A/N: Thank you for the reviews, but please keep them coming. I know this story is starting off a little edgy, but the feedback is always nice to have.
This chapter gets back to Brittana. Brittany's about to fight for her girl, are you ready?
Disclaimer: I do not own Glee or it's characters and now no one does because today was the last day on set…
Santana was nudged awake by Quinn late the next morning. Her back was killing her and that, along with last night, made her realize she can't sleep on this couch forever.
"Santana, there's someone at the door for you." Quinn gave her a brief smile and walked off towards her bedroom. Santana rolled her eyes and heaved herself up and off the couch.
The door had been left cracked open and she rubbed her eyes as she opened it the rest of the way.
A shaggy haired and very poorly dressed man stood there awkwardly with a white sheet of paper. "Can I help you?" Santana sneered at him. He stuttered and fumbled to open the folded paper.
"I uh- h-have a message to Santana Lopez from a Brittany Pierce." Santana pinched her lips together and gestured for the man to continue. She had no idea what was going to be on that slip of paper. He cleared his throat and started reading it aloud.
"Santana, I'll be at Lucy's at one o'clock. I'd like you to join me if you want. Love, Brittany." He lowered the paper and then handed it to Santana. She took it and didn't even thank him before shutting the door in his face.
She really didn't know how to feel. Her whole body felt numb. She figured it was from being away from the one person that actually made her feel alive. In some ways she felt like she was back in high school. She never wanted to go back to that numb existence.
She slipped the message in one of the journals and then knocked on Quinn's door. She pushed the door open when she heard the come in. "Who was that guy?" Quinn was sitting at her vanity doing her make-up.
"A message boy. Brittany sent me a message." Quinn dropped her brush and turned around to face Santana, who was now sitting on the bed.
"What did it say?"
"She wants to meet me at our old coffee shop spot this afternoon." Quinn raised her eyebrows and sighed.
"Are you gonna go?" Santana shrugged.
"I don't know. I'm not like, mad at her anymore. I just…It feels weird after being away from her for so long." Quinn stood up and then sat back down next to Santana.
"She's trying though. And I love you and you're my best friend, but you can't sleep on my couch forever. It is going to be weird but I know how much you love her and I know that you don't want to be without her." She was right. She did love Brittany, more than anything. And yes it was going to be a little uncomfortable for a while, but she would do anything for her.
"Okay well, if I'm going I gotta shower." She got up and walked over to the bathroom.
"Yeah you really need to. You look like shit and smell like stale coffee." Santana flicked her off and stuck her tongue out at her.
"Shut it Fabray." Quinn grinned and Santana went into the bathroom to get her shower.
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Santana walked into Lucy's at exactly one o'clock. Her eyes immediately caught sight of the blonde. She was sitting in their booth. Well, at least they had claimed it theirs when they spent every morning of their college years here. Lucy, the owner, made the best coffee. Santana always pushed her to market it, but she claimed as long as she had customers like Brittany and Santana she could pay the rent just fine.
She walked slowly over to the booth. Brittany was facing away and she didn't see Santana approaching. When she sat down across from her, her attention was pulled from her phone and she smiled at Santana. "You came." Santana stayed quiet and nodded. Brittany pushed a cup of coffee across the table. "Chai Latte extra foam." Santana wrapped her arms around the insulated up and tapped her fingers against it. She knew Brittany would remember her coffee order but the gesture was really sweet and it tugged at her heart.
"Thank you" She brushed a piece of hair behind her ear. She was still avoiding eye contact.
But she could feel Brittany's eyes burning a hole in her so she finally looked up. The blue eyes she had fallen in love with were dimmer and there were dark rings under them. "How have you been?"
"Fine." She took a sip of her coffee.
"How's law school been?" Santana sighed.
"It's been really busy. Lots of work." Brittany nodded.
"Is that how you met Quinn?" Santana nodded and grinded her nails against the material of her cup.
"Have you heard from Puck or Mercedes?" Santana shook her head. This was just too awkward. It was like a bad first date.
"Mercedes is really busy recording and Puck's working at some dive bar in Boston. I don't talk to them that much anymore."
"Do you still go to that library thing you always did on Wednesday nights?" Santana huffed.
"Let's cut the small talk Britt. Why did you want to meet me here?" Brittany nodded and spun her cup around slowly with her fingers.
"We still need to talk about us Santana." She paused and let out a breath. "I miss you. I know I messed up but I want to get us back to where we were. Better than we were. I'll do anything." Santana stayed quiet and looked away again. "I swear to you Santana what happened, never happened again and will never happen again. I couldn't even dance the next day I was so upset." Brittany took Santana's hand from across the table. "Please give me the chance to make it up to you."
Santana gave her the smallest of smiles. She was glad to hear that Brittany was planning on fighting for her. "You're the only person in the world I've ever been with and you're the only person I want be with. I'll make it up to you Santana"
Santana shook her head "I forgive you Brittany. I just feel weird about us. We were apart for so long. A lot can happen in a year. And you gave me your year, but I haven't given you mine. I want to, just not yet. I just need some more time." Brittany looked at her with all the love and understanding in the world.
"I understand. But just so you know, every day we're apart…I'm gonna make it up to you." Brittany pulled her hand back and got up from the booth. "I love you"
Santana looked up at her "I love you too."
She watched the love of her life wave to Lucy and then walk out. Santana sat in the coffee shop for a few more minutes before Lucy came over and sat where Brittany had been.
They made small talk and caught up. Santana had actually continued getting her coffee every morning until just a few months ago. The memories she had shared with Brittany in the café had become too much. They stopped being pleasant and started becoming troubling and painful.
"So when's the wedding?" Lucy leaned back and laced her fingers together on the table.
Santana smirked and sipped her coffee. "No time soon Luc, sorry to disappoint."
"Why is that?" The older woman knew the answer.
"Brittany and I are just taking some time apart."
"I thought you already did that" Lucy smirked and continued staring at Santana. The woman shouldn't be meddling but Santana looked to Lucy because she knew she cared so she let her.
"This is different. I asked for this." Lucy let out a loud 'ha' and Santana glared at her. She was overstepping now. She was mocking her.
"Well whatever she did, she's sorry. She's been in here since eight o'clock this morning sitting in this booth. I talked to her too, but she had about as much to say as you do. I've never seen that girl so down. She looks like she hasn't slept in a year." Santana knows the feeling. Sleeping in a bed or anywhere without Brittany is restless. It hits her that Brittany was feeling the same.
"Well, I have to get back to work, but start coming back yeah? I miss seeing you every morning and I know Columbia's got you up half the night. I know my coffee's better than theirs" She winks at her and gets up. She touches Santana's shoulder as she passes by her and Santana throws a smile over her shoulder.
She finished her coffee and headed back to Quinn's. She needed to get her assignments done, but somehow she knew she wasn't going to be able to focus.
PLEASE review, follow and favorite! I hope you enjoyed this chapter and are looking forward to seeing Brittany get her girl back!
Stay tuned for the next chapter probably soon, depending on reviews…hint hint.
And I'll just take a second here and say…the wedding was…incredible. But I'm still pissed klaine invaded upon it. But what Brittany wants, Brittany gets right? Santana was seriously whipped.
