A few days pass and Brittany and Santana are having a pleasant picnic by the river. They packed basket of food and now they're sitting on a mat under the bright blue sky and sun. Santana's singing as she plays guitar, a skill she learnt back in highschool school, and Brittany joins along to sing their favourite song.
For you, there'll be no crying
For you, the sun will be shining
'Cause I feel that when I'm with you
It's alright, I know it's right
And the songbirds keep singing like they know the score
And I love you, I love you, I love you
Like never before
As they finish, Brittany notices something in the sky and stops singing
"Oh my goodness! There's a rainbow! It's so beautiful" Brittany squeals and points at the rainbow "Look! Over there! It's beautiful!"
Santana, of course looking the other way, smiles widely at Britt's enthusiasm
"Red.. Orange.. Yellow.. Green!" San says proudly
"Blue, Indigo, Violet!" Britt continues "They're beautiful, aren't they? The colours are beautiful!"
San's smile falters but doesn't disappear "I wish I could see the rainbow" she says softly
Britt turns to look at her and purses her lips "What are you saying? You'll be able to see again.."
"Britt, what if…" San sighs and reaches for Brittany's hand "What if I won't be able to see ever again?"
Looking confused, Brittany replies softly "What are you talking about? Didn't the fortune-teller say that you would be able to see again? That's why you'll see again!"
Santana puts down her guitar "It's too expensive to have an operation, Britt"
"Well, that's why we're getting other jobs, right?" Brittany reasons "It might take a while but hang in there"
San starts tearing up and takes both of Brittany's hands in her own "Britt…" Making Britt hum in response
"What if I don't get to see again?" Santana pauses "Will you still accept me? Will you still love me?"
Santana's heart beats loudly in her chest as she waits for Brittany to answer. Britt tenderly looks at at San for what seems like a long time before saying
"Did I not love you even when you are blind?"
A small smile appears on San's face "You're not going to leave me? Not like my mother?"
Brittany smiles and looks at both of their hands intertwined then looks back at her.
"No, I promised remember? I won't leave you. No matter what."
Santana smiles wider, relieved at Britt's words "Really, promise?"
Britt climbs over and wraps her arms around San, placing a kiss on her forehead "Promise"
That night, the girls sitting side by side on the edge of the bed in their little hut. Brittany places something in Santana's hand what appears to be a frame. Although she knows Santana can't see it, she explains what it means to her.
"Here's a picture of my mom and dad. It was taken on a beach on an island. My mom said you can see the most beautiful sunset on that island." Brittany says gently. Santana smiled at the information as she ran her fingers over the grooves of the picture frame.
"And did you know that, that's where my dad proposed to my mom?" Brittany continued eagerly "They said.. if you proposed on that island.. you will never be separated from your loved one. That's why one day we will go to that island… Let's see if that sunset is really beautiful. Is that okay?"
San's smile fades "I don't know if I'll get to see that sunset.."
"What? Don't talk like that" Brittany frowns but then smiles when she recalls something "Hey, don't you have that list of things you want to see? Where is it? You should add the sunset"
San reaches to her bedside table, opens the drawer and grabs the braille paper on top while Britt grabs a pen
"The sunset would be the sixth" Santana smiles causing Brittany to smile too.
"What are the other things listed on the paper? Tell me then I'll write it down, okay?"
"Well…" San places her fingers on the tiny bumps on the paper "The fifth is.. the rainbow"
Brittany writes the word next to the braille as she listens to Santana, making sure to write down each item on the list carefully.
"The fouth is the river, the third is a picture of my mother and father" Santana pauses to make sure Brittany's keeping up "The second is myself.. and the first on my list…"
"Okay…" Britt says knowing where this is going but not seeming too hopeful
"Of course, it's you" San says with a big smile and Britt smiles down bashfully.
Santana lets out a sigh "I wish what the fortune-teller said was true… I wish I would be able to see again. I wish that… the woman who is on top of my list will also be the first that I would see"
Britt looks up to see Santana's face and then looks down to slowly write her name at the top of the list.
From that night and for the next couple of months, Brittany and Santana continue to work shifts whenever they can and save all they can. But it's hard to save when there are continuous bills and other expenses to pay. Brittany is definitely finding it hard to make enough.
Brittany is found counting her money again as Uncle Charlie cooks in the kitchen.
Coming up short from her goal she groans "I still don't have enough"
Uncle Charlie smiles sympathetically and offers her a cupcake he made earlier. Although still unhappy, Brittany grabs it and munches on it, making Charlie laugh.
In Santana's room, Santana is also counting her money as well. Similar to Brittany, she comes up short and she scratches her head, sighing.
A new day comes and Brittany is cleaning Santana's room while Santana is helping Uncle Charlie outside. Taking the pillow of her bed to change her sheets, she notices a small flattened box and some papers.
Curious, Britt reads the box 'Xalatan latanoprost ophthalmic solution' and then goes to read the papers – idetifiying them as doctor prescriptions. She wasn't aware Santana was seeing a Doctor in secret, so she decides to visit the Doctor in hopes of knowing what's going on. She notes down the doctor's name and address on the paper and plans her trip to the clinic.
"Doc how bad is the damage in San's eyes" Brittany asks Dr Rivera
"Very bad, she needs a corneal transplant right away I already told Santana that the longer we delay this, the more dangerous it becomes" Dr Rivera replies solemnly. Brittany told him of her relationship with Santana and he was very concerned at the fact that Santana refused to disclose any of this to her.
"Why is that?"
Dr Rivera sighs "Because she really needs that operation.. if the infection spreads into her retina.. her blindness would be irreversible.." Brittany's eyes widen at this revelation and her mind feels like it's going a million miles a minute.
"H-How much" Britt stutters "How much time do we have until that happens?"
"Four months?" Dr Rivera estimates. Brittany nods slowly, trying to process this.
"And how much would it cost for Santana to have that operation?" Brittany asks
"More or less $7000"
Brittany's heart stops, she does not have that kind of money just lying around. She doesn't know what she's going to do.