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"I haven't even told my parents yet!"

It had become known as The Slap. Always capitalized, as if it signified something. It did.

Maybe Finn hadn't meant to say it like that.

He meant to say it, she knew it.

But he hadn't meant Sue to find out. It wasn't the way their glee club worked. But maybe that was it. The Trouble Tones against New Directions. Their family had been split into two, like divorced parents, Shelby gaining custardy of some and Will keeping the others. That was the way Berry had described it.

That night, the Latina cried herself to sleep.

(It wasn't the first time.)

Nightmares of her parents' reactions left her drifting in and out of consciousness, waking up in a cold sweat with a thudding heart. Glancing at the clock, she figured it was hardly worth going back to sleep, and stepped in the shower in an attempt to calm her down.

That day, she felt like everyone was judging her.

"Everyone already knows!"

She could hear Finn's voice in the back of her mind, as she passed fellow students in the halls.

Every time her phone vibrated with a text message, she jumped, fearing the worst from her parents. But none of the messages she received were from her mother and father- they were mainly from Brittany.

"Hey", she said quietly, Shelby glancing up from the piano.

"Good, you're all here", she said briskly. "Today's going to be a little different, we're going to the glee room-"

"Why?" she demanded.

"You'll see", Shelby said simply.

So they headed towards the New Directions room, where they were greeted by Mr Schue.

"Take a seat, guys", he invited, and Brittany bounced to her old seat, a smile stretching across her face. Santana followed at a slower pace, taking her seat beside Brittany.

Puck and Finn had guitars, while Rachel handled a microphone.

(It was the last thing she needed to hear.)

"Santana, I'm really sorry", Finn said, before Puck started on guitar.

"How do you sleep while the rest of us cry?"

She never would have cried before. Crying wasn't what she did. They had seen her cry before, but against her will. The only person she cried in front of was Brittany. But she had tears streaming down her face, the blonde wiping them away and pressing a gentle kiss to the top of her head, holding her tight.