After joking around and enjoying dinner with their friends and family, Santana jogs back down the stairs having tucked Nic in after the group except Brittany left and walks into the living room watching the blonde relaxing on the couch with her head leaned back.
She tilts her head as she notices her biting her lip knowing she hears her enter the room and smiles slightly knowing they were both thankful the group didn't allow them to fall into an awkward silence, she walks over to her after taking a soft relaxing breath and leans against the back of the couch. ''Hey Britt?''
''Hey San?'' She chuckles as she hears her soft tired voice and smiles as blue orbs lock on her own as Brittany leans further back to look up, she gently tugs on the shirt she wears and smiles cheekily as she hears nothing but the fireplace crackling.
''Nice shirt, what material is this made of?'' She asks hoping she doesn't pick up on the nervousness in her voice, she chuckles as Brittany just shrugs trying to reach for the label in the back of her shirt and leans down to kiss her temple. ''Girlfriend material?'' She husks.
She sucks in her lips as she freezes, surprised blue orbs locking on her own and snickers as they scan her face the confusion slowly filling them. ''What are you trying to figure out, Britt-Britt?''
''I don't quite know.'' Brittany breaths out. ''I know that it's a pick up line but..''
Santana smiles slightly as she walks around the couch and boldly straddles her lap, she wraps her arm around toned shoulders as Brittany's hands immediately hold her hips and licks her lips. ''You make me the happiest I have been in the past three years Britt-Britt.'' She murmurs softly.
''I loved every single date we had in the past month and a half, I loved watching you interact with Nic during every date we had together with him and also loved leaning back in your arms and talking to you during our dates alone.'' She continues softly. ''You not only make me but also Nic insanely happy and the smile on his face whenever he does something with you warms my heart.''
''You never complained that I didn't kiss you at all even after four dates, you just smiled, hugged me and kissed my cheek.'' She whispers softly. ''I am sorry for making you wait so long thought.''
''You don't have to apologize for anything San, I enjoyed our dates with and without Nic just as much.'' Brittany murmurs as she tugs her closer, she she leans up to kiss her forehead but quickly drops back down with a soft groan as her abs protest. ''I am fine.'' She reassures softly as Santana immediately looks at her in concern.
''Abs?'' Santana just asks, she chuckles softly as she hums and leans down to kiss her softly.
She pulls back leaning their foreheads together before they can deepen the kiss and bites her lip. ''I honestly don't know why I chickened out the past two dates.'' She whispers softly. ''The second you almost called me babe or baby in the car, the amount of feelings that hit me surprised me.''
''But.'' She quickly continues as Brittany frowns. ''They surprised me in a good way, If only the thought about you calling me that causes a damn zoo to trample through my body, what would it feel like if you really called me that?''
''We will have to find out.'' Brittany muses a grin playing on her lips, Santana hums cupping both of her cheeks and smiles lovingly.
''Exactly you make me feel things I haven't felt in a long time Britt.'' She breaths out. ''So yes it was a pick up line because I love to tease you with them.'' She adds grinning cheekily, she pulls back as she rolls her eyes and chuckles softly.
''But it was also a question.'' She continues with a shy grin, she cups the back of her neck as sparkling blue orbs lock on her own noticing the fire of the fireplace reflecting in them and gently runs her thumbs over the warm skin on the back of her neck. ''Will you be my girlfriend Britt-Britt?''
''With or without occasional pick up lines?'' Brittany laughs as Santana shrugs her shoulders with a snicker and tugs her back down. ''Yes.'' She whispers against plump lips before she captures them with her own, she slides her hand down her sides to wrap around Santana's waist and smiles into the kiss as she feels her smile.
Santana pulls back leaning their foreheads together and smiles. ''Yes?''
''Yes.'' Brittany confirms with a grin as she keeps her close, Santana smiles cheekily and gently taps her thumbs against the back of her neck.
''So now I can use the lamest pick up lines and you will still like me?''
Brittany rolls her eyes and laughs. ''You already used the cheesiest lines I ever heard and I fell deeper and harder for you San.'' She breaths out. ''I think even the lamest lines you find will send my heart into overdrive.''
''So.'' Santana murmurs smirking. ''I lost my teddy bear, can I sleep with you?''
Brittany burst out laughing and shakes her head. ''You are so crazy.'' she chuckles as Santana just shrugs also laughing and gently tugs her down kissing her forehead as she cuddles into her. ''But yes.'' She murmurs. ''I will stay here tonight.''
''It's not like I would have let you leave.'' Santana breaths out chuckling. ''You drank, Puck has your car and I am sure you can't walk more than just a few steps right now without your legs screaming at you to sit back down.''
''Yeah.'' Brittany murmurs. ''I definitely used all of my strength today.'' She bites her lip as she looks up at her with a frown and sighs. ''Will happen more the upcoming tournament matches, but I will be fine San.''
Santana just hums slowly sliding off of her and holds out her hand. ''Come on, I think you need a cuddly bed instead of a hard couch right now.'' She intertwines their hands after tugging her up and leads her towards the stairs after making sure the fireplace simmered down. ''Do you have anything to sooth your aching muscles?'' She asks softly as she hears her soft groan the second they walk up the stairs.
''At home yes.'' Brittany breaths out.
''What do you use?'' Santana just asks as she leads her down the hall to the master bedroom.
''Penetrex or Biocare at home, Sombra after training.''
''I don't have any of those but I do have heating massage gel and a massage pistol.'' Santana breaths out grabbing both items out of the bottom drawer of her dresser, she turns to Brittany and nods her head to her bed. ''Lay down Britt-Britt.''
She shakes her head as she opens her mouth to protest and winks. ''I want to, now lay down after changing Britt.'' She breaths out after throwing her a long shirt, she walks into the bathroom as she just hums softly and quickly changes into the long shirt she grabbed for herself.
An hour and a half later.
''Oh god.'' Santana looks up hearing Brittany's soft relieved groan after she ran the massage pistol over her calf for a few minutes watching the jumping muscles relax more and more each second and smiles lovingly.
''Good?''
''More than good.'' Brittany exhales with her face still hidden in the crook of her arm. ''This helps better than whatever the medics do to us after a match.'' She exhales shivering as she feels cool fingers massage her calf after the sound of the massage pistol fades.
Santana just smiles running her hands up her legs to her thighs and back down, she crawls up the bed after cleaning everything up and lays down beside her. ''Your legs are more muscles than fat.'' She breaths out chuckling. ''Does every soccer player have such hard calves and thighs?''
''Depends.'' Brittany breaths out. ''I never pass up on leg day and force Emslie and Press to join me every time, the other girls gladly pass and just relax instead of work out on a free day.''
''I will try to take it easy this week though.'' She continues softly. ''My body is killing me and Sue has some big training's planned that will power us out, if I keep up the amount of activity I did today, I have to eat even more to prevent losing more weight.''
''So, no six pack?'' Santana teases with a soft chuckle as they crawl up the bed.
''You ever saw a woman with a six pack?'' Brittany asks chuckling, she grabs her phone as Santana shakes her head and googles it. ''It will look a bit like this.'' She breaths out showing her a picture.
She laughs as Santana tries to keep her face neutral, the disgust still clear to see and hums. ''Yeah I don't think that is sexy either, that is why I eat whatever I want after a match or training.''
''But.'' Santana breaths out patting her abs. ''You are flat and it feels like you are packing a wooden plank underneath your clothes.''
''Flat?'' Brittany asks in amusement, Santana shakes her head with a soft laugh as she puffs her chest out and pushes her down.
''Not that kind of flat, you idiot.'' She taps her abs and bites her lips as she feels her muscles contract under her touch. ''That area of your body is flat, not like this.'' She grumbles squeezing her tiny fat rolls.
Brittany swiftly moves on her side to look at her and locks eyes with her as soon as Santana looks up in surprise. ''You are breathtakingly beautiful Santana.'' She breaths out with a smile, she shakes her head as Santana just glances down her body and gently tilts her head back up with a finger under her chin. ''Please do me a favor and never compare us, you live healthy San.'' She breaths out.
''I exercise obsessively and forgot to take care of myself at times.'' She points out. ''If it wasn't for you and the group being concerned that I don't get enough rest, I would still sleep two hours a day or skip sleep if it wasn't for my promise to you to rest for at least six hours.''
''But your body needs the rest Britt.''
''I know.'' Brittany murmurs. ''So close to no rest, almost twelve hours of working out including soccer a day, hanging out at the restaurant and spending the rest few hours with you, Nic and the group.'' She lists up. ''That was my day in the beginning, during the weekend a gig and immediately going to training without sitting also added up to that list so my body is the result of living unhealthy and not thinking about the consequences.''
''You have to think about your health though.'' Santana breaths out frowning.
''I do now, because I see that there is more to life than just my career.'' Brittany murmurs. ''I already cut back on everything and if something overwhelms me or doesn't fit in my soccer schedule it will be canceled.'' She breaths out promising. ''I can't really change anything about this.'' She pats her abs. ''Because Sue will continue training us to the brink, but I can eat better and sleep more.''
She kisses Santana's forehead and gently takes the hand still squeezing her stomach in her own. ''You are breathtakingly beautiful Santana.'' She repeats, she slowly places her hand on her stomach and locks eyes with her chuckling as she opens her mouth to reply. ''And yes I would still think so when I see you without clothes.''
''You don't know that, the stretchmarks are still there.'' Santana whispers with a shrug, Brittany hums and tugs her close.
''Yes and the stretchmarks show everyone what an amazing job your body did, those stretchmarks tell the story of your pregnancy and that Nic grew happy and healthy in there San.'' She tells her softly
''From what I have seen on movies, you don't see them clearly though so please never see them as a bad thing.'' She continues softly as she pulls back to look at her. ''They show your journey to become an amazing mami, San.''
Santana slides even closer after that slid under the comforter and nuzzles her face under her chin. ''Do you have to hit me in the feels?''
''Did it help?''
She nods her head and chuckles. ''It did.'' She whispers, she tilts her head up to kiss her softly and smiles as she yawns right after. ''Let's go to sleep Britt-Britt.'' She rolls on her back as Brittany nudges softly knowing the blonde loves to cuddle in her arms whenever they are alone and wraps her arms around her waist as she nuzzles her face against her shoulder.
''Good night San.''
She kisses the top of her head and smiles lovingly. ''Good night Britt-Britt.'' She whispers as she runs her hand up her back, she shakes her head in amusement as she feels her body relax and snickers. ''Thank god forcing you to cuddle up allows you to stop fighting sleep and drift off immediately.'' She muses.
She slowly grabs her phone off of the nightstand making sure she won't move too much so Britt won't wake up and opens her messenger, she scrolls down to her family group chat and adds Brittany.
To Familia: Hola Familia, I hope it's okay I added mi Novia. Te amo.
She laughs softly as she notices Liv, Abi and Quinn immediately writing a message and quickly exits the chat. She glances down at Brittany as she feels her move closer with a soft content sigh and smiles lovingly as she notices the small smile playing on her lips, she dips her head to kiss her forehead and tugs the comforter up so it covers the blonde's body completely.
She turns back to her phone as she hears her soft snores fill the otherwise silent room and opens her Instagram, she scrolls down her news feed, once again glancing down at the sleeping blonde in her arms and bites her lip.
''Well people already ask about it.'' She whispers softly to herself, she taps the button to post a new picture and scrolls down the pictures her family and Brittany has send her the past few months.
She taps one of the pictures Brittany send her of their first date, a smile pulling at her lips as she notices the happy grin on her face on the picture of her standing in front of the sunset and scrolls up through the pictures of New Years Eve.
She taps the picture Quinn snapped as she sees that both of their faces aren't completely shown and the fireworks lightning up the sky only shows a shadow of their features and adds it to the first picture, she taps the next picture Liv send her of her and Brittany standing on the beach in each others embrace, the picture only showing their backs and adds it to the other two.
She taps the arrow to add a text to the pictures after making sure she used the right filter on all three pictures and glances down at Brittany, she gently rakes her fingers through her soft blonde locks, grinning as she notices the smile tugging on the corner of her lips and turns back to her phone with a soft hum. ''Yeah that fits.'' She whispers as a quote immediately enters her mind as she looks at the blonde, she quickly types it down adding a few emojis and hashtags.
Sometimes, someone comes into your life, so unexpectedly, takes your heart by surprise, and changes your life forever.
She returns back to her messenger, snickering as she notices that Abi, Liv, Q and Maria spammed the group full and scrolls through their replies.
From Q: You serious?
From Abi: No joke?
From Liv: Don't think so girls, she really added her… Congrats ladies, love ya!
From Maria: Oi Santanita finally pulled her head out of her ass, happy for ya Sobrina! For you too Brittany!
From Abi: Hermana, breakfast tomorrow! Liv, Q, Puck, the kids and I will come by in the morning.
She shakes her head and snickers.
To Familia: Make it lunch and come by around noon, B, Nic and I want to go to the park in the morning and make a quick stop at the mall to grab new cleats for him and probably for her too after today's match.
''What time is it San?'' She locks her phone as she hears Brittany's hoarse voice and glances at the time, she kisses her head, placing her phone on the nightstand and smiles.
''Too early.'' She whispers softly. ''Go back to sleep Britt-Britt.''
''Why are you still up?''
''Had to do some things on my phone.'' She murmurs. ''I will go to sleep now too though.''
''Mh alright, good night San.''
She slides further down the bed and pulls her close, kissing her forehead. ''Good night Britt-Britt.''