I just want to take this opportunity to reply to the guest reviews that said I was immature and couldn't write. If this story really isn't your cup of tea then don't read it. It's not mandatory that you read my story. If it really is that bad then how on earth did you make it to chapter 8? I'm all for constructive criticism but that was not constructive at all. Also why don't you create an account and tell me what you don't like instead of hiding behind a guest review so no one knows who you are. If you think I'm immature then what are you when you're making all of these comments because they are certainly not mature comments. A mature person would just say the story isn't for them and would stop reading it, not continue writing reviews like that.

Chapter 24: It's Not That Easy

Santana's POV

*Thursday 2nd December 2021*

I've just gotten out of bed and I'm on my way to find my wife. When I woke up this morning, she wasn't in bed next to me which is weird because I'm sure neither of our alarms have went off this morning. We are both working today but I didn't think either of us would be going into work that early so I'm not really sure why Brittany is up already. I check in a few rooms upstairs before heading downstairs since I haven't found Brittany yet. As soon as I reach the last step on the stairs, I hear her in the kitchen so I make my way there.

"Morning" I say cheerfully as I walk into the kitchen.

"Morning" Brittany mumbles to me.

"What is wrong with you this morning? You don't sound happy" I tell my wife. Usually she is a lot more cheerful in the morning because we have a great life so there is nothing to be unhappy about.

"I'm just not looking forward to work today" she shrugs.

"Why not?" I ask as I start making us some coffee. I know a lot of people don't like work and only do it to make money but we do usually like our work because we're the bosses so we can do whatever we want.

"I'm having second thoughts about you firing Lindsey for me" she sighs.

"Brittany, she was an absolute bitch about you so I'm not going to stand for that in my company. No one treats my wife like that" I say seriously.

"What happens if everyone blames me now for their friend getting fired. Everyone at work will likely hate me now so that'll make it even worse to work with everyone" Brittany states.

"Brittany, you and I are the boss at work so who gives a fuck what other people think" I state. "We can do whatever we want and hire and fire whoever we want. Everyone has to do as we say so if they don't like working for us then they can leave. I can replace everyone in a heartbeat."

"I just don't want it to feel uncomfortable, that's all" she points out.

"There is a reason I don't mix business and pleasure. I don't care if my staff don't like me. At work I am the boss so what I say must go and anyone who doesn't like it can leave. I don't make a habit of making friends at work because that's when things become uncomfortable. No offence but that's your problem babe. You want to be friends with everyone and you want them to like you but as a boss that doesn't happen all the time" I tell her.

"I'm not saying I need to be liked by everyone, I just don't want there to be an atmosphere now" Brittany sighs.

"Honey, you do want to be liked by everyone" I say softly. She is trying to pretend she doesn't but I know she doesn't like confrontation and stuff. She wants to try and please everyone but in an organisation my size it's just not possible and it's even more not possible when you're the boss and married to the other boss.

"I get what you're saying and it's not that. I just don't like it when things are uncomfortable. I realise now not everyone likes me and I'm ok with that, I just don't want things to be uncomfortable though when we're all working together" she states. "I'm not just a boss now but I'm also the reason someone got fired so I don't like that" she adds with a sigh.

"I'm trying to be sympathetic here babe towards your feelings but I don't know what else you want me to do or say" I sigh. "Lindsey was rude to you and I don't like that so I had to fire her. Are you honestly telling me you would have rather I give her, her job back?" I question. Like hell I am going to do that but I don't know what Brittany wants me to do.

"I don't know what would make it better" she sighs again.

"Brittany I am not hiring her back so get that thought out of your head. She deserved to lose her job so I'm sorry if I'm being harsh to you but you just need to suck it up and deal with it if everyone is upset that their friend is fired" I say seriously. I don't want to be rude to my wife but she is beginning to frustrate me. I fired someone because they didn't deserve to work for us anymore so we just need to deal with that because Lindsey is not coming back.

"I'm sorry I'm annoying you about this" Brittany admits.

"You're not annoying me ok" I say. "I just think you need to realise that this comes with the job honey. Sometimes you need to fire people and sometimes your employees won't always be your best friend. Everything should be fine though if they all work properly and respect you" I add.

"Ok" she nods.

Once Brittany and I have breakfast and get ready for the day, we head off to work in my car. The minute we get into work, I send out an email to everyone telling them I am holding a meeting right away and that they all need to report to the conference room. Brittany and I spend 10 minutes in each of our offices doing what we need to do to set up for the day before I go along to her office and we head to the conference room together. When we get there, luckily everyone is already waiting on us so we can get things kicked off right away.

"Ok, thank you everyone for coming to this last-minute meeting. I wasn't intending to hold a weekly meeting this week because we're all rather busy considering it's 3 weeks until Christmas but there are a few things I want to draw to everyone's attention" I say, starting off the meeting.

"It shouldn't take too long though so you can all get back to work soon" Brittany assures everyone.

"Yes, so onto the first point of today. As some of you already know, I fired Lindsey yesterday from my design team" I start. "I know some of you were friends with her but I don't tolerate that kind of behaviour in this company. If you don't like the way Brittany and I run this place then it's not my problem. You are free to leave at any point and to never come back" I state.

"I know some of you were friends with Lindsey and I do feel bad you're losing your friend because I didn't…"

"Brittany, don't feel bad" I say, interrupting my wife. "I get she was a friend to some of you but no one gets to talk like that to their boss so she's gone now. This is in no way Brittany's fault" I shrug.

"Ok" Brittany nods.

"Now I know Brittany and I are married so sometimes it's not entirely possible to keep our private and professional life separate but we do try to as much as we can. That doesn't mean speaking to my wife in a horrible manner is acceptable just because I see her as my business partner more than my wife when we're working. If anyone ever comes at my wife in the way Lindsey did yesterday then your time here is up" I say seriously. "I know not every employee will like their boss and that's ok because it's not a popularity contest but what I heard yesterday was on another level. You can have a few thoughts about something and think maybe I shouldn't have done something a particular way but speaking like Lindsey did yesterday was way over the line. She clearly didn't want to be here" I add.

"I hope we can all move on for this appropriately and if anyone from my team has an issue then my door is always open. I want you to talk to me about it and we'll resolve it, you don't need to hide it from me because I need your help as much as you need mine throughout work" Brittany states.

"That's fair enough so the same goes to my team but what Brittany is talking about is a work issue. If you have a personal issue with one of us then we're not discussing it. You can get over it or you can walk yourself out the door because when things turn nasty in a personal manner then you're done here" I point out.

"Yes, so from now on we just need to make sure we all communicate with each other" Brittany clarifies.

"Exactly" I nod in agreement. "Ok the next point we want to make is about the Christmas party. Brittany has persuaded me that the party can go ahead because everyone has been working really hard lately" I add.

"It'll be on the 18th of December and will be held here like we do most years. No one will be scheduled to work on the 18th or the 19th so you can all get as merry as you want to. You are all invited obviously and you can each get to bring a couple of guests with you. They can be family or friends or a mixture of both" Brittany explains.

"No one gets to take the piss though and invite a hundred friends who then bring other people who all then trash my business. A couple of well respectful guests you can have. Not the local alcoholics of the street either" I say seriously. "Also, by friend we don't mean Lindsey. She is to come nowhere near this place ever again. If she is found on the property then I've given our security team strict orders to escort her out or call the police" I warn everyone.

"Anyway, I'll send out an email to everyone just as a reminder and I'll let you know the final details about what time the party starts and all that" Brittany tells everyone.

"Anyway, that is about it so thank you all for your time this morning. You may all get back to work now. There probably won't be any other weekly meetings in the next couple of weeks but I might call a meeting before we take a break for the festive period" I tell everyone.

"I'll see my team in 5 minutes" Brittany says as everyone walks out of the door.

"Hey, how are you feeling?" I ask Brittany as I take her hand to stop her from walking towards the door.

"I'm ok actually" she smiles at me. "I don't think anyone seems to mad about Lindsey not being here and they don't seem too pissed at me either" she adds.

"You worry too much babe" I tell her.

"I know but I guess it's better to worry than to float though life without a care in the world" Brittany shrugs.

"To be quite honest, I don't think Lindsey did have many friends here. I think she had colleagues that she would talk to and maybe sit with at lunch but I don't think anyone here was particularly close to Lindsey so to me I don't think anyone is overly concerned that she no longer works here. I think everyone is going to be fine without her here" I point out. I'm not saying everyone hated the woman but I don't think they were all really close. I think it was just a working relationship they all had with Lindsey and she has her own close friends outside of work.

"Yeah, maybe" Brittany nods. "Anyway, I should get back to work but thank you for making me feel better and thank you for always putting me first" she smiles at me.

"I'll always put you before anyone here so you don't ever need to worry about that" I smile back. "On the subject of work, I too need to get on with things because Christmas is super close so it's a busy time for us" I say.

"Yeah so I'll catch up with you later" Brittany says while reaching forward and kissing me. We then both leave and head back to our offices to start work.

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*Friday 10th December 2021*

It's been a really long day at work today so I'm hoping Brittany and I will be going home soon. It's not only been stressful and busy today but it's also probably been the most amount of time Brittany and I have gone at work without seeing each other. We've both just had a lot of our own work to do so we haven't actually seen one another since Brittany left the house before me this morning. Usually it doesn't bother me too much when we're busy because we know we're only along the corridor from one another and will see each other when we finish but today has been different. We've both just been busier than ever so we've spent way more time at work than planned.

Mostly everyone is away home now so it probably is just Brittany and I left here in the building. That in itself is also weird because we have the whole place to ourselves but yet haven't even crossed paths once. I'm just going to text Brittany just now and see what's happening because like I say, I really want to go home right now.

To Brittany: almost ready to go home?

From Brittany: sorry, I'm going to be a while more. You should go home though and relax

To Brittany: you've been working for hours honey, I don't want you to tire yourself out

From Brittany: I think I am finally getting somewhere with my crisis so I just want to stay a little longer and hopefully sort things out.

To Brittany: I haven't seen you all day.

From Brittany: I know and I really miss you but I promise to be as quick as I can be. You go home though and relax because you've been working all day too

To Brittany: ok

As soon as we stop texting, I finish up what I'm doing and then gather my stuff together. I know Brittany said I should go home and relax but I'm not going home. I am not leaving Brittany to work here on her own so if she can't come home right now then I'm not going either. If she can't come to the party so to speak then the party is going to her. I pick up some glasses and get a bottle of wine from my drink's cabinet. If Brittany really needs to work then I'm going to help her and we're going to do it with a little treat. Even though it's a school night, we never say no to a little glass of wine.

I undo a couple of buttons on my shirt and drop my panties to the floor before stepping out of them and kicking them away. If my wife needs to stay this late working then she deserves some special treatment when we finish. I touch up my makeup and check my hair in the mirror to make sure I'm still looking sexy after being here for the most part of the day. Once I'm satisfied that Brittany has the sexiest wife on the planet, I pick up the wine and glasses before making my way along to Brittany's office. I don't bother knocking when I get there, I just walk inside. I kinda wish I hadn't of just strutted in because Brittany is not alone and I am almost exposing my breasts right now.

"Uh…hi" I say confused while putting the wine and glasses down on the table. I don't know why Jack is here with Brittany right now because as far as I'm aware she was working alone. If I had known she had company I wouldn't have been dressed the way I am.

"Hey" Brittany smiles at me. "Uh…what's going on" she says as she quickly frowns as she notices my shirt almost undone.

"I thought you might need some help finishing up what you're doing. I didn't realise Jack was here though" I point out as I fold my arms over my chest to keep some dignity since there is an employee right in front of me who is not married to me.

"Jack was here helping me" Brittany shrugs, as she turns around in her chair to look at me properly causing her pen to fall to the floor.

"I can see that now" I state as I take a seat on the couch.

"You should go home babe because we're going to be here for a while" Brittany tells me as she reaches over to pick up her pen.

"I'm here now so maybe I could help and Jack could go home" I shrug.

"I really don't mind staying Ms Lopez. Jade has some family thing tonight so I would just be at home on my own anyway so I'm happy to work" Jack smiles at me.

"Honestly it's fine. I am here now so I can help Brittany. You should go home because it's getting late and you're working tomorrow" I point out.

"As long as you're sure" Jack shrugs.

"I'm very sure" I nod. I would not be dressed the way I am if I wasn't sure about being left alone with my wife in her office right now.

"Ok, I'll see you both tomorrow then" Jack says while standing up from the desk. He grabs all of his things and then leaves to head home.

"Just you and me baby" I smirk at my wife.

"You look beautiful honey but I really am working" she tells me seriously. "I need to get this finished before I leave tonight so if you're thinking about something other than work then I'm sorry, it's not going to happen right now" she adds.

"I'm here to help you finish your work" I say.

"Are you really?" my wife questions me so I nod in response. "So, you normally work with your blouse unbuttoned like that? Apparently, you also work with no underwear on either?" she smirks at me.

"Ok so the blouse is obvious but how do you know I'm not wearing underwear?" I laugh. How the hell can she tell just from me sitting here?

"You might want to cross your legs the next time when I bend down to pick up my dropped pen" she smirks at me again.

"Oh right, ok" I laugh, understanding what she means. "I promise I did come here to help you finish working but since I thought you were alone then I thought when we finally finished, you and I could get a little busy here on your couch" I point out.

"I'm really not trying to be a party pooper but I think I could be here for a while trying to sort this so I honestly don't think I have the energy for sex tonight. I am so mentally drained with work today that as soon as I finish, I think I just want to go home to sleep" Brittany admits.

"Ok" I nod.

"I'm sorry honey" she apologises.

"It's ok" I smile. "I really do understand because this is a busy time for everyone and I used to have nights like this at work where you spend all night trying to sort something out. Running your own business isn't always easy so trust me, I'm ok with us not having sex tonight" I add. I just thought it would be fun but I honestly can see how stressed out my wife is so I'm not going to get mad at her when I know exactly how she feels.

"Tomorrow night I am all yours baby and I can even finish work early so I can be sure we'll have time together" Brittany assures me.

"Sounds good to me so let's finish this work so we can go home to bed" I say while joining Brittany at the desk. We get started right away and get on with our work.

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*Saturday 11th December 2021*

Brittany and I went to work in separate cars today which we're thankful for because Brittany is already home and finished work for the day whereas I've been held up in my office. I had something last minute to do when Brittany was ready to go home so I told her to go ahead and I'll be there soon, however it's taking longer than I thought. It really sucks because Brittany was working so late last night that I wanted us to finally have some quality time together tonight but it looks like I'm now in Brittany's situation from last night. I really hope it doesn't take nearly as long as it took Brittany to sort her work problems out last night.

"Panic over Ms Lopez, it's all sorted" Jade tells me as she walks into my office.

"Oh, thank god" I say loudly in relief. "I could just kiss you right now" I state.

"But you won't because you're married and I have a boyfriend" Jade smirks at me.

"Of course not. It was an expression to emphasise just how glad I am that our crisis is sorted and I can finally go home. I really have no aspirations to cheat on my beautiful wife because she is the most amazing person ever and I love her so much" I reply.

"Uh…ok" Jade looks at me surprised. It is probably surprising to her to see just how open I am being right now but I don't care. I just really want to go home to Brittany and I am finally glad nothing is stopping me now.

"Anyway, I am going home now and you should be too because there is no point in you sticking around here late. We can catch up with whatever we need to tomorrow" I point out.

"Ok, goodnight then Ms Lopez" Jade smiles.

"Goodnight Jade" I smile back and then leave. I quickly make my way outside and into my car before speeding off home. Brittany is probably going to kill me for speeding but honestly, I just want to get home. When I do arrive home, I rush inside and lock the door behind me and then take off upstairs where I hear Brittany.

"Hey babe" Brittany smiles at me as she takes off her pants to change. "I wasn't sure how long you were going to be at work for so I was just changing out of my work clothes" she tells me.

"I am here now and as soon as I've used the bathroom, I'm all yours" I smile. "You don't need to change into anything else, you can stay as you are until I'm here" I smirk. There is no sense in her putting on clothes when we're just about to take them off again.

"I'll be waiting right here then" she smirks back at me as she climbs onto the bed and crawls to the top of it in nothing but her underwear and bra.

"Ok" I laugh. I make my way to the bathroom, stripping off some of my clothes as I do so. "Oh, you have got to be kidding me" I say annoyed as I finish up at the toilet.

"Are you ok honey?" I hear Brittany ask from the bedroom.

"Not really" I mumble. I change into my pyjamas and finish in the bathroom before making my way into the bedroom.

"What's wrong?" Brittany asks confused. "Why are you more dressed than me?" she adds.

"Put your pants back on Pierce" I state while throwing my wife's sweatpants over to her. "It's not happening tonight" I say.

"What, why not?" she asks sadly as she gets off the bed and begins to dress.

"I fucked up my dates so we won't get pregnant tonight" I sigh.

"Does that matter, can't we still have sex even if you aren't ovulating. I mean I know we might not get pregnant but we can still…"

"I meant I'm on my period so we're not having sex tonight at all" I state quietly.

"Ok so the end of next week is the best time then?" she asks me.

"Yeah" I nod. "This just fucking sucks so badly" I say while shaking my head in annoyance.

"We can just as easily have sex next week so am I missing something here, you sound annoyed and upset" she asks.

"I am both annoyed and upset because clearly it means we're still not pregnant yet if I have my period right now" I state.

"There is plenty of time, we haven't even tried for long" she says trying to reassure me.

"This just doesn't make any sense. We've been pregnant before and that happened when we were so careful and always used protection so why now when we have stopped protection altogether that we can't get pregnant" I say.

"I wouldn't say we can't get pregnant because honestly, it's really not been long at all" Brittany replies. "There is no reason right now to get upset or worried about it because there is plenty of time to try" she smiles.

"I thought I was being smart and waiting until we got married before we tried for a baby but maybe we should have started long before we did" I state. If I knew it would be this hard to get pregnant then I wouldn't have insisted on waiting this long. I just thought waiting was best because we weren't ready for a baby at the time assuming it would happen right away but maybe we should have been trying sooner.

"Honey you are worrying right now and I don't think there is anything to worry about. I honestly wouldn't be concerned at this stage right now" Brittany says trying to reassure me.

"So, you don't think we need to see a doctor or something then?" I ask worriedly.

"Not right now, no" Brittany shakes her head. "We really haven't given it enough time to be concerned about it. I know it hasn't happened as quickly as we hoped but I don't think a doctor would see us right now given how short a time it's been since you came off birth control and everything. It's just the nature of how it goes. Sometimes unplanned pregnancies happen and sometimes it can take a little while to get pregnant" she adds.

"I rushed home tonight from work excited to continue trying for a baby and now I just feel deflated. I sort of knew I might not be pregnant yet but getting my period today really made it abundantly clear that I am definitely not pregnant yet" I sigh. At least not knowing was giving me a little more hope but now with my period it's clear I am not pregnant yet. It kinda makes me feel like the last month has been wasted because I was never going to get pregnant.

"We can still get excited about trying for a baby because it will happen for us at some point" Brittany smiles at me.

"How do we know that it will though?" I question. "What if me having an abortion has killed my chances of conceiving again?" I ask.

"I don't think it does affect fertility babe" Brittany replies. "I think having frequent abortions can further the risk of some complications with pregnancy but I really don't think one abortion has caused us any problems. God forbid we don't but if we did have some problems, I don't think it would be related to the abortion" she explains.

"But you think we might have some issues conceiving?" I query.

"No, I'm not saying for definite. I'm just saying I don't think the abortion would be to blame. You're getting ahead of yourself honey so I really wouldn't worry right now. Worrying and getting stressed won't help us get pregnant either so we just need to take it one step at a time" she tells me.

"Ok" I nod.

"I know we're not really getting a chance to try for a baby tonight but we are home reasonably early from work so we should make the most of it. Let's just have a quiet and relaxing night together and stop letting our minds run away with themselves. We will have a baby so let's not worry, ok?" Brittany smiles.

"Ok" I smile.

"I got you pregnant before and I can do it again" she assures me as she walks over to me and hugs me tightly. "I promise it'll happen. I'm not promising it'll be easy but I know we'll have a baby together" she adds.

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*Monday 13th December 2021*

I haven't seen my best friend in a while so we're catching up over some coffee in my office right now. I was working before and I'll go back to work once Quinn leaves. She had the day off from work today and I promised Brittany I would always take a lunch break at work so I figured I'd invite her here to catch up. We've not had time before now with work and Christmas fast approaching so it was better to suggest a quick catch up in my office than to wait until weeks before getting to see each other. I do love sharing everything with my wife but it's also nice seeing my best friend and seeing what's happening in her life at the moment.

"So, what is going on with you? How are the baby making plans coming along?" Quinn asks, teasing me.

"Um…not great actually" I admit. I know she was trying to be funny about it because the last couple of times we had spoken I kept going on and on about how much Brittany and I were trying and how much we wanted a baby so she probably thinks everything is ok.

"Why, what's wrong?" she asks in concern.

"I was so excited about having a family with Brittany and it was really fun getting to have sex all the time but I got my period the other night and everything just sort of hit me like a tonne of bricks. I know we get our period every four weeks so I should be used to it but honestly, it just made me realise I'm not pregnant yet. All of this trying and joking around is really getting me nowhere because there is still no baby" I explain.

"There is plenty of time to keep trying. It doesn't always happen on the first try" Quinn tries to reassure me.

"I know and Brittany said that but we've been pregnant before and I terminated that pregnancy so I think just everything together was making me freak out" I admit. "I know it's still early days and we haven't been trying for long so I am getting over that and realising there is still time. My issue now is panicking about the future. What happens if we keep trying and it's a year later and I'm not pregnant" I say. I can deal with it just now because there hasn't been much time but I am panicking that it does go on for a while and we get nowhere.

"I know what you're saying but I wouldn't worry about that at the moment because it'll only make you feel worse" Quinn points out.

"I know that but I feel like maybe it is right to worry about it right now because I might need to prepare myself for having issues or having to go through other means and maybe never having my own baby" I say honestly.

"I don't think freaking out right now is good for you" Quinn states.

"I know there is surrogacy out there and maybe I might need to go down that route but that would only be if Brittany and I can still biologically have a child together. What I can't do is watch Brittany have a baby with someone else. I also cannot ever carry a baby that is not Brittany's. If I have a problem then I can't bear the thought of someone having a baby for us with Brittany's sperm and if Brittany had a problem then we're not using a sperm donor because the only baby I want to carry is Brittany's" I explain. "I know it sounds horrible because that sometimes is the only options for people but knowing we should be able to have a child together makes me know I don't want that, if that makes sense. I should be able to have Brittany's baby so if I can't then I don't want anyone else's inside my body."

"I know what you're saying honey but I don't think you're there yet" she tells me.

"I suppose there is adoption" I suggest. "I know the child wouldn't be biologically ours but that isn't an issue for me. The issue about not being biologically both Brittany and mines when I was explaining a second ago was watching someone else do what we're meant to when it's so close to home. It sounds selfish but I could adopt a child that was neither of ours more than I could live with knowing Brittany is a mother to someone else's child and vice versa."

"You don't need to explain Santana because I totally get it. I couldn't watch someone else have James's baby if I couldn't so I probably would rather adopt" Quinn states. "Anyway, none of us are at that stage so let's not panic right now" she tells me.

"I just wish there was something I could do just now to maybe boost our chances of getting pregnant" I say.

"Who is usually the one on top?" Quinn asks me curiously.

"Uh…no comment" I growl at my best friend. I am not telling her that because she doesn't need to be so nosy about someone else's sex life. I'm fine with us all knowing we are all in relationships and have sex but we don't all need to know how we have relations with our partners.

"I am asking because apparently I've heard it's meant to make a difference when trying to get pregnant" she tells me. "It's to do with helping the sperm move easier to where it needs to go or something. Biology really isn't a strong point of mine."

"Brittany does like to be the one in control" I shrug.

"Oh really?" Quinn asks surprised yet amused.

"Why is that amusing?" I ask confused.

"Because you're you and you can be quite a bossy kind of person and always likes to be in control" she replies. "I don't know why but I just assumed you would be like the one calling the shots in bed and stuff" she shrugs.

"I don't really want to tell you how Brittany and I have sex but I will keep it in mind what you were trying to say and I will look it up online" I say. I think I know where she is coming from so I might look into it and see what sex positions are best for trying to conceive.

"Ok" Quinn laughs.

"Anyway, enough about me, what is going on with you at the moment?" I ask my best friend.

"Not much really, just the same as usual" Quinn shrugs. "James and I are doing great as always and we're both busy just working and getting organised for Christmas. I can't believe it's nearly Christmas already" she points out.

"I know, me too" I nod. "One minute I'm getting married and I'm on my honeymoon then the next it's like two weeks to Christmas and work is as busy and stressful as ever" I state.

"Speaking of work, I should probably let you get back to yours" Quinn tells me. "It's been nice finally getting to catch up though and we'll see each other again soon before it's Christmas" she says.

"Yeah it has been nice" I smile. "Anyway, I'm going to find my wife now before I start back work and see if we can go home early today. I'm just not in the working mood" I say.

I walk Quinn out and once we say our goodbyes, I head back inside. I then try to find my wife. I thought she would be on her lunch break as well so I check a few places she might be but apparently, she's not there. I'm just making my way to her office now which is where I'm guessing she must be because I know she hasn't left the building otherwise she would tell me. As I walk into her office my already bad mood turns even worse when I see Jack in there with her.

"Jack, can I ask why you have my wife and your boss in your arms right now?" I say unamused at Jack's hands all over my wife.

"I'm just helping Jack with something" Brittany smiles at me. I don't know why she's smiling because none of this delights me right now.

"I run a fashion company Brittany and you all work me for. What kind of instruction would I have given you both that would mean you had to put your hands all over each other?" I ask. In the whole time I have run this company, not once have my employees needed to feel each other up so I'm curious to know what's changed today.

"Oh, it's not work babe" Brittany assures me.

"What is it then and please for the love of god let one another go" I state seriously. They still have their fucking hands on each other and I don't like it. I had really hoped they would have immediately pulled apart when they noticed my displeasure but clearly not.

"Sorry" Jack apologises.

"Yeah, I'm sorry" Brittany says as she pulls away from Jack.

"Seriously someone explain now!" I almost yell.

"Jade got tickets to a dance or something and I'm just really out of my depth because I can't dance so I didn't want to make a fool of myself or a fool out of Jade for taking me to it" Jack replies.

"That doesn't answer my question as to why my wife has her hands all over someone. I couldn't actually care whether you can dance or not Jack" I state.

"I'm a good dancer as you know so I was giving him a quick lesson and some tips" Brittany explains.

"On work time?" I question.

"No, I am on my lunch break. I am entitled to a break each day" my wife replies.

"Fine" I nod.

"Can Jack and I continue what we were doing then?" Brittany asks.

"Absolutely not" I shake my head. "If Jack needs dance lessons then he can have them but his teacher isn't going to be you" I add.

"Why not?" Brittany asks confused.

"Because you're my wife and I don't want my wife putting her hands all over someone else. It's as simple as that" I shrug. I know nothing would happen between them but at the same time, I don't like Brittany putting her hands on anyone but me.

"Ok" Brittany smiles. Her answer actually surprises me a little. "I'll send you a couple of YouTube links Jack where there are some tutorials on some dance moves. I know it's not as good as having someone show you but it should help" she tells Jack.

"Ok, thank you" Jack nods. "I'll just head back to work now" he says before leaving.

"I was just trying to help a friend, I'm sorry" Brittany apologises.

"Why did you not put up more of a fight when I told you, you couldn't do it?" I ask curiously.

"What do you mean?" she asks confused.

"I told you his teacher couldn't be you and you just said 'ok' and smiled. I expected you to put up a bit more of a fight" I explain.

"Because you told me why I couldn't do it and I respect that. If you don't like me doing it then I'm not going to" Brittany smiles.

"It's fine that you two are friends and I'm not worried about anything because I trust you, I just don't really like the thought of my wife being close to someone else like that. It's my thing and not your fault though" I tell her.

"Honestly Santana, you don't need to explain" she assures me.

"Ok" I nod, dropping the subject.

"So, what are you up to?" she asks me curiously as we sit down on her couch.

"I came to see if we can go home early today because I just can't concentrate on my work. I know it's Christmas and we're busy and everything but I am just honestly not in the mood" I say with a sigh.

"I hadn't really planned on going home this early but I am at an appropriate place in my work that I could stop now and just finish everything tomorrow" Brittany replies.

"Oh, I just meant leave earlier than we have been doing, I didn't mean right now but if you're happy to go home right now then I am more than happy to do that" I say honestly. I did just mean can we leave maybe an hour or so earlier than usual but right now would be great.

"It's up to you babe, I can leave now or a couple of hours earlier than usual" Brittany shrugs.

"Let's just go home just now then" I say happily. Well I mean I'm not jumping for joy happy because of my worries about conceiving but I am happier than I was 10 minutes ago since I get to go home now and just spend the day with Brittany.

"I just need to wrap a few things up here and I'll be ready in 5 minutes. I'll meet you outside by the car" she tells me.

"Ok, sounds good" I smile.

Brittany and both wrap things up at work before meeting each other outside. We get into the car and Brittany then drives off. She stops on the way home to gas up my car for the morning so we don't need to leave early for work to do it and then we make our way straight home. We get changed into something comfier to lounge about in and then I make us a snack. All I had on my lunch break was coffee with Quinn and Brittany hadn't actually had her lunch break yet so we were both a little hungry. We're both now just sitting on the couch together, eating.

"Are you feeling any better about things with regards trying for a baby?" Brittany asks me as she turns to look at me.

"Not really" I sigh. "I just figured since it happened so easily before then why can't it be that simple now when we're actually intending to get pregnant" I add.

"Like I said the other night, we really haven't been trying for long at all so I wouldn't be worried at this stage" Brittany points out.

"I just thought we would be pregnant already" I sigh.

"I hadn't really given it a thought just yet because I know both of my sisters didn't get pregnant right away with their children" Brittany shrugs.

"So, you think this is normal then for me not to be pregnant yet?" I ask. Actually, knowing two people who didn't get pregnant right away who do have children now does lift my spirits a little bit.

"I think it's totally normal right now" Brittany smiles. "We'll keep trying though and if it doesn't work out after some time then we'll go and see someone. I honestly wouldn't be concerned about this until at least after our birthdays or something which are in the next few months" she tells me.

"Ok" I smile. Maybe I am getting a little lost in my own thoughts so I should just take a step back and let things happen as they do. Brittany is right, there is nothing to worry about right now so we should enjoy trying and just enjoy Christmas and everything like that. I mean it's our first Christmas as a married couple so we should enjoy that and be happy right now.

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*Saturday 18th December 2021*

Tonight, is the night of our work Christmas party so Brittany and I are just getting ready just now. We went along earlier to meet the caterers and get the place set up for the party. Once everything was set up to my satisfaction, Brittany and I hung out at home together for a while. We're just going to go along to the party a little bit before we expect our guests to arrive since we're hosting the party. Also, since it's our party then unlike our employees, Brittany and I get to invite lots of people which we have done. All of our friends and family are going to attend which will be nice. I've just finished in the shower so Brittany is now using it.

"I'm looking forward to tonight because the party should be fun" I tell Brittany as I brush my teeth at the sink and she continues in the shower. I didn't used to like socialising with the people I work with but I don't mind it now because everyone that works for us are actually all really nice. I often figured they might judge me a little compared to how different I am at work than I am outside of work but they really don't care.

"I'm excited too because everyone at work deserves a good night and we also get to hang out with our friends and family and celebrate Christmas with them" Brittany replies. Everyone coming tonight is great because we won't see all of our family on Christmas day so it's nice to spend it with everyone tonight celebrating the holidays.

"I'm also looking forward to just letting my hair down and having fun with you because the last big thing we went to together was our wedding so it'll be nice to have some drinks and get to dance together" I smile.

"I know what you mean. Anyway, we should stop chatting because I'm getting distracted and I'll never get finished in this shower if I don't start moving. You know I hate when we're always running late" she tells me.

"I know so I will leave and let you finish" I smile. I then leave the bathroom and get myself ready for tonight. Once we're both ready, we get a cab and make our way to the party.

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The party is well underway now and everyone seems to be having a lot of fun. Some people are maybe having a little too much fun but I don't really care because we have all worked hard leading up to Christmas so everyone deserves a good night. As long as nothing bad happens to any of my business when everyone is so lively then I'm ok. I'm just talking to Quinn right now as we're standing by the drinks table.

"How are things between you and Brittany?" Quinn asks in concern.

"Uh…fine" I say confused. Why would there be anything wrong between Brittany and I? "Don't we look like we're doing fine?" I ask. She was practically dancing on top of me half an hour ago.

"I didn't mean there was anything wrong really. I just wondered how things were regarding getting pregnant. You were getting a bit concerned the last time we spoke properly about it so I just wanted to know how you were feeling now" she explains.

"Yeah I'm just not letting it bother me right now. I just want to have fun and celebrate my first Christmas as a married person and I'll do what I need to do in the future if things still don't work out" I shrug. Everyone was right, now isn't the time to worry about it so I'm not going to let myself.

"That sounds like a good plan" Quinn smiles. "So, the party is really good tonight, everyone seems to be enjoying themselves" she says changing the subject.

"Yeah it is really good" I smile. "I was a little concerned about the fact so much of my family is here, in particular I was concerned about the grandparents but they really seem like they're doing ok. I was worried it would be too lively for them but I just saw my grandpa drinking shots with some people a while ago so it's all good" I say laughing.

"You're lucky because my grandparents would not go to something like this. I wouldn't enjoy myself even if they did because I would be worried they would be judging me the whole time" Quinn points out.

"I was a little worried about my grandparents judging my behaviour especially when Brittany was dancing on me but honestly, they didn't care. Brittany even got my gran to dance with her during another song once which was just hilarious" I say amused.

"Can I steal my wife away please?" Brittany asks as she comes up behind us and wraps her arms around my waist, kissing the side of my face.

"You most certainly can. She was beginning to bore me anyway" Quinn teases.

"No, it was more like you who was boring me" I tease back. "Anyway, my wife needs me now so I'll talk to you later" I say as Brittany and I walk off in a different direction from my best friend.

"I am so glad I have you alone now. I feel like I haven't seen you all night" Brittany says as she takes my hand in hers.

"I know what you mean" I agree. "What did you need me for anyway?" I ask curiously.

"What do you think I needed you for?" she asks with a smirk as we arrive at her office. She opens her door and goes inside, pulling me behind her. She promptly closes the door and pushes me against it.

"Wait…here, now?" I ask surprised.

"Yeah, why not" she shrugs. "The party is going on away from here so no one is going to be perusing the office area. They're all having fun so we're alone. Plus, we've been so busy today that we haven't had a chance to fit in some baby making time" she smiles.

"Ok but let's make sure the shutters are closed and the door is locked" I say.

"Already done babe" Brittany says as she starts undressing.

"Ok" I smirk at her while following her lead and undressing too.

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