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Santana pulled her car into the apartment complex and texted her wife asking for her help in getting the Tucker kids inside. Brittany was down in the garage within seconds, anxious to see the children that might become theirs.
Santana stepped out of the drivers seat and met her wife halfway with a kiss. "Hey baby." Santana whispered as she shut the car door quietly, afraid of waking the three sleeping kids.
"Which one can I grab?" Brittany asked in amazement as she looked at the three kids.
"Let me just wake up Brayden and then you can take Rosie." Brittany nodded and stared at Paisley who had a little bit of drool hanging from her mouth. "I told you, you would fall in love with them." Santana whispered as she unbuckled Brayden's seatbelt. "Hey buddy, wake up sweetie. We're at my place."
Brayden opened his eyes and took in his surroundings. "Why are we in a parking garage?"
"Cause my wife and I live in an apartment. Is that okay with you?" Brayden nodded sleepily before finally making eye contact with Brittany who was staring at the interaction with pure adoration.
"Hi Brayden, my name's Brittany."
"Hi." The little boy said with a sleepy smile before slowly stepping out of the car and grabbing his overnight back.
Santana moved on to the next child, which was Rosie. She took the carrier out of the car and handed it to her wife. Brittany peered into the carrier and Santana saw the crystal blue eyes become glossy. Santana handed Brittany the diaper bag and Paisley's overnight bag before gently grabbing the sleeping girl from her seat.
"Santwana?"
"I'm right her baby girl. Go back to sleep." The tired girl nodded her head before tucking it into Santana's neck. The brunet hit the lock car on her key chain which made a loud honking sound. Both the adults cringed in hoping it didn't wake up the baby. After hearing no cries, the combined family walked towards the elevators and waited.
"What floor do you guys live on." Brayden asked, leaning against the wall with his small hands tucked inside his winter jacket. Since it was late January, it was freezing in New York.
"The very top." Brittany said.
"Wow, that's cool."
"Wait till you see the view." The elevator dinged and the five of them stepped into the small elevator and waited while it rose to the top of the building.
"Do you have any pets?"
"We have one cat, named Lord Tubbington." Brittany said and smiled when she heard Brayden giggle at the name. "But you have to be very careful with him because he's really old."
"How old?"
"Old." Brittany and Santana said at the same time. The elevator doors opened and they all stepped out. They walked passed four doors before arriving at their own. Brittany put Rosie's carrier down so she could pull her keys out of her pocket.
Once she unlocked the door they all went inside and took their shoes off. Brayden looked around, amazed at everything. When he saw the huge floor to ceiling window, he ran over and pressed his face against the class. "Wow."
Brittany walked over and squat beside him. "It's incredible right?" The boy nodded, never taking his eye off the city below. "You see that building?" Brittany asked, pointing to the empire state building.
"That's the empire state building. My teacher was telling me about it in school today. He said it was one of the tallest buildings ever."
"Have you ever been to the top?"
Brayden sadly nodded no. "Mommy was supposed to take up but now she's with the angels right?" Brittany felt the tears come to her eyes as she practically hear the little boys heart break.
"Yeah buddy, she is. But how about this. One day we will all go together to the very top. Does that sound okay?" Brayden nodded energetically and attacked Brittany with a hug.
"Thank you." He whispered.
Brittany and Brayden walked into the kitchen to find Santana making a bottle for Rosie. "Babe, I put Paisley in our bed. I figured tomorrow we can figure out where everyone is going to sleep."
"That's fine. Brayden are you hungry?"
The boy shook his head. "No, where am I sleeping tonight?"
"I thought you could get the spare room or we can blow up a mattress and put it on the floor in our bedroom. It's your choice bud." Santana said as she took the now awake Rosie from her carrier.
"Can you blow up the mattress?" He whispered, almost as if he was embarrassed to say that.
"Come with me bud." Brittany said as she walked out of the kitchen with Bradyen on her tail.
"Well I guess it's just me you and the cat now Rosie. Huh baby girl." Santana said in a baby voice to Rosie.
When she finished, Santana burped her real quick before grabbing the diaper bag and finding a new set of pajamas for her. As Santana searched through the close, she heard a sob come from their bedroom which was right near the kitchen. Since Brittany and Brayden were on the other end of the apartment, Santana figured that they couldn't hear it.
Santana let out a deep sigh as she hoisted Rosie on her hip and went to go calm Paisley down. When Santana walked into her bedroom, her heart broke.
Paisley was sitting up in her and Brittany's bed, fat tears streaming down her face and she was looking around the room. She was scared. Really scared. And Santana could tell.
Santana placed Rosie down on the bed and pulled Paisley into her arms. "I'm right here baby girl. Everything is okay. You're safe." She made soothing sounds to the crying four year old, trying to calm her down but nothing worked. "What's the matter Pae?"
"I want my mommy!" The little girl sobbed into her chest repeatedly.
"Sweetie, your mommy is in heaven."
"I don't want her to be in hweaven, I want her here!"
"I know you do baby but she's with the angels now."
"With daddy too?" Santana nodded and kissed the girls forehead.
"Wanna know something though." Paisley nodded. "Your mommy and daddy will always be right here though." Santana said as she poked the area of skin where Paisley's heart was.
"In my heart?"
"Yeah baby girl, in your heart." Santana said as she brushed a piece of hair out of the little girls face and kissed her forehead.
"Santwana?"
"Yeah peanut?"
"Can you tell me a story?"
"About what?"
"Anytwing."
"Okay." Santana made sure Rosie was still asleep before scooting back so her back was against the headboard and Paisley was on her lap. "Once upon a time there was a pretty princess named Paisley. She lived in a magical kingdom called the Land of Rainbows. Everything was rainbow colored and that's how she liked it. Princess Paisley had an older brother and a tiny baby sister, who she loved very much. One day though, her mommy and daddy left the kingdom to go fight dragons to protect their children. But they never came back, leaving Prince Brayden in charge of Princess Paisley and Princess Rosie."
Santana was about to continue her story but she looked down and saw that Paisley had fallen asleep and was clinging to her like a koala bear. She tried to get the little girl to release her tight grip but it didn't work. Sighing, Santana shut her eyes and stroked the little girls back.
Her eyes popped open when she heard Brittany and Brayden come into the room, dragging an air mattress behind them. They were both laughing but soon quieted down when they saw a sleeping Paisley and Rosie.
"Here bud, put the mattress where ever you want it and I'll go get you some sheets and a pillow."
"Thank you Brittany." Brittany ran a hand through the boys dirty hair before winking at her wife and walking out of the room. "Santana?"
"Yeah Bray?"
"How long are we gonna stay with you and Britty?"
"How ever long you want bud." Santana said with a smile.
Brayden's eyes widened and her smile was from ear to ear. "Really?" Santana nodded and the little boy ran towards her.
"Thank you so much." He said while he wrapped his small, thin arms around Santana's neck but being careful of his sleeping sister. "So can we stay with you forever? I heard that lady talking when you thought I was asleep but I really wasn't. She said that we would have to go to a foster home and I really don't want to go there because then no one will care about me and Rosie and Paisley."
"If that's what you want baby." Santana said with tears in her eyes. Hearing Brayden say those things made Santana realize how smart this little boy was. From what he told her, Brayden and his sisters have gone through so much. They have no parents, no home, no family, nothing. And that made Santana angry. How could a mother neglect and not provide for her children. Santana was starting to question if their mother even loved these three angels.
Brittany walked back into the room and noticed Santana was trying to hold back the tears. 'You okay?' She mouthed.
'Later' Santana said in response. Brittany nodded and started to but the sheets and blankets on the mattress.
"Britty! Santana said we can stay with you guys forever!" Brayden said excitedly while jumping on the mattress, landing with a thud.
"She did, did she?" Brittany looked at Santana with a smirk on her face, earning a wink in response. Brayden nodded with such force that he started to bounce. "Well then I guess that calls for a hug."
Brittany opened her eyes and hugged Brayden as tight as she could, afraid of letting him go.
"Okay well it's time for bed." Santana said, standing up with Paisley still attached to her chest. "Britt, since we don't have a crib or anything, I guess Rosie can just sleep in her carrier. Right?"
Before Brittany could respond, Brayden beat her to it. "That would be okay cause mama always but Rosie in her carrier when it was bed time so she's used to it."
Santana and Brittany both frowned slightly but soon replaced it with a smile, afraid of upsetting the nine year old. The brunet gently shook the sleep toddler in her arms. "Paisley, I need you to let go of me okay sweetie?" The little girl released her grip, allowing Santana to place her under the covers. "Goodnight baby girl." Santana kissed her cheek before pulling the covers up to her chin and walking over to Brayden where Brittany was saying goodnight. "Night Bray, I'll see you in the morning. Britt and I will be out in the living room okay?"
Brayden nodded and gave the older women a hug. "Goodnight Santana." He kissed Santana's cheek before laying down on the mattress and closing her eyes.
Brittany lifted a sleeping Rosie off their bed after saying good night to Paisley and followed her wife out of the room. They walked into their living room and sat down on the couch.
They both let out a breath that they didn't realizing they were both holding.
"I want them." Brittany said after a minute of sitting on the couch in silence. Santana looked over at her wife and smiled.
"It will be hard, but I want them too." Santana said, staring into her wife's crystal blue eyes.
"I love you."
"I love you too Britt."
The girls leaned over and met one another half way with a kiss before they were broken apart by the baby in Brittany's arms.
"You ready for this?" Santana asked with a wink.
Brittany just rolled her eyes and stood up from the couch, walking into the kitchen to make Rosie a bottle.
And there it is! Please review and tell me what you think! I have chapter four written and I'm working on chapter five. I have planned up to chapter ten so don't go anywhere! The drama is going to begin soon (*insert evil laugh*)