CH.1

"No, Santiago, I've saw it with my own two eyes! You cheated on me with that stupid bitch!"

Santiago's mouth fell open and Brittany shook her head, taking his silence as a confirmation.

"First of all.. She's not a stupid bitch.." He mumbled, slowly standing up. Brittany raised an eyebrow. "You're defending her? Really? You're not even going to deny it?" She sat back in her chair, looking at the teenage boy.

She had dragged him to the choir room, after witnessing a very intimate hug, between her boyfriend and his so called best friend. Which guy even has a girl as his best friend? She confronted his cheating ass the minute they were in the empty room.

Santiago dragged his hand through his short hair, sighing deeply. "Okay, I'm going to be honest with you, but you have to promise to keep it quiet."

Brittany huffed, convinced about his cheating. She had her suspicions before, San and Quinn were way too close. Always texting, laughing together.. She looked at him, "Well?" she all but sneered.

Santiago pinched the bridge of his nose and lowered himself before Brittany, his hands on her knees. His thumbs caressed the skin right below her Cheerio skirt.

"Listen, princess… You should know by now, you're the only one for me. Quinn is just my friend and what you saw, was me, comforting my friend. I love you, I loved you since kindergarten!" He smiled, thinking about their past, feeling butterflies in his stomach. Yeah, he was a jock, all big and tough, but when it came to his Brittany, he was a whipped pussy. He fell in love with the blonde when they were only 5 years old and now, 12 years later, things haven't changed for him; well, maybe he loved her more.

When he looked up, he saw a disbelieving look on the blondes face. His smile faltered and he swallowed heavily, not really wanting to put Quinn's secret out there.

"Cut to the chase, San, what's the big secret, huh?" Santiago flinched at the harsh tone in Brittany's voice, not understanding why she was so upset. She knew about his friendship with Quinn..

He took a deep breath and looked his girlfriend in the eye. He had to focus hard, not wanting to lose himself in the deep blue eyes. "Quinn.. She's gay.." He whispered.

Brittany blinked a couple of times and shook her head, before pushing Santiago away, on to the ground. She stood up quickly, looking at the Latino. "You're pathetic, Santiago Lopez. Making up sad little stories. At least admit it, admit that you cheated!"

Santiago quickly stood up, clenching his fist, fighting the anger. But off course, his girlfriend knew him better and she laughed. She actually laughed at him. Santiago started pacing.

"So, beside not believing, not trusting me, insulting me, you laugh at me?" He looked her straight in the eye, his brown eyes a shade darker. "When have I ever given you a reason not to trust me, huh?"

"Oh I don't know? Every goddamn time you find texting QUINN more important than spending time with me? Actually listening to me?" Brittany raised her voice, getting closer to the Latino, pushing against his chest. "Every fucking time you canceled our dates, because SHE needed you?"

Santiago grabbed the blondes wrist, "stop pushing me! I just told you the truth, Quinn is gay, okay? And she's having a hard time dealing with it. She just needed someone to talk too.. She just came to me, because I kind of busted her, checking a girl out.." He all but yelled.

Brittany looked up at him, trying to read his face. He looked pissed off - and if she weren't mad at him right now, it would definitely turn her on, big time – but she also recognized the sincerity in his eyes. But really? Quinn Fabray, gay? She shook her head again.

"No, San, I don't believe you. This is QUINN we're talking about, gay? No.." She took a step back and swallowed when she saw the hurt on his face. Santiago tried stepping closer, but Brittany put her hand up.

"Don't, Santiago. I.. Just don't. You know how feel about you and your little friendship, but you can't fool me. I'm.. I'm done."

Santiago's jaw fell and he felt like throwing up. "Britt.. Princess.. Don't do this, look, we can go talk to Quinn okay? She will explain! Please.. It's prom tomorrow, you've been looking forward to it for so long.. We've been planning this, us.. For so long!" He took another step closer and felt his heart break when Brittany took another step back.

"Well, I will still be going. Just.. Not with you." She stated, fiddling with her skirt. She didn't exactly know why she said that. Sure, Sam Evans has been bothering her all week about prom, but she didn't really plan on going with him.

"What do you mean?" Santiago's voice sounded cold and distant and Brittany knew she hit a nerve. Santiago was very protective and jealous when it came to Brittany and to top it off, he was still very insecure, despite his looks and image. He once told Brittany, that he will never fully understand, why she chooses to be with him, that he always feels like she's in a whole other league.

Brittany shrugged, not knowing if she really wanted to go there. She opened her mouth to speak, but was interrupted by the sound of Santiago's phone. One thought ran to Brittany's mind 'Quinn.'

She looked up, Santiago didn't reach for his phone, he just kept staring at Brittany, his eyes void of emotion. "What. Did you. Mean?" Brittany narrowed her eyes at the tone of his words before smiling sweetly. "Sam asked me to be his date. And I've accepted."

With that, she turned on her feet, her heart racing. She swallowed heavily and she couldn't help but feeling like she the biggest mistake of her life. She quickly left the room, without looking back, leaving a perplexed and heartbroken Santiago...

TBC?