Santana regretted watching Brittany walk away for the rest of the evening. As soon as she got home, she immediately texted Brittany asking if they could talk. 4 hours later, Brittany still didn't reply. It worried Santana. What if Brittany doesn't want to be with me anymore? She tried texting her one more time.
S: Brittany, when you get this, please respond. I'm sorry for what happened earlier. She figured Brittany wasn't going to text back, so she went upstairs to get a snack.
"Oh good, we need to talk to you," said Bob as he and Lisa were sitting at the kitchen table.
"Go on," said Santana; half-listening. She opened up the refrigerator; rummaging through it to find something to eat.
"We're moving into a bigger house in a new neighborhood," Lisa spoke up.
"Okaaay," Santana said, still half-listening. Why did she care?
"Which means you have to come with us," Bob said flatly.
"So how far is it from McKinley?" Santana looked up from the fridge to look at Bob and Lisa.
"We're not staying in Lima, we're moving to Cincinnati," Lisa said obviously.
"Um… I'm not moving from Lima. I have friends, school, cheerleading; glee club." Santana slammed her water bottle on the table with force.
"Last time I checked, you had one friend, you can go to a different school, the schools in Cincinnati have cheerleading squads, and since when have you cared about glee?" That wasn't the point. She didn't want to have to move for the millionth time just because they wanted their baby to grow up in a different home.
"I don't care; I'm not moving" She folded her arms across her chest.
"It's either that or back to the foster homes; your choice." Before Santana got the chance to speak again, Lisa and Bob walked out of the room; leaving her to her thoughts. She stomped downstairs to her room and flipped her phone open; noticing a text from Brittany. Finally!
B: It's fine; I overreacted.
Santana immediately texted back.
S: No it's not. I was a jerk to you and I'm sorry. I don't have feelings for Puck anymore. I just… was taken off guard when I found out he cheated; but it doesn't matter anymore. I only want to be with you.
B: I want to be with you too.
S: Still? Even after what happened?
B: Of course.
S: I'm sorry Britt.
B: It's okay San. I forgive you.
S: Thank you so much.
B: We still haven't eaten dinner yet if you want to come over…
S: I'm on my way.
Santana flipped her phone shut and got changed before walking over to Brittany's.
"Hi Santana, it's good to see you." Brittany's mom smiled at her and pulled her in for a tight hug.
"It's good to see you too Ms. Woods; really good. Thanks for inviting me over again." Santana returned the hug.
"Anytime dear, and call me Alyson." She released Santana and walked back into the kitchen.
"Thanks Britt, you know for forgiving me." She wrapped her arms around Brittany's waist and pulled her closer.
"It's nothing." She leaned in and quickly kissed Santana on the lips before grabbing her hand and leading her to the dining room table. As they all sat down to eat dinner, Santana felt Brittany's little sister grab her hand. She was confused for a moment before she realized that they were praying.
"Would you like to say the prayers tonight, Santana?" Brittany's dad offered.
"Oh, um I don't know," Santana stammered nervously.
"Just say what comes to mind," Alyson assured her. Santana closed her eyes and took a deep breath before starting.
"Well I want to thank God for giving us this meal and for the kindness of the Woods family. They're like a family to me; the only family I've ever had in my life. I also want to thank God for giving me a best friend like Brittany, who is a complete sweetheart, and has always been there for me through everything. I wouldn't know what to do without her." Santana felt Brittany squeeze her hand and she smiled before opening her eyes. Once she did, she received smiles from all of Brittany's relatives.
"So Santana, how are your parents doing?" Santana nearly choked on her food when Brittany's dad asked that question. She never thought of Bob and Lisa as parents; even less now.
"Uh Bob and Lisa are okay I guess. They're moving to Cincinnati next weekend." She rolled her eyes and took a sip of water.
"Where are you going to be staying?" Alyson asked.
"I guess I'm going with them." Santana shrugged and acted like it was no big deal but inside it hurt more than she let off.
"You're moving away?" Brittany asked; a tinge of sadness in her voice. Santana only nodded. That made Santana's heart break in two. She was being made to move away from the only friend she's ever had in her entire life; her first…girlfriend.
"What if you moved in here?" Santana looked up at Alyson with appreciative eyes.
"You know I would love to, but I just can't do that to you guys." Santana quickly rejected the offer.
"Honey, we don't mind. We know how much it would hurt Brittany if you moved away and you're here all the time anyway. You're just like a part of our family." Alyson reached across the table and grabbed Santana's hand. "If it's okay with your… guardians, then we will be more than happy to take you in." Santana looked around to make sure it was okay with everybody else, and she got the same response from everybody.
"Thank you so much. You really have no idea how much it means to me." She thanked everybody.
"Yay!" Brittany clapped her hands together before giving Santana a sideways hug. "We're gonna be roommates!"
After dinner, Santana helped clean up and wash the dishes before hanging out with Brittany in her room for a while.
"We can put another bed in here if you want." Brittany pounced onto her bed next to Santana.
"It's okay Britt; I can sleep on the floor." She laid her head in Brittany's lap as Brittany gently stroked her hair.
"We can always share my bed!" Santana looked up at Brittany and laughed at how excited she was.
"Sounds like a plan then Bri." She took Brittany's hand and brought it up to her lips; kissing it softly. Brittany closed her eyes and let out a happy sigh. It was crazy how comfortable they felt with each other when they were alone. Sure Santana still wasn't all that comfortable with "coming out" as a lesbian, or bisexual, or whatever label they wanted to put on it, at school, but being with Brittany just came naturally to her. It was just like breathing; she didn't have to think about it, she just knew it was right. Brittany bent down to press a kiss to Santana's lips; which Santana eagerly returned. Santana shifted to sit up, wrapping her arms around Brittany's neck to pull her closer. They sat in an awkward position that wasn't comfortable for either of them, but neither wanted to stop the kiss to fix it. So Brittany slowly leaned back against the headboard; bringing Santana with her. Santana laid on top of her; with her legs on either side of Brittany's. She brought her hands up to Brittany's face as she kissed her hungrily. Brittany ran her hands underneath the back of Santana's shirt; rubbing her back softly. Her hands quickly moved to Santana's stomach, then her breasts as she cupped them gently; eliciting a moan from Santana.
"Hey girls." Alyson knocked on the door but the girls didn't hear her, so she peeked her head through the door slowly. They heard her clear her throat and Santana jumped off of Brittany as quickly as she possibly could; falling backwards off the bed. Brittany bit her lip to hide a giggle that was forming in her throat. Santana fixed herself up and sat back on the bed.
"Sorry, I… we….sorry." Santana's face turned a shade of red she never knew possible. She couldn't explain what was happening; she was far too embarrassed.
"I figured something was going on with you two," Alyson laughed slightly. "I was getting the more than friends vibe. I can't say I'm 100 percent okay with it, but it doesn't change my opinion of either of you girls." Her tone turned from loving to a little more serious. "But we do need to set some rules. Santana will be sleeping in the guest room across the hall while she's staying here, and there will be absolutely no sex. Are we clear?" She raised her eyebrows; waiting for a response.
"Yes," they both sputtered out.
"Good. Now get some rest. Goodnight girls." She kissed Brittany on the top of her head and hugged Santana before slipping out the door. As soon as she did, Brittany chuckled hysterically.
"You should've seen your face… and the way you fell off the bed." She laughed breathlessly. Santana shoved her softly.
"It's not funny! Your mom walked in on us making out! It's so embarrassing." She put her head in her hands and sighed loudly.
"Oh c'mon; she's okay with it. I told my mom about me being curious a while ago and she said she'd stick behind me all the way." Brittany lifted Santana's head up to look at her. "I've been comfortable with this for a while now; you'll get used to it eventually." She planted a lingering kiss to Santana's forehead before lying down underneath the covers. Santana laid next to her and closed her eyes, dreaming about the day that she'd be as okay with her sexuality as Brittany or even Kurt.