Chapter 46: Almost There

Santana's POV

*Tuesday 11th July 2023*

Jessica has been working for Brittany and I for over a week now and it's been great. I really think things are settling down a bit better now and we're becoming prepared for the new baby. Brittany isn't getting as stressed at work anymore which is good. Jessica has been so good helping Brittany with work or looking after Jaxon when we need it so Brittany can get a full day's work done without interruptions. I have found it helpful as well having Jessica around but I haven't been working as much since I'm only a few weeks away from giving birth so I think Brittany sees more of a benefit than me having someone else around.

Brittany and I have decided that from now until the baby is born that we should work from home as much as possible so that's what we're doing today. I've got some things to catch up on workwise and Brittany has some of her own stuff to do so we're working in our home office while Jessica has more of a childcare role today.

"Hey, sorry to interrupt but I just wanted to let you know Jaxon and I are going out for a little bit" Jessica says as she pops her head in the door of our home office.

"That's fine" Brittany smiles.

"We're just going to the grocery store because Jaxon is running low on diapers" Jessica replies. "Do either of you need anything from the store?" she asks.

"No, I don't think so but if you wait a second, I'll get my purse and give you some money. The diapers are for Jaxon so we should pay for them" I tell her.

"Don't worry about it, it's just diapers" Jessica shrugs.

"Honestly, you shouldn't be paying for things like that. We should provide you with the materials you need at work so to speak so we'll pay for them" Brittany assures her.

"Ok well I'll get the money later, there's no need for me to interrupt you anymore at the moment" Jessica smiles.

"Ok, just keep the receipt for the diapers and give it to my accountant over there later and she will reimburse you" I say, smirking over at Brittany.

"Yeah, anything you buy for Jaxon then keep the receipts and I'll pay you back for whatever it is" Brittany smiles.

"Ok, I'll do that. Anyway, I will go just now and see you both in a little while" Jessica says before she leaves the room.

"As much as I love that you have your own fashion line, have I ever told you that when you go back to your accounting and finance mode, it's super sexy" I say, smirking at my wife.

"You have mentioned it before but I don't mind hearing it again and again. I like it when you tell me I'm sexy" Brittany smirks back.

"If I wasn't so busy right now or 9 months pregnant for that matter, I'd take you on this table without hesitation" I smile.

"I don't know how to respond to that" Brittany chuckles. "I mean that's just teasing me and shooting me down all in the one sentence" she smiles.

"I'm just saying, you're hot and if things were different, I wouldn't hesitate to show you how much I love you" I shrug.

"Ok" Brittany smiles again.

"Anyway, we should get back to work now while we have the time" I say.

"You're right" Brittany nods.

After working hard for a while, I decide it's time to take a short break and rehydrate. I'm just making my way to the kitchen to get my wife and I a drink while also using the opportunity of a break to stretch my legs. It's bad enough at the best of times to be stuck behind a desk all day but doing it pregnant is just on another level. I'm so far into this pregnancy at the moment that nothing is comfortable for me to sit on.

"FUCKING HELL, CARLY!" I say loudly, getting the fright of my life as I walk into the kitchen.

"Hi" she says laughing loudly at how much of a fright I got.

"I nearly went into early labour just then" I say, taking a breath to calm my heart rate down. "Has no one ever told you not to sneak up on a pregnant woman?"

"I didn't sneak up on you, I was here first" Carly laughs.

"What's going on? Why is everyone so loud and laughing?" Brittany asks, walking into the kitchen.

"I came in here to get us both a glass of water and there was my sister standing silently in my kitchen like a creep" I state.

"I wasn't acting like a creep. I was in here making Jaxon a snack when my phone pinged with a text so I stopped for a second to look at my phone" Carly shrugs.

"I didn't even know you were here Carly" Brittany points out.

"Yeah, neither did I hence the reason I nearly shit myself" I say, shaking my head.

"I should have told you both she came over but I had already disturbed you a few times today that I didn't want to interrupt your work anymore" Jessica tells us.

"It's fine" Brittany smiles.

"What are you up to anyway Carly, I thought you would be working?" I ask my sister.

"Yeah, I had a photoshoot this morning but I needed Jess's help updating my portfolio of my work so far so I asked if I could go over to her place but she told me she was still working so I came over here" Carly shrugs.

"So, you thought your work was more important than Jessica's so you might as well disturb her instead of waiting until she finished?" I ask.

"Not exactly, I just thought I could come over here and help her with her work since she was going to help me with mine. Don't worry, Jaxon is being well taken care of at the same time" Carly replies.

"It's fine to be here Carly, don't worry" Brittany smiles. "Anyway, we're just getting something to drink and then going to get back to work" she adds.

"Oh, do we have to keep working?" I groan. I'm not really in the mood anymore and I doubt I'll be able to concentrate since my sister is here now.

"You don't have to babe but I should probably do a little bit more" Brittany replies.

"Ok well don't be working for too long because Jaxon and I want to hang out with you at some point" I tell her.

"Ok" she smiles.

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*Friday 14th July 2023*

Brittany and I have been working all morning at home but I've kinda had enough now. I'm really struggling now to work with this pregnancy. I don't know if the lack of concentration is because I don't feel comfortable working or if it's just because I know the baby will come soon so I'm too excited to focus on anything else. Brittany seems to be able to work without a problem but unfortunately, I'm about to interrupt her.

"Hey, can you stop working babe?" I ask Brittany as I walk into our home office.

"Why, what's up?" she asks confused.

"Jessica is taking Jaxon to the park so why don't you and I go upstairs?" I suggest with a wink.

"Upstairs as in…"

"Yes babe, upstairs as in having sex" I smirk.

"Ok, let's go then" she says excitedly as she grabs my hands and pulls me out of the room.

"Honey, we need to wait a second" I laugh. "Jaxon and Jessica haven't left yet" I add.

"Ok, sorry. I'm just getting excited that's all" Brittany laughs.

"The excitement is very cute" I point out. I love that after being together for however long we have, Brittany still finds me as attractive as she did in the beginning.

"Aren't you looking forward to a little sexy alone time?" she asks with a smirk.

"Yeah of course I am, I wouldn't have suggested sex if I didn't" I smile.

"Ok, we're ready to go now so we'll be back in a little while" Jessica says as she comes into the hallway, pushing Jaxon in his stroller.

"You don't need to rush, take as long as you want" Brittany replies, struggling to let go of the smirk she's wearing.

"Why are you smirking like that?" Jessica asks confused.

"You really don't want to know what's going on inside her head right now. You two just head off and we'll see you later" I say laughing.

"Ok" Jessica smiles.

Once Brittany and I kiss Jaxon goodbye, Jessica leaves with him. Brittany then wastes no time in grabbing my hand again and pulling me upstairs behind her. As soon as we reach the bedroom, we go inside and Brittany kicks the door shut behind us. Even though we're home alone, it feels more intimate to have the door shut. Brittany pulls me towards her and wraps her arms around me before kissing me. After a minute or so she pulls away from me again.

"Ok, how are we going to do this?" Brittany asks me as she strips down to her underwear.

"Usually, we like to kiss a little bit first, you know" I tease as I too start stripping - not as fast as Brittany though.

"I meant positions, what is comfortable for you" she smiles at me as she walks towards me and helps me get rid of the last few items of clothing.

"I'm comfortable just the regular old-fashioned way because anything is comfortable with you" I shrug.

"Ok" Brittany smiles.

"Ok, let's just discard these last items because we don't have time to put on a show stripping for one another" I say as I remove my underwear.

"Wow…" Brittany says in amazement as I stand in front of her completely naked.

"Come on, catch up" I say before getting onto the bed and slipping under the covers.

"Ok" she says before slipping out of her underwear and joining me in bed. "You look so hot right now" she says as she carefully straddles my hips.

"You're kinda hot too" I smile. "Anyway, come here" I say as I pull her down towards me so we can kiss.

"I know we kiss all the time but each time we do, it's always electric" Brittany says as she pulls away from my lips for a second.

"You're so cheesy sometimes" I laugh. "But yeah, I do like it when we kiss" I say as I pull her towards me again to kiss her, this time slipping my tongue into her mouth. She begins kissing me back just as passionately. After a while she pulls away hesitantly.

"I don't think this is a good position because I feel like I'm putting too much pressure on your stomach" she tells me as she sits back for a second and looks at me.

"It's fine, babe" I smile.

"What if I get too excited and collapse on top of you or something. That would not be good for the baby" she replies.

"Stop overthinking it and just come back here" I say as I take her hand in mine.

"Ok" she says, however not making any attempt to come closer to me.

"Britt…come here" I laugh.

"Huh?" she asks distractedly, as she stares at my body.

"Britt just come here and stop staring at me, it's creeping me out" I laugh.

"I'm sorry, you're just so sexy right now that I can't take my eyes off you" Brittany smiles.

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Brittany and I manage to get ourselves together just in time for Jessica coming back with Jaxon. It was great spending some time together but nothing can beat the excited look our son gives us when he sees us for the first time since being out. We're actually just as excited to see him that we didn't even notice my sister was with them.

"Carly was at a loose end this afternoon so I asked her if she wanted to come to the park with us which she did" Jessica smiles.

"That's cool" Brittany smiles back.

"Jaxon likes her being around so it's good they are spending time together" I say.

"Speaking of spending time together, Santana and I were going to finish work for the day so why don't you leave early today Jessica and hang out with Carly or something. There is no need for you to be here with Jaxon if Santana and I aren't working anymore this afternoon" Brittany suggests.

"If you're sure but I am more than happy to stay a bit longer and take care of Jaxon if you two want to do anything" Jessica replies.

"Honestly Jessica, you deserve the afternoon off because you've worked for us way more than your hours this week" I say. With us working from home then it's been too easy for us to get carried away with what we're doing that we don't realise how long Jessica has been here for.

"Ok" Jessica smiles.

"We could go back to mine to hang out and then maybe go for dinner later or hit a few bars, I don't mind" Carly tells her.

"I don't mind hanging out for a bit but aren't you and Matt going out tonight with some of his friends?" Jessica asks confused.

"We were supposed to be but we're not anymore" Carly shrugs.

"Has there been another row between you?" I ask my sister.

"Santana!" Brittany says firmly.

"What's up, babe?" I smile.

"You know what's up" my wife says seriously.

"I know I am supposed to keep out of your business Carly but I'm only getting involved because I care about you. I'm sorry if it hurts you when I tell you you deserve better but it's true" I say.

"If you must know there hasn't been a row, I've just decided I'm not hanging out with his friends tonight. He can't make the effort to hang out with my friends and family so I won't with his" Carly shrugs.

"Good for you, honey" I smile. I'm glad she is putting her foot down somewhat because he might get the message now that everything can't be one sided and on his terms.

"So, what do you say Jess, dinner and some drinks?" Carly asks her best friend.

"Sounds good to me" Jessica smiles.

"Yeah, and you might both get lucky tonight and meet some guys" I smile.

"That's enough Santana" Carly shakes her head at me. "It's fine to say that about Jessica because she's single but Matt is still my boyfriend so I'm not going out there tonight with the intention of cheating on him. We're not in the best place right now but we are still together so that comment wasn't called for" she adds.

"I agree" Brittany says.

"See, Brittany agrees with me" I shrug.

"Honey, I meant I agree with Carly. You didn't need to say both of them might get lucky when Matt is still in the picture" Brittany replies.

"You're siding with my sister a little bit too much at the moment and not nearly enough with me" I point out to my wife.

"It's not about sides, Santana" Brittany shakes her head. "Look I know you're pissed and only want the best for your sister but sometimes there are certain things that are best left unsaid" she adds.

"Whatever" I say while rolling my eyes. I'm not happy right now.

"We should get going now" Jessica says.

"Ok. We'll see you Monday morning Jessica" Brittany smiles. "And we'll see you at some point Carly" she adds.

"See you both" Jessica smiles.

"Bye" Carly says and then she and Jessica leave.

"Look, I know you're pissed at me Santana for not always agreeing with you but sometimes that happens. I'm also not trying to tell you how to think and feel because you're entitled to your own opinions. I just thought for your sister's sake that some things shouldn't be said" Brittany explains.

"I know you're too kind for your own good sometimes but it would be nice once in a while to just back me up" I say.

"I know and I do back you up. I just couldn't earlier with your sister. Let's just move on now though because I don't want to fight with you" Brittany says.

"We're not fighting, I'm just saying how I feel" I reply.

"Ok, I understand that and I am sorry for upsetting you. you know it's never my intention to make you mad, right?" she replies.

"Yeah, I know" I nod.

"Come here" Brittany says as she wraps her arms around me and hugs me.

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*Monday 17th July 2023*

"Morning" I smile as I open the door for Jessica.

"Morning, how are you?" she asks.

"I'm good, you?" I reply as we walk to the kitchen.

"Yeah, I'm good too" Jessica smiles.

"Did you have a nice weekend?" Brittany asks.

"Yeah, I did. It was really fun" Jessica replies. "As you know Carly and I went out for dinner and drinks on Friday night which was great and then we spent the rest of the weekend at my place just hanging out. I know it sounds bad because she is having problems with Matt but it was so great getting my best friend back for a few days. We hadn't seen too much of each other recently because she was always with Matt but with things the way they were then I got to see her more which was nice in a kind of selfish way" she explains.

"It's not really selfish, you just miss your best friend" Brittany smiles.

"To be honest I am glad she is hanging out with you more than Matt because he is really pissing me off at the moment" I state.

"I think everyone is aware of that fact" Brittany teases me.

"Seriously though, aren't you getting pissed at Matt at the moment" I ask Jessica.

"I mean, he does annoy me at times and I hate the effect it has on Carly but at the same time, I can't say anything. She is my best friend and we've always stayed out of each other's love lives to respect the other's relationship" Jessica replies.

"I guess" I nod.

"Anyway, if you don't mind Santana and I are going to go into the office for a few hours to work so are you ok here just looking after Jaxon?" Brittany asks.

"Yeah of course" Jessica smiles.

"I know it's just childcare today but I promise, we'll get you working with me again at some point for the business and show you how we do things" Brittany says.

"Honestly, it's ok" Jessica assures us. "I knew what I signed up for when you gave me the job so I know some days I will just be working for you doing childcare."

As soon as Brittany and I are ready and have said our goodbyes to Jaxon, we head off to work. Once we're there, we go straight to our office and get started working. We're not planning on spending all day here so the quicker we get started, the quicker we can go home for the afternoon to work, or even better just go home and don't do anymore work for the day.

"Hey, where do you think you are going?" I ask Brittany seriously as I see her stand up from her desk.

"The bathroom, is that ok?" she replies amused.

"Yeah, it is but can you do me a favour on your way back please?" I ask.

"Sure baby, what is it?" Brittany replies.

"Can you get me a muffin. There's some in the staffroom that I hid from everyone else" I say.

"Ok, I'll do that" she smiles.

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"Shall we head home now?" I ask Brittany after working for another couple of hours.

"We can if you want but I do have a few things to quickly finish. I could do them at home though" my wife replies.

"That's fine" I smile.

As soon as we grab our purse and coats, we lock our office and make our way through the building to leave. Brittany takes my purse from me and carries it. I could manage to carry it myself but I let her do it anyway because I love it when she takes care of me. She then grabs my hand and intertwines my fingers with hers as we continue our way out of the building.

"Can you slow down a bit, you're too fast and my swollen pregnancy ankles can't keep up with you" I say to Brittany.

"Sorry honey, I wasn't even thinking" Brittany replies as she stops in her tracks. "Hey, why don't I just carry you instead?"

"No, I don't think so. I'm 9 months pregnant so you won't manage" I shake my head.

"Do you not think I'm strong enough?" she asks amused.

"I know you're physically strong but it wouldn't look good if you dropped your 9-month pregnant wife on the floor" I point out.

"When have I ever dropped you before?" she asks.

"You haven't but you also have never lifted me this far into a pregnancy. We'll just settle for you walking a little slower as I walk next to you" I tell her.

"Ok" Brittany shrugs.

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"What are you doing here?" I ask my sister as Brittany and I get home to find her there with Jaxon and Jessica.

"It's lovely to see you too Santana" she replies while glaring at me.

"I'm sorry for how it sounded but I feel like I'm seeing a lot of you at the moment. I've probably seen you more than I've seen my wife this last week" I point out.

"That's quite the exaggeration Santana because you live and work with Brittany so clearly you see her more than me" Carly replies.

"Ok, fine but all I am saying is that I have seen you a lot this week" I shrug.

"I'm here because I'm waiting on Jess finishing so we can go back to her place and she can help me. She's going to take some photos of me to put on my social media. Even though I am getting modelling work, I feel like I need to up my game and really put myself out there and get more work. I want to post some really good pictures to all of my socials and maybe that'll pull in some more work" Carly explains.

"If you want, I could hook you up with my photographer at work that does all of our stuff and that way you could have some really nice professional shots taken" I offer.

"I don't know" Carly says hesitantly.

"I'm serious, we could set something up and you could do some really professional shots" I tell her.

"Ok, maybe I'll take you up on the offer" Carly smiles.


Brittany's POV

*Tuesday 18th July 2023*

I'm currently at home alone just now. Santana and Jaxon aren't here at the moment so I'm just taking the time to get ready for the day without having to rush around because I have a baby to look after. I'm just finishing eating my breakfast and waiting on Jessica turning up so I can update her on the plans for today.

"Morning" Jessica smiles as she walks into the kitchen.

"Hey, how are you?" I ask.

"I'm good" she smiles again. "Where's Santana and Jaxon?" she asks as she looks around and doesn't see them.

"Santana is at work already and I'll go in soon" I reply.

"Cool" Jessica nods.

"As for Jaxon, there has been a change of plan this morning. My sister is taking her son and my other sister's daughter to a petting zoo so she asked if Jaxon wanted to go. I thought it would be nice for him to spend some time with his cousins and be around other children for the day so you're not required for childcare today" I explain. "I thought instead since I have you all day at work that maybe you'd like to shadow me. I'm not just asking you to do photocopying and typing, I want to really show you what I do at work so what do you think?" I ask.

"I think that would be awesome Brittany, thank you" Jessica says excitedly.

"I just need to finish getting ready and then we can leave in about 10 minutes, is that ok?" I say.

"Yeah, that's fine" Jessica smiles.

As soon as I'm finally ready for the day, Jessica and I head off. We drive to work in our separate cars since Jessica had drove to our place first so she had her car with her. Also, it means that she is free to go home whenever she finishes instead of having to wait on me finishing work when I don't know exactly when I'll finish. We're both just walking into the building now to get started for the day.

"I think what we'll do today is work from the conference room since there is more space there and we won't interrupt Santana when we're talking. If we're talking all day in the office then Santana probably won't be able to concentrate and then she'll get pissed which believe me, you don't want to happen especially when she's weeks away from giving birth" I say.

"That's cool with me" Jessica smiles.

"Firstly, I just want to head to my office just to let Santana know the plan so how about I meet you in the conference room" I suggest.

"That's fine" Jessica nods.

"Can you remember where it is or do you need me to show you?" I ask.

"No, it's all good, I know where I'm going" Jessica smiles before heading off.

"Hi" I smile at me wife as I walk into our office.

"Hey" she smiles back at me.

"Did you miss me when I wasn't here?" I ask as I walk over and kiss her lips.

"I did actually" Santana admits. "I know it was only an hour or whatever but I still didn't like being here without you" she adds.

"Since we don't have Jaxon with us then I'm going to get Jessica to work alongside me today so we're going to work from the conference room so you can work in peace without us disturbing you" I tell her.

"Ok but since I won't be seeing you all that much, can we take our lunch break together?" she asks me.

"Yeah, of course" I smile.

"Good" Santana smiles back. "Anyway, I will let you get started and see you soon" she adds.

"Yeah, see you at lunch time" I smile again before leaving to start work.

After working for a while, Jessica and I took a break for lunch. I had lunch with Santana and asked Jessica if she wanted to join us but she decided to have lunch with some of our colleagues instead. It worked out well because Santana and I got to spend some alone time together and Jessica got a chance to get to know some of the other staff members. Once lunch was over, we all got back to work. We're now trying to wrap things up for the day.

"Jessica, are you ok?" I ask concerned as she looks a little upset or annoyed about something.

"Yeah, I'm fine" she replies unconvincingly.

"I don't think that you are" I say softly.

"Ok I'm not fine but I don't want to talk about it right now Brittany" she tells me.

"Ok, fair enough" I smile. "Anyway, we're probably done for the day so why don't you head off home and I'll see you tomorrow" I add.

"Ok, see you tomorrow" Jessica nods before grabbing her stuff and leaving. I then make my way back to my office to find my wife.

"Hey, sexy lady" I smirk as I walk into the office.

"Uh…hi" Santana replies confused. "Are you up to something?" she asks curiously.

"No, why would you say that?" I laugh.

"Because you're smirking at me and you called me sexy lady. I feel like you might be up to something or you might want something" Santana points out.

"I'm just complimenting you because you are sexy and the reason for the smirk is because I'm happy. I am happy to finally see you again and get you alone for a second" I explain.

"Ok well don't get any ideas babe because we're finishing work and then going home. There is no time for funny business nor do I have the energy for it" she tells me.

"Who says I would be looking for sex from you or would want it?" I ask smirking.

"You" Santana laughs. "You just called me sexy and smirked at me."

"Yeah, I'm just teasing you. I get the message though so I'll be on my best behaviour. We'll just finish work and then go home" I tell her.

"Good" she nods. "It doesn't mean you can't kiss me though" she says as she points to her lips.

"Sorry, I should have kissed you when I first came in" I laugh before walking over to her and kissing her.

"Anyway, let's finish what we're doing because the sooner we finish the work the sooner we can go home" Santana states.

"Yeah, exactly" I nod. "Actually, I might just text Jessica first and see if she's ok. She seemed quite down before she left so I don't know if something happened because she was in a really good mood at the start of the day" I say.

"I think I know what happened because I was texting Carly about something and she happened to mention her and Matt were going out tonight. Originally, I think Jessica was going to go with Carly since they didn't think Matt would go but he is going now so I can only assume Carly cancelling on her might be the reason for her seeming sad" Santana points out.

"That could be it actually because she did mention this morning that she was going with Carly to some modelling thing as her plus one but perhaps Matt has decided to go in the end" I say. "I actually feel quite sorry for her because she has been finally getting some time with Carly when Matt hasn't been there but now it's like it's been taken away from her" I add.

"I just hope my sister realises how good a friend Jessica has been to her recently and doesn't just make back up with Matt and push her aside. I mean I want my sister to be happy and have a happy relationship but I don't want anyone hurt in the process. I know you and I probably aren't as close to our friends as we used to be because we're all in relationships now but I don't think we ever forgot about our friends and what they mean to us" Santana says.

As soon as Santana and I finished up at work, we headed to my sister's place to collect Jaxon. We caught up with my sister for a while before we eventually went home. We fed Jaxon and spent some time with him before putting him to bed. Santana and I then grabbed some dinner together since we were both hungry and hadn't eaten in a while. We're now just finally sitting down to rest for the night after a busy day.

"It's been a long day so how about a foot massage" Santana states.

"Do you know, I would love that" I reply as I lift my foot up onto her lap.

"Uh…no, I was talking about me. I was asking you to give me a foot massage" Santana says as she swats my foot away and lifts hers up onto my lap. "I'm the pregnant one so I need the massage more than you" she adds.

"Ok" I laugh as I slip her shoes off and begin massaging her feet.

"Definitely no more full days at work for me because this is too much" Santana says as she rests her head back on the couch.

"You should just stop working altogether until after the birth" I tell her.

"I can't do that just yet because I still have a few loose ends to tie up" she replies.

"You know I can always help with that" I point out.

"I know but I don't want you to get stressed so I'll work for a few more days until I get to a suitable place where I feel I'm ok to stop for a few weeks" Santana says.

"Ok" I smile.

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*Thursday 20th July 2023*

I'm currently just finishing up some work at home. Jaxon is down for a nap so Jessica has been helping me with some work tasks for the last hour or so. Santana did do some work this morning but she stopped when it got to lunch time because I think working and being this close to giving birth was getting a bit much for her. She's just upstairs having a rest while I try to get to a suitable place to stop work for the day.

"I know we are working Brittany but could I talk to you about something?" Jessica asks.

"Yeah, of course" I smile.

"It's something kinda personal, is that ok?" she asks nervously.

"It's more than ok" I smile again. "You've been close to the Lopez's for years and you've become such a good support to me and my family recently so I think we can say you and I are on quite a friendly basis" I add.

"Ok that's good because I really need to talk to someone about this" Jessica states before taking a deep breath to work up the courage to start talking. "I think what I want to ask first is, did you always know that you liked girls?" she asks me.

"Not always but my situation is a little different because I'm different. I kinda struggled with fitting in so I didn't know what I was supposed to feel. Eventually I realised that you don't have to fit in with anything, you just need to be you so when I let myself open up to people, I realised I was attracted to girls more than boys" I explain.

"Ok" Jessica nods.

"Are you finding things are changing for you and you might have an attraction to girls or is there one girl in particular you have feelings for?" I ask.

"I've fallen for someone, a girl, but at the same time, I actually think deep down I might be attracted to girls in general. I've always had boyfriends in the past and I do still like guys but I'm realising now with this attraction to this girl that maybe I'm bisexual and it's not just about this one girl" she admits.

"Well, that's ok because you're single so you have all the time in the world to explore how you feel. I mean I know you say you like this girl but there isn't any reason why you can't see who else is out there for you" I tell her. "I know things still aren't where they should be regarding same sex relationships and everything but I do think there has been a small movement. I mean I didn't even come out to my parents; I just brought a girl home one day and that was it" I add.

"Yeah, I'm not too concerned about how other people see me because I've never really cared about that. I'm more struggling with how I feel myself. Why now am I only just realising this?" Jessica replies.

"Sometimes that's just what happens. You've only dated boys before so when you've been in relationships with those boys then you've been committed to them that other people haven't really been on your radar. I think it's because you're single now and giving yourself a chance to find out who you really are" I say.

"I guess that could be it because before my last relationship ended, I was never single. I kinda went from one guy to the next so I suppose I didn't have that break to find myself" Jessica states.

"So, this girl you like, is it just an attraction or is it something you'd like to actually explore. I mean would you like to tell her and see if something could come of it?" I ask.

"Like I've really fallen for her so in an ideal world I would love to be with her and would love it if she felt the same way" she replies.

"Maybe you should speak to her and see where things could go" I suggest.

"The only thing is that she's kinda taken right now so she's not single" she tells me.

"Oh, you definitely don't want to go there then. You shouldn't mess with a relationship so I think the best thing you can do right now is to try to get over this person" I say nervously. It really can't be me, right? Surely history isn't repeating itself.

"But I really like them and they aren't happy anymore in their current relationship" Jessica tells me.

"That's not for you to judge though. You don't know how happy someone is in a relationship so I really wouldn't mess with it. I want you to be happy Jessica but you can't go after someone who is already taken. You just can't so please don't make things worse" I state.

"It's just so hard" she sighs as she places her head on my shoulder.

"Is the person you like, me?" I ask as I quickly stand up from the couch.

"Wow, someone has a big ego?" Jessica says while bursting into laughter.

"I am being serious right now Jessica" I state.

"So am I" she says as she continues to laugh.

"Do you have feelings for me?" I ask. "I mean we're friends now and I'm taken so it's possible, right?"

"Brittany, it's not you. It's really not" she says, still continuing to laugh really hard. "Why on earth would you think it's you, you're like my sister and I work for you right now" she points out.

"I've been in this situation before so I panicked, ok?" I say embarrassed but yet relieved. "Also, some people have been known to mistake my kind and friendly nature for liking them or something" I sigh.

"I promise you, it's not you. I would never do that to you or Santana because I really like you both. I'm sorry if I gave you the wrong idea, you just seemed so nice to me that I felt like I could open up to you because I don't have anyone else to talk to" Jessica replies.

"You can open up to me, I promise. I just panicked for a slight second because the last person I thought who was my friend tried to kiss me" I state.

"Like I say, it's really not you but unfortunately the person is still with someone else" she sighs.

"It's not Santana either, right?" I ask. I am half joking really because I doubt she would talk to me about this if it was my wife.

"No, you two are safe" Jessica smiles.

"Good" I nod. "I am sorry for jumping to conclusions though. It's just that it's happened before that someone misunderstood the situation and thought my kindness was me being into them. I just wanted to make it clear in case it was happening again" I add.

"You don't have to apologise; I maybe should have explained things better so you didn't come to the wrong conclusion. I just wanted to talk to you about this because I didn't really know who else to confide in" she says.

"You say that you have no one to talk to but why can't you talk to Carly. I mean you two are best friends so I thought she would be the one you confided in, not that I mind that it's me though because I don't because I like to help my friends however I can" I tell her.

"It's Carly that I like" Jessica sighs.

"Oh…wow" I say surprised. "I had no idea you were going to say that. This is a little bit of a sticky situation now then."

"I know because she's my best friend so I want to tell her but she isn't single so what do I do?" Jessica states.

"I mean I don't like the way Matt has been acting recently and I think you and Carly are really good together as friends so why wouldn't this work but at the end of the day, she's not single. I want Carly to be happy and you too so what do we do now" I say at a loss of what to do.

"I know" Jessica sighs again. "I don't like lying to her but if I tell her she could not only not like me back but our friendship could be ruined. Then her relationship with Matt could be strained even further so not only could she not like me back but I could be the cause of them breaking up or something. I don't want to hurt her but what if we could be a better match than her and Matt. I just don't know what to do anymore."

"Yeah, I am confused too" I sigh. "It's times like this that I need Santana's advice because she's good at advice so she could tell me what to do to help you."

"I kinda didn't want anyone else to know right now apart from you" Jessica states.

"I can't lie to my wife so if Santana asks me then I'm going to have to tell her but if she doesn't then I won't bring this up right now, ok?" I say.

"Fair enough" Jessica nods. "Just please don't tell Carly" she adds.

"I wouldn't do that honey, I promise" I state. That really would not be my place to say something.

"Thanks" Jessica smiles.

"What are you two whispering about?" Santana asks me questioningly as she walks into the living room.

"Nothing" I shrug.

"It can't be work because you wouldn't whisper if it was something work related" Santana points out.

"It wasn't work but speaking of it, I think we're done for the day Jessica so why don't you get yourself home" I smile.

"Ok" Jessica smiles back. "I'll see you both tomorrow" she adds as she grabs her purse and keys.

"See you tomorrow" I reply.

"Yeah, see you then" Santana says and then Jessica heads out the door.

"Ok, I think it's time for some dinner now because I am starting to get hungry and Jaxon will be about to wake up from his nap" I say as I make my way to the kitchen.

"I know I have just asked but I'm going to ask again, what were you two whispering about?" Santana asks as she follows me to the kitchen.

"Oh, nothing much, just talking" I smile.

"Should I be worried?" she asks with a sigh.

"No definitely not, I promise you" I say as I wrap my arms around Santana. "She was just confiding in me about something that she felt like she couldn't talk to Carly about. It's kinda private but I'll tell you later if you want because you know I don't like us keeping secrets" I smile.

"If it's private then you don't have to. You two just looked really serious for a second so I let the insecurities get the better of me. I mean she is our nanny and we don't have a great history with them" she states.

"I promise you it's nothing to worry about at all" I assure my wife. "She's fallen for someone so I was just being there for her as a shoulder to cry on because the person she likes is already in a relationship so it's a sticky situation. She felt more comfortable talking to me about it because it's a girl she likes not a guy" I explain.

"Why didn't she come to me then because she knows me better than you. She's been my sister's best friend for years and years so why didn't she want my advice?" Santana says confused.

"Ordinarily she would have come to you I'm sure but this situation is different so it was probably best she didn't mention to you about it first" I say.

"Why not?" she asks.

"Because the girl she likes is Carly" I say.

"My sister? She has fallen for my sister?" she asks shocked.

"Yeah, so that's why she was nervous to tell you because she knew how close to Carly you were and she was worried you might not be able to keep something like that a secret from your sister. I get that me telling you now kinda defeats the purpose of what I just said but I felt like it was best to be honest with you" I admit.

"Selfishly I am glad you told me because it puts my mind at rest that it's not you she likes but at the same time, I don't know if I like this being kept from my sister" Santana says.

"I get that but telling her just opens a whole other can of worms that maybe shouldn't be opened right now" I point out.

"I guess" Santana nods.

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*Friday 21st July 2023*

"Morning" I say as I sneak up behind Santana and wrap my arms around her.

"Morning" she replies as she happily leans back into my embrace.

"I didn't hear you get up this morning" I say as I kiss the side of her cheek.

"I got up quite early because I couldn't sleep. Your baby was kicking all through the night" Santana replies as she gently moves my hands onto her baby bump.

"You should have woken me up and I'd have gotten up with you" I tell her.

"I didn't want to wake you when you've been working twice as hard as I have recently. You needed your sleep. Plus, Jaxon spent some time with me before he fell back asleep again" Santana says.

"You're taking the day off today so it's just going to me working, no arguments" I tell her.

"Ok" Santana smiles. "At least let me take care of Jaxon for the morning and you can get Jessica to help you with the work you need to do" she adds.

"Ok, I'll do that" I nod. "We'll just work from the home office though; we don't need to go into work so that I can be near you at all times now" I tell her.

"Fair enough" Santana shrugs.

As soon as we've had breakfast and got ready for the day, Jessica turns up in time for us to start work. We update her on the plans for the day and then Jessica and I head to the home office to work while Santana gets Jaxon and spends time with him. Before Jessica and I start with anything, I do want to talk to her about yesterday. She isn't aware that Santana knows yet so I want to tell her that because I at least owe her that much for spilling her secret.

"We will get started in a second but I just want to say something first about yesterday" I say.

"Ok" Jessica nods.

"Santana knows how you feel about Carly" I say nervously.

"Oh, ok" Jessica replies quietly.

"Don't worry, she's not mad or anything. She totally gets it. I just thought I should give you a heads up and kinda apologise really for spilling your secret" I admit. "I know you told me in confidence and I broke that but I had to tell Santana. She was worried I was hiding something and we can't have any more stress during this pregnancy. I promise you I wouldn't have told anyone else though" I explain.

"It's ok" Jessica smiles. "I shouldn't have asked you not to tell Santana anyway because that was unfair because she is your wife" she adds.

"Well, I am sorry anyway for breaking that boundary but honestly, I won't tell anyone else so if you need to talk some more then we can" I assure her.

"Thanks, but I think I just need to decide myself now how best to do this rather than discuss it otherwise I'll end up just going around in circles" she tells me.

"Ok" I nod. "How about we just move onto work and focus on that" I suggest.

"Yeah, let's do it" Jessica smiles.

After working for a while with Jessica, we took a break and had lunch. Jessica then takes over from Santana and looks after Jaxon for a while and I go back to work. Even though Santana wasn't working, I wanted her to be able to rest for a bit so I thought it would be easier for her to do that if she didn't need to worry about Jaxon. I've just finished working for the day so Jessica is about to go home since I'll be free now to care for Jaxon.

"Can we have a quick chat before you go, Jessica?" Santana asks.

"Yeah, no problem" Jessica nods.

"I've been thinking about it all day and I think you need to tell Carly about this situation" Santana states.

"Uh…babe. I don't know that she should" I reply. "Carly is with Matt so shouldn't she just try to get over Carly to spare anyone getting hurt" I add.

"It's my sister though so I feel like we shouldn't be keeping secrets from her" Santana says.

"Telling her could break up her and Matt" Jessica states.

"If they're really meant to be then it shouldn't make too much difference. If she does still feel the same for Matt and doesn't feel anything for you then it shouldn't make a difference to their relationship because neither of them has done anything wrong" Santana states. "If she does feel the same as you then it'll be a good thing you've told her."

"I still feel telling her is too risky. I mean yes it would be amazing if she felt the same for me but if she doesn't then I've caused unnecessary hurt and stress to her relationship" Jessica sighs.

"I think Jessica might be right, now isn't the time" I say. "We need to tread carefully because whatever the outcome, it effects a number of people" I add.

"I do understand what you're saying" Santana sighs.

"Look, you go on home Jessica and we'll figure something out" I tell her.

"Ok, night guys" Jessica says.

"Night" I smile and then Jessica leaves.

"I'm still unsure about Jessica not telling Carly" Santana says as we make our way upstairs and quietly walk into Jaxon's room to check on him.

"I know but I don't think she should" I reply. "There's just too much that could go wrong."

"She is completely unaware of all of this and it makes me feel like such a shitty sister knowing this and not telling her about it" she sighs.

"I do get that honey but things are complicated. I mean if the shoe was on the other foot and it was you that Jessica liked then I wouldn't appreciate her telling you that no matter how strong you and I are and how sure we are of being the only one for each other" I state.

"I guess when you put it like that" Santana sighs. "I just don't like us talking about my sister like this and she doesn't have the faintest idea what's going on."

"I know but no one wants to rock the boat and cause any more heartache. Let's just see how things play out at the moment" I say.

"Ok" Santana nods. "Anyway, I think I am going to have a quick shower since Jaxon is settled for the moment. We can have dinner once I'm finished" she adds.

"Ok, honey" I smile.

"I won't be too long" Santana says before leaving the room to go upstairs to shower.

"Just you and me now buddy" I say quietly as Jaxon lies peacefully in his crib. "In fact, I have a few chores to do so maybe I'll leave you to rest while I do that" I say before placing a gentle kiss on my son's head. I then tiptoe out of the bedroom.

After doing a few chores and tidying up a bit, I go downstairs and see what we could eat for dinner. Once I decided what to make and pick out some ingredients, I go back upstairs to my bedroom to wait on Santana. I can't hear the shower running anymore so I'm assuming she's finished so will be out of the bathroom soon.

"Man is it hot in here or what?" Santana groans as she walks into the room fanning herself.

"It wasn't but it is hot now that you've just walked in" I smirk.

"Hah-hah" she smiles at me. "Seriously can you not feel the heat in here?" she asks.

"Not really babe" I shrug.

"Maybe it's the pregnancy affecting the ability of my body to regulate temperature properly" she states.

"It might be" I smile. "Anyway, shall we see if Jaxon is awake yet and get some dinner?" I ask.

"Yeah, let's" Santana smiles.


That's it for this chapter. Let me know what you think.