Chapter 40: Up And Down
Brittany's POV
*Monday 27th March 2023*
I've just finished getting ready for work so now I'm just spending a little time with Jaxon. He was teething again last night so he didn't sleep much at all which means I didn't sleep much either so we're both really tired. I'm just hoping he'll go back to sleep for a little while at some point today because I really think he needs it right now. Santana has finished getting ready for work as well so she's just in the kitchen with Ashley, letting her know Jaxon's schedule for the day.
"Hey" I say to Ashley and Santana as I walk into the kitchen with Jaxon in my arms.
"Hi Jaxon, are you ready to spend the day with me?" Ashley says as she takes my son from me.
"He is ready but he's also a little tired this morning" I reply.
"Yeah Santana said he was teething again last night" Ashley replies.
"Yeah he really was and it was breaking my heart seeing him so upset" I sigh.
"I think I might have a remedy that will work so if he starts teething again today, I'll try it" Ashley says.
"Sounds good" I smile. "Anyway, I should be getting ready to go to work now so I better leave you to it" I add.
"Yeah you better leave Ashley to get started on her work" Santana states. "Anyway, are you taking your laptop to work with you since your office computer is getting fixed?" she asks me as she packs up the things she needs for work.
"I hadn't planned on taking it" I tell her with a shrug.
"How else are you going to do your work then?" she questions me.
"I'll just use my tablet until my computer is fixed. It's not going to take long to get the software update" I shrug again.
"Are you sure that's wise to just use the tablet?" Santana asks disapprovingly.
"Santana, stop trying to pick a fight with me because I know how to work" I say with a sigh.
"If you just did as I asked then I wouldn't need to get pissed at you. I told you last night that you should take your laptop to work" she sighs.
"You don't need to tell me how to do my work because I already know what I'm doing. You're looking for reasons to get pissed and you don't need to. There is no reason you need to be annoyed right now" I state.
"I'm going to the bathroom and then you and I need to leave" Santana states. "I'll meet you outside" she says before leaving the room.
"I am so sorry about that Ashley with the argument and all the other times we've fought in front of you" I apologise. She doesn't need to come to work and watch my wife and I argue all the time.
"It's totally fine. All couples argue from time to time" Ashley smiles.
"The stress is just getting to us a little bit at the moment in our busy lives" I state. We're working full time while juggling a small child and then on top of that Santana is finding her pregnancy difficult at the moment so we're struggling to balance everything.
"You really don't need to explain Brittany because it's fine, honestly" she assures me.
"Ok" I nod. "I should go now; I'll talk to you later. Bye Jaxon" I say before heading out to my car. Santana is already in the car, waiting on me getting in.
"Let's go" she states as she points at the road.
"We'll go in a second. I want to talk to you first" I say. "I know you get pissed at me a lot during this pregnancy and that's ok, I can handle it. I'd really appreciate it though if you didn't pick fights with me in front of Ashley because I don't want to make her uncomfortable" I explain.
"Who are you married to, me or Ashley?" Santana asks.
"Huh?" I say confused.
"You're saying you don't want Ashley to be uncomfortable but it's ok for me to have to hold back my feelings. Shouldn't I as your wife be able to express myself however I wish and Ashley should just have to put up with things because her feelings shouldn't matter to you" she tells me.
"I didn't mean it like that Santana" I say with a sigh.
"Well, it doesn't matter how you meant it anymore because my point is, can you just let me deal with things the way I do and not add to my stress by telling me how to handle myself in front of Ashley. If I feel better letting out my emotions then just let me" Santana replies.
"You are aware that I'm not deliberately annoying you, right?" I ask.
"Yes, I'm aware" she says as she rolls her eyes. "It doesn't mean you're not still annoying me though. I can't help the fact my hormones are everywhere during the pregnancy so the best advice I can give you is just ride with it and let me be how I am. We won't argue if you just roll with how I want" she adds.
"Fine, ok" I nod. I don't want to upset Santana anymore so I guess I should just live with the way things are for the moment. It's only for 9 months, anyway.
"Can we go to work now please" Santana replies.
"Yeah" I smile.
As soon as Santana and I arrive at work, we get started straight away. I spend the first half of my working day having meetings with my team while my computer gets updated, and Santana spends her working day in our office. Santana and I both take a break for lunch but it's at different times from each other since we're so busy with our own schedule. I'm now on my way to talk to Santana and update her on my plans for the rest of the day.
"Hey I need to head to a meeting now but I'll leave the car for you so you can go home whenever you want" I say to Santana as I walk into my office.
"Ok" she smiles.
"I don't know how long it'll take but it'll probably be long enough that I won't be coming back here and will go straight home when it's finished" I tell her.
"That's ok, I'll see you at home" Santana says.
"Even though I'll be in a meeting, I'll still answer my phone so call me if you need me for anything" I say as I lean down towards her.
"I'm sure I'll be fine but thank you" she smiles.
"See you later" I say before pecking her lips.
"Bye" she replies and then I leave the office.
My meeting didn't take nearly as long as I thought it would so I was in a cab on my way home before I knew it. Even though I was finished earlier than planned, it still wasn't as early as it could have been so I stuck to my plan of going straight home instead of going back to my office. I've now just left the cab and I'm walking towards my front door. I enter the house as quietly as I can just in case Jaxon is sleeping. I can hear someone in the kitchen so I make my way straight there hoping it's Santana.
"Hi" I say as I see Ashley in the kitchen, washing some of Jaxon's milk bottles.
"Hey" Ashley smiles.
"Is my wife home already?" I ask confused. I don't see her and I didn't see the car outside either so I thought she was still at work but maybe she's not.
"No, Santana's not home yet" Ashley shakes her head.
"For a minute there I thought I could smell her perfume so I automatically assumed she was home. Maybe the nice aroma is just still lingering around the house from this morning" I say.
"Actually, that might be my perfume you can smell. My friend gave me a different kind for my birthday and I actually did think it smelled familiar but I didn't put two and two together. I guess it's the same kind as Santana's" Ashley smiles.
"Yeah the scent is coming from you actually" I laugh. "I honestly thought Santana might have been home when I smelled it, I didn't even think about how it could have been your perfume" I add.
"It is a nice perfume though, isn't it" Ashley says.
"It is" I nod. "Santana likes expensive brands but this has to be my favourite out of all the perfumes she wears" I say. To be honest, I have expensive taste myself at times so I guess that's why I like it too.
"So how was work?" Ashley asks me.
"It was ok. I was just at a meeting so Santana and I agreed we'd meet at home instead of me going back to the office" I explain. "Anyway, I'm not at work anymore and I'm home so where is my favourite boy?" I ask, excited to see my son.
"He's sleeping right now" she replies.
"I better not wake him up then as much as I would love a cuddle from him" I say. "I'll just hang out with you until he wakes up or something" I shrug.
"That's cool" she smiles. "So, I noticed your motorbike was uncovered in the garage, does that mean you're back riding it again?" Ashley asks as we sit down at the table together.
"Um…not really" I reply. "I did ride it a couple of weeks ago but Santana got mad at me so we've made a deal where I can't ride it before the pregnancy ends. The reason it's uncovered at the moment is because I was clearing out the garage the other day and decided to clean my bike in the process. We're getting some deliveries soon with stuff for the baby so I am clearing out the garage so I can fit the new stuff into the garage and I'll slowly bring it inside into the house when the new nursery is painted" I explain.
"I guess that makes sense" she nods.
"I'm decorating the nursery myself so it's taking a little time to get it finished so the furniture and crib has to stay boxed up in the garage until I'm ready for it" I say.
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"I don't know how much longer Santana is going to be but I'm here now anyways so you might as well just head home and I'll look after Jaxon myself until my wife is home" I tell Ashley as I look at the time on my watch. There is no point in her hanging around when I'm perfectly capable of looking after my son myself.
"Are you sure?" she asks.
"Of course I am, you've been here long enough today so go home and get some time to yourself and we'll see you tomorrow" I reply.
"Ok, enjoy the rest of your night" Ashley smiles.
"I will and you too" I smile back. Ashley then grabs her things and heads off home.
I hang out on my own for a while before I hear Jaxon wake up. I feed him and then spend some time with him before putting him in his bouncer. It's getting quite late now for Santana not to be home so I'm expecting her any minute now. I know there is no way she would want to miss Jaxon going to bed so I can only imagine she will be home soon. I'm just making Santana and I some food just now in the hope it'll be ready in time for her getting home. The minute I hear a car in the driveway, I run through to the front door to wait.
"Hi" I say excitedly to my wife as she opens the door.
"Hey" Santana says, looking at me confused. "Why are you acting like an excited puppy right now who is greeting it's owner at the door?" she chuckles.
"I'm just excited to have you home because I missed you. One of these days you'll be first home from work or we'll come home together from work" I reply.
"That's really cute" Santana smiles at me. "I've missed you too" she adds.
"I'm glad to hear it" I say as I wrap my arms around Santana in a hug. "So how was work?" I ask.
"It was fine but let's not talk about work right now" she says as she wraps her arms around me to hug me back. "I just want to have a moment with you right now as my wife and not my business partner" she adds as she leans her chin on my shoulder.
"Ok" I smile. We stay hugging silently for a few moments before Santana speaks up.
"Uh…hands, Britt" she says as my hands reach dangerously low on her back.
"I'm not doing anything" I shrug as I pull away slightly to look into her eyes.
"You're about to slide them down to my butt" Santana laughs. "We're not going there right now because I haven't eaten in hours so I want some food before I do anything else" she says as she takes my hand and leads me to the kitchen.
"Fair enough" I smile.
"Hi handsome, I didn't think you'd still be awake" Santana says as she immediately drops my hand and rushes over to her son.
"Yeah sure, drop me in favour of Jaxon" I tease.
"You've had a cuddle from me so now it's Jaxon's turn" she shrugs as she lifts Jaxon up into her arms. "I have missed you so much" she tells him as she kisses his head.
"He's missed you too and he's asked me if you'll put him down to sleep tonight" I say.
"I would love to" Santana says as she kisses her son again.
"I've got a handle on dinner right now so why don't you spend some time with Jaxon and put him to bed" I suggest.
"Ok" she smiles.
"Goodnight, buddy" I say as I kiss Jaxon.
"I won't be too long" Santana says as she kisses my cheek and then leaves the room with Jaxon.
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*Tuesday 4th April 2023*
Today hasn't started off as the best day. I barely slept last night and when I did sleep, I was lying awkwardly so my back is killing me. I'm supposed to be working in a couple of hours but I don't know if I'm going to be able to or not, given how exhausted I am. I would really love to take a bath or something right now to relax my muscles but that's not really going to happen because I have a 7-month-old baby to get out of bed and an annoyed wife to plead with to accept my apology. I'm just about to throw the blanket off my body when I hear Ashley arrive for work.
"Wow, Brittany…uh…hi" Ashley says surprised as she enters the living room to find me lying on the sofa.
"Morning" I say through a yawn.
"Did you sleep on the couch last night?" she asks me as she notices I'm still in my pyjamas looking rather sleepy, meaning I probably haven't been in bed and have just woken up.
"I got myself into a spot of bother last night. I accidentally referred to Santana as my girlfriend instead of my wife so naturally she got pissed and kicked me out of bed. It must have really angered her because not only did I have to leave our bed but I wasn't even allowed to sleep in any bed, I had to take the couch" I explain.
"Oh, ok" Ashley says, understanding what's happened.
"I didn't want to be here on the couch and I didn't think I deserved to be either but if I argued with her anymore it would upset her even more so I took one for the team so to speak and just did as I was told" I sigh.
"Morning Ashley" Santana smiles to Ashley as she walks into the room with Jaxon. "Hey girlfriend" she says as she glances at me and then walks off again.
"Judging by that reaction my wife is still pissed so this is going to be a long day" I groan loudly as I get off the couch and kick a cushion in the air in frustration.
"I'll take Jaxon from Santana and you can talk to her on your own" Ashley says as we leave the room to find Santana and Jaxon.
"Hey" I say to Santana as I walk into the kitchen.
"Can you give Jaxon his milk for me Ashley" Santana replies, not bothering to greet me back.
"Sure" Ashley replies while taking Jaxon from Santana.
"Shall you and I have a quick chat?" I ask my wife.
"If we must" Santana sighs.
"We must, because we can't go on like this babe" I say as I take her hand and lead her to the living room so we can talk privately.
"Wow…where did you sleep last night. The couch or on the floor?" she asks as she picks up the cushion I had kicked earlier and throws it on the couch.
"It was the couch I slept on" I reply as I sit down on the arm of the chair she has just sat on. "Speaking of sleeping, how did you sleep last night?" I ask curiously.
"Really well actually" Santana shrugs.
"I find that very hard to believe that the woman who can't go to sleep without her arms around me slept brilliantly the night I wasn't even in the bed" I say.
"Ok so I slept like shit" she says as she rolls her eyes at me.
"You've shot yourself in the foot doing that because to punish me you have also punished yourself by having to sleep alone" I tell her.
"I know but it had to be done because you annoyed me last night and the last thing I need with this pregnancy is to get even more pissed so I had to get you out of the room" Santana says.
"Please don't be mad at me. It really was a genuine mistake" I plead. "I mean you were my girlfriend before we got married so is it really such a big deal? It's not like I said someone else's name or some shit like that."
"Don't even joke about that because with the mood I'm in, that'll make me worse" she warns me.
"Look, if you think about it, you are my girlfriend" I shrug.
"How so?" Santana asks questioningly. I can tell she still isn't very happy with me.
"Because you're like everything to me. My wife, my girlfriend, my mistress, the woman I'm dating and the mother of my children" I explain. "You're my wife because we're married and have a family; you're my girlfriend because our relationship is more than just sex; you're the woman I'm dating because we still like cheeky date nights together and you're my mistress because when we're not at home having married sex, we're mixing things up by getting passionate at work or in the car."
"I guess I could be down with that explanation" she smiles slightly. "It doesn't hurt to know that you think I'm capable of being all of those things for you and that solely I am enough for you."
"Yeah so it's a good thing" I smile.
"Come here" she smiles as she pulls my head down a little so she can kiss me. I immediately kiss her back because I've missed her. I know it was only one night we slept apart but it was still one night too many.
"I am so glad you've forgiven me but I feel like I still want to prove how sorry I am so I'm going to make it up to you" I tell her.
"Ok" Santana nods before leaning back in to kiss me again.
What started off as a few pecks on the lips because we missed each other, turned into something more. Our kissing became more passionate and our hands started making their way around each other's bodies. I only get the chance to pull Santana even closer to me when she stops kissing me and slowly pulls away from my lips.
"I want to have sex with you so badly right now but we can't" Santana says as she leans her forehead against mine. "Ashley is right through there with Jaxon so it's not appropriate" she adds.
"We can make time later" I smile.
"With the way my moods swing, I don't know that I will want to later" she sighs.
"We'll just need to wait and see then. It'll be fine either way" I tell her reassuringly.
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*Wednesday 5th April 2023*
It's 1am in the morning and even though I should be asleep, I'm not. I woke up 10 minutes ago to go to the bathroom but when I got back into bed Santana was awake. She had been struggling to sleep all night and I made it worse when I went to the bathroom because it kept her awake. She is having a really bad experience with this pregnancy and I hate that she is doing it alone. I wish I could help more but other than jumping into her body and spending these last 3 or 4 months pregnant instead of her, I can't do anything.
"You should go to sleep because there is no reason for the two of us to be awake because we do need to be in work later on today. We also have a baby who needs a lot of our attention" Santana states.
"I know but I'm not having you awake and sitting alone all night" I tell her.
"It's fine" Santana sighs.
"It's not fine so I'll stay awake with you so come on, lie down with me" I say as I open up my arms for Santana to lie in.
"I feel bad" she says as she relaxes into my embrace.
"You shouldn't feel bad. I should be the one feeling bad because you're growing our baby inside you and I'm doing nothing to help" I state.
"You are helping me. I know it doesn't always seem like I'm grateful to you but I am. You're helping in ways you don't even know and I love you for that" she smiles.
"Do you want to make out?" I smirk.
"That would make me more awake not asleep, do you not think so?" she laughs.
"Yeah maybe but we could still make out because it's fun" I smile.
"I don't think so babe, I need to focus on trying to sleep because we're still working and juggling Jaxon at the same time" she replies.
"Ok" I shrug.
I don't know how long Santana and I were lying awake for but we did eventually both get back to sleep. I'm awake now because I need to get up and start my day. Santana was still sleeping when I got out of bed so I left her to keep sleeping because I wanted her to be as rested as she could be. I'm just in the kitchen at the moment with Jaxon, feeding him. Ashley should be here soon to take over but right now I'm just having some time with my son on my own.
"Morning honey, how are you?" I ask my wife as she walks into the room.
"I'm ok" Santana smiles. "I'm not like jumping on the rooftops happy but I am doing ok today because I have you" she adds.
"You do seem a lot happier today than you have been previously" I point out.
"Yeah I know and I am. It's not that I doubted you before but just seeing you stay up with me all last night when I couldn't sleep was so sweet. You had a hard day at work yesterday and you were exhausted but you were there for me last night and I am super grateful for that" she tells me.
"I'm going to do whatever I can to help you" I smile.
"I know and I appreciate that" Santana smiles back.
"Hey, it's just me" Ashley says announcing her presence as she walks through the door.
"We're in the kitchen" I reply and two seconds later Ashley appears.
"Oh, have you dyed your hair?" Santana asks.
"Yeah, I wanted to try something different for a change" Ashley replies.
"It's really nice, you look great with darker hair" I smile.
"They say blondes have more fun but it's definitely brunettes" Santana smiles.
"She's right because we all know Santana is more fun than I am" I say while smiling at my wife.
"I wouldn't say that babe because there's never a dull moment with you" she smirks.
"I guess that's right" I laugh.
"Uh Britt…I think this little one needs a diaper change" Santana says as she frowns at me. "I'll go and change Jaxon's diaper just now while you update Ashley on his schedule for today and I'll meet you both in the living room in 5 minutes when I'm done" she says as she takes Jaxon from me.
"Ok" I smile.
Santana heads to the other room with Jaxon to change his diaper and I start discussing Jaxon's daily schedule with Ashley. There's not really much to discuss since his schedule is mostly the same each day so we're finished talking about it after a few minutes. Ashley and I are now just chatting to each other while we wait on Santana finishing with Jaxon.
"Do you really think the dark hair suits me?" Ashley asks. "I just wanted to do something different and cheer myself up instead of being miserable after my breakup."
"Yeah I really do think it suits you" I smile. "Not that I didn't like your hair colour before because it was nice but you definitely suit dark hair" I add.
"Thank you" she smiles.
"The dates will be lining up for you" I smile. "There will be guys waiting at your door for you…or maybe girls as well. I don't actually know your preference."
"I've only ever had relationships and dates with boys but I am attracted to women so who knows what might happen further down the line in the future" Ashley smiles.
"Yeah I don't see you being single for much longer" I tell her.
"Thanks Brittany" she smiles again. "Hey, have you seen that new cat video on YouTube yet?" Ashley asks me.
"I haven't" I shake my head. "Is it funnier than the last one?" I ask.
"It is actually" Ashley laughs. "I didn't think they could top the last video but they really did. I'll show you it right now" she says as she pulls up the video on her phone.
"Oh my god, that is hilarious" I laugh as I start watching the video.
"I know, right" Ashley laughs. "I've always found cats quite funny" she adds.
"Yeah I do like cats" I say.
"Would you want a cat as a pet?" Ashley asks me.
"My family had a cat when I was younger which was cool but I wouldn't have one now I don't think. I mean if we did have a pet, I think it would be a dog and not a cat" I shrug.
"Why not a cat?" she asks curiously.
"Santana wouldn't let me have a cat because she doesn't like them" I shrug. "If I really wanted to though, I think she would let me have a dog" I add.
"Surely you get to have a say in that though. It can't just be all Santana's way" she says.
"I do have a say but I wouldn't bring a cat into my home when Santana doesn't like them. That's just not fair. It's not like she's saying I just can't have one, she's saying she doesn't like them so she's not going to be comfortable around a cat" I explain.
"What's going on, I've been waiting with Jaxon in the other room for a while" Santana says as she stands by the door with Jaxon in her arms, looking rather pissed. "You and I should leave for work now Brittany and Ashley, you should have taken over from me by now with Jaxon" she adds.
"Sorry, we got talking and Ashley was showing me the latest cat video on…"
"I don't care, let's all be adults and go to work please. Brittany come with me and Ashley, can you take over now with my son and do what you're paid to do" Santana states seriously.
"I'll see you tonight buddy, I love you" I say to Jaxon as I take him from Santana's arms and kiss him before giving him to Ashley.
As soon as Santana and I are ready for work, we head outside to the car. Since we don't see each other much during the day normally we like to make sure we can travel together in the one car and it gives us that little bit more time together before work. We're just driving along the road in silence at the moment. I'm not really saying anything because I feel like Santana might be a little mad at me and I think she's not saying anything because she needs a moment on her own since she's so tired from last night.
"Hey, I'm sorry if I annoyed you again earlier when Ashley and I were talking and watching videos" I say.
"I'm not annoyed at you honestly" she smiles.
"Are you sure because you seemed a little mad" I point out.
"I wasn't mad as such, I just thought you both needed a bit of a kick up the ass because we all had work to get to including Ashley. She's a nice girl but she does work for us and even though her job role is different from ours, taking care of our son is still a big responsibility so I want to make sure she takes it as seriously as we take running our business" Santana explains.
"Fair enough" I smile. "I still want to apologise anyways."
"Honestly, everything is fine between you and me babe" she smiles back.
"Good" I say in relief. I am glad to know she isn't too pissed at me because I hate making her mad. I never mean to upset her but it happens easily with the pregnancy hormones and everything.
"So, what is your schedule like for today?" Santana asks me as she takes my hand in hers. "Do you have time to have lunch with me?" she asks.
"Yeah definitely, I'd love to have lunch with you today" I smile. "Do you want to eat somewhere outside of work or should I pick something up at lunch time and take it to our office?" I ask.
"Let's go out somewhere for a change" she smiles.
"Like a date?" I ask.
"Yeah, like a mini date" Santana nods. "It can't be anywhere too far away though because we do still need to work before and after lunch" she adds.
"That's cool" I nod.
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*Saturday 8th April 2023*
Santana and I haven't been awake long this morning. Jaxon woke us up a little earlier than we would like but we don't really mind right now because we're not working today. We're taking a day off to spend time as a family. We've been so busy lately that I managed to convince Santana to take some extra time off this week to just relax and hang out with each other and our son. I've just finished feeding Jaxon and changing his diaper so we're just wondering what to do for our day off.
"I know we have chores to do today but why don't we leave them for the moment and just hang out together?" I suggest. There is no reason why we need to rush around on a day off.
"Sounds good to me. We could snuggle on the couch together and watch a movie" Santana replies.
"That sounds so good right now" I smile.
"It'll need to be a family friendly movie though if Jaxon is watching it with us" she points out.
"I guess that means no movies with naked chicks and lots of sex then, darn it" I say pretending to be disappointed.
"Yeah definitely no movies like that" Santana glares at me. She clearly hasn't noticed I was only joking and I wasn't serious.
"What movie should we watch?" I ask as I switch the TV on and head to the couch with Jaxon in my arms.
"Do you watch a lot of movies with sex and naked women in them?" Santana asks curiously as she sits down next to me, not really answering my question.
"I mean I can't deny I have seen movies with some nudity and sex but I don't go about selecting movies with just naked women in them to watch" I shrug.
"But you enjoy watching the women and it turns you on, ok good to know" Santana sighs.
"I never said that babe" I tell her. "You obviously missed it at the start because when I said what I did, I was joking. I don't need to watch movies like that because it's not real and it doesn't turn me on" I add.
"You're just saying that now because you can see I don't like it so you don't want us to fight right now" she replies.
"I'm saying it because it's true. You are more than enough for me baby so I don't need to watch a movie for the girls or the sex. They would never compare to you in any way, you're even more amazing than any other girl out there" I smile.
"Are you sure?" Santana says quietly.
"Yeah of course, I'm sure. Just because we haven't had much sex lately doesn't mean I'd look elsewhere to get pleasure. I'm totally content with how things are at the moment so don't worry" I assure her.
"Ok" she nods.
"Now, are we going to pick a movie to watch that we'll all like?" I say.
"Yes" Santana nods again.
After Santana, Jaxon and me watched a movie, we hung out for a while. By that point it was time for some food so we fed Jaxon as usual and then I made Santana and I something to eat. Our plan now was to put Jaxon down for a nap while Santana and I got to spend some time together one on one. Things aren't exactly going to plan though because Jaxon won't settle to take nap. As much as I want him to be awake so we can spend time together, I know it'll only cause problems later because he'll be so tired that he'll disrupt his normal sleeping cycle.
"Hey why don't we all take a walk right now and see if that might put Jaxon to sleep?" I say. We're always stuck indoors whether that's when we're working or when we're at home catching up with chores or looking after Jaxon so it might be good to get some fresh air.
"I'm not really presentable enough to go outside right now. I haven't put any makeup on and I'm not dressed for people seeing me outside" Santana replies.
"There is no rush to leave right now, you can take your time and get ready. I just thought it might have been nice if we took Jaxon a walk to the park or something" I say.
"I guess it might be good for me and our other baby to get some fresh air" Santana says as she gently caresses her baby bump.
"I think it will be good for all of us so let's do it" I say. "Take your time in getting ready though because like I say, there's no rush" I smile.
"Ok" Santana smiles back.
Santana's POV
*Monday 10th April 2023*
I am supposed to be at work right now but I'm not. I was at work this morning and I was having a bad day with the pregnancy symptoms so Brittany convinced me to go home for the remainder of the day. There was no way I was going home alone though so Brittany said she'd stop work for the day as well and come home with me. I am so grateful to be home and just resting than being at work stressing myself out. The only downside of right now is that Jaxon isn't here. Brittany and I made the decision to finish work early last minute so Ashley wasn't aware we were coming home so she had already taken Jaxon out for the day.
"I think I am going to get changed out of my work clothes and into something more comfortable" Brittany says as we walk into the bedroom.
"Yeah I think I'll do the same" I agree as I begin changing my clothes.
"You look beautiful" Brittany smiles.
"Thanks" I say, my heart melting at the compliment and the way she's smiling at me.
"You've always looked amazing though" she shrugs.
"I certainly don't feel amazing right now" I sigh. "I don't mind my pregnancy figure so it's not a body image thing, it's how I'm feeling on the inside that's bad" I state.
"Why, what's wrong?" Brittany asks concerned.
"I just feel so sore and bloated all of the time" I reply.
"Is there anything I can do to help you. I could go out and get you some remedies to relieve the bloating or I could give you a massage to help the back pain" Brittany suggests.
"No I just need to deal with it because nothing seems to work. I've tried different things already and they haven't helped" I sigh.
"I don't know what else I can do to help" Brittany says deflated.
"It's ok, you don't need to do anything. I'm just projecting but in reality, there is nothing much else I can do other than wait until the pregnancy is over" I admit.
"I know it doesn't help to say this now but in the end it will all be worth it when we have another beautiful addition to our family" she smiles.
"Yeah I guess you have a point" I smile.
"Come on, let's go back downstairs and hang out" Brittany suggests.
"There is some laundry that needs done, we could do that" I say as we make our way downstairs.
"Laundry wasn't really something I wanted to do when I suggested we came home early to relax but I suppose we should do it" she shrugs.
"Oh…it looks like Ashley has done some laundry for us" I say relieved. Honestly, I didn't really want to be doing household chores right now but I felt like I had to. It's all good now though that we don't need to do any chores.
"Shall we hang out like we said then?" Brittany asks.
"Yes, let's do it" I nod with a smile. "What do you want to do?" I ask.
"Well, Ashley is still out with Jaxon so we're home alone right now" Brittany points out.
"I guess we are" I smile.
"We could take advantage of the house to ourselves and go upstairs and take a special nap" she smirks at me.
"I don't really feel like sex right now, sorry babe" I say honestly. It's just not really something that's on my mind all that much at the moment. In the early stages of pregnancy it was but now not so much.
"It's cool, let's just relax in front of the TV" Brittany smiles as we walk into the living room.
"You can pick what we watch because you know how indecisive I can be with movies and TV shows" I tell my wife as we make our way over to the couch.
"Ok" she nods as she lies down on the couch on her side and pats the empty space in front of her.
"If you think a 6-month pregnant lady is going to fit into that tiny space in front of you then you're very much mistaken, my love. Shuffle back a bit towards the back of the couch" I tell her.
"Ok" Brittany laughs as she moves backwards. "Is this better?" she asks me.
"A little but not great so you're going to have to put up with me pressed right up against you because I can't risk lying too near the edge of the sofa in case I roll off and hurt the baby" I reply as I lie down on the couch with Brittany spooning me from behind.
"Honey, when have I ever complained of being too close to you?" she asks.
"Fair point" I laugh.
As soon as we get settled on the couch together, with Brittany wrapping her arms around me, she eventually decides on what to watch on the TV. She had suggested a few things to watch to begin with but I had to put my input into the decision because what she wanted to watch initially looked a bit crap. I know I said she could pick whatever we watch since I'm so indecision but I just couldn't let it happen because I really didn't want to watch the documentary she almost had us watching.
We're in the middle of watching a romantic comedy at the moment but I am getting a bit restless. I'm sure it's a great movie and everything but the characters just aren't doing it for me so I'm bored. There's a blonde in it who is the main character who is supposed to get together with her male neighbour next door but honestly, she has more chemistry with her dog than the male character. I thought it might help if the characters were at least good looking but they're not even easy on the eyes so that makes the movie even more boring. Also, the only blonde I'm really interested in anyway is the one holding me in her arms.
"I'm getting the feeling you're not interested in this movie anymore" Brittany says amused.
"Is that because I keep sighing and moving around in your arms?" I ask.
"Yeah you don't seem settled at all to be able to focus or enjoy the movie" she replies.
"Yeah I'm just not really getting into the plot" I say as I turn to lay on my back, looking at Brittany who is still lying on her side.
"What?" Brittany asks confused as I stare at her lips.
"Kiss me" I instruct.
"Ok" she shrugs as she leans towards me and kisses my lips.
"Mm…a little more" I say as she goes to pull away.
"Ok" she smiles as I pull her head towards me again so we can kiss. We kiss for a few more moments before she tries to pull away again.
"Stop pulling away from me" I laugh.
"Honey, we'll miss the end of the movie" she tells me.
"Do you really think that I care right now" I say while shaking my head.
"Good point" Brittany laughs as she leans in towards me once more. She attaches her lips to mine again and kisses me. We keep on kissing before Brittany slips her tongue into my mouth for a more passionate kiss.
"You're actually a really good kisser" I tell my wife as we pull away momentarily so she can change positions from lying down to almost straddling me.
"I always thought I was average but have you just realised yourself that you think I'm good after all these years together?" she laughs.
"No I always knew I liked it when we kissed but because we don't nearly have as much intimacy as we used to then I appreciate it more now because I've missed you and your lips" I smile. I've never had any complaints before about Brittany but I definitely appreciate how good she is more nowadays because we've not been as close as we once were.
"I appreciate the compliment so thank you" she smiles as she leans down and starts kissing me again. "Uh…you're an amazing kisser too, by the way" she adds as she quickly pulls away.
"It's ok, I'm not going to get mad at you for not saying it back because I already know you think I'm amazing" I smile as I pull her back down to me. I know sometimes I'm always fishing for compliments so I give them out just so I can hear how good I am but this isn't one of those times. I was genuinely just appreciating my wife's amazingness without looking for a compliment in return.
"Ok, good" she smiles back.
"Now come here" I say as I place my hands on her cheeks and bring her head down to kiss her. We continue kissing as her hands rest beside my head to keep her balance as my hands slowly find their way to her butt.
"Shall I stop before this goes too far?" Brittany asks as she pulls away from my lips.
"No, you don't need to stop" I smile. "I wasn't in the mood earlier but I am now so we're good to continue to wherever this may lead to" I add.
"Excellent" Brittany smirks at me as she sits up slightly and removes her shirt, throwing it to the floor. I sit up too and Brittany rids me of my shirt as well.
"I have missed this body so much" I say as I lie back down and my hands starts roaming around her body.
"Believe me, it's missed you" she tells me as we both begin getting more and more turned on by the second.
We make out for a little bit as our hands continue exploring each other's bodies. Brittany is now covering my neck and shoulders in kisses and I've got to say, every time she kisses my neck I get even more turned on. To be honest, I think she knows that because she keeps smirking at me and then diverting from my neck to my shoulders. If she's going to tease me a little bit right now then I'm going to do the same. My hands linger dangerously close to her crotch before I slowly pull them away and rest them on her hips.
"You're so sexy right now" Brittany whispers to me through a moan.
"So are you, like seriously I don't know how we have gone so long without sex" I moan out as Brittany kisses my neck again.
"Oh, my goodness, I am so sorry" Ashley says as we hear a bang as she quickly turns around.
"Oh shit" I say as Brittany leaps from the couch, holding a cushion close to her crotch.
"It's our fault Ashley so don't worry. We shouldn't be doing this in the middle of the day in the living room with the door unlocked when you're still working" Brittany apologises as she pulls me up from the couch by the hand. "We're really sorry for what you've just seen" she adds as she stands in front of me to shield me a little since I'm still shirtless.
"I'm not that sorry" I mutter. I mean it's not an ideal situation but it was a nice moment Brittany and I had together because I was happy and I wasn't even thinking about how badly I feel at the moment.
"Why don't you take Jaxon to the kitchen and we'll put our shirts back on and then we'll come and meet you and catch up" Brittany says.
"Ok" Ashley says before darting out of the room.
"I know she didn't mean it but I am so mad at Ashley right now" I sigh. "She clearly didn't know what we were up to but I am pissed at her interrupting because we were just getting somewhere together."
"I don't know how I am supposed to get rid of this" Brittany sighs also as she looks down at her crotch.
"If the cockblocker hadn't of walked in so soon then my hand or my mouth would have taken care of that" I point out.
"Please don't say things like that to me babe because it'll only stay like that for longer. I need to think of something horrible fast otherwise it's going to be unbearable and I can't walk into that kitchen hard like that" she says as she shakes her head.
"Think of Ashley then" I shrug.
"Santana!" Brittany says as she rolls her eyes at me. "I can't do that" she shakes her head at me.
"She is someone you should never feel turned on by so what's the problem?" I shrug again. "Unless you do think she's hot or something which I am definitely not ok with" I say as I glare at my wife.
"Of course I don't see her like that babe but I can't use her as a distraction because it's just mean. If she ever found out that I think of her to calm things down then she would be very offended. It would make her feel horrible and hurt her feelings I would assume. Imagine someone you're friends with told you they thought of you to turn themselves off, wouldn't you feel disgusting?" she explains.
"Ok, fair enough" I nod. Maybe that was too mean but I just meant out of all the people, someone who works for us would be the best because we shouldn't see employees as anything but employees.
"Why don't you go to the kitchen and see Jaxon and I'll hang back for 5 minutes to get rid of this thing" Brittany states.
"Ok but if I can't get you off today then you're not doing it yourself so don't be in here…"
"Just go to the kitchen Santana and I will be there in a minute. I'm just going to sit down for a second and think of something really terrible and it'll go down. Don't worry, I won't make myself cum. I'll leave that to you" she says.
"Ok, good" I smile. I quickly put my shirt back on and go to the kitchen. "Hey Ashley, how was Jaxon today?" I ask.
"He's been really good today. Sorry we weren't home sooner; I just didn't see your text about leaving work early until we were too far away so it took just as long to finish our walk as it would to turn around and come home" Ashley explains.
"It's fine, honestly. It might have been better if you had been home later rather than sooner" I reply.
"Uh…yeah. Sorry about that as well walking in when…you know" Ashley says embarrassed.
"I wouldn't be embarrassed Ashley because if anything I should be more embarrassed than you since I was caught with my shirt off. You were just doing your job whereas Brittany and I knew better" I say.
"Ok" Ashley nods.
"Hey Ashley" Brittany says as she walks into the room and towards me.
"Are you ok?" I whisper as I immediately look down at her crotch. I probably shouldn't be so obvious about it but I am curious to see if she's all ok down there now.
"I'm fine so stop looking" she laughs as she lifts my chin up. "So, I guess now that we're all here then Santana and I can take over now if you want to finish early today" she tells Ashley.
"Yeah, I wouldn't mind finishing early today" Ashley replies quietly.
"That's good, you get yourself home then and we'll see you tomorrow" Brittany replies.
"Ok" Ashley nods. She says goodbye to Jaxon and collects her belongings before leaving the house with Brittany walking her to the door.
"Was it just me or did Ashley seem really quiet and out of sorts today?" Brittany asks as she joins Jaxon and I in the kitchen again.
"I didn't really notice that much but maybe she did. I wouldn't blame her though because she did walk in on us almost ready to have sex" I point out.
"Yeah" Brittany nods. "Anyway, Jax is home now so I guess sex is not on the agenda right now" she adds.
"Not right now, no" I shake my head. It does suck a little bit because the one time I was finally in the mood to have sex, we get interrupted.
"Hey baby boy, did you miss us?" Brittany asks Jaxon as she takes him from his bouncer.
"I'm sure you did because we missed you like crazy" I tell my son as I kiss his cheek.
"Yeah we missed you so much" Brittany says as she cuddles him.
"Oh, do you like cuddles from mommy?" I ask amused as Jaxon begins giggling. "I like cuddles from mommy too" I say as I comfortingly place my hand on Brittany's back.
"There's nothing I like better in the world than hugging my favourite people" she says as she wraps her free arm around me. "Shall we all go back to the living room and hang out" she suggests.
"Yeah, let's do it" I nod. The 3 of us then make our way to the other room to sit down together.
"Is this weird to be sitting on the couch with Jaxon when you and I almost had sex on it less than 20 minutes ago?" Brittany asks.
"It never went anywhere further than just kissing and caressing, it's not like we full on had sex with our pants down and our underwear off" I point out.
"Ok, fair enough" she smiles.
"Just out of interest, how did you get rid of your little friend?" I ask curiously.
"I just thought of something that wasn't in the least bit sexy to me and eventually it worked" she shrugs.
"Ok but what did you think about?" I ask nosily.
"It's so bad but I did think about Ashley" she replies, annoyed at herself.
"Oh really?" I ask amused.
"Yeah I mean you put that into my head and honestly it did work. I do like the woman as a friend and I feel awful doing it but like you say, I'm not going to find our children's nanny in a sexual way so as long as I didn't think of you, it should work. You're the only person who turns me on so as long as it wasn't you it was going to work" she explains.
"Did you just think about her changing dirty diapers and stuff?" I ask amusingly.
"Yeah sorta" Brittany laughs. "Anyway, let's not talk about it anymore because I feel awful being mean about Ashley because she doesn't deserve it" she states.
"Ok" I nod. "So now that we have our boy with us again, let's spend some quality time with him" I say.
"Yeah let's do that" Brittany says excitedly. As much as we are a little sad that our sexy time got ruined, there really is nothing better we want to do right now than be with Jaxon.
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*Thursday 13th April 2023*
Brittany and I have the day off work today again so I'm hoping we can spend it just relaxing and hanging out with Jaxon. It's been a busy time at work recently so having another day off feels even more special at the moment. Brittany and I are just lying in bed together, awake and enjoying each other's company. We are usually in bed together so it's not a new thing but normally that's at night when we're sleeping so this is different and it's nice lying in Brittany's arms.
"I thought Jaxon might be awake by now" I say.
"He was awake earlier around 4am when I went to the bathroom and checked on him on my way back. I stayed with him until he fell asleep so he's probably just tired" Brittany replies.
"Maybe you should go and check on him again" I suggest.
"Ok honey" Brittany smiles. "I won't be long" she says as she kisses me and then leaves the room.
"Wow you really weren't long" I say with a laugh as she walks back into the room a few minutes later.
"He's amazingly still sleeping so I've left him to it because I don't want to wake him" Brittany says.
"Come back to me then" I say as I open up my arms for her to crawl into.
We continue lying in each other's arms for some time, just relaxing and casually talking to one another. We're not really talking about much of substance, just catching up with each other. Since we're not working today then we've made it a rule not to talk about work when we're at home on a day off. We can talk about work in the evenings after we leave the office or when we're working from home but on days we don't need to think about work then we shouldn't actually be thinking about it.
"Hey, where are you going?" I ask as I pull Brittany back into bed with me when she tries to leave.
"I was going to get up and get organised for the day" she tells me as she places her hands on top of mine. "Surely Jaxon needs to be fed by now" she adds.
"Yeah, I guess" I nod.
"I'll go and see if he needs some milk and you can keep relaxing if you want" she suggests.
"No, I don't really want to be by myself in bed if you're not in the room. If you're feeding Jaxon then I might as well make use of the free time to shower and do what I need to do" I say.
"Ok well I'll see you downstairs when you're ready" Brittany smiles. We quickly peck on the lips and then she leaves the room as I go to the bathroom to get ready for the day.
As soon as I am finished in the bathroom, I made my way into my bedroom and got changed. I hadn't really planned on doing much today so I wasn't getting dressed in the way I would for work so sweatpants and a shirt from Brittany's clothing line was good for me. I'm now just heading downstairs to see where Brittany and Jaxon are and to see what they're getting up to. I also should really have some breakfast because starting off my day while pregnant with an empty stomach can't be good.
"Hey" I say to Brittany as I walk into the living room where she and Jaxon are hanging out on the couch together.
"Hi" she smiles at me.
"Good morning handsome" I say to Jaxon as I take him from Brittany's arms. He doesn't verbally reply but the look of excitement on his face when he sees me melts my heart.
"Someone has missed you" Brittany says as she smiles fondly at the two of us.
"He's so damn cute, it's unreal" I say as I hug my son.
"Hey, how much do you love me?" Brittany asks me with a smirk.
"Ok, what do you want?" I laugh. I know by her tone of voice that she wants something right now.
"I really want to go to the gym right now, so can I?" Brittany asks me nervously. "I know we're supposed to be hanging out and having family time but I would like to workout at some point" she adds.
"I guess you can go but you have to do something for me in return" I tell her.
"That's fine. You name it and I'll do whatever you want" she smiles.
"The baby and I are craving chocolate a lot at the moment so could you get us some at the grocery store on your way home?" I reply.
"That I can do honey" she smiles again at me.
"Thank you" I smile.
"I love you so much right now for letting me take an hour out of our family day to do something for myself" Brittany says genuinely.
"I love you too baby so don't sweat it" I smile again. I really don't mind that she wants to do this because apart from being at home or work we don't really get a chance to do much else so we do need that little bit of time on our own.
"I think I'm going to take my motorbike instead of my car to the gym" Brittany states.
"You know what, I'm not even going to react to that statement" I shrug. I know for a fact she can't be serious right now.
"Too soon for jokes like that?" she replies.
"It will always be too soon to make motorbike jokes because you know exactly how I feel about that damn piece of metal" I tell her.
"Will we just go back to the bit where I said I love you so much?" she asks.
"I think that's a capital idea" I nod.
"Ok well I love you so much right now" Brittany smiles.
"I know but you should get ready for the gym now because the quicker you leave and have a workout the quicker you come home to me and Jaxon" I tell her.
"Ok" she nods. "I will run upstairs and get changed and get my stuff. I'll be back down to say goodbye in 5 minutes" she says before dashing out of the room to get ready.
Jaxon and I hung out for 5 minutes until Brittany came back downstairs to say goodbye. After a long goodbye because Jaxon didn't seem to want her to leave, she eventually left and headed to the gym. I then got myself some breakfast and hung out with Jaxon some more. Even though I'm missing Brittany, it has been a good morning to know I don't need to worry about work right now and I don't need to rush out the door and leave Jaxon.
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"Hey, I'm home" Brittany says as she walks through the front door.
"Hey" I smile as I greet her in the hallway.
"I liked that I got to work out but I did miss you" she says as she drops her workout bag to the floor and wraps her arms around me.
"You smell really good right now" I say while looking at her sceptically. "Are you sure you really went to the gym baby?"
"Yes, I went" she laughs. "I took a shower at the gym once my workout was done so I didn't come home smelling of sweat to you."
"Ok, fair enough. If you hadn't of showered at the gym though then you would have been home sooner to me" I point out.
"I know but I would have had to shower here anyway so we still wouldn't have been able to hang out for any longer" she states.
"I guess that is true" I nod.
"So how has your morning been?" Brittany asks me as we make our way to the living room to sit down.
"It was ok. I had some breakfast and I got to hang out with Jax which was cool. He's now napping again so I was just hanging out on my own" I shrug.
"At least now you and I can hang out" she smiles.
"Oh, you left your cell phone here and it was ringing nonstop so I answered it" I tell Brittany. "It was Jack from work and he needed your help with something."
"Oh ok" Brittany nods.
"Don't worry though you don't need to call him back because I managed to help him" I tell her.
"That's even better then" she smiles. "I did not want to have to deal with work today when we're taking the day off" she adds.
"I assume you're ok with me answering your cell phone, right?" I say.
"Yeah of course. You and I don't have anything to hide so you can look at my phone any time you want" Brittany shrugs.
"That's good to know because I didn't just answer Jack's call. Your phone pinged with a notification which I thought was a text so I opened up your messages. It turns out it was just a twitter notification you got but I did look at the texts anyway and I did notice something concerning" I state.
"You did?" she asks confused.
"You and Ashley text each other a lot and I mean a lot, Brittany" I state. "I know she's Jaxon's nanny so obviously you do talk on a daily basis but this was way more than normal."
"I can't say I noticed how much we texted" she shrugs.
"You text Ashley at least 4 or 5 times the amount you text me and I'm not exaggerating Brittany because I counted the texts for one day" I tell her.
"Ok but you and me live and work together babe so I'm not going to text you that much since you're right there next to me so I can talk to you instead" Brittany points out.
"Fair enough but I'm still surprised at how much you two talk. I knew you got on well together but I don't think I realised you were actual friends" I state.
"If you want me to stop texting her outside of work then I will but honestly, I didn't think I was doing anything wrong" she replies.
"No there's nothing wrong with it because the texts were all fine, I'm just saying I had no idea just how friendly you were" I say. "It just concerns me a little because usually I know everything about you but this, I had no idea about so it's like I'm not paying attention to your life anymore."
"Oh, I wouldn't say that babe. Honestly it's not really a big deal so don't worry about it" she shrugs.
"I'm just wondering what else I may have missed when I've been so wrapped up in work or my own personal worries with this pregnancy" I say. I'm not just talking about what's going on with Brittany's life but the other people I surround myself around. Maybe I don't know Ashley as well as Brittany does and that is a little alarming for me. I trust her with my son but yet I don't know that I know her all that well.
"Honestly Santana, there is nothing to worry about here so don't work yourself up" Brittany smiles.
"Ok but for peace of mind I think I am going to be more aware of what's going on around me and be a little less wrapped up in work and myself" I state.
"That's fine saying that babe but I want to point out that I don't think you're ever wrapped up in yourself. You have legitimate reasons to be thinking about yourself with the pregnancy and stuff so please don't think you're selfish or something because you're really not" Brittany assures me.
"I love you" I smile. I know we have said that a lot recently but I really mean it right now because she always knows how to make me feel better.
"I love you too" she smiles back before kissing my cheek. "Ok, now before I forget, here is your chocolate for you and the baby" she says as she hands me a candy bar.
"Thank you" I say while gratefully taking it from her. "The baby and I will eat this after lunch I think" I smile.
"I actually did get Jaxon a little present because I didn't want him to feel left out since I got you and the baby chocolate. It's nothing exciting, it's just a little teddy bear" she shrugs.
"I am sure he will love it anyway since it's from his mommy" I say.
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*Friday 14th April 2023*
Brittany and I are both home from work. I was finished on time for once but unfortunately Brittany still had a lot to do so she stayed at work while I went home. Finally, we're back home together now but I really wish one of these days we could go home together. Ashley has finished up for the day so she's just getting ready to leave. Even though I was home first, I haven't really seen Ashley that much. I only really saw her more once Brittany got home and I've got to say, that seems weird to me. I'm not really sure what it is, whether she gets along better with my wife or whether it's because she's a little scared around me but she definitely doesn't talk to me as much as she does with Brittany. I mean she did update me on how Jaxon has been all day but after that, she went back to looking after him while I did some work in my home office as we waited on Brittany arriving home.
"Oh, nice dress" Brittany smiles as Ashley leaves the downstairs bathroom. "You look great" she tells her.
"Thanks" Ashley smiles. "I hope that you don't mind that I changed here it's just I'm meeting friends for drinks as soon as I leave here so I'm not going straight home" she explains.
"It's fine, honestly" Brittany assures her. "Perhaps just don't come to work dressed like that though" she teases. It's a nice dress and everything but it's not appropriate for her to wear when she's looking after my son.
"Don't worry, I won't" she laughs. "It's definitely not the right thing for wearing to work."
"Although I would wear clothes like that while you can because once you get pregnant, you'll never fit into those dresses for 9 months" I state.
"Yeah, but it doesn't mean they'll never fit you" Brittany tells me. "You look great in whatever you wear anyway so I wouldn't worry about it" she smiles.
"Thanks" I smile as I lean in and kiss my wife's cheek.
"I should go now, see you" Ashley says abruptly before grabbing her stuff and leaving.
"Ok, see ya" I say aloud to the empty room while rolling my eyes at the closed-door Ashley has just left through. "Was that just me or did she practically run out the door when I kissed your cheek?" I ask my wife.
"No, it wasn't just you, she did seem in quite a hurry all of a sudden" Brittany points out. "I thought I put her mind at rest the other day when we spoke about her walking in on you and I almost having sex, but maybe she still feels uncomfortable around us when we're kissing and stuff" she adds.
"I don't know because I kissed your cheek babe, we weren't making a porno together or something" I say while dismissing her thought. I'm not trying to be cheeky but if you get uncomfortable around a cheek kiss then that's a bit weird.
"She might just feel uncomfortable around us doing anything now that she saw me on top of you and we were both shirtless" Brittany replies.
"I do hear what you're saying and maybe you're right but honestly, things didn't get that far with us and I doubt she even noticed you were hard so I don't know why a married couple kissing would cause her this much mental distress" I state.
"I'm only surmising so I don't know" Brittany shrugs. "Anyway, it's not our concern now because she has left to go and have fun with her friends and we're now hanging out as a family again" she smiles.
"Do you miss being able to go out at night for drinks and stuff without having to carefully work out a babysitting schedule first?" I ask curiously.
"Not really" Brittany shrugs. "Before we had Jaxon, I wasn't really one that went out that much anyway. I like socialising and things but that would be at work or just having chilled nights with my friends at home or something. It wasn't because I went out every night" she adds.
"Fair enough" I nod.
"Do you miss going out on a whim to a bar or something after work?" she asks me.
"I did like that part of my life at the time but I wouldn't trade Jaxon for anything. Don't get me wrong I like when you and I can go out so sometimes I don't feel we have enough nights out together but I do like how our life is too with our family" I reply.
"Jaxon really has brought a lot of happiness into our life. We were happy before but he really has brought a lot of joy to us" she smiles.
"Yeah, he definitely has" I smile.
"Speaking of Jaxon, he is asleep at the moment so how about I make us something to eat and we can sit down together and have a nice meal for two" Brittany smiles.
"Sounds good babe" I nod.
"I know exactly what I want to make us so why don't you relax or something and I'll do all the work" she tells me.
"Sounds like a good plan to me" I smirk. "I will leave you to it" I say.
"Ok" Brittany nods with a smile. I then head to the living to hang out and just do nothing. I'm only relaxing for a few minutes though before an idea pops into my head so I go back to the kitchen to see Brittany.
"How long will dinner be before it's ready?" I ask curiously.
"Oh, it won't be done for another 15 minutes or so babe, sorry" Brittany replies.
"I didn't mean I was getting impatient because I'm hungry. I mean I am hungry but that's not why I was asking. I was asking because I wouldn't mind getting changed before dinner so I was checking I had enough time to run upstairs and change" I explain.
"Yeah, you have enough time so do what you need to do" Brittany smiles at me.
"Ok" I smile.
As soon as I leave the kitchen, I run upstairs to my bedroom and into the master bathroom. I know Brittany said I have enough time but I do still feel like time is of the essence so I do need to hurry. I freshen up in the bathroom before fixing my hair and makeup. I then run back into the bedroom and into my closet to pick out what I'm going to change into. It doesn't take me long to pick out my outfit because I know exactly what I'm wearing. I then put on my dress and my heels before heading back downstairs to the kitchen.
"Ok, I'm back" I say as I walk into the room.
"I think dinner should be ready in…" Brittany stops talking when she turns around to look at me. Clearly my appearance has distracted her.
"What's wrong?" I ask with a smirk.
"You look so hot right now" she tells me as she walks towards me. "I feel so underdressed in my sweatpants while you're in your ballgown."
"It's a dress babe, it's not a ballgown but thank you for the compliment" I say as I put my arms around her.
"You look amazing, honestly" she says as she pecks my lips. "Why are you dressed like that though?" she wonders.
"For two reasons actually. One – because I thought we could have a date night at home so I wanted to make an effort since you're making a big effort with the complicated food you're making. And two – this is a new design I made for our maternity line and I wanted to show it to you to see what you thought" I explain.
"It looks great, it really does" Brittany smiles. "I mean I would personally say that anyway because you know I think you look great no matter how many months pregnant you are but from a work point of view, the dress does look great. I don't know why expectant moms wouldn't want to wear these designs you've came up with" she adds.
"I do agree and I'm not just saying it to be smug and funny, like I do really think you and me doing a line of clothes primarily for pregnant women is an avenue we should go in. I actually don't know many designers who do maternity wear so this might be a good step for us to target that market especially when I am currently pregnant. If people out there see me pregnant then it adds a more personal touch to our clothing and makes it more real, you know?" I say.
"Yeah definitely" Brittany nods.
That's it for this chapter, let me know what you think.