"oh, little baby," santana cooed, a frown forming on her face, "mami didn't mean to make you cry, bubba." quinn dug her head further into the comfort of her mami's neck, clung onto her shirt a bit harder as the tears fell from her eyes.
"'ug did nu'n 'ma!" quinn said through tears, voice wavering as she looked up at his mami. santana sighed.
"i know, baby bear. you looked so scared of it, and i didn't know killing it would upset you." santana hugged quinn a little tighter with the hand that didn't still have the bug in it, kissing her forehead gently. brittany kept rubbing their baby's back as she cried, but it didn't do anything to lessen the pain in quinn's heart for that poor bug. quinn's shoulders shook as she cried.
"d'n mean k-kill i' !" quinn whined, holding onto the stuffed bear under her arm a bit tighter. " 'uggie fami'y wai'in f-fo' it, m-ma! now it no com' back!" quinn's voice wavered as she spoke, physically paining santana's heart. the little one pulls away from her caregiver, stuffed animal tucked tightly under her arm as she scoots farther away from santana, leaning into brittany's touch instead. "i no ta'k 'oo, 'ma! 'mami mean!" she spat, crossing her arms as she displayed a pout across her face.
santana sighed, throwing the bug a mini funeral as she threw it into the trash can before washing her hands and going back to her little one, who somehow managed to keep her back facing her caregiver through the whole process. santana's heart broke further as the silence continued on, quinn letting out quiet 'hmph's every now and then. brittany, who admittedly knew her baby was acting out, sat there and let her. she can't believe she's dating a bug killer of all men!
as her brain processed the moment, santana thought that she really should've reconsidered killing that bug. what if her little one thought she was a monster now? she should've known not to hurt it, her baby is really sensitive when she's feeling so small compared to the rest of the world. after much contemplation, she opened her mouth to speak again.
"mi niña pequeña," she said, "are you really going to ignore mami and her apology?" santana honestly felt like joining her little baby's tears. quinn's never given her the (mostly) silent treatment!
much to santana's dismay, her baby nodded. she didn't even tell her a yes! in fact, she even leaned in to cuddle mommy since mommy wasn't at fault! oh, how santana would do anything to replace the silent treatment with quinn's infamous giggle, the giggle that turns her baby's eyes into crescents and shows her dimples. at least santana knows to never harm a bug ever again.
santana decided to walk over to quinn, trying to look her right in the eye. but every time, the baby would just turn to the other side and close her eyes. a sigh left santana, and quinn's head finally snapped around." 'ma?" she whispered. santana perked up at that, a glint of hope in her eyes. " 'm so so'y, 'ma! i no mean!" she shouted, tears brimming in her wide doe eyes. the grip she had on her stuffed bear was probably suffocating it, but that wasn't a single one of of the two's concerns at that moment.
"bubba, it's going to be okay! come here, angel. come to mami." quinn nodded through tears, eyes puffy and cheeks red as she crawled and clung onto her mami as tight as she did her stuffed bear. santana immediately began to rock the duo back and forth ever so gently, holding her close and running her fingers through her hair. "mami could never be mad at you, baby. you're mami's good girl! she should've never made her little quinnie upset, she's so sorry for making you cry." a kiss gets placed on the top of quinn's forehead.
"she's right, baby. mommy and mami would never mean to make you upset on purpose. mami didn't know killing a bug would affect you so much. i totally don't blame you for being mad at her, either. i'm upset that she hurt the buggie, too. but it's ok, right? you forgive mami, right?" quinn immediately nodded, clinging onto santana a bit more.
"it pains me to see how much i hurt you, baby. i'm so sorry i was a bad mami. but i'm so glad that our little baby is so sweet, kind and understanding to his mami." mami is so glad she has you, my little girl." santana whispered, blinking through tears." 'ma, no c'y!" she exclaimed, quickly wiping away her mami's tears. santana can't help but chuckle, coo fondly at her baby girl as the words make a few more tears flow. santana brought their little one a bit closer to her.
"you know mami loves you more than anything, right? maybe even more than mommy, but don't tell her that! she'll get jealous!" quinn squealed, giggling at the new information she just received. she wrapped her pinkie around santana's, and immediately santana knew she's been forgiven for the harsh treatment she gave a tiny little bug.