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Chapter 5.
The first thing she saw when she entered the cottage was a mess of fishing gear spread all over the floor and Jack and Nathan in the middle of the mess trying to get somewhat organized.
"Packing's going great or?" she asked playfully.
The two men looked up.
"Santana! Good to see you again!" Jack stepped out of the mess to give Santana a hug.
Nathan had his hands full of spinners when he turned around.
"Nice to see you again Santana, I'd shake your hand but..." he said with a smile holding out his hands to show Santana the spinners. She smiled back.
"I'm good. So how long are you guys planning to be away on this fishing trip? A month?" Santana said sarcastically with a joking smile.
Jack eyed the mess on the floor and could agree that it indeed looked like they were going to stay away for a long time.
"Though it may appear somewhat chaotic I assure you we have everything under control and no, we'll only be away for a couple of days." Jack started and put his arm around Santana's shoulder.
"You see this right here-" he continued as he lead Santana towards the pile of fishing gear with the intention of enlighten the novice woman of the wonderful world of fishing.
Thankfully Anita saw what was about to happen and immediately intervened.
"Jack honey, Santana's had a long drive. I'm sure she'll love to hear your fishing stories another time isn't that right sweetie?" Anita said as she put her hands on Santana's shoulders and turned her daughter towards the kitchen.
"Thanks." Santana mumbled as she let her mother lead her into the kitchen.
When they were out of earshot Anita told her daughter that once you get Jack started on telling fishing stories, it's almost impossible to get him to stop.
"You know I love that man and everything about him but the whole fishing thing? Not so much." Anita said and poured two cups of coffee.
Santana chuckled and kissed her mother's cheek then grabbed one of the cups and sat down by the kitchen table.
"Yeah I know your opinion on fishing. You know mom, agreeing to marrying a sailor slash fisherman was a brilliant idea." Santana said jokingly.
"Shush you!" Anita said and shoved her daughter playfully. Santana laughed.
"I'm gonna go sit outside for a while before the sun sets." Santana said.
"You do that honey. I've already prepared supper for later so go outside and relax for a while. I'd better go check on the fishermen." Anita said and she rolled her eyes. Santana laughed and shook her head.
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Santana walked closer to the lake and took a seat on the grass. She gazed out over the water and took a sip of her coffee when suddenly she heard something. Turning her gaze towards the forest her heart skipped a beat when she saw a very sweaty, but oh so hot, blonde woman come running towards her. Wearing only a tight pink tank top and a pair of very short and very tight black running-shorts with her hair tied up in a high ponytail, the blonde made her way over to the brunette in the grass. Santana swallowed hard when Brittany came closer, her mouth suddenly felt very dry. Slowly she got up from the grass just before Brittany reached her.
"Hi! I hoped you'd be here when I returned and here you are!" Brittany said panting but enthusiastic.
Santana looked at the blonde and tried not to stare which turned out to be incredibly difficult as she noticed small beads of sweat running from her neck down between the swell of her breast.
God! Get a grip before you make a complete fool out of yourself!
She managed to avert her eyes before she'd be caught staring like some kind of a pervert.
"Yeah I got here a while ago. Mom just saved me from Jack's attempt at learning me all about fishing." Santana said with a chuckle.
"Oh God! Be very grateful, once dad gets started talking about fishing it's almost impossible to get out." Brittany said and laughed.
Santana looked at her and smiled. Brittany caught her eyes and held her gaze for a moment before she looked down at her shoes.
"I'd give you a hug but I'm all sweaty..." Brittany said looking up and meeting Santana's eyes again.
She really wanted to give her a hug but she knew she was drenched in sweat and definitely didn't want Santana to feel disgusted by her.
"I'm gonna hit the showers so I'll see you in a bit." She continued and took off towards the cabin before Santana had a chance to respond.
"I don't mind..." Santana mumbled while she watched Brittany's retreating form.
When Brittany had disappeared inside the cottage Santana slumped down on the grass again as a wave of emotions washed over her. The peace and calm she'd managed to find earlier in the boathouse vanished completely the second she saw Brittany and she couldn't deny it any longer. She was attracted to the blonde but she also knew nothing could ever happen. Brittany was straight and also engaged so the best, well the only thing to do, was to try and get these feelings out of her system and move on. She pulled her knees up to her chest and wrapped her arms around them as she tried to suppress those feelings and think about something else. It didn't work very well though, she didn't really want to admit it but she'd thought about the blonde the entire week and no matter how hard she tried she couldn't get her out of her head. It certainly didn't help the matter when Brittany appeared by her side mere ten minutes later, newly showered with her hair still wet and she smelled great.
"Hi." the blonde said and took a seat next to the brunette.
"Hi..." Santana said back and met the blonde's eyes for a second.
"Did you have a good run?" she asked trying to keep a light conversation hoping it would avert her thoughts.
"Yeah, the nature here is amazing." Brittany said with a smile.
"It is. I love running up here." Santana agreed.
"Maybe we could go for a run together some time?" Brittany asked.
"Sure, that would be great." Santana said and smiled.
"If you think you can keep up?" she continued playfully and maybe a little flirtatious.
She couldn't help it, every conversation they had somehow ended up a little flirty and it wasn't just one sided. Though it was innocent, Brittany flirted back.
"The question is if you can keep up with me agent." Brittany countered.
Santana turned towards the taller woman.
"Oh I think I'll manage that." Santana answered.
"Really? Well I guess we'll see." Brittany said cocky.
Suddenly Anita's voice called out to announce that supper was ready. Brittany got up first and offered her hand to Santana. The brunette hesitated for a second but couldn't come up with a valid excuse not to take Brittany's hand. So she did and the second their hands met Santana's whole arm tingled. Brittany pulled the other woman up on her feet but didn't let go of her hand. She had no idea why she was still holding on to Santana's hand but she just couldn't let it go. Santana looked from their joined hands to Brittany's eyes. My God was she beautiful and her eyes were piercing blue, she'd never seen such beautiful eyes. Brittany couldn't look away from Santana's deep dark brown eyes either, she found them captivating.
What the hell am I doing, let go of her hand you moron!
Brittany's internal battle led nowhere, her hand was still in Santana's hand and her blue eyes were still locked with mesmerizing brown ones.
Why is she doing this and why is she looking at me like this?...
Santana felt beyond confused by Brittany's actions, the blonde certainly didn't make it easy for Santana.
How am I supposed to think about anything but her when she's holding my hand?...and those eyes... my God those eyes...
"So... maybe we should go back inside?..." Santana had no idea where she found the willpower to say that but it helped ease them out of the situation they found themselves in.
Brittany slowly dropped Santana's hand and though Santana instantly missed the contact she was relieved because it gave them a chance to distance themselves from each other and that was definitely necessary at that point.
"Yes, we'd better go." Brittany said and started to walk back towards the cottage.
Santana took a couple of deep breaths and then followed the blonde.
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Santana was pretty quiet during supper, she cast a glance at Brittany occasionally but the blonde never held her gaze the few times their eyes met. Anita noticed that her daughter was unusually quiet but figured she was tired from the long drive.
After supper they all had coffee in the living room which now actually looked like a living room again. Jack and Nathan had finished their packing and the earlier mess was gone. Santana sat down in the arm chair in front of the open fire and sipped on her coffee. Brittany sat next to Nathan on the couch and half listened to Nathan and Jack's conversation about their fishing trip. So many thoughts were going through her mind and they didn't make any sense. She looked over at Santana who seemed to be deep in thought.
Thinking about something else other than Brittany proved to be almost impossible, especially after their moment outside earlier. She'd spent not even three full days with the blonde and yet she was all she could think about. It was crazy, that was the only thing she knew for certain and she needed to get over this, whatever the hell it was. Getting up from the chair she told everybody that she was tired from the drive and had decided to go to bed.
"Jack, Nathan, I take it you guys leave early tomorrow morning so have a great trip." she said.
"Thank you Santana, I'm sure we will. See you in a couple of days." Jack said with a warm smile.
"Good night everyone." Santana said and walked out.
Once inside the boathouse she undressed and brushed her teeth quickly then crashed down onto the bed and was asleep within minutes.
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"Well, I think I'm gonna turn in too, we've got an early morning tomorrow." Nathan said.
"What about you babe, are you coming?" he asked Brittany.
"In a minute, you go ahead." she answered.
"Okay, goodnight Anita, Jack." he said and gave his fiancee a kiss.
"Good night Nate." they said in unison.
Jack stayed up a little while longer and when he decided to go to bed, Anita followed him. Brittany had moved to the arm chair where Santana sat earlier and was now looking into the crackling fire. She sat in front of the fire until it died down then she joined her fiance in bed. He was already asleep when she crawled beneath the covers.
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Jack and Nathan left early the following morning. Brittany was up before Anita, she hadn't slept much last night. Thankfully the guys had made some coffee before they left so she poured herself a large cup of coffee and brought it outside as she sat down in a chair on the porch. It looked like it could be a really nice day, it was already 68 degrees and it was only 9 o'clock.
A while later Anita joined her on the porch.
"Oh what a lovely morning, looks like we'll have a great day today." Anita said cheerfully.
"Yeah, looks like it." Brittany replied.
"How long have you been up?" Anita asked.
"About an hour or so." Brittany answered.
"Oh okay. Have you had any breakfast?"
"Just coffee."
"Well, I for one am starving. I'll go fix something in the kitchen, you stay here and enjoy the morning sun, I'll let you know when it's finished. I'm sure Santana will be up soon too." Anita said and headed back inside.
Brittany finished her coffee and put the cup down on the table beside her. When she looked up she saw that Santana was walking up towards the cottage. Suddenly her heart started to beat faster and as Santana walked up the stairs she was certain it would jump out of her chest at any second.
"Morning." Santana said and sat down in the chair on the opposite side.
"Morning..." Brittany said back and watched the other woman rub her eyes, apparently still pretty sleepy.
Santana noticed Brittany's cup on the table and was instantly filled with an urgent need for coffee.
"Please say there's some coffee left?"
"I think there's still some in the coffeepot inside." Brittany answered.
She couldn't help but laugh when the brunette almost sprinted into the cottage. A moment later she returned sipping on a large cup of coffee, looking very content.
"I take it there was still some left?" she said and smiled.
"Yes, thank God!" Santana sighed.
"I can't function properly if I don't get coffee first thing when I wake up." she continued.
"Oh, mom said breakfast was almost done." she added.
Brittany nodded. Santana put her cup down and noticed Brittany's empty cup.
"Oh I'm sorry, did you want more coffee? I just filled my own cup and didn't think to ask if you wanted more. Do you? I can go inside and-"
Brittany interrupted her.
"Santana, it's fine. I'll get some more inside, really it's fine." Brittany said.
"Okay, still, I apologize for not asking."
"It's totally fine, forget about it." Brittany smiled.
"But I am kinda hungry so what do you say about joining your mother for breakfast?" she asked.
"Sounds like a great idea." Santana said and smiled.
The awkwardness they both felt last night had fortunately disappeared and both women silently breathed a sigh of relief.