I'm on my way to meet Marley for lunch but decided to make a detour to Brittany's house. I know she wasn't thrilled about this lunch so I figured that maybe if I come by before I see Marley she'll feel a little better about it. I know the easy thing to do is not going to lunch with Marley but…I don't like going back on my word.

As I turn the corner to Brittany's street I can see a white truck parked in her driveway. Great Quinn is there. Rolling my eyes and shaking my head I park my car and head to the door and knock. After a few seconds the door opens and Quinn appears.

"Sacha" She greets me.

"It's Santana" I correct her even though I know she knows my name.

"Same thing" She says with a shoulder shrug. "I take it you want to see Brittany" I nod my head and Quinn moves out of the way to let me inside. "She in her room getting ready" I don't say anything else and just head up to Brittany's room and knock on the already opened door.

"I'm almost done" Brittany says as she turns to look at the door. "Hey" A big smile spreads across her face and my insides turn into mush.

"Hey" I say back.

"What are you doing here?"

"Thought I'd come by and say hi" I tell her with a small shoulder shrug.

"Don't you have your date right now with Marley?" I roll my eyes and she laughs.

"It's not a date it's just lunch"

"I bet Marley wishes it was a date"

"Jealous are we?" I tease and Brittany sticks her tongue out at me. I watch her continue to get ready and I get lost in her beauty.

"I can feel you staring" I blush at Brittany's words and look away.

"So uh..." I begin to say. "Are you..." I clear my throat. "Are you getting ready to go somewhere with Quinn?" Brittany stops what she's doing to turn and look at me. She grins and I internal groan.

"Maybe" I don't say anything else which only makes Brittany laugh. She comes over to me and softly wraps her hand around my neck to give me a peck on the lips. Instantly butterflies take over my stomach. "I'm going to lunch with her. We have a few things to talk about but I promise you it is just lunch" She tells me as she heads to her closet and grabs a jacket.

"Okay" I tell her even though I'm not okay with this. I don't want Quinn anywhere near Brittany.

"Just okay?"

"Uh huh" I reply.

"You know…it doesn't have to be okay. You can tell me you're not okay with it"

"It's fine" Brittany just smiles at me.

"That feeling you're having right now, it has a name you know. It's what you said you never get" She tells me.

"Which is?" I ask curiously.

"Jealous"

"I'm not jealous. I don't get jealous" Brittany just laughs.

"If you say so Santana" I roll my eyes. I'm not jealous. Jealously doesn't exist in my world. Brittany heads to the door and gestures for me to follow. We both head downstairs where we find Quinn in the kitchen. "Ready?" Brittany asks Quinn and she nods her head yes. "Let's go then" I follow the two out the door.

"I'll be in the truck" Quinn tells Brittany. "See you later Sarah" She waves at me and heads to her truck and gets inside.

"Sarah?" Brittany asks.

"It was Sasha earlier" I tell her and she just gives me a confused look. "Inside joke, now go on. Don't keep your date waiting"

"Your jealous side is pretty cute you know that"

"I'm not jealous" I tell her again.

"It's just lunch okay but if you're feeling left out would you like to have dinner with me tonight? I mean you still kind of owe me one since you stood me up on the last one" I frown at Brittany's words.

"I didn't stand you up"

"You kind of did" I sigh. "It's okay though" Brittany takes my hand into hers and entwines our fingers. "I know you didn't mean too"

"I'm really sorry"

"All is forgiven if you have dinner with me tonight?"

"Okay" I tell her.

"Great, now go have fun on your date and I'll have fun on mine"

"That's not even funny" Brittany laughs and kisses my cheek before letting my hand go.

"See you later Santana" I wait till Brittany gets into the truck before heading to my car. As I sit down and turn my car on my stomach sinks. This trip was supposed to ease Brittany's mind but all it did was make mine go crazy. I hit the steering wheel of my car and then take it out of park and then I drive to Denny's.


When I finally make it to the Denny's parking lot I can see that Marley is already there and sitting on a bench just outside the restaurant. I quickly find parking and head over to her.

"Hey. I didn't think you were going to show" Marley tells me with a smile as she gets up.

"A bets a bet now let's get this thing over with" Her smile turns into a frown and I sigh. "I'm sorry I shouldn't have said that, that was really rude"

"If you want to go you can. You don't have to stay"

"No, no I'm sorry. My head…it's just…it somewhere else right now"

"Let me guess. It's with Brittany" A small smile forms from Marley mouth and I force a smile back.

"Yeah I guess you can say that"

"How about we head inside and you can tell me all about it" I nod and follow Marley inside the restaurant.

"How many?" The waitress asks and Marley tells her two. We get seated and order our drinks right away.

"So…" Marley says as she looks over the menu.

"So…" I say back. Marley closes her menu and looks at me.

"You don't do this often do you?" I give her a confused look and she laughs. "You're a keep to yourself kind of person aren't you?"

"I guess"

"Have you always been like this?"

"I guess"

"Is that all you can say?" Marley laughs. "Will you just relax, I come in peace" Marley makes the peace sign with both her hands and I laugh.

"I'm sorry. I just... I just don't open up to people often. I feel like no one really cares about what I have to say so keeping to myself seems like the best option" Marley frowns a bit.

"That can get a little lonely. Everyone needs people to talk to"

"I'm not lonely and I have friends" I spat at her.

"Are you girls ready to order?" The waitress interrupts. I give her my order and after Marley gives hers she looks back at me again.

"I didn't mean to offend you" Marley tells me.

"I have friends"

"I never said that you didn't. I just meant everyone should have someone they can open up to"

"I have a friend" I tell her. "I open up to her when I need to" Marley just nods her head.

"So…tell me about Brittany" I choke a bit on my water making Marley laugh.

"Brittany?"

"Yeah, earlier you said your head was somewhere else and I mentioned it being with Brittany"

"Oh" I say with a sigh. "Right"

"So tell me about Brittany. What did she do?"

"She didn't do anything"

"Something must have happened though"

"I guess" Marley sighs.

"You're one difficult cookie"

"I'm sorry"

"Don't be. Just talk to me" I take a deep breath and exhale. "I care" Marley tells me. "Not everyone you meet is an uninterested asshole" I give her a small smile. "If it makes you more comfortable I can give you a short summary of myself."

"You don't have to do that"

"It's fine" She waves me off. "Ready? My name is Marley. My birthday is March 18th. I'm an only child. My parents are separated and I don't talk to my dad. If you haven't noticed or if you were curious I'm bi" Marley winks at me and I shake my head and smile. "My last relationship was with a boy who broke my heart into a million pieces. What a dick" I laugh. "Should I continue?"

"No, no"

"Alright your turn. Tell me what happened" Marley takes a drink from her straw and I just stare at her. "Come on" She tells me.

"Fine" I cave. "Brittany…she's…she's having lunch with an ex or at least I think she's an ex. We haven't really talked about it but all the signs are pointing to ex but yeah she's out with her right now"

"Ouch" I shrug my shoulders. "I'd be a little cranky too if I knew that was happening"

"She said it was only lunch cause they have things to talk about"

"Well see you shouldn't be too worked up about it. It's just lunch"

"I guess. I just…I just really don't like her ex and I know she doesn't like me much either"

"That's to be expected" The waitress comes with our food and we begin to eat and talk about random things. Just as we finish our meals my phone begins to ring so I pull it out of my pocket and see that it's my grandma.

"I have to answer this" I tell Marley and she waves me off. "Hello?" I answer.

"Hi mija, I know you're probably busy but do you think you can come watch the boys for the day? My cousins want me to come on a mini trip with them to visit some family that's in town"

"Do you know what time you'll be home?" I ask knowing I said I would go to dinner with Brittany later.

"I'm not sure. Not too late maybe around 9 or 10" I sigh.

"Yeah okay I'll be there in a bit"

"Thank you"

"Bye" I tell my grandma before I hang up and shove my phone back into my pocket.

"You don't look happy" I hear Marley say.

"I'm not. I just agreed on watching my little brothers so I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to cancel another dinner with Brittany"

"I'm sure she'll understand"

"She probably will but this is the second time I've cancelled on our first date"

"Oh. Isn't there anyone else that can watch your brothers?"

"No" I say while shaking my head.

"Hmm…" Marley sits there with a confused expression on her face or maybe that's her thinking face. "I have an idea. I could watch the boys for a bit to give you guys some alone time"

"No, no, no I wouldn't wish that headache on anyone" Marley laughs.

"I'm sure they are not as bad as you make them out to be"

"They are" Marley laughs again. "Thanks for the offer though" The waitress comes back and sets the bill on the table. "I really hate to cut this short but I have to get going"

"I understand" I grab the bill and we both get up and head over to the cash register. I pay for our meals and we both walk outside. "Thanks for lunch" Marley tells me.

"You're welcome"

"If you still need a babysitter for tonight let me know" I nod my head and smile. "Later Santana"

"Bye" I watch Marley walk away and get inside her car before I walk and get inside mind. I pull out my phone to text Brittany but just toss it aside. What am I going to do? I can't cancel again I just can't. Not knowing what else to do I put my car in reverse and then drive to my grandma's house.


I've been sitting in my grandma's living room for an hour just staring at my phone. I still don't know how I'm going to break the news to Brittany without looking like a totally ass.

"Sanny why yous looking at your phone?" I look up and see David staring at me.

"I need to tell Brittany something bud but I don't know how"

"Bwrit knee?!" David's faces lights up. "From the store?"

"Yeah that Brittany"

"Is she tuming over?" I shake my head no and David frowns. "Whys not?"

"Because she's not now go play so I can call her"

"To tell her to tum over?"

"Go play" I nudge David away and he races off. With one last deep breath I scroll to Brittany's name and press the send button. I put the phone to my ear and wait for her to answer the phone.

"Hey you" Brittany answers on the second ring. "I was just going to text you. How was your date?"

"It wasn't a date"

"Did she get a goodbye kiss?" I roll my eyes and I can hear Brittany laugh on the line. "I'm only teasing. So listen I have everything set for tonight"

"Brittany I…" I don't get to finish my sentence.

"Just be here by 8. I'm going to make dinner for us at my place"

"Brittany" I try again but she doesn't listen.

"Do you like red wine? I think it will go well with the chicken I'm going to cook. Wait... you do eat chicken right? You're not a vegetarian or anything like that"

"I eat chicken" I answer.

"Great!"

"Brittany" I try once more. "I need to tell you something" I hear her sigh over the phone.

"You're cancelling on me huh?" Now it's my turn to sigh. "Am I right?"

"My grandma asked me to watch the boys"

"And you couldn't tell her you already had plans?"

"It's not that simple" The line goes silent and I know she's upset which makes me feel like crap. "I'm sorry" I say just above a whisper and I still don't get a response.

"Is dat Bwrit knee?" I turn my head and see David. "I wants to talk to her" David rushes for the phone and grabs it from my hand.

"David give me the phone"

"Hi Bwrit knee" David smiles wide into the phone. "Uh huh I am. Yes. Yes." I really wish I knew what Brittany was telling him. "Yous want to come over and play wif me?" David turns and looks at me. "Can Bwrit knee come over?"

"Uh...I don't know bud. That's up to her" David hands me the phone. "She wants to talks to yous" I take the phone from David.

"Hello?"

"I need to get going" Is all she tells me and I frown.

"Please don't go. I'm really sorry that I have to cancel"

"It's fine. Don't worry about it. Maybe we can try again another time"

"Come over" I quickly tell Brittany before she hangs up on me. "David really wants you to come and play with him so why don't you just come on over"

"And what about you? Do you want me to come over?"

"Of course" The phone goes silent. "Please" I add and still silence. "I know this isn't the ideal date but...I mean...if you want...I can like make...well not so much make...I can buy...or not...I mean I can..." I start tripping over my words and I hear her giggle.

"You're cute"

"Will you please just come over?" After another long pause Brittany finally answers me.

"Okay"

"Okay?" I question.

"Yes okay, I'll come over" The biggest smile spreads across my face.


A/N: I just want to say THANK YOU to everyone that is still reading this story. I know I'm horrible at updates right now and I'm super sorry for that. Life gets a little crazy but I'm going to try my best to update sooner and not have you wait months for a new chapter. Hope you're all liking the story so far and thanks again for reading!