Kitty arrived at the little diner that Quinn had suggested and looked for the girl in question. She saw her sitting on a nearby table, the girl was typing something on her phone. She walked towards her, Quinn noticed her and smiled widely, she stood up and hugged the girl tightly.
"I missed you!" Quinn said when they broke the hug and they sat down on the table.
"Me too." A waiter came up to them and Kitty ordered a coffee.
"How have you been?" Quinn asked her smiling.
"I've been great, but you know, busy with work and stuff. Although, I might be looking for a job here." Her coffee arrived and she took a sip. "I really like my job in Lima, teaching little kids how to draw is like the best thing but I want to try new things, not teaching things. I might apply for an arts school or something."
"That's good, maybe a little change of air will do you good."
"And how are things with Puck?" Kitty asked.
Quinn smiled and looked down. "We are good, I uh... We are engaged." She raised her hand and showed her the ring.
"Oh my god! That's amazing! I'm really happy for you guys." She smiled widely.
"Thank you, we are really happy about this. And... are you seeing anyone?" Quinn asked her.
"Not at the moment." Kitty answered.
"Have you talked to Marley while you're here?" Kitty looked at her surprised.
"Wha- How did you know she lives here?"
Quinn chuckled. "Santana kept an eye on her and she has connections. Don't ask though. Anyway, have you seen her?"
"Yes, I found out she worked as a singer at a diner near my grandmother's house and I talked to her. We kept in touch and yesterday we went to a club, well her friends also came."
"And are you going to tell her how you feel about her?" Quinn said with a knowing look.
Kitty sighed loudly. "I don't know. I'm afraid that if I tell her she won't feel the same."
"But if you don't tell her then how are you ever gonna find out?"
"I guess you're right but, I'm not good with words, I wouldn't know what to say."
Quinn smiled kindly at her. "There's this thing called singing, if you are not good with words then sing to her."
Kitty thought for a minute. "Alright, I'll do it."
They talked for around two hours, catching up on their lives. Kitty had missed her old mentor so she was enjoying their time together. They decided to walk around for a bit to keep talking. They somehow ended in front of Kitty's house.
"I think you should do it tonight," Kitty looked confused. "Talk to Marley I mean."
"Really? Wouldn't it look a bit desperate?"
"Desperate? No, you've waited five years to tell her. I don't think it's desperate."Quinn said with a laugh.
"Well, then I guess I should text her and prepare myself."
"I'll leave you to it. It was great to see you, Kitty."
"You too Quinn, I hope we can do it again soon."
"I would like that. And good luck with Marley." Quinn said starting to walk away.
"Thank you, I'll need it." Kitty half yelled to Quinn, who was already far. She walked inside the house and to her room. She sat on her bed, took out her phone and texted Marley.
•Are you busy tonight?•
While she waited for a reply, she walked to the closet and looked for something to wear. When she decided, she walked and saw that Marley had replied.
•No, I don't think so. Why?•
She smiled and texted a response.
•Well, I wanted to see if you would like to have dinner with me. I want to talk to you about something.•
•Alright then. Were would we meet?•
•I'll pick you up at your house.•
•Okay. See you later.•
•I'll pick you up at 7.•
She stood up from her bed and walked into the bathroom to take a shower. She came out and got dressed. She grabbed her guitar from the side of her bed. She tried to think of what song to sing to Marley. She thought of the best song, a smiled appeared on her face when she came up with the best. Next she looked for places where they could have dinner and talk, she found the perfect place and called to make reservations.
She looked at her phone, deciding it was best if she left to pick up Marley. First, she had to ask her neighbor for their car. She grabbed her guitar, walked to the next door and knocked. Her neighbor was a friend of her grandmother since childhood so she already knew Kitty, she agreed to lend her the car and she took off to Marley's house. She walked to the door and knocked. Who opened the door was Sam.
"You're here for Marley, right?" The girl asked. Kitty nodded slowly. "She's still getting ready, give her a minute." Kitty smiled and patiently waited for Marley. The brunette soon appeared and Kitty lost her breath at the sight of the girl. She was wearing casual clothes but to Kitty she still looked beautiful.
Kitty cleared her throat. "We should get going." Marley smiled and walked out the door saying a quick goodbye to Sam. Kitty opened the passengers door for Marley and then walked to the driver's side.
"Can I know where are you taking me?" Marley asked her.
Kitty chuckled. "No, but you'll like it." Marley sighed loudly and looked through the window while Kitty drove. After half an hour, they pulled up at a restaurant near the beach.
"How did you know about this place? I thought you had never come here." Marley said.
"No, I had to do a little research." Kitty smiled. She helped Marley to get out of the car and they entered the place. She gave the hostess her name and they were let in. They followed the woman to their table and sat down. They ordered their food and waited.
"What do you wanted to talk about?" Marley asked her smiling.
"I will tell you after dinner." Marley nodded.
Once their food are, they are in silence, just making small talk. Kitty was preparing herself for what was about to come. They finished rather quickly. Kitty paid for both of them. They walked out, Kitty grabbed her guitar from the car. She held Marley's hand and led her to the beach. They walked to a quiet place, no one seemed to be around so Kitty decided it was the perfect place to do it. She let go of her hand when they sat down on top of a few big rocks that were there.
"Are you going to tell me now?" Marley asked eagerly.
Kitty smiled. "Well, I've never been the best with words so," she took out her guitar from the case. Marley looked at her curiously. "I think you will get it better if I sing it to you." She place the guitar on her legs and started playing the chords of the song.
I can't count the times
I almost said what's on my mind
But I didn't
Marley smiled as Kitty sang the first words of the song.
Just the other day
I wrote down all the things I'd say
But I couldn't
I just couldn't
Baby I know that you've been wondering
Mmm, so here goes nothing
In case you didn't know
Baby I'm crazy 'bout you
And I would be lying if I said
That I could live this life without you
Even though I don't tell you all the time
You had my heart a long, long time ago
In case you didn't know
The way you look tonight
That second glass of wine
That did it, mmm
Kitty looked into her eyes. She tried to put all the emotions she had been feeling for five years that she tried to hide.
All of the things that I've been feeling
Mmm it's time you here 'em
In case you didn't know
Baby I'm crazy 'bout you
And I would be lying if I said
That I could live this life without you
Even though I don't tell you all the time
You had my heart a long, long time ago
In case you didn't know
You've got all of me
I belong to you
Yeah you're my everything
In case you didn't know
I'm crazy 'bout you
I would be lying if I said
That I could live this life without you
Even though I don't tell you all the time
You had my heart a long, long time ago
Yeah you had my heart a long, long time ago
Mmm, in case you didn't know
No, no in case you didn't know
By the time she finished her song, she saw tears on Marley's eyes. She wiped them away with her hand and left it on her cheek. Marley smiled. They looked into each other's eyes deeply. Somehow seeing Marley like that gave her a boost of confidence and she found the words she had been looking.
"Mar, I've liked you since we were in sophomore year but I never had the courage to tell you how I felt. And now, five years later, my feelings seemed to grow and now I'm falling for you so hard. I want to hold you all night, to make you laugh, to sing to you cheesy love songs. Earlier today, I saw you smiling at your phone and I thought that maybe I was already late and someone already had won your heart. But then I talked to a friend and she told me that I should take the risk to tell you. If there's someone else though, I will go and you can be happy, because all I want for you is to be happy. I-" she was interrupted by a pair of lips crashing into her's. She closed her eyes and sighed happily as she enjoyed the moment. She now knew what they described in movies when you kiss someone you love. She felt fireworks and butterflies at the same time. She couldn't believe what was happening. She was kissing Marley and she couldn't be more happy about it. After s few minutes they broke apart, both smiling widely and out of breath.
"You wanna know what i was smiling at on my phone?" Marley asked. Kitty nodded. "I took a picture of you while you were sleeping."
Kitty gasped. "You took a picture of me?"
Marley chuckled. "Yeah, you looked so cute so I had to take a picture."
Kitty laughed. "Oh my god." She looked into Marley's eyes and found herself lost in them.
"I liked you too, you know? But I didn't figure it out until the time I saw you at the diner. When I left Lima you were the only one in my mind."
"Will you be my girlfriend, Mar?" Kitty asked smiling.
Marley smiled widely. "Of course I will." And then they kissed again, putting all the emotions on the kiss. Kitty felt like the luckiest person in the world.