Title: Take It On The Run (4/?)
Author: Race122VE (Coll)
Glee/Pretty Little Liars Crossover
Pairing: Brittany/Santana, Emily/Maya (other characters: Rachel Berry, Hanna Marin, and Spencer Hastings)
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Brittany and Rachel go see their families in Rosewood, PA for the weekend, Santana tags along.
Word Count: Just about 2k…this chapter kicked my ass.
Disclaimer: All television shows, movies, books, and other copyrighted material referred to in this work, and the characters, settings, and events thereof, are the properties of their respective owners. As this work is an interpretation of the original material and not for-profit, it constitutes fair use. Reference to real persons, places, or events are made in a fictional context, and are not intended to be libelous, defamatory, or in any way factual.
Author's Note: So, I don't know how this happened, but I do know to blame (partially) Mel. This is a Glee/PLL crossover where Brittana and Emily/Maya go on a double date. Brittany is Hanna's cousin and Rachel knows Spencer and just keep reading. Hope you like it and let me know what you think.
Author's Note 2: Apologies go out to people who've been waiting for "Always The Same" I do have the last part started, but RL kinda got in the way and now this idea has taken over my brain. It will be finished though, I promise.
Chapter 4
Emily didn't know why she was so nervous.
Calling Maya was nothing new, nothing out of the ordinary. In fact, Maya was expecting her to call today to make plans for later tonight. Emily had nothing to be nervous about, but her fingers kept fumbling as she scrolled through her contacts to get to Maya's number. Her picture showed up on the phone as her finger hovered over the call button.
She smiled briefly before taking a deep breath and hitting the button and bringing the phone up to her ear. She didn't know how she was going to tell Maya that their date was now going to be a double date with two girls from out of town who couldn't keep their hands off each other. It was going to be an interesting night, but Emily has enough interesting in her life right now and doesn't really want to draw any more attention to herself.
Once Maya picked up the phone, everything felt oddly better.
"Hey, I was wondering when I was going to hear from you," came her greeting.
"Hey," Emily responded, trying not to sound like a completely smitten idiot. "Sorry I didn't get to call last night. Couldn't really find the time."
"Crazy slumber party, huh."
"You have no idea," Emily shot back with a nervous laugh. Honestly, seeing Brittany and Santana being so open about their relationship was refreshing, but she didn't need to see a lot of what she saw last night.
"Well…maybe you can give me an idea when we go out tonight," Maya said suggestively.
A part of Emily was happy she was doing this over the phone. For one, Maya wasn't able to see the blush that was surely apparent on her face. There was also something easy about telling her the next part about their date turning into a double date over the phone, "Um, actually…you should be able to have a pretty good idea for yourself."
"What does that mean?" she asked with a nervous chuckle.
"Would you be completely opposed to…" Emily waved her hand around, silently asking her mind for the exact, right way to put this. "A foursome?"
Emily hated her brain sometimes.
"I'm sorry?"
"A, kind of, double date," she clarified. "Hanna's cousin and…girlfriend are in town and-"
"Girlfriend?" Maya cut in. Emily could practically see the knowing look Maya had on her face right now. The look that she always got anytime something about girls and liking them and dating came up and Emily got all weird about it and Maya just saw it for what it was: that it doesn't matter who you like, as long as you're happy.
"Yes, her…girlfriend," she repeated, still stumbling over the words. "Anyway, they were supposed to go to this dinner thing, but now I kind of promised Spencer to show them Rosewood."
"Cause there's so many sights to see," Maya joked.
"Yeah, that and…well, they're not necessarily…shy about…" Emily stammered once more, bringing her palm up to bump some sense into her head a few times. "Spencer just feels bad kind of forcing them to lounge around her house while she goes out."
"Well, I'm in," Maya agreed. "As long as we get to hang out, I'm good."
"Good," Emily smiled. "You still want to go to that place tonight?"
"Yeah, and we can all talk about what movie we'll see," Maya suggested. "Do you think they'd mind if we didn't sit with them during the movie so we can get some alone time?"
The suggestion in Maya's voice delayed Emily's response. The fact that this was an actual date that was actually happening both terrified and thrilled her, but she was way beyond the point of looking back. Once she found her voice again, she said, "Trust me…you're not going to want to sit anywhere near them in a dark room for an extended amount of time."
"OK, let me know when you're going to pick me up."
"Yeah…I, uh," she paused, wanting to add more about being excited but still fearful of being so open about it. "I'll text you later."
And that was it.
She clicked her phone shut and stared at it for a good minute, silently yelling at herself for still being so lame about their relationship. She took a deep breath, trying to force all the fear and anxiety to the back of her mind and be normal when she went back into the kitchen. After all, she had no fear of judgment from the three girls in the kitchen.
When she came back into the room, Hanna turned and her face tried to stifle her excitement unsuccessfully. "Hope you guys like Italian," Emily said in Brittany and Santana's direction. The blonde clapped and Santana continued to sit there with her arms folded across her chest. Hanna just kept smiling as Emily took her seat again.
"I told you it would be cool," she said quietly, like she had known the outcome from the very beginning. Emily smiled, trying to cling to the confidence radiating off of her friend. They both turned back to the other two girls, Brittany still trying to get Santana somewhat excited about the double date. It wasn't going very well, even though she seemed to lean into Brittany's hand that was massaging the back of her neck.
"So, what's this place called?"
xxxxx
As if the weekend couldn't get any worse.
"I can't believe they have a Breadstix here, S," Brittany whispered, leaning in close to her ear.
At least she was here with Brittany, who lacked any sense of personal space.
It was like she was stuck somewhere in The Twilight Zone, with the same crappy restaurant, the same crappy music, and the same food that was crappy but only because it was the only place her and Brittany were ever taken to when they went out on dates. She briefly toyed with the idea of suggesting Emily and Maya take them up on the best deal ever, but doubted they'd go for it.
"Do you guys go to this place a lot in Ohio?" Maya asked.
Unlike Brittany, Emily sat as far away from Maya as she could without falling off the end of the booth they shared. Santana couldn't help the eye roll. Although she did feel bad because, while Brittany and Santana were never shy about openly touching each other while they were just friends, she did understand how hard it was to stop caring so much about what other people think.
"Not so much anymore," Brittany answered as she got suddenly distracted by the straw she was twirling between her fingers yet still continued talking. "We only went there because it was the only place guys would take us to."
"I thought you didn't like double dates," Emily threw in Santana's direction.
Before she could snap back at Emily, Brittany explained, "We don't do double dates. We went out with the same guy. Then he bought dinner and we made out in front of him."
Luckily, the waitress chose that time to come up and take their orders before Emily and Maya could dwell on what had been their lives back in Lima before they decided to be open. It was then that Santana really believed she was stuck in some bizarre universe because their waitress looks like the same older blonde who they always manage to get back in Lima. Like, every single time. Santana knows she orders, hears the words come tumbling out of her mouth, but is still so freaked out by the similarities that Brittany has to poke her back to reality.
"What is it?"
Santana waves Brittany off. The whole thing is weird enough without actually indulging her insane thoughts. Apparently, however, while she was zoned out a question was directed at her. "I asked how long you two have been together," Maya told her. "Brittany said she wasn't good at math and then turned to you."
"Oh…like four months," Santana shrugged.
"That's just when we started calling each other girlfriend," Brittany began explaining in her own Brittany way. "We've been together since we were kids."
The sweet smiles that Maya and Emily throw their way make Santana want to punch things. Brittany had pulled her aside before they left and asked her to be nice and try to have fun. Santana countered that if she did that she wouldn't have to tell Brittany about what she was thinking earlier. Her girlfriend, who got whatever she wanted because she's Brittany, said that now Santana had to do both.
Brittany also leaned in close and whispered what exactly Santana would get in return.
So, she smiled back and willed time to move faster. Luckily, though, Brittany loved to talk. Most of the time, it never made any sense, but she always knew how to keep conversations moving. "How about you two? I know this is your first date, but how long have you known each other?"
"We met right before school started," Emily answered, looking over at Maya with a smile.
Her hand was resting on the table and Maya covered it with her own as she said, "Yeah, she just was standing there outside of my house. So, naturally, I invited her in my room right away and began corrupting her."
They all laughed, but Santana watched as Maya squeezed Emily's hand and Emily tried desperately not to jerk it away. She tried not to sigh and shake her head as she grabbed Brittany's hand, lacing their fingers together and letting them rest on the table top. The thankful look Emily shot her way made her regret the act instantly, but the topic shifted and conversation went on smoothly. Santana even joined in without being forced to by questions and the looks that Brittany is shooting her way promise that the effort she is putting in will be rewarded later.
Dinner comes and goes. One look from Brittany suggests that they don't pull their usual 'the customer is always right, bring us more food' while here, and Santana's grateful because, again, the food is now tainted after eating at Breadstix countless times. Emily whips out her phone, checking movie times at different theaters and making suggestions. Santana doesn't weigh in too much because she won't be watching the movie. Neither will Brittany, not with the way her fingers are tracing patterns on her upper thigh.
Maya's peering over Emily's phone, sliding closer to the girl, and lights up when she sees one title, "Oh, Inception. I want to see that-"
"No!" she shouts, causing the whole restaurant to jump and turn towards their table.
They cannot see Inception, because she actually wants to see that movie. If they go tonight, she won't get to make out with Brittany like she plans on doing, and she'll have to explain what's going on to her girlfriend the entire time. Brittany couldn't understand the commercial for the movie, let alone two and a half hours of pure (what she's assuming it will be) awesome.
Besides, she already made Puck promise that they would go together which he more than happily agreed to because he wanted to see the movie just as bad as she did.
The majority of people go back to their food; everyone at her booth continues to stare like she has five heads. "I just don't want to see that," she lies, snatching Emily's phone out of her hand and scrolling through the options. A smirk came across her face when she saw the perfect movie.
"This one," she tapped the selection and handed the phone back to Emily.