Saturday 24th of March

It was late morning and the girls were sat watching TV. Mr and Mrs Pierce were playing with Zoe in the garden. They were cuddled on the sofa, completely enamoured by each other.

Santana's phone vibrated on the coffee table then her ring tone began to play. She picked up and answered, not bothering to look at the caller ID.

"Hello?" She asked.

All that Santana heard was crying through the phone. She looked at the caller ID to find it was Quinn.

"Q? Are you alright? What's the matter?" Santana asked, feeling panic that her friend could be hurt or in danger. "Quinn are you hurt?"

"Not physically hurt." She answered in between sobs. "It's puck. He's such a dickhead." She complained. "Look, can you just come over so I can talk about it?"

"Yeah, of course Q, I'll be over in a minute. Just stay where you are." She hung up the phone.

"It's Q, she's having some kind of trouble with Puck. I need to go see her." Santana explained to Brittany.

"Okay, do you want me to come too?" Brittany offered.

"No it's alright. Thanks for the offer though. Sorry I have to dash out, say goodbye to your mum and dad for me." She said as she pulled on her shoes and jacket. She walked back over to Britttany who was still on the couch and gave her a quick kiss.

"Bye." Brittany muttered. She felt a little upset that she couldn't spend the day with her girlfriend but she understood why.


Santana let herself into Quinn's house. She never knocked because they had been friends for so long. She walked into the kitchen to find the blonde sat at the table with her head in her hands.

"Hey Q." Santana said softly as she took a seat next to her friend. She began to rub her hand up and down the blonde's back to comfort her.

"Hi S." Quinn muttered into her hands. She then lifted her head to show her red eyes and puffed cheeks, it was clear she had been crying.

"Go on, explain what's happened." Santana said. She knew that when Quinn was upset she needed to rant about it to someone. Santana was often the person she needed to talk to.

"Well I was with Puck this morning and I went out to get some breakfast since he had no food at home and I left him a note on the bed. On my way to the store I bumped into Finn and we got to chatting. We used to be so close but as you know we've grown apart a little. He asked if I wanted to go for coffee so we could catch up and I accepted. We went to the coffee shop and ordered and sat down. Part way through our chat, in walks puck who sees us together- as friends — and freaks out. He started shouting about how he knew I would cheat on him and that he should have never trusted me. I chased him out of the shop but he said he never wanted to talk to me again." Quinn explained. She then broke down in tears again.

Santana shifted closer and hugged her. "Shhh, it's going to be alright." She comforted.

Santana's phone vibrated on the table to show an incoming call. It was from Brittany. Santana contemplated answering but decided to decline since Quinn needed her at the moment.

Quinn lifted her head off Santana's shoulder. "I love him so much S. I can't lose him. It was all a huge misunderstanding. I would never cheat on him, especially not with a doofus like Finn." She explained.

"I know. I'm sure he just needed to get away to clear his head. He'll realise soon and you just need to sit down and have a conversation with him. You need to tell him what you just told me." Santana advised. "In the meantime, let me get you a cup of tea."

Santana stood up and grabbed her phone. She went to kitchen and boiled the kettle. Her phone vibrated twice with a text.

From Britt [13:21]
I really need to talk to you. Please call me.

Santana made the cup of tea and walked it back to Quinn. As she typed out a reply, Brittany phoned her again. She answered this time.

"Santana I really need -" Brittany was cut off.

"Sorry B, I can't chat right now, I'm with Quinn. I'll talk later. Bye." She said as she hung up the phone. She passed the tea to Quinn and continued to comfort her.


A couple hours later, Quinn was feeling a little better. She just needed to talk to Puck. Santana had calmed her down and distracted her.

There was a loud banging on the front door. Santana left Quinn in the kitchen to answer it.

"Oh. Hi Santana. Is Quinn here?" Puck asked as she opened the door.

"Yeah, she's just inside. Please, just let her explain and talk to you." Santana said as she lead him into the kitchen.

"Oh Noah, you're here." Quinn said. She rubbed her eyes to try and hide the fact she had been crying.

"I'm just going to leave you guys to chat for a bit." Santana said as she excused herself and went into the living room.

She busied herself for 20 minutes while Puck and Quinn talked. Quinn walked into the living room to speak to Santana.

"Hey S. we're all good now. I've explained the situation and he's apologised for jumping to conclusions. Thanks for taking care of me, I know you probably had a better offer from Brittany so I really appreciate you being here for me." Quinn said sincerely.

"Anytime Q. I'm glad you guys are good again." Santana replied as she hugged the blonde.

She made her way back though the house to the kitchen to pick up her jacket.

"Thanks for taking care of her Lopez. Sorry for causing you the hassle." Puck said.

Santana replied with a smile and a single nod. She made her way back to her car.

She pulled out her phone and called Brittany. It rang twice before reading 'call declined'. She rang again but received the same response.

"Weird." Santana muttered to herself. She drove home.


Santana went home and had lunch with her parents. She then decided to go back to Brittany's house to resume their plans from earlier.

Santana knocked on the door and Susan answered.

"Hello, Susan." She greeted and expected to be welcomed in.

"Hi." She said with a frown. "Brittany's not home."

"Oh... okay. Well do you know when she'll be back?" Santana asked feeling confused. She knew Brittany didn't have any plans that day because they were supposed to be together.

"No sorry." Susan said. Santana nodded and walked away. Susan closed the door and Santana took a step back to look at the house. Brittany's bedroom light was on. Brittany neverleft her light on because she knew it would damage the planet. Santana knew she was home but didn't know why Susan lied to her.

Santana went back home and spent the afternoon doing homework and chores. She sent a text to Brittany.

To Britt [17:47]
Why are you ignoring me?

Santana waited for a reply. She saw the little dots in the corner of the screen to signal Brittany was typing but they disappeared and she was left on read.

Santana felt upset and a little neglected. She was called for dinner by Maribel. She sat at the table but didn't eat much. Her head was full of confusion at why Brittany was ignoring her.

She eventually went to bed. It was still early but Santana didn't want to do anything except sleep.

She laid in bed tossing and turning for a while until she eventually fell asleep.


Santana didn't sleep well that night. She had a nightmare and kept waking up with anxiety. She eventually woke up for that last time and rubbed her eyes. She climbed out of bed and looked at her phone. Still no sign of the blonde.

She took a shower and got ready for the day. She ate some cereal but she wished she was eating Brittany's pancakes instead. She tried to call Brittany again but was declined.

"That's it." Santana said to herself. "I'm seeing her if she likes it or not."

Santana then marched her way over to Brittany's house again and knocked on the door. She checked to see if Brittany's light was on - it was.

"Santana, sorry. She's not here again." Susan said.

"I'm sorry Susan but I know she is. I get that she's probably annoyed or sad or something and I feel real bad for causing that but I can't just wait for her to let me speak to her. I love your daughter so much and I will do anything to stop the pain she's feeling but I can't do that from out here. I know she's home because her bedroom light is on and she never leaves it on unless she's using it because she's trying to save the planet. That girl is the sweetest thing to walk on this earth and all I want to do is apologise. If she still doesn't want to see me after that then I will leave. But please, Susan, give me a chance." Santana said. She took a deep breath and hoped she could go and see her girl.

"Fine." Susan said and she opened the door. "You really love her don't you?"

"More than anything." Santana admitted. They shared a smile and Santana went upstairs.


She pushed open Brittany's bedroom door to find the girl curled up in bed crying. Santana tip-toed over and knelt by the bed.

"Hey Britt." Santana said softly. Brittany opened her eyes and pushed her away with force.

"Go away Santana. Leave me alone." She said in anger. She choked a little as she felt more tears building. She sat up straight in the bed.

Santana kept her distance but continued to talk. "Please Britt. I hate seeing you like this, just talk to me." She said.

"I TRIED TALKING TO YOU." She shouted. She began to cry. "I tried multiple times but you just ignored me and shut me down. Quinn is obviously way more important than me anyway." She flopped back down onto the bed.

Santana's heart ached at the words. "Are you joking? Quinn is important to me. I've known her for years and years." Santana said calmly and and quietly. She slowly walked back over Brittany. "But in the 7 months I've known you, you have taken the top spot in my life. You are the most important person or thing to me. I love you more than anyone else in the whole world. More than Quinn, more than my parents, even more than BreadstiX." Brittany smiled a little at the last part.

Santana sat down on the edge of the mattress. She made eye contact with the blonde. "Brittany S Pierce, I would die for you, I would fight anyone, I'd give up anything just to be with you. I love you so much and I need you to know that. I would literally do anything for you. I'm so sorry I ignored you. I should have heard you out." She admitted. "Now please tell me what's wrong. You said you needed to talk to me and you're scaring me a little here."

Brittany sat up a little. Santana wiped away her tears. "It's Lord Tubbington, he's sick." She explained. "He just started crying out in pain we took him to the vets - that's where he is now - but they said they need time to look at him and we can't be there. Dad thinks it could have been a heart attack."

"Oh B. I'm so sorry." She said as hugged the blonde and kissed her head. Santana laid down on the bed and Brittany cuddled into her side.

"We don't know if he'll be alright. I'm scared; I've had that cat since I was 10. I saw him as a kitten at the pet shop and liked him straight away. No one else wanted a fat cat because they knew it would be expensive and hard to take care of but I loved him. I convinced my parents to let me have him and we've been bonded ever since. He's been with me through fall outs with fiends, breakups, when my grandma got sick, and the move here. I knew we'd loose him eventually but it just doesn't feel like it's time for him to go yet." Brittany reminisced. Santana just gave her a squeeze.

Brittany yawned. She closed her eyes and fell asleep on Santana's chest. It didn't take long for Santana to doze off too. Neither of the girls slept well the night before.


The girls woke up an hour later to a knocking on the door. Susan entered the room.

"Hey sweetie. The vet called, Lord Tubbington will be fine, they've got him all recovered and he just needs to be picked up." Susan reassured the girls.

"Oh thank god!" Brittany praised. Santana smiled. She was pleased that the cat would be alright.

"I'm going to go and pick him up now. Do you want to come?" Susan asked.

"Do you want me to go Susan? I can take Brittany and you can stay here." Santana offered.

"Oh, that would be great. Thank you dear." She said.

As Brittany got ready to leave, Santana went downstairs to get the address for the vets.

"Thank you for taking her." Susan said. "And thank you for settling this argument. You did the right thing about not taking no for an answer. I can see you really love her and I couldn't wish for a better partner for my daughter."

Santana smiled. "Thank you for letting me see her."

"Ready to go?" Brittany asked. The spring was back in her step.

"Yep." Santana replied.


They arrived at the vets and Brittany saw the consultant.

"Lord Tubbington is fine. He had a heart attack. He is suffering from diabetes. You will need to give him an insulin shot once a day, every day. But he will be fine. You got him here in plenty of time and that is why we could save him." The vet explained.

Another staff member brought Brittany's cat out in her arms. She passed him over to the blonde who cradled and kissed his fur. Santana petted him too.

They got back into the car and Lord Tubbington sat on Brittany's lap the whole drive home.

"I'm glad LT is alright." Santana said.

"Me too. I've missed you buddy." She said as she pet his head.

"I'm really sorry B. I can't believe I ignored you when you really needed me." Santana said again.

"I know. It's alright. Now everything is back to normal and we can put this in the past." Brittany said.

They sat in silence for a few minutes.

"So, feline diabetes huh?" Santana said with a giggle. "I didn't even know cats could get diabetes."

They laughed together.

"You really are a special cat Lord Tubbington." Brittany said as she gave him a kiss.


Author's Note: another fight was requested so there you go.

Next time: April showers