Brittany was on her way to pick Santana up so they could go to the cabin. After they got back from the hospital Brittany went to her parent's house to pack a bag for the weekend. Brittany was driving her mother's car since she wasn't going to need it for the weekend. She thought on the trip over to Santana's house they she should really buy a car. Brittany had only ever had one car and that was in college and it was an old beat up car that was broken down more than it ran. She could certainly afford a brand new car now and since she was going to be staying in Lima while Santana had her treatment it would convenient to have her own car so she didn't have to borrow one of her parent's cars all of the time. Brittany made a decision she was buying her first new car and Santana was going to help her pick it out.
As Brittany turned to go down the street where the Lopez's live she noticed several paparazzi outside the house. They weren't there when she had dropped Santana off after her treatment so they hadn't been there very long. Brittany pulled the car over at the end of the street and watched them for a few minutes. She didn't know how Santana handled having cameras always shoved in her face and people shouting personal questions at her. Brittany was a well known dancer but she didn't have to handle any of this kind of stuff only the headline performers she worked with had to deal with paparazzi.
Brittany took out her cell phone to call Santana. "Hey San I came to pick up and I saw all of the paparazzi so I stopped and am parked at the end of your street. What do you want me to do?"
"I can't believe those fucking bastards are outside my parent's house!" Santana yelled when she answered the phone.
"Please calm down San it won't do any good getting upset they aren't worth it." Brittany wanted to keep Santana calm because when she yelled it hurt her voice.
"It's easy for you to tell me to call down you're not the one that is having your privacy invaded by those leeches!" Brittany's comment seemed to upset Santana even more. Brittany knew Santana was frustrated and she didn't mean to yell at her but she couldn't help it Santana yelling at her kind of upset her. She didn't know how to respond to Santana so she stayed quiet which Santana didn't even seem to notice as she continued to rant on. "This is such bullshit I knew they'd find me some how. It's just like being in LA. I just should've stay home and got my treatment there. Coming to Lima was definitely a mistake."
Hearing Santana say coming to Lima was a mistake hurt Brittany even more because if Santana hadn't come back to Lima they wouldn't have put the past behind them. They would have never told each other they never stopped loving each other. She would've never been able to listen to the songs Santana had written just for her during the years they were apart. If Santana hadn't come back to Lima they wouldn't have a second chance to be together and have the future together they both so desperately always wanted to have.
Brittany wasn't one to run away that was always Santana's thing to do but right now she needed to get away. "I'm just going to leave now because all of the sudden I don't feel much like going to the cabin anymore. You rest ok. Bye." Brittany ended the call, turned the car around, and drove away.
She hadn't driven very far when her cell phone ring and she knew it was Santana because she had one of the songs Santana written for her as her ring tone. Brittany ignored the call. Moments later a text message came and it was also from Santana. Brittany knew Santana didn't mean to upset her with her comment about Lima but she couldn't help it she was upset. Santana was frustrated and angry, and when she is like that she tends to say things she doesn't mean. Brittany knew this but right now she needed to be alone.
Santana had been calling and texting Brittany for the past two hours. She felt horrible for taking her frustrations out on Brittany. Santana knew Brittany must be very upset because she never walked away from a situation she always wanted to talk about what was going on. She just wished Brittany would answer her phone so she could apologize. They should've been at the cabin by now enjoying their weekend. It was going to be the first time they were truly alone together since they broke up eight years ago. For Santana it wasn't even that she might get the chance to be intimate with Brittany it was that it was going to be just the two of them alone together.
The paparazzi were gone. Santana's father called the local police who with the help of the state police basically escorted them out of the town. They were told if they returned and were found loitering in front of the Lopez house or at the hospital they would be arrested. Santana was surprised the paparazzi gave up so easily but she knew there be a couple who would come back and be sneaky about getting photos of her. Right now Santana couldn't care less about the paparazzi she was worried about Brittany.
Finally after three hours pasted and Brittany still wouldn't answer her calls or respond to her text messages, Santana called Brittany's parents house.
"Hello"
"Bethany it's Santana. I know Brittany probably told you she didn't want to talk to me if I called but can please tell her I need to talk to her."
"San, I don't understand. Aren't you with Brittany at the cabin?"
"No. Are you telling me Brittany isn't there?"
"No she left over three hours ago go pick you up to go to the cabin. I haven't seen her since she left. I just assumed you two were at the cabin by now. San, what happened why aren't with Brittany?"
"It's a long story and it's all my fault. Bethany can you do me a favor and call Brittany on your cell phone and see if she'll talk to you. Don't tell her I'm on the other phone. I need to know she is ok and where she is so I can apologize to her."
Bethany called Brittany on her cell phone.
"Hey Bethany is everything ok?" Brittany's voice sounded scared.
"Yeah everything is fine. I just wanted to make sure you and Santana got to the cabin ok. I forgot tell you to send me a text when you got there."
"I'm sorry I should've sent you a text anyway."
"Okay, I'll let you go so you can have your alone time with Santana."
"Yeah thanks. I'll see you Sunday night when I get back. Love you."
"Love you too Britt."
The call ended. "I'm assuming you heard our conversation. She's at the cabin and she seems fine. Santana maybe she needs some alone time. She'll get in touch with you when she's ready. She must really upset if she went off to the cabin by herself."
"I really fucked up and I'm not even sure what I did except yell at her about how frustrated I was because the paparazzi were at my parent's house."
"I don't know what to tell you Santana but I do my sister doesn't just run off to be by herself unless she's really upset."
"I know. Thanks for calling her for me. I'll see you soon. Bye."
Santana felt better knowing Brittany was ok but she felt horrible that she was so upset and it obviously had something to with her. Santana went downstairs to see if her parents were home yet. The downstairs was completely quiet. Her mother had left to meet her father for dinner after the paparazzi were escorted away by the police. Santana wanted to talk to Brittany but she knew Bethany was right about Brittany calling her when she was ready.
When Brittany left Santana's street she just kept driving until she found herself almost to the cabin so she decided to continue on and spend the night there. She wasn't surprised when she got Bethany's call because Brittany was one to always text or call to when she got where she was going. She felt guilty she lied and let Bethany assume Santana was with her at the cabin. She decided when she got home she would apologize to Bethany and tell her the whole story.
It was around 10 o'clock so Brittany decided to go to bed because she was exhausted from the day's events. She was just about to drift off to sleep when her cell phone rang. It was just the regular ring tone so she knew it wasn't Santana or Bethany. When she looked at the number she realized it was cell number she didn't recognize so she ignored the call. A few seconds later her phone rang again and it was the same number. This time she decided to answer it thinking whoever was calling probably would just keep calling and she really wanted to go to sleep.
"Hello"
"Brittany thank God you answered. It's Maribel."
"What's wrong? Is Santana ok?" Brittany started to panic.
"I'm not sure if she's ok. When her father and I got home tonight there was note from her saying she had taken the minivan and was driving to the cabin to see you. I'm confused I thought when Santana didn't go to the cabin this afternoon that you two weren't going. She was so upset about the paparazzi I thought you two must have canceled your plans."
"No it's a long story but I came to the cabin without Santana. What time did Santana leave? It's an almost two hour drive to the cabin and it's quite foggy out tonight. How did she even know I'm at the cabin?"
"The note said she left at around 10:15 and it now 11. I'm worried because it's a long drive and she really isn't strong enough to make the drive by herself. Plus that minivan is old. I can't even remember the last time I drove it. It's the one I had when you two were teenagers. I'm just so worried. Brittany, please call us when she gets there so we won't be up all night worrying."
"I'll either have San call or I'll call the minute she gets here. Maribel, I'm sorry this is all my fault."
"Don't worry dear things happen I just want Santana to be safe."
The call ended and Brittany wondered how Santana knew she was even at the cabin. Bethany! That's why she called earlier Santana had put her up to it. She wanted to be angry with her sister but right now she was worried about Santana being out there driving in the fog in a old minivan.
When it got to be midnight Brittany went out on the cabin porch steps to wait for Santana. When 12:30 came Brittany started to panic because Santana should've been there by now. She knew Santana would remember the way to the cabin because they had been there so many times when they were teenagers.
Finally at 12:45 she saw headlights coming put the dirt road that led to the cabin. As the vehicle got closer she recognized it as Mrs. Lopez's old minivan. Brittany got up and ran to the van when Santana stopped. Santana opened the door and got out. "I'm sorry". She said before she collapsed in Brittany's arms.