AN: hey guyss I know it has been like... several months but here I am, my name's not Sam but I do like ham (sorry I've been spending a lot of time with kids these days lol)

Okay so now I'm gonna talk a little abt me and say why I'm taking a bit to update. Spoiler: it's boring so you can just ignore it and read the chapter already xD

I have a lot of things going on right now like I'm president of the student council (yes Brittany S. Pierce is my inspiration and just like her I have to plan the prom if COVID allows it) and I'm so nervous with my final exams and college applications. I swear I'm hating my senior year right now so today's message is: enjoy freshman and sophomore year while you can.

Now let's forget about it and talk about Brett Pierce. Someone asked who I imagine as Brett and I have a picture of how I imagine him in my tumblr (brittanarightss). I forgot the actor's name but for me Brett is just like him but with blue eyes ofc. On my tumblr you will also find James Pierce so don't forget to check out ; )

Okay okay now let's finally go to the chapter.

Previously...

"Oh you haven't heard the best part about it. Do you know which big company had the eyes set on me? "Brett waited until Santana was looking at him again. "Lopez Inc." he said triumphantly.

"What?!"

"Wait what?!" Santana repeated incredulously. "B-but that's my dad's company"

Brett looked at her with a funny expression as if saying "no shit Sherlock"

"Well I mean the company's name IS Lopez Inc, right? Unless you are just pretending to be a Lopez. That would be a huge plot twist." Brett said joking but Santana's face was still hard and confused. "Wait, you're pretending and I just found out your big secret and now you have to kill me?"

Santana couldn't help but grin at that, it was a very Brett thing to say. "You are such a dork I just can't with you." She said trying to contain a smile.

"That's my charm you can't deny it. It makes all gals crazy." He replied winking. "I have it, James have it and his son will have it, it's a Pierce thing." He looked at JP who was fast asleep on the couch.

"Oh yeah? So freaking charming indeed." She said mocking him. "But I'm serious now. What do you mean Lopez Inc wants you?"

"Well as you know I'm a really big fan of your dad's work and since I was a freshman in college I always made clear I intentioned doing an internship and then, hopefully, working there." Brett said remembering all the plans he had to forget when Sophie abandoned him. Truth to be told, even if he had moved on about this, he still had traumas about that but nobody knew and he always pretended to be okay.

"Hey, are you okay?" Santana noticed the sudden sad look he had on his eyes and automatically put her hand over his to comfort him.

He smiled at the gesture and then replied, faking a smile and trying to stop thinking about it. "Yeah sure, sorry I just got a little spaced out. But as I was saying, it was my dream to work at such a prestigious company with the one and only Marco Lopez. I mean come on, he's awesome." Brett said fangirling as if Santana wasn't his own daughter.

"Okay B I got it you totally have a crush on my dad let's pretend it's not awkward." Santana said laughing. "If you weren't straight as an arrow I would say that was very gay of you."

"Hey! How do you know for sure I'm straight? Maybe I can swing both ways." He pretended to be hurt. "And please, every person at school business have a crush on your dad. I'm sorry San but he's like a god in Harvard. Ugh just to think that he thinks I'm a dropout loser makes me wanna cry." Brett said remembering months ago the encounter they had at the restaurant when Santana was still a huge bitch.

Santana had also remembered that and got really embarrassed about the way she acted. She had already apologized a lot to Brett since they became friends but she always feels like the meanest person every time she thinks about it. Looking at Brett standing close to her in her freaking house just made her feel stupid. How could she treat this amazing person so bad in the past? He really has been such a good influence on her. Every time they get closer, Santana realize how childish and mean she used to be towards everyone and sure, she still is grumpy most of the times (when Brett or JP is not around) but she's not rude or terribly mean. She hasn't even make Rachel Berry cry this past month and that's a fucking milestone considering that it used to be her special mission.

"I'm so sorry Brett, I was really terrible with you for no reason and made your life a living hell. I'm still not sure why you talk to me because if I were you I'm sure I wouldn't talk to that bitch." Santana said and eyed James to see if he was still sleeping, her swear jar was getting full.

"Hey, come on now. Come here." He said and put his arms over her shoulders to get her closer.

Santana's heart started beating faster. Ugh for fuck's sake it's just a hug can you stop being an excited little bitch, heart?

"You've already apologized San and it's all in the past. Yes you were really mean to me but now look at you staying with James so that I can work and offering your house for us to have lunch. A bitch wouldn't treat us like that." Brett said, still with his arms around her.

Santana just loved being held by him but she was starting to get flustered. "Wow did you just said bitch? That's a bad word Mr. Right." She said trying to keep a light mood and pretend she's not almost having a stroke (yes she is THAT dramatic)

"You just ruined the moment Miss Satan." He laughed at the face she made.

James woke up at the sound of his dad's laugh kind of confused at what was happening. "Daad where are we?"

"It's okay buddy, we are at Santana's house, remember?" Brett said, caressing James' long hair. Every time he looked at his son he was thankful he had nothing of Sophie. James was a full copy of Brett.

James nodded and looked at Santana. "Your couch is so so so comfy. Maybe we do a slee'over wit daddy and watch lion king and eat pizza and sing and play and-" James at this point was just excitingly blurting random things he wanted to do so Brett interrupted him. "Easy there cowboy. There is only 24 hours in the day and Santana has other things to do okay?" He said trying to calm down the very excited James who seemed to have woken up with a lot of energy, fully recharged. "Besides there is a little girl missing you."

At that JP turned his head fully to Brett, curious to know who. "Julia" Brett answered.

"Reaaaallyy? Is she better now then? We play? Yesss" Needles to say that the young boy was, again, very excited.

Santana was kinda confused at who this girl was seeing James so happy to play with her again. "Who is Julia?" She asked.

"It's Camila's daughter, they are our neighbors." Brett replied. "Julia is recovering from cancer so she stopped playing with James a few months ago but she is getting better. Cami said it was a good idea to bring JP over for a little bit."

"Wait. Camila?" Santana swears she has already heard of that name. "I think I know her."

Brett looked at her thinking how could Santana possibly know Camila until he remembered. "Ooh yeah she helped me with the handy man job. You probably talked with her on the phone the day you called for my services."

Santana was getting a weird feeling about Camila. "Soo are you guys, like, close?" She asked nonchalantly.

Brett smirked at that, he was sensing jealousy. But why? "Well I mean, I guess so why?"

Fuck I have to think fast about an excuse. "Oh nothing. It's just that Camila sounds like a latin name and you know... I just wanna make sure I'm still your number one latina... you know?" She laughed awkwardly. What the fuck I just said? Brett Pierce is really making me a softie who doesn't know how to make good lies.

Brett looked at her funnily. "Yeah sure keep saying that. Don't worry thought, you will forever be my number one." He winked at her.

That's it I'm gonna faint. Today marks the day that Santana Lopez died of a heat attack caused by Brett fucking Pierce.

"Me too me too" JP joined Brett. That was a good distraction.

"Ugh you guys are spoiling me." Santana said smiling to them. "So freaking cute, blondies".

"San it has been really great to be here and I'm so thankful for you but it's time for me and Jay to go. It's getting kinda late." Brett said looking at his watch. "And I still have to help Sam at the garage."

Santana pouted. "I thought Sam worked at my dad's company. Why would he still keep the garage if he receives a good payment there?"

"For him it's more like a family thing, more to decompress all the stress that working in the business world causes. For me it's always good to receive an extra cash but it's mostly beneficial to our friendship. We bond a lot at that garage, trust me." He says remembering all the fun they have there. Sam Evans truly is his best friend. "But don't be sad I will see you tomorrow, maybe?"

Santana hated to be clingy but she just couldn't help with Brett. "Maybe?" She was still pouting.

Brett seeing Santana's face suddenly felt the enormous need to just kiss her pout away. He knows deep down that this crush he's feeling for her is more deep than just a crush. And that's bad news, really bad news. What a person like Santana that can have literally anything she desires would want with good-for-nothing Brett, he thinks.

"It's Rachel's birthday so it's gonna be a very eventful day. I think she has planned the party since like 2 years ago. To be honest I think all her birthday parties are planned and staged and then rehearsed." He says thinking about all the Rachel Berry extravaganza parties.

"I still don't know how you two ended up to be best friends. I bet you two were super geek and nerdy at high school." Santana says laughing.

"Excuse you? I was prom king and captain of the football team. But yes I still was a tiny bit nerdy. So what? I bet you were the mean cheerleader AND prom queen."

"Nopee. You won't believe it but I was the shy little nerd that nobody paid attention. Quinn was the prom queen and the good cheerleader." She said remembering how awful high school was to her. People from her high school don't even recognize her anymore. She used to be no one and then college changed her so much.

"No wayyy. I can believe you were a nerd because... duh" he said joking and received a soft punch in the arm. "What? It's true. I know your secret, Santana Lopez." He said coming closer and whispering to her.

She got goosebumps at that and gulped. "Is this like the twilight scene where Bella finds out he's a vampire?" She tried to joke to hide how nervous she was getting.

Brett laughed so hard that even James who was paying full attention to the tv looked at them.

"You. Are. Amazing" he said looking at her eyes.

"Don't do that." She says.

"What?"

"Look at me that way, it's strange. I'm not used to like eye contact. I used to think it was better without eye contact actually." She says looking at blue orbs. It's so blue she could get lost.

Brett smiled so sincere at her. "I think the keyword here is used to, hun?" He says still looking at her.

They were so caught up In each other that they haven't noticed James standing in front of them just stating with a funny and confused expression.

"Now kiss" he says.

Both adults got shocked at hearing this and distanced so much it looked like one of them had the plague. They were so flustered.

"I swear to god you are spending too much time with your aunt." Brett said picking him up and messing his hair. Just to have something to do. Just to don't look at Santana. He's getting hypnotized by her.

Santana was feeling so warm inside. She feels like her face is melting. The person who said that ethnic people don't blush never met Brett.

"I'm sorry for him. He's just joking. He likes to joke. Really a goofball. Right, James? So goofy ahahah." Brett said in the most cringey way possible.

James looked at him so confused. He doesn't know what is happening. Neither does Santana and Brett, by the way.

"It's okay,B." She says after recovering a bit. "I called a cab for you and James and before you start to complain, it's already paid."

Brett looked at her saying "you didn't need to" with his eyes but he was still thankful nonetheless. "Thank you San, I'll see you tomorrow." He went to give her a kiss on the cheek but she thought it was a hug so it was, again, awkward.

"Bye Brett and bye JP, I will miss you little man."

"I will miss you too Sanny. But you come over mkay?" He says giving her a hug. "Pinky promise?"

She looks at Brett for confirmation and he nods.

"Pinky promise."

After Brett and James left, Santana sat on her couch and exhaled deeply. Fuck my apartment smells like him. Feeling overwhelmed she went to her room and laid on the bed, thinking that each day she's more sure she's falling in love with Brett Pierce.

She starts to think about the very first day the met and how terrible she was. Then, she started thinking how much she improved because of him. She wants to be a better person because he's, right now, the only good thing in her miserable world. Besides Quinn obvious. Quinn who was been the best friend she could ever ask for. Santana thinks and thinks and she comes to the conclusion that she needs to talk to Quinn about this. She needs to let her insecurity and jealousy go away because it's Quinn Fabray. The good cheerleader who always had Santana's back. She's the only one who can help her with Brett. She is just really hoping that Quinn doesn't have feelings for him too. She has to take the risk.

After deciding her next move she gets up from her bed and goes to the kitchen where she left her phone. When she was going to call Quinn, Quinn called her first. Damn Lucy we are in sync.

She picked up and said that. "Fabray we are really synchronized bitches, I was about to call you."

When Santana doesn't hear Quinn's laugh she gets worried. "Are you there, Q?"

"Santana I think I'm in love" Quinn says really fast but Santana understood. Oh boy how she understood.

"With who?" Santana asked, fearing the worst. If Quinn say his name this could be so bad. Santana knows that if Brett had to choose between the nice girl who always treated him well and the bitch who made him lose his job, his choice would be obvious. But Santana never felt this way for someone before and she doesn't want to ruin her friendship with Quinn. "Fabray?" She says after not hearing Quinn for awhile.

"It's just I'm so confused and you won't like it and I don't know what to do." Quinn was almost crying.

Santana was really confused. Who could be that Santana didn't like? Rachel Barry? Lol as if. Quinn is straight as they come. "Q, come down. Why wouldn't I like? The only person I couldn't handle you dating is maybe the dwarf and we both know you don't swing that way." Santana laughed.

Quinn's silence was so big that Santana by now is only getting anxious.

When she decided to speak her voice was so weak that it looked like she was carrying all the disappointment in the world. She tried to hide that and laugh it off. "Yeah sorry you know how dramatic I am." She paused. "And of course it's not Rachel, San" she said almost letting her sadness show. Now she has to think fast about other person so that Santana won't get suspicious. She thinks about a person that fits the whole "you won't like it" because even though Santana is better now she still had some problems with that person in the beginning. Quinn thought it might be her best chance until she has the courage to admit to Santana that she was right about Rachel. After thinking that really fast she replies to Santana.

"It's Brett. I think I'm in love with Brett." Quinn says feeling so weird about saying such a lie. She hopes Santana misses her strange undertone.

Santana, by the other hand, is devastated. The worst happened. Her best friend is in love with the same guy she is. She knew she was wrong in believing that maybe something good and sincere could happen to her.

Love doesn't come to the ones who are not worthy.

That night she goes to sleep crying, thinking about blue eyes that will never look at her the way she wants to.

AN: tataaamm that's it for today. Please don't hate me buuut the angst will start from now on.

Writing this chapter felt like watching anepisode of Riverdale due to the cringeparts of it buuut I hope you guys have enjoyed. Feel free to express your feelings about this chapter but please don't send someone to kill me or kidnap me until I give Brettana a happy ending because theyWILL be endgame of course.

I really hope I have the time to be more active with this fic because you guys are the best ever so I will try really hard.

Stay safe yall ;))