"Are you coming?" Quinn asked
"No, not tonight" Santana answer turning back into her hotel room
Quinn stopped the door from closing and followed her into the room, Santana sat on the edge of her bed facing the window with her back to Quinn
"What's going on with you?" Quinn asked walking in front of her friend
"Nothing" she looked up at Quinn, who gave her a 'don't bullshit me' look and sat in a chair in front of her.
"Look my nose is killing me okay and I'm on pain killers so I can't drink.."
"That's why you aren't coming out with us, but what's up? You've been acting strange since yesterday" Quinn asked
Santana looked at her then at her hands thinking about whether to tell her friend or not. They sat in silence for what seemed like hours while she contemplated what to say. Quinn leant forward in the chair and raised her eyebrows in anticipation.
With a huff Santana admitted defeat, she threw herself back on the bed and looking up at the ceiling and said "I've fallen for someone okay, that's why I broke my nose… I'm in love"
Quinn's eyes widened in surprise "You're in love? It's about time"
"Shut up" Santana replied still not looking up, she knew she'd get a reaction like that, but she knew the worst was yet to come, so she waited
"Well? Who is it then? Who has finally captured your heart?"
There was silence again
"…Brittany"
"Brittany? As in dancing Brittany?"
"Yeah…"
"haha ha, I KNEW it" Quinn laughed and slumped back into her chair with satisfaction
Santana groaned "shut up" she said again
"Wait.." Quinn started
This is it Santana thought here it comes
"How does being in love explain how you broke your nose yesterday?" Quinn finished
That wasn't what Santana was expecting, she thought there'd be a ton of 'but she's a girl' shit. She sat up on her elbows and looked at Quinn
"Well?" Quinn asked again
Santana huffed and slumped back down again
"Come on" Quinn said kicking Santana's foot as it hung over the edge of the bed
"FINE" Santana sighed "You know after we've sung 'On Your Own' there's the break where the dancers dance and we have a drink or whatever?"
"Yeah"
"Well…. I was having a drink under the stage and looked around and saw Brittany getting changed while the boys danced….. and well….. I was staring at her …..body… I mean have you SEEN her body? How could I not stare?!..." Quinn didn't answer, she figured it was rhetorical and she was surprised to hear Santana talk like this and she didn't want to stop her. They had known each other for years but she always kept her emotions to herself and she'd never known her friend to be into someone like this.
"She's perfect…" Santana sighed seemingly to herself, remembering how Brittany, in her underwear was leaning over taking her shoes off, the way her body was muscular but not too much and how she moved so easily. She was taking in her body from the feet up, taking in her legs that seem to never end, her tight abs that made Santana go slightly weak, then up to her perfect breasts, she stopped there for a little while, then up her neck…
"Then I realised she wasn't moving any more, I looked at her face and she was watching me… she was watching me stare at her….eerrrgghhh!" Santana drew her legs up to her body, rolled into the foetal position and groaned with embarrassment "She caught me staring at her Q!" She let her legs straighten out and flop back over the side of the bed and rolled onto her back again, but still covered her face with her hands.
"I totally panicked and turned to leave as quickly as I could and that's when Karofsky came storming past and.." she clapped her hands together "boom, crack" She sat up on her elbows again and looked at Quinn "she saw it ALL, Quinn….. I can't face her, I can't"
Quinn was about to speak when there was a knock at the door, with a huge grin she shot up to get the door. Santana tried to grab her arm to stop her but failed
Rachel and Mercedes were standing in the doorway "What's going on? Is she coming or not?" Mercedes asked
Quinn ushered them in, and Santana yet again slumped on the bed, she knew what was coming.
Quinn ignored the first question "Guess what?" she asked them
"What?" Rachel replies
"She's got it. BAD" Quinn answered grinning and looking at Santana, Rachel looked confused but Mercedes caught on immediately
"No way? Who?" Mercedes asked
"What?" Rachel asked still confused
"She's in love!" Mercedes clarified, Santana cringed
"Oh! That's wonderful…"Rachel beamed
"Come on, who?" Mercedes interrupted Rachel and jumped on the bed next to Santana, waiting.
"Brittany"
"Dancing Brittany?" Mercedes asked
"Yeah" Santana sighed again, annoyed that they all found this so amusing, she was finding it all too embarrassing
"Oh, well, she is very beautiful" Rachel thought out loud
"I know" Santana said defeated
"So why aren't you coming to the club? Everyone will be there, including Brittany" Mercedes said nudging Santana "and that cutie pie Sam!"
"That's exactly why I'm not going" Santana said "I can't face her"
"Why not?" Rachel asked
Santana rolled her eyes, she really didn't want to have to go through the whole embarrassing story again.
"Long story short, Brittany caught her staring at her" Quinn explained, Rachel and Mercedes looked confused
"So?" Mercedes asked shaking her head
"She was in her underwear" Santana clarified
"Oh! Yikes!" Mercedes laughed
"yeeeaahhh!" Santana agreed
"I do hate to interrupt this surprising revelation ladies, but the driver will be waiting for us" Rachel said "and we shouldn't keep him waiting"
"Are you coming or not?" Quinn asked again
"No, I'm gonna stay here and watch TV" Santana said solemnly
"Okay suit yourself, just stay away from the gay porn channels" Quinn said as she and the others made their way to the door laughing
"Oh, that's hilarious, thanks" Santana replied cringing, but also contemplated it for a moment until she realise pay per view would come up on the hotel bill and that would be a tricky thing to explain
She thought back on the last 15 minutes and remembered something Quinn had said "Hey Quinn wait" Santana got off the bed and went after her band mates "What did you mean earlier, 'You knew it'?"
"I knew there was something…. You act differently when you're around her, I've never seen you like that with anyone and I couldn't put my finger on what it was, until you said you were in love with her" Quinn shrugged
"Oh!" Santana said thinking. The others were just out the door "Hey guys, you can't tell anyone about this, especially Sue, okay?"