After a quick stop at the McDonald's and Brittany using the small break to text Puck while Santana quickly went to use the bathroom, she parks her car at the spot overlooking Tennessee smiling as she sees flickering lights between three trees and turns to Santana. ''We are here.''
''Here?'' Santana asks in confusion, Brittany smiles slightly and nods her head.
She slides out of the car opting to show her instead of explaining and walks around the car to open the door for her, she intertwines their hand the second she feels Santana's hand slip into her own and closes the door pushing the button on her key to lock it.
Santana looks around as Brittany leads her further up the path she parked at and gasps softly the second she sees a comfy looking blanket in the middle of three trees and candles surrounding it, she turns to Brittany as she sees rose petals covering the blanket and bites her lip. ''Britt.'' She breaths out in awe.
Brittany also looks around covering up her surprise as she sees the complete set up and smiles slightly reminding herself to also thank Noah for helping her out.
''How did you..''
She turns to Santana after leading her over to the blanket and sits down, she smiles as she sits down beside her and turns to look at her. ''I had some help.''
''The girls?'' Santana asks softly, Brittany shakes her head and chuckles.
''I love them but they can't keep a secret.'' She explains with a small grin. ''Noah helped me out with this and Sam with the tickets to the museum.''
''Remind me to thank them.'' Santana whispers as she cuddles into her side, she looks at the city lights below them and slowly shakes her head. ''This view is stunning.'' She murmurs softly.
''It sure is.'' Brittany agrees softly as she keeps her eyes on Santana smiling as she notices the city lights reflecting in her brown orbs, she shrugs off her jacket as she feels her shiver and wraps it around her shoulders.
Santana smiles wrapping the jacket tighter around her body and nuzzles her cheek against Brittany's shoulder sighing contently as she feels her strong protective arm wrap around her waist, she smiles as she feels her thumb stroke her hipbone and scoots over after nudging her legs apart opting to sit between them.
Brittany smiles as Santana leans back against her front and wraps both of her arms around her waist, she leans her chin on her shoulder just content with holding the beautiful girl she spend an amazing date with in her arms and looks at the amazing view in front of them.
''I really had a lot of fun tonight.'' Santana whispers softly as she turns her head to nuzzle her head under Brittany's chin. ''Thank you for taking me to the museum and showing me this beautiful spot Britt-Britt.''
''I had a lot of fun too San.'' Brittany murmurs gently as she tightens her hold around her waist her hand sliding into the inside pocket of her jacket to grab the compass deciding to give her the necklace another time, she holds the small wooden box in both of her hands toying with the lid and tilts her head down to kiss her shoulder softly. ''I know that there is an unspoken rule of picking a date up while gifting flowers.'' She starts softly with a small smile. ''But I think we both know that I mostly don't play by the rules.''
She smiles slightly as Santana giggles and turns her head to look at her slowly intertwining their hands so she can feel the box, she smiles as she sees curiosity filling her brown orbs the second they lock eyes and runs her thumbs over the back of her fingers.
''I also don't like flowers as a gift because after a while they start to wilt, I prefer gifts that hold longer than just a few weeks.'' She pauses and smiles shyly. ''This beautiful little piece caught my eye the second I walked into the shop and it just screamed your name.''
She licks her lips as she sees Santana's brows furrow and nods her head down slowly opening the box, she swallows thickly as Santana gasps the second she sees the compass and nuzzles her nose against her shoulder watching tan fingers run over the engraved White Starline in the middle of the compass. ''I know how much you love the Titanic and that you always wanted something with the white starline symbol so instead of flowers, I rather give you this knowing you will love it more.''
''Britt-Britt.'' Santana breaths out in amazement still eyeing the compass placed in both of their hands. ''It's beautiful.'' She whispers softly as she gently takes the compass out of it's box, she clicks it open watching the needles move and licks her lips as she closes it again turning it around in her hand smiling as she sees the titanic engraved and the little text beneath it. 1912 R.M.S Titanic.
''I love it.'' She mutters as she carefully places it back in the box, she clicks it close placing it beside them on the blanket and pushes herself up on her knees turning around to face her. ''Thank you.'' She whispers right into her ear after pulling her in a hug smiling as she feels both of her arms securely wrap around her waist, she buries her head in her shoulder moving her legs so she is practically sitting in her lap and just closes her eyes enjoying the warmth of Brittany's body against her own and her lips placed on the top of her head.
An hour and a half later
Brittany parks her car in front of Santana's house after enjoying the view and cuddling a while longer and turns to look at her after killing the engine. ''Just on time.''
Santana laughs softly as she sees that it's two minutes before midnight and nods her head in agreement, she squeezes the hand she holds softly and locks eyes with the blonde. ''I had an amazing time Britt-Britt.''
''I did too San.'' Brittany tells her with a cute grin as she looks down at their intertwined hands, Santana takes off her seat belt biting her lip as she sees the cute grin still on Brittany's lips and leans over the middle console to cup her cheek.
She gently tilts her head up so they can lock eyes and smiles shyly. ''I am already looking out to our second date.'' She leans their foreheads together seeing the happy spark in Brittany's bright blue eyes and licks her lips. ''Do you kiss on first dates?'' She asks teasingly.
Brittany laughs softly and tilts her head up to capture her lips in a soft kiss, she curls her hand around Santana's hip to keep her close and slowly pulls back before any of them can deepen it. She leans her forehead back against Santana's feeling her breath gently hitting her lips and smiles slightly. ''We made out before going on a date, I would say we are setting our own dating rules.'' She breaths out in amusement.
She pulls back after kissing the tip of her nose smiling as she watches it scrunch up and taps her fingers against her hipbone. ''Go in before your mami comes out San.'' She murmurs with a loving grin noticing the front door of the house already opened, Santana nods her head and slowly pulls back.
''Text me as soon as you get home?''
''I will.'' Brittany promises she watches her slide out of the car after grabbing her purse and watches her walk up the path to the front door, she waves at Maribel as she appears in the doorway and pulls out of the driveway driving the short distance around the pond to her house.
She slides out after parking her car beside Holly's Audi and jogs up the steps unlocking the front door, she closes the door behind her dropping the keys in the bowl and kicks off her shoes a bright happy smile playing on her lips.
''Well that smile tells me that it went well.'' Holly exclaims with a grin as she watches the blonde teen walk into the kitchen, Brittany laughs softly walking over to the refrigerator and grabs a bottle of water unscrewing the cap to take a few sips. '' I'll let those five minutes coming too late slide because Maribel told me you were at her house for a bit, how was the date B?''
''It was perfect.'' Brittany breaths out grinning as she slides into the chair beside her.
''So second date will be happening?''
''Yeah but I don't think it will only stay by dating.'' Brittany murmurs with a shy grin, Holly's chuckles softly as she sees the love struck grin on Brittany's face and shoots her a wink.
''Oh I know sweetcheeks, I can see how you changed the second you met her and she definitely does you good.''
Brittany just nods her head and smiles bashfully. ''Yeah she really does.'' She agrees softly. ''It's scary as fuck but I am trying not to run away from all the unknown feelings consuming me at the moment.'' She glances at Holly's hand as she gently grabs her wrist and turns her head to look at her.
''Can you do me a favor?'' She just raises an eyebrow at Holly's silent request and tilts her head, Holly smiles slightly and squeezes her wrist softly. ''If it's getting too much and you want to talk, talk to me?''
She sits up keeping her hand wrapped around her wrist and smiles slightly. ''I know that you spent more time with the group and Santana this past week so Mason can get to know me better and will know he can come to me whenever something is bothering him, but I am not only there for him B, I am also here for you if you ever need to talk, need an advice or just want to relax and do something fun alright?''
Brittany slowly nods her head and smiles slightly. ''I will Holly.'' She leans back in her chair and runs a hand through her hair. ''How was the movie night?''
''Filled with Cars and paw patrol.''
She laughs hearing the amusement in Holly's voice knowing Mason watched all movies the last movie night with Holly too and nods her head. ''Yeah get used to watching it over and over again until he finds another Disney movie he falls in love with.''
''As long as he has fun I am completely fine with it.''
Brittany raises an eyebrow as she sees her bite her lip and turns her body so she is completely facing her. ''Did something happen?'' Concern immediately filling her voice.
''He asked what being a foster mother means and after I explained it to him as best as I could, he asked what happened to his real parents and why they hate him.'' Holly shakes her head and smiles sadly. ''I had no idea what to answer him.''
''There is no way to explain it to him kindly.'' Brittany tells her scoffing. ''How do you tell a five year old that your mother only gave birth to you for money?'' She shakes her head and bites her lip in anger. ''How do you explain a kid, that his sperm donor is facing lifetime in jail for abusing, raping and almost killing a girl that was the same age as his older sister back then?''
Holly's jaw drops as Brittany suddenly reveals what really happened to her dad and immediately scoots closer, she gently cups her cheek and turns her head to lock eyes an anger filled blue orbs. ''Brittany did he…''
Brittany immediately shakes her head knowing what she is about to ask and sighs. ''No he didn't.'' She reassures, she keeps their eyes locked and smiles sadly. ''They might have been present at home but I mostly hid in my room, ever since I turned four they started fighting and it just never stopped. The day I turned eight he left and she followed soon after only coming back once a week to make sure the house was still intact.''
''They left you on your own at the age of eight?'' Holly asks shocked, she frowns as Brittany nods her head and gently runs her thumb over her wrist. ''How the hell did you feed yourself?''
''Noah.'' Brittany replies with a small smile.
''Puck?'' Holly asks curiously.
Brittany nods her head and bites her lip. ''Puck and I know each other since kindergarten, he knew what was going on at home and well his life at home wasn't perfect either.'' She explains. ''So we bonded quite quickly the second we found out we both hid our grumbling stomach by coughing loudly during class, the second I told him what was going on he took it as his job to make sure I had something to eat every day even if it would mean that he had to steal some money from his mom to buy something or just steal food she prepared on days friends or fucks would come over.''
She shrugs as Holly's eyebrows raise in shock and smiles sadly. ''Noah is like a brother, he knows everything that happened to me and he is the first person that I would run to whenever things got too much to handle on my own.'' She continues softly. ''The day she came home with Maze, I called him and told him that she just left me with my little brother completely in shock because I was fourteen at the time and didn't know how to take care of a little kid while also still struggling myself hell I didn't even know I was a big sister until she walked in with that adorable little bundle in a car seat.''
''What did the both of you do?'' Holly asks softly, Brittany chuckles softly thinking back to Puck's reaction and licks her lips.
''Puck was shocked, just as shocked as I was. But he acted quickly and stole about two hundred bucks from his mother, he went out and bought all things a baby would need, diapers, a few cheap toys and a few clothes.'' She tells her softly. ''The second he came over with his arms full of everything he bought, we moved Maze up to my room making sure he could nap without rolling off of my bed and sat down against the wall in my room just watching him and brainstorm how we could make sure Maze wouldn't suffer like we did.''
''And that is how the both of you managed to do it till you told Maribel?'' Holly asks softly, Brittany nods her head and sighs.
''Yeah, Puck isn't just a friend he belongs to my family and he sees me and Maze as his family.'' She murmurs softly. ''We grew up together, helped each other break the damn rocks that crossed our paths and that made our bond as strong as ever.'' She continues with a small smile.
''He would walk through fire for the both of us but knows that I would also catch him and help him out whenever he needs help, I was the first one who found out that his mother kicked him out and that he slept in his truck. The second I found out I called one of the adults here in the city I knew I could trust and explained the situation, they offered him a small apartment or well just a room above their bar in exchange to him helping them out with carrying drinks down to the basement.''
''Do they know about your situation?'' Holly asks curiously, Brittany nods her head and sighs.
''They do but I begged them to not tell anyone because I was afraid to lose Maze, they promised to keep their mouth shut but they did help me out with some finances and just offered me an hour of work for way more than a normal person would earn.''
''What are their names?'' Holly asks softly.
''Cody and Don Gomez.'' Brittany tells her. ''I will introduce you to them soon, they own the teenage hang out where I knocked Abrams out.''
''So that's why you didn't get in trouble.'' Holly exclaims laughing softly, Brittany nods her head and snickers.
''Yeah they made sure Abrams wouldn't sick the police on me, they never tried to mingle into my life knowing I could handle it but did told me that their door was always open for me and that I could always come to them whenever I needed help.''
''You sure found yourself a strong group of support B, you not only have your best friends but you also have two adults who would help you out if you needed it.'' Holly tells her softly. ''Why didn't you ask for help sooner?'' She asks curiously.
''I know it's kind of selfish but I just didn't want to lose the only blood related family I have left.'' Brittany murmurs ducking her head, Holly shakes her head cupping her cheek and pulls her head back up to lock eyes with her.
''That is not selfish at all, you also did it to make sure Mason wouldn't land somewhere dangerous and you wouldn't have the chance to protect him.'' She smiles sadly as Brittany just continues looking at her and drops her hand from her cheek to rub her back. ''You listened to your instinct B, because a lot of foster houses just don't take kids in for safety they do it for their own benefits.''
''But I will promise you again, that you and Mason are safe here.'' She promises keeping their eyes locked. ''I will never raise my hand in your or in Mason's direction, the both of you are allowed to do whatever I just would like to know where you are and that you are safe.''
''I know and I will try to do just that, I will be with the group or with Santana most of the time so if I forget it I am sure San or Puck will write you.'' Brittany tells her softly, she looks down at the thumb running circles on her wrist and bites her lip. ''It's kind of weird to feel this kind of comfort from an adult.''
She confesses softly. ''After years of being on my own and receiving no kind of affection at all, it's a big change.'' She continues with a small sad smile. ''It's a change I have to get used to and it will take a while, but I hope you know that everything you did so far is appreciated and I definitely can't thank you enough.''
''You don't have to thank me for everything sweetcheeks.'' Holly tells her softly, she scoots her chair closer and locks eyes with her. ''Can I hug you?'' She asks softly knowing the blonde still tries to keep a bit of distant and works through everything at her own pace.
Brittany nods her head allowing Holly to hug her and slowly wraps her arms around her waist leaning her forehead against her shoulder, Holly loosely wraps her arms around her shoulders and runs her fingers through Brittany's blonde locks. ''I know that it will take a bit for you to get used to an adult in your life day in and day out, take all the time you need sweetcheeks I won't pressure you and force you to anything just like I won't force it to Mason. The both of you decide the pace, I am just glad the both of you know that I will be present in your life and that you can come to me whenever something is bothering you.''
Brittany slowly pulls out of her arms and nods her head stifling a yawn. ''That we know.''
Holly smiles and pats her leg. ''Go to bed B you look tired.'' She watches the blonde stand up and clears her throat smiling as she turns her around to look at her. ''Mason wants to go to the park with us tomorrow and asked if the group can join us there for a picnic, are you up for it?''
Brittany nods her head and smiles. ''Yeah I will write the group, shall I invite Maribel too?'' She runs a hand through her hair as Holly nods her head and smiles again. ''I will, good night Holly.''
''Sleep tight Sweetcheeks.''