As I walked out the back door I could see that Puck and Sam had already found their way into the lake. I watched from the porch as they tried to outdo each other with flips and dives off the dock.
Blaine and Kurt came rushing past me and I smiled as they linked hands while running and jumping into the water. They were so great together and over the years of watching them grow as a couple and work through issues it made me want what they had all the more.
I grabbed one of the towels that Finn had left stacked up on the porch and shook it out setting it across the ground laying down on my back. I slid my shades down closing my eyes and soaking in the sun's warm rays.
It wasn't long before I felt someone approach and slowly lay out their towel next to mine, "Hey San might if I join you?" I opened my eyes and looked over at her, still managing to be surprised by her sudden appearance.
The sun glasses I had on were dark enough that they allowed me the time to properly take in her figure. She was wearing a turquoise blue bikini and I watched completely mesmerized as she poured some sun tan lotion into her hands and started rubbing it over her chest, arms, and legs. Her body was amazing, a product of all the exercise she got while dancing, and I found it hard to stop my eyes from roaming.
"Want some?" She offered holding out the bottle with one hand as the other continued to spread the lotion around her skin. I took the bottle from her waiting hand glad to have something to distract me.
After she finished I watched her lay down sliding her right arm under her neck to prop up her head. "Mmmm this is nice." She exhaled smiling.
I was surprised when not long after I felt her pinky slide easily into mine; something we hadn't done since high school. It was pure energy having any part of her body touching mine and it was like every bit of my body was set ablaze at the contact. There was no doubt that I was in love with this girl.
All of a sudden I felt these big strong arms underneath my body pulling me up with little effort. "Uhh! Puck what are you doing!" I yelled and I saw out of the corner of my eye that Sam had Brittney in much the same position I was in.
"No way are you two just going to lie here all day and not go in the water!" He laughed looking at Sam, who was smiling in agreement, and took off running toward the water while I bounced in his arms.
"Wait! Puck! Come on no!" I yelled trying to free myself but it was too late. I went unwillingly as he ran quickly along the length of the dock and jumped into the water taking me with him. He let go of me as soon as we hit the water and I breathed deep as my head broke the surface. I noticed a similar splash ring to my right as I saw Sam and Brittany emerge from the water as well.
"Damn it Puck!" I turned around laughing. I had to admit the water felt nice.
"Aww come on!" he said giving me a pouty look and splashing me with water.
I rolled my eyes at him, "Next time try not to be so subtle Puckerman." I chuckled pushing against his chest roughly.
I let my body rise to the surface and floated on my back looking up at the sky.
We spent most of the day swimming and just hanging out. I could tell that everyone was happy to be here, we had all missed each other more than any of us let on. It was early afternoon when I finally made it out of the water. I picked up the towel I had left abandoned on the grass wrapping it around my body.
There was a picnic area set up near the back door of the house with a huge umbrella shading the whole place. I saw Quinn sitting at the table looking through a magazine and I walked over to her sitting down on the empty bench next to her leaning against the back. I gathered my hair up in my hands wringing out the water."Hey!"
"Oh hey Santana" she greeted looking up at me. "Are you having fun?"
"Of course! It's great to be here. I hadn't realized how much I'd missed all of them…" I trailed off looking out at the lake and watching Brittany as she splashed around in the water with Kurt and Rachel.
"You mean how much you missed her." She stated catching me in my leering.
"She came up to my room to talk to me last night…"
"Really! What happened?" I laughed at her excitement.
"Well she just wanted to apologize you know…for leaving. We had a long talk, it was nice."
"Well I'm glad. You deserve to be happy."
"I'm going to tell her you know…before the week is over. I'm going to tell her how I feel, that I'm in love with her." I said returning my gaze back to her. "I don't care what it takes but I'm not going to live the rest of my life without her. I don't think I could."
"Good. I for one cannot bear to listen to one more second of you pining after her from afar." I heard the teasing tone of her voice and started laughing; once again thankful for her friendship.
The boys had decided to barbecue some burgers and hot dogs for dinner and everyone was sitting at the picnic table talking and eating. We had pulled the alcohol out earlier in the day and I as well as everyone else seemed to be rockin a pretty nice buzz.
I sat in between Quinn and Brittany on the bench; she had her pinky locked around mine again resting our hands in my lap. I had gotten a few teasing grins from Kurt who sat cuddled up to Blaine on the other side of the table but I was too happy to care.
Puck got up and walked into the house and returned quickly carrying two bottles of liquor and a stack of shot glasses. "Let's play never have I never!" he smiled sort of evilly raising his eyebrows at us.
He set the shot glasses on the table. "But the rules are little different. If you are the only one in the group to have done something then you take a shot. If you say something that you haven't done that everyone else has then they all take a shot and if you say something and no one in the group has done then you take a shot. Oh and when you lose all 5 of your fingers your take a shot and then you take another shot every time someone else goes out; a punishment for losing. The goal of the game is to get everybody as drunk as possible." He laughed looking at all of us.
"I don't know if this is such a good idea Puck." Quinn said looking questionably at the bottles of liquor.
"Oh come on Fabray! Don't be so uptight!" he joked.
"Ok fine me first. Never have I ever considered making a sex tape." She said smugly looking at Puck.
He looked around the group, the only one to put a finger down, and poured himself a shot downing it quickly. "Nice. Ok Rachel you're up."
"Never have I ever… made out with Sam." She offered with a wave of her hand.
I put down a finger and watched as Quinn and Brittany followed.
Arties turn. "Never have I ever made out with a dude." He followed somewhat in Rachel's footsteps.
Uhh the group groaned as most of us put down a finger, Blaine and Kurt taking a moment to smile and give each other a peck on the lips.
Tina playfully slapped Artie on the arm and continued, "Never have I ever been to a strip club."
I put a finger down and looked around at the group. All the guys except for Kurt put his finger down. I couldn't picture Kurt in a strip club. I was surprised to see Quinn lower a finger. "Quinn!" I teased pointing at her theatrically.
"What! It was an accident I had been out drinking one night with friends and stumbled into one trying to find the bathroom, most uncomfortable experience of my life!"
Everyone was laughing and I felt Brittany's forehead rest on my shoulder for a moment as she laughed hysterically.
Mercedes was up next. "Never have I ever….broken a bone."
I had broken many bones thanks to cheerios so I put a finger down, it seemed that everyone had but Mercedes.
"Take a shot!" Puck laughing handed her one. "Uhh" she groaned throwing it back.
"Never have I ever been a part of an Academic Decathlon team." Sam grinned at Brittany, Tina, Artie, and Mike as they all pulled down a finger.
"Why Sam! Why!" Brittany yelled playfully as she put down her last finger and reached of a shot from Puck downing it quickly and placing her head on my shoulder pulling my arm into her lap and snuggling into my side.
It was Kurt's turn now. "Never have I ever shotgun a beer." Everyone but Kurt and Rachel put down a finger. I was out and so was Quinn.
"Damn you Kurt!" I said winking his was after I took a shot and watched Brittany and Quinn both take one too. I had to admit the game was definitely doing its job.
"Never have I ever played football." Blaine said immediately, clearly he had been waiting for his turn. Kurt stared at his boyfriend with his mouth hung open in mock shock putting down a finger.
The boys as usual put their fingers down, all of them having played football. "Hey!" Puck yelled. "Tina, Mercedes, and Rachel you all have to put down a finger you played in the championship game remember?" Clearly they had forgotten, or hadn't thought it counted, putting down a finger as well. Since everyone but Blaine left in the game had played football that all had to take a shot too.
Mike and Puck had just gone out so I prepared to take another shot. Brittany who was still leaning on my shoulder sat up reaching for hers. She looked at me clinking our shots together and gulped it down.
The only people left in the game were Sam, Finn, Tina, Artie, Mercedes and Blaine with one finger and Kurt and Rachel with 2.
Finn was up next. "Never have I ever sung on a real Broadway stage." He looked at Rachel and Kurt with that smug smile he had a tendency to wear laughing as they playfully glared his way.
Since Puck who had been after Finn had gone out already as well as Mike, Brittany, Me, and Quinn it was back to Rachel's turn.
"Never have I ever been a Warbler!" She shouted. Kurt clutched his heart taking his losing shot followed by me and everybody else who was out. I was definitely feeling the alcohol.
I leaned back putting my feet up on the table's legs to rest them there, and pulled my arm away from Brittany's so I could wrap it around her shoulder. She just snuggled closer readjusting letting her hand rest on my leg. I stopped paying attention to the game and just watched her chest rise and fall only being interrupted to take the random shot that passed my way.
We all eventually stumbled our way inside and it wasn't long until someone had turned on some music.
I was seated on the floor leaning against the back of the couch with my head tilted backward resting on the cushion. Brittany had her head in my lap with the rest of her body stretched across the floor. She was running her fingers through her hair absentmindedly humming along to the music. Puck was dancing around the room with Mercedes who was belting the song out loudly in her powerful voice.
When the song changed I was surprised to hear Billionaire blaring from the speakers, the same song Sam had auditioned with to get into the Glee club, and before long we were all yelling the words out.
A couple hours later the mood shifted as we all started to come down off our buzz. Finn, Rachel, Tina and Artie had already gone to bed and at some point Kurt had passed out on the other couch. Blaine was just now starting to wake him so they could head to their room.
I shook Brittany making sure she was awake, "Hey I think I'm going to head off to bed." She smiled up at me still a bit buzzed leaning up and kissing me on the cheek. "Ok goodnight San"
I tried to remain casual as I slid out from under her replacing where I had been with a pillow to cradle her head.
I went to my room and closed the door. Almost no longer tired buzzing not only on alcohol but from that kiss I still felt lingering on my cheek. I know she was drunk and it may not have meant anything but it was a step in the right direction. I struggled into my pajamas and just like the night before, right as I was about to get into bed, I heard a knock at my door.
"Hey Santana I don't mean to bother you but can I sleep in here? I just don't want to sleep downstairs in that room all alone ya know…" She had already changed into her sleeping clothes, wearing a pair of black elastic dancing shorts and a yellow tank top that rose up exposing her toned stomach as she shifted her weight back and forth waiting for my answer. I tried not to stare too much as I let her past and she immediately climbed into my bed. I flicked the light off, talking a short quiet breath, and followed her under the covers.
Once again she surprised me by snuggling up to my back and draping her arm around my waist. "Goodnight Santana"
As confused as I was with her sudden change in demeanor there was no way I was going to move her so I settled into her back and closed my eyes. I had made the decision to tell her about my feelings and now the only struggle was finding the perfect time.
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