17 Years Old
Santana sat on the back deck of the cottage when she saw the Pierce's walk up the steps, instantly the butterflies in her stomach got worse. She was nervous to see Brittany especially after the way she'd left the year before.
"Hi Santana, how are you? You look amazing."
"Thanks Mrs. Pierce, I'm well and you look amazing yourself." She gave the woman a hug before giving one to Mr. Pierce and then looking around for Brittany.
"I'm sorry hun, she's not here she'll be up in a month. Failed math, had to take it in summer school." Santana looked down. "What's the matter she'll be up before you know it."
"I'm heading back to Laguna in a month, for the rest of the summer, got training with Quinn and we can't pass it up or coach Sylvester will kill us."
That night Santana couldn't sleep, Mr. Oinky wasn't even helping. She now knew exactly how Brittany must have felt when she younger and Rachel didn't come back. Except Rachel had suddenly popped back into her life.
After a few hours of restlessness she decided to get up and go sit on the boat. She knew it was going to be one hell of a long month, and an even longer summer. Picking up her cell phone she contemplated calling her but as she was about to press send the thought of Rachel and Brittany kissing and excluding her all last summer clouded her mind. Forgetting about the call she just laid there and looked up at the stars.
Month Later
Brittany pulled up to the cottage in her jeep. She inhaled the fresh scent that was foreign to her in L.A. Forgetting about her bags, her parents and her hunger, she raced down to the dock, almost positive that Santana would either be there or on the boat tanning.
When she got there, there was nothing but the calm lake and a few birds. She checked the boat, only to find it empty. Sighing she decided to try the Lopez cottage but no one was there. Dejected, she walked about back to her own family's cottage and heard laughter coming from the deck.
"Hi sweety, how was the drive."
"It was alright. Hi Sofia, Eric."
"Hey stranger." Eric said as Brittany gave Sofia a hug.
"Do you know where Santana is, I've been looking for her all over the place." The parents all looked at each other, knowing just how much Brittany wanted to see Santana. "Is she okay, did something happen?"
Her mother put an arm on her shoulder. "Santana left…"
"Mind finishing that sentence mom, don't leave a girl hanging in suspense like that."
Taking a deep breathe Emily Pierce looked to Sofia for support. "Santana got has training and had to go back to Laguna."
Brittany was still shocked at what she had just heard Sofia tell her and it was like a bad dream. "She what? You mean she was here and I missed her?" All the parents nodded as Brittany got up and walked down the back steps.
Dock
"I don't know, she's not here." Brittany mumbled into the phone trying not to tear up.
There was a sigh before the other person started talking. "There's nothing you can do Britt."
"You don't understand I haven't talked to her in what feels like forever. I miss my best friend Rachel." Brittany began to cry. "Not only that you know how her and I left things a complete mess."
"No Brittany , she left things like that. I know you guys are friends but.."
"But nothing, who knows when the next time I'll see her will be, if I'll even ever see her again."
There was silence on the phone. "Just calm down, you'll see her again."
"I'm not so sure Rachel."
The rest of the summer went by slowly for both girls. Both constantly wondering what the other was doing but being too stubborn to pick up the phone and find out for themselves. For Brittany it was a lot worse and she spent most of her time on the dock or at her and Santana's 'spot'. The thoughts of last summer running through her mind, just as it had since it had happened the summer before.
One question running through her mind the entire time, would she ever see her best friend again. There was so much she needed to tell her, and show her but most of all she just missed her being around.
To be continued…
A/N: I know it was super short so there will definitely be another update tomorrow.