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Chapter 10
Santana got off of Brittany and stood up not knowing what to say, she was waiting for someone to speak.
She kept opening her mouth to say something but not a single word would come out. One single tear rolled down her hazel eyes.
Brittany just sat on the bed staring at the floor, she didn't know if she should try to say something to make it things better. But was there even something she could say? This was a pretty messy situation.
''Quinn, how did you get in here?'' Santana quickly said with a shaky voice.
''I wanted to surprise you and I know you always leave the keys under the bonsai tree in your porch so I came in.'' She quickly dried the tear that was almost reaching her jaw, hoping they wouldn't notice she was crying.
Santana gulped. ''Brittany, can you please give us a moment?''
''Of course'' She hopped off the bed and walked out of the room giving Quinn a small but honest smile. She softly closed the door.
''I take she's not only a friend.'' Quinn's voice tone was almost aggressive.
''No, not really. The truth is, some things have been happening between us…''
Quinn let out a fake laugh. ''I thought I was your best friend, I mean, were you even planning on telling me?''
''You are my best friend and yes, I was going to tell you. But then you came back from France and you said you loved me, what was I supposed to do? Say, 'hey I'm seeing someone new!'?'' Santana shrugged.
''Okay fine, you're right. But you need to know I love you, more than anyone else will ever love you!'' Quinn was very close to letting out another tear but she did her best to force it back.
''Honey, you have to understand. I love you too, but not that way. Some things don't happen twice and some people just aren't meant to be. Please, I don't want to hurt you anymore''
''No, you're the one who doesn't understand. Santana, we've practically known each other since we were learning to walk, we grew up being best friends and basically living together. Of course we are meant to be!''
Santana took a deep breath and looked into Quinn's eyes. ''Quinn, please stop. Listen, we can't be together because I don't have feelings towards you anymore. I'm starting to fall in love with Brittany. I can't fake things anymore and you need to know the truth''
Two tears quickly made their way down her cheeks as she heard Santana's words. ''She doesn't know you like I do. You think you love her but you're only using her as a way to forget about me! Plus, she will be going back to the USA soon. What's going to happen then?! It's not going to work out between the both of you!''
''Alright, enough, now you're just being rude! Stop saying those things. Whatever you say, I am not leaving Brittany or coming back together with you!'' Santana was now yelling. She hoped Brittany couldn't hear them.
Quinn exploded in tears and fell to the ground on her knees. Santana looked at her with sadness and her eyes full of tears too. She knelt down right in front of her and lifted her chin with her hand.
''Please don't cry because you are making me cry too''
Quinn looked at her and cried even harder. ''I can't do this anymore. Why does this hurt so much Santana? All I want is to be loved''
Santana hugged her tightly. ''And you will be loved, honey. You will find someone who does love you. Because you deserve to be happy as well. I promise you that''
The blonde stopped crying. Her heart beat slowed down and she rested her head on her best friend's shoulder. ''Thanks Santana. I should be going back home now, I'm sorry I interrupted you. I guess I will see you around''
''Quinn. You don't have to be sorry because you didn't do anything wrong'' she said as she stroked her back. ''I'll see you later, take care of yourself.''
Without saying a word Quinn hugged Santana and walked out of the room. Brittany was sitting on the living room couch, she did her best and gave her a small smile and quickly left.
A few seconds after Quinn's departure, Brittany walked upstairs to Santana's room. She felt quite confused, why did Quinn look like she had been crying? What was going on? Santana was looking at herself in her mirror and she looked like she had been crying too because she was wiping her eyes.
''San, are you alright?''
Santana who hadn't noticed Brittany's presence jumped as soon as she heard her voice and quickly turned around. ''You scared me! Yes, I'm okay Britt''
Brittany frowned. She didn't like it when people lied to her and she could tell Santana was doing it. ''Then why was Quinn crying? Why were you crying?''
''Oh, Quinn was very upset about something she saw and I'm her best friend so she wanted to talk to me about it. She was so mad she ended up crying about it. But we talked and everything is better now''
''I'm glad. But I still don't understand, why were you crying as well?''
''I was crying because seeing Quinn like that breaks my heart''
''Aaww, Baby!'' Brittany ran towards Santana and hugged her with all her strength. ''I swear you're the sweetest person I've ever met!''
''Wow! I'm not sweet at all. But you, you are sweeter than chocolate itself!'' She kissed her soft pale cheek. ''And I love you''
As Brittany heard those last three words she felt her heart was slowly melting. ''You always know how to surprise me, don't you? I mean, you are so bad and tough but and the same time you are sweet and calm. It's like the most perfect combination ever. And you know what? I love you too!''
Santana blushed and smiled. ''I am getting extremely hungry. Let's go downstairs and get some breakfast.''
''Great idea. I think my stomach has started eating itself!'' Brittany giggled.
''Ew Britt! Is that even possible? Ugh don't even tell me, I will lose my appetite!''
''Ha-ha! Come on, I will make you some hot chocolate and I'll even add some marshmallows because you've been a very good girl'' She playfully winked at Santana as she took her hand and rushed her down the stairs.
Santana took out all the ingredients so Brittany could prepare the hot chocolate. She sat on the counter top and watched her as she cooked.
''It sucks Quinn interrupted us. I really wanted you to be my breakfast meal'' Santana smirked.
The blonde's blue eyes widened and she laughed. ''You are such a bad girl Santana. I just feel embarrassed Quinn had to see that. I mean, after all she is your ex…''
''Well yeah, it is kind of weird. But Quinn and I aren't together anymore and I can be with whoever I want to be. Don't be ashamed though''
''I will try. Oh and Santana…'' She stopped what she was doing and looked at the Latina. ''We will have plenty of time to be each other's breakfast, lunch or dinner!'' Brittany's face turned red after realizing what she just said.
''Holy crap! You are pretty bad too! Ha-Ha I can't wait until that happens'' Santana licked her lips.
''Breakfast is ready!'' Brittany gave Santana a mug full of hot chocolate with tiny colorful marshmallows on top.
''Britt, this is delicious. Have you ever taken cooking classes?''
Brittany giggled. ''Nope. I'm glad you liked it.
''So, today I am meeting Puck for lunch at the beach. He's been wanting to meet you for a long time now and I was wondering if you wanted to join us?''
''Of course, I would love that!'' Brittany's eyes lit up with joy and she quickly finished drinking her coffee. ''I am going to hop in the shower real quick!''
Santana laughed and also finished her drink. ''Go ahead and use my room's bathroom. I will use the other one''
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They were in the car, on their way to meet Puck in a restaurant near the beach. Santana was focused on the road as Brittany took photos of her without Santana noticing.
''I hope you like Puck. He's like a brother to me. But he can be quite annoying sometimes so please be patient with him''
''I will be patient'' Brittany laughed.
''What are you laughing at?'' Santana looked at Brittany with a confused facial expression. She had no idea Brittany was laughing at her photos.
''Nothing'' she laughed even more.
''You are such an awful liar. Are you making fun of me?!''
''I'm not making fun of you Santana. You know l laugh at pretty much everything!''
Santana rolled her eyes and smiled. ''True. I believe you. But if you were making fun of me I will get back at you! Trust me, Pierce!''
Soon they were at the beach. Puck was waiting for them at the restaurant. Brittany was the first one to get off the car. Santana followed her.
She turned around. ''He's the guy with the mohawk, right?''
Santana nodded. ''Yup. Oh and Britt, don't take anything he says seriously. Puck likes to joke around a lot and I wouldn't be surprised if he tried to embarrass me in front of you''
''Don't worry Santana, I won't take anything he says too seriously'' Once again she took Santana's hand and led her to the table where Puck was sitting.
''Hey Puck. This is Brittany. Brittany this is Puck. I am not really good at the whole introducing people part so let's just sit down and talk''
Brittany rolled her eyes and laughed. She extended her hand towards Puck. ''Nice to meet you Puck''
Puck got up from his seat and shook Brittany's hand. ''Nice to meet you Brittany''
''You know Brittany, Santana is whipped as fuck for you'' Puck gave Santana an evil smirk and her face instantly turned red.
''Duuudee shut up Puck'' she kicked his leg under the table.
Brittany giggled. ''Don't start fighting guys. I know Santana is super whipped''
Santana got up. ''I'll be back in some minutes. Order some iced tea for me if the waiter comes''
Brittany got up too. ''Wait, where are you going?''
''There's something I need to do… Um, don't worry. I'll be back soon'' she grabbed her bag and walked away.
''Brittany, please sit down''
She sat down, she was very confused. ''Why did she leave? Where did she go? Is she mad at me or..?''
Puck laughed. ''Relax blondie, don't ask too much questions. Santana's just being a little brat. She's like that when I embarrass her in front of someone she likes. She probably went to buy some cigarettes or whatever''
Brittany looked quizzical. ''Santana smokes?!''
''Yeah, maybe she doesn't want you to know. Don't tell her I told you! Although I think she was going to stop smoking. We used to do it all the time when we were 15, we would even smoke weed and get high all the time. Until Santana's parents found out and we got into trouble''
''So, you guys don't smoke anymore?''
A tall blonde girl who worked there walked over to their table. ''Hey guys. Are you ready to order?''
Puck cleared his throat and smiled at the waitress. ''Of course we are'' he winked at her. ''I would like a sprite please''
''And I want an iced tea and some diet mountain dew please''
The waiter finished writing everything down and left.
''Diet mountain dew? You're not even fat girl!'' Puck laughed
The blonde looked unpleasantly at Puck. ''Can we please continue with the conversation?"
Puck looked away. ''Riiiight. Where were we?"'
''Do you guys still smoke?''
''Uhm, no. I mean sometimes, when we go out. But not as much as we used to when we were younger. I don't want you to think Santana's a bad person, because she isn't. The girl just had a bad past, that's all''
Brittany looked confused. ''What do you mean?''
Puck looked around. He moved his chair closer to Brittany's. ''Listen, I am only going to tell you this because I see you have a future with Santana. But she can't find out I told you. Is it clear?''
Brittany nodded. She could feel her heart racing; she was very anxious and nervous.
''Santana's life hasn't been easy, ever since she was just a little girl her parents work all the time at the hospital and she doesn't see them every day. You already know that. Anyways, she kind of got over that as she had her older brother and sister with her to keep her company…''
''Wait… isn't Santana an only child?''
Puck sighed. He licked his lips and continued. ''Britt. Last year was a hard year for Santana. She had a lot of crap going on in her relationship with Quinn, she would get drunk and high all the time… When Quinn broke up with her she ended up hooking up with a guy she met at a club, they didn't use protection and Santana got pregnant''
Her mouth dropped. She was wide eyed. ''I, I can't believe you Puck…''
''After doing a lot of thinking Santana decided she was going to keep the baby, she was even going to tell her parents. Like I said before, Santana had a brother and a sister. Their names were Michael and Sofia. Michael was three years older than Santana and Sofia was a year older…'' Puck paused for a moment and took a deep breath. He looked pale and Brittany began to get worried.
''One night Michael and Sofia went to pick Mr. and Mrs. Lopez off at the hospital. Santana didn't want to go because she was feeling very sick, so she stayed home. 15 minutes after they left she received a call. Both of them died in a tragic car accident after another car crashed into theirs. Santana became really depressed and she miscarried the baby''
''Oh my gosh'' Brittany was speechless. She felt like she was going to burst into tears anytime soon.
''I know she can be a bitch and I know she's mean sometimes. But life hasn't been really nice to her if were being honest. So please be patient with her Brittany. I'm sure she truly loves you and she will tell you these things one day. Just don't rush her''
The waitress arrived with their drinks. ''I'll take your order in a second''
Santana was back. She looked calm, she sat down and read the menu; not saying a word.
''Where did you go?'' Puck took a zip of his drink.
''I was smoking by the parking lot'' her voice was dry.
Brittany looked at her with sad eyes.
''Be careful dude. Someone could've seen you'' Puck poured more Sprite into his glass.
''Only the girl who gave me the cigarette. She was smoking near my car and she was nice enough to share a cigarette with me''
Brittany frowned and started texting someone.
Santana moved her chair closer to Brittany's. ''I feel so far away from you guys. Do you already know what you're going to order, Britt?''
''Uhm, I was thinking mac and cheese''
Puck laughed. Santana rolled his eyes at him. ''that's good Britt. I hear they serve the best mac and cheese here'' She wrapped her arm around Brittany and kissed her cheek.
A shy smile quickly covered Brittany's face. She rested her hand on Santana's naked thigh.
''Be right back. I have to go to the bathroom'' Puck walked away.
Santana looked into Brittany's bright blue eyes and smiled. ''Did Puck say anything to embarrass me while I was gone?''
''No. Don't worry. We didn't really talk much while you were gone''
''I'm sorry I left like that. It's just…''
''You don't have to explain. It's okay San'' Brittany interrupted.
They shared a quick peck. It was the first time they kissed in a place full of people. Puck was back at the table. They ordered their foods and soon they were all eating.
No one said a word during that time. When they were all done they decided to go sit and watch the waves.
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After sharing many laughs it was time for Puck to go; he had a date in an hour. He said good bye to the girls and left.
''I had fun today and I'm glad you met Puck. I know he can be really annoying but he's my best friend and he's like a brother to me''
''I had fun too San, and don't worry. I thought he was really cool'' She laid back on the towel and closed her eyes.
''What am I going to do when you go back home? I'm going to miss you so much Britt'' she said as she played with the sand.
Brittany sat down and hugged her. ''I'll miss you too. But we can Skype every day, call each other and I will visit you whenever I have vacations''
''I know but it's gonna suck, not having you here; physically with me''
''Yes baby but I promise you we will be alright. You know I'd stay if I could. But I have to go home to my sister and my mom. I also have to finish school''
''I know. We'll make things work. Because I love you and you make me really happy Britt'' Santana turned around and dug her face in Brittany's chest.
''We will. I love you too Santana and you make me extremely happy as well''
They didn't talk to each other for about 5 minutes. They just sat there, hugging, listening to the sound of the waves. There weren't any people around so everything was peaceful.
''Santana…''
''What?''
''Are we… Uhm, are we together?''
The latina looked away and smiled.
''Yes''