Chapter 3

Santana eventually made the move out of the door way, but not before gazing into Emily's glowing dark eyes. Emily stared back, and Santana knew it. They silently made their way to the dining area where they found a seat next to each other. Lottie had been joined by two boys in the same shirt as her, so Santana assumed they were English too.

"Names?" Santana said to Emily, motioning with her head towards the two boys.

"Sam and Tom. Room above ours" Emily said "Then that's Laura, she won't talk to you so don't try and talk to her" Emily pointed to a short Black-haired girl who was rolling grapes around her plate. "The room on the other side of Brittany's is full of unsociable girls. You get a couple of words out of them, but you really have to get them interested for full sentences" Emily laughed. "I used to be that girl" She sighed.

"Really? You seem so...open" Santana asked, bewildered.

"Yeah, before I met this girl who encouraged me to get in trouble and do fun stuff. Before that I was just the quiet swimming girl"

"Oh, how'd she turn out?" Santana wasn't sure if this was a coming out story or just a growing up kind of tale

"She, umm, was murdered. She was the first girl I ever really loved, so I did everything she asked and pretty much worshipped her. I miss her"

"Oh, I'm sorry. Are you openly out?"

"Yeah. Brittany has told us about your situation. I just want you to know, no matter how cliché it sounds, it does get better. My mom was disgusted by me at first, but now it's just something about me that's not going to go away and she's so great about it. So, you're going to come party with us tonight, right?"

"Uh, duh" Santana smirked. They grabbed their food and left with Brittany and Spencer.

An hour later and everyone was ready to hang by the pool. Santana had done her best to learn everyone's names and try to introduce herself, although most people already knew her either from previous years or Brittany. People had brought ingredients for S'mores, a couple of people had guitars, there was a fire pit near the grass and a Jukebox by the window of Brittany's room. As everyone gathered in their social or sporting groups it became clear to Santana that the groups were much closer than usual. Maybe because it had occurred to them that this would be their final year. Santana and Brittany were sat on the same lounger, Emily and Spencer to their left, Lottie and Caitlin to their right, with a boy who Santana assumed was Lottie's boyfriend. He had jet black hair, a goatee and several facial piercings. He also had a guitar. Emily tapped Brittany on the shoulder.

"Britt, get her to sing!" Emily pleaded. Brittany tapped Lottie.

"Can Lewis play real music? Not a noisy rock song. Good music?" Brittany asked.

"Sure. Lewis, what songs do you know that Brittany will know?" Lottie asked her boyfriend

"Umm, don't laugh, but my mum asked me to learn ET by Katy Perry" Lewis laughed at himself. His accent was quite difficult to work out if you weren't listening carefully, it reminded the Santana of Scary Spice from the Spice Girls, but she'd never tell him that.

"Oh my goodness, let's sing that!" Brittany clapped and told Santana that she had to sing or else she could expect to be pushed in the pool.

"Ok, ok Britt, I'll sing. Hit it". Lewis played the song in its original key, which Santana didn't mind. As she approached the chorus she realised everyone in the area had stopped to listen. Brittany began to harmonise and everyone started to clap in-time, but it really put Santana off. She finished the song, took a bow, and then dived into the water. When she came back up for air everyone was cheering. Brittany, Emily and Spencer dived in after her and came to hug her.

"That was amazing, San!" Emily cheered. "Britt told us you're good, but damn girl, you've got pipes!"

"Sanny, why've you never sung that before?" Brittany asked.

"It's just not really the kind of song I'd choose. Speaking of which-Lewis!" she shouted the boy "You were fucking great!" The four girls swam around for a while, then Spencer decided she wanted S'mores.

"I've never had S'mores before" Emily admitted

"What?" Brittany screamed "They're like a party in your mouth!"

"My mom always told me they would make me hyper and out of shape"

"With a body like yours, you'd have to live off of S'mores to even look remotely out of shape" Santana remarked, looking at the swimmer's toned stomach that was on display thanks to her small black bikini.

"Thanks San, but you're body is hotter than mine" Emily said, shyly

"I know" She said with a touch of sarcasm.

"Enough flirting, Emily. Try this" Spencer handed her a S'more. Emily stared at it, bewildered, then took a big bite. "Well...?" Spencer asked

"Brittany's right. It's like a party in my mouth!" Emily laughed, wiping the side of her mouth while trying to eat elegantly. She and Spencer stood talking while Santana and Brittany went to the fire pit. It brought back a lot of memories. They'd never stayed in this area of the camp before, but there were other fire pits dotted all over the fields. Santana thought about the time her, Brittany and Quinn, the one year she came, had sneaked out of their room and gone to sit by a pit. Quinn left after an hour because she thought it was too risky, but they didn't care. Santana told Brittany that night that she was all she ever thought about. They'd had this time together every summer and Santana wanted her to know it was her favourite time ever. If she could stay there all year she would. Santana had taken this opportunity to kiss Brittany, who at first seemed confused, but soon kissed back.

"You remember this from 4 years ago?" Santana asked her.

"Of course. I remember it was the first time we kissed. The first time you told me how you felt. I still love you, San. I'll never forget those things, and I'll never stop loving you. But I can tell Emily likes you. Do you like her, San?" Brittany began to get excited at the prospect of Santana finding someone else, but it was just a front. Deep down it killed her, but she knew Santana would find her way back sooner or later. And quite frankly, later was definitely better than never.

"I've barely had 5 minutes alone with her, Britt" Santana laughed, patting Brittany's hand. "but she's hot"

"Damn, exactly! I like Spencer. She's so clever and she says she'll teach me stuff while we're here. She reminds me of you. You're both geniuses"

"You're a genius, Britt. Don't forget that" Santana put her arm around Brittany as they sat at the fire pit. "I just wish everyone else could see it"

"I don't mind, San. They think I'm funny. I don't even try to make 'em laugh, I just say it how it is" Brittany nuzzled Santana's shoulder

"So, is Emily single?" Santana asked

"I think so. She talks about a girl called Maya a lot but I think she's split up with her. Ask her to hang out later when everyone's gone to bed. We've only got the pool till 11, but you'll have time. What time is it?"

"Nearly 10" Santana said. "Let's go back. I want to dance"

"Fuck yes" Brittany hooted.