The first few chapters are a bit Britt/Puck based but also with Brittana interaction, Brittana moments will happen in future chapters though.
''Go play mijo.'' Santana breaths out nudging her son softly after she drove back home and led Brittany, Puck and Quinn out into the backyard.
''We will join soon.'' Quinn promises as she walks back after placing Beth on the soft grass near the slide.
''Actually.'' Brittany breaths out as Puck joins them holding two beers and two glasses of red wine. ''I think the both of you need to hear my story too.'' She tells them. ''First of all, I apologize for forgetting my manners.'' She breaths out sheepishly.
''I am Brittany Pierce, I am sure the both of you knew that already.'' She locks eyes with them and smiles slightly. ''It's nice to meet you.''
''Quinn Fabray.'' Quinn introduces with a tiny grin after thanking Puck for the wine, Santana locks eyes with the blonde and smiles.
''Santana Lopez.'' She breaths out. ''And I will join the kids, I am sure Quinn would love to stay here though.''
''You are his best friend.'' Brittany breaths out. ''I notice the protectiveness in your eyes and I can't blame you, I would like to have you stay and listen too.''
Puck mentions his hand to the seating area still close enough to the kids and sighs. ''Let's sit.'' He smiles as Quinn and Santana sandwich them in their middle on the two person couch and watches Brittany sit on the other. ''How are you really doing Britt?'' He asks curiously as he wraps his arm around Quinn feeling Santana just lean against his arm.
''Doing much better.'' Brittany breaths out. ''I honestly have no idea where to start though.''
''The beginning?'' Puck offers shrugging. ''I have so many questions but they will all come off too harsh so please just talk.''
Brittany nods her head in understanding and sighs. ''Okay so first of all, I don't know how I can ever apologize for everything that went down but I am so fucking sorry for only leaving that short note Noah.''
She smiles sadly as he just nods his head and gulps thickly. ''I know it's no excuse but I only had the chance to write that and beg Ms Woods to hand it to you, after Em's funeral the folks suddenly showed up from god knows where, grabbed up our shit and told me to leave every electronic device in the house and moved me to the Netherlands.''
''What?'' Puck asks in surprise knowing her parents were never around, Brittany just looks at him and sighs.
''They were never around because they couldn't handle Emily.'' She whispers her voice cracking. ''They stayed away because they just didn't want to watch her struggle through life, they gave up on her the second they heard that there was no possible way to cure her cancer at the age of five and that she only has months or years.''
''Britt.'' Puck breaths out his voice cracking as he hears the tears in her voice, Brittany shakes her head playing with the label on her beer bottle and sniffles.
''Let me finish please.'' She begs softly, she licks her lips as he nods his head the second they lock eyes and blows out a breath. ''They started to leave the house more and more after she turned six, you know that, hell that is why you were around so often.'' She forces a small smile as he hums and sighs.
''Turns out they were mostly in the Netherlands building up their lives and preparing to try and spend it happily with just me and completely forgetting about Emily.'' She chokes out. ''In their eyes they never had a second child, they only had me.''
''They never expected Emily to turn ten.'' She breaths out as his jaw just drops. ''They were hoping she passed away months or a year later, every time they were home, you weren't allowed to come over and they never spend any time with her.'' She takes a sip and sighs sadly. ''They locked her in her room trying to spend their time with me and getting angry every time I told them that I won't leave Em's to her own devices.''
She continues not noticing Quinn and Santana exchange horrified glances while trying to comfort Puck. ''What did Em call us?'' She asks softly as she notices the sadness in his eyes.
''Her better parents.'' Puck chokes out through a soft sad laugh. ''She didn't know better, we spend most of our time with her and we were only six years older.'' He breaths out. ''Ms Woods kept an eye on the house because your parents asked her to and gave her a huge amount of cash to keep her mouth shut.''
Brittany nods her head and sniffles. ''Yeah but now looking back, I can understand her thoughts.'' She breaths out. ''We did everything for her, hell we even sat beside her the day we knew it was her last night.'' She chokes out, she shakes her head as he tries to interupt and gulps thickly.
''I called the folks after she passed away and aside from telling Ms Woods to plan the funeral, they didn't do anything.''
''They didn't even show up for the funeral.'' Puck recalls frowning.
''They were back in Lima though.'' Brittany tells him noticing his eyebrows raise in surprise. ''After I came back home from the funeral, everything was already packed and they told me to pack up the things I wanted to take with me and leave everything that could trace us back.'' She breaths out.
''Before I had the chance to hide my phone, he smashed it promising me that he would buy a new one.'' She murmurs. ''I managed to slip into Em's room right before we left and packed all of her things in a bag covering it with some clothes but most things in her room were already gone.''
''Britt..'' Puck starts hearing the tears clear in her voice, Brittany just shakes her head and keeps her eyes locked on the bottle in her hands.
''I tried to take that small book where I noted everything down, your address, phone number, email and shit but the second they found it, they burned it telling me I don't need it.'' She looks up at him and gulps thickly. ''I had nothing Noah.'' She chokes out. ''I tried so hard to contact you but every thing I tried got removed right after because they checked every damn thing.''
''They kept me under control the whole time in the Netherlands, I never had the chance to go out alone. One of them was always near even at school because she took the school nurse position.'' She breaths out with a shake of her head. ''They even picked my friends out.'' She scoffs out.
''So the note was the only chance you had to contact me somehow.'' Puck breaths out in realization. ''They tried to make you forget everything and locked you away from your life in the USA thinking it would fix your relationship with them.''
Brittany nods her head and chuckles humorlessly. ''You hit it right on the point.'' She murmurs. ''They managed to basically lock me up in that life for three years.'' She whispers. ''I moved to Orlando shortly after I turned nineteen, with the intention to search you but I realized that it was impossible after months of searching and knew I had to think about my future too so I enrolled into college there still searching for you from time to time.''
''There is no way to find me because I keep every damn thing about me hidden.'' Puck breaths out. ''I only go by Puck on most websites and have no picture of myself public.''
Brittany nods her head and smiles sadly. ''Mission impossible, but after finishing college and building up my career I decided to move to LA five months ago hoping you kept your dream to move to this city to live your dream.'' She locks eyes with him and smiles sadly. ''I decided to open up a restaurant hoping the name would catch your attention.''
''Young, wild and crazy.'' Puck breaths out his eyes widening. ''Fuck how did I not notice that?!''
''Because we didn't see each other for almost six years Noah.'' Brittany breaths out with a sad smile. ''It's hard to connect those dots after so long.''
''It was the name of our trio.'' Puck breaths out as Quinn and Santana look at them in confusion. ''Em being the young one, Britt being the wild one and me being the crazy one.'' He explains softly.
''Most recipes are also our creations.'' Brittany breaths out, she smiles slightly as he turns to her in surprise and raises an eyebrow. ''Children beer, marinated ribs, sandwich marinara, Mac Lobster instead of cheap shrimps?''
''Em's favorite recipes we put together whenever she was down.'' He breaths out in realization. ''Britt.'' He whispers.
''I am really sorry for everything that went down Noah and if I could turn back time, I would have tried harder to contact you but..''
Puck shakes his head standing up as her voice cracks and walks around the table between them, he drops down beside her and pulls her in his arms. ''You had no chance to fight against them.'' He murmurs as she chokes back a sob. ''Sure it hurt like hell, but now I realize that you had no other chance to do something Britt.'' He whispers dropping his forehead against the top of her head as tears trickle down his cheek.
Santana scoots closer to Quinn as she hears her sniffle softly and pulls her in her arms, she kisses the top of her head as she snuggles close and rubs her back. ''Now that the truth is out, he might have the chance to build up their friendship again Q.'' She whispers softly as they both watch the duo in front of them just hide their tears and hug each other tightly.
''Did they move to Orlando too?'' Puck asks curiously as he pulls out of the hug to lock eyes with Brittany.
Brittany shakes her head and sniffles. ''Nope I ran away leaving a long note telling them how much I hate them and despise them for how they treated Em, I told them that I never want to see them again and well they might know that I moved back to the States but I hope they will leave me alone.''
''I am a fucking adult.'' She continues shrugging. ''I can do whatever I want and their hold over me is over.''
''Thank god.'' Puck breaths out as he pulls her in a hug again. ''I fucking missed ya B and I definitely missed my best friend by my side during the biggest moments in my life.'' He murmurs glancing at his fiance and daughter.
''I am here now.'' Brittany murmurs. ''And I would love to try and build our friendship back up Noah, I would love to meet your family and be there for you for god knows what.''
She pulls back and forces a grin. ''Legal things though, I can't do anything illegal now.''
Puck laughs and glances at Quinn. ''Only legal things for me too, can't ruin my future wife's name and daughters future with my dumb ideas.''
''Future wife huh?'' Brittany exhales with a grin, Puck nods his head mentioning his hand to the big rock on Quinn's finger and smiles.
''I found my forever during college here.'' He murmurs. ''You are right, I did move here to follow my dream and I live it now.''
''The cop dream or the photographer dream?'' Brittany asks curiously.
''Photographer.'' Puck breaths out. ''Mostly for celebrities and athletics.''
''What is the name of your studio?''
''Magical Moments.'' Puck murmurs. ''The name Em's gave my camera after we showed her the very first picture we took of the three of us.''
''Everything we did with her was magical.'' Brittany recalls with a small grin. ''Thank god we met each other beforehand, I have an appointment with you next week.''
''I don't have deals with restaurants.'' Puck breaths out in confusion. ''Celebrities and Athletics only.''
''The restaurant is just a side job.'' Brittany breaths out. ''I am the owner but not the cook or any of the workers there, I only join on some days to help out in the kitchen or just check up on them.''
''You lost me.'' Puck breaths out. ''What exactly did you study?''
''Sport medicine.'' Brittany breaths out chuckling. ''I just befriended a cook here in LA and we decided to start a restaurant together.''
''So what do you do?'' Quinn asks in confusion.
''Well aside from running the restaurant, I am a soccer player.'' Brittany breaths out, she turns to Puck and shrugs. ''So I belong under the athletic category.''
''Soccer?'' Nicolas asks immediately perking up after he walked over to his mami asking if he can grab two juice packages, Brittany turns to him and nods her head with a kind grin.
''Yeah I just transferred to FC Angel City.''
''Your name is Brittany right?'' Nicolas asks curiously tilting his head, he smiles as she nods her head and glances at his mami. ''Coach Beiste told me that a Brittany will train the little angels this afternoon, will you do that?''
Brittany nods her head and chuckles. ''Yeah that would be me, coach Beiste approached me after my training with the girls and offered me the position.''
''You will train Nic.'' Puck breaths out in surprise.
''You will train me.'' Nicolas states at the same time.
''Small world.'' Brittany breaths out chuckling, she leans forward and holds out her hand with a kind grin. ''I don't think I introduced myself yet.'' She murmurs as Quinn walks over with Beth in her arms. ''I am Brittany.''
''I am Nicolas Lopez.'' Nic introduces with a grin shaking her hand.
''And this is Beth.'' Quinn breaths out placing her daughter in Puck's lap.
''Bethany Emily Puckerman, your niece.'' Puck adds softly after locking eyes with Quinn noticing that she trusts his judgment, Brittany turns to look at him emotions swirling in her blue orbs.
''Bethany Emily?'' She just asks softly, Puck nods his head and bites his lip as Santana walks into the house with Nic to grab another round of drinks.
''Named after both of my sisters.'' He breaths out. ''I know we went through hell, but that didn't change how I see you Brittany.''
''May I?'' Brittany asks looking at the little girl after glancing at Puck and Quinn, she takes the little girl in her arms hearing them both hum and taps her nose with a gentle grin. ''Aren't you beautiful.'' She murmurs. ''Taking fully after your mommy I see, thank god.''
''Hey!'' Puck breaths out as Quinn laughs, Brittany turns to him and winks.
''Let's hope her character is all Quinn's.'' She laughs as he immediately nods his head in agreement and turns to the little girl smiling as she grasps her necklace, she takes it out of her shirt so she can look at it and glances at Puck as he gasps softly.
''You still have it?'' He asks softly eyeing the tiny piece of a heart knowing he and Emily also had a part to make it whole, Brittany nods her head and smiles sadly.
''Never took it off and it's the only thing they allowed me to keep thinking it was some kind of weird teen jewelry.'' She murmurs. ''I also have Em's but it's placed around a picture frame of the three of us on the mantel of the fireplace at my house.''
''We have a lot to catch up about.'' Puck breaths out. ''But I agree, I definitely want to pick everything back up Britt.'' He glances at Quinn and Santana after she sat back down with Nicolas in her lap and smiles. ''I want to introduce you to a few people but you met the four most important people today.''
''Beth took an instant liking.'' Santana murmurs as she leans into Quinn's embrace watching the little girl relax against Brittany's front. ''She always has a good feel around new people, I think they will be back to being the best friends Puck told us about soon Q.''
''I hope so.'' Quinn replies softly. ''I never saw that spark in his eyes before.'' She adds softly noticing the happiness in Puck's eyes.
''Something was missing.'' Santana breaths out. ''Well someone was missing, but she is back and it looks like she didn't change much.''
She looks down at Nic as he cuddles into her arms and kisses his head as he yawns. ''Drink up mijo, it's almost bedtime.''
Brittany looks at the time and sighs. ''I have to go to, I have training in five hours before joining the little angels for their training.'' She breaths out placing Beth in Puck's arms, she reaches into her purse as he frowns and holds out a card for him to take. ''All my contact details are on there, work and private number and the address of the restaurant and Angel City stadium.''
She stands up smiling as he does too and locks eyes with him. ''Just text me, I will send you my address.'' She promises.
''We will be at Nic's training tomorrow.'' Puck breaths out hugging her. ''Don't be a stranger B.''
''Ditto Noah.'' Brittany breaths out as she kisses his cheek, she pulls out of the hug after tapping Beth's nose softly and turns to Quinn and Santana holding out her hand. ''It was nice to meet you, hopefully next time with a bit longer and filled with less sadness.''
''We hope so too Brittany.'' Quinn replies with a grin shaking her hand. ''It was nice to meet you too.''
''Likewise and yeah we will see each other again.'' Santana replies with a kind grin also shaking her hand, she smiles as Nicolas also shakes her hand and watches Puck lead her into the house to show her out. ''Let's tuck the kids in.'' She murmurs noticing Beth also fight sleep in Quinn's arms. ''We need another glass of wine and the guest room is still ready for the both of you.''
''Sounds perfect.'' Quinn murmurs. ''Let's go.''