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Chapter 2: Hanging Out
It's Monday afternoon and Mercedes, puck and I are walking out of school as its finishing time. I am heading to Brittany's apartment because she's going to help me with my biology homework that's due on Wednesday.
"So where are you headed?" Mercedes asks me and I just look at her with a smile. "What does that mean?" she asks me with a smile.
"I think it means she is headed to her girlfriend's place" Puck says smirking.
"I got that Puck, I was just playing along" Mercedes replies.
"Oh right, sorry" Puck says.
"So when does your best friend get to meet your girlfriend?" Mercedes enquires as we walk through the gates and down the street.
"Well that can only happen when I find a best friend" I reply while smirking.
"Oh you cheeky bitch" she says laughing.
"Takes one to know one" I say smirking.
"Whatever just go kiss your girlfriend" Mercedes says pretending to be annoyed.
"Fine, maybe I will. See you both later" I say while starting to walk ahead.
"Wait up" Mercedes shouts and I stop where I am. "Do you want us to walk you Santana?" she asks.
"No because then you'll find out where she stays" I reply with a smile.
"Damn you found me out" she says while smiling.
"Look Britt is coming to my house on Friday to meet my family so maybe after then I'll let you meet her" I say. I was only winding them up, I do really want Brittany to meet and get to know my friends.
"Oh and we can go on a double date" Mercedes says excitedly.
"I'm not going that far" I say laughing.
"Aw come on, it might be fun. You, me, Brittany and Tim can all go to that new restaurant that's opened" Mercedes says.
"No go on a double date with Marley and Jake if you are so bothered or even sugar and her new boyfriend" I state. Double dates aren't really my thing, I mean don't get me wrong I like Mercedes's boyfriend Tim so that's not the issue, I just don't really want to double date.
"No I want you and your girlfriend to come because you and I are best friends" Mercedes says.
"You'll be making Tim think that you don't want to hang out with him alone or something if you need Santana and Brittany to join you both for dinner" Puck says.
"Don't be silly it's just..." Mercedes says before I interrupt her.
"She misses me, that's what it is" I say smiling.
"No I just thought it would be fun, I mean tell me you don't want to show everyone how in love you are with Brittany and act like a normal couple" Mercedes says.
"I do actually want to act normally but how do you think everyone will react?" I ask.
"What do you mean?" Mercedes asks confused.
"Well, one to me being gay and two the age difference" I say. It's not that I have been hiding my sexuality, I just have never really had a proper girlfriend before so no one will have seen me with another girl before.
"Well first of all it isn't anyone's business and secondly age shouldn't matter" Mercedes says.
"Yeah maybe when you're older but not at 16" I say.
"Well I still think at 16 you are old enough" Puck says and I shrug, I mean maybe he's right. "What do you mean by being gay because everyone knows you're gay?" he asks.
"Yeah but I've never had a proper girlfriend before or even a proper boyfriend" I say.
"Ok but what does that matter?" Mercedes asks.
"Well, all I mean is people know I'm gay but they've never seen me with anyone before" I state.
"Look Brittany seems cool and once you have met each other's parents then you can go public or whatever" Mercedes says.
"I guess you're right but it's just weird because I have barely even dated anyone before" I say.
"Does Brittany seem like the type who wants everyone to know, I mean like go public with your relationship?" pucks asks.
"Yeah she doesn't want to hide it but it's not like she is pressuring me because I do want everyone to know I'm just scared what people will think" I say honestly.
"Trust me it will all be good" Mercedes says trying to make me feel better.
"And I bet you'll forget everything when you're with Brittany so anyone knowing won't be a problem because you'll be too in love to care" Puck says.
"Yeah you're right" I say.
"I know I am" Puck says arrogantly.
"You love yourself too much sometimes" I state while shaking my head. "Anyway I better be going" I say when we reach the corner of the street.
"Ok I'll see you at school tomorrow then" Mercedes says with a smile.
"Yeah see you both" I say while smiling back before going left while Mercedes and Puck turn right. I continue walking for another five or ten minutes before I reach Brittany's apartment building. I reach the outside door of the building and walk inside before closing the door behind me and walk up the stairs. Brittany's apartment is on the third floor so it's not too much of a walk to get there so I usually just take the stairs instead of the elevator. It's no longer than two seconds after I knock on the apartment door when my favourite blonde answers.
"Hey" Brittany says while a bright smile. "In you come" she says before closing the door behind me.
"Hey" I reply while shrugging off my coat and hanging it up by the door. It's amazing how quickly certain aspects of our relationship are moving. I mean we've only been 'dating' four months or so but yet I have my own coat peg and everything at her place. I must have been thinking about this too long because Brittany is now staring at me and smiling.
"Just go into the living room if you want and I'll be through just now" she says with a smile.
"Why where are you going?" I ask, wondering what it is that she is currently doing.
"Just to get us a drink or something" she replies
"Well I'll come with you" I say with a smile which causes Brittany to laugh. "What? I want to come with you" I say.
"Ok suit yourself then" she says, still laughing a little. I suppose it is a bit weird wanting to go with her to get a drink, but honestly whenever we're together I just don't want to be apart from her, not even when she is in the kitchen for two seconds maximum.
"I will suit myself" I say with a smile and follow her to the kitchen.
"So what would you like to drink?" Brittany asks and I just look at her as if to say 'come on, you know me'.
"Orange juice it is then" she says with a laugh. For some weird reason my favourite drink is orange juice, well non-alcoholic drink that is. If we're talking alcoholic then that's a whole other story.
"Thank you" I say with a smile.
"So how was school?" Brittany asks me as she is pouring the juice into a glass for me. I slightly cringe at her words because no offence, but the way she asked sounded like the way my parents ask me.
"Not bad, same usual boring stuff on a Monday really" I say, not really wanting to talk about school now that I'm with Brittany.
"Cheerleading tomorrow is it?" she asks and I nod my head. "When I was a cheerleader we had practice every Monday after school and it was a nightmare" she says while leaning against the kitchen counter.
"Why?" I ask confused
"Because on a Monday you're still tired from the weekend so last thing you want at the end of the day is to start dancing and standing on top of one another, I mean you just want to get home and get all your homework done and rest" she replies.
"But why would you be tired from the weekend wouldn't it just give you time to rest so you'd be pumped up by the Monday?" I ask.
"Are you pumped up right now, could you dance for ages without a break?" she asks.
"Yeah no bother" I reply.
"Well maybe you have more energy than me, I used to be so exhausted from the weekend, too many parties I think" Brittany says. I guess she is kinda right, I mean I don't really have that problem. I mean sure I go to parties but not all that much, I'd rather just spend time with Brittany.
"Yeah maybe" I say with a smile.
"Anyway, shall we go to the living room and study?" she asks.
"Yeah, we might as well" I reply.
"Ok you take your stuff through and I'll bring the drinks" she says while picking up the glasses of juice.
"Ok but can you bring some snacks too because studying always makes me hungry" I say while leaving the kitchen to collect my bag.
"Yeah right" Brittany says laughing. "Studying doesn't make you hungry, you're just hungry in general" she says.
"You cheeky bitch" I say smiling, I know she is only joking.
"I am kidding but we'll be eating soon so can't you just hang off until dinner?" she asks.
"I know but I didn't have much lunch today" I say while walking back into the kitchen. I mean it's true, I barely ate anything.
"Santana" Brittany says seriously with a warning look.
"What?" I say while shrugging my shoulders. "Don't look at me like that, it's weird."
"Did you work through lunch again?" she asks and let me tell you, she doesn't seem very happy.
"Yeah kinda, I mean me and Mercedes went to the library for a while during lunch so we could do the math homework together and that means it is all done and not due until next Monday" I say. Brittany grabs some snacks and then we go through to the living room.
"Ok well that's good that you've got your work done but you can't go without lunch Santana" she says. "You have to eat or you might get low blood sugar and get ill."
"No I did have lunch I just didn't have as much" I state.
"Ok what did you have then?" she asks.
"Half of a sandwich like a slice of bread" I state, it's a tiny lie because I don't even think it was a slice of bread, more just a few bites out of the sandwich.
"And that was it?" she asks and I nod my head. "Babe you can't do that" She says seriously.
I smile "aw are you worried about me, do you care for me?" I say jokingly.
"I'm not in the mood for a joke right now" Brittany says shaking her head. "You need to eat or you'll get ill."
"I know but it was only today" I state.
"Ok well don't go without enough again" she says seriously so I nod my head. "I'm not kidding, I don't want you getting ill."
"I know and I promise" I tell her honestly.
"Good, because you did do this last week as well and I'd hate for you to get ill" Brittany says.
"I know and I am sorry. At least I am eating something and not going without anything" I state. "It just meant if I worked through lunch then there would be no more Math homework until next Monday so I'd be free at the end of the week" I say.
"Ok well just make sure you stop at least for five minutes next time so you can eat something" she tells me.
"I will" I say with a smile. "Shall we sit down now?" I ask and Brittany nods. "So where shall I sit because the cushions are everywhere on that couch and your throw is all over the other sofa?"
"Give me a second and we'll sit on this one so you can put your stuff down just now" Brittany replies.
"Ok cool" I say while sitting my books on the table in front of the sofas. Brittany starts to rearrange the cushions on the sofa. "Hey you never guess what Mercedes wanted us to do earlier" I ask and Brittany turns around and smirks at me.
"If you mean you and her then, nothing inappropriate I hope, you're mine" she says with a smile.
"Ew don't be disgusting" I say with a disgusted look on my face which causes Brittany to laugh. "She wanted you, me, her and Tim to all go on a double date sometime" I state.
"Cool, when?" Brittany asks as she picks up yet another cushion from the floor.
"Did you just say it was it cool?" I ask slightly shocked that she'd be ok with hanging out with a bunch of sixteen year olds.
"Yeah, why?" she asks while turning around to look at me and smiling.
"I just didn't think you would want to go, I didn't think it'd be your scene" I say while smiling back. I'm telling you whenever Brittany smiles at you, you can't help but just melt inside.
"Why not, are you ashamed of me?" she asks with a smile before turning back around to fix the remaining cushions on the sofa. I take this as the perfect opportunity to go over to her and wrap my arms around her waist from behind. "Come on, are you ashamed of me?" she asks while leaning back towards me.
"Not at all" I reply while tightening my arms around her and resting my chin on her shoulder.
"So why did you think I didn't want to go?" she asks.
"I just thought it might be too soon for you to meet all of my friends" I state. "Plus I didn't know how you'd feel about hanging out with sixteen year olds, they might be too immature for you. I know I'm sixteen but that's different" I say while pulling away from the hold.
"Oh yes 4 months of dating is far too soon" she says sarcastically while turning around smiling. I quickly draw her a glare which is my silent way of telling her I didn't appreciate the sarcasm, thus making her smile sweetly at me as an apology. "They are younger than me but I doubt they're immature" she says.
"I just meant the level of conversation may be different, you'll have different things to talk than my friends" I say.
"That's even better then, they'll be no awkward silences" she says.
"So you really wouldn't mind?" I ask. "If meeting my parents is enough for you then you can just say, I don't mind if you don't want to meet my friends just yet" I say.
"Of course I don't mind" Brittany tells me smiling. "I'm all for it whenever you guys want although I have got uni and work but I'm sure we'll work around that" she says still smiling.
"Ok" I say before we sit down on the sofa next to one another and I put my books on my lap.
"So it's an essay on the kidney and its functions right and worth 10 marks" Brittany says and I just smile at her causing her to smile back "What?"
"Nothing it's just you remembered" I say, I can't stop smiling.
"Of course I did I don't forget when you tell me things" she says smiling. "I do listen to you….well sometimes."
"You better listen to me all the time or I'll never kiss you again" I say pretending to be serious.
"Do you know I thought that might have already happened" she says.
"What do you mean?" I ask confused.
"Well I thought you had already started withholding the kissing, we have not kissed once since you got here" Brittany says. "In fact I haven't seen you since Saturday and you've still not kissed me."
"Oh I'm ever so sorry" I say laughing.
"Come on then" Brittany says.
"What?" I say smiling, pretending I don't know what she means.
"You know what, now give me a kiss" she demands playfully.
"Fine" I say with a smile.
"Thank you, I mean come to think about it, it is sort of biology so in a way we're doing your homework" Brittany says before smiling at me and leaning in to kiss me. As soon as she kisses me I immediately pull back, just remembering something my brother said yesterday. "What's wrong?" she asks.
"Sorry" I say shyly. "It's nothing I guess, it's just I remembered something that was said yesterday that disturbed me. My brother was just being an ass when I said you don't mind helping me with biology homework so he made some stupid joke" I say.
"Ok" Brittany says. "What was it about?" she asks.
"Well it was just yesterday we were talking about how you were going to help me with my biology homework and my sister said there is no way she would ever be caught studying biology with a 16 year old because she'd rather be out on the town" I say.
"But baby you know I would never be like that so don't think I would, there is no need to get worried" Brittany tells me honestly.
"No-no I know that and that's not why I pulled away, don't worry I know you're happy to help me and you like doing it" I say. "I just pulled away because when you said kissing was like biology homework I remembered what Jason said and it sort of made me uncomfortable yesterday." I then tell Brittany all about the joke and what Jason meant by it. "I really don't need to think about my sister showing her body to anyone" I say clearly repulsed by the thought, I mean I'm not saying she's ugly but she's my sister so why do I want to know what she gets up to with boys.
"I know what you mean? It does sound kind of uncomfortable, well I mean imaging someone getting close I don't mean your sister is like...god shut up Brittany" Brittany says getting flustered by the end of her sentence.
"Its ok I know what you mean" I say. "So anyway, never mind. Let's move on" I say smiling.
"Ok so speed me up here does that mean I can still get a kiss?" Brittany asks smiling.
"Yeah of course" I say while leaning in and kissing Brittany, who kisses me back. After a few more kisses we get started on my homework. It's about half an hour later and we are finally finished the homework.
"So how about we get dinner organised now?" Brittany suggests.
"Yeah sure I'm starving; those snacks never filled me up" I state.
"Probably because all you ate was 2 pieces of apple" Brittany says.
"Well what do you expect; I'm not a big lover of fruit so I'm hardly going to eat much as a snack now am I?" I say smirking. No offence to Brittany but all she seems to stock is fruit or vegetables, I mean where are the real snacks, I want candy?
"Fruit is good for you" she states.
"Yeah but so is chocolate in moderation" I say smirking.
"There was no way we were sitting eating chocolate so close to dinner" she states.
"Spoilsport" I say smiling.
"Ok so is pizza cool with you?" she asks me and I nod while smiling at her. We spend a few minutes trying to decide what kind of pizza we want to share before making a final decision. Brittany then calls to order the pizza while I tidy away my books.
"Can we sort out how much the pizza will be before it arrives and that way I can pay for my share" I say.
"Babe you don't need to pay half, I'll get it and you can maybe buy the pizza the next time" Brittany replies sweetly.
"No, it's cool, I want to pay my half" I state.
"Ok, well remember and add in the cost of 2 glasses of orange juice, 3 apple sticks and 4 grapes which you didn't eat but spat out. Oh and some mouthfuls of my strawberry milk and the bit of banana you knocked out of my hand" Brittany says, listing off all of the stuff I have eaten or drank today. It's actually a little more than I thought to be honest.
"On second thought perhaps I will let you treat me this time and I'll pay next time" I say.
"Thought so" Brittany states while smirking which causes me to laugh. "Anyway I'll get us some napkins and stuff just now" Brittany says before walking off to the kitchen to get the stuff. She also gets us some more drinks before sitting back down next to me. It's about fifteen minutes later before the doorbell rings with our pizza order so Brittany quickly gets it before bringing it over to the sofa where we sit and eat it. We sit silently for a few moments and eat away, we're pretty hungry so the main thing right now is to eat and we'll talk later.
"So are you working tomorrow night?" I ask once we've eaten a sufficient amount of pizza that we feel we have time to talk now.
"I am yes" she says with a smile. "It just means we can't see one another tomorrow, which kinda sucks" she says with a sigh.
"I know but maybe we could meet up on Wednesday once I've finished school?" I suggest.
"I can't, I've got dinner with my mom, stepdad and siblings then" she says and I just look down with a sad expression on my face. This is crap, I am not going to see her until Friday now because she works Thursday nights as well.
"It's annoying but what can we do" she says while taking another bite of pizza. "So when do you have to be home for tonight?"
"Whenever really as long as it's not too late" I state. I guess I should be grateful we are spending time together just now.
"Cool" she says with a smile. "So anything on TV for you tonight?" she asks while looking at me.
"Not really I mean I'm not really into watching TV at the moment" I say. I mean it's true, I don't know the last time I watched TV.
"So what do you do then?" she asks.
"Oh you know, the usual. Browse on my laptop, go on e-harmony, that kind of thing" I say with a smile.
"Well I wish you all the best in finding someone" she tells me and I smile.
"Oh you do, do you?" I ask and she nods her head. "So you're not jealous then?" I ask.
"I don't get jealous because if I'm with someone I trust then 100%" Brittany states.
"That's not always a good thing though" I say with a raised eyebrow.
"What isn't?" she asks.
"Trusting someone so much" I state. "You shouldn't put too much trust in someone or it could come back to bit you."
"Do you not trust me 100%" Brittany asks worriedly as she swallows the large amount of food in her mouth quickly.
"No I do, of course I do" I say smiling. I didn't mean we couldn't trust each other, I meant some people in general.
"So how is it a bad thing?" she asks.
"Because if you see some of the idiots my brother and sister date then you'd feel like that" I state
"How do you mean babe?" she asks while looking at me and placing a hand on my knee.
"Well Emily dated this guy once and let's say she trusted him with all her heart and then bam he cheated on her and left her heartbroken" I say. "What I'm saying is that sometimes it's ok to be a little doubtful because it keeps you aware of the things that are going on."
"Yeah but I guess it really depends on the person, I mean I've been lucky enough to date people who are so trustworthy, it's just we were never right for one another so that's why we broke up" Brittany tells me.
"I can't say I get jealous much myself but what happened to Emily really did open my eyes because it hurt her and I would hate anyone to go through that" I state.
"I mean I do trust people quite a lot and no one has ever let me down so I guess it's easy for me to say I don't get jealous or have trust issues" Brittany says and I nod in agreement. "Once I'm in a relationship I am committed 100% so I guess it's easy for me to say people can trust me and not get jealous. But I guess some people are just like the idiot that hurt your sister" she says.
"Yeah but I mean sometimes a little bit of jealousy is ok though because it shows you care" I say.
"Yeah well I mean I do trust you 100% and I am committed 100% but I guess I am lying a little if I say I don't get jealous at all" she says and I do sort of agree.
"Yeah I mean maybe like jealous in a non-relationship way, like I was jealous of my sister because she has this perfect life and I don't or something along those lines" I say.
"What do you mean?" Brittany asks.
"Well that sounded a little harsh, I just mean I am jealous of her sometimes because she done so well at school and now she's at college and she's doing really well" I say.
"Aw babe don't be jealous of Emily because your time will come and you'll get into college or whatever you want to do and you'll do well in school too plus that's not really jealously, that's more envy" she says.
"If you say so" I say, not quite feeling her optimism.
"I do and come on you're almost there, I mean you've got the girl so all that's left is the job" she says with a smile, I guess she's trying to cheer me up and actually it's kinda worked.
"I don't know how you do it but you always make me feel better" I say smiling.
"That's my job honey" she says smiling back at me. We then finish eating and Brittany starts to clear away our dishes.
"Hey do you want a hand?" I ask while standing up with my plate.
"No, not at all. You sit down and relax" she says while taking the plate out of my hand. I could get used to this treatment, its nice having someone make you feel special all the time. A few minutes later and Brittany has finished tidying up and is back sitting next to me. "So do you think your parents and brother and sister will like me on Friday?" Brittany asks.
"Of course, I don't see why not" I say.
"Really" Brittany says smiling, she looks taken aback.
"Well I definitely think they will like you as a person but I'm not sure where we all stand on the age difference only for the fact they are worried I will lose focus on my studying" I say.
"I see" she says, looking kind of sad. I didn't mean it to sound harsh or anything but it's the truth, they do have reservations about the age difference between us.
"I mean they don't have anything against you I just think they are worried because you've been through school so want to enjoy being young whereas I'm still in school so I still need to focus on my studies" I say.
"But I study too" she reasons.
"Yeah but it's easier for you because you're interested in what you do whereas I am studying stuff I need to just to graduate school do you know what I mean?" I ask.
"I think so because you don't want a career in biology but yet you need to study it to graduate school" she says.
"Exactly" I say while nodding my head.
"But did you tell them that I'd rather stay at home and help you study than go out?" she asks.
"Yeah but babe come on what 21 year old would pass the opportunity to go out for a drink with friends to stay home and study?" I ask.
"Me" Brittany says seriously.
"Hell I wouldn't if I was you" I state.
"What you'd rather go for a drink with friends than stay in with me if you were older than me?" she asks sadly.
"What? No of course not." I say.
"So why would I want to do that?" she asks. I mean personally I'd hate to be stuck at home with someone like myself but I'd do anything for Brittany.
"I don't know actually" I say smiling.
"Babe I'm committed to us 100%" she says while putting her arm around me. "There is only one thing I want to do on a Friday or Saturday night and that is spend time with you" she tells me with a smile.
I move in closer to her, "Ok" I say smiling. We sit in silence for a few moments enjoying the peace and quiet in each other's arms until I interrupt.
"What time is it babe?" I ask.
"7pm" she says with a smile and I sit up.
"I should probably get home now" I state.
"Ok well let me walk you" she says while standing up from the couch. "In fact I'll drive you" she says while grabbing her car keys. "I just need to get my shoes and jacket on and I'm ready. You get yourself ready and then we'll head." We both then get ready and head out to Brittany's car once she has locked her door behind us. We arrive at my place shortly after and Brittany parks up alongside the kerb.
Just after we exchange goodnights, I lean in to kiss Brittany when I notice my mom, dad, sister and brother all peering out of the living room window. They couldn't have been any more obvious if they tried.
"What's wrong?" Brittany asks when she notices me pulling away.
"My family, that's what" I say annoyed. "They are all staring out of the window at us."
"Oh right, I see" she says while kissing me on the cheek.
"I better go inside, I'll see you Friday for sure if I don't see you before" I say.
"Yeah, see you" she says before I exit the car. Once I'm inside I make it very clear to everyone I was not happy with them staring out of the window at us. My siblings think it's funny but I'm not the least bit amused.
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