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Chapter 3

The following day, Brittany woke up early and she could already feel the nerves starting to build up. She will be seeing Jackie today and just thinking about the girl makes her want to crawl into bed and hide from the world. Despite all the warnings from Quinn and her friends she still went ahead with the relationship. She thought she can handle an open relationship but she grew more and more jealous of Jackie's relationship with other women and men for that matter. When Brittany finally got the confidence to ask her to be exclusive the girl shot her down and left. She was devastated afterwards, Jackie never even called or texted her and now she's back and Brittany was determined not to get sucked in by Jackie's charm again.

After a quick breakfast of toast and coffee, Brittany decided to jog in Central Park to clear her head. She had been dancing less and less this last couple of months and she decided to make up for it by running around the park every other day. She changed into her sweats and checked if her ipod was charged before stepping out of her apartment.

Santana woke up at 11:30 am glad that she was able to sleep in and recover from the stressful week. Then she remembered that today was the party and groaned, she wasn't really a big fan of parties especially parties with complete strangers although she had her fair share of wild parties during high school and college. She had a tight knit group of friends that she sees from time to time and she enjoyed quiet intimacy instead of exchanging social pleasantries with people she doesn't know. But she gave her word to Brittany and she had to admit that having lunch was easily the highlight of her week, it beats eating at her desk going over hundred of emails day after day.

After fixing her bed, she went out of her room and saw Quinn in the kitchen stirring something in a pot.

"So you finally decided to get out of bed. Late night?" Quinn asked her roommate.

"Yeah, it was either I do overtime or work this weekend and seeing that my evil roommate made plans for me without my knowledge I had no other choice." Santana replied sarcastically.

Quinn just laughed knowing full well that Santana was born to be a smart ass although few people know it. They usually saw a quiet, serious girl but she can be a real charmer once you get to know her and her snark is all part of the Lopez charm.

"Set the table, I made pasta and there's still coffee if you want some." Quinn said turning off the stove.

Santana followed Quinn's orders without protest since she could feel her stomach grumbling.

They ate in silence and Quinn was the first one to break it.

"So are you ready for this evening?" Quinn asked her roommate with a sly grin on her face.

"Ugh, I hate you for dragging me into this." Santana shot back.

"I was just cashing in on a debt besides it's your chance to go out and have some fun. Being a hermit is not really your style." Quinn said cocking an eyebrow at Santana.

"Whatever Quinn, I just want to get this over with and maybe help out Brittany." Santana said, sincere about helping out the the girl.

"So tell me about this girl that's the cause of all this shit. Brittany was not exactly keen on discussing her." Santana asked Quinn

"You mean Jackie, the green eyed bitch?" Quinn said and Santana just nodded her head.

"Well Brittany met her through her one of her gigs, her family are pretty loaded and they're members of some organization that frequently sponsors charity events and it just so happens that Brittany was performing in one of them. She already had a reputation but Brittany was smitten right away. That bitch is one smooth operator and Brittany fell for her but she made it clear that she doesn't want to be tied down to anyone and she left overseas leaving Britt broken hearted. I mean that bitch doesn't even have a proper job, she just leeches of her parents money." Quinn said feeling indignant by what happened to her friend.

"That's harsh." was all Santana could say.

"So do me a favor and make that bitch regret she ever let Brittany go." Quinn said looking Santana in the eye.

Santana just rolled her eyes and continued eating.

"So what are you up to today?" Santana said steering the conversation away from the party that night.

"I'm meeting Rachel later after her performance. We'll probably have late dinner afterwards and I might stay the night at her place." Quinn said.

After washing the dishes, Quinn headed out to buy groceries for her dinner with Rachel later while Santana started the to look through her clothes and to try and find something decent to wear. Brittany said that it would be a formal affair and that means she needs to dress up. She hasn't exactly been painting the town red ever since she went back to New York. She has been holed up in her office most of the time and the only socializing she has done was cocktails after work with her bosses. She groaned when she saw that her only option was her black dress that she hasn't worn since forever and it was too late to go shopping now. After a few more minutes of rummaging through her closet hoping to find something else she gave up and went to have a shower to get ready for the evening ahead.

Brittany couldn't stop fidgeting in the cab on the way over to Quinn and Santana's apartment, she was dreading seeing Jackie again and knowing that she's about to deceive her friends with this fake relationship and lying isn't really one of her forte. Quinn was right she really has to stop getting herself into this situations. She clutched the paper bag tightly that contains her gift for Santana. After her jog she racked her brains on what to give the girl but she barely knew the girl and decided to give her something that Brittany would want to receive if the roles were reversed. Brittany found herself outside Quinn's apartment waiting to be let in and at the sound of the familiar buzz she took a deep breath and opened the door.

Quinn opened the door smiling at the other blonde. Brittany gave Quinn a hug and entered the apartment.

"You look good Britt." Quinn said taking in Brittany's appearance. She was wearing powder blue dress which hugs her curves in all the right places and the color highlighted her piercing blue eyes. She only had a light make up on and her hair was pulled up in a loose bun with soft tendrils falling in her face.

"Thank Quinn." Brittany said smiling warmly at Quinn.

"Santana will be done in a few minutes, have some wine first for courage." Quinn said giving a sly smile before handing over a glass of red wine.

"San! Brittany's here!." Quinn yelled at the direction of Santana's room.

"Fuck! Quinn I need your help!" Santana yelled back. Brittany smiled when she heard Santana curse, she looks so serious most of the time that it seems out of character.

Quinn just rolled her eyes and went inside Santana's room.

Brittany was nursing her glass of wine when she heard the door to Santana's bedroom open. Quinn was all grinning as she cleared her throat and said "Miss Pierce may I present you, Miss Lopez you girlfriend for the evening."

"Fuck off Quinn." Brittany heard Santana say behind the other blonde who just laughed maniacally.

Quinn then stepped aside to reveal Santana just as Brittany was sipping her wine and when her gaze fell into her "girlfriend" she almost choked. Her hair was falling loosely on her shoulder in a hairstyle that only Brittany can describe as sex hair. She was also wearing light makeup that accentuated her cheekbones and a little black dress that she was sure was illegal in half the states but it was her eyes that drew Brittany's attention. Now free from Santana's black rimmed glasses, she couldn't help but get lost in the brown depths that was also staring right back at her. All Brittany could think about was that the only lie she said to her friends is that she is in an actual relationship with Santana because her "girlfriend" is abso-fucking-lutely gorgeous, smells like heaven, has a kick ass job and smart as hell.

Quinn broke the spell by saying that Santana was a big baby when she couldn't put in her contacts by herself to which Santana promptly gave Quinn a glare.

"You look beautiful Brittany." Santana said giving Brittany a small smile.

Brittany only managed to squeak out a response to return the compliment and suddenly remembering the gift she took the paper bag and handed it over to Santana.

"Here, it's my thank you for this evening." Brittany said shyly.

"You didn't have to but thanks." Santana said giving Brittany a rare smile that shows off her dimples.

"Open it, I don't know what to give you so I just went by my instinct." Brittany said not looking Santana in the eyes.

Santana carefully opened the paper bag to reveal a yellow stuffed duck with a little flower at the side of it's head.

"She's cute." Santana said surprised at how much she liked it even though she is definitely not a big fan of stuffed toys. Brittany then looked at her and gave her a smile, relieved that Santana liked her gift.

After Santana took her gift and placed it in the middle of the bed she rejoined Brittany and Quinn who were talking about Rachel's stint in Spelling Bee in Broadway. Santana and Brittany then went over their plan for the evening while drinking wine and eating the cheese and cracker snack that Quinn prepared.. They decided to stick with the story of how they met through Quinn only adding that they only started seeing each other 2 months again when they couldn't deny their attraction to each other anymore. It was a good thing that Brittany added Santana to her list of friends in Facebook when they met last year since it would be weird if Santana was not in her friends list. Santana then went through some of the details in of Brittany's personal life and vice versa. Soon enough after retouching their make up the two headed out saying goodbye to Quinn who was already getting ready for her date with Rachel. They stepped out in the chilly late October evening and Brittany was about to hail a cab when she felt Santana's hands on her arms.

"Hey Britt, I have a car that we can use." Santana said smiling shyly at the blonde.

Brittany couldn't help but smile that Santana used her nickname. "Oh wow, that's cool." was the only thing that Brittany could say.

Santana led her to a red Toyota Camry parked near their apartment which still looks brand new. Santana unlocked the door motioned Brittany to get in and Santana went around the car to the driver's seat.

"I hope you're not expecting a Ferrari." Santana said jokingly as she started the engine.

"I think hearing you say you have a car pretty much exceeded every expectation I have." Brittany said grinning at Santana.

Santana put in the address in her GPS and waited for the directions to load before pulling out of her parking slot.

Brittany wanted to at least pay for gas but Santana declined saying that she hardly uses the car and prefers walking or the subway instead. She also explained that the car was actually a gift from her father when she got the job in New York who insisted that she drive the car instead of using the subway completely disregarding the fact that Manhattan is the worst city to drive in.

As they neared their destination, Santana could feel Brittany becoming more and more tense. When they arrived at the party, with Santana leaving her car keys to the valet and during the elevator ride Brittany was quiet and when she tried to smile at Santana it came out as a grimace. Finally the elevator doors opened and Santana as if on reflex took Brittany's hand and intertwined their fingers together, she gave it a small squeeze and tugged at the taller girl to whisper something in her ear.

"Hey take a deep breath and relax. We'll be fine." Santana said her lips almost brushing Brittany's ear which made her slightly shiver.

Brittany looked at Santana who smiled encouragingly at her, Brittany smiled back and with their hands still clasped together, the two girls took a deep breath and stepped inside the party.