CHAPTER 4

"Yes Santana, I need you to live with Brittany for a while"

All the women in the room (except Rachel), stares blankly at the short brunette.

"This is a prank right?" Santana asks Rachel, hoping it really was.

"No. It's not. I'm being serious here, Santana."

"Why not talk to me about this first, Rachel." Quinn angrily says.

"Don't be mad at me now, Quinn. It's for the best"

"What's for the best?" the Latina growls at the brunette.

"You staying with Brittany"

"Rach, even I'm confused" Brittany says and pouts to her best friend.

Rachel looks at all of them and sighs when none of them were showing any sign of agreement. "Don't be like that, all of you. Quinn, we're leaving soon and Britt doesn't have any companion. So I was thinking maybe, Santana would be there for her"

"That doesn't mean I have to live with her, you dwarf!" Santana yells

After hearing what the Latina said, Brittany felt very offended. Was it really that bad living with her?

She couldn't help but ask, "Is living with me that awful?"

Santana turns her attention to Brittany and quickly shakes her head in disapproval. "No! No. It's not like that, it's just. It's just weird you know? I mean, I can just live in my OWN house and be there for you. I don't need to live there"

"Santana's correct, Rachel. Even I agree with her, and you know that barely happens. Since, most of her arguments are about you. STILL, she doesn't have to live with Britt" Quinn says

"You don't understand, Quinn. I need Santana to be there for Britt 24/7. Brittany is very fragile and would panic if something bad happens to Kazey again. When she called me last night, I started to think 'what would happen if I'm not here to help?'" Rachel says, a bit disappointed that her own 'wife' doesn't agree with her.

"You're worrying too much, babe. Brittany may be fragile, but she's still an adult. And Santana doesn't live that far away from her"

"No. You don't know Brittany like I do, and besides… they can become really close friends along the way! It might be fun for them, Santana doesn't have that much friends. She could use someone like Brittany"

"I do have friends you dwarf" Santana says, glaring straight into Rachel's eyes

"Yeah, sex-friends" Rachel fires back

"Okay, you know what? I'll have to agree with you on that. But still, it doesn't make any sense as to why I have to live with Britt"

"Alright, I'll say it once and only once. Brittany needs a companion because she gets easily confused and lost. Since me and Quinn are leaving for a month or so, there's no one there for her. I mean, okay. She has friends in her dancing job, but they are just college students, and aren't that close to Britt. Mike and Tina have their own family to take care of, and some of our friends don't live in this country!" Rachel says in one breath, making everyone a bit impressed.

"How can she say that in one breath, Q?" Santana whispers to the blonde

Quinn shakes her head and laughs softly. "I don't know, but it's kind of amazing"

"Alright, I see your point in Brittany's case. But what about me? Why do I need to live with her?"

Rachel takes a deep breath and looks at Santana's hazel orbs. "Actually, as I said… I wouldn't mind you living in your own house. Since, you don't live that far from Britt. But it occurred to me, that Quinn and me are the closest friends you've got, well besides those people you sleep with, so it entered my mind that if you live with Britt, not only will she be fine without us, You could also have a good time. Brittany's a really good friend and a funny person"

Brittany nods at what the brunette said and couldn't help but giggle. "Aww, that's really sweet of you to say, Rach" she says

"I'd say, it's a win win" Rachel finishes.

Brittany claps and howls 'woot woot' and the brunette bows gracefully.

Santana and Quinn though, just watch them with dumbfounded faces.

"No wonder their best friends. It totally fits, Dwarf always rants about being a star and other stuff and Brittany's there to praise her" Santana says

"Rachel loves being admired by people and well, Brittany's easily impressed" Quinn says, laughing a bit.

Rachel stops bowing and turns her attention to the other two. "So what do you think? It's a good compromise right?"

Santana holds up her index finger and closes her eyes shut, "Let me have a word with Q first" she says

The Latina grabs Quinn by the arm and practically drags her to the kitchen

"Okay, what's wrong with your hobbit? Letting me live in another person's house and all"

"Oh come on, Santana. It's only for a few months. Also, you heard what she said, and I must say… you do need someone like Brittany in your life."

"That's the problem… I don't want her to be!" the Latina hisses. She knew what would happen if she lives with the blonde, she would die.

Die from a heart attack of course. Santana could barely keep her heart from beating so fast when she was with Brittany, and it terrified her.

What if she accidentally saw her changing? What if she smiles at her again? What if she giggles?

Santana just wouldn't be able to take it.

Quinn looks at her confusingly. "What do you mean? That's kind of harsh San"

"You don't understand Q. I just can't live with her alright?"

The blonde takes a moment to process what the Latina said and smirks when she thought of something. "Wait a second, don't tell me you like her" she says

Santana's heart begins to pound faster again and she quickly shakes her head. "No! What the fuck Q. It's because I don't want to deal with baby problems and all that shit!"

Quinn's smirk doesn't leave her face though, which makes Santana very worried. "You're lying"

"Lying? What the heck Q, are you some kind of fortune teller?"

"No. I'm not, but I know you very well San. Wanna know why?"

Santana takes a gulp and feels a sweat slide down the back of her neck. Quinn sees the worried expression her friend had and couldn't help but smirk even wider.

"It's because, whenever I asked you if you liked anyone, you wouldn't answer back. You'd just say a simple 'no' and laugh sarcastically at me. And guess what, San. You didn't do that when I asked you just now" the blonde simply says

"Look Q, I don't care if you think I like Britt, but here's the thing. I don't want to live with her, kay?" she says, trying her best to change the topic.

"Why not give it a try? There's nothing wrong with staying in Britt's house. I bet you'll actually have fun"

Santana sighs in defeat and looks up to Quinn. She knew there was no getting out of this one. "Fine" she finally says

The blonde immediately hugs the Latina and says a billion "Thank you" and "Love you"

After a few moments, they exit the kitchen and enter the living room once again.

Rachel eyes them curiously and takes a deep breath. Brittany takes one too. "So…?"

Santana and Quinn look at each other, then turn to Rachel with big smiles plastered on their faces.

"She'll do it!" Quinn says.

Rachel and Brittany's face gleam with joy and suddenly jumps up and down like kinder children.

"Fantastic! Quinn, lets cook up some dinner! You're eating with us" the brunette says sharply and heads to the kitchen.

Quinn chuckles softly and looks back at Santana and Brittany. "Sit down for a while, dinner will be up soon"

With that said, the blonde leaves to help her 'wife' with the cooking.

"Sorry" Brittany says shyly.

Santana turns around to the blonde and smiles warmly at her. "No, its alright. My house is pretty lonely so I guess I could use some of your chirpy-ness"

Brittany smiles back at her and the Latina could feel her chest pounding once again. She clutches her t-shirt tightly and looks away from the blonde. 'I'm such a softy' she thinks to herself.

"So, how are you?" Brittany asks sweetly

"I-I'm doing great. What about you?" the Latina stutters, also wishing she could slap herself right now.

"I'm good too!"

"That's great to hear, uhh, what about Kazey? Is she well?"

"Well, she's at the hospital right now. But she'll be out by tomorrow"

"That's good news"

"It is. So, where do you live?"

"Well, not too far from here. Just a few blocks away. Me, Q and hobbit decided to live in the same village a year ago"

"Wow, you guys are really close huh?"

Santana chuckles at this and looks up to meet the blonde's stunning blue eyes. "Yeah. But it seems you and hobbit are pretty close too"

Brittany stares back at the Latina's eyes and smiles widely at her. "She's really interesting to be with"

Santana gives a small nod but doesn't move away from looking at the blonde's eyes, and so does Brittany. Both of them didn't know they were staring at each other for a few minutes until Quinn comes out from the kitchen and yells.

"Guys! Can you help out here? Rachel was trying to shape the steak into a star and accidentally cut herself"

Brittany snaps out of her gaze first and looks back at Quinn. "Sure! We'll be there in a minute" she says and turns back to the Latina.

"Hey, We should help out" she says quietly

Santana immediately blushes and looks away from the blonde. "Right"

Brittany giggles at the Latina's action and winks back at her. "You're not the only one who was staring" she says

Santana chuckles at this and gives Brittany one of her signature smirks. "Oh, so you were checking me out?"

The blonde rolls her eyes playfully and punches the Latina's shoulder lightly. "You're such a flirt. Come on, let's go"

Santana feels confident after their little flirty chat and sticks her tongue out to the blonde. "Guess you have to get used to it" she simply says

"Hmm, sorry to say but in my house, playing flirt isn't allowed" Brittany fires back

"Oh is that so? Then I shouldn't play flirt, but actually flirt for real" she says, feeling her heart beating faster than a while ago and also hoping the blonde would take this as a joke.

Brittany was about to say something back but Quinn comes out again, interrupting them. "Guy's the steak might burn! I'm still helping Rachel with her cut, can you get your asses in the kitchen?" she yells.

Both of them giggle at Quinn's panicked voice and head their way to the said kitchen.

Santana though, wishes Quinn didn't interrupt them. She was curious to hear what the blonde had to say at her statement.

[to be continued]

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