The drive to the nearest town (if the four paved streets that intersected could even be called a town) was about an hour long and Santana wanted to get a jump on the day. After waking up and still feeling like she could sleep for another 5 hours Santana got dressed and went to Jen's cabin.
"Let's go slowpoke, I wanna get the hell out of camp" Santana prodded as Jen dressed.
"Chill out, Lopez. It's a long day of doing nothing ahead of us, no worries"
The girls walked over to Brittany and Samantha's room and found the girls already sitting on their porch with their bags packed. The blonde smiled at Santana as she stood up.
"Well, looks like we're ready to go!"
If Santana didn't love driving so much she would have spent more time worrying that people used her for her car. But she absolutely loved feeling the car accelerate under her command. Hearing the roar of the engine as her right foot gave it more gas. She accepted her friends' offers to chip in for gas, but she wouldn't have cared if they didn't. With the windows down and Jen's iPod turned up and plugged into the radio, Santana almost forgot there were other people in the car as she flew down a relatively straight stretch of road.
She was brought back to earth by the uncomfortable press of someone's knees in the back of her seat. Santana glanced in the rearview mirror at Brittany sitting behind her; the girl completely oblivious to her position.
"Hey Legs, you need some room back there?" Santana asked playfully over the music.
Brittany realized her knees were pushing into the seat and made an apologetic face before adjusting. "Sorry, Santana"
"Don't worry about it" The driver pulled her seat forward an inch or two to give Brittany some room. Her legs do go on forever though, she found herself thinking as she glanced back in the rearview mirror. Brittany was looking out the window wearing a small smile, her blonde hair whipping wildly around her face. Santana could just catch a bit of Brittany's thigh in the mirror before the rest disappeared out of view. She saw the blonde turn to meet her gaze in the rearview and quickly returned her eyes to the road.
"This is just what I needed" Samantha sighed as she took a sip from her beer. Once the girls had gotten into town they stopped at the liquor store Samantha knew didn't card. After picking up two 6-packs they drove to the grocery store to pick up snacks before heading over to the park. They had seen Dan and Tom and a few other guys, but had declined their invitation to join them for a movie.
"Girls' day off, sorry boys!" Jen had trilled teasingly, waving a 6-pack at them before Santana grabbed it out of her hand and stowed it in the trunk.
Now they found themselves on a blanket under a tree in a quiet corner of the park, rotating between tanning, napping, drinking, eating, and gossiping. Brittany had brought a Frisbee and after bothering Jen enough, got her to toss it around. Santana and Samantha watched lazily on, enjoying the cool beer and the slight buzz it was giving them. Camp and the stresses that came with it seemed far away, tucked neatly out of reach by the snacks, beer, and beautiful weather.
The sun crept a bit higher before beginning its descent down for the night, tingeing the sky a light pink. Almost all the beers were finished and Santana was flat on her back watching the clouds through thin tree branches. Brittany and Samantha were reading trashy magazines next to her, and Jen had gone to find a bush to pee in, as the public bathrooms in the park had already been locked.
"Guys, the boys really want us to come hang out," Jen said as she sat back down, looking at her phone. "Dan just texted me"
"God they're so desperate," Samantha said with a grin as she sat up. "C'mon, let's go give them a pity call"
"I think I'm just gonna stay here, the beers made me sleepy" Brittany looked up from her magazine. Jen looked at Santana expectantly.
Santana kept her eyes trained on a small cloud. "I would, but I can't be fucked to move right now" She grinned as she felt Jen roll her eyes at her. "Another time," she added.
"Lame sauce. Fine, see you losers later" Jen said over her shoulder as she and Samantha started walking towards town.
"Don't leave without us!" Samantha shouted back to them.
"Maybe!" Santana called back, propping herself up on her elbows to see Samantha scowl at her. She lay back down and closed her eyes after the girls turned the corner. Brittany went back to flipping through her magazine. The quiet between them as they lay there was comfortable but Santana broke it anyway.
"Didn't want to make out with Dan in the back of the movie theater?" She asked with a smirk, her eyes still closed.
Brittany snorted. "Oh I'm sorry, I didn't realize I was back in the 8th grade," she replied, closing her magazine. Santana laughed. Brittany continued, "What's your obsession with me and him anyway?"
Santana frowned and opened her eyes to look at the blonde. "I'm not obsessed with either of you; I was just teasing"
Brittany studied her and Santana returned to staring at the sky which was getting darker. Santana heard the blonde moving next to her. Thinking she was getting up to leave, Santana sat up to protest.
"Hey, I'm sorry, I –"
Her explanation was cut short by Brittany's lips on hers. The kiss was hard and urgent but gentle at the same time and Santana opened her eyes in shock before closing them; trying to process what was happening.
She was aware of the taste of beer mixed with chapstick on the other girl's lips. The smell of sunscreen and sweat coming off her skin. She was pretty sure a slender hand had come up to cup the back of her neck under her hair. And just as fast as the kiss had come it ended as Santana pushed herself back, suddenly feeling very sober. She stared at Brittany and wondered what her face must have looked like as the blonde girl opened her mouth to speak.
Santana just shook her head, wondering if that had really just happened or if it was some weird booze dream and she was still sleeping on the blanket; hopefully waking up soon. She stood quickly; fought for her balance as her head pounded from the sun and alcohol. Brittany stood after her.
"Santana, I –"
Still speechless, Santana just held up a hand and continued to shake her head. She turned and started walking towards the car. As she walked she pulled her phone from her pocket and shot a text to Jen and Samantha, telling them curtly that she was ready to head back to camp.
Brittany ran a hand through her hair and sighed before starting to clean up the remnants of their picnic.