Chapter 3
Santana hurried and changed her clothes. She decided on a pair of sleep shorts and a tank top. At first she thought she'd wear a bra then she decided no it will be more comfortable without one so she took it off. She was looking at herself in the full length mirror and noticed her nipples were on full display without a bra so she decided to put her bra back on but before she could put it on their was knock at the door. Santana stood there frozen not sure what to do until there was another knock on the door. She hurried and answered the door because she didn't want to keep Brittany waiting.
When she opened the door Brittany stood there wearing sleep shorts and a tank top just like Santana although she did notice Brittany had chosen to wear her bra. "Come on in." Santana said as she moved to the side so Brittany could walk into the suite. "Britt, are you ok?" Hearing Santana's voice brought Brittany back to reality and without saying a word she walked into Santana's suite closing the door behind her.
When Santana opened the door the first thing Brittany noticed was how her nipples showed through her tank top. It certainly wasn't the first time Brittany had seen a woman's nipples but for some reason seeing Santana's made her body tingle and feel warm. She had realized how long she had been staring until Santana asked if she was ok. Brittany hoped Santana hadn't noticed her leering.
"Do you want to watch a movie or we can sit and watch the falls and talk." Santana awkwardly said as they both just stood there in the suite.
"I'm not really up to watching a movie how about we just sit and talk." Brittany suggested.
"Sounds good. Would you like some wine to drink? There's bottle of white wine chilling in my refrigerator I noticed. I guess it comes with the suite." Santana asked.
"Wine sounds good." Brittany said as she down on the red velvet loveseat. Their suites were identical right down to every little detail.
Santana got the wine from the refrigerator and used the cork screw provided to open it. She then took the bottle of wine and two wine glasses over to where Brittany was sitting on the loveseat. Santana handed Brittany a glass and then poured some wine it. She then sat down on the loveseat and poured herself a glass of wine. She sat the bottle of wine on the small coffee table that was in front of the loveseat.
The two sat in silence for a few minutes while drinking their wine and looking out at the lit up falls. "This wine is really good." Santana finally said.
"It really is some of the best I've ever had." Brittany picked up the bottle to note the names of the winery and the wine.
"So you said today at the falls that you live in Boston too. What part of Boston do you live in?" Santana had been curious about where Brittany lived in Boston all day but for some reason was shy about asking.
"I live downtown in a penthouse. Although now that Anna has moved out I'm not sure I'll be able to afford it on my own." Brittany just realized she will probably have to find somewhere less expensive to live.
"I'm sorry I shouldn't have asked you where you lived." Santana was upset with herself.
"You have nothing to apologize for. You just asked a simple question. The answer is I live downtown. You said you were born and raised in Boston right?" Brittany gave Santana a little smile to let her know everything ok and she hadn't upset her with her question.
"Yeah, I was born and raised in one of the suburbs. The only time I've been away from Boston is when I went to college and for my paramedic training. I bought my own house a couple of years ago. It's nothing fancy just a small two bedroom ranch house. Shawn moved in with me last year." It was Santana's turn to feel sad but she decided she wasn't going to let Shawn ruin her time with Brittany. "She actually sent me a text last night that she was moving her things out this weekend. So I guess you and I have quite a bit in common."
"I guess we do. Do you trust her in your house while you're not there?" Brittany asked and then drank some more of her wine.
Santana chuckled, "I called two of my brothers and asked them to hang out around the house during the weekend. They will enjoy their male time away from their wives and kids. They can watch sports and play video games. What about Anna, do you trust her not to take things that don't belong to her?"
Brittany stared out the window for a few seconds. "I don't really care what she takes as this point."
There was some more silence until Santana decided to change the subject and asked, "What do you do for living?"
"I work at an advertising agency. I help create ad campaigns."
"Oh so you are one of those people who think up those ads that drive the rest of us crazy." Santana laughed hoping Brittany knew she was kidding and wouldn't get offended.
"If the ad drives you crazy so you remember it I've done my job." Brittany said as she winked at Santana. Brittany suddenly looked away from Santana not understanding where her boldness to wink came from.
Luckily Santana didn't seem fazed by the wink and kept talking. "I guess your job is to make us remember the ad." Brittany looked at Santana and was surprised when Santana winked back. Brittany felt more relaxed but also she suddenly wanted to kiss Santana.
Brittany decided it was best to keep talking. "Do you have a large family?"
"I have 3 brothers and 2 sisters so I guess that means I have a large family. They all still live in Boston. I'm the baby of the family and the only one not married with kids." Santana stopped talking when she said the last sentence and briefly closed her eyes because tears threatened to fall. She wasn't sure if she was more upset because of Shawn leaving or that she wasn't married yet and didn't have kids. Santana had always wanted to be married and have kids. She opened her eyes and quickly continued talking. "My parents are both doctors at Boston General. How about you do you come from a big family?"
Brittany shook her head no, "No, it's just my younger sister and me. My parents live in upstate New York where I grew up. My sister lives in New York City."
Santana topped off their glasses of wine. "When when we get back home we should get together for dinner or something that is if you want to."
"I'd really like that." Brittany said with a genuine smile. "Can I ask you something about your work as a paramedic?" Santana nodded her head for Brittany to continue. "The day of the bombings during the marathon were you working?"
Santana took a long drink of her wine. "No, I wasn't working because I was running in the marathon. I had just gotten close to the finish line when the second bomb went off. I was hit with some debris from the bomb but luckily it wasn't anything serious." Santana put her wine glass down on the table and lifted her tank top. There next to her belly button was a scar about four inches long.
Brittany without hesitating put her index finger on the scar and traced along its crooked line. Santana took in a deep breath at the feeling Brittany touching her. Brittany felt Santana's abdominal muscles react to her touch. When Brittany finished tracing the scar she looked up to see Santana looking at her. Santana moved closer to Brittany and placed her right hand on Brittany face. Brittany leaned into Santana's touch. It was like time stood still when they both leaned in and when their lips touched it was like nothing either woman had ever felt before. A kiss can be one of the most intimate feelings there is when it is shared between two people with genuine feelings for one another.
Brittany moved her lips first and Santana reacted immediately. The kiss was gentle yet full of emotion. The kiss became more passionate and Santana sucked on the bottom of Brittany's lip which caused her to moan, hearing the moan Santana pulled away quickly and got up from the loveseat and walked over to stand in front of the window looking out at the falls.
Brittany got up from the loveseat and walked over to the window standing behind Santana. She didn't want to make Santana feel uncomfortable so she didn't touch her at all. Standing there they could see their reflections in the window and they stared into each other's eyes for a few minutes. "Are you ok?" Brittany asked in a voice just above a whisper.
Santana nodded her head, "I'm ok. I'm sorry I kissed you."
Brittany smiled, "I was there and we both leaned into the kiss together. To be honest with you I'm not sorry we kissed. I've wanted to kiss you all day." Brittany took a chance and put her arms around Santana's waist from behind. At first Santana tensed up but she soon relaxed. The two once again looked at their reflection in the window and they both felt like there something very right about what they saw.
"I've wanted to kiss you all day too. I just don't want us to be each other's rebound hookup or anything like that because I really like you and don't want to hurt you because you've been hurt enough." Santana felt a tear fall down her face as she spoke and she quickly wiped it away.
"I really like you too and because of that you would never be just a rebound hookup to me." Brittany laid her chin on Santana's shoulder.
Santana placed her hands over Brittany's hands that were around her waist. "You would never be just a rebound hookup to be either. We both had been through so much and had our hearts broken. The wounds are still so fresh for us and yet when I'm with you the hurt disappears and it scares me."
Brittany scowled with confusion. "Why does it scare you?"
"How can I get over someone I loved so quickly just because I met someone new?" Santana's mind was working overtime.
"You are an over thinker aren't you? Sometimes things happen in our lives that we don't understand and trying to figure things out will only drive you crazy. I feel the same when I'm with you. I don't feel the hurt or the broken heart. It is scary but at the same time it feels amazing because I have all of these new feelings when I'm with you that I've never felt before. However, I don't want you to do anything you don't feel comfortable doing." Brittany lifted her chin from Santana's shoulder and placed on kiss on the back of her head.
Brittany started to remove her arms from around Santana's waist but Santana held them there. "Yes, I'm an over thinker. It's difficult for me to just go with my feelings sometimes. I want to ask you a question. Deep down were you really truly happy in your relationship with Anna?"
The question took Brittany by surprise and it took her minute to answer. Not because she didn't know the answer but because no one had ever asked her that question before. "No, I wasn't truly happy." Brittany hesitated and then decided she needed to explain her answer. "We had our problems and fought about everything from money to what color to paint the bathroom. Nothing was ever easy it always came with an argument. I usually ended up giving in because I hated fighting. Anna's personality was strong so she wouldn't ever think of compromising. I said yes when she asked me to marry her because I thought she was the best I could do. A part of me loved her or at least I thought I did but now I'm not so sure. How about you, were you truly happy with Shawn?"
Santana turned so she was now facing Brittany with Brittany's arms still around her. "I thought I was until today. Being with you today and tonight at dinner made me realize I haven't been truly happy for awhile now. The way I feel when I'm with you is the way I want to feel every day of my life. You make be smile on the inside. I know that sounds crazy." Santana blushed.
Brittany smiled, "No it doesn't sound crazy because you make me smile on the inside too. I know this is going to sound like some Hollywood romantic movie script but I think we were meant to have our weddings called off and we were meant to meet here in Niagara Falls." Brittany leaned in and kissed Santana gently on the lips. Santana savored the feeling for a few seconds before kissing Brittany back.
When the kiss ended they leaned their foreheads together. "That was the best kiss of my life." Santana said shyly.
Brittany's cheeks turned pink. "Me too."
Santana smiled and lead Brittany to the loveseat to sit down. She picked up her wine glass and handed Brittany her glass. Holding her glass up she made a toast, "To us and a new beginning." They clanked their glasses together and took a drink.
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"Room Service". Santana woke up and immediately took in her surroundings. She was sleeping on her bed on top of the bedding resting her head on a pillow. "Room Service". Santana jumped when she heard the loud knock on the door and someone calling out room service. It was then she noticed Brittany lying on her bed on top of the bedding too resting her head on a pillow. Brittany's body was lying at an angle not beside Santana's.
Santana tried to remember how they got into this position and then she remembered after their toast to a new beginning they lied on the bed for a couple of hours just talking about their lives in general. They must have fallen asleep. "ROOM SERVICE" was shouted once again along with a louder bang on the door. Santana was on her feet immediately.
Santana opened the door and their stood a hotel room service guy with a cart. "Good morning. I'm here to deliver your breakfast."
Santana looked down at the cart and there were two plates covered. She then looked back into the room at the sleeping Brittany on the bed. Suddenly her attention was drawn to another different room service guy knocking on Brittany's suite door. "Hang on just a minute." Santana said to the young guy who was standing outside her door. She hurried over to the bed. She stood there for a few seconds watching Brittany sleep while taking in her natural beauty. "Brittany", Santana whispered. Brittany didn't move. "Brittany", Santana a little louder. Still not response.
Santana leaned down and kissed the end of Brittany's nose which caused her to scrunch up her nose and open her eyes. She smiled when she saw Santana standing over her. "Good morning."
"Good morning. Uh…a room service guy is here to deliver my breakfast and another room service guy is knocking on your door delivering your breakfast. What should we do?"
Brittany got up off the bed. "I'd really like to eat breakfast with you but I should go let the guy deliver my breakfast, unless you want to eat alone."
"I'd really like to eat breakfast with you too." Santana said smiling at Brittany.
Brittany walked to the door and opened it. The room service guy still stood there waiting patiently to bring the breakfast cart into Santana's suite. Brittany gave him a sweet smile, "Good morning. Bring the cart in." She moved to the side so he could bring the cart into Santana's suite. He took the round tray off the cart and placed on the table in Santana's suite before pushing the cart into the hallway where he waited. Brittany then walked out into the hallway where the other room service guy was still standing in front of her suite door waiting patiently for someone to answer it. "Good morning." Brittany said with a smile on her face just like before. "Bring my breakfast cart into this suite too."
The young guy seemed confused but did as Brittany asked him to do. He wheeled the cart into Santana's suite. There wasn't room for him to put the tray on the table so he just stood there holding the tray wondering what to do. "Here just lay it on the bed." Brittany patted the bed so he carefully laid the tray on it.
Both room service workers stood there with confused looks on their faces. Brittany decided to have a little fun with them. "We are swingers. You know what they are don't you? We swapped partners for the night. Our wives are next door and I didn't want you to disturb them that's why I asked you to bring our breakfast in here. They have already started eating their breakfast if you know what I mean." Brittany winked at the two young men whose faces were beet red.
Santana was surprised at Brittany's dirty sense of humor although she loved it and was totally laughing. She gave the two young men both twenty dollar tips before shutting the door and totally losing it laughing. Santana could feel her face getting warm and she knew her face was as red as the two young men's faces were when they left. She quickly glanced up at Brittany who stood there with a smirk on her face. "My my I can't believe the fierce paramedic Santana Lopez was so easily embarrassed by a simple comment about eating breakfast."
Santana knew if she looked at Brittany she would only further embarrass herself so she took the top off one of the plates and was extremely happy to find French toast her favorite. "We've got French toast this morning it's my favorite hope you like it." Santana poured them each a glass of orange juice and coffee. When Brittany hadn't spoke in a few minutes she looked at Brittany and saw her just standing there looking at the floor the happy mood of a minute ago was gone so she walked over and stood in front of her. "Hey are you ok?"
Brittany slowly lifted her head to look at Santana. "I just…I just am really happy right now. I would've never joked around with those room service guys with Anna around. She would've scolded me for being childish. I never realized until now just how much I wasn't truly myself when I was with her. I was like a totally different person, the person she wanted me to be."
Santana reached out and took a hold of Brittany's hands and smiled at her. "You are so special and it's a shame anyone would ever want you to not be yourself. I know we just met and we don't know each other very well yet but every minute I'm with you I find you more and more amazing." Santana leaned and gently kissed Brittany on the cheek. "I'm starving so let's eat before the French toast gets cold. We can talk about what we are going to do today while we eat. That is if you want to spend the day together?"
Brittany smiled and her blue eyes twinkled, "I'd love to spend the day with you." Santana took Brittany's hand and led her over to the table where they sat down and enjoyed a nice breakfast.
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"Move along ladies get on the boat."
Santana and Brittany were boarding one of the boats that takes you so close to the falls that you get soaking wet from the powerful spray of the water. That's why everyone gets to wear a blue hooded rain poncho made of plastic almost like a garbage bag that comes with the price of admission to the boat ride.
Santana and Brittany were holding hands as they stepped onto the boat because the floor of the boat was wet from the previous trip and they didn't want to fall. However, neither woman was complaining about holding hands because it felt so natural to them. Santana noticed how Brittany seemed to get more hesitant the further they walked onto the boat. Finally they got to the spot where they would be standing during the boats ride. It was close to the side but not directly in front of the side of the boat.
"Are you ok?" Santana leaned in and whispered in Brittany's ear. Brittany had been so excited about going on the boat but now it seemed her excitement was gone.
Brittany nodded her head before leaning in and whispering Santana's ear. "It's my first time on a boat. I'm a little nervous."
Santana whispered back in Brittany's ear. "It will be ok. You live in Boston and you've never been on a boat in the harbor?" Brittany shook her head no. Santana continued to whisper, "Well, when we get home I'll take you out of my family's boat sometime for the day. We can have a picnic or something. Ok?" Brittany smiled and nodded yes. She then took a deep breath and let it out but it wasn't because she was nervous about the boat ride it was because having Santana whisper in her ear so much had cause her body to react physically. She was really falling for Santana and falling hard.
The boat then headed towards the falls and an experience of a lifetime as Santana and Brittany continued to hold hands.
"Watch your step ladies and hope you enjoyed your boat ride." A kind older guy smiled at Santana and Brittany as they got off the boat.
"Thank we did that was one of the most awesome experiences I've ever had!" Brittany shouted all excited. "I'm so glad we went on the boat. Being able to get so close to the falls was so thrilling and I didn't even mind getting all wet. These plastic ponchos did help some but not too much. What did you think of the boat ride?" When Santana didn't answer Brittany stopped walking and looked at her. "Are you ok? You look a little green."
Santana swallowed hard and gave Brittany a little smile. "I'm fine."
"You don't look it. You look like you are about to be sick. I thought you were used to being on a boat?"
"I am I've been on boats since I was born it's just the way the boat got caught in that whirlpool of water the closer we got to the falls. Watching that made me feel a little dizzy and queasy. I'll be fine. Let's get these wet ponchos off and go find some place to eat for lunch." Santana felt kind of embarrassed because she had never gotten motional sickness before on a boat.
Brittany took her poncho off and noticed Santana was still just standing there not looking so well. She took the bottom of Santana's poncho and started pulled it up over Santana's body. Santana lifted her arms so Brittany could lift it over her head. When the poncho was off Brittany felt brave and she kissed Santana on the lips quickly before Santana could respond. "How about we go back to the hotel and relax for a couple of hours? I'd like to take a shower because that mist got all over my face, arms, and legs. Then we can decide about lunch." Santana nodded her head yes because she was unable to speak after the quick kiss from Brittany. How could one quick kiss make her body feel like it was on fire? She was starting to have strong feeling for Brittany and she knew there was denying it.