Brittany.
I woke up the next morning in Santana's arms and it felt so right to be there. I had used her for my pillow all night and could still hear the sound of her heart beating. I didn't want to move from this spot but I knew Rachel and Quinn were over in my apartment. I slowly sat up from where I was and moved down to place a soft kiss on Santana's forehead. She let out a deep sigh and snuggled into her blankets more. I got off the bed quietly and made my way to the door. Before leaving I took one last glance at the sleeping beauty that had stolen my heart.
When I walked into my apartment it was quiet. It didn't seem like anyone was awake. I didn't know what time it was but the sun was shining brightly through the windows so I knew it wasn't too early. I walked around the corner quietly just in case my friends were still sleeping. I stopped in my tracks when I witnessed the sight before me. Quinn was naked on top of an also naked Rachel while they were in a heated makeout session. I silently gasped to myself as my mouth fell wide open and my eyes darted around the room. I knew something was going on, but I never expected this.
They were grinding against one another like there was no tomorrow. I quickly turned around and walked right back out of my apartment. Why didn't they tell me? I couldn't understand why they'd keep such a big secret from me when I'm supposed to be a so called best friend to both of them. You'd think they'd tell me knowing what I've been going through with Santana. I walked back into Santana's apartment and closed the door quietly. I leaned against the door and rubbed my eyes. I don't think I'll ever get that image out. I wonder how long this has been going on. Rachel is cheating on Finn! Everyone cheats on Finn, he's just a big goofy idiot.
"Hey babe, what're you doing over there?" I heard Santana say as she walked around the corner. I knew the expression on my face probably still looked pretty shocked. I shook my head trying to shake out the memory. It didn't seem to work very well.
"Uh... uh... just woke up a few minutes ago... uh.." I didn't know if I should tell Santana or keep it to myself for now.
"You look like you just saw Rachel the hobbit naked or something." She said laughing at her joke. My eyes widened and my heart started beating faster. Could she read my mind? How did she know? She quirked an eyebrow and moved towards me.
"Oh my god! You did!" She said laughing. She didn't know exactly what I'd saw though. I nodded and opened my mouth to speak but no words came out.
"What happened? I didn't hear a banshee scream." She added.
"What's a banshee?" I responded confused.
"It's just a spirit with a really loud shriek that means someones going to die if you hear it... nevermind that, what happened?" Santana asked before wrapping her arms around my waist and pulling me against her. She kissed my neck and it sent tingles down my body. I let out a deep breath at the feeling.
"What were we talking about?" I said smiling because she'd distracted me with her sweet lady kisses.
"Manhands, your traumatizing visual of that oddly proportioned hobbit's naked body." Santana said.
"If I tell you something, you can't tell anyone." I said. I decided I could tell Santana, she would keep my secret until I found the right time to bring it up to Quinn and Rachel.
"Of course Britts. Your secrets are always safe with me." She said smiling and kissing my neck once again. My eyes rolled back and my breath hitched in my throat. How did she expect me to get anywhere with my story if she kept kissing me like that?
"I walked into my apartment... and saw Quinn and Rachel naked in my bed getting their mack on." I told her in the easiest words possible. She pulled away with wide eyes and smirked.
"I KNEW IT!" She said laughing slightly.
"You knew what?" I asked, now confused.
"I knew that they were totally in love with each other." She said.
"How?" I asked. I didn't know and I'm the best friend, how could she know?
"I'm a judgemental bitch and a closet lesbian, one thing you get from that is awesome gaydar." Santana said smiling.
"Well, I don't know what I'm supposed to do. Now that I know am I supposed to tell them I know or do I pretend like I don't know and they won't know that I know or what do I even know really I mean they were definitely hooking up but that could be the first time or it could be the fiftieth. I don't really know." I said talking in circles.
"Maybe you should just tell them what you saw?" Santana offered. I frowned. I didn't want to embarrass them.
"Okay. Well, how long should I wait before I go back over there?" I asked.
"Go back over now and make a lot of noise when you close the door." Santana said.
"Okay... okay... I'm gonna go." I said before taking a deep breath. She pressed her lips against mine and calm instantly rushed over my body.
"I'm gonna shower. I'll text you when I'm done to see how things are going." Santana said. I turned around and opened the door before I felt a slap on my butt. I giggled and turned around winking at Santana who was smiling wide.
I walked across the hall taking deep breaths readying my self for the confrontation about to happen. I walked through the door and practically slammed it shut. I heard some rustling noises and stopped in front of the door to give them a minute. Within a minute they were both walking around the corner with messy hair and frazzled looks.
"Good morning Brittany. How was your night with Santana? Would you like to have some breakfast? What time is your rehearsal today? I can't wait for the performance tonight, if it's anywhere near as amazing as last night. I'm rather hungry this morning, do you think we could possibly go to a diner or somewhere nice to eat in? I suppose I had too much to drink last night judging by the pounding in my head." Rachel bantered on tripping here and there on the words flooding through her mouth. Quinn stared back and forth between Rachel and me with a fake smile plastered across her lips.
"I saw you." It was all I could think to say. Both girls looked to one another with wide eyes and then returned their gaze to mine.
"What do you mean?" Quinn chimed in.
"I saw you this morning. I came back to see if you were awake and sure enough there you were going at it in my bed. I mean, I'm not mad. It's totally fine that you were doing it in my bed, it's seen lots of action already. I just don't understand why I didn't know about it before." I explained. Rachel looked down at the floor and Quinn stared at me with those puppy dog eyes. I wasn't in the wrong right now, was I?
"It just sort of happened Brittany. I mean, last night was the first time it happened. We were both drunk. This morning was kind of a sober replay." Quinn explained. I nodded. At least they hadn't been hiding things from me.
"Oh. Well... I didn't even know you were into girls, either of you." I said. Quinn looked over to Rachel who finally looked up from the ground.
"Neither did we, I guess." Quinn replied for them both.
"You know, I'm here if you ever wanna talk about stuff. I won't push it any further because I'm sure you both need to do some talking of your own. Just know I support you both in anything you do, no matter what." I told them smiling and moving forward to hug Quinn. We both held our arms out for Rachel who looked timid and shy standing alone staring over at us. She moved in and joined the group hug giggling.
"Thanks Brittany, you're the best." Quinn said.
"Thank you Brittany. As you know, we'd appreciate it if this didn't leave the sanctuary of your apartment. We're unsure of what this means for ourselves and our friendship. We don't need anyone else chiming in with their opinions." Rachel spoke up. I nodded.
"I told Santana. I'm sorry. I didn't know if I should but I was so shocked, I didn't know how to react so I asked what I should do. I'm sorry. She won't tell anyone, I promise." I said stuttering.
"It's okay. Don't apologize. I'm sure she won't tell anyone." Quinn said. Rachel's eyes were wider than ever. She didn't seem thrilled with the idea of Santana knowing anything about her lifestyle.
"Let's get ready and go get breakfast." Quinn added.
After we each took a shower and Santana came over, we headed out the door to get breakfast. Santana held my hand as soon as we left my apartment and it made my skin tingle as always. Quinn and Rachel walked behind us as we guided the way to our favorite diner. We sat at our usual table with Quinn and Rachel across from Santana and I. After we ordered food we sat in an awkward silence. Quinn and Rachel seemed to be more confused about their situation than they let on earlier. Santana was the first to break the silence.
"So, I just got another invite to Pucks for tonight. Do you girls want to go or would you rather stay in tonight?" She asked. I shrugged. Rachel and Quinn looked at each other with questioning expressions.
"I don't know. I may have had enough to drink last night to hold me over for a very long time." Rachel said.
"How about we decide after your performance tonight whether we want to go or not?" Quinn suggested. I nodded in agreement.
"Sounds good to me." Santana said.
"So who were those girls from last night?" Quinn asked Santana curiously. I glared at her because I knew Santana didn't want to talk about it. I was glad she'd opened up and told me about Whitney. I was still confused about who Valerie was but I was hoping she'd tell me sooner or later. It seemed like there was something between them. The way she looked at Santana made my insides twist into knots and a jealous fire burned in my stomach.
"Just some girls I used to know." Santana said simply. The server returned with our food and the conversation ended, thankfully. After breakfast we went back to my apartment and lounged around.
"We have to head to rehearsal soon." Santana said looking at her phone. I frowned because I wanted to stay and hang out with Rachel and Quinn.
"It's okay Brittany. We'll find some way to entertain ourselves while you're away." Rachel said. I smirked at her and raised an eyebrow. Her cheeks flushed red and she looked down at the floor realizing how I'd taken what she said.
"I'm sure you will hobbit." Santana said smirking and standing up. I followed her lead and stood up.
"I'll see you after rehearsal. If you want to go on some rides, there are a couple of passes on the counter in the kitchen." I told them as we walked towards the door.
"Have a good rehearsal." Quinn said before we walked through my apartment door.
"They're totally gonna fuck all over your bed. We're changing the sheets before we stay at your place again." Santana said as we walked to the elevator.
"Babe, you don't know that. Maybe they're gonna talk about what happened. And we are totally changing the sheets after what I walked in on this morning." I told her. She laughed and pressed the down button on the elevator.
Santana drove us to rehearsal as usual and when we got there no one was in the studio yet. Usually we were the last to get there so we were confused by the empty room we walked into.
"Where is everyone?" I asked. Santana shrugged and grabbed my hand pulling me towards her. She slid her other arm around my waist and started to dance slowly. I smiled because I couldn't hold in my happiness. She was so adorable. She led me around the room gracefully to the rhythm of our own hearts. We heard the door open and she pulled away quickly putting distance between us. I looked over at the door. I wasn't expecting what I saw at the entrance of our dance studio. It was Valerie with a big smile on her face as she walked towards us.
"Valerie, what're you doing here?" Santana asked slipping over the words. Her expression was blank and her eyes were filled with concern.
"Well, I was on the raptor and I saw your friend, Chuck or something. I asked him where I could find you and he told me to come here... I hope I'm not interrupting anything." Valerie said looking back and forth between Santana and me. I looked down at the ground and then back up to Santana. You are interrupting something, I thought to myself.
"We were just rehearsing." Santana lied. Why did she lie? We weren't rehearsing, we were just dancing for fun. It was the single most romantic dance I've ever experienced and there wasn't even music playing.
"Oh. Well, I can leave and let you get back to rehearsing." Valerie offered. She was standing about a foot away from Santana and her entire body was leaning towards her as if she was magnetized. I moved closer to Santana so that our arms were touching as if to silently say, she's mine.
"I just wanted to see if you'd have any free time today to get together?" Valerie added. Santana looked down at the ground then looked over to me with questioning eyes.
"I'm really busy Valerie." Santana replied simply. I smiled at the girl in front of me. Her smile faded and her eyes turned sad. I didn't understand who she was and why she needed to talk to Santana so badly.
"I understand. I just, there's a lot I want to talk about Santana. I'd really like it if you'd give me a chance to say some things I never got to tell you." She says. Now my blood is boiling because it's clear to me that they have some sort of romantic history. If this is the girl that broke Santana's heart than she has another thing coming if she thinks I'm going to let her come here and try to get her back.
"I think you should leave." I snap. I didn't mean to say it out loud but before I could stop myself the words had come out. She looked over at me with confusion in her eyes. She forces a small smile before looking back to Santana for her opinion.
"Do you think I should leave Santana?" She says simply. Santana looks down at the floor. She's silent for a moment and I can't breathe while she stands there staring at the ground. Why isn't she answering? I begging her with every part of me to just say the word I'm hoping she will.
"Yes." She breathes out barely loud enough for anyone to hear. Valerie's smile disappears instantly and her eyes show how hurt she feels at the answer she's received. Without a word she turns and walks towards the door. I stare silently at Santana who is still looking at the floor. I hear the loud sound of the door slamming behind Valerie and my heartbeat starts slowing down. Almost instantly the door opens again and I look to see Jesse walking towards us.
"What're you two doing here? We don't have rehearsal today and the performance is cancelled due to rain. It's supposed to storm all night." Jesses explains. We look back and forth between him and each other. I nod and start walking towards the door. Santana slowly follows.
"See you tomorrow." I say to Jesse.