Okay, here we go! Another chapter. It's a little emotional so a bit different to past chapters, so I hope you like it. Reviews are forever appreciated! I DO NOT OWN GLEE.
Quinn slowly opened her eyes and winced at the sunlight that was creeping in through her thin curtains. She felt sick at the thought of school that morning but that feeling was soon washed away as the memories of last night all came back to her. Oh my god… Santana and I finally had sex. I had sex with the most amazing, strong, intelligent, witty girl I know. It doesn't even feel weird that she's a girl anymore- it just feels so right. She was brought out of her daydream when she felt a warm, soft breath caress her shoulder. She looked down and to her delight, found the strong, dark hand of Santana Lopez resting on her naked waist. Quinn had never felt so safe and warm. She was glowing. But this moment had to end soon as they had to get to school.
"San, baby. Wake up," the romantic moment abruptly came to an end as soon as she heard a grunt escape from the brunette's mouth. "Hello? I know you can hear me," Quinn continued, "so stop ignoring me and get up!" She giggled as she felt the grip around her waist tighten.
"Noooo, forget school. We can just stay here all day, Q," protested Santana as she lazily opened one eye. She felt butterflies in her stomach as she watch the angelic blonde try to get out of her tight grip but failing and relaxing into it instead. "See, it's not such a bad idea is it?" added Santana as she began to trail light kisses along Quinn's shoulder. Quinn shuddered at the pure pleasure of this moment. Quinn lay there and smiled to herself as she began to get to know a sweeter side to Santana until she heard some unfamiliar, soft words. "You're so beautiful, Quinn. You're skin… I could just stroke it all day," Quinn's eyes widened. She had never, in all the years she'd known Santana, heard her call anyone 'beautiful'. She turned around to face her. "What?" smirked Santana at Quinn's shocked face.
"I just… What did you just call me?" replied Quinn- still looking like a deer in headlights. Santana shyly looked away.
"I said you were beautiful. And I mean it. But don't think I'm going all soft on your ass." said Santana to defend herself. Quinn smiled.
"You really are adorable, you know? You put on this front that makes everyone think you're as hard and cold as stone in and out, but you really are just a big ball of soft, fluffy, fuzz aren't you, Miss Lopez?" teased Quinn. Santana blushed and buried her face in the crook of Quinn's neck.
"Only for you," she mumbled, still embarrassed. Quinn felt overcome with happiness.
"As much as I'd love to lay here and hear you call me beautiful all day, we have to get up." And with that, Quinn slowly sat up and wrapped a sheet around her before walking to her shower room. Santana propped herself up and stared with a satisfied smile as Quinn walked away.
"Yeah, I'd tap that." said Santana smugly. Quinn's head fell backwards with laughter.
"You already did, and you can do it again if you're lucky," Quinn turned and winked at Santana. Santana was stunned into silence. Who knew Quinn Fabray would be such a tease? I won't get through the day at this rate.
The two girls made it to school with great difficulty. Quinn had to sit on her hands as she watched the sexy Latina drive. She admired the long, toned arms that were tightly gripping the wheel. Quinn smiled to herself when she realised Santana was one edge too- she was going to rip it off if she grabbed the wheel any tighter. As Santana pulled in to the Cheerio's dedicated parking spaces, the two girls noticed that Brittany was standing around waiting for someone.
"Hey, Britt Britt," said Santana as she got out of the car. "You waiting for us?" Brittany's smile was wiped away when Quinn got out of the passenger seat.
"Yeah. I didn't know Quinn would be with you." she said whilst looking down at the floor. "Do you mind if you give us a few minutes, Quinn?" Quinn looked at Santana for her to okay it. Santana nodded.
"What's up, Britt?" questioned a very confused Santana once Quinn was out of hearing distance. "You look sad." Brittany stood there and looked straight into Santana's eyes but didn't say a word. Despite being with Quinn now and having just about gotten over the whole rejection, Santana still had a soft spot for Brittany that would never leave her- she was her best friend and was her first love. "Please tell me what's wrong." Santana added as she stroked Brittany's arm.
"I… Broke up with Artie, San. He called me stupid," Santana's eyes turned into slits at the thought of somebody calling her best friend stupid. Just as she was about to go all Lima Heights Adjacent on his ass, Brittany continued talking. "But then I realised I actually wasn't as hurt as I should be. Because I have you… You've never called me stupid. You've always been so kind to me and looked after me, but I didn't have the heart to break up with him when you told me you loved me. But I'm ready now…" Santana had frozen on the spot. She could not believe what she was hearing. "What I'm trying to say is that I want to be with you. I love you, San." Brittany took Santana's hand and began to rub her thumb gently along it. Santana's mouth opened and closed like a goldfish as she tried to put together a sentence.
"Britt… It's too late," Santana felt like her heart was breaking all over again. She didn't wish the feeling of rejection upon Brittany because she knew first-hand how awful it was. Of course she still loved Brittany- part of her always would, but she didn't care for her like she used to. Memories of how happy her and Quinn were last night and this morning ran across her mind over and over again. Quinn. Amazing, smart, beautiful Quinn. "I was heart-broken when you turned me down for Artie after I gave myself on a plate to you. I'd never been that vulnerable and you threw it all back in my face just because you didn't want to hurt Wheels. But what you didn't realise was that you had ripped out my heart and chucked it in the trash to save his." Santana was pouring out her heart to Brittany and could not hold back the tears from the bad memories. "You broke me, Britt. You broke us." Brittany's face was wincing at the harsh truth. She was also unable to hold back her tears. Now I have to tell her. Santana tried to control her emotions with a few deep breaths. "But I didn't want to lose our friendship, so I held it all in and tried to deal with it. I felt so alone up until recently. Someone saved me from being miserable. At first it was just physical but then I realised I had strong feelings for her. I've known her my whole life but never noticed how much she means to me until now…" As Santana was saying this, she was figuring out for the first time how deeply she actually felt for Quinn. "What I'm trying to say is that…" Santana let out one last breath. "I'm in-love with somebody else." That was it. She was done. That was all she had left to say. Brittany just stood there and looked right into her eyes.
"I understand. I'm so sorry for what I put you through, San. But if there's a next time, I won't mess it up. Artie was right. I am stupid." confessed Brittany.
"No! You're not stupid! You are just too kind. You need to stop worrying about everyone else's feelings and start thinking about your own. I'll always be here for you, and I'll always be your best friend. I just can't be with you." Santana had pulled Brittany into a tight hug and began stroking her hair. As they pulled away, Santana wiped the tears from Brittany's face. They smiled at eachother.
"I hope you and Quinn are very happy together. I think she'll be able to look after you." said Brittany with a small smile. She was too kind to not allow other people to be happy at her expense. Santana didn't know what to say. How does she know?
"H..h…how do you know it's Quinn?" stuttered Santana in shock.
"I'm smarter than I look. But honestly, I'm cool with it. I'll be okay." And with that, Brittany walked away leaving Santana feeling mentally exhausted. It was only 8:30am and she already felt like she needed to go back to sleep. But she was glad that her best friend knew the truth, and that she had had some closure. Now all she could do was look forward to spending a lot more time with Quinn. The girl who, she now realised, she loved.
