Chapter 17: The Calm Before The Storm
Santana's POV
*Friday 4th June 2021*
It's been another busy week at work this week so I'm finally glad it's Saturday tomorrow and I have another weekend off. I've managed to get most of my work completed today that I wanted done before the weekend which is good. Also, Brittany told me she was going to take this weekend off too so that should be good to spend some time together. I'm just making my way to Brittany's office right now to see when she is thinking about going home. I mean like I say I have most of my work done but I'll probably just stay another hour to finish things but I'm not sure when Brittany will finish. When I walk into her office, she is facing away from the door and looking out of the window as she types ferociously on her phone.
"What are you doing?" I ask as I wrap my arms around Brittany from behind.
"Jeez, babe" she laughs at me as she jumps slightly as my hands touch her.
"Sorry, did I give you a fright?" I ask amused.
"You did but it's ok" she shrugs while sitting her phone down as I rest my chin on her shoulder.
"What are you doing anyway?" I ask again since she didn't answer the first time.
"I'm just making a grocery list on my phone because we're running out of a few things at home" she tells me. "I've got some time today once I finish here so we might as well do it" she adds.
"Since you're on top of it then you don't really need me, do you?" I ask. I always get in the way when we go grocery shopping so maybe it's best I sit this one out.
"Santana, you are not making me go by myself to the supermarket" she says seriously as she turns around to look at me. "Why should you get to stay home?" she asks.
"I just don't like it Brittany" I groan.
"Babe I don't like it either but it's something we need to do otherwise we don't eat" she states. "Would you go alone and do the shopping?" she questions.
"Fuck no" I say while rolling my eyes.
"Then I'm not going myself either because that wouldn't be fair. I go quite a lot on my own so I think you can accompany me today" she replies. "I mean look at it this way, you'll be able to make sure I get everything I'm supposed to and I buy the brands that you like."
"That is a valid point" I nod. Last week Brittany came home with nothing I liked. Not one thing did she buy that I wanted. It was all own brand shit. It goes as far as toilet paper because she bought the cheap brand that feels like sandpaper on your ass so that didn't even suit me. The fruit she bought barely even lasted a day before it went sour or mouldy. She also bought me dark chocolate and I can't stand the stuff. Honestly, last week was a nightmare so maybe I should go today.
"So, we'll go together then when we finish work?" she asks for clarification.
"Yes, we will" I nod. "Out of curiosity when are you thinking of finishing work for the day because I think I could be done in around an hour?"
"I could probably wrap things up in an hour so I'll come by your office when I'm finished and we can head to the grocery store and then get home" she smiles.
"Ok, I'll see you soon" I say while going back to my office. I think I'm only working for about 50 minutes when Brittany arrives and takes a seat on the couch. "You're early" I point out.
"At least I arrived early here and not in bed if you know what I'm saying" she jokes.
"Yeah" I laugh. "I've just got a couple of emails to send out real quick and then I'm all yours" I say as I start typing on my computer, sending the emails.
"That's fine, I'll just sit here and wait" Brittany smiles. As soon as I do finish up work, Brittany and I head out to my car and head to the grocery store.
"This is so sad isn't it" I say with a sigh while shaking my head as we walk through the produce section.
"What's that babe?" Brittany asks while looking at me in confusion as she pushes the cart down the aisle.
"The fact we're young sexy people and we're spending our Friday night in a supermarket when we could be going to bars or out to dinner like all the rest of the young people out there" I reply. We're only in our twenties and we're not even married yet and we're spending our Friday night food shopping.
"Do you want to go out for some drinks or dinner tonight?" she asks me.
"No, I'm too tired" I shrug.
"Stop complaining then" Brittany laughs.
"This is just torture Brittany, I hate this" I groan.
"The quicker you stop complaining and pick up the things we need then the quicker we can get home and I'll make us a nice dinner" she points out. "We can have a glass of wine and I'll light some candles so it can be super romantic" she adds.
"Ok" I nod. I suppose that has lifted my spirits a little because I like a cute little home date so I guess it's something to look forward to and to take my mind of how tedious this is right now. It also helps that Brittany said she would cook so it means I don't need to do that which is good because I hate having a tough day at work and then having to go home and cook.
"Do you want to pick some fruit babe or do we want a disaster like we had last week when I picked some bad fruit?" Brittany asks.
"Yeah I better do that" I laugh. I pick out some fruit and then place it in the shopping cart and we continue around the store. "Do you know, I could probably fit in that cart and you could just wheel me around instead of me having to walk" I say.
"You probably could but let's not try it babe because adults aren't meant to ride in them and we don't want to get thrown out of here" she tells me.
"I wouldn't mind getting thrown out" I mutter.
"I know you wouldn't because it would mean we didn't need to continue shopping and you could go home" Brittany says laughing. She really does know me so well because that was exactly my thinking.
"Can we just hurry up and go home?" I ask.
"It's actually you honey that is slowing us down because you're lagging behind the whole time. I get what we need and put it in the cart but you spend half of the time complaining rather than just picking up the items and continuing on" she replies.
"Ok, fine" I sigh.
As soon as we're finished in the grocery store, we head to the car and load it up with all of our stuff. I then drive us home and we get everything unpacked and put away. Brittany said she would do everything for dinner so she let me relax in front of the TV. She's just called me through to the dining room so I've just sat down. She poured two glasses of wine and then headed back to the kitchen to collect the food.
"Dinner is served" Brittany smiles as she places the plate down in front of me before placing her plate down and then sitting down across from me.
"It looks amazing babe" I smile back. The food honestly does look great and Brittany is quite a good cook so I'm looking forward to eating tonight.
"Thank you" she smiles at me again.
"Hey, I'm sorry about earlier. I just hate going shopping and stuff but I know we need to do it and I know I shouldn't leave it to you all the time. It's just the last thing I want after a busy day at work is to rush around a grocery store when I could just as easily come home and spend the rest of the night with you" I apologise.
"I understand that babe but on the bright side we have the rest of the night together now to do whatever we want" she points out.
"I know and I'm looking forward to just relaxing with you on the couch tonight once we've eaten dinner" I say.
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"Babe" Brittany says getting my attention as we sit together on the couch watching another shitty movie. Honestly, there is just something about me and movies, we just don't work well together. I always get bored and lose interest in them after 5 minutes.
"Yeah honey" I smile as I turn my head to look at her.
"Do we have plans this weekend?" she asks me. "We're not working, are we?" she adds.
"No work and no concrete plans just yet" I reply.
"How would you feel about a spot of babysitting and a possible sleepover with infants tomorrow night?" she asks me nervously.
"I'm sorry honey but no, I'm not babysitting Melody" I shake my head. "You know I can only take Rachel in small doses so there is no way I can spend the night with her screaming mini me daughter" I add. I put up with Rachel because she's Brittany's college friend so every so often they hang out but there is no way I can handle babysitting her daughter.
"I'm not talking about Rachel" Brittany laughs. "Even I couldn't babysit for her. I mean she's my friend but we're not that close that I'd babysit Melody for her. I couldn't even do it for an hour so the full weekend most certainly wouldn't happen" she tells me.
"Who are we babysitting for then?" I ask curiously. If it's not Rachel then who else because none of our best friends have children.
"My sisters" Brittany shrugs. Her oldest sister Grace has a daughter and her other older sister Haley has a son now. "Grace has a night out tomorrow so I offered to babysit Zoe and I thought I might as well ask Haley if she wants me to look after Ben too" she adds.
"Ok" I smile.
"Is that 'ok' as in yes to my question or 'ok' as in you understand what I'm saying now?" she asks me.
"Ok as in yes, I would love to babysit with you tomorrow and spend the night with the little kids" I smile again. They are both only 1 years old so it might not be the easiest thing for us but it should be fun.
"Really?" she asks surprised yet happy.
"Of course I would. They're my niece and nephew too so why wouldn't I want to?" I ask. Brittany and I aren't married yet obviously but we've been together for long enough now that her family is like my family so her niece and nephew are my niece and nephew.
"Ok, cool" she smiles.
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*Saturday 5th June 2021*
Brittany's sisters dropped the kids off a little while ago so we've been playing with them for over an hour. We gave them some dinner before Brittany built a makeshift tent on the floor and they played in that. Brittany then made a mountain of pillows, cushions, blankets and other covers on the floor so we could jump off the couch and onto the pile on the floor. I thought it was a little dangerous when she first suggested it but the landing was very soft because she made sure she had enough bedding to do it. We've tidied everything up again now and are sitting on the couch together.
"So, I was told by your mommies that you should be in bed by now but I won't tell them you're not if you don't" Brittany tells the kids.
"We're the cool aunts that you two have so there is no rule for bedtime when at auntie Britt's house" I tell them.
"We play auntie Tana?" Zoe asks me as she climbs onto my lap. She's only a year and a half old so she is still learning to say big words so I don't mind she can't say Santana. It actually warms my heart a little that she calls me her auntie because we're not totally related but yet she thinks of me as that. Brittany is her auntie so it's really cute she thinks of me as the same.
"What do you want to play?" I ask Zoe.
"Tea party" Zoe replies.
"Ok, we can do that for a little while and then Ben can choose something to do so it's fair on everyone" Brittany says. Ben doesn't really like playing with the dolls and teddies so we will do something later that he wants to do.
"Ok" Zoe nods.
"Why don't you start the tea party and I'll go and get us all some snacks" I suggest.
"That sounds good babe" Brittany smiles.
After playing with the kids for another while, we get them ready for bed. We get them changed into their pyjamas and help them brush their teeth before getting them settled into bed. They're both staying in one of our guest rooms. We figured since this isn't a familiar environment for them then it would be best for them to share a room so they didn't feel alone. We read to them and stayed until they were both asleep before Brittany and I went to our room to get ourselves ready for bed.
"It's been fun tonight. Very lively but fun" I smile as I get into bed next to my fiancée.
"I've had a great time and you're amazing with the kids" Brittany tells me as she puts her phone down at the side and moves further down the bed to lie down.
"I thought you were pretty good with them" I smile again.
"Once we get married, can we have one?" Brittany asks as she turns to lie on her side to look at me. "I know kids are always in our plans but I mean once the wedding is over, let's make a point of trying for a baby" she adds.
"Are you serious?" I ask excitedly.
"Of course, I'm serious" she smiles. "We have to promise though that we handle work appropriately when we do get pregnant. I love what I do but I do want to cut back a little once we have a baby because a baby deserves to have parents who are there for them. We can still work obviously but not the 15-hour days we do sometimes" she adds.
"I agree and we are getting better with balancing work and our personal life so it's going to be ok" I smile.
"I would like us to get married first though because we should enjoy being engaged and planning a wedding and have a great honeymoon then we can get pregnant. Don't get me wrong though, if it happened before, I wouldn't be upset" she replies.
"I get what you're saying and I want that too" I smile before leaning over to kiss Brittany. I agree with what she's saying plus I do want to be prepared workwise before a baby comes and right now, I'm in the thick of things so I want to be at a comfortable place and ready for a baby. I mean what Brittany said about a baby needing its parents is totally right.
"How tired are you?" Brittany asks me with a smirk as she wraps her arm around me.
"Not that tired but I don't think we should get intimate tonight" I say. I know that's why she was asking me how tired I am and even though I'm not, I don't think we should do anything tonight.
"Wow, that's not like you babe" Brittany says surprised. "Are you feeling ok?" she asks in concern.
"I just feel with the little ones here that maybe we shouldn't do anything. I know they're in another room but I'm just worried they don't settle very well since they've never slept over here before so I don't want them to come looking for us when they can't sleep and we're up to all sorts" I say honestly.
"I never really thought about it like that so perhaps we should leave it at cuddling tonight" she says in agreement.
"Tomorrow night though I'm all yours baby" I smirk.
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*Sunday 6th June 2021*
Brittany and I were awoken quite early this morning since we have two little kids staying with us. Ben woke up quite early and when he thought he was alone he started crying which then caused Zoe to wake up and start crying because she didn't know what was going on. Brittany and I rushed through to them and got them settled but by that point we were already very awake so we didn't see the point in going back to bed. We've all just finished breakfast now and we're entertaining the kids.
"Would you like to play in the pool?" Brittany asks the kids.
"Babe, isn't that a little dangerous?" I ask concerned. They don't have any sort of proper swimwear or water wings to keep them safe since they can't swim yet.
"Not if we keep a hold of them the whole time it's not" Brittany smiles.
"Ok" I shrug. We get Zoe and Ben sorted for the pool before putting on our own swimwear and then all slowly stepping into the water.
"Let's just hope they don't pee in the pool" Brittany jokes.
"It's fine, I've done it many times" I laugh.
"Really?" Brittany asks me surprised.
"No, certainly not" I shake my head. "I do have sex in here a lot though" I smirk.
"Thank goodness we clean it on a regular basis then" she smiles at me and I nod.
"We swim?" Zoe asks as she looks up at Brittany.
"We could try and teach you to swim a little bit" Brittany replies.
"Would you like that Ben?" I ask as I hold him tightly in the water.
"Ok" he says excitedly while clapping his hands together.
After playing in the pool with the kids for a while, we all got out a dried off. We then headed inside and the kids went for a nap while Brittany and I tidied up a bit. We all then had lunch together before we played some more with the kids. Haley and Grace have both just arrived to get the kids so they're sitting down to talk to us for a little bit. It was nice having the kids but I'm looking forward to just having Brittany to myself for the rest of the day before it's back to work tomorrow.
"How were they both?" Grace asks us.
"They were both really great" Brittany replies. "They did wake up quite early this morning but they weren't any trouble at all" she adds.
"We played a lot and we played a little in the pool together. They both seem to really like the water" I say.
"Ben does like going to the pool with his dad but he still hasn't quite mastered how to swim yet. He just prefers splashing around" Haley says with a laugh.
"They did both seem to enjoy it" I smile.
"We've also put them down for a nap already and had lunch so there's not much else you need to do for them because we've got it covered" Brittany says.
"It sounds like they both had a good time so I might call you both again to babysit" Haley states.
"We'd love that" I say honestly. It has been really fun so I don't know why we haven't babysat the kids before on our own.
"Yeah, honestly any time either of you need us then just give us a call" Brittany smiles.
"We will but we better head off now because I think Zoe needs another little nap before dinner later" Grace says.
"Yeah I think Ben will have another nap now" Haley says in agreement. "Thank you both anyway" she smiles.
"Yes, and thank you for the free clothes. You really didn't need to do that but they're going to look so good in them" Grace says. I had some new designs lying around at work that I thought Ben and Zoe could be treated too. I mean I'm a children's fashion designer and they're my niece and nephew so why shouldn't they get free attire.
"We will pay for them next time because you have a business to run" Haley says.
"Don't be silly, I want them to have some stuff free of charge from their aunts" I smile.
"Ok well thank you again" Haley smiles. We all say goodbye and then everyone leaves so it's just Brittany and I left at home.
Brittany's POV
*Wednesday 9th June 2021*
I don't see my parents as much as I would like but I am having dinner with them tonight which I'm looking forward to. My parents both work fulltime and I work really long days at work sometimes so I don't really get to see my family much except Santana. Tonight, we've managed to find the time to have dinner together and Santana is joining us which is even better. As soon as Santana and I finished at work, we went home to change and freshen up before going to my parent's house. I offered to bring something but my mom said she had everything under control.
"This all looks amazing" I tell my parents as we all sit down to eat together.
"Yeah the food all looks great" Santana agrees.
"I haven't eaten all day so if you don't mind, I'm just going to start" I say as I tuck into my plateful of food.
"Ok" my dad laughs.
"So how is work going?" my mom asks Santana and I as they all begin eating as well now.
"It's going really good at the moment. It's sometimes a little busier and a little more stressful than we'd like but it's going ok. I love my new role and it's great doing something different with myself but still be able to work with Santana" I say honestly. It's been 10 months since I changed job roles but it feels like no time at all because the last year has flew in.
"I agree" Santana nods. "My company is doing better than ever and Brittany is really building a great business for herself" she adds.
"I'm not as successful as Santana is but I don't mind because I'm new to this kind of thing" I shrug.
"I've been working longer than you but I would say you could probably be more successful than me than I was at that stage in my career" Santana tells me.
"You're just saying that to be nice but thank you" I say while kissing my fiancée's cheek. "Anyway, how is working going for you two?" I ask my parents.
"Just the usual really so not much to say" my dad shrugs.
"Yeah" my mom agrees. "So apart from working, what else has been going on with you two?" she asks.
"We've finalised our vacation plans so we're looking forward to that in a week or so" I reply. Santana and I are going on vacation for a week with some of our friends so that should be fun. I'm really looking forward to it and I think Santana is looking forward to a little break away from work.
"Are you two going anywhere this summer?" Santana asks my parents.
"We were just making some arrangements with Haley and Grace so I think we're all going to go somewhere with them and their husbands and kids" my dad replies. "We're looking forward to going away with Ben and Zoe because it'll be their first proper vacation away with the family. You two are more than welcome to come as well because we haven't finalised anything yet" he adds.
"We appreciate the offer but I think once we've had this vacation, we'll just want to start wedding planning so we'll be quite busy with that and work" I point out. I appreciate it but I do want to concentrate on the wedding soon so I won't really have time for another vacation before the honeymoon.
"Yeah thank you and maybe next time" Santana smiles. "I'm sure you'll both be looking forward to a vacation with the grandkids though because they're at such a cute and fun age" she says.
"We are because before Zoe and Ben came along the last baby we were around was this little one here and that was a good number of years ago" my mom says while smiling at me and putting her arm around me.
"Mom, don't embarrass me" I say as my cheeks start pinking in embarrassment. I don't need my mom to bring up me as a baby in front of my fiancée. I'm a grown up now who is hot and sexy, not a cute little baby.
"I've shown Santana plenty of baby photos of you before so I wouldn't get embarrassed now because she's already saw you many times as a baby" my mom laughs.
"Seriously?" I groan.
"Yeah, I've seen them all" Santana smirks at me. "I even saw the little naked ones where you were in the tub or in your little paddling pool" she laughs.
"Oh my god, really?" I ask shaking my head. I've never been so embarrassed in my life before.
"Also, the little home video of you rolling around on your blanket on the floor with your naked little butt in the air was cute" Santana smiles.
"Mom, why would you do that?" I ask with a sigh. "Why would you show my girlfriend something like that and more to the point why would you video me with a naked butt?"
"Correction Brittany, I am your fiancée not girlfriend" Santana points out.
"That's besides the point right now" I say while looking at my mom to see if she's going to answer me.
"We were just letting you breathe a little since it was a warm day. Don't worry though because there was a towel on the floor on top of the blanket to stop any accidents since you weren't wearing a diaper" my dad shrugs.
"I still don't see why you couldn't just leave the diaper on me" I state.
"It's really not a big deal Brittany. We were just letting you roll about freely for a change because diapers aren't the most comfortable things and like I say, it was a warm day so we just wanted to let you get some air about you" my dad shrugs again.
"Let's just forget about me and diapers shall we" I sigh.
"Ok" Santana nods. "You were a cute little baby though" she smiles.
"I'm going to ask your parents to send me baby pictures of you" I say to my fiancée with a smirk.
"Good luck with that because I burned them all" she laughs.
"I don't believe that so I'll find them eventually" I say confidently. Santana is the oldest child so I know for a fact her parents would never get rid of her baby videos and pictures because she was the first born so they would want a memento of their first time parenting.
"Speaking of small children, I see you had Ben and Zoe to stay the other night" my mom says while smirking at us. "Was that preparation for the two of you?" she asks.
"Mom" I warn. Santana and I having children can be a sensitive subject sometimes after what happened so I don't really like other people bringing it up besides my fiancée and I.
"I'm just asking when we might expect grandchildren from you both" she replies with a shrug. "I love the grandchildren I have already but I'd like you to have children too" she adds.
"We will mom but we've got a wedding to focus on and plan first" I tell her.
"Brittany will be a great mom though" Santana says while smiling at me.
"I won't be as good as Santana but I'll give it a good go when we're ready to have children" I smile.
"We have spoken about it though and I think once the wedding is over then we will have children as soon as we can" Santana states.
"When might this wedding be?" my dad asks curiously.
"I am actually hoping before the end of the year" I say. I know that doesn't give us a great deal of time to plan so it might be asking a bit much but I would like us to be married before our next birthdays.
"I'm happy to marry Brittany whenever we can but at the same time, I do want sort of a big affair so it might take some time to plan. I'm only going to get married once so I want to make the most of it" Santana says.
"Exactly" my mom smiles at Santana.
"If you ladies need our assistant then just let us know. I helped with the cost of Grace and Haley's weddings so I can help with yours too" my dad tells me.
"We'll see how it goes but right now we're just focussing on work and enjoying the engagement and as soon as the vacation is over, we're putting our minds to the wedding" I say gratefully.
"Plus, I think my parents want to help a little too but we'll get back to you" Santana smiles. We don't need either of our parents to help us really but I think they're quite traditional so they would want to help us especially since my parents helped with my two sisters.
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*Friday 25th June 2021*
Work hasn't been too busy for me today which is quite good since I can get on with what I need to do. It's also good because Santana and I are going on vacation tomorrow so we'd like our work things to be at a good point before we leave. I'm just looking over some of the finances that Jack sent me to see how our latest development went down when Santana walks into my office. She doesn't say anything; she just kicks the door shut behind her and walks towards me.
"Coffee and doughnuts" Santana smiles as she takes a seat across from me at the desk and places the food and beverages on the table.
"Uh…ok" I say sceptically.
"Why do you seem so surprised?" she asks confused.
"Because you never bring me coffee at work" I shrug. It's not like she is selfish or rude, it's just I'm usually the one that would bring Santana a coffee when I'm making one and its sort of our tradition together that I always make us coffee at work.
"I know but I felt like I should do it more often because it's not fair on you doing it all the time" she shrugs back.
"Ok" I nod.
"Also, I'm just in a good mood today because once we leave here tonight then we don't need to come back for at least another week" she states. "Plus, we're going on vacation tomorrow so that should be so much fun" she smiles.
"I'm looking forward to it myself actually" I smile. I'm not just looking forward to a break from work but I'm looking forward to some fun times ahead with our friends.
"Have you finished packing your suitcase?" Santana asks as she takes a sip of coffee.
"Not quite but I'm just about there I would say" I reply. "You?" I ask.
"What do you think?" she asks laughing. She really is still so terribly last minute with those sorts of things. It's actually kind of cute so I can't get annoyed about it.
"I can help you once we get home" I offer.
"Sounds good" she smiles. "Hey, if you need any help putting the finishing touches to your packing then I'm more than happy to help. I can definitely point you in the right direction of which clothes you could take" she shrugs.
"We'll see" I smile. I know she likes to tease me about my fashion but I actually think I am getting better these days with what I wear.
"All the couples are all having separate rooms, right?" Santana asks.
"Yeah, definitely" I nod. "I wouldn't go if I couldn't get you all to myself at night" I smirk.
"Yeah, same" she smirks back at me. "So, before we get too excited about our vacation, do you have much to do here at work before we finish up for the week?" she asks.
"Not too much actually so I definitely think I'm on schedule to leave early today" I reply. Hopefully I keep to my schedule because I do want to get home to finish packing and get to bed early before the early flight in the morning.
"I think I could probably be finished early today as well" Santana agrees.
"We could just get takeout tonight to save time so we can finish packing and we don't need to cook dinner" I suggest.
"Yeah, maybe" she shrugs.
"Honey, you don't need to go on a diet because the wedding isn't that close so you don't need to avoid having takeout" I point out. We don't have takeout that much anyway so Santana really doesn't need to get stressed out about it.
"It's not that because I'm not worried about my wedding diet right now" she tells me. "I've just been feeling really weird the last day or two so I'm not that hungry" she adds.
"Weird like how?" I ask concerned.
"Just like a little sick and not hungry" she states. "I'm hoping it'll go away before the vacation though because being sick would really spoil things."
"Why don't you just finish work now for the day and Jade and Jack can finish whatever you needed to do before you left tonight" I suggest.
"No, it's fine. I want to stay here with you because going home by myself would only make me feel worse. I feel better when I have you around" she replies.
"I could come home with you now if you want or you can rest on my couch here and I will finish working" I suggest. "I'm definitely going to get someone else to finish what you were doing though because I don't want you working feeling like shit" I add.
"Ok" Santana smiles.
"Lie down and rest and I'll be back in a second honey" I say while kissing her head before leaving the office. I find Jade and Jack and ask them to take care of what Santana was doing before I head back to my office. Jade and Jack were more than happy to help because they were going to take care of things here at SL Designs and BP Sportswear when Santana and I were on vacation anyway.
"We need to get you a better couch in here because this is like laying on a brick" Santana says while jumping around the couch as I walk back into the office.
"It's no wonder you don't feel well with the way you're jumping around" I tease.
"I just can't get comfortable" she sighs.
"Well I'm sorry but I can't do anything about it right now" I say. I did suggest she went home but she said no so there isn't anything else I can do right this minute to make her feel better.
"I know, sorry" she replies. "I just hate feeling sick so it stresses me out. Give me a hangover or a sore ankle any time because I can cope with that. I just hate that feeling of feeling sick. I don't think I've actually been physically sick since I was…. uh, since a while ago" she says, abruptly changing what she was going to say.
"Since you were what babe?" I ask curiously. I wouldn't normally be that bothered about when it was but since she deliberately didn't say what it was then now, I want to know.
"Since I was pregnant" she mumbles.
"Oh, ok" I say surprised. I didn't actually think that was what she was going to say so I was a little taken aback. "Is there a chance…"
"I'm not pregnant right now" she replies, knowing what I was going to ask.
"Like you don't think you are or you…" I can't finish my sentence since Santana answers before I get it out.
"I know I'm not for a fact" she states. "100% babe" she adds.
"Sometimes accidents can happen because that's what happened the last time so how can you be so sure?" I ask.
"Because I'm on my period" she laughs.
"Oh, ok" I laugh. I guess that does make sense. "Is that why you feel sick then? I mean I know my sister used to get really bad cramps so sometimes the intensity and the pain actually made her physically sick" I ask.
"I don't know what it is but for sure I'm not pregnant right now" she shrugs. "If I did ever fall pregnant then I would tell you right away so you don't need to worry that I would hide it from you" she smiles.
"I didn't think you were hiding it. I just thought maybe you could be but you didn't know it yourself yet" I shrug. "Anyway, I should finish this work and then we can head home" I smile.
"Ok" Santana smiles.
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*Saturday 26th June 2021*
The day is finally here and we're going on vacation today so I couldn't be happier right now. Santana and I managed to finish our packing last night so this morning was pretty straight forward. We just made sure we had everything before Santana's parents came to give us a ride to the airport. We're both walking into the airport now after waving goodbye to Santana's parents. We're just walking over to meet our friends and get checked in for our flight.
"Brittany this vacation is supposed to be fun and we want to have a good time so why have you brought misery with you?" Quinn asks teasingly as she points to her best friend.
"I'm sorry" I laugh. It's really early in the morning right now and one thing Santana hates is having to get up super early in the morning so she's not looking the most uplifting this morning.
"Fuck the pair of you for making a fool of me" Santana glares at Quinn and I as she walks over to Mercedes and Tina.
"Quinn said it, not me so what did I do babe?" I ask, chuckling at her face. It is angry but it's the cute angry face she has not the angry angry face.
"You laughed" she tells me while pointing to her suitcase before linking arms with Mercedes and walking away.
"I guess that means I need to take your suitcase as well as mine" I say laughing.
"It does mean that because that's what you get for laughing at my expense. You get punished for upsetting me so you can now handle the two suitcases" Santana shrugs.
"I think someone might not get much sex this vacation" Sam jokes.
"Excuse me, I might be punishing her but I am only human so I'm not about to withhold that" Santana replies.
As soon as we get all of our bags checked in, we find somewhere in the airport to have breakfast. We then have a walk around the shops that are here before heading to our boarding gate. We wait there for a little while just chatting and using the bathroom before we need to get on the plane. One thing Santana and I have in common is our dislike for airplane bathrooms so we like to use the facilities before we board. We're just finding our seats and putting our hand luggage in the overhead compartments now.
"I'm assigned the window seat but do you want it babe?" Santana asks me.
"Ok, thank you" I smile while squeezing past her into the window seat.
"Are you ok honey?" I ask as we get sat down but Santana really doesn't seem any happier than earlier.
"Why did we agree to go on vacation with 3 other couples?" Santana complains to me.
"Because they're our friends and it's going to be fun" I point out. Just because it isn't the two of us doesn't mean we can't have any alone time. I'm sure the others will want some time to themselves in their couples so it'll be fine.
"I just don't feel in the mood for socialising. I'd rather just chill out with you" she tells me.
"You're just tired right now because you didn't sleep great last night but once you have some rest tonight, you'll wake up enjoying yourself tomorrow. It's going to be fun, I promise" I smile while leaning over to kiss Santana's cheek.
"Ok" she smiles at me.
"Are you still feeling sick?" I ask as the plane takes off.
"Weirdly, no" she shrugs. "I still didn't feel great when I went to bed last night but I woke up this morning and the sickness had like just disappeared" she adds.
"I suppose that's a good thing" I say.
"Yeah" Santana nods.
The first part of the flight wasn't too bad because it was still early so we all just wanted to sit quietly and relax a little since we were tired. This part now though is getting quite tough because we've been in our seat for some time and we're starting to get uncomfortable. It's also getting a little later in the day so our bodies aren't naturally wanting to go to sleep because we would all be at work usually at this time. I know I'm getting really bored now so I'm hoping Santana is too so we can do something to take our minds off how long we've got left on the flight.
"Do you want to play a game with me?" I ask my fiancée. I thought it could be fun and it would be a good way to pass the time on this boring flight.
"I'm an adult, I don't play games" she tells me.
"Don't pretend you're too cool for games because we all know you aren't" I smirk.
"What did you have in mind?" she asks, turning her head to look at me.
"Let's play travel scrabble" I say in delight.
"Ok fine but be prepared to get your ass whipped because I'll beat you at a game like this" she smirks at me. I am better at numbers than Santana and she's better at words than me so it is a bit of a risk for me to take.
"I think I can handle my own as long as I have some good letters" I say. We then get everything set up and get started on the game. "Honey, that's not a word" I shake my head as Santana spells something nonsensical.
"It is baby" she smiles at me.
"Use it in a sentence then" I challenge.
"I'm going to do that to you tonight in bed, let's just put it that way" she says with a shrug.
"Santana" I say shocked at how bold she is being right now. We're in a plane full of lots of people and in quite close proximity to some and she is saying things like that loudly.
"What?" she questions.
"There are other people around us" I point out.
"I don't care" she shakes her head.
"Plus, I thought you were on your period so how can we do anything tonight?" I ask quietly.
"Just because I can't doesn't mean I can't give you a little something" she smirks at me.
Santana's POV
*Tuesday 29th June 2021*
We've been on vacation for a couple of days now and it is actually quite fun. I think I was just a bit tired in the beginning because like Brittany suggested, a good night's sleep did really do the trick and I woke up feeling refreshed on the first day. I think the vacation is also good because it has a good balance between us and our friends. Some days we decide to just do some couples stuff and meet for like dinner and other days we all hang out in a group. It's also been nice to get a break away from work. Work used to be my everything and now it isn't since I have Brittany. I still love what I do but I also like this new side of me where I now realise, I do like being in a great relationship and having fun with my friends.
We've all spent the day in our couples today so now everyone has just met up and had dinner. Brittany and I just went for a nice walk before spending some time on the beach and then heading back to our hotel room today. We did spend a good chunk of the afternoon in bed together if you get what I mean so it'll be nice to just do something else to break things up a little tonight. All 8 of us are at a bar right now having some drinks and having some fun and dancing.
"I think I've had enough dancing right now" Tina says as she sits down.
"I agree" Brittany nods.
"We should all play a drinking game and let our feet get a rest" Quinn states.
"Really Q?" I ask unenthusiastically.
"Yeah, it'll be fun to do" Quinn smiles.
"Never have I ever is usually a good one and we can all just take a drink if we have done whatever it is" Brittany shrugs.
"Ok, fine" I nod. If Brittany wants to play a drinking game and thinks it's a good idea then I'm all over it. It's kinda like how I'll be all over Brittany tonight when we get back to the hotel room.
"Who would like to go first?" Brittany asks.
"It was your idea honey so you go first" I reply.
"Ok" Brittany smiles. She takes a moment to think of something before deciding. "Never have I ever been to Europe" she states.
"That's a little bit of a lame one Britt" Tina points out.
"I know but I just froze because I'm the first one so I didn't know what to say to make it sound fun or exciting" Brittany shrugs. "Anyway, I've said it now so let's all play the game" she says and some of us all take a drink.
"I'm going to take you on vacation somewhere in Europe babe" I smile.
"Cool, I'll look forward to it" she smiles back at me.
"I'll go next and we can just work our way around the table" Quinn says. She too takes a second to come up with something before saying it. "Never have I ever been on a big boat in the water" she says.
"You've been on a boat before Quinn" I point out.
"I've been on like a canoe in the lake or something but I mean like a big cruise ship or something in really deep water. I'm kinda afraid of water where I can't touch the bottom" Quinn explains.
"Another lame statement but anyway, let's drink" I say while taking a drink. I've never been on a cruise ship but I've been on boats and stuff in the ocean. "Can someone please say something fun?" I ask.
"You go next then and say something fun" James tells me.
"Ok" I nod. "Never have I ever had so many orgasms that I've ended up fully passing out before" I say with a smirk to my fiancée.
"You're not even funny" Brittany says while laughing before taking a drink.
"Why are you laughing if I'm not funny?" I tease.
"Did that seriously happen to you Brittany?" Tina asks.
"Yes, it happened to her. I'm just that good" I say triumphantly.
"It's not quite like that because it wasn't because of Santana. It was just like a weird position we were in so all the blood rushed to my head and I got really light headed and passed out. I also had a cold that day so that didn't help" Brittany shrugs.
"Stop pretending I'm not the best you've ever had in bed" I smirk at her.
"I never said you weren't, I'm just saying that night didn't happen in the way you think it did. Also, would you mind not taking such delight in the fact I passed out. I could have been seriously hurt or something" Brittany states.
"Ok, I'm sorry" I laugh while leaning over to kiss Brittany to make her feel better. I know my version is the truth but if she wants to pretend something else happened then fine.
"Let's move on so I'll take a turn" Mike states. "Ok, never have I ever kissed Brittany" he says.
"That's definitely a drink for me" I smirk while taking a drink. I'm just taking such delight in being the only one who can kiss Brittany when suddenly Quinn drinks. "Excuse me, what the fuck?" I ask.
"She's just playing the game babe" Brittany smiles.
"When the fuck did you two kiss?" I ask annoyed.
"We've kissed a couple of times, haven't we Brittany?" Quinn says as she looks at my fiancée.
"Yeah a good two or three times" Brittany nods.
"That's fucking wrong because Brittany is mine" I say sighing.
"We're just winding you up" Brittany smiles. "I've only known Quinn for as long as I've known you which means she has been with James the whole time so I hardly think we'd have kissed at any point" she adds.
"I don't think I like the way you two have been winding me up this entire vacation. You think it's funny but it actually hurts me to know my fiancée thinks sharing jokes with my best friend at my expense is funny. You're making a fool out of me and it's not nice coming from someone who is supposed to love me so much. I would never make fun of you or embarrass you in front of your friends" I state.
"Uh…I'm really sorry honey. I wind everyone up not just you and it's not meant to hurt anyone, it's just supposed to be a joke that we can laugh about and have a good time" Brittany says apologetically while taking my hand in hers. "I'm really sorry, honestly" she says while kissing me.
"Never have I ever been as whipped as Brittany before" I say with a smirk.
"Wait…you're not mad?" she asks surprised. "I actually believed you."
"I can joke too baby and your face was priceless" I say and everyone starts laughing.
"Did you all know she was faking it?" Brittany asks everyone.
"Initially I thought it could be genuine but then she started smirking as she continued talking so I knew she wasn't serious about what she was saying" Tina states.
"Ok" Brittany shrugs.
"I thought you would be the one person Brittany to know when Santana was faking something or not" Mike says with a smirk.
"I don't need to fake anything with Brittany unlike poor Tina when she's in bed with you" I say smirking back at Mike.
"You don't fake it, right Tina?" Mike asks worriedly.
"She does, she tells us girls all the time that she had to otherwise you just won't get off her during sex" I state.
"Santana, stop winding him up" Tina says laughing as she starts feeling bad for Mike who looks quite distressed that he can't perform good enough for his girlfriend.
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*Wednesday 30th June 2021*
Brittany and I have just joined the others for breakfast this morning. We were supposed to be meeting them 20 minutes ago but we got a little held up. We ended up lying in bed for a bit longer than we had planned. Brittany claims it was because she wasn't feeling the greatest today after our heavy drinking session last night but I actually think it was just because I purposely forgot to wear pyjamas last night to bed so she wanted to spend some extra time with me.
"It's nice of you both to finally join us for breakfast, even if we are about finished" Quinn states.
"Not my fault, blame Brittany" I shrug as we sit down at the table.
"Yeah, I just had a bit of a headache when I woke up after our little drinking game last night" she shrugs.
"I actually felt a bit hungover this morning as well" Mercedes agrees.
"That's because you are a lightweight Mercedes" I state. "Brittany on the other hand wasn't actually hungover, it's just a cover up because she doesn't want to admit she just liked spending time in bed with me this morning" I shrug.
"Look, whatever the reason was we are all here now so let's focus on that" Tina states.
"I agree" Quinn nods. "Ok, so what are the plans for today?" she asks.
"I enjoyed going to the beach yesterday so I think I want to do that today" I reply.
"Yeah, we should all go to the beach" Brittany smiles.
"Ok, sounds like fun" Sam states.
Once we all finished breakfast, we headed back to our rooms. We got ourselves ready and changed for the beach before packing a bag with everything we needed in it. We all then met downstairs again and headed off to the beach together on foot. We've been here for quite a while now and are all having fun. Some people are playing with a ball on the sand and others have been in and out of the sea cooling down. Brittany and I were just lounging around on the sand when I decided to head to the bathroom. When I was walking back over to the group, I caught Brittany staring at me so I decided to add a little shimmy to my walk and make it look sexy.
"Work it babe" Brittany smiles as she starts taking pictures of me as I do different poses in front of her.
"You should take some pictures of me in the sea later. I don't really want to get wet right now when we'll probably have lunch soon" I say as I sit back down next to her.
"I definitely will" she says as she kisses me. "Hey, what do you think about BP Sportswear moving into swimwear?" she asks me curiously as she looks over at me.
"I think it's a great idea babe" I smile.
"You would need to be my model though for creating the design because I'm not the best person to be wearing bikinis. I mean the bikini tops sure but my bikini pants are different form yours" she points out.
"We all know that's not why" I laugh. "You just want an excuse to have me modelling bikinis all day long" I add with a smirk.
"That is kinda true but on a serious note though I do want it to take off if I do come up with something good so I do need your help. I have to hide more in the bikinis that I wear than what you wear so I do need some help design wise" she tells me.
"I would say the biggest issue for me in a bikini is always the tops coming undone whenever you're messing around in the water" I say.
"You have my undivided attention right now. I'm all over you loosing bikini tops" she smirks at me.
"I thought you wanted to be serious?" I say with a laugh.
"I did but if you're going to tell me about your breasts coming free then I'm not going to be able to concentrate, am I?" she questions.
"I think if you want to really make something different then you need to correct the strap issue but at the same time keep it sexy. You also get some sexy one-piece's out there so doing something like that might be good too. I'm not talking about a standard frumpy swimsuit but something designed really sexy but still classy" I say.
"So, no transparent designs then?" she asks with a smirk.
"I'm open to you designing one for me for our pool at home but I don't think many people out there want swimsuits that show the flesh they want to conceal" I smile.
"Yeah that was just a joke but to bring things back to the topic, can you help me?" she asks.
"Of course, I will" I smile. I think she trusts me enough to know I won't take over with her clothing line so I'm more than happy to lend a hand with whatever she needs.
"Maybe you could design children's swimwear for SL Designs or you and I could come together and design our own kids and parents matching items. How cute would it be when we have kids if we have a little girl and she can wear the exact same design as you. That would be so cute" she says excitedly.
"It does sound cool but how would we decide which brand gets to put the designs out there?" I ask. If we put it under SL Designs then that's not exactly fair on BP Sportswear.
"We could sell it on both brands or just create a new brand for matching things because I'm sure we could come up with more than just matching swimwear" she tells me.
"We can have a think about it then and really come up with something once we're back to work. Feel free though to do any kind of bikini research you need to do on me. If you need more photos or need some research into seeing how to take off different bikinis then I'm here for you" I smirk.
"It sounds great so I'll definitely take you up on that offer" she smirks back at me before leaning over to kiss me.