''Mami?''
Santana turns on her heels as she hears her sons soft tired voice and smiles lovingly. ''Buenos dias mijo.'' She breaths out, she crouches down as he sprints over and hugs him tightly. ''I missed you.''
''I missed you too!'' He breaths out tightly wrapping his arms around her shoulders.
''How was Canada with mommy?''
''So much fun.'' He breaths out grinning as Santana stands up with him in her arms. ''We went ice skating the morning before the match.''
''You did?'' She asks with a big grin as she hears the happiness in his voice. ''And did you beat her?''
Nicolas shakes his head and giggles. ''No but we both beat Claire and Chris.'' He looks around the kitchen and curiously tilts his head as he sees the empty bowl with a rest batter. ''What are you doing?''
''Baking a cake for mommy, I know her birthday was yesterday, but we will celebrate it today with her.'' Santana whispers. ''And making pancakes for breakfast.''
''Chocolate chip?''
She nods her head laughing softly as he wiggles in her arms with a big smile and kisses his head. ''Will you help me making a fruit salad?'' She places him on the step stool after sliding it over to the kitchen counter as he nods his head and kisses his cheek as he immediately grabs an banana and apple.
She turns on the music as he immediately starts dancing on the spot knowing he needs music and chuckles as he thanks her with a big grin, she turns back to the pancake batter as he cuts up the fruit with his children knife and pours a bit into the heated pan.
''Is mommy still asleep?'' He asks curiously after a while, Santana hums glancing at the time knowing it's unusual for Brittany to sleep till noon and smiles slightly.
''Yeah but the both of you came home very early this morning, I don't think she slept on the plane so her body is tired.'' She slides the last pancakes onto a plate and turns to him with a small grin. ''Want to surprise her with breakfast in bed?''
She grabs the tray as he nods his head, handing him a small bowl so he can add some fruit salad into it and decorates the pancakes with strawberries and chocolate sauce just like Brittany loves them.
''Ready?'' Nicolas asks with a grin as Santana walks over with two steaming cups of coffee and a cup of hot chocolate, he climbs down the stool as she nods her head and grabs the three juice packages.
Santana laughs softly as he tiptoes up the stairs and slowly follows him balancing the tray in her hands, she nods her head as he turns to her with his hand on the door handle and watches him walk inside.
She follows him inside, smiling as he climbs up the bed and follows his lead sitting down beside Brittany's sleeping form after placing the tray on the bedside table. She nods her head as Nicolas turns to her after crawling under the blanket and chuckles as he immediately starts singing happy birthday, she joins in, grinning as Brittany stirs and tilts her head as tired blue orbs slowly flutter open with a soft groan.
''Happy belated birthday mommy!'' Brittany grunts out a laugh as he dives on top of her, closing her eyes as he kisses her temple and hums softly.
''Thank you little love.'' She croaks out as she kisses his forehead. ''Something smells amazing.''
''Not mami.'' Nicolas giggles out.
Brittany laughs as Santana immediately gasps dramatically and shakes her head. ''Nah your mami doesn't smell this good.'' She agrees.
''Did I make breakfast in bed for you, just to be teased?'' Santana asks pouting, she snickers as Brittany smiles sheepishly still noticing the tiredness in her eyes and leans down to kiss her forehead. ''Good morning mi amor, happy belated birthday.''
''Good morning baby.'' Brittany murmurs as she slowly pushes herself up. ''Thank you.'' She whispers as she kisses her softly, she smiles as Santana places the tray in her lap after rearranging the plates and immediately grabs her cup of coffee with a soft hum.
Santana chuckles as Brittany immediately takes a healthy sip, watching Nicolas take his plate with pancakes and slides into the bed on Brittany's other side. ''How late did the both of you come home?'' She asks curiously.
''Around five.'' Brittany whispers through a yawn. ''Liv picked us up from the airport after ending her night shift an hour earlier.''
''I thought the both of you would grab a plane home today.'' Santana breaths out as she sips on her own coffee.
''That was the plan yes.'' Brittany breaths out. ''But I just wanted to get home fast and I knew Nic would love waking up in his own bed too after the both of us squeezing into a single person bed for two nights.''
''Nic and Chris both slept the whole flight, Claire napped for one or two hours so they all got a bit of rest after the match.'' She adds with a grin.
''And you?'' Santana laughs as she avoids looking at her and shakes her head. ''No wonder you sleep till noon after staying up for almost a day and doing a bit too much Britt-Britt.'' She murmurs as they both grab their pancakes.
''I'm okay.'' Brittany breaths out shrugging, she kisses Nicolas's head as he leans against her side and steals a banana off of his fork. She laughs as he pouts and just slides the slightly bigger bowl containing her fruit salad over to him silently telling him that he can grab whatever he wants.
Santana observes them with a loving grin, noticing her son cuddle into Brittany with a yawn and glances at her girlfriend noticing her also moving slower than normal. ''I don't think the both of you will be awake till late.'' She muses, she snickers as they both just hum and nods her head as Nicolas turns to her asking if he should get dressed for their family.
She turns to Brittany as soon as he jumped off of the bed after kissing their cheeks and holds her hand against her forehead. ''You are coming down with something.'' She breaths out, finally voicing her thoughts after Nicolas closed the door.
''Yeah I don't feel hundred percent either.'' Brittany grumbles as she slides back down under the covers, she cuddles into Santana's arms and yawns. ''I will take a Tylenol as soon as I managed to haul my ass out of bed.''
''The cold?'' Santana just asks softly as she runs her hand up her back under the long shirt she wears, she pouts as she hums and kisses her head. ''I will make sure the group won't stay long so you can relax Britt-Britt, they just want to hand over their gifts.''
''I don't really know what you have planned, but can we sit in the family room instead of the backyard?'' Brittany asks softly as she nuzzles her face in her chest. ''I can just recline back on the love seat and relax.''
Santana hums softly as she kisses her head and smiles. ''We can.'' She whispers softly. ''You want to shower before they come over?'' She taps the small of her back as she feels her nod and glances at the time. ''They will be here in fifteen.''
Brittany groans slowly pulling back and sighs. ''Yeah that means shower now.'' She whines, she slowly sits up as Santana giggles and kisses her temple. ''Join me?''
''I would love to, but I can't.'' Santana whispers laughing. ''Nic will be barge in soon and I don't want anyone walking in on us babe.'' She slowly slides out of bed as Brittany also rolls out of it and stands up, she walks around the bed and pecks her lips just shaking her head as she frowns. ''I don't care if I get whatever you have, if I want to kiss my girlfriend, I will.''
She winks as she notices the small grin pulling on her lips and taps her back softly. ''Go and enjoy a hot shower baby, Nic and I will set the table in the family room and open the door as soon as the bell rings.''
She watches in mild concern as Brittany slowly walks into the bedroom noticing the way she winces whenever her muscles tense and sighs softly, she grabs the magnesium pills Brittany keeps in her nightstand and places them on top to silently tell her that she should take some.
She walks out of the bedroom as she hears the shower run, yelping as she bumps into Nicolas and quickly holds him up as he apologizes with a soft giggle. ''It's okay mijo, did you brush your teeth?''
She ruffles his hair as he nods his head handing him the empty cups and kisses his head. ''Let's clean this up quickly and set the table in the family room, we will celebrate mommy's birthday inside.''
She follows him down the stairs as he nods his head noticing that he picked his favorite button up to wear today and walks into the kitchen, she points to the paper plates and cups on the table and turns to him. ''Can you bring those into the family room?'' She smiles as he nods his head and winks. ''Gracias, mi corazón.''
She places their empty dishes into the dishwasher as he walks out of the kitchen and leans over to look in the oven to check on her cake, she hums softly as she notices that it's almost done and quickly cleans the kitchen,
Three hours later.
''Is she sick?'' Noah asks softly cutting all conversations around him off as he nods to his best friend cuddled up in Santana's arms underneath her weighted blanket and a small smile clear on her sleeping face, Santana hums slowly running her hand through Brittany's soft blonde locks feeling the heat ooze off of her and sighs.
''Yeah the Canada cold is catching up on her, she already felt a bit under the weather after waking up so she took a Tylenol but I am quite sure the cold will knock her down for a few days.''
She looks up and sighs. ''She feels quite hot so I am pretty sure she is running on fever, I will let her sleep, this couch is pretty comfortable so she won't wake up with pain.'' She chuckles as Liv just pulls a fever thermometer out of her purse and shakes her head. ''Do you have medicine too?''
''Nah but I have those at home.'' Liv breaths out chuckling as she walks over to them, she holds the forehead thermometer against Brittany's forehead and hums softly. ''Yeah she is running on fever.'' She confirms softly, she gently runs her fingers down Brittany's throat freezing as she growls in her sleep and turns to Santana.
Santana laughs softly and shrugs her free shoulder with a slight grin. ''She can feel if it's me or not.''
Liv rolls her eyes as everyone laughs softly and shakes her head. ''I think it's just a cold.'' She murmurs. ''Her throat feels fine, but I will bring by some medicine against it in case it does hurt.''
''We still have some from last time.'' Santana breaths out, she glances down at her girlfriend and huffs. ''Try to force her taking medicine, she is even worse as all kids combined.''
''For real?'' Liv asks as Puck covers his mouth to muffle his loud laugh, Santana nods her head and chuckles.
''She absolutely hates it, I was surprised that she took a Tylenol after showering but glad that she did.''
''She only does when she feels really bad.'' Puck breaths out chuckling. ''But yeah she always hated taking medicine.''
''But she is in a deep sleep.'' Abi breaths out. ''She doesn't stir or respond to any of our voices.''
''She feels safe.'' Puck breaths out shrugging. ''And she is cuddled up in San's arms.'' He continues. ''She would have slept a bit more restless without San's arms around her.''
Santana hums in agreement sliding her hand up Brittany's back under the shirt she wears and tilts her head as she just cuddles even closer, she glances at her son smiling lovingly as he enjoys playing with the racetrack together with Sophia and smiles lovingly as Amy and Beth play with the dollhouse creating a kind of catwalk with Lego.
She turns to the group after reclining the love seat back and smiles. ''So what are our plans for New years eve?''
''Same as today.'' Maribel breaths out snickering. ''Spending time together and enjoy it, grandma and your Tio's will join too same goes for Esmeralda.''
''Dance night?'' Abi asks grinning, Emilio nods his head and laughs.
''Yeah like always mija, music, food and family time.''
''Do you need babysitters for after midnight?'' Maribel asks with an eyebrow raised, Santana glances at her son and shakes her head with a slight smile.
''Nah Britt and I will drive home after midnight, our cruise leaves around ten in the morning so we will pack, hope that Nic falls asleep fast and pull a night through.''
''And the other thingy?'' Quinn asks with an eyebrow raised, Santana just shoots her a look and rolls her eyes.
''Shut up.''
''What other thingy?'' Amelia, Tori, Maria and Michael ask curiously as her parents, sister, Liv and Puck smile happily.
Santana just shakes her head and sighs. ''You will see, can we change subject before someone who isn't supposed to catches on?'' She relaxes as they hum and runs her hand through her hair feeling Brittany snuggle even closer with a soft hum. ''I think I will kick you out now though, Britt needs her rest and I promised Nic a Christmas movie night.''
''Yeah we will head home and do the same.'' Puck breaths out. ''We all need some partner Christmas time.'' He shakes his head as Santana tries to move Brittany off and walks over to kiss her forehead. ''Stay seated San, relax and enjoy your night.''
Santana hums smiling as everyone walks over to kiss her cheek and smiles as they also kiss Brittany's temple making sure they won't wake her, she turns to her son after the girls walked over to wish them a nice night and glances down at the sleeping blonde with her head on her chest. ''Movie night here mijo?''
Nicolas giggles and nods his head. ''I will grab our blankets.'' He breaths out. ''Can I grab a juice and chips?''
''Will you bring me the m&M's and a juice too?'' She blows him a kiss as he nods his head and reclines back against the love seat, she looks down as she hears Brittany groan softly and kisses her head. ''You want to drink a sip, mi amor?''
She grabs the water bottle as she hears a soft tired hum and opens it, she watches her drink a bit, chuckling as she immediately drops her head back down on her shoulder and pulls her close. ''Tylenol?''
She rolls her eyes as she groans and nuzzles her nose in blonde locks. ''It's better to take them Britt-Britt.'' She whispers. ''Maybe we can fight the fever before it really hits.'' She reaches into her pocket as she just pushes herself up with a soft grumble and takes the two pill she grabbed before sitting down, she holds them up for her and smiles slightly as she takes them with a pout.
''Stop pouting Britt-Britt.'' She whispers through a soft chuckle, she tugs her back down and kisses her head. ''Do you want to go upstairs?''
Brittany hums softly, shaking her head as she tries to sit up with her and kisses her temple. ''Enjoy the movie night with baby boy, San.'' She croaks out. ''I will take a hot bath and lay down.''
''Are you sure?'' Santana watches her walk out of the room after she nodded her head and smiles lovingly as she crouches down to hug Nicolas as he runs over to her with his hands full, she winks as he looks at her with a grin as Brittany leaves the family room after blowing her a kiss and pats the spot beside her. ''C'mere mijo, it's mami, mijo time.''
She grunts out a laugh as he jumps on her lap after placing everything in his arm in the spot Brittany just sat in and quickly wraps an arm around his waist as he moves around in her lap. ''Comfortable?'' She asks in amusement as he reclines back against her chest, she grabs one of the blankets her brought into the room and covers the both of them as he nods his head with a big smile. ''What do you want to watch, mi corazón?''
''Polar express?'' He asks cutely as he grabs his juice, Santana hums selecting the movie on screen and places the remote controls and her phone beside her. She kisses his head as he snuggles close and opens the bag of chips and M&M's before the movie starts.
''Where did mommy go?''
''She is taking a hot bath and will go to bed after.'' Santana murmurs as she nuzzles her nose in his dark locks. ''She still doesn't feel well and she wants to get better before our vacation, so she took her medicine and after a hot bath, she will cuddle underneath the blankets and sleep it off.''
''Can I sleep with you tonight?''
Santana shakes her head, gently cupping his cheek as he pouts and kisses his forehead. ''We both already risked a lot tonight mijo, let's hope we don't get sick so we can all enjoy the cruise.'' She breaths out. ''Sleep in your own bed so you can enjoy the next two weeks with Mickey and friends okay?''
''Okay.'' He whispers with a tiny grin, he reclines back against her, facing the TV and sighs contently. ''Te amo mami.''
''Te amo también, mijo.'' Santana murmurs against his head as she glances at the TV. ''To the moon and back, mi corazón.''
She grabs a handful of M&M's as he relaxes in her hold and leans her head back against the love seat also focusing on the movie, she smiles lovingly as she notices Nicolas watching the movie with a big smile and bites her lip as the vision of him holding a baby brother or sister with bright blue eyes suddenly enters her mind. ''Oh damn.'' She exhales.
She licks her lips as the idea of a second child doesn't scare her like it did in the past and glances around, she tilts her head as her eyes land on the picture of her, Brittany and Nic slow dancing during Liv and Abi's wedding, her heart filling with happiness as she sees nothing but love on the picture and glances down at Nicolas.
Yeah I definitely wouldn't mind chasing a little soccer player around the house and watching him or her enjoy watching or playing soccer with his or her big brother and mommy. She thinks to herself, she tightens her hold around Nicolas as she feels him giggle softly, just soaking in his happiness and turns back to the TV.