Chapter 35: New Year
Santana's POV
*Tuesday 3rd January 2023*
It's a new year now and I am so looking forward to seeing what this new year brings to my family both professionally and personally. I'm starting to get back into the swing of work again after taking time off with Jaxon so I'm looking forward to what I can achieve professionally. Also, I can't wait to see what a great little person my son will continue to grow into. He's only 4 months old right now but I can tell he's going to be a great little character. Brittany and I actually have a bet on to see who he'll look the most alike but it's a little hard to tell right now.
"Hi honey, what are you up to?" Brittany asks as she walks into the living room where I am.
"Not much at all" I smile. "Jaxon is now with your parents spending the day with them so we have the whole house to ourselves which is good" I say.
"That is good" Brittany smiles.
"Since we are baby free right now, what do you think about us heading back upstairs to spend some time together?" I suggest.
"I am always up for spending time with you" Brittany smirks at me.
"Excellent" I smirk back as I make my way towards Brittany.
"But not right now babe" she tells me as she wraps her arms around me.
"Why not now?" I frown in confusion as I pull away from her.
"I was actually just about to head to the gym. I haven't been in ages since we've been so busy with work and becoming parents so I thought I would make the most of my free time" Brittany replies. "I'm still paying my membership so I might as well use it" she shrugs.
"I really wanted to spend time with you though" I sigh. Brittany going to the gym was not what I wanted on a rare morning without Jaxon when I could have her alone.
"Why don't you come with me then" she suggests. "We can spend time together at the gym and fit in a workout at the same time."
"I just don't feel like doing a workout right now" I say honestly. I know that I should be working out to keep healthy and loose some of the baby weight that I haven't shifted yet but it's honestly the last thing I want to do.
"That's ok then babe. Why don't you just spend your morning relaxing or doing whatever you want to do to chill out while I have a quick workout" she replies.
"You're still going to go even though I don't want you to go and I want to spend time with you?" I ask annoyed.
"Yes, I'm still going. Look this isn't something we need to fight about because I'm really not being unreasonable. I just want to do something for myself for once when we don't have to take care of our baby all morning" Brittany tells me.
"So, you're picking the gym over me?" I question.
"It's not like that honey" Brittany sighs. "I love spending time with you but I do need to keep healthy so I really think I should get back into working out. I don't nearly do it as much as I used to so I don't want to become unfit and unhealthy."
"I don't work out much either anymore so are you telling me I am unhealthy?" I ask.
"Please stop twisting my words and picking a fight with me" she sighs again.
"I'm not the one who started all of this, you are. I just wanted to spend the morning with my wife but apparently that is too much to ask for these days" I reply.
"I don't understand why you are so annoyed about this. It's not like I am going all day and it's not like we won't have some time later to spend together" Brittany says. "I just want a quick workout while I have the time. It's really not about you and how I don't want to spend time with you because I do" she adds.
"Yeah, it sounds like you want to spend time with me" I say while rolling my eyes.
"Please don't be mad at me Santana for this because it shouldn't be a big deal. Going to the gym doesn't mean I don't want to spend time with you, it just means I want to workout for an hour or so" she states.
"Why can't you go to the gym later in the afternoon?" I ask.
"It'll be quieter if I go now and it'll get it out of the way because my motivation to go later will decrease" Brittany explains. "If you really don't want me to go then I won't but I do want to just say that this has been made into a bigger deal than it needed to be."
"I just wanted to spend my free time with you, not alone" I state.
"I understand that but we can spend time together when I get back. Like I say I wasn't going to the gym all day, just for an hour or so just now while it's quiet and I can get on with a workout without having to wait on people finishing with the equipment" Brittany explains.
"Fine, just go to the gym" I sigh. I don't want to fight with her anymore and clearly she wants to go to the gym more than she wants to be with me right now.
"I am sorry I'm making you mad but I really don't understand why this is such a big deal. I just want to keep fit that's all. You know how much I love you and love spending time with you so you can't seriously think I don't want to be around you today. Why is spending time together right now so important compared to in an hour or so?" she asks.
"I just really want to be with you right now, is that such a big deal?" I state.
"No of course it's not a big deal. Honey I want to spend time with you too but we do have all day to do that so I really didn't think spending an hour at the gym would make much difference. I can see you obviously aren't happy with me going so I won't go today" she replies. "I do want to keep fit though so the next time we have some spare time then I am going to the gym" she tells me.
"That's completely fair" I smile.
"Ok so what are we up to now that we know I'm not going out anymore?" she asks.
"Well, we have just finished having a mini fight so maybe it's time for some make up sex?" I suggest.
"Yeah, that sounds about right" Brittany laughs as she grabs my hand and pulls me out the room towards the stairs so we can go upstairs to our room.
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*Thursday 5th January 2023*
Jaxon is spending the day with my sister today so Brittany and I decided to go into work and catch up on some stuff. I do feel slightly bad that Jaxon seems to be spending the day with lots of different people all the time but at the same time, all of our family love spending time with him so I think it's nice that he has so many people taking care of him. I do have mommy guilt sometimes but Brittany did remind me that Jaxon is well looked after by everyone in our family and he's not hurting for anything. She also reminded me that our parents would have done the same as us when we were younger and went back to work and we're not any worse off for our parents working so Jaxon is going to be fine.
"Hey" I say as I walk into mine and Britt's office.
"Hey honey" Brittany smiles at me.
"Do you want to come over here and join me on the couch for some grown up time?" I ask as I wink at my wife as I sit down on the sofa.
"Ok, sure" she shrugs as she leaves her desk and joins me on the couch.
"I will be taking charge of this particular one on one meeting this afternoon" I say as I push Brittany backwards and straddle her lap. "You don't need to do a thing" I say as I unbuckle her pants as I lean in to kiss her.
"What has gotten into you recently?" Brittany asks as we pull away to undress some more.
"Nothing" I shrug.
"I like sex as much as the next person but this seems like a lot more than usual especially during working hours" she replies.
"Don't you want to have sex?" I ask.
"Oh, don't get me wrong, it's great babe. I am just saying we're not usually like this and you don't usually suggest it this much at work" Brittany points out. "Is something going on babe?" she asks.
"I don't know, maybe there is something in the back of my head making me do stuff I don't normally do" I sigh.
"What's going on babe?" she asks seriously.
"I'm worried you'll get bored of me" I sigh again.
"What do you mean?" Brittany asks confused.
"You are a really outgoing person so I don't want you getting bored stuck with me all the time so I'm trying to make sure things are exciting for you" I say honestly. "Ever since we had Jaxon then we spend a lot more time at home together so you don't get the chance to hang out with other people so I'm worried I'll bore you" I add.
"Honey…"
"I'm serious babe because we're still only working part time right now so we spend way more time at home with each other so I don't want you to get sick of me. When we're at work it's not as bad because even though we work in the same place, we have our own jobs to do so you get a chance to see other people. Like I say though, we're only part time so more of the time you're stuck at home with me so I am trying to liven things up whenever we're together so you aren't bored with just me" I explain.
"I know I am more sociable than you and I like being around people but that doesn't mean I don't like being with just you. I know we spend more time together nowadays than we ever have but I don't see that as a bad thing. Honestly, you don't need to create ways to make our time together more interesting because I like things how they are. I'm not saying I don't like sex either; I'm just saying you don't need to prove anything to me" she replies.
"Some weeks we could be together for a full 3 or 4 days in a row without seeing other people so I just wanted to make sure you were ok with that because like I said, I know you like talking to people and having conversations with others. You pretty much know everything about me since you live my life with me so I didn't want you to get bored of the same conversations we have or bored of seeing the same face 24 hours a day" I state.
"It isn't a secret I like being around people and joking around with them but it should also not be a secret that the only place I really love is wherever you and Jaxon are. Yeah, it's great having a laugh with my friends but it could never beat how I feel when I'm with you" Brittany smiles.
"So, you're good then with seeing more of me than you've ever seen and you're ok with not hanging out with your work friends as much?" I ask.
"Yes honey" Brittany smiles. "You honestly don't need to do anything differently because I'm good with how things are" she adds.
"You'll tell me though if I hold you back or if you need a break from me, right?" I say.
"Do you need a break from me?" she asks.
"No of course not" I frown.
"There you go then" she smiles. "I love spending as much time with you as you love spending as much time with me."
"Ok" I smile.
"If you're still up for a little fun just now then I'd be happy to keep going but if you don't want to have sex right now and were only doing it to please me then I'm also happy to just hang out instead" Brittany says.
"No, I definitely want sex right now. I didn't think it was possible but I've literally just fell even more in love with you in the last 5 minutes so I'm really in the mood for sex now" I say.
"What do you mean?" she asks curiously.
"You're just so understanding about all of my issues and you never make me feel bad about them. You always make me feel better and know the right things to say" I smile.
"Honey, you don't have issues. We all just have different views and feelings on things but I wouldn't say having a genuine concern is an issue" Brittany says.
"See, there you go again" I smile.
"What I have said now?" she laughs.
"You made me feel better again" I say. "I think you just better kiss me now because if I fall any more in love with you then I don't think I'll know how to cope."
"Ok" she smiles as she leans in and kisses me.
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*Monday 9th January 2023*
Brittany and I are at home right now in our home office. We spent the morning spending time with Jaxon but now that he's down for an afternoon nap, we decided to do some work at home. We just wanted to check a few emails and do a few other things when we had some spare time. As soon as Jaxon wakes up again though, we'll stop and give him our undivided attention. I'm just about to take a break right now because I need to talk to Brittany about something.
"Honey, can we talk for a second?" I ask Brittany.
"Yeah, of course" Brittany smiles as she looks up from her computer.
"You know how much I love being a mom now and getting to spend all this time with you and Jaxon being a little family, right?" I say.
"You're a great mom Santana, so I do know how much you love our little family" Brittany smiles again.
"Ok good, that's what I needed to hear because I needed to know you knew how much Jaxon meant to me before I talked to you about something" I nod. "Ok so what I wanted to talk about was that I think you and I could go back to work full time again. I think it's time now for all of us because Jaxon is settled nowadays and we're ready to get back to work and do something else that makes us happy. Of course work will never come close to how happy Jaxon makes us but it's important we have a balance of the two" I explain.
"I think that's a really good idea actually" Brittany agrees. "We do need to take the time and really find the perfect nanny first to help with childcare" she adds.
"Yeah, I know which is why I thought if we start thinking about it now then we can take our time because ideally we don't need to go back to work right away" I reply. I think if we waited any longer then we'd be desperate to get back to work and wouldn't have any plans in place yet so this way we can still spend another few weeks with Jaxon but have childcare ready when we go back.
"We can just keep splitting our time between working at home and going into the office until we find the perfect solution" Brittany says.
"I'm going to get an ad up about the nanny job soon and then we can filter out the applications we don't want and only interview the people we think have a shot at this" I explain.
"Sounds good babe. I mean you're the boss at work anyway so you have this whole application and interviewing thing down since you hire and fire all the time at work anyway" she smiles.
"Yeah, it shouldn't take me long to write up an advert and get some people interested. You should help me with the reviewing and interviewing stage though because we need to find a nanny that we both like since it's our baby we're talking about" I say.
"Yeah of course I will help with that" Brittany smiles.
"Anyway, I will let you get back to what you're doing right now and we can discuss this further once the job has been advertised and everything" I say.
"Ok" Brittany nods.
"Just out of interest though, what are you working on right now?" I ask curiously. I know I am just replying to emails and stuff but it doesn't seem like that is what Brittany is doing.
"If I'm being totally honest with you right now then I'm not actually doing any work-related stuff at the moment" she replies.
"You better not be on social media right now Brittany Pierce" I say seriously. We agreed we were taking this spare time to be productive so I will be slightly pissed if I'm working and she's chatting to friends and having fun.
"I'm not working but I promise what I am doing is productive right now. I'm not on Instagram or anything like that so don't worry" she tells me.
"Ok, good" I nod. "So, what are you up to then?" I ask nosily. If it's not work or fun but it is something productive then what is it that she's doing.
"Just organising something" Brittany shrugs.
"What kind of something?" I ask. The more vague she is with me the more interested I get so I will push her until she tells me exactly what she is doing.
"It's just something involving the 12th of January so please don't ask me to elaborate on that" she answers.
"The 12th of January? What are you even talking ab…oh never mind" I say with a smirk when I realise what she means. I know exactly what that date is so I guess I shouldn't ask anything else otherwise I won't be surprised by whatever she is doing.
"Yeah, so let's change the subject now" Brittany smiles.
"Yes, let's" I smile back.
"Actually, I might make myself a coffee right now, do you want one?" she asks me.
"Yes, please babe" I reply.
"Ok, I'll be back in 5 minutes" she says as she gets up from her seat. She comes over and kisses my cheek before leaving the room to go to the kitchen to make us coffee.
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*Thursday 12th January 2023*
It's going to be a good day today, I think. Even though I have woken up in bed without my wife beside me, I still think the day will be good. It normally annoys me to be waking up alone but not today. Nothing can dampen my spirits today. Neither Brittany nor I are working today so we get to spend the whole day with Jaxon and we'll see some of our family later when they all come over. Brittany is organising a small party later so our family and close friends will be coming to that so that's exciting. She tells me it's just because January can be a depressing month since Christmas is over so she wants to do something fun for everyone to cheer them up but I think we all know the reason for the party is because it's her wife's birthday today.
"Morning" Brittany smiles at me as I join her in the bathroom. Jaxon is still asleep in his room.
"Morning" I reply.
"I think it might be someone's birthday today" Brittany smirks at me.
"Yes, I think it might be" I reply as I wrap my arms around my wife's neck.
"You're 21st right?" Brittany smiles.
"My ninth 21st I think that would be" I laugh. "I actually don't mind that I'm turning 29 because I have achieved a lot in the last 29 years so it seems right to be this age" I shrug.
"Yeah, you've done a lot in a very short space of time" Brittany replies. "You started your own successful fashion company; I mean that is a huge professional achievement. The personal achievements aren't that slim either. I mean you have a beautiful baby boy that wouldn't be so amazing if it wasn't for you. Also, you manage to keep loving your crazy ass wife so you're pretty much a saint in that aspect."
"I'll have you know my wife is amazing, she's not crazy" I smile.
"I am a bit weird sometimes, let's be honest" Brittany shrugs.
"You're perfect to me. I wouldn't want to be married to anyone else" I say as I kiss her.
"I love you babe" Brittany smiles.
"I love you too, very much" I smile back. "Now, it is my birthday after all so I'm expecting some diamonds or something right about now" I smirk.
"I don't know about diamonds honey but there are some presents" she tells me. "How about we get Jaxon organised first and then you can open your gifts. I want to feed him before he gets restless" she says as we go back to the bedroom.
"That's cool. I need to brush my teeth right now anyway so you feed Jax while I do that and then we can make a start on opening my presents" I say.
After opening all of my birthday gifts and getting some breakfast, Brittany and I spend the rest of the morning hanging out with Jaxon. It was really nice to just spend the first part of my birthday with my wife and son because it was my first birthday as a mom so it was a special time for me. Jaxon is now taking a nap so Brittany and I were just doing our own thing for a little bit. I was just relaxing and Brittany was preparing some things for the party later. I'm now just on my way to find Brittany and see if we can spend some time together.
"Happy birthday to me indeed" I smirk as I walk into the master bathroom.
"Jeez, you gave me a fright" Brittany says as she pulls the towel around herself.
"Don't dress on my account babe" I say with a wink.
"I was just taking a quick shower before everyone started to arrive for the party. I wanted to be clean and fresh for our guests" she smiles.
"Ok but maybe I had other ideas for you right now" I smirk again.
"Are they sexy ideas?" she asks as she smirks back at me.
"They weren't actually but we could do something sexy if you wanted. I really just wanted to hang out with you for a little bit on our own before our family and friends get here but if you wanted to we could turn it into a little sexy afternoon rendezvous in the bedroom" I reply.
"Technically we probably shouldn't get ourselves into something we can't finish so maybe we should just hang out. We should definitely have that meeting later when the party is over" Brittany says.
"Sounds good to me" I smile and then kiss Brittany's cheek.
Brittany and I hung out for a little while before we needed to get ready for the party. Most of our friends and family are here now so I'm just catching up with them and thanking them for my birthday presents. I've not seen a whole lot of my wife this evening which is a little saddening but I'm sure I'll get her to myself later. She's been stuck in the kitchen cooking for everyone but I'm not allowed to help because she told me I should be taking my birthday to relax, not running around behind everyone else.
"Mom, can you do me a favour please?" I ask.
"Of course, what is it sweetie?" my mom asks.
"Can you see if Britt needs help in the kitchen because she won't let me help but I hate the thought of her being stuck in there cooking for everyone on her own" I explain.
"Of course I'll help. I'll get your dad to help me too" my mom smiles.
"Ok, thank you mom" I smile. My parents then head to the kitchen to help cook.
"Hey birthday girl, are you having fun?" Quinn asks me as she and some of my other friends come over to see me.
"Yeah, it's been fun so far. I got lots of nice presents and I get to spend the day with the people I like most in the world" I smile.
"That's good" Mercedes smiles.
"The only downside though is that my baby seems to be getting more attention than I am. I'm the birthday girl right now so I should be centre of attention but apparently everyone would rather spend time with Jaxon than me" I point out.
"What do you expect though when you and Brittany are the only ones in our friend group to have children. He's the only baby we know and babies are cute" Tina replies.
"Yeah, Jaxon is pretty cute" I smile, thinking about my son. I might be biased in my opinion but honestly, Jaxon is really really cute. "I might actually go and steal him away from Brittany's mom. I'll be back in a second" I say to my friends as I make my way to the other end of the room to get my son.
"Oh my god, look at the little shirt he's wearing" Quinn says fondly. "It says happy birthday mommy, I love you."
"Yeah, Brittany got that shirt for Jaxon and I thought it was so cute" I say as I bounce Jaxon in my arms. "What is even cuter is that she designed it at work so Jaxon gets to wear the shirt before anyone else out there can."
"It really is a nice shirt so well done Brittany for designing it" Mercedes states.
"Did I just hear someone giving me a compliment?" Brittany asks as she walks over to us.
"We're just admiring the little shirt Jaxon is wearing" Tina replies.
"Yeah, he does look super cute wearing it. Santana says she really likes it and wants us to make more and sell them on our fashion lines" Brittany replies.
"It's true so whenever you ladies decide to have children and it's your birthday, there's a shirt ready made for your little one" I say.
"Yeah exactly" Brittany laughs.
"Anyway, it's good to finally see you tonight Brittany" Quinn teases.
"Yeah, sorry about that guys. I was just so busy in the kitchen preparing the buffet but it got a little much doing it myself so thankfully Santana sent her parents to help me. I really didn't want Santana to lift a finger today so I was trying to set the party up all on my own but it didn't work out" Brittany replies. "Anyway, the food is all ready now so everyone can grab a plate and have whatever they want when they're ready" she adds.
After spending some more time with my family and friends, the party ended. They were going to stay and help clear up but Brittany said she would do that. I wasn't having that though so I made sure to clear up. Even though it's my birthday, I just didn't want Brittany having to do everything all on her own again. I know she was letting me relax since it was my special day but it ended up doing the opposite because I felt so bad for her having to do everything.
"Finally, I have you all to myself" I say as I wrap my arms around Brittany. "I have barely seen you all night because you've been too busy looking after everyone else and not yourself."
"I just wanted to make sure everyone was having a good time and you were having a good birthday party" she smiles.
"It was a really good party and I had lots of fun so thank you" I say as I lean in and kiss Brittany's cheek. "Next time though, let's just get a party planner to organise everything because I really didn't see much of you and that's not what I want on my birthday."
"Ok, noted" she smiles.
"So shall we put this little guy to bed and then get ourselves to bed?" I ask.
"Yeah, I think we should" Brittany nods. "I did kinda promise you a romantic end to the night as well so be sure to get ready for that" she smirks.
"Oh I'm ready for that" I smirk back.
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*Friday 13th January 2023*
Brittany and I are spending our day a little differently today. We're not working but we're not really relaxing at home either. We're going to be spending our time interviewing people to be Jaxon's nanny. After we posted the vacancy online, we got quite a few applications sent to us so we scrutinized them and then shortlisted the people we thought were more suitable. We then set up appointments for the interviewees one by one to come to our house to be interviewed by us.
"The first person should be here soon so are you about ready?" I ask Brittany.
"Almost ready, I'm just fixing my makeup babe" she tells me.
"Ok" I nod.
"So how do I look?" Brittany asks me a few minutes later as she flicks her hair over her shoulder.
"You look hot…too hot actually" I reply with a slight sigh.
"Is me being hot a problem for you right now?" she chuckles.
"A little bit because I'm going to be distracted today by how good you look and I won't be focusing on what I should be doing. I need to be serious today though because this is about Jaxon. We need to find the perfect person that will take care of our son" I explain.
"I'm sure it's going to be ok because we work together and usually you're able to focus at work when I'm there and can be serious about what you need to do" she replies.
"I know but at work I know it's serious so I know I need to keep things professional whereas today I know we're not really working so it's different. We're just talking to people in our living room so it's a less serious environment, do you know what I mean?" I say.
"Yeah, I see what you're saying babe but I really think it will be fine" Brittany smiles. "Thank you anyway for the compliment" she adds with a wink.
"Feel free to pay me a compliment if you want" I tease.
"Hold on, did you only give me a compliment because you were looking for one yourself?" Brittany asks amused. "You know you shouldn't always just give to receive. You should do things because you think it's nice not because you want something in return" she smirks.
"I mean don't get me wrong, you know I love compliments so it would have been nice if you did reply to me complimenting you with giving me a compliment. I do genuinely think you look hot though so I did mean it" I smile.
"That's good" she smiles back. "In all honesty you do look beautiful so I am going to compliment you anyway" she adds.
"Thank you" I say as I lean over to steal a quick kiss. "Ok we should go downstairs now and wait on our first interviewee."
"Yeah, we should" Brittany nods.
The first couple of applicants seemed like really nice people and had previous employment in childcare but something was just lacking. I'm not sure what it was yet but something just wasn't clicking between us. I am hoping with the next couple of applicants things might get better because we really need to find a nanny that will be good for Jaxon. I don't want to just pick someone because they have the qualifications, I want them to be a positive influence on Jaxon and be someone I like. If I don't like the person then no matter how experienced they are, they're not coming near my baby.
"We have Ashley next, who has experienced in working with children which is good" Brittany tells me as she looks at her tablet, going through the applications.
"Can I just point out how sexy you are right now" I state. I know I already alluded to it earlier but I'm telling her again.
"You can point that out" Brittany smiles. "It has completely nothing to do with what I was just saying but it's a compliment so I'll take it" she adds.
"Like I always find you sexy babe, you know that but today it's just different. It's like you're even sexier than usual which I didn't think was possible. The way you're taking charge today and leading all of these interviews is really hot to me" I smile.
"I can take charge when I need to, I mean I was your accounting and finance manager before I created my own fashion brand. I do have managerial skills somewhere in this brain of mine" she tells me.
"I know you're smart babe but I just get so used to being the boss at work that I don't always get a chance to let you be the boss during important times" I reply. One of the first things that attracted me to Brittany when she had just started at the company was the way she took charge of one of my meetings at work one day.
"Well, I am grateful you are letting me be the boss today" she smiles.
"Yeah, I am grateful too" I smile back. After a few minutes, the doorbell rings so Brittany and I answer it with Jaxon.
"Hi, I'm Brittany Pierce and this is my wife Santana and our little boy Jaxon" Brittany says as she opens the door.
"Hi, I'm Ashley. Nice to meet you all" Ashley replies.
"You too" I smile.
"We're just in the living room so why don't you come on through" Brittany says as she shows Ashley the way while I follow behind with Jaxon. "Just take a seat anywhere" she adds.
"You have a really nice house" Ashley says as she admires the room.
"Thank you" Brittany smiles. "So, we've had a few interviews already today so we're just going to dive straight in with some questions if that's ok."
"That's fine" Ashley nods.
"We'll just start off with the basics so why don't you tell us a little bit about your previous employment and why you think you would be a good fit for us?" Brittany says.
Ashley then goes on to tell us about her education and employment history. Brittany and I then ask her a few slightly more personal questions so we can get to know who she is as a person. Normally at work if I was interviewing someone, I wouldn't really care about their personal life but this is different. At work it's about work and being professional but this particular job involves my baby so I need to know as much as I can about the potential person who may be spending a lot of time with my son.
"It's really important that we find a nanny we can trust with our child so probably for the first few weeks, you'd be looking after Jaxon whenever Brittany and I are there" I explain.
"That's completely fair" Ashley smiles.
"We also need to make sure Jaxon gets used to you as well so we can't rush into things and leave him with someone he doesn't know that well" Brittany adds.
"Exactly" I say in agreement.
"Um…we have a diaper situation right now" Brittany whispers to me.
"Ok well go and change Jaxon's diaper then" I say with a chuckle. I don't know why she needs to tell me that because she's Jaxon's parent too so she can just go and do what she needs to do.
"I don't want to miss any of the conversation though" Brittany states.
"Let's take a short break then. We're going to change Jaxon's diaper so we'll be back in a few minutes, Ashley" I say.
"That's fine, take your time" Ashley smiles.
"So, what do you think?" Brittany asks me in a whisper as we begin changing Jaxon's diaper in the other room.
"So far I would say Ashley is the best one we've seen yet" I reply.
"I am going to have to agree with you there honey" she nods. "We still have a few people to see but I think she is definitely the front runner at the moment."
After we finished all the interviews, Brittany and I were so exhausted that we decided to just hang out for the rest of the day. Before the interviews, we had planned that at the end of the day we would go through our notes from the interviews after they all finished since they would be fresh in our minds but now we're too tired to do that. We're just going to discuss it over the weekend instead so we can just relax right now and spend time with Jaxon.
"Is it too early for babies to crawl right now?" Brittany asks as she looks at me from the floor where she is with Jaxon.
"I think all babies are different" I shrug.
"I feel like Jaxon wants to try and crawl right now but he's not" she tells me.
"He's only 4 months old babe so I think it's ok that he's not crawling just yet. If he does start crawling soon then it would be cool" I say. "Let me just look it up on my phone and see what the internet says about babies and crawling."
"Ok" Brittany nods. "Hey buddy, do you want to try and roll over again for us onto your back?" she says as she gently places Jaxon onto his front.
"I don't think he can roll all the way over like that. He'll roll onto his side from there but I don't think he'll roll right over onto his back" I say.
"Yes he will, watch him" Brittany says enthusiastically. "He did it for me the other day" she adds.
"Well, he hasn't ever done it before for me" I point out. "I've said it before and I'll say it again, you are clearly the favourite parent" I sigh.
"Don't be silly Santana, Jax doesn't have favourites" Brittany shakes her head. "Hey buddy, roll over for mommy" she says as she encourages him to roll over. After a few attempts, he manages to roll from his front onto his back.
"Well done, Jax" I say happily.
"Let's go and see mommy now" Brittany says as she lifts Jaxon up and brings him over to the couch where I am. She then places him lying down on my stomach. "Ok, there is no way I am the favourite. Look at the way he's looking at you" she says.
"Do you love me Jaxon?" I ask my son. He doesn't reply, he just starts giggling at me.
"I think that means that he does" Brittany tells me.
"I love you" I tell him as I kiss him. He then giggles again.
"I need to get a photo of this because it's way too cute" Brittany says as she takes my phone off me and takes a picture of me and Jaxon.
"It'd be way cuter if you were in it with us so come on" I say as I pull her towards us. She then holds the phone up and takes a snap of the 3 of us.
"I'm going to post this right now" she tells me.
"Ok but it's my phone honey and I'm already signed into Instagram so you'll need to log out and sign into your account" I point out.
"Nah, I'm just going to hijack your account right now and post it" Brittany shrugs. "I'm sure your followers won't mind that much."
"Just make sure it's got a nice caption because it's a really nice family photo so I don't want a ridiculous jokey caption that doesn't do the photo justice" I say.
"Don't worry, it'll have a nice caption" she smiles.
That's it for this chapter, let me know what you think. Things will get a little more exciting in the next chapter.
