a smile. "I'm just going to check on dinner but if you just want to make yourself at home in the living room, Santana will go with you."
"Ok thank you" Brittany replies while returning the smile. We all head to the living room apart from my parents. I take a seat next to Brittany but make sure I leave a gap between us.
"You don't need to look so nervous" Emily says to Brittany with a laugh.
"I'm trying not to be nervous, it's just Santana said you all didn't really want me to come" Brittany states.
"That's not true" Emily says with a frown and I just stare at her because it is true. "Honestly we did want you to come it's just we were a little nervous because we don't know you."
"It's understandable and I get it" Brittany smiles politely at my sister and Emily nods in response. "I mean Santana does talk about you all a lot so I guess I shouldn't be nervous because I should already know a lot about you all."
"Well we are all pretty ok except Jason but he's harmless really just a bit rude when it comes to jokes" Emily says but it's a major understatement. Jason is a vulgar pig that gets on my nerves all the time and he constantly flirts with any girl he sees.
"You should meet my family then" Brittany laughs. "They are the worst for rude jokes and embarrassing people."
"So do you have a big family then?" Jason asks and I swear to god if he asks if Brittany has a sister I'll kill him. He wouldn't ask because he's interested in Brittany's life, he'd ask because he'd want to hook up with her sister.
"Look let's not interrogate her right now because you're all being nosy not interested" I state.
"No we are trying to get to know your girlfriend" Emily replies.
"Exactly so I'm just asking if she has a big family" Jason says but it's a lie, I can see right through him.
"Well don't ask anything else, just leave Brittany alone" I say.
"Honestly Santana its ok" Brittany smiles at me so I smile back.
"Ok if you're sure" I say to her before my mom walks into the room. I'm kind of glad she did because I could see Jason was about to ask another question even though I just told him to stop.
"My apologies Brittany, I should have offered you a drink, can I get you something?" my mom asks.
"Can I just get some water please, if you don't mind" Brittany answers.
"Of course, no problem" my mom replies before turning towards the door to go and get Brittany some water.
"I'll get you it Britt" I say while standing up quickly. "You sit down mom" I say before walking to the living room door.
"If you're sure sweetheart" my mom says before taking a seat on the arm of the chair that Emily is sitting on. I'm guessing my dad is handling the rest of the dinner in the kitchen. I run off to the kitchen and grab Brittany some water before bringing it back through to her.
"Thanks" Brittany replies when I hand her the glass. She then takes a sip of the water.
"You're welcome" I say with a smile before kissing Brittany on the cheek. I must say she looks a little awkward now that I kissed her, I hope I didn't do anything wrong.
"So do you like chicken Brittany?" my mom asks.
"Yeah I don't mind chicken" Brittany replies. "I'm sure whatever you were making would be good anyway" she smiles.
"I like this girl already Santana, no wonder you love her" my mom says and I blush straight away. Brittany nudges me while smiling. She keeps telling me it's cute when I blush but I have to disagree, I think it's embarrassing. Brittany and my mom have a conversation for the next few minutes while I sit there in silence trying to overcome my embarrassment. Britt's not helping matters because she keeps nudging me and smiling so I end up blushing again. When I finally do stop blushing, my dad seems to appear in the living room.
"Is that dinner ready dad because I'm starving?" I ask.
"Yes that's dinner sorted so if you all want to go to the dining room" he replies and I jump up off the couch as quick as I can. I barely ate anything today because I was so nervous about tonight but now Brittany is here and she seems to get on well with my mom so far which has settled my nerves. "
"Is there somewhere I can wash my hands before dinner?" Brittany asks. She's so cute sometimes, it's one of the reasons I love her. "Why are you looking at me like that? Am I not supposed to wash my hands or something?" She asks smiling. Crap now I'm really embarrassed, I had even realised I was staring at her.
"No of course you can wash your hands" I say.
"Ok so would you like to show me the bathroom?" she smiles.
"Yeah sure, follow me" I say while exiting the living room. Once we reach the downstairs bathroom I switch the light on for her and then wait in the hallway while she washes her hands. I am assuming everyone else has went to the dining room. As soon as Britt is done we head to the dining room, where my parents are setting the plates down on the table.
"Is there a seating plan?" Brittany whispers to me.
"Mom where do we all sit or does it not matter?" I ask. Usually we just sit anywhere but since we had a guest tonight then I'm not sure if my mom wants us seated in a particular place.
"Wherever you want sweetheart, it doesn't matter" my mom replies.
"Ok cool" I say just as Brittany pulls out a seat for me and I sit down. "Thanks" I smile. Brittany then sits down next to me and everyone else sits down.
"Ok everyone enjoy" my mom says and we begin to eat. I notice Brittany's water glass if empty.
"Do you want another drink Brittany?" I ask.
"Yes please" she responds.
"Just water?" I ask as I stand up from the table and Brittany nods. "Ok I'll be back in a second" I say while taking the empty glass to the kitchen. As I am pouring the water I can hear my brother making a comment about me again.
"By the way Brittany just start eating because Santana won't be long in catching up" Jason says. I guess Brittany was being polite and waiting until everyone was seated before she ate.
"I think I would rather wait anyway if that's ok" I hear Brittany reply before I quickly make my way back to the dining room with the water.
"Of course it is sweetheart and we are really sorry about Jason he just loves to wind Santana up" my mom says to Brittany's statement a second ago when I was in the kitchen.
"Yeah Santana tells me about him winding her up all the time" Brittany replies as I sit the glass down in front of her. "Thanks."
"Oh does she come crying to you about me does she?" he asks laughing.
"Jason be quiet, you're being annoying" I say while sitting down. We're all silent for a few minutes as we dig into the food, it's not an uncomfortable silence which is good.
"So Santana says you're at university" my mom says while looking at Brittany.
"Yeah, I'm in my third year. It's a four year course so hopefully everything goes well and I graduate next year" she replies.
"Do you enjoy it?" my dad asks, he too now looking at Brittany.
"Yeah it's really good, stressful but worth it I think" she smiles.
"Were you there today?" my mom asks.
"Yeah but it was just until 1pm so it's not too bad. Although I was finishing off an assignment at home so technically I was still in studying mode" Brittany says. The conversation goes silent again for a few moments which I'm thankful for, my parents were asking a little too many questions at the one time there so I didn't want Brittany to feel overwhelmed.
"The food is really nice Mrs Lopez" Brittany says while looking at my mom.
"Just call her Maria" I say while putting a piece of chicken in my mouth.
"I don't really want to be rude, I've only just met her today" she replies.
"Honestly its fine I call her Maria all the time" I say jokingly.
"Santana is right though you can call us Maria and Carlos" my mom says. "We admire your manners but honestly our first names are fine."
"Ok no problem" Brittany replies.
"So Bethany you have your own place?" Emily asks.
"Um it's Brittany and yes I do" Brittany replies.
"God, sorry about that. Santana keeps telling me it's Brittany but for some reason Bethany keeps popping into my head" Emily says and Brittany smiles indicating it's ok. "It's honestly not intentional." I am getting annoyed with Emily because she should be able to remember the correct name by now.
"Bethany was the last one you see Brittany so that's maybe why" Jason says with a mouth full of food.
"Sorry" Brittany asks, not following what Jason means. To be honest I'm not following what he means either.
"Oh did she not tell you, Santana's last girlfriend was called Bethany" he states proudly.
"Oh right I didn't know" Brittany says while looking at me with a slightly worried expression.
"Listen sweetheart there was never a Bethany he is just winding Santana up" my mom says before I can even respond.
"And he's doing a grand job of it too" I state. Brittany looks more relaxed now.
"Honestly Brittany it's not anything to do with you it's just Santana was really worried we'd embarrass her or something tonight so Jason is going out of his way to annoy her" my sister says.
"Oh right well I am pretty sure my brother would be the same" Brittany replies.
"Can I ask how old you are Bethany?" Emily asks and I lose it.
"Brittany!" I scream earning disapproving looks from my parents for being so loud.
"Sorry again, god what is wrong with me. I don't even know a Bethany, I guess it's just in my head from the last time and I am thinking of not saying it but because it's the only name I am thinking of I end up saying it do you get me?" Emily says.
"Yes we do Emmett" I reply.
"Look Santana I said I was sorry, you don't need to deliberately call me another name" Emily replies.
"Hey I don't mind, it's better being called Bethany than blondie" Brittany states.
"Again sorry about that it was just to wind miss moody up" Jason says.
"Hold on a second, you called my girlfriend blondie? When was this?" I ask. I swear I am going to punch him.
"It was in the living room earlier but I don't think you heard him" Brittany says and I nod.
"Anyways may I ask how old you are?" Emily asks again.
"No you may not so next question if you really find the need to interrogate my girlfriend" I say.
"Santana I am only taking an interest in your girlfriend's life, it's called getting to know someone. Wasn't tonight all about us getting to know your girlfriend?" Emily asks.
"Yes tonight was to get to know Brittany but I don't want you asking her how old she is, you're only doing it to highlight the fact I'm younger" I snap.
"Look I don't mind answering the question" Brittany says. I hope she knows she doesn't need to be so polite all the time, my family can be annoying so she doesn't need to answer everything they ask. "I'm 21" Brittany replies.
"So do you work Brittany or are you waiting on graduating uni first?" my dad asks.
"No I work as well as uni. Got to pay for stuff somehow. Don't get me wrong my parents would help me out if I needed it but I like being independent" Brittany replies.
"So where do you work?" my mom asks.
"Well I teach dancing to under 15s, I teach the 12 to 15s class at the local studio" Brittany replies.
"Oh do you?" Jason says. "So Santana is just a year over qualifying for that group then?" he starts laughing. It's not even funny, I just wish he'd stop talking.
"So yeah I work every Tuesday and Thursday night teaching the two classes and go to uni during the day and then on Sunday mornings I go to training" Brittany tells them.
"Training?" my mom asks. "What kind of training?"
"I'm a professional dancer so I practice every Sunday" Brittany replies.
"You're a professional dancer, already?" my dad asks.
"Yeah, I usually get 4 months off from May to September when uni isn't on so between school and my first year at uni I worked so hard and got a lot of gigs that I was able to turn professional" Brittany says. "I get jobs from time to time when I'm at uni but mostly do dancing in those four months but when I graduate it'll become a lot more permanent."
"So what is it you're studying at uni then if you don't mind me asking? I mean if you can already dance professionally then why are you going to uni?" Jason asks.
"Well I am studying music and drama. I love dancing but I can't do it forever so I wanted to learn to do other things. Although I'm not just doing it because I have to, I genuinely love music and acting, I was even in glee club at school" Brittany tells Jason.
"Oh right" Jason says smiling. "So you can sing, dance and act. My, you must be talented."
"Enough" I say through a glare.
"What have I done now?" Jason asks. He's knows fine what he is doing.
"You're flirting with her" I state. Who does he think he is hitting on my girlfriend?
"No I'm not I am just saying the girl is very talented" Jason smugly smiles.
"Well thanks but I'm not that talented" Brittany says modestly.
"So Brittany can I ask something, it was just when you mentioned glee club. You used to be co-captain with your friend Matt didn't you?" Emily says.
"Yeah we did, why do you ask?" Brittany asks.
"Because I am just thinking I remember you because I remember this blonde girl and I think her name was Brittany and she was co-captain of the glee club and captain of the Cheerio's and you won nationals at both cheerleading and glee" Emily states.
"Yeah that's me" Brittany says laughing. "Wait weren't you on the Cheerio's?"
"Not my finest moment but yes" Emily says laughing.
"Hold on you didn't even know your head cheerleader?" I ask laughing.
"No well I sort of did back then but it has been 3 years so people change plus I only joined in Brittany's last year and then I was the head for my senior year" Emily says.
"I mean we didn't talk personally but I knew her name and her friends names, I just didn't know surnames or who they were" Brittany states. "I didn't even know she had a brother and sister."
"Exactly and the last time I must have seen you Brittany was at the national cheerleading competition" Emily says. "That must have been a good three years ago so I'd like to think everyone has grown up by then."
"Yeah me too" Brittany states.
"So who was that boy from the football team that used to always turn up after practice?" Emily asks.
"That would be my brother Harry, he's two years younger than me" Brittany says.
"And you have a sister right?" my brother asks.
"Yeah she is twins with my brother" Brittany tells him.
"I'm just wondering if I know any of your siblings. What's your sister's name?" Jason says.
"Naomi Pierce" Brittany replies.
"Did she look like you?" he asks.
"Why would you ask that if you have never seen Brittany before?" I ask, I mean if he didn't know Brittany then how would he know Naomi if she looks like Brittany.
"Because now you mention it Brittany does look a little familiar so does she look like you?" he asks.
"Yeah but way hotter" Brittany replies.
"I think I know who your sister is" Jason states.
"So are you the oldest in your family then Brittany?" my dad asks.
"Well kind of but not quite" Brittany states. "My parents divorced when I was really young so they have both remarried and I have step brothers and sisters and a half-brother and half-sister as well as Harry and Naomi" she replies. "I'm the second oldest but oldest out of my full siblings."
"How many of you is there?" Emily asks.
"There are nine of us including me" she states.
"Nine" I ask shocked, my voice raised a little in surprise. Even though I have been with Brittany for almost four months, we didn't always talk about her step families as much so I didn't realise there were nine altogether. I definitely knew about Naomi and harry and that she had step siblings, I just didn't know the number or their names.
"Yeah but like I have two full siblings and two step siblings and a half sibling from each family" Brittany says. "I mean my mom and dad have four children each but only share three if you know what I mean."
After a brief discussion on families, my mom starts to clear the table. All of us were too full to manage dessert so my mom told us to head through to the living room while she cleared up.
"Would you like a hand Maria?" Brittany asks while picking up some plates off of the table.
"No you're ok Brittany, my mom will manage so I'll take you to the living room" I state while trying to grab a hold of her arm.
"No honestly I can help because they made dinner so it's only right I help clear up" she tells me while starting to clear the table.
"Well I'm helping too then" I grumble.
"You don't have to because I don't mind" she states with a smile.
"But you'd be alone with my mom" I whisper to her.
Brittany shrugs "That doesn't bother me, your mom seems nice."
"Well it bothers me so I'm helping" I say and Brittany nods. We all go to the kitchen and start clearing up.
"Santana would you mind collecting the serving dishes from the dining room please" my mom asks me.
"Yes I would mind Maria" I state and Brittany looks at me. "Fine ok I'll go."
Brittany's POV
"You and Santana seem to get on well" Maria says with a smile as she washes some pots in the sink while I dry them.
"Yeah we do" I reply smiling. I can't stop smiling whenever I talk about Santana.
"She really likes you" Maria states. "I've never seen her like this with anyone else before."
"I know she really likes me and I really like your daughter too" I say. "I would never hurt her because I really love her."
"I know you wouldn't and I can see that" Maria tells me while handing me another dish to dry. "Brittany, you really do seem a nice girl. The conversation we had with Santana before wasn't anything against you, we were just worried one of you got hurt because you live completely different lives. Not in a bad way it's just..." she trails off as she fumbles over what to say.
"Its ok I understand but I can't leave Santana because she means everything to me and I promise you nothing will come between us" I say.
"I would never ask you two to break up I just want to make sure you know what you are getting yourself into, both of you" Maria tells me.
"We do" I say.
"I do like you Brittany it's just Emily is about your age and all she wants to do in spare time is go out with friends to clubs and stuff. So I just mean I know what it's like when you are young and a student" Maria says.
"I appreciate that but I'm not a big one for going out, I mean sure when I was single I would be out all the time but when I'm in a relationship I don't mind having a quieter life" I say.
"Well believe me Santana won't when she is older" Maria laughs.
"I know and it's cool because I like either way so I would much rather hang out with Santana and help her study on a Friday than go to a club. I mean with work and uni I just prefer a night in" I say.
"I understand but when you finish studying won't you want to get out there and go to clubs?" Maria asks.
"Not really because Santana couldn't come so I would be miserable without her. I'd rather spend time with her than sit alone in a club and watch my friends have fun. Don't get me wrong my friends are great and I would go out to clubs with them just not every weekend" I say.
"You don't have to prove to me you care for my daughter but I just want to make sure you always talk to one another if you get worried because now that I understand you girls are serious with the relationship then I want you to act maturely but not that I'm saying..." Maria says before I cut her off.
"I got you" I say with a smile. Maria nods and returns the smile. Just as I'm about to say something else I hear Santana enter the kitchen again. She's carrying about 5 large dishes all at once.
"Oh Santana you'll drop them if you carry them all at once" Maria says as she rushes over to Santana and takes a few from her.
"You're the one that told me to go fetch them" Santana replies.
"Yes but I didn't mean for you to take them all at once" Maria tells her.
"Eh Santana" I say getting her attention. "You have food all over you" I say noticing Santana has sauce covering her top from the plates she was carrying.
"You're kidding me" she says annoyed. "I'll need to go upstairs and change now, thanks mom."
"Santana it's not your mom's fault" I say.
"Look I'll be back just now" Santana says before leaving the room again and heads upstairs. Maria and I talk for a little bit more while clearing up.
"I am sorry if before we met you we all came across as intimidating and not wanting you to date our daughter, because we never meant that we just wanted to make sure you both knew it could get tough" Maria tells me.
"Yeah well we love one another so we'll get through anything that comes our way" I say.
"She is our baby girl you see and I don't think she has had many relationships so we just want to protect her and make sure she's ok" she tells me.
"I understand and we talked everything through before we started dating. It wasn't just one day we decided to date and that was it. I mean we talked about stuff and took it slow" I say.
Santana's POV
"It's really warm in here, do you want to go outside for some air?" I ask Brittany as we sit in the living room with everyone else.
"Sure" she answers and we go outside to the patio. We stand on the decking leaning against the railings as we look over onto my parent's garden. "So how do you think I'm doing so far? Do they like me do you think?" she asks.
"I think it's going good, I'm pretty sure they like you" I answer. "I'm sure my mom does anyway."
"So enough about everyone else, I want to hear about you. I feel we haven't talked tonight" she says while placing her hand on my back. "We've had conversations but they were with everyone else so I haven't really talked to you alone" she tells me. "So how are you babe?" she asks while moving in closer to me.
"I'm good" I say. "Can I just say you look really good tonight?"
"Do I not always?" she asks while playfully raising her eyebrow.
"Yeah of course but I'm just saying" I say.
"I know I was kidding" she says. "Thanks anyway" she smiles. "You look really nice too."
"It's no trouble and thank you" I say with a smile. We keep looking off into the distance for a few minutes in a comfortable silence before I speak up again. "It's a really nice tonight isn't it?"
"Yeah it really is" Brittany replies. "The sun setting isn't as beautiful as you though."
"Thanks babe" I say with a shy smile.
"So are you coming over tomorrow to hang out?" she asks me.
"Just try and stop me" I say laughing and Brittany laughs too at my eagerness. "Anyways, do you want a tour of my house?" I ask while turning to face Brittany.
"Sure why not?" she replies while turning to face me.
"So where do you want to see first?" I ask.
"Anywhere you lead the way" she replies and we head back inside through the kitchen.
"Well this is the kitchen obviously" I say. "It's not very exciting in here so how about we move onto the next room?" I ask while we head out of the kitchen into the hall. "You've seen the hall, living room and dining room so I don't think we need to see those again so how about we go upstairs?"
"Wow, I can never refuse an offer like that" Brittany says smirking and I immediately blush.
"No, I never meant that….I mean so we can see the…" I say before Brittany cuts me off.
"Relax babe, I'm just messing with you" she says smiling. I smile back slightly, relief washing over me. For the next while I show Brittany around the upstairs, I show her most of the bedrooms and the upstairs bathroom as well as the study.
"Ok so last we have this room" I say while opening the door. "This is my room, so feel free to come in."
"Cool it's nice in here, it looks modern and cosy" she states.
"Really?" I ask. "I think it looks embarrassing. I have been asking my parents for ages if I can redecorate but they won't let me, it's not been long since it was last done apparently."
"There's nothing embarrassing about it" she says reassuringly. "It reminds me of my room at my mom's house, well that's if they haven't changed it into a game room or something yet" she says and I laugh. "I can definitely see us hanging out here."
"What you'd come back to my house after tonight?" I ask.
"Of course because I like your family, Jason's jokes were a bit weird and awkward at times but apart from that I didn't mind tonight" she replies.
"Cool, but I must warn you Jason will never stop making jokes so if you do come back and he's here just try and ignore him. He thinks the jokes are funny but they're not in the slightest, they're just rude" I say. I mean some people's brothers would be very protective of their little sister but mine's couldn't be more different. He just constantly makes rude jokes about my relationship which is really awkward and uncomfortable. He probably only does it because he thinks I'm some immature high school kid when I'm not, I'm a 16 year old who is in a serious relationship.
"That's ok, I am sure I can put up with him" Brittany replies. "So will we head back downstairs then" she asks while turning towards the door. I agree so we head downstairs to the living room.
"Where were you two?" Emily asks nosily.
"Santana was giving me a tour of the house" Brittany states and Emily nods in understanding.
"I bet you liked the bedroom eh?" Jason asks with a smirk. I know he is referencing the fact my bedroom isn't as grown up looking as I might like even though there technically isn't anything wrong with it. It's just I've outgrown the cuddly toys in the corner of my room but they're only there because there's no room in the garage and my mom insists on keeping them since they're like a childhood memory or something. Jason just thinks it's funny because Brittany is obviously 21 and will not have a teddy bear in sight whereas I do so it's another joke about the age difference.
"I can't say I did like your bedroom, there was dirty boxers everywhere and don't get me started on the smell" Brittany replies and Jason's face is a picture. Hah, take that Jason.
"I mean Santana's bedroom, why were you in my room?" he asks slightly panicked just as Brittany and I take a seat on the couch.
"Because I was showing Brittany around although we both regret going into your room now because we still feel a bit sick from the smell. Oh and another thing you might want to give mom her good china back before the food becomes engrained on it" I say and Jason jumps off his seat.
"Jason Lopez, tell me right now do you have any of my good china in your room?" my mom asks angrily. Truth is there is no dirty plates or anything in his room but he does have a habit of being lazy and not putting them in the dishwasher so instead leaves them lying in his room. It pisses my mom off so much so as a little payback for annoying me, I am getting Jason in trouble.
"Mom honestly I don't, I don't know what they're talking about. They're lying" he states in a panic.
"You better not young man" my mom says warningly.
"Anyway how about we move on now?" I say while smirking at Jason. He is still sitting there in a slight panic, also worried that we might have saw something he didn't want us to see.
After a while Brittany has to go home so she thanks my parents for dinner while I grab her jacket and help her put it on before we walk to the front door. "So I'll see you tomorrow babe?" she asks.
"Yes you will, what time will I come over?" I ask.
"Whenever you want, I don't mind" she replies.
"Ok cool, I'll see what happens tomorrow" I say before leaning in to kiss her. Just as I'm about to my brother appears in the hall. "What is it Jason?"
"Brittany can you say the name Jason Lopez to Naomi for me and see if she says anything" he asks.
"Ok sure but if her boyfriend asks who do I say you are?" Brittany asks.
"Don't" he replies quickly causing me to laugh. He acts all confident and thinks he's the most amazing person ever most of the time but when he is brought down a peg or two it's quite funny to see him embarrassed.
"I'm kidding she is single so I'll say your name and see what she says" Brittany tells him and he nods before going back to the living room. I then open the front door. "Night" Brittany says while stepping out the door and stands facing me.
"Night" I reply while leaning in towards her and kissing her.
"You better go inside before you catch a chill" she says smiling after we kiss. I nod and watch Brittany walk to her car. I wave at her once she pulls away before I head back inside to the living room.
"By the way Santana, Brittany is really hot" Jason states. I was waiting on the subject of Brittany coming up.
"I think I know that" I say because obviously I know Brittany is hot.
"How did you bag a girl like that?" he asks. I mean the cheek of him.
"What's that supposed to mean?" I ask with a glare. "Are you trying to say I'm not good enough for Brittany or something? Do you think Brittany has a reason to not like me?"
"No, I just meant I wondered how would you have met a 21 year old, I haven't seen you hang out with anyone other than friends who are all your own age" he answers.
"Well that's for me to know and you never to know" I state.
"Look come on how did you get someone like Brittany?" he asks.
"Jason the more you talk the more offended I am getting so how about stop talking?" I suggest.
"I'm just wondering, it wasn't that big of a deal I didn't think" he says.
"Look bottom line is we're in a relationship and we love one another. That's all you need to know" I say.
Drama coming up next chapter.