Title: Love & Softball

Author: BrennaAimee

Pairing: Santana/Brittany

Rating: PG 13

Summary: Santana transfers to a new high school from one where she is a softball star. Can she prove she belongs on this new team? Can she impress her new captain . . . in more ways than one?

Disclaimer: All television shows, books, movies, and other copyrighted material referred to in this work and the characters, events, and settings thereof are the properties of their respective owners. This is for entertainment purposes only, no profit is being made

Chapter 21

Brittany's P.O.V

I drove off from Santana's house and I was so nervous. I knew that she was trying to put me at ease by saying she didn't regret us, but Mr. Lopez was a pretty intimidating guy.

She lived with him though; she should be able to handle it.

Wait, she was Daddy's little girl. What if she would do anything to please him?

No, she wouldn't leave me like that. As much as I felt for her she had to feel the same way.

I needed to go drive around; I couldn't just go home, not with my mind racing like it was. I knew I could go to the park. No, I couldn't go to the park. If I went to the park, all I was going to do was be reminded of her and our many nights there. I'd go driving, that was what I'd do.

Wait, I was supposed to text her to let her know I got home safe, but I knew she left her phone upstairs and I doubted she got it before going into the study.

'I'm going 4 a drive, I'm not going straight home, but I'm ok. I'll text 2 let u know when I get home.' That should have been good enough. I could text her when I decided to go home.

I put my iPod on shuffle and hooked it up to the radio. I drove along the roads in town and then started to drive the back roads. I loved the feeling of driving. It was so calming. If you concentrated on what you were doing in the car everything else could fade out.

I was driving and then instead of concentrating on the driving, I started concentrating on the music. For some reason every song that came on has at least one lyric that reminded me of her. She was everything.

She was slowly influencing every part of my life, and for some reason I thought I liked it.

"Shit!"

I hit the brakes.

I skidded to a stop; luckily I wasn't on a gravel road. A deer ran out in front of me luckily I didn't hit it. 'Ok I think it's time for me to go home.' I turned the music down a little and drove toward the house.

I got home and quickly pulled out my phone. It had been an hour since I left her place. I quickly typed a text. 'Hey Baby, I just made it home. I hope everything is going well 4 u. Text me when u get done.'

I decided to jump in the shower. That should have given Santana enough time to work things out with her dad, and text me back.

I pulled out my clothes and my favorite unicorn footie pjs, what could I say I was a kid at heart, and headed toward the bathroom. I started the water, got undressed, and stepped in. I let the water run over me it felt so good and relaxing. I showered and when I finished I still just stood under the water. I felt so tense. I was stressing so much about what Santana was going through with her Dad.

They had a special bond and I didn't want to get in the middle of that. I loved her, and I couldn't let something happen with her family just because of me. Her family meant too much to her. I couldn't get in between them.

Santana's P.O.V

"What do you girls think about father daughter night, just like old times?"

"Yes!" Raquel and I all but yelled. Since we moved we hadn't had father daughter nights like we used to.

"So, a round of tennis and homerun tournament it is?"

"Well yeah, what else would it be Daddy." Raquel teased. We loved our sports, but getting to play them with our Dad made it so much better.

"Ok, my equipment is in the shed, what about you girls?"

"Mine is in the shed, Puck and I were playing yesterday." I said and looked at Raquel.

"Mine is as well, Puck and I played while waiting on you to get back from your girlfriend's house." Raquel said and immediately tried to correct herself. " I mean your Britt. . . your friend that is a girl."

We walked out the back door and started out to the shed while she was tripping over her own 'mistake'. I laughed at her trying to cover her slip up in front of Dad. I hadn't had a chance to tell her he knew.

"Oh you mean that girl she was kissing about an hour ago?" Dad said seriously.

Raquel stopped walking, her jaw would be touching the floor right now if that was possible. I stopped laughing.

"Yeah Dad, that girl." I said seriously. We were leaving Raquel standing there. Dad cut me a side glance. Raquel finally ran to catch up.

"Oh by the way Raquel, Dad knows." I said laughing and Dad cracked a smile.

Raquel gave me a look.

"Yeah, he kind of walked in."

"Walked in on what San?"

"Brittany kissing me?" I said shrugging it off. Raquel looked at Dad incredulously.

"You're ok with this?" She asked him.

"I wasn't at first, but you two are my baby girls and I want whatever makes you happy, and obviously Brittany makes your sister happy."

We got out our equipment and started playing. The game of tennis was over fairly quickly, but our homerun tournament got serious. Lopez's didn't lose, and if we did, we didn't take it well. It started out first to 5 homeruns and the moved to seven and then ten. I won of course, because as my dad always told me I was bad-ass. We went in the house two hours later and I then remembered I left my phone in the attic. I ran up the stairs to retrieve it.

5 New Text Messages Two were from Puck, one was from Bianca, and two were from Brittany. I opened them up and read them. I could tell by the way Brittany text she was freaking out. I should have thought to text her to let her know everything was ok. I looked at the time: 9:30. Her parents were out of town tonight anyways. I really wanted to tell her the good news. I ran back downstairs after I changed clothes, keys in hand.

"Papi?"

"Yes Mija."

"Is it ok if I skip out on the rest of the night? I need to go talk to Brittany."

"Mija, it is a little late for that don't you think?"

"It's important, please?" I begged and gave him my puppy dog look.

He sighed. "Ok, I guess, but if you are going to be too long text me and let me know."

"Of course, thanks." I said giving him a kiss on the cheek and running out the door.

I pulled out the drive way and drove over to Brittany's house. I looked up and saw the light to her room on, and I saw her shadow in the window. I walked up onto the porch and knocked on the door. I waited for a minute and received no answer. I checked the door handle and it was unlocked. I walked in and locked the door behind me. I walked up to her room and saw the door cracked open.

I couldn't help myself from peeking through the door and watching her. She was so adorable. I noticed her dancing, back and forth, back and forth, every once in a while, she stopped to check her phone, which was lying on the bed. She looked increasingly more frustrated. I wondered if she was waiting on my text. I opened the door and it creaked. She jumped and screamed.

I laughed at her. "You know, you should really lock your door. It's not safe for you to be here alone and the door is unlocked. Anyone could come in here in take you."

"Well, it looks like the only one just walking in here to take me is you."

"Are you complaining?" I said raising my eyebrow at her and crossing my arms in front of my chest.

She closed the distance between us and pulled my arms out from their position and wrapped them around her waist. "I can't say I am." She said and kissed me lightly.

"I would hope not." I said returning her kiss.

She pulled back and looked at me. "So, how did it go with your dad."

This was really my chance to play with her. "Well, I didn't get to text you back because he took my phone away, and kicked me out of the house. The only reason I still have the car is because I hid the keys. He kicked me out." I said looking past her. I saw her expression change and she released me looking down. She turned to walk away from me and I pulled her back.

"B, I'm kidding. Don't pull away from me." She made eye contact with me.

"San, don't do that. You don't know what I have been thinking about."

"Baby, I'm sorry. I was just joking and will you tell me what you were thinking about, so I will know."

"I wasn't going to let myself come between you and your family. If it came down to a choice, I was going to have to let you choose them San."

"Brittany, you couldn't have made that decision for me. It wouldn't have been up to you. I love you and I wasn't going to lose you to my family's stupidity." I saw a smile light up her face. "That is what I like to see." I said used my finger to tilt back her head and placed a light kiss on her lips.

"So, how did it really go then?"

"Well, at first he flipped out, but I just talked to him. I told him that you made me happy and it was that simple for me."

"He just accepted that?"

"He really didn't have a choice. He knew I wasn't going to back down."

"Well you are stubborn" she said laughing "but, I wouldn't have it any other way."

I looked her in her eyes and made her hold my eye contact.

"I love you Brittany Susan Pierce."

"I love you too Santana Lopez, always"

She pulled me by the arm over to her bed and I slipped my shoes off before crawling in her bed beside her. She turned out her bedside lamp which was the only light on in the room and we laid in the dark.

I pulled her closer to me and we cuddled for about thirty minutes, nothing but loving the feeling of lying in one another's arms. She moved her head over and kissed my cheek, and then scooted over until she was kissing my lips. We laid there sharing little soft kisses for a while. I put my hand into her hair and pulled her closer deepening the kiss. She leaned up on her arm to gain the upper hand and hovered over me. We kept kissing and soon I felt her hand playing with the hem of my shirt. She moved it from the hem of my shirt to tracing light patterns on my hip. I shivered under her touch. I moved my hand to her hip and pulled her body closer to mine.

Our kisses started getting even more passionate and Brittany's hands were starting to wander even more. Soon we were both sitting up and my shirt was being raised over my head. I let it happen and pulled her in tighter. This was so easy and comfortable with her. I pulled off her shirt and she moved to straddle my lap. We kept kissing and hands kept moving all over the place. Her hands reached my jeans and she started to undo the button. Then she stopped and pulled back.

"I can't do this."

"Can't do what?"

"This. Not yet. I want to take things slow. I want to make sure everything is perfect for you."

"Brittany, I'm fine."

"You can say that, but I'm still not doing this."

"Do you want me to leave?"

"Santana, no of course not, will you stay with me tonight? I want to hold you."

I reached across her to the night stand and pulled out my phone. 'Dad, I'm just going to stay the night with Brittany tonight.' A few minutes later I get a text back.

'I'm not sure I approve of that because it's just like you having a boyfriend, but you have stayed there before. I don't guess I can stop you now. As long as you remember I do need to officially meet this young woman.' I sent a quick reply back.

'Of course Daddy, I'll see you tomorrow. Good night.' I closed my phone and sat it back on the night stand.

"Ok, I'm staying, but just so you know, sometime soon, you will have to officially meet my dad as his daughter's girlfriend." I heard Brittany gulp as she curled up into a ball on my side.

"Santana, I hate to inform you, but I think I may be sick on that day." She said sounding so tiny and I couldn't help but to laugh at her.