Chapter 44: Well Needed Vacation

Santana's POV

*Monday 12th June 2023*

Since the whole situation with Ashley, Brittany and I have barely seen one another. It's not because Ashley did anything negative to our relationship because she didn't, the lack of us being together is due to childcare. We don't have a nanny at the moment so Brittany and I need to work at different times now so the other can look after our son. It's not the most ideal situation but there is no way I am bringing a new nanny into my home any time soon so we're just going to have to deal with things the way they are.

I'm currently at home, preparing dinner, while Brittany is still at work. I went into work a lot earlier today while Brittany stayed with Jaxon and then she brought him to work. Jaxon stayed at work for an hour or so with both of us before I took him home and Brittany remained at the office working. I'm really hoping my wife will be home soon because I want to spend a little bit of time with her since I haven't seen her and I have made dinner for us so I don't want it to go cold before she arrives home. I'm only waiting for another 10 minutes before I hear the door open and then close a few seconds later.

"Britt…is that you?" I ask as I walk to the hallway.

"Yeah, it's me" she smiles.

"I am so glad you're home now" I tell her as I kiss her cheek.

"Me too, I am so sorry I am late home though babe" Brittany apologises.

"It's ok, don't worry about it" I smile.

"I just really wanted to finish working on what I was doing so I didn't need to do it tomorrow" she explains.

"Honestly, I get it" I assure her.

"I knew you would understand but it still sucks that we need to work at opposite times of the day and never get to see each other" Brittany says.

"I know but, on the Brightside, I've made dinner for the two of us tonight. Jaxon is already asleep so I thought you and I could have a nice dinner for two together" I smile.

"Oh, you didn't need to go to all this trouble honey because you've had a long day as well as me" Brittany tells me.

"I know but I wanted to because I wanted to treat you for one night. After everything that's happened then I just wanted you to know how much you mean to me and how much I really love you" I say.

"That's sweet" she smiles at me.

"Anyway, dinner isn't quite ready yet so why don't you go and say goodnight to Jax while I continue cooking and then I'll come and get you when it's ready" I say.

"Ok" Brittany nods. She kisses my cheek before leaving the room to go upstairs to Jaxon.

After another 10 minutes, I finally finish making dinner so I head upstairs to let Brittany know. As soon as I walk into Jaxon's room, she is quietly talking to him as he sleeps so I don't disturb her right away. I let her spend another 5 minutes with him before I need to interrupt to let her know dinner is ready otherwise the food would be cold by now. We then quietly leave the room and go downstairs to eat.

"It looks good babe" Brittany tells me as we sit down at the table.

"Thank you" I smile. "Let's just hope it tastes as good as it looks" I say as an afterthought.

"I am sure that it will honey" she smiles as we begin eating.

"So how was work after I left?" I ask curiously.

"It was fine. I mean it sucked that you weren't there at the end because I can work better with you there but it had to be done" Brittany shrugs.

"Yeah, I don't like how we can't really work at the same time at the moment" I agree.

"At least we're together now and at home with Jax" she smiles.

"Yeah, I do like that" I smile back.

"Hey, this weekend is going to be date night for us, I promise. I'll get one of our parents to babysit Jaxon and I will take you out for dinner or we can go to a movie or something because I think we should get some time together if we can" Brittany states.

"Sounds like fun, I'm down for that" I smile.

"Good" Brittany smiles back.

"I'm kinda leaning more towards going to the movies than going to a restaurant" I say. "I mean we go out for dinner all the time whenever we're free so we should mix it up a bit and see a movie since we haven't done that in so long" I add.

"Ok, we'll do that then" she tells me.

As soon as we finish eating together, Brittany insists that she'll clear up the dishes on her own. I did try and help but she said since I made dinner then it was only fair that she did the cleaning up. I wanted to help because it would mean we would be cleaned up quicker but at the same time, I really was getting a bit tired so the thought of having to wash dishes was not appealing to me.

"You seem tired babe so I think we should just head to bed now" Brittany tells me as she clears away the last of the dinner dishes.

"I am a little tired I'll admit but I don't want to go to bed right now. I have barely seen you today apart from times at work and dinner just now so I wanted to spend time with you. If I go to bed right now then I won't be able to stay awake" I point out.

"You and the baby need your sleep though and to be as well rested as possible" she says as she walks towards me.

"I know but I also need my wife" I say as I reach out to her and take her hand in mine.

"You can have me in bed when I'm lying next to you" Brittany shrugs.

"Honey, don't take this the wrong way but is there a reason why you want me to go to bed so badly and don't want to spend time with me?" I ask confused. I'm sure she would usually jump at the chance to spend time with me.

"Santana, I do want to spend time with you. I promise" Brittany says with a smile as she squeezes my hand. "I'm just trying to look out for you because it's been a bit of a rough time lately so the last thing either of us needs is to be tired and in bad moods all day tomorrow. We might feel better if we got a good night's sleep" she adds.

"Honestly, I just need you and I'll be fine" I assure her.

"Ok, we'll hang out then" she smiles. "Shall we go and lounge on the sofa and watch some TV together?" she suggests.

"Let's do it" I nod as I smile back at my wife.

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*Tuesday 13th June 2023*

I'm just at my parent's house right now, catching up with them and my siblings. Actually, that's a lie, I'm not here because I'm super nice and want to see how my family are. I'm here because I wanted to ask my parents if they'd look after Jaxon at the weekend so Brittany could take me to the movies. I mean I do care about my family but my first priority was spending time with Britt so that's the real reason I'm here but while I'm here I will catch up with my family.

"Well, there goes my date night with Britt" I sigh as I throw myself to the couch.

"Why, what happened?" my sister asks.

"Brittany's parents are working this weekend so I was really hoping mom and dad would take care of Jaxon for us while we have date night but apparently mom and dad are spending the weekend away together in some hotel. They just told me just now in the kitchen" I say while shaking my head. "This is just unbelievable" I groan.

"Yeah, a married couple going away for a romantic weekend together, yeah that is not fair on another couple. Especially when said couple want to basically do the exact same thing themselves" she says sarcastically.

"Look, I get it. I know mom and dad want to have time together like any other couple out there but why does it have to be on the only weekend I'm free? Can't they do it next weekend when Brittany and I don't want to go out. I mean mom and dad have every weekend together to do this. Brittany and I can only do this this weekend" I point out.

"To be fair, mom and dad have had this trip booked for a while so they had this planned before they knew you would need them to babysit" Carly tells me.

"It just sucks really badly because I so wanted to spend time with my wife. We haven't had a proper date night in ages and we were so looking forward to this after everything we've had to go through recently. Work had been kicking our ass not to mention some other stuff has happened that hasn't been good for us" I sigh.

"If it helps, I'll take care of Jaxon this weekend" Carly shrugs.

"On you own?" I ask.

"Yes" she laughs. "He is my nephew Santana and I have done it before" she points out.

"I know but it's been a while since you've had Jaxon. In fact, it's been a while since Jaxon has been in anyone's care except mine and Brittany, or one of our parents. The last person he was with that wasn't one of us was Ashley" I state.

"Oh, come on Santana, you can't compare me to Ashley" Carly replies with a frown.

"I didn't mean it like that. I just meant I am nervous leaving Jaxon with someone other than his mom or grandparents" I state. "I know you are nothing like that bitch but it still unnerves me leaving him with other people sometimes" I point out.

"I get that but you can trust me, Santana. We're sisters so we grew up together so you know me like no one else so if you need me to help you out this weekend then of course I will" Carly smiles. "Also, I'm not going to go after Brittany because she's not my type" she smirks.

"Yeah, and you'd never be hers either" I laugh.

"Seriously though, you know I love Jaxon and just because I haven't spent as much time on my own with him as maybe mom and dad have, it doesn't mean I don't love him as much as them. He's my only nephew so I want to spend time with him" Carly smiles.

"Ok, let's do it" I nod. "I shouldn't be letting my own insecurities get in the way of Jaxon spending time with his family. I know you love him so I promise you this wasn't a reflection on you when I was hesitating" I assure her.

"You don't need to explain because I get it. All I'm saying is I'm happy to help this weekend if you want me to" Carly smiles.

"I do" I smile back.

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As soon as I got home, Brittany had the dinner already made for us which I was super grateful for since I was so hungry. I think judging by the amount of kicking from the baby, they were hungry too. We're just sitting down at the table to eat now. The only downside about this though is that Jaxon is already asleep and can't spend some time with us as we eat.

"So how are things babe?" Brittany asks me as we start eating.

"They're good. Work was pretty crap without you today but at least we're together now" I tell her.

"As much as I loved spending time with Jaxon today, I didn't like the thought of you being at work and I wasn't. I wanted to either be spending time with you at work or even better, have you at home with Jaxon and I" Brittany admits.

"I know things aren't ideal at the moment but eventually I'm hoping they will get easier and we'll be able to go back to normal somewhat where we can both parent and work in a normal fashion" I say.

"Yeah, me too" Brittany nods in agreement. "So, how were your parents tonight?" she asks, changing the subject.

"Yeah, they were good. It was nice to finally catch up with them for a bit" I reply. "Also, movie date night is all sorted for the weekend" I tell her with a smile.

"Oh, that's good. I am so glad your mom and dad can have Jaxon for a few hours so we can spend time together" Brittany smiles back.

"Actually, my parents can't babysit" I state.

"Ok so how is date night all sorted then because we can't take Jaxon to the movies with us. I think he's too young for that and would probably cry and annoy all the other people in the movie theatre anyway" she says confused.

"My sister said she would come over and look after Jaxon for a few hours" I point out.

"Oh" Brittany says surprised.

"I was nervous too when she offered but then she did point out that Jaxon is her nephew and she has looked after him before on her own. We both know she is good with him and she seemed perfectly happy to help so we should let her" I explain.

"I'm good with that too, I was just surprised" she smiles. "I'm glad Jaxon is getting some time to spend with other people in his family because it'll be good for him" she adds.

"I'm glad too. Like I say I was apprehensive in the beginning but that was due to my own issues but it's time for me to try to move on now because Carly is my sister. Why wouldn't I be ok with my sister looking after my son?" I state.

"I know it's hard but it'll get easier so going to the movies for a couple of hours is a good first step because we won't be out all night so it'll ease you into things" Brittany points out.

"Exactly" I smile. "I must admit, I really am looking forward to spending a few hours with you on our own without work being involved" I add.

"I am too" Brittany smiles. "Speaking of getting some time together, you and I aren't working next week, right?" Brittany asks me.

"No, we're not" I smile. We decided to take a week off work to spend as a family. We did have this planned for a while so it's not like it was a last-minute decision because of Ashley.

"That's good" she smiles back. "I've actually got something planned for us to do which I hope you'll want to do."

"It sounds intriguing babe" I reply.

"You, me and Jaxon are going on vacation next week from Monday to Friday" she says excitedly. "I feel like we really need a break to just spend some time with each other and our son to really forget about all the awfulness we've just encountered" she explains.

"Brittany, that sounds great and everything because I would love nothing more than to spend a week with just you and Jaxon, but it can't happen" I say disappointedly. "I'm in my third trimester of pregnancy so I don't think I can fly at this point" I sigh.

"I knew that which is why we're not going by airplane, we're travelling by car" Brittany smiles.

"Yeah, I don't know about that either" I say hesitantly.

"I promise we won't be stuck in the car for too long. The destination is not too far away but far enough that we're away from here. Plus, we can take regular breaks so you're not sitting all day in the car" she states.

"I'm not sure" I admit. I kinda just wanted next week to be a break at home, preparing for the new baby to come along.

"Please babe, I really want this" Brittany pleads. "I want to put the whole Ashley nonsense behind us so I think we could do with this break to get away from here" she adds.

"I get that but we do have some preparations we need to make before the new baby comes along so I was counting on our week off from work to do some last-minute things" I say.

"I promise to do whatever we need to do when we get back. You won't need to lift a finger" she smiles.

"I can't leave you to handle everything when we get back because we'll be back at work for a little bit before I take maternity leave so you'll be just as busy as me" I state.

"Honestly, I'll be fine" Brittany assures me.

"Ok, let's do it. Let's take a mini vacation together next week with Jaxon" I smile.

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*Friday 16th June 2023*

It's date night tonight for my wife and I which I am so excited about. We haven't had date night in ages so it's going to be so much fun. It's also going to be fun to just get out and do something different for a change. Recently all I've done is go from home to work to home to work and maybe visit family in between or go an occasional walk to the park. Tonight, is going to be something we haven't done for a while so it'll be good to mix things up a bit.

"Hey guys, it's me" I hear my sister say as she gently knocks on the door as she opens it.

"Hey, in you come" I smile as I greet her in the hallway.

"Hey Carly" Brittany smiles as she joins us with Jaxon in her arms.

"I hope you don't mind but I invited Jessica over" Carly says.

"I don't mind that you have a friend with you for company but please remember the real reason you are here. You are here to look after my son so don't forget that. I don't want you having fun hanging out with each other since you have the place to yourselves and not doing what you should be doing" I warn her.

"Santana, I'm not going to forget about Jaxon" my sister says as she rolls her eyes at me. "I just haven't seen Jessica that much lately since we've both been so busy so I thought she could help me babysit tonight and like you say, keep me company when Jaxon goes to sleep" she adds.

"It's totally fine" Brittany smiles.

"Cool" Carly smiles back.

"Not so fast. You know I like Jessica but you also know that I know you two and I know whenever you're together, you can get up to all sorts" I point out.

"Look, I admit Jessica and I can get a little crazy together when we've been drinking but this isn't a party we're at tonight. Honestly I take looking after Jaxon very seriously and you know that so please stop worrying" Carly tells me.

"I'm sorry, I panic more these days when it comes to my family because of that person I do not wish to name" I say. Obviously, I hate that Ashley kissed Brittany but what I hate her most for is the way I now feel around other people and my son. I'm more obsessive now and I get worried more easily because of that bitch and I hate her so much for that.

"Honey, it's going to be ok" Carly says as she wraps her arms around me in a hug. "I will protect my nephew more than I will protect myself."

"Yeah, and you know how important Carly is to me so I'm not going to do anything that affects her or her family which includes Jaxon" Jessica smiles.

"Ok" I nod.

"So, what do we need to know?" Carly asks as we all head to the kitchen.

"Well Jaxon has already been fed and changed so he should be ok for having his milk until we get back but if he does get hungry then there are some spare bottles in the fridge. His diapers are in the bathroom if he needs changing as well" I explain.

"Cool" Carly nods.

"Should he get bored and need entertained then his toys are practically everywhere so just pick something" Brittany chuckles.

"Ok" Carly laughs. "So, what about his bedtime routine?" she asks.

"Don't worry too much about that, just make sure he is comfortable and in bed within the next couple of hours" I say. "Oh, and make sure you have the baby monitor with you once he goes to sleep" I add.

"Ordinarily he does have a routine but tonight is different so we're not too worried about following the schedule to the letter. We just need to make sure he does get to sleep at a reasonable hour" Brittany shrugs.

"Exactly" I nod.

"Everything sounds good and simple enough so I think Jessica and I will be fine" Carly says.

"I think so too. I mean look at Jaxon already" Brittany says as she fondly looks at her son, holding onto Jessica's hand.

"He likes you Jessica" I point out.

"He seems like a pretty chilled baby" Jessica says as she smiles at Jaxon.

"On the whole he is. I mean nothing really scares him" Brittany chuckles.

"Speaking of being scared, I am going to scare everyone at the movie theatre if I don't fix my hair so can you help me Carly since Brittany has Jaxon" I ask my sister.

"Of course" Carly smiles as she takes my hair straighteners from me and begins helping me to style my hair.

"So, what are you studying at college, Jessica?" Brittany asks curiously as she sits down with Jessica and Jaxon.

"I'm just about to graduate actually with a business degree" Jessica replies.

"Congratulations, that's great" Brittany smiles. "What are you looking to do now with your degree?" she asks.

"Even though I've got the degree, I don't think I've nearly got enough experience to start my own business so I think I want to get some work experience behind me in that field before opening my own company. The only experience I have so far is my current job and I was more doing it to fund my college fees than for the experience so I want to find something better first" Jessica explains.

"Sounds like a plan so hopefully you get something more related to your business degree soon" Brittany smiles.

"Yeah, hopefully" Jessica smiles back.

"Honey, I love you but enough talking. It's time to get changed and ready to go otherwise we'll be late for the movie and they might not let us in once it starts" I say as Carly finishes helping me.

"Ok, I'm going upstairs now" Brittany says as she hands Jaxon to my sister and then kisses my cheek before dashing out of the room to go upstairs.

Jaxon and I hang out with my sister and her best friend for 10 minutes while Brittany gets ready. I then go over some last-minute things with my sister before we relocate to the living room to wait. We're only waiting there for another 5 minutes before I hear Brittany come down the stairs.

"Ok, I'm ready to go" Brittany says as she appears in the living room.

"Wow…you're wearing that to the movies?" my sister asks Brittany surprised.

"It's date night so why not dress up?" Brittany shrugs.

"Fair enough" Carly nods.

"You look great anyway, Britt" I smile.

"Thank you" she smiles back. "Obviously you look great too but you know that already" she says as she kisses my cheek.

"Thank you" I say, smiling again at her.

"Ok, we will head out now but honestly, if you need us then don't be afraid to call. We'd rather you called if you were unsure of anything than worry all night that you did the wrong thing" Brittany says as she picks up my car keys.

"Yeah, as much as we want this date night tonight, Jaxon means more to us so we won't be annoyed about an interruption" I say.

"I think we'll be ok but we've got your numbers so we promise to call if there is anything" Carly smiles.

"Ok, good" I nod. "We will leave you both to it now" I say as I take Brittany's hand in mine.

"Have a good night, guys" Carly says.

"We'll try" Brittany smiles. "Anyway, bye" she says.

Once we've all said goodbye, Brittany and I head out to my car. She opens the passenger door for me and I hop in. Brittany then runs around to the driver's side and gets in before driving off. We're at the movies in no time at all so we head inside. Even though we've not even seen the movie yet, the night is looking pretty good. It's feeling like a proper date night already because Brittany is being as chivalrous as ever. She is holding doors open for me and paid for the movie for both of us. She's also just being super adorable by taking care of me which I like.

"Shall we get some popcorn?" Brittany asks me.

"I am eating for two so I would say yes. Also, you can't really say you've watched a movie properly if you haven't eaten snacks like popcorn during it" I smile.

"Exactly" Brittany smiles. "So, what kind of popcorn shall we go for?" she asks.

"Surprise me, I'm not fussy" I reply.

"Ok well you stay right here and I'll get the drinks and popcorn" she tells me.

"It's ok, I'll come with you. I'd rather stand in a long line waiting with you than standing over there waiting on my own" I state.

"Ok" Brittany smiles as she puts her arm around me and pulls me closer to her. We then make our way over to the food and drinks line and wait to be served.

"So, on a scale of 1 to 10, how good is the date night so far?" I ask my wife.

"I would say a solid 8 at the moment. I can't really say it's a 10 because I haven't tasted the popcorn yet and we haven't saw the movie yet" she replies.

"Fair enough" I nod. "Personally, I think it's a 10 out of 10 so far and that's all thanks to you" I shrug.

"Oh really" Brittany smirks triumphantly.

"Yeah, because you have been super attentive, taking care of me and stuff. I also like that you can't keep your hands off me tonight" I reply.

"Well, it is date night and it would be a pretty crappy date night if your date didn't pay attention to you all that much" she tells me.

"That is true" I agree.

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"Wow…this movie is not the best, is it?" Brittany says as she laughs quietly.

"Yeah, it's not great" I agree.

"Hey, did you ever sit at the back of a movie theatre when you were in high school and make out with someone?" Brittany asks me.

"No" I laugh. "Don't tell me you did that" I ask amused.

"I did actually. We went to the movies on a date and we were sitting in the back row with no one around us and we just sort of started making out. I would say it's because we were super into each other but I think we were just kissing because we were bored since the movie was so crap" she explains.

"Well don't be getting any ideas honey because I don't do making out in the back row of the movies" I smile. "Even though I do open up a lot more nowadays and I show my emotions, it doesn't mean I'll start making out in public places" I add.

"Um…you kissed me in the park the other day when we went on a walk with Jaxon" she points out.

"Yeah, I mean a peck on the lips or the cheek is cool but I don't like full on make outs in public places. I would make the odd exception like during our wedding but not like this" I shrug.

"It's cool anyway" she shrugs. "I wasn't telling you because I wanted to make out with you right now because I really don't" Brittany teases me.

"Excuse me, what would be so wrong with making out with me just now?" I ask, pretending to be offended. It won't happen because I don't do things like that but it doesn't mean I wouldn't want to kiss Brittany because I would so why doesn't she want to kiss me.

"Because you need a breath mint right about now" she smirks.

"Oh, is that so?" I laugh while throwing popcorn at her.

"Yeah, you have really bad breath today" Brittany laughs.

"You better hope I do because with that comment, we're not kissing at all tonight now" I smirk.

"Fine, whatever you say" she says, not believing me.

We eventually make it through to the end of the movie and thankfully get to leave. It really wasn't the best film I've ever seen but at the same time, the night wasn't all that bad since I got to spend some time with Brittany. We've just arrived home now so Brittany is parking up the car. The minute she is finished, I jump out and head inside promptly, not bothering to wait on my wife exiting the car.

"How did you get on looking after my son?" I ask my sister as I walk into the living room.

"Hi to you too Santana" Carly laughs.

"Sorry, hi" I say. "So, how did things go with Jaxon?" I ask again.

"It went great. Jaxon was absolutely fine the whole night. He went to bed on time and we've been checking on him a lot and he's been fast asleep every time we've looked in" Carly explains.

"He didn't miss us much then" Brittany jokes.

"I'm sure he did but I think he's liked having his aunt to hang out with" Jessica replies.

"Yeah, probably" Brittany nods.

"So, how was the movie?" my sister asks me.

"Awful" Brittany replies, laughing again.

"Yeah, it wasn't the best but it was nice anyway to get out and do something different. You know how much I love my work Carly but just knowing I was leaving the house today for something other than work felt so good" I state.

"Well, you know I am always here if you two want to do something again. I really loved spending time with Jaxon so honestly, I'm happy to do it again" Carly smiles.

"I know and I really appreciate you doing this tonight" I smile back.

"It's actually not that late so you two can head off if you want and go and do something fun yourselves. You don't need to stay here chatting to us old married people" Brittany smiles.

"Hey, enough of the old" I say while playfully hitting Brittany on the arm. "But, like she says though why don't you two go out and make a night of it now that you're free and can spend some time together" I say.

"I'm not sure I'm in the partying mood tonight" Carly shrugs. "You could come to my place though Jessica and hang out."

"Sounds good" Jessica smiles at my sister.

"Well thank you again for tonight, I'll walk you both out" Brittany says as my sister and Jessica get their things together.

"Enjoy the rest of your night" I tell them both and then they leave.

"Just you and me again" Brittany says a minute or so later as she walks back into the living room.

"It is" I smile at her as she takes a seat next to me on the couch.

"Tonight, was so much fun. I know the movie wasn't the best but just getting to spend time together and being out of the house was good" Brittany says.

"I agree" I smile as I lift my feet up and place them on Brittany's lap. "I love spending time with you and I hate to say it but I actually forgot how much fun we are together until I was reminded tonight" I add.

"Me too" Brittany smiles. "We should ask your sister to babysit more often so we can take a few hours out to spend time as a couple. I mean Jaxon seemed to feel comfortable around her and Carly didn't seem to mind babysitting either."

"It does sound good but it probably won't happen that much because once the new baby comes along then I don't want to ask my sister to babysit both kids at the same time. I know she would say yes but it's a lot to ask for her to look after two infants at the one-time" I say.

"We'll just need to see how things go then" she shrugs. "Hey, do you want a foot massage?" she asks as she turns her head to look at me as she begins slipping my shoes off my feet.

"I would love that" I smile. My feet have been getting sore lately and my ankles have been a bit swollen with the pregnancy so a foot massage really would be good.

"No problem, I will happily do that for you" Brittany smiles back as she starts the massage. "Wow, someone needs a pedicure" she teases.

"Do you want me to kick you right now because I can make that happen" I tease back.

"No, I don't, so I'm sorry" she tells me.

"If you're offering to give me a pedicure then I'll take it" I reply.

"I don't think you want that because you'd come out looking worse than when you started" Brittany laughs.

After spending some more time together, Brittany and I decided to go upstairs since we were getting a bit tired. We checked on Jaxon to make sure he was ok before we headed to our bedroom to start our nightly routine. Once we were both done, we got changed into our pyjamas and slipped into bed. Brittany gets herself comfortable before reaching out and wrapping her arms around me to hold me close.

"I might not like making out in the back of the movie theatre but I do kinda like making out in bed" I say with a smirk as I turn my head to look at Brittany.

"I kinda like it too" Brittany says as she leans in closer and kisses me. "Now do you just strictly like making out in bed or do you like to do other things?" she asks with a smirk as she momentarily pulls away from my lips.

"Come here" I laugh as I pull her towards me and kiss her again. "If you're asking me if I'm up for having sex tonight then the answer is most definitely yes" I add.

"Thank god because I have been waiting for this all day" she states as she holds me close and kisses me.

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*Monday 19th June 2023*

Brittany and I are just beginning the journey for our mini vacation together with Jaxon. As much as I don't really want to sit in a car for long periods of time, I am really excited for this trip. It's going to be so amazing to just spend the time with two of the people I love most in this world. I know we could do this at home but you'd always run the risk of family and friends coming over to visit, interrupting our family time, so this should be good to get away from everything and just spend it together.

"Are we staying in a hotel?" I ask curiously as Brittany drives us to our destination.

"We're not actually, I've rented a villa for the week for us. I just wanted this to be about us so I didn't want to be around other people. I know it means we won't have the luxuries of a hotel like food on tap with room service and stuff but I wanted it to be a private and special time for the 3 of us" Brittany explains.

"I like that" I smile.

"You do?" Brittany asks surprised.

"Yeah" I nod.

"I was worried you might prefer a hotel because we wouldn't need to do as much and would have everything we needed in front of us" she says.

"No, I like it this way because it's more chilled to just do what we want when we want" I smile.

"That is exactly what I was going for" she smiles back at me.

The whole journey to the villa wasn't as bad as I thought. The car was more comfortable than I was expecting and we took regular breaks like Brittany promised we would. Jaxon also took the journey really well and didn't really fuss much. To be honest, I think he quite liked the journey getting to take a ride in the car and have a little nap in the back when he got tired.

"Well, here we are" Brittany says as she puts the car in park. "Shall we take a look inside first and I will come back to the car later to get our luggage" she adds.

"Sounds like a plan" I smile as I exit the car.

"Come on buddy, let's go" Brittany says as she gently takes Jaxon out of his car seat in the back of the car.

"This is a really lovely villa" I say as we start looking around the outside.

"Hopefully the inside is just as nice because I am desperate to sit down and just rest" Brittany tells me.

"Baby, we've just been sitting down in the car for a couple of hours" I point out amused.

"I know but I feel mentally exhausted from the drive so I need a rest" she states.

"You should have said babe and I would have taken over half way through so we could split the driving time" I say as I place my hand comfortingly on her back.

"No, I wasn't going to make you drive today" Brittany shakes her head.

"I'm pregnant honey, I'm not incapable of driving" I smile.

"I know but you have enough going on right now so the last thing you needed was to be having to drive us all here when I'm capable of doing that and giving you a rest" she replies.

"How about I cook dinner tonight and spoil you a little bit?" I suggest. Even though I'm the pregnant one, Brittany still runs around after me all the time so she is exhausted as well as me.

"No, you don't need to do that because it would mean we need to go to a grocery store" Brittany states.

"I'm sure I can find a store nearby myself and you can stay here with Jaxon and rest" I shrug.

"No, I'm not leaving you to go somewhere on your own in a place we don't know. Let's just get takeout from somewhere close and maybe tomorrow we can go to a grocery store and one of us will cook a nice meal" she replies.

"Ok, sounds like a plan" I say as I kiss my wife's cheek. "Hey, thanks for always looking out for me and our babies" I smile.

"I'll always do that" Brittany smiles back.

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*Wednesday 21st June 2023*

Brittany, Jaxon and me are all still on our mini vacation and it's been so much fun already. It's been great just getting to spend the days together as a family. It's not the same at home when Brittany or I are working so it's been good to spend all day every day with Jaxon and for him to have both of us together at the same time. It's also been a nice time to de-stress before the new baby comes along because things are going to get even busier when that happens.

"What shall we do today?" I ask Brittany as I wrap my arms around her.

"We could go to the beach" she suggests.

"I'm not sure I'm in the mood for going to the beach. It can be messy sometimes with getting sand everywhere so maybe we leave that for a day when I'm more into the idea of going" I reply.

"Ok" Brittany smiles.

"How about a boat ride?" I say.

"Nope" Brittany shakes her head. "I don't do boats rides anymore. Something happened a while ago to do with a boating incident and it's scarred me for life. I will never go out on a boat again. I mean I'm ok in the water when it's a pool or dipping my toe in the shallow part of the sea but no large areas of deep water and no boats" she says seriously.

"Ok, that's totally cool babe" I nod.

"We could go shopping and treat ourselves and the kids" Brittany suggests. "Unless you're too tired to do that then we can do something else, I don't mind" she adds.

"I think shopping might be fun because Jaxon deserves to be spoiled and it wouldn't hurt to get a few more things for the new baby arriving" I say.

"That's settled then, as soon as we give Jaxon breakfast and we're ready for the day we'll hit the nearest mall" Brittany smiles.

"Speaking of getting ready, I need to shower now. I won't be long" I smile as I kiss Brittany's cheek before heading towards the door.

"Do you need some help?" my wife smirks at me.

"As much as I would love that, we're not having sex right now" I laugh. It would just distract us too much and we'd be late leaving to go shopping. Also, what is Jaxon meant to think if we're in another room without him.

"I wasn't saying it because I wanted sex; I was saying it because you're pregnant now and things are becoming harder to do so I thought you might need some help" Brittany shrugs.

"I don't believe you honey" I chuckle. "Anyway, I must get ready now" I say while winking at her as I leave the room and head to the bathroom.

As soon as I'm finished in the bathroom and all dressed, I look after Jaxon while Brittany does what she needs to do to get ready for the day. I make sure Jaxon finishes eating his breakfast and get his little jacket on before playing with him for a little bit. Once Brittany is ready, we head out the door and get into my car. Brittany then drives us off to the nearest mall…actually it's not the nearest one but it was the nearest one to us at the time after we took a wrong turn.

"I think the toy shop should be the first stop we make and that way Jaxon will have a toy to keep him occupied throughout the day if he gets bored of all of the shops" Brittany says.

"Good idea" I nod.

"Ok Jax, shall we go and find you some toys?" Brittany says to Jaxon as she leans down to tickle his chin as he sits in his stroller.

"Yes" Jaxon replies excitedly.

"Do you want to walk in the toy store, buddy?" she asks as she unbuckles him from his seat.

"Brittany, it's too busy for him to walk. He's barely able to keep his feet at the moment" I tell her.

"Fine, ok" Brittany nods. "It's looks like I'm carrying you Jax" she adds as she lifts Jaxon up.

"Actually, can you put him back in his stroller" I say. "I need to use the bathroom so you'll need to take care of the stroller and Jaxon but you won't be able to do that if you're carrying him."

"Ok, let's go then" Brittany says as she places Jaxon back in his stroller.

"Honey you don't need to come with me. I will be back in a couple of minutes so stay here with Jaxon and I'll meet you back here when I'm done" I smile.

"We've never been here before so you don't know this place so I'm not leaving you alone" she smiles.

"Honestly Brittany, I will be fine. I'm pregnant; I'm not completely unable to do anything for myself. Just stay here and pick out some toys for our son and I will see you back here soon" I assure her.

"If you're sure" she nods.

"I am so don't worry. I won't be too long" I say while kissing her and then departing the shop.

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We're all back at the villa now after a fun day out shopping. It was nice to do something like this today because we haven't been shopping together for a while besides going to the grocery store but I wouldn't say that counts. Brittany is cooking dinner for the two of us right now and I've just finished putting Jaxon to bed. He had something to eat earlier since he was hungry but Brittany and I didn't. We had a late lunch so we decided that we'd wait until Jaxon is asleep before we ate dinner.

"Jaxon is finally asleep so while you're finishing off dinner, I'm just going to use the bathroom and maybe change into some sweatpants to get comfortable" I tell Brittany.

"Ok babe" Brittany smiles at me.

"I won't be long" I say.

"I don't think dinner will be too long either so don't hang about too much baby" she tells me.

"I promise, I won't" I assure her before exiting the kitchen to go to our bedroom. After a few minutes, I head back to the kitchen.

"What are you doing dressed like that?" Brittany asks me amused.

"That was not the reaction I was going for when I put this lingerie on" I state.

"I mean don't get me wrong, you're all kinds of sexy like that. I'm just confused because we're about to sit down to dinner but you're dressed in lingerie which probably won't keep you warm" she replies.

"Can't you keep me warm" I smile.

"I could try but I am hungry so I did want to actually eat" Brittany admits.

"So, you're putting food ahead of me, good to know" I tease.

"Oh, come on honey, you know that's not true because besides Jaxon you're my number one priority" she assures me.

"How am I supposed to believe you when you will barely come near me. You say I'm sexy but you're not showing it" I point out.

"Trust me, you are sexy" Brittany says as she puts the cooking utensil down and quickly makes her way over to me. "You're so sexily sexy right now" she smirks as she leans down and begins kissing my neck.

"Thanks" I say as I move my head slightly to give Brittany more access to kiss me.

"It looks new, when did you buy this lingerie?" she asks as she momentarily pulls away.

"Today actually. I didn't really need the bathroom when we were at the toy store" I say with a smirk. "I saw the store just as we walked into the mall and an idea popped into my head about surprising you tonight so I made up an excuse to leave the toy store" I explain.

"You tricked me Ms Lopez and I didn't even know it" she smirks back.

"Shall we forget about dinner and go to the bedroom?" I suggest as I wrap my arms around my wife.

"I think we should. Let me just make sure the place isn't going to go on fire and I'll meet you there" Brittany says as she pecks my lips and then pulls away to go over to the cooker.

"Don't be long because I think you'll want to see me undress and you might just miss the show if you take too long" I say with a wink before I leave the kitchen.

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*Thursday 22nd June 2023*

It's our last full day on vacation today before we go home tomorrow so I'm hoping it's going to be a good one. I'd like today to be special to mark the end of our time away from work and stress. I've just walked into the living room where Brittany is playing with Jaxon so we can all discuss what we want to do today.

"I know I said no to the beach the other day but how about we go today?" I suggest. "Jaxon could build sandcastles and have a little dip in the sea. It also wouldn't hurt for me to watch you sunning yourself in your swimwear" I say, smirking at the last part of my sentence.

"Sounds like a good plan to me" Brittany smiles.

"Ok, let's get ready to go" I say before heading to the bedroom to get what we need for the day.

As soon as we've packed everything we need for today and have gotten ready, we head off on foot to the beach. The beach is pretty close to the villa so it doesn't take us long to get there. It was actually quite a nice walk getting to get out and get some air for a change compared to when we're always indoors or going places in the car.

"Hey Jax, do you want to walk?" I ask my son as we walk onto the sand. He's not fully walking everywhere yet but walking on the sand shouldn't be a problem because it's a soft landing if he does fall.

"Mommy will take your stroller and you can walk with mom in the sand" Brittany says as she lifts Jaxon out of his stroller.

"Walk" Jaxon says clapping his hands together excitedly.

"How about we take your shoes off actually and you can walk a little better" Brittany tells him as she bends down and helps him take his little shoes off.

"Is that all better" I smile at my son as I take his hand.

"Yes" Jaxon giggles.

"I think it looks like a good spot over there to set up, what do you think hon?" Brittany asks me.

"Yeah, it looks good so let's go" I say as we make our way along the beach.

"Ok, let's sit you down for a moment Jaxon while mom and I set the towels up" Brittany says as she sits Jaxon in his stroller for a minute.

"Uh…" Jaxon says annoyed as he frowns at his feet and starts hitting at them.

"Have you got sand all in your feet now?" Brittany asks amused as she picks Jaxon up. "Is it between your little toes?" she says as she wipes the sand off his feet.

"No!" Jaxon giggles.

"Is mommy being naughty by tickling your feet?" I ask Jaxon.

"Yesss" Jaxon nods his head enthusiastically.

"We'll get her back then, I promise" I tell my son.

"Oh yeah, how are you going to get back at me if you can't catch me?" Brittany laughs as she runs away in front of me with Jaxon.

"That's real nice Peirce, running away from your pregnant wife and leaving her all alone" I say playfully.

"I'm coming back" Brittany smiles as she and Jaxon re-join me.

"Can you put some sunblock on my shoulders for me now please before we get settled here?" I ask my wife as she sits Jaxon down in front of me.

"Yeah, of course" Brittany smiles as she takes the bottle from me and starts.

"These pregnancy hormones are really making me go crazy today for some reason" I groan.

"What do you mean?" Brittany asks confused.

"Every time you touch me, I get a little bit turned on" I admit.

"That's a good thing, is it not?" she asks gleefully.

"Yeah, I mean in normal circumstances it's good that my body reacts to your touch but it's not the best when we're in public. I should be able to have better control over myself" I reply.

"If it helps, you in a bikini in front of me kinda does things to me" Brittany states as she finishes with the sunblock.

"Shall I put some on your shoulders?" I ask my wife.

"Yes, please" she smiles at me as we switch positions. I then quickly put some sunblock on her back and shoulders.

"All done now" I tell her.

"Thank you" Brittany says as she kisses me and then stands up. "Jaxon wants to take a dip in the sea so we're going to go just now. Do you want to come down or are you waiting here?" Brittany asks me.

"I'm coming with you both" I reply as I hold my hand out for Brittany to pull me up from my seat.

"Good" she smiles. "Ok Jaxon, let go and take a dip in this sea" she says as she gets Jaxon ready.

"Swing" Jaxon states as he holds onto both my hand and Brittany's hand as we walk down the beach.

"There aren't any swings here buddy" I tell my son.

"No, I think he wants us to swing him in the air a little as we both hold his hands" Brittany replies.

"Oh, ok. It makes sense I guess" I laugh.

"Ok let's do this. One, two, three…" Brittany says before we lift Jaxon in the air and swing him a little.

"Again" Jaxon says excitedly.

"Ok, buddy" Brittany smiles at Jaxon before we swing him in the air again.

"We're here now sweetheart" I tell my son as the three of us slowly walk into the water.

"Uh…" Jaxon says unsure of what to make of the water.

"It's a little cold on our feet right now but we'll get used to it sweetheart" I tell my son. "Isn't that right mommy" I say but I don't get any response. "Brittany?"

"Sorry, what?" she asks.

"Were you just staring at me?" I ask embarrassed as I notice Brittany staring at me.

"You and Jaxon are just so cute together" Brittany says as she smiles at us.

"You and Jaxon are kinda cute together too" I smile.


That's it for another chapter so let me know what you think. Sorry about the delay in updating, hopefully things will be updated quicker from now on.