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Chapter 3: Mistake

Santana's POV

Saturday 1st August 2015

"You know you didn't need to come a run with me this morning" I tell Quinn as we're running through the park.

"I wanted to" she tells me with a smile but I get the feeling she is up to something. "Plus I'm getting married soon so I want to get a bit fitter and lose a bit of weight to be able to look better on my wedding day" she tells me.

"Oh nonsense Quinn, you don't need to lose weight at all" I tell her because it's true. "Speaking of weddings, have you guys set a date yet because you've been engaged for around eight months now?" I ask.

"We're working on it, I think I want it to be spring next year" she replies. "Ideally I would have wanted it this year but there's no time left so it'll need to be next year."

"I'm assuming you want the big white wedding then?" I ask and she nods. "Yeah I think if I get married again, we're going to have a big celebration and do everything right. My last wedding was rushed and then we split up three months after marrying so if I get another chance I am doing things right" I tell Quinn.

"You do realise it wasn't your fault that your marriage only lasted a short time and you guys broke up" Quinn asks.

"Well it was partly my fault, I think we were both to blame" I reply.

"No it was Jen's fault" Quinn states. "She was nothing but a nasty bitch and she wasn't good for you, you're better than her" she says.

"Quinn don't say things like that, I don't say stuff like that about Alex so even though I'm not with Jen anymore, just don't talk about her like that" I warn her.

"Sorry but I'm only looking out for you" she tells me.

"I know but all I am saying is, I wouldn't say something like that to you about Alex" I say.

"That's different because I'm still with Alex plus he treated me better than Jen treated you" she states.

"Do you know what Quinn, I think…" I started to raise my voice and I was going to give her a peace of my mind about Alex but then I decided against it. "Never mind, just let's not talk like that" I say and she nods.

We fall into a bit of a silence as we continue running through the park and follow my usual running route. The only sounds are the two of us breathing and the birds in the trees when we are running along a quieter area.

"How much longer?" Quinn asks, clearly out of breath.

"Another half an hour maybe" I say and her mouth drops wide open.

"Haven't we already been running for two hours?" she asks exhausted.

"Not really, just about 30 minutes honey" I say.

"I don't think I can do anymore Santana, my body isn't used to running" she tells me while slowing down. I obviously need to slow down too.

"Why did you come running with me if you couldn't handle it?" I smirk.

"I can handle it jackass, I'm just saying you could have eased me in a bit. You know like went for a jog and we can run when I'm a bit fitter" she tells me and I almost fall in shock, I love my best friend but I do not want to make this more than a one day thing. I like running on my own, it helps me clear my head but with Quinn, god the girl can talk so I can barely think straight. I ran into a damn lamppost this morning because I was too busy rolling my eyes at her comments that I misjudged my position and collided with it.

"Ok hold on, I'm not running with you again" I state firmly.

"Eh yes you are, I need you to help me get in shape for the wedding" she tells me. "Tina and Kitty might join us as well because they said they wanted to look good for the wedding too and for the bridesmaid dresses" she says while standing still on the middle of the pathway.

"You have got to be kidding me, Wilde and Cohen-Chang are not running with me, no way. I can stretch to you maybe once but that's it" I say seriously.

"That's not fair, we all want to get in shape for the wedding" Quinn almost whines saying that.

"Quinn I am not having Tina constantly talk about Mike all the time and I most certainly don't want Kitty bending my ear about my brother either. You're not too bad because you talk about more things than your boyfriend whereas they don't" I state.

"Fiancé actually" Quinn rudely corrects me since I called Alex her boyfriend.

"Whatever, all I am saying is I do not wish to talk about the love lives of my best friends when I am trying to clear my head" I state. "You are aware I run to clear my head and relax, right?" I ask.

"Yes I am aware of that" she answers.

"Good" I smile. "So in order to clear my head I do not wish to talk about the sex lives of my friends, it's very uncomfortable" I say.

"Ok too far Santana, we never talk about our sex lives. I admit Tina and Kitty might share a bit too much information at times but it's never about sex lives, it's more just about how in love they are or how their boyfriends treated them to something" Quinn says.

"Look whatever they talk about doesn't relax me so I think from now on, I'll set the three of you up with a personal trainer or something to help get you all in shape and I will continue running solo" I state.

"Don't you like the company?" she asks.

"Not really Quinn, like I have said a million times, I run to clear my head not chat" I reply.

"Don't you get lonely though?" she asks.

"No Quinn I do not get lonely" I say.

"I feel whenever I'm on my own that's when I tend to think about everything and I end up overthinking everything so panic and worry about stuff. I prefer to talk to someone if I want to clear my head" she tells me.

"Yeah no kidding you like to talk" I glare.

"What?"

"You talk non-stop Q, like seriously give me a break" I state in the nicest voice I can muster.

"Oh I'm sorry for talking to one of my best friends, I thought that was something friends did. My mistake" she says while jogging ahead of me. I just laugh at her trying to get away from me but she can't. I just end up running right past her to piss her off.

"Last one has to buy the coffee" I say still running ahead.

"Bitch, get back here" she shouts. Thankfully it's still early in the morning otherwise there could be children around and I don't think their parents would take to Quinn shouting bitch.

Finally we reach my favourite coffee shop an hour later. Usually I am finished my run half an hour before now but with Quinn, you need to run slower. As soon as we get inside I walk over to the counter where Brittany is.

"Hey, sorry we're late" I say but then quickly regret it. What the fuck am I apologising for? I don't think Brittany gives a shit as to what time we come into the café plus it's not like I come into meet her especially or anything.

"Hey its fine, it's not really up to me what time you come into the café" she says laughing.

"I don't know why I said that" I say embarrassed.

"Oh my god Santana, you're an ass" Quinn says laughing.

"Shut it Fabray" I snap.

"So um…what can I get for you guys?" Brittany asks.

"Usual for me please and nothing for this one, she's on a diet" I say.

"Excuse me, I'm not your dog so don't speak about me like that" Quinn glares at me. "I am cutting down but I could still have coffee you know" she tells me.

"Well whatever you can go wait in the queue, I'm not buying you anything" I tell her.

"One coffee and one doughnut" Brittany says placing the items in front of me. "Wait it isn't to go right?" she asks.

"No-no that's fine, I'll stay here and eat" I tell her while taking a seat at the counter.

"Cool, so um do you want to order anything?" Brittany asks Quinn.

"A white coffee please" Quinn replies.

"Sure, is that to take away or are you drinking it in here?" Brittany asks.

"I'll stay here" Quinn replies.

"Cool" Brittany replies before sorting out Quinn's coffee.

"Thanks" Quinn replies when Brittany sits the coffee down in front of her.

"She's Quinn by the way, we've both been out running" I tell Brittany.

"Oh right, it's nice to meet you Quinn, I'm Brittany" Brittany says.

"Yeah, hi" Quinn smiles slightly.

"Santana says this place serves the best coffee she has tasted, what do you think?" Brittany asks Quinn.

"Yeah it is nice" Quinn says while taking a sip. "But I have tasted similar coffee before" she states.

"Oh whatever" I say.

"So what are you guys up to today?" Brittany asks.

"Well I've got some housework to do today and Quinn I think is going back to bed. She looks exhausted from our run" I state.

"Do you not run a lot together?" Brittany asks.

"I run a lot and Quinn never runs. This is the first and last time Fabray will be running with me" I say.

"Oh come on that's not fair, I need you" Quinn says almost begging.

"I've told you I'll hire a personal trainer for you but you're not coming running with me, no way" I say seriously. "I'll even pay for the personal trainer, call it an early wedding present or a late engagement present" I say with a shrug.

"You're so annoying sometimes" Quinn says while glaring.

"Your phone is flashing by the way" I say when I notice Quinn's phone flashing.

"So it is, I've got a text" she says while reading the text. "You have got to be kidding me" she says while standing up.

"What's wrong?" I ask.

"I need to go, I'll call you later ok?" she asks while kissing me on the cheek quickly.

"Ok, sure" I ask confused. It all seems a bit sudden how she has to leave so abruptly.

"Thanks for the coffee Bethany, see you Santana" she says while heading for the door.

"It's Brittany" I snap.

"Yeah sorry, Brittany" Quinn says and then leaves.

"Is everything ok?" Brittany asks.

"Yeah its fine, she got an urgent text so she had to go. I'm sure it's all fine though" I tell her and she nods. We are silent for a few seconds while Brittany serves some customers and then she comes back over and we start talking again.

"So I hear you come in here during the week a lot, do you run then as well" Brittany asks.

"No I tend to just run on the weekends but I do have coffee every day" I reply. "I'm sort of defeating the purpose on the weekends though, I mean I run to keep healthy but then I'm here drinking coffee" I say.

"Well a balanced diet is better so I don't suppose it's that bad" Brittany says.

"Yeah but I drink way too much coffee" I state.

"I admit I drink way too much coffee as well" Brittany says.

"I thought you didn't drink coffee that much" I say with a frown.

"I don't but I drink more coffee than I'd like to" she tells me.

"I really should quit but I can't, I'm addicted" I say shrugging my shoulders.

"I think we're all addicted to something" Brittany says.

"Oh really, what's your addiction?" I ask curiously.

"Dancing" she states. "It's just a hobby, I mean I love dancing but yeah it'll not be anything more than a hobby" she tells me.

"I see" I nod. "I used to sing a little bit when I was in high school but I never took it that seriously. For some reason I wanted to be a lawyer" I say.

"So when you say you sang, were you in glee club?" she asks.

"I was actually" I say with a smile, remembering the days of glee club.

"I'm in glee club right now" she tells me. "I'm actually also a cheerleader" she says.

"Cool, I was a cheerleader back in the day" I tell her. "What school do you go to?" I ask.

"William McKinley" she replies.

"Oh my god, no way" I say smiling. "That's where I went. Hey is the cheerleading squad still called the cheerio's?" I ask.

"Yeah" she replies smiling.

"I used to love the cheerio's and glee club for that matter" I say.

"Me too although if I hear one more time that I shouldn't be in both I'll scream" she says sighing.

"I know what you mean, no one gets that it's ok to be in glee and the cheerio's" I say and she nods. "My ex-wife was actually like that."

"Ok hold the phone, first of all you're gay and secondly you're divorced?" Brittany asks shocked and I nod. "Wow I never saw that coming…actually that makes sense" she says.

"What do you mean?" I ask confused.

"You're divorced, the wedding, the engagement present, the kiss on the cheek, the glares, the Bethany" she starts off. "Quinn is your fiancée" she says and I almost fall over.

"Ew Quinn, god no" I say repulsed. "She is like my sister" I state.

"Oh sorry, you just looked like you could be a couple" she tells me.

"We are definitely not a couple, trust me" I say and she nods. "Quinn could never get a catch like me anyway, I'm way out of her league" I say smugly.

"Maybe you're not out of her league; maybe she's out of your league" Brittany smirks.

"No I'm definitely from a superior league" I state.

"Ok so she's not your fiancée then, just a friend is she?" Brittany asks and I nod.

"Quinn has a fiancé who is a guy by the way in case you wondered" I tell her.

"So it's her wedding you two were talking about?" she asks.

"Yeah, she got engaged a while ago and they were hoping to get married in the spring" I say. "She wants to get in shape for the wedding so she asked if she could tag along with me on my run this morning but what a mistake that was" I say rolling my eyes at the thought of the torturous morning I had with Quinn.

"Yeah it was a mistake, you were late" she teases.

"Please don't make a fool of me, I don't even know why I said that" I say still embarrassed about this morning.

"Look don't worry about it, I thought it was funny" she says.

"Actually speaking of late, I have to go. My dad hurt his back the other day at work so my mom wants me to go over and help her finish decorating the living room" I say while standing up. "My parents are so tight with money sometimes, you think they could have just hired a painter and decorator but oh no they have to do it themselves then get hurt and then Santana is left to finish it" I say shaking my head.

"Well have fun, no doubt I'll see you again next week" Brittany tells me and then we say goodbye before I leave.


Brittany's POV

I don't know what's worse, feeling like I have upset Santana so she had to run off or finding out she is a lesbian. I'm not against being attracted to someone of the same sex obviously but it just makes it even worse for me now because I already have a crush on her so now I'll keep thinking maybe I have a shot with her when I don't. If she was straight then I would know there would be no chance since she obviously likes guys but knowing she's into girls too makes it harder. I also get the feeling she left because I was making fun of her not because she had to go and decorate for her parents. Before I get a chance to think about anything else I almost get the shock of my life when Santana suddenly bursts into the coffee shop and walks over to the counter.

"Santana" I say shocked.

"I almost forgot, I need a coffee to go. There is no way I can get through a day with my parents without another coffee" she tells me while smiling.

"Ok…sure" I say while sorting out the coffee.

"You ok, you look like you've seen a ghost?" Santana asks me.

"I'm fine, I just didn't think you would come back today" I say. "I thought I frightened you away" I say.

"Frightened me away? What do you mean?" she asks.

"Well you seemed to leave rather abruptly" I point out. "I thought it was because of me" I tell her.

"No I told you, I had to go and decorate for my parents" she says.

"That wasn't an excuse?" I ask.

"No, honestly" she says and I believe her.

"Oh well, my mistake I guess" I say while handing her the coffee and she pays for it.

"That's ok but I better go, bye" she says before leaving.

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Sunday 18th October 2015

I'm currently walking around the grocery store doing some shopping for my parents. Apparently it was my turn to run a few errands this afternoon but I actually think it was my brother's turn but I'm here anyway. I'm just about to pick up a box of my favourite cereal when my phone rings so I answer it when I see on the screen it's coming up as my mom calling.

Brittany: hey mom, what's wrong?

Mom: I need you to get some milk as well, I forgot to write it on the shopping list.

Brittany: ok mom, I'll do that.

Mom: make sure it's skimmed milk and not whole milk.

Brittany: yes mom, I know.

Mom: sweetheart don't take that tone with me or you'll be grounded for another week.

Brittany: ok I'm sorry but I never should have been grounded in the first place, it was Ben's fault not mine.

Mom: don't blame your brother.

Brittany: look I have to go mom, I'll see you soon.

Mom: ok, bye sweetheart.

As soon as I hang up the phone I groan loudly but then quickly regret it when a woman stares at me before carrying on with her shopping. My mom really pissed me off there because I never should have been grounded this week, it was all Ben's fault but no one can see that since he's the youngest. The sun shines out of his butt all the time and I'm the one always in trouble. I'm just about to grab the box of cereal again when someone taps me on the shoulder, I just can't seem to catch a break today. As soon as I turn around my scowl quickly fades and turns into a smile.

"I thought it was you" Santana says.

"Yeah, hey" I reply.

"I thought I better say 'hey' because it would be rude to just walk past you since I've been talking to you every Saturday for a year now" she tells me.

"Yeah it would be rude" I say jokingly. "So how have you been since I saw you yesterday?" I ask.

"Yeah good" she replies. "Quinn managed to get days off work this coming weekend so I won't see you after all on Saturday" she says.

"Oh so you're all going to the wedding fair then" I ask. Santana was telling me yesterday that Quinn wanted to take her and some other friends to a wedding fair since she's getting married soon but they didn't know if they good get time off of work since they were going away for the full weekend.

"So what are your plans for the rest of the day or are you still grounded" she teases.

"I'm grounded until tomorrow morning and then I'm free again but thanks for teasing me yesterday about it" I say pretending to be mad. "I'm not some stupid kid anymore, I'm seventeen so I don't get why they grounded me, I didn't even do anything" I say.

"All the kids say that but ninety nine percent of the time they have been bad" she says and I just glare.

"I just said I am not a kid anymore and I didn't do anything wrong" I say while grabbing the box of cereal and walking away.

"Brittany calm down, I'm only joking" Santana says following me. "Look if it makes you feel any better my youngest brother is eighteen and he got grounded last month so sometimes parents just feel you need punishment regardless of how old you are" Santana states. "I think my parents only did it to show him not to mess with them because he was getting away with too much" she tells me.

"You have an eighteen year old brother?" I ask in disbelief.

"Yeah, I'm 25, Eddie is 22, my sister is 20 and my other brother is 18" she tells me.

"I had no idea" I say. "Anyways what are your plans for today?" I ask.

"Not a lot, Sunday is my shopping and catch up day so after this I'm going home to do some work stuff" she says.

"Cool, I'm just picking up a few items here and then going home to do homework before having dinner with my grandparents and the rest of the family" I say.

"Well I better get on but I'll see you in two weeks for coffee I guess" she says and I nod before we go off in different directions. Once I have gathered all the items I had to get, I go to the checkout and pay for them before departing the shop. I start walking home when I notice Santana not too far ahead carrying two shopping bags so I quickly walk faster to catch up with her.

"We meet again" I say smiling.

"Are you stalking me?" she asks, I assume she is joking.

"Hey I'm not that creepy" I reply.

"But you are a little but creepy?" she asks.

"No why would you say that?" I frown.

"Because you said you weren't that creepy insinuating you are a little creepy but not to the extent of stalking someone" she replies.

"Oh whatever" I say. "If it makes you so uncomfortable I will just walk myself, see ya" I say walking ahead of her.

"You know you don't want to walk alone, you know you want to talk to me" she says. I can't help but smile because she's so right.

"No I want to walk alone" I lie.

"I'm not that stupid Brittany" she says so I slow down and wait for her catching up to me.

"You state you hate it when your best friend talks all the time but yet here we are with you wanting to talk to me" I say.

"Well I do hate it when Quinn rabbits on about pointless stuff but I don't mind it when other people talk a lot, it means there won't be any awkward silences" she tells me.

"Awkward silences are one thing there'll never be when I'm around because I talk nonstop, honestly" I say.

"Yeah I wondered why my head used to hurt every Saturday when I left the coffee shop, it must have been because I had been trying all day to take in every bit of information you said and boy there was a lot" she smirks.

"You don't strike me as much of a talker" I say.

"No I am, it's just for some reason I tend to be around a lot of people who talk way more than me so I can never get a chance to speak even though I'd like to" she says.

"Do I do that a lot?" I ask.

"Mm…sometimes" she says. "In fact I can't lie, you do it all the time" she laughs.

"Sorry" I say, laughing as well at how much I talk.

"Oh watch your feet" Santana says but I don't register her words quickly enough.

"Huh…" I say before tripping on some loose gravel on the ground. I feel Santana clutching to my wrist, presumably trying to keep me from falling to the ground.

"Are you ok?" she says worriedly while still holding my wrist. Something just shot through my mind and I don't know what it was. For some reason I am suddenly leaning in towards Santana and kissing her on the lips.

"Dear god Brittany, what the hell are you doing?" Santana shrieks while quickly letting go of my wrist.


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