Once Sophomore year started it felt like things just got harder. My cheerleading became more brutal and hours became longer. I tried to be the best girlfriend possible, but things were difficult. We turned twenty one that year and we were finally legal to go to bars. Thankfully her birthday fell on a saturday, my birthday was a month before, so i waited until her birthday to go out and celebrate. That night we got so drunk she lost her soe, and i somehow got a giant bruise on my hip for god knows what reason. The rest of that year went by painfully. The classes were twice as rough second semester and my grades began to slip. I managed to pass all my classes and that summer we took a road trip back home. I had a huge surprise for her once we got back home. I'd start off with a walk in the park and a picnic. Then take her to a movie, i'd let her pick of course, and that night we would have a beautiful dinner. To end the night, i'd take her to the beach under the starts and propose to her. I prayed everything would go smoothly, this was the biggest decison of my life. And i had planned this for months without her knowing, praying everything would work.
When that morning came i was beyond nervous. I packed our picnic with sandwiches , juice and of course wine. When we were walking to our spot to sit and eat, she stood in front of me and took my shaky hands, "Whats wrong?', her blue eyes sparkled, "Nothing, i'm just happy." I smiled and she kissed me, "I love you," She whispered, "I love you more," I echoed as we finished our walk, i realized i had no worries of course she was going to say yes. Soon i found myself hand in hand with her on the beach. I took a big breath and stoped infront of her, smiling as i got down on one knee. "B, i loce you so much, i have since i first saw you freshman year, all those years ago. I knew things are rough right now, but things will get better. If you say yes, right here on this beach, you'll make me the happiest woman alive." I took a deep breath as i said my last line, "Brittany S. Pierce, will you marry me?." My voice was full of so much emotion i felt like i was going to explode. "Santana," She breathed, "Yes, yes baby, yes." She fell to her knees and kissed me, it was the very best moment of my life. I slid the ring on her finger as we stood up, now engaged to my best firned, i was on cloud nine and happier then ever.
The following week we told our families, Britt's already knew. Regardless, both families were thrilled and her parents insisted on paying for the whole things. She and i sat down and planned everything out. We would get married after college and once we had our student loans paid off. I told Quinn, she was thrilled for us. After she told Noah, now her husband, she told Rachel who still had a big ass mouth, and she told everyone else. Now that everyone knew, Brittany and I could finally relax and focus on getting back to New York and starting junior year of college.
Summer came and went, and we found ourselfs back in New York ready to get back to school. It was slow for the first two months, homework was easy and cheerleading wasn't so extensive. However, Brittany and I, due to extreme stress, got into a huge fight and she ended up leaving to Quinn's, leaving her ring behind. I spent the days after she left crying in bed and missing practices. I tried calling her twenty times, getting no answer. Quinn answered her phone once, and i felt my heart burn. "How is she?" I asked, "She's awful, she hasn't left the bedroom," My heart clenced and i let out a shaky breath, "I need to see her, Q, please let her come over," I begged, "Only for a minute, don't screw things up again." And like that, she hung up on me.