Should have marked in the first chapter…Brittany won't be as ditzy as she is in the show. I struggle with writing that out. There will be moments when she's like "wtf" but it won't be a lot.
Starting next chapter, the chapters should be longer, most like 2k+ But I'm making no guarantees on that. We'll just see what happens.
I Got You Babe
Chapter 2
"Please tell me you just meant you were gonna be single for a while?" Susan dared to ask once they pulled back on the highway.
Brittany was too busy typing away on her phone to hear most of the question. "What?" She finally looked at her mom after sending the typed message to Rowan.
"You said," she paused for a moment to think of the right words, "you wanted to give up on boys for a while."
She replied, "I do," in a matter of fact tone.
"And what exactly do you mean by that?"
(4:50PM) Britt: Mom's being a prude. She's asking me what I meant by I'm giving up on boys.
"What do you mean what do I mean?" The teenage couldn't help but smile. "Mom, don't be a prude."
Susan shook her head. She should have known her daughter had an interest in both genders just from the way she interacted with Rowan on a daily basis. The way they held hands, the little kisses on the cheeks. And the hugs that lasted about two minutes too long. "I'm not a prude Britt, I guess I expected it, with Rowan and whatnot."
(4:51PM) Rowan: She seriously doesn't know? Lol
(4:53PM) Britt: She's claiming to have expected it… she's a prude.
"What do you mean with Rowan?"
Susan laughed and shook her head, dismissing the subject. "As long as you're happy, I'm happy. Regardless of if it's a boy or a girl. I'll still always hate them though."
"So will daddy."
Brittany felt a heat rise to her cheeks when she read the next message from Rowan.
(4:54PM) Rowan: We didn't exactly hide anything from her. Remember the day after my birthday party? ;)
And she did remember that day very well. Rowan had an unsupervised party at her house for the day she turned 16. One thing led to another. Before they both knew it, they had about three shots too many and were fumbling over themselves, naked, in Rowan's bed.
(4:54PM) Britt: Don't remind me. The whole day you were cuddled up with me trying to steal kisses. Dad gave us the strangest look.
"We're almost there Britt."
Brittany looked up from her phone to see them pull off the highway. She took a moment to explore the surroundings. It didn't look all too entirely different from the landscape near her home in Cleveland. In Cleveland they lived in the suburbs, this entire town looked like that suburb. "Is that the high school?"
"Yea, you'll be starting there on Monday."
She sighed. It was like half the size of her old school. She felt safe in the large building because of there being so many students. It was easy to lose herself in the masses. This new school looked like it was just large enough to house the entire population of her old sophomore class alone. It was going to be rough in the more intimate setting.
"Don't panic honey. You're a great person, you'll make lots of friends."
She spoke softly as she looked back down at her phone. "Yea, I guess."
(4:56PM) Rowan: They just didn't understand us.
(4:57PM) Britt: No…they didn't, and they don't.
(4:57PM) Britt: I'll call you later, we're almost there.
(4:59PM) Rowan: Love you! Xoxo
(5:00PM) Britt: Love you too xoxo.
She flipped her phone closed before tossing it into her purse. She'd convinced herself that she would hate it here. She watched a group of teenagers in cheerleading uniforms running along the sidewalk as they came to a stoplight. Chasing behind them was a truck, in the back of the truck was an older blonde woman with short hair. And a megaphone. Through the closed windows Brittany could hear her insulting and yelling at the cheerleaders who ran full speed.
"You all are a waste of my time. Look at you." Brittany listened to the woman's voice through the speaker. "You're all a bunch of lazy adolescent girls. The sooner you get back to the school, the sooner you can go sleep with your boyfriends."
"Oh yea, mom… this place is just great." Brittany's eyes never left the group as the turned the corner, heading back to the school. "I hope she's not one of my teachers."
"Santana! Get your ass in gear. I will not have my head cheerleader falling flat on her pretty little face. Quinn, pick your little girlfriend up and get a move on."
The rest of the yelling was muffled out as the light turned green and the car began to move again. Brittany couldn't see which of the cheerleaders the crazy woman had been yelling at. She took a deep breath to try and calm her nerves when the car began to slow and eventually her new home came into view. She'd seen it once before, on a weekend trip she was forced to take with her parents to see houses in and around Lima.
The house was the same size as their old one. The only difference, one that she loved, there was a pool in the backyard. The car pulled into the long driveway and stopped at the garage doors. She climbed out slowly and slung her purse over her shoulder. "The movers should be here soon, but the new furniture is already inside if you wanted to go and relax Britt."
The blonde gratefully took the house key from her mother and made her way inside. She kicked her shoes off at the door and began exploring the house. The first floor was basic, consisting of a living room, den, office, and kitchen. Through the sliding glass doors in the kitchen she could see the covered pool. That was definitely on the top of her list of things to do today. She found a staircase and made her way to the second floor. She popped her head into each of the rooms before finding the bed she had picked out at the furniture store. It was her room.
Brittany laid down on the bare mattress and stared up at the white ceiling. The room was cold and lifeless, something she'd definitely change once her parents would let her. She tucked her arm under her head and rolled onto her stomach to look out the window. "I hate it already."
"I don't wanna be here anymore!" Brittany practically cried into her phone. The small device was tucked safely between her ear and shoulder as she finished making her bed.
Rowan sighed on the other end of the phone. "I keep trying to convince myself that this is all just some horrible dream and I'll go to school Monday to see you at your locker."
The blonde girl flopped onto her bed with a grunt. "I've been pinching myself for the last two hours, but I just won't wake up Rowan. Come wake me up?" She spoke hopefully.
"Wish I could sweetie. Wish I could."
"So…is Karen falling for Carter's tricks?" Brittany asked softly, thought deep down, she didn't want to know the answer.
Again, Rowan sighed. "Yes, she's with him right now."
"What a dick."
"That's my sister you're talking about Britt!"
Brittany laughed loudly. "Carter, not Karen. You know Karen's like a little sister to me." There was an small moment of silence between the two before Brittany nearly screamed, "I almost forgot! There's a pool here, so when you visit we're so having a pool party."
"With all your new friends? Britt, you're gonna forget about me."
"I'd never, ever forget about my bestie Rowan. You should know better than that."
"Yea, whatever." It was obvious the other girl was laughing.
"Brittany, pizza's here!" Stan yelled from the bottom of the steps.
Rowan laughed, yet again. "Eat a slice for me."
"I'll talk to you tomorrow Rowan."
"Love you!"
"Love you too." Brittany giggled to herself as she hung up the phone and bounded down the steps to enjoy a slice or three of pizza. She would still have to adapt to being three hours away from the best friend she'd ever had.
I'm starting to get ideas on a possible Brittany/Rowan romance? Like in the past, or repressed feelings for one another, or some shit like that. Hmm... I'm willing to take suggestions :D
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