Attn: Thank you for reading :) next two chapters dedicated to Brittany's birthday weekend!
"Hey Brittany, how was the plane ride?" Maria Lopez asked as she walked up to the blonde and pulled her into a hug Brittany was not expecting." Wow, hello to you too Mrs. Lopez." Brittany said over the older Latina's shoulder. Santana smiled adoringly loving how quickly her mother has welcomed the blonde and by her father's face he couldn't wait to get his turn in welcoming the blonde. But this was Brittany she was very lovable." Santana" her mother exclaimed turning around noticing her own daughter standing behind her." Hey Mami, thanks for coming to meet us here." Her mother hugged her tighter." Of course darling you are our only daughter."
Brittany was very impressed with the whole Lopez family and loved hearing the stories both Santana's parents wanted to tell her about their daughter." She is amazing." Brittany agreed smiling warmly over at her girlfriend." Well you are too my love." Santana said back wanting the conversation to shift in another direction besides about her for once." So Brittany how the heck did you capture our daughter's heart? She has never wanted us to meet someone this fast." Santana's father asked from the driver's seat of the black Mercedes that Brittany assumed was theirs but she could be wrong." I don't know, honestly but she did capture mine right away that I can honestly say." Brittany hoped she had answered that correctly or that they understood what she was trying to say." You are defiantly special then Brittany." Santana's father smiled at her through the rear view mirror and she smiled back before looking out of the window. The rest of the ride back to Santana's was quiet.
"I got the bags you two just make your way into the house." Brittany didn't want to leave the man to carry the bags especially hers, when he really didn't know her that well alone but Santana had taken her hand and was now dragging her towards the house with Santana's mother right behind them." Don't worry Brittany he can get those bags." Santana reassured her as they walked into the house. Brittany still didn't like that she didn't offer to help him but didn't say anything as she entered the house she hadn't seen since before the tour. Running upstairs with her bags this time and one of Santana's even though Santana's father had told her he would carry them up after he got some water Brittany was happy to be able to see some of her other clothes she owned and a few of other things she had missed. Sitting on the bed she took a deep breath in and out." Hey misses I told you I was going to carry those bags up for you." Brittany blushed before turning around to face the kind man that looked so much like her girlfriend in many ways." I felt bad." Brittany confessed before looking away from his eyes.
"Don't, I love doing stuff like that. Makes me feel important." He laughed as she sat the rest of his daughter's luggage down and sat down beside the blonde." Santana told us about your parents I am sorry dear." Brittany gave him a small smile." Thank you but it's ok." He nodded a little." I lost my father at a young age and I know how hard that was for me and my family so I couldn't imagine both of my parents leaving at a young age. We are here if you ever need anything Brittany." Brittany's heart melted hearing those words. How did she get this lucky?" Thank you, you all are amazing." Brittany said feeling like tears was going to spill at any moment." Brittany you are too. I have a feeling we are going to get to know each other very well over the years and one day I hope you do feel comfortable with calling me Papi or father." Brittany was sure her heart just busted in two parts hearing those words.
"Hey where did you two run off to?" Santana asked her father and girlfriend as they walked downstairs." Just catching up." Brittany smiled at the older man before she rushed to her girlfriend's side and wrapped her arms around her." You tired babe?" Santana whispered in her ear." Just a little." Brittany confessed feeling a little jet lag." Let's go take a nap then." Santana suggested." Your parents?" Santana shook her head." They will be fine." Santana patted the blonde's behind before she turned to the kitchen" Mami, Papi we are going to take a nap." Santana shouted." Have a good nap." Her mother yelled back. Brittany laughed she should have known Santana had to get that loud voice from one of her parents." What? That's how we communicate." Santana informed.
Santana fell asleep right away but Brittany found it hard to go to sleep now she was actually in bed. She didn't know why but the words that Santana's father had said to her had really impacted her in a way she never knew existed. Could she actually be part of a normal family? The thought excited her and though she didn't doubt their relationship one bit it kind of scared her too because the 'what if's' started to pop up in her head that made her start to feel worried. Scooting closer to her girlfriend she hugged Santana tighter sending up a prayer or two to whoever was listening up there at the moment things did work out for them. Then she remembered the ring on her finger and instantly relaxed.
Maria volunteered to cook for dinner and no one argued. Brittany sat at the bar loving the smell of whatever Santana's mother was cooking. It filled the house and made Brittany's mouth water. Rachel and Puck text her about what they were up to. Puck had gone home to see his family and Rachel had gone with Quinn to California. Brittany was happy to hear that her friends were having a goodtime." What is my sexy girlfriend doing all alone at this bar?" Santana asked arching her eyebrow at the blonde." Smelling the most delicious smell in the world." Brittany answered wiggling her eyes." My Mami sure knows how to cook." Santana said loud enough for Maria to hear her." I sure do." Maria agreed holding up her spatula. "Who is texting you B?" Santana asked seeing the blonde's cell start to beep out of control." Just our friends who all have arrived safely in their destinations." Brittany explained smiling as she looked at a few pictures Rachel sent." They look like they're having a good time." Santana commented looking over at the picture of the two.
"Yes it sounds like it." Brittany smiled." Can we cuddle on the couch before dinner?" Brittany asked then remembered Maria standing behind her and her face turned red. Santana laughed a little." Don't feel uncomfortable around them babe, they do the same things." Santana said nonchantenly. Brittany closed her eyes and shook her head not wanting to think of that and finding it oddly weird how Santana was so comfortable with saying that." Brittany, my parents have never been uncomfortable about showing their love and I want it to be that way with you and I." Santana said knowing they really haven't talked about what they were or weren't comfortable with but that was something she needed to tell Brittany." I am comfortable when it comes to you and I just not with the whole parents getting it on subject." Brittany announced. Santana shrugged and lead the way to the couch.
After a very nice and delicious dinner Brittany practically demanded for seconds and told Santana that they needed to move in with her parents that almost made Santana choke on her food she had in her mouth at that suggestion all four settled down for a movie. Brittany smiled lovingly over at the two still so much in love with one another cuddled up next to each other whispering sweet nothings to each other during the movie. Brittany wanted that and she was pretty sure she had found that and her heart started to soar as she looked over to her girlfriend playing absentminded with her ring on her finger." I want the real thing soon." Brittany whispered making Santana look at her questionably. "I want a ring soon." Brittany said again this time making Santana's eyes widened almost off her face." Brittany?" Santana asked not knowing where this was coming from." You will have one soon then." Santana whispered back just looking at the blonde. "Hey you two lovebirds keep it down over there." Santana's father said in a serious tone of voice but both knew he wasn't serious." Us, you two have practically been having eye sex all through the movie." Santana said not taken her eyes away from the blonde whose eyes had gone wide hearing her girlfriend say something such as that to her parents." Were married." Maria defended." Yeah, yeah whatever." Santana laughed.
"Happy birthday Brittany" Santana and her parents sung in unison as she walked down the stairs in the morning almost sending her down the stairs falling. She had not expected the three to be standing in the hallway waiting for her to come down." Whoa, thank you guys." Brittany said holding her chest as she walked the rest of the way down the stairs." What's wrong?" Santana asked now slapping herself in her head for scaring her girlfriend." Nothing, I am fine just surprised. My birthday has never really been a big event since I was five." Brittany announced but she wasn't sad about that at all." Well now it is. You're a Lopez now Hija." Maria explained wrapping her arms around the blonde once again. Brittany was starting to get use to all these hugs and she actually really loved it." Thank you three." Brittany looked around and smiled big at all the balloons that filled the living room and kitchen and from where she was standing she could see a cake on the kitchen table and a few colorful bags on the end of the table." When? How? " Brittany asked amazed." Were early risers on special occasions?" Santana's father answered.
"Present time." Maria sung. "Mine first." Brittany had to take a second and just take a breather or two while secretly pinching herself on the thigh this was all too good to be true." Let's go." Santana pushed the blonde." I want you to see what I got you as well." Santana added as they walked to the other side of the table." These are from your friends and this side is from us and that side is from your girlfriend." Brittany's eyes instantly teared up seeing all the gifts now." You guys shouldn't have." Brittany cried." Hey, this is a special day and your first birthday we are celebrating together." Santana gently squeezed her girlfriend's shoulder's from behind as she placed a kiss on the blonde's shoulder." Open mine." Maria handed the blonde a purple bag. Brittany smiled as she opened the bag up and instantly started to squeal." Oh my god I love it." Brittany was like that with most of her gifts and more crying when she opened Santana's gifts seeing the Latina had taken her favorite picture from her phone and blew it up and framed it for her. Santana had also gotten her very expensive jewelry and a bigger size duck to go with her other duck that made Brittany smile widely. Santana's parents had gotten her dots, her favorite shampoo and conditioner and perfume as well as sweet valley high on blue ray that only Santana knew she loved so she knew they had asked her what to get her and that made Brittany really fall In love with the three even more if that were possible.
Once gifts were opened and 'thank yous' were sent out to her friends and to Santana's family Santana asked the blonde what she wanted to do and Brittany answered she wanted pancakes. Santana went right to work with the blonde beside her who wanted to help make the Lopez's breakfast. It took a lot for Maria not to take over the cooking but she found herself cleaning the bag and paper mess up helping with that. "I can't believe Puck got me lube." Brittany laughed." That was a 'our' gift I guess." Brittany continued shaken her head." What was with the Lillie's from Rachel?" Brittany stopped laughing for a moment." Every year I usually go and buy Lillie's and go to a nearby park in Westfield and spread the Lillie's out I guess to remember my parents or something I really don't know why I did it but Rachel when she saw me do it one time she just started to do it with me." Brittany answered sadly." Well then that is something we will do today at some time." Santana said softly. Brittany shook her head.
"You don't have to I know it seems crazy." Brittany said not wanting the Latina to feel like she had to." No it's not crazy, it's something you do every year and since now I am in your life I want you to feel comfortable with telling me these traditions of yours. I am hoping you will enjoy my family's traditions as well." Brittany nodded." Of course I will." Brittany reassured her girlfriend." Well then I will enjoy doing this with you" Santana?" Santana heard the hesitation in her voice." Yes babe?" Santana turned to give the blonde her full attention." I know your parents are going to be with us today and I am so happy about that but could we maybe do the flower ceremony alone?" Brittany didn't know why she was so nervous about asking this." Of course Britt, no I wouldn't even suggest them coming." Santana shook her head." Baby this is something very private to you and I respect that fully." Brittany smiled as she placed a stack of pancakes on a plate.
After breakfast Santana and Brittany fooled around with some silly string that led to a full make out session on the kitchen floor while Santana's parents were upstairs. When Brittany heard something that sounded like someone coming down the stairs she got scared they would be caught and practically threw her girlfriend on the floor which earned her a slap on her forearm. Brittany explained she didn't want Santana's parents to see them in the act and Santana's answer to that was horrifying to Brittany." I don't care they would just turn and leave." Santana's new goal was to get Brittany more comfortable with PDA. By lunch time the Lopez's wanted to go out and shop downtown while Brittany and Santana said they had a few things planned before dinner.
Brittany placed the Lillie's in a plastic bag and followed Santana out the door in her own head thinking about the last time she had seen her parents. Santana didn't interrupt the blonde seeing she was deep in thought until they arrived at the park she knew had a pond in the middle of it. Climbing out of the car Santana quickly made her way over to the other side and opened the door for her girlfriend" Hey Babe, what you thinking about in that pretty little head of yours?" Santana asked as she watched Brittany climb out of the car holding the bag of Lillie's to her chest now." Just my parents they would have loved you if they were here." Brittany confessed smiling now." I am sure I would have loved them too babe, how could I not? They made you." Santana leaned over and kissed Brittany's lips a couple of times." That's why I will always be in debt with your parents as well." Brittany said finally able to be just as cheesy as her girlfriend." Good one babe." Santana snickered taken the blonde's hand she led the way to the pond.
"So tell me what kind of party did you have for your fifth birthday?" Santana asked curious." A pony party I was addicted to ponies and my mother went all out because I was starting school the next week so she called all the parents of the classmates that were going to be in my class and invited them to our house for my birthday. I didn't know any of the kids but by the end of the day we were all good friends." Brittany smiled at the memory in her head." My father had ran around town and finally had to go two cities over to rent a couple of ponies for the day. I was very excited when a man showed up with the three miniature ponies and I think my sister was even more excited although she had told my mother and I that she didn't like ponies." Brittany could feel the tears start to build up." My mother made my cake and I thought it was the most amazing cake ever. She had shaped it like a pony just for me and it was red velvet my favorite." Santana smiled loving that flavor of cake as well.
"It was the best birthday ever until today." Brittany said knowing nothing could beat what Santana and her family had done for her." Sounds amazing, I am positive my five year old self is very jealous at the moment. I always wanted a pony as well but the closest thing I got was a bunch of little figurine my little ponies." Santana said pouting." Don't worry after one pooped and I saw how smelly and gross it was I begged my father to take them away." Brittany said cringing at the thought." So did that satisfy your pony craving?" Brittany nodded." It sure did." Seeing the pond Brittany looked down at the flowers in her hands." My mother and father were amazing people, they loved my sister and I and were kind to everyone they met and knew. That is how I wanted to be Santana but when we moved and I saw my perfect bubble wasn't everywhere in the world I lost a lot of that safety and being connected feeling until you came along that is. So thank you Santana for sharing this moment with me and everything you have done since we found each other." Santana smiled knowing Brittany knew threw her eyes what she was thinking. Taken a deep breath Brittany turned away from Santana and opened the bag in her hands wide she took out a flower.
"Mom, dad I finally made it to twenty one. I hope you guys are proud even though I haven't given you both very much reasons to be. Santana is a new addition to my life since last year when I talked to you two. She is amazing and I know both of you would just love her if you were here. She's my everything now and I know it's really soon to be saying this but I want to be her wife. Daddy you told me once that when I found someone, that special someone I would know it. There would be a sign in me like two halves coming together to make a whole and I have found that. She makes me whole and I see that and I just wished you two were here to celebrate with us." Brittany started to cry hard. Santana wrap her arm around her girlfriend pulling her to her." I love you baby." Santana said calmly just feeling like the blonde needed to hear those words." Can you help me?" Brittany asked holding out her hand with the flower in it." Sure, what do you want me to do?"
After Brittany and Santana had thrown all the Lillie's in the pond and stared out at the pond for a while both walked elbow to elbow around the park taken in the calm, peaceful quiet." I like the park." Brittany commented as they walked back to the car." I know you do sweetheart." Brittany climbed into the car first before watching her girlfriend walk to the driver's side." Sooo we can either go out tonight or tomorrow night to the club?" Brittany wanted to dance but she also wanted to cuddle with her girlfriend." Let's go tomorrow night I just want you to hold me tonight maybe a movie?" Santana liked the sound of that." It's your birthday weekend so everything is up to you."
"Can we eat cake before dinner?" Brittany asked excitedly." I don't' know about that one Mami might kill us." Brittany pouted really wanting cake." I am kidding sweetie, whatever you want goes. Let's go dive into some cake." Brittany clapped super excited." Best birthday ever."