Chapter 22 - Suspicious
Daniel is the first one to break the silence. "You're mistaken." He says with a chuckle.
"It's impossible that you're talking about Brittany and Santana." Maribel adds not believing in what Allison just said.
"But it's true!" Allison says exasperated. "You have to believe me."
"Are you sure on what you're saying?" Daniel asks the girl.
"Yes, I'm sure. I saw with my own eyes, no one told me." Allison says seriously.
"Things aren't always what they seem." Maribel points out.
"And we know Brittany and Santana don't get along." Daniel adds.
"How were you capable of inventing something like that?" Maribel says with annoyance visible in her voice. "You must really hate Brittany and Santana, don't you?"
"I don't think it's that honey." Daniel says as he approaches his wife. "This one here was Santana's girlfriend. I think this whole thing is jealousy and revenge, isn't it?"
"I'm not lying!" Allison says frustrated. "Santana and Brittany are dating. They just pretend that they aren't because of you."
"If you already said everything you wanted to, then it's best if you leave." Maribel says in a calmer tone.
"Okay, I'll go. But if you pay attention you'll catch them in an instant." Allison says irritated at the fact that Daniel and Maribel don't believe in her. Without another glance at the two of them she goes out the door.
Maribel walks towards the couch with a thoughtful look on her face while her husband just stands in the same spot with a confused and dumbfounded expression on his face.
"What do you think of all of this?" Daniel finally breaks the silence.
"I don't know." Maribel replies still thinking about the conversation that occurred just a few minutes ago. "Do you think that it might be a little true what the girl said?"
"No. I know Brittany and she wouldn't be able to hide something like this from me." Daniel reassures his wife.
"Yeah, you're right. This whole thing doesn't make sense."
"And Santana is interested in a girl, isn't she?" Daniel points out.
"Yes, she is. And she wouldn't talk about it in front of Brittany if they're…" Maribel trails off.
"It's settled, this was just a teenager's joke." Daniel says to his wife. "That was all jealousy. The girl must have found out about Santana's new love interest and now for revenge she wanted to cause Santana problems with us."
Maribel sighs. "That girl is crazy." She says while shaking her head. "But I'm going to talk to Santana."
"And I'm going to talk to Brittany." Daniel says seriously. "Don't worry. There is no away that this whole story is true. And we know that better than anyone." He kisses his wife's cheek and then they both return to watching television.
Later that day Brittany arrives home, puts her bag on the couch and walks towards the kitchen to fetch a glass of water. As she steps out of the kitchen her parents enter the living room with serious looks on their faces.
"What's wrong?" Brittany asks a little worried.
"We want to talk to you." Daniel says to her in a stern voice.
At that moment Santana arrives home. "Good evening." She smiles at them but at seeing her parents' faces her smile turns into a frown. "What's going on?"
"That's what we would like to know." Her mother says with a serious tone. "This afternoon a girl came here and told us that you two are dating."
"What?" Both Brittany and Santana yell shocked.
"Who?" Brittany asks nervously, trying to avoid the main subject.
"That doesn't matter right now." Maribel says dismissively.
"Is it true?" Daniel asks in a serious tone.
Brittany looks at Santana not knowing if they should or not tell their parents about them. Santana decides for the both of them and quickly replies to them. "Me and Brittany? Dating? That's a good one. Not even in my worst nightmares. But I really would like to know who the girl that invented all of this is because she has a lot of imagination."
Brittany sighs in annoyance at Santana's reply because they could have told their parents the truth, but once again they chose the easy way and lied. "Yeah, I wouldn't date you even if you were the last woman on the planet."
"I'm sorry princess but even if you wanted you wouldn't be able to keep up with my awesomeness, sorry to disappoint you." Santana says smugly.
"You are so cocky. I bet that you irritated the girl and she just came here for revenge." Brittany says irritated.
"What I did wasn't irritate her, it was more like-"
"Shh…I don't want to know okay?" Brittany interrupts Santana's little speech.
"Suit yourself." Santana says with a smirk on her face.
"It's confirmed. That girl just came here to cause trouble for Santana." Maribel says to her husband.
"Teenagers these days." Daniel sighs as he shakes his head.
"I'm not going to stay here and listen to you talk about your little affairs." Brittany says annoyed and then goes to her room.
"She's so annoying." Santana says loud enough for her parents to listen.
"Santana!" Her mother scolds her.
"What? It's true!" Santana says seriously as she goes and sits on the couch. When she's about to turn on the TV something comes up to her mind. "Hey mom? Who was the girl that came here?"
Maribel without taking her eyes from the food she's preparing in the kitchen replies simply. "I think her name is Allison from what Daniel told me."
That bitch! Santana thinks to herself and then gets up and goes to her room. A few minutes later, Brittany realizes that their parents aren't in the living room so she sneaks into Santana's room. In her hurry she closes the door with more force than needed which startles Santana that was on the phone. The Latina hangs up the phone when she sees the panicked look on the blonde's face.
"Tell me that didn't happen just then. Tell me that our parents didn't just ask us if we're dating." Brittany says, panic evident in her voice.
"It did happen, and the cause of all of that was Allison." Santana says making a disgusted face when she says the girl's name.
"Allison? How did she even…?" Then Brittany stops and remembers the day she was talking with Quinn about her relationship with Santana. "She heard me talking with Quinn about us. She said she didn't but I had this feeling that she did."
"She's a bitch." Santana says with disdain.
"Do you think they believed her?" Brittany asks with fear visible in her voice.
Meanwhile Maribel returns to the living room with Daniel right behind her.
"I told you it was on the nightstand." Maribel says while sending her husband a knowing look.
"You always know where I put everything." Daniel says sweetly while leaning in and kissing his wife softly. When they pull away Maribel looks at Brittany's and Santana's rooms with a thoughtful expression on her face.
"No…right?" She asks while pointing to the two rooms.
"No, definitely not." Daniel replies calmly. "How could we have listened to that girl? She just wanted to cause Santana problems."
"You're right." Maribel agrees. "They are completely different from one another. They can't even be sisters or friends."
"And us who wanted them to get along but apparently that's impossible." Daniel sighs.
"But I prefer them to not get along instead of being…" She trails off not wanting to imagine their daughters dating. "Let's eat." Maribel changes the subject quickly. "Santana! Brittany! Dinner's ready!"
As soon as Santana and Brittany hear Maribel's voice they freeze. Brittany's eyes go wide and her face just shows panic and fear. "They're in the living room. What are we gonna do?" She asks while pacing Santana's room.
"Uhh…" Santana tries to come up with something when the stapler catches her eyes. She picks it up and throws it at Brittany who catches it easily. "Pretend that you came fetch it."
"Don't ever use my stapler again without asking, you're always the same!" Brittany says loud enough for their parents to hear and then she storms out of Santana's room followed right behind by the Latina. "I'm going to start locking my drawers. You used all of the staples!"
"Thank you for letting me use your stapler, you're very generous." Santana says sarcastically.
"You should have asked, don't you think?"
"You weren't home." Santana shrugs nonchalantly.
"Then you should have put it back in its place." Brittany says annoyed.
"I forgot." Santana says with a smirk on her face.
"Stop that!" Daniel says with a stern voice. "Now let's eat."
"I'm just gonna make a quick call then I'll be back." Santana says to them and goes to her room. Brittany goes and takes a sit at the table. She looks at her parents and sighs in relief when she sees that they already forgot the whole 'Santana and her dating' thing.
Later that night, Maribel is in the living room stretched on the couch and sleeping while the TV is on. She wakes up at the sound of the engine of Santana's bike. After dinner Santana went out with Puck to have a few drinks and just get a little bit of fresh air. Maribel turns off the TV and goes to the kitchen where Santana can't see her. Santana enters the living room and as she puts her helmet on the coffee table her phone goes off signaling a new text message.
From Brittany: Don't come to my room. Your mother is watching you.
Santana puts her phone back in her pocket and as casual as possible she goes to her room. Her mother satisfied smiles and goes to her room as well. Santana takes her jacket off and takes her phone from her pocket once again. She goes to her contacts and finally finds the one she's looking for. After two rings Brittany picks up.
"Hey Brittany. I saw your message and I came to my room. Why was my mom waiting for me?" She asks confused.
"Because she's suspicious. I heard her talk to my dad, she said that she was going to wait for you to see if this whole thing is true or not." Brittany explains to her girlfriend. "I think she's convinced now but if you had come to my room we would be so busted by now."
"Allison is going to pay for what she did, that bitch." Santana says disdainfully. "Do you think I can come to your room now?" She asks hopefully with a smile on her face that soon fades at Brittany's reply.
"No, it's not safe. We'll talk tomorrow. Goodnight San. I love you." Brittany says sweetly with a smile on her face.
With the blonde's words the smile returns to Santana's face in full force. "Goodnight Britt. I love you too." And with this Santana hangs up the phone and lays on her bed thinking about a blue eyed girl who's just a few meters away from her.
They dodged the bullet once again but Maribel is suspicious... How long is their secret going to last? You just have to wait and see ;) Thanks for all your reviews guys, you're awesome! :) Till next chapter :D