Brittany.
It only took about fifteen minutes to arrive at the little diner Rachel led us to. When we walked inside we found a booth across the restaurant. I sat next to Santana and Rachel took the empty side across from us. I was glad she was in a better state of mind than when I walked into the kitchen earlier. Santana slid her hand into mine under the table and rested them on her knee. I smiled at her and when she smiled back it made those butterflies in my stomach go stir crazy.
"I've only been here once but they have a vegan menu which I'm very thankful for. I'm sure you girls will enjoy whatever you order, it seems like a rather popular little hole in the wall diner." Rachel explained as she grabbed the menus from the sugar caddy at the end of the table.
"I'm sure it's delicious." I said smiling at her.
"If I get food poisoning from this place I swear I'll find your munchkin village and set it on fire." Santana said after opening her menu.
"Santana, can't we have a morning where you don't insult me for once? I'd really appreciate it, with the emotional state I'm in this morning... I'd really like a break from the verbal abuse you spew every time I see you." Rachel expressed before holding her menu up so it covered her face from us. I nudged Santana and she looked at me with those eyes that said 'do I really have to be nice' and I nodded over to Rachel.
"I'm sorry Rachel. You know I'm only joking and I would never burn down your munchkin village." Santana said through gritted teeth. I smiled at her and she batted her eyelashes at me with a smirk across her lips.
"Thank you for your apology. Let's not dwell on things. I'd like to enjoy your visit rather than bicker back and forth the whole time." Rachel said. My stomach jumped at the word visit when I remembered that Santana was here in New York to live. I wanted her to stay with us so badly, I didn't even think her living somewhere else was an option. Even though we'd only known each other for four months, I couldn't imagine my life without her. I still sometimes wonder how I managed to get by before I knew her.
"Well, since we're on the topic... we have something we'd like to talk to you about." I stated simply. Santana looked at me with wide eyes as if asking why I was bringing this up now. Rachel set her menu down and just as I opened my mouth to speak the waiter walked up.
"Hello Ladies, what can I do for you today?" He asked smiling down at us.
"I'll take a hot tea and a water please." Rachel requested.
"I'll have a coffee and a water." Santana replied.
"Any cream or sugar?" He asked.
"No, just coffee. Keep it comin' too. I needs my caffeine." Santana said. I laughed before turning to the waiter.
"I'll have a water and an orange juice please." I told him before he walked away to get our drinks.
I turned back to Rachel who was now looking at me with curious eyes and a smile across her lips. I smiled back at her before looking to Santana who sat silently staring at the menu. I knew she didn't want to ask Rachel if she could move in with us but I also knew she wanted to stay with me and being roommates with Rachel is the only way that could happen now.
"So, as I was saying... Uh... well, how would you feel if Santana didn't go back to Lima?" I asked. I was unsure how to bring the topic up so I just jumped right in.
"Well, why wouldn't Santana go back to Lima? Oh my Barbra, did something happen? Is your Abuela okay? I didn't even think about it, are you okay? I can't believe it, everything happened so fast. She was fine the last time we saw her... I didn't even get told anything and now it's too late." Rachel went off into a dramatic monologue and Santana looked at me with an irritated expression.
"No. No... no Rachel. Abuela is okay. She's still sick but she didn't... yeah... Well actually Abuela is the reason Santana is here, but not in a bad way." I explained. I looked at Santana who opened her mouth to fill Rachel in on the details. After we gave our order to the waiter, Santana explained the whole story to Rachel who sat listening silently.
"So you just got dropped off at the airport with a check and a plane ticket? You have no plans... no idea what to do... no plans as to where you'll be living or working... you have to wait to get back to NYU... that's insane Santana." Rachel said adding everything up in her head.
"People do it all the time Berry. It's like the American dream to just pack up and go to New York with no idea what you'll do there. I have a game plan at least." Santana said. Rachel shook her head and looked around the diner.
"A very broad game plan with no idea how it will work out or when you'll be enrolled into NYU again." Rachel said bringing reality to the situation.
"It's fine Berry. Don't worry your Jewish little head about it." Santana said as the waiter walked up with our food. We stopped talking for awhile in order to enjoy our breakfast and it was a comfortable silence. After we all finished our food, the waiter came through and cleared the table.
"So... there's a reason we brought this up..." I said trailing off. Rachel looked at me with a curious expression displayed across her face once again.
"I was wondering how you'd feel is Santana moved in with us... we would share a room obviously and split the expenses three ways, making it cheaper for everyone." I said. Rachel's curious expression quickly turned into a smile as she furiously nodded her head.
"I didn't even think of that, how could I not think of that? I mean you two are so sickeningly in love that it wouldn't make sense if you weren't together. I'd love for Santana to be our roommate... but there are a few conditions I'd like to put into effect..." Rachel explained.
"Jesus, what sort of conditions are we talking about Barbra?" Santana chimed in. I ran my fingers up and down her thigh trying to relax her. I could tell she was getting irritated with Rachel and I didn't want her snapping.
"Well Santana, for one.. you can at least call me by my first name. Although I am happy to have the name of my idol as a part of my own, I don't feel I've quite lived up to those standards in life yet. On top of that, I really don't enjoy your other nicknames, however hilarious they might be. I'd also like to make my name known just as well as hers truly. I mean can you imagine it one day... one day Rachel Berry will be known across the world. You'll at least be there in the story of how I came to fame. If you play your cards right, you might even be around for more. I really feel as though we could be friends, even though we got off on the wrong foot and spent so much time bickering at one another." Rachel stated smiling sympathetically towards Santana. I looked over at Santana and could tell by her clenched jaw that she was pained by Rachel's speech. She had spent that many words on only one condition, I was even wondering what the others might be and if it would take the entire day to explain them.
"Alright, Rachel... what are the other conditions?" Santana breathed out. I could feel her body become more tense against my own and knew that she was irritated.
"The other applies to you both as a couple... I'm just unsure as to how I feel about the dynamics of living with a couple. Especially when it's the first time for all of us to be living on a day to day basis with one another. I just want to be clear that if things don't work out... which I do hope for the very best and that this never happens... I just want to be sure that Brittany would continue to be my roommate and everything won't fall apart if things don't work out." Rachel explained. She looked back and forth between Santana and me. I looked at Santana who now had a huge grin across her lips.
"Rachel." Santana said with a sarcastic tone.
"Brittany and I are soulmates. Nothing could ever tear us apart." She said with the calmest voice in the world. The words were so confident, as if it were the most true statement ever to be spoken. It sounded like she felt the statement should belong in a history book and everyone should just know it without a doubt.
"While I'm glad you feel this way, I do have to protect myself from such circumstances. I hope such a thing doesn't come along but if it does, I'd prefer to know that I won't be worrying about my rent alone." Rachel replied.
"I'll stay if the impossible happens, don't worry. We would never do anything that would screw you over." I finally spoke for myself. Santana smiled innocently towards me and everything just felt so right. She wasn't leaving and as far as I knew Rachel was agreeing to her moving in with us. Everything just felt so perfect, like nothing could bring us down now. Maybe it was the feeling of her leaning against me, maybe is was the long night of making love after what felt like forever of being apart, or maybe it was just the way she made my heart beat so fast whenever she was near; whatever it was had me on the highest cloud in the sky at the moment.
We made it back to our apartment building after discussing the details of Santana moving in. Rent would definitely be cheaper. Santana could start paying right away with the check she'd received from Abuela. When we got back to our safe haven in number 646, we all collapsed against the couch with full bellies and weighted minds. Santana had to figure out her life in a new city and look into school at NYU. Rachel was starting at NYADA and I was starting at the new studio soon. Everything was changing and we were all exhausted.
Santana and I were nuzzled up in the corner of our L-shaped couch while Rachel sat to the right of me at the end of the couch with her legs propped up on an ottoman. We were watching footloose on Vh1 movies that rock. I had my head on Santana's stomach while she stretched her legs on the long side of the couch. I had my legs resting on Rachel's lap and it was super comfortable. I couldn't explain the relaxing feeling that swept over me. I wondered if it was just because Santana was finally here, or if it was the fact that Rachel and her were getting along and had both agreed to terms of living together. I also thought it could have something to do with the fact that I knew Santana and I would wake up next to each other again tomorrow, and the day after that, and the day after that.
At some point I fell asleep during the movie. I was woken up by Santana kissing my forehead as she slid her arms under me and picked me up. I was much taller than she was and I wasn't used to just being scooped up by other people. She carried me down the hall to my bedroom, I mean our bedroom. She laid me down on the bed and I pretended to be asleep the entire time. When she laid down next to me with the lights off and the door closed, I slid my arms around her waist and tickled my fingers against the skin of her lower stomach.
"I didn't know you were awake, sleepy head." She said before rolling over to face me. I smiled even though I knew she probably couldn't see it through the darkness.
"I may have woken up as soon as you picked me up." I breathed out with a smile across me lips. She smirked at me and leaned forward to press her lips against mine. The kiss was relaxing and calm, it wasn't filled with need or hunger like the night before. We kissed like that for a few minutes before she turned around to lay with her back towards me. I wrapped my arms around her waist and spooned her. We fit together like those eggs that open up for a smaller egg and then an even smaller egg is inside the next one, that's how perfect Santana fit against me. I kissed the skin of her shoulder and she let out a deep breath. I could imagine falling asleep like that every night for the rest of my life.
Sorry it took me a bit to update. Life gets in the way of my nerdy closet habits. I've been working nonstop and when I'm not working... well to be honest I'm usually drinking and partying with friends so that takes away from my writing time. Hope you like the new chapter and can't wait to hear from all of you.
Leggofmyeggo- Thanks! I can just imagine Rachel singing at the top of her lungs when she's really upset about something. What a way to wake up in the morning!
mixtapesandcellmates- I can't stand Finn! I don't put much of him in my story for that exact reason. He ruins everything and then gets made out to be the hero. He's a big fucking douche. I love Britt and Rachel as friends. Rachel is so intense and Brittany, well she's just Brittany and she lightens the mood of any situation.
Katjaa- I love writing the story when they're happy and cute. The sad parts are important but not as fun to write.
JazzMonte- I love Santana and Rachel as friends. Even though Santana constantly makes fun of her... it's just a love/hate relationship. They are fun together though.
sogleekedup1687- Thanks for reading the first one and continuing with the story. I can't wait to hear more from you. New York times will be super fun.
emmaisalesbian- I'm glad you can depend on something even if it's silly old me. I love berritana... missing Quinn though. :[
sweet82405- Thanks so much for waiting it out on your slow phone to review. I'm really glad you like it and hope to hear more from you! I'll definitely keep it going til the end.
heyabrittana95- Love you!
Nyx93- Thank you so much, you're so nice! I love writing and I try to do my best to make it so that people can relate to my stories. Brittana fanfiction is just so fun to write as well. Hope to hear more from you :]
