Hey :) so this one is more of a filler chapter, i hope you enjoy it.
Chapter 6 – To Build a Home
I woke up in the morning to find a note by the table.
"I had to leave early, I have class to teach in a bit. Xoxo Brittany. Ps. Your bed is really comfy"
I grunt but inside I'm happy she's not here to see my less-than-happy morning look. I don't do mornings, have I said this already?
I take a shower and have some coffee. I really don't feel like eating. this whole scene, this empty apartment looks pretty grey to me without Brittany.
I look at the clock, It's 10.30. Finn is bringing Laura back by 18.30 that means i have 8 hours on my own. And what the hell am I supposed to do with 8 hours with old boring me? The answer is work. Since there's a maniac on the loose, going for a jog is going to get a rain check.
I take the subway and get to work faster than I intended to. I decide to eat something before getting in. I glance over the newspapers and my eyes widen. It leaked, it's everywhere. There goes the confidentiality out the window. The only good thing that can come out of this is if our killer gets bolder and makes a mistake trying to top himself.
It's a pretty calm Sunday and the guys that are working this weekend got only a couple of simple cases to resolve.
I sat at my desk and spent my time staring at pictures of corpses and crime scenes until it was just after lunch. All these detail made me elaborate a theory that implied our killer was a woman. The lack of sexual violence is one of the indicators and there's hardly anything more deadly than a woman acting out of spite or perhaps envy. The victims are some sort of variation of the typical blonde bombshell. When i couldn't pay attention anymore I decided to go home and clean. I had to make the house presentable to my little gremlin.
I'd lie if I said I didn't spend a bit of time staring at the ceiling thinking about who slept in my bed and, obviously, tried to find her sent on the pillow. That was before I caught myself and decided to stop being so pathetic over somebody I met 2 days ago.
I tried to convince myself I was just grateful for a distraction on a weekend without my baby. She'll be home any minute now so I need to make dinner and get my shit together.
Ten minutes later, my phone rang and I got it without looking at the ID of the caller. I was trying on the food while putting on the table while reading the newspaper and hearing the news. Multitasker is my middle name.
"Hello."
"Hi, Santana, it's Rachel!"
"Hmm" – What now?
"Finn is on his way to take Laura to your place but…that's not what I wanted to talk you about..." Is Rachel Berry nervous?
"HURRY, Berry. I has dinner on the stove"
"Well, hum, I'm doing this out of respect because I know you are not my biggest fan-" No shit, Sherlock.
"Berry, please, no self-pity today. I had a long weekend…"
"Oh, the thing is…we are needing a new voice for my musical…"
"Your cheap version of a musical, you mean…"
"It's not cheap, it just lacks the budget to look otherwise but I was hoping that a new addition to my show could help spice things up…" - Oops sore spot.
"And what exactly does that have to do with me? I thought I had already said no to you COUNTLESS times" - She asked me so many times after she saw this rendition of Tears dry on their own at Will's.
"Well, Finn introduced me to your friend Quinn and she sounds exactly what I need…"
"Again, what does that –"
"She will never take it if she thinks you are against it." The way she says it means she already asked and got that answer. Damn, Quinn is loyal...silly, but loyal.
"That would be amazing for her, Quinn loves to sing. I know she misses it more than she'll ever admit…"
"And dance, she'll have to dance too…is she up to it?"
"You are seriously doubting my best friend? She'll be the fiercest, most dedicated queen you will have in that show choir with dialogue you got going on…"
"Okay, Okay. I have her number and I'll call her. Thank you, Santana." She sounds like I just saved her ass...I'm unconfortable with gratitude.
"Don't worry about it, now get out of my ear, my kid must be starving with all that vitamin crap you feed her."
"Santana…"
"Nighty-night Berry. Somebody is at my door."
I went to get the door and Puck comes in. He doesn't even stop on the threshold he just passes right through me.
"I heard about the murders, they say the blonde ones are the targets. How do we stop this animal?"
"HEY HEY HEY!" I feel like after Berry's phone call and this entrance I've just been hit by a train."Take it easy, tomorrow it's another day. You just got home, how was your trip?"
"I didn't go…" Oh-oh Puck is shy, Puckassaurus is never shy.
"What? Why?"
"I didn't want to go with Lauren and then, when Quinn told me about your dinner and how well you got along with the new blonde... I asked her out."
"What does one thing have to do with the other?" You know that train just ran by again.
"Well, I discovered that you were moving on and being a grown up... Throwing yourself to the lion-esses. And, you know, Quinn and I have a thing going for long..."
"THAT'S WHAT I HAVE BEEN SAYING TO YOU! Thank God you opened your eyes finally, how did Lauren react." Is this really happenning, thank you sweet baby Jesus.
"She was all apathy so I guess that's good, right?"
"What about Quinn?"
"She was a bit confused yesterday but I took her out and we….we…"
"FORGET IT" I cover my eyes trying to block the images out of my head "I don't want to know, are you a thing now?"
"That's why I came here, I have no idea…I guess we are becoming a thing" Please, please don't ask by my advice, I can barely handle MY life.
"Well, Quinn's life is looking up. Berry just phoned me because she wants to give her a part at her play"
"Ahhh that's so cool, she told me she thought about auditioning but she was scared how you would react."
"I'm not a monster, I want the best for my friends" I sound down and that's how I feel. I swear I'm not like that.
"I guess Brittany has soften you, I thought you said Berry was like the Saruman of NYC's theatre business."
"Ahh, let's just say that BrittBritt lightened my weekend and i'm in a good mood. Just leave it at that."
"AAAAAAAH" He his raising his eyebrows and I know what it means and I'm blushing really really hard.
"Not like that you perv! It's just that it was a LONG time since I had anyone call me cute and maybe…just maybe…I sort of missed it. NOW, out of here, my Laura will be here in a minute and you always play fight with her and destroy half my living room." I'm kicking him out to hide the fact that i'm embarrased beyond what is humanly possible.
"It's not my fault mini!Santana is the most adorable kid ever. Wanna pick up our girls and have a double date tomorrow?"
"What?" That train...again.
"Well, Quinn is taking your Br–"
"She's not mine, yet"
"Yet, being THE word. Quinn is taking BrittBritt's class at Mike's, we could pick them out and get something to eat. The double date part would be a joke because obviously, you'd have to take Chiquitita as well"
"AHAHHA I forgot you called Laura that. You can stop no Abba references, yet. We'll think about it okay?"
The doorbell rang again. I thought it was Finn but…
"Britt?"
"Hey, I made extra dessert and i don't know what to do with it so I thought of bringing it here. You said was coming home tonight and since Lord Tubbington has to watch his cholesterol levels since he ate all that McDonald's yesterday when i was out but…" She stops rambling and looks over me to Puck who is putting on his coat.
"Don't let him stop you" I laugh louder than I was expecting, am I nervous? Did she say her cat ate a big mac while she was out...oh-oh Puck his giving me this devilish smile.
"Hey! Nice to finally meet you, I'm just leaving. My name is Puck, by the way. I'm sorry this uneducated being doesn't introduce me to the lady everybody is talking about."
"Why is everybody talking about me?" She looks puzzled at me and him.
"Well, I'll leave that for Tana to explain to you. I have to go home now. See you tomorrow morning, partner." He gives me a kiss in the cheek and winks which makes me even redder.
"Stop saying that."
"Oh HI CHIQUITA"
"Uncle Puck!" And there it is the light of my life...next to the second light...argh when did I get so cheesy?
As if this hallway needed anyone else, Finn gets finally here with Laura who is already mid-air to jump on Puck's arms. Brittany giggles, now more composed.
"Your boyfriend is really good with her…"
"WHAT?" I start laughing nervously "He's not, I swear, Puck is my partner…at work"
"Oh…" She finally shines that beautiful grin of hers and stares at her feet.
"And that's my moronic ex…" I point to Finn as he passes the twirling Puck and Laura to give me her little backpack.
"Saaaaan!" Is she already scolding me?
"It's Finn Hudson, ma'am. and I really hate when you insult me near Laura." How did I ever think he was a good option to marry I'll never understand. To be young and stupid again.
"Well, I can barely hear myself over her giggles, so…"
"Anyway, she didn't had dinner yet, just as you asked."
"It's a good thing I took it out before Puck came here to shock me with his love life. This has become a very very busy hallway all of a sudden. Thank you for taking care of her. And thank Berry too…" His eyes widen so much I think they are going to jump out of their socket. I feel Brittany wrapping her pinky over mine, maybe it's her version of "good girl".
Puck placed a kiss in Laura's cheek and waved as he moved down the stairs, now the tiny person turned to Brittany with a huge smile.
"Are you mummy's new friend?"
"Yes, yes I am. How do you know that?" She is raising an eyebrow and I think my jaw just dropped.
"Rachel told me. What's your favorite animal?" As soon as she said it I snapped my head to Finn who was signalling that he had nothing to do with that. I feel Britt tugging my pinky to ground me almost pulling it of my hand.
"I love unicorns but I guess my favourite animal in the world is Lord Tubbington, he is my cat and he'd be angry if you ever told him he is not my favourite"
"Can he live with us when you move in with us?" Laura just asks as if she's asking if she can have a bigger chunk of dessert...which is probably melting in Brittany's hand,
"LAURA!" The poor thing jumped. "Baby, Brittany is just having dinner with us, not moving in. She made us dessert, wasn't she nice?"
"She looks very nice and very pretty. Rachel said you might move in like Grandpa Hiram and Grandpa LeRoy if you love each other. I think you would look very well together, like two princess in a castle. And me obviously, but I'd be a magician." When Laura starts rambling nobody can stop her but i'm too sidetracked to ever say anything.
"Oooookay, now I'm going. It was really nice to meet you, Brittany. Laura, sweetie, give Daddy a kiss. See each other after classes on Tuesday, okay precious? " Finn waves in general direction and then bolts out the stairs before he experiences the wrath of Santana. Little does he know I can't even think.
Laura picks up her turtle trolley and passes between a very shocked Santana and a really amused Brittany. The latter lifts their joined hands so the tiny one can pass through them and takes Santana to the couch and closes the door.
"I'm really sorry…"
"Sorry for what? I think the little one just won my heart. This Lopez's women charm..I just can't resist." Brittany is amazed like she never experienced anything so amazing in her life.
She urges Laura to wash her hands and I manage enough strength to bring the food to the table. I feel a bit lost in my home unlike Brittany who, again, looks like she's just where she belongs.