Chapter 11 - Pretending
Finally snapping out of her frozen state Brittany speaks up.
"You…you did it on purpose." She stutters nervously.
"Me?" Santana inquires.
"Yes. I was here watching a movie and you didn't want me to, so you pushed the popcorns onto the floor on purpose."
"What? You are the one who doesn't know how to hold a bowl." Santana defends herself.
"You were the one who pushed me." Brittany says irritated.
"How old do you think I am?! Ten?! Grow up!"
"It's not me who pushes other people's food onto the floor!" Brittany argues.
"Ugh! I don't have any more patience for this!" Santana huffs.
"Me neither. This weekend was hell!" Brittany says while pushing Santana and going to her room.
"I'm going to talk to Brittany." Daniel sighs and goes to his daughter's room. "Are you alright?" He asks Brittany.
"No, I'm not." Brittany replies.
"Was the weekend really that horrible?" Daniel asks his daughter softly.
"Yes, of course. I've been nervous about school and anything Santana says or does makes me even more irritated."
"I'm sorry that I went away. Next time I'll think twice before I'll go." Brittany's dad says a little bit hurt with is daughter.
"I'm sorry dad. I promise it won't happen again." Brittany says while walking towards her father and giving him a kiss on the cheek. Daniel sighs, gives his daughter a kiss on the forehead and walks out of the room. Brittany sighs in relief at not being caught by their parents. She is pacing around her room when suddenly her phone starts to ring. She picks it up and smiles at seeing the caller ID.
"I'm so sorry Santana, I freaked out." Brittany says apologetically.
"This is a mess Brittany." Santana replies.
"I know, but what do we do?"
"I don't know. Do you want to talk to them?"
"No Santana! That's not what we agreed on." Brittany says quickly.
"Ok. So?" Santana asks expectantly.
"I don't know. I think it's better if we talk at school tomorrow." Brittany suggests.
"Okay."
"See you tomorrow." Brittany says softly with a smile on her face.
"Bye." Santana says softly and then hangs up.
The next day Brittany is walking through the halls of McKinley with a radiant smile on her face. She arrives at her locker and when she opens it a little note falls out. She picks it up from the ground and unfolds it. A grin, brighter than the sun, appears on her face when she sees who the note is from and what's written on it.
I like you! :) 3
Xoxo
-Santana
Her body is filled with butterflies and her heart is beating like crazy after reading the adorable note from her girlfriend. She looks around her and spots Santana a few lockers away smiling at her sweetly. Brittany smiles back and stares at her dreamily. Brittany is so entranced in Santana's beautiful brown eyes that she doesn't see Quinn walking towards her.
"Brittany?" Quinn waves a hand in front of Brittany's face which consequently makes her stop staring at Santana.
"What?" Brittany asks confused.
"You were with a dreamy look on your face." Quinn points out and then notices the note in Brittany's hand. "What's that?" She inquires while pointing at the paper in Brittany's hand.
"Uh…this?" Brittany points to the paper in her hand and Quinn nods. "It's just a page from my notebook." Brittany says nervously while fiddling with the paper in her hand.
"Don't lie to me Brittany S. Pierce." Quinn chastises. "So tell me."
"It's…it's jus-" But before Brittany can finish her sentence Quinn grabs the paper from her hands and reads it.
"Oh My God!" Quinn exclaims in surprise. "I didn't imagine Santana being such a romantic." Quinn says jokingly.
Brittany grabs the paper from Quinn's hands and puts it in her locker. "Stop making fun of my girlfriend Quinn." Brittany says a little bit irritated. "She's really sweet and caring so stop making fun of her."
"Did I just hear right? Did you say girlfriend? As in you and Santana are dating?" Quinn asks with a big smile on her face.
"Yes." Brittany answers quietly and with a blush starting to make its appearance on her face.
"Oh my God! I'm so happy for you Brittany." Quinn says happily while hugging her best friend.
"Thanks." Brittany says shyly.
"This is crazy." Brittany gives her a questioning look so Quinn elaborates. "You two were always arguing with each other and were only a step away from killing each other. Now look at you two, dating and so in love."
"We're not in love. It's too soon. We like each other and that's good." Brittany rambles nervously.
"Calm down Britt. I was only teasing you." Quinn reassures her. "Let's go to class before you have a meltdown." Quinn says jokingly while walking towards their class. She doesn't miss the loving glance Brittany and Santana exchange with one another. Not in love my ass, Quinn thinks with a smile on her face.
Later that day Brittany and Santana are at Brittany's work. Brittany is counting the money before opening the store. When it's all done Brittany walks towards Santana and smiles at her sweetly.
"Yesterday was bad wasn't it?" Brittany asks her girlfriend.
"Yeah. And today at school it wasn't easy either." Santana sighs.
"You're right. But I don't feel so stressed at school as I feel at home." Brittany confesses. "I can't look at our parents anymore because I think they're gonna know everything just by staring at us."
"It's nerve-wracking." Santana sighs. "Now we can't go anywhere together, do what we want, talk about this with anyone." Santana says while leaning in and kissing Brittany tenderly. Brittany kisses back and pokes her tongue out which Santana grants access. They both kiss for a few minutes, both savoring each other's taste. They are suddenly interrupted by a client entering the store, which makes them broke apart with embarrassed looks on their faces. After awhile the client gets out of the store leaving them alone once again.
"I better go." Santana says to Brittany.
"You could stay." Brittany says hopefully.
"Don't take me wrong Britt, I like spending time with you but it's not here." Santana says truthfully.
"Fine. If you want to go then go." Brittany says a bit angry while crossing her arms.
"You still don't want to tell our parents?"
"Of course not. I think it's the best solution don't you think?"
"Maybe you're right, but I'm not a fan of that plan." Santana confesses.
"Me neither Santana, but we don't have any other solutions." Brittany points out.
"I know." Santana says dejectedly. "I guess we'll keep dating without anyone knowing." Santana sighs. "Well I'm gonna go."
"Wait Santana." Brittany pulls her in for one last passionate kiss and then lets her go. "Now you can go." Santana smiles at her and goes out the door.
Later at night Santana is sitting on an armchair and Brittany is sitting on the other opposite of her. Their parents are on the couch having a conversation but the girls are not paying attention. They are looking at each other and smiling lovingly. They are so caught up with one another that they don't realize that their parents stopped talking and are looking at them.
"Is everything alright?" Maribel asks worried.
"Uh?" Santana says confused. "Yeah mom. Why do you ask?"
"Because we were talking for awhile now and you two didn't say a word." Daniel points out.
"Don't tell me you had an argument again." Maribel inquires.
"No mom, we didn't." Santana rolls her eyes.
"So what were you guys talking about?" Brittany asks curiously.
"Literature." Brittany's dad replies.
They start talking about millions of things but the one thing Santana has on her mind is Brittany. She just can't stop staring at her and admiring her beauty. She smiles at seeing Brittany laugh followed by a cute yawn.
"I think I'm gonna go to bed." Brittany says tired while standing up and walking towards her room.
"Good night Brittany." Maribel says to her.
"Sweet dreams sweety." Daniel says to his daughter.
"Good night." Santana says which earns her confused looks from her parents. Realizing what she did, Santana stands up from the couch and walks to her room. "I'm really tired. I'm gonna go to bed too. Good night." Then she enters her room and closes the door behind her.
"Teenagers and their mood swings." Maribel says which makes her husband laugh.
Hope you liked the chapter, I know it's not very long so I apologize for that. Your reviews are awesome, as always ;) Love you guys :) Till next chapter :D