Like I Always Wanted
Disclaimer: I do not own any rights to Glee or any of it characters.
I don't have a beta so all mistakes are mine.
Chapter 10
The next morning Brittany awoke smiling as she felt the body in her arms snuggled into her. She opened her eyes when she heard the girls on the bed next to them moving. She saw Santana and Quinn trying to quietly get up without waking them.
Santana looked over to them and smiled seeing Brittany awake. "Morning, do you want us to bring you and Rach back some breakfast. We will do the morning run and workout with them." She whispered still not wanting to wake Rachel.
Brittany nodded and whispered back. "Yes please. She didn't sleep well at all and kept turning on her bad shoulder. Whether she likes it or not she's not running and training today."
Santana nodded, she and Quinn chuckling as they walked out. She settled back in kissing her forehead drifting back to sleep herself.
In the other room Quinn was still chuckling. "How mad do you think Rachel will be when she figures out Britt turned off her alarm?"
Santana shrugged. "She'll get over it. No one can stay mad at B. She'll pout or something and Rachel will melt."
They both shared a laugh and headed out to the squad. All of the girls were already in formation when they came out and watched the door behind them looking for Rachel and Britt. When they didn't come out too Holly and Sue came up to them.
Holly looks to the door. "Where's the other two?"
Santana pulled them out of ear shot of the squad. "Britt turned her alarm off. She had a really bad night with her shoulder, back and knee hurting so Britt is making her stay in."
Sue looked back to them. "Does she need a doctor, is she ok?"
Quinn shook her head. "No she's ok just really sore and is stubborn enough to run on that knee just to not show weakness to the squad. Britt will take care of her and she should be fine by morning run tomorrow. The squad will deal with us this morning"
They both nodded chuckling at the sadistic smiles both girls had on their faces. Santana smirked. "Can you guys bring them back food so we can work over… I mean workout with the squad this morning?"
Holly smiled, "I'll make sure they get some breakfast."
Sue looked to the squad then back. "I suggest that you do the morning workout down by the lake today so that the noise doesn't disturb them and your location is unknown to the midget." With a curt nod they turned and headed back to the squad.
Santana stood in front of the squad and glared them down. "Good morning losers. Lucky you, we're in charge today." The girls groaned knowing they were in for it but listened. "After the week you put Rachel through she decided you can deal with me and Quinn today, you know, for old time sake, so you better keep up. We have morning run, breakfast, an extra special after breakfast run and morning training. Let's go."
With that she turned and started running, Quinn right beside her. They ran the first half of the run at a normal pace but when they hit the halfway point Santana and Quinn shared an evil smirk and set a punishing pace. When they arrived at the cafeteria the squad looked ready to fall over.
Quinn moved forward. "Once we have finished eating form up right back here for a nice leisurely run by the lake before our workout." She grabbed Santana's hand and pulled her into the cafeteria to eat.
Back at the cabin Rachel was just waking up. She smiled into Brittany's neck enjoying being held then silently took stock of how her body was feeling. Her back and knee were really sore but her shoulder was on fire. She tried to move quietly out of Brittany's hold to try out walking but the moment she moved her arm she cried out in pain. "Oh god!"
Brittany was instantly awake and looking her over. "What is it Rach, your shoulder or leg?"
Rachel burrowed into her neck breathing through the pain. "Shoulder, god this sucks Britt."
Brittany kissed her temple. "I know it does. Let's try and get you sitting up first and take it from there. I will help; try not to move your arm."
Gingerly they moved and got her sitting with her legs draped over the side of the bed. Brittany moved to kneel in front of her and checked her knee. "The swelling is gone but it's already bruised pretty badly." She stood and moved to the shoulder. "I'm sorry Rae but I have to check it."
Rachel nodded and tried to relax as she felt around and rotated her shoulder. She whimpered in pain as tears came to her eyes breaking Brittany's heart. "I'm so sorry but it looks ok. The swelling is down for the most part we do need to ice it again though."
Rachel sighed as Britt wiped her tears. "Ok, can you help me into the shower? The hot water should help loosen me up for our morning run."
Brittany bit her lip then squared her shoulder. "I'll help you into the shower because I think it will help but the girls and the squad have already gone on their run. You are not running or training today."
Rachel looked up sharply. "What… why? I told you I needed to be there this morning."
Brittany shook her head stubbornly, "and I told you that you needed to rest." Rachel went to argue but she held up her hand stopping her. "No… You're hurt and you need to stay off that knee as much as you can today and you can't even move your damn shoulder. I won't sit here and watch you kill yourself for that damn squad, they aren't worth it. I can't do it Rae, I won't. I need you to be ok."
By the time she finished tears were streaming down her face. Rachel pulled her down with her good arm and held her close. "Ok Britt, I'm sorry, I'll stay in today. I'm sorry, please don't cry honey. You know I can't handle that."
Burrowing into her good shoulder she sighed, "and you know I can't stand to see you hurt. I hurts my heart."
Rachel rubbed her back to calm her and kissed her head. Brittany started to calm back down only to get angry about the whole thing again. "Andrea is luck Coach sent her home or I would have kicked her ass. San and Q were ready to kill her too. As it is I'm sure they are working the squad over as we speak for all they pulled this week."
She pulled back and kissed Rachel's cheek. "Come on let's get you in the shower. I'm sure our breakfast will be brought to us by the time you get out."
Nodding she let Brittany help her to stand and leaned against her as she walked to the bathroom. Logically she knew she was too hurt to be training but her pride made her want to show then no fear or weakness the same way she did at school when they used to torment her. And although she wanted to prove to them that they couldn't hurt her in any way she'd be damned if she made Brittany cry again. She wouldn't do it.
Brittany helped her into the shower and over to the shower chair. "Ok, if you need anything yell for me and I will come help. Please don't stand by yourself and end up falling."
Rachel smiled and squeezed her hand. "I won't. I'll call you when I'm done for help. Let me know if our food gets here before I'm done."
She nodded with a smile and left her to it. Walking back into their room she gathered all of their clothes took them to the laundry room and started their wash. Once that was going she went back and stripped the beds and put clean sheets and blankets on both but left them in the center of the room pushed together. She loved that they all ended up there watching movies together almost every night. She loved having all three of her best friends together.
She was just finishing tidying up the living area when Holly stuck her head in. "Hey how's hot stuff doing?"
Britt smiled. "She's ok, in the shower right now letting the hot water soothe her muscles."
Holly opened her mouth to say more but Rachel called for Brittany. She smiled and pointed to the coffee table. "I need to help her out. You can just put the food there and we will be out in a few."
With that she hurried to help Rachel leaving Holly smiling after her and started to put the food out for them.
In the bathroom Rachel was enjoying the hot water on her shoulder but her leg started to ache and needed to be elevated soon so she called for Brittany. She could have stood and walked on her own but she promised to call for help and didn't want to upset her again. She turned off the water and towel dried as much as she could while still sitting then wrapped it around her back and chest.
Brittany came in a moment later. "You ready to get out Rach?"
"Yes, I didn't grab any clothes though."
She opened the curtain and smiled "I brought you some. Let's get you out and to the vanity chair so you can change."
Once she was sitting at the mirror Brittany gently helped her put her clothes on. Neither girl was thinking too much on the fact of Rachel being naked right now. Aside from the fact that they had been changing in front of each other for years, all Brittany cared about was helping and Rachel was in too much pain to really think about it at all.
After she was dressed and Brittany had brushed her hair putting it in a ponytail they headed out to the living area. Holly looked up as they enter. "Well you're alive at least."
Rachel chuckled. "I'm ok just sore. I'm sure by tomorrow I'll be running with the squad again."
She went to reply but Brittany beat her to it. "No, Monday you will be running with then again. San and Q will do it tomorrow too." Rachel moved to argue but Britt put a finger to her lips. "You have to rest that knee or it will get worse."
Rachel nodded and turned back to Holly. "I guess I'll be ready to run Monday. My shoulder however will probably take a few more days but I anticipate starting to train again fully with them by maybe Wednesday."
Holly just chuckled at how Brittany handled the little diva. "Sounds good to me, I talked to Sophia and she said that they will be by to check on you today and that they better see you down with that leg elevated and resting. I'll leave you to your breakfast. Just leave the cart outside the door. Someone will take it back to the cafeteria later."
They nodded saying their goodbyes and dug into their food. Once they ate they snuggled down on the couch and turned on a movie. A little while later Sophia, Jan and Marsha came by and gave Rachel a full exam on her injuries and agreed with Brittany as to her not running until at least Monday and not using the shoulder until Wednesday and to take it easy when she did. Then they left them to rest.
By the lake Sue watched on as Quinn and Santana ran the girls into the ground. They were winding down and should be releasing them soon. After Rachel had beaten her top 5 so easily she had left all training discipline to the girls and it seemed to be working so she left them to it until the incident.
She was not happy with Rachel getting hurt so intervened and sent Andrea packing after that. She couldn't have someone that was willing to hurt another that way on her squad. She was a bitch but her girls were kept safe. She was honestly impressed with how Rachel had handled the squad up to this point and was curious to see how the next week would go after the incident and the punishment they were receiving now.
She looked up as Santana called them to stop. "Alright you are done for the day, the rest of it is yours to do with as you please. Find your way to lunch and dinner on your own."
Quinn moved in beside her. "Be ready in the morning for another trip down memory lane with us. Rachel will return bright and early Monday morning with the new routine I'm not sure you deserve. Now get out of here."
They watched the girls groan and limp their way back to their camp ground with smirks on their faces. "Ruthless as always I see."
They turned to look at coach and Santana shrugged, "It went too far this time. They needed to learn it's not ok."
Quinn nodded and Sue looked back to the departing backs of her girls. "Agreed," With that she walked away following the squad back.
Santana looked to Quinn. "How about we go and grab lunch to take back to the girls and eat with them. I'm starving."
Quinn smiled. "Sure that sounds good. I hope she slept in and rested this morning. We need to work on the routine this afternoon."
Santana turned and led the way back to the cafeteria. "Me too, but I'm sure she has half if not all of it done in her head already."
The both chuckled and walked on in silence. After they got food they headed back to their cabin. As Sophia, Jan and Marsha were leaving Santana and Quinn came smiling through the door after her. Rachel looked over the back of the couch at them. "Hey, where have you two been this morning?"
Santana just smirked and Quinn chuckled as they put down some bags and bottles of water. "We just finished up with the morning workout. Give us a few to shower then we will eat lunch and we can spend the afternoon planning."
She looked at the clock then back to them shocked. "You just finished the workout. They were only supposed to have a 30 minute session this morning. Saturday is a resting day."
Santana smiled evilly and shrugged. "I guess they should have thought of that before pushing so hard this week and that's what they would have gotten. Instead they got to have a special workout session with Snix this morning. Maybe this coming week they will reconsider their actions."
With that they headed to the showers leaving a stunned Rachel and a snickering Brittany. She sat up and started sorting what was in the food bags the girls had sat down. "I told you they were upset about you getting hurt."
Rachel just shook her head. "The girl that caused the fall is gone though."
She just shrugged. "Doesn't matter, the whole squad was pulling crap all week and they paid for it today. You know that discipline and safety are important. They are just insuring that the squad remembers that as well. Don't question it or them. Just sit back and enjoy your lunch then we will get started on finishing this routine."
Rachel sat and thought for a moment and decided to just listen to her and go with it. When the girls came that out nothing more was said about the morning training. They just talked about a little of everything then moved on to the routine.
Rachel already had it finished in her head so the others just helped her put it down on paper since it hurt her to move too much. They only stopped once for dinner, Santana and Quinn ran up and brought it back and they works some more. Once it was all finished she printed it off and they all looked it over.
Brittany smiled and handed the paper back to her. "This is going to be epic. I wish we were still on the squad so we could do this."
Santana nodded, "Me too, this shit is great."
Quinn sighed. "I hate that she won't let us back on the squad and we will be missing this."
Rachel smiled. "That is the beauty of this camp. The councilors came be in the final performance with the groups. I'll just integrate you all into it and we train with them. We can all be in it and then when they leave I'll just take our parts out for them. That way you get to perform it here at least."
They all looked at her excited. "Do you think coach will let us?" Britt asked bouncing in her seat.
Rachel shrugged. "I'm in charge here she doesn't have a choice. It is a known fact that most of the councilors perform too. It's a team building thing. We will have some of our own stunts that will be easy to take out for the squad since I don't think any of them can accomplish them. It will be awesome. She will still have a fully functional short and long program that can win if they work hard at it."
Brittany excitedly got up and started dancing around the room. They all laughed and Santana and Quinn joined her. They all missed being on the squad so much. Rachel just watched them smiling. They may not like coach or the other girls but they all loved cheering and gymnastics.
Once they all calmed they cleaned everything up and moved to the bedroom. Brittany put some more liniment on Rachel's injuries and they all settle to watch a movie falling asleep together like always. They were excited for the weeks to come and the opportunity to be a part of this routine. The training would be brutal but the end result should be epic.
A/N: Ok my lovelies, sorry for the extremely long wait but here is the next update. I hope to finish the next by midweek. Thank you for your patience and for sticking with me on this journey. Up next we will be seeing how the squad reacts to Rachel coming back and more training. Also the girls all start getting closer.