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Chapter 25

"Hey Adriana?" Santana asked from her side of the bed while Adriana got dressed. The green eyed girl turned to her fiancé with a smile, which faltered when she saw the look in the Latina's eyes.

"What's wrong?"

"I think we should postpone the wedding." She looked extremely nervous as she rushed the words out.

"Okay…" Adriana said slowly. "Is there a specific reason or are you just not ready?"

"I'm not ready. I'm sorry… I know I'm the one that asked you, but I'm so nervous." Adriana chuckled and kissed her lips softly.

"You aren't the only one that's nervous. We can take as much time as you need. I understand and I support whatever decision you make…" Santana felt there were more to her words than that, but decided to let it go for the moment. "Now come on before we're late for practice. You're driving Britt and Quinn right?" Santana nodded. "I'll be there as soon as I drop off Reed." Santana kissed her and headed out the door.

"Come on bitches let's get this over with!" She yelled as she ran down the stairs of their new rented house. There were 5 bedrooms and they leased it for a year. Their bedroom was across the hall from Reed's and Quinn was down the hall. Brittany often spent the night or sometimes Quinn stayed at the Pierce house. Holly Holiday moved into their basement. Adriana sat on the edge of the bed and tried not to let herself succumb to tears. She had been noticing something going on with Santana and had the feeling it had to do with Brittany. The brunette opened the nightstand and took out the bottle of pain killers that the doctor gave her weeks before and popped a few in her mouth; swallowing them without anything to drink. As soon as she felt them slide down her throat she felt guilty. She stared at her clasped hands and didn't notice Holly appear in the doorway. The older woman leaned casually on the doorframe before knocking on it lightly. Adriana's eyes snapped up quickly and she placed the bottle of pills back into the nightstand. "Good morning Holly." She said quietly as she stood up.

"What's up with you?" Holly asked.

"Nothing." She answered quickly and forced a smile onto her face. "I have to go drop Reed off." She added as she moved past the blonde.

"You're going to be late. Do you want me to drop him off on my way into school? I really wouldn't mind; gives me time to hang with the kid." She chuckled. Adriana nodded absently. "Hey." Holly grabbed her arm and turned her toward her. "Seriously, what's up?"

"I'm just thinking." The shorter girl answered. "We are postponing the wedding." She added as she grabbed her duffel bag for Cheerio's practice. "I really appreciate you dropping Reed off for me. Thank you Holly." She bounded down the stairs and out to her car quickly before taking off to the school.

Adriana made it onto the field just as Sue Sylvester was starting the practice. "Reed, you're late! Ten extra laps!" She yelled. Adriana nodded and began her laps with every one else. She felt herself drift into her thoughts as she ran.

Adriana watched as Santana stared over at Quinn and Brittany. Her gaze kept switching between their interlocked hands and their faces. It had been happening a lot lately; Santana would keep her attention on the blonde dancer while Adriana sat next to her being ignored. She worried her original thoughts about the two were correct.

"Reed!" The coach yelled and Adriana ran over to her. "You've ran enough." Adriana looked up and saw people still running. "You've already done 5 more laps than the extras I gave you. Fabray is done too so you two can start on the rest of the workout." Adriana nodded and started doing pushups with Quinn right next to her.

"What's wrong?" Quinn asked quietly as they continued their pushups.

"I think every single party those two have been to ended up with them running off to find a private place." Kurt chuckled as he spoke to Mercedes. "I'm just surprised they didn't end up together. I love Adriana, but Brittany was there first. Have you been noticing the way Santana stares at Brittany?" Mercedes nodded and Adriana left before they realized she was there.

"Hello…. Adriana." Adriana blinked and looked up at Quinn who was standing. "Are you alright? We can move on to sit-ups now." Adriana rolled onto her back and started doing sit-ups without a word. She started feeling the buzz from the pills she took that morning and smiled bitterly to herself. She had gone through so much to quit using drugs, and here she was starting up again.

"Hey Adriana!" Brittany said brightly as her and Santana joined them after their laps. They started with pushups right away and Brittany frowned when Adriana didn't speak.

"I'm sorry Britts." She hugged the taller dancer tightly and forced a smile onto her face again. "I wasn't really paying attention and didn't notice you there." Brittany smiled and returned the hug before continuing her workout. Santana looked guilty and concerned at her fiancé. Quinn noticed the guilt in her friend's eyes and decided she would have to talk to Adriana after practice.

Practice went on as usual with working on their routines after their normal workout. After practice was over everyone started going toward the locker room. "Reed!" The coach called. "You owe me 20 laps." Santana looked angry at the coach but Adriana just shrugged and started running the laps. "You need to keep your head in the game!" She yelled into her bullhorn as Adriana ran around the track. "You were slipping today!" Santana watched the stony expression on her girlfriend's face as she continued to run. There was no emotion showing at all. Quinn and Brittany stood there too and waited for their friend. Brittany moved forward and put an arm around Santana's shoulders comfortingly. Adriana saw them out of the corner of her eyes and felt tears start to form. She felt herself speed up and start running harder. She didn't hear the coach telling her she could stop; she just kept running.

"Adriana, I don't know if I should tell you…" Rachel said nervously. "If it were me I would want to know…"

"What's up Rach?"

"I saw Brittany and Santana kissing…" Adriana's jaw dropped open slightly and she swallowed down her tears.

"Adriana!" Santana yelled as she ran to catch up. Adriana was going full speed and everyone found it difficult to catch up. Suddenly she was tackled to the ground by Brittany who had caught up to her first. She turned the girl onto her back and straddled her.

"Adriana! You can stop running now." The blonde dancer said. "Why are you crying? Did I hurt you?" Brittany got off her quickly and held out her hand to help the other girl up. Adriana stood up and shook her head.

"I need a shower." She replied and started running toward the school. The other three looked at each other for a moment before catching up. When they found her she was already standing in the shower, just letting the water run over her. She was shaking slightly and Santana ran forward and pulled her into her arms. The Latina didn't care that she still had on her Cheerio's uniform and was now sitting in water as the two sunk to the floor. Quinn and Brittany decided to leave the couple alone and headed out of the locker room.

"What's wrong Adriana?" Santana asked softly. "Is it because I wanted to postpone the wedding?" Adriana took a deep breath.

"I know about you and Brittany." She said as she nuzzled into Santana's shoulder. "I know that's why you want to postpone the wedding. I understand that you have a big decision to make and I think maybe we should spend some time apart so I don't influence that decision. I told you already this morning; I will support you in whatever you decide. You were my first friend here Santana; nothing will ever change that. I want you to be happy and if that means you want to be with Brittany, then who am I to stop you. She was here first after all. I'm not saying you can't stay in the house though, just in a different room until you decide." Adriana finally pulled away and looked into brown eyes. "Okay?" Santana was quiet, but nodded. Finally the dancer stood and held out a hand to help Santana to her feet. "Come on let's get dressed before we're late for class." The two dressed quickly and headed their separate ways to their lockers. Adriana turned down the hallway to see Quinn and Brittany standing at her locker waiting.

"Where's Santana?" Quinn asked.

"Getting things from her locker." Adriana replied with a small smile.

"But usually you go to her locker on the way to class so you can stay together." Brittany added curiously.

"Santana and I just need some time apart for now Britt." Adriana felt herself reassuring her fellow dancer. Quinn tilted her head at her best friend, who just shook her head. "She'll probably be heading straight for class, but you can catch up to her if you hurry." She added and Brittany looked at Quinn.

"Go ahead Britt." Quinn smiled and watched her girlfriend go in search of Santana. "Are you ready for class?" She turned and asked Adriana, who nodded absently.

After three classes Adriana felt like she couldn't handle the rest of the day. She headed out towards the bleachers instead of meeting her friends in lunch. As she made her way under them she found others gathered there. She bummed a smoke off one of the girls and sat down. The familiar burn of tobacco made its way into her lungs and she breathed out a sigh of relief. The girl handed her a few more before the group left her alone.

"You got people looking for you." She looked up and saw Puck standing nearby; leaning on the bleachers. "Got one for your bro?" He asked as he sat next to her. She handed him one and he used hers to light it. "I thought you quit…" She took the last drag of her cigarette and flicked it away.

"Yeah." Puck furrowed his eyebrows and moved closer; pulling his friend into a hug.

"You want to skip the rest of these lame classes and go do something?" Adriana couldn't but smile. She allowed him to pull her to her feet before she kissed his cheek and walked with him to her car.