Month 3
"What are you doing?" Santana was rubbing the barely noticeable bulge developing on her stomach, "look" she stood in front of her sitting wife sideways, she gently lifted her shirt and placed her hand on her abdomen, "aww you have a baby baby bump!" she cooed poking at her, "a baby baby bump?" Santana was confused, "yeah, you can't officially say it's a baby bump because it's too small, but if you look there's definitely something there so it's a baby baby bump" she said with a face wide grin.
"So I was thinking, because my parents are coming over next week, we could invite your parents and everyone else, so we can tell them?" Santana suggested flipping through the mail, "yeah sure, but who else so I can call?" Brittany came running out of the bathroom, in a rush to get to work, "well… Quinn and Puck, Rachel and Finn, err Mercedes, you know who I mean" she replied, "Shall I tell them to bring the kids?" Brittany asked just about to leave; "yeah we need the practise" the Latino smiled before kissing the blonde and waving her good bye.
Finn and Rachel had a daughter just over a year ago, her names Arabelle, and she a mixture between both her parents, she has dark brown hair and shiny hazel eyes, she obviously had Rachel's nose, but she was very cute, Tina and Mike had their five year old son Jacob, he was the spitting image of Mike, and loved dancing like both of his parents, Quinn and Puck still kept in touch with Beth, who was a miniature version of Quinn, with long blonde hair and a pretty face, hopefully they had her next weekend so she could also come over.
Brittany was losing her patience, they were at their local grocery store picking up food to make dinner for everyone, but Santana's cravings were getting the best of her, "Santana please! Save my sanity and just pick a colour." They were currently observing the apples, "but I don't know if I feel like red or green" the blonde couldn't believe they were debating over apples… "Just get both" she threw her hands up in the air in frustration and pulled the cart down the next isle.
"Santana… Santana?" the pregnant woman was there one minute and gone the next, her wife suspected it had something to do with food, but her heart melted when she turned the corner, "there so small…" the Latino was staring at the tiny baby booties in front of her, Brittany was only just realising how much the pregnancy has changed her, she was no longer rock solid mean girl, she'd gone mushy to her liking, "there so cute" she cooed stroking the soft pink blanket next to them, "I can't wait till we get to buy all this stuff" Brittany was shocked by the words that came out of her mouth, she really had changed.
"I don't feel good" Santana mumbled, they were on their way home, "probably the extra-large bar of chocolate you demolished before we got in the car… you're not going to puke are you?" she added noticing her face go pale, "mmm I don't think so…" the blonde wasn't convinced she knew her all too well, "do you need me to stop the car?" she asked noticing her distress, "no I'm not puking in public!" she jumped at, "well you'll get sick on yourself!" she said back getting frustrated, "stop saying sick…" she mumbled leaning back in her chair, she had her eyes closed with one hand on her forehead and one on her stomach.
It wasn't long before they pulled into their driveway, as soon as the car stopped Santana dashed through the door with one hand over her mouth, and within a matter of seconds Brittany could hear the gagging from the bathroom, she placed the grocery bags on the Kitchen unit and climbed up the stairs, "you ok?" she entered the bathroom and kneeled next to the puking woman, "I'm used to it" she mumbled with a smile trying to humour the situation, once she had finally stopped she sat back onto the floor, "I'm sorry" the blonde said taking hold of her hand, "why?" she wasn't sure, "you have to go through all this and I can't do anything about it" she replied her eyes glazed with tears, "Britt I'm happy to go through all this… well maybe not the puking" she giggled, "because after all this we'll get our baby, and I'll do anything for that" they shared a warming smile not letting go of their hands.
"oh my god you look hot" Brittany gawped at the Latino as she came down the stairs, she was wearing a tight black dress that went looser around the waste to hide the bump, with black high heels and her hair was in loose curls, "aww thanks babe, don't look too bad yourself" she winked, Brittany was sporting a dark green dress which was slightly see through but had these little beads all over, with nude high heels and her hair was in a ballerina bun on top of her head, the doorbell chimed.
"Hi!" they opened the door to be greeted by Brittany's parents, Santana's were already in the living room, just before they closed it they noticed a few other people walking up the path, there were Tina, Mike, Jacob, and Mercedes, "hey" they hugged, she gestured for them to take a seat and they started a conversation but it wasn't long before the door went again, "hi, hey baby" she leaned over and took the toddler from Finn's arms, "oh my you're so big!" Santana said in an unusually happy tone, "thank you for inviting us by the way, feels like we have hardly seen each other over the past few months" Rachel hugged the blonde.
Not long after the rest of the glee club arrived, "Beth babe how are you?" Brittany said twirling the miniature blonde around, "I'm great, I missed you guys" she said smiling, "ok well dinners ready so come sit" Santana announced walking into the living room.
"Stop fidgeting Belle" Rachel cooed at her whining daughter, "Here pass her over" Santana stood up and took the toddler, she sat back down in between Brittany and Quinn placing the little girl on her knee, most of them had finished eating and where starting to notice Santana's odd behaviour… she was being nice.
"What's the 'list'?" Finn questioned as everyone talked, "err… it's a grocery list" Brittany said spontaneously not wanting to reveal anything considering she forgot to take it down, however everyone looked towards the fridge see what they were talking about, "any type of fish… most dairy… Brittany's lavender bubble bath" the last one made everyone laugh, "Nice list" he murmured between giggles, "you really put that on there?" Santana said in disbelief forgetting about their secret.
Brittany couldn't help but laugh, "well considering every time you hugged me you gagged I thought it deserved a place!" however everyone else was confused leaving the couple laughing alone, once they stopped they looked around the table to see their faces, Rachel looked like the only one who figured it out "OH MY GOD!" she screeched startling the three children in the room, the married couple shared the same warming smile, "we're having a baby" Santana smiled, everyone's facial expression completely changed, they were shocked and jumped up from their seats, one by one they hugged the couple who still had Arabelle with them.
"I'm so happy for you guys" Mercedes exclaimed, "how far along are you?" Rachel butted in, "eleven weeks" Brittany physically couldn't stop smiling, "are you showing yet?" Brittany's mother asked wiping away her previous tears, "err… not really, jeans are tighter but nothing obvious" she leaned back in her chair getting a chorus of awes from around the room, "what?" she said pulling Arabelle closer to her stomach, "you have a tiny bump!" Quinn cooed, "What do you think Belle?" she asked the stunned toddler, "baba" she gurgled pointing at her tummy, everyone burst out laughing at the cuteness of the moment, "yeah baba" Santana smiled bouncing her up and down on her knee.
After dessert they moved into the living room, the three children were playing on the floor while the adult's talked, "so do you want a boy or a girl?" Finn asked with his arms wrapped around his wife, "we don't mind do we…" they smiled at each other, "do you have a feeling?" Rachel added, "err… a girl, I can imagine us having a daughter, but we'd love a son just as much so as long as it's healthy we're happy" they all smiled towards them, "any symptoms?" Tina questioned, "Vomiting." Quinn said before she could answer, everyone just gave her a funny look, "well I was here a few weeks ago and…"
"Please don't tell them" Santana whined digging her head into her wife's shoulder in embarrassment, "this is payback for not telling me when I first suspected… anyway as I was saying we were eating breakfast when the supposed slash no longer badass over there decided to upchuck the nibbles of blue berry muffin she'd just ate in the trashcan, in front of me and her mother!" Everyone began laughing again while the Latino blushed, "I will get my revenge" she joked towards Quinn.
It had been a great night they laughed and caught up with each other, Finn and Rachel were last to leave, Rachel was carrying her sleeping daughter close to her chest, "thank you for tonight it was nice seeing everyone" Finn whispered hugging the two women, "well thank you for coming… and by the way me and Britt wanted to ask if we could babysit Belle sometime, we need the practise" she giggled quietly, "actually could you maybe look after Friday night, it's my colleagues wedding reception and we were actually looking for someone to look after her" Finn replied, " we'd love to" Brittany said stroking the baby girls cheek, "we can keep her overnight if you want, saves you having to rush back" the Latino added, "aww really that's great" Rachel whispered trying not to disturb her sleeping child, they waved them good bye before making their own way to bed, after the long evening.
It was the next day and Mr and Mrs Lopez decided they wanted to take their daughter and daughter-in-law to brunch considering this was the last time they'd see them before Christmas because as it was the beginning of November, "how are you girls feeling?" her mother said starting conversation, "tired, we stayed up to clear all the dishes" Brittany whined kneeling into her wife, "did you enjoy last night?" Santana asked her parents, "Yes, it was lovely watching you girls enjoy yourself" he father nodded.
"Look after your selves, keep in touch" Mrs Lopez pulled both of the women into a tight hug, "Bye dad" Santana leaned over and kissed her dad on the cheek, "bye baby, bye Britt" he hugged the blonde, "look after my grandbaby" he laughed causing the three women to smile, they said their goodbyes, before the older couple drove away.
"What do we do now?" they slumped into the couch, "nap" Santana suggested stretching her legs across her wife, "I actually agree with you" she leaned down and rested her head on her wife's hip, before they both fell into a deep slumber.
It was Friday morning and both women had taken the day off to set up for Arabelle who they weren't picking up for a while, "so… checklist: travel cot set up?"
"Check"
"Age appropriate foods"
"Err check" Santana replied peeping into the kitchen, "some toys for her to play with"… "check" "ok well I think we're done, Rachel and Finn have put the rest of her stuff in her bag, now we've just got to pick her up" Brittany confirmed, she knew Santana wasn't listening she was too busy admiring her baby bump in her reflection against the fridge, "I still can't believe how much more your showing compared to a week ago, it's gone so quick… you look cute with a little baby bump" she said in awe.
"Hey" Finn greeted opening the door to their apartment, he was dressed up in a tux, "hey" they replied strolling into the living room, "Where's Arabelle and Rachel?" Brittany asked, "here we are" Rachel said walking into the room with a sleepy looking toddler on her hip, "she's just woke up from her nap, her bags over their it has everything she could possibly need in there and…" she was stopped, "Rach she'll be fine" they giggled at how over protective she was being, "I know" she mumbled.
"Right come on baby we should get going" Santana reached over for the child and pulled her close into her chest while her wife grabbed her car seat and bag, "bye princess" Finn placed a gentle kiss on her fore head, "bye baby girl… again thank you for taking her" Rachel added, "no problem we love our little Belle" Brittany giggled tickling the toddlers chin.
They got home not long ago; Belle was currently sitting on the floor with Brittany playing with her baby books, "what does the cow do Belle?" Brittany asked the girl, "moooooo" she shouted making them laugh, "Britt bring her out here her foods ready" her wife shouted from the kitchen, she picked up the girl and walked into the kitchen then placed her in her high chair, it was only ten minutes before Santana heard a loud crash, she flew into the dining room and was shocked by the mess.
"What happened?" she screeched, there was food everywhere! All over the floor, Brittany and Arabelle, "I put it down for like two seconds and she threw it at me" the blonde replied faking upset, while rubbing her head, the Latino didn't feel an ounce of sympathy she told her not to put it anywhere near her, so instead she joined in with the laughing toddler, "it's not funny" Brittany moaned dying not to laugh, her wife just walked over to her and sat next to Belle's high chair, "ok… it's a bit funny" she smiled, she loved watching her adopted niece and wife laugh together it was so cute.
They decided to take a photo of the messy little girl and send it to her parents, who thought it was very cute but also requested she got a bath, "look baby it's a ducky, do you know what noise a ducky makes?" the blonde asked leaning over the tub playing with the bubbles, "Quack, quack!" the little girl screamed causing her to laugh, "such a clever girl" she replied rinsing the soap from her hair, "shall we get aunt Sanny to come get you out, huh?" the toddler just smiled in return, "San?" she called, "I'm here" she cooed cheerfully walking into the bathroom with a pink towel in hand, "could you get her PJ's on while I get a shower?" she requested, "off course" she said picking the baby from the water.
She took her shower realised something… it was quiet, a bit too quiet. "San?" she called walking into their bedroom, then she saw the cutest image to ever pass her eyes, the bedside lamp was on, Santana was asleep in the bed, and so was Belle, who was snuggled into her chest, she had her little pink and white pyjamas on and her still damp hair was tied in a little band, she was sucking on her pacifier and looked to be in a deep sleep.
All's Brittany could think was how much she couldn't wait to do this with her own child, her own little family.
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