A/N: Thanks for all the favourites and follows! To show my appreciation... Chp 4

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"It's Brittany's birthday next week. We should do something" said Kurt to Santana one morning. Her mind went into overdrive thinking of a lot of possible scenarios. She finally had an idea. "What do you say to a surprise party? We can have it at my place and I'll arrange for all the stuff. You make sure you get everyone over here and I'll keep Britt occupied."

"And how exactly do you plan on doing that may I ask?" Kurt questioned, smirking at her.

"Shut up Hummel and let me do my thing."

"As long as that's the only thing you do… hey!" Kurt exclaimed as Santana whacked him on the head. "What the hell?" he huffed.

But Santana was far away, sorting out what she needed to do.

On the day of Brittany's birthday the whole cast greeted her with hugs and they cut a big cake on set. Brittany was glowing and went about her work with her usual enthusiasm. Santana who was not supposed to be working (but kept finding excuses to be on set) was brimming with excitement. She missed the knowing looks Kurt and Rachel were exchanging every time she looked at Brittany. "So I'll take her out for an hour or so. You make sure everyone gets there. I put up some lame decorations and I've already got snacks and drinks so you don't have to do much. The dip is in the fridge." She hissed to Kurt who looked surprised. "Wow you really did think of everything didn't you?" He replied. Santana smirked in reply.

Just then her phone started ringing. It was Laura, "Hey! I feel like we haven't met in forever. Do you want to go out for dinner tonight?" she asked

"I uh can't today… we're having Brittany's party over at my place remember?"

"Oh yeah, well how about a quick drink after work and we'll head there together?"

"Umm I'm supposed to be keeping Brittany busy while they set up… Sorry. Why don't I just meet you there?" Santana asked

Her question was followed by silence. "Laura, are you there?" She asked

"What is going on between you two? Ever since she's come into town you've been like a different person. All you talk about or seem to think about is her and now it's making me wonder…" Laura said a little heatedly

"Wonder what Laura? Whether I'm cheating on you? Well I'm not and I really appreciate the vote of confidence." Santana replied sarcastically. "We're just friends, I've told you a thousand times"

"I think you're the only one that believes that Santana. You act like she's your girlfriend."

Santana who was pissed off by now yelled, "You're behaving like a jealous teenager. Why are you being so insecure? I'm not cheating on you and I don't think of her that way."

"Then why are you on set today? You're there on days you don't have to be. Why?"

Santana didn't have an answer for that.

"That's what I figured!" Laura said and hung up.

Santana just looked at her phone really confused. Was she really doing these things. Laura and she hardly hung out because they were busy, Laura was always at the hospital and Santana on set. What did she mean she treated Brittany like her girlfriend, since Brittany got here they were never alone together and Santana had barely touched her, they'd hug goodbye sometimes but that was it. They hadn't even kissed, and Brittany, if she remembered correctly was a really good kisser. Santana smiled remembering how they would make out all over the place in high school. How they'd almost gotten caught quite a few times when they thought the locker room was empty. Images of disheveled clothes, tousled hair and swollen lips were soon crowding her mind. She suddenly shook out of her dream, her cheeks warm. What the hell was she doing, daydreaming about Brittany like this? She had Laura now and more importantly she had a job to do. She walked over to Brittany and smiled at her. "Want to go get a birthday drink with me? I feel we haven't caught up and it would be nice"

"Sure" Brittany replied simply. "I'll go change and meet you here in 10"

Santana drove them to a cozy little bar she'd discovered recently. It was called O'Leary's Pub and she really liked the ambience.

"Wow this place is cute" Brittany gushed. "And they have four leaf clovers on the wall" Santana smiled, patting herself on the back. "Remember that Irish kid who stayed with you? The one you thought was a leprechaun?" Santana teased. Brittany laughed and just like that they spent an hour and then another just talking, like the last few years hadn't happened. Santana felt like she was in heaven. Even Laura's message about her not coming for the party didn't dampen her elated spirits. Suddenly Santana's phone rang. It was Kurt. "Fuck!" she muttered "I'm sorry I have to take this. I'll be right back." She was in such a hurry she missed the flash of disappointment on Brittany's face. "Where the hell are you? You were supposed to be here ages ago" Kurt hissed.

"We were talking and lost track of time. We'll be right there"

"We need to leave" Santana said as she came back.

"Why? Was that Laura? Is she mad?" Brittany asked looking at Santana warily

"Huh? No. Why would she be? Anyway that was Kurt. He needs some help. I told him to meet me at my place" Santana replied

When they reached Santana's house, and walked in everyone jumped out at her yelling "SURPRISE!" Brittany just looked stunned as her wide eyes took in Santana's apartment which now resembled something out of a kiddie movie. There were balloons and streamers and pixie sticks and hats. Best of all, Santana had managed to get her a unicorn headdress and put it on her head declaring her queen unicorn for the night. Everyone wanted to hug Brittany and wish her and give her presents and Santana felt an odd fizzle of jealousy deep in her being. She sighed and looked around for alcohol. What was happening here?

She took her drink over to Blaine who was standing off in the corner and was soon joined by Kurt and Rachel who were whining about how much stress they underwent making sure everyone was there. Santana just rolled her eyes and ignored them, watching Brittany, laughing and enjoying herself. After awhile, the same guy who'd been talking to her asked her to dance, and they began to do this hilarious dance that had everyone gather around them cheering and clapping. Santana though, just kept drinking steadily through the performance. She realized she was really pissed off and wanted to go up to them and punch the douchebag in the mug. But the rational part of her brain held her back. After mingling a little and drinking much more, Santana just needed some peace and quiet. She shut herself in her room and sat down on her bed. It wasn't long before Brittany knocked and came in. "Hey. Kurt told me this was all your doing. That you planned the whole thing?" Santana just smiled at her and mumbled how it wasn't a big deal. Brittany sat very close to her on the bed and gently hugged her. "Thank you. This has been one of the best birthday's ever. I loved every minute of it" Santana looked into her blue eyes and felt a shiver. More to distract herself, she turned and walked to her dresser saying, "I have something for you". When she returned she handed her a wrapped package. Brittany's face lit up in a way Santana found so familiar it hurt, as she unwrapped her present. Her eyes sparkled as she pulled out the jewelry she found inside.

"I notice you didn't wear one anymore and I thought it would be fun to have a charm bracelet again" Santana said, a little self consciously.

Brittany just stared at it on her wrist, with a strange look in her eyes.

"Britt? Is everything ok? You can return it if you don't like it. I think the receipt is somewhere…" Santana said as she got up trying to hide the disappointment on her face.

Brittany pulled her back down and said in an astonished voice, "It's perfect!" Santana heaved a sigh of relief and felt a smile break over her face, as she turned and beamed at the other woman. "Put it on for me?" Brittany asked. Santana obliged, holding Brittany's hand in hers longer than necessary. They didn't know how it happened, all Santana knew was suddenly their lips were touching. It felt familiar and yet new all at once. Instinctively Santana tilted her head to give Brittany a better angle, and the blonde didn't disappoint. They clung to each other full of emotion and forgotten hopes and promises. Their kisses turned hungry and desperate and filled with need, as their bodies moved together. Clothes were shed, and soft whimpers and moans filled the room instead. They hadn't felt each other in so long, but the movements were still the same, building in intensity, and when Santana finally felt her release she realized that her cheeks were wet with tears. She felt content, in a way she'd never felt before and looking down into those blue eyes she knew why. Brittany reached up to brush away her tears and pulled her down beside her, cuddling her. They fit against each other so naturally, in such an achingly familiar way that Santana thought her heart would burst. She cuddled Brittany breathing in her scent. She didn't want to speak, didn't want to break the spell. Brittany snuggled closer and mumbled, Santana realized that the blonde had fallen asleep almost instantly. She looked at her tenderly. She felt these feelings overwhelming her as she listened to Brittany's even breathing.

But Santana couldn't sleep. She had just slept with Brittany! She had no idea what that meant. Did she still have feelings for her? Did Brittany? They hadn't really talked about this. They'd broken up when Santana moved to college and once she came to New York, they spoke very rarely. They were just getting to know each other as friends. Brittnay's cute little breathing and sighing wasn't helping her focus so she snuck out and realized that it was almost morning and the party had died down. Almost everyone had headed home, everyone except for some guy passed out on the couch and Kurt and Rachel who were in the middle of a conversation. As she walked up she caught a drift of it

"…..I haven't seen her like this since I don't know when" Kurt was saying

"She does seem happy" Rachel said thoughtfully

"Happy? Santana's downright ecstatic. I don't think I've ever seen her smile this much, she's literally glowing. She was even nice to me! She didn't insult me even once. I wonder what's going on?" he mused

"Oh Kurt. How can you be so obtuse? It's pretty obvious don't you think? It's Brittany!' Rachel said (in her best know-it-all-voice)

"Brittany?! But she has a girlfriend….."

Rachel just smiled and said softly, "I don't think anyone ever compared to Brittany. I don't think she ever got over her. She was her first love"

Santana blushed. This conversation was SO over. She marched up to them and was just about to launch off into some scathing remark at their scared faces when the doorbell rang.

"Who the fuck is it at this hour?!" she fumed and threw open the door.

The color drained from her face as Laura stepped in and gave her a hug

"I'm sorry babe, I was a bitch last night. Forgive me?"