December 28, 2020 Unicorns Unite Dance Studio 9am
Christmas had come and gone, everything seemed to turn around for Brittany once Christmas was over. She started to feel more joy in her life again thanks to her friends who would never give up on her. This reminded her of all the support she has for whenever she is feeling down and needs a shoulder to lean on. After Christmas Brittany tried to hangout with everyone as much as she could, she was still coming up with the second choreography for Santana's show. It was Monday morning when she finally had the routine all planned out and ready to rehearse. Brittany was too excited to get started that she started stretching while waiting for everyone else to show up. As she was stretching she heard the door to the studio creak open.
"Hey guys!" Brittany cheered as she saw them all walk in.
"Hey Britt, it's good to see you so cheerful again." Mercedes said.
Brittany smiled "Yeah well, everything is turning around for the better now. I can't wait until my divorce is finalized and I can begin to do everything I have been putting off for the last few years."
"That's great Britt, what's the first thing you plan on doing when it's finalized?" Quinn asked.
Brittany had her pointer finger and thumb under her chin in a thinking pose "mhmm, I think I have the perfect idea but I can't reveal what it is yet." Brittany grinned mischievously. They all laughed until Brittany started to speak again "Okay guys I'm sorry to cut the fun short but, we have a show to get ready for, right Santana?"
Santana was in her own little world thinking about what Brittany had just revealed before "huh? What? Oh yeah my show, right let's kick this show's ass." Santana smiled.
"Great, now I would like to go through this routine that I have been coming up with since last week. After we go through it once I would like to go through it slower in pieces so we can bring it all together at a faster pace. We only have four days to perfect this routine, and I believe this one will be the one everyone is going to fall in love with Santana Lopez." Brittany smiled.
"That sounds like a great plan Britt, but I have one question? Where are all the back up dancers?" Mercedes asked.
"Well Mercedes I am glad you asked. I was thinking since the song is slow and emotional that we could have only two people dancing. It would set the mood for the song and the emotion can come to life. I listened to the song over the weekend and I believe this is the best course but if you guys don't like it or agree. We can change it, I do have a backup." Brittany said. Mercedes and Santana seemed to share a look and know what they both were thinking.
"We trust you Britt, you didn't become this successful choreographer by not ever giving your best. If you think this will win everyone over then that's the plan we will go with." Mercedes said.
"Yeah we all know you are the best in the world." Santana smiled.
"Awesome! Let's get to work then." Brittany cheered.
"So, who are the two dancers going to be Britt?" Mercedes asked.
"I was thinking Santana is definitely going to be one of them and then either one of my dancers or Mike or Me could be the second one. Whoever Santana feels the most comfortable with." Brittany stated unsurely. Brittany was hoping that Santana would choose her but with everything that has been going on and everything they have been through she might not choose her. Everyone turned to look at Santana who seemed to have a stunned expression that turned to one of an adoring smile.
Santana sighed "Like I would be comfortable dancing with anyone other than you Britt-Britt."
Brittany was sporting a Cheshire grin "I was hoping you would say just that. Now that we have that settled, Quinn could you hook up the stereo to my iPod? Please?"
"Of course, Britt. Hey, while you guys rehearse I have somewhere to go, would you mind if I came back when you guys are done for today?" Quinn asked while looking to Mercedes who shared a knowing look.
"Oh, now that you mentioned it Quinn, I also have some errands I need to run before we return to LA." Mercedes said.
"Okay you guys aren't fooling anyone, trying to leave Britt and I alone like were two teenagers who will attack each other the minute you leave." Santana cocked and eyebrow at them.
"No, I really have a date." Quinn paused realizing what she just said. "I mean I have somewhere to be." Quinn blushed.
"OH MY GOD. You have a date with Berry, don't you Quinnie." Santana teased Quinn.
Quinn blushed and Mercedes and Santana were laughing now while Brittany was giving Quinn a knowing smile. "Aw Quinn, I think that's awesome. You and Rachel have always given each other those eyes. I am really happy for you, and hey maybe you can even stay with me a couple of times when you visit Rach! Oh, this is so exciting!" Brittany clapped her hands.
"It's just a brunch you guys. Just two friends enjoying some food together." Quinn stated.
Mercedes and Santana were still teasing Quinn while Brittany was happy for her knowing how great it was to love and be loved. "I think it's cute Quinn and who knows what might happen" Brittany said.
"Alright, I think that's enough teasing Quinn. Let's go Quinn so Brittany and Satan can start to rehearse this routine. Also, you don't want to be late for you date." Mercedes chuckled while Santana started cracking up again.
Quinn pouted "I'm never going to live this down. Fine let's get out of here." Quinn and Mercedes gave Brittany and Santana and wished them good luck in getting a good amount of work done today.
"Alright now that they are gone, we have the song on repeat so we can go through the steps together the first time then break it down in pieces so the muscle memory sticks." Brittany said.
"Okay cool." Santana said. To be honest Santana was nervous to be around Brittany alone. She knew Brittany was in the process of going through a divorce but she can't help how she feels. Just like it was yesterday and they never broke up. She still feels that great amount of love she's always had for Brittany. One look from Brittany and Santana was lost in the ocean blue eyes she fell for many years ago. She wishes she never gave up but she knows if she didn't they both wouldn't be the successful people they are now.
"So, let's start from the beginning. I want us to start out on opposite sides of the stage. The message I got from your song was one where the reason was something of great love. So, you are going to start off far from it then work your way closer to it. I want you to make sure you feel the song through your body, it'll show in your dancing if you use the emotion you felt when writing this song Santana." Brittany said.
"Yeah, I think I can do that." Santana said. She knew this was going to be hard because the motivation behind the song is right here in front of her. The next couple of hours Brittany and Santana worked hard to get the separate choreography down. Brittany was impressed by how easily Santana was picking up on the moves but she wasn't seeing much of the emotion yet.
"Okay now let's start to work on the part where we start to come together as one. I'll start moving towards you first then you follow my lead but try to go as slow as you can. Then when we meet in the middle here, I want you to put your arms on my forearms then move them up around my neck. I'll move mine down to your waist. Once we get there I'm going to look away and then I want you to regain my attention. Finally, we come to an embrace and finish looking into each other's eyes." Brittany said breathlessly.
"I think that I can handle that. Can we start from the beginning again?" Santana asked while glancing up at Brittany's lips.
Brittany gasped realizing how close they were and how much she really wanted to just lean in and…."Yeah good idea." Santana was the first to move, they both went to opposite sides of the studio and reran the choreography. Once they got to the point where they were in each other's embrace Santana couldn't take her eyes off of Brittany's. When Brittany was talking about what they could do to make it better Santana couldn't hear a word. It was just a bunch of noise. All she could hear was her heart beating so loud she thought Brittany could feel it. Santana looked at Brittany's lips again and couldn't resist leaning in. She thought Brittany was going to pull away but she didn't and Santana keep moving in until their lips met in the gentlest kiss. At first neither of them moved their lips. Then Santana and Brittany's lips were sliding against each other. Santana attempted to deepen the kiss further and that's when Brittany pulled away.
"Oh my god, I am so sorry. I don't know what I was thinking, I'm j-just s-s-o sorry Brittany. I'm so-" Santana's rambling was cut off by Brittany's soft lips with a quick kiss.
"Are you done now?" Brittany asked amused by Santana's rambling.
"You're not mad?" Santana asked.
Brittany arched an eyebrow "Why would I be mad? I kissed you back too. It's just I don't think its's a good idea to keep going when we would have to stop. I am no divorced yet Santana and as much as I would love to keep doing that. I don't want to hurt you. You deserve more then just stolen kisses."
Santana sighed "I know, I just couldn't help myself. I miss you Brittany, like a lot. I regret leaving how I did but at the same time I don't." Brittany gave a confused look and Santana continued. "I mean if I didn't who knows how we would be living right now. I could've resented you for never following my dreams or you might not be a famous choreographer. That hurt we experienced helped us grow and helped us learn how much it means to be loved."
"I guess you do have a good point. Even though it sucked and hurt, it did help more then we could've ever imagined when it happened." Brittany agreed. "Maybe we should call it a day and come back tomorrow refreshed and ready to kick ass."
"Yeah I think that's a great idea." Santana said. They both grabbed their stuff and got ready to leave the studio.
"I'll see you tomorrow Santana." Brittany kissed her cheek.
"Bye Britt." Santana wave and walked out of the studio.
Brittany was by herself in the studio and pulled out her phone and called the one person she knew she could talk to. "Hey Rach, sorry if I'm interrupting your date with Quinn" Brittany teased. "But I need to talk to you. Can you meet me at my condo in like 30 minutes? Yeah? Okay great see you soon."
Meanwhile with Santana in a cab
"Fabray, Cedes, I need to talk to you now! Meet me at our hotel." Santana said.