A/N: Hello everyone! So sorry for the wait. I have just been so busy with school and life that I haven't had the time to sit down and finish this chapter.
Anyway, I hope everyone is recuperating from Naya's performance of 'Cold Hearted'. Since when can she do a split?
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Disclaimer: I do not own Glee
Brittany unlocked the front door and watched as Brayden and Paisley ran inside. "Alright guys, I want you to go wash your face and change your clothes. Ms. Mallory will be here in," Santana looked at her watch "30 minutes."
Both of them nodded their heads before running off to get changed. Santana and Brittany walked in to the kitchen and put Rosie's carrier on top of the island. Santana unstrapped the baby and pulled her out with a smile.
"Hi baby." She whispered. holding the tiny baby close. "Britt can you make a bottle?"
"Sure thing sweet thang." Brittany said as she swatted her wife's ass and went to start Rosie's bottle.
"Sanny!" Paisley said as she came barrelling into the kitchen.
"Paisley!"
"Not fwunny. But I have a probwem!"
"What is it baby girl?" Santana said as she bent down so she was at Paisley's height.
"Which shirt should I wear." Paisley held up two shirts. One was pink with a sunflower in the middle while the other was blue and had tiny hearts all over it.
"That one." Santana said as she pointed to the pink shirt.
"Will you brawid my hair after?"
Santana nodded and handed Rosie to Brittany who was waiting with a bottle. The two walked out of the kitchen and down to Santana and Brittany's room. "Pae, I'm going to go check on your brother. Get me when you're done, okay?"
Paisley nodded and ran into the bedroom. Santana continued down the hallway until she was in front of the bathroom door. She knocked lightly. "Bray, you okay?"
"I'll be out in a minute!" She heard through the door.
"Have you picked out your clothes yet?"
Instead of getting a response, Brayden opened the door and looked at Santana. He was wearing a clean pair of jeans, except for the mud stain around his knee, with a batman shirt.
"Is this okay?"
"Its perfect buddy." Santana said, wrapping her arms around Brayden and pulling him into a hug. "Did you have fun today at the park?" Santana felt him nod against her chest.
"Thank you for taking us."
"You are more than welcome. How about this, we can go again next weekend if you guys want? There's parks all around the city so we can go somewhere different!"
Brayden smiled and nodded. "That would be awesome."
Santana laughed and kissed the top of his head. "Go find Brittany and tell her the plan while I go help your sister." She watched as Brayden ran down the hallway before walking back into her bedroom.
Santana let out a laugh when she saw Paisley, standing in the middle of the bedroom, with her shirt caught on her head.
"Pae, baby what are you doing?"
"Sanny! It's stuck!" Santana walked over to the small girl and tugged at the shirt and it came off, leaving her hair a frizzy mess. "Thank god you got it! It was gwetting hard to bweath!"
Santana laughed and grabbed Paisley's new shirt. "Arms up." Paisley obeyed Santana and soon she was wearing a new shirt. "Go get me my brush pumpkin."
As Paisley was walking back, the door bell rang. Santana looked at the clock. Right on time. "Baby, we only have time for a pony, it that okay?"
"Yup." After finishing her hair, Santana picked the girl up and carried her out into the living room.
When the two walked in, they saw Brittany talking to Mallory and Brayden was watching TV with Rosie.
"Hey babe." Santana said, kissing her wife on the cheek and putting Paisley down who immediately wanted up again. Santana just laughed and rolled her eyes before picking Paisley back up. "Hi Mallory, nice to see you again." The two women shook hands.
"Nice to see you as well Santana. You have a lovely place."
"Thank you. I see you met my wife, Brittany." Brittany wrapped her arm around Santana's waist and pulled her close.
"I have." Mallory smiled before looking at Paisley. "Hi Paisley, do you remember me?"
Paisley smiled shyly before pressing her face into Santana's neck.
"Baby girl say hi, it's rude not to." Santana said, bouncing the girl up and down a little to make her smile.
"Hello." Paisley muttered before burying her head back in Santana's shoulder.
"So would you like something to drink? We have pretty much everything." Brittany asked.
"Coffee would be great if you don't mind. Two creams and one sugar please."
"You wanna go talk in the kitchen?" Santana said, pointing her thumb over her shoulder. Mallory nodded before following Brittany into the kitchen. Santana put Paisley down and made sure the kids were okay before joining Mallory and her wife.
"So as you know I am just here to check on everything, make sure the kids are happy and safe here. I would like to talk to Brayden if you don't mind just to see how he's doing. Usually the oldest has a hard time settling into a new place."
"That's fine. They're such lovely kids."
Mallory smiled and took a small sip of the coffee Brittany had placed in front of her.
"How did last night go?"
"It went fine. We gave Brayden the option of sleeping in our guest room or on a blow up air mattress on our bedroom floor. He chose the air mattress but somehow ended up in our bed. Paisley slept with us also and we put Rosie in her carrier since we don't have a crib."
"I'm happy to see that the kids are already growing attached to you. I've seen kids who have been in this type of situation take a turn for the worse. Especially at Brayden's age. Have you two thought about how long you would like to keep them or even adopt them?"
Brittany and Santana looked at each other and smiled before looking back at Mallory. "We would like to start the process of adoption." Santana said with a smile.
Once Mallory left, Brittany got a call saying she was needed down at the local dance studio she part time teaches at. Brayden immediately jumped up at the opportunity to go somewhere with Brittany.
While they were gone, Santana put Rosie down for a nap and decided to watch a movie with Paisley.
"Pae, what movie do you wanna watch?" Santana asked as she plopped down onto the couch. Paisley got up from the floor and immediately jumped into Santana's lap.
"Tangled?"
"You're lucky that Brittany loves Disney movies because we have every single one. They're all in the bucket next to the TV, go find it." Paisley gave Santana a kiss on the cheek before jumping off the couch and running to the bin. After about a minute or so of searching, the little girl found the movie.
"San! I got it!"
"Good job baby girl." Santana said as she walked over and grabbed the movie from Paisley. After putting the movie in, Santana playfully picked up Paisley and carried her over to the couch.
Hearing Paisley's giggle's made Santana smile like an idiot. She had only known this little girl for such a short time but Santana already felt the connection between the two. When she was a teenager, Santana was always good with kids, except when they were between the ages of three and six. So Paisley having such an attraction towards her surprised Santana.
"Sanny?"
"What baby girl?"
"Are you and Brwitty gonna become our new mommies?"
Paisley looked up at Santana, her big blue eyes starring into chocolate coloured eyes. Santana gently rested a hand on Paisley's left cheek and stroked it lightly with her thumb.
"Would you like that?" Santana's eyes filled up with tears as she watched Paisley nod frantically. "Then if it's okay with your brother then Brittany and I would love to become your mommies."
Santana bent down and placed a light kiss on Paisley's forehead, smiling when she felt the little girl snuggle closer to her.
"Does that mean I get to call you mami and Brwitty mama?"
"What ever you want baby."
"Okay mami."
"Brittany?"
"Yeah bud?"
Brittany was currently driving herself and Brayden to the studio.
"What's your job?"
"I do many things. I dance on Broadway, I teach dance classes and I might do some modelling."
"That's really cool."
"Have you ever danced before?" Brittany looked up in the mirror so she could see Brayden's reaction in the back seat.
"No, but I've seen dancing on the TV and it looks pretty cool."
"Maybe, while I'm teaching, my friend Mike can teach you some things."
Brittany quickly looked back up the mirror, her eyes connecting with Brayden's, before looking back at the road.
"That would be amazing! Thank you Brittany."
"It's no problem bud." Brittany fiddled with the radio before settling into a comfortable silence while she continued the short drive to the studio.
A couple minutes later, they pulled into InStep's parking lot. Brittany shut the car off and step out, shutting her own door and opening Brayden's door in the process.
"Wow, this place is huge!"
Brayden looked all around the building. It was three stories and had many windows. There were many colourful plants in the small garden near the entrance and it made him smile.
The duo walked into the studio and Brayden was hit with a homey feeling. Brayden followed Brittany as she walked down a long hallway, almost crashing into her back when she stopped.
Brittany knocked on the door before opening it slowly and popping her head it.
"Brittany!" Mike said.
"Hey Mike!" Brittany opened the door wider and motioned for Brayden to follow her.
Mike stood up from his desk and walked towards the blonde, giving her a huge hug. "What are you doing here? I thought you don't have any classes."
"I don't but April called and asked me to cover her 5 o'clock class. But anyways, I want you to meet someone." Brittany stepped aside, revealing Brayden. "Bray, buddy, this is my friend Mike, the one I was telling you about it in the car. Mike, this is my little friend Brayden. He's going to be staying with Santana and I for a while."
"Hi Brayden, it's very nice to meet you." Mike flashed him a smile and shook his hand.
"Nice to meet you too." Brayden said shyly. Mike looked up at Brittany with a curious look. 'Later' she mouthed.
"So Mike," Brittany said as she sat down on the big couch in his office, "you have no classes today, correct?" Mike nodded.
"Yup, I had one earlier but I'm just doing some paperwork now."
"Brayden and I were wondering that while I teach my class, maybe you could show him some moves."
"I would love to!" Mike said as he ruffled Brayden's shaggy brown hair. Brittany stood up and walked over to the little boy.
"Bud, do you mind if you stay with Mike now? I have to go get ready for my class."
Brayden shook his head no and looked up at Mike with a smile. "We'll be up in studio 3C. You ready?" Mike asked.
The young boy nodded his head and followed Mike out of the office, leaving Brittany with a huge smile on her face.
Back at the apartment, Paisley and Santana were still watching the movie when Santana heard Rosie cry.
"I'll be right back baby."
Paisley just nodded, not taking her eyes away from the movie. Santana just smiled and laughed lightly.
She walked into her bed room and saw Rosie wriggling around in her carrier, her face red from crying and screaming. Santana picked the baby up and started to bounce her, attempting to calm her down.
"Shh, baby girl. I'm right here, I'm right here."
Rosie's cries got softer and Santana gently bounced her. She checked her diaper and let out a sigh when it was found dry. Santana looked down and was met with a pair of eyes, staring back to her.
Santana pulled her closer and gave the now whimpering baby a light kiss on the top of her head. "You wanna come watch the movie with your sister and I?" Santana knew that Rosie couldn't understand her but she still talked to her anyway.
The two left the master bedroom and walked into the living room. Paisley was still on the edge of the couch, staring at the screen with wide eyes. Santana plopped down on the couch and pulled Rosie tightly on her lap.
"What did I miss Pae?"
Paisley shrugged. "The pwincess's hair started to light up when the pwince took her on the boat. It was pretty cool." Tangled was one of Brittany's favourite movies. Her and Brittany watch it often so she knew exactly what part they were at. Santana smiled at the little girl and motioned for Paisley to come cuddle with her.
Five minutes later, both Rosie and Paisley were sound asleep against Santana. Gently pushing Paisley off her, Santana stood up and shifted Rosie in her arms before walking back into the master bedroom and tucking the baby into her carrier. Once she was finished, Santana grabbed the baby monitor and walked back into the living room.
She set the monitor on the side table, which was next to the couch, before grabbing Paisley and settling her on her hip.
"Mami?"
Santana smiled brightly when she heard Paisley call her that. Ever since she first laid her eyes on the children, Santana fell in love with them and had hope of becoming their mother.
"What baby?"
"Can we fwinish the movie tomorrow night?"
"Sure. But we gotta get you into bed right now." Paisley just nodded against Santana's shoulder before wrapping her arms around her mami's neck. "What pyjamas do you want? Ducks or unicorns?"
"Unicorns." Paisely pronounced the word as 'you-knee-corn' and it made Santana's heart swell. This little girl was so innocent but had gone through so much that it worried Santana. Maybe she should talk to a social worker about putting Paisley and Brayden in therapy. She would have to discuss it with Brittany later.
Once Paisley was changed into her unicorn footy-pyjamas, Santana tucked her under the covers and gave her a kiss on the forehead before walking back into the living room and plopping back down on the couch.
Boy, taking care of little kids is exhausting.
"Alright, good job tonight guys! I want you to practice what I taught you so the next time April is here you'll impress her! Have a great night!" Brittany clapped her hands together as she dismissed her class. She looked at the clock on the wall and saw that is was a little past 7:45.
When Brittany danced, it felt like time stood still. She would get so focused that their could be an earthquake happening and she wouldn't even notice. Actually, she probably would but still. Dancing is her passion. It's what she wanted to do with her life ever since she was a little girl. Brittany grew up with the hopes and dreams of dancing on Broadway or as a back up dancer for who ever was the biggest superstar at the time.
Half of her dreams have come true but she isn't done dreaming just yet.
Brittany walked over to the side of the room and gulped down the rest of the water from her bottle. She wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand and inhaled deeply to calm her heart and body.
Once her body was relaxed, she tossed the empty water bottle in the trash can and shut the lights off before making her way to studio 3C.
As she climbed the stairs, Brittany could already feel the beat of the music. Mike was obviously teaching Brayden hip-hop but that was Mike's speciality so of course that's what he would be teaching.
Brittany was so deep in thought that she almost stepped on someone, resulting in the person falling on the step.
"Shit, I'm sorry." Brittany said. Her eyes widened when she saw who the person was. "Uh, hi Melissa."
Melissa was on of Brittany's co-workers here at the studio. She started working as a teacher about a year after Brittany started. At first they had a decent relationship but then Melissa started to be a little flirty and that friendship went down the toilet.
Brittany had told to women that she was married but the girl didn't hold back. Santana even caught Melissa trying to pull a move on Brittany, which resulted in her spending a week at Mike's apartment.
Sooner or later Santana came around and had forgiven Brittany but the two kept a careful watch on Melissa.
"Hi Brittany. What are you doing here?"
"I had to cover April's class for her. What about you?"
"I had to ask Mike a question about my schedule and someone said he was in studio 3C so that's where I'm coming from." Once Melissa mentioned what studio she was in, Brittany's heart skipped a beat. "He had a little boy in there with him, looked to be about 8 or so. Cute kid. Probably a private or something."
"Actually, that's my son." Brittany said, crossing her arms out over her chest.
Melissa looked taken back at what she said. Brittany was so caught up in the moment that she didn't even realize what she said. Oh well, to late now. "I never knew you and Santana had a son together."
"We adopted him. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go." Brittany said as she started to continue up the stairs.
"Brittany wait." She froze as soon as she felt Melissa's cold, bony hand on her arm. The skin she was touching burned, and not in a good way. It felt like someone was pouring acid on her skin. Brittany shrugged the hand off her arm and threw a glare at Melissa.
"No, I'm already late. I'll see you around Melissa." And with that, Brittany finished walking up the stairs with not even a glance behind her.
When she reached the studio, Brittany peaked through the small window on the door and smiled. Brayden was watching Mike do a sequence of steps. Brittany could see his eyes following every step and absorbing all the new information.
Before Brayden could repeat the steps, Brittany opened the door. She walked into the room and immediately saw Brayden's face light up.
"Britty! Mike is such a good teacher. He taught me so many moves and steps and it's so fun!" Brayden said as he ran towards Brittany and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"So do you like dancing?"
"I love it! Can we come back here again?"
"Whenever you want buddy. Now say thank you to Mike. We have to go soon."
Brayden released his grip on Brittany and ran over to Mike. Brittany saw them exchange words but she couldn't tell what they were saying.
"Thanks Mike for looking after him." Brittany said as the three of them walked out of the studio.
"Oh it's no problem Britt. He's a pretty good dancer. Maybe you should enrol him in some classes her or something. I think I might have room for him in my intermediate hip-hop class."
"I'll have to talk to Santana about it but it sounds like a good idea."
The two adults watched as Brayden raced down the three flights of stairs. By the time the two of them reached the lobby, Brayden was waiting patiently by the door. Brittany and Brayden said goodbye to Mike before climbing into their car and driving home.
As they were pulling onto the highway, Brayden looked up at Brittany. "Britty?"
"What bud?"
"Are you and Santana gonna adopt me and my sisters?"
Brittany looked up at Brayden through the rear-view mirror and smiled. "Would you like that?" Brayden nodded and broke out into an ear reaching smile.
"I really would. You and Sanny are really nice." Brittany laughed as she switched on her turning signal. They drove off the highway and made their way through New York City traffic. "When are we gonna go to the Empire State building?"
"When ever you would like too. Just give Santana and I time in advance so we can plan it all out."
"Okay. I have another question."
"Shoot."
Brayden rested his head against the cold window and looked up at the dark sky above them.
"Do you think my mommy really loved me and my sisters?"
When he asked that, Brittany felt the wind get knocked out of her. She didn't know what to say. Growing up, she had a great childhood and was in a very loving family. She couldn't imagine what it would be like to be in Brayden's situation.
Brittany reached over and shut the radio off. She looked up in the mirror again but weren't met with eyes this time.
"Of course your mother loved you Bray. I never knew your mother but I'm sure she loved you as much as possible."
"Is that why she hit us?" Brayden mumbled.
He thought Brittany didn't hear him but really she did.
"What did you just say."
She could see up in the mirror that his face was pale and he was looking all around the car, obviously trying to avoid Brittany's eyes.
"Nothing."
Brittany just ignored it but made a mental notice to talk to Santana about it later.
She must have been such in thought that Brittany didn't even notice that they were in the parking garage. She grabbed her bag from the passenger seat and stepped out of the car.
Brayden was already walking towards the elevator when Brittany realized something.
"Brayden!" She screamed. The echo that came scared her a little.
The little boy whipped his head around and stared at Brittany. He must have thought what Brittany was thinking and immediately charged at her.
He wrapped his arms around her waist and squeezed her tight.
It was like a scene from a love story, except they weren't romantically in love. Brittany kissed the top of his head as she felt the tears come to her eyes.
"Bray, bud, look at me." Brittany got down on her knees and cupped Brayden's face in her soft hands. "I promise you that Santana and I will love you forever. We will never hurt you, alright? I heard what you said in the car. You don't have to tell me about it now but if you ever want to talk about it, Santana and I are both here for you. We love you and your sisters so much." She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him into another hug. "So much." She whispered.
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My school's musical is all next week so the next chapter will be posted within the next two weeks. So sorry but please don't go anywhere!