Santana woke up to Brittany cuddling her still asleep. Santana smiled at how cute Brittany was. Slowly, her mind drifted back to the game and the kiss. Santana wanted the kiss to mean nothing, but it did mean something. It felt right even though it was wrong. Suddenly, Santana felt fingers slowly drag across her slighlty exposed stomach. She felt a tingly feeling wherever Brittany's hand moved. Brittany shot up and started to tickle Santana.
"Stop it! Britt, stop!"
Santana and Brittany's laughter filled the entire room. Brittany continued to tickle Santana with a big smile on both their faces. Brittany's hands stopped when she had placed both of them on Santana's hips. Santana's breath hitched. They stared into each other's eyes for what seemed like forever. Brittany was the first to speak up.
"Breakfast is ready. Want to go downstairs and eat?"
Santana was still out of breath from the placement of Brittany's hands so she just nodded. Brittany got up, releasing her grip on Santana. She let out a deep breath that she didn't realize she had been holding in.
"Yeah. We should probably change clothes first."
Brittany grabbed some extra clothes for Santana to wear. They both started to take off their clothes. Santana stared over at Brittany. In her head, she was thinking "There's nothing wrong with me staring. I'm just curious, that's all." She quickly looked away to avoid getting caught.
Once they finished changing, Brittany stuck her pinky out. Santana glady took it and they went downstairs. Food was being set out for everyone to eat. Brittany's parents and her sister were already in the kitchen.
"Good morning ladies. Did you sleep well?"
"Yes. After all the excitement from the game, we crashed almost instantly."
"Well breakfast is ready. Take whatever you like."
"Thanks Mrs. Pierce."
Shannon gave Santana a look as to say that she wanted her to call her Shannon but she didn't push it. Everyone filled their plates with food. They sat down at the table. Brittany's family is kind of religious. They said grace before they started to eat. Everyone then began to fill their faces just like the night before.
"Thank you. You guys treat me so well here."
"You are so welcome Santana. If you ever need anything, come find us."
"I will. And Ashley, don't forget that we have that game today."
"How could I forget? Today is the day that Santana Lopez will lose."
"In your dreams little Pierce."
"Sorry Santana, you know I'm right."
"We'll see about that later."
Santana winked at Ashley. Soon all the food was gone.
"Mom, that was amazing!"
"Are you saying that my cooking normally isn't good?"
"No, no. I just meant that after a night like last night, it really hit the spot."
She looked at Brittany when she understood that there was a hidden meaning but she couldn't quite figure it out.
"Well thank you Brittany."
"Are you staying here for the day Santana?"
"If that's okay with you Mr. and Mrs. Pierce."
"Why of course sweetie. I've said it before, you're welcome anytime. But my husband and I have to go somewhere today. Can you two watch Ashley today?"
"Come on mom. We watch Ashley all the time."
"So then it shouldn't be a problem. We'll be back around 10. Ashley needs to be in bed by 9 and showered by 8. Santana, you are welcome to eat dinner here and stay the night."
"I will. Ashley will be in good hands."
"Thank you. Your father and I will be leaving shortly."
Brittany's parents went upstairs to change. They started walking back down the stairs.
"See everyone later."
"Bye mom and dad!"
"Bye Mr. and Mrs. Pierce!"
"Bye."
Brittany's parents left. Santana and Brittany looked at each other with a mischievous look on their faces. Quickly, they both attacked Ashley at the same time. Ashley had no idea it was coming.
"NOO! Stop tickling me!"
"Never!"
Brittany and Santana tickled her until they fell into a giggling heap. Once their laughter ended, Brittany stood up.
"You two might want to get ready. It's 2:30."
Quickly, Santana and Ashley bolted off fighting to beat each other up the stairs. Santana ran to Brittany's room. Brittany quickly followed her and shut the door.
"You can borrow one of my cutoffs if you want."
"Thanks B."
Santana looked for the perfect cutoff. She had seen Brittany wear it before. Eventually she found it and changed into it. Santana took off her pajama pants and put on some basketball shorts and her shoes. Unbeknownst to Santana, Brittany had been staring at Santana when she was changing. To avoid getting caught, she decided to change into some shorts and a striped shirt. Santana had stopped and looked at Brittany when she saw her changing out of the corner of her eye. Santana shook her head to snap out of her thoughts and pulled her hair up into a high pony.
"Britt, what are you wearing?"
"I'm going to be the ref for your game with Ashley."
"Good idea. I didn't even think of that."
"Someone is going to have to break off the fight that you and Ashley are going to get into."
"You're probably right."
Santana put on a headband and grabbed her basketball out of her bag. She passed the ball to Brittany.
"Ready to go Britt?"
"Just one more thing."
She got very close to Santana and reached behind her. Brittany grabbed the whistle and put it around her neck. When she was done adjusting it, Brittany looked up and their faces were inches apart. Santana looked down at Brittany's lips and unconsciously licked her own. Brittany watched Santana's reaction. She felt her breath pick up. Brittany snapped out of it. Quickly, she placed a kiss on Santana's cheek.
"Good luck San. Don't tell Ashley but I'm rooting for you."
Brittany left the room..
