Chapter 5 – The move
All reasoning is out the door for them both. They block everything out around them and just concentrate on each other, on what they want. Santana can feel her heart beating like crazy as she puts her hand on the blonde's cheek and caresses it softly. Brittany's breathing picks up at the gesture, at the feeling of warmth of Santana's soft hand against her cheek. Santana looks right into the blonde's bright blue eyes in search of any doubt, in search of anything that tells her that Brittany doesn't want this, but she doesn't find any. So she decides to listen what her heart wants in this exact moment and leans in slowly.
Brittany stays completely still, not pulling away nor leaning in. She just waits for the feeling of Santana's plump soft lips against her own. She closes her eyes when she feels Santana's breath on her lips, her mind completely blank. And that's when she feels it. The shock of electricity as Santana's lips connect softly with her own. The Latina doesn't move her lips, she just brushes them lightly against Brittany's and then pulls a few millimeters away to gauge the blonde's reaction.
Brittany flutters her eyes open slowly and locks them onto Santana's. She feels all these butterflies moving in her stomach, like they're having a dance, and she has the urge to connect their lips once again. So as her eyes glance at Santana's lips, she finds herself grabbing the Latina's neck and crashing their lips together.
This time it's not just lips brushing against lips, no, this time their lips are moving expertly, exploring each other's mouths. Santana lets her tongue brush against Brittany's bottom lip, making the blonde moan, granting her access immediately. Their tongues move together skillfully, caressing each other.
Brittany pulls the Latina closer onto her body while Santana puts her hands on the blonde's waist. Brittany sucks on Santana's bottom lip, making the Latina let out an embarrassing loud moan. The blonde smirks at the action and kisses Santana passionately.
When the need for air is impossible to ignore anymore, they both pull away while their eyes remain close. They open them slowly while trying to make their breathing normal again. Their eyes lock and it's just then they realize what they did.
Santana is about to speak when her mother's voice sounds from inside the house. They pull away from each other abruptly just in time for Maribel to appear in the backyard.
"There you are. I'm gonna start making lunch right now, do you girls want to help?" Maribel says with a smile on her face, not noticing the girls' swollen lips and flushed cheeks.
"Y-Yeah, sure mom. I'm just gonna dry off and dress myself." Santana says nervously as she gets out of the pool and goes inside hastily without glancing back at the blonde.
"M-Me too." Brittany says as she gets out of the pool quickly and goes inside while giving Maribel a forced smile.
Santana takes her bikini and shorts off and throws them into the hamper. She dries herself and then goes to her wardrobe to find some clothes to wear. She puts on denim black shorts and a white tank top and then combs her hair, putting it in a lazy bun. When she's done she comes out of her room and as she's walking towards the stairs she bumps towards Brittany, who was coming out of her own room at that exact moment.
"I'm sorry." They both say at the same time and blush in embarrassment. An awkward silence falls between them and they both look at everywhere except each other.
Brittany starts walking towards the stairs when she feels a hand on her wrist. She stops and turns around, looking at Santana curiously, but at the same time suspecting what the Latina is about to say.
"Brittany… about the ki-" Santana tries to say but the blonde cuts her off, not yet ready to have this conversation.
"We need to go downstairs. Your mother needs our help for lunch." And with that Brittany walks downstairs at a fast pace. Santana sighs and then walks downstairs.
As she arrives at the kitchen Brittany is already busy doing something and Maribel gives her also something to do. There are times that, while they're preparing lunch, Brittany and Santana bump into each other and their hands touch accidentally when they're both grabbing the same utensil, as well as a lot of quietly uttered 'sorrys' and a lot of glances stolen from one another. Maribel senses there's something wrong between the two, but decides to brush it off, thinking she's just imagining it.
When lunch is finally ready, Jason and Miguel arrive home and come into the kitchen trying to peek into the pot. Maribel swats their hands away and orders them to set the table. Miguel and Jason groan in displeasure, but soon start gathering plates and other utensils when they see the 'Lopez glare' plastered on Maribel's face.
Jason walks towards Brittany and gives her a sweet kiss on the lips. Brittany pulls away almost instantly, giving him a forced smile and then looks behind him to gauge Santana's reaction. The Latina looks away from them, not liking the feeling in her stomach when she sees Brittany and Jason together, especially when they kiss.
As they're eating lunch everyone is talking animatedly, everyone except Brittany and Santana. The Latina keeps playing with her food while glancing at the blonde when she knows no one is looking. Brittany, on the other hand, keeps avoiding Santana. She knows the Latina is looking at her, she can feel her eyes on her, but she can't pick up the courage to look at those beautiful hypnotizing brown eyes.
After lunch, Santana helps her mom clean up and then goes upstairs to pack her bags. As she's throwing clothes into her bag she can't stop her mind from wandering towards a certain blonde beauty. Whatever she does, wherever she's at, Brittany is always on her mind. Stop thinking about her!, Santana chastises herself. But it doesn't work. Her mind wanders towards the kiss that happened this morning. The kiss that blew her mind away and made all these butterflies appear in her stomach. How can this girl make me feel like this? Frustrated with herself Santana slams her bag shut and walks out of her room. As soon as I go, soon I'll stop seeing her and thinking about her.
When she arrives downstairs she sees everyone there along with some bags at the front door. She puts her bag on the floor and enters the living room.
"Well I have to go. My flight is in a half an hour." Santana informs them and they get up from the couch.
"We'll drive you sis. Our flight is in a half an hour too." Jason says and Santana groans internally. Another half an hour in the presence of Brittany? This is not good, Santana thinks to herself.
"Thanks." Santana says as she glances at the blonde, who's looking at the floor.
Maribel walks towards her daughter and gives her a loving hug, kissing her forehead when they pull away. "Call me when you get home. I love you mi hija."
"I will. I love you too mom." Santana smiles at her mother and then turns to her father.
Miguel engulfs her in a bear hug, kissing her forehead softly as well when they pull away. "Come visit soon okay?"
"I'll try papi." Santana says sweetly.
"I love you sweety." Miguel says with a smile on his face.
"I love you too." Santana says sweetly as she smiles at him.
After all the 'goodbyes' and 'I love yous' they're finally on their way to the airport. Santana is in the backseat, while Brittany and Jason are in the front. When she glances at the mirror in the car she catches Brittany's eyes looking back at her. The blonde looks away when she gets caught and blushes a little. Santana smiles a little to herself but then shakes her head to clear her thoughts and looks out the window.
They arrive at the airport a few minutes later and Jason starts pulling their bags out of the trunk. They walk through the airport in silence and then stop when they're close to their gates.
"Goodbye little sis. I love you. Take care of yourself." Jason says as he engulfs his sister in a brotherly hug and gives her a soft kiss on the forehead.
"Goodbye Jason. I love you too. And you know I always take care of myself." She says as they pull away from the hug and winks at him. He laughs at this and shakes his head at his sister's antics.
Brittany stands there awkwardly, looking at their interaction while fiddling with her fingers nervously.
"Goodbye Brittany. I hope I'll see you again soon." And as soon as those words leave her mouth, Santana kicks herself in the head internally.
"Me too." Brittany says sincerely with a smile on her face and, before she can stop herself, she hugs the Latina. Santana hugs her back, relishing in the warmth of the blonde's body, but soon they're pulling away, much to their displeasure. "Goodbye." Santana smiles at them and then walks towards her gate.
When she arrives home she puts her bag on the floor and slumps on the couch. She's completely worn out. Why? First, due to the long flight and second, due to a blue eyed girl occupying her thoughts all the time. She can't understand why she's still thinking about Brittany. She's far away from her so why can't she get her out of her head?
As she's about to fall asleep, the annoying sound of her phone brings her back to consciousness. She pulls it from her pocket with a groan and answers it a little irritated without checking the caller ID. "Hello?"
"Hello Santana. It's Dennis. I need to talk to you about something." At hearing the sound of her boss' voice Santana sits up straight.
"What is it sir?" Santana says a little nervously, afraid that she's about to get fired.
"Well our company is going to expand and we're gonna open a firm in Los Angeles, California." Dennis informs her.
"Oh thank God." She sighs in relief.
"What?" Dennis asks confused.
"I said that's great. But what does that have to do with me?" Santana asks curiously.
"Well since you are one of our best lawyers I would like you to go to California and take care of the firm until further notice." Dennis explains.
"What? But sir…" Santana tries to protest.
"Santana this is a great opportunity and we need you, so no discussion." Dennis says firmly.
Santana huffs in frustration, not loud enough for her boss to hear. "When do I have to leave? And how long will I stay there?"
"You'll leave in a week, so you can sort out what you need to, and you'll stay there for at least six months." Dennis informs her.
"But sir… I can't just…" She hears a weird noise coming from her phone and when she looks at it she realizes her boss hang up. "Ugh! You have got to be kidding me!" She groans as she buries her face into a pillow. "Great… I'm moving to California." She says sarcastically, and that's when it hits her. She's moving to California. She's moving to the place where the girl who's been making her have all this feelings, feelings she doesn't even understand herself, lives. This is going to be one hell of a move, she thinks to herself.
Not a cliffhanger! Yay! :D Since I took too long to update those last two chapters I decided to give you guys a reward and update this chapter ASAP and with a special something in the beginning (They KISSED! Yay! :D)
I hope you enjoyed it. :) Thank you so much for all your support guys, I couldn't write this story without you. :) Till next chapter...
