In the six months after her daughter Chloe was born, Santana feels like her entire universe has changed. She's gone from being mostly alone and being sort of addicted to her job to having a baby girl to take care of, a girlfriend to see and a whole list of never ending errands to run. Brittany never got on the plane to Ohio. Even though she'd agreed to stay the day that Chloe was born, Santana had been a little concerned that she'd change her mind and leave the minute she was checked out of the hospital. But she didn't. She came home with Santana and stayed there for two weeks until she was recovered enough to move out.

As much as Santana really wanted Brittany to stay with her, she didn't push anything on her. She knew that there was going to be a big adjustment period while Santana got used to her daughter and eventually, they both decided that it would just be easier if they started dating instead of jumping right in to living together like a married couple. So Brittany took the money that she got from being a surrogate—Santana was glad that it was already set aside for her so there was no weirdness about that—and she found a little place in a neighborhood she could afford. It was unspoken, but both Brittany and Santana kind of suspected that she wouldn't be there for very long, that the intimacy they'd already shared in their relationship propelled them past the traditional start and that eventually, they'd be living together.

Where Chloe is concerned, Brittany is great with her. Santana had worried that it might be weird for Brittany, spending time with the baby she carried that isn't hers, but it hasn't even been a thing. Brittany is just Brittany to her and Chloe absolutely adores her, lighting up whenever she comes into the room. After Santana, Brittany is Chloe's favorite person, probably because she spends the secondmost amount of time with her, with all the days they spend doing things together and the nights Brittany ends up spending at Santana's place. All in all, the relationship has been good and more than being a girlfriend, Santana absolutely adores being a mom.

"Alright, Miss Chloe." Santana has the baby laid out on her bed as she pulls on little leggings and a long sleeved shirt. She thinks of how every single sleepless night, every panicked trip to the doctor's office or the emergency room, every time she's wanted to tear her hair out because being a single mom is hard is worth it. "We're going over to Brittany's today because she insists that she has the better TV and she wants to watch the football game there. She didn't really care that I said Lopez girls aren't into football. And guess what? If it means we get to hang out with her, then I think we can live through the football game, what do you think?"

Chloe babbles away on the bed and Santana picks her up and kissed all over her face. From the moment she was born, Santana has been unable to believe the depth of love that she feels for this child but as she snuggles her little face into Santana's chest, her best way of showing affection, the love she feels for her swells even more. Once she grabs a jacket for herself and one for Chloe out of the closet, she slips the baby bag over her shoulder and goes down to get a cab. She still can't get used to the idea that babies don't have to be in car seats in taxis and as usual, she clutches Chloe close to her chest, despite the fact that her daughter would rather look around than be squished.

They get to Brittany's apartment and Santana lets herself in with the key that Brittany had given her a month ago. Santana had never taken her key back from Brittany, but the two of them felt like there was something symbolic about Brittany presenting Santana with a key to her apartment and Santana cherished that moment the way she did all the other big things in her relationship with Brittany.

"Babe?" Santana calls out. "We're here!"

"In the shower!" Brittany calls back and Santana props Chloe up on the floor on the Boppy pillow that they'd bought to keep there among all of the toys that Brittany keeps acquiring for her. "Wanna come in?"

"Don't I wish?" Santana mumbles under her breath, then looks down at Chloe again. "I don't want to leave Chlo alone, should I order pizza?"

"Already done!" She shouts. "I knew if I waited for you, you'd insist on paying for it, and since it was my idea to watch the game, I wanted to."

Santana just rolls her eyes, knowing that Brittany doesn't really have the money, but she never argues with her when she wants to do something small. She sits down and watches the pre-game show, stealing glances at Chloe who whacks away at the floor with a rattle. When Brittany comes out, she's wearing a Dolphins jersey and her hair is in a wet ponytail but Santana thinks she looks gorgeous. She stands up and kisses her, then Brittany leans down and scoops Chloe up into her arms, blowing raspberries on her belly.

"Hey you." She makes the baby giggle. "I got you a present."

"Britt, you really need to stop doing that."

"She needed her first jersey, Santana."

"You and I have a very different definition of need." Santana can't help but laugh and watched as Brittany presents Chloe with a tiny jersey that matched hers. "That's actually really cute. I don't get the Dolphins thing though, you're from Ohio."

"Okay, so this is going to sound kind of dumb…but when I was a teenager, I was convinced that Dolphins were just the gay version of sharks. Then I started getting into football and it seemed only natural that they'd be my team."

"That's cute." Santana kisses her again. "What do you think, Chlo? Should we put on our present from Brittany?"

Chloe grasps for the jersey and Santana carefully slips it over her head. She takes a step back and admires her two favorite girls dressed in matching jerseys. Then the game comes on and Brittany gets super into it, cheering and shouting—mostly shouting, it is the Dolphins after all—and totally getting riled up. Santana goes to the door to get the pizza, carrying Chloe with her and when she gets back to her spot on the couch, Brittany is slumped back in a depression.

"Damn, I wanted them to win for Chloe's first game."

"Babe, she's six months old, it's okay. You'll have lots of games to watch with her."

"Ugh, I know…I just wish they didn't suck."

"You're really cute when you watch football."

"You've called me cute a lot of times today, you know."

"Well, if the shoe fits…" Santana shrugs. "So, can I interrupt the game? Or are you one of those people where I'm not allowed to talk?"

"No, it's fine, you can totally interrupt the game. I don't even care."

"Okay…" Santana trails off, not really believing her. "It can wait until after, if you want."

"Are you breaking up with me? Because then that could wait approximately…forever."

"What would even make you think that?"

"I don't know…I'm just checking."

"It's actually kind of the opposite of breaking up with you."

"Oh my God." Brittany yelps. "Are you proposing?"

"Okay, whoa, if you think when I propose to you it's going to be over a pizza and a football game, you're seriously mistaken."

"When you propose to me? Who said you get to be the one who proposes?"

"It's a given, I'm going to propose. Don't even try to fight me on it."

"I totally will try to fight you, but if it's not happening now, you can continue."

"Look, I was just thinking about how you were going on and on yesterday on the phone about how you have the good TV here and all of that and why don't we just put the good TV at my apartment?"

"Why? You don't like coming here? Is it because of the time we found mouse poop on Chloe's bear?"

"No, Britt, I like coming here, even with your…critters. I just mean do you think it's time we move in together? I miss you living with me. I know I have an infant, but she's sleeping through the night now and she's in her own room and just…I'd be really happy to have you move in. And so would Chloe."

"Didn't you hate living with me? Once I had a powder fight with myself in your living room. There's a lot of baby powder around now, I see Chloe's diaper bag." Brittany's eyes widen and Santana laughs.

"I never hated living with you. I hated some of the crazy stuff that you did, but I actually really enjoyed living with you. You bring out the fun in me and ever since you moved into this place you've been a lot more responsible. You're great for Chloe, I talked it over with her, she wants you to move in too."

"You talked it over with your six month old?"

"I did. She said Mama, I love Brittany, she should live with us."

"Did you say that?" Brittany scooped up Chloe from the floor. "You really want me to come live in your apartment?"

"We do. A lot."

"Okay…then I will."

"Yeah?" Santana grinned.

"Yeah."