When they arrived at Breadstix they were seated right away, once the manager got a look at Santiago and realized it was the guy that almost got her fired a few months ago.

They took their seats in one of their regular booths, Brittany slid in beside Santiago and he couldn't stop himself from smiling widely. Sugar caught his eye and winked at him, making him blush. He really needed to be cooler.

"I'm so excited about eating here, I've never tried it," Brittany revealed to the group.

"What? Really? This is like a Lima staple. We need to show you around more. When I first moved here, Kurt gave me a tour of the whole place." Sam said with his giant lips.

"I'd love that. Thanks Sam."

"Hey, why don't I bring you around tomorrow? I can borrow my mom's car and show you. It'll be like our tour of the neighborhood only, like, bigger," Santiago cut in. He didn't want Sam to have an excuse to spend time with Brittany.

"Wow, that's so kind San. Definitely. Do you guys wanna join?" Brittany asked Sam and Sugar. Damn. That wasn't part of Santiago's plan.

"No we're fine. Thanks though," Sugar replied for the both of them. Sam's face fell and he went to speak again.

"Sam, remember that thing we have to do? Yeah, we're doing it tomorrow so we can't go," she cut him off.

Santiago grinned smugly at Sam when he caught his eye. He'd have to buy Sugar something for helping him out. But what do you buy the girl that dries her tears with dollar bills?

"Ok, looks like it's just you and I then," Brittany said to him while lightly squeezing his thigh to get his attention. He gulped at the sensation.

"Yeah, I guess it does."

Brittany turned her attention back to the menu but didn't move her hand from his thigh.

Santiago spent the next 15 minutes thinking about every ugly thing that popped into his mind.

"So what do you think of Breadstix?" Santiago asked Brittany once their waiter collected their empty dishes from their table.

"I think you can eat a lot of it," Brittany laughed and flicked the side of his face.

"I didn't each much more than you," Santiago replied indignant.

"You had at least 12 breadsticks before we even got our starter!" She responded matter of factly.

"Yeah well, they're just so good." he said with an eye roll.

Once the check arrived Brittany went to get her purse but Santiago stopped her.

"I've got this," he threw his dollars on the table "that should cover us." He told Sugar and Sam.

He didn't want Brittany to pay, he wanted to treat her to a nice meal and even though this wasn't a date, he just wanted to do a nice thing for her.

"San, no way. I'll pay for myself," Brittany reached for half the money on the table to replace it with her own.

"Britt, please. I want to, ok?" he took her hand and placed it back on his thigh where it was had been resting before their food arrived.

It made his whole leg warm up.

"Thank you." She replied bashfully.

"Sam, I don't see you offering to pay for me," Sugar bellowed from the other side of the table.

"Oh, right. Sorry Sugar, I didn't think," Sam stuttered before reaching back into his pocket.

"Whatever, it's too late now," Sugar dismissed him and opened her purse, that was apparently stuffed with $100 bills.

Sam just sunk back in his seat. Sugar was so ridiculous sometimes.

"I better be heading home," Brittany said while getting up out of her seat.

"Ok, I'll walk you," Santiago got up too.

"We'll leave in a few minutes. I need to let the food settle," Sugar said with a wave "We'll see you guys at school, say goodbye Sam."

"Bye guys, see you soon Brittany." Sam seemed totally disappointed that they were leaving. More specifically that Brittany was leaving and that Santiago was walking her home. This moment felt like a victory for Santiago and his male ego was triumphant.

"Thanks for a lovely night," Brittany waved at them before taking Santiago's hand and leading them out into the cold night.

They walked home hand in hand talking about everything and anything. Her hand was so soft and delicate and Santiago could hear his heartbeat the entire time. Holding a girl's hand has never meant as much to him as it did then.

"I really enjoyed tonight San. I'm glad we went for food, I was worried we wouldn't get to hang out much. I always have to dance at parties, it's like I can't control myself." Brittany laughed lightly and broke the short, yet comfortable, silence that had descended on them.

"Me too. But I'm glad you got to dance. I know you love to." Santiago told her. He would hate to think that he stopped her dancing just because he was too embarrassed to join in.

"Well, here we are," Brittany stopped them in the middle of the sidewalk in front of her house.

"I'll walk you to your door." Santiago said before pulling her forward by her hand.

"Saaaannn, you have to stop being such a gentleman. You might make a lady swoon," Brittany sing-songed playfully.

"And what lady would that be? The beautiful lady in front of me?" Santiago turned to face her and walked backwards toward her front door.

"Stop it. You're embarrassing me," she took his other hand that wasn't already holding hers and swung it between them.

"I can't help it." He said as they reached her door.

He was finally able to talk normally to her and he felt like he was totally impressing her too. He wasn't even trying to anymore; he was just being as natural as possible. He had never been like this with a girl. Usually he threw her a few lines about her hotness, said he wanted to get his mack on and she'd be putty in his hands. Brittany was different though, she made him want to be a better person.

"So…. this is goodbye," she said as she searched for her keys in her purse, "thanks for letting me wear your jacket. You must be cold," she said, taking his leather jacket off of her and handing it back to him.

"No I'm fine. I promise." He said while putting it back on. Truth was he was freezing but he didn't want her to feel bad.

A silence enveloped them again but it was heavier than the last one. Like something was meant to happen.

Brittany was looking up at him with her sparkling blue eyes and her perfect face.

He knew what he wanted to do and he definitely felt like Brittany wanted it too so he took a deep breath, placed his hands on her small waist and leant down, brushing his lips over hers.

His whole body lit on fire. She pushed up into him and kissed him back right away.

He moved his mouth against her and she took his lower lip between hers, sucking lightly and flicking her tongue against it.

He opened his mouth and her tongue pushed through, massaging over his. A groan slipped from him and his grip on her waist tightened.

Her fingers were playing with the hairs at the back of his neck and their kiss became urgent and sloppy as he backed her up against her front door.

It was like something snapped between them and they both felt the sudden need to devour each other.

He stepped in between her legs and she moaned against his lips.

He felt himself harden in his jeans and it took every little ounce of willpower in his body to break the kiss and take a step back.

"Whoa," was all he managed to say when he looked at Brittany. Her eyes were darker than he had ever seen them before and her lips were swollen.

"Yeah…" Brittany breathed out. She was still playing with the hairs on the back of his neck and the feeling gave him goose bumps.

"I guess I should go inside now. My mom is probably wondering what the thud against the door was," she chuckled lightly.

"Sorry about that," Santiago responded sheepishly. What was he thinking? Pushing her up against her front door? He was hoping she didn't think he was being too forward. The feeling of her lips on his made him lose his senses for a moment.

"I had a really, really nice time. And….uh…I'd really like if maybe tomorrow, rather than just show you around Lima again, I could bring you on a date. Like a proper date." He had his eyes closed expecting the worst.

"We've had two dates already San, so of course we can have another," she put her hands on his cheeks "open your eyes," she said before reaching up and kissing his cheek.

"Two dates?" he didn't remember those. He would definitely remember any date he had with a girl like Brittany.

"Yeah, you brought me to the cinema and for food a few months back and tonight you paid for my meal," she told him like it was the most obvious thing in the world "At least, I hoped they were." She squeezed his cheeks together and kissed his lips once, then twice.

"Awesome," he smiled, his dimples on show.

"Yeah. Awesome. I'll see you tomorrow handsome." She leaned in for a hug, squeezed once and then watched him as he walked out of her garden back onto the sidewalk.

"See you then," he half shouted, half whispered, aware that it was late and people were sleeping. He waited until she was inside before heading home, a skip in his step and a smile plastered on his face.

He was practically dating Brittany S. Pierce. And he hadn't even known it.

It was the best night of his life and tomorrow would be even better.