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'Maria, my dear, slow down you don't want to kill us before we even get to the hospital' Abuela sternly stated as she latched onto the frame of her car door while Maria took a sharp corner. Maria just ignored her, she was overcome with so much happiness and adrenaline to care about the woman who would usually make her blood boil and send her into a silent rage within her own head. It would never be acceptable to yell at her mother in law, or even to lose her temper for a second, so Maria would spend her family gatherings and holiday's tightly squeezing her lips shut and using all her energy into plastering a content smile across her otherwise stern face. The fact that her mother in law was now cowering in the passenger seat trying to hang onto anything she could grab, made Maria smile, and as her own little victory dance, she didn't slow down.

'I can't believe it! It's happening! You're getting a heart baby girl!' Maria burst in excitement as her hands clenched tightly around the steering wheel. Her daughter was already back in the land of nod.

Santana woke up to warm lips tracing up the crook of her neck, pecking light, gentle kisses on her exposed skin. She sighed happily into the kisses and turned her head to meet with the gorgeous blue eyes that made her heart flutter.

'Hey you' Santana smiled and pulled the blonde tighter into her grasp.

'Hey, sorry for waking you, i couldn't help myself, you look so sexy, cute, and beautiful when you sleep.' Brittany said matter-of-factly as she placed an intimate kiss on the Latina's lips. Santana's smile just grew.

'Sexy, cute and beautiful? How do i do it?' Santana joked.

'Well...' Brittany started, like the Latina had asked her a very serious question. 'You're sexy because, well you're naked right now and the things going through my mind can only be described as sexy...' Santana chuckled as the blonde blushed. '...You're cute because when your face rests against the pillow your nose crinkles and i just want to kiss it...and you're beautiful because when the morning light comes in through my window it casts a shiny blanket over your skin, like a golden rainbow, and i can't help but think i have the most beautiful thing in the world sleeping beside me, and she's all mine...'

'Britt...' Santana's eyes were welling up with the blondes speech, no one had ever talked about her like that. 'How did i get you?' she said quietly, it was meant to be inside her head but the words escaped her mouth.

'What do you mean?' Brittany asked as she rested her head on the Latina's chest.

'I mean...You are the most amazing person i have ever met, and i can safely say i will ever meet, i just don't...I don't understand why you are with me, a girl who can't run and play with you without having a heart attack, and the girl who cared so much about her reputation that she hurt the only person she has ever truly loved...I love you so much, but i just don't get it...' Santana felt silent tears streaming down her face and before she had time to blink soft pale fingers were wiping them away.

'Please don't ever say something like that again. I'm with you because i've been in love with you since the first day i met you when you gave me back the note that had your name on it and it said you liked ducks...Please don't doubt how much i love you, because that will never ever change.' Brittany stopped whatever words Santana was going to say in reply by crashing their lips together. Santana could feel all her worries about her heart slowly fade away as the blonde massaged her lips, she imagined that if she could stay in her arms forever, then nothing could hurt her.

'Um Santana dear?' Sharon said quietly as she knocked on her daughter's bedroom door. Santana looked at Brittany with fear. Did Sharon want her out of her house? Did she want her away from her daughter? 'Girl's are you decent? Can i come in?'

'Mum why do you need to talk to Santana?' Brittany asked with concern. It wasn't like her mother to act like this, she was always so open with her daughter. Brittany got off the bed and began to walk cautiously towards her bedroom door.

'Please Brittany i just need to speak with her.'

Before Brittany could open the door she heard another voice on the other side, a voice that made her shiver.

'Santana Marie Lopez you will get out here right now!' Dr. Lopez yelled, banging on the door frame. Brittany's eyes shot back to Santana who was now frozen still beside her bed. 'If you are not here in three seconds i am coming in there and dragging you out!'

Sharon tried desperately to calm the stressed man while the girls talked anxiously inside the room.

'You can't go, i won't let him take you' Brittany said, taking a hold of Santana's shaking hands.

'Britt, i have to go, if i don't go now...I'll never be allowed back, and i know if i stay he will just make my life a living hell.' Santana slumped.

'But..'

'I love you' Santana said simply, squeezing the blondes hands and grabbing her bag before hesitantly walking to the door. She looked back to see worry planted on the blondes face. She took one last deep breath before opening the door to her awaiting wrath. She was surprised to only see a single saddened woman carrying the same expression as her daughter. 'Where is he?' Santana asked, expecting her father to jump out from around the corner and grab her.

'I convinced him to wait for you in the car, i wish you girls would have told me your father didn't know you were staying with us.' Sharon said gently, pulling the Latina into a hug.

'I don't want to go back' Santana whispered into Sharon's ear, tears threatening to fall from her eyes.

'I know darling, listen you are always welcome here ok, our family will always be here for you no matter what happens.'

Santana just nodded into the embrace and accepted the kind words.

'Mom...' Brittany started.

'There's nothing i can do now sweetheart, this is between Santana and her family.'

'I should go.' Santana said sadly, pulling away from the embrace. 'Thank you Sharon, Britt i'll call you tonight, promise ok, please don't worry.'

'Ok...' Brittany sighed.

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Ring ring...ring ring...

'Hey Britt, sorry I – ' Santana said as she picked up her phone, only to be quickly cut off by the blonde.

'What happened, is everything ok? Did he hurt you? Why didn't you call? Why isn't your light on, where are you?'

'Britt, slow down! Everything's fine, well not fine, but i'm ok. We just had a very long and intense talk, he only just let me go to bed so i hadn't had a chance to call.'

'Oh...Well thank god, i was so scared San, i thought that something had happened.'

'I seem to remember telling you not to worry that pretty little head of yours' Santana laughed before her tone turned serious again. '...Britt?'

'Yeah?' Brittany asked, finally feeling as though she could breathe again.

'How did you know my light wasn't on?' Santana asked curiously.

'Oh...Um...I'm kind of outside your window, i got worried when you didn't return my calls so i...I came over.' Brittany confessed in embarrassment. She had to make sure her girlfriend was ok. Santana didn't reply, the blonde looked up to see the light in her room turn on instead. Moments later she saw Santana appear at the window, she slowly opened the window and smiled down at the blonde, before speaking back into the phone.

'Can you come up baby? i think i need you to hold me tonight.'

Brittany just nodded since the Latina could clearly see her. She hung up the phone and looked at her options. She had the front door – NO, she would easily be caught, or she had... The window. Well that decided it. Brittany immediately started scaling the big tree covering the side of Santana's house, she saw a branch that looked sturdy enough to hold her weight and it dangled closely to Santana's window, almost brushing against the house. She thanked all of Sue's 'torture time' training sessions because they were coming in handy now. When she edged her way to the edge of the desired branch she reached out to take Santana's hand and suddenly realised how high up she was.

'Don't look down baby, i've got you'

The blonde looked back into Santana's deep calming eyes and clutched tightly to her hand, with the other hand she steadied herself on the windowsill and then fell forward for the Latina to catch her and bring her through the window. The girls both fell backwards onto the floor and began laughing at their clumsy success.

'Haha shhhh Britt we have to be quiet, i don't want my Dad hearing us.' Santana whispered as she pulled Brittany up off the floor. Looking into her eyes Brittany saw the redness and puffiness she missed before.

'Are you ok?' she asked as she cupped the Latina's face. Santana turned her cheek into the warm hand and let out a content sigh.

'Can we just get in bed first? I'm so tired, i'll tell you everything once i have your arms around me and i know you won't let go.' Santana said with pleading eyes. Brittany just nodded knowingly and took the girl's hand. Santana settled into her side of the bed and watched lovingly as the blonde removed her shoes and jacket. She found herself wondering yet again how she got so lucky? How could someone care so much about her when she was nothing but a bitch to everyone she met?

Brittany, unaware of the eyes watching her every move, pulled back the covers and slid in next to the Latina. Santana instantly scooted closer and Brittany wrapped her arms tightly around the girl's sides and held her close to her chest.

'I won't ever let you go' Brittany whispered as Santana began tracing slow circles on the blonde's stomach. Santana had never felt safer, and she let her mind believe that this moment could last forever. 'Can you tell me what happened?' Santana sighed at the blonde's gentle tone. This was the part she was dreading.

'Well...We talked, he was surprisingly more calm and composed once we got home, i could tell he was trying hard not to raise his voice but...'

'But what?' Brittany asked as she ran her hands slowly through the Latina's hair.

'But...Well, he told me i couldn't do cheerio's anymore, which isn't a big deal because i got kicked off anyway...Then he asked me why my report card said i was taking Essential math, that got him REALLY mad, and then...' Santana couldn't finish before tears started streaming down her face and landing on Brittany's chest. 'and then he told me i couldn't see you again.'

'Well that's just silly' Brittany said cocking her head to the side in thought. ' it's like Quinn said, we're like horny magnets that can't be forced apart.' The blonde stated seriously. This gained a slight chuckle from the Latina whose voice cracked with sadness.

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'Argh, why do we have to do this stupid thing anyway. I already know where i'm going to be in fifty years.' Santana complained, leaning against a row of lockers while the line before her slowly started to move again.

'Yeah? And where's that?' Quinn asked absent-mindedly as she stroked her growing bump.

'With Brittany...I don't know where we will be exactly...But i know we will be happy.' Santana nodded to herself, half forgetting that she was even talking to Quinn as she imagined a life filled with waking up next to her best friend, kissing those lips forever, hearing her laugh, watching her dance, and hearing those three little words every day that still managed to stop her heart.

Quinn just shook her head at the Latina's dazed state.

'What?' Santana asked defensively as she straightened herself back up.

'You know you are such a bitch.' Quinn smiled, it was a sincere smile and this confused the Latina.

'Yeah, well speak for yourself fabitch' Santana snapped. Quinn just laughed in response.

'As i was going to say, you're a bitch, BUT...Whenever you see Brittany or talk about her it's like...Like someone's shocking you back to life and for a split second you seem...Happy, she's good for you, is what i'm trying to say.'

'I know...She's it Quinn, i can feel it, there's no one else.' Santana looked back at Quinn and realised they were, for once, having an honest moment. 'Anyway...' she coughed 'Where is my Britt-Britt?'

Santana pulled out her phone and let Quinn drown herself in her own self loathing thoughts of being a sixty-six year old woman with a fifty year old daughter.

ToBrittBritt: where are you babe? My pinky is getting cold:(

FromBrittBritt: i'm in a dark room and i'm scared, something's staring at me.

ToBrittBritt: Are you ok? Do you want me to come get you? We have that time capsule thing today remember?

FromBrittBritt: They told me i have to stay in here, can you keep talking to me?

ToBrittBritt: Ok...But tell me the second you want to get out ok? Guess what, my parents are actually allowing me to leave the house this weekend, you know what that means;)

FromBrittBritt: Are you finally taking me camping?

ToBrittBritt: Haha well i was more thinking along the lines of sexy sleepover but i guess we can combine the two;)

FromBrittBritt: Yay it will be like a double rainbow!:)

ToBrittBritt: It sure will:) We can cook marshmellows and cosy up under the stars, i bet you look great in the moonlight:)

FromBrittBritt: Thankyou:)

ToBrittBritt: You're welcome babe, but you look great in every light.

FromBrittBritt: No i meant thankyou for being you, for being so sweet, i feel like you're my own little secret. Maybe you should start saying nice things to other people too, maybe you can make them feel as happy as i feel when i'm with you:)

ToBrittBritt: the only person i want to make happy is you, and if you let me do that for the rest of my life, then i'll never need anything else.

FromBrittBritt: San, i have to go, that kid with the jew fro is talking to me but i just keep wondering what Lord Tubbington would look like with that much hair:( i'll meet you after school so we can walk home and discuss camping! Ps i love you, and just thinking of you makes me happy:)

ToBrittBritt: i'll kick that jew fro's ass for interrupting my Britt-Britt time:( yep i'll meet you in our spot, hopefully this crap won't take much longer. Ps i love you too:)

After sending off the last text, Santana slipped her phone back into her pocket, and once again began to lean back on the lockers behind her. She wondered where the hell Brittany could be? The thought of ditching this time capsule crap and going to find her girlfriend crossed her mind several times but she stopped herself each time. She had been trying to let Brittany do more things on her own, although the Latina loved doing as much as she could for Brittany, she loved even more the smile that spread onto her face when she did something successfully on her own without any help. It certainly wasn't a rare occurrence for the blonde to get lost. She's probably in the auditorium or something...

'Omg whoever is in there now is taking their sweet ass time!' Santana growled, she just wanted the day to be over with so she could see Brittany again.

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'Which way Britt?' Santana asked as she came to a crossroads.

'Umm...' Brittany fumbled her grip on the oversized map and turned it several times over before she had it the right way up. 'Left, no right! It's right!'

'Are you sure?' Santana could see Brittany concentrating especially hard on all the lines and dots of the map.

'Yeah...' Brittany stated uneasily. Santana just shrugged and nodded turning right, she figured wherever they ended up she would still have an amazing time, as long as she had her blonde next to her. Dr Lopez had forked out and gotten his daughter a brand new car to drive to school, Santana knew it was his way of apologising without actually having to say anything. Santana offered to drive so Brittany could relax and pick out all the weird and wonderful things they passed. However the trip was proving rather stressful for the blonde who clearly couldn't read a map, but she didn't want to let Santana down.

'How bout we stop at the next station and i'll look over the map while you get us something to eat?' Santana reasoned, seeing the clear frustration on her girlfriends face. She smiled at her cute furrowed brow.

'No, i've got it, we're not far now, promise!' Brittany stated excitedly, she really wanted to impress the Latina.

The rain was falling heavier with every second. Brittany had led the pair down a secluded dirt track which she insisted was the right way. Santana was getting increasingly frustrated as small tree branches grazed the sides of her brand new car and mud sprayed the windows.

Her resolve that she would have fun wherever she went, as long as she was with Brittany was quickly fading. She gripped the steering wheel tighter, trying to peer through the rain as they passed what she was certain was the last bit of civilisation they were going to find out here. It was a small bar simply named 'Beer & Pie'.

'Great name' Santana voiced sarcastically.

'Huh?' the blonde asked as she snapped her head back up from the map.

'Nothing, just a bar back there... What do you think Britt, are we almost there?' Santana tried her best to still hold hope in the blonde but she knew she came off as angry. She turned her high-beams on as they rounded another corner, revealing a long stretch of road with nothing but the darkened shadows of tree's leading them forward.

'Um...I think so..' Brittany trailed. Santana had just about had enough. She was cold, hungry and sick of driving around in the middle of nowhere for a camp site they were never going to find.

'Britt, just admit it, you don't know where we are, we're lost.'

'I do know, i think we had to turn back there a bit...' Brittany said with uncertainty written all over her face.

'Omg Brittany that's it! I'm turning around, maybe by some miracle we can find another god forsaken soul out here for directions and get out of these scary ass woods and go home.' She couldn't look at the blonde while she talked. She already knew the perfectly shaped pout and the furrowed brow that were awaiting her gaze.

'But i wanna go camping, you promised San.'

She tried her best to drown out the disappointment in her girlfriends voice and didn't even bother to answer the blonde as she slid the car into second gear and steered out wide so she could do a U-turn. She veered slightly into small scrubs as she tried to make enough room to turn the vehicle around. Just as she was revving to pull them back onto the road her tyres started spinning uncontrollably and mud was splattering the sides of her car. She stopped with a groan, pulled it into first gear and tried again. Anger boiled to the surface as she realised they were stuck.

'I think we're stuck' Brittany stated with a slight smile playing on her lips, not sensing the Latina's state.

'Really Brittany, really? Well you must be a fucking genius to work that one out' Santana snapped and as soon as the words left her mouth she wished that she could reach out and grab them back before the blonde could register them. She shamefully looked over towards her girlfriend and saw the full extent of her words clouding the blondes crystal blue eyes. Tears forming around the edges and shock on her face. 'Britt i'm so sorry, i didn't mean it' she apologised. Before she could say any more Brittany had opened her door and stepped out into the cold night air. Rain instantly began to spurt onto the car seats. She jumped back in shock as the passenger door was slammed shut and droplets of water splashed onto her face from the impact.

'Shit' she exhaled as she opened her own door and followed the blonde who had already began walking back the way they had come.

'Brittany!' Santana yelled through the storm they were caught in. 'Where are you going? You're going to get pneumonia.'

The blonde kept walking without turning around. Santana contemplated whether she should get back in the car and try and get it out so they could go home, or if she should follow Brittany into the darkness and wild weather.

'Damn it' the answer was simple of course, she would follow Brittany and try to keep her safe, even though the blonde clearly didn't want a bar of her at the moment. 'Britt wait up!'

Santana finally caught up to Brittany just as she entered the 'Beer & Pie' bar. She was greeted at the door by a short and stubby drunken gentlemen who tipped his invisible hat at her before she entered. She searched through the quiet bar filled with middle aged men before her eyes landed on a young soaking wet blonde beauty sidling up to the bar. With a flutter of her heart she raced towards the girl and ignored the wolf whistles as she passed a run down pool table. Just as she arrived she noticed Brittany talking to the young bartender. The last thing she needed to deal with on top of a pissed off Brittany is a pissed off and drunk Brittany.

'She's underage' Santana stated firmly as she leaned across the bar so the bartender could hear her loud and clear.

'So?' he chuckled.

'So you can't serve her alcohol sasquatch'

'Well your stunning friend here was just – ' he started with a smirk before a wave of the hand stopped him.

'One- she is not my friend she is my girlfriend, two- you best stop looking at her like that or i am going to rip those eyes outside your head, and three – you serve her alcohol and i'll have you fired.' Santana countered with her own signature smirk.

'aannnd here's your raspberry pie miss.' An old woman said as she approached the bar and handed Brittany a pink bag with a 'Beer & Pie' logo printed on it. Brittany smiled at the woman and handed her some money from her pocket before taking the bag from her hands.

'I wasn't trying to buy alcohol San, i'm not as stupid as you think i am.'

Santana's heart sank with the hurt behind those words and she just wanted to bang her head against a wall. She gave one final glare towards the bartender before following Brittany back out the door. The influx of cold air hit her again like a ton of bricks.

'Britt where are you going now?'

'Back to the car, Jeremy said he could get me a pie but i had to leave after , you know we are underage.' Brittany stated sarcastically.

Santana winced at the thought that Brittany had already learnt the scumbag's name, but she didn't question it, instead she picked up her feet and ran back out into the pouring rain until she was walking next to Brittany.

Intense silence overtook them and it wasn't until the car was back in sight when it was finally broken.

'I'm not stupid you know?' Brittany said, her voice was loud so Santana could hear her above the rain.

'I know Britt, i just – '

'Do you?' Brittany cut in. 'Because sometimes i feel like you're just, putting up with me or something, and if you are, then you don't have to anymore.' Brittany stated seriously as she trained her eyes on the car. Santana couldn't believe her ears, she didn't know where to start.

'Britt what are you saying?' she finally got out, her teeth chattering from the cold.

'I'm saying if you're sick of me...Then this is your shot to get out, i won't hold it against you ok, you're so much smarter than me San and you could use someone who could keep up with your conversations without having to go home and google what rhythm right ventilation glacier means.' The blonde sadly hung her head. Santana tried her best to overlook brittany's adorable attempt at remembering her heart condition, and bit down the smile that was lifting at the corners of her mouth.

'You looked up my condition?'

'Yeah well i wanted to know everything so i could help you, and so you had someone to talk to about it...But it just kept popping up with sites about air vents and igloos...'

'Baby' Santana smiled as she stopped the blonde and lifted her tan hand to cup smooth milky cheeks. 'I can talk to anyone about all that boring stuff, when i'm with you is when i can finally let loose and be myself...I like talking about how magical unicorns are, and about your new diet you've created for Lord Tub. I don't know how you do it but every day without fail i find myself thinking about how your smarter than all the rest of us put together, everything you say makes me look at the world in a different way and i wouldn't trade that for any dull conversation with an up- themselves nerd like berry'

Santana paused, waiting to see the reaction from the blonde. It would almost be impossible for anyone else to notice but Santana saw the slight glint of a smile twinkle in Brittany's eyes and she knew she could keep going.

'I love you so much baby, please don't ever say anything like that again, i never want out of what we have ok? Never.' She locked her hands around the back of brittany's neck and pulled her in for a deep kiss, feeling the warmth of the pie press against her stomach.

Brittany stiffened for a second until she relaxed into the kiss and moved her lips against plump red ones. All the intense emotions of the last couple of hours seemed to shed away as the rain washed down their faces and over their beautifully connected lips, and suddenly Santana didn't mind being out in the rain anymore. Santana placed her hands on the blondes hips and pulled her closer into the embrace only to feel Brittany shiver against her chest. As much as she wanted to stay in this position forever, trying to convey all her love into one kiss, she didn't want Brittany to get sick, so with all the will power she had, she pulled away and heard a moan of disapproval leave the blonde's lips.

'Baby you're shivering. Come on let's get back to the car, and then i promise i'll do all i can to warm you up again.' Santana added with a wink. Brittany's pout was replaced with an enthusiastic nod and before the Latina knew what hit her she was being dragged down the road by her hand with a giggling blonde racing in front of her. She laughed and let Brittany lead her back to the warmth of the car.

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