Brittany.
It's been a week since the phone call from Santana's dad. She's loosened up a bit since then but she's still sort of on edge. She's been anxious and worried about her abuela and it showed in everything she did. She'd been fidgety and she'd been constantly filing her nails when we were sitting around on the couch. She'd been snappy towards Rachel but I'd talked to her and explained why Santana's been on edge and she agreed to giving her some leeway.
"Brittany." She breathed out. I'm sitting in the corner of the L shaped couch and her head was resting in my lap as she laid the opposite way. I looked down at her with a soft smile.
"Somethings wrong. I have this bad feeling. I need to go home." She breathed out. I've been waiting for her to say those words because I had known it was coming. I was surprised it took her this long to say anything. I closed my eyes for a second and nodded my head. When I opened them I saw the tears spilling down her cheeks.
"I want you to come with me, but I don't want to ruin anything for you by making you take time off." She said in a whisper. I couldn't say no. I wanted to go because I needed to be there for her. I just didn't know if I could tell my boss I needed time off to go home for a sick relative.
"I'll try my best. I want to come and I'll talk to my boss tomorrow. Is that soon enough?" I asked with a hopeful smile. She nodded her head and leaned up halfway before I met her in a soft kiss. I heard the front door shut before I saw Rachel had walked into the room carrying a couple movies in her hand.
"What in the hell are those?" Santana asked with a questioning tone. Rachel smiled at both of us before holding them up for us to read the titles.
"Rocky Horror and West Side Story. It's time for a musical intervention. I also have your favorite ice creams in the freezer along with several different magazines on the kitchen table. I've put cookies in the oven and they aren't even vegan. Well, some of them are but I've carefully marked them so they won't come in to contact with your sensitive tastebuds. I also found a nice gentleman to buy us a few bottles of wine for the evening. So please, join me in a roommate movie, junkfood, magazine, and wine gossip bonanza." Rachel explained with a smile.
"What's this intervention for?" Santana asked with a confused expression.
"I suppose it isn't an intervention per say but more along the lines of a distraction from how unfortunate things can be. A girls night is the only thing I could think of and I've gone through a bit of trouble to make it the best I could. I'm sorry about your Abuela and just know that we're all here for you and that includes Quinn." Rachel replied and smiled towards Santana with a genuine smile. Santana made a disgusted face with a groan escaping her lips and stood up. She walked over to Rachel and pulled her in for a quick hug before she walked past her into the kitchen. Rachel stood there stunned by the surprise thank you hug and smiled in my direction. I couldn't stop the wide smile from settling across my lips.
"You're the best Rachel." I said and she skipped over to me and jumped on my lap into a hug.
I heard Santana open the freezer and the sound of bowls hitting one another. I jumped up and pulled Rachel into the kitchen. We all scooped out bowls. Rachel had some special vegan sorbet or whatever but it actually looked tasty. I had rocky road while Santana chose superman. After we filled our bowls we poured a few glasses of wine. Santana grabbed the magazines and we made our way into the living room. Rachel put in West side story first. Santana sat in the corner of the couch with her legs stretched out while I sat next to her and Rachel sat on the other side of me at the end.
We were silent for a bit during the beginning. After awhile Rachel began to hum along with the tunes of the songs and Santana rolled her eyes. I just laughed and stared back and forth at the two girls.
"You know I played Maria in a school play... before I was homeschooled" Santana said with a smirk in Rachel's direction. Rachel gasped in surprise and put her hands to her chest.
"Me too, well minus being homeschooled... but what an amazing discovery. Now I know you can follow along for the rest of the movie." Rachel said with a wide grin and Santana just rolled her eyes again. I loved the way they were towards each other. They had this weird sort of bond even though Santana pretended to hate her.
The movie went on and Rachel forced Santana to sing along with each song. I sat and watched my two best friends, one of which I'd known forever and grown up with, the other which I planned to grow old with and have a family with. When the movie ended Rachel was quick to put in Rocky Horror. I was excited about this one because I actually knew all the words to the songs and could sing along. I wondered if Santana knew these songs too. I guess I'd find out soon enough.
Rachel picked up her phone that I didn't hear ring and answered it just as the lips showed up on the screen. It was just the DVD menu so it didn't bother me.
"Hello beautiful." She answered with a smile. She looked down at her lap and started messing with the hem of her shirt nervously with a smile wider than I've ever seen. I knew it was Quinn before she even answered. I really missed her and wanted to talk to her.
"Yeah, it was a great idea. We just finished West Side Story and I put in Rocky Horror. I even got her to sing along. Yeah, I have to hang up now... she can hear everything I've said and I'm scared for my life when she glares at me the way she is now. If you don't hear from me before bed, call the police and tell them Santana Lopez killed me." She replied. She grinned wider and Santana rolled her eyes and tried to hold back the smile I could see the corner of her lips curl into.
"I love you too. Bye." Rachel said before hanging up. She shrugged at Santana and set her phone down on the arm of the couch.
"Quinn was in on this queervention, I shoulda known." Santana joked.
"We were just trying to think of some way to let you know we were here. Since she can't be here she told me to tell you that you can skype or call her anytime." Rachel explained. Santana just let out a deep sigh.
"Look, I'm not very good with all this supportive, lovey dovey feelings crap. Well at least I never was, until I met Brittany and then I got a little better. You'll only hear me say this a select few times in our lives so I hope you record it in your memory and play it back accordingly in the future... but anyways... what I'm getting at here Gay Berry is.. uh.. thanks and stuff... for everything." Santana said. It seemed like it was really hard for her to get that out but I'm proud of her for showing her appreciation. Rachel tilted her head and smiled at Santana before she crawled across the couch and over me to hug Santana. Santana let out a surprised gasp and hugged back for a few seconds before she pushed Rachel away. Rachel crawled back to her spot and hit play on the remote.
We sat there and silently watched the intro to the movie. Santana had her hand running up and down my leg and it sent a tingly feeling through my body.
"The cookies should be done cooling. I'll get get them." Rachel said with a smile and walked into the kitchen. Santana leaned over towards me and slid her arms around my waist before she pulled me on top of her and hugged me tight. Our lips came together in a soft kiss and I was surprised when her tongue slid across my bottom lip but I quickly oened my mouth.
Rachel came back in with the cookies and cleared her throat. I slowly pulled away from Santana and she kissed my nose before I moved back to my original spot. There was a good feeling mixed with a twang of guilt and sadness in the pit of my stomach. The good feeling was from how happy I am with my move to New York having Santana here with me and Rachel as our roommate. Everything seemed perfect. The sad guilt was knowing that Santana was hurting and her Grandma was dying, it made me feel like I shouldn't be happy because I knew she was so sad. We sat there and ate the cookies together while we watched the movie and sometimes sang along.
"I'm tired." Santana whined after awhile. I smiled and pulled her arm up as I stood up. She wrapped her arms around my shoulders and we started walking towards our bedroom.
"Night Rach." I said as we walked by and she smiled at both of us.
"Night girls. Thanks for hanging out." She said and switched off the TV. When we made it to our room I saw Lord Tubbington was sleeping on Santana's side of the bed.
"Oh hellz to the no. That giant furball is not taking up my entire half of the bed." She said with her ghetto attitude.
"It just means you can cuddle up closer to me." I told her and she just smiled back at me. We both stripped down to our underwear and slid into the bed. Santana laid in between Lord Tubbington and me with her front pressed against my back. Her arms draped around my waist and she pulled me tight against her.
"I love you." She whispered into the skin of my neck.
"I love you too." I replied and we laid there silently listening to one anothers breathing until we fell asleep.
I woke up the next morning to my alarm for work and Santana pulled me closer when I reached to turn it off.
"Honey, don't you want the alarm to get turned off." I breathed out before I grabbed her hand and raised it to my lips. She groaned and let go so I could turn off the alarm. I turned around and wrapped my arms around her. I never wanted to leave this bed if she was lying next to me.
"Good morning sleeping beauty." I whispered into the skin of her neck. She let out a deep breath and her eyes fluttered open. She looked over at me and smiled. I pressed my lips to her forehead and lingered there for a few seconds.
"I love waking up next to you." She said and snuggled into me. I couldn't agree more to that statement.
After about fifteen minutes of cuddling with Santana, I had to get out of bed and get ready for work. I took a really fast shower before I got dressed and went to the kitchen. I grabbed a packet of pop tarts and put them in the toaster. I went back into my room to fix my hair into a pony and put on my socks. Santana laid in bed staring at me with a pouty face.
"Why're you pouting?" I asked. She smiled and rolled her eyes.
"I hate when you have to go to work when all I want to do is spend the entire day in bed naked with you." She said and I smirked at her. I moved towards the bed and leaned over taking her lips into a sweet kiss. I pulled away slowly and looked her in the eyes.
"I have to talk to my boss about Lima today. Wish me luck. Then when I get back we'll have sexy times before we pack and buy tickets." I told her. She smiled at me and I kissed her forehead before turning towards the door.
"I love you. Call me if you need me. Have a good day." I told her on my way towards the kitchen. I grabbed my pop tarts and headed out the door after pulling my shoes on.
The trip to work was short and I made it in time to stretch before class. I knew my boss wouldn't be around until after my first class, so I'd have to wait until then to talk to him. The first class went by smoothly and everyone seemed to be finally catching on to the choreography. As everyone was filing out of the studio, I saw my boss walked in.
"Hey Brittany, how's it going?" Jack asked as he walked up to me.
"Well, classes are going well but I really need to talk to you about something important..." I said with a forced smile. He turned serious and looked into my eyes with concern.
"I need a few days off before our holiday break to head back home. It's a family emergency." I told him. He nodded and waved his hand.
"I'll have someone take over your classes until you're back from break. Can't let work get in the way of family." He said with a smile and I can't help but smile back.
"Thank you so much. You don't know how much this means. You're amazing, thank you." I said and he shook his head at me.
"Don't worry about it. Any decent person would understand these situations are important whatever the emergency may be." He said before he turned and walked towards his office in the back. I walked over to my bag by the mirrors and grabbed my phone out. I wanted to call Santana and let her know the news. I saw that I had six missed phone calls and three texts.
From Sexiest Girlfriend Ever: Call me ASAP.
From Sexiest Girlfriend Ever: Babe, I need you. Call me please.
From Sexiest Girlfriend Ever: I hope to god you check your phone between classes.
I instantly hit her name in my phone and pressed the send button. My heart was racing and I feared the worst. The phone rang twice before I heard the muffled sounds of Santana crying.
"Babe, what happened?" I asked. She cried harder into the phone and my heart sank into my stomach. I started gathering my things before I walked to the back office. I knocked on the door while waiting for her to be able to talk.
"I need to go." I said when Jack answered the door. He nodded and waved his hand.
"Sh-sh-she's in ICU-U-U. I have t-t-to get to L-L-Lima." Santana cried into the phone and I ran out the door. I started running towards my apartment. I knew it would take a bit but I also knew at this time of day it would be the fastest way home.
"I'm on my way home right now honey. Just take deep breaths. I'll buy tickets to leave as soon as possible and we'll be on our way." I explained trying to calm her down a bit.
"J-j-just get home p-p-please." She cried harder into the phone and my heart practically shattered into a million pieces. I was only a few blocks away and I was determined to make it to Santana as fast as possible. I ran in between cars and people and bicycles and weaved through obstacles.
"I'm on my way. I'll be there soon. I'll be there soon." I just kept repeating it hoping the words would calm her a bit so she wasn't hyperventilating.
I just kept repeating the same thing over and over until I ran through the door of my apartment out of breath. I ran to my room and saw Santana curled up in a ball on my bed.
"Oh baby." I said as I crossed the room and laid on top of her with my arms wrapped around her. We laid like that for awhile until her crying slowed and I sat up.
"I'm going to buy tickets now." I said and grabbed my laptop from the nightstand.
After I bought the tickets online for two hours away, we had a limited amount of time to pack. Luckily, we were going home so we knew we had some things there. We sped through our room like a tornado and packed a few bags before dashing out of our apartment. We made it to the airport just before the deadline to check in for our flight. We passed through security and sat down in the waiting area. Santana reached into my lap to grab my hand and rest them on her thigh.
"What happened Tana, why is she all of a sudden in ICU?" I asked because I was in too much a rush to ask before and I was more concerned with Santana's well-being.
"She got pneumonia somehow because her immune system is so fried, and the cancer isn't allowing her body to fight the sickness because it doesn't have enough energy to so basically her body is shutting down." She explained simply. I tugged her hand up to my lips and placed a soft kiss on her skin.
"This is really it." She said and I saw the tears brimming in her eyes. I knew this was just the beginning of a horrible nightmare for her.
It's been awhile! Sorry it took me so long, I've been distracted. Hope you enjoyed the chapter and so sorry about Abuela. We knew it was coming. Can't wait to hear your thoughts.