Saturday 28th of September

"Brittany!" Santana shouted again but got no response. She walked out of their bedroom and into the lounge where Brittany was curled up on the sofa, wrapped in a blanket burrito.

"Babe you really need to get dressed, we've got lots to do today." She instructed. Mercedes' tour was starting next week so both the girls had been working hard. That meant that they had eaten takeout all week and fell far behind on their laundry.

"Okay. You're right." Brittany admitted as she stood up and untangled herself from the blanket. She took her girlfriend in her arms and gave her a kiss. When Santana started kissing back, she slipped her hand under her shirt and began roaming over the tan skin underneath.

Santana quickly pulled back. "B, as much as I want to do this, we can't. Once we start, we won't be able to stop and then the whole day escapes us. We need to tidy the apartment, do some laundry and go grocery shopping. Once we've done all that, thenwe can get our sweet lady kisses on."

Brittany nodded in agreement and released Santana from her hold. She folded the blanket and laid it over the back of the couch.

"Also pick up your clothes off the floor." Santana instructed.

"Why? You're the one who took them off and put them there!" Brittany quipped back with a wink. She walked away swaying her hips.

Santana was left smiling in the living room as she remembered the evening before. She shook her head and went to the kitchen to wash the dishes while Brittany showered and got ready.

"I've got the dirty washing" Brittany stated as she entered the kitchen with a basket. "Are you ready to go downstairs?" She asked.

In their apartment building, on the bottom floor was a laundry room equipped with washing machines and tumble driers. The girls always used that room to save money on buying their own appliances.

"Yep, let me just dry my hands." Santana replied as she placed the last dish on the drying rack. She dried her hands on the towel and left the apartment with Brittany following closely behind her. They rode the elevator down to the bottom floor and entered the laundry room.

"I think we have enough for two loads." Brittany stated. They filled two washing machines with their dirty clothes and set them on a quick wash.

"Now we wait." Santana said bluntly as she sat on the counter in the room.

"I have an idea of how we can kill some time." Brittany suggested with a smile. She took the brunette by the hands and walked her to the middle of the room. She wrapped her arms around her waist and Santana's arms snakes around her neck. They began to sway to the faint music playing in the lobby next door.

The girls had always loved to dance together. It felt very intimate to them both. They were connecting in a way that included non verbal communication and that was special in their everyday lives. Brittany always lead and held Santana close to her, feeling the warmth of her body pressed against her own.

After the washing machines sung their song to tell them their clothes were clean, they transferred all their laundry into the dryers. They set them to work and stood side by side, leaning on the counter. Santana pulled out a pen and some paper.

"What do we need from the grocery store?" She asked as she set her pen to paper.

"Let's have spaghetti Bolognese tonight. So we will need beef, tomatoes, spaghetti and onions." Brittany listed off. Santana wrote down the items.

"We have no fruit or vegetables at the moment and I want to make smoothies for breakfast." Santana said.

"Good idea. They'll be quick and easy before work. We've been unhealthy this week and need to get back on track." Brittany added.

"I completely agree. If we keep eating this way, you'll lose your abs and I'll miss them too much." Santana teased.

"I'm sure you would." Brittany agreed with a laugh.

Once the clothes were dry, the girls took them back upstairs into their apartment.

They dumped the washing on their bed. Santana sat on the bed with it. "I'll fold, you can put away." She clarified.

When the girls first moved in together, Santana realized Brittany hated folding clothes and she crammed them into the drawers and they creased. So they devised a routine where Santana folded their clothes and Brittany put them into the right drawers or hung them up.

After the washing was put away, they put on their coats and walked to the grocery store.

Santana got a trolley and pushed it down the aisles as she read out the items on their list.

"B, first thing is fruit for smoothies." Santana stated. Brittney nodded and walked to the freezers. She collected frozen berries, pineapple and mango and placed them in the cart. As she stood back up she kissed Santana.

"What was that for?" The Latina asked.

"Nothing, just because I love you!" Brittany replied. Santana pulled her in for another sweet kiss.

"Brittany? Is that you?" A voice called out. The girls broke their kiss and turned their heads quickly to see where the sound came from.

A man in a wheelchair waved as he was pushed closer by a short blonde woman.

"It's Artie!" Brittany exclaimed.

"Artie, hi!" She said cheerfully as she leaned down and hugged her old friend. "And Kitty!" She squealed as she recognised the blonde woman. Santana followed after and greeted them both.

"This is the first time I've seen you in years and of course you were kissing. It's just like high school." He teased. Santana's cheeks went slightly pink at his comment.

"What are you doing in the city?" Brittany asked. She knew Santana felt uncomfortable so she changed the subject.

"We're just visiting. Here on vacation." Kitty explained.

"We weren't sure if you were still living here." Artie said.

"Yeah, I couldn't picture us anywhere else." Santana replied. Brittany nodded in agreement.

"Are you free soon? I'd love to catch up! You could come to our apartment or we could go out for a meal. Whatever works best for you." Brittany offered.

"I'd love to but we leave early tomorrow morning. We still need to pack tonight. Sorry Britt." Artie declined with disappointment.

"That's alright, no worries." Brittany replied, the smile quickly returning to her face.

"Blaine was talking about organising a glee club reunion in December. Hopefully we will see you there and we can catch up properly." Artie remembered.

"That sounds great!" Santana replied. She was excited about seeing her friends again.

"We've got to go, but it was lovely seeing you both." Artie said. The four said their goodbyes and Artie and Kitty left the store.

"That was so weird, seeing them again." Brittany said to Santana. "I'm glad they're still together."

"They're both rude and mean people so I'm not surprised they get along so well." Santana said under her breath. Brittany gave her a glare before grabbing the list and skipping to where the beef was stocked.

After collecting all their grocery's (and a packet of dots for Brittany which wasn't on the list) the girls paid and started to walk home.

"Want to go out tomorrow?" Santana asked. "We could catch a movie."

"I can't actually. I'm going out tomorrow." Brittany answered.

"What? Where?"

"With Quinn."

"Why?"

"Just to go out. Alone. Without you. No specific reason." Brittany said quickly.

Santana thought Brittany was acting strange but she wasn't sure why.

"Hmm okay..." she trailed off.