A/N:
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Santana turned around to face him. He wasn't expecting to see her so hurt. He was taken aback by seeing her like this. Aside from Artie, no one had seen Santana be so emotional.
"What are you doing here, Finn?" Santana snapped, which caused him to focus again.
"I just came to see if you're ok. Rachel didn't mean those things…" He began while handing Santana her jacket.
"Yeah, she did." Santana interrupted. "You don't need to defend your girlfriend."
"Ex-girlfriend." Finn clarified sheepishly. "She shouldn't have said those things about Artie and Quinn. He was going to tell you."
"So how many of you knew about them?" She decided to get straight to the point.
"We all found out last night. Artie was going to tell you today."
"So all of you knew but none of you told me." Santana began. "Rachel was right. I have very questionable friends."
"I've never seen you so down on yourself." Finn blurted. "You should go back in there and not give a damn what others think."
"Get off your high horse, Finn." she shot back. "That's so much easier said than done. You should know that."
"I'm going to go back to class." Finn declared proudly.
"It's different for a guy. People finding out about me and you sleeping together is only going to do wonders for your reputation. And since you and Berry are officially over, you really have nothing else to lose." Santana shrugged. "The quarterback doesn't stay single for long."
"You're right." He admitted with a frown.
"Most guys would be happy. You can practically pick any girl in there."
"But that's only going to hurt Rachel more." Finn reasoned. "I can't go back there today. Things should cool down first."
"Exactly." Santana said as she got into her car. "Do you need a ride somewhere?"
"Yeah," Finn said as he raced around the other side and got in.
"Where do you want to go?" Santana began. "My mom leaves for work in an hour, so I have time to kill before going home. She will flip out if she knows I cut class again."
"My mom is working the night shift, so I have to wait until school is out before going home."
The two of them decided on getting some breakfast. Afterwards, they went to Santana's place since no one would be there. Santana went to her room while Finn flipped through the TV. They were both kind of in their own world, trying to avoid thinking about school.
"Who are you texting?" She asked as she made her way back into the living room.
"N-no one." Finn lied.
"It's ok. I know you're texting Rachel." She smirked. "It's cute."
"She doesn't want anything to do with me." He shook his head as he put his phone down next to him.
"Everyone knows Rachel will come around. She just has to make things more dramatic."
"I guess. How about you?" Finn paused. "What's going on with you and Artie?"
"I'd rather not talk about it, mostly because I don't know what's going to happen…"
"I think being with Artie is good for you. You both seem happy." Finn continued.
"Until he cheated on me," She added with a bit of an attitude. "You've been there, Finn."
"I know…"
"So you know how much it hurts." She revealed, uncharacteristically. She wasn't the type to talk about her emotions, especially to Finn. "I should go back to senseless relationships with Puck and Brittany. No strings are always better." She boasted.
"You don't mean that. Me and you had a no strings thing and look at us now…we're cutting class because we don't want to deal with anyone."
"That's pretty sad, actually." She let out a little laugh before taking a deep breath. "I love Artie and even if I sound like Berry right now, I have never felt this way about anyone. I let my guard down and look how everything turned out."
"It's probably not my place to say this, but it's nice seeing you less…"
"Bitchy?" She raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah!" He agreed a little too quickly. "You're way more laid back now that you're with Artie."
"It got me nowhere. I tried to do the right thing with everyone. I tried to make things right with Brittany, and I should get some credit for not punching Berry's face in…"
"Thank you about that, by the way." He interrupted to lighten the mood.
"I don't think anyone knows how to deal with me when I'm not a total bitch."
"That's not true." Finn shook his head. "I like this side of you."
"Thanks, Finn." Santana smiled before a little uncomfortable silence. "If it means anything, I think Rachel is a fool for breaking up with you."
"You think so?"
"Come on, Finn." Santana stated. "You're one of the nicest guys in this school and aside from lying to Rachel about a stupid mistake between us, you're a great boyfriend. You put up with Quinn and Rachel…that deserves some sort of medal."
"Do you really think hooking up was a mistake?" Finn asked and she looked at him confused. "It was my first time and…"
"I know." Santana interrupted while nodding along. "For me, it was a mistake." She admitted while turning a bit red. "Nothing should've happened between us. You were trying to move on from Quinn. When you asked Rachel out, she turned you down for Jesse. You were vulnerable and I knew that."
"I'm sorry for how things turned out." Finn whispered.
"Don't be sorry, Finnocence." She joked to ease the tension. Things were getting too uncomfortable for her and Finn. "I wouldn't want Quinn and Berry's leftovers anyway." She smirked.
"Why do you do that?" Finn raised his voice out of frustration. "You say something nice and real, and then you pull back and say something bitchy. Isn't it exhausting keeping your guard up? You need to chill out."
"What do you want me to say Finn?" Santana shot back as she sat up straight. "You think we're that close that I'm going to share everything with you."
"I'd like to think that we can be honest with each other."
"You want honesty? Fine!" She declared. "I just loved that you used me for sex."
"I used you? You used me for your reputation." Finn stood up at this point. "Your exact words were that this would be a 'win-win' for you."
"You're the only winner out of this whole thing." She replied in a bit of a low voice.
"Look at how it turned out." Finn argued, not enjoying these insults.
"Yes, look at how it turned out." She repeated. "You can walk into that school tomorrow and no one is going to care that you've been lying to your girlfriend."
"People are going to believe what they want. I can't change that." He defended loudly. He didn't want to be blamed that people don't care about the truth.
"Exactly! It doesn't matter what the truth is because everyone is going to believe that I got between Puck and Tina, and now, I got between you and Rachel." She let out angrily. Finn didn't know what to say. "Everyone is going to think that I used you for my reputation, but the truth is I didn't tell anyone that we slept together."
"If you care so much what people think, then why didn't you tell anyone about us?" He shot back. "It would have only made you more popular."
"I was hurt, Finn!" She practically yelled before calming down. "I was hurt. In that motel room, you wasted no time telling me that you made a mistake by being there with me. You can believe what you want about me, but no girl likes being told that she is a mistake. It wasn't something I wanted to brag about." She calmed down while turning red.
"Santana…"
"You should leave." She made her way to the door. "I shouldn't be talking to you. I've moved passed this."
"I'm not going anywhere." Finn stood up and stared at her. "I don't want to fight with you."
"Fine, just forget it…"
"Santana, I'm sorry." He declared as she looked up at him. "I didn't think I hurt you."
"Don't apologize. I don't want any pity. We messed up. It's in the past. Let's move on." She demanded. "What are you even doing here? Why did you follow me to my car? You never answered." Santana had a very quick way of putting her guard back up.
"I wanted to see if you're ok. We have glee practice and…"
"Bullshit." Santana called his bluff. "This thing with Rachel should have taught you to stop lying. Tell me the truth." She demanded. "I know you didn't come after me to talk about glee club…or our one-night stand."
"Fine." Finn started. "After you slapped Artie and left, he wanted someone to see how you were doing. Obviously, Rachel and Quinn were out of the question. He didn't ask Puck and he knew you were still in a fight with Brittany. Mercedes and Kurt had an exam and Tina didn't want to be more involved."
"So you were the last resort?" She scoffed. "Artie has some nerve to send anyone after me."
"He's worried about you." Finn explained. "He wants to make things right."
"Is he not mad about me and you?"
"I think he's mad that you lied, but he feels much worse for what he did. He knows it was a mistake between us…"
"Yeah." She exhaled while running her hand through her hair. "I don't want to talk to you or to him."
"I'm just trying to help out." Finn explained.
"I don't want your help." She opened the front door for him to leave.
"I'm not leaving." Finn took a seat on the couch. "The fact is that you need someone here. You might hate me right now, but it's not like there are a bunch of people lined up to be there for you." Finn was trying to help Santana and Artie, even if he had to be a bit harsh.
"You're such an ass." She mumbled.
"I know what you're going through, Santana." He reassured. "Are you wondering why he kissed Quinn? Like what is it about her?" Santana looked at him like he was taking the words right out of her mouth. "I've been there. I still don't understand why Quinn cheated on me with Puck."
Santana closed the door. "That's part of it." She made her way to the seat across of Finn. "But Artie was the sweetest guy and I pushed him away."
"He kissed Quinn when he was drunk." Finn explained. "You had nothing to do with it."
"I don't believe that. I always thought Artie and I had something special, but he threw it away like it was nothing. I can't help but feel that I did something wrong. You don't do that to someone you love, right?"
"No, you don't." Finn agreed quietly.
"So now you understand why I don't want to talk to anyone."
"I understand," he nodded. "But I still think you should talk to Artie."
"I will." Santana agreed. "I need to figure out where we go from here."
"Sounds good." Finn let out a smile before getting off the couch. "I should head home." He looked at his watch as he made his way to the door. Santana followed.
"Thank you, Finn."
"For what?"
"Thank you for being here. I actually needed someone to talk to."
"Thanks for not kicking me out." He joked. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"Bye." She opened the door for him to leave. There was an awkward moment where Finn decided to give Santana a friendly hug. She laughed at how uncomfortable Finn acted. As she slowly pulled away from the hug, Finn gave her a kiss on the lips. Santana instantly pushed him away.
"I-I'm sorry." He stammered as he quickly picked up his school bag that he left by the door and rushed out. "I shouldn't have done that."
Just like that, Finn practically ran out of her apartment and towards the elevator. Santana was in complete shock. She placed her finger over her lips. She quickly shook off whatever she was feeling and closed her apartment door.
She didn't think any more about that kiss, but she knew she wanted to talk to Artie. He had a lot of things he had to set straight.
And now, she too had a lot of things she needed to get off her chest.
A/N:
So first, let me say I'm truly sorry for the delay in updating this story. To be completely honest, I was just unmotivated to write. I think it has to do with the fact that I was so disappointed with the last few episodes of season 2 of glee. It's still a great show and everything, but I really didn't like the season finale. I've read fanfics on here that are written so much better.
Ok, enough with my rant! I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter. I've always wanted to explore the Finn-Santana relationship. I hope it didn't feel too out of place, but I always felt they had some unresolved issues.
I have the next chapter written, but I just need to edit it. I will post it soon. And don't worry- the next chapter is all Artana! On another good note, this is the 50th chapter! Thank you to everyone who has read/reviewed/alerted this story. You guys are amazing!
R&R, P&TY!
