AN: Hey guys! Sorry it's been awhile and that this is a shorter chapter. I've been busy with uni. The song in this chapter is called Faster by Matt Nathanson. I really miss my Brittana on screen :( Stick your hand up if I owe you a coffee, seriously though if you ever find yourself in my part of NZ I will buy you a coffee. Anyways hope you enjoy. If you have any feedback, you know what to do (you'd be surprised to know how much it can help someone to write) :)
Santana walks back to their table near the bar, setting the four beers down. Quinn gives her a quizzical look.
"I have my ways" Santana laughs.
"Saaaaan" Brittany draws out her name and narrows her eyes at the girl.
"No babe, nothing like that I promise" Santana sits on the bar stool, placing her hand on Brittany's thigh. Santana leans into her girlfriend and whispers in her ear "I love you. You and only you, forever"
Brittany smiles, kissing Santana's nose "I love you too"
"You guys are way too cute" Quinn mutters.
"Shut up and drink your beer Fabray," Santana stares at Puck "And what the hell are you doing in Boston"
"I'm just the best looking police recruit cop in training" Puck replies as Quinn grins at him.
"No way" Santana breathes out.
"Shouldn't you be abiding by the law" Brittany wonders aloud, staring at the drink in his hand. Santana lets out a laugh and kisses Brittany's cheek. Puck opens and closes his mouth a few times as Quinn giggles, squeezing his bicep.
Puck shrugs "What happens in Kentucky stays in Kentucky, right"
Brittany thinks for a second before replying "I thought it was Vegas"
"It is B. He means it the same way" Quinn pipes up and Brittany nods, muttering a quiet oh.
A few drinks and a lot of laughs later, Santana fixes her eyes on a guy that keeps staring at Brittany. Brittany follows her line of sight as the guy approaches.
"Hey ladies can I buy you a drink"
Puck snorts "Look dude, these girls are taken. Take my advice, you should introduce yourself"
"No offence dude, but I know how to score"
"Clearly not" Santana speaks, rolling her eyes.
The guy puts his hand on the table, incredibly close to where Brittany is resting her own hand. Santana tenses moving forward as Brittany flinches a little before meeting his dark eyes "You should leave before my girlfriend goes all LimaHeights on you"
He smirks "Oh okay, I can work with that"
Santana loses it, shoving him hard in the chest making him stumble and trip over a chair.
"You son of bitch, keep talking and I'll tie you up to a tree by your balls" Santana growls.
"Blondie with your body, you could do so much better than this"
Santana does not even care that she is in a crowed bar as she launches her fist at his face. Brittany quickly runs over, putting her arms around Santana's middle and carrying her away as security throws the guy out. Santana struggles until she realises it is Brittany holding her.
Brittany holds her tightly whispering in her ear "Baby, he's not worth it"
Brittany's touch and her words calm Santana instantly. Brittany places a kiss on Santana's head turning the girl in her arms. Santana wriggles her arms around Brittany's waist, snuggling into her chest as her breathing evens out. Puck and Quinn watch them with a knowing look and make their way towards them as the barmaid walks over.
"Santana, I know he provoked you but if you pull a stunt like that again, I'll have to kick you out too"
"He deserved it" Santana mumbles against Brittany's chest.
"I can't disagree" The barmaid smiles as she heads back behind the bar.
"You okay S" Quinn asks.
"Yeah Q, I'm good"
"Here get this down ya" Puck says as he hands Santana a shot.
Santana takes it and then looks up at Brittany, tightening her hold on her slightly "Have I ever told you that you're the best"
Brittany grins "I think you might have mentioned it," she chastely kisses Santana "How about we sing"
"Sounds perfect B" Santana replies.
Quinn shoves them towards the stage yelling after them "Just don't make it too mushy"
Santana turns and pokes her tongue out as Puck pulls Quinn into his lap.
Brittany bounces on the stage excitedly "Let's sing one of our favourites"
Santana looks at the girl in awe for a moment, wondering how there could be such a perfect human being. She leans up to Brittany's ear and whispers. Brittany pulls back and nods eagerly. Brittany goes to grab the microphone but before she can, Santana pulls her back by the hand and gives her a sweet kiss. It takes Brittany by surprise but she loves it and she loves how far Santana has come since the past year. As the beat starts Santana mouths I love you at Brittany before raising the microphone to her lips. Brittany's heart thumps, she is pretty sure her favourite thing is listening to Santana sing.
You're so delicious, you're so soft
Sweet on the tip of my tongue
You taste like sunlight
And strawberry bubble gum
Santana sings, smiling right at Brittany.
You bite my lip, you spike my blood
You make my heart beat faster
Brittany's whole body is alive and beaming as she sings right back to Santana.
Own me, you own, you rattle my bones
You turn me over and over till I can't control myself
Make me a liar, yeah, one big disaster
You make my heart beat faster
Quinn and Puck both have big cheesy grins on their faces as they watch them sing. Quinn loves seeing them so happy. She remembers the first time Santana tentatively approached her and finally admitted her love for Brittany. She remembers the way Santana's eyebrows furrowed at her reaction, the smile that pulled at her lips. She watched them push and pull even when they thought no one knew. Quinn is glad they finally got it together because their love gave her so much hope when she was lonely.
It's the way you swell, slow
Pushing right out your seams
It's the way you smile, baby
When you've got me on my knees
The way Brittany moves thoroughly hypnotises Santana and she wonders when she got so lucky. The biggest regret she has is not letting herself love sooner.
You're all night noise, you're sirens howl
You make my heart beat faster
Own me, you own, you rattle my bones
You turn me over and over till I can't control myself
Make me a liar, yeah one big disaster
Cause you make my heart beat faster
They pull Puck and Quinn up to join them. They quickly have everyone on their feet and dancing.
'Cause I jump back, crash, I crawl
I beg and steal, I follow you
Yeah, you own me
And you make my heart beat faster, faster
Faster, faster
I can't get enough because it's on like
I guess this world is over to me
Brittany adores the way Santana brings the rasp into her voice and she honestly wonders why the woman she loves is not getting paid to do this.
You own me, you own, you rattle my bones
You turn me over and over till I can't control myself
Make me a liar, yeah, one big disaster
You make my heart beat faster
They hug so tightly afterwards, grinning ear from ear as the whole bar applauds them.
Santana whispers in her ear "I couldn't do this without you" Brittany ponders that, giving Santana a sweet kiss.
"What are your plans now" Quinn asks sweetly.
"I'm a take Britts here somewhere special," Santana grins at Brittany, squeezing her hand "When do you head off"
"Tomorrow night. Do you want us to walk you anywhere" Puck asks as he tightens his hold on Quinn.
"It's usually pretty safe around here so we'll be alright and I have my phone. Besides I can always go all Lima Heights" Santana smirks.
"Totally" Brittany agrees as Puck nods.
"Catch up before we go" Quinn wonders.
"You know it" Santana gives them both hugs as does Brittany.
"I love you guys" Brittany slightly raises her voice as they watch Quinn and Puck head off together hand in hand.
"Love you too Britt" They say in unison as they glance back.
"Britt you're shivering" Santana says furrowing her brow as she leads the girl to their destination.
"I'm alright" Brittany smiles like she is but Santana does not miss the way her eyes hint otherwise.
"Here take this" Santana offers as she shrugs the jacket from her own shoulders.
"San," Brittany's face crinkles, she is not quite sure that she will ever get used to how sweet Santana can be "But now you'll be cold"
Santana helps Brittany into the jacket, shaking her head "I have you"
Brittany can feel the tears pricking at the corner of her eyes. She feels like the happiest person on the plant and seeing Santana feel that way too makes her heart squeeze in the best way possible.
"B" Santana whispers as she reaches up wiping the pad of her thumb at Brittany's eyes. She presses kisses all over Brittany's face until she has the girl giggling.
"I love you" Brittany says.
"I love you too Brittany S. Peirce," Santana kisses her deeply before pulling back "Come on, I want to show you something"
"Lay back" Santana prompts Brittany who is looking a bit confused.
Brittany lies between Santana legs, resting her head against Santana's chest.
"Look up" Santana speaks again.
Brittany takes a sharp breath in "Santana... It's so pretty"
Santana grins, wrapping herself around Brittany. They lay there for a while in silence looking up at the stars. This spot gives them a particularly clear view of the sky, Santana had found it quite soon after moving to Kentucky. They used to do this when they were younger back in Lima. Brittany would point out random shapes the stars made, making Santana laugh before Santana would nudge her to get the real astronomy facts. Santana is the only one that knows that Brittany loves the sky and everything in it. Brittany would read any book she could get her hands on about the stars, planets and anything to do with the sky. Brittany loves that Santana gets her and she knows that no one else could come close to knowing her like Santana does.
Brittany breaks the silence "Do you ever thought about New York"
Santana catches Brittany eyes and softly whispers "Occasionally"
"It's okay S. You know I'd be okay if you decided to go there"
"Britt Britt, it's so much further away" Santana's voice strains.
"I want you to live your dream, you should be as happy with what you're doing as you are with me," Brittany pauses for a moment, Santana's about to protest but before she can Brittany carries on "You know I got a call from Mike the other day. He was telling me all about Julliard and it sounds so amazing Santana. He told me I should visit and check it out. He thinks I would have a really good chance of getting in if I keep my grades up" Brittany explains with a glint in her eye.
"If it's what you want B, you know I'll help you with your work and application. I don't want you to do this for anyone but yourself" Santana smiles as she runs her fingers through Brittany's hair.
"I do San. I really do and if you're there too, it's just a really nice bonus"
Santana nods in understanding, shuffling under Brittany's weight "Come on, let's go snuggle back in my room"
Brittany stands and pulls Santana to her feet. They walk back quietly swinging their intertwined hands as they go.
They are all tangled limbs on Santana's bed as Brittany kisses her softly. Santana pulls back resting their foreheads together "I want to Britt but I don't know how. I don't know how to tell Mami and what would happen if I actually made it there and how I'd be with even more distance between us"
Brittany's face washes over with concern before she looks at the girl with all the hope in the world "Oh Santana, your Mom won't mind. She wants you to be happy like I do. You wouldn't be by yourself you know. You will have Mike, Mercedes, Kurt and Rachel. You get scared, it happened with me but that turned out great, right. We'll be more than okay. I know that because I love you and even though I'll miss you like crazy, the thought of maybe being able to join you in New York is so exciting San"
Santana's smile grows wide "You're so amazing, you know that," Santana steals a kiss "No maybes. You are going to ace exams Britt. I believe in you"
It makes Brittany blush as her voice stumbles "Thank you"
Brittany's face makes Santana want to marry her on the spot. She just wants the whole world to know Brittany's a genius. Santana strokes her face "Hey, it's true you know. You are so smart and you can do anything"
Brittany blushes even more and it makes Santana grin so wide she feels her face hurt. She presses her lips against Brittany's, letting them linger there. Brittany smiles against her lips "Santana Lopez you are the sweetest person in the world. I love you"
"I love you too Britt Britt"
Brittany falls asleep to Santana singing softly to her like always. It makes her feel safe and protected from everything. They both cannot wait until the day they get to wake up beside each other without one of them having to leave.
