Tuesday 19th of September

The brunette lifted her heavy eyelids with struggle, she quickly closed them after witnessing the beams of light shining through the curtains. She rolled onto her side expecting to be held tightly by her soul mate but instead she felt nothing. She opened her eyes to find Brittany's side of the bed empty. It felt cold to the touch confirming Brittany had got up a while ago.

Santana dragged her body from bed and slipped on her underwear and old Cheerios t shirt. She checked the time and saw the date. Realization hit her like a truck - it was her and Brittany's 6 year anniversary!

Santana skipped across the apartment feeling a lot more awake at the prosperity of the day ahead of her, she smelt coffee and assumed Brittany had gotten up early to surprise her. They never bought each other gifts on their anniversary's, kind gestures were the only acceptable gift.

When she turned the corner into the kitchen her shoulders dropped in disappointment. Brittany's bag wasn't there, neither was her jacket. The coffee pot had a note attached which read:

Morning!

Had to go in early today. See u later

Britt :)

Santana allowed a small smile to grace her face. She knew Brittany never forgot special dates because she was so good with numbers. Santana forgave her for not being home, it was most likely her work's fault.

She grabbed a mug of coffee as she sat and read her emails. She then showered and got ready for the day, choosing to wear a tight skirt and blouse.

"Morning Miss Lopez" Ally (her assistant) greeted as she walked into her company building.

"Morning, Ally. What meetings have I got today?" The Latina asked.

"The graphics team want to go over the skincare photo shoot Brie did last week. Once you approve of that, it can be sent back to their company for publishing. Miss Fabray will be here around 1 to review Miss Jones contracts for the tour and to renew Miss Berry's contract for 'Funny Girl'. After lunch, Mr Puckerman is meeting you to speak about getting one of your clients to perform at his bar which opened last week." Ally listed off.

"Thanks, the graphics were looking great last time I checked so hopefully by now they will be perfect. Quinn is always easy to work with and their contracts shouldn't take too long. I will have to speak to Puck about his bar, it's been a while since I've seen him." She replied, half to herself, half her to her assistant.

She took a seat at her desk in her office and began preparing for the day ahead of her. Her phone began to vibrate against the desk and she smiled when she answered and heard Brittany's voice.

"Hey baby, I don't have long to chat, I just wanted to apologize for leaving this morning without saying goodbye." The blonde said sincerely.

"That's alright; I assume you got called into work."

"Exactly, I had to give a tour to a new potential student. I should be home early tonight though to make up for it."

"Umm Britt? Aren't you forgetting something?" Santana asked, referring to their anniversary. "Remember what today is."

"Oh! of course!" Brittany practically shouted. Santana smiled. "It's Tuesday, I have an extra class!" Santana's face dropped in disappointment. "Thanks for the reminder; I guess I'll be back later then. Sorry San."

"It's alright." She said unconvincingly. "I've got to go B, see you later."

"Bye." Santana dropped her phone and held her head in her hands. She was really upset that Brittany had forgotten their anniversary.

The rest of the day was bad, Santana was sad and just wanted to get work over and done with as soon as possible.

After meeting Quinn she felt slightly better but then Quinn told her a story of how Rachel surprised her with tickets to a show the other day and how they had a great night. That only made Santana's mood worse as she wished Brittany had done something for them.

She drove home in silence, she was moping and didn't feel like listening to music. As she arrived at her floor of the apartment building, and walked down the hallway she began to hear music. Fleetwood Mac was playing and Santana recognized it was one of her favorite songs. As she arrived at the door she realized the music was coming from her apartment.

She reluctantly unlocked the door, afraid there was a trespasser inside, but she relaxed when she opened the door to see Brittany standing there with a beaming smile stretched across her cheeks and holding a bouquet of lilies. Something was cooking in the kitchen and it smelt amazing. She could see into the living room that there was a blanket laid out on the floor.

"Happy anniversary!" The blonde beamed. Santana stepped forward and closed the door behind her. She looked at Brittany and visibly softened.

"I thought you forgot." Santana murmured lowly. Brittany lifted her chin so brown eyes met blue ones.

"I would never forget. You're the most important thing in the world to me and I want to celebrate the love we share at every opportunity." Brittany replied. Brown eyes became glossy as a thin layer of water coated them.

Santana didn't verbally reply. She simply wrapped her arms around the pale neck in front of her and kissed the blonde deeply.

"These are for you." Brittany whispered as they pulled away. "They're lilies."

"Ahh yes. I believe you once called them the lesbian of flowers." Santana giggled. Brittany just nodded along with a smile.

"Oh dinner's ready." Brittany stated as she heard the timer go off in the kitchen. She dragged the brunette by the hand and sat her down at the table. Brittany had prepared chili and rice, it was one of the few recipes she knew how to cook but Santana loved it.

"Cheers." The girls celebrated as they clinked their glasses together.

After dinner, Brittany lead her girlfriend into the lounge where a blanket covered the floor. They settled down, lying side by side, propped up by their elbows.

They drank a bottle of champagne and fed each other chocolate covered strawberries.

"I love you. Happy 6 year anniversary." Santana whispered into a kiss. Brittany whispered the same thing back, causing them both to smile into the next kiss.

That kiss quickly deepened and clothes were shed. The girls made love right there on the floor in a hazy anniversary state.

"I hope we celebrate our future anniversaries in the same way." Santana thought aloud as Brittany traced her naked body with a single finger. "I hope we're still just as wild in 10 years time and in 25 years and even in 50 years."

"I'm sure we will still have crazy hot sex when we're 70 and have grandchildren." Brittany replied as she kissed Santana on the nose. "We will be playing twister for the rest of our lives."

"Well one day we will have a wedding anniversary to celebrate too." Santana added.

"Look Santana" Brittany said as she sat them up so they could look each other in the eye. "I love you, more than anything else in this world but I'm not ready to get married yet. I know I want to be married to you one day and we will raise children together and embarrass them all the time." She said with a smile as she caressed Santana's cheek, trying to remove the slight frown on the brunette's face.

"I just don't want to rush anything. We're still so young, we're only 22 and we have so much more to experience in this crazy world." She finished with a kiss to Santana's pouty lips.

"Okay. That's fair enough." Santana said with a shrug, trying to hide her disappointment. "I'm happy to wait as long as you need. I don't want to do anything if only one of us is committed." They kissed again as they laid back down.

Santana had thought about marriage a lot. Brittany had always been the one thing she was sure of in her life. She had thought about proposing to Brittany on their anniversary this year but after seeing Brittany choke on her water at the barbecue in Lima, she re-evaluated her plan and her confidence was knocked.

Santana felt Brittany latch onto her neck, placing soft kisses on her pulse point.

"I love you." Brittany whispered onto her tanned skin.

"I love you too."