2.
As the plane was landing you could feel your heart beating so fast and jumping to your throat, you knew it was nothing related to the landing itself but more of the fact that in a few minutes you'll be able to finally see Santana. Your nerves were getting to you and the fear was building little by little.
It was finally time to express your feelings and see where it will lead you, hopefully to something brighter than what your thoughts were imagining. The 'What ifs' were floating in your mind and began to make you feel nauseous.
As the plane hit the ground your lungs contracted even though it was not from a sudden lack of oxygen because lets face it, Santana is your oxygen but damn is it hard to come from admitting it to actually living it.
Santana is both like ice and fire, she jumps from being grumpy to cute, cold to passionate in a blink of an eye but you know that it's something that attracts you more than exasperates you. It may have irritated you in the past but was it really because you couldn't stand the roller coaster that are the moods of the brunette ? Not so sure … you wouldn't stake your life on it.
You were so caught up in your thoughts you didn't notice the plane was almost empty and a stewart was lightly taping on your shoulder with a small smile, letting you know that it was time to leave, time to face the inevitable : Santana.
You thought about it over and over again, coming to the conclusion of admitting your feelings, yes you couldn't wait any longer but boy was it stressful to take each step towards her, to be in a blur and feel lost like you didn't feel in a long time !
You caught up with the other passengers waiting for their luggages and while watching the items roll around waiting to be picked, you wonder if you were anything like them, always around Santana and keep on having your paths intertwined in some ways but never realising what it meant. Would she have picked you if you had open your eyes earlier ? Would she have chosen you over Brittany ? Would you have this rocky road as a past ? Too many questions with no answer at the end.
Your bag showed up and you quickly got it, threw it over your shoulder and scrolled through the crowd of passengers just to find the one face that you're craving to see.
You've spend a huge amount of time trying to define yourself, to grow stronger. You've seen a lot during your journeys, you've seen a lot of suffering, a lot of beauty and wonder. You've collected a series of moment that have happened and made you realise that what keeps people alive more than blood and oxygen is hope. That's what you kept on reminding yourself when you reached the huge doors of the next area, what's the meaning of your return and all those hours used to realize and admit your feelings if, at the end, you don't even try ?
You passed the doors and you're met with a lot of people expecting to see their beloved family, long distance relationship, old friends …, you managed to push through them and kept on looking around just to see if She is here.
From afar you could see couples hugging, kids smiling and heard nothing of their laughter or sweet words, just the beating of your heart with each excruciating seconds passing without seeing Santana's face.
'If you're looking for the hottest girl in this airport, let me tell you that she's just behind you…' her breath so close to your ear mixed with her hushed voice just made your knees buckle and if it wasn't for the hand on your waist, you're a hundred pourcent sure that you would have fainted and fell straight to her feet.
You turned around and were met with the most gorgeous woman you have ever landed eyes on. Sure you have seen Santana multiple times but right now, after all these months and your emotions all over the place, she has never been more beautiful to you.
'S… Sa… Santana I.. it's…' You stuttered, getting red in the face.
You just kept on looking at her, from her head to her toes, eyes wide and mouth opening and closing so often that you're sure you looked like a Nemo animated movie and you wished you could slap your face and managed to at least say a word without stuttering. Your frustation went unnoticed because Santana took the lead and hugged you before you could think of any reply to say.
Having her body that close, fitting yours that well and having her perfume make your head spin were the perfect combination to make you relax and melt in her arms.
But as soon as the embrace was made, as soon Santana pulled away and took a good look at you, you couldn't shake the feeling that this hug was way too short.
'Just breathe Fabray, I don't want you to collapse in the middle of this freaking packed airport and have to carry you to the car.' She said with a raised eyebrow –that you're sure she stole from you- and a smile plastered on her face.
You just kept on taking small breaths and looking at your feet, shifting from side to side, pondering the right moment and the exact right words to tell her how you feel before you could chicken out or worse, have a heart attack. Just when you're about to say something she cut you by saying that she missed you and at those words you eyes shift back to deep brown ones, you've never felt so good with one simple sentence.
You braced yourself and mumbled a shy 'I missed you too', so shy that it sounded like a whisper that you feared she didn't get a chance to hear it but the smile on her face proved you wrong. You flashed her a genuine smile and went to hug her once more. Time seemed to still and you relished in that moment, everything felt perfect, at its place, just she and you.
You stayed glued to each other in complete silence, enjoying each other's presence and not giving a crap about people looking at you like you're the new attraction of some Disneyland Park. You felt like it's the right time to tell her about your feelings or let her see a glimpse of it. You took a step back and smiled at her, your face's glowing and a smile's reaching your eyes, you placed a strand of hair that has went over her face behind her ear and reached for her hand. You took a deep breath and went to let all the words that you kept inside for way too long be free.
'I have to tell you something…' You both said at the same time.
You looked at her, surprised but amused, and made a gesture to let her began first, 'like the manners of a gentlewoman' would say Judy.
She giggled and looked around shyly and at this moment, you couldn't think you could love her even more if that was possible.
'Yeah, like I said I have something to tell you and it's…'
'Santana !'
You both looked behind to see where the shout was coming from and there you were, shocked and completely still on your spot letting out a small but harsh 'Rachel ?!'
A/N Thank you for your kind reviews/favorites/follows, here's a second chapter, short I know but I just moved from North Europe to South Europe so I need to find my marks here :)
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