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After a weekend of everybody celebrating, i.e. just enjoying being together with the birth of two new couples amongst their tight-knit group, it was back to work on Monday to complete Santana's Supra. The entire day went by smoothly with plenty of joking and laughing throughout the shop, moments that as Santana experienced them felt like she had finally found where she belonged, undercover or not.
As they got to work after lunch Quinn approached Letty who was laying down in the trunk area with Santana perched over the side placing the Nos bottles into their brackets permanently, Santana and Brittany having mocked them and the speaker amps up for Quinn's custom made layout days before.
"So, when we get this thing on the road what's happening?"
Letty looked up at her blonde team mate. "A few races and then we'll discuss what's next"
"Who are you racing first?"
"This pretty rich boy named Josh Coleman?" Santana replied, not quite sure who he was.
"Then you should beat him. I heard he's like Sam"
Santana glanced over at Letty. "How so?"
As she tightened something she looked up at the younger Latina. "He has a fast car his daddy paid for and he's easy pickings. It's the perfect opportunity to test out the Supra for the first time"
Santana nodded just as Mia and Brittany approached, Letty's girlfriend with her signature clipboard nestled in her arms.
"What are we talking about?"
Letty glanced up at her girlfriend. "Josh Coleman"
"That's who you're going up against?" She asked, turning her attentions towards Santana.
She nodded in response. "Apparently"
"Good luck"
"Why do I need luck?"
"She doesn't need luck" Letty cut in. "He's easy pickings"
Santana ignored her leader and turned back to Mia. "Why do I need luck?"
"Because he'll want to get into your pants"
"Excuse me?"
The brunette grinned. "He likes to think he can turn girls like us straight."
"No thank you. I like lady parts, always have and always will"
Dani beamed as she walked behind her. "Word to that sister"
Santana beamed back and they high fived. Brittany then took a few steps forward and wrapped an arm around her waist.
"But he can't have you 'cause you're mine"
Santana turned her head to look at the blonde who was grinning at her. "Good, I'm glad"
Brittany hummed in response as she lent in and pressed a soft kiss to Santana's lips, the others smiling as they pulled apart.
"Don't worry, he's a tool. You'll beat Josh's ass without a problem" Mia resumed.
Santana looked back up from her new girlfriend. "You sure about that?"
"Trust me, he's lost to all of us. Multiple times" Rachel said as she walked up to where Quinn was stood next to Mia.
"Yeah, can't keep his mouth shut long enough to focus on the race. By the time he's finished bad mouthing us we've already crossed the line and collected the cash" Dani added, coming to lean up against the Supra opposite Santana.
"I agree. Crusty ass prep boy can't keep his mouth closed. We race him just to beat him. It's easy cash" Tina grinned from where she was adjusting one of the lifts nearer the back of the garage with her girlfriend.
Letty laughed along with the rest of the crew as she focused back on screwing down the Nos bottle brackets. "True. He won't know what hit him"
When the laughter died down Mia decided it was time for them to get back to work, most of them surrounding the two women who were working on the trunk space.
"Ok, enough guys. We have to get this car up and running and out of the shop so Burt can start the next project"
Most of them started moving back to what they were doing before but Rachel and Quinn stayed behind along with Brittany. "How come is it when you tell everybody to get back to work they do it but when I tell them they just laugh it off and it takes longer?" Letty questioned, looking up at her girlfriend.
The brunette in question just shrugged and winked. "Because they know I mean business"
Before Letty could reply she had already turned around and started making her way towards where Tina and Marley were working. Santana had to punch her crew leader on the shoulder to get her to focus when she noticed she was staring especially long at her girlfriend's behind. When Letty had regained her focus they got back to work and made sure that their work was completed by the end of the day.
A day later they had more or less finished and the only thing left to put in was the seats. Once the custom-made blue and black Sparco semi-bucket seats had been fitted and adjusted along with new harnesses and pads it was time to take a test run, i.e. the race with this so called 'Josh Coleman'.
The sun was hot outside as Santana slipped into her car properly for the first time in weeks, glad that they would be driving without the detachable roof on in this heat. Slipping her sunglasses on she waited for Letty as the rest of the crew stood a few feet away from the car grinning and beaming at their completed work. Santana glanced to her right where Letty opened the door and slid in herself, also sporting a pair of sunglasses, aviators to be exact, with an iPad clutched in her arms.
When her door closed the younger Latina looked back to her left and Brittany walked up to her, pressing a sweet kiss to her lips.
"Good luck"
Santana replied with a smile and a nod, Brittany kissing her cheek and stepping back to her previous place beside Rachel. Tina stepped back from the car after polishing it down one last time as Marley grinned with a hand near the spoiler on the back.
"You ready for this Lopez?" She asked with a grin, patting the finished car.
Santana smiled back at her crew mate and then looked forwards once more, turning the key and firing the engine up.
Both her and Letty watched Dani with smiles as the blonde stepped forwards and pretended to stroke the car's hood as if it were a fine cat. The others laughed and clapped as Santana revved the engine and as soon as they had stepped back she was peeling out of the garage and out onto the road, the car sliding a little as she took a hard left.
20 minutes later, along a large scenic straight next to the ocean, Santana pulled up next to a black Ferrari waiting at a stop light for her. When she looked over there was a brunette guy donning sunglasses with a busty blonde sat next to him. As Letty tapped away at her iPad Santana admired the car.
"Nice car. What's the retail on one of those?"
Josh smirked, revving the high powered engine. "More than you can afford, pal. Ferrari." Santana gulped a little before he spoke up once again. "Maybe I can show it to you sometime?"
Letty studied his usual trademark smirk before snapping the leather cover back over her iPad and glancing over at Santana who's hand was gripping the wheel tightly.
"Smoke him"
With a crystal clear understanding Santana turned her attentions back to the road in front of her. Both engines roared as they revved in preparation for the overhead stop light to turn green. Moments later and they were off the line, both cars showing their true power as they began racing across the long open stretch of coastal highway.
"Now has come the day
That I take the lead
And I make you follow
Toast your champagne
'Cause I came for greed
And not for tomorrow
If it feels good then it feels good
And I do it all day
You want me to play
You best bring your brain
You best bring your money"
Two oncoming pick up trucks in both of the two lanes ahead created a minor obstacle for the pair of races but Letty had to grip the top of the wind shield tightly as Santana swerved to the left an onto the opposite side of the road to avoid them before swerving back again still in first place.
"Yeah!
Make me a superstar
Yeah!
No matter who you are.
Razorbladed lines
And I walk the line
Without fearing no one
Damn my throat is dry
I can't taste the wine
From these empty bottles
Films and magazines
It's all what I need
And all what I planned on
Where's my limousine?
It's just like a dream
That I won't wake up from
Yeah!
Make me a superstar
Yeah!
No matter who you are."
As Santana shifted up another gear, even more power pouring out from the high powered engine, she dodged a black soft top convertible as Letty glanced behind them to see where Josh was. The high powered Ferrari was way back down the road behind them and Santana hadn't even used Nos yet. As she settled back into her seat and watched as said woman weaved through more traffic she knew she had made the right choice making her a part of her crew. Sure, she was hesitant at first but now she was pretty sure Santana was just what they needed to win at Race Wars. Still gripping on tightly to the roof above the wind shield she made a mental note to set up a race with Rory. Judging by this race she was pretty sure Santana wouldn't be losing to him in a drag race again any time soon.
After winning an easy race against Josh Letty instructed Santana to keep going once she had collected her winnings so she continued to cruise down the coastal path until Letty told her to pull into a small bar/diner that overlooked the ocean named 'The Blue Anchor'. A few people turned their heads when they heard the loud roar of her engine and moments later she was pulling into one of the empty front diagonally placed parking spaces.
Both her and Letty exited the car and made their way inside, Santana knowing that this was the perfect opportunity to talk to her crew boss without any of the others nearby to overhear. Not that she didn't like them, it was just that Cassandra had been pushing to get more information out of Letty and Santana was being forced to rush something she clearly knew took time. Sure, they were now part of the same team and Letty was her boss but their friendship was still growing and if there was one thing Santana had learned lately it was not to rush things, especially with a woman like Letty – hard-headed with a short temper that could clam up if she was pushed too much. She was pretty sure the only person who could push her further than anyone else was Mia, for obvious reasons. However, Cassandra had insisted and despite the fact that both Roz and Santana thought she was asking for too much too soon it was her operation and all they could do was go along with her plans and orders. Apparently she knew what she was doing.
So, as they sat down at a table ready to order Santana knew that this was probably her only chance in a while when she'd have the perfect opportunity to question Letty on some of the things Cassandra had asked her to investigate. As soon as their food had been served Letty beat her to the punch when she had noticed her nervous demeanour.
"So, what's wrong S?"
"Nothing, I'm fine" She lied, picking something out of her small cardboard box of food.
Letty wasn't convinced. "Come on. Obviously something's off" She said, taking off her sunglasses and hooking them on her tank top.
"Fine. I was just thinking"
"About what?"
"It's nothing..."
"Well, it's obviously something or else you wouldn't have brought it up in the first place. Come on, talk to me"
Santana sighed, Letty watching as she seemed to deflate. "Fine. After these past few weeks doing my car I just kinda got to wondering. I've put nearly all my money into it but I know for a fact that you guys can't be making that much money off of doing tune-ups and random jobs."
"What are you getting at?" The crew leader asked, sticking a shrimp into her mouth.
Santana shrugged, taking a bite of her own shrimp. "I guess I've just gotta make a little extra on the side like you do"
"Like I do?"
"Come on, the crew's cars are expensive. They can't of paid for all of that stuff under the hoods just by racing every now and again. The winnings shouldn't have covered the whole of that by far, even I know that"
Letty eyed her suspiciously for a few moments, wondering if she should tell her. It wasn't very long before she relented and reached into her jean pocket, pulling out a crumpled piece of paper she had been carrying ever since Santana had joined the team. Putting it on the table she slid it across the wood to the other racer.
Santana picked it up and eyed it carefully before looking up at her boss. "What's this?"
"It's directions" She replied simply, chewing on another shrimp.
"To what?"
"To a warm up for Race Wars. We'll see how you do there and then we'll talk"
"Everybody up, we're racing"
Santana looked up from where she was sat on the sofa, Brittany sat between her legs on the floor. Brittany glanced up at Santana and shrugged so the Latina stood up and offered her hand to her girlfriend. When she pulled the blonde up she pressed a soft kiss to her lips before lacing their fingers together and heading towards the back door in front of everybody else.
By now Santana knew from what Brittany had told her that if Letty came in and told them they were racing they were all expected to take their own cars. With a parting kiss the Latina slipped into her Supra which was the third in line, Mia in front of her and Brittany behind her. When Dani pulled out first and headed the pack the rest of the crew slowly joined until Letty took over and took the lead, all of them following her to a supposed race location.
As Santana followed she was glad to finally be in her own car again. Glancing to her right she smiled over at Brittany as they stayed next to each other, happy that things were going well and finally falling into place. As Brittany winked at her she chuckled and faced back on the road in front of her, watching as they followed behind Quinn and Rachel.
When they arrived in the lower part of the city, i.e. the industrial district, they parked up in a diagonal row facing what looked like a massive power plant. Exiting their cars Quinn was the first one to question Letty on what they were doing there.
"What's going on? Where's Kurt and Blaine?"
"We're not doing that tonight" Letty said, leaning up against the hood of her Plymouth.
"Wait, I thought you said we were racing?" Dani frowned.
"We are, just not formally. No cash, no pink slips, just for fun like the old days"
Instead of pushing further Dani stepped back to her place beside Santana. "So who are we racing? Each other?" Rachel asked.
Letty shook her head and smirked. "You'll see"
Moments later they heard the dual roar of two cars and it wasn't long before they caught sight of two cars rushing down the road towards them. Both cars came to a stop on the road in front of where they were parked and Shelby stepped out of her Camaro and Holly stepped out of her Jaguar.
"Ready to race?" Shelby grinned, studying the shocked look plastered across each of the crew's faces.
Letty grinned at her drivers and turned back to the woman she considered her adoptive mother. "We are."
"We're racing you guys? That's not fair" Rachel groaned.
Shelby smiled at her daughter. "Come on, it's not that bad"
"Maybe not to you but it's kinda awkward for me when my mom is a street racing legend"
"I can't help that dear. Now how are we doing this?"
Holly walked around and stood next to her girlfriend. "Yeah, how so? Oh, hey guys"
There was a mix of greetings towards the blonde before Letty could explain. "A mile down the road there will be a barrel. It's a tag team race so one driver from each team will make the run down to the barrel, come around it and make their way back. The second driver can't go until the first one has crossed the line completely. First team to finish is the winner"
"Who's gonna judge the line?" Shelby asked.
"Kurt and Blaine are on their way now"
"Why can't we do it?" Rachel asked.
Letty shrugged. "Not that I don't trust you guys but we need someone outside of our crew to judge. I know what you guys are like when it comes to close calls"
Rachel watched as she winked and huffed, feeling Quinn wrap an arm around her shoulders and press a kiss to the side of her head. The brunette soon gave up on the protest at the feel of Quinn's lips and let herself melt into her girlfriend's embrace as they waited for their other friends to arrive.
They didn't have to wait long before they saw Holly's other work truck, a red 1999 Ford F-150 Lightning truck with her shop information decals on the side of each door. Once Blaine had parked up on the end next to Letty's car him and his boyfriend exited the truck and walked up to where everybody was gathered.
"What's going down?"
"We're racing but with no prize. Just for fun. We need you to get that barrel I asked for a mile down the road and I need you two to judge non-biased to determine who crosses the line first"
"Tag team race?"
"Yep"
"Cool. We'll do that now"
"Who are we racing?" Shelby asked.
"Me and Santana"
Santana looked over at her boss at the sound of her name. "You sure?"
"Yep. This is the race Shelby wanted for when your car was finished"
"Yeah, and let me tell you that it looks good"
Santana nodded at the older brunette. "Thanks. Let's do this"
"That's the spirit!" Holly beamed. "Let's go man!"
When it was decided that Letty and Shelby would be the first ones racing the others waited until she was turned around on the road. As Letty watched the experienced brunette reposition her car she turned to Santana who was stood next to her. "I'm thinking save the spray for the return trip. These two are experienced, more so than me and they know what they're doing. Keep your foot down and do what it takes to win. You ready?"
Santana nodded. "Yeah"
"Then let's do this"
With a fist bump Letty walked towards her Plymouth, Santana watching for a few moments before turning around and making her way towards her own car.
"Good luck S" Quinn smiled, patting her on the back as she walked past.
"Yeah, good luck Santana" Rachel added.
"Thanks guys"
With a few more good lucks thrown her way she finally made it to her car where Brittany was lent up against it by the drivers side door. The blonde grinned as the Latina approached her.
"Bet you didn't think you were racing tonight"
"Certainly not but I love it so it's not a problem" She shrugged.
"You're in hot water. You're racing with a legend, and against two legends"
"I think I can handle it" She smiled, stepping into Brittany's personal space.
Brittany smiled as she wrapped her arms around her neck, Santana's arms going to her waist. "You sure about that?"
Santana chuckled as she inched her face closer to the blonde's. "Pretty sure"
"Liar"
"You wish"
Santana cut off any chance she had to reply by pressing their lips together in a heated kiss, Quinn's voice breaking them apart.
"Keep it in your pants Lopez. You've gotta race"
Brittany smiled at her as she rolled her eyes. "She's right but maybe we could continue this later?"
Santana beamed at the idea. "I like the sound of that. Definitely."
With another kiss she pulled away and Brittany moved aside to allow her to enter the car. Once the door was closed she watched as the Latina strapped herself into the seat and prepared herself, leaning in through the open window when she was done.
"Good luck" She whispered, pressing a kiss to her cheek before pulling away.
Santana smiled at the blonde and started pulling her car out, then repositioning it next to Holly's Jaguar which was facing the road diagonally. The blonde grinned over at the younger racer and winked before looking back to where her girlfriend was lined up next to Letty.
As Blaine finally made it back to where they were all situated he parked up his truck next to Mia's Silvia where Letty's car had been and got out, looking over at the brunette.
"You wanna do the honours?"
"Sure"
Blaine nodded and Mia made her way over to the spray-painted line that Kurt had put down whilst his boyfriend had been placing the barrel marker down the road. Once she was in the middle both cars started revving their powerful engines.
"Who do you thinks gonna win?" Tina asked to no one in particular.
Her girlfriend shrugged from her place beside her. "I don't know. It's muscle against muscle, new and old. Then you've got Holly and Santana with similar cars. It's anyone's game"
"Fair point"
"You think Santana's a legend in the making?" Dani asked, watching as Mia talked to Letty through the open driver's side window.
"Probably" Quinn answered, the blonde leaning up against the hood of her car with Rachel stood between her legs and her arms around the brunette's waist.
"Maybe, we'll see how she does at Race Wars" Rachel added.
Dani hummed in acknowledgement and looked back to where Mia was holding the white bandanna to start the race. All eyes focused on her when she raised her arms.
"You ready?" She asked, looking over at Shelby. The response she got was a load rev of her engine, prompting her to look over at her girlfriend. "You ready?" Letty nodded and Mia winked at her, the brunette grinning as she held up her arms a little longer for added suspense.
In the few moments she had before the race started Letty looked over at Santana and caught her newest wheelman's eye. They both nodded at each other in understanding and moments later Mia was dropping to the floor to start the race.
Both driver's immediately shot off of the line, their engines roaring as they quickly shifted up gears. Letty watched as Shelby's car pulled ahead slightly on the straight, the Camaro steering over to the right so that she was in Letty's forward line of sight. The older woman grinned as she glimpsed into her side mirror to see the black Plymouth getting further away and smiled as she shifted up yet another gear, her car much more powerful that Letty had once thought.
'Of course she's ahead already. Show-off' she thought, shifting up another gear and pressing her foot down as far as it would go on the pedal in an attempt to keep up with the other woman.
As she came up a few inches behind Shelby she kept the pressure on the older woman as she pressed her foot down as far as it would go, her engine showing it's true power as she managed to keep the pace. As they both sped towards the barrel Blaine had placed in the center of the road Letty made a quick mental note to get Santana to look at her engine to see if she couldn't fine tune it so that she could get a little more out of it in future races.
She knew that she was good at tinkering on her engine and adjusting it now and again, especially with her own muscle engine, but she knew Santana fine tuned things and if she could get that little more out of her car she knew it would make a race like this much more easy.
Right behind her adoptive mother she saw the barrel ahead and knew that she would have to try and keep this tight if she was going to keep up on the return trip. She wasn't one for precision driving and she knew pulling off this turn wouldn't be easy so she put all of her focus into sticking on Shelby like a fly to fly paper. She wasn't gonna let her go easily.
When the turn came up both drivers went wide due to the less adequate handling they had in favour of power in the engine. A necessary flaw in their cars they had to handle it the best the could in hopes that they didn't lose too much speed. Just as Shelby managed to turn Letty had kept true to her word and kept it as tight as she could, just pulling in front long enough to start up a lead for the first time in the race. However, Shelby wasn't having it and she knew that she had to do something or else the younger driver would give Santana a head start on Holly if she made it across the line first.
Shifting up a gear and gaining speed she steered a little to the left and when she was in the perfect position she steered back to the right, clipping the Plymouth on the back bumper and pulling off a perfect pit manoeuvre. As Letty spun out of control and unsuccessfully maintained her lead Shelby smirked over at her as she sped ahead into first place once more.
Letty growled as her car came to a stop and she immediately shifted up and sped back into a forward facing position to try and keep up with the woman who had probably just gained the head start for the second leg.
It wasn't long before Shelby saw her reappear in her rearview mirror and smirked when she knew that Letty was probably pissed that she had took her lead away from her. Hard-headed, she knew that the Latina was more determined than ever to knock her off the top spot and she would stop at nothing to give Santana the edge they needed if they were going to win.
Santana watched from her place next to Holly as the two muscle cars approached the line, Shelby in the lead. Gripping the steering wheel she felt her heart race in anticipation of taking over for her crew. Sure, she had raced with Brittany in a tag team before but it was obvious that they were going to win from the start. Here it was different, Shelby and Holly were legends when it came to driving and she was pretty sure that it was going to be tough the entire race.
She watched as Letty used Nos but it was no use, Shelby had gained a significant lead and crossed the line way before Letty ever could. Holly celebrated as she shot out of her place and sped onto the road as Letty neared the finish line.
Santana's senses were on high alert ready to put her foot down on the pedal as soon as her crew leader crossed the line. Whispering to herself she gripped the steering wheel tightly. "Come on Letty."
A few seconds later and she was pulling out of her position, already pressing her foot down and shifting up a gear in an attempt to make up lost time. Letty cursed as she hit her steering wheel with both hands, her head hitting the back of her racing seat.
"Fuck!"
Mia watched as her girlfriend moved to the side so that the other two racers could cross the line without anything in the way. Taking one last look at the rear lights of Santana's Supra she made her way over to the woman she loved in hopes that she could console her in some way.
Meanwhile, Santana was doing her best to push her car as far as it would go in order to catch up with the blonde who had gotten a massive head start on her. Letty knew that her car was powerful, she had won against a Ferrari for God sakes, so both her and Santana knew there was a good chance she could still take the lead and win this thing. She had the tools, she just needed to know how to put them to good use.
Holly caught sight of the blue car in her rearview mirror but kept her calm façade, her normal attitude melting back into one which had taken a back seat in recent years. She felt herself fall back into what she loved to do, soaking up the moment of racing with her girlfriend again. Being the owner of a parts shop she was always busy, and so was Shelby. They hardly had any time to do the thing they loved so tonight they were both letting themselves enjoy the temporary distraction from their usual hectic lives. If that meant winning against people they held close, so be it. She was pretty sure Letty would keep challenging them to races until they finally won and she was ok with that. She really didn't care who won in the end, as long as she got to drive.
Seeing Santana catching up to her she smiled, already knowing that the younger woman was determined to make up for the time she had lost waiting for Letty to cross the line. She wasn't surprised when she caught up to her fast, knowing she had put an exceptional amount of performance parts under the hood to boost it substantially. Combined with her knack for fine tuning she was pretty sure Santana had tuned it just right so that it was one of the best tuner cars in the city. Her own car was powerful, but she was pretty sure that whatever was under the hood would give her Jaguar a run for it's money.
Santana kept pushing and saw Holly make her way around the barrel at the end, the Jaguar passing her as she approached the marker. Holly watched in her rearview as Santana threw the car into a drift around the barrel, impressed at how she snapped the car into a forward facing position without losing speed. Although she wasn't really surprised, knowing that that car she had had allowed her to pull the manoeuvre off with ease.
Santana immediately shifted up a gear and pushed forward once again, smiling at the sound of her highly powered tuner engine as it shifted up a gear. Nothing could beat the sound as she gained on her opponent, all of the finely tuned components her and the crew had spent hours and days putting in all working in perfect harmony with each other.
Seeing her catch up Holly knew by the look on her face that she was determined to win this race for her crew, probably even to prove to them that she was still worthy of being asked to join. Whatever the reason Santana didn't give up and pushed her car to the limit and eventually caught up with Holly just as they reached the halfway mark.
Just as her front bumper edged to the right of Holly's rear end the blonde suddenly swerved to the right. Not quite understanding what she was doing Santana frowned at her, momentarily watching the white car to the right of her. Although Santana may not have understood her sudden move Holly knew exactly what she was doing having seen a small roadworks sign pushed to the side. Using her momentum she swung the car wide and hit the sign, the flimsy piece of metal flying right in Santana's path.
"How'd you like them apples?!" She laughed, watching as Santana violently swerved to avoid being hit by the flying piece of debris.
"Fuck!"
Growling she used all of her skills to regain control and floored the car in an attempt to catch up before it was too late. Just as she was a few feet behind her the white Jaguar got a sudden boost of speed seeing the signature blue flames shooting out of the exhaust pipe. Remembering what Letty had said she knew she was able to use her own liquid speed.
Grinning she pressed down on both buttons in the middle of her steering wheel and was thrown right back into her seat as she was catapulted forward in a rush of speed. She grinned at the feeling of being free, her car quickly catching up with Holly and coming up next to her.
Both cars edged inches ahead of each other back and forth until they eventually crossed the line, everybody watching as Holly came to a quick stop and Santana as she hit the brake and slid her car around to face the other racer. Everybody cheered as the race was finally over but Santana knew that she and her crew leader couldn't relax until they knew who had won.
Santana sighed and unhooked her harness, getting out and walking over to where everybody was gathered around Holly's car. Once she had took her place beside Letty Blaine decided it was time to put everybody out of their misery and tell them who had actually won.
"And the winner's are...Holly and Shelby!"
There were various claps and congratulations from crew members but when the two women saw Letty and Santana's faces they walked up to them and pulled them in for hugs.
"You know it was for fun right?" Shelby questioned as she pulled away from Santana. The Latina shrugged. "Oh, come on! You have to admit it was fun right?"
"I guess..." Shelby grinned at her and it wasn't long before Santana was smiling, Letty lightening up a little too as Holly pulled away from her and the winners switched places.
"How about we go to Kitty's for drinks and we put this behind us? You never know, you might just beat us one day. You had great co-ordination though for your first time racing together" Holly smiled, placing an arm around Santana's shoulders.
Letty looked over at the parts shop owner as Mia wrapped her arms around her waist sideways. "I guess. Let's go guys. Drinks are on Holly"
"Hey, why me?"
The Latina smirked. "Because you offered" She shrugged, walking over to where she had parked her car.
Holly rolled her eyes and squeezed Santana one last time before pulling away, sending her a sympathetic smile and walking over to where her Jag was still parked in the middle of the road. Santana watched as Shelby pressed a quick kiss to her lips before entering her own car, people starting to follow them.
Shaking her head she was just about to make her way to her own car when a hand grabbed her wrist. Turning around she saw Brittany who flashed her a quick smile before pulling her in for a hug, Santana surprised at how the blonde knew just what she needed.
"You'll win next time, I'm sure"
Santana's arms went to her waist and when Brittany pulled her head away from her shoulder she saw nothing but complete faith in her that next time she would indeed win against the two women who had definitely proved their titles of being street legends tonight against them.
Not replying she simply lent forward and connected their lips together in a kiss she would have liked to have continued for much longer but Brittany had already pulled away. "Come on, let's get to Kitty's"
Santana and Brittany were the last ones to arrive at the bar and parked in the two empty spaces on the end next to Quinn's unmistakable yellow Skyline. Kitty smiled at them when they entered the bar hand-in hand and greeted them cheerfully as they made themselves comfy on two empty stools at the bar.
"Hey guys, what can I get you? Apparently drinks are on Holly"
"Hey Kitty. I'll have a coke"
"And I'll have the same" Brittany added, smiling at her other boss.
"Coming right up." It wasn't long before the blonde came back and handed them what they had asked for. "Here you go. So, did you guys race tonight?"
"Santana and Letty did."
"And how did it go?"
Brittany shrugged. "They didn't race each other. They did a tag team race."
"Ok, so who did they race?" The blonde asked, glancing over at Santana who was taking another sip from her coke can.
"Holly and Shelby"
"Are you kidding me? Really?" Brittany nodded. "Who won?"
"Who do you think?"
"Don't worry Santana, I'm sure Letty will probably have you in training until you beat them. I've gotta go and make a round for empty glasses but I'll be back in a while. Enjoy your drinks ladies"
Both women nodded and watched as she walked away just as Quinn and Rachel joined them at the bar.
"Hey, have you guys noticed the tension tonight?" Quinn asked.
"Between who?" Santana questioned, raising an eyebrow at her new best friend.
Rachel was the one was to provide the answer. "Dani and Kitty"
Brittany and Santana frowned at each other before looking back at the small brunette. "Are you sure?" Brittany asked her best friend.
"Yeah, take a look" Rachel said as she took a sip of her own drink.
Both Brittany and Santana turned their gazes to where Dani and Kitty were obviously avoiding each other. Turning back to the bar Santana took a sip of her drink. "They kissed"
Rachel raised an eyebrow. "You think?"
Santana glanced over at her shoulder once more before turning back around. "I'm sure"
"What should we do?" Quinn asked, watching Kitty as she glared over at Dani before turning away.
"Nothing" Santana answered taking another sip of her drink.
"We can't just sit here and do nothing"
"If there's one thing I've learnt it's not to get involved in other relationships"
Rachel raised a questioning eyebrow at her. "You did with me and Quinn"
"Yeah but you were different"
"How?"
"I had more knowledge. When it comes to Kitty and Dani I have barely anything to help assist me in bringing them together or working through their differences"
"She has a point" Brittany shrugged.
"Come on guys, they so obviously like each other!"
Santana glanced over at Quinn before looking back at Rachel. "Fine, but if this blows up in our faces the blames on you"
"As long as I have your blessing I'll handle the rest"
"Nope, you're including us" Brittany objected.
"Of course, why wouldn't I include my best friend? I guess this is it then? Operation Kani is on!"
It wasn't until Monday the next week when Letty called a team meeting, Burt already having them work on their next project. It wasn't major like Santana's Supra so they could relax a little and take their time, meaning that Letty didn't have to keep pushing them to stay on time.
Sitting down next to her girlfriend who had her signature clipboard in her arms Letty studied her crew. Quinn was stood at the entrance of the garage with her arms around Rachel's waist from behind, Marley was sat up on the hood of her car (which was in for a tune-up by Santana) with Tina stood in between her legs, Dani was leant up against a large red snap-on toolbox that was just a little shorter than her and Brittany was sat on Santana's lap, the Latina's arms around her waist with her chin on the blonde's shoulder as she sat on an empty crate next to Mia.
"Ok guys, first complete team meeting. Obviously Santana's back on the road so we can start getting ready for Race Wars. First off we're heading just outside the city and we're gonna meet up with some others and have a day of practising out in the desert. After that we're gonna get a head start on Puck's crew and start racing them. For now let's just focus on practice day. You all know the drill. Pack an overnight bag and be prepared to be driving all day. In the meantime whilst me and Mia arrange it with Kurt and Blaine I want you to make Santana's job as easy as possible. We need her tune-ups if we're gonna win. I think that's it so get back to work"
As everybody started dispersing Brittany wrapped her arms around Santana from behind as she walked over to where she had first been working on Marley's Camaro.
"Need any help?" The blonde asked, peering over Santana's shoulder and down to the engine in front of her.
"Nope."
"Anything at all?"
"I'm fine babe"
"Babe?"
"Sorry, it just kinda slipped out"
Brittany laughed at the Latina's nervousness. "Don't worry. I actually kinda like it"
Santana looked over her shoulder at the other woman. "Really?"
"Yes"
Just as they had pressed their lips together Letty walked past them with a grin on her face. "Get back to work you two"
Santana rolled her eyes and with another peck to Brittany's lips she let the blonde go, grinning as she slapped her on the rear. Brittany turned around in shock but immediately used it against her, winking and making sure to put an extra sway in her hips as she walked away. She smirked when she glanced over her shoulder and saw Santana's wide-eyed expression. She was so whipped already.
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Song used: Saliva - 'Superstar'
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