Brittany tried to evaluate the situation that was playing out in front of her. Her wife was holding a child who she never saw before, but she could guess it was one of San's patients. The small girl was crying, so she clearly was upset. It was really late so Brittany could only assume that a certain little girls parents didn't come to get her after her therapy session.

"Santana, why don't you try and figure out where we contact one of her parents, I'll take care of the little cutie." Britt suggested to her wife.

Santana gave her a sad smile and whispered something to the smaller girl. Britt couldn't make it out but the girl gave a small smile and walked over to her. She hid her face in her legs and hugged them. All she wanted was comfort, it didn't matter from her but she just wanted comfort. B kneeled in front of her and wiped the remains of the girls tears. "Hey cutie, I'm San's wife, Brittany."

The girl looked at her questionably and then saw the matching ring on her hand that she saw on Tana earlier in the day. She took B's left hand and held onto it for dear life. Brittany smiled down at her, "What's your name cutie?"

"Katie." She looked away from her when she spoke. There was something about eye contact that the girl didn't like. It scared her.

Santana returned to them and smiled at there interactions. Brittsticks was always good with kids. She understood them more then anyone, Brittany was a kid at heart. "Katie, I don't think she heard you, you weren't looking at her when you spoke." Santana reprimanded gently as she stood behind her beautiful blond wife.

Katie forced herself to look at the blond in front of her, "My name is Katie." As soon as the words left her mouth her gaze went straight back to the floor. Brittany smiled at the girl and stood up, but kept their hands interlocked.

"Anything San?"

"No, they really don't have any contact information for Katie. What are we going to do Britts? We can't just leave her here."

Katie heard those words, 'Just leave her here.' She didn't like that at all, not one bit. She started to freak out. She didn't want to be left here. She thought Santana and her were friends, why does she want to leave her here by herself. That's not what friends do. The smaller girl had fresh tears streaming down her face at the thought of Santana leaving her behind.

"Of course we can't leave her here San!" Brittany agreed with her wife, she looked down at the girl and noticed the fresh round of tears coming down the girls eyes. "Hey, hey what's wrong Katie?" she took her spot back down kneeling in front of the girl.

"Tana?" the girl called out, and for once when she spoke she looked at the girl who she wanted to talk to.

"What's up Hermosa? Why are you crying?" she asked softly, squatting down just like her wife did.

"I don't want you to leave me, you said we were friends, friends don't leave friends right?" she asked softly, still forcing herself to look at the older girl.

"Me and Britts aren't going to leave you honey. Do you know your mothers phone number? Or how to get back to your house maybe? We have to figure out how to get you back home."

The younger girl thought for a couple minutes and nodded her head. "I know how to get home, I walk home from school all the time. Do I have to walk home now, its really cold outside Tana." The girl sounded so sad and defeated.

"Your not walking home Katie." Brittany beat her wife to the answer. "We'll take you home."

At the sound of that Katie perked up to what seemed to be 2000 watts of happiness. Santana smiled at her and Brittany stood up with the girl in her arms. Katie rested on her hip and they made their way to the elevator to get to the main floor. As the elevator doors opened they were met with a skuzzy looking woman.

"What are you doing with my daughter?" she asked with a slight snap in her tone.

Of course as soon as the words left her mouth Santana got defensive of the two girls she was with. She didn't like the vibe she got from this lady. She seemed shady. I mean come on what kind of mother leaves there kid behind. When she does come to get her she's going to snap at the people who are looking after her. Santana didn't like her.

As soon as Katie saw her mother she stiffened in Britts arms. Brittany took noticed and ran her hand comfortably up and down the girls back trying to get her to relax. Katie didn't want to get in trouble with her mother, she didn't do anything wrong but if her mother thought she did something wrong she'd be punished. The way her mother was looking at her she just knew she was going to be in trouble when she got home.

"We were going to take her home since you didn't come get her. Her appointment was over at four o'clock but you didn't show. We were concerned for her." Santana spat back at the lady.

"That still doesn't give you the right to just take my daughter!" she rebutted back, she turned to Katie, "And you, you know better then to just talk to strangers." Her voice rising with anger.

Katie gripped onto Brittany a little bit harder, "Tana is a friend, she was just trying to help me mom."

"You just met her today, she can't possibly be your friend. God how can you be so stupid. It's time to go home anyway, so say goodbye to your so called friends."

Santana was furious. She was about to go all Lima Heights on this bitches ass. You don't call a nine year old stupid for starters. You also don't yell at a nine year old for being scared and trusting adults around her, who were there more then you were bitch.

"Listen, if you can't pick her up on time then you need to call the office and tell one of us. Or if this date and time doesn't fix your schedule doesn't fit then you pick a different one. If this is the time you can pick her up then I suggest you move it to a Friday. Brittany has a dance studio down the street where Katie can wait for you to pick her up. If that's better for you." Her tone was rising because she couldn't believe the woman.

"Yeah sure whatever. Lets go Katie." She clearly was impatient and wanted to get home. These two girls where getting in her way and she was having none of it.

Brittany gently placed the nine year old on the ground and patted her head, that only got a small smile from the girl. Katie took small steps to her mother. Being a complete bitch like she was she grabbed her bad arm and dragged her towards her. Katie yelped in pain.

"Hey! Watch what your doing! She just had surgery on her shoulder!" Santana yelled at her. Katie was not safe with this lady, she knew it. She didn't have proof yet but she was getting this girl out of this terrible situation that she was in.

"I know she just had surgery on it! Who do you think has to pay for it! She needs to learn to be more careful."

With that the mother and Katie left the office and Katie hung her head down low. She didn't want to go home, she wanted to stay with Tana. The girl she wouldn't see for another week. A week away from seeing her friend again, and having to stay with her crazy ass mother.

"Santana I don't like that woman." Brittany said wrapping her arm around the smaller girls waste walking out to her car.

"Neither to I B."

"Is Katie going to be okay?' Concern was tripping off her voice and Santana loved how Brittany cared so much for a girl she just met.

"I don't know Britts, I wish I did. I hope she's going to be okay."

The two adults went their cars and drove straight home. The mood had turned somber and they just wanted to enjoy each others company. They planned on going home ordering take out and cuddling on the couch. Right now they just needed to be close to each other.

Meanwhile about 10 miles away from the Pierce house hold Katie was in her room getting thrown around by her not so motherly mother.

"What did you tell them?" She yelled at her daughter. "I swear if they find out your going to hurt more then you are now." With one more solid hit on her daughter she left her in her room. She locked the door so she wouldn't be able to leave the house like she usually did at night. She only did that a small amount of times. She would get scarred and needed to leave.

Katie huddled in the corner and clutched her bad arm and cried a million tears. She tried to be strong but the pain was too much. If her mother said she'd hurt more then now then she didn't know what she would do. Right now it hurt more then the time she fell off the highest slide on the play ground.

She climbed onto her bed and tucked herself in. She clutched onto her favorite stuffed puppy dog and thought about her Tana and Tana's wife. She cried herself to sleep hoping her friend would come back and help her like friends are supposed to do.