Brittana: cannon

Chapter 23: 2020

Summer 2020

Santana couldn't have predicted how drastically their lives changed after Mac was born. She obviously knew things would be different since they were going to have a baby to take care of and it would no longer just be her and Brittany all of the time. But she didn't even picture how much of their lives their beautiful little boy would consume. Not that she was complaining, however. She wouldn't change a thing about the way things had turned out.

Brittany went back to teaching dance classes a couple nights a week to help get back in shape after giving birth. After her maternity leave was over, she balanced her time to continue working at the university and take care of Mac as well as finishing up her PhD.

Brittany used those few nights a week that she taught dance to get out of the house by herself and also so Santana could spend more one-on-one time with their son. Santana knew Brittany needed some alone time sometimes since she was the one who was responsible for Mac throughout most of the day. Plus, it gave her quality bonding time with the baby that she cherished. He grew so fast that Santana felt privileged to be able to be with him so much that she could see his development.

As he got older, Santana and Brittany realized just how cute their son was. His hair stayed as dark as Santana's, and it made a striking combination with the bright blue eyes he inherited from Brittany. Combined with his lightly tanned complexion, Mac was definitely going to be popular with the girls. Or maybe the guys. Santana wouldn't care either way, as long as he was happy.

And he definitely was a happy baby. He found pleasure in things the way Brittany did, as if he saw the same kind of magic in the world that his mommy saw. He was pretty laid back and it took a lot to get him upset. But when it did happen, Santana swore he went all Lima Heights. He had a temper like his mama's, and Santana wondered if it was possible some part of her got passed onto him. They were hoping that his mostly easy going nature would help them get through the rapidly approaching 'terrible twos' and Mac wouldn't morph into a little devil child.

Santana didn't know if she would be able to manage an ornery child every day on top of managing the supposed 'adults' she worked for. She absolutely loved her job, but there were times when all she wanted to do was go home and deal with her toddler as opposed to dealing with her clients.

Mercedes was easy to handle. All she really had to do was put out a few press releases here and there talking about a new album or tour date or, every once in awhile, discussing a date with some new guy.

A couple of her other clients, however, made her work hard for her money. One up and coming singer had some issues with drinking and a sex tape that Santana had to spin. Another artist had rumors swirling around his sexuality but wanted to remain closeted. Santana respected his decision, although she knew how hard of a life that would be for him, so she worked her ass off to protect him as best as she could. She only hoped that one day she wouldn't have to keep lying for him and he could live his life openly and happily.

The client that gave her the most trouble, however, turned out to be none other than Rachel Berry herself. Santana should have known that, after all of the drama and diva attitude the woman was famous for in high school, Rachel would give her the biggest challenge. It wasn't difficult to make Rachel's elopement to Jesse St. James after practically a week of dating into something positive since there was history between the couple. That caused the tabloids to back down on talk over judgment impairment due to substance abuse issues or pregnancy rumors.

But then Kurt and Blaine got baby fever after being around Mac, and Rachel decided to carry a baby for them during the middle of the run of her insanely popular Broadway show, which caused more rumors to fly. Because it was practically unheard of for a new Broadway star to nearly jeopardize her career to do something like that.