This chapter covers two months. Things will be moving quickly
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Also look out for a one-shot of the Faberry proposal. A few people have asked me to write about it and I couldn't find a right place within this story to tell it so I'll be posting it separately.
~~~ Morning, Afternoon & Evening Sickness ~~~
Grace thought it was super adorable how Sofia would talk to their growing baby every morning and night even though according to her phone app their baby was now roughly the size of a sesame seed now that she was five weeks pregnant. But Sofia insisted that their kid needed to know the sound of her voice and that they should start early.
For the most part Grace had been enjoying being pregnant. Most of the time she didn't even notice and to be honest Grace wasn't so sure why she was so afraid of this before. It wasn't that bad, half the time she forgot she was pregnant...poor naive Gracie. She had no idea.
The adorably cute married couple were happily sitting in their kitchen eating their dinner when it happened, a sudden wave of nausea hit Gracie like a bullet in the back. She couldn't explain it but the pasta they were eating suddenly smelt so horrible and she just could not stand it. In an instant she dropped her fork and bolted for the bathroom leaving a very confused and worried Sofia behind.
After getting over the suddenness of it all Sofia got up and went to go check on her wife. She understood immediately when she could hear Grace dry heaving in the bathroom. Sofia quickly came to sit by her wife's side holding her hair back and rubbed her back.
"God that's disgusting" Grace groaned as they flushed the toilet
Sofia handed her some toilet paper to wipe her mouth and then quickly grabbed a glass of water. But before she could do anything Grace was hunched back over the toilet bowl and let's just say it wasn't pretty.
"Well I think it's safe to say your morning sickness has started" Sofia quietly spoke
"But it's not morning! Why is it called morning sickness? It should be any time of the day sickness! It's all lies!" Grace yelled and started to cry.
Sofia wasn't prepared for that so she quickly wrapped her wife up into her arms and whispered sweet nothing's into her ear to calm her down.
~~~ Visiting the Banana Benders ~~~
After spending their time in New South Wales the Marshall family headed up to the Sunshine Coast for a few days. First they spent four days just visiting the theme parks. Cooper loved Sea World while Max loved Dreamworld because of the rides. Becky had never been on a roller coaster before in her life up until that moment and she instantly became a fan. Hannah preferred the slower rides like the merry-go-round. So they broke up into pairs Becky and Max went on all the thrill seeker rides while Hannah and little Cooper went on the safer and less scary rides. Wet 'n' Wild was a total hit with all four of them.
They finished their trip with a much a waited visit to see Hannah's big sister. It was an emotional and very Aussie reunion.
"You sound like a bloody yank" Julie teased with a big smile
"Well at least I'm not a dero like you." Hannah huffed
"Fuck off" Julie chuckled
"Seriously Julies what's up with this place?" Hannah asked looking around her sister's house.
"We're renovating at the mo. Now quit ya complainin' and get outta my way I haven't even got to hug my sister in law and my nephews." Julie replied as she pushed Hannah out of her way.
Hannah just rolled her eyes.
"Hi Julie" Becky smiled at the brunette
"Hiya Bec it's good to finally meet properly" Julie smiled at pulled her into a hug.
~~~ From Abroad ~~~
Quinn came home from work that evening after having a strange day. Mercedes was acting shifty and wouldn't let her see the new designs she was working on for some new client that Quinn didn't know about. Her friend told her it wasn't an official client so Quinn didn't need to worry. The whole situation was just weird.
The blonde found her wife sitting in the living room with her laptop checking her e-mails and gave Quinn a small smile as she entered the room. Quinn flopped down onto the couch quickly kissing Rachel's cheek before taking her shoes off to relax.
"Oh hey we got our very first postcards from Becky and the gang." Rachel spoke up as she handed the two over.
The first one was of the Sunshine Coast of Queensland and on the back had a small message written by Max and little Cooper telling them what they've done. Quinn smiled at the message and secretly envied them as well.
'Dear Nan and Gran,
Having loads of fun! We saw Aunty Julie at the zoo with the big crocs they were awesome!
Gots lots of photos to show u.
We miss you!
Luv Max & Cooper'
The second one was of Bondi Beach with a row of bare naked ladies laying on the sand. Quinn just giggled as she flipped it over to read the message.
'Thought you'd appreciate this one Quinn ;) Love Bec & Han'
"This is totally going on the fridge" Quinn smirked
"No it is not" Rachel chuckled.
"Aww I'm glad they're having fun. They all deserve it" Quinn sighed
Rachel just nodded in agreement. Becky had confided in them about the whole Valerie thing before they left on their vacation. Quinn and Rachel were both shocked by what she had told them and what she had been through. Out of all the adults in her life growing up Becky had found a way to trust Rachel and Quinn. They were more her parents than her biological ones. She would always say that she never would have survived without them. Becky wanted to tell them the truth about everything and so she did…
- A Few Days Before Their Trip -
Becky hugged Rachel as she entered the Berry-Fabray house that late afternoon after her therapy session with Diane. The brunette knew something was up with the blonde the moment she opened the door but she didn't say anything. Becky wasn't one to be pushed if she wanted to talk she would and if she didn't she wouldn't.
"Hey Becky, what brings you by?" Rachel asked with a soft smile
"Is Quinn home?" Becky asked
"Um...yes she is do you want me to get her for you?"
Becky nodded, Rachel turned to go get her wife but Becky quickly stopped her.
"I need to speak with you both"
Rachel nodded and then quickly went to get Quinn. Becky sat herself down on the couch and took a few deep breaths and went over what she was going to say in her head like Diane told her to do. Shortly after Quinn and Rachel came back into the living room both looking worried as they sat down next to Becky one on either side of the blonde. She didn't mean to seem rude or anything but as soon as they sat down Becky got up and moved to the chair opposite them she couldn't help but feel a little trapped sitting between them. Rachel and Quinn both looked at each other with concern but just waited for Becky to say something.
"Becky what's going on?" Quinn quietly spoke when it looked like Becky wasn't going to.
The blonde looked up at the two women she admired the most. She didn't know how or why but Rachel and Quinn had become to mean so much to Becky. They helped her, they took her in, made her feel like part of the family...they did all that even though they didn't have too. They had always been there for her. They were there for her during her separation with Hannah, they were there for her when Cooper was sick and needed the surgery on his larynx and she just really needed them to be there for her now.
"I um...I need, I want to tell you a-about the whole Valerie thing" Becky replied as she nervously fiddled with one of her bracelets.
"Ok" Quinn nodded
They weren't really sure where this was going. But they listened anyway.
"I know you guys know pretty much the whole story...how she was harassing me and that photo...but I...um..." Becky swallowed hard as her voice began to waver.
Up until this point she hadn't said it out loud. She had alluded to it and it was always left unspoken. Even in her therapy sessions she hadn't said it yet so this was kinda hard for Becky right now. Her behaviour was really starting to worry Quinn and Rachel though they hadn't seen Becky like this before.
"That night...at the Christmas Party...Valerie, she um..." Becky stopped and took a deep breath and refused to cry.
"She spiked my drink and um...it's why I don't remember much I had always just put it down to being drunk but I wasn't...I mean I was but I was also drugged and that night I...I was too out of it to make her stop or to really understand what was happening…until it was too late." Becky began to ramble now.
The blonde couldn't bring herself to look at Quinn and Rachel as she told them what happened.
"The police are charging her with...sexual assault but the evidence isn't that great so she probably will get away with it." Becky finally told them.
Rachel and Quinn sat there completely shocked and horrified by what Becky was telling them. After everything Becky has been through she now has to deal with this.
"Becky..."
"It's ok...I'm ok, I'm dealing with it. I've...I've got Hannah and I'm still seeing Diane and I don't want your pity or...or sympathy I just, I just wanted to let you know." Becky quickly replied, her tear ducts getting the better of her as she wiped the tears away.
Quinn carefully stood up and came to sit next to the blonde while Rachel quickly grabbed a tissue and moved to sit on the coffee table just in front of Becky. The girl herself just looked down into her lap not really wanting to face them now.
This was an all too familiar scene. When Becky had come to the Fabray house after Hannah kicked her out they were sat in this very same position as the blonde poured her heart out telling them what had happened. Only this time it was so much worse.
Quinn gently placed her arm around the blonde's shoulder and instantly Becky sank into the embrace seeking that maternal comfort she was denied in her childhood. Rachel reached out and took hold of Becky's hand giving it a loving squeeze...
"Have we heard anything about the trial yet?" Rachel asked
"No...Becky said it will probably take a while. But at least that crazy bitch is locked away in a nut house right now" Quinn replied
"At least we know she won't be able to hurt them anymore." Rachel added
They fell into a comfortable silence as Rachel typed away at her laptop and Quinn went through the mail and then occasionally went back to looking at the naked lady postcard...What? She liked the beach...that's totally why she was looking at it.
"Hey didn't you promise me a vacation?" Quinn asked
"I would never do such a thing" Rachel replied as she answered one of her emails.
"Um...yeah you did. You said after Grace and Sofia got married you'd take me somewhere...remember the whole crazy idea of going out on a boat in the middle of the ocean where we could get eaten by sharks?" Quinn replied
Rachel paused what she was doing thinking back to that time and then she remembered.
"Oh yeah"
"Yeah so when and where are we going Mrs. Berry-Fabray?" Quinn asked
"Um...sweetie now's not really the best time to be going away." Rachel replied
"Becky and Hannah got to go on holiday!" Quinn pouted
"Yes but they went to Australia and its summer down there." Rachel reasoned
"So? We could do an Alaskan cruise oh Rach that would be so nice. It's beautiful up there oh or we could go to Toronto!" Quinn replied
"Let's just have a think about it ok?" Rachel asked
"Fine" Quinn sighed and crossed her arms over her chest mumbling to herself.
"Talking to yourself is a sign of craziness...or being old" Rachel warned her
Quinn just glared at her wife.
~~~ New Starts ~~~
It had almost been a month since Toby and Ally moved out and into their new place with Maya and life could not be better. They were still settling in unpacking their stuff and decorating the place. Ally's room was completely finished though because clearly her room was the most important room in the house!
Maya had begun working at the women's shelter and was getting ready to start her classes to become a councillor she had never felt more focused than she was right now. She had always wanted to do something important with her life and for a long time she had thought that that would never happen, not with Alex in her life. But now that he was gone she could finally be free. She did see the irony of it all though. If it weren't for him then she never would have taken this path but she guessed that there is always a silver lining that comes with those grey clouds.
Toby himself was getting ready to start his proper training. He had passed all the tests with flying colours and he was super excited to get out there and become a member of the NYPD. His mom still had issues with him joining the police force and still thought it was a stupid idea because it was too dangerous and he should be thinking about Ally. They had lengthy discussions about this and Toby could understand his mom's concerns but this is something he wants to do and he won't be changing his mind.
Ally was just as happy as she has always been. She was a little upset when they had to leave Gammy and Nanny's house because she would miss seeing them every day but her grandmas promised they would visit lots and that Ally could always stay over and they could watch movies and play together whenever she wanted.
~~~ And So It Begins ~~~
After a week of chronic morning sickness poor Gracie had had enough. Sofia had come home that afternoon to find her wife in tears as she sat on the bathroom floor. The Latina rushed over to her getting all worried. She had only seen her like this a few times and that was when her mother had a heart attack, when her grandpa died and when they told her she couldn't play soccer anymore.
"Gracie? Baby what's wrong?" She asked in a panic.
"I...I can't...Sofia I can't do this anymore. I don't want to do this anymore. Being pregnant sucks! I hate it I don't want to do this anymore! Please…I'm sorry I c-can't…please make it stop!" Grace cried into her wife's shoulder.
A wave of panic and fear hit Sofia as she listened to her distraught wife telling her the one thing she didn't want to hear after Grace got pregnant. It had been her one fear that after the insemination Grace would change her mind and hate her for making her do this. In an instant her mind went to the worst case scenario of Grace getting an abortion and that their marriage would end and then they would both be miserable for the rest of their lives.
"Shhh Gracie it's ok. You'll be ok. You're just scared and this is all so new it's gonna be fine" Sofia soothed her
She couldn't afford to let her panic show because she didn't want Grace to get even more upset right now.
"No it's not!" Grace hiccupped
"Yes it is...Trust me, you can do this. You're a Lopez now and Lopez's are strong and brave and you are definitely those things." Sofia replied
"But what if I can't do this?" Grace sadly asked her wife with a sniffle thankfully her crying had stopped
"Don't think like that ok...I know you can do this." Sofia replied making sure to look deep into Grace's eyes to get her to believe in herself the way Sofia believed in her.
Grace gave her wife a slight nod and Sofia replied with a small smile, which quickly turned into a frown when Grace burst into tears once again.
"Why are you crying?" Sofia asked in desperation
"Because you're such an amazing wife!" Grace sobbed loudly and pulled her in for a big hug crying into Sofia's shoulder once again.
~~~ Port Arthur ~~~
"This place is awesome!" Max cheered as they walked through the old ruins of The Separate Prison
"It's scary" Cooper signed as he clung to his mother.
Becky was carrying him because his little legs were tired and because he wasn't a big fan of the supposedly haunted gaol.
"Aw don't worry Coop. Mommy will protect you" Becky whispered to her son.
"You know Max they do ghost tours." Hannah told him with a small smirk
"Can we do one? Please Mama?" Max asked eagerly
Max was very much into scary monsters and ghosts and whatnot it's why Sofia gave him the nickname Monster. He just found it all so fascinating.
"No" Cooper shook his head with scared wide eyes.
"How about Max and Mama go and me and you can be tucked away safe at the Fox and Hound watching movies and eating popcorn?" Becky suggested
Cooper nodded to that and Max looked over to his Ma in excitement waiting for her to say yes.
"Oh alright fine. I'll go sign us up for the tour. But you better not have nightmares" Hannah warned
"Ma I've watched heaps of scary movies with Aunty Sofia and they never give me nightmares" Max boasted
"Oh do you now? Well I think mum and I will be having a very long talk to Aunt Sofia when we get back" Hannah raised her eyebrow
Max facepalmed himself for saying too much.
Much later that night at around 10pm Hannah and Max got themselves ready for the ghost tour. Cooper was already tucked away in bed after watching a movie with his moms.
"Take a jacket with you Max" Hannah called out to her son
"But I'm not cold" Max yelled back from his room.
"Just take one just in case" Hannah yelled back
Becky was sitting on the small couch flipping through some of the information brochures that they had picked up that day.
"I didn't know there was a mass murder there" Becky looked up
"Yeah...that's what that memorial was for" Hannah replied as she tied her shoes laces
"Ooh...I thought that was for the prisoners...shows how much I was paying attention" Becky chuckled
"Are you gonna stay up or go to bed?" Hannah asked as she sat down next to her wife.
"Probably go to bed...I'm exhausted. I'm surprised you two are still going." Becky yawned
"It'll be fun besides...this way Max will be asleep for most of the drive tomorrow and so we won't have to listen to him complain about the long ride...god knows how he's gonna handle the drive from SA to Perth" Hannah chuckled
"Ugh...let's not think about that now." Becky groaned.
Max came running into the room ready to go he was super excited and hoped he got to see some real ghosts.
"Come on Ma let's go!"
"Alright, alright hold your horses. First say goodnight to your mum and then we'll head off" Hannah replied
"Night mom" Max kissed his mother's cheek and then ran to the door waiting impatiently.
Hannah and Becky just laughed at his enthusiasm.
"Well I better go before he leaves without me." Hannah sighed as she stood up
"Have fun ghost hunting" Becky grinned as she walked with her wife to the door of their cabin.
"We will." Hannah smiled then kissed her wife before she and Max left to go back to the gaol.
Max and Hannah had a blast on the tour. They were both equally freaked out and entertained at the same time. Hannah hated The Separate Prison though it was creepy during the day but at night it was just horrible. They got everyone to stand in the tiny cell of the solitary confinement wing and it creeped her the fuck out. Max wasn't too keen on it either but he put on a brave face.
Unfortunately they didn't see any ghosts but they had fun so that's all that mattered. They were both knackered by the end of it though and Max fell asleep on the short car ride back to the Fox and Hound Inn and thankfully he didn't have any nightmares. Hannah on the other hand clung to her wife's body like nobody's business throughout the night.
~~~ SA Heaps Good ~~~
"Ahh...Adelaide...we've got pandas...and two silver balls." Hannah chuckled as they stood in the middle of Rundle Mall.
"I read that some of the best wine comes from South Australia" Becky replied trying to make it sound more interesting.
"Ok fine we've got pandas, silver balls and the Barossa Valley but that's all SA is good for." Hannah sighed
"I'm sure there's more to see here than those three things" Becky stated as she flipped through a tourist brochure.
Hannah just gave her sceptical look.
"Ooh we could go to Victor Harbour" Becky pointed out showing her wife the book.
"It's not that great" Hannah waved her off
Becky just sighed and went back to looking through the book.
"Ma I'm bored" Mex sighed
Cooper nodded in agreement.
~~~ Bun In The Oven ~~~
Grace was over at her parents' house having a baking session with her mom. Grace and Quinn loved baking together it was their thing and they hadn't done it in a really long while. So Grace called her mother up and told her she was coming over, Grace was also craving double choc-chip cookies like a crack whore craves...well...crack. But she also wanted to spend time with her mother...but mostly it was about the cookies.
She nearly cried when they finally came out of the oven and she pretty much shoved her own mother down to get to them and pretty much swallowed them whole. She had noticed she was getting a lot more emotional the more pregnant she became and she would pretty much eat anything and everything. Quinn just looked on in amusement and mild-horror.
"Gracie...honey do you maybe wanna share?" Quinn asked somewhat nervously
Grace actually glared at her own mother and then went back to eating.
Quinn couldn't for the life of her figure out why but that look...she had seen that look before. Only it wasn't from Grace, but from her mama. Rachel had used that same glare when she was pregnant with Grace when Quinn had the audacity to ask if Rachel could share the last pancake with her.
"Gracie you shouldn't eat so many cookies...I mean...I don't want to be one of those mothers but honey I've noticed that you've kinda put on a few pounds lately" Quinn quietly muttered.
Grace's jaw dropped in horror
"You're calling me fat?" Grace yelled in anger with a mouth full of chewed cookies.
Grace had started to show a tiny bit now nothing to indicate that she was pregnant but there was a more noticeable bump in her stomach area. Her features had begun to fill out and even her boobs looked a little bigger.
Quinn was actually a little scared right now.
"I think I hear your Ma calling." Quinn quickly replied before she ran out of the kitchen.
~~~ Across The Nullabore To The Fremantle Doctor ~~~
It had taken around five days to drive from Adelaide to Perth across the Nullabore because they stopped at a few different places along the way and then there was that near miss with a kangaroo jumping across the road that terrified Becky and they nearly drove off the road and into a tree. But other than that it was a great experience and now they were in Perth for a few days before they headed up north to Darwin.
Hannah took her family around to all the different beaches that she had been to when she went on holiday to Perth as a young child. They were currently at Triggs beach, Max and Cooper were playing in the surf while Becky and Hannah laid on their towels watching them.
"I love the Aussie beaches" Becky smiled brightly
"I told you they were awesome" Hannah replied
"If we could I would so move us here and we could get a house by the beach and then I could have you in a bikini everyday" Becky grinned
Hannah just laughed and nodded
"I would love to come and live back here…but…I'd miss Grace and Sofia and everyone else" Hannah sighed
"Me too" Becky nodded
"Want me to put some more sunscreen on your back?" Hannah asked
"Is that your excuse to feel me up?" Becky asked
"Maybe" The brunette winked
"Well then yes…I mean I don't want to get burnt or anything" Becky chuckled
Hannah smiled brightly and grabbed the tube and shuffled to sit behind her wife and began to massage the cream into her shoulders, arms and back then began to move her hands down the blonde's chest with her finger tips gliding just under her wife's bikini top making Becky moan.
"We should find a something for the boys to do it's been ages since we could do anything" Hannah whispered in her wife's ear.
It had been a while, it was a little difficult having some 'alone time' when you shared a hotel room with your two sons every night. Becky just chuckled and nodded.
"We could always do it in the shower" Becky suggested
"Because that's romantic" Hannah giggled then pressed a few kisses to Becky's neck in that certain spot that drove the blonde wild.
"Han…don't tease me" Becky groaned
The Aussie just giggled against her wife's flushed skin.
~~~ Over At The Berry-Fabray Place ~~~
Grace stood between her two mothers in the kitchen as she and Quinn prepared the food while Rachel stood by and tried to help. Mostly she was just standing there drinking her bottle of water and chatting to Brittany and Santana while Sofia sat in between her two mothers at the breakfast bar. As their mothers were chatting away to each other Grace and Sofia kept giving each other secret looks of 'when should we tell them?'.
They had decided that it was getting too hard keeping this a secret from their parents and they were just too happy to keep it to themselves that they wanted to tell them. Besides they were going for their first sonogram tomorrow and Sofia knew once she saw their baby she wouldn't be able to hide it from anyone.
Grace moved to grab something out of the fridge, she was a little nervous about the big reveal. She didn't really know how to announce it, what a good lead up to it would be or what she should say. She had no idea how anyone was going to react to the fact that she is the one who is knocked up. So she pretty much just blurted it out.
"I'm pregnant"
Grace probably should have planned it a little better though. She probably shouldn't have done it when her ma was drinking or when her mom was chopping up food. Because Rachel in her surprise spat out her water into Quinn's face who then ended up cutting her hand with the chopping knife. Brittany nearly fell out of her chair and Santana missed her mouth while she was eating some dip and it ended up in her hair. Sofia just sat there a little surprised at how Grace decided to announce it.
What came next was a lot of screams, swearing and tears. Grace quickly moved to help poor Quinn who had a bloody hand and her wife's water and spit all over her face. Rachel grabbed a towel to wipe Quinn's face while Grace moved them over to the sink to run her hand under the water.
"I'm sorry" Grace repeated
Brittany stabled herself on the chair as she helped her wife get the dip out of her hair.
Sofia grabbed the band aids and antiseptic cream.
After that whole big kerfuffle they could finally process what Grace had told them.
What came next was a lot of screams, swearing and tears. After a whole lot of noise Sofia yelled for them all to shut up.
"Thank you" Sofia huffed
The Latina moved to stand next to her wife giving her hand a comforting squeeze.
"Ok can someone please explain?" Rachel spoke first.
"Well...like I said...I'm pregnant." Grace mumbled
"What? H-How? I don't understand" Quinn stuttered
"Sofia I thought you were the one who was going to have the baby" Rachel spoke up
Sofia looked down sadly, Grace wrapped her arm around her.
"I was...but...turns out I can't so Grace did it instead" She rushed out.
They could all hear the disappointment and sadness in her voice and they couldn't help but feel bad for her. They all knew how much Sofia wanted to get pregnant. Grace lent over to place a kiss to her wife's temple. Quinn and Rachel were very surprised by that piece of news.
"So how far along are you?" Santana asked still a little shocked by the news.
All four sets of eyes travelled down to Grace's stomach making the poor girl feel slightly insecure about herself.
"Ten weeks" Grace replied hastily
"We wanted to wait to tell people till Gracie was closer to her second trimester" Sofia added
"That explains the weight gain" Quinn nodded to herself
Grace just glared at her mom
"Well I for one am so happy for you girls" Brittany jumped up from her seat and pulled them into a big hug.
"Thanks Aunty B" Grace smiled
"Sanny we're gonna be grandmas!" Brittany yelled in excitement
Santana's face just paled a little and her smile faltered
Rachel grabbed a bottle of Champaign out to celebrate the good news. They also made Toby, Maya, Ally, Charlie and Ben come over to tell them too. They all pretty much fawned over Grace and asked all kinds of questions and it was kind of overwhelming for the poor girl.
Sometime during the evening Brittany found her daughter sitting outside by herself.
"Hey Ducky" She smiled softly as she sat down next to her
"Hey" Sofia replied softly quickly wiping a lone tear from her cheek.
"Everything ok?" Brittany asked
Sofia just nodded as she looked down and fiddled with the ring on her finger.
"Ducky you're my daughter you can't lie to me" Brittany gently told her
Sofia sighed and then leaned into her mother's side. Brittany wrapped her arm around her.
"I'm happy...I'm getting everything that I ever wanted. A family of my own with the woman I love" Sofia mumbled
Brittany just listened
"I'm happy...but I just wish it was me instead" Sofia cried softly.
Brittany pulled her in tighter and placed a kiss on her head.
"I know Ducky" Was all Brittany could say.
"I mean I'm trying to not think like that...because I feel guilty and I hate that sometimes when I look at Gracie I just feel angry and jealous because that should be me. I'm the one who should be in there and I'm the one who should have morning sickness a-and it should be me who gets to carry our baby but it's not and I hate that it's not. Does that make me a bad person mom?" Sofia cried.
"No, Ducky baby girl it doesn't. It's natural that you feel these things. I know how much you wanted this. Your feelings wouldn't just magically disappear." Brittany quickly replied.
"But I feel bad for feeling them because Gracie...god I love her and she's doing this for us and...I hate that I envy her...that I resent the fact that she can get pregnant and I can't." Sofia muttered softly
"Have you talked to Gracie about all this?" Brittany asked
Sofia just shook her head.
"Do you think that maybe you should?"
"I can't mom. I don't want her to feel bad or let her feel like I don't appreciate what she's doing or that I'm mad at her because I'm not...I'm mad at the situation." Sofia replied as she wiped more tears away.
Brittany just nodded in understanding.
After spending a few moments together in silence Brittany pulled her daughter up giving her a proper hug.
"I know this isn't how you saw things turning out but you and Gracie will be awesome mommies...and that's all that really matters Ducky." Brittany reminded her.
Sofia nodded
"I know" She mumbled
"I am so proud of you Sofia Judy Lopez-Fabray. You're my favourite daughter" Brittany smiled
Sofia playfully rolled her eyes.
"I'm your only daughter mom"
"I know and that's why your my favourite" Brittany giggled.
"Well your my favourite mother"
"But you have two mommies" Brittany frowned slightly
"I know what I said" Sofia smirked
Brittany lightly slapped her on the arm.
"You love her really" She added
"Sometimes" Sofia chuckled
Brittany just laughed and linked their arms together as they headed back inside.
While everyone was in the living room having a grand old time Quinn and Grace were sitting in the kitchen away from all the noise. Quinn passed her daughter a hot coco as she sat down next to her and just looked at her with a small smile.
"What?" Grace asked
"Nothing" Quinn shrugged
"Seriously mom why are you looking at me like that?" Grace asked feeling slightly creeped out.
Quinn just chuckled then replied softly.
"I just can't believe you're pregnant...My little gummy bear is having a baby" Quinn beamed proudly and in wonderment as she brushed a few strands of hair out of Grace's face and tucked it back behind her ear.
Grace just chuckled and looked down into her drink a little bashfully.
"Although I am over the moon for you I still can't get over the fact that a Lopez knocked up one of my babies" Quinn teased.
Grace just laughed.
"Well I'm kind of a Lopez now too mom"
"I know...and I'm still recovering from that." Quinn grinned
Grace just smiled and took a sip of her drink.
"How are you feeling about all this?" Quinn asked
"Kinda hungry" Grace replied
"I meant about being pregnant" Quinn laughed
"Oh...well its...it's an experience." Grace replied
Quinn gave her daughter a concerned look
"It's fine mom...really. I mean yes it is so not what I ever expected to do and in a perfect world it would be Sofia but...she can't and so...I wanted to do this for her...for us" Grace rambled.
"But?" Quinn questioned
"I am so terrified" Grace admitted getting all emotional
Quinn smiled sympathetically and wrapped her arm around her daughter's shoulders.
"Aww sweetie...It's normal to be scared. It's a huge thing that you're going through but trust me it will be worth it and me and your mama will always be here if you need us." Quinn told her then gently kissed her forehead.
A bit later on that evening Grace found herself sat sandwiched between her Ma and her Aunty B they were babbling on and on about babies and pregnancies and both kept putting their hands on Grace's stomach...it was like a nightmare. Grace pretty much just tuned them out and went to her happy place.
It wasn't that she hated being pregnant although she wasn't a fan and in a perfect world Sofia would be the one with child. Grace didn't mind it. Though it kinda freaked her out sometimes thinking that there is something alive living inside her belly. It was like in that ancient movie about aliens or something. Then there was the fact that she was getting fat and she was eating the most disgusting things ever. She knew that bacon, pickles and ice cream shouldn't go together but it tasted soooo good. She hated morning sickness though. Unfortunately poor Gracie had to suffer from a lot of morning, afternoon and evening sickness.
She also found that she would get emotional over the most random and stupid things. Like the other day she saw a TV ad about home insurance with this little family and they were so happy and it made her happy and then she cried. And then right after there was an ad about animals and she cried again.
About halfway through the night Santana and Quinn pulled Sofia a side, dragged her down to the basement and sat her down on a chair. Santana handed her a strong drink and Quinn handed her a second strong drink. Sofia was very confused. The two older women sat opposite the younger girl and sighed.
"Ok what's going on?" Sofia finally asked
Her mother and her Aunt looked at each other and then at Sofia.
"Ducky...we are so happy that Gracie is pregnant and that you're going to be a mommy" Santana smiled
"O-Ok...w-why did you have to drag me down here to say that and is this whiskey?" Sofia asked as she sniffed the two drinks in her hands. She gently placed them on the floor she was not a fan of the drink.
"Well...We just...Sofia there's a few things you should know when it comes to having a pregnant wife" Quinn answered
"Like what?" Sofia asked
"Well...it may seem like the most joyful time for a couple but..." Quinn replied
"It's fucking hell" Santana finished
Quinn quickly nodded in agreement.
"Guys I'm sure it's not that bad. I was there when Becky and Hannah were pregnant and even Beth. Grace has been pregnant for nearly three months now. Plus in case you have forgotten I work with lots of pregnant women" Sofia chuckled
"Yes but you weren't married to any of them. It's way more different when you're the spouse. And the further along the worse it gets" Quinn told her
"How?" Sofia looked sceptical
"Oh god where do we start?" Santana sighed
"Mood swings...extreme mood swings" Quinn started
"Things being thrown at you" Santana added
"Never getting any sex"
"Getting too much sex"
"Constantly reassuring them that they're not fat"
"Lots of pickled food"
"Constant crying"
"Always giving foot rubs and massages"
"Getting yelled at for masturbating in the shower."
Santana and Sofia just looked at Quinn a little horrified yet slightly amused...but mostly horrified. Quinn blushed and looked away.
"Look the point is...the next couple of months are going to be like living in a scary movie...the kind where you just want to strangle the stupid blonde for running up the fucking stairs instead of out the front door and then she ends up getting hacked into tiny pieces" Santana spoke again
Quinn nodded in agreement
"And you play the part as the stupid fucking blonde" Santana added
Sofia started to look worried
"And one last thing...she will blame you for everything. It will be your fault that she feels fat...or that she can't see her feet anymore" Quinn told her
"Also...I recommend using the hand you don't use to hold her hand during labour" Santana added
Sofia looked confused
"Permanent nerve damage...no thanks to you" Santana told her while holding up her hand
Sofia paled and looked horrified
"I think I'll have that whiskey now" Sofia mumbled
Santana helpfully picked it up and handed it to her daughter.
"Drink up my poor Ducky" Santana smiled sympathetically.
The trio stayed down in the basement mostly to avoid their wives but also to regale Sofia of the wonders of having a pregnant wife...they were also drunk.
"And then...then she just like...threw it at me!" Santana cackled
Quinn and Sofia just cracked up in hysterics.
"Seriously...like the whole frigging cake! I swear it took me...like a whole fucking hour to get it outta my weave" Santana added through her laughing.
"All because you didn't show her your boobs fast enough?" Sofia giggled
Santana just nodded then burst out laughing again
"Sofia...Sofia you're a doctor...tell me, when your Aunty Rach was preggers with Gracie she would never ever let me have sex with her once she hit seven months. It was fucking hell...why'd she do that huh?" Quinn asked
"Um...I don't know" Sofia replied
"Santana got to have sex!" Quinn pouted
"Ha! You know Ducky I'm surprised you don't have like a deformed head from the amount of sex I had with your mom when she was pregnant with you...fingers, strap-on, tongue. I even DPed her once" Santana mumbled as she looked down at her hands and stretched out her fingers.
Sofia looked slightly horrified by that comment and brought her hand up to check her head. Quinn just giggled.
"Well what we're you guys like when you were pregnant?" Sofia asked
"We were angels" Quinn replied
Santana nodded and clinked her drink with Quinn's in agreement.
Sofia gave them a non-believing look.
"She's serious! Me and Quinn were tame compared to the she-devils our wives turned into" Santana replied
"Oooh I am so telling them you called them that" Sofia smirked
"You do and you die Fabray...Ugh I'll never get used to you being a Fabray" Santana cringed
"I'm still a Lopez" Sofia argued
"It's not the same" Santana sighed sadly.
Just then the door to the basement opened and Grace came down to see what was going on. The three tried not to look drunk but it really wasn't working for them.
"Having fun?" Grace asked
All three just nodded with silly grins on their faces. Grace just narrowed her eyes.
"Are you drunk Sofia?"
"Nooooo" Sofia slurred and shook her head.
Grace did not look impressed. Sofia felt guilty and so she stumbled over to her wife and placed her hand on her shoulder.
"Babe I swears like...I'm not drunk at all." Sofia told her
"Uh huh and I'm a fucking lollipop" Grace replied sarcastically
"Oh my god it would be so awesome if you were though because then I would so totally suck on you and lick you all over." Sofia giggled as she moved closer to her wife and then started to nibble her shoulder and grope her boobs.
"Dude your daughter is such a horny drunk." Quinn laughed
"She gets that from you" Santana whispered to the blonde
"I'm not horny" Quinn replied indignantly
"Mmhhmm yeah ok and my eyes are up here Blondie" Santana replied as she lifted her friend's chin up so her eyes weren't staring at her boobs.
"I am well aware of where your eyes are Santana" Quinn huffed as her eyes drifted back down Santana's cleavage.
"Sofia...stop our mothers are right there" Grace mumbled as she tried not to giggle.
"Huh?" Sofia lifted her head up and looked around the room.
Her eyes fell on her mother and her Aunt who just waved. Sofia just smirked and waved back.
"Gracie take me home" She grumbled as she wrapped her arms around her.
"I wanna have lots of hot sex with you" Sofia then added with a giggle.
Grace tried not to blush at that because hello her mother was standing right there. So she just sighed and nodded slightly.
"Alright. Get your drunken ass up those stairs and we'll go home"
"Kay" Sofia mumbled
She let go of Grace and bent down to kiss her wife's stomach before she attempted the stairs in the end she just crawled up them.
"Getting her drunk? Not cool guys" Grace shook her head in disappointment.
"Sorry" Santana and Quinn mumbled
"Well we're going now so I'll see you drunk-a-tons later"
"Wait!" Santana called out as she awkwardly got up from the floor.
"What is it?" Grace huffed
Santana stood in front of her daughter-in-law and then in a split second she burst into tears and clung to Grace. The young Fabray just looked slightly confused and shocked.
"I love you so much Gracie! You're the best daughter-in-law ever! I'm so...so proud of my little girl" Santana cried.
Grace couldn't hold back her smile and just patted her Aunt on the back.
"Thanks Aunty San" She spoke softly
"No seriously! Gracie you are awesome and I'm not just saying that because you like my boobs but you make my Ducky so happy. I know we fight a lot but she's my little girl and I just want her to be happy. I would give her the world if I could" Santana continued to sob into Grace's shoulder.
"You two will be awesome mommies" She added
"Mami stop crying" Sofia chuckled from her spot on the steps
"But I needz to tell you guys stuff" Santana replied
"I think you've said enough Aunty San. We love you too"
"Aww you guys are so adorable. Your making me cry" Quinn mumbled as she teared up.
"Gracie I'm stuck!" Sofia called out from the top of the stairs.
Grace just sighed.
"Mom can you look after Aunty San while I go make sure Sofia doesn't fall down the stairs?"
Quinn nodded and pulled a still crying Santana into a hug. Grace then headed up the stairs to find Sofia passed out on the floor lying over the threshold.
"Great" Grace huffed
Quinn held onto Santana while she cried. Every now and then she would gently place a comforting kiss on her head and brushed her hair with her fingers soothingly.
"Q?" She mumbled
"Yeah?"
"Your boobies have gotten even more softer...but they're still comfy" Santana replied as she nuzzled her head into Quinn's chest.
"They are not!" Quinn yelled in defence.
"Shhh...sleepy" Santana mumbled
In the end Grace had to get Toby to pick Sofia up and put her in the car. Normally she would do it but being pregnant and all she can't be doing things like that right now.
"How are you gonna get her out?" He then asked
"A nice cold bucket of water...that or she can sleep in the car" Grace replied
Toby just laughed then clipped the seatbelt in making sure Sofia was comfy.
"Hey would you be at all apposed if I drew on her?" He then smirked while holding up a black pen.
"As her wife...yes...but as a new Lopez...no and I am so joining in" Grace chuckled.
Toby handed her the pen and went back inside to quickly grab another one. Toby and Grace went to work giving the poor woman a thick moustache with a small goatee and Elvis sideburns. Toby then wrote across her forehead 'I love penis' while Grace started drawing little stars all over her face. They pulled back to see their handy work.
"She is going to kill us" Grace slightly chuckled
Toby just laughed then took a picture with his phone.
"Hey this is nothing. This isn't even payback for when you two shaved my eyebrows and put drag queen makeup on me on my 18th birthday" Toby added
"Aww that was a fun night" Grace smirked
"Hey guys did you get her in alright?" Rachel asked as she and Brittany came over to the car.
Grace and Toby panicked and quickly threw the pens away and stood in front of Sofia so they couldn't see her.
"Yep fine good she's all good" Grace squeaked
"Totally" Toby nodded
Rachel and Brittany both gave them suspicious looks. Rachel tried to look around them but Grace and Toby moved to block her view.
"What's going on?" Rachel asked
"Nothing! We weren't doing anything!" Grace blurted out
"Gracie?" Brittany asked
"It was Toby's idea! He made me do it!"
"Grace!" Toby hissed not at all impressed that he was taking the blame
"What did you do?" Rachel asked
When they didn't reply Rachel and Brittany pushed them out of the way and saw Sofia fast asleep with pen all over her face.
"Oh she is gonna kill you" Brittany giggled
Rachel just nodded in agreement.
"That'll be punishment enough"
"I'm not scared of her" Toby huffed
"Ok sweetie you keep telling yourself that" Rachel chuckled
"And Gracie...well I would not want to be you when she wakes up" Brittany giggled
"I'm not scared. I'm carrying her baby so she can't hurt me" Grace nodded confidently.
"True...but revenge is a dish best served cold" Rachel smirked
Grace's confident outlook slightly faltered.
Down in the basement Quinn and Santana had gone from being best friends to archenemies as they continued to yell and scream at each other.
"They are not!" Quinn yelled
"Yes they are! Bitch please I have touched and seen your boobs when you were a teenager, when you were in your twenties, thirties, forties and now and I can safely say that yo boobs are soft and saggy. Compared to my awesome rambunctious twins" Santana yelled back.
"Only because they're fake! If you hadn't of gotten your 'summer surgery' they would be down to your knees by now" Quinn huffed
"Don't hate just because yours are dragging on the floor" Santana smirked
"Mine are natural and they don't drag! Yours are just...bits of plastic!" Quinn snapped
"You're just jealous that my awesome rack still brings all the girls to the yard and they're like it's better than yours. Damn right their better than yours. I can teach you, but I have to charge." Santana replied half singing her words.
"Oh fuck you. Becky likes my boobs so shut up" Quinn replied
"Yeah we'll your daughter loves my boobs." Santana snapped back
"My daughter loves anyone with boobs" Quinn added as if Santana's point was moot.
Ben, Charlie and Maya sat in the kitchen drinking their hot drinks and nibbling at the leftovers from dinner that night. Ally was fast asleep on the couch.
Charlie rolled her eyes and sighed
"Ugh they're having the Boob Argument again"
"The what?" Maya asked a little amused
"My mom and Ben's Ma always end up arguing about who has better boobs when they are drunk." Charlie explained
"Oh"
"Yeah and then after they argue they end up crying and telling each other how much they love each other" Ben added
Maya just giggled
"This one doesn't seem too bad. Usually by this time they either get my Ma or Aunty B to judge who has the better boobs" Charlie replied
"Seriously?" Maya laughed
Ben and Charlie just nodded
"It gets pretty awkward at that point...even more so now that we know they had sex with each other" Charlie shivered
Maya choked on her drink and started coughing. Ben grabbed a paper towel and handed it to her.
"Thanks" Maya mumbled
They just gave her a small smile.
"They had sex with each other?" Maya then asked still stunned
Ben and Charlie reluctantly nodded
"So...Quinn and Santana had an affair?" Maya then asked a little shocked
"No! No, no, no that's not...it's nothing like that" Charlie quickly reassured her.
"I'm confused"
"My moms and Charlie's moms...they..." Ben sighed
"They had a foursome...several apparently...one big incestuous orgy." Charlie filled in the rest...still horrified by knowing this.
Maya sat there in shock, eyes wide and she didn't know what to say.
"W-Wow" Was all that came out
Grace parked the car in the garage and got out. Sofia was still passed out in the passenger's seat. Grace had hoped that she would have woken up on the drive home but she didn't. She went inside to grab a glass of water then headed back to the car.
"Sofia wake up baby we're home"
But she didn't respond
"Ugh I'm gonna kill my mom for getting you drunk" Grace huffed.
Grace was not happy. Sofia had agreed to not drink while Grace was pregnant out of sympathy for her because she wasn't allowed to drink. Sofia promised and yet here she was passed out. Breaking that promise. That's what pissed Grace off so much.
Grace then threw the water at Sofia's face. She flinched slightly but didn't wake up.
"Sofia if you don't wake up right now you will not be getting any sex for the next month!" Grace yelled
Sofia just let out an annoyed grumble and squirmed in her chair.
"Don't make me slap you" Grace warned
"M'kay..." Sofia grumbled getting annoyed that her sleepy time was being disturbed.
"Open your eyes" Grace ordered
Sofia slowly opened her eyes clumsily bringing her hand up to wipe them.
"Why am I all wet?" Sofia grumbled in confusion then giggled at the innuendo.
"Because I threw water at you" Grace bluntly told her
"Well that wasn't very nice" Sofia replied sadly
"Sofia you need to get up outta that car and into bed"
"Why are you angry at me?" Sofia pouted and sounded super upset.
"Because you're drunk and you promised me you wouldn't drink while I was pregnant" Grace huffed getting impatient.
"I didn't mean too" Sofia quietly murmured looking like a sad puppy
It just looked absurd because she looked like a sad drowned rat with pen all over her face. Grace just sighed heavily.
"Sofia...let's just get you into bed and we'll discuss this tomorrow"
"No...I don't wanna sleep with you if you're gonna be a meanie" Sofia huffed like a five year old.
She shuffled around in the chair turning her back to her wife and sulked. Grace just rolled her eyes.
"So you're gonna sleep in the car then?" She asked
"Yep" Sofia replied emphasizing the 'P'
"Alright then fine." Grace huffed before closing the car door and storming back into their house.
A few minutes later she came back and threw a blanket at her wife then slammed the car door closed and stormed back into her house.
The next morning Sofia woke up feeling like crap. Her head was pounding, her mouth was all dry, she felt like she was gonna throw up and her back and neck was killing her from the awkward position she had slept in.
She was confused as to why she was in the car but then she remembered her 'fight' with Grace that night and now she felt guilty.
With a heavy sigh Sofia pulled herself up and got out of the car. It took her a while to get to the door to her house because she felt as though she was going to crumble at any moment.
Grace didn't sleep well that night. She hated going to bed angry especially when she was angry at Sofia. Maybe she was being a little harsh on her for getting drunk. They were celebrating their awesome news it wasn't like her wife went out on the town and got hammered. But still it pissed Grace off that she got so drunk that she passed out. That was just unnecessary.
After getting up Grace headed into the kitchen to grab a coffee. She hated that she had to have decaf now that she was pregnant but she didn't want her baby to be unhealthy or come out with like...an extra ear or foot or something. She put some bread into the toaster and waited. That was when Sofia stumbled back into the house with her tail between her legs.
Although still annoyed with her Grace had to stop herself from laughing. The pen had smudged last night and pretty much the whole of the right side of Sofia's face was covered in black ink. She looked ridiculous.
"Baby I'm sorry" Sofia mumbled as she sat down at the breakfast bar opposite from where Grace was standing.
Sofia leaned over and took her wife's hands into her own.
"I shouldn't have been drinking like that after I promised you I wouldn't." She then added
Grace just stood there and listened
"It's just Ma and Aunty Q just kept giving me drinks and I just didn't stop drinking them" She rambled
"I'm sorry. I know I promised to be there for you and last night I let you down and I'm just really sorry." Sofia then added sounding a little pathetic.
Grace just sighed and pulled her hands out of Sofia's grasp. Her wife frowned and looked like she was going to cry.
"Sofia...I can't talk to you like this" Grace mumbled
"What? Why?" This time a few tears did fall
Grace grabbed Sofia's purse and pulled out her compact.
"Because I can't have a serious conversation with you looking like this. I'm sorry" Grace told her then held up the mirror for Sofia to see.
Sofia's eyes went wide in horror
"My face! What the fuck happened to my face!" Sofia yelled then ran to the bathroom.
Grace quickly followed her. Sofia stood in front of the mirror looking back at her reflection in absolute horror and then anger.
"Did you do this?" She snapped at Grace
"Not all of it" Grace weakly replied feeling really bad about it now.
Sofia turned back to the mirror and then noticed the writing on her forehead.
"It was Toby wasn't it?" Sofia snapped.
Grace just nodded.
"I'm sorry" Grace added weakly.
Sofia just let out a loud sigh and counted to ten before she turned back around to face her wife.
"It's ok...I probably deserved it after being an ass last night"
"You weren't a complete ass. Yes you broke your promise about not drinking but...it was a special night I guess...and I know how our mother's can drive us to drink" Grace smirked
Sofia just chuckled and nodded
"Can we just...put it behind us and forget it happened?" Grace asked
"We can do that" Sofia nodded
"Good...because I really don't like being mad at you" Grace pouted as she pulled her wife in close.
"I don't like it either...now...I need your help in making me look all pretty again." Sofia replied as she grabbed two face towels.
"You're always pretty. Even with a big penis on your forehead" Grace chuckled
"Shut up" Sofia groaned
They spent a good half hour getting rid of all traces of pen and once again Sofia looked like her gorgeous self.
"What time is our appointment?" Grace asked
"Two o'clock" Sofia replied with an excited smile.
"Are you nervous?" Grace asked
"No...I'm fucking excited! We finally get to have a look at our baby" Sofia grinned
Grace just chuckled and nodded in agreement.
"Our little kumquat baby" Grace added as she looked at the app on her phone.
Sofia smiled brightly and leaned over to kiss her wife. She then settled down lower lifting up Grace's shirt to kiss her belly.
"We are very excited to see you Mi bebé hermoso." Sofia gently whispered as she pressed her lips to Grace's stomach.