Chapter 68: Getting Closer
Santana's POV
*Sunday 13th October 2024*
I've just woken up to find the other side of the bed empty and my wife nowhere in sight. I'm not terribly happy to be waking up alone but I guess it can't be helped because I'm assuming Brittany has got out of bed to see to the kids. As soon as I reluctantly get out of bed, I use the bathroom before going to find my family. I check a few rooms but with no luck, I decide to go downstairs and see if that's where they are. I eventually find them all in the kitchen together with Brittany making the kids some breakfast.
"Morning" Brittany smiles at me.
"Morning" I smile back before going to the table to greet my children good morning.
"How are you this morning?" Brittany asks as she walks over to me and kisses my cheek.
"I'm ok" I shrug.
"Have you got any plans for the day?" my wife asks.
"Not really, you?" I reply.
"I was thinking about taking a walk today with the kids, do you want to come?" Brittany asks me.
"Yeah, I think I will. Some fresh air should do the baby and I good" I smile.
"Awesome" Brittany smiles back at me. "I'm just making the kids something to eat right now and then I could make us some breakfast and once we're all ready for the day, we can head out" she adds.
"Sounds like a plan" I smile.
"Ok, boys. We're going to have some breakfast and then we're all going to take a walk together. We could maybe go to the park or find somewhere for you to play" Brittany tells the kids.
"Bike?" Jaxon asks, looking at Brittany and I.
"Do you want to take your bike on our walk?" I clarify with Jaxon.
"Yeah" Jaxon smiles at me while nodding.
"If you're on your bike then you must do as mom and I say. You cannot cycle off without us, ok?" Brittany tells Jaxon.
"Ok" Jaxon shrugs like he's not listening.
"I'm serious Jaxon, you have to stay beside us at all times or the bike isn't coming with us" Brittany states.
"Yes mommy, promise" Jaxon smiles at Brittany.
"That's a good boy, thank you" Brittany smiles back at Jaxon.
Once we've eaten breakfast and we're all ready for the day, we head outside and get Jaxon's bike from the garage. I get Xavier settled in the stroller while Brittany helps Jaxon put on his helmet and get onto his bike. Once Jaxon is comfortable, we all set off on our walk. Brittany is pushing the stroller with Xavier inside while I'm walking alongside them as Jaxon cycles next to us.
"Is this pace ok that we're walking at?" Brittany asks me.
"It's perfect" I smile at Brittany. I love how much she's always taking care of me and making sure I'm ok.
"Um…too fast buddy, wait for us" Brittany tells Jaxon as he begins inching further away from us.
"Yeah, if you cycle any faster your little training wheels will fall off" I tease my son.
"Ok" Jaxon nods as he starts to slow down cycling.
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"Jaxon, come back here please" I say seriously but he doesn't stop.
"Jaxon Pierce, come here right now" Brittany states but again, Jaxon doesn't listen. "Hey, you take the stroller and I'll go after him" she says as she lets go of the stroller.
"Ok" I nod before taking over with the stroller while Brittany runs after Jaxon.
My wife is so fit that she manages to quickly catch up to Jaxon on his bike and persuades him to stop. Jaxon then hops off the bike and throws it to the ground so it's lying on its side. He gets a stern look from his mommy for being so aggressive before Brittany lifts up the bike. She then walks back over to Xavier and I carrying Jaxon's bike as Jaxon slowly follows behind her while taking a very familiar 2-year-old tantrum. He's stomping his feet and throwing his arms in the air as the tears are streaming down his face.
"Mommy please" Jaxon says in tears.
"Nope, no more bike because you can't behave" Brittany replies seriously.
"Mommy!" Jaxon screams.
"You can sit in the stroller with Xavier" Brittany states.
"No" Jaxon replies, still in floods of tears.
"Mommy told you that you could only be on your bike as long as you stayed with us. You didn't stay with us, you cycled away in front. We also asked you many times to come back and you didn't so no, you don't get to go back on your bike" I tell Jaxon.
"Not fair" Jaxon states as he glares at Brittany and I.
"I've told you before, naughty boys are not rewarded. You need to learn to do as mom and I say. It's too dangerous to be cycling away without us so the bike is being kept by me until you can behave" Brittany tells our son.
"Fine" Jaxon huffs.
"Come on, you can sit in the stroller" Brittany says as she temporarily sits the bike down and lifts Jaxon into the stroller.
"No" Jaxon says kicking his legs. "Want to walk" he states.
"You're not walking buddy, it's too far for you to walk on your own" I tell Jaxon. We're a bit of a distance from home so it's too much for his little legs to handle to walk all the way back.
"Mom is right so sit down for me please" Brittany says.
"Ok" Jaxon sighs before reluctantly sitting down properly so Brittany can strap him into the stroller.
"Are we all ready to continue the walk then?" I ask as Jaxon settles and Brittany picks up the bike.
"I wonder if I should ride the bike instead of carrying it" Brittany shrugs.
"No, don't do that" I laugh. "You're not riding on a toddler's bike, you're far too tall for it" I add.
"Ok, I'll carry it" Brittany nods.
We continue on with our walk as I push the stroller at one side while Brittany pushes at the other side as she carries Jaxon's bike. I did offer to carry the bike or even push the stroller myself so Brittany didn't need to do both but she insisted. She said she didn't want me to do too much since the pregnancy is nearing the end. We've all arrived home now so we're getting the kids out of their stroller.
"That was a nice walk, wasn't it?" Brittany smiles at the kids as she helps Jaxon out of the stroller.
"Yes, it was" I agree as I lift Xavier out of the stroller.
"Next time we take the bike then you have to do what I say Jaxon" Brittany tells him.
"Sorry mommy" Jaxon says as he reaches out to Brittany.
"Thank you for apologising" Brittany says as she lifts Jaxon up in her arms.
"Love you" Jaxon mumbles as he wraps his arms around Brittany's neck.
"I love you too sweetie" Brittany says, her heart melting at Jaxon's actions.
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*Friday 18th October 2024*
Brittany and I have been at work for most of the day today. I've pretty much spent the whole day sitting behind my desk though because this pregnancy has been kicking my butt recently. I've been working all week and I am exhausted right now. I just didn't have the energy to do anything but sit down and do my work today so I've been delegating a lot of the stuff I had to do that involved moving, to my managers in my team.
"Are you ready to collect the kids and go home now?" Brittany asks me.
"Most definitely" I nod.
"It's been a busy week, hasn't it?" Brittany says.
"Yeah, it really has so I don't know how much more I can take of it with this pregnancy" I admit.
"I've said it before babe, you should be cutting back on work now with the pregnancy" Brittany tells me.
"Yeah, I think I might just do that" I admit. It's not what I really wanted but I do think it's for the best now because it's too much.
"Actually, why don't you just take maternity leave starting from now" Brittany suggests.
"What? Stop working completely?" I ask surprised.
"Yes, babe" Brittany smiles. "There is no need for you to be working at all right now being this close to baby's due date" she adds.
"I was thinking I would just work a couple of days a week instead of the five I normally do" I reply.
"I know but you don't even need to do that. I can handle things for the moment and once we're really close to the baby coming then I'll take some leave from work" Brittany assures me.
"I feel bad for leaving you with everything though. I mean you have enough to do with your own job never mind adding on mine" I point out.
"I can cope babe, don't worry" Brittany smiles at me.
"I know you can cope but what I mean is that I don't want you to have to stress yourself out because you're expecting a baby too. I'm the pregnant one but you've still got a lot on your plate too with the new baby coming" I reason.
"You're the priority right now, not me. Just take some time off and let me deal with whatever work throws at us. I won't take no for an answer" she states.
"Ok" I nod.
"Now, let's go and get our children so we can go home and spend some time with them and have dinner before it's time for them to go to bed" Brittany says.
"Ok, let's go" I smile.
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*Saturday 26th October 2024*
Brittany, the kids and me are hanging out at home today. We have something fun planned to do which is preparing the new baby's nursery. Normally we would have had things organised sooner but considering this was meant to be a surrogacy in the beginning then we never thought we would be having a baby or having to do any of this organisation. We need to paint the room today before building some furniture we ordered like the crib and stuff.
"Are you sure you and the kids should be in here with me because these paint fumes are quite strong?" Brittany asks me concerned.
"It's fine because all of the windows are open" I shrug.
"The minute any of you feel weird or start coughing then I want you out of the room" Brittany says.
"Ok, babe" I nod.
"Shall we get started then?" Brittany says.
"Yes, I think we should because Jaxon looks like he's itching to start" I say, smiling at my son who can't wait to help.
"Ok, Jax. I want you to slowly slide your roller through the paint here" Brittany says as she helps Jaxon get some paint onto his roller.
"Wall now?" Jaxon asks, looking at Brittany.
"Yeah, we're going to glide it over the wall now" Brittany nods as she shows Jaxon what to do.
"Ok" Jaxon nods before doing what Brittany showed him.
"That's looking great already, buddy" I smile at Jaxon as he starts to paint.
After we finished painting the room, we left it to dry for some time while we all went downstairs to get lunch together. We all then spent some time together playing with the boys and their toys. The kids are now both napping in their own rooms so Brittany and I are back in the nursery. Brittany is going to start building some of the flatpack furniture we have while I help. Well, I say help but really, I'm just going to read out the instructions and pass my wife the tools. I am on strict orders by my wife to not lift anything or do anything that is too heavy.
"You have to put one of the flat things into one of the holes on one of the long things" I tell Brittany.
"Oh thanks babe, that narrows it down so well" Brittany says sarcastically teasing me.
"Sorry, I just don't know the names for anything" I state.
"Everything has a letter on it so why don't you use the letters and tell me where to put them" Brittany replies.
"Oh, that makes sense" I say in realisation. "Ok, you have to put one of the 'd' parts into the hole on the big long side labelled 'b'" I tell Brittany.
"Ok, I can do that" Brittany says as she does as I say.
"You then have to put one of the 'd' parts into the other long sided thing labelled 'a' and eventually we'll put piece 'e' in between the two long sides" I state.
"Ok" Brittany nods as she continues.
"Are you sure I can't help you babe because it looks like you might need another set of hands for the next instruction?" I ask my wife.
"Honestly, I'll manage. I don't want you to do anything. I want you to relax and not tire yourself out" she assures me.
"Ok, if you're sure" I shrug.
"I am so just do what you do best and boss me around and I'll do the work" Brittany smiles at me.
"Ok" I smile back. Brittany then continues building the crib under my guidance.
"Is it just me or is it hot today" Brittany says as she removes her sweater.
"I'm ok" I shrug.
"I am sweating right now" she states as she fans herself to cool down. "Anyway, I should continue" she smiles at me.
"Ok" I smile back.
"Can you pass me the screwdriver babe" Brittany asks me as she flicks her hair over her shoulder.
"Huh?" I say distractedly.
"I need the screwdriver; can you pass it over to me" Brittany replies.
"Ok" I nod before handing the item over.
"Honey, that's a hammer" Brittany laughs.
"I'm sorry, you're distracting me so I can't tell the difference between a hammer and a screwdriver" I admit.
"I'm not doing anything to distract you" Brittany chuckles.
"Yes, you are. You just took your sweater off to leave you in a tank top which does not have good coverage of your body and you keep flicking your hair to the side. You're being sexy and it's distracting me" I tell her.
"I'm sorry" Brittany laughs.
"I mean don't apologise because I like it" I smirk.
"Ok" Brittany smiles.
"What you're doing right now building the furniture is quite sexy as well. I mean you're a woman of many talents and it's so sexy" I smirk at my wife.
"Am I?" Brittany laughs.
"Yeah" I nod. "You're awesome with numbers and stuff like at work but then you're like so talented with physical tasks. You can dance, you can paint, you can build furniture, you can workout way more than me. Honestly, there's not much you can't do" I add.
"I believe there is a lot I can't do" Brittany shrugs.
"Name me something you're not good at then" I say.
"Ok, signing" Brittany shrugs.
"You're maybe not the strongest singer but you're not tone deaf" I state.
"I think I am but thank you for making me feel good" Brittany smiles.
"Ok, name me something else you can't do?" I say.
"I can't get pregnant" Brittany smirks.
"Ok that's true but you can still get me pregnant so you can still be part of the process" I laugh.
"I guess that's true" Brittany laughs.
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*Thursday 31st October 2024*
I'm currently just hanging out around the house, doing nothing really. It was nice in the beginning taking the maternity leave and getting to spend some time on my own to relax. It's almost been two weeks now of hanging out at home by myself and the novelty really has worn off. I'm bored with nothing to do and more importantly I miss my kids and I miss Brittany. Time goes by really slowly when you're bored and alone, not to mention the aches and pains from the pregnancy don't make it any easier. I need a distraction to make the day go quicker so I can finally see my wife and children again.
"Hey, we're home" I hear Brittany say before my two children come running into the living room.
"Hi, guys" I smile at the kids as I lean down to hug them.
"Hi mom" Jaxon smiles back at me.
"I have missed you both so much" I tell the kids.
"We've missed mom too, haven't we?" Brittany says.
"Yeah" Xavier smiles at us.
"How about you two pick out a toy to play with for 10 minutes while I talk to mom" Brittany says.
"Ok, mommy" Jaxon says before he and Xavier pick out something to play with to amuse themselves.
"So, how's your day been?" Brittany asks me as she sits down next to me.
"Ok" I smile.
"Did you do much?" my wife asks curiously.
"I've actually been doing a bit of research online about surrogacy for Quinn. I've had a lot of time on my hands with taking the maternity leave earlier than planned so I wanted to see what I could do to help" I say.
"Has Quinn spoken about going down that route again?" Brittany asks.
"Not yet but I want to be prepared whenever she is ready to do it. I really want her and James to have a family like we all get to have" I point out.
"I know but she's maybe not ready for that yet so maybe you should wait until she tells you her plans moving forward" Brittany says.
"I mean I could but I could also just bring the subject up myself. I mean none of us are getting any younger so we might as well get the process started again" I shrug.
"Honey, I get that you want to help but it's different for Quinn. She might not be ready for this just yet because it takes time to get through certain things. You and I are getting a baby from the last surrogacy process whereas Quinn lost one. That's a lot harder to get through" Brittany says.
"I totally get it babe and I'm not going to rush her into something. I think just gently bringing the conversation up would be fine. I mean we don't want the opposite to happen where she is just too scared to ever try again that she never feels ready. I know my best friend and I know she wants children so sooner rather than later we do need to discuss this" I explain.
"That's fair" Brittany nods.
"Also, if I'm not going to be her surrogate again then we need to carefully look into people who could be. That's not something we can rush so we need to plan ahead and be ready for whenever Quinn is ready. I don't want to just pick anyone off the internet" I state.
"I know so maybe you're right. You need to select the best possible person because it's a big responsibility" Brittany agrees.
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*Monday 4th November 2024*
I'm meeting up with my best friend today to hang out and see how she is since we haven't seen each other that much recently. All of our friends are so busy with their own lives so we never get as much time together anymore. Quinn is coming over soon so I'm excited to do something today and not just be sitting here alone and bored. I'm also looking forward to today because I want to show Quinn all of the research I've found recently about surrogacy and how she can maybe take the next step again.
"Hey, in you come" I say as I answer the door after Quinn knocks on it.
"Thanks" Quinn smiles at me.
"Do you want some coffee?" I ask as we head to the kitchen.
"No thanks, I'm not really drinking much coffee at the moment. I'll just take a glass of water" Quinn replies.
"Ok" I shrug as I get Quinn some water.
"So, what have you been up to now that you've stopped working for a little bit?" Quinn asks as we sit down at the table together.
"Honestly, nothing really" I laugh. "The first week was nice getting to relax but after that I just got really bored without my wife and children" I add.
"Did you not find anything at all to occupy yourself with?" Quinn asks.
"Not really, although there was one day I did keep myself busy doing some research so that wasn't so bad" I shrug.
"Research? About what?" Quinn asks curiously.
"It was actually about surrogates and stuff. I thought with the time on my hands at the moment then I could help you and James get the ball rolling again" I smile.
"Um…Santana"
"I actually found a lot of good stuff online so I think we could pick out a surrogate soon enough" I smile.
"It's really not necessary that you do that" Quinn shakes her head.
"Look, I'm not working right now so I have the time and like I say I am bored so why not help you?" I shrug. "I really don't mind helping, honestly" I smile.
"James and I aren't actually looking for a surrogate right now" Quinn tells me.
"Why not?" I frown in confusion.
"Because we're just not, ok?" Quinn replies.
"I don't understand though because I thought enough time had passed that maybe you'd be thinking about it again. I mean you always wanted kids so you should try this again" I say.
"I don't want to do surrogacy right now" Quinn shakes her head.
"Look if it's about money then we'll all help you. Your family can help along with Brittany and I and all of our friends. We just want you and James to get your dream of becoming parents" I assure her.
"It's not that" Quinn says.
"Then what?" I ask confused.
"James and I just aren't looking into surrogacy right now so can we not talk about this?" Quinn states.
"You're holding back from me Quinn and you don't have to. What's going on? Why do you not want to do this right now?" I ask softly.
"Surrogacy just isn't on our mines right now" Quinn shrugs.
"So, you keep saying but I don't understand why. I feel like you're withholding something from me" I say.
"Ok, maybe I am" Quinn admits.
"What's the real reason you don't want to look into surrogacy at the moment?" I ask.
"The real reason is that I'm already pregnant" Quinn replies nervously.
"Are you serious?" I say excitedly.
"Yes, but it's still early days so let's not get ahead of ourselves" she tells me. "It was a very slim chance I would ever get pregnant naturally so we have to be careful about this. There's no knowing either if I'm going to be able to get through a successful pregnancy so we can't get excited right now" she explains.
"I know where you're coming from but this is still a positive thing because you've at least managed to get pregnant so it is possible it can happen" I smile.
"I know but I don't think I can lose another baby, Santana. I am so terrified right now so if this doesn't happen for me then I don't know what I'm going to do" Quinn admits worriedly.
"Surely your doctor can give you more appointments and do more checks on the baby to make sure things are ok throughout the pregnancy like bring you in for more scans and stuff" I say.
"Are we talking about the same doctor that mixed up all of the dates and convinced us it was my baby you were carrying and not your own?" Quinn sighs.
"Right, yeah" I say shaking my head just realising. "Look, why don't I speak to my doctor and see if she has any openings to take on you as well because you need a decent doctor helping you through this especially when it is somewhat of a risky pregnancy" I ask.
"It would be good to find another doctor so maybe I will get in touch with yours" Quinn nods.
"That's good" I smile.
"Hey, you can't tell anyone about this pregnancy right now, it's way too soon" Quinn says.
"I'm not going to start shouting it out but can I at least tell Brittany? I mean she will not tell anyone, I promise" I reply.
"Yeah, you can tell Brittany" Quinn smiles.
"Thank you" I smile back.
"I might tell our closest friends and family soon but no one else can know right now because who knows what's going to happen" Quinn admits.
"Ok" I nod.
After spending some more time with Quinn, she went home and I decided to do some laundry to keep myself occupied. It's now almost time for Brittany and the kids to get home so I'm having a look in the fridge to see what I could make us all for dinner. I thought it might be nice to have something prepared for them all getting home. The kids are usually always hungry after daycare and I am sure Brittany will be hungry too because she's been working so hard recently.
Once I decide on what I am making us to eat, I get the ingredients out and start preparing the food. I've just got the table set and the food in the oven when I hear a car outside. I make my way to the front door and open it, waiting on my wife and children getting out of the car. As soon as Brittany gets the kids out of the back, they run over to me where I hug them.
"Hi, how are you" Brittany asks as she walks towards me and kisses me.
"I'm better now that the 3 of you are finally home" I smile.
"That's sweet" Brittany says smiling back at me.
"Anyway, let's all go inside because I have started dinner so it shouldn't take too long to cook" I say.
"Ok" Brittany nods before we all head inside and into the kitchen.
"So, how was work?" I ask my wife as the kids get settled playing at the table while Brittany hangs out with me as I cook.
"It was ok today, not too stressful" Brittany smiles.
"That's good then" I smile back.
"How was your day? Did you and Quinn have fun hanging out?" Brittany asks me.
"Yeah, we did" I nod.
"Good, I'm glad because I hated seeing you get so bored" Brittany smiles.
"Quinn actually told me something today" I say smiling. "Something exciting" I add.
"Ok, what was that?" Brittany asks looking at me.
"What I am about to say can't go any further, ok?" I state.
"Ok" Brittany smiles at me.
"She's pregnant" I whisper.
"Did you just say pregnant?" Brittany asks surprised.
"Yeah, but it's really early so she doesn't really want to tell people right now. I kinda forced it out of her hence the reason she told me but she is really nervous about it so she doesn't want to get too excited" I say.
"I mean it's good in a way though, right?" Brittany smiles.
"Yeah, that's what I said. She wasn't sure she could ever get pregnant so it's a step forward because she has" I say.
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*Wednesday 6th November 2024*
I'm currently just in the kitchen getting the kids some breakfast. I woke up before Brittany this morning so I decided to get up and check on Jaxon and Xavier. They were both awake when I got to their rooms so we all headed downstairs together. We hung out for a little while but they started to get hungry so I decided to make them something to eat while I'll wait to have something to eat with Brittany a little later.
"Morning" Brittany says walking into the kitchen.
"Morning" I smile back.
"Did you boys sleep ok?" Brittany asks the kids as she walks over to them.
"Yes mommy" Jaxon smiles at her and Xavier just nods.
"That's good" Brittany smiles at the kids.
"Did you sleep ok?" I ask my wife as she makes her way over to me.
"I did and thank you for letting me sleep a little longer while you got the kids up and out of bed" she replies.
"It's cool" I shrug.
"Hey, do you know what today is?" Brittany asks me smiling.
"Another day of me being pregnant" I reply.
"Ok yes but what else is today?" she asks me.
"Uh…today is also a Wednesday" I tell her.
"Yeah, ok that is right too but there is also something else. Come on, what is today?" Brittany asks with a slight smirk across her face.
"Not a clue" I shrug.
"Santana!" Brittany whines childishly at me.
"Ok I'm kidding, I'm kidding" I laugh. "Today is our wedding anniversary so come here" I add as I pull my wife close to me to kiss her.
"Happy 3rd wedding anniversary" Brittany smiles at me.
"Happy anniversary right back at you babe" I smile.
"Thank you" Brittany smiles again.
"So, I'm just making the kids breakfast right now so why don't I make us something as well" I suggest.
"Sounds good so I'll help you" Brittany says.
Once we've all eaten breakfast, Brittany, the kids and me all go to the living room and hang out. The kids play with some toys while Brittany and I open our anniversary cards and gifts. We got some really thoughtful things from our family and friends. We also got some lovely gifts from each other which was really nice. We're now just sitting down with my sister and Jessica, catching up with them since they dropped by.
"Happy anniversary by the way" Jessica smiles at us.
"Thank you" Brittany smiles back.
"We got you both something so this is from Jess and I" Carly smiles as she hands me a couple of envelopes. The first one I open is an anniversary card but the second envelope confuses me with what's inside.
"Reservations for a hotel?" I say confused.
"Yeah, we thought you and Brittany might like a night away together to spend time on your own. Jess and I will come here and take care of the boys for the night" Carly says.
"Yeah, and we know you can't really travel far since you're in your 3rd trimester of pregnancy so the hotel isn't too far away" Jessica smiles.
"We thought you could have dinner together or see a show that's on nearby or even use the spa facilities that the hotel has to offer. Whatever you want to do together to relax" Carly smiles.
"It does sound nice" Brittany says looking at me.
"I would like a nice relaxing night with Brittany" I admit.
"It's booked for this Saturday night onto Sunday so you two can have a few days to think about what you want to do whether it's dinner or whatever" Carly says.
"Thank you so much" I say as I hug my sister.
"You're welcome and you both deserve a night to relax" Carly smiles.
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*Saturday 9th November 2024*
Brittany and I are just about to leave right now to go to the hotel for our weekend alone while Carly and Jessica have just turned up to take care of the kids for us. We're just packing the small suitcase we have to take with us. We're only going for one night but we've got some plans this weekend so we need a change of clothes and some pyjamas each to take with us.
"Honey, why is this suitcase so heavy?" Brittany asks me as she carries it downstairs.
"It shouldn't be that heavy because I didn't pack that much in it. It's just essentials for a one-night stay for the two of us" I shrug.
"Are those essentials perhaps bricks? Like are we having to build the hotel before we stay the night?" Brittany asks.
"It's not that heavy that it feels like you're carrying bricks" I laugh.
"Maybe I should open it back up to see if we really need everything that's inside" Brittany says as she places the suitcase down on the floor.
"No, you don't need to open it up" I shake my head.
"It'll just take a second" Brittany says as she unzips the suitcase.
"Brittany, it's fine. Just leave it closed please" I state.
"Are you hiding something in there?" Brittany asks amused.
"No" I shrug.
"I am sensing there is something in here that I don't know about hence the reason it's so heavy and the reason you don't want me to open it up" Brittany laughs.
"Ok, I did put something in the suitcase you don't know about so that's why I don't want you to open it up. As for being heavy, it's not because of what else I put inside" I say.
"What's the secret item?" Brittany smirks at me.
"Just some sexy lingerie but you won't get to see it if you don't stop asking questions" I tell her. She's going to ruin the surprise if she keeps quizzing me.
"Awesome" Brittany winks at me.
"Yeah, so play your cards right today and we'll have an awesome night alone" I smirk.
"Ok" Brittany smiles at me.
"Now, let's say goodbye to the kids and head out" I say.
"Ok" Brittany nods.
Once we've spent a little time with the kids and said our goodbyes, Brittany and I head out to the car. Brittany puts our stuff in the back and we go over a few last-minute things with my sister about looking after the kids before Brittany drives us off. The drive to the hotel wasn't too long that I got bored and uncomfortable but long enough to make sure we felt like we were actually heading out of town for the night. If it had been anywhere close to where we live then it wouldn't have the same fun effect of getting to be away from home and spend the night away together.
"Ok, let's head inside" Brittany smiles at me as she carries the suitcase and both of our purses. I'm so pregnant right now that my wife doesn't want me to carry anything, not even my purse.
"Ok" I smile back as we walk into the hotel.
"Wide load coming through" Brittany says loudly as we make our way past other guests towards the reception area.
"You better not be talking about me because if you are then we're going to be starting this weekend alone in a fight" I say seriously.
"I was talking about me and the way I'm carrying our bags" Brittany shrugs.
"I mean you are carrying them very weirdly instead of just wheeling the damn suitcase but somehow, I still believe you were referring to me and how pregnant I am right now" I state.
"I wasn't" Brittany shrugs.
"I really think you were talking about me and the fact I'm 38 weeks pregnant" I state.
"Maybe I was and maybe I wasn't. It was a joke either way" Brittany smirks at me.
"You fucking were talking about me" I say laughing. I am mad but I can't help laughing right now. Secretly I do like it when Brittany teases me so I can never stay mad for long.
"It was all in good fun" Brittany says as she kisses my cheek.
"I get that but don't be so loud next time because it drew attention to us" I laugh.
"Ok, I won't" Brittany laughs.
"Hi, we have a reservation under Pierce, it's a one-night stay" I tell the receptionist as we approach her.
"Ok, let me just sort that out for you" the receptionist smiles.
As soon as we were all checked into the hotel, we got our keys and headed towards the elevator. We're only staying on the second floor but I wanted to take the elevator because I honestly didn't think I could handle two flights of stairs. The simplest of tasks can be quite tiring at the moment with the pregnancy so whatever I can do to make it better, I do.
"Huh… it's a nice room" I say as we walk inside.
"Yeah, it is" Brittany agrees as she closes the door behind us.
"The bed looks very comfortable so that should be good. I was a bit worried with this late into the pregnancy that I might not be able to sleep well but I think I will" I say.
"Yeah, I am sure we'll have a good night's sleep" Brittany smiles at me.
"Ok, we don't have a whole lot of time before we need to make our dinner reservations so we should probably just get ready now" I say.
"I agree" Brittany nods.
"I want to have a quick shower and get changed" I reply.
"I was thinking, if you're up for it, that we could get all dressed up for dinner and make it like a date night" Brittany suggests.
"Yeah, sounds good" I smile.
"Cool" Brittany smiles.
"Ok, I am going to head to the bathroom to shower and freshen up. I won't be too long" I say as I make my way to the bathroom, tying my hair up as I go.
As soon as I have finished in the shower, I get out and dried off. I didn't bother washing my hair so I didn't need to do too much with it before doing my makeup and getting dressed. I am now all ready to go and I'm waiting on Brittany finishing in the bathroom getting herself ready.
"You look nice" I smile at Brittany as she walks out of the bathroom.
"Do you approve of my outfit choice for tonight?" Brittany asks me.
"I do" I nod. "I know I usually pick out your dresses and stuff but tonight I didn't and you look amazing" I smile.
"Thank you" Brittany smiles back. "You are looking very nice yourself if you don't mind me saying" she adds.
"Thanks babe" I say as I peck my wife's lips.
"Shall we head for dinner now then?" Brittany asks.
"Yeah, we should" I nod. We then make our way out of the hotel and down the street to the restaurant.
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Once we finished eating, Brittany paid for dinner and then we left the restaurant. We then took a gentle walk together through the streets hand in hand, letting our dinner digest. We didn't go too far from the restaurant or hotel because I didn't have the energy to walk too long. The pregnancy is just tiring me out a lot so shorter walks are better. We've now just got back to the hotel and went into our room for the night.
"So, what shall we do to hang out? Do you want to watch a movie or something?" Brittany asks me as she sits down on the bed.
"Actually, I've prepared a game for us to play tonight" I tell my wife.
"You have?" Brittany asks me surprised.
"Yeah, I thought it would be fun to do" I smile. "It's nothing energetic though because I'm far too pregnant to play a game like that" I add.
"Ok" Brittany smiles.
"I've written different questions down and we need to each take one and answer the question that's on the paper. However, if we don't want to answer it then we have to take a drink. I'll be on something non-alcoholic but if you want, I can pour you some wine" I smile.
"Ok, so do I have to answer honestly honestly or like honestly in terms of our relationship?" Brittany asks.
"What do you mean?" I ask confused.
"Ok, say the question was best kisser. Do I answer in terms of our relationship which would mean I find you the best kisser or do I answer completely honestly where my best kiss was from my ex Megan" Brittany says.
"I want you to answer completely honest but if your answers are going to be anything like what you just said then I suggest you don't answer at all" I state.
"That doesn't make sense" Brittany chuckles.
"I want you to answer questions honestly but if you think I want to hear you tell me that Megan was a better kisser than me then I certainly don't" I tell her.
"I'm only messing with you because you are clearly better at kissing than Megan was" Brittany smiles as she leans in and kisses my cheek.
"Ok, good" I smile.
"Shall we start then?" Brittany asks.
"Yeah" I nod. "I don't want you to just answer about us though, I do want you to think about your whole life" I say.
"Ok" Brittany nods.
"Do you want to take a question first?" I ask my wife as I hold out the little bag with the questions in it.
"Yeah, ok" Brittany smiles as she puts her hand into the bag and pulls out a question.
"Ok, what do you have?" I ask curiously. I did write them all but I can't remember what I actually wrote with this pregnancy brain of mine.
"Quite a nice one actually, it just asks what is my favourite TV show" Brittany smiles.
"Yeah, they're not all scary questions. There are some fun ones too" I smile.
"I'll answer this and I think I'd say Friends at the moment. I don't have a complete favourite because I go through phases of watching reruns of things but right now, I'll say that" Brittany says.
"Cool" I smile.
"Ok, your turn" Brittany says as I pick out a question.
"My question is 'when was our first kiss'?" I state.
"Do you remember?" Brittany smirks at me.
"Yeah, of course" I nod.
"So, are you going to answer or take a drink?" my wife asks.
"I'll answer" I say confidently. "Our first kiss was during our work Christmas party in 2019. We weren't together at the time. I was drunk and asked you if you were still single which you replied yes so, I just kissed you" I add.
"I remember that" Brittany smiles.
"You'll also remember that you kissed me back that night so clearly back then we had feelings for one another even though we didn't admit it" I smirk.
"Yeah" Brittany laughs.
"Ok, your turn again" I say and Brittany picks out a question.
"I think I'll drink this time" Brittany states.
"What? Why? What does it say?" I ask curiously.
"It asks me my biggest turn on but I'm getting all shy so I don't wanna say" Brittany admits.
"It's just us here babe and we're married, no one else will know" I say amused.
"I don't know what to say because different things would turn me on at different times, you know?" Brittany says embarrassed.
"Come on, say something" I smirk.
"Can I just say you?" Brittany shrugs.
"What about me turns you on?" I ask smirking.
"The way you kiss me" Brittany says blushing.
"Ok" I nod. I don't know why she is so embarrassed right now because we should already know this anyway since we're married but her reaction is super cute anyway.
"Your turn again" Brittany says.
"Ok" I say as I pick another question. "It asks, my favourite thing about my wife" I state.
"Ok, what is it?" Brittany asks amused.
"I actually don't know why I wrote this question because you and I don't have favourites as such. We have many things that we like about many different things" I say.
"You could still pick one thing about me though" Brittany shrugs.
"I will" I nod. "One of my favourite things about you is your body, it's smoking hot" I smirk.
"You're determined to make me blush so hard tonight" Brittany admits.
"It's true. One of the things I love most about you is how hot and sexy you are" I shrug.
"Couldn't you just say you love how kind and caring I am?" my wife asks.
"I could have said that because it's also very true. I went with your body though because we're alone tonight and it's giving off a romantic and sexy vibe" I smirk.
"Ok, well thank you" Brittany smiles.
"Your turn again, babe" I say so Brittany takes another question.
"The person I called the most in the last week" Brittany says reading it out.
"Ok, who was it?" I ask as Brittany pulls out her cell.
"There we go" Brittany smirks as she shows me her call history.
"Good answer" I say as I see nothing but my name as she scrolls through her phone.
"Why have I called you so much? Like we're always together so why aren't I talking to you in person?" Brittany laughs.
"I don't know but it's cute and I like it" I smile. "Ok, back to me" I say as I pull out another question and read it to myself before rolling my eyes.
"What does it say?" Brittany asks amused.
"It says, 'describe your first time' but I don't know what I meant by this when I wrote it" I laugh.
"Yeah, you're first time in general or first time with me?" Brittany queries.
"Exactly" I nod.
"Why don't you do both" Brittany smirks at me.
"Or, why don't I just drink" I say as I reach for my glass.
"No come on, I want to know" Brittany pleads.
"Ok, fine" I laugh. "My first ever time having sex wasn't the best at all. I mean personally I think I was great but the guy I slept with wasn't too great. I ended up doing all of the work and it was just awful because he got all the pleasure and I didn't. I wasn't even that attracted to him but we dated because I was still figuring out who I was so I didn't know who I liked, boys or girls" I admit.
"Was your first time with a girl better?" Brittany asks me.
"Not really because I was nervous. I actually liked the girl so the nerves got the better of me and knocked my confidence. She was more experienced than me so I was worried I wouldn't be good enough which in turn made me not good enough" I chuckle.
"I get it" Brittany nods.
"But yeah, there you have it. My first time" I smile. "Ok, your turn again" I say.
"No-no, you're not finished. You need to describe our first time together now" Brittany smirks at me.
"Right, yeah" I laugh.
"How was it?" Brittany asks me.
"It might sound cliched but it was amazing. You were amazing, I was amazing, like it couldn't have been better for a first time" I admit. "I mean I would say it's better now because we know each other and know each other's likes better but at the time, it was really good for our first time. Do you know what I mean?"
"Yeah, I totally get you" Brittany smiles. We play the game for a while more before deciding to stop.
"Maybe next time we could do this after the pregnancy and we can actually use alcohol. It might make it more interesting" I say.
"Sounds good so let's do it again" Brittany smiles.
"Cool" I smile back.
"Actually, next time we should write questions for each other to answer" Brittany states.
"Yeah, we should because that could be fun. We could ask some really personal and sexy questions" I smirk.
"Anyway, do you want to get ready for bed?" Brittany asks.
"Yeah. I'm just going to the bathroom to freshen up a bit first" I tell my wife.
"No problem" Brittany smiles at me. After a few minutes, I come back out in my new lingerie.
"What do you think?" I smirk.
"I think I'm lost for words" Brittany says as she stares at me.
"Do I look hot?" I query.
"Oh yeah, definitely" Brittany says as she walks over to me.
"Do I turn you on dressed like this?" I tease.
"Yeah of course" Brittany replies as if it's obvious.
"Good" I smirk as we wrap our arms around one another.