Disclaimer: I do not own glee (if I did then Brittana would have kissed after the I love you's tonight instead of the hug, although that was better than nothing). Just dreaming out loud… Reviews would be greatly appreciated ;)

Time isn't what makes a friendship last... It is love and devotion that keeps the tie between souls. That is why it is never too late to go back and fix the things that didn't work out as planned. All of us make mistakes and we hurt the people we love. It IS possible to fix it… it won't ever be easy but if you care enough about someone you will do anything in your power to make them yours again.

Santana's POV:

Seriously, WHAT? What the hell is going on? She couldn't even move, the confusion she was feeling was running through her brain and she couldn't even think straight. She didn't know what any of that meant. If her eyes and ears had not deceived her, Britt had just stood in front of the glee club and sung her a love song… and then just walked out? She didn't know what to do, all she knew was that she had to go see her best friend… as she turned to walk out of the choir room she felt a hand grab the crook of her elbow and hold her steady. She whipped her head round ready to lay in to whoever was stopping her from running after the girl she loved and immediately softened when she saw the look on Mercedes' face.

"S… maybe just let Q deal with her right now. Ok?"

"No! I have to see her…" she didn't even know why she was angry she just knew that she was. She was only semi aware that she was still in the presence of the entire glee club and tried to reign in her anger just a bit so as not to cause a scene.

"Come on, Santana… she's just a little upset, let it go! She'll be fine, it's Brittany… She probably just found out that the tooth fairy isn't real." She heard Finn from the back of the room and then heard the distinct giggle that belonged to Rachel. Her head spun around and she felt the bile rise up in her throat like venom. She fixed her glare on the BFG and spat her words at him.

"Listen here, Jabba the Hutt. You forget that I knew you when you only had ONE set of man-boobs and I still hated you so I don't know how you even think it is any of your business to speak like that to me or say ANYTHING about Brittany but I suggest you close that opening in your face you use to shovel food in to and mind your own damn business, comprende? Oh, and you can tell that little runt you call a girlfriend that if she wants to see something really funny she should just take you to a taco bell." With that she pulled her arm from Mercedes and stormed out the door. She hadn't meant to tear them down that much but her anger got the best of her. Before she could make her way down the hall she felt Mercedes next to her again and slowed her pace down sensing the other girl wanted to talk.

"Wow, I hadn't seen Auntie Snix for a while. Glad to see she hasn't gone MIA forever." Despite herself she felt a smile creep to her face and nudged the diva with her shoulder as they walked side by side. "But seriously, S. Maybe just let Quinn talk to Britt for the moment then I will take you to see her. You wanna talk about it?"

"To be honest, Cedes, I don't really know what to say. I guess it's kind of a long story." She didn't even know where they were going so she pushed open the fire door and headed towards the bleachers so she could steal one of Puck's cigarettes.

"I got time, S." they walked in silence the rest of the way and she couldn't help but smile at the look of disgust on Mercedes' face when they reached the bleachers and she lit up. She offered the cigarette to the other girl and stifled a laugh when the diva almost gagged at the thought of it. "So, you gonna tell me what's up with you and B?"

Santana contemplated what her answer was going to be because there was just so many ways she could play this… she could tell the girl everything or just disclose enough about the most recent situation. They sat in silence for a long while and that was when she realized that she was just so exhausted of hiding and running… there wasn't even any point to it anymore. She knew Mercedes to be one of the most trustworthy and reliable people out there so there really wasn't anything holding the truth back any longer.

"I'm in love with Brittany." she took the last drag and dropped the butt to the floor crushing it under her toe and she eyed Mercedes… just trying to get a little glimpse of the reaction but she gave nothing away.

"I know." Was all she said… it was then that an odd sensation flowed through her. Those 2 words should have scared her half to death but instead she felt calm… it was almost as if she knew she was MEANT to be feeling some sort of deep seeded dread at the fact that she had admitted it out loud to someone other than herself and Brittany but she couldn't bring herself to feel anything but relief.

"You know?"

"Yup, I think I've known for a while now… I just didn't think you knew it yet." She couldn't help but smile at the girl in front of her. Who knew she would have found such a good friend in someone she wouldn't have even considered looking twice at last year.

"God Cedes. You could have at least told me! It would have saved me a lot of time." She chuckled to herself and watched as Mercedes' face cracked in to a huge grin as she reached forward and pulled her in to a bone crushing hug. She didn't even know why she had been hiding it this long… Quinn and Mercedes both knew and her world hadn't fallen apart or even changed all that much… except for the fact that she was losing her best friend.

"I just don't know what to do about it… I love her so much. I know she feels the same way because she has said it… when she was drunk she said it, when she thought I was asleep she said it… twice. Every time she pulls away from me I feel my heart break a little more. Tell me what to do, Cedes?" Despite her lightheartedness not 5 minutes ago she could feel the sadness wash back over her as she thought about Brittany.

"Do you want me to give you the honest to God truth? Or do you want me to sugarcoat it?" Even though she wanted the diva to sugarcoat it, she knew she needed to hear it bluntly for her to actually hear it.

"Honest to God truth…" she managed to say quietly. She raised her head and stared back in to the chocolate eyes as if begging not to be hurt too much.

"All you can do is wait… you and I both know that she loves you too so you just have to wait for her to accept it and is brave enough and ready to be with you… OR you have to decide that you need to move on… because, as much as it pains me to say it, she may never be ready, S. You need to decide when enough is enough and that pining after someone is leaving you miserable… you need to let go and find your own happiness, even if that happiness doesn't include Britt. I know it's not fair but I guess that's just how life is… All I know is that you love her enough to go with whatever decision she makes… that's what makes you a good person Santana." She didn't know what to feel, just the thought of letting Brittany go was enough to make her feel sick but she knew Mercedes had a point. She couldn't help but let out a small chuckle when Mercedes uttered out a final sentence. "But don't worry, S. I won't let anyone know that you are actually a good person."

"Thanks, Cedes. You didn't even have to come out here with me… but I'm glad you did. I'd just really like to see Brittany now."

"Anytime… and I really mean that S…" Mercedes leaned in and gave her a final bone crunching hug before linking their arms and walking back up towards the school.

Brittany's POV:

She could feel herself still hiccoughing and trembling as Quinn held her close to her chest. She hadn't meant to get that emotional but something about the way Santana was looking at her during her song really shook her up. The brown eyes that never left hers throughout the performance were filled with such love and pride that she ended up feeling guilty all over again. She knew that what had happened was already behind them but every time she looked at Santana she couldn't get rid of the images flowing through her mind of the brunettes face etched with sadness and hurt. She didn't even know how long they had been sitting there but she could feel Quinn's hands running through her hair and the soft words being whispered in to the quiet locker room.

"Shh, it's ok, B. Everything is going to be, ok." Over and over again… she finally cleared her throat and looked up in to the hazel eyes.

"How do you know?"

"How do I know what, B?" she could see Quinn's forehead wrinkle in confusion

"How do you know that everything is going to be ok?"

"I guess I don't know for sure but I have faith that they will. You and Santana will figure everything out eventually." She didn't even know how to respond and all her thoughts started whizzing through her head again. She was so preoccupied with her thoughts that she hadn't even heard the door to the locker room open and close and the sound of two sets of footsteps make their way over. She felt Quinn get up from next to her and she looked around, confused at the disturbance.

"I don't think now is a good time to talk to her. Maybe you can wait till tomorrow?" she heard Quinn say but still couldn't see who she was talking to.

"Please, Q. I just need 5 minutes. I NEED to see her." She would have recognized that voice anywhere… she wasn't sure what she wanted to do. She could hear the desperation in the voice but she didn't think she could handle that beautiful face masked with hurt again.

"Come on, Q. Give the girl 5 minutes. You don't even have to leave so you can keep an eye on Britt." Thank god Mercedes had been with Santana. She wouldn't have been able to stand it if she had found out that Santana had gone off alone, confused and angry. She finally found her voice and spoke up to let Quinn know it was ok. She watched as Quinn and Mercedes moved to the other end of the room and turned her attention back to Santana who was now kneeling in front of her with a look of concern on her face.

"Britt, are you ok?"

"I don't know, San."

"Well, do you want to talk about it?" her heart broke at the softness in the Latina's voice and all the feelings she had been holding on to for so long just seemed to burst out of her.

"I – I'm just so sorry, San. I really hate myself because I was the one who caused you pain and I promised you I would never hurt you. I know we've talked about all this but every time I close my eyes I see how much I hurt you and I can't stand feeling so guilty. I don't deserve you to be nice to me because I know that I'm just going to hurt you again." She felt fresh tears stinging her cheeks and she moved forward to grip on to Santana's shirt where it lay across her stomach.

"Oh, B. Look, we had one of the truest friendships there is. Nothing should jeopardize that and make you feel this way and I am so sorry that something has. Yes, when you walk away it breaks my heart… and it hurt… so much. I had every reason not to forgive you, but I did… The rest is up to you." She saw the girl in front of her start falling away and increased her hold on the shirt.

"I'm so so sorry, Tana. Please tell me you know that?"

"I do, B. And I told you before, you don't need to apologize anymore… what's done is done and we can move on from it. Please stop thinking about it because it just makes you sad… like a sad little panda." She couldn't help but giggle through her tears and felt a bubble at her lips. Santana reached down and did something that made her heart ache even more… the Latina pulled her sleeve over her hand and started wiping away the wetness on her cheeks, nose and mouth before pulling her in to a massive hug allowing her to push her face in to the crook of Santana's neck and inhale her intoxicating scent.

If she had turned at that moment to face Mercedes and Quinn she would have seen a look of pure awe on their faces, they had never seen such quiet and genuine displays of love… it would make anyone wonder how there could be so much hurt between two people who were clearly destined for each other.

Wednesday Evening:

Santana's POV:

She was exhausted; she had finally been able to calm Brittany down enough to persuade her to be driven home. The car ride had been silent and she didn't know what to think… they had just spent the last couple of hours talking through everything and she had had to explain to Britt time and time again that she had forgiven her. Her best friend had been distraught… Santana had never seen her like this and it worried her. Was all f this because of her? If she had just kept her big mouth shut would Britt still be the same bubbly blonde who saw the good in everyone? Even though she knew she was being irrational because of what Quinn had already told her about Brittany having feelings for her before, too, she couldn't help but think that she was the one who tipped over the first domino. With all this going on in her head she was finding it increasingly hard to write her AP Spanish Oral even though she was fluent. Pretty soon she had given up completely and had moved over to her vanity to switch on her iPod just to drown out the thoughts spinning through her head. She lay down on her bed and just let the soft melody wash over her only to jump 2 seconds later at the sound of her phone

From: Britt-Britt 8:43pm: "Hey Tana, you're still picking me up tomorrow right? xB"

To: Britt-Britt 8:44pm: "Of course I am! We have ridden together almost every day since I got my licence… why wouldn't I be? X"

From Britt-Britt 8:45pm: "I don't know… I was just checking to make sure... xB"

It almost broke her heart to hear Brittany so unsure of herself… it wasn't like her. She NEVER second guessed herself or their friendship… this only confirmed Santana's fears that she was the cause of all this heartache. She needed to fix this.

To Britt-Britt 8:49pm: "I will always drive you to school… even you have a really bad hair day and I'm embarrassed to have you in my car ;). I'll just make you duck down, panda! X"

She tried to lighten up the conversation in a vain effort to make the other girl smile. She could almost picture her now, lying on her bed in her cute little duck boxers, chewing her lip because she was nervous. The thought of that made her stomach flip and she realized that it probably wasn't a good idea to picture the other girl like that and she shook her head to get rid of the image.

From Britt-Britt 8:52pm: "Ok good :)! But I NEVER have bad hair days so that doesn't count. You have a double free period tomorrow morning don't you? xB"

To Britt-Britt 8:54pm: "Yup :) why? X"

From Britt-Britt 8:56pm: "Can we go somewhere? Just… us two? xB"

To Britt-Britt 8:57pm: "Yeh sure, what did you have in mind? X"

From Britt-Britt 8:58pm: "You'll just have to wait and see tomorrow, nosey! X"

To Britt-Britt 9:00pm: "B… I am going to be the one driving so I will know as soon as you get in to the car tomorrow lol. X"

From Britt-Britt 9:01pm: "Crap… you're right. Well you still have to wait till tomorrow. I g2g Tana. Gotta walk Lord T and you know how long it takes me to get him in to his harness. I'll see you tomorrow. Night. xB"

Her brow furrowed when she realized that Britt hadn't said I love you at the end of her text and they ALWAYS said it to each other before going to bed. She decided not to make a big deal of it considering how emotional the blonde had been today.

To Britt-Britt 9:03pm: "Night, Panda. X"

She lay back against her pillow and tried to relax as she let the melodies drifting from the other side of the room rush over her body and relax her muscles. As one song ran in to another she felt herself becoming more aware of the lyrics rather than the tune. She took a deep breath as the words penetrated her soul. There is a song for every situation and mood and right now it felt as if the universe itself had picked the song.

Every feeling, every word, I've imagined it all,
You never know if you never try
To forgive your past and simply be mine

I dare you to let me be your, your one and only
Promise I'm worthy to hold in your arms
So come on and give me a chance
To prove that I'm the one who can
Walk that mile until the end starts

She was brought out of her reverie by the sound of her phone buzzing once more.

From: Britt-Britt 9:17pm: "Sleep well. I love you… so much. Always. xB"

Her heart swelled and she smiled goofily down at her phone as she tapped a quick reply.

To Britt-Britt 9:18pm: "Don't let the bed bugs bite, Panda. I love you more. Always. X"

From Britt-Britt 9:19pm: "Not possible… xB"

She fell asleep that night with a heart so full of love and the endless possibilities of tomorrow.

A/N: See I told you that things would get better for them… there is no physical or metaphorical thing that can keep these two apart. Tonight's episode showed that. Admittedly there was a bit of angst but sometimes I just can't seem to help myself. Don't hesitate to review. What would you like to see happen to Brittana? Song in Chapter is "One and Only" - Adele - xShay