Five weeks later.
''You gotta be fucking kidding me.'' Santana growls as she watches one of the barkeepers of Nightingale lean against the turning tables in the DJ booth, clearly flirting with Brittany. ''Keep m coming, Jess.''
''Oh no.'' Abi breaths out glancing at her wife, Quinn, Puck, Amelia and Tori as Santana accepts the shot of tequila Jess slides over.
''I will go up.'' Puck breaths out, Abi nods her head watching him jog behind the bar after Jess nodded her head and slides up beside her sister with Liv.
''Nope, no more for you Hermana.'' She breaths out reaching out to take the third shot Santana tries to take out of her hand, Santana scoffs taking the shot back and shakes her head.
''I am old enough, let me.''
''You are drinking because flirting bitch pissed you off.'' Liv points out shaking her head as Santana lifts her hand again to ask Jess for another shot. ''Focus more on your girl instead of on her, San.''
''Easy for you to say.'' Santana grumbles as she turns around, she closes her eyes, leaning back against the bar as the shots hit her full force and grumbles. ''Your wife is standing right beside you, my future wife is standing up there and every fucking single girl thinks she has a chance.''
Liv laughs softly as Abi just turns to her with an eyebrow raised, noticing Amelia and Tori also look at Santana in surprise and tilts her head. ''Future wife huh?''
''Well not if better girls keep throwing themselves at her feet.'' Santana grumbles, she reaches over the bar grabbing one of the shots Jess prepared and throws it back ignoring her protest.
''Oh holy fuck.'' She breaths out as the liquid burns her throat.
Jess facepalms herself and sighs. ''Girls.'' She yells over the music. ''That was pure alcohol.'' She warns. ''Combined with the tequila, she will be knocked in a few minutes.''
Abi shakes her head and blows out a breath. ''Let's bring her home.'' She tells Liv softly, she turns to Amelia and nods her head to the booth. ''Can you tell B that we will bring her home?''
''No need.'' Amelia just breaths out as she watches Brittany walk over with Puck right beside her, Abi locks eyes with Brittany, raising an eyebrow as Brittany slips on her leather jacket and tilts her head.
''B?''
Brittany just shakes her head and sighs. ''Let's get her home first, she will need a bed, bucket and aspirin after drinking the adios motherfucker.'' She leans over the bar to hug Jess goodbye and shakes her head as she softly apologizes. ''She acts quicker than any of us can react sometimes, she will curse herself tomorrow.'' She breaths out with a forced smile. ''See you in a few days Jess.''
''What about work B?'' Liv asks softly as they both slide up beside Santana to wrap an arm around her waist. ''It's your first night.''
''Yeah I don't fucking care.'' Brittany breaths out. ''San is more important, had she watched the booth just a few minutes longer, she could see that Blondie stormed off after I didn't reply to any of her advances.'' She continues with a soft sigh as they walk out of the club. ''Jay will take over and I just told my boss that I received a call that I have to play tomorrow, so I will join the team and sit on the bench or join them on the field if needed.''
''They play tomorrow morning.'' Abi points out frowning. ''It's two in the morning B.''
Brittany just shrugs as Puck raises his hand to hail a cab and turns to her. ''I will live, can one of you stay with San tomorrow morning till I am back with Nic?'' She steps forward opening the door of the cab as everyone just nod their heads and helps her girlfriend in. ''Oh babe.'' She whispers softly as she immediately leans back her eyes glazed. ''Tell us if you need to throw up.'' She pleads softly as she slides in beside her.
She slams the car door closed knowing Puck slid up front. ''What is with that bitch?'' She blows out a breath as she hears her soft sneer knowing it isn't directed at her and shrugs.
''What is with her?''
''Don't you need to be up there with her?''
''Let's continue this conversation when you are a bit more sober before the both of us start saying shit we will regret.'' She breaths out as the girls all turn to them in concern, she shakes her head as Santana opens her mouth and shoots her a look. ''Not now Santana.''
Amelia and Liv both shake their heads as Abi and Quinn both frown the second they hear Brittany's voice and softly push them back before they can say something. ''Don't intervene.'' Amelia warns them softly.
''Brittany didn't use that voice in anger, she used that voice to show San that she reached her limit and that she doesn't want to continue the conversation.''
''San is drunk and won't remember what she said.'' Tori continues softly. ''Britt is sober, the only thing she drank was water or coke.'' She breaths out. ''She doesn't want to remember whatever Santana has to say now, because San won't be able to recall it later on.''
Brittany just hums silently telling them that she listened in on their conversation and slides out of the car as soon as it parks in front of her house, she helps Santana out, planting her hand on her chest as she staggers forward and sighs. ''Fuck babe, you are hammered.''
''I need another drink.''
She shakes her head hearing her soft grumble and leads her up to the door after handing Liv her keys. ''Nope the only thing you will need is a bottle of water, aspirin and sleep.''
''We will take the guest rooms down here B.'' Liv breaths out as she turns to them after reaching the stairs, Brittany nods her head wishing them a good night and glances at her girlfriend.
She sighs softly as she drunkenly leans against the wall and leans down to scoop her up bridal style before anyone can offer her to help. ''I can walk myself.'' She looks down at her with an eyebrow raised as she hears her stubborn grumble and shrugs.
''Alright.'' She breaths out placing her back down. ''Go ahead San.'' She crosses her arms as Santana warily eyes the stairs, sliding behind her as she turns on her heels with a huff and licks her lips as she grumbles.
She slides closer as she attempts to take a step, reaching out to plant her hands on her hips as she loses her balance and sighs. ''Will you please stop being so fucking stubborn and allow me to help you?''
''I need to...''
''B!'' Brittany sighs in relief as Liv throws her the bucket knowing she wanted to bring it up and quickly holds it up for Santana, she grimaces as she immediately fills it and gathers her hair in her fist with her other hand.
''Oh no.''
''Get out of here Liv.'' She breaths out in amusement as she hears her soft whine, knowing she can't be around people throwing up. ''I can handle it.'' She turns to Santana after nodding her head silently telling Liv that she is sure and slowly lowers the bucket as she just leans her full weight against her. ''Can I pick you up and bring you to our room now?'' She asks softly.
She places the bucket down as she hums and scoops her back up, she slowly walks up the stairs, tilting her head as she feels her forehead drop against her neck and walks into the bathroom with a soft sigh. ''Try to freshen up babe, I will grab the bucket.''
She turns on her heels as she just groans and sprints back down the stairs not wanting to leave her alone for too long, she jogs back up the stairs after turning the lights off knowing Puck punched in the alarm and walks back into the bathroom to quickly clean it.
''San, freshen up.'' She breaths out as she watches her just sitting on the toilet, she rolls her eyes as she grumbles and shakes her head. ''Please never drink this much again.'' She sighs out as she walks over to her, she grabs the make-up wipes and gently tilts her head up to wipe her face.
She rolls her eyes as she just continues whining and kisses her forehead. ''Stop whining, you will hate me if you go to bed with make-up and your lenses still in.'' She grabs the cups of the lenses and crouches down in front of her. ''Take them out San.''
She opens the cups as she slowly reaches up and hums as she places them into it, she stands back up after adding the solution to it making sure they are clean and closes them. She helps Santana slowly stand up, unzipping her dress as soon as she stands and crouches down to grab it and throw it in the hamper as soon as she stepped out of it.
''Brush your teeth love, I will grab a shirt for you.'' She turns on her heels as she hums, grabbing her toothbrush and walks out of the bathroom with a soft sigh.
''It's cold as fuck.'' She smiles slightly as she hears her soft grumble, the second she walks back into the bathroom with one of the long shirts they have in their closet and helps her slide into it.
''The bed is warmed up.'' She murmurs as she leads her out of the bathroom after grabbing the painkillers, she gently pushes her down on the bed and holds two pills up. ''Take these San.''
She rolls her eyes as she shakes her head with a pout and sighs. ''That was not a question.'' She breaths out, she blows out a breath as she continues shaking her head and gently grabs her jaw with her right hand.
She slowly puts pressure on her cheeks popping both pill in as soon as she pulls back with her mouth slightly opened and grabs the water bottle, she shakes her head, gently tilting her head back with a finger under her chin before she can spit the pills out and pours a bit of water in her mouth knowing she will be forced to swallow. ''There you go.'' She breaths out as she swallows.
''Fuck you.''
She hums softly as she hears her soft grumble and sighs. ''I love you too Santana.'' She crawls into the bed beside her after pushing the bucket against her nightstand and tugs her into the bed with her. ''Get some rest babe.''
She rolls her eyes as she turns on her side, her back facing her with a huff and drops her head. ''Oh this is gonna be a long, long night.'' She grumbles softly, she runs a hand down her face as she hears Santana still grumble softly and leans back against the headboard knowing she won't be able to sleep.
Eight hours later.
Brittany sighs tiredly as she slides out of the cab after asking the driver to wait and walks over to the front door of Santana's parents house to ring the doorbell, she steps back after ringing it and rolls her head, wincing as she feels her neck crack.
''Fuck B, what happened to you?''
She cracks a tired grin as Emilio looks at her in shock as soon as he opened the door and shrugs her good arm. ''Had to jump in after three harsh tackles on Chris, after running on the field they started targeting me and I was too tired to react quickly.''
''You couldn't sleep?''
''I couldn't even if I wanted to.'' She breaths out, she shakes her head as he frowns and sighs. ''I will live, it's a clean break.'' She runs her good hand through her hair and smiles slightly. ''Is Nic ready?''
''Britty!'' She chuckles as Nic sprints over before Emilio can reply and crouches down to hug him.
''Hey buddy, ready to go to your mami?'' She stands up as he nods his head and takes the bag Emilio holds out for her. ''Thank you so much Emilio, I will tell San to call as soon as she got rid of her headache.''
Emilio just nods his head knowing what happened and steps closer to hug her. ''Alright, go home and sleep B, you look tired as hell.''
''I am.'' She breaths out. ''And I will, see you next weekend.'' She takes Nicolas's hand into her good hand after he wished his Abuelo a nice day and leads him to the cab, she helps him climb in, sliding in after him and reaches out to help him buckle up.
''What happened to your hand Britty?''
''I broke my fall the wrong way.'' She breaths out a she leans back beside him. ''The girls needed my help out on the field today, but the opponents tackled whoever had the ball.''
''Is it broken?''
She nods her head and sighs. ''It is.'' She confirms softly. ''One clean break, but it will be better in a few weeks.'' She pats his leg as he pouts and smiles. ''I am fine sweetheart, how was your night with Abuelo and Abuela?''
''Fun! We watched the new Disney movie!'' He breaths out grinning.
''And was it good?'' She chuckles as he nods his head with a big smile and shakes her head. ''So you want to watch it with me and your mami too?''
''Please!'' She laughs softly as she hears his squeak and nods her head.
''I am sure we will have a Disney night, tonight.'' She breaths out. ''Mami doesn't feel well and I am a bit tired, so I think we will have a relaxing day in.'' She sighs tiredly as the cab halts in front of the house and hands the driver the money, she helps Nicolas out of his seat after he unbuckled himself and slides out of the car.
''Is the group still here?''
She shakes her head and smiles slightly. ''They left a few minutes ago, auntie Liv just texted me.'' She breaths out as she follows him to the front door, she unlocks it as soon as she grabbed her keys and walks in dropping her bag behind the door. ''Can you bring your toys up to your room?''
She drops her keys into the bowl as he nods his head and bites her lips as she hears his excitement greeting. ''Hola mami!'' She grabs her bag again as she hears him thunder up the stairs and walks into the washroom, she throws her clothes into the washing machine, immediately turning it on after adding Nicolas's training clothes and hangs her bag up beside the door.
She walks into the living room after grabbing a bottle of water and bites her lip as she watches her girlfriend laying spread out on the couch with her arm slung over her eyes. ''Hey San.''
''Hey.'' Santana rasps out. ''How was the..'' Santana cuts herself off as her eyes land on the white sling and frowns. ''What happened?''
''Tackle.'' Brittany just breaths out tiredly as she collapses onto the love seat. ''How are you feeling?''
''Fine.''
Brittany closes her eyes, breathing deeply through her nose at the short answer and shakes her head. ''Yeah I am gonna lay down for a few hours before I say shit my sleep deprived mind doesn't catch up on.'' She breaths out as she stands up. ''I already prepared dinner, you only need to heat it up whenever the both of you are hungry.''
''You can say whatever you want to say Brittany.''
''No I can't because I currently function on absolutely no sleep and on pain Santana.'' She forces out with a sigh. ''I am tired as fuck and clearly can't think straight, I just need a nap and gather my thoughts.''
''Gather your thoughts on what, on our relationship?'' Santana asks raising an eyebrow as they lock eyes.
Brittany rubs her forehead and sighs. ''No not on our relationship.'' She breaths out trying to keep her voice low so Nicolas won't hear them. ''I don't know where this is coming from, but I am in this for the long haul Santana, I don't know how often my unfiltered brain needs to blurt shit out around whoever is listening for you to see that!''
''Ask those bitches flirting with you, where this is coming from.'' Santana breaths out through a huff.
''Why the hell should I ask people who don't mean shit to me?'' Brittany asks frowning. ''I am together with you Santana! I have no idea when I gave you the feeling that I would run off with the next thing flirting with me, but seeing how small your trust in me is, worries the fuck out of me!''
Santana quickly sits up and frowns. ''This has nothing to do with me not trusting you, I do fucking trust you Brittany!''
''You do?'' Brittany asks with an eyebrow raised. ''Surely didn't seem like that after watching you down three shots in a matter of five minutes last night just because you only observed blonde bitch flirting with me!''
''You only observed her god dammit.'' She forces out with a shake of her head as Santana opens her mouth to reply. ''You didn't even glance at me because if you did, you would have seen that I ignored everything and she ran off angrily after I told her that I am off the market hopefully forever!''
''Do I really give you the feeling that I would run off with whoever the fuck flirts with me?'' She asks as they lock eyes. ''Did I ever give you the feeling that I am not happy or that I don't love you?''
''No..''
''Than what is it Santana?'' She asks frowning. ''I stood one hundred percent behind your reaction around Green, also because she tried to fuck up Nic's future!'' She breaths out. ''But I honestly don't understand your reaction around Chloe and now around Hayden, yes they flirt with me but that doesn't fucking mean that I respond to it.''
''A relationship is based on communication and trust, but currently I feel fucking lost because you don't talk to me and clearly you don't trust me around other women either!'' She runs a hand down her face and scoffs. ''You rather grab the bottle and down it instead of talking to me!''
''This is not about me not trusting you!'' Santana covers her face as Brittany immediately shuts up the second she raises her voice and growls. ''This has nothing to do with you!'' She continues much softer after sliding her hands down her face. ''It has more to do with me, okay?!''
''With you?''
''Yes with me.'' She forces out through a soft growl as Brittany just looks at her in surprise. ''All of those girls throwing themselves at your feet clearly know their way around women, I just feel like I can't give you what you deserve!''
''Mami, mommy stop fighting!''
Santana's jaw drops as Nicolas's loud voice echoes around the living room before Brittany can reply and turns to her in surprise, she sits up as she just stands frozen to the spot with her jaw dropped and glances at the stairs.
''Mijo.'' She breaths out standing up as he also stands on the middle of the stairs with eyes wide in shock after realizing what he said, she turns to her girlfriend as he sprints up the stairs and bites her lip. ''Babe.'' She starts softly.
''Mommy?'' Brittany just croaks out, her voice cracking.
''To be continued?'' She just asks softly, referring to their discussion. She grabs her good hand as she just nods her head and pulls her to the stairs knowing Nicolas is hiding in his room, she jogs up the stairs knowing Brittany will follow and slowly walks down the hall to his room.
''Wait.'' Brittany breaths out tugging on her hand, she gulps thickly as Santana immediately turns on her heels and bites her lip. ''Mommy?'' She asks again.
''You are really surprised he feels like this?'' Santana asks in surprise. ''Babe you are his parent ever since we started dating.'' She breaths out as she just looks at her, the surprise clear in blue orbs. ''Everything you do for him are things a parent would do.'' She continues softly.
''You told me in the beginning that you are afraid to cross a boundary, but all you did was ease things and show him that he can come to you too if he has problems.'' She breaths out. ''You tuck him in at night, carry him around whenever he is tired, support him during the biggest moments in his life and also scold him whenever he is out of line.'' She whispers.
''You raise him with me Britt and that for quite a few months now.'' She breaths out. ''Besides he knows you feel the same, he also overheard what you told Alma in the backyard.'' She smiles slightly as she tilts her head in confusion and raises an eyebrow. ''She not only caused your girlfriend to storm into the house, but also break your little boys heart?'' She asks emphasizing the words.
She shakes her head as she watches the sheepish grin form on her lips and steps closer the both of them quickly pushing the discussion they had out of their mind to deal with later. ''I am glad you feel like that Britt and insanely happy too, it warms my heart every time I watch the both of you together and I know he is in good hands too.''
''I didn't even realize I said that.'' Brittany whispers softly. ''I only did after your dad approached me a few days later.''
''It came from the heart, your mind just didn't catch up yet.'' Santana breaths out. ''Can I ask one question?'' She tilts her head as Brittany just hums and licks her lips. ''How do you introduce Nic to a stranger when he is out of hearing range?''
''Honest answer.'' She adds, Brittany bites her lip glancing at Nicolas's door and gulps thickly.
''As our boy.'' She murmurs. ''That doesn't mean that I am writing Marcus out of the picture, but..''
''Nobody is saying that you do.'' Santana murmurs easily cutting her off. ''You entered our lives the second we needed it the most, Marcus is and will always be his papi, but now he doesn't have two parents, he gained another amazing parental figure and can proudly announce that he has three.''
''And you are okay with it?'' Brittany asks nervously biting her lip.
''Why wouldn't I be?'' Santana asks softly. ''Babe you entered our lives the moment we needed you the most and I absolutely love to see how much he loves you and how happy you make him.'' She whispers softly as she squeezes her good hand.
''I know you would walk through fire for the both of us and that you would drop everything to be with us, hell yesterday was the best example in my case and the week Nic was sick is the best example too.'' She breaths out.
''You just ended your gig yesterday the second you noticed that I needed you and the week he was sick, you canceled everything and stayed with him day and night.'' She slowly steps closer and smiles slightly. ''Are you okay with this huge change though?''
''Well I don't think much would change.'' Brittany breaths out. ''He definitely caught me of guard, but I love the both of you San, if he wants to call me mommy and you are okay with that, I can thank god and our guardian angels to lead me into your lives.''
Santana slowly leans up to peck her lips, sighing inwardly in relief as Brittany doesn't pull back and nods her head to Nicolas's door. ''Go on in and tell him that babe, this is your conversation, not mine.''
''I will turn the monitor on.'' Brittany promises softly, she laughs as Santana blushes and kisses her forehead. ''But you can also join us.''
Santana shakes her head and smiles. ''No this is a conversation the both of you need to have together, I can talk to him tonight.'' She breaths out, she steps back as Brittany nods her head and wipes her eyes to wipe away the gathering tears before they can slide down her cheeks as she walks to the door knocking twice.