Chapter 36: Surprise!
Brittany's POV
*Tuesday 17th January 2023*
Santana and I are just at home right now with Jaxon, getting ready for the day. After a long conversation over the weekend about childcare and the different nannies we interviewed, Santana and I finally decided who the best person for the job would be. It wasn't the easiest of decisions but I definitely think we have made the right one. We picked Ashley because not only does she have experience with children, but she also seemed like the most open and friendly person we met so we felt comfortable to have her around.
We're spending the full day with Ashley today so we can all get to know each other. Santana and I need to get to know what Ashley is really like and it would be good for her to get to know us a bit better. It would also be really helpful for us to get Jaxon used to her before leaving him on his own with Ashley. Jaxon is the most important thing in our life so we can't rush anything, we need to make sure we do what's best for him.
"We're running behind schedule this morning Brittany so you and I will need to shower together" Santana tells me as she pulls me into the bathroom.
"Yes, I'm sure our schedule is the reason we're showering together this morning" I say with a laugh.
"This isn't actually about sex right now; it's about doing what's best for everyone because we don't want to disrupt Jaxon's routine by being late and we don't want to keep Ashley waiting on us either" she assures me.
"Ok, if you say so" I say, still not believing her.
"Honestly babe, this isn't me trying to get you to have sex with me" Santana smiles.
"Ok well you won't mind then if I go and use the other bathroom to shower while you use this one. I mean there isn't any reason why we both can't shower at the same time in different bathrooms when each bathroom has a shower in it" I shrug.
"You could technically do that but you're in here with me now so you might as well just shower in here with me" she says as she tries to get me to undress.
"Honey, you don't have to try and justify the reason you want me in here, just say this is all about getting me naked right now" I smirk.
"It's not about that though" she shrugs.
"So, you don't want to see me naked right now then?" I ask.
"I never said that" Santana smirks. "The point is, this isn't about sex right now but I'm not offended if things did change and we were to have sex."
"Fine, it's not about sex then" I shrug. I still don't believe her but I'm going to let it go now because we do need to get ourselves showered and organised.
By the time Santana and I finished in the shower and got ready for the day, Ashley turned up. We started off by showing her around the house a little bit and then went on to explain some things about Jaxon's routine. I think the more time we all spend together; the easier things will come because it's hard to explain Jaxon's routine fully when things aren't always going to plan. We like to keep his naps scheduled and stuff but it doesn't always work out because he's still a baby so he isn't fully into a strict pattern yet of eating and sleeping. We're now all having lunch together and just getting to know Ashley and she's getting to know Jaxon.
"I notice you have a pool outside so does Jaxon ever go in the pool with you?" Ashley asks us.
"He hasn't actually been in there yet so we'd appreciate it if you didn't take him swimming. Maybe when he's a little older we'll get him used to the pool but for right now, we don't want him to go in there" I explain.
"That's fine, I just thought I'd ask because some of the previous families I worked for like the kids getting some activity in the water" Ashley nods.
"Speaking of water though, he does really like it so bath time is going to be an adventure for you because he will get you quite wet" Santana chuckles.
"Yeah he does like to try and splash you if he can. Obviously, he is still young so he doesn't have full ability to really splash around but he will try" I laugh.
"So how often is bath time for Jaxon?" Ashley asks.
"It depends really because we don't want the water to dry out his skin too much so we don't bathe him every day. It's maybe every 2 or 3 days I would say. If he does get messy from something then yeah, we should bath him but if we're just talking about a routine bath then it's about 2 or 3 days" I state.
"That's cool" Ashley replies.
"We'll write his typical routine down each day for the week so you don't need to guess when to do any of this stuff" Santana says.
"Ok, that's fine. So, what kind of activities do you like to do with him?" Ashley asks.
"He likes the park and he likes to go for walks in his stroller. He also likes playing with his toys" Santana replies. "I mean we're not totally set on the things he does so if you can think of some fun things for him to do then that's fine" she adds.
"Within reason though I think because like we say, we don't want him in the pool yet or anything like that" I state.
"Yeah of course" Ashley agrees.
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Ashley is away home now so it's been a good first day for everyone, I think. We got to know her even more and Jaxon seemed to be very comfortable around her. We managed to get through a lot today, walking Ashley through Jaxon's routine and what a typical day would look like taking care of him. We also managed to discuss some ground rules going forward so everyone knew where they stood. It wasn't necessarily anything really strict, we just wanted to make Ashley aware of a few things since she will be spending a lot of time in our home.
"So, how are you feeling about today?" I ask Santana as I enter the living room where she is.
"I'm actually feeling really good about it" Santana says as I sit down next to her and place my legs over her lap. "I was a little worried in the beginning about things just because we didn't really know her but she has put me at ease a lot" she adds.
"Yeah, I feel a little more comfortable now as well. I do still find it a little weird though about letting someone into our house when we're not there" I state. Obviously for the first while we'll be around when Ashley is taking care of Jaxon but thereafter it's a little weird to think about going to work leaving Ashley alone in my home.
"Are you scared she's going to rifle through your belongings and steal something?" Santana asks amused.
"A little actually" I admit.
"Look we went through which areas of the house were off limits so I think it's going to be ok. Plus, the only really valuable possessions you have are myself and Jaxon so I wouldn't worry about her stealing your panties or something" she teases.
"That is true, I guess" I laugh. Santana and Jaxon are the important people in my life and everything else is just replaceable stuff.
"Seriously though, someone with her qualifications and professionalism isn't going to steal from their employer. I mean I can't say that for 100% sure but I am confident she wouldn't do that. We checked out her background and spoke to the families she used to work for so I think it's going to be ok" Santana reassures me.
"On the whole I think it will be fine, these are just natural worries I think that all parents have about someone else coming into their child's life" I state.
"I mean don't get me wrong, I'm not excited either about someone in my home when I'm not there but it's not about stealing stuff. It does just feel a little odd in general but I'm sure we'll get used to it" she tells me.
"We just need to give it time I suppose" I say.
"Exactly" Santana smiles. "Now come here" she says as she pulls me towards her. "Jaxon is in bed now so it's time for some Brittana time."
"Ok" I laugh as I lean over and kiss Santana.
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*Wednesday 18th January 2023*
Today we're spending the full day with Ashley again, getting everyone used to the new set up. Santana and I thought it would be good today to go into work and show Ashley a little bit about that side of things for us. Ideally when things settle down, Jaxon won't be at work very much and will be primarily looked after at home but right now, we want to get Ashley used to our work life too. We've already showed her around our workplace and she's met some of the staff so they're getting used to having her around as well.
"Are you ok Ashley?" I ask concerned as I look over at her and notice how worried she looks.
"Santana is quite intimidating at work" she replies.
"She can be but that's just because her job means a lot to her. She built this whole business up from the ground on her own and put her whole life into it. She wants to make sure we all know how much her work means to her and we value it as much as she does. Also being strict is the best way because it keeps everyone in line and we all know where we stand" I state.
"I get that, it's just a little scary seeing how strict she can be because I never want to be on the other end of one of those lectures, especially when I'm the one taking care of her son. I'd hate to do something she doesn't agree with and make her mad" Ashley says worriedly.
"You're great with Jaxon and you have the qualifications in childcare to know what you're doing so don't worry. I'm not saying Santana or I won't have some input into certain things about our son but don't let that affect your confidence in your job because like I say, you're more than qualified to do what you're doing" I smile.
"Ok" she nods.
"If you're ever worried about getting Santana at a bad moment then just ask me whatever you need to because I might not be as scary. At the same time though, Santana is the way she is because she cares, it's not because she's a bad person so if she's strict it's for a reason so please don't think you can't talk to her about things" I point out.
"I really like working for both you and Santana, I just got a little scared for a second when I saw how intimating and strict she was with her staff. I guess I'm still getting to know you all as well so I'll get used to how you both operate at work soon enough" Ashley replies.
"Honestly, if you do your job then you won't have any problems with Santana. The chances are whoever she was being strict with deserved the rant earlier. If you know where you stand with Santana then it's all good" I smile.
"Ok" Ashley nods.
"Hey, what are you two talking about?" Santana asks as she comes over to us and kisses Jaxon's head as I hold him in my arms.
"You actually" I smile.
"I did think I felt my ears burning" she jokes. "So, what's going on anyway?" she asks.
"Ashley saw the telling off you gave some staff earlier and got a little worried she would mess up and be on the other end of one of your rants" I explain. "I assured her though that you only go off on people like that if they deserve it" I add.
"I know I seem really hard on my staff but that's only because I feel like they're not doing as I ask. You and I won't have any problems though because I can see how much Jaxon likes you already so you clearly know your stuff" Santana smiles.
"Ok" Ashley nods.
"As long as we're always on the same page then nothing can go wrong" Santana says.
"I think good communication is key here because as long as we tell you what we expect from you as Jaxon's nanny and you keep us updated with whatever you're doing then it'll be fine" I say.
"I will follow the plan you have given me and if I have any queries then I'll talk to you about it before we change anything we need to" Ashley says.
"Sounds like a good plan" I smile.
"So, I was thinking we should really give this new set up a try and you can maybe look after Jaxon yourself for an hour or so while Santana and I do some work" I suggest. We're at work anyway so we might as well work and we do need to let Ashley look after Jaxon without us in the room at some point along the way so why not today.
"Yeah I can totally do that" Ashley smiles.
"If it's ok with you though, can you stay within the building so we still have Jaxon near us but not like right next to us. We'll set up the conference room for you and you can take care of him there" I say.
"Yeah, that's completely fine" Ashley nods.
"We'll just start off with an hour just now and then see how things go then eventually we'll work up to you having Jaxon for the full day when the time is right" Santana tells her.
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*Tuesday 24th January 2023*
"Morning" Santana says happily as she walks into the kitchen.
"Morning" I mumble as I continue to stare at my bowl of cereal.
"You were out of bed really early this morning, didn't you sleep well?" she asks me as she leans down and kisses my cheek.
"Not really" I say with a sigh.
"Maybe you just needed some Santana love to make you feel better" Santana says as she straddles my lap and puts her arms around my neck. "I was so tired last night that I just fell asleep straight away so you probably couldn't sleep because I wasn't hugging you all night" she adds as she begins kissing my neck.
"I can't right now Santana" I say as I pull away from her.
"Can't what? I never asked you to do anything Brittany" she points out.
"I just can't get into a sexy mood right now" I sigh again as I push her off my lap gently so I can get up from my seat.
"Wow, you are in one seriously bad mood this morning" Santana states as she goes over to the coffee machine and makes herself some coffee.
"Yeah I know I'm not very cheerful this morning" I reply as I throw my cereal away in the garbage.
"What have I done?" my wife asks as she turns around to look at me.
"Nothing" I state.
"I must have done something so tell me, why are you mad at me right now?" she asks.
"I'm not mad at you Santana. I'm not in a bad mood because of you" I assure her.
"So, what's going on then because even though neither of us are morning people, you are usually a little more cheerful than this" she replies.
"I'm just nervous about today. This is the first time Ashley will be on her own with Jaxon without either you or me around somewhere nearby so it's scary for me leaving him with someone other than family" I explain.
"Britt…it's going to be fine" Santana says softly as she walks towards me. "Ashley has spent a lot of time with Jaxon already and they get on really well so don't be worried" she says as she wraps her arms around me.
"I know but this is the first time that they'll be here and you and I will be at work. When Ashley has been on her own with Jaxon before, it's always been at work in another room so we're really close by. This is going to be very different today because we can't just run downstairs if something happens" I state.
"I get it babe; I really do but this day was always going to come where we would go to work and Jaxon would be in childcare. We know Ashley now so let's think of it like Jaxon is staying with our parents or something for the day" she tells me.
"Maybe we could ask Ashley to just spend one more day at work with us" I suggest.
"We can if you want but we are going to have to leave him like this at some point so why can't it be today. Ashley is just going to be here today looking after him so he'll be in the comfort of his own home with all his toys and everything. Plus it's not really fair on Jaxon having to spend his time at work with us because it's not as peaceful as being at home and it's not entirely practical either" Santana points out.
"Ok, fine" I sigh. "I still don't like it just yet but we'll do it."
"How about you and I go into work this morning and leave Jaxon with Ashley. Then maybe in the afternoon at lunch time one of us or both can come home and finish our work at home. That way we're just gently easing into things and Jaxon isn't left all day with just Ashley" Santana suggests.
"I guess I could maybe do that" I nod. I'll still be nervous but I think I feel better just leaving him for the morning and gently transitioning into a full day than starting with a full day.
After we finish breakfast and get ready for the day, we get Jaxon ready. By that time, Ashley arrives so we start going through his schedule for the day with her. We're now just updating her on a few things about the house in case something was to happen when we were out. I can't see anything happening really but with it being her first day alone in the house then we thought we would run through some emergency numbers should she need them, mostly really just contact numbers if the power went out or something.
"There's been a slight change of plan as well Ashley. Brittany and I are just going to go into work for the morning and we'll work from home in the afternoon. We'd still like you to stay for the full day though with Jaxon" Santana says.
"That's fine" Ashley smiles.
"I know you were supposed to be looking after Jaxon on your own for the full day but I'm just not ready to leave him on his own for that long just yet. It's not that I don't think you're capable though because you are, I'm just not ready personally yet" I explain.
"Honestly Brittany, you don't need to explain because I understand the situation. I'm am happy to do whatever is best for yourselves and Jaxon" Ashley tells me.
"Ok, thank you" I smile.
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"Hey, are you doing ok?" Santana asks as she places a cup of coffee in front of me. We're at work now so Jaxon has been on his own with Ashley for a little while now.
"Yeah I think I am. Eventually we'll transition into working here full days together when Ashley has Jaxon but for the next couple of days, I'd rather we just work half days away from him or if one of us can work from home for the day" I say.
"That's fine babe" she smiles. "Let's just see how today goes and maybe you'll feel better when we see that today went ok for Jaxon."
"Yeah, maybe" I smile back.
"So, what are you working on right now?" Santana asks curiously.
"I'm actually playing around with some new designs that I came up with recently. Do you want to see them?" I reply.
"Yeah, I'd love to" Santana smiles as she pulls up a chair next to me.
"They're obviously not going to be as good as what you design but I still think they're ok" I state.
"Honey don't say that, you're more talented than you give yourself credit for" she assures me.
"Yeah I know I'm getting better at designing but you're different. You're on another level of talented that I don't think anyone could match you" I tell Santana.
"Thank you, I appreciate that" Santana says as she kisses my cheek.
"So, what do you think?" I ask as I go through the designs I came up with.
"I think they look really great. They actually look like a blend of my brand and your brand which is really cool. We should definitely get back to designing things together because we've focused so much on our own work that we haven't really developed our shared clothing line in a while" she tells me.
"I was thinking that too because ever since we had Jaxon, we sort of put our shared stuff on the back burner but maybe now is the time to get back to it" I say.
"Exactly" Santana smiles.
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*Thursday 26th January 2023*
I'm feeling a lot more comfortable now with Jaxon's childcare arrangements so he's been spending full days with Ashley on his own. I'm still a little nervous but I think that's normal for a parent and Jaxon doesn't seem to mind so it's all going ok. Santana and I are making sure when we get home from work in the afternoons that we spend the rest of the day with Jaxon and leave work at work. Ashley is also really flexible with her hours so she's happy to work whenever we need her instead of being strictly Monday to Friday so some days midweek we might feel like we want to just spend it with Jaxon so Ashley is happy to take the day off and work a day at the weekend.
Santana and I are home from work now so we're just spending some time with Jaxon. Ashley is just getting ready to leave to head home. Now that Santana and I are home then there really isn't a need for Ashley to stay because we can take care of Jaxon now.
"Hey would you mind if I stayed here another 10 minutes because I'm waiting on my boyfriend picking me up. My car broke down yesterday so I'm having to rely on other people to get me to and from here. My boyfriend isn't quite finished work yet so I don't really want to stand outside like an idiot waiting" Ashley says.
"Of course you can wait in here, don't worry" I smile.
"Yeah, it's totally fine" Santana smiles. "If you want to get home though and don't want to wait, Brittany will give you a ride home, won't you babe?" she says looking over at me.
"I can totally drive you home right now if you want" I shrug.
"You wouldn't mind?" Ashley says.
"Don't be silly, I'm happy to help out a friend" I smile.
"Ok, thank you. I'll text Dave right now and tell him I don't need a ride home after all" Ashley replies.
Once Ashley is ready to go, she says goodbye to Jaxon and Santana, and then we head out to my car. We then get in the car and I drive us off. The car journey is relatively short because Ashley doesn't stay too far away from me so we're there in no time at all. It's actually quite advantageous living close to one another because it means if we ever need her to come in and look after Jaxon at short notice, then it won't take her long to get there.
"I will see you tomorrow at 8am, have a good night" I say with a smile as I stop the car.
"You too, see you tomorrow Brittany" Ashley replies and then leaves the car. I then make my way back home again.
"Did you get Ashley home ok?" Santana asks as I walk inside.
"Nah, I just left her at the end of the road and made her walk the rest of the way home" I tease.
"Very funny" she says as she playfully rolls her eyes at me. "Anyway, dinner is finally underway so can you help me please?" she asks as she playfully hits me on the butt with the dishtowel.
"I'll do whatever you want honey" I smile.
"In that case, drop down and do 20 push ups" Santana smirks at me.
"I know you're joking but I totally would because you asked me to" I smile. I would pretty much do just about anything Santana asked me to.
"Do it then because I like seeing you work up a sweat" she tells me.
"Ok, I will" I smile before dropping to the floor. "I'm not exactly in the best clothes right now to do this so it will be a little sloppy" I say as I begin my push ups. I didn't get changed when I got home from work so I'm still in smart clothes that aren't the most flexible.
"You look like you're doing ok to me" Santana smirks.
"Ok, that's 20" I say after a few seconds. "You're going to have to pull me up from the floor because I can't get up now" I tell her as I hold my hand out to my wife.
"Ok" she laughs as she grabs a hold of my hand and pulls me up.
"Do I get a kiss for completing the challenge?" I ask.
"Yeah I think you should" Santana says as she pulls me into her and kisses me. Just as I'm about to pull away, I feel her pull me in again and kiss me harder.
"Honey we can't be starting anything when dinner is cooking" I say as I reluctantly pull away. "We don't want to burn the house down by losing concentration on what we're doing."
"Ok fine but we're picking this up later" she tells me as she winks at me.
"I am super ok with that" I smirk.
Santana's POV
*Saturday 28th January 2023*
It's the weekend so Brittany and I are going to spend the whole of it with Jaxon. We want to make sure we can spend as much time as we can with him when we're not working because we don't want him to think we're never around. We've already all had breakfast together and played for a little while with Jaxon's toys so now Brittany is putting him down for a little nap. I didn't really want him to nap because I wanted to spend every moment I could with him but he was getting tired so it was only fair he had a nap.
"Since Jaxon is down for his morning nap now, I'm going to take a quick shower while he's settled" Brittany tells me.
"Ok honey" I smile.
"I won't be too long" she says before heading back upstairs.
I am just sitting alone for a few minutes, thinking to myself, why am I doing this? My son is sleeping and my wife is all alone in the shower so why am I still sitting on the damn couch. I should be up there spending some time alone with my wife. There is nothing better I could think of doing right now than spending my spare time with Brittany. I quickly get off the couch and run upstairs. I strip off my clothes in the bedroom before proceeding to the bathroom. I then quietly sneak into the shower, behind Brittany.
"Hi" I whisper in her ear as I wrap my arms around her.
"Uh…hi" she says surprised as she turns her head to the side to look at me. "Are you up to mischief, baby?" she teases.
"I might be, is that a problem?" I ask as I kiss the back of her shoulder.
"No, definitely not" she tells me as she turns around to face me.
"Come on then, pick me up" I say as I wrap my arms around Brittany.
"Ok" Brittany laughs as she hoists me up against the shower wall. "One of these days you're going to have to pick me up because I'm getting older now and I'm not as strong as I used to be" she teases.
"You're younger than me so don't be silly" I tell her. Brittany works out more than I do at the moment so I think it's safe to say between the two of us, she's fitter than I am.
"Yes I am younger than you, aren't I?" she smirks.
"Oh, you little shit" I laugh. "You only said that to make me say I was older even though you know I hate talking about ages."
"Yeah I was just trying to wind you up a little bit. To be honest though there isn't much difference between our birthdays" she shrugs.
"Yeah there really isn't" I state. "Anyway, we're not hear to talk right now, are we?" I smirk.
"No definitely not" Brittany smirks back before leaning in to kiss me.
After spending more time than we should have in the shower, Brittany and I finally got out and got organised before getting dressed. We then checked on Jaxon but he was still asleep so we went back to the bedroom and did our hair and makeup. We're now just hanging out together, waiting on Jaxon wakening up so we can spend more time with him.
"Maybe next time, we could spend some time in the bedroom together rather in the shower. I mean I do like it but we do seem to be in the shower a lot together at the moment" Brittany points out as she lies down on the bed.
"I know but other than being in bed, the shower is the quickest way for me to see you naked so that's why I keep jumping in beside you" I shrug.
"That is rather cute actually" she smiles at me.
"Ok but I'm not going for cute, I'm going for sexy" I state.
"Like I've told you before, you can be both honey" she smiles again.
"Ok" I smile back.
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*Monday 30th January 2023*
"Morning Ashley" I say as I enter the kitchen. "Where's Brittany?" I ask as she seems to be nowhere in the house. I assumed she was already downstairs when I got out of bed and ready this morning.
"She just left a couple of minutes ago" Ashley replies.
"Oh that was nice of her to not even say goodbye to her wife" I say sarcastically. She will be paying for this later; I can assure you.
"She was in a bit of rush actually so she told me to tell you she had to leave earlier than planned. It was something to do with a meeting being rescheduled to 9am this morning not 10am which she forgot about until she got a notification reminder on her phone not too long ago so she literally had to just run out of the door" Ashley explains. "I don't even think she had any breakfast or anything" she adds.
"I guess it makes sense. It still doesn't mean I like it when she leaves without saying goodbye" I say with a shrug. "Anyway, has Jaxon been fed?" I ask, changing the subject.
"He has and he's been burped and changed as well so I'm just going to tidy up a little in here and then we might go to the park today" Ashley replies.
"Sounds like fun, I'm sure he'll love it" I say as I make my way over to my son to spend some time with him.
"Do you want me to make you some breakfast while you spend some time with Jaxon?" Ashley offers.
"No, you don't need to do that. You're Jaxon's nanny not our maid so I can get my own breakfast. You also don't need to be tidying the house for us either or doing Britt's and I's laundry even though we appreciated it yesterday" I smile.
"Honestly, I really don't mind because there's not a whole lot to do when Jaxon takes his naps so I might as well keep myself busy and help you and Brittany" she smiles.
"Ok well if you want to cure some of that boredom then fine but don't feel you have to do these things for us because your job is to look after Jaxon, not my wife and I" I say.
"Ok" she nods. "At least let me get you some breakfast just now though since I'm standing right here and you're with Jaxon" she adds.
"Ok fine but just this once" I smile.
"Ok" Ashley nods.
As soon as I had breakfast and spent some time with Jaxon, I headed off to work. I didn't see Brittany when I arrived but I figured that would be the case anyway since she had the meeting to go to. I went straight to my office and began working. It's a couple of hours later now and Brittany has just walked into our office.
"You, Pierce, are in my back books this morning" I state.
"I am?" Brittany asks confused. "What have I done wrong?" she asks.
"You left the house this morning without saying goodbye. I can handle you not having time to kiss me goodbye but you could have at least shouted upstairs to me that you were leaving" I tell her.
"I am sorry, I was just in such a rush because I forgot I moved my meeting forward an hour so I was worried I was going to turn up late" she explains.
"So, your meeting was more important than me?" I tease.
"Obviously not but as an extremely successful businesswoman that you are, I thought you would understand that sometimes these things happen" Brittany says.
"I guess that is true" I nod.
"I'll make it up to you later, ok" Brittany smiles.
"Good, I'll look forward to that" I smirk.
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Brittany and I are finally home again and finished work for the day. As soon as we got home, we caught up with Ashley about Jaxon and then she went home. We then spent some time with Jaxon and had dinner together. We've already went through Jaxon's bedtime routine so now we're in the bedroom getting ourselves ready for bed.
"Jaxon is now fast asleep in the nursery so how about you and I get some alone time in our bedroom and do some of that making up that you promised you'd do for me?" I suggest to my wife.
"I can never say no to that" Brittany smiles.
"Come on then, let's do this" I say as I leap into her arms and wrap my legs around her waist. She then carries me towards the bed.
"Do you not get periods anymore?" Brittany asks me with a smirk.
"Huh?" I ask confused.
"We seem to be having an awful lot of sex at the moment so I was just making a joke because we very seldom go a day without. I'm definitely not complaining because I think you're an incredibly sexy lady so I love whenever we're intimate together. It's just we used to sometimes have to skip a few days whenever you would have a particularly heavy day with your period" she points out.
"Yeah I guess we have had a lot of sex lately" I say as I think about it.
"Like I say though, it's not that I'm complaining or anything. I just want you to know that we don't have to have sex all the time if you don't want to. You don't have to do this for me because I can assure you, I am not bored with you so you don't need to keep making things exciting or whatever for me. If you're getting worried again then talk to me babe" Brittany smiles.
"No, I'm not worried about that anymore" I smile. I admit a few weeks ago I was suggesting sex a lot because I thought she would get bored with me when we spent so much time together but it's not like that now.
"Are you sure?" she asks.
"Honestly, I am sure" I smile. "I don't know what it is at the moment but I just want sex all of the time and I just can't get enough of you. We're back at work now so I'm not concerned about you being stuck with just me all the time because you have your work friends to talk to and stuff" I add.
"Ok, that's cool" Brittany nods.
"So does that mean I have permission to have my way with you right now or not?" I ask with a smirk.
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*Tuesday 31st January 2023*
Brittany and I are both working today so Ashley will be looking after Jaxon at home like usual. I've actually got somewhere I need to be before work this morning so I won't be going in straight away. We're currently in the bedroom just getting ready for work right now. We've already had breakfast and fed Jaxon as well as spending some time with him.
"Honey, I need to head out earlier this morning so are you ok to wait here yourself until Ashley gets here before you go to work?" I ask Brittany.
"Yeah, sure" she shrugs.
"I know it means we both need to drive to and from work today but I really need to get to this appointment before I start work this morning" I explain.
"Honestly babe, its fine" Brittany smiles. "It won't kill us to travel to work separately every once in a while, especially when we have a nanny now for childcare so we can change our working schedule to suit ourselves nowadays rather than having to coincide our plans with each other" she adds.
"Ok cool" I smile.
"What's your appointment anyway?" Brittany asks.
"Uh…just a work thing that I need to deal with before I get to the office" I reply vaguely. I don't really want to tell her right now where I'm really going otherwise it might worry her.
As soon as I was ready, I headed off to my appointment and Brittany waited on Ashley arriving before heading to work. My appointment took a little longer than I thought it would so I don't arrive in work as early as I hoped I would. I'm just heading to my office just now to get started work. I am assuming Brittany is already here now and has started her work for the day.
"Hey" I say quietly as I walk into our office.
"Hi" Brittany smiles at me. "How was your work emergency?" she asks curiously.
"What work emergency?" I ask confused.
"The urgent work matter you had to attend to this morning before work" she states while frowning at me.
"Oh right that" I say in realisation. "It's fine, all sorted now and nothing to worry about" I smile.
"You did have a work emergency, didn't you?" Brittany questions. "It's just if I had something work related to deal with then I would remember since it was a big deal."
"I did have a work-related matter to sort out but it wasn't technically an emergency so I was just confused by what you meant. I made it seem like a bigger deal than it actually was so for a second I thought you meant I also had an emergency to deal with and I'm thinking, what has gone wrong now" I reply.
"Ok" Brittany nods.
"You still don't believe me, huh?" I reply.
"I'm sorry but I don't. I just feel like you're holding something back from me because you seem very distracted and mixed up" Brittany tells me.
"Honestly, it was nothing. I just had a meeting this morning that I wanted to get to before work that I didn't really want to prolong anymore. Missing the meeting would mean I needed to wait a while before having it so I wanted it today so I didn't need to wait. At the end of the day though, if I did miss it then I could still have the meeting at some point eventually" I explain. "As for being distracted then I am slightly, I'm sorry" I apologise.
"What's on your mind babe?" Brittany asks.
"My sales figures are a bit lower this month than I thought they would be so it's got me into a little bit of a funk and distracted me. Someone from the sales team just mentioned it as I was walking into work 10 minutes ago so that's why I'm not paying attention to you, I'm sorry" I reply. It's not totally the truth but I can't explain what is going on right now.
"It's ok, I understand" Brittany nods. "I was just worried for a second because I thought you were hiding something but now I know what's going on then it's ok" she adds.
"You know how much of a perfectionist I am so it just annoyed me a little bit that my sales weren't as good as I wanted them to be. I'm definitely not worried about it or anything though because it's not hugely different that it would affect the business. It just sucks a little that's all" I explain.
"It is January though babe and everyone will be watching their money right now since Christmas has taken a large chunk out of people's wallets" my wife points out.
"That is true actually" I nod. "Maybe I am expecting too much this month because I do know you and I are watching our wallets at the moment after spending so much at Christmas so why wouldn't everyone else."
"If you do want some help though, just let me know. As I keep saying, I am no longer your accountant but I am still good with finances so if you want me to take a look then I can" Brittany offers.
"It'll be fine. I'm still turning a profit right now, I just expected more but maybe that is me being greedy and unreasonable" I shrug.
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"It's been a tough day at work so I think this calls for a glass of wine, what do you say?" Brittany states. We're finally getting a chance to relax now at home.
"Uh…not for me babe" I shake my head. "I'm not really in the mood for alcohol tonight but I will make myself a cup of tea I think" I add.
"Tea? Don't you mean coffee honey?" Brittany smirks at me.
"Nah, no coffee tonight. I fancy some herbal tea right now" I reply.
"Are you feeling ok?" Brittany asks as she gently places her hand on my forehead. "You don't have a fever but something must be wrong because refusing coffee and wine is not like my wife" she teases.
"I know alcohol and caffeine are favourites of mine but I'm going to skip tonight" I shrug. "Anyway, enough teasing and get over here" I say as I pull my wife towards me. "Jaxon is asleep so it's adult time now" I say as I lean up and kiss Brittany.
"I like adult time" Brittany smirks at me.
"I know you do" I smirk back.
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*Wednesday 1st February 2023*
It's Brittany's 27th birthday today so we're taking the day off away from work. I've spoken to Ashley as well so she knows we don't require her today so we can spend the whole day with Jaxon on our own. No doubt some of our family will drop by later to celebrate with us and give the birthday girl her presents but as of right now, it's just the 3 of us. I don't think Brittany would want it any other way than to spend her special day with Jaxon and I.
I'm just in the kitchen right now making Brittany a special birthday breakfast. Jaxon was awake when I got up this morning so he's in the kitchen with me helping me. I say helping but I mean that very loosely because he is still very young so he can't do much at the moment to help. I guess I mean he is helping by entertaining me rather than actually preparing breakfast with me. He is such a little character who always makes Brittany and I laugh.
"Morning" Brittany says as she walks into the kitchen.
"Happy birthday baby" I say as I lean over and kiss my wife.
"Thank you" she smiles.
"Jax, do you want to give mommy a big birthday kiss?" I ask my son as I pick him up and hold him out towards Brittany.
"I think he does" Brittany says as Jaxon starts smiling at her and holding out his little hand towards her.
"I've made a special birthday breakfast for you" I say.
"It looks amazing babe" Brittany tells me.
"I was thinking we sit down to breakfast just now and eat before it gets cold and then you could open your presents a little later" I suggest.
"Sounds like a good plan to me" Brittany smiles.
Once we finished eating breakfast, I cleared up the dishes while Brittany spent some time with Jaxon. She wanted to help me tidy up but I wouldn't let her. I don't want her doing chores on her birthday, I want her to spend her special day with her son. Brittany is just about finished opening up her presents now, she's just got her gifts from Jaxon and I left to finish opening. She wanted to keep them to last because she said they were the ones she was looking forward to opening most.
"So, what do you think?" I ask as Brittany admires the necklace I bought her.
"It's beautiful, honey" she tells me.
"I saw it and just knew you would like it" I smile.
"Thank you so much" Brittany says as she leans in and kisses me. "Thank you for all of my presents" she adds as she leans over to kiss Jaxon.
"I have one last gift for you babe but I just need to run upstairs and get it so are you ok to wait here with Jaxon?" I ask.
"Yeah, of course" Brittany smiles.
"Ok, I'll be back in 5 minutes" I smile before kissing my wife on the cheek and then darting upstairs.
I run into my bedroom and then grab the present before going to the bathroom. It might seem like a really odd gift I am preparing for my wife right now but it's more about the sentiment and what it means than it is about the actual object she'll receive. As soon as I am finished, I run back downstairs again.
"Here you go honey" I say as I hand my wife a long rectangular box.
"Oh, is it more jewellery?" Brittany asks excitedly.
"Definitely not jewellery" I chuckle. "I certainly wouldn't want you to wear this or even keep the gift for any longer than necessary" I add laughing.
"Sounds weird" Brittny looks at me confused.
"Just hurry up and open the box babe before it changes the result" I say eagerly. I really want her to just open the damn gift now so all of this makes sense.
"The result?" she questions as she looks at me even more confused.
"Just open the box, please" I plead.
"Ok" Brittany nods with a smile. She then takes the lid off the box and stares at the gift for a second wondering what the hell is going on. "Is this like a joke or something that I just don't get because you know this can't happen so if this is supposed to be a joke gift to say you think I've gained some weight or something then it doesn't make sense" she states as she takes the pregnancy test from the gift box.
"I know you can't get pregnant babe so the test isn't for you nor is it a joke gift to say you've gained weight because you most certainly haven't. Plus that would be a cruel thing to do anyway" I reply.
"I just don't get it then" she says shaking her head in annoyance since she doesn't understand.
"The test is mine babe and look at the result" I say as I point to it.
"The test is positive Santana. Oh. My. God. The test is positive" Brittany replies in complete shock as her face pales slightly in panic.
"Yeah, I know it's positive. Surprise!" I say nervously.
That's it for this chapter, let me know what you think.
