''When will your girl perform?'' Mercedes teases as she drops down beside Santana on the couch watching Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood on stage announcing the winner of the vocal group winner on TV.
''She is not my girl.'' Santana mutters hitting her arm softly. ''And I have no idea.'' She murmurs as she watches Lady A walk on stage after Brad called out their names, she takes a sip of her wine as Lady A holds their speech watching the camera move around the guests seated.
''Alright everyone, before we announce the winner or winners of the best newcomer and single of the year.'' Brad announces as Carrie places her microphone in her stand. ''Please welcome the one and only Carrie Underwood on stage performing her song Heartbeat which will be released right after the show!''
Carrie looks around and smiles brightly. ''My favorite country Kiddo one that is definitely not mine will join me on stage, this song is as much hers as it is mine!'' Santana just tilts her head as she hears a guitar strumming but no band around and raises an eyebrow.
''There she is.'' Mercedes breaths out chuckling as they both watch Brittany slowly walking out onto the stage strumming the guitar, Santana just hums as she looks at Brittany's outfit containing tight blue jeans, a dark blue stylish long sleeved western blouse and black western boots.
''She sure knows how to dress up.'' She breaths out rolling her eyes as Mercedes snickers.
I love it when we're at a party in a down-town crowd
Oh but I can hear you call me baby with the music up loud
Red wine, good times, no I don't mind being with everyone else
And then there's night life tonight that I, I want you to myself
Santana gulps thickly as she watches Carrie place the cap she send Brittany on Brittany's head and bites her lip as bright blue orbs gaze into the camera noticing how make-up highlights them, she blows out a shaky breath as she listens to the lyrics and turns to Mercedes. ''C?''
''Yes?''
''Christmas eve Brittany called me again later that evening.'' She murmurs. ''She told me to listen to the lyrics of the first song she would perform tonight.'' She breaths out.
And tonight I wanna drive so far we'll only find static on the radio
And we can't see those city lights and I love the way you look in a firefly glow
Saying everything without making a sound,
A cricket choir in the background, underneath a harvest moon
Standing on your shoes in my bare feet, dancing to the rhythm of your heartbeat
Oh woah, and we're dancing to the rhythm of your heartbeat
Mercedes turns to her in surprise and raises an eyebrow. ''For real?'' She glances at the TV as Carrie and Brittany belt out the lyrics, their voices blending beautifully and smiles slightly. ''Let's listen.'' She breaths out as she notices Brittany move closer to the her own microphone after handing her guitar over to one of the band members.
I wanna feel it like a kick drum, beating faster in your chest
I wanna feel you holding onto me and make me hold my breath
You pull me closer, your head on my shoulder, baby we won't beat the song
We'll make a fallen star wish, one more slow kiss, what are we waiting on?
''Holy shit.'' Santana just breaths out after listening to Brittany growing more confident with every word leaving her mouth, she bites her lip as she ends the song on a high note and turns to Mercedes as she hears nothing but silence. ''C?''
''Girl do you know what just happened?'' Mercedes asks mouth agape, she groans as Santana just raises an eyebrow and slaps her arm. ''Come on Snixx, you are not that fucking dense!''
''I am not.'' Santana grumbles rubbing her arm. ''But do I want to read too much into the lyrics?''
''Bitch she told you to listen to the first song she sings up on that stage.'' Mercedes exclaims pointing to the TV. ''That is the first fucking song she performs and what is it about?''
''Making a move or repeating a move she made?''
Mercedes facepalms herself and groans. ''Saaan.''
''What?!''
''She is singing about what she wants to feel.'' Mercedes explains with a soft sigh. ''But she added a bit of a flashback because I quote I love how you look in the firefly glow.'' She turns to her best friend and reaches up to tap her forehead. ''Get it through your thick fucking skull that, that girl fell for you Snixx and she fell fast and hard!''
''Brittany!''
They both turn back to the TV as they hear Carrie call out Brittany's name and turn to each other in surprise as they see Susan hugging her daughter tightly. ''She won.'' Santana breaths out with a grin, Mercedes just nods her head and chuckles.
''Girl is talented as fuck, of course she won.''
They both turn back to the TV as they hear someone clearing their throat and smiles as they see Brittany standing on stage holding her award.
''I honestly have no idea what to say, the day Kane told me I got nominated twice still feels like a dream and knowing that my fans voted for me to be nominated definitely means a lot so thank you for that.'' They hear Brittany start shakily. ''I wouldn't be standing up here without your support and kind messages.''
Santana licks her lips as Brittany gazes into the camera, the spark clear in bright blue orbs and smiles slightly as she watches her lick her own lips knowing it's a nervous habit whenever she is thinking of what to say.
''I wouldn't be up here without my mom's strong support and her practically dragging me to Nashville to meet Katelyn and Kane, without her, my two best friends and Kane and Katelyn I would have never dreamed of all of this happening so even though they only called my name.'' Brittany holds up her award. ''This only happened because the five of you believed in me and allowed me to take the road less traveled.''
''About a week ago I received a gift from someone who means quite a lot to me.'' Brittany continues reaching up to grab the necklace around her neck. ''The quote attached to the gift was Where words fail, music speaks.'' She continues with a small grin. ''And that fits perfectly, everything I can't put into words just turn into lyrics.''
Santana bites her lip feeling Mercedes's eyes burn into the side of her head and just closes her eyes.
''Thank you again and we are just getting started!''
''Girl she just confessed on worldwide television that you mean a lot to her.'' Mercedes breaths out. ''The ball is in your court now, if you let this chance of happiness go over your head, I will kick your ass!''
Santana just nods her head watching someone else win the second award Brittany got nominated for and turns to Mercedes after Brad announced a commercial break. ''How?'' She asks softly. ''You know I fucking suck in this thing called feelings C.''
''Let's fly to them somewhere next month.'' Mercedes breaths out. ''We will focus on Mat's birthday tomorrow and after we will go there and make sure you will leave Nashville with a plan for a future date.''
Santana nods her head turning back to the TV as she hears music coming through the speakers and tilts her head watching three women on stage performing. ''Who are they?''
''Chapel Hart, they wrote their own version of Jolene.'' Mercedes breaths out laughing. ''They are amazing.''
Santana just chuckles listening to the lyrics and smiles as she watches the three of them point to someone in the audience. ''Wha..'' Her jaw drops as Brittany jumps on the stage after they all called her over more than once and raises an eyebrow as one of them throws a pair of keys in front of Brittany's feet and the blonde just looks at them with an eyebrow raised and a playful grin on her face. ''The fuck?''
Mercedes just laughs as she watches Brittany fall into a line dance with Devynn and Trea. ''Girl can dance.'' She breaths out snickering, she laughs as the three singing on stage turn to Brittany smirking and laughs louder as they challenge her with an eyebrow wiggle while Danica holds an extra microphone out for Brittany.
Santana giggles as Brittany easily wins the battle belting out the song with them and shakes her head. ''It's amazing to see her go from nervous, to playful within minutes.''
''You can stay right where you are Brittany.''
She turns back to the TV hearing Brad's voice and chuckles as Brittany just stays on stage after hugging the three women. ''She towers over almost everyone there and that with only seventeen.''
''You just turned seventeen right?'' Brad asks grinning. ''Happy belated birthday.'' He adds as Brittany replies with a soft yes ''Did you get your first taste of Tennessee yet?'' He asks after she thanked him.
Brittany laughs and nods her head. ''Sure did.'' She replies grinning as the audience just laugh loudly.
''If you think back to growing up, which country star inspired you to chase your dreams?''
''Do you know the answer?'' Mercedes asks softly as Brittany just tilts her head to think about her answer, Santana shakes her head and smiles slightly.
''No I think I never asked.''
''I think Kenny Chesney did.'' Brittany replies with a small grin. ''There is one song my mom listened to a lot while I was little and now being in the age my mom was in while she was pregnant allows me to see that she but also lots of other amazing young parents sacrifice a lot to make sure their child grows up feeling loved even though they sometimes feel like their world came crashing down.''
''Kenny, what do you say?!'' Santana watches an older man walk out onto the stage with a black guitar as soon as Brad called him over and tilts her head.
''Let's sing it Kiddo.'' She hears his deep voice reply as he just places his hand on Brittany's shoulder, she chuckles as loud cheers echo through the venue and turns to look at Mercedes as she notices the surprise in Brittany's eyes.
''Don't think this was planned.''
Mercedes shakes her head and laughs. ''I think after tonight Britt can be glad that no one knows where exactly she lives, the paps would storm the small town and watch every step she takes.''
All he could see were his dreams
Goin' up in smoke
So much for ditchin' this town
And hangin' out on the coast
Oh well, those plans are long gone
They both turn to the TV as a deep beautiful voice fills the living room and smile as they see Brittany sitting behind the piano. ''And she can play the piano too.'' Mercedes breaths out laughing. ''Is there anything she can't do?''
Santana shakes her head grinning as she sees the happy grin on Brittany's lips and bites her lip. ''No I don't think there is.'' She murmurs.
And he said
"There goes my life
There goes my future, my everything
Might as well kiss it all goodbye
There goes my life"
''But talking about paps and such.'' Santana breaths out frowning. ''Think she will make it home without them following her?''
''She is in Nashville and it was a bit over a two hour drive from the airport to the camp side.'' Mercedes points out. ''Puck already took a pretty unknown route so we wouldn't find out and I am sure Kane, Brittany and Susan also planned something so they won't find out tonight.''
''True Puck even took a road where less road signs told us where we were and drove some kind of country road to enter the town.'' Santana breaths out chuckling. ''I think I didn't see any sign showing us where we were the whole weekend, if I didn't knew Puck already and trusted the three of them I would have never allowed them to be so secretive.''
Mercedes laughs and nods her head. ''Same, but I can understand why.'' She adds shrugging, she turns to Santana and smirks. ''We also would have never send out a package with gifts addressed to the label they are signed up to, thank god for Katelyn reading your message and reassuring you that she would made sure it reaches them.''
''Alright Kiddo, it's time for another commercial break and for you to finally sit down.'' They turn back to the TV chuckling as Brittany just nods her head after hugging Kenny and shake their heads seeing the sweat running down her temple.
''She will be dead asleep the second she collapses onto her bed.'' Santana breaths out laughing. ''Looks like she received her name under artists.''
''Kiddo it is.'' Mercedes laughs, she turns to look at her best friend as the commercial starts and raises an eyebrow. ''Will she call tonight?''
''I don't know.'' Santana murmurs. ''She promised to try, but I honestly won't mind if she doesn't because we can all see that she had almost no time to sit down and just watch others on stage the past hour.''
Mercedes just hums turning back to the TV as she hears the audience cheering and tilts her head as she sees nothing but a wall.
''Ladies and gentleman before the last award give away, please give it up for Kane Brown and Brittany performing their hit song What ifs!''
She laughs and shakes her head. ''Girl just can't sit whenever camera rolls.'' Santana just chuckles pulling her feet up on the couch after filling her glass with wine and leans her chin on her knees as she watches Kane appear on screen wearing a long white shirt and blue jeans.
''Where is Britt?'' Mercedes asks in confusion as she watches Kane sing while the background makes it look like he is between some rocks and the waves crashing in the background.
''There.'' Santana breaths out watching Brittany appear from between two rocks and walking over to where Kane is standing, her eyes widen as she hears her strong voice easily joining in and turns to Mercedes in surprise. ''What the fuck.''
''Girl is trending all over.'' Mercedes breaths out with a shake of her head as she shows Santana the Twitter trending list, Santana takes it from her softly humming to the song as she listens to Brittany and Kane belt out their song and scrolls through the list shaking her head in amusement.
''Heartbeat is already trending even before they published it.'' She breaths out chuckling, she scrolls further down and laughs. ''And people call her the younger Carrie.''
''She will kick it far if she continues trending like this.'' Mercedes breaths out, she turns to her best friend as she hears her soft hum and shakes her head as she watches her worrying her bottom lip between her teeth. ''Whatever you are thinking, I can assure you that it won't happen.''
''Just explain me one thing.'' Santana breaths out. ''What the hell would a celebrity see in a no name?'' She questions with a frown. ''She can have everyone and I am sure she will have people falling at her feet later on, do I want to put myself through that pain?''
Mercedes sighs grabbing the remote control to turn the volume down as they announce that it's time for the last nomination and turns her body to face her best friend, she gently grabs the hand picking her nails knowing it's a nervous habit and squeezes it softly. ''Look S.'' She starts softly.
''We both can't look into the future and tell what will happen, but do you really think that Brittany is capable of whatever is worrying you?''
''No.'' Santana murmurs. ''But we thought the same of Dani.''
''Dani was a bitch and was only out to fuck you.'' Mercedes growls out. ''Bitch didn't even take the time to get to know Mat, you can't compare the both of them San because there is one huge difference between Brittany and Dani.''
''Brittany actually takes the time to talk to Mat and ask about his day, hell she calls almost every morning or evening just to talk to him for ten minutes and after they finished he hands your phone back so the both of you can talk.'' She adds with a small grin as Santana just turns to her silently telling her to continue. ''She sees him as a part of your life and gives him the feeling that he means just as much to her San, did any of your exes do that?''
She raises an eyebrow as Santana just shakes her head and scoots closer. ''Exactly and the both of you aren't even dating yet, do you think she will suddenly change after you agreed to go out on a date with her?''
She tilts her head as Santana just shakes hers and frowns. ''What is the real problem here S, what makes you doubting everything so much?''
''It just.'' Santana frowns taking a sip of her wine and sighs. ''It feels too good to be true you know?'' She asks softly. ''I am just waiting for the other shoe to drop or to wake up and realize all of this was just a dream messing me up.''
She winces as Mercedes pinches her and pulls back with a loud groan. ''Fuck bitch!''
Mercedes laughs holding her hands up in surrender as she tries to slap her and smirks. ''See no dream.'' She smiles innocently as she shoots her a glare and shrugs. ''Look we both don't know what will happen in the future and it's normal in a relationship to have fights, but do you think Brittany will completely change from the person she is now?''
''Do you think she just put up an act?'' She asks. ''Because I don't think she did, the whole weekend we spend with the three of them they acted just the same as they did the day we first met them San.''
''No I don't think she will change either.'' Santana murmurs.
''See.'' Mercedes breath out, she locks eyes with her best friend chuckling as she yawns and smiles slightly. ''Like I just said, we can't see into the future but let me just say that I have never seen you or Mat smiling this much San.'' She stands up as she just bites her lip and leans down to kiss her cheek. ''It's time for bed and I think you have some thinking to do, good night Snixx.''
Santana sighs turning the TV off and stands up to follow Mercedes. ''Night Aretha.'' She walks into her room after checking on her son and sighs walking over to her bed, she drops down immediately sliding under the covers and grabs her phone off of her nightstand where she left it to charge.
Her eyebrows raise in surprise as she notices a text from Brittany waiting for her and quickly taps it as she sees that she send it two hours ago.
From Britt: Hey you I have no idea when I will be home, so instead of calling and probably waking you I thought sending a text would be better. Good night Santana, hope you had a nice day. Xoxo
To Britt: Hey Award winner, congratulations. My day was alright just hung out with C after tucking Mat in and preparing the five orders for tomorrow, I hope you had as much fun as it seemed like on TV. Sleep well. Xoxo.
She places her phone back down after turning on her alarm knowing she needs to deliver three out of five orders before Mat wakes up and slides down to nuzzle her face in her pillow, she glances over the at canvas Brittany send her and smiles slightly as she sees the happy grin on her and her son's faces in the glow of the fireflies surrounding them. ''We definitely need to take that trip to Nashville soon.''
