''Santana, you have four visitors.'' One of the stagehand announces as he walks over to the girl three hours before the show starts.
''Who?'' Santana asks frowning in confusion, he just shrugs his shoulders and points at the four people waiting for her. Santana's eyes widen as she sees Chloe and an older version of her and the manly version of her girlfriend standing a bit further away and reaches out to grab the back of Mercedes's dress as she walks past her. ''C!'' She whispers hurriedly.
''What's wrong S?'' Mercedes asks in concern as she hears the worry in her voice.
''B's parents and sister are here.'' She whispers with wide eyes.
''I'll go get her, stay away from them.'' Mercedes whispers turning on her heels to sprint to their changing room knowing they left the group there after they got whisked away to do their hair and make-up.
''Easy for you to say.'' Santana grumbles to herself as she watches the four walk over after the stagehand told them where to find her, she turns on her heels quickly looking around for a distraction and rushes over to one of the dancers. ''Hey ready for tonight?''
''Hell yeah, we will kill it!'' The guy cheers laughing as his friends high five him and stumbles back as one of them pulls on his shirt. ''Sorry we have to rehearse, you want to watch?''
''Hello Santana.''
Santana shakes her head as Chloe's voice calls her name and suppresses a shiver, she turns on her heels to face them and stumbles back as she sees how close they are standing.
''Bye.'' Brittany growls out sliding up right behind her girlfriend to tug her further back towards their friends.
''Hello Brittany.'' Brittany's father Kevin utters grinning.
''What the hell do you guys want?'' Brittany asks glaring at them after pulling Santana by her side instead of in front of her.
''Can't we visit our daughter slash sister and her girlfriend?'' Susan asks sweetly.
''Can't I visit a friend?'' The only stranger in the group asks smirking.
Brittany just chuckles dryly and turns to her parents. ''As far as I know I only have one parent and none of you are, the both of you were just a real life nightmare my whole childhood.'' She turns to the girl standing beside her sister and sneers. ''And I definitely don't have cheaters as friends, I never befriend an ex and definitely not someone who is disgusting enough to fuck that.'' She growls out while nodding her head to Chloe.
Santana's eyes widen, eyeing the girl beside Chloe and scoffs as she sees their intertwined hands and twin smirks. ''Why are you here?'' She asks with an eyebrow raised.
''To visit the missing Pierce, I think eight years of ignoring us is more than enough.'' Kevin replies sneering.
''As far as I know we have no Pierce in our friend group.'' Santana replies in the same tone. ''Only a Rodriguez.''
''I can ignore all of you a lifetime, now get lost.'' Brittany sneers as she feels Santana intertwine their hands.
''Now that is no way to talk to a candidate right?'' Kevin asks tilting his head smirking. ''We wouldn't want your little bitch to lose her place in the finals right.''
''If you want to deny me that, go for it.'' Santana tells him, tightening her hold on Brittany's hand as she hears her growl. She smirks as she sees their eyebrows raise in surprise and shrugs her shoulders. ''I gladly miss all of this if it means that she will never have to see you again, you can ruin every fucking chance of me here as long as it means that you will leave her the fuck alone.''
''Listen up bitch.'' Brittany's ex starts as she steps forward, she quickly stumbles back as Brittany steps forward in a flash and gulps thickly at the look of pure rage on her face.
''Get lost.'' Brittany sneers darkly. ''All of you and if you don't leave me alone, I will make sure that the both of you.'' She points at her sister and ex. ''Will lose everything you love.''
She turns to her mother. ''You will get checked thoroughly and possibly lose your job the second they find the dirt you try to hide and.'' She turns to her father. ''You lose your title, everything you all did to me is still documented one wrong fucking move and I will be sitting in the next best chair of whatever news show that'll love to publish it.''
''You have nothing.'' Susan sneers.
''You think?'' Brittany asks smirking standing nose to nose with her father as he steps forwards with a growl. ''You don't think I know that you have a stash of heroin hidden in your office and sell them to addicted students, using that as a bribe to make their parents pay more?'' She pushes her father back as he sneers and smirks. ''And that you use your parties, to deal with X? I know everything.'' She growls as she sees the color draining from his face.
''Nobody will believe an addict.'' Chloe scoffs out smirking.
''Mh if said addict comes clear that the first pill was forced on me by my own mother, they will. Pictures of proof are also around to prove my point.'' Brittany growls out hearing several gasps behind her, knowing she never told the whole truth about the beginning of her addiction well to no one aside from Sam, San and Maribel.
''Besides.'' She continues smirking. ''I am clean for almost twelve years now, yearly blood tests proof that.'' She tells them while turning to her sister smirking. ''I will bet you, that the second they test yours or.'' She nods her head to her ex. ''Hers it will come back positive on H and X.''
She ducks as she sees a fist flying towards her after a growl of rage and quickly grabs the arm, she pulls her dad closer twirling them around and slams him against the wall. ''I already told your daughter, I am not the fucking little girl who took everything, don't fucking try me.'' She growls in rage as she rams her knee against his back.
''Oh no you won't.'' Santana exclaims dashing forward as she sees Susan ready to strike after she heard her husband groan in pain, she pushes her away with force and glares at her as she stumbles into Chloe taking her down with her. ''Stay the fuck away from her!''
''Kevin, Chloe, Susan!''
They all freeze as a voice with a thick Spanish accent echoes through the hall and look up, Santana's jaw drops as she sees her mami walking over with a Latina and quickly rushes to her girlfriend as she sees her knees buckle in the corner of her eyes.
She wraps an arm around her waist, holding her up as she feels her stumble and pulls her back as the woman rushes over sliding in front of them.
''And whoever the hell you are.'' The woman sneers looking at the girl beside Chloe. ''If any of you lay your hand on her again, I will join her in spilling all your dirty secrets, I was around for Seven years, every day of the year and I heard and documented a lot.'' She threatens.
''Oh my god.'' Brittany just gasps out tears filling her eyes as she watches the woman she called her mother standing in front of her, defending her to the people who ruined her childhood.
''You have nothing.'' Susan sneers laughing. ''You were just a fucking maid!''
Esmeralda Rodriguez laughs evilly and shakes her head. ''No I was that.'' She points her thumb to Brittany over her shoulder, blindly finding her and smirks. ''Girls mother because you all didn't have the time to raise her, I regret not stepping to the police to come clean about what happened but I thought that she would be fine.''
She glances at Maribel and gulps thickly. ''Turns out I was wrong.'' She turns back to the four in front of her, taking out a recorder and holds it up. ''But what I did wrong back then, will be happening now if you don't get out and leave her alone!'' She threatens.
She pushes play before Kevin can say something and tilts her head as the recorder springs to life immediately.
Did you pick up the Hero stash for the party?
Yeah it's hidden underneath Brittany's closet, nobody will find it in that little bitch's room.
She pauses as she sees them turning ghostly white and shakes the recorder smirking. ''Leave or I will send this and all the other tapes, to the next best news sender within the next ten minutes!''
''Come on she isn't worth all of this stress.'' Chloe whispers sneering as she tugs on her parents arms, they turn around and freeze as several photographers stand behind them flashes immediately blinding them and gulps as they immediately start questioning her parents about an anonymous message and recordings they received.
''Oops.'' Esmeralda whispers as she slides up to them making sure she is staying hidden behind Kevin, knowing Maribel made sure the group is covered so nobody manages to picture Brittany. ''Looks like I did call and send out things anonymously, burn in fucking hell bitch.'' She sneers pushing Susan hard.
She turns on her heels walking to the group, smiling sadly as she sees tears streaming down Brittany's cheeks and reaches up closing the curtain to lock the commotion behind them away. ''Hola querida.'' She whispers tears coating her voice.
''If this is some kind of sick dream, I want to wake up now.'' Brittany chokes out dropping her head as she keeps her eyes closed.
''It isn't.'' Santana reassures. ''Open your eyes mi amor.''
Esmeralda steps closer as Brittany's friends and Maribel try to coax her to open her eyes and stops right in front of her, she reaches up to cup her cheeks in both of her hands and runs her thumbs over her cheekbones shaking her head at the smaller Latina standing behind her as she tries to step back. ''Look at me querida.'' She whispers soothingly.
She smiles tears filling her eyes as red rimmed blue orbs slowly flutter open and gulps thickly. ''God you are still as beautiful, as you were twenty years ago.''
''Esme.'' Brittany chokes out voice thick with tears, Esmeralda catches her together with Santana as her legs give out completely and cups the back of her head as she buries her face in her neck, tears immediately soaking the dress she wears.
''Hola mi niña.'' Esmeralda chokes out hugging her close. ''I am so fucking sorry darling.''
Santana slowly walks over to her mami, falling into her arms with tears streaming down both of their cheeks as they watch Brittany sob out all the hurt and anger she felt the past twenty years and nuzzles her face against her shoulder as she hears sniffles around them knowing everyone is struggling to keep it together.
''How?'' Brittany asks softly cutting Esmeralda's apologies off, Esmeralda smiles tearfully pulling back to cup her cheeks again and wipes away her tears.
''You have to ask Maribel, querida, she found me.''
Brittany just sniffles and kisses Esmeralda's cheek as she apologizes again. ''You have no reason to apologize.'' She whispers softly. ''You were what, twenty-four the year everything happened?'' She wipes away her tears as she just hums and hugs her again slowly feeling herself calm down. ''You had no chance against them, I never blamed you for anything that happened so stop blaming yourself por favor.''
''Si hubiera luchado más duro, todo esto no habría sucedido.''*Esmeralda breaths out sadly.
Brittany shakes her head and sniffles. ''No lo sabes, deja de culparte a ti mismo, por favor.''* She glances over her shoulder as she hears two surprised gasps and chuckles softly as she sees her friends looking at her in surprise and her girlfriend and Maribel just watching her with their jaw dropped.
''You never told them?'' Esmeralda asks in amusement tears still clear in her voice as she sees the shock on both Latina's faces, Brittany shakes her head and snickers.
''They never asked.''
''You understood us the whole time?'' Maribel asks in shock, Brittany laughs and nods her head.
''Why the hell do you think I had to suppress my laughter every time you cursed me out in Spanish?''
''You bitch!'' Santana exclaims laughing while wiping away her tears.
''Hey that's not nice.'' Brittany exclaims pouting, wiping away the tears still coating her cheeks.
''Not telling them that you understand their given language is mean, she has all right to call you that Serpiente*''
Brittany just laughs and shrugs. ''Be quiet Chaparra*'' She winces as Esmeralda hits her arm and groans. ''Ow!''
Santana giggles and shakes her head. ''You deserved that mi amor.''
''Amor huh?'' Esmeralda teases smirking, Brittany nods her head placing her hand on her back and leads her over to the group.
''You already know Mari.'' She locks eyes with Maribel and bites her lip. ''We will talk after the show.''
Maribel nods her head and smiles lovingly. ''We will, Esme will join us.'' She tells her softly accepting the bear hug Brittany pulls her in.
''Esme, I want you to meet Santana, my girlfriend and our crazy friend group.'' Brittany mutters keeping an arm around Maribel's waist while intertwining her hand with Santana. ''They can introduce themselves.''
''You are just as gorgeous as your mami is.'' Esmeralda breaths out grinning as she steps closer to Santana, she cups both of her cheeks and leans up to kiss her forehead. ''Gracias Santana, you definitely bring out the smile that she wore when she was little and I am sure it was missing the past few years.''
''Yeah it returned back the second she entered my life.'' Brittany whispers kissing her girlfriends head as Esmeralda pulls back.
''No need to thank me Esmeralda.'' Santana murmurs grinning. ''She makes me just as happy.''
She turns to Brittany as Maribel joins Esmeralda to introduce her to their friends group and reaches up to wipe away the wetness under her eyes. ''You okay baby?''
''I am.'' Brittany whispers glancing over at Esmeralda as she laughs loudly after something Sam said. ''I have her back in my life.'' She murmurs turning back to Santana. ''I have no idea how to thank your mami for this San.''
''Babe you made sure she has all of Papi's things, I think this is her way of thanking you for that and the happiness we see in your eyes right now is more than enough.'' Santana whispers leaning up on her tiptoes to kiss her softly. ''Let's just hope we won't receive another random visit again.''
''Oh they will leave you alone from now on, they have a lot of shit to fight through trying to clean their names.'' Esmeralda tells them grinning as she turns to look at them smiling lovingly as she sees the love shine brightly in their eyes.
''What exactly did you do Esme?'' Brittany asks softly.
''Oh I just send out an anonymous message of all recordings and pictures I took to four big senders in New York, I made sure to post all dates because you were just a kid, they can't blame you for shit so your name is clean querida.''
''But they are facing hell.'' Brittany breaths out with a shake of her head, she chuckles as Esmeralda just grins evilly and laughs. ''Damn I knew you were dangerous while growing up, but this is beyond my thoughts Esme.''
''You risked your own name though.'' She adds frowning.
''No I didn't niña, they don't have any bad shit on me and if they do pull me into their shit, I will tell the world that they hired me to raise you because that evil ugly sister of yours was too much of a bitch to accept a little sister into her life.''
''Yeah how come that you are so drop dead gorgeous and she looks like shit?'' Maribel asks frowning.
''I look like him, she has her genes.'' Brittany tells her in amusement as Santana and their friends just laugh.
''Who was the chick on her arm though? Is she blind?'' Esmeralda asks with an eyebrow raised, Brittany shakes her head and scoffs.
''No that is my ex, Chloe managed to snatch her while I was deployed.''
''Oh the same shit she did with your toys.'' Esmeralda breaths out laughing. ''The second you got bored, she wanted to play with them trying to make you jealous.'' She shakes her head as Brittany just nods her head and laughs. ''Oh that bitch sure loved sloppy seconds no matter what it was.''
Brittany chuckles as Santana falls into a fit of giggles and nods her head. ''Yeah I told her the same a few weeks ago.''
''You saw her before?'' Esmeralda asks with an eyebrow raised, Brittany nods her head and scoffs.
''She found the restaurant San works at and tried flirting with her, flipping out the second it didn't work.'' She explains. ''I walked in the second she tried to touch her and yanked Santana back.''
''I didn't even know it was Chloe, until she greeted Britt.'' Santana adds scoffing. ''Bitch did give me major creeps tho.''
''All of us.'' Quinn adds shuddering.
''What happened afterwards?'' Esmeralda asks with an eyebrow raised as she hears the group snicker
''Her face kissed the curb.'' Brittany tells her smirking. ''I just attacked her pressure point after the police tried to break up our 'Fight' with fight meaning me pinning her face first against the wall.''
''She went out like a light a second after she tried to charge at B.'' Santana mutters laughing. ''Even the police couldn't help but laugh.''
''The army made you tough.'' Esme smirks impressed, Brittany shakes her head and smiles sadly.
''Battling addiction did Esme, the army just showed me how to defend without actual harm and risking jail.''
''No.'' Esmeralda gasps out tears immediately filling her eyes again as she hears what the woman, she raised like her own daughter had to endure.
Brittany just nods her head and sighs sadly as she hears music start up knowing it's almost time for the show to start. ''You will be joining us after the show right?'' She bites her lip as she immediately nods her head and sighs. ''Let's talk in a more private setting, I will tell you everything but for now it's time for San and C to sing their hearts out and show the world what they missed out on.''
''Sounds good querida.'' Esme agrees.
''Come on you can sit with us Esmeralda.'' Maribel tells her, she turns to the group and smiles. ''Let's leave them alone for a bit.''
Brittany watches them walk off leaving her, Santana, Mercedes and Sam alone and shoots Sam a grin as they walk past them patting her back. She turns back to Santana and leans down to kiss her forehead. ''You ready?''
''I don't want to, not after what just happened but I have to.'' Santana murmurs sighing.
''It's just to end the season love, you already told Simon that you will take Kane's offer just like C will. They will vote for Rachel to win this finals.'' Brittany murmurs against her forehead.
''Just sing your heart out and show everyone why you stand up here in the top three, do what you love.''
''Well I can't.'' Santana smirks.
Brittany rolls her eyes and laughs. ''You are such a horn dog, that is not what I meant.''
Santana giggles and nods her head. ''I know mi amor.'' She wraps her arms around her waist and locks eyes with her. ''Are you okay?''
''I will be baby.'' Brittany murmurs dipping her head to kiss her softly, she pulls back as she hears the stage hands yell for everyone to get ready and leans their foreheads together. ''Good luck Angel, I love you.''
Santana nods her head leaning up to kiss her cheek and smiles lovingly. ''I love you too.''
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Translation:
Si hubiera luchado más duro, todo esto no habría sucedido. - If I had fought harder, all of this wouldn't have happened.
No lo sabes, deja de culparte a ti mismo, por favor. - You don't know that, stop blaming yourself please.
Serpiente – Sneaky
Chaparra – Shorty