A Love Like No Other: The Sequel

Chapter 5

(Santana's POV)

"WAIT WHAT!? Britt actually said she thought about leaving you!?" Rachel proclaims. "Santana, I don't know what to say.." she adds, clearly stuck for words on what she has just learnt. "Yeah well..neither do I" I say, letting out a big sigh. "So what are you guys going to do? You're going to be okay right? I mean come on..you're Santana and Brittany. You have to be..." Quinn asks as she pours me another water. "Honestly Q, I don't know. I never thought I would be in this sort of situation with Britt. I've hurt my family, I know that and I am working on fixing it. But knowing my person, the one I am meant to be with, contemplated leaving me..that's...that is something I can't get over easily." I begin to softly cry again. "Thanks though, for letting me stay here. I'll be out of here tomorrow, I'll find a hotel or something." Rachel slaps my arm sharply. "Like hell you will! You can stay here for as long as you need..right babe?" Rachel says landing her hand on Quinn's thigh giving it a squeeze getting her to agree to the offer. "As long as you need" she reiterates.

"Well, I'm beat. I think I am going to head up to bed. Night guys" I take Rachel and Quinn into a thankful and genuine hug, showing my appreciation to their kindness. Rachel is dominating broadway and Quinn is a high flying lawyer at a top firm here in the city, so they're not short of money themselves. They have set me up in one of the three guest bedrooms their penthouse has to offer. I climb into bed and my mind instantly starts thinking about Britt, how painful and unbearable her cries were when I left. I think about my kids, how are we going to explain to them whats going on. Heck, I don't even know what's going on, whether this will end in divorce or not I don't know at this point. Sometimes people cling on to anything they can, trying to make things work when really they're only making themselves miserable, staying in a marriage that is all but happy. I don't want that for Britt and I, we both deserve happiness and above all else, our kids deserve to be in a happy environment. I turn out the lamp and try to clear my mind and sleep.

(One month later)

I am still at Quinn and Rachel's, they have been so kind and welcoming to me. In return I pay for their groceries and do school pick up and drop off whenever I take the boys to school. Communication with Britt is better now, we text about the kids and just general chat seeing how the other one is etc. I want to move back in, I miss my family. I feel like I am divorced, when in fact I am still very much married. I step out of my meeting and head back to my office. I am investing my time into Lopez Corporations at the moment, so I have been at the office a lot. I sit at my desk, looking at the view of Central Park as I text Britt.

"I'll pick the kids up today, just finished my meeting so I'll get them and take them to dinner before dropping them back? "- S

"Sure, they'll love that! No soda for Luca though, last time he was allowed to drink it, I was scrubbing puke out of the carpets!" - B

"Haha! Noted" -S

3:30pm is here and I am leant against the SUV outside the school gates waiting to pick the boys up. They spot me and coming running out, I kneel down so I am of equal height as they run into my arms, clinging onto me like their little lives depended on it! "MAMI MAMI" Luca has grabbed my face in his little hands and is clenching his teeth in excitement. "Look what I drew today mami" Thiago holds up a picture to me. "Oh nice bud! Who is it!?" I ask. "Thats me, that's Luca, that's Isabella, that's you and that's mommy" he says whilst pointing to each figure he drew. "My hair looks great bud! Thanks! Who's this guy?" I ask curiously. "That's Joel" he innocently says. "Joel?...As in the dancer man mommy works with. That Joel?" I try to hide my confusion for the sake of the kids. "Yeah!" Thiago says excitedly. Before I can ask the next question, Luca has already answered it for me. "He's been staying at our house with mommy"...what the actual fuck? "I see..." my mind begins to race, is Britt seeing him? Has she moved on? For now, I push it to the back of my mind. "Let's go get Iz from creche and then...WHO WANTS PANCAKES!?" I get enthusiastic screams from the boys as they climb into the SUV and buckle themselves in.