Fic: Remember When 12/16
Title: Remember When 12/16
Pairing: Brittany/Santana
Rating: G
Word Count: 1150
Summary: Brittany's thirty two...
Warnings: None really
Disclaimer: Not mine, never were, blah blah woof woof.
Brittany's thirty two and she has her daughter on her hip, the diaper bag slung over her shoulder, and she's running as best she can through the airport. Santana's keeping pace beside her, holding their son firmly by the hand. Adrian's four and he's big enough to carry his own backpack now, and Santana's wheeling their big suitcase with her free hand.
This isn't the first time they've been back to Lima since having kids. They went just after Adrian was born, and again when he was two, right after they found out Brittany was pregnant with Summer. Brittany's not sure how much Adrian remembers about his grandparents, but they're super excited to see him, and he's savvy enough that he's excited too. Whether or not he knows what he's excited about, Brittany doesn't know.
It's later and they're in the arrivals lounge, and Brittany can see her parents who have come to meet them. Adrian's gone uncharacteristically shy, and he holds his arms up for Santana to pick him up, and even though he's getting too big for this sort of thing she doesn't think twice, hoists him up on to her hip and he buries his face her in neck.
Summer's almost two and she takes one look at Brittany's mom and dad and does the same to Brittany's neck. Brittany can tell her mom is itching to take Summer from her and just squeeze her half to death - and she really can't blame her mom, Summer is freaking adorable - but she knows if she even attempts to set her daughter on the ground the tears will be epic.
They're having lunch in the airport, and Brittany sees her mom and dad looking at the kids with such awe and love in their eyes. She looks too, sees what they see. Adrian's going to be a heart breaker - he's all big blue eyes (from Brittany's side of the family) and almost black hair, from Santana. He is Santana's son, definitely, smart and bold and a little sassy and would do anything for his little sister. Once he gets over his initial shyness he starts chattering away to Brittany's dad, and Brittany swears she sees her father getting a little misty eyed, because Adrian's speaking Dutch.
Brittany grins. They hadn't told their parents because they wanted it to be a surprise. Adrian wasn't talking much the last time they came. But Brittany (she's Mama) speaks only Dutch to the kids, and Santana (she's Mami) speaks only Spanish, and the kids are picking up both languages ridiculously well. Adrian has a little English from preschool but Summer has none yet.
Brittany's dad carefully reaches out and hoists Adrian on to his lap, and Adrian smiles, twinkles those blue eyes and helps himself to his opa's dessert, and Brittany knows she's going to have to be careful there because she can see her father is going to spoil Adrian and Summer rotten.
She turns her attention to Summer, sitting on Santana's knee, happy enough now that she's sure she's not going to be forced to go to any strangers. She is a mini Santana from top to toe, black hair, big dark eyes and skin just a little lighter than Santana's. She's not at all like the Santana most people know, though. She's so shy and clingy, but neither Brittany nor Santana is too worried, knowing she'll come out of her shell eventually. After all, wasn't Santana the same until she met Brittany?
Santana's patiently repeating opa, oma to Summer, and when Summer chirps oma Brittany's mom claps her hands and reaches for Summer, and to both Santana's and Brittany's surprise, Summer lets herself be held.
Summer falls asleep in the rental car, and Adrian has insisted on being allowed to ride with his opa, so it's just Brittany and Santana awake in their car. Have I told you today how much I love you? Santana asks, and Brittany pretends to be hurt that she hasn't, so Santana pulls over and gives her a big, sloppy, silly kiss and declares her love, and they're both laughing when they get to Santana's parents' house.
The two families are having a big dinner together, and for a little while the kids are back to being shy like they were at the airport, only this time Adrian wants opa to pick him up. But before long he's off and running with some of the Lopez cousins after figuring out that he has to switch to Spanish.
Santana's abuela is in her nineties now, but she's still around, ecstatic that she gets to see her great grandchildren before she dies. Summer's playing happily in her lap while Brittany and Santana catch up with the news. She looks up every now and then to check her Mama and Mami are still close at hand, but mostly she's absorbed with a tupperware container and a handful of clothespins and she's singing to herself, a made up tune with made up words, and it's so damn cute that someone gets out the video camera.
Great, Santana says, my daughter is going to be another Rachel Berry. But she's not really cross, she's bursting with pride and so is Brittany, because all anyone can say is how gorgeous their kids are.
Johan arrives later with presents for both kids, and Adrian remembers him, charges over to be swung up in the air by his uncle, then wriggles to get down and open his present. It's a toy train, hand carved, because Johan's come a long way since he stained the bedside cabinets for their first apartment when he was twelve. Summer looks up at him wide eyed, looks at her present wide eyed, looks up at her Mami as if to ask if this is okay, and Santana plops down on the ground next to her and helps her unwrap the present. It's a rag doll, soft and cuddly and completely age appropriate, and surprisingly Summer refuses to be parted from it for at least the next six years.
It's night time and the kids are in bed, finally, and Brittany and Santana are curled up in Brittany's old bed, and it's still really too small but their arms and legs remember how to tangle together to make them both fit. They could have had a bigger bed, but somehow neither of them minded a little nostalgia. They kiss, not leading to anything more but just to be close, and murmur words of love in soft low voices.
Did you ever dream of this when were kids? Brittany asks, and Santana smirks.
I never dreamed I'd get this lucky, she laughs, and pulls Brittany close for another kiss.
Pairing: Brittany/Santana
Rating: G
Word Count: 1150
Summary: Brittany's thirty two...
Warnings: None really
Disclaimer: Not mine, never were, blah blah woof woof.
Brittany's thirty two and she has her daughter on her hip, the diaper bag slung over her shoulder, and she's running as best she can through the airport. Santana's keeping pace beside her, holding their son firmly by the hand. Adrian's four and he's big enough to carry his own backpack now, and Santana's wheeling their big suitcase with her free hand.
This isn't the first time they've been back to Lima since having kids. They went just after Adrian was born, and again when he was two, right after they found out Brittany was pregnant with Summer. Brittany's not sure how much Adrian remembers about his grandparents, but they're super excited to see him, and he's savvy enough that he's excited too. Whether or not he knows what he's excited about, Brittany doesn't know.
It's later and they're in the arrivals lounge, and Brittany can see her parents who have come to meet them. Adrian's gone uncharacteristically shy, and he holds his arms up for Santana to pick him up, and even though he's getting too big for this sort of thing she doesn't think twice, hoists him up on to her hip and he buries his face her in neck.
Summer's almost two and she takes one look at Brittany's mom and dad and does the same to Brittany's neck. Brittany can tell her mom is itching to take Summer from her and just squeeze her half to death - and she really can't blame her mom, Summer is freaking adorable - but she knows if she even attempts to set her daughter on the ground the tears will be epic.
They're having lunch in the airport, and Brittany sees her mom and dad looking at the kids with such awe and love in their eyes. She looks too, sees what they see. Adrian's going to be a heart breaker - he's all big blue eyes (from Brittany's side of the family) and almost black hair, from Santana. He is Santana's son, definitely, smart and bold and a little sassy and would do anything for his little sister. Once he gets over his initial shyness he starts chattering away to Brittany's dad, and Brittany swears she sees her father getting a little misty eyed, because Adrian's speaking Dutch.
Brittany grins. They hadn't told their parents because they wanted it to be a surprise. Adrian wasn't talking much the last time they came. But Brittany (she's Mama) speaks only Dutch to the kids, and Santana (she's Mami) speaks only Spanish, and the kids are picking up both languages ridiculously well. Adrian has a little English from preschool but Summer has none yet.
Brittany's dad carefully reaches out and hoists Adrian on to his lap, and Adrian smiles, twinkles those blue eyes and helps himself to his opa's dessert, and Brittany knows she's going to have to be careful there because she can see her father is going to spoil Adrian and Summer rotten.
She turns her attention to Summer, sitting on Santana's knee, happy enough now that she's sure she's not going to be forced to go to any strangers. She is a mini Santana from top to toe, black hair, big dark eyes and skin just a little lighter than Santana's. She's not at all like the Santana most people know, though. She's so shy and clingy, but neither Brittany nor Santana is too worried, knowing she'll come out of her shell eventually. After all, wasn't Santana the same until she met Brittany?
Santana's patiently repeating opa, oma to Summer, and when Summer chirps oma Brittany's mom claps her hands and reaches for Summer, and to both Santana's and Brittany's surprise, Summer lets herself be held.
Summer falls asleep in the rental car, and Adrian has insisted on being allowed to ride with his opa, so it's just Brittany and Santana awake in their car. Have I told you today how much I love you? Santana asks, and Brittany pretends to be hurt that she hasn't, so Santana pulls over and gives her a big, sloppy, silly kiss and declares her love, and they're both laughing when they get to Santana's parents' house.
The two families are having a big dinner together, and for a little while the kids are back to being shy like they were at the airport, only this time Adrian wants opa to pick him up. But before long he's off and running with some of the Lopez cousins after figuring out that he has to switch to Spanish.
Santana's abuela is in her nineties now, but she's still around, ecstatic that she gets to see her great grandchildren before she dies. Summer's playing happily in her lap while Brittany and Santana catch up with the news. She looks up every now and then to check her Mama and Mami are still close at hand, but mostly she's absorbed with a tupperware container and a handful of clothespins and she's singing to herself, a made up tune with made up words, and it's so damn cute that someone gets out the video camera.
Great, Santana says, my daughter is going to be another Rachel Berry. But she's not really cross, she's bursting with pride and so is Brittany, because all anyone can say is how gorgeous their kids are.
Johan arrives later with presents for both kids, and Adrian remembers him, charges over to be swung up in the air by his uncle, then wriggles to get down and open his present. It's a toy train, hand carved, because Johan's come a long way since he stained the bedside cabinets for their first apartment when he was twelve. Summer looks up at him wide eyed, looks at her present wide eyed, looks up at her Mami as if to ask if this is okay, and Santana plops down on the ground next to her and helps her unwrap the present. It's a rag doll, soft and cuddly and completely age appropriate, and surprisingly Summer refuses to be parted from it for at least the next six years.
It's night time and the kids are in bed, finally, and Brittany and Santana are curled up in Brittany's old bed, and it's still really too small but their arms and legs remember how to tangle together to make them both fit. They could have had a bigger bed, but somehow neither of them minded a little nostalgia. They kiss, not leading to anything more but just to be close, and murmur words of love in soft low voices.
Did you ever dream of this when were kids? Brittany asks, and Santana smirks.
I never dreamed I'd get this lucky, she laughs, and pulls Brittany close for another kiss.