Two years later.
It has been Two years in the Lopez household Holly is now sixteen and Maya is seven. A few things has changed for the family, Quinn and Santana officially adopted Holly just over a year ago, Quinn is eight months pregnant and they found out they are expecting another little girl, part of Santana really wanted a boy but she is just as happy with another girl. The pregnancy has been a hard one and hormonal, Quinn is a very scary; both girls have learnt it's not a good idea to piss Mommy off. Santana has been working a lot from home, they moved house a few months ago knowing they would need somewhere bigger so now San has her own office as does Quinn, she hasn't been able to get to the work as much so does most from home. The girls are pretty much the same, only Maya now has a sassy little attitude like her sister, one that doesn't go down well with her parents. Holly hasn't changed much maybe a little stroppier but that is teenage girls, she has taken to stomping the stairs and slamming her door when she can't get her own way something that drives her parents crazy. For her sixteenth birthday they bought her a car which she loves but unfortunately for her, Ma and Mom take it away if her attitude and behaviour is bad, something else that drives the teenager crazy. Phoebe and Holly are still best friends as are Alex and Maya they all tend to spend the weekends at each other's houses like Holly, Phoebe is still the same though now she has turned sixteen, her Dad has become more strict with her especially about the clothes she wears, Brittany loves that she not the only disciplinarian in the house but often disagrees with her husband about Phoebe though San can be the same with Holly, Quinn often needing to step in between the two.
"Holly Mai Lopez get your butt down here now" Quinn shouts up for the third time that morning.
Santana walks in behind her wife "Babe please calm down, this is not good for you or the baby."
Quinn turns and glares at her wife "If you don't want me to shout then maybe you should go up and drag YOUR daughter out of bed and down these stairs."
"Wow babe firstly she is our daughter, I told you before if they are naughty it doesn't make them mine, and since when do we drag them down the stairs."
Quinn sighs "I didn't mean it Santana but can you please get her up, she is driving me crazy if she is late for school again she is going to get a detention."
"Well that will be her own fault, she knows what happens if she gets detentions, but yes I will go up and see what she is doing, go and see if Maya is done" she says leaning over and kissing her wife. Santana heads up to Holly's room she has her music blearing out, no wonder she can't hear Quinn shouting Santana thinks, she opens Holly's door and walks in "Holly are you nearly ready?"
Holly turns round and smiles "Oh hey Ma, yea I'll be like two minutes."
"Ok but I need to warn you Mom has been shouting you for the last twenty minutes she thinks you're ignoring her."
Holly rolls her eyes "Great so I'm going to get an ear bashing this morning then, I wish that damn sister of ours would come out because Mom is killing us."
"Watch your language missy, look I'll go talk to her and tell her you are on your way down but Hols, Mom said if you are late again you will get a detention and if you get another one this term we told you what would happen right?"
"Yea Ma I know, grounded and no car I get it I'll be down in a sec."
Santana heads back down "Is she coming down?" Quinn asks.
"Yea babe she had her music on, that's why she wasn't answering you she didn't hear you" Santana tells her and Quinn nods "Where is Maya?"
"Just gone to get her bag, are you taking her to school or is Holly?"
Santana shrugs "Don't know I'll ask Hols when she comes down."
"Ask me what Ma, morning Mom."
"Morning Holly, babe you need to start being up earlier, you only half hour now before you have to leave."
Holly holds the urge to roll her eyes "Mom it doesn't take me half hour to eat breakfast, just chill."
Santana shakes her head she was doing fine till the just chill remark "Excuse me don't tell me to 'chill' you have been late to school five times this term already and there is no excuse."
"Ok jeez sorry, I'll come down earlier tomorrow for you" she sasses.
"Holly" Santana hisses why must her daughter push her Mom.
Quinn glares at her daughter "I would watch it if I were you I won't take your attitude do you understand me?"
"Yes I understand, I'm sorry" Holly sighs "Ma what did you want to ask me?"
"If you could take Maya to school?"
Holly shrugs "Yea that's fine, but just remember that is the reason I was late twice."
"We know and we took them into account, please just don't argue" Santana tells her silently begging her daughter to stop before Quinn loses it.
"Ok fine, look I'll just have a quick bite then go, is Maya ready?"
"Yes unlike you she has been for an hour" Quinn snaps.
Holly tries to bite her tongue, both girls are used to this side of Quinn now but it doesn't make it easier "Look I said sorry didn't I" she snaps her eyes going wide when Quinn starts walking towards her "Mom I'm sorry I didn't mean it to come out like that."
"I should think not, anymore and you can spend tomorrow in your room."
Santana shakes her head just once one of her daughter will listen and not piss their mom off "Holly please just eat up so you are ready."
After breakfast Holly and Maya give both their parents a kiss and head off to school in the car .Maya turns to her big sister "Mom is being so harsh lately."
"I know sis but she is pregnant it just her hormones, I don't think we really help either I mean even before she was having our sister, Mom hates the way we answer back and have attitude, how about we do something nice for her and Ma?"
Maya nods "Cool like what?"
"What if we booked them a nice restaurant to go and have a meal together tomorrow night?"
Maya laughs "Like you will babysit me on a Saturday night, Ma has been asking for weeks."
"I know but what if I check with Pheebs she can come over with Alex and maybe Aunt Britt and Uncle Steve can go as well, I'll tell Ma to book a hotel room for the night."
"If you are sure?"
Holly nods "Yea I am, we will get some movies and some junk in to eat, it will be awesome."
The girls continue to plan tomorrow evening Holly asks Phoebe who is up for it, she sends a message to Britt who also thinks it's a good idea, she told her not to say anything to her parents she wants to surprise them tonight.
After school Holly picks up Maya and heads home it has been a long day for Holly and has loads of homework and she knows Quinn is not going to let her out until it's done, which sucks as she was meeting all her friends at the mall, she thinks about lying but then remembers lying a few months ago and getting caught resulting in her first meeting with the hairbrush on her behind she is going to try and ask her Mom rationally but lately her mom is anything but.
"Hey girls" Quinn says as they walk through the door.
"Hi Mommy" Maya says giving her a hug and kissing her tummy "I don't have homework Mom can I go out the front please?"
Quinn smiles "Yes baby, back for dinner though" she turns to her eldest "Good day?"
"Not bad Mom, I need to ask a favour though."
"Ok what is it?"
"Um well I have quite a bit of homework, but I wanted to meet the guys at the mall they are all going out for dinner, I won't be too late back and I promise to get all my homework done over the weekend any chance I can go?"
Quinn thinks for a minute she knows Holly normally would go to Santana but after getting into trouble for keep going behind her Mom's back she has started asking her Mom "Yes you can go, but Holly I don't want to find you up at silly o'clock Sunday evening doing it like last time, I want it done before bed on Sunday deal?"
"Deal thanks Mom you're a legend."
Quinn laughs "Why thank you, Holly back no later than eleven please" Holly nods and heads off.
Just before eleven, Holly arrives back home "Hey guys?"
"Hey yourself" Holly looks she knows that tone "Take a seat" Santana tells her.
"What have I done I'm home before eleven?" she snaps.
Santana raises an eyebrow "Watch the attitude, and care to explain why the credit card company rung to say someone had booked and paid a deposit on a fancy restaurant tomorrow evening and a hotel room?"
"Oh that I can explain, but can I do it tomorrow because…"
"No you can't" Quinn shouts "we want to know why our sixteen year old daughter has booked a hotel room."
"Ok look I get it looks bad, but it really isn't if I tell you guys now Maya will be upset" she tells them honestly.
Santana looks to Quinn "Babe please just tell us."
"God fine" she snaps "Maya and I planned for you guys to go to a restaurant tomorrow night with Uncle Steve and Aunt Britt, I used the card to get you two a nice room so you could have a break from us for one night, Phoebe is going to help me babysit and is bringing Alex over here, happy" she shouts.
Both Santana and Quinn feel like crap "Babe I'm sorry for shouting at you that is a lovely idea thank you" Quinn says.
"Yea well you can explain to Maya why she wasn't involved in the great surprise" she says standing going to walk off but Santana stops her.
"Hey look we get you are pissed but don't talk to us like that please, we will act surprised tomorrow when you tell us together ok?"
Holly shrugs "Will have to be won't it" Santana stands up and walks over to her daughter and smacks her backside hard "Ow Ma" Holly says rubbing her bottom.
"Look we just said we were sorry, now quit being rude, we love that you have done this for us but when you get a phone call saying your credit card has been used on a hotel room we panicked ok, we have apologised and will make it up to you but for the last time do not talk to me like that" Santana says adding another swat for good measure.
"Ow ok I'm sorry, Maya is just really excited to tell you both."
"And like your Ma said babe we will act surprised ok, really it's a lovely thing you have done for us thank you, we know how precious your Saturday nights are" Quinn tells her.
Holly sits back down next to her mom "You're welcome, it was more a sorry we are being brats at the moment thing."
Quinn puts her arm round her daughter and kisses the top of her head "It's fine babe, look I know I haven't been the easiest person to live with lately and I'm sorry but we really do appreciate the things you do Holly, shopping, taking Maya and picking her up and once your little sister is out I'm going to take you on a massive shopping trip."
Holly laughs "Awesome, thanks guys well I'm heading off to bed I am so tired."
Santana laughs "You are always tired, night babe."
"Goodnight guys" she says getting up and heading upstairs.
"Why babe, why do I manage to ruin everything, I shouted at her again for no reason" Quinn says crying.
Santana pulls her into a hug "Don't worry she is fine and you haven't ruined it babe, our sixteen year old daughter booked a hotel room we had to question it."
"I know I just feel bad"
"As do I, we really do have two wonderful daughters and we are about to have a third, you are a fantastic Mom Quinn don't ever doubt that" Santana tells her.
Quinn looks lovingly into her wife's eyes "Thank you I guess I just feel like a bad one at the moment because of these damn hormones how did you do it San you were nothing like me?"
"Babe I never had to deal with a teenager and a seven year old on top of my pregnancy and as good as they both are they have attitude and even if you wasn't pregnant you wouldn't put up with half the crap they have been trying to pull since you have become pregnant, neither of them are stupid they are pushing you all the time especially when I'm not around."
Quinn smiles "Is that a dig after I let holly go to that party the other week and not come home till one?"
"Not a dig babe but do you honestly think I would have said yes, or you would have had you not been having an emotional day then, they know how to play your mood Quinn, naughty but clever hence why I'm working from home this last month so I can keep an eye on the little monkeys" she says with a chuckle.
Quinn laughs "Thank you San you really are the best wife ever."