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The rest of the car ride to the hotel, all I could think of was what if New York felt more like home? What would I do? These two girls in this car have been my lifeline for these 3 years. I don't want to lose them both or one of them. I want to keep them both. I want to find a way that I can blend my old life with my new life. The people get along, but will the places. I just sat in the car and thought about how things would work until Dakota broke my train of thought.
"Come on, I think we're here" Dakota says jumping out and grabbing some bags. I can't help but look at the two of them sadly.
"Hey, look, if New York ends up being where you go to live, be it. You won't lose us just because of that. You kinda just spurred it on us. We have to have time to think about it, Not all of us are exactly rich kids." Aubrey says putting her arm around me and walking towards where Quinn parked.
"Yeah, we'd have to figure out how we're all going to get there, who'd pay, all that stuff. Plus, some of us still need to attend school." Dakota says.
"Yeah I guess.. " I trail off as we walk up to where Quinn is talking to Puck about something and their conversation cuts off just as we're of course, walking up.
"So that's not suspicious stopping your conversation as soon as we walk up." I laugh. "Look Puck, this is Aubrey and Dakota." I nod as they shake hands. "Seriously though, let's get inside and get drunk."
Quinn takes the liberty of checking in while we stand around and wait. I watched as the rest of the glee club members all wander into the hotel. I look at them all and realize how much none of us have changed. Seriously, we all look the same. But as soon as a long legged blonde walks through the doors, I realize how much she's changed. She doesn't have that same bounce in her step. She doesn't have the same happy attitude when she walks, like she had everything right in her life. I don't realize I'm staring until she looks to me. Our eyes meet and I can't see the same happiness there was when I used to, her eyes don't shine as bright as they used to.
"Alright so everything's good and set up, I only have enough keys for all of us to have one. Don't lose them guys, or you sleep in the hallway." Quinn says as she walks up to us and hands us our room keys. Her and everyone else notice me staring. "Just go over and talk to her." Quinn waves my key in front of my face trying to get my attention.
"I can't we haven't spoke for 3 years, and I don't exactly have a good reason for that other than the fact I'm a pussy." I sigh and look at everyone. "Let's just go get drunk."
"I think your song choice explained why you couldn't talk to her for 3 years." Dakota says walking up and putting her arm over my shoulder. "You're Santana, you can do almost anything, especially with alcohol in your system which I suppose we should actually have bought some of, no bar fridge will hold us all."
We all laughed and headed towards the elevator which meant we had to walk past everyone. I thought I felt someone touch my ass or at least graze it so I turned to look. But all I was met with were sad blue eyes and Puck looking at me. "Quit tryin' to grab my ass Puckster." I laugh shaking my head and turning back to face the elevator. But what I didn't see, was the confused look on Pucks' face that would have told me, he wasn't the one that touched me.
We all got upstairs and unpacked, we were staying here for a week. Dakota was getting bored in the room waiting, so we decided to go and explore while Aubrey and Quinn made a booze run.
"I have no idea what this hotel even has, I've never stayed in it before." I started to explain. "Basically spent all my time in Lima, and didn't even realize we had a hotel."
"Well it's a good thing I picked up a pamphlet eh? Apparently it has a music studio and a dance studio." She shrugs looking down at the pamphlet.
"Did you say a dance studio?" I take the pamphlet from her and see a photo of a room lined with mirrors on the walls and a wooden floor. I sigh and remember all the times I'd end up waiting for her to finish a class or just watching her dance during high school. Walking down the halls I slipped my hands into my back pockets just to get comfortable. I thought I had just put a receipt in my pocket and instead I found a piece of paper.
"Yeah, but Aubrey just texted me, they need a hand down in the lobby, let's check it out later." Dakota smiled and we turned around to start walking back towards the elevator. I slipped the piece of paper out my pocket and looked at it while we were in the elevator.
Dear Santana,
You still look just as amazing as the day I saw you, and the day I let you go I'm sorry I never fought for you. I can't believe its been 3 years.
We need to talk at one point please, Come find me.
I smiled down at the paper then showed Dakota. She smiled at me and patted me on the back.
"Told you all of this would be worth it. You just have to think of a way to woo her back." I laugh and leave the elevator and walk up to the 2 girls waiting for us in the lobby. "Hopefully it is her, I thought you yelled at Puck for touching your ass?"
"Apparently it was either him, Quinn or her. Someones either attempting to force me to talk, or maybe it actually was her." The elevator opens and we spot the two girls with bags of alcohol. "Hey, so what does hobbit even have planned for the day?" I ask Quinn while taking a bag from her.
" She booked out one of the halls, we all have to go play catch up or something. Hence why I got the extra alcohol." Quinn says lifting up the bags. "We have like an hour until we have to be there, so we better go get ready."
We all walked towards the elevator but stopped when the doors opened and revealed something none of us wanted to see, or hear. There stood Brittany with some guy leaning over her and leaning in for a kiss. No one even moved we all just stood with our jaws dropped. Dakota looked between the two of us and put her arm around my waist. Quinn coughed and caught Brittanys' attention and shook her head. I put down the bags I was carrying and just leaned into Dakota avoiding Brittanys' eyes that I knew were watching me.
"Well nice to see you two here." Quinn says in her bitch tone.
"Quinn, please let me explain." Brittany starts to beg but Quinn shakes her head and cuts her off.
"Maybe later, I don't think now is the appropriate time B." And I felt her reach towards me so I gave her my hand to hold without looking at Brittany and her boy toy.
"This is gonna be an awkward elevator ride." Dakota whispered towards me and kissed the side of my head. I clung to her side like a hurt little kid and she was carrying the bags that I was suppose to. I felt bad but she wouldn't have done it if she didn't want to and it obviously wasn't too hard for her because she kept one arm around me. I hid my face in her shoulder and wrapped both arms around her waist and let a few tears slip. But the only thing that stopped me from breaking down completely was the fact that I felt everyone holding some part of me, Quinn had my hand and Aubrey had her arm on my back. I never felt more supported in the world and yet still so broken.
When the elevator opened to our floor I figured they were going up to the hall that Rachel had booked. I sighed and let go of Dakota before the elevator door closed. She stopped and waited with me. I turned around and looked at Brittany with sad eyes before talking.
"The only reason I came back was for you, apparently now it's pretty clear that I have no reason to meet you to talk later. I don't really think with this that we have anything to discuss. I thought maybe things could go back to how they were, when there was an us. I still love you but apparently I was better off before." I shake my head and throw the piece of paper from my back pocket at her. "It's clear what you'd rather." I grabbed Dakotas arm and stormed back down the hall towards Quinn, if I hadn't of grabbed Dakota she would have said something and that may have made everything worse. I felt so bad, I've never gotten mad at her, but I thought her song choice meant she missed me. It was clear with my songs that I missed her. Somethings aren't exactly as they seem though eh?
Right now, I don't even care about I'm going to have to spend the rest of the night in the same room watching the two of them making googly eyes at each other, I just want to get drunk and that's what I'm going to do.