A/N: Thank you for the few reviews I got! I'm glad you guys responded well to that last chapter, I was worried about it! Anyway, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter as well. Please let me know if you do!
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A week without Brittany was like a week without living. Santana felt like she was suffocating from their lack of contact. Good thing she was feeling better, because she knew staying cooped up in her house and no Brittany was going to be the death of her. Sure Brittany called her every morning and every night and they texted for hours, but it didn't feel real. Santana knew this was going to happen, it was just a lot harder than she thought and she wondered if Brittany felt the same way.
So when Friday finally came, Brittany told her to be ready at five and she would pick her up. Santana spent the whole day trying to figure out what to wear and finally gave up. She called Mercedes and she wasn't really being any help.
"So I've narrowed it down to these two." She held up a nice blouse that went with skinny jeans and boots. And then in her other hand was a tight black dress. Mercedes cocked an eyebrow and pointed at the dress. Santana whispered "finally" and threw it all on her bed. She went to her desk and started her make-up.
"You're too whipped Lopez." She turned around in her chair and stared longingly at her friend. "I've never seen you nervous like this and we've known each other for years."
"I might be whipped, but I've come to the conclusion that I can still beat your ass wheezy." Mercedes laughed and Santana refocused her attention to her make-up.
"So is she coming to the party tomorrow?" Santana nodded. "Well I can't wait to see her again."
Santana finished her make-up and walked into the bathroom to change. She glanced in the mirror and for a minute she felt like her old self. She felt hot, she felt confident. It's not that Brittany hadn't made her feel that way, it's just that she was usually only thinking about Brittany. When she walked back into her bedroom Mercedes whistled.
"Damn girl. I forgot how well you clean up. She's gonna love it." Santana smirked and put her hands on her hips.
"Well I hate to kick you to the curb Aretha but my girl's gonna be here any minute so you gotta go." Mercedes rolled eyes and stood up.
"Have fun tonight Santana. I'll see you tomorrow." Santana nodded and walked Mercedes downstairs. She had just sat down in the kitchen when her doorbell rang. Mateo raced her to answer it. And of course he got there first, she was wearing heels.
"Hey Brittany." Santana walked slowly down the hallway.
"Hi bud. Where's Santana?" Santana appeared around the corner and Brittany's eyes nearly popped out of her head. She literally started coughing and Santana laughed. Mateo looked confused as ever and just followed his sister's lead.
"Okay bud, I have to go with Brittany so you're gonna stay with the Evans next door okay?" He nodded and grabbed his backpack form the floor and slid past Brittany.
"You can close your mouth now" She slowly walked up to Brittany and threw her arms over the girl's shoulders. She loved that even in sweats and a tank top Brittany took her breath away. It took her a minute but Brittany finally returned the gesture and gripped Santana's waist. She bit her bottom lip and was about speak but before she could Santana's lip were on hers.
It felt so good after a week. Both of them moaned and groaned against the kiss. It was turning a little hot when Brittany pulled back. "You look gorgeous Santana. And if we don't stop now, I'm afraid I'll miss my performance."
Santana kissed her one more time and grabbed her purse. Brittany couldn't stop eyeing her all the way to her car. Even the ride over, Santana thought Brittany was going to run into someone if she didn't stop staring at her.
"And you said I have a bad habit of staring." Brittany blushed and Santana grabbed her free hand and brought it to her lips.
The rest of the way was silent and Santana was kind of relieved. This was nice, just spending time with Brittany.
When Brittany pulled into her school, Santana's jaw dropped. This place was un-real. It looked like a college campus from space. All the buildings had glass facings and white walls. They were multiple stories high and it was unlike anything Santana had ever seen. Brittany smiled at the innocence she had never seen from her girlfriend. "You do have a bad habit of staring. Come on or I'm gonna be late." She squeezed Santana's hand and kissed her cheek.
They held hands all the way to Brittany's dressing room. Brittany led Santana inside and locked the door behind them. Santana walked around a little, still awestruck. Brittany set her bag in her chair and started taking her tank off. Santana sat down on the little couch on the opposite side and watched. Brittany slipped very slowly out of her sweats and she heard Santana gulp.
When Brittany turned away to get her dancing outfit, Santana came up behind her and slipped her hands around her body. She immediately met her lips to Brittany's neck and the blonde moaned. Santana smiled and moved her kiss right behind Brittany's ear. "You think you can tease me like that after a week of me not seeing you and get away with it." Brittany smiled, she hoped not. Her hands covered Santana's she turned around and met her lips with Santana's. She pushed her back towards the couch and when she fell back, she straddled her lap. Santana stared up at her beautiful girlfriend who was only wearing only a bra and underwear.
Brittany kissed her again and Santana ran her hands up and down Brittany's thighs. Brittany moved her lips to Santana's neck and the Latina moaned louder than Brittany had. She couldn't take it anymore. She moved her hands straight to Brittany bra and unclasped it. It fell off her shoulders and she threw it behind them. Brittany knew she didn't have time and she wasn't even supposed to have Santana back stage but she couldn't help herself.
Santana kissed Brittany and cupped both her breasts in her hands. Brittany leaned her head back and Santana licked the girl's very exposed neck. Her skin was savory and Santana soon found herself addicted. Brittany moved to get off of Santana's lap, but tan arms kept her close. She moved her hands behind Brittany's thighs and started to stand up. Brittany was surprised at how strong Santana was. She had definitely underestimated her true strength.
Santana turned around and laid Brittany down on the couch. Santana stood over her for a moment and then pulled Brittany's legs so they were hanging off the edge. Santana knelt down and kissed the insides of Brittany's thighs. Brittany felt like her skin was on fire. She had never been this turned on before. Her breath hitched as Santana kissed her center over her underwear. She quickly popped out of her haze and out of reflex clenched her thighs. Santana didn't looked shocked and leaned back.
"I'm sorry Britt. I got carried away." Brittany ran her fingers through her hair. It's not that she didn't want this. She wanted too desperately to be close like that with Santana. She just felt weird about it.
"No it's fine. I just…I-I don't think I'm ready for that just yet." Santana sat next to her and handed her, her bra.
"It's perfectly fine. We can wait until you're ready." She kissed her forehead and stood up. She walked over to the mirror and started fixing her hair.
Brittany put her bra back on and started getting dressed. There was a knock on her door and she opened it to find Kurt standing outside of it. "Hey Kurt."
"Brittany they're starting warm-ups." She nodded and turned back to grab her last accessories. Kurt followed her in and gasped when he saw Santana. "Oh I didn't mean to interrupt something."
"No Kurt its fine I was just finishing." Santana whispered a 'wanky' to herself and watched Brittany walk up to her. "I have to go now, but Kurt can show you to the auditorium. Right Kurt?" He nodded. "I'll meet you outside after the show yeah?"
Santana nodded and gave her girlfriend one last kiss before she started walking out. "Break a leg Britt. Well not literally but…you know what I mean." Brittany giggled and winked at her before leaving.
Kurt held out his hand to Santana and she took it. "Kurt Hummel, Brittany's best friend. It's really nice to finally meet you Santana."
"Yeah you too, even though Brittany hasn't really mentioned you before." Santana internally cursed herself for being an ass, but this guy was a little too off-putting for her.
"Let me show you to your seat." Her led her down the hall they come in from and then down a fleet of stairs. Kurt opened a door at the bottom and let Santana pass through. She was yet again struck by how amazing this place was. The auditorium looked like a Broadway theater and she couldn't imagine being up on that stage. She couldn't wait to see Brittany up there.
"Here's your seat number. Brittany requested that sit front and center, so I got you as close as possible." Santana took the ticket and thanked him. She walked towards her row and looked back to see him still following her. She stopped and turned back to confront him. She tried to turn back around, but her old ways were getting the best of her.
"Is there something I can help you with porcelain?" Kurt smirked and shook his head. Santana crossed her arms over her chest.
"I just wanted to talk to the girl that made my best friend fall in love, but I can see you don't want to. Sorry for bothering you." He turned to leave and Santana wanted to yell out 'yeah walk away' but then she remember he was Brittany's best friend and whoever Brittany was friends with, they deserved a chance.
"Wait." Kurt turned back around and raised his eyebrows. "I'm sorry. I'm just not used to people actually wanting to talk to me."
He gestured for her to sit down and then sat next to her. "So, Santana?" She nodded once. "Are you excited to see the showcase?"
She nodded and smiled thinking about Brittany "Yeah, Brittany hasn't stopped talking about it so...Are you performing too?"
Kurt nodded "I am. I'm the second act actually with Rachel." Santana gave him a questioning look. "Rachel Berry?" She shrugged her shoulders and he waved it off.
"So you're a dancer too?" Kurt laughed and shook his head violently.
"No no no. Brittany's actually the only dancer friend I have besides Mike. I sing. You know like theater and show choir type stuff." Santana gave him a short smile and played with the strings on her purse. "Do you sing or dance or something?"
Santana let out a loud 'hah' "Only in the shower. I used to play piano, but it's been awhile."
They talked for a few more minutes, mostly about the school and Brittany. As more and more people started seating themselves Kurt got up and shook Santana's hand once again. He told her to enjoy and then made his way back in the door of which they had come from.
She wasn't really sure how to feel about Kurt. He was nice but something about him just screamed at Santana and she couldn't figure it out.
She played on her phone and texted Mercedes for a few minutes until the lights dimmed and a very tall blonde woman walked onto the stage.
"Good evening everyone. I'm Sue Sylvester the Dean here at Hill's School of the Performing Arts. I want to welcome you all to what is sure to be a horrible opening showcase and may you not fall asleep like I did." Santana laughed. She might have been the only one to find that funny but it made her feel more at home. Ms. Sylvester walked off stage and the curtains slowly drew back.
The next few acts were vocal performances and then the next few were simple ballet dancing groups. Santana had yet seen Brittany and it was driving her crazy. Her mind started to wonder if something happened and she was pulling out her phone when the lights popped on and there she was. She was standing center stage. She head was staring at the ground and then the music started and it popped up. She looked amazing. Santana stayed in awe the entire routine. That was until another person appeared on stage and started dancing with her girlfriend. He was touching her in all the place he shouldn't be and Santana knew it was just a dance, but she could help but be jealous.
When the music finished and they stopped moving on stage, the crowd stood up and everyone was clapping and cheering. Santana joined them and felt an overwhelming sense of pride. Brittany was her girlfriend. That amazing everything that she had just displayed was all hers and it swept the jealous away.
Everyone started clearing out of the auditorium and Santana made her way outside to wait on Brittany as she had promised. Everyone looked so happy. All the performers met their parents and lovers and received hugs and kisses and flowers. Santana felt bad for not buying Brittany some flowers. She knew that it was something she should do, but she had been so excited it slipped her mind. She would have to make it up to her another time.
As more time passed, Santana watched everyone leave and sat herself on a bench. She texted her dad to make sure he was okay and then put her phone back. She was just about to pull it back out when the large door opened and Brittany stepped out with the guy she had been dancing with. They were laughing and Brittany was carrying a large bouquet of roses. Santana approached them and tapped Brittany's shoulder.
"There you are." Brittany smiled at her and stood next to her. "Santana this is my good friend Mike. Mike this is my girlfriend Santana." Mike took her hand and kissed it.
"It's nice to finally meet you Santana." He turned to Brittany and gave her a big hug. "Well tonight was amazing Britt. You did awesome as per usual. I'll see you Monday." He started walking backwards and waved before walking straight.
"Bye Mike" Brittany yelled after him and then turned back to Santana. She smiled big at her and leaned in to kiss her. Santana's jealousy was still burning but the kiss was cooling it off.
Santana pulled back and placed a piece of stray hair behind Brittany's ear. "You were stunning up there tonight Brittany. I had no idea you could dance like that. It was" she thought of a word to describe it "breathtaking".
Brittany blushed and kissed her again. She took her hand and intertwined their fingers. They started walking towards her car. "Oh and thank you for the flowers. I love them but you didn't have to spend that kind of money." Santana stopped where she was and gave Brittany a questioning look.
"Babe I would love to say that I sent those flowers, but I didn't." Brittany cocked her head to one side.
"I wonder who did. I just assumed it was you. They were in my dressing room when I finished." They resumed walking again.
"No card?" Brittany shook her head. They were about twenty feet from the car and Santana felt a tug on her hand. Brittany had stopped and was staring straight ahead.
Santana cringed as his voice met her ear before the sight of him reached her vision. "I see you got my flowers"
David Pierce was leaned up against Brittany's car. He looked terrible. His hair was grown out and shaggy. His clothes were wrinkled and they could both tell he hadn't washed them in quite a while. He pushed himself off the car and walked towards them. Brittany's grip on Santana's hand tightened and she took a step backwards. Santana automatically went into defense mode and stepped in front of Brittany. David chuckled.
"So you two are still 'together' huh?" He used air quotes when he said together, like it was a joke or something.
Brittany stood frozen and neither of them said anything. Santana pulled on Brittany's hand and led her around him to get in her car. But David grabbed Brittany's arm and she yelped out. Santana threw herself at the man and punched his neck. He coughed hard and let go. Brittany latched onto Santana and she took the keys from her girlfriend's hand. "Get in the car Brittany." Brittany looked at her, questioning her motive. Santana just nodded towards the car. Brittany nodded and finally opened the passenger door and got in.
Santana walked back over to David Pierce and kicked him while he was down. Then she knelt next to him "Don't come near her again. At least not like this. She's you're daughter for god's sakes. Get your shit together." She stood up and smoothed out her dress before getting in the car and driving Brittany back to her house.
They hadn't spoken a word. They were just sitting there holding hands. Brittany had cried on the ride back. Seeing her father like that had really upset her.
"I'm sorry about all that Britt." Santana decided to break the silence.
"It's not your fault Santana." Brittany looked at her and gave her a smile. It was short, but sweet and it broke Santana's heart. "Do you wanna stay here?"
Santana pressed her lips and frowned "I would but I promised my dad I would be home. And I think you need some time to think." Brittany nodded and they sat in silence for a few more minutes.
"I love you Santana" Santana nodded and leaned over the console to kiss her.
"I love you too Britt. Goodnight." Santana turned the car off and handed Brittany the keys.
"Are you sure you don't want me to drive you home?" Santana shook her head and they both got out of the car. Santana met Brittany half way and pulled her into her embrace. "Call me when you get home?"
"Of course" She kissed her cheek and then started her walk home. Brittany waved at her just before she was out of sight and Santana blew her a kiss in return.
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