As soon as Santana got back to the hotel, she threw her stuff down and immediately pulled up the internet on her phone. She wanted to check the news and see if the weather really would affect her flight again. She really doesn't want to be stuck here any longer not only because it's Christmas and she wants to see her family but because things are getting awkward between her and Brittany.

"Why did you just rush off like that?" Brittany asks slamming the door behind herself. She's not actually sure why she was so pissed that Santana left but she is and it's causing her to storm into the room and slam the door.

"I just don't understand you Brittany" Santana shakes her head while putting down her phone. "You seem like such a sweet person but yet you want to go after this woman who quite clearly is being a brat."

"You don't know what kind of relationship we have Santana because you haven't know me long enough and you've never met Kate before. Just because the last 24 hours has been hard for us doesn't mean Kate and I aren't good together" Brittany replies.

"I know I don't know either of you all that well but it's obvious she doesn't trust you Brittany so why would you want to be with someone like that?" Santana asks. "Also by the sound of things you're making all the effort where she gets to stay at home most of the time and not have to travel everywhere."

"Like I mentioned before, being in a relationship involves compromise" Brittany states.

"I'm aware you said that but I don't actually think she is compromising anything" Santana shrugs. "You're the one who is spending Christmas thousands of miles away from your parents. You're the one who is traveling back and forth to see her each month. You're the one who keeps calling her on the phone, she never seems to call you."

"Ok maybe you have a slight point" Brittany sighs. "It doesn't mean I can't love her though" she states.

"Look the world is a crazy place and we don't always get to pick who we fall in love with but we do get to choose whether we want to be brave or not and see things properly" Santana states. "I'm not saying you need to break up with her tonight or anything?"

"You're not?" Brittany questions.

"Of course I'm not" Santana shakes her head. "I do think you need to reconsider the proposal though until you two figure things out. I mean have you even spoke to Kate at all today?"

"She won't return any of my calls" Brittany admits sadly.

"If I was with someone like you, I'd return your call in a heartbeat" Santana smiles before quickly frowning when she realises she just said that aloud. She was supposed to think that and now she's just embarrassed herself.

"Maybe proposing is too soon but I do have to speak to her before I do anything else too quickly. I can't know where we stand until she speaks to me right?" Brittany asks.

"Exactly" Santana nods.

"I wonder if I called one of my friends and asked them if they could call her" Brittany states. Maybe she could either get them to ask Kate to call her or even they could talk to Kate for her.

"I mean you could try that" Santana shrugs.

"That's what I will do, I'll call one of my friends and see if they can help" Brittany nods while dialling one of her friend's numbers.

"Well I'm going…crap now my phone is ringing" Santana says while frantically looking through her purse for her phone. As soon as she finds it, her face quickly pales when she sees the caller ID.

"Hello?" Dani says confused, unsure of whether Santana has picked up or not.

"Yes I'm here Dani" Santana sighs.

"Ok good" Dani replies.

"What do you want Dani?" Santana sighs again.

"I just wanted to see when you're going to come and pick up the rest of your stuff from my place" Dani replies.

"It's Christmas Eve for god's sake Dani" Santana states angrily. "I'm not even home right now so how on earth do you expect me to do that?"

"I didn't mean today, I meant as soon as you get back" Dani replies.

"Honestly Dani I couldn't care less about my things right now. I have more important stuff to deal with like finding somewhere to live" Santana says shaking her head.

"Well what about my stuff?" Dani asks. "I left my electric toothbrush there and some clothes" she states.

"I wouldn't worry about those. I gave your clothes to a homeless shelter and I used your toothbrush to unclog my sink and scrub the grout on my shower" Santana shrugs.

"I beg your pardon?" Dani asks outraged.

"I said I have given away your clothes and…"

"I heard but I meant what made you think that was ok?" she asks.

"I know it's not ok because the clothes were very outdated so they weren't exactly top quality but I figured the homeless shelter could hand them out anyways" Santana smartly replies.

"You're not even remotely funny Santana" Dani says unamused.

"Who says I was joking?" Santana asks.

"So you really haven't kept any of my stuff?" Dani asks annoyed.

"No because there was no room for it. Remember you made me homeless?" Santana replies.

"No I did not make you homeless. It's hardly my fault you agreed to let out your apartment" Dani states.

"Actually it is your fault because you asked me to move in with you so that what I was doing and I figured we could let out mine to get some cash. Also you could have told me way sooner that you wanted to break up and I wouldn't have signed the letting agreement" Santana states.

"Look if you happen to come across anything of mine that might be left then please save it for me and I'll come and get it" Dani says.

"Ok but don't hold your breath" Santana tells her.

"Don't worry I won't" Dani says before hanging up.

"Goodbye to you too" Santana says aloud to herself while putting her phone down. Brittany on the other hand is now calling Mercedes for advice about Kate.

"Hey, it's me" Brittany replies when Mercedes answers the phone.

"Hey, what's happening?" Mercedes asks. She hasn't spoken to Brittany in a little bit so she doesn't know the current situation on whether Brittany will get a flight or not.

"Unfortunately we can't fly until the early hours of the morning so I'm just waiting here bored waiting on updates for the weather and the flights" Brittany replies.

"Oh that's a shame" Mercedes says sympathetically. "Oh Tina has just walked in so I'm just going to put you on speaker" she states.

"Ok" Brittany nods.

"So what's going on Brittany?" Tina asks curiously and Brittany fills in her on the latest events. "So what does Kate think about all of this?"

"I have no idea because after she found out I was sharing a hotel room with someone, she hasn't answered any of my calls. I don't even know if she knows I won't be there tonight" Brittany replies.

"Oh really" Mercedes says shocked.

"Would you both be able to do me a favour?" Brittany asks.

"Of course" Tina replies.

"Could one of you call Kate and either ask her to call me so I can tell her what's going on or if she won't speak to me, just fill her in on what's happened" Brittany asks.

"Ok we'll do that and get back to you" Mercedes states.

"Thank you, you two are the best" Brittany says happily. They then all hang up so Tina and Mercedes can get into contact with Kate. Unfortunately though, she isn't any happier about Brittany's situation so Tina and Mercedes are left to fill her in since she won't call Brittany back.

"I've just checked the weather forecast and it looks like we're stuck here for longer" Brittany sighs. "There is still no more flights out of here yet" she tells Santana.

"This really is the worst Christmas ever" Santana shakes her head.

"I was thinking maybe I could take you out to dinner and then we could go to the annual Christmas dance that the town has here" Brittany suggests.

"I don't know" Santana says unsurely.

"What's the alternative, sitting here complaining all night?" Brittany asks.

"That was my plan" Santana shrugs.

"Look I figured it would get us out the room for a bit and even pass some time instead of being stuck indoors counting the minutes until we get a flight" Brittany says.

"Ok, maybe I'll go" Santana replies.

"I know things got a little awkward between us but I quite like you Santana so I do hope we can be friends. I mean I was even thinking since we're both living in LA then maybe we could go for a drink sometime together when we get back home" Brittany states.

"Kate wouldn't like that" Santana states.

"Yeah but I'll like it and you might like it too" Brittany smiles. "Look no matter what happens between Kate and I then I still think we could be friends with one another. I mean we have somewhat bonded during this trip."

"I would like to keep in touch with you" Santana admits honestly.

"That's settled then, we'll meet up again sometime when we're back home" Brittany smiles. They then hang about in their hotel room for the rest of the afternoon before getting ready. Santana has just finished up in the bathroom and is now making her way out to the bedroom area.

"Wow" Brittany says in awe as she sees Santana.

"This is way too much for some silly dance isn't it? I knew it would be" Santana says while turning around and heading back into the bathroom.

"No wait please" Brittany states. "It's not too much" she shakes her head.

"So what was with your reaction then?" Santana asks.

"You just look so amazing that's all" Brittany smiles. "I mean not that you haven't looked good until now but like the dress is really nice on you."

"Thanks" Santana says blushing slightly.

"Ok so I better go and change now, I won't be long" Brittany smiles before going to the bathroom. As soon as she is done, she comes back into the room. "You're really do look beautiful" she says taking is Santana's appearance again.

"Thank you" Santana smiles.

"Come on let's not waste any more time" Brittany says heading for the door.

"Ok" Santana says following her.

After enjoying dinner together, they head to the venue where the dance is being held. As soon as they walk inside, the whole place is filled with people and there's loud Christmas music playing.

"I could really use a drink right now" Brittany points out.

"I'll follow your lead" Santana says while following Brittany over to the other side of the room.

"This isn't really the drink I was hoping for but it'll do" Brittany says while pouring some eggnog into their cups for them.

"Ok I want to see everyone on the dancefloor" the man on stage shouts to everyone in the crowded room. Everyone quickly grabs a partner and starts dancing except Brittany and Santana. They just stand awkwardly next to one another just watching everyone dance. After a few minutes the waitress from the diner at breakfast comes over to them.

"Well if it isn't the cute couple from this morning" the woman smiles.

"Oh we're not a couple" Santana tries to protest but the woman doesn't listen.

"You two better get out there and dance" she tells them.

"I'm not much of a dancer so I'll pass" Santana replies shaking her head.

"Yeah and I'm more into a different style of dance than this" Brittany says.

"If my husband was still here, I'd be on that dancefloor in a second" the waitress says. "You have to take advantage of when you're young and have fun and enjoy each other" she states while grabbing both their hands and leading them onto the dancefloor.

"I don't know" Santana says hesitantly.

"I've waited on a lot of couples in my time and I can always tell what ones are going to make it" the woman smiles as she lets go of their arms.

"Em…how?" Santana asks curiously.

"The eyes, they never lie" she smiles before walking off.

"I suppose we should participate…even if it's just for a few minutes" Brittany says smiling while holding her hands out to Santana.

"Um…ok" Santana replies nervously while placing her hands in Brittany's. They fumble about for a moment before they get the right hold.

"I'll lead if you want" Brittany smiles while placing her hand on Santana's waist while Santana puts her hand on Brittany's shoulder. They begin dancing slightly awkwardly since they're trying to find a pace that matches them both. Eventually though they settle in and Brittany is leading Santana all around the floor.

"Oh thank god" Santana sighs in relief as a slow song comes on. They've just danced nonstop for the last 3 songs and all of them were quick paced so Santana's feet were hurting in her heels.

"Are you glad we can slow down a little now?" Brittany asks with a smile as she gently dances with Santana to the music.

"Yeah" Santana smiles back.

"You have great movement by the way" Brittany tells Santana.

"Um…thanks" Santana says blushing slightly. No matter how much Brittany compliments her, she still struggles to take it without feeling embarrassed or nervous.

"So tell me, when was the last time you slow danced with someone?" Brittany asks curiously.

"I don't know if I ever really have" Santana shrugs. "I'm not much of a dancer and neither were any of my exes. Our usual date nights would consist of dinner or drinks, it didn't really include dancing."

"That's interesting" Brittany nods. "When we get back home, I'm going to take you dancing one night and I can guarantee you'll enjoy it" she states.

"Ok" Santana smiles. They continue dancing together but each time a new slow song comes on, they seem to get closer and closer to one another. At one point, Brittany slowly twirls Santana around and they end up as close as they could be without their faces touching with Brittany's hands on Santana's hips. They stare into one another's eyes for a second before both breaking eye contact.

"Um…maybe we should get some air" Brittany says nervously. This must have been only one of the few times she has got nervous during the trip. Nothing seemed to phase her in the beginning but suddenly she's getting nervous around Santana.

"I think you're right" Santana says not looking at Brittany. They then both head outside.

"It's really beautiful out here at night isn't it?" Brittany says admiring the beautiful view in front of them.

"Yeah it is" Santana nods while also looking around them at the view. "To think if I was still with Dani then I wouldn't have got to see this lovely town because my original flight wouldn't have changed" she states.

"I'm sorry you've been stuck with me the last day or two Santana" Brittany says sincerely.

"Oh no, don't be" Santana assures Brittany. "I'm actually relieved this happened if I'm honest because this last week away from Dani has made me feel like myself again" she says honestly.

"Really?" Brittany says surprised.

"Yeah because I don't think I realised just how much energy I was putting into the relationship to be who I thought Dani wanted me to be rather than just being myself" Santana admits. "It was exhausting really" she shakes her head.

"I can't imagine you changing yourself for someone" Brittany points out. She doesn't mean it in a nasty way but Santana just seems so strong sometimes and set in her ways.

"I mean I have always been pretty sure of myself with regards my friends and work but when it comes to relationships I'm not so much" Santana replies. "How do you know when a relationship is right?" she wonders.

"I have no idea" Brittany shrugs.

"You must have some idea though because you're about to propose to someone, I mean…no I'm sorry that sounded meaner than I meant it to" Santana says as she notices the look on Brittany's face. "I genuinely do want to know how you knew now was the right time to propose to Kate" she says.

"That's the thing, I don't know" Brittany sighs. "Kate and I have been together for a while and we know each other's family well so I figured now is a good time but I don't actually know if it is if that makes sense" she admits.

"If someone was going to propose to me, it's not likely to happen, but if it were then I'd want them to be ecstatic about it and want to do that because they want to not because they feel they should" Santana states.

"Sometimes life isn't as simple as that" Brittany sighs.

"If someone wanted to spend the rest of their lives with me then I'd want them to be happy and joyful about that. I'd want them to feel confident about being with me forever and not just doing it because nothing else is working out for them and they feel obligated to do it" Santana states. "But I mean, maybe that's just me believing in fairy-tales or something" she sighs.

"Hey, you deserve that fairy-tale" Brittany says honestly while stepping closer to Santana. They look into one another's eyes for a second and just as Brittany is about to lean in, she quickly stops herself. "We should go" she states.

"Uh…yeah" Santana replies nervously. They then make their way back to the hotel. They don't really say much to each other the whole way back because things are slightly awkward. Santana feels something towards Brittany so she's nervous and unsure of what it is and Brittany on the other hand feels something too but knows she's with Kate. She's not someone who would cheat on their girlfriend whether they're going through a rough patch or not. She's also not someone who would hurt Santana like that and lead her on.

When they get back to the hotel, Santana walks inside but Brittany hesitantly stands by the door for a second. She's not sure if she wants to go inside or not just yet.

"Are you coming in?" Santana asks while holding the door open.

"No I think I'm going to stay here and hang out for a little bit" Brittany replies. Santana nods and then heads inside. Brittany sits down on one of the chairs outside and just thinks to herself for a moment.

"Did you not like the dance?" the woman behind the reception desk asks Santana as she walks inside.

"No I did" Santana replies downheartedly.

"Well if that's your happy face then I'd hate to see your unhappy one" she jokes.

"No it's not that, I'm just confused" Santana sighs. "I mean what is wrong with me. Why is it that I'm more annoyed about a girl I just met proposing to her girlfriend than I am of getting my heart broken by some bitch that I was with for over a year?" she states shaking her head.

"Maybe you're ex just wasn't the one" the woman shrugs.

"I always pick the wrong girls, like all the time" Santana shakes her head. "Then it turns out the perfect girl was right around the corner for years" she sighs.

"So what now?" the woman asks.

"I just have this feeling she's going to marry the wrong girl" Santana states. She doesn't mean she wants to marry Brittany but she does feel Kate isn't right for her.

"I think you need to take a chance and tell Brittany how you feel" the woman points out.

"No I can't do that" Santana shakes her head. She doesn't want to say something embarrassing and then make a fool of herself.

"You might get your heart broken but it'll be better than always wondering what might happen" the woman replies. "You and Brittany, you have this thing that's special and I can tell you like each other" she says.

Meanwhile Brittany is outside looking at pictures of her and Kate on her phone. Things are just becoming really confusing for her now too. She's just staring at a picture of them looking so happy together wondering why that changed when the man that owns the hotel takes a seat next to her.

"You and Santana looked like you had a good time together at the dance tonight" he points out.

"Yeah…maybe too good" Brittany laughs.

"Is there such a thing as too good?" the man asks.

"There is when you have a girlfriend who is willing to put up with a long distance relationship because she loves you that much" Brittany sighs. As much as Kate hasn't been handling the current situation well; she must really love Brittany to be able to want to be together when they live so far apart.

"It seems like a lot of working trying to keep a long distance relationship going like that" the man points out.

"Work? It definitely feels like that" Brittany sighs. It shouldn't feel like such a chore but sometimes it does. "It's no good for anyone really and after tonight…" she shakes her head.

"Santana has got you wondering?" he asks.

"It's not like I haven't thought about it before but Santana…oh" she doesn't know how to describe what she feels.

"She is something" the man laughs.

"She can be impulsive, argumentative and she does what she wants" Brittany laughs.

"And you like that" the man smiles.

"Yeah that's what I'm afraid of" Brittany admits sadly. Santana is a great person and she knows she'd be lucky to have her but she does have a girlfriend. "Kate has been in my life for so long so I thought the right time would come where she would be a part of my future" she shrugs.

"Does this not feel like the right time" the man asks.

"Do you know it's funny, I'm supposed to be with Kate right now spending the whole holiday with her but yet I don't miss her" Brittany shakes her head. "I should be throwing tantrums all over the place because I'm supposed to be with the woman I love but the weather is preventing me from that. To be honest with you, it actually doesn't bother me all that much."

"Why do you think that is?" the man asks her.

"I'm guessing we're not truly meant to be together like I thought" Brittany shrugs. "Maybe Santana was right, maybe Kate isn't good enough for me."

"Would you say Santana is good enough for you?" he asks.

"I hadn't really thought about it" Brittany replies.

"Really?" the man raises a questioning eyebrow.

"Well maybe I had a little bit but I know I shouldn't be thinking like that because I am still with Kate right now" Brittany points out. She does think about Santana but she knows she shouldn't when she has a girlfriend so she has been trying to put the thoughts to the back of her mind.

"I need to get back inside now but you have to talk to Santana and obviously think about what you want in the future. Is Kate the right one?" he asks before leaving to let Brittany ponder the thought. Brittany stays outside for another few minutes before heading upstairs to go to her room. As soon as she gets there, she notices the room completely empty apart from her stuff. Her suitcase is sitting near the bathroom with the opened ring box on top.

"Shit" Brittany mutters aloud to herself. Santana or her stuff are nowhere to be found so it only means one thing – Santana has saw the engagement ring and left assuming Brittany still wants Kate and is going to propose. Without waiting another second, Brittany rushes downstairs to see if they know where Santana is. "Have you seen Santana?" Brittany asks the woman frantically.

"She left" the woman states.

"I was just outside and I didn't see her" Brittany frowns in confusion.

"There's a back door that she went out. She wanted to slip away quietly" the woman replies.

"She didn't even say goodbye" Brittany says sadly. "I don't know what I'm supposed to do now that she's left" she sighs.

"Do you want a ride to the airport?" the woman asks with a smile.

"Yeah" Brittany nods enthusiastically.

"Joe, get the truck" she shouts to her husband. Joe then drives her to the airport. However when they get there, it's too late because Santana has just boarded a last minute flight. It's not the direct flight they were supposed to be getting but it's a flight with a few changes where she'll at least make it to her parent's house eventually before the end of the night.

"This is just great" Brittany sighs in annoyance.

"What are you going to do now?" Joe asks curiously.

"It looks like the weather is clearing so I think I'll get my stuff from your place and just get a flight to Ohio. I think there's a few spare seats on another flight that I'll just book. There's no point waiting here for the original flight when I could easily pay for a different one and just get out of here" Brittany states sadly.

"Look you stay here and get a flight booked and I'll run back to the hotel and get your things for you" Joe replies.

"Thank you" Brittany smiles gratefully.

As soon as the flight is all sorted out and Brittany has her stuff, she manages to board the flight. The whole journey is long and boring but Brittany doesn't care. She's just glad she's getting to Ohio so she can talk to Kate and at least sort out half of the situation she has. When she arrives in Ohio, she grabs her things and takes a cab to Kate's parents' house.

"Brittany thank god you're here" Kate says relieved as she answers the door. "I didn't think you were going to make it on time" she states while hugging Brittany.

"Yeah, me neither" Brittany replies quietly while moving away from Kate.

"What's wrong, you seem sad about something" Kate tells her.

"You have practically ignored me since you found out I was sharing a hotel room with someone and now you are here hugging me like nothing happened" Brittany states.

"I was just upset, that's all" Kate replies.

"This just isn't going to work anymore Kate. You can't think ignoring me for days is ok or mature. What if something happened to me in that tortuous weather?" Brittany asks.

"I don't know what you're trying to say Brittany" Kate replies confused.

"I'm saying I think we need to break up" Brittany sighs.

"Wait…you want to break up with me because I ignored a few calls because I was mad at you?" Kate asks. "I just needed time to cool down that's all" she states.

"That's not why I want to break up" Brittany replies.

"So tell me why then" Kate sighs annoyed. Brittany then goes on to detail everything about the last few days and what it's made her realise. Kate take it pretty hard like Brittany expected so she decides not to overstay her welcome so leaves reasonably soon after. She goes to a local café to get some coffee and to decide what to do next. After thinking over it for a moment, she realises Santana should be in Ohio now and she has a brief recollection of where Santana said her parents stayed so she decides to go and find her. After knocking on 5 or 6 doors along the street and getting negative results, she finally thinks this next one might be the house. She takes a deep breath before ringing the doorbell. She's only waiting a few seconds before the door is opened.

"Oh my god Brittany, what are you doing here?" Santana asks shocked.

"Thank god" Brittany sighs in relief. "I have been knocking on doors all along the street and I honestly thought I wasn't in the right place because no one here seems to know you very well" she states.

"I don't understand" Santana says confused. "Were you trying to find me or something?" she asks.

"Yes" Brittany nods.

"But why, I mean aren't you supposed to be with Kate right now since it is Christmas and all?" Santana replies. It's not quite Christmas yet but in an hour or two it will be the 25th of December.

"We broke up" Brittany admits.

"Oh" Santana says surprised.

"I don't know how you feel about me but I know that I like you and that I think I'm meant to be with you and not Kate" Brittany says honestly. She has never been this nervous in years to say something like this to a girl.

"I feel the same way…I think" Santana replies nervously. She doesn't want to scare Brittany off and say they should be together or whatever but she does want to explore whatever it is that they've got.

"Good" Brittany smiles before gently placing her hands on Santana's hips. She steps closer and leans in and kisses Santana softly.

"I…" Santana doesn't know what to say. She has wanted to kiss Brittany for a while now but she didn't have the nerve to make the first move and she really didn't think Brittany would kiss her right now.

"I'm not 100% sure how to proceed here since it's Christmas and I'm in a place I've never been before but ideally when we get back to LA then I'd like to take you out on a date" Brittany admits. She never fully thought through what would happen after finding Santana. She's just broke up with Kate so she can't go there and Santana is with her family right now so she's basically in this strange place on Christmas day all by herself.

"I'd like that" Santana smiles.

"So, I should probably get to the airport now and see if they have any flights back to LA and maybe I'll briefly see my parents before midnight tomorrow" Brittany states.

"There's no point missing out on Christmas completely so why don't you have dinner with me and my family and then we can travel back to LA on Wednesday together" Santana suggests.

"Would that be ok with your parents?" Brittany asks confused.

"Yeah, I mean I sort of told them all about our ordeal so I don't see why they would mind" Santana replies.

"Ok cool" Brittany smiles. "So how come you're flying out before the new year?" she asks curiously.

"Because I have an important meeting I can't miss on Friday at work" Santana replies. "I wish I could have spent the whole week with my parents though because they don't go back to work until January" she sighs.

"Let's fly them out to LA then and they could meet my parents and we could all spend New Year's together" Brittany suggests.

"Really?" Santana smirks.

"Wow…am I getting too ahead of myself because if I'm rushing things with us then we really don't need to spend new year together" Brittany states embarrassed.

"No I like your plan but I don't know if we'll get reasonable priced flights at such short notice. It cost me a bomb just to change my flight the other day to come alone" Santana points out.

"I'll pay for the flights then" Brittany shrugs. "I'll just cancel my first class ticket and that will cover some of the cost."

"I can't let you do that" Santana shakes her head.

"Look we've just had the weirdest few days ever so let's not waste any more time. It's obvious you and I have something between us so let's just take the bull by the horns and do this for ourselves" Brittany states. She's been in a depressing relationship with Kate for a while and didn't see it and the same goes for Santana with Dani so Brittany figures they should live life to the full and live in the moment. That includes spending the holiday season together and with their families.