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Quinn lay in bed listening to the deep even breathing of her girlfriend fast asleep beside her, wishing she too could join her but knowing with the ache in her chest it wasn't likely to happen. She knew she should push the pain pump but it would mean making Santana move and she looked so peaceful and serene that she couldn't bring herself to disturb her. The pain was normal right? They said she would feel discomfort and that pain was normal….her chest had been getting tighter and tighter all day and it was beginning to get hard to take a full breath …Quinn wondered what the hell was going on!
She reached beside her and pushed the nurses' button she was starting to panic and needed a bit of reassurance.
"You ok baby?" Santana's slumber filled voice mumbled beside her Quinn's movement had disturbed her after all.
"Yeah just calling the nurse to discuss some pain in my chest go back to sleep sweetie"
Santana's eyes shot open in disbelief
"Go back to sleep…are you kidding Q what type of pain is it? How long have you had it?" She sat upright and looked at her girlfriend with a furrowed brow.
"Please relax I'm sure it's nothing"
A nurse came into the room and Quinn explained the pain in her side which had gradually gotten worse and now the pain in her chest and her restricted breathing, the nurse looked over her charts and made a note of a few things before leaving to get a doctor.
"Nothing huh? If it was nothing a doctor wouldn't be needed….why didn't you say anything to me? You have been in pain all day Quinn are you stupid?" Santana couldn't hide the anger in her voice
"I am well aware of the pain I have been in all day Santana…..trust me I know ALL about it"
"Hey drop the aggression, you should have said something to me" Their voices were getting louder.
"I KNOW ok! Maybe just for once I needed a few hours of not being the patient alright"
"No its not alright you were involved in a serious accident and I could have lost you….You don't get to decide when you are and aren't going to be a patient… you are a fucking patient Quinn! whether you like it or not and you best be getting used to it because you are going to be one for a long time … stop trying to be a god damn hero".
"I don't need a lecture from you Santana"
"Oh my god I'm just saying you should have told me! We are meant to share things I have been nothing but supportive of you though all your dramas lately" Santana flinched as soon as the words had come out of her mouth.
Quinn's mouth dropped open.
"I didn't mean…"
"Get out" Quinn spat at her the pain was getting worse and beads of perspiration had formed on her forehead.
"Quinn I'm sorry"
"Go…leave….get some fresh air and cool off this isn't helping and Christ knows I can't get up and casually leave this mundane room in a hurry"
"Q look I didn't…."
"Just go ok no more drama for you"
"I am not leaving Quinn"
"Santana go" Quinn said angrily just as the doctor entered the room
He looked between the two women breathing heavily before him
"Is everything ok ladies?" he queried in a hushed tone
"Everything is fine doc just get your butt over here and check her out please" Santana slipped off the side of the bed to give the doctor some space.
"I'll see you tomorrow San" Quinn grunted as she tried to pull herself up
"I'm not fucking leaving"
"Yes you are"
"QUINN….."
"Look maybe its best if you just go, Quinn is obviously distressed and arguing will not help" The doctor tried to soften his words with a half-smile.
"Are you serious right now?"
"The patient has requested for you to leave this room don't make me get security"
Santana looked across the bed to Quinn her eyes pleading with her to speak up and say she could stay. She didn't utter a word.
Santana reached for her jacket and pulled it on heavily.
"Fine I'm out of here" and with that she stormed from the room.
Quinn closed her eyes and tried to keep the tears forming at bay.
"Alright let's take a look at things yes?" Quinn nodded in the direction of the doctors' voice as he lowered her bed so it was completely flat.
"I'm sorry about that" Quinn said quietly she really hadn't meant to lose her cool but she didn't feel like herself…..something was wrong…..
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Santana stormed out the doors of the hospital and was halfway across the parking lot when she remembered that Judy had taken the car when she had left earlier, now what the hell was she going to do?…..how could Quinn do this to her she was so cold and vacant. Tears pricked the corner of her eyes and she harshly rubbed them away….no…. she wasn't going to cry over the fact that her girlfriend was being a bitch or that she personally had screwed up. Pulling her phone out of her pocket she dialed the one person she knew wouldn't ask too many questions and would just come.
"San?"
"Hey sorry to wake you up can you come and get me from the hospital?"
"Yeah sure thing is everything ok?"
"Yeah I will see you soon yes?" she ended the call before she got an answer and made her way back to the entrance where wooden benches lined the footpath. She lay down on one of the benches and pulled her jacket tightly around her she hadn't realized quite how cold it was until now.
10 minutes later a car pulled up slowly alongside her, Santana turned her head and saw a familiar smile. Her body ached as she got to her feet and made her way to the vehicle. Dropping herself heavily into the passenger's seat she was thankful for the warmth coming from the dash in front of her.
"So are you going to tell me what's up San?"
"Can we just go back to your room Britt? I'm over talking"
"Is Quinn ok?"
"Britt please" Santana groaned and threw her head back against the seat she wanted a hot shower and a warm bed.
"Ok ok"
Brittany pulled away from the curb she was well prepared for dealing with Santana in moods like this so she kept her mouth shut and hummed along quietly to the music. There was silence as they pulled into the hotel parking lot followed by more silence as they made their way to Brittany's room. Once inside Santana went straight to the bathroom and minutes later Brittany heard the shower turn on. Sighing to herself she pulled some short shorts and a top out of her suitcase and left it on the end of the bed before climbing back into the same spot she had vacated only a short time ago.
15 minutes later Santana emerged from the bathroom, she noticed the clothes on the end of the bed and smiled she was glad Brittany was here, if she had rung Kurt or Rachel she would have had a hundred questions thrown at her before they had even left the hospital grounds.
"Thanks Britt"
"No problem" Brittany pulled the comforter back and motioned for Santana to get in.
"Oh god bed feels good" Santana moaned as her body relaxed into the soft mattress
"You want to talk about it?"
"Not right now I'm too tense and worked up"
"Roll over then" Brittany sat up and got onto her knees
"Huh why?"
"I'm going to give you a back rub, if I remember rightly it used to put you to sleep quite quickly and easily" Santana rolled onto her stomach and got comfy so Brittany could straddle her thighs.
"Are you good to take this off?" Brittany questioned whilst tugging gently at the top Santana was wearing.
"Yeah it's so much better without it" Santana chuckled as she pulled her top over her head.
"Ok just relax San" Brittany began to manipulate the muscles in Santana's shoulder, working out various knots. Santana had been right she was extremely tense which was to be expected after sleeping in a chair and on a hospital bed for quite a few days.
It only took 10 minutes before Brittany could hear a soft snoring coming from the brunette beneath her she knew she could stop but she wanted to work out as much of the tension as she could so when her friend woke up she would feel so much better, she kept going for another 30 minutes before she lay back down and feel into a deep sleep herself.
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Quinn woke the next morning with a horrible headache and still with a pain in her side. The doctors had diagnosed a pneumothorax and she had gone back into surgery to have a tube inserted in her side to release the air in her chest cavity….She was told in a day or two everything would be ok which was a relief. Her mind drifted back to her girlfriend. She couldn't believe she had been so horrible to Santana and had given her no choice but to leave, she had acted like a crazy person and a complete and utter bitch, she now felt sick to her stomach because of it. She knew Santana didn't mean what she said to come out the way it did so she was only angry with herself. Her phone hadn't been returned to her yet so she couldn't even call or text the Latina it was now a case of sitting and waiting for her come back. Her Mom would be in soon and she hoped like hell Santana would be with her.
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Kurt knocked lightly on the door joining his and Rachel's room to Brittany's….No answer. Opening the door he quietly entered the darkened room, he needed to wake Brittany up as their flight was in a few hours and they had to check out and see Quinn before they left. Rachel was going to stay with Santana at her parents for the rest of the time she was there. He noticed Brittany's packed suitcases next to the small arm chair in the corner so at least she was one step further along than he thought she would be. His eyes finally adjusted to the darkness and he made his way over to the large bed in the opposite corner of the room. He was just about to jump on the blonde when he noticed a topless brunette sleeping face down next to her; he rolled his eyes typical of Brittany to find someone to hook up with whilst she was here. He playfully poked Brittany in the side causing her to roll over and groan with displeasure.
"Britt come on you need to get up" he whispered trying not to disturb the girl next to her that could be all sorts of awkward.
"Why it's so early" Brittany grumbled in reply not opening her eyes
"Come on Brittany we need to get organized and get up to see Santana and Quinn before we go" he shook her shoulder gently not wanting her to go back to sleep.
"Congrats lady face you can accomplish half of that without even leaving the luxury of your hotel room" Santana's voice rang out loudly giving Kurt the fright of his life.
Brittany sat up slightly and pulled the covers up to her chin chuckling at Kurt's confused face.
"Santana what the hell are you doing here…in Brittany's bed….NAKED!" Kurt's asked in an incredulous tone.
"I'm not naked" Santana huffed and went to roll over.
Fortunately Brittany's reflexes were quicker due to her being slightly more awake and she managed to pull the covers up high enough so Santana wouldn't expose herself to her friend.
"Oh fuck Britt why am I naked" Santana groaned when she realized what was going on.
"Topless not naked and it was a back rub remember….you passed out before I finished"
"ONE of you explain what is happening here NOW" Kurt was more authoritive this time.
"I needed a ride from the hospital and so I called Britt that's the beginning and the end of it Hummel"
"Oh no it isn't why aren't you with your fiancée?"
"You will have to take that up with her"
"What does that even mean Santana? You should be by her side looking after her…. not naked in your ex-girlfriends bed for goodness sake"
"Hey what on earth is going on?" Rachel asked as she entered the room the raised voices had distracted her from her morning face cleansing ritual.
"Just what I am trying to figure out" Kurt replied angrily glaring between Santana and Brittany.
Rachel's eyes widened when she actually took in the sight before her.
"San what are you doing here?" she asked her friend, her voice almost at a squeak level.
"Fuck enough with the questions ok…. my oh so perfect and lovely fiancée practically had me kicked out last night because she decided it was time to be a super bitch and take out all her pain on me….and seeing as you guys automatically think it's me that's in the wrong in situations like this you can let her know when you visit today that I will be giving her all the space she wants from now on…..in fact maybe I should just head back with you two today" She looked between Kurt and Britany angrily before getting out of the bed and storming into the bathroom locking the door behind her she could care less at this stage that she didn't have a top on, tears had started to form in her eyes and she didn't want her friends to see how much last night had truly hurt her, although she could kick herself for what she had said to Quinn it was no reason to make her leave.
"Well done guys" Brittany said angrily as she pulled herself from the bed and went to the bathroom door.
She knocked gently…no answer
"What the hell is going on? Did she say anything to you when you picked her up last night?" Kurt asked softly
"No she wasn't in the mood to chat…..why don't you guys go up to the hospital and see Quinn, I will try and fix things here and hopefully join you soon".
"I can stay here with her Britt" Rachel said into the quiet room
"You know I think I may actually be one of the better people to be here right now…..trust me I know how to handle Santana when she is in this frame of mind…I think if left alone with either of you right now she may rip your heads off"
Kurt and Rachel nodded in agreement and returned to their room. Brittany sat on the end of the bed and stretched to wake herself up properly a few minutes later she spoke loud enough for the girl in the bathroom to hear her.
"Ok my grumpy friend….. Detective one and two have gone so no more questions….can you unlock the door please so I can take a shower?" silence… but minutes later she heard the lock turn and she smiled to herself that was easier than she had expected.
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As Judy walked into the hospital room she could instantly tell something wasn't right…..firstly there was no instant smell of her daughter in laws perfume or her bright smile to greet her…instead she was greeted by a very agitated and pale daughter only.
"Quinn baby is everything ok?"
"Is she with you?"
"Is who with me darling"
"Santana"
"No should she be?"
"I was hoping she would be….is she angry with me?"
"Quinn what are you talking about? I haven't seen Santana since I left here last night"
"WHAT? Did she not go home last night?"
"Not as far as I know…why wasn't she here with you?"
Quinn's skin had gone an even whiter shade of pale
"I screwed up Mom" she couldn't hold back the tears anymore and when her Mom's arms wrapped around her she lost it completely.
"Shh shh calm down darling…what happened?"
Quinn explained everything that had happened the previous night to her Mom, wiping away the tears as they fell freely.
"It sounds like you both just needed to calm down you've both had a pretty stressful time, everything will be ok…have you called Rachel? I'm sure she is with them"
"I can't call her I don't have my phone and I don't know anyone's numbers by heart Mom not even my own fiancées"
"Who does these days…here call her I have her number"
Judy reached for her purse and pulled out her phone handing it over to her daughter. Quinn took the phone and looked at it hesitantly.
"Do you want me to ring her?" Judy queried sensing her daughter's uneasiness.
"No…..I just don't know what to say"
"I'm sure you will when you hear her voice. I will give you some privacy" and with that Judy stood and made her way back out of the room.
Quinn searched through her Mom's contacts it only took a few seconds for her to find the name she was looking for her finger hovered over it for what seemed like an eternity before she mustered the courage to hit call.
Santana looked down at her phone when she felt it start to vibrate….she had been holding it for the past 10 minutes whilst Brittany was in the shower fighting with herself about calling Quinn. Judy's name flashed across the screen again and realized she had better answer it before it went to voicemail.
"Hey Judy"
"It's me" Santana could tell her girlfriend was broken just by the tone of her voice.
"Hey Q"
"Where are you?"
"I'm with Brittany at the hotel"
"I'm really sorry baby"
"Yeah wasn't much fun being kicked out"
"Can I claim that I wasn't myself?"
"Is that what it really is or are you sick of me being there so much…if you need space Quinn just say"
"What! God no….. I wouldn't be alive if it wasn't for you Santana you are my reason for everything I missed you so much please come back" Santana's heart melted at the words but she wouldn't allow herself to be a gooey mess she needed to be strong.
"How's the pain today?"
"Still there but I can breathe properly today….I had more surgery last night"
"You did?" it was Santana turn now to not be able to breathe …she should have been there for Quinn, not acting like a child and chucking her toys out the crib because she had been offended and embarrassed.
Quinn briefly explained what had happened after Santana had left and that she would be fine in a few days…relief washed over the Latina thankfully it wasn't too serious.
"Will you come back?" Quinn asked softly she was pretty certain Santana was still pretty angry with her but she could handle the situation so much better face to face.
"Yeah Britt's just in the shower and then we will call a cab and come. Rachel and Kurt should be there any second I would imagine"
"I will see you shortly then?"
"30 minutes max I would think"
"Ok good I love you baby"
"I love you too Q"
Santana ended the call and lay back on the bed to wait for Brittany to finish.
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There was a soft knock on the door.
"Come in" Quinn called out knowing it would be her Mom checking to see if she had finished her conversation.
"Look who I found on my way back from the coffee shop" Judy smiled and stepped aside to let Rachel and Kurt take a position on either side of Quinn.
"Hey pretty lady" Kurt kissed her cheek gently and Rachel squeezed her hand in her own.
"Is she pissed at me?" Quinn knew they would know exactly what she was talking about.
"Well it's Santana she comes across as pissed off most days" Kurt joked.
Quinn raised her eyebrows at him and gave him her best 'I'm serious' face.
"She seemed pretty pissed" He conceded.
"Not rage angry more hurt angry" Rachel added.
"Yeah she has every right to be I was a bitch to her"
"But you spoke to her right?" Judy had told them both she had left Quinn to call Santana and Rachel hoped it had gone ok.
"I did, she and Britt will head in shortly"
"But everything seemed ok?"
"It will be better when I see her but I'm sure it will be fine" Quinn smiled at the short brunette.
"Well thank god for that I won't tell you what I thought when I went to wake Brittany up and all I saw was a naked woman beside her…and then to find out it was Santana….."
Rachel shot a glare at Kurt which made him immediately stop talking
"Wait what?" Quinn queried
"Oh just that I got a shock when I went to wake Brittany up and Santana was there"
"Santana was in bed with Britt?"
"Uh…..yeah"
"Naked?"
"There is a perfectly good explanation for that" Rachel quickly added Kurt had made it sound so much worse than it was.
"And I can't wait to hear it" Quinn looked between the two of them waiting for said explanation to begin.