Alright guys, here is another quick update to go along with the shorter chapter I posted earlier this week. I know the focus has been a lot on Quinn lately, but don't worry there is much more Brittana to come. After I get Quinn's issues squared away there will be more Brittana storyline to focus on but I think it's nice to have a focus on the trinity for a change. Thanks for being so patient lately, I've been stuck with finals, and I actually have started ideas for another story so I'm debating on putting that one up here soon. But here you ggo for chapter 10 and let me know what you think!
Chapter 10:
The days started moving along faster after Quinn told us about what happened. It's been two weeks and Quinn literally hasn't left me or Brittany's side. If all three of us aren't staying at my house then Brittany takes Quinn to her house so that I can have a much needed break from company, or if I have to go to work. She stays with me when Brittany has to go teach her workout classes, and Quinn seems to have quit her job all together. Brittany and I haven't really had a single moment alone since the encounter in her room two weeks before.
While Quinn was taking a shower I was painting Brittany's nails on my bedroom floor. We were speaking in hushed tones while I could hear the water running in the bathroom.
"Britt, I love Quinn you know I do, and I know that she's going through the absolute worst thing I could imagine her going through, but we haven't had any time alone for two weeks! I'm going crazy!" I paused for a moment to blow on Brittany's drying nails and reached for her other hand.
Instead of putting her hand on my knee so I could paint her other nails she reached up and cupped my cheek. I leaned into it, closed my eyes, and let out a soft sigh. Her touch felt so good against my skin. I missed her touch, and I missed her taste. We've been sneaking in small kisses and touches like this when Quinn would momentarily be out of the room taking showers, or getting something to eat, but those moments were rare. Quinn was scared to death to be alone now. I don't know if she thought the guy who raped her would come walking into the hallway in my house or what, but she wouldn't leave our sides for more than 15 minutes tops.
I couldn't even sleep next to Brittany when she stayed over with us either. Quinn was always in the middle because she has nightmares every night and thrashes around. Brittany is the one who suggested she sleep in the middle so that she wouldn't fall off the bed anymore and also so that she would feel safer with both of us on each side of her.
"She just really needs us right now San. She barely eats, she gets like no sleep, and she jumps a mile high whenever either of us enters the room unannounced. We can't leave her alone yet. Just keep being patient. You're being such a good friend to her." Brittany leaned over and kissed me after she said this. Instead of just a peck like every other kiss had been the past two weeks, Brittany's lips lingered on mine.
My entire body started to tingle like when your arm falls asleep from laying on it too long. I pushed further into the kiss and parted her lips with my tongue. She didn't resist and soon I was tasting her tongue against mine. Her other hand found its way to my face and she just cradled my head in her hands as we kissed passionately and slowly. It was a very gentle kiss. One full of longing and need.
I screwed the cap onto the nail polish and crawled onto Brittany's lap all while not breaking the kiss. My heart rate started to pick up and I wrapped my arms around her back. Then she broke away.
"Your kisses give me a thousand butterflies San." She whispered quietly.
"How many butterflies do you get when I kiss you here?" I started kissing her cheek lightly and moved down her jaw line to her neck. She loves when I kissed her neck.
She smelt like heaven, and it was utterly intoxicating. A shiver ran up her back as I parted my lips and licked the spot where I was nuzzled. I had to be careful not to leave any marks that Quinn would notice. It took a lot of restraint too because I love biting and sucking on Britt's neck. It tastes so good.
"A lot. More than a thousand. A million butterflies when you kiss me there." Britt spoke quickly in a burst of air. Her breath started to quicken as I continued to kiss and lick all over her neck. I could tell she wanted it bad. I didn't even get a chance to please her when she stayed at my house two weeks ago like I had planned. Quinn showed up on my doorstep in the pouring rain and that was that. She must be feening for it terribly. I decided to let my hands wander her body, building her up. I know I shouldn't because Quinn is in the next room and we wouldn't be able to do anything, but I couldn't help myself from making her want me. It was too tempting and attractive.
I moved my right hand to the back of her neck and let my left explore. I felt down her back and up her sides and came to a stop at her breast. I kept kissing her neck and jaw and Brittany couldn't help but let out a whimper.
"San don't do this to me. Quinn will be out any second and I'll be left high and dry." I let out a soft laugh at the irony of that statement because I doubt she would be left anywhere near dry.
"Don't do what? I'm not doing annyyythinggg." I decided to play the innocent card and keep going. I squeezed her breast in my hand and tried to feel her nipple through her bra. Britt sucked in a gasp of air and my stomach started doing back flips with pleasure.
"You know-exactly what-I'm talking-about." Her words were sputters. She was trying so hard not to give into her desire. I ran my hand back down her side and went up under her shirt. I did this quickly and forcefully, pushing her bra up exposing her bare tits. I didn't waste any time teasing her, I just grabbed a hold of her quickly and firmly kneading her now hard nipple through my finger tips.
I fell between her legs as she uncrossed them trying to push herself further into me. Getting her going was turning me on so badly. I pulled my lips away from her neck and shifted my position so that I was on my knees straddling one of her legs and my left leg was in between hers. I crawled forward a little more so that my leg would be pressed against her and that's when she just laid back on the floor pulling me on top of her.
She pulled her right leg up so that her foot was flat on the floor and her thigh was pressed tightly against me. The sudden contact to my center sent electricity through my body and I pressed my leg further down onto her center so that she would get the same sensation. I leaned down to kiss her fervently and that's when I noticed the water had stopped running in the bathroom. Quinn must have gotten out of the shower and be getting dressed now, which meant we didn't have any more time alone.
Risking being exposed in this questionable position I pressed my lips to Brittany's ear. "We have to get her out of here so I can have my way with you." I whispered in my sexy time voice.
She shuddered and nodded, unable to form words. I kissed her cheek one more time and peeled myself off of her. She just laid there as I stood up and smoothed my hair. I grabbed my phone off of the bedside table and sat down. I sent a quick text out to someone that I thought might be able to help out with the Quinn situation. Just then the lock on the bathroom door released and the door opened.
"How was your shower Quinn?" I asked innocently. Quinn looked down at Brittany lying on the floor with her chest heaving and her eyebrows raised. She looked up at me and mouthed What is she doing?
I just shrugged and laughed. Brittany's bra was still pushed up and she looked silly just lying there with her eyes closed. I went back to paying attention to my phone.
"Hey Quinny." Brittany spoke up with her eyes still closed. Brittany shifted and adjusted her bra. Then opened her eyes and sat up. A hint of blush appeared in her face and she focused intently on something under my bed.
"You guys look so bored. Why don't you go out and do something?" Quinn stepped over Britt's long legs and sat down next to me on the bed.
"Where do you want to go?" I asked in response. I had an idea in mind to get Quinn out of the house and give me and Brittany some much needed time alone.
"I don't really want to do anything…." Quinn mumbled the response that I knew she would. Quinn's phone started to ring, and I knew exactly who it was. Quinn looked down at the caller ID and answered it. She stood up and walked towards the door turning back to us and holding up her finger indicating for us to wait. She opened the door and walked down the hall.
I snickered, because I just threatened Rachel with bodily harm if she didn't come get Quinn and give me and Brittany a break. I slid down on the floor and gave Britt a quick peck on the lips.
"Get dressed silly girl. I'm taking you out, and then we can come back here and I can finish what I had just started before we were interrupted." Brittany looked at me adoringly after I said this and jumped to her feet.
"Great! I thought I was gonna have to take care of it myself for a minute there…" My eyebrows raised at her words and heat started to rise to my face as I put an image together in my head.
"Well that would be hott.." I muttered.
"Hehe. I'm sure it would, but I'd rather you do it for me." I looked up and caught her eye and she turned quickly and flipped her hair over her shoulder and walked towards the bathroom nonchalantly. She looked back at me as she reached the door and wiggled her eyebrows seductively. "I need to cool off if I have to wait until later though. I'm gonna get a shower." Then she shut the door before I could say anything. Damn she is sexy.
I tried to hear what Quinn was saying to Rachel but she had walked too far down the hall and was out of earshot. Rachel knew that she owed me though for lying to me when we showed up at her house looking for Quinn. Quinn later informed us that she was there the whole time but too ashamed to reveal herself to us. Then later on after we left Rachel convinced Quinn that she should open up to us because it would make her feel better.
I don't know why Rachel dropped her off in the pouring rain outside my house without waiting for her to get inside, but whatever. Something weird was going on with those two and I didn't even want to begin to try to figure out what it was. I had enough on my plate already.
Quinn walked back in my room and snapped me out of the memory. She gave me a small smile and sat down next to me again.
"Jesus Fabray, is that a smile I see?" Quinn's smile grew wider and I grinned at the sight. I haven't seen her smile for so long. Not since the party when all of us were dancing on the table. "What are you so happy about?" Quinn shrugged and her face relaxed, with the traces of her smile still lingering.
"Rachel told me you guys want to get rid of me for awhile. I understand I've been hanging around for a long time. I'm sure Brittany wants to go home and get some rest in her own bed alone, just like you do. I know you're not used to being around people this much." I nodded letting Quinn think that Brittany wanted to go home by herself.
"We love you Quinn. And if you want to stay with either of us even longer you know we would never turn you away. Especially Brittany, because she loves your company. Personally I'm sick of you, but that's just me." She looked up at me and I winked at her, then I continued talking. "I just want you to feel better. Go spend some time with Barbra, but then go home. Spend some time alone and see if you can do it. Everything's okay. Nothing is going to hurt you, and Brittany and I are only a phone call away. Even the dwarf would come running at your every whim." Quinn let out a choked up laugh. I could tell she was struggling with this, but she needed to be pushed out of the nest at some point.
"I know, I need to start facing this on my own. You and Brittany have been so good to me. I think this is the longest you and I have ever gone without you being a complete bitch. You've changed Santana."
The fact that Quinn was making real conversation with me and joking was a good sign. For the past two weeks she's barely spoken or eaten, and any time she did speak her voice was lifeless. But for the past couple of days she has started to have more life in her voice and was slowly getting back to normal.
"I haven't changed at all. I still secretly hate you. And I'm still a bitch." I thought about throwing in her traditional nickname 'whore' but I think that wouldn't go over well right now. "But seriously. I know you've been avoiding it, but sooner or later you have to go get tested. We've let you grieve long enough, and now it's time to get your shit together and get your life back on track. So the first thing you have to do is make sure…" I struggled with how to word the next part without hurting her, "to uh, make sure that…you didn't get anything…from your attacker."
Quinn looked at me and her eyes read strength. I could tell she was hurting but she nodded firmly. "You're right Santana. I've been avoiding it but the fact is that I don't even know if he wore a condom. I can't remember at all. What if he has a disease? Or worse…what if I'm pregnant?..." She looked at her hands and shook her head.
Brittany and I had spent many hours talking about the possibility of that. Whenever Britt or I tried to bring it up Quinn would refuse to talk about it, so the fact that she is facing it now is a good sign. I wish Brittany would hurry up in the damn shower so she could be here for this breakthrough.
As if saying it made it happen, the bathroom door opened and Brittany walked out. "There's water stuck in my ears San. I can't get it out, I think my brain is going to drown!" She looked at us and tilted her head to the side. I giggled and she started smacking her head dramatically to try to get the water out.
"Brittany you silly girl. Stop it you are going to hurt yourself." Quinn said and laughed at Brittany's charade. Brittany stopped immediately after she heard Quinn's laugh and saw her smile and ran up to her to give her a hug.
"Quinny! You laughed! It's so good to see you smile again!" I laughed at this, since I had just said basically the same thing not even a half hour ago.
"You guys have been so helpful and nice to me how can I not laugh at you?" Quinn said to Brittany. "Santana and I were just discussing that I need to go to the doctor and get checked out." Brittany looked at me as Quinn said this and her eyebrows rose questioningly. I nodded confirming what she said, and Quinn continued. "Santana said that it's time to get my life back on track and this is the first step, and she's right. I'm just so scared of the results Brittany. What if I have a disease now? Or if I'm pregnant? I don't know what I'll do. I can't face my parents with that! Or anyone else!"
"We'll be there with you every step of the way Quinny. And we'll figure it out together. We just have to get you there like now, so that if there is in fact something wrong, we can get it fixed."
Brittany had a point. We should have forced Quinn to go to the doctor right away, because if she does have an STD it needs to be treated right away. Brittany also tried to convince Quinn to go to the police at first but she refused. She said that they would just say she was a drunk teenager who regretted sleeping with some guy and they wouldn't do anything about it. Brittany and I did manage to get some pictures of her sides and her inner thighs while she was sleeping one night though, and when she's ready to go to the police we will have evidence to help her case.
When Brittany didn't understand why Quinn wouldn't get help I had to explain to her that it was because Quinn blamed herself for all of this. I told her that Quinn didn't want help because she felt like she deserved all of this, and that it was her burden to bear. After I told her that, Brittany spent all of her time telling Quinn how amazing she was and how none of this was her fault. I think that Brittany has really been the biggest help to Quinn these past few weeks. Her words of encouragement and constant praise have really helped to bring Quinn to her senses. While all I've done is cook her food, rub her back, and hold her hair while she was puking more times than I can count. Brittany was much better at this support system then I was.
Quinn had sat there for a few moments in reflection after Brittany had said her piece. I got up off the bed and got changed so that I could be ready for when Rachel came to pick Quinn up. Quinn spoke up after a few minutes.
"My period is late." I looked over at her quickly, dread filling my chest. This was not happening. "I didn't want to make you guys panic but I was supposed to get it yesterday."
This time it was me that spoke up. "We'll go to the doctor first thing tomorrow. Call and set up an appointment. All of us will go. You, me, Brittany, and Berry. You're not alone in this Quinn Fabray. There are ways that this can be handled." Brittany gave me a confused look at that last sentence, but Quinn knew exactly what I was referring to.
"No. There aren't. Don't even go there Santana." She said this very sternly. And I just nodded. "I'm not getting an abortion if I'm pregnant."
Brittany jumped in to save the day like she normally does. "We don't even know if you ARE pregnant Quinny let's not jump to conclusions just yet. We'll go to the doctor, and we will take it from there. This is a one step at a time type of thing. Don't go writing the ending yet." She took Quinn's hand in her own and squeezed it.
Gosh Brittany is so smart. How did we get so lucky to have her in our lives? "Yeah, what Britt said" I agreed. "Let's take it one step at a time. For now why don't you go hang out with Gayberry…" Quinn shot me a mean look and laughed, "Just kidding Fabray relax. Anyway, go hang out with Rachel. Spend tonight just relaxing and not worrying, and tomorrow we will all face it together."
At that moment a car horn was honking in my driveway. "That'll be the hobbit" I threw in, and this time it was Brittany who gave me a look. I gave her an apologetic smile and a tiny shrug, and decided to just shut up.
"Okay Quinn, we will meet you at the Doctors office tomorrow. Now go and have fun with Rachel, I'm sure she's jealous that we've had you all to ourselves for the past two weeks." Brittany hugged Quinn and Quinn grabbed her bag full of clothes she borrowed from me. She walked over and gave me a hug and I hugged her right back.
"Love you Q." I whispered and she just nodded. Then we walked her downstairs and said goodbye. Rachel waved to us from the car, and Brittany waved enthusiastically back. I just nodded. Then they drove away.
I turned to Brittany and she just pulled me into a long hug. She must be exhausted from worrying about and taking care of Quinn. Then I got an idea in my head.
"Hey Britt-Britt, how about we stay in tonight instead. I think I have a better idea of what to do with our night off." She pulled slightly out of our hug so she could look at me.
"Let's cook dinner, take a bath, and put in some Sweet Valley High and gets our cuddle on." A smile spread across her face, and then a frown.
"What Britt? You don't like that idea?" My face fell, because I thought it was a nice idea.
"No, I love the idea…but…I just took a shower…why would I need a bath?" She said confusedly and my face immediately spread into the devious grin that was always present when she was around.
"Oh don't worry. We'll be doing such dirty things in the bath that it'll cancel out the cleaning effect." She laughed as I said this and nodded her head enthusiastically.
"Oh okay then. That sounds perfect." She leaned down and pressed her lips to mine. I pressed up on my tippy toes so I could deepen the kiss. I felt like I was about to float away with how happy she made me feel. It felt so nice to just have the night and the house to ourselves, and I was going to make the most of it. I pulled her back into the warm and comforting hug.
I took her ear in my mouth and as a shudder went down her spine I whispered, "No Britt-Britt, You're perfect." Then I pulled her back inside.