Chapter 37: A Good Kind of Scary

Santana's POV

*Wednesday 1st February 2023*

Brittany has just found out I'm pregnant again but I'm still not sure how she feels. Initially she looked really shocked and panicked but now I don't know. She hasn't said anything for a minute or so now and it's weirding me out. I want to know how she feels about it but she's not talking. I know I was really shocked myself when I found out but I got over that and now I'm kinda excited. I mean don't get me wrong, I am scared too but I am happy.

"You're actually pregnant" Brittany says shocked and I nod. "I just…I mean…I don't…I don't know what to say" she says, at a loss for words.

"Well how do you feel about the fact I'm pregnant?" I ask.

"Surprised, shocked, happy" she says, listing off her emotions.

"So, you are happy about it then?" I ask, getting slightly excited about things.

"Yeah of course I'm happy about it. I'm just so surprised though because this wasn't exactly the plan. I mean Jax is only 5 months old so we've got a lot on our plate already" Brittany points out.

"I know it wasn't the plan and I was just as shocked as you but it has happened so we need to move forward now" I reply.

"I'm not going to lie; I am a little scared" Brittany laughs nervously. "I don't even know what I'm doing parenting Jaxon sometimes so what am I going to be like with 2 little people" she adds.

"I know babe, I feel the same" I say as I take her hand in mine. "We are going to do this though, right?" I ask worriedly.

"Oh my god, of course we are. There's no question about it. I made you get a termination during your first ever pregnancy and I will regret that for the rest of my life so I am never going to ask you to do that again" Brittany shakes her head.

"You didn't make me Britt; we made the decision together" I assure her. I never want Brittany to feel like she took that decision on herself because she didn't. We both agreed at the time and unfortunately we're always going to remember that and regret it.

"We're definitely doing this though, I promise" Brittany assures me.

"Ok, good" I say happily.

"Now come here" she says as she pulls me into a hug. "As much as this is scary right now, I am actually starting to get really excited now. I mean we're having another Jaxon" she says as she looks down at Jaxon and holds him tightly.

"Yeah, I am really starting to get excited too" I smile. I was really worried about how Brittany might react but I was also really excited at the same time because as Brittany says, we're having another Jaxon and Jaxon is so cute and amazing.

"So how far along are you, like 6 or 7 weeks or something?" she asks curiously.

"I'm 15 weeks already" I say.

"Are you serious?" Brittany asks surprised. "How long have you known?" she asks.

"I only found out yesterday, I don't know how it's happened but it has" I say, still a little bit in shock myself at the fact I had no idea I was pregnant all this time.

"Yeah, I'm not really sure how it's happened either" Brittany says.

"I wanted to tell you so badly yesterday but I thought it might have been better to surprise you like this" I say. "I was actually at the hospital yesterday so you were right, there was no work emergency I had to deal with."

"I knew you were being weird with me yesterday" Brittany laughs. "It really did seem weird that you had a work meeting outside of work that couldn't wait but you sold it so well that I believed you in the end."

"I know and I am sorry for lying, honestly. I was just in shock in the beginning so that's why I was distracted and then I didn't say anything later because I wanted to surprise you like I said" I explain.

"So, what made you go to the doctor?" Brittany asks curiously.

"It was something you said the other night about me not having periods anymore. I realised we did have sex practically every night for a while which isn't like us because I don't do that when I have my period so it got me thinking. I also realised I hadn't had a period in weeks so I knew something wasn't right" I say.

"So, you thought you might have been pregnant then?" she asks.

"No, quite the opposite actually. Pregnancy was not even a thought when I called to make an appointment with my gynaecologist. I actually thought something serious was going on because I never thought I would be pregnant. Honestly, I thought it could have been like early menopause or even worse, cancer" I state.

"Oh my god, Santana" Brittany says shocked.

"What?" I ask confused.

"You shouldn't have kept a worry like that to yourself. You should have told me what was going on. I feel awful now thinking you went to a doctor's appointment on your own thinking it could have something quite serious" she says.

"I really didn't want to panic you babe and thank god I didn't because I was completely wrong" I reply. I would have hated myself if I caused Brittany unnecessary worry so I am glad I didn't say anything before.

"I just can't believe that went through your mind though. The worry you must have had yesterday morning and you kept it to yourself" Brittany says as she puts her arm around me.

"It's fine Brittany, there is nothing to worry about anymore" I smile. "It's all good now so we can move on from it and enjoy this next chapter of our lives."

"Yeah, we can" Brittany nods. "I am starting to get really excited now. I mean I'm still a little scared because having 2 infants to look after won't be easy but it's like a good kind of scary" she adds.

"Exactly, it's a good kind of scary" I smile.

"So what happens now? I mean you're already 15 weeks pregnant so I'm guessing we need to start getting things organised right away with booking doctor's appointments and stuff" she replies.

"There is a slight downside though about me being further along already" I say. "I've already had my first ultrasound scan so it's pretty shit you couldn't have seen that with me and heard the heartbeat for the first time" I sigh. I would have loved Brittany to have been there but the doctor felt we needed to do the scan at the time so it was all a last-minute thing.

"Don't worry about that babe, honestly. I would have liked to have been there but I am just so glad you got properly checked out and everything is ok" Brittany smiles.

"So, you're not upset about missing the scan then?" I ask.

"I mean I'm not excited that I couldn't be there but I'm not upset either because you had to do what you had to do in the circumstances. I'm more just relieved that everything is ok and looking forward to expanding our family" she smiles.

"Yeah, me too" I nod in agreement.

"I know today is my birthday and everything so ideally it should be all about me but I don't think I can hide this news from our family and friends when they come over later to wish me happy birthday" Brittany states.

"So, you want to start telling everyone about the pregnancy then?" I ask excitedly.

"Yeah, I mean don't you?" she smiles.

"Yeah, I really really do" I smile back. Initially I wasn't going to say anything because I didn't want to take the spotlight off my wife when it's her birthday but I do really want to just shout this news from the rooftops.

"It's a deal then, we'll tell everyone today" Brittany says as she leans in and hugs me with one arm while holding Jaxon in the other.

"Hey, do you hear that Jax, you're going to be a big brother" I say to my son. He just looks at me confused before turning to look at Brittany where he then rests his head on her shoulder.

"I think it might be nap time already because someone is tired" Brittany says as she kisses Jaxon's head.

"Yeah, I think you might be right babe. I'll go and put him down for a nap and you can just relax here and enjoy your birthday" I say as I gently take Jaxon from Brittany.

"Ok" Brittany smiles.

"I won't be long" I smile back and then leave the room. It really doesn't take me long to put Jaxon down for a nap because he was pretty tired so he fell asleep almost instantly.

"Alone time now, is it?" Brittany asks me as I walk back into the living room where she's just lying on the couch, smiling happily to herself.

"Yeah, I guess it is" I smile as I make my way over to the couch where I straddle her hips.

"Do you know what I really want to do now?" she asks as she intertwines her fingers with mine.

"Have birthday sex with me maybe?" I reply as I lean down to peck her lips.

"I mean that wouldn't be the worst thing in the world to do but that's not what I was thinking" she tells me.

"Ok, so what do you want to do?" I ask sceptically. I'm not sure what she's going to say so I'm a little nervous right now. I mean what could be better than sex right now on her birthday?

"I want to see the picture from your ultrasound scan" she smiles at me.

"Oh my god, yeah. I can totally show you that right now" I say enthusiastically. "I'm sorry I never even thought to show you that when I told you about the pregnancy" I say, feeling slightly bad that I haven't shown her that yet.

"It's ok, honestly" she smiles at me again.

"You wait here and I'll go and get it" I say as I hop off her lap and run upstairs. It takes me a minute to find it because I hid it the other day so the surprise wasn't ruined. "There you go, the first picture of baby Pierce number 2" I smile as I hand her the image.

"It's really quite real now" Brittany says as she stares at the picture. "I mean it's not like I doubted you or the pregnancy test, it's just to have this now just solidifies it's real."

"Yeah I know what you mean" I smile. I still wasn't convinced I was pregnant until the ultrasound was carried out and I saw the image and heard the heartbeat.

"We should celebrate the good news now" she says as she pulls me onto the couch with her.

"Yeah, we should" I agree as I wrap my arms around my wife.

"Is the offer of birthday sex still on the table?" she asks with a smirk.

"Oh yeah" I say as I move in my position and pull Brittany on top of me.

"Are we doing this here, on the couch?" she questions.

"Yeah, I mean why not" I shrug. We do it all the time on the couch and Jaxon is downstairs in the other room anyway so I don't want to be straying too far away from him.

"I just mean with you being pregnant now" she says in concern.

"Yes, I'm pregnant but I'm not ill in any way so it's fine" I say dismissing it. I'm more than happy and comfortable here so I'm good.

"Ok" Brittany nods.

"Now just hurry up and kiss me" I demand as I pull her even closer to me.

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*Friday 3rd February 2023*

Brittany and I are both taking the day off from work today which is good. The only thing is though that we're not going to be spending the whole of it together because we've both got some individual plans. I'm meeting up with Quinn today for coffee and Brittany is going to be spending some quality mother-son bonding time with Jaxon. Quinn has been begging me for ages to catch up so I figured today would be good when neither of us are working. It would have been nice to spend time with Britt but it's ok. I mean Quinn is my best friend so I do miss hanging out with her these days so this should be nice too.

Brittany is with Jaxon right now, changing his diaper and I'm splitting my time between the bathroom and my bedroom as I get ready for the day. I've already showered and brushed my teeth so now I'm looking for something to wear in my closet. I'm just trying to fit into a pair of my favourite skinny jeans when something occurs to me. Perhaps the reason the baby weight from Jaxon is not shifting is because I'm pregnant again and not because of a lack of working out. I've just made my way over to our full-length mirror to see if I can see any changes in my body.

"Yes, you are still the most beautiful woman in the land" Brittany teases me as she walks into the bedroom and sees me looking in the mirror.

"Thank you" I smile. "I was actually just looking to see if you could tell I was pregnant and you actually can. I don't know how neither of us have noticed this before but there is a slight bump there already" I say as I caress my stomach.

"Oh my god, so there is" Brittany says amazed as she wraps her arms around me from behind. "I can totally see that now" she says as she gently places her hands on my stomach.

"I tried to fit into a pair of jeans a minute ago but I just couldn't. I am assuming that's down to the pregnancy though" I say.

"Yeah it probably is babe because you're not big in any way. You're naturally very slim" she smiles.

"This must be the heaviest I've ever been in my life before and that annoys me a little bit, I'm not going to lie" I say with a sigh.

"I think it's probably because you didn't really have a break between pregnancies so you didn't really lose all the weight from your pregnancy with Jaxon so you started this pregnancy a little heavier than when you started your last pregnancy" Brittany points out.

"That is true" I nod. I never went back to my normal weight before this pregnancy so I am likely heavier now.

"It's really not a bad thing though honey. I know you just said you didn't like it but honestly, you don't look bad in any way" she assures me.

"You have to say that though because you're my wife" I tell her as I turn around in her arms so I'm facing her.

"I mean I would be a pretty horrible wife if I didn't compliment you but this honestly is not about that. You do genuinely still look good babe. I will admit now that I've seen the little bump then you do look a little bit pregnant but that is not a bad thing at all" she explains. "It's actually annoying how good you look because you never look bad no matter what the circumstance is" she shrugs.

"Did I ever tell you that I love you?" I ask with a smile.

"Tell me again" Brittany whispers.

"I love you" I smile.

"I love you too" she replies and then I peck her lips.

"So, I should get ready now because I still haven't figured out what I'm wearing yet since the jeans don't fit me right now" I say as we pull away from each other.

"Ok" Brittany nods.

"What are you up to just now?" I ask curiously as I walk back over to my closet.

"I've just got Jaxon settled in the nursery for a little nap so I think right now, I'm just going to sit here and watch you change" she shrugs.

"Is that so?" I laugh.

"Yeah, I mean why not?" she smirks.

"Ok, fair enough" I smile. "I do still need to get organised though and go out for the day so all you can do is look. We won't be getting into anything" I add.

"That's fine, we can spend time together later" Brittany states.

"Yeah, we'll definitely do that" I reply. I begin getting ready again as Brittany just sits on the bed and keeps me company.

"Can I ask you a question babe about the pregnancy?" Brittany says.

"Yeah of course" I smile.

"I was just thinking about some stuff so now I'm just wondering; do you think all the sex we've been having recently is actually down to pregnancy hormones?" she asks.

"Yeah, I do" I laugh. "You know I love you and find you extremely hot but that was weird for a while there. It was like I couldn't get enough of you so I do actually think it's been my hormones because I know with Jaxon my sex drive spiked a little bit during the start of that pregnancy" I admit.

"Not that I'm complaining about how much time we've spent in bed together, it's just I did think it was unusual just how much you wanted it" she points out.

"Yeah a lot of things are starting to make sense now so they were probably all due to the pregnancy" I state.

As soon as I've finished changing, I touch up my make up and finish sorting my hair. I then go to the nursery and spend a little time with Jaxon since I won't see him for a few hours. Brittany and Jaxon are now just walking downstairs with me as I get prepared to leave. I pick up my purse and jacket before grabbing my car keys and heading towards the door.

"I need to go now but I'll see you later. Have fun with Jaxon" I say as I kiss Brittany's cheek.

"We will. We'll have the best time ever" she smiles.

"See you later buddy" I say as I kiss Jaxon's head.

"Bye mommy" Brittany says in a babyish voice as she waves Jaxon's little arm.

"I'm not sure how long I'll be because you know what it's like when you're catching up with friends. You lose track of time" I say.

"It's fine, take as long as you want to. I'm not sure what we're doing yet but I'll keep you posted so go and have some quality best friend time with Quinn" Brittany smiles.

"Ok, see you later" I say and then rush out the door.

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Quinn and I are sitting having coffee together now in one of our favourite cafes. Neither of us had eaten breakfast this morning so we ordered something to eat as soon as we got there. We've now finished eating so we're now onto our 2nd cup of coffee of the morning. I probably shouldn't be drinking a lot of coffee now that I'm pregnant but after today I will stop so surely I'm allowed one last treat before the pregnancy progresses some more. Quinn and I are just talking and catching up with each about what's been going on in our lives recently.

"So, you're pregnant again" Quinn smirks. "How do you feel about that?" she asks me.

"Honestly, I was really shocked in the beginning because I don't know how it happened. After Jaxon's birth, we were always really careful so I couldn't understand how I fell pregnant again so soon. At the same time though it was exciting because it's my baby, you know. I made the mistake of terminating my first pregnancy so doing that again was never an option for me" I explain.

"Well I'm really happy and excited for you anyway. You've worked hard your whole life and you've been through a lot so I am so glad things are all working out well for you" she tells me honestly.

"Thank you, that means a lot Q" I smile at my best friend. "Anyway, enough about me, what about you and James, how are you two doing?" I ask curiously.

"We're good" Quinn shrugs.

"You're not convincing me honey. What's going on" I say. That didn't seem like the happiest of responses she just gave me.

"I really love him and he makes me really happy but I feel like we're at this stage now where I need more. I know I shouldn't be comparing my relationship to other relationships but I can't help it. I have been with James longer than you and Brittany have been together yet you're married with a second baby on the way. Why are James and I still stuck in the boyfriend and girlfriend stage?" she says with a sigh.

"Why don't you propose to him then?" I suggest.

"I don't know about that" she sighs again.

"Is that because you think he should do it or because you're worried he doesn't want to get married?" I ask.

"A little bit of both I think. I feel like since he hasn't proposed already then maybe that means he doesn't really think about marrying me" she points out.

"I know you might be afraid of the answer but I think you're going to have to talk to him. You'll never really know what the future holds if neither of you discuss it" I say.

"I know" she sighs.

"You know me and you know I didn't used to like expressing my feelings and shit, in fact I still don't really, but you have to do these things in relationships. I kick myself sometimes when I think about the days I lost when I was too afraid to tell Brittany I was in love with her. If Britt and I were upfront at the beginning then we'd have been together a lot longer than we have" I explain.

"I guess you have a point" Quinn nods.

"I do. I'm always right, remember that" I smirk.

"You are unbelievable sometimes Santana" Quinn laughs. "You go from talking about something sensitive to suddenly becoming very smug."

"I know but I can't help it. When things become too much about feelings then I need to bring myself out of the situation because it's uncomfortable. It doesn't matter whose feelings we're talking about; I just don't like it" I shrug.

"I know but other than Brittany, I am the closest person to you so why do you get so uncomfortable in situations when it's just you and me" Quinn wonders.

"Honestly, I think it's because we're not the same anymore. I hate to admit it because you're my best friend but I think we've lost a little bit of that closeness because we're in relationships now" I admit. I don't see Quinn nearly as much as I used to so sometimes things don't feel as easy as they used to. I'm not saying she isn't my best friend though anymore because she is.

"I think I know where you're coming from. We don't spend nearly as much time together as we used to so maybe we don't feel as comfortable sharing certain things with each other" she smiles.

"Maybe we need to make more time for each other then" I suggest.

"I would like that but I do appreciate how busy you are these days so it's ok" she replies. "You have your own family now and your business is doing really well so you've got a lot on your plate."

"I know but I still need my best friend in my life so moving forward we're going to make more time for each other, deal?" I say.

"Deal" Quinn smiles.

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*Saturday 4th February 2023*

After hanging out with Quinn yesterday, we realised we didn't just miss each other but we missed all of our other friends too so we're getting together last-minute tonight to all hang out. My parents were more than happy to have Jaxon for the night so he'll be staying with them when Brittany and I go out. We're just meeting up for some drinks tonight, non-alcoholic for me, and when we have time to plan something better, we're going to arrange a night where we can go to a restaurant or something as well as hanging out.

"I need you to come with me right now Santana but not as my wife but as a fashion designer" Brittany says as she pulls me with her from the bathroom to the bedroom.

"What's wrong?" I ask confused.

"I need you to help me find something to wear tonight. Nothing I have seems to look good on me anymore. I think I've put some weight on with these pregnancies as well" she tells me.

"Very funny" I laugh.

"I am sort of joking but sort of not. Whenever I made you something to eat during your pregnancy with Jaxon, I would eat too so it is possible I'm gaining some weight along the journey too" Brittany says.

"You work out a lot though so I can't see why you would gain weight. Anyway, I am here now so let's find you something to wear" I smile.

As soon as Brittany and I are ready for the night, we get Jaxon sorted. We get everything he needs for his sleepover and get all of his things into the car. I then drive us to my parent's house since there is no point in taking a cab since I can't drink anyway tonight. We wait until he's settled with my parents before saying goodbye and heading out again to meet our friends. We've now just arrived at the venue so we're just getting a table with our friends to sit down at.

"The first round of drinks is on Britt and I so what does everyone want?" I ask.

"Champagne" Quinn smirks at me.

"No, no one will be having champagne because if I can't drink then you all certainly can't be having it without me. I draw the line at that because that's too much" I state.

"Yeah, I was just joking. I'll start with red wine I think" Quinn replies.

"Ok" I nod and then go around the table getting the drink orders. "Britt, what do you want?" I ask.

"Orange juice please" my wife replies.

"Orange juice and…?" I ask.

"No just orange juice" she shrugs.

"Don't you want any alcohol right now?" I ask confused. If I could right now, I would be drinking all the cocktails I could think of.

"I'm not drinking if you're not drinking" Brittany replies.

"That's really cute babe but you don't have to do that. I'm getting you a glass of wine, no arguments" I state.

"Ok" Brittany laughs.

"James, do you want to help me with the drinks" I say as I stand up.

"I'll do it babe" Brittany smiles at me.

"No, it's fine, James can do it" I state. "You'll help me won't you James?"

"Sure" James nods.

James and I then head over to the bar. It's a little busy so we're waiting a few minutes before someone comes to us and takes our order. We stand in silence for a few minutes as the drinks are being poured. I can see James is looking at me awkwardly but I don't blame him because I did single him out to help me so he's probably wondering why. I could have picked anyone to help me get the drinks and I refused Brittany's offer so he will be wondering why I chose him specifically.

"How serious are you about my best friend?" I ask, breaking the silence between us.

"What do you mean?" James looks at me confused.

"You've been together quite a while so I'm just asking how serious about her you are" I say.

"I'm crazy about her and I love her so much, why?" he asks me.

"I know you're living together and everything but don't you think it's about time you kick things up a notch. I mean I'm not saying marriage and babies are for everyone so if you don't want that then fine but have you and Quinn talked about that?" I ask.

"Yeah, we've talked about it before and we seemed to be on the same page. We said early on in our relationship that we always saw marriage and children in our futures so if we got serious, it would be something we would do together" James explains.

"You're serious now so do you still want to get married and have children?" I ask him.

"Yeah, of course I do" he smiles.

"Ok and does my best friend know this?" I reply.

"I thought she did but I'm guessing she isn't completely sure since her best friend is standing right in front of me quizzing me on our relationship, looking like she wants to kill me" James states. "What's going on Santana?" he asks me seriously.

"I think I've said enough so when you can, I would talk to Quinn about things if I were you" I say.

"She's ready for marriage and kids, isn't she?" he asks, a slight bit of excitement in his tone.

"We should get these drinks over to the table" I say, changing the subject. I said a little more than I meant to say so I think I should leave it at that for the moment.

"Has she told you something Santana?" James asks.

"Can you take that tray of drinks for me and I'll take this one" I say, ignoring his question.

"Santana, you can't leave it like that, I need to know what's going on" he states. I don't reply, I just walk back over to the table and sit down before he gets a chance to ask me anything else.

"Are you sure you're ok with me drinking when you're not?" Brittany asks me as she lifts up her glass of wine.

"Yes I'm sure" I say while kissing her cheek. "What kind of wife would I be if I grudged you of having one small glass of wine. Plus, drinking isn't the be all and end all, I'm not that bothered by it. I have other good things in my life so I don't need alcohol at the moment" I add.

"Ok" Brittany smiles.

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*Sunday 5th February 2023*

My parents dropped Jaxon off a little while ago so it's nice to have him back with us after his sleepover. It was also really nice to spend a little time with my parents because it's my mom's birthday today. My parents have left now so we're all just having a relaxing day at the moment. Brittany and I were out quite late with our friends last night so we didn't want to be doing anything too energetic today. Even though I didn't drink so I don't have a hangover, I'm still quite exhausted today because I'm not used to being out that late at night. It's very rare that Brittany and I are out late these days due to work and having a baby at home.

"Hey honey" Brittany says as she walks into the living room and sits down next to me on the couch with Jaxon in her arms.

"Hi" I smile as I place my legs over her lap as I continue to lie on the couch.

"What are you up to?" she asks me.

"Just texting Quinn" I say as I begin laughing.

"Why is texting Quinn so funny?" she asks, frowning at me in confusion.

"I'm not laughing at the idea of texting Quinn; I am laughing at a particular text she sent me" I explain.

"Oh, ok" Brittany nods in understanding.

"She is so pissed at me right now" I laugh. "Look at all the red angry face emojis she's sent me" I say as I turn my phone around to show Brittany.

"It says she's going to kill you, babe what have you done?" Brittany asks amused.

"When Quinn and I were having coffee the other day, she mentioned a few things about her relationship and how she wasn't sure where it was headed because she has been with James for a while and they're not even engaged or anything yet" I say.

"And what you took James aside last night during our night out and interfered in their business and now they've talked about it?" she asks me.

"Wait, did you hear my conversation with James last night?" I ask surprised. I thought James and I were very discrete about it.

"I didn't babe but I know you, and I know what you're like so I could totally see you pulling James aside and questioning him on things, making him talk to Quinn about their relationship" she says.

"Yeah well I did do that so what's the harm?" I shrug.

"It's not your place honey to insert yourself like that" Brittany says softly.

"Quinn shouldn't have volunteered the information to me in the first place then and I wouldn't have to talk to James. If they just talked on their own then I wouldn't have had to act like the middle man. Anyway, it's all worked out now so I did good" I say smugly.

"I guess you have a point actually" Brittany smiles.

"So moving on, what are you two up to?" I ask as I sit forward and kiss my son's head.

"We have just finished a bottle of milk and we've had a diaper change so now we're just hanging out" Brittany says smiling at Jaxon as she bounces him on her lap.

"Can mommy hang out with you too Jaxon?" I ask my son as I tickle his chin.

"I think that's a yes" Brittany laughs as Jaxon begins giggling at me.

"I think so too" I say as I look at Jaxon fondly.

"He is so cute when he giggles" Brittany adds.

"He is cute, just like I'm cute" I smirk.

"I thought you didn't like being called cute. You always get offended when I say you're cute because you say you'd rather be hot and sexy than cute" she points out.

"I know but I'm starting to embrace it now because like you tell me all the time, I can be cute and hot at the same time" I shrug.

"Exactly" she smiles. "Speaking of hot, you looked so hot last night when we were out."

"Thank you for finally telling me now, the day after when I'm lying on the couch in pyjamas with no makeup on" I smirk.

"I'm not saying you don't look hot now; I am just acknowledging that I didn't tell you last night how amazing you looked. Casual you is really hot to me like now but I'm just saying, the dress you wore last night really suited you" Brittany smiles.

"Thank you" I smile. "I did struggle last night a little bit like you did with finding the perfect outfit to wear so I'm glad I looked hot."

"Hey, I have an idea. Why don't you and I make a maternity line of clothes. I mean it just makes sense because you couldn't be more perfect to design the clothes. You're the best fashion designer out there and you're currently pregnant so you have all the knowledge of what we need" Brittany tells me.

"I actually have thought about doing some maternity clothing but I did think I might just make some of my better designs available in maternity sizes but perhaps having a full line devoted to maternity wear is a good move for me" I say, pondering the idea.


Brittany's POV

*Monday 6th February 2023*

Santana and I will be heading into work soon and Ashley will be looking after Jaxon as usual. Firstly though, I want to have a little chat with Ashley about a few things so as soon as she arrives this morning, we're going to have a catch up. We haven't seen her since we found out about the pregnancy so that's one of the main points of discussion. Right now though, I'm just spending time with Jaxon and Santana, as we eat breakfast together and wait on Ashley arriving.

"How are you feeling this morning with the pregnancy and everything?" I ask Santana.

"Yeah, I'm doing ok, no complaints just yet. I dare say the symptoms will kick in soon in the next few weeks so I've got cravings and tiredness to look forward to" she tells me.

"No morning sickness then?" I ask curiously.

"No I've been pretty lucky to avoid that. That was something I was worried about so I asked my doctor but she didn't seem to think there was any reason to worry. Now I think about it though, I had what I thought were a few really bad hangovers a month or so ago but I'm wondering if the sickness was actually morning sickness" Santana replies.

"It could have been honey" I nod.

"Anyway, let's not think about pregnancy symptoms right now because I don't want to tempt fate and end up with them starting today" she laughs.

"Ok" I smile.

"Morning" Ashley says as she walks into the kitchen.

"Morning, how are you?" I reply.

"I'm good" Ashley smiles. "Congratulations by the way to all of you about the pregnancy."

"Thank you, we're so excited" Santana smiles. "A little shocked still but yeah, so happy about it" she adds.

"I've got to say I was a little shocked as well when Brittany texted me the other day because I didn't realise you were planning on another baby just yet" Ashley points out.

"Well, it wasn't really planned but that's another story for another day" I laugh. "Anyway, we need to talk to you about something Ashley before we head off this morning" I say.

"Ok" Ashley replies, looking worried.

"As you know Santana's pregnant so it means our circumstances have changed a little now" I explain. "We're finally back at work full time now but that's all going to stop again nearer the end of the pregnancy so we wanted to talk to you about a few things" I add.

"I totally get that" Ashley nods.

"Our plan for the moment is to continue as we have been because it's still going to be a few months until the baby arrives so nothing right now has changed. The changes are going to be more at the end of the pregnancy and when the baby comes so we need to talk to you about that" I state.

"If this is your polite way of saying you won't need a nanny for much longer since you'll be both back at home with the kids then it's ok, I understand" Ashley smiles.

"Oh no, we're not going to fire you when the new baby comes along" I shake my head. "I mean yes we'll be staying at home for the first while but that doesn't mean we don't need you anymore. In fact, it's quite the opposite actually. We wanted to talk to you about how you would feel staying on with us and when the time was right, how you would feel looking after 2 children" I state.

"We know Jaxon is a bit of a handful now so if you feel 2 kids would be too much then we totally understand. We know things would change because 2 toddlers are different compared to 1" Santana says.

"No, honestly I would be more than happy continuing to work for you" Ashley smiles.

"Are you sure because we know it's a lot to ask and not exactly what you agreed to when you took the job with us?" I ask for clarification.

"Honestly I'm sure" Ashley smiles. "I've worked with families with more than one child before so this is going to be ok."

"I know it seems like we're asking you this quite early but we do need to have plans in place so that when the baby comes, we'll be able to transition into things nicely so we need to make sure you're 100% on board with it" Santana says.

"Like I say, this is totally fine so don't worry about it. I am happy to continue working for you both for as long as you need me to" Ashley assures us.

"That's good" Santana nods.

"So, like I say, we'll need your help with Jaxon the whole time but we wouldn't need much help with the new baby until quite a few months down the line when we go back to work again" I say.

"That's absolutely fine so whatever you need just let me know. For the moment I'll just continue on as I have been and anything else we need to discuss along the way we can" Ashley says.

"Exactly" I smile. "Anyway, time is going on now so Santana and I probably should be heading into work and getting back into the swing of things" I add.

"Yeah with Brittany's birthday and everything, we've took a few more days off than we meant to so we should be getting back into a pattern again" Santana states.

"That's fine, I'm ready to get started anyway" Ashley tells us.

"So Jaxon's weekly schedule is there and you know to call us if you need anything so we better get going now" Santana says as she grabs her purse.

"Yeah we should" I agree.

As soon as we get everything we need, we say goodbye to Jaxon and then head out the door. I drive us to work in my car and then we pretty much get started on work as soon as we arrive. Even though we share an office, we both had a lot to catch up on after our long weekend off so we don't really get a chance to talk that much. I'm just coming back from a meeting with the sales team so I'm heading back to my office to eat lunch with Santana.

"Hey, are you ready for lunch yet?" I ask as I walk into my office.

"I'm pregnant so I'm always hungry at the moment" Santana laughs.

"I suppose that might be a good thing then because it means my baby is growing big and strong" I smile as I start plating up our lunch.

"I was just thinking earlier, we should start working on the new baby's nursery soon because time is going to fly in. We didn't expect to be pregnant obviously so I feel like we're going to get so caught behind on everything because we haven't had a chance to prepare" Santana says.

"I agree" I nod. "The next weekend we take off from work, I'm going to clear out one of the guest rooms and start repainting it for the baby."

"Hearing us talk more about this baby is getting me more and more excited for it to just come already so Jaxon can have a little brother or sister to hang out with" she replies.

"Yeah I really can't wait for Jaxon to be a big brother. He is going to be such a good brother I just know it" I smile.

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*Thursday 9th February 2023*

I'm currently at work right now and I have Jaxon with me. Ashley will arrive soon to take Jaxon back home and look after him there for the afternoon while I finish work. Santana had an early meeting today so we drove into work together and I spent some time with Jaxon while Santana was busy working. I've got a meeting myself this afternoon so we figured Ashley could come in and take Jaxon home for us while we continue working. It just means that if we need to work late then it's ok because we've spent some time with him today already so he hasn't been away from us the whole time.

"Hey" I smile as Santana rushes into the office.

"Hi honey" she smiles back. "I can't stay long because something has cropped up so I need to have a last-minute meeting with the accounting and finance department. I've just stopped by to kiss Jax and say goodbye to him."

"Just Jaxon or do the kisses and goodbyes extend to someone like, I don't know, your wife?" I tease.

"No just Jaxon" Santana smirks at me.

"Uh…that's not fair" I say while playfully hitting her on the ass.

"It is fair because I will see my wife at times during the day today but I won't see Jaxon until I get home so I only have time to devote all of my attention to him right now" she explains.

"Fair enough but I still don't like it" I shrug.

"I will make it up to you tonight, trust me" she winks at me. "Anyway, enough about you right now baby" she says as she walks over to Jaxon. She picks him up and hugs him while kissing him on the head before putting him back down.

"I guess I will see you when I see you" I say as Santana heads for the door again.

"Yeah" she smiles. "Hopefully sooner rather than later but we'll see."

"Ok" I nod. Santana then heads to her next meeting. I'm only waiting for 10 minutes before Ashley arrives.

"Hey, I am so sorry I am late. There was a bad road accident on my way here so we were all getting diverted and then that just caused even more chaos because we were all travelling the same route" Ashley explains.

"Honestly, don't worry about it. These things happen" I smile.

"So, what's the plan for today, am I just taking Jaxon home and looking after him until whoever finishes first?" Ashley asks.

"Yeah, if that's ok. Santana did start work earlier than I did but she is rather busy today so you might end up seeing me first later on" I say.

"That's fine, I just wanted to check you didn't want me to bring him back here or something" Ashley replies.

"No if you just head home with him and one of us will be home at some point this afternoon" I smile.

"We might as well just head off now and let you finish work then" Ashley says as she settles Jaxon in his car seat.

"I'll walk out with you because I am ready to go to my meeting anyway which is in another location" I say as I grab my things. "Do you want me to take that diaper bag for you?" I offer.

"You could actually" Ashley replies while handing me the diaper bag before picking up the car seat.

"I'll carry the stroller as well so just you concentrate on my cute little boy" I say.

"Ok" Ashley smiles. The 3 of us then head out to the parking lot and I help Ashley load her car with Jaxon's things.

"Bye sweetie, mommy will see you in a little while" I say as I lean down and kiss Jaxon's head. "I'll see you when I get home, Ashley" I smile.

"See you later Brittany" Ashley smiles back.

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I'm just on my way home right now and as expected I'll be home before Santana. She just had too much work to finish so she wanted to stay and get a handle on things. I'm currently just in a cab right now because I wanted to leave the car for Santana so that she can leave as soon as she needs to and doesn't need to wait on me driving back to pick her up. It probably wasn't the wisest of decisions this morning to drive to work together but it's happened now so it is what it is. I really do grudge having to pay for a taxi so it would have made sense to wait on Santana but I honestly just wanted one of us to be at home as soon as they could be so one of us is with Jaxon as much as we can be.

"Hey" I say as I walk into the kitchen.

"Hey" Ashley replies. "No Santana?" she asks as she looks behind me.

"No she got held up with something so I said I would just head home myself so I could let you get finished and go home too" I reply.

"I wouldn't have minded waiting" Ashley smiles.

"I know you would and I appreciate that but I was desperate to see my son anyway" I shrug.

"Fair enough" Ashley nods. "I'll just get my things and leave so you two can spend some quality time together" she smiles.

"Oh don't feel you need to rush. I just really wanted to see Jaxon but I'm not kicking you out or anything" I assure Ashley.

"Honestly, it's ok" she smiles. "I wouldn't mind an early night anyway tonight so I think I'll just head home and get something to eat before heading to bed."

"Has it been a tough day today?" I ask concerned.

"A little bit" Ashley replies. "Jaxon is teething quite a bit at the moment as you know so he hasn't been as settled as he can be. He is asleep now though so hopefully he'll be ok."

"I'm sorry things have been so hard today" I say sincerely. I really feel bad when Jaxon is like that because I should be the one taking care of him and calming him down.

"Brittany, don't feel bad. This is all part of being a small child so I am used to it. It is tiring but it's also part of the job of being a nanny so please don't worry" she explains.

"Ok" I nod.

"Anyway, I will head home now, have a good night" she says as she walks towards the front door.

"Take care Ashley, see you tomorrow" I smile.

"See you then" Ashley smiles back and then leaves.

After a while of just spending some time on my own and taking a relaxing bath, Jaxon wakes up. I then spend some time with him playing with his toys. I'm just in the kitchen with Jaxon now, making a start on dinner preparations for Santana and I because she texted 10 minutes ago to say she'll be home soon. I'm cooking for another 10 minutes before I hear the front door open and then close a second or two later.

"Hey" I smile brightly as Santana walks through the kitchen door. I am so happy she is finally home now.

"Hey" Santana smiles back as she kisses Jaxon's head.

"I've really missed you a lot today because I've barely seen you all day" I tell her as I pull her in for a kiss with my free hand.

"That's cute" she smiles again. "I've missed you too and Jaxon of course."

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*Tuesday 14th February 2023*

It's just another normal day today for the Pierce's. Jaxon is at home with Ashley and Santana and I are currently at work. I'm just sitting in my office right now when there's a knock on the door. I'm not really sure who it could be because I told everyone from my team I had a lot to do today so I didn't really want to be disturbed. I know it's not Santana because she wouldn't knock since this is her office too. I go over to the door and open it.

"Um…hi babe" I say confused as Santana stands at the door holding a large bouquet of roses in front of her face.

"These are for you" she smiles brightly at me as she hands me the flowers.

"Ok" I say, even more confused this time. "Why are you knocking on the door Santana when this is your office too?" I ask. Normally she would just walk right in.

"You're welcome by the way" she replies, not answering the question.

"Oh my god, I am so sorry" I say feeling so horrible at the fact she just gave me flowers and I didn't even say thank you. "Thank you so much, they're beautiful. I'm just a little confused that's all" I explain as I take the card out of the middle of the flowers and read it.

To my amazing wife,

Happy Valentine's Day!

I love you more and more each day

Santana xx

"I didn't want to just walk in and hand them to you. I figured it would have been more romantic for me to knock on the door and for you to open it up and see me with the flowers" she explains. "Clearly my plan backfired though since you look confused" she laughs.

"I am so sorry for ruining this moment, honestly" I say. I feel so bad right now, like honestly so bad. She was trying to do a nice thing for me and I just responded like an idiot.

"This just proves I can't be romantic" she says as she leans in and kisses me.

"That's not true, you are really romantic. You just don't realise it sometimes. Like I say though, I did ruin this moment so I guess it didn't come across as you'd hoped" I say.

"Yeah, this isn't the reaction I was hoping for but I am glad you like the flowers" she smiles.

"No honestly as much as I ruined this moment, this still means a lot to me actually, more than you know" I say.

It actually brings a tear to my eye because this is so sweet. I know they're only flowers but Santana isn't someone who likes to send me flowers so this means a lot to me. I mean don't get me wrong, I am totally ok with being the one who always sends flowers and not the other way around so I don't need Santana to do this for me so for her to actually do this even though she doesn't like it is really sweet.

"Ok" she nods.

"The flowers really are beautiful" I tell Santana as I sit the flowers down and wrap my arms around my wife.

"It's cool" she shrugs. "You send me flowers all the time so I wanted to do this for you because I know you actually do like receiving flowers even though I never send them."

"I feel so bad though because I didn't send you flowers today. We sort of said we weren't doing valentines day this year so I went with it" I explain.

"Yeah I know and we're not doing it. This is the only thing I've done so don't worry about it. I figured this was the best way to surprise you with flowers when you didn't see it coming. I don't want anything in return though because Valentine's Day is every day for us" she smiles.

"Yeah, it really is Valentine's Day every day in our relationship" I agree.

"Yeah" Santana laughs. "We are sickeningly cute all the time, like we make ourselves sick sometimes with our cute antics."

"I know" I laugh. It's so true though because I don't know any other couple that acts the same way as Santana and I sometimes, it's just too much.

"So happy valentine's day anyway" Santana says as she leans in and kisses me.

"Happy valentine's day baby" I smile. "I think now that you've given me flowers then I want to do something in return to say thank you so I'm going to take you out for dinner some time this week. Just you and me" I add.

"Sounds nice honey" she smiles.

"Obviously not tonight but sometime soon" I explain. Every restaurant will be really busy or all booked up tonight plus my dad's birthday is actually valentine's day so tonight isn't really ideal since I usually spend a little time with my parents on their birthdays. I especially want us all to spend time together tonight because it's my dad's first birthday with Jaxon so I think it would be nice he got to spend a little time with his grandson.

"Yeah, that's totally cool babe" Santana says before kissing me again.


That's it for another chapter, let me know what you think.