It wasn't the summer she'd had planned, she couldn't see her feet and her back was always aching she was so glad she had Brittany by her side or as the case was at the moment her swollen feet, rubbing them. Quinn was missing Mike, she received her first letter a couple days after he left and she'd been moping around since he'd left. "I don't want to invite Berry." Santana pouted.
"That's not nice Santana." Maribel shook her head. "A spend over with all the Glee girls means all the Glee girls."
"Fine." Santana mumbled. "But no karaoke, movies only and no scary ones."
"Good girl." Maribel leaned down kissing Santana on the top of her head.
"Can we have Kurt?" Brittany asked.
"Not like he's going to try anything." Santana quipped.
"He likes to talk about the same things we do." Brittany said giving Maribel the same pout that she used on Santana.
"If his father and the other parents say yes then it's fine." Maribel gave in. "Let me know."
They'd all arrived the next morning.
Kurt was happy surrounded by the girls, they talked about things he understood and wanted to talk about, Maribel shook her head Santana was sweet when she wanted to be. Kurt was happily applying make up to Santana all the while reminding a the girls "Less is more."
"Make up artist." Tina nodded. "That should be your fall back, and you'd still be in fashion." Tina continued to paint Rachel's nails black like her own.
"People need to know their colors." Kurt pulled back from Santana "All done." putting the mascara down Kurt picked up the small mirror on his lap handing it to Santana. "Beautiful as always Santana."
"I'm next." Brittany held up her hand. Mercedes was busy braiding Quinn's hair as the blonde snacked on bacon, which Santana still wasn't quite sure where the bacon came from.
"Of course, let's see what's in your make up bag." Santana handed a small rainbow bag to Kurt, any time Brittany spent over she almost always left something behind, Santana had a bag just for it. "So how are we doing our first week without Mike?" Kurt asked digging through the small bag, Quinn glared but said nothing. "That bad huh? The secret is to have one of his hoodies sprayed with his cologne and when you miss him put it on."
"I stole Santana's pillow case and a a hoodie." Brittany piped up closing her eyes as Kurt moved the stool and sat in front of her, Santana's head snapped in Brittany's direction surprised at the blonde's boldness, she also felt less guilty about the different items of Brittany's she'd taken.
"That makes total sense now." Tina laughed. "Artie kept saying he swore Santana was somewhere at your house every time he was over, he said he could smell her perfume or something."
"I took that too." Brittany admitted. "For the pillow case and hoodie." Santana couldn't help but smirk thinking of a paranoid Artie looking over his shoulder any time he was at Brittany's.
"It's hard to miss someone but it's easier when you know they're coming back." Kurt said sadly, Quinn and Santana reached out both giving Kurt's shoulders a rub. "I'm glad I have the dad I do, he doesn't always understand me but he tries and he accepts me."
"I like your dad."
"Thanks Brittany." Kurt smiled even though she couldn't see it.
"How long is Mike at camp for?" Rachel asked.
"Two months." Quinn muttered.
"Why aren't you at camp?" Mercedes asked Tina.
"I was going to but a few of the kids I tutor are taking summer school so their parents are paying me extra to help." Tina shrugged. "This way I have money to go to the movies and shopping with."
"Speaking of," Kurt glanced at Santana "we need to go shopping."
"No I don't, Quinn gave me all of her fat clothes." Santana glared at the pale boy, Quinn rolled her eyes.
"You're already pushing the limits." Mercedes said finishing the braid.
"You need new maternity clothes S." Quinn said switching spots with Mercedes, Santana glared at them both "You're right I should just tell Abuela..." Quinn's head bounced a little with the hit from a small couch pillow thrown by Santana. "So shopping tomorrow?" The blonde grinned at Santana knowing that she'd won.
"Bitch." Santana muttered continuing to glare at Quinn.
"San!" Brittany gasped opening her eyes, Kurt was thankful he was already done. "You promised you wouldn't swear in front of the babies." Brittany held her hands on both sides of Santana's belly.
"I know, I'm sorry." Santana sighed.
"We need to start a swear jar." Brittany shook her head "I have one for Lord Tubbington but I think he's been taking money from my purse to put in it."
Kurt arched his eyebrow confused but asked nothing other than "So it's settled, shopping tomorrow?"
"Fine." Santana grumbled then muttered "Oh shut up." when the group started to celebrate their victory. "I hate this."
"You're going to look so sexy in your clothes baby, all the other pregnant girls will be jealous." Brittany promised.
"I've been meaning to ask where's Beth?" Tina glanced around for the playpen.
"Puck has her for his first sleepover." Quinn said holding her hand over Mercedes shoulder for the hair tie.
"So that 's why you keep checking your phone." Kurt nodded.
"He's worried he'll do something wrong." Quinn nodded. "His biggest fear is dropping her."
"If he can catch a football that Finn's thrown he can hold onto Beth." Santana said without thinking, rolling her eyes she added "Look you all know it's true, Finn isn't the greatest quarterback, at his size he should be out there tackling the hell out of people."
"True." Tina nodded. "I've seen them at the park."
"Wait she just swore doesn't she get in trouble for that." Mercedes pointed to Santana earning a glare.
Brittany giggled "That's not a swear that's a place, you of all people should know that Mercedes, they talk about it at church." Santana smirked sticking out her tongue, she knew no one would argue with Brittany's logic.
"He did great when the guys went bowling, he fed her, changed her and burped her all on his own." Rachel promised. "I just occasionally held her."
"He helped with his sister when...when she was first born." Santana stopped herself from saying when his dad ran off. "He's just rusty."
"I forget you guys used to be neighbors." Quinn shook her head.
"Wait so you really are from Lima Heights Adjacent?" Tina asked.
"Yea, my dad was living with Abuela when he first started at the hospital and mom was living with her parents when she working her way through law school. I would stay with Abuela when they were both working, Puck lived next door." Santana explained "We just moved here freshman year."
"Is that how you guys met Matt?" Tina asked.
"Actually Brittany met Matt and Mike first." Quinn explained "Then Brittany and I started hanging out with Santana, Matt and Mike."
"Mike tied my shoe." Brittany wiggled her shoeless foot.
"That's so sweet." Tina smiled.
"He's nice." Mercedes agreed before asking "So what movie are we going to watch?"
"Didn't I say no singing?" Santana glared at everyone holding a movie musical in their hands.
"You said no karaoke." Mercedes laughed. "Singing along with musicals isn't karaoke."
"I hate you all." Santana muttered leaning against Brittany, pulling the blanket from the back of the couch Brittany covered Santana letting the Latina cuddle closer.
"Who's next?" Kurt eyed Quinn.
"Fine." Quinn rolled her eyes.
"Alright your fingers are done." Tina nodded to Rachel, "Santana, Brittany and Quinn have manicures so that means Cedes your next because Kurt is doing make up."
"Do you have any other color?" Mercedes asked.
"I have sable, ebony, charcoal, onyx, raven..." Tina said as she picked up each bottle.
"That's all the same color." Mercedes shook her head, Tina gasped.
"It is not."
Laughing Quinn handed Kurt the small make up bag she kept in her purse. "I'm sure S has other colors."
"Black, red or clear." Santana mumbled, when Brittany tried to move to put the movie in Santana tightened her grip around Brittany's waist whining "Don't move comfortable, Quinn can do it."
"Do what?" Quinn asked before sitting in front of Kurt.
Brittany held up the movie in her free hand, her other hand was resting on Santana's blanket covered hip "I got it." Tina said getting up "Pick a color Mercedes."
"Satan's red."
"Nightstand." Santana muttered unmoving.
It was a few moments before Mercedes returned with Santana's nail polish case pointing at the Latina she shook her head "You are as bad as she is, three black six reds, three clears."
"Strawberry is not the same as maroon, rose or wine." Santana yawned sliding down to rest her head on Brittany's lap.
"What is wrong with you two? There are more than two colors."
"Next time bring your own damn colors." Santana mumbled.
Smiling Brittany brushed Santana's hair away from her closed eyes "I'll bring mine next time."
"They don't deserve yours sweetie." Santana muttered, Quinn smirked.
"We can go shopping after breakfast in the morning." Kurt said.
"We should go to the Omelette House." Mercedes said sitting in front of Tina.
"Yes." Santana lifted her arm, the group laughed and chuckled getting flipped off by Santana.
"Or we could go shopping after lunch and Santana's nap today." Quinn closed her eyes letting Kurt do her make up.
"Tomorrow...movies now." Santana pointed at the tv.
Santana promptly fell asleep in the first ten minutes of her movie, the others continued to sing along with the movie, even though it wasn't a musical it had a decent soundtrack. "Is she snoring?"
"Research says most women snore when they're pregnant even if they didn't snore before." Rachel said moving so Tina could braid her hair because Mercedes nails were still wet. "Why's everybody looking at me like that?" Brittany was the only one still watching the movie, the others were staring at her as if she'd grown another head, even Tina who she couldn't see.
"Research?" Kurt asked.
"I...I've been helping Finn," Rachel stuttered nodding to a sleeping Santana "h...he wants to understand what's she's going through so I look at his book with him."
"That's really nice Rachel." Brittany smiled. "Santana bought me my own book so I can keep up too."
Lunch was a surprise, Santana slowly pushed off of Brittany's lap, the blonde had fallen asleep with Santana during the second movie. Waking Brittany up with a kiss to the cheek Santana shuffled, pinky linked with the barely awake Brittany's, to the kitchen where she smelled lunch only to blink in shock at the sight before her "Abuela?"
"Santana." the older woman nodded continuing to do what she was doing, which was a surprise in itself to Santana.
"Not that I don't love seeing you but why are you here?" Santana squinted at the group watching her grandmother, yawning Brittany sat at the table.
"Your mother was called to work, I am here, I have been teaching them how to cook." Alma said simply before turning her attention on Kurt "Get me the plates, everyone needs to know how to cook, the way to any man's heart is through his stomach. You, silverware." Rachel closed her notebook going to get the silverware.
"She means Finn." Mercedes laughed.
"He does like to eat." Quinn agreed.
"So who of you has a boyfriend?" Alma asked taking the plates from Kurt.
"Just Quinn and Rachel." Tina sighed.
"Because you're hung up on Wheels." Santana muttered sitting at the table with her and Brittany's juice.
"Who is this Wheels?" Alma looked at Tina.
"She means Artie, he's a boy from Glee club." Mercedes explained. "He's in a wheelchair so Santana calls him Wheels."
"Among other things." Quinn added.
"Es un pervertido, sigue mirando las tetas de otras chicas." Santana added earning confused looks from the girls, except Quinn and Brittany, frowning Alma shook her head. "We need to find her a nice boy."
"Matt's a nice boy." Mercedes quipped.
"Aren't you dating Matt?" Kurt asked watching Alma as she plated the beans and rice, Santana straightened up knowing it was her plate.
"No." Mercedes shook her head.
"Matt really is sweet." Tina nodded. "Always opens doors and he's a really good dancer."
"Then it's settled, no more Wheels go for Matt." Santana shrugged.
"Eat, you need to feed the babies and you, you are bones."
Santana and Brittany smiled up at Alma as she placed plates in front of them. "Gracias."
"I don't think he likes me like that, I know he has a crush on Mercedes." Tina shrugged sitting at the table when Alma pointed to it.
"And he knows I don't like him like that." Mercedes shook her head. "we just hang out when he goes out with Mike, Quinn and Brittana." Mercedes gestured to Brittany and Santana.
"Wait I thought we we're Santittany?" Santana looked up from her plate.
"We need to get you guys a ship name." Mercedes said to Quinn ignoring Santana.
"I'm good." Quinn promised.
His blue shirt from Glee and it's tie on, and tied by his mother, Finn sat nervously tapping his feet to the music in the customer waiting area for Burt Hummel. He'd filled out the application that Kurt had brought him, Rachel had helped him with his resume and Brittany's uncle was more than happy to be a reference. Jumping to his feet when Burt stepped into the waiting area Finn swallowed saying "Good afternoon Mr. Hummel." as he extended his free hand.
"Good afternoon." Burt smiled wiping his hands off he reached out shaking Finn's hand. "Kurt said you would be stopping by."
"I just wanted to give you my application and and resume." Finn explained. "I...I know I don't have any mechanic experience but I'm good with my hands a..and I'm at fast learner at things like this." Finn knew he wasn't what people called book smart but he knew he could learn by watching and doing.
Burt nodded taking the application, he knew Finn was a hands on kid, Carole had told him. "How about you go home, change and come back, then you can show me what you can do."
"Really?" Finn tried to hide his excitement.
"Consider it your interview." Burt smiled.
"Thank you sir." Finn smiled. "I'll be right back."
Going out to his truck Finn sat for a moment before grabbing his phone, poking it he texted Finn to Rachel: He wants me to come back and show him what I can do
Rachel to Finn: You'll be great!
Finn to Rachel: Thanks!
Putting his phone down Finn drove home he knew his mom was at work so he would have to call her later after his 'interview' with Burt.
"Kurt your dad asked Finn to show him what he can do." Rachel beamed at her phone.
"I told him Finn was better with his hands then his words." Kurt admitted taking a bite of the beans and rice.
"Put your phone away at the table." Alma scolded glaring at Rachel.
"Yes Ma'am." Rachel tucked her phone away.
"I will be in the living room watching the telenovelas while you eat." Alma said leaving the room.
"Tele-what?" Rachel asked.
"Soap operas." Tina explained.
"Oh." Rachel nodded.
"We watch them all the time." Brittany piped up.
"We do." Quinn nodded.
"Helped teach them Spanish." Santana shrugged continuing to eat.
"Oh, okay." Rachel nodded "Um...Santana is salsa kosher?"
"I have no idea." Santana admitted, she had no idea what it even meant. "Why?"
"Your grandma said she'd teach us how to cook some stuff." Mercedes explained.
"Oookay." Santana leaned to look in the living room at her grandmother whispering "Just watch the spoon."
Tina laughed "Oh she already got Kurt." the group laughed getting a mock laugh from Kurt.
Finn returned to the shop in the clothes he wore to work with Puck, they were after all his work clothes. "I'm back." giving a nervous smile and wave Finn stayed outside of the garage.
"Come on in, let's get you suited up and then you can show me what you can do." Burt gestured him over to another door. Following the older man Finn tried to not be nervous but he was failing miserably. "So I know they treat you good over at the landscaping company, what makes you want to come here?" Burt asked getting a set of coveralls for Finn. "They may be a little short, but you start working here and we'll get you a set or two that'll fit."
"Oh, okay." Kicking off his shoes Finn stepped into the coveralls "Puck likes working with the flowers and he's good at it, but I'm only good at doing what I'm told and lifting things, but I like working on my truck so I thought maybe I could come here. And because you know what's going on with me and Santana I knew you would understand about a work schedule."
Nodding Burt waited until Finn was suited back up "Okay, show me what you can do." Burt gestured to the door.
They were all back in their spots but instead of musicals they were watching the telenovela with Alma. "See! Don't believe her, your brother's in the closet!" Alma yelled at the television.
"This is awesome." Mercedes whispered to Tina who nodded. "I'm understanding about every other word but I can't look away."
"He needs to leave her." Kurt shook his head. "Does he have a pre-nup?"
"Yes his lawyer made sure." Santana said cuddling to Brittany's side, rolling her eyes she griped at the television "Dude put your jacket away already."
"His lawyer has the hots for him." Brittany nodded.
"But she has her own money so she's not after his." Quinn explained.
"Oh good." Kurt held the popcorn out to Quinn who grabbed a handful.
"Oh here he goes." Tina cringed partially covering her eyes as the man on the screen took off his jacket and headed for the closet.
