For the first few months of the pregnancy, Dani works on her new album while keeping the pregnancy a secret. She told her parents about what has happened and they got her and Jenny to move back home.
One afternoon Jenny is home with her grandparents while her mom is in the studio working on her album. They are watching a movie when they hear the door unlocking then opening.
"MOMMY'S HOME!" Jenny squealed. She leaps up and runs to the door greeting her mother with a hug. She gently rubs her mother's growing stomach, "Hello, baby brother or sister. Hi, mommy!"
"Hi, Jenny."
Jenny looked up to her mom. She sounded different. "You okay, mommy?"
"Yep. Why don't go back to your grandparents. I'm going to be right back." With that Dani pulls away from Jenny and runs into the bedroom closing the door. Jenny hears her mom start crying.
While her parents rushed to see what's wrong Jenny grabs her mom's phone from her purse and dials a familiar number.
"Hello?"
"Santana?"
"Hey… Jenny? Wow, you sound just like your mom. What's going on, sweetie?"
"I don't know. Mommy came home and now she's locked herself in her room, she's crying. She won't let anyone in to find out why. Can you come over? I… I'm scared."
"I'm on my way right now, are you alone?"
"No, my Grandma and Grandpa are here."
"Okay, I'm on my way. Stay Strong, okay sweetie?"
"Thank you, Santana."
Jenny hangs up.
A few minutes later there was a knock at the door and Jenny runs to open it.
"Thanks for coming, Santana." Jenny says softly.
"Anytime. Now why don't you take Michelle and the two of you go play in your room."
"But what about, mommy?" Jenny asks.
"I promise I'm going to make sure she's okay. Do you trust me?" Santana questions.
Jenny nods.
"Then trust me, I'm going to help your mom."
"K." Jenny mumbles softly.
"Hey, Jenny, let's go to your room. I've got this awesome new game I want to show you. It's on my DS."
Jenny follows Michelle to her bedroom. Santana smiles softly before heading to Dani's bedroom. She knocks softly, "Dani, it's me. Can I come in?"
A soft voice whispers 'come in' so Santana enters.
She spots Dani sitting on her bed with something clutched tightly to her chest, as she cries.
"Dani, what's wrong?" Santana asks as she goes over and sits down in front of her.
Dani doesn't speak she just hands Santana a magazine. She is on the cover. Under her picture says 'Danielle Light has put on some serious weight, is she hitting pizza parlors when she should be hitting the gym?'
"Oh Dani, don't listen to this trash. It's all lies." Santana sighs. "Besides, they don't know that you're pregnant. It's good that your stomach is growing it means your baby is happy and healthy. We would be scared if you weren't growing."
"I know but…" Dani sniffles softly and wipes her eyes, "My fans are even getting mad. They believe these lies and say I'm not taking care of myself and I'm failing them."
"Honey, maybe it's time you tell people. You don't have to talk about how, that's none of their business but at least they will understand that you are taking care of yourself and you are staying healthy."
Dani sighs, "I'm scared. If they are saying this before they know I'm pregnant what will be said when I said I am with no answer as to how."
"Like I said it's none of their business. I can understand your fear. What if you go on your private Facebook where only your most loyal fans are and tell them? That can be a start."
Dani sighs again but nods, "Will you do it? I'm scared to go on. My producer was pretty much yelling at me today because of all the hate I'm getting. I don't want to see what people are saying."
"Of course. Would you like to sign in and then I'll take over?"
"No. I'll give you my information."
"Are you sure?"
Dani nods. She gives Santana her information and let Santana go on and fill her fans in on what's going on.
Dropping Jenny off at school, the next day Jenny is hesitant to leave her mom after last night. Dani promised she is better and would come get her the second she called.
As she is heading to her class a girl comes over to her, "Hey Jenny, what happen to your mom? She looks like a cow."
"Excuse me?" Jenny glares.
"I was talking to some of the girls and I could never understand why you looked so…well the way you do and then I saw pictures of your cow of mother and now it all makes sense."
"Shut up! Don't you dare say that." Jenny cries.
"Oh poor little cry baby. Are you going to go crying to your fat mommy?"
"Hey back off!" Jenny turns to see Michelle coming over. She pulls Jenny behind her, "Back off now."
"You're her friend? Aren't you scared her mom will eat you for lunch? You know, I've always wondered why you didn't have any friends but now it all makes sense. Your mom ate them all."
"One more word and I swear you're dead."
The girl just laughs. "Look if all else fails you and your mom can always get a job at the circus. I can see the headlines now. 'World's fattest woman and her ugly matching daughter'."
Michelle went to punch the girl but before she could, Jenny moved from behind her and pushes the girl as hard as she could as tears stream down her cheeks.
Instead of backing down the girl pushes Jenny right back, "Go! Go cry to your giant cow of a mother maybe if you're lucky children services will you take you away and put her in the zoo where she belongs."
Michelle punches the girl in the face, "I said back off. This time I'll go right for the throat"
Holding her bleeding nose the girl ran off.
Michelle turns to Jenny, "Don't listen to her. She's just a jerk."
"I want to go home." Jenny cries.
"Okay, let's go see my mom and she will call yours." Michelle sighs.
Jenny just nods and follows Michelle to Santana's classroom.
As they entered Santana looks over to them. "Jenny? Honey, what's wrong?" She opens her arms and Jenny runs right into them crying, "Honey, what's wrong, what happened?"
"One of the girls was saying mean things about her mommy." Michelle answers, "They made her cry and now she wants to go home."
"Why don't we call your mom?" Santana suggests. She lifts Jenny up onto her lap and grabbed her phone dialling the number. She puts the phone on speaker.
"Hello?"
"Mommy!" Jenny cries.
"Dani, I've got someone here who really misses you." Santana says softly.
"I'm not surprised to hear from you." Dani sighs.
"You're not?"
"Nope. Jenny put up a huge fight this morning about going to school. I had a feeling you'd be calling."
"Well, she had some trouble with a bully." Santana says.
"Oh, sweetie, are you okay?"
"Mommy, come get me." Jenny sobs.
"What about if you stay with Santana for the rest of the day? Stay at her side?"
"Sounds good to me. You can be my helper." Santana smiles.
"I can stay with you all day?" Jenny sniffles.
"Yes, all day until your mommy gets off work "
"Okay. But Mommy what about…"
"I have an Mp3 player will all your mom's music on it hidden in my drawer. Just tell me when and I'll pull it out." Santana answers.
"Okay."
"Feel better?" Dani asks.
"Yes. I love you, mommy."
"I love you too, baby girl. I'm proud of you. I'll see you in a few hours."
"K. Bye, Mommy."
"Santana, thank you."
"Not a problem, we will see you later." Santana hangs up and hugs Jenny once more, "Are you okay?"
"Are they going to take me away from mommy and put her in the zoo?" She asks her bottom lip trembles.
"What? No, of course, why would they?"
Jenny shrugs.
"Honey, you've got to remember when mommy's tummy gets bigger it means your baby brother or sister is growing up and getting healthy. We want Mommy's tummy to get bigger otherwise it means something is wrong with the baby."
Jenny nods, "I want my baby brother or sister to be healthy."
"We all do. So no worries okay."
Jenny nods, "Thank you, Santana."
They share one more hug before students started to pile in so the girls take their seats.
At lunch hour, Santana moves Jenny's desk next to her's so Jenny can feel more comfortable.
During lunch, everyone is talking about Dani. Seeing that Jenny is close to crying, Santana pulling out the Mp3 player. Turning it on, Santana hands it over to the young girl. Putting the headphones in, Jenny sniffles.
Hearing a knock on the door, Santana smiles seeing Dani herself. Signalling Dani to enter, the young adult enters making everyone go silent.
Walking over to Jenny, Dani kisses her hair, making Jenny to look up. Taking off the headphones, Jenny gets up and hugs Dani starting to cry.
"Dani, take my seat." Santana speaks softly getting up. Pushing the rolling chair over to Dani, Santana holds it in place as Dani sits down.
"Thank you." Dani whispers stroking Jenny's hair.
Explaining to the students of Jenny's class that she's having a baby, the class smiles and some cheer, while others look disgusted.
At the press conference five months later, Dani has Santana, Michelle and her parents there with her, but off the grid and view. Jenny is the only one in view because she is sitting next to her.
"So Danielle, why have you been getting bigger?" A reporter asks after they talk about her recording a new album.
"I'm pregnant." Dani states, "I told people on my private Facebook and Jenny's classmates because she has been getting bullied."
"Are you still getting bullied, Jenny?"
"Yes, but it has been dying down." Jenny answers softly.
"How do you feel about having a little brother or sister?"
"I'm excited." Jenny smiles cuddling into Dani's side as she rubs her mom's stomach.
"How far along are you, Danielle?"
"Nine months now."
"Is it a boy or a girl?"
"I'm keeping it a secret."
As the press conference continues, Jenny ignores everything just focusing on her baby sister or brother.
"When is the due date?" Jenny tunes back in.
"Next week actually."
"Why did you wait this long to tell us?"
"I wanted to keep things a secret for as long as I could. You know me, I'm a private person."
"That you are. Are you in a relationship?"
"No. I do like someone a lot, but we are taking things slow."
"You are bisexual, correct?"
"Yes I am."
"Can you tell us if it's a guy or a girl?"
"I'm keeping that a secret." Dani admits. Feeling a pain hit, Dani is thankful for the table and that it's covered.
"What's wrong, mommy?" Jenny whispers.
"Go get Grandma and Grandpa." Dani closes her eyes as the next round of pain hits.
At the hospital, Dani gets her mother and Santana to come in with her. After a couple of hours of pain, a little baby girl is born. Holding her daughter, her mom goes to get the kids and her husband.
"She's beautiful." Santana whispers, "Thank you for letting me be here."
"You deserve it after all these months." Dani admits blushing, "I'm sorry for everything."
"You had a reason, Dani. Heck, I've been there."
"Kiss me." Dani whispers.
"Sounds good to me." Leaning down Santana connects their lips.
"You two are too cute." Breaking apart, they look at the door to see the group.
"Are you together yet?" Jenny asks holding Michelle's hand.
"We have to talk about it, Jen." Dani reminds her.
"Then talk."
"Be my girlfriend." Santana whispers in Dani's ear.
"Yes." Dani looks at the Latina. Connecting their lips again, the kids quietly cheer.