I woke up with the biggest smile on my face, that doesn't happen very often. I check my phone and had some missed messages.
Puck: u ok?
Quinn: call me
Brittany: good morning san
I smiled at the last text. I guess I should call Puck later but right now I need to talk to Quinn.
"Santana!"
"Hey Quinn, everything ok?"
"Yeah, why wouldn't it be?"
"I don't know, things felt off when we talked yesterday and your text kinda freaked me out"
"I know...I just miss you is all, it sucks without you here"
"I'm sorry Quinn; we'll see each other soon though"
"I hope so, oh by the way, is everything ok with you and Puck? He called me yesterday wondering if I'd heard from you"
"Uh-yeah just, alright fine, everything isn't ok. I didn't want to tell you until I was sure but I think I'm going to break up with him..."
"What? Why?" she was shocked
"We both know the long distance thing isn't going to work out so why make him suffer? When we talk on the phone he always sounds so depressed. Honestly, I'm tired of hearing him tell me he loves me and misses me"
"You don't love him?" she almost sounded...happy?
"Of course I love him, I'm just not in love with him and I don't think I'll ever be"
"Wow, I really thought you'd try to make it work"
"I know but it's hard, I don't want to lose him as my friend"
"Sorry to break it to you but I think that ship sailed the moment you had sex with him"
"Sex? What are you talking about? We've never had sex...I thought I told you that multiple times"
"Uh no! I guess I just assumed you guys were doing it. He told you he loves you and you didn't even put out? I'm actually shocked right now"
"Quinn! This isn't about sex I told you, I think I need to breakup with him"
"Just give it a little more time to see what happens ok? If you dump him now, he won't try to get a job and he will be all sad when we start school"
"Fine, but if I feel like it's the right time I'm gonna do it"
"Ok"
"I have to go, I'll call you when I can and please don't tell him about this"
"I won't, call you later"
"Bye Quinn"
I let out a deep breath and stared at my nose in the mirror. It wasn't as swollen anymore. A little makeup and hopefully my mom won't notice. I look back at my phone to text Brittany and Puck back.
Me: morning britt
I didn't really know what to say to Puck so I kept it vague.
Me: sorry I haven't responded, yesterday was crazy
I put my phone in my pocket and walked out in the kitchen where my mom was cooking breakfast.
"Hey mom" I sat down at the bar
"Hey, where'd you disappear to yesterday?" Thank god she didn't notice my nose.
"I went to the beach then to lunch with Brittany"
"Brittany? The girl you met at the restaurant?"
"Yeah we drove to this really good burger place"
"That's great honey, you should invite her over for dinner sometime" she smiled
"Yeah...maybe" It's not that I was embarrassed to live in this house. The Lima me would have shoved this in people's faces but being new here things are different. I don't want people to think I'm this stuck up transfer student. I'd invite Brittany when we knew each other better. Although I'm fairly certain she wouldn't judge me. I felt my phone buzz and smiled when I saw the name.
Brittany: r u busy today?
Me: im free after 2:00, wanna do somethin?
Brittany: of course! we can walk around downtown or something :D
Me: sounds good 2 me
Brittany: text me when ur done and we can meet up
Me: ok :)
"What're you smiling about? Puck texting you?" Puck? Why does she automatically assume its Puck? Oh right, he's my boyfriend. My boyfriend that I didn't want.
"Uh-yeah, so I have a surfing lesson today then I'm hanging out with Brittany so you probably won't see me til later"
"Alright, be careful"
"I will"
I walked out of the kitchen and into my bedroom to get my swimsuit on. This day was either going to go extremely well or very bad. I grabbed all my stuff and started walking along the beach. It's pretty convenient that the lesson is really close to my house. I walk over to a group of people who also seem like they are getting a lesson as well.
"Ok everyone, I'm going to need all of your names so if you could follow me we will get you signed in" as soon as I heard that voice I spun around.
"Brittany?" I smiled. She was wearing a blue bikini and looked absolutely gorgeous. She had the most amazing body I'd ever seen. Am I checking her out? I wouldn't be the only one, I looked around and all the guys were practically drooling over her.
"Santana, hey!" She walked over to me and gave me a huge hug. Oh my god. We were both wearing such little amount of clothing I could feel her whole body against mine. This girl was definitely a hugger.
"Seriously, is there anything you can't do?" I pulled away to look at her again.
"Let me think...nope. I'm pretty much good at everything" she winked
"I can see that, now I get to make a fool out of myself because I have no idea what the hell I'm doing" I let out a laugh
"That's ok; nobody in this group knows what they're doing. Plus, I'll give you all of my attention"
"I was skeptical on even coming today, I'm terrified of sharks"
"Well it's a good thing there aren't any where we surf. The coral reef keeps them from coming in this way" I let out a nervous breath. She put her hand on my arm and whispered in my ear, "I promise I won't let anything happen to you" she smiled and I somehow manage to nod. After we went over all the safety rules, a few other instructors joined our fairly large group. I was walking toward the water like everyone else when I felt a soft hand grab mine.
"Come with me this way" we were walking the opposite direction of the group.
"Wait," I looked back and everyone was already in the water. "Where're we going?" I asked innocently. She looked up at me and smirked.
"It happens to be your lucky day. You get your very own private lesson from yours truly" she pointed to herself while still holding my hand
"Are you sure? Doesn't that cost extra?"
"Don't worry about it, you get the super awesome friend discount" she was dead serious
"Ok cool, thanks..." I couldn't help but think she was flirting with me. Maybe I'm reading all the signs wrong but she is really touchy feely. The weird part is I've never been that type. Not even with Puck, but somehow I manage to enjoy the way she touches me.
"Are you gonna stand there all day or get in the water with me?" Brittany was already ten feet out sitting on her surfboard. I didn't answer; I picked up my board and walked towards her.
"So basically you don't need to do anything until you catch a wave. The beginner's lesson is super simple; I paddle for you and push you into waves that are good to ride. Sound ok to you?" I nodded
"Ok, try to grab onto my board" I did what she asked. I really had no idea what I was doing. As she paddled out I got I increasingly nervous, were we supposed to come out this far?
"Alright, when a wave comes I'm just going to push your board forward so it's easier to catch, when you do catch one, try to stand up as early as possible"
"Ok" shit, I was actually scared. I saw a wave in the distance and felt nerves throughout my body. If I even manage to stand up on my board that would be a success in my book.
"Here comes a good one," I heard her say "I'm going to push you soon, don't worry if you don't stand up. A lot of people don't get up on their first time"
"You better not laugh at me if I fall on my face" she chuckled
"I promise I won't laugh and if you do catch this wave, remember not to ride it all the way into the sand" I briefly remember them saying not to ride in a wave all the way to shore because it can damage the board. I got ready as I felt her push my board forward. I felt a jolt and then I was up on my feet. I heard Brittany yell in the distance.
"Good job Santana!" holy hell. This was terrifyingly fun. Crap, I was getting close to shore and needed to jump off my board. This was the part that I knew I wouldn't like. I know Brittany said there aren't any sharks but I started to panic.
"Santana jump!" Once I heard that I automatically stepped off my board and was submerged in saltwater. I probably should have closed my eyes sooner because they burned like hell. I swam up for air as fast as I could and hopped back on my board. I saw Brittany smiling from the distance as I paddled toward her.
"That was some ride"
"That was awesome!" she laughed
"You liked it?" she said excitedly
"That was the most fun I've had in a while"
"Good, you ready for another?" I nodded. We went on like that for a while, her pushing my board and me catching the wave. I saw a wave in the distance, it looked huge.
"You wanna ride this one? It's a little big but you haven't fallen once"
"I'll try it" I felt her starting to push my forward and I immediately regret riding this wave. I was moving way too fast so I decided to just jump off. As soon as I come up for air another wave takes me back under. I tried to swim to the surface but waves kept swallowing me. Fear set in as I counted the number of seconds it had been since I took a breath. I sensed warm arms come around my waist and pull me up. I felt the sun hit my face as I gasped for air. I was immediately met with Brittany's hands on both sides of my face.
"Are you ok?" she looked so worried
"I'm fine, thank you for helping" She shrugged as I grabbed onto my board
"It's getting a bit rough, I think we should head in now," I nodded and we both began to paddle until we were able to stand in the water "Do you want to walk the beach for a while? It'll help us dry off" she asked innocently
"Sure…" she smiled and put her board down; I put mine down next to hers.
"So did you like it? Not everybody enjoys it, especially on their first time"
"Yeah that was really fun, I'm glad I was able to get a private lesson" I laughed
"It was my pleasure" she bumped her hip into mine as we walked along the beach for a while still in our swimsuits. I couldn't help but glace at her legs every once in a while. I hadn't even realized we were walking in the direction of my house until I heard my mom's voice. Shit.
"Santana!" she was running out onto our patio towards us. Brittany's eyes widened when she looked toward my house.
"Why don't you come in for lunch? This must be Brittany." I blushed. Now Brittany knew I had talked about her.
"Yeah I'm Brittany, nice to meet you Ms…"
"Lopez," they shook hands "How'd your lesson go?"
"It was really fun, Brittany was one of the instructors so she helped me one on one"
"That was nice of her," she looked toward Brittany and smiled "Why don't you girls come inside and get cleaned up? I'll make you some lunch" I nodded and motioned Brittany to follow me inside. I tried to take the shortest way possible to my room that way she didn't see so much of my house. That didn't really matter though; one step inside my house and you can tell it's over the top expensive. When we walked in my room I got a little self-conscious as she walked around looking at all my pictures.
"Is this your friend from back home?" she pointed towards a picture of Quinn.
"Yeah, that's Quinn" I just stood there while she looked around my room.
"Your room is awesome"
"Really?"
"Yeah! I've never been in a room like this before" she sat down on the edge of my bed. I heard my phone go off and realized I had never taken it with me to my lesson. It was Puck. Ugh. I didn't want to talk to him with Brittany standing here but I know he's worried about me.
"Hello?" I asked
"Hey, sorry I didn't text you back I left my phone at Finn's house. Did something happen yesterday?" I looked over at Brittany who was still exploring my room.
"It's not a big deal; this guy threw a football and it happened to hit me in the face. I got a bloody nose"
"Are you ok? If I was there I would kick his ass" he sounded serious
"I'm fine Puck. I have a friend over so can I call you later?"
"Making friends already? I'm impressed" he chuckled
"Oh shut up" I laughed
"I miss you and I'll call you later if I can"
"Ok, bye" I hung up and looked over at Brittany. I wondered if she could hear our entire conversation. She looked up at me.
"Boyfriend?" she asked openly. She was looking at the floor and picking at her fingers.
"No," it was instant; why the hell did I say that? "He's my friend from back home" her face lit up, I knew that little white lie would eventually come back and bite me in the ass.
"Well I'll have to meet them if they come visit you" she walked closer to me, "So…Ms. Santana Lopez, you going to give me a tour of your ginormous house?" she was standing really close to me I could hardly form words.
"Sure" I turned around to walk out of my bedroom. She followed me throughout the house, when we walked into the movie theatre, yes an actual movie theatre; she had a huge smile of her face.
"This. Is. Amazing," she weaved in and out of all the rows "If I lived here I would never leave" she chuckled and returned to her spot next to me. It took about a half hour to show her all the rooms.
"Well…that's about it," we were back in the main entry where we could see my mom cooking some food "if you want to take a shower you can use mine and I'll go use a different one" I suggested
"Yeah, ok" I walked her over to the bathroom to make sure she knew how everything worked.
"I know there are a lot of buttons and stuff but only use this one," I pointed "I'm still getting used to this shower myself," I laughed "Oh and the clean towels are in here, feel free to sample all my shampoos and bath products…I know I always do that at a friend's house" she chuckled "I'll be right out here when you're done" I shut the door behind me and was walking toward a different bathroom when I realized Brittany didn't have any clothes to wear. I fast walked back to my bathroom and knocked on the door.
"Yeah?" she said loudly
"Uh—do you wanna borrow some clothes?" I had my ear against the door until it swung open and Brittany was standing there in one of my towels.
"Sorry," I let out as I walked toward my closet "So my clothes are in here, I'm not really sure how well they'll fit since your taller than me" I started going through some drawers as she hovered behind me. It's almost like she's teasing me. I eventually pulled out some shorts and a shirt and handed them to her.
"Thanks" she walked toward the bathroom and shut the door. I stood there for a couple seconds before leaving my room for a different bathroom. As I got undressed I couldn't stop thinking about Brittany, imagine her taking off all my clothes. This was not good. I don't even know if Brittany is gay and here I am thinking about her in the most inappropriate way I could. A cold shower was definitely the best idea I had that day. When I was done I walked back to my room to find Brittany sitting on my bed looking at my pictures again.
"You're a cheerleader?" she turned around
"Yeah, I don't think I'll do it this year though" I walked over to see what picture she was looking at. It was another one of Quinn and I. We were hugging each other right after we won nationals.
"You're not going to try out?"
"I don't think so. I only was only in cheerios to boost my rep and hang out with Quinn" she gave me a small smile.
"You must miss her a lot"
"I'm sure I'll get used to her not being around. Why don't you tell me some things I don't know about you" she smiled and sat down on my bed again, I sat next to her.
"What do you want to know?"
"How about your last name"
"Pierce. Brittany S. Pierce"
"Ok Brittany S. Pierce, what is your favorite show?"
"Oh that's easy, SpongeBob," I laughed "What? It's awesome; whenever I surf I always think I see Sandy or Patrick through the water"
"I'm not disagreeing with you, it a good show. Alright next question, how many boys hearts have you broken?" I poked her hip
"Welll a couple I guess, they were pretty young so I don't know how sad they actually were" she looked down at the floor
"Young? How long ago was your last boyfriend?" I asked curiously
"Like…..seven years ago" she said nonchalantly
"Seven years?!" she frowned " Sorry, no judgment"
"Yeah, boys are annoying"
"You got that right"
"What about you? I bet Santana Lopez has broken lots of hearts" I blushed
"And what makes you say that?"
"Because you're beautiful and awesome, anyone could easily get heartbroken over you" My skin got red hot. Did she just say I was beautiful? We were sitting really close to each other now, arms touching. Before I could say anything in return my mom called out.
"Santana! Lunch is ready!" she yelled throughout the house, I cleared my throat and stood up quickly. We walked out to the kitchen and there were all kinds of delicious food lined up. I wasn't in the mood for a sit down dinner with my mom so I looked for an out.
"Do you mind if we eat on the outside?" I asked
"Sure honey"
I loaded my plate with food and waited for Brittany to finish dishing hers up. When she was done we both walked out on the beautiful patio. There were so many different spots to eat I had to look around for a while. Brittany pointed towards two seats that were surrounded by flowers and had the perfect view of the ocean. Of course she picked that, it was the most romantic spot there was.
"This is nice" she said as she looked out across the water
"Yeah…" we ate in silence until Brittany spoke up.
"This had been one of the best days ever"
"Really?" this girl lived in Hawaii, there's no way this day has been that great.
"Yeah, you're like the most awesome person to hang out with" she smiled
"Nobody has ever told me that before" I said honestly
"Yeah right" she chuckled
"I'm serious; back at home people are kind of scared of me"
"Scared?" she tilted her head
"Yeah, people know I'm a bitch so they don't really approach me"
"Don't say that, you're not a bitch. In fact, I think you're really sweet" reached over and grabbed my hand. What's with all the hand holding? It's really starting to confuse me. I know she's a friendly person and I'm probably reading too much into it but it seems kind of affectionate. At first I thought it was innocent but now she's stroking my hand with her thumb. The way she made me feel was amazing. If I didn't breakup with Puck soon I know I'll do something I regret. She removed her hand to take another bite of food. I instantly missed her touch.
"I think you might be the nicest person I've ever met" I admitted
"Such a sweet talker aren't you Lopez?" I blushed
"Who knew right?"
After we were done eating we walked back inside to put our plate in the dishwasher. I didn't exactly know what Brittany wanted to do now. Whenever Quinn came over we just talked about cheerios and gossiped about people. I had a feeling Brittany isn't the type of person who gossiped or spread rumors about people.
"So…what do you wanna do now? We can watch a movie or something if you want" she looked at our clock and then back at me
"I'd love to but I have somewhere to be in an hour" she pouted. Not gonna lie, I was a tad bit disappointed.
"That's ok, we can see each other tomorrow or whenever you're free" I rubbed my hand up and down her arm until her pout went away.
"Ok" she started walking towards my back door when I spoke up
"Wait, uh—I can drop you off if you want?"
"No! I mean-that's ok, you don't have to" she looked somewhat embarrassed
"I really don't mind, let's go," I tried to usher her toward the front door but she wouldn't move, "What's wrong?" I asked softly
"Nothing, I just-I have to go" she wouldn't look at me she just turned around and walked out my back door. My heart plummeted. Did I do something wrong? I thought it was polite to offer people a ride home...I guess I was wrong. I couldn't help but feel sad. She did a complete 180 on me. I swear she was just holding my hand a few minutes ago.
"Brittany seems nice, I'm glad you met her" my mom says
"Yeah, she's something" I frowned and walked back to my room. The first good thing that has happened to me since I've been here and I've already managed to screw it up. I didn't move to Hawaii to endure more drama. Whatever, I'll just take a nap.
It's a weird feeling waking up at dinner time. I must've needed a nap because I slept four hours. I hate it when I sleep so long that I'm more tired than when I fell asleep. I checked my phone and had a couple missed messages.
Puck: miss u
Quinn: got my nails done today, wasn't the same without u :(
Puck: u must b busy
I rolled my eyes
Brittany: im srry I ran out on u :( forgive me?
Could she get any more confusing? If she knew how I felt about her than she'd know I could never stay mad at her.
Me: its ok, everything alright?
Brittany: yeah I was just in a hurry. I had a lot of fun with u today :)
Bullshit. There's no way she was 'in a hurry'. I'll let this lie slide for now but I'm definitely bringing it up in the future. I still couldn't help but smile at her text. She has that effect on me.
Me: I had fun too, hope you made it on time
Brittany: I did. can I see u tomorrow? theres something I wanna show u
Me: of course, what do you have in mind?
Brittany: its a secret :)
Me: fine but this better be good
Brittany: I know you'll like it
Me: alright ms pierce I'll see you tomorrow
Brittany: see you tomorrow lopez
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