Sorry for the long wait everyone. Things have been going on but here you go! I hope you all enjoy!
"I think she wants to get down, San." Brittany eyes the struggling girl in her stroller.
"Heck no!" Santana yells out. "I don't want don't want to lose her and go to jail because she got eaten by lions, tigers and bears!"
"San, she wants to walk around." Brittany pouts and does the dog eyes.
Santana looks away from her girlfriend, but she knows for a fact that she's going to give in. She grunts and removes the little girl from the stroller. "Be good, okay?" She glares at the little ginger smiling up at her. "Hold your brothers' hand." She pushes the stroller ahead.
Angela runs to Santana's side and holds on to her khaki shorts and starts sucking her thumb.
Santana looks down in surprise. "Angela, hold Russ's hand." She tugs the little fingers away from her khaki shorts and walks a bit faster.
"AHHHHHHHH!" Angela plops herself on the floor and starts crying out loud with snot and spit coming out.
"Santana!" Brittany and Russ run to the crying girl. "San, that's really mean!"
"What did I do?" She throws her hands up in the air.
"Come here, baby." Brittany tries to carry Angela but the girl cries even more.
"Don't cry sissy! We're going to see the parrots and all the pretty birds in the cage!"
It didn't work, Angela just kept on crying and looking at Santana with sad, watery eyes.
Santana felt the pang of guilt run through her veins and to her heart. "Ugh! Fine!" She walks briskly over to the crying little girl and kneels next to her. "I'm sorry. I'll hold your hand." She said it in a nicer and calmer tone and then she holds out her hand.
Right after seeing Santana hold out her hand to her, Angela smiles and takes the tan hand. She giggles as she holds the hand and runs towards Santana to hug her neck.
Santana is surprised at how affectionate the little girl is to her and smiles. "You aren't so bad, kid." She returns the hug and stands up. "Shall we see the colorful birdies?"
Angela nods her hand and takes Santana's hand.
"Awww… I can so imagine you being a mom right now!" Brittany giggles and kisses Santana on the cheek who is clearly blushing. "That's sweet, San." She walks ahead and pushes the stroller for Santana and Russ is walking right next to her.
Santana keeps on blushing and doesn't say anything.
For the past few hours, Santana, Brittany, Russ and Angela have gone half through the park visiting the elephants, gorillas, cute little meerkats, stinky warthogs, and now they are walking and going to the large bird cage that stores colorful birds. They have watched shows with birds flying here and there and animal interactions. Everything is actually going pretty smoothly. Russ and Angela have been well behaved and they seem to be having loads of fun with Santana and Brittany. So far, Santana and Brittany have bought the kids food and souvenir and
all kinds of crap they point at to make things easy for them plus, they have the money that was given to them.
Five minutes of walking and they end up and I canopy of dark and light green forest of trees. They see a giant bird cage up ahead with hundreds of beautiful birds. They can see yellows, red, orange and green birds flying around and squawking at one another.
"Pretty!" Angela lets go of Santana's hand and runs towards.
"ANGELA!" Santana runs after the girl. She's fast but Santana's faster. She manages to scoop up Angela into her arms. Angela laughs happily and Santana can't help but laugh along with her. "For a ginger, you're cute!" She tickles the little girls' stomach who kicks and laughs even more.
"When you guys are done being all cute and adorable, come inside the bird cage. We have food for them!" Brittany smiles and looks at Angela and Santana laugh adoringly. Santana is the one.
"Come on, kiddo." Santana puts Angela down and grabs her hand. "Ready?"
Angela nods and they walk inside, closing the door behind them.
Santana stops, looks around her, and over her head. There were literally more birds than she expected. She breathes calmly but on the inside she's panicking. "Breathe. Breathe… It's just birds…" She starts flinching whenever she hears a bird flaps its wings. They're only in an enclosed bird cage with millions of birds flying around you.
"San, look!" Brittany has her arms stretched out horizontally and there are a dozen birds on her arms, happily sitting there.
Santana looks and smiles at the cute picture. She takes out the camera and snaps a memory of Brittany and the birds. She feels calmer. She hears Angela giggling behind her and she turns around.
A colorful bird is perched on top of Angel's head and it's tickling her.
Santana snaps a photo of the giggling little girl. She snaps a photo of Russ feeding the birds. Then she laughs and snaps a picture of Brittany literally covered in birds.
She stops and looks at her right shoulder. It was a bird that landed on her. The bird turns and looks at her.
"San, you look like a pirate!" Brittany laughs.
Santana is petrified but she smiles and talks to the bird. "H-hi th-there, Mr. Birdie."
"SQUAWK!" The bird flies off and leaves a present on Santana's shoulder.
"You puta madre! I'll rip your wings off!" She yells out in anger and all the birds in the cage stir and fly around. The Latina startled all of them.
"Head for the door!" Brittany grabs Russ's hand and runs to the door.
Santana does the same and gets Angela out there.
"That was fun! Right Ang?" Russ breathes heavily and smiles at his little sister.
"Yes!" Angela nods her head and looks at the bird cage again.
"EWWW! That stupid bird shat on me!" Santana cries out in disgust.
Brittany rolls her eyes and smiles. "Such a baby. Here," she takes out a wipe and starts cleaning Santana's shoulder off. "See, it's not so bad. It doesn't even smell."
"Thanks Britt Britt." Santana kisses Brittany's pink, pale lips quickly and smiles.
If I can find you now,
things would get better
If I could reach this town
and run forever
"Hello?" Santana answers her phone.
"Hi, is this Santana Lopez?" An unfamiliar voice can be heard over the phone.
"Yes, who is this?" Santana sighs out.
"This is Russ's and Angela's father, Eugene."
"Oh, hello. Do you want to speak to your kids, sir?" A sense of courtesy runs through her veins.
"I don't want to interrupt their fun but I do want to speak with you for a brief moment."
"Ah, okay." She smiles at Brittany and excuses herself walking twenty steps into the unfamiliar faux forest. "You want to speak to me?"
"Yes, I want to thank you for taking my kids with you."
"So, you're calling to instigate, am I correct?" Santana senses parental protection.
The man named Eugene over the phone laughs out loud. "No, not at all!" He can be heard catching his breathe on the other end of the line. "I want to thank you by inviting you and your girlfriend to New York."
Santana's taken aback. "Woah, hold up! That is way too much."
"Well, you really can't put a price on your childrens' happiness, right? I ruined the vacation because I had to go back here and work." He sighs. "You are doing me and my pregnant wife a really big deal. Thank you."
"I can assure you, Eugene. It is no trouble. Your kids are having a blast."
Angela laughs out loud in the background. Santana looks back and smiles at the happy picture.
"Is that my little Angel laughing?"
"Yeah. Your kids are wonderful so it's easy for us."
"My wife and I are not taking 'no' for an answer!" She kids.
"I'm leaving in two weeks."
"The sooner the better." He flips through papers. "Three days from now, first class, and Trump hotel. Sound good?"
"I, ugh…" She bites her lips and runs to Brittany. "Talk to my girlfriend, Brittany."
Brittany stares at Santana confusingly and takes the phone. "Hello..?" Brittany cocks her head to the side and scratches her forehead. "This is she." She nods her head and smiles brightly. "Heck yeah!" She jumps and fist pumps the air. "I'll tell her, alright." Her piercing blue eyes meet Santana's and she winks flirtatiously. "We'll see you on Friday. Bye." She hangs up the phone and tosses it to Santana.
"Ugh, Britt! You said yes didn't you?" Santana rubs her head in annoyance.
The blonde pouts and nods her head.
Santana rubs her head harder. She feels a tug on her hand.
Russ starts swinging Santana arm. "Sanny, I'm hungry again. The bird poop reminded me of ice cream and I want ice cream…"
"Hot!" Angela adds as she swings on Santana's free arm.
The Latina grunts and smiles, "Fine, fine. We'll take a break and get some ice cream!" She scrunches her nose in realizing the disgusting comparison Russ made of bird poo and ice cream. "Little man, that is sick and gross of you, but we'll sure as hell get you your bird poop ice cream!" She cheers out loud.
"You're the best, Sanny!" Russ screams out and hugs Santana tightly.
Angela joins in and climbs up into Santana's embrace.
Brittany runs to them and hugs all three tightly. "I love my girlfriend!"
Santana blushes tomato red and snarks out, "IT"S JUST ICE CREAM!"
If I can find you now,
things would get better
If I could reach this town
"Hello?" Santana's phone buzzed and rang out during the wait for the African Tram Safari. The tickets were not cheap but they did have money. The sun isn't so hot so Brittany and Santana thought it is the perfect time to go into the Safari ride and see the African animals up close in their almost natural faux habitat. Plus, they themselves have never done it before.
"Hi Santana!" A familiar voice came on the other end of the phone. The voice is more energized.
"I see that you slept well, ma'am." Santana smiles at the pregnant womans' recovery.
"Ahhhh." Elizabeth can be heard stretching. "Just woke up right now and about to get the kids."
"NO!" She yells out and people look at her awkwardly. Santana realizes her frantic reply and composes herself giving the stink eye to whoever else looks at her funny. "Give us another hour, please." She cups her mouth and the phone. "We are in line to go into the African Safari ride thing."
"Mmmm… Okay. I don't see why not." She yawns. "I'll get me some food. Oh! Did my husband call you already?"
"Ugh, yes! You are so lucky that I don't work anymore!"
"Good, because it'll be fun. It's a thank you. Plus, he has something for you girls. It's not such a bad deal really. I don't see why you're being a tight ass." Elizabeth laughs.
"I don't much have time here left. I'll just tell you and Eugene when we see each other in New York." Santana rolls her eyes. "I'll call you after we get done with ride and after we eat."
"Sounds good. Thank again." –Click!-
"San, come on!" Brittany held Russ's hand and Santana's.
Santana puts her phone away and lifts Angela in her arms. "Let's see some wild animals."
The tram was fairly lengthy and they ended up sitting neat the middle trams. The trams went through a winding pathway of smooth road just embedded on the wide, desert-like habitat for the African animals.
Santana placed Angela on her lap and sat near the right edge. Brittany let Russ sit on the edge on the left side but kept close to him just in case he would do something sporadic.
"Look Bee!" Russ stands up but Brittany immediately pushes him kindly back down so they wouldn't get in trouble or yelled at. "It's a giraffe!" His eyes go wide. "His neck is long!"
Brittany laughs and looks next to her. She's admiring Santana and the child on her lap.
"What's that, Angela?" Santana points at a slender, spotted cat sitting underneath the trees.
"Kitty!" Angela points at the cat and looks at Santana.
"Yes. Good job buddy!" She high fives the little girls. "That type of kitty is called a cheetah."
"Chee-duh?" Angela looks at Santana curiously.
"Eh," she smiles brightly bringing a smile on the little girls face, "almost perfect." She boops the little girls nose.
Throughout the tram ride, they saw more animals. There were rhinos, zebras, gazelles, ostriches and a lot more animals in the open African-like wilderness. Russ and Angela were not the only ones that awed and wowed, but also Santana and Brittany.
After the tram ride, the quartet went to the Samburu Terrace to go get food.
"Hi, can I get two Kid's Meal, two chicken sandwiches, two nachos with lots of salsa, four shakes, four waters, a beef burrito, four tacos, three orders of fries, and two burgers please!" Brittany smiles brightly at the cashier who is taken aback by the order.
The pimply boy looks over at the blonde and sees a glaring Latina and two ginger kids standing behind her. He shrugs and rings up the total and the order. "It'll be $67.39, total."
"Here you go!" Brittany hands over the a hundred dollar bill.
"How do you girls manage to stay skinny if you guys eat that much?"
Santana and Brittany turn around to a familiar voice.
"MOMMY!" Russ and Angela run to their mom.
She hugs her kids and kisses their forehead. "I miss you!" She looks up at Santana and Brittany. "May I join? I couldn't find anything and plus, I miss my kids."
"Of course, you're already paying anyways!" Santana kids. "Sit right over there. Britt and I will get the food. Would you like anything, Elizabeth?" She asks.
"Sounds great. I am starving and I will share with my kids." She holds Russ's and Angela's hand and walk to the table where Santana pointed to. They sit next to each other and chat away about the day's festivities and excitement.
Brittany snakes her arm around Santana's waist and kisses the Latina's cheeks. "I had so much fun today, San. Thank you." She hugs her girlfriend closer to her waist.
Santana giggles and smiles. "I'm glad! I really want you to enjoy today and the gingers didn't completely ruin the day." She jokes.
"You did amazing with Angela. She loves you." Brittany smiles at her girlfriend who snuggled into her body closer.
"The only third person to ever love me." She smiles sadly and looks at the blue eyes.
For a moment, they just look at each other and getting lost in each other's eyes. It seems as if their eyes and the tranquility they bestow are the only ones that comfort them in the precious time that is left.
"Orders ready!" The boy lay out three trays of piping hot and delicious looking and smelling food.
"I get two plates since I am an expert at waitressing and you can get the last one." Santana kisses Brittany's pale cheeks and takes her trays to the table. "Dinner time!"
Brittany follows suit and sits next to Santana when she brings the food to them. "Dig in everyone!"
As dinner progressed Elizabeth asked Santana and Brittany how long they've been together, which made the girls talk about their past hardships and their reunion. Elizabeth asked about them individually, their outlook in life, their future, and just admired the couple. They discussed about Friday and leaving on an early plane because they have a lot to do in just two days and besides, Santana would be leaving soon. Santana finally tells Elizabeth that she is actually excited to go back to New York because she and Brittany gets to visit Quinn, their lovely best friend!
"We shall see you in the airport in New York then!" Elizabeth turns around and gives each girl a hug. "Thank you, again."
"It's no problem at all." Santana smiles and picks up Angela to hug her. "I'll see you soon, kiddo." She puts the girl in the car seat and secures it. "You too little guy!" She messes Russ's already messed hair.
Brittany waves goodbye at the children in the car. "Bye bye you guys!" She picks up the plastic bags and the souvenirs Russ and Angela made them buy. "I'll put this in the trunk, okay?"
"Thank you." Elizabeth goes in the driver seat and starts the car.
Brittany comes back around next to Santana and waves goodbye.
-HONK- -HONK- The car drives off into the almost setting sun.
"So, shall we get going? Traffic is going to be bad." Brittany pouts in sadness. She doesn't want to leave.
Santana raises her eyebrows and looks at her saddened girl. "Who said we're done here?" She kisses the pale cheek. "We are spending the night here!"
"San, are you kidding me?" Brittany's went dead serious.
Santana is taken aback and scrunches her eyebrows in confusion. "Yeah, we're doing that Roar and Snore thing… We're sleeping with the animals, Britt Britt."
Brittany didn't say anything. If anything, she looks petrified and nonchalant.
"Hey are you okay?" Santana inches closer to Brittany.
The blonde pounces the shorter girl knocking them on the ground and cries from happiness. "Santana. You. Are. The. Best. Ever." She hiccups and cries even more. "I love you."
"Hey, baby. Don't cry. This is all for you." She kisses Brittany's lips. "I love you." She gets up and pulls Brittany up along with her. "Come on, we have to go back to the car and get the pillows and sleeping bags."
Brittany grabs Santana's hands and races through the leaving cars to their car and get their stuff. "This is going to be so much fun!"
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