again thank you soo much for the love! I responded to a few of you who had questions or suggestions and some of you who were just too sweet to ignore :D Here's chapter 3, enjoy!

-Santana-

It's been a year and a half since I began "fooling around with Matt". I met Brittany through coach Sylvester. When I joined the "cheerios" she approached me and introduced us, coach pulled me aside and told me that Brittany needed someone tough to keep an eye on her. I figured out why rather quickly, the girl was beautiful but she was naïve and trusting, two dangerous qualities to have in college.

I didn't know right away that I loved her. I'd never loved anyone before, let alone a girl. We just became fast friends, she hung out with Berry and I a lot. Before the cheerios, I really had been fooling around with Matt, but that stopped once I realized that Brittany was more than my best friend. I don't really know how it happened, we were hanging out one day and she was laughing at my impression of the dean. I just thought to myself, I love her. But then I got confused, I did love her, but did I really love her like that? I got angry and asked her to leave. She had no idea what was going on. But somehow she figured it out without me even having to tell her.

She just came over one day when Rachel had her music theory class and told me she loved me too. We've been sneaking around ever since. I want to tell Rachel and my family, I really, really do. But I'm terrified, and Santana Lopez does NOT get scared.

"San," Brittany nudged my shoulder and I turned to look at her. "Do you want me to tell you about how I came out? Do you think it might help?" Sometimes she said the most helpful things. It always took me by surprise because most of the things she says just kind of fly out of her mouth blindly.

"Yeah, Brit, that's a good idea," I shifted to get comfortable and waited for her to begin.

"Well I told Lord Tubbington first," I nod, knowing this is ridiculous but I humor her because I love her and all her magical innocence. "He was quiet for a long time, but then he licked my face and cuddled up to me and I knew he still loved me, so I went downstairs and I said Mom, Dad, I want you to know something about me because I love you both and it's important that you hear this, I paused for effect and they looked scared, like I'd robbed a bank or something, so I just spit it out, I said I'm in love with my best friend and my best friend is a girl, and then I said that she loved me back and I hope that they can understand," She tipped her toward me and took my hand in hers.

"They looked confused for a little while, like I was joking and they were waiting for the funny part, or they thought I didn't understand what my words even meant. I hugged them and said I know you may not understand but I love you both and I love Santana too, and we want to be together, they finally got it, because my mom started getting upset and my dad just nodded. Eventually they said that they loved me too and that nothing could change that but it would take some time for them to accept this about me. I said that was okay because it was just a relief to tell them, and that's that," She smiled, and she really looked contented, like she'd been carrying a weight around and finally put it down. Which in a way, I suppose she did.

I nodded at her, "I'm glad you were able to do that, Brit, and I'm so proud of you. But I just don't know if I can let it out yet. I mean, it's not that I don't trust my parents or Rachel, it's just that I don't know if I'm ready to face this," I swallowed, "I don't know if I'm strong enough to face this, but I'm just so tired, so tired of feeling so worried that they're going to hear it from someone else, someone who isn't me. I would hate for them to feel like I didn't care about them enough to tell them the truth," I battled with myself inside my head, I wanted to tell them, I wanted them to know me for who I was and to love me and support me like I know they will.

"San, you're strong enough to do anything, you're the strongest person I know, you can do this, I can go with you if you want to, but I believe in you. You're a unicorn," I smiled at her, I'd heard her use this term before, with Rachel when she tried out for a part last spring. Brit had said that Rachel was magical and she wasn't afraid to be, so that made her a unicorn. "I want you to be able to be yourself, because you're awesome, and if you'd embrace your magic everyone else would love you as much as I do,"

"When did you get so smart?" I said to her and kissed her cheek. She just shrugged and squeezed my hand.

I stood and put my hands on my hips, "okay," I said, "let's get this shit done,"

-Finn-

The first day of music theory had been terrifying. Mr. Shuester seemed like a cool guy, but everyone in there was so damn talented. I didn't even know what to do, so I just sat in one of the auditorium chairs and watched in awe as the class sang songs from this musical, oh, what was it, wicked? Yeah, that one. My step-brother Kurt and Rachel sang one together and it was amazing. Sam was right, she was sooo good. Sam's good too, I'd never heard him sing, well besides in the showers after games. But that was really just a hum and I didn't really listen. Because it'd be weird to listen to dudes while they sang in the shower...cuz it's the shower.

But anyway, I was still tense after my conversation with Lucy. She can be so frustrating! She was never like this when we were in high school, I don't know what happened. She was so collected and she was beautiful and we were popular. I don't know, maybe she was the same. Maybe I changed. I guess I realized there are things more important than being popular. Kurt taught me that. He was the best brother ever, even though I've never had one so I don't really have anything to compare it to.

I texted Rachel that night hey, if the offer still stands, I'd love to go to that karkoke place with you -finn

She texted me back a minute later great! we meet in the common room of Washington Hall at 8, and it's karaoke ;) - Rachel *

She always signed her name with a star, even through text. I chuckled to myself. Washington hall, that's not our dorm, it's one of the other dorms. I wonder who else was going, I wonder if I could get Puck to go.

"PUCK!" I called into the bathroom.

"What?" He shouted back.

"You wanna go somewhere tonight?" I asked, I texted Rachel again do you know who else is going? -finn

"with you, just you? Where the fuck do you wanna go?" He came out of the bathroom rubbing his hawk with a towel.

My phone buzzed well me, my roommate Santana and her friends Brittany and Quinn from the cheerios, Sam and Mike from class, Kurt's going and he's bringing friends from where we works- Rachel *

wow, I thought. She wrote everything out, she didn't shorten anything. Kurt's going and Sam and Mike? I didn't know they hung out. Kurt works at this clothing store, he insisted on calling it a bou- something. I know he's got two girl coworkers, Tina and Mercedes, and I've met them, they're pretty cool.

"Uh, no, a bunch of people are going, it's just downtown," I responded to Puck and texted Rachel mind if my roommate goes too? -finn

she responded almost immediately yeah, sure, the more the merrier - Rachel *

"yeah, I guess, but if I get invited to a party or some shit, we're ditching," He says pulling on a hoodie and grabbing his keys, "Let's go,"

I glance at the clock, 7:50, "yeah, okay," I shove my phone back into my pocket and follow him out the door.

-Rachel-

I read the text over again, mind if my roommate goes too? -finn

"Hey Sam, who's Finn's roommate?" I ask the blonde sitting on the couch in the Washington Hall common room. He opens his mouth to speak but is quickly interrupted by an unsettlingly familiar voice filling the room.

"The PUCKOSAURUS has arrived!" I spin around, face to face with someone I did NOT expect to see.

"NOAH? Oh god, I'm going to be sick," my head spun. No! I didn't want Finn to know about this. He probably already knows! He probably has details! Oh god, oh god.

"Berry!" Noah grins from ear to ear. "what a surprise, Finn, you know Berry?" He said in a devious tone of voice.

"Yeah, you too?" Finn cocks an eyebrow at me and I rub my temples nervously.

"You remember that girl last year? After the Championship game?" Noah smirked and put his arm around me. I covered my face, completely humiliated. Finn's face paled.

Santana tossed his arm off me and got in his face, "THAT was YOU!" She began shouting what I can only assume are spanish cuss words and Brit had to pull her back and calm her down.

Finn looked at me, as if waiting for me to say it wasn't true. Sadly I couldn't. I shook my head, ashamed. I was never going to get away from this was I?

ooooh, cliffy! No, I'll tell you this right now, Puck and Rachel did NOT sleep together. But this certainly makes things a little complicated, like they weren't already. The next chapter will be at the karaoke joint, finchel will have a discussion and then an unexpected smackdown occurs! Who throws the punches? Santana? Finn? You'll see! If there's any POV you want to read through, just let me know and I'll try to figure something out. Plus any ideas for how I get samcedes together? some of you suggested that and its do-able. I was thinking maybe he'd have to woo her, which would be cute I think. Let me know!

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