Since Santana had ditched listening to any music, there was not anything to fill the silence. It wasn't awkward but if something wasn't done it could quickly turn to an awkward situation. So, to fill the silence, Santana had begun talking.
"Sorry about that," Santana tried to sound as apologetic as she could. "I forgot that I was listening to that cd on the way to the beach." It took every ounce of will that Santana had to not roll her eyes at herself. She thought that she sounded beyond dorky and she had no reason to be ashmed in the first place.
"What was wrong with it?" Santana cringed internally because Brittany questioned her on the cd. She was hoping that it would just blow over and go unnoticed. Apparently it was not. 'Shit.'
"Nothing is wrong with it. I'm just a little tired of that cd. If you wanted, there are more cds in the case in the glove compartment. I've a little of everything in there." ' So glad that I actually do have the other cds in there. Hopefully she'll pick something good because it'd be a sucky drive if I have to some crappy music!' Santana was curious and a little nervous to hear what Brittany was going to pick for them to listen to.
"Ok!" Brittany grabbed the cd case out of the glove compartment and didn't hesitate to open it. As she was flipping through the sleeves, she looked deep in thought. "Umm…Santana?" Brittany now looked very confused. 'What now?'
"Yeah?" She tried to sound as sweet as much as she could possibly stomach to Brittany. 'How hard is it to pick out a cd?'
"None of the cds have labels on them. So…umm…I don't know what cd to pick. ' Oh! Forgot about that!' Santana felt bad thinking about what she was thinking about Brittany and was mentally smacking her head for forgetting.
"I forgot about that! Sorry, that's my mix cd case." Santana had purposefully left the cds unlabeled so that she would be surprised when she put the cd on. Unfortunately, she had a habit of putting the cds she listened to the most, because she liked those cds the most for their songs, up to the front sleeves in the case. So, overall, it kind of beat the purpose of not labeling them. "I wanted to be surprised when I put a cd in, that's why I left them unlabeled. So, just pick any ol' cd in the case and we'll see what's on it!"
Brittany had been smiling at her the whole time that she had been talking to her. It was like Brittany was appreciating every little thing that Santana was telling her, as if every word that she spoke was a precious gift to be cherished. That was something that Santana had never experienced before. Santana had never felt appreciated. By anyone. Ever.
"How old are you?" Santana was caught off guard by Brittany's question. 'Why does she need to know my age?'
"Why?" The last thing she would need to do is to give her personal information out to a complete stranger, even if that stranger seemed ok. 'Even if it's Brittany.' Santana could see that Brittany seemed pretty normal. 'Well, what could she do to me anyways? She would only know my first name and age. Besides she doesn't seem dangerous…fuck it.' Santana had thought pretty quickly but she thought of herself as a good judge of character. Before Brittany could get out an answer Santana spoke out. "I'm 18."
"Me too! And…umm…I just needed a number so I could pick a cd." Brittany shuffled through the sleeves and picked out a cd. "Here you go." She held the cd out to Santana.
"Oh, thanks." Santana took the cd from Brittany and put it into the cd player. She was really curious what was on this cd, since most of the cds in the case were made last year or the year before last. 'Hopefully, nothing too horrendous is on this cd.'
Santana recognized the song as the first few notes started to pour out of the speakers. She couldn't just stop the song like the last, it would seem suspicious or rude to take the cd out and have Brittany pick another cd. All of Santana's thoughts about how to get rid of the cd stopped when she heard the first line of the lyrics and Brittany was singing along. She was flabbergasted.
"When people keep repeating
That you'll never fall in love
When everybody keeps retreating
But you can't seem to get enough"
The only thing that took Santana more by surprise that Brittany singing was that she had directed her singing towards her. Santana was staring at the road stretched out in front of her with wide eyes as she listened to Brittany sing.
"Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
To your heart"
As Santana was getting over the initial shock of Brittany singing, she realized that Brittany actually had a pretty good voice. The thing that Santana didn't really know how to deal with was Brittany singing towards her. Santana didn't know whether to take it at face value or as something else. Brittany didn't seem to notice, or didn't care, how Santana was reacting as she kept on singing.
"Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door"
The volume on the sound system wasn't that high to begin with and as Brittany was putting all of her voice into the song, Santana had no problem hearing Brittany over the original singer.
"When everything feels all over
Everybody seems unkind
I'll give you a four leaf clover
Take all worry out of your mind.
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
To your heart"
Brittany was steadily staring at Santana and Santana could feel it. Santana had decided that she would only take Brittany singing the song at her at face value. It would be crazy to take it as anything other than face value, she had just met her. That didn't make Santana feel any more comfortable than before though.
"Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
I have the only key to your heart
I can stop you falling apart
Try today, you'll find this way
Come on and give me a chance to say
Let my love open the door, it's all I'm living for
Release yourself from misery
There's only one thing gonna set you free
That's my love, that's my love
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
When tragedy befalls you
Don't let it drag you down
Love can cure your problems
You're so lucky I'm around"
Brittany sounded as if she meant what she was singing though. That made Santana take a couple of glances at Brittany while she was trying to keep her focus on the road. Santana didn't know what to make of that and she certainly wasn't about to address it.
"Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
Let my love open the door
To your heart"
As soon as the song was finished Santana took the opportunity to turn off the sound system again before another song could come on. She knew that she couldn't just sit there either, she would have to attempt at making conversation again. "So, uh…Brittany, you like to sing?" Santana winced internally at how she sounded, which was awkward and a bit nervous.
"Yeah, I sang in high school while I was in the glee club. I had so much fun and met some of my good friends there." Brittany's face lit up as she was speaking to Santana. Santana rarely took an interest in other people's lives but she was glad that she was able to see that look of happiness on Brittany's face.
"Really? I was in the glee club in my high school too. It was the only thing I really enjoyed about it, actually." Even though graduation had long since passed it was sad for Santana to think about it. In high school she was a part of a hierarchy, she had a purpose. Now, Santana was kind of lost, she really didn't know what to do with herself.
Santana was lost in her thoughts and had not said anything else to Brittany. Brittany also had not said anything. Before either of them knew it they were outside the entrance of the resort.
As Santana parked the car out front of the resort, she had no choice than to break the silence. "Here you go. Welcome back to 'The Grand Paradise Playa Dorado Resort'." She turned off the car as she was speaking to Brittany and then turned her body towards Brittany after she was done so that she could see her directly.
Brittany had a glowing smile on her face that was both open and happy. Santana was glad that she was able to do something that had made Brittany happy. The resort wasn't far from Long Beach but she was kind of glad that Brittany had needed her help finding her way back. Helping Brittany was worth it to Santana if she got to see Brittany smile.
They just sat looking at each other for a few moments before Brittany leaned across the console of the car towards the driver seat. Santana was wide eyed as she was watching Brittany move towards her. Brittany placed her lips on Santana's cheek in a kiss before she moved on to whisper in Santana's ear. "Thanks for bringing me back to the resort," Brittany paused briefly and licked her lips before she continued on, "umm…maybe I can better thank you. Would you like to get dinner with me?" She was lightly breathing on Santana's neck. None of what had happened was making Santana as uncomfortable as she thought it should have. That was something that Santana was confused about.