Chapter 11: We can't continue like this
Brittany has just arrived at the hotel where the competitors will be staying throughout the competition. She had a reasonably good flight so she feels refreshed and ready to get started. The only problem is that they don't actually start competing until tomorrow because tonight is all about welcoming the competitors and introducing them to each other. Brittany feels the only way to keep her mind off missing Santana is to keep busy but she can hardly keep busy if they're sitting about listening to people talk.
As soon as she gets checked into the hotel, she makes her way upstairs to her room. She puts her bags down and immediately gets her phone out to call her parents to tell them she has arrived safely. After speaking to her parents for a while, she decides to call Santana to check in with her.
"So, you got there ok then?" Santana asks.
"I did" Brittany replies.
"I miss you already" Santana admits.
"I miss you too babe but I can't really talk long because all the competitors need to meet soon" Brittany tells her.
"That's ok" Santana replies in understanding.
"How are you though?" Brittany asks concerned. "You seemed quite emotional when I left, are you doing any better?" she asks.
"I really miss you obviously but I want you to do this so I'm ok" Santana replies. She is still sad though because she knows if she had the money then she could be there with Brittany right now but because she doesn't then it annoys her. She's not going to see Brittany for 2 months so it's hard to comprehend when she's spent so much time with Brittany since they met.
"Hopefully the 8 weeks will fly in and we'll see one another soon" Brittany states.
"I really hope so" Santana nods. After talking for some time, Brittany looks at her watch and realises she should probably go now.
"I love speaking to you babe but I really should go now" Brittany tells Santana.
"Ok" Santana replies. She wants to keep talking to Brittany but she knows Brittany is busy and it is only the first day so she understands.
"I love you and I'll speak to you again as soon as I can" Brittany says.
"I love you too" Santana smiles. She knows Brittany can't see her smiling but she's happy right this second because she is so in love.
"Talk to you soon, bye" Brittany says.
"Wait, I forgot to ask. What was your answer about moving in?" Santana asks quickly so Brittany doesn't hang up right away.
"I really need to go babe, we'll talk about it soon ok" Brittany says deflecting slightly from answering. She knows she should answer right away but it's not as simple as a yes or a no right now. She was quite surprised Santana asked and it caught her off guard so they need to talk about it properly.
"Um…ok" Santana shrugs. It seems like a simple answer for her but if Brittany wants to discuss it then that's fine with her.
"Bye now" Brittany says.
"Bye" Santana replies and then they hang up.
Since she's not going to see Brittany tonight obviously then Santana decides to make herself busy and take her mind off missing her girlfriend so she starts to do some cleaning. She hates cleaning but her apartment could do with being smartened up plus it will keep her mind occupied.
Brittany meanwhile heads to her first meeting of the competition. All the contestants get introduced to the organisers of the competition and get briefed on how things will work. They'll be a challenge each day where they get the theme for the day the night before and prepare in the morning before going ahead with the challenge in the afternoon. There is a winner each day for each challenge and that is announced in the evening after they all have dinner together. The challenges are more a way for the organisers to assess their talents and give them some motivation to do well in the competition but they don't necessarily count for the overall winner. The overall winner is announced after the 8 weeks and the judges decide who wins based on who they think competed the best overall over the 8 weeks. It's not about the quantity of who won each challenge but about the quality of the food they prepare and how they handle themselves during their time there.
The first week of the competition is quite hectic for Brittany because it's a very fast paced environment so she's trying to find her feet and get used to things. She doesn't get to talk to Santana nearly as much as she would like because she's trying to stay ahead of the game and be as prepared as she can be for each of the rounds of the competition. Each night she finishes, she's already thinking about the next day and wondering how she can do better than the day before. Santana completely understands this and appreciates she's under pressure at the moment so she's happy to give Brittany time to herself when she needs it. She does obviously miss Brittany and want to talk to her but she knows if the shoe was on the other foot then she'd probably be the same.
Brittany is now into her second week of the competition and she's managing to balance her time a bit more so she's making it a priority to talk to Santana every night as much as she can. She's just got back to her hotel room after a busy day of challenges and is going to quickly shower and grab some food before calling Santana.
After showering and grabbing some food from room service, which is luckily paid by the organisers otherwise Brittany couldn't afford to stay here, she gets changed and lies in bed and calls Santana. She tries to make it as early as she can since Santana is a few hours in front time wise so she doesn't want to call when Santana is about to go to bed or is even sleeping so ends up missing her call.
As soon as Santana sees Brittany is calling her, she promptly answers the phone while jumping onto the couch so she can be more comfortable to have a nice long chat with her girlfriend who she misses so much.
"Hello" Santana answers the phone.
"Hi baby" Brittany replies.
"Oh, it's so good to hear your voice Britt" Santana replies. She could cry right now because she has gone through so many emotions recently that finally hearing Brittany's voice just overwhelms her.
"How are you?" Brittany asks.
"Missing you like crazy but other than that I'm good" Santana states. "What about you?" she asks curiously.
"I feel the same babe" Brittany agrees. "What about your gran, is she doing ok?" she asks.
"Yeah she's great at the moment" Santana tells her.
"That's good" Brittany replies.
"As much as I love my gran, I don't want to talk about her right now. I just want to talk to you and catch up with you" Santana admits. Her gran isn't far away so she knows she's ok but Brittany is miles away so she wants to check in with her and make sure she's doing ok.
"Ok babe" Brittany tells her.
"So, the competition is going ok then?" Santana asks.
"It is but it's still really pressurising. I just feel so overwhelmed with everything and so overworked" Brittany admits.
"You're getting better at the pressure this week though so that's good" Santana points out. Last week they barely even spoke and now they're speaking more this week so Brittany is coping better.
"I'm sorry that I'm not calling as much as we'd like" Brittany apologises.
"Don't be silly babe, I totally get it" Santana understands. "I know you're busy so don't worry about it. It's bound to be quite stressful at the moment so I'm not upset about us not talking that often" she assures her.
"I just need to get through these 8 weeks and we'll be back together again" Brittany says optimistically.
"Together and hopefully a lot richer" Santana jokes.
"I really don't think I'm going to win this thing" Brittany sighs. "Everyone here is so talented so this isn't going to be easy" she adds. It's not that she thought it would be straight forward but it is a lot harder than she thought it would be.
"You're amazing at what you do Brittany so you have every chance of winning" Santana tells her.
"I know I was maybe better than being stuck working in a café but now I'm on an even playing field. Everyone here is equally good, if not better than me" Brittany states. She's not being conceited and thinking that working in a diner is beneath her; she just has worked really hard to do something she's passionate about so it worries her that it might be over if she loses the competition.
"Ok but that makes working for it even better because if you do win then you know you're exceptionally talented because you beat all those people" Santana points out.
"Yes, and if I don't win then it proves I'm a loser and so not worth being in this competition" Brittany says deflated.
"That is so not true babe" Santana assures her. "You're not someone who gives up so stick in there and keep at it. It won't be easy but it will be worth it no matter what happens. I mean you never gave up on being with me and we're together now so you're strong and you can do this."
"Ok" Brittany replies. "I suppose even if I don't win then I've still achieved something to even get this far and got the experience."
"Absolutely and that can only help you for whatever the future holds. I mean if you don't win then the judges are clearly blind but also you'll have something else for your CV so you'll have the chance of getting a better job especially one that pays appropriately for someone as talented as you" Santana tells Brittany.
"Thank you for making me feel better" Brittany says honestly.
"It's no problem" Santana says. "I believe in you babe so don't be downhearted about anything because I'm positive it will all work out eventually in the end."
"Yeah, you're right" Brittany agrees. "I believe in you too babe so everything is going to work out for you as well. As soon as I'm home we're going to look into your options because you're so much better than working where you are."
"Thank you" Santana says gratefully. She really needed a boost tonight so hearing Brittany say that gave her some confidence because she is worried about her own life too because she is only just getting by at the moment.
It's week 3 of the competition and things are beginning to get a bit hard for Brittany and Santana again, however it's for different reasons this time. Brittany is still busy but her time management is a lot better so she does have time to talk to Santana a lot more but now she's made some friends so she's often got plans when she finishes each day. The contestants have each evening to themselves which is usually when Brittany and Santana talk but with Brittany so busy again, they don't talk as much again anymore. Santana didn't mind the first couple of days because she wanted Brittany to meet some friends otherwise she'd be really lonely there all by herself. Now it's almost the end of the week and Santana is getting annoyed because it's like they can't even talk for 2 minutes anymore before Brittany has to go. It's one thing to have some friends and not spend the whole time alone but it's another to be constantly that busy with friends when she has a girlfriend back home.
It's mid-afternoon just now and Brittany is hard at work on the competition when her phone rings. She really wants to ignore it and just continue what she is doing but when she realises its Santana's name flashing on the screen then she picks up.
"Hello" Brittany says as she answers the phone.
"Hi" Santana replies cheerfully.
"Sorry I can't talk now babe; today's daily challenge is about to begin so I need to prepare for it" Brittany replies regrettably.
"Ok well call me later then" Santana says.
"I will, talk to you later, Bye" Brittany says and has hung up before Santana can even say goodbye.
"Goodbye, I love you too" Santana mutters into her phone before throwing it across the bed. It's the weekend so she's just at home trying to relax since she's not working. It's proving really hard to relax though when she misses Brittany so much. It's not like she can't function without her girlfriend; it's just she'd like to hear from her from time to time.
Santana is just sitting trying to focus on the TV in her living room when there is a knock at the door. She groans since she doesn't really want to socialise right now before getting up from the couch to see who is at the door.
"Quinn, hi" Santana says as she opens the door to her best friend.
"Hey…wow what's up with you?" Quinn frowns as she notices Santana's appearance. Quinn isn't one to judge but it's not like Santana to sit in pyjamas all day or not put a brush through her hair.
"I think Brittany is going cold on me" Santana sighs as they walk into the kitchen to make some coffee.
"What do you mean?" Quinn asks concerned. Her best friend finally seemed to be happy when she met Brittany so she'd hate to see something troubling them or their relationship when they seem perfect together.
"We just never seem to talk anymore and trust me, I am trying on my end. I miss her so much and every time I call her she's busy and can't talk" Santana replies.
"I thought you girls worked through that last week and Brittany was getting less stressed with the competition" Quinn asks confused.
"No, we did" Santana nods. "The first week was stressful but I understood that and let things happen as they did and we'd talk when we could. Then the second week things got so much better so I thought things were finally ok between us but now it's the 3rd week of the competition and it's all changed again" she sighs.
"Is Brittany just getting overloaded with work and under pressure again because the competition is mounting up?" Quinn wonders.
"That would be a preferred answer to my situation but no. Brittany is just too busy having fun with her new friends to be able to even talk to her girlfriend" Santana replies as they make their way to the living room to sit down with their coffee.
"She's out there on her own, she's probably just trying to make some friends to have some company and make the time pass quicker" Quinn points out.
"Exactly what I thought so I was good with that at the beginning of the week but now it's almost a new week in the competition and she just seems to not really care about my feelings. I'm alone too and I miss her but that doesn't seem to phase her. As long as she has some friends over there she's good" Santana states.
"Have you tried talking to her about all of this and how you feel?" Quinn asks.
"Didn't you just hear what I said?" Santana asks annoyed. She doesn't mean to take things out on her best friend but she's pissed off and she can't help it. "She won't even stay on the phone for 10 seconds so she's unlikely to hear what I have to say" she adds.
"Maybe you should text it to her then" Quinn suggests. It's maybe not the best way to have a serious conversation with your girlfriend but if she doesn't stay on the line long enough then maybe she'll take time to read a text and see what Santana has got to say.
"It's too much to text so it would just confuse her. It needs to be said aloud or in person" Santana replies.
"There you go then" Quinn smiles.
"What do you mean?" Santana asks confused.
"You said in person so why don't you go and visit her?" Quinn suggests. "That way you will see each other, you can talk and you can spend some time together. If you're there then I hardly think Brittany will want to spend time with her new friends" she tells Santana.
"My vacation time is not for another while yet and I can't afford to take unpaid time off so going to visit Brittany isn't an option for me" Santana replies. She might have managed to get by missing a day or two of work if she was to go before now but now that her roommate has officially moved out then she's got two lots of rent to pay so it really can't be done now.
"Well I'm supposed to take some time off not this coming week but the next so switch with me. You can take that week off and I'll work and whenever your week off comes around then you work and I'll take it off" Quinn shrugs. That could work because either way someone was missing work anyway, it's just a different person now but Santana does feel bad. Quinn might have had plans for her vacation days so Santana doesn't want to mess up her stuff when it's her own mess to deal with.
"I don't want to mess things up for you Quinn, you've probably made plans already" Santana states.
"Honestly I want to help so if I can do this then I'm happy to" Quinn smiles.
"Thank you so much" Santana says before lunging over to hug her best friend. She is so grateful to have Quinn to do this for her.
"You just need to power through this next week and then you get to see Brittany" Quinn says trying to lift Santana's spirits. She's really never seen Santana this down or upset about something before so she hopes the little trip will be worth it.
"As long as I can get a flight" Santana replies.
"Come on, let's look right now then and get you off to see Brittany" Quinn smiles before pulling Santana's laptop towards her to look up flights. "And before you complain about price, Artie and I will chip in so don't stress about that" she adds.
"Thank you, you're the best Quinn" Santana smiles. She's getting excited now because maybe things are finally going to be ok again and she and Brittany can get back to how they were last week.
It's almost the end of week 4 of the competition now and Brittany is working as hard as ever to try and win the thing. She and Santana still haven't talked quite as much as Santana wants them too because Brittany is hanging out with her new friends a lot on her free time but Santana is putting it to the back of her mind. She is going to see Brittany soon so she's not letting things worry her because she's excited to see Brittany so is in a good mood.
It's only a few days until Santana catches her flight to see Brittany so she's doing some packing right now for her trip. She's decided to keep it a secret from Brittany so she can surprise her and maybe make it a bit romantic where she's is waiting in Brittany's hotel room for her one night. It's a Friday today and it's already hit 11pm for Santana which is actually 8pm for Brittany so Santana thought Brittany might have called by now since it's so late and Brittany knows the time difference so assumes Brittany wouldn't want to call too late. After giving it another 10 minutes, Santana calls Brittany to see how things are.
"Hey babe" Brittany answers the phone.
"Hey, how's things?" Santana asks.
"Huh?" Brittany asks. She's struggling to make out what Santana is saying right now.
"Never mind" Santana sighs. "By the way, what's all the noise in the background?" she asks, frowning in confusion.
"Sorry I'm at a bar right now with a few of the others contestants" Brittany replies. "Is it too loud for you to hear me?" she asks.
"A little bit" Santana replies.
"Why don't I call you later then when I'm back at the hotel?" Brittany suggests.
"Fine" Santana says shrugging it off even though Brittany can't see her.
"Speak to you later" Brittany says.
"Bye" Santana replies and hangs up.
She's not necessarily mad at Brittany right now but she is slightly annoyed with her. She doesn't understand why Brittany couldn't just step outside or take her phone to the bathroom so they could talk instead of having to wait until later. She's had a hard day at work and all she wants to do is talk to her girlfriend but now she has to wait until later. Instead of Brittany cheering her up and making her feel better, she's stuck in the apartment all alone with her thoughts and it makes her feel lonely. There's nothing worse for her than being stuck with her thoughts and constantly overthinking what happened at work. She was really hoping Brittany could be a distraction but unfortunately not now.
Santana's good mood has really vanished now because every time she talks to Brittany these days, she feels further and further apart from her. She knows she should keep upbeat since she's seeing Brittany soon but Brittany constantly being busy is stopping her from doing that. She's also not terribly happy that Brittany said she would call later when it's already late for Santana right now. She knows Brittany knows the time difference so it's frustrating because now it'll likely be 3am or something when Brittany gets back to the hotel and calls her.
Just like Santana thought, it hits 3am and she's half asleep on the couch when her phone rings. As soon as she hears it ring, she jolts awake and gathers herself together before quickly answering since it is indeed Brittany calling.
"Hey honey" Santana says cheerfully, happy to finally talk to her girlfriend even though she's a bit pissed. I mean Brittany did keep her promise of calling back so it clearly means something so she's feeling good about that.
"Hi b-baby" Brittany says drunkenly.
"Are you drunk right now?" Santana asks annoyed.
"Not drunk, just a little tipsy" Brittany says as if it's not a big deal.
"So, you can have a conversation then and aren't going to slur your way through a discussion?" Santana asks.
"I can talk" Brittany replies.
"Good because I really miss you babe and I really fucking wanted to talk to you tonight" Santana replies.
"You're sexy when you swear honey" Brittany says smiling.
"I'm glad that's the part of the sentence you heard and not the part where I miss you" Santana states. She was hoping for something like, 'I miss you too and wish you were here' but she supposes that is too much to ask.
"You sound a little pissed babe" Brittany points out. "Is this because I'm calling so late because I know it's 3am over there. I mean I only called because I said I would but I didn't know how happy you would be given how late it is…or early, whatever way you're looking at it" she says.
"I am pissed but it's not because of that" Santana tells her.
"So why are you so hormonal baby. You're not on your period or something are you?" Brittany replies.
"I cannot believe you just asked me that" Santana says annoyed while shaking her head. Brittany is a woman too so surely, she wouldn't like Santana saying that to her whenever something was wrong. "Also, just because someone is pissed does not automatically make them hormonal, it could just mean they are pissed about something."
"Why are you pissed then?" Brittany queries.
"Because we never talk Brittany and I want to talk to you. Is that so much to ask?" Santana states.
"Of course, not and I want to talk to you too" Brittany says, realising it's a little serious now. "I just can't drop everything though to talk all the time. My only free time is in the evenings and I don't want to spend it moping around pining after you so I make myself busy with my friends. Would you rather I lay in bed all night waiting on us talking?" she asks.
"Of course, not but you could at least clear one night for me" Santana sighs.
"Do you know how hard it is to be away from everyone?" Brittany asks. "I know you miss me as much as I miss you but you just need to walk down the street and see a friendly face since Quinn lives nearby or take a short car ride to your parents house. I walk down the street and see no one I know and I take a car ride and still find no one so I'm sorry for making some friends here to take my mind off things."
"Please don't make me look like the bad guy here because it's not as simple as that Brittany. If you have time to go out with friends then you have time to leave 10 minutes earlier to call me or answer my texts" Santana states. She's not asking Brittany to sit around all night and wait for one of them to call, she just wants a little bit more effort than what she's getting.
"Look it's late for both of us now so let's not argue. Let's get some sleep and talk tomorrow" Brittany suggests.
"Will that really happen Brittany?" Santana questions.
"Excuse me?" Brittany asks.
"Will we really talk tomorrow or will you be too busy?" Santana asks.
"Do you know what, goodnight Santana" Brittany says before hanging up. She's not in the mood for fighting right now.
"Yeah, whatever" Santana says aloud before angrily throwing her phone across the room.
It's a few days later now and Santana is finally at the hotel and seated in Brittany's room waiting on her. She nearly wasn't able to get into Brittany's room because obviously the hotel staff are not going to be as lax as that so they're not going to just let random women into hotel rooms that are already occupied. She's just lucky enough that Brittany had named a Santana Lopez as an emergency contact and that Santana had some ID on her to prove she and Brittany know each other well.
Even though things were left in a weird place with them the other night, nothing was going to stop Santana going to see Brittany because at the end of the day they're a couple and couples fight. They love each other and that means something so she wants to see Brittany regardless of how things ended the other day.
Brittany has just finished for the day and is heading to her hotel room after eating with the rest of the contestants. She didn't make any plans tonight so she was going to call Santana to talk. However, as soon as she walks into the room she realises she doesn't need to call Santana.
"Oh my god, you're here right now" Brittany says in shock as Santana moves from her position lying on the bed.
"Hi I'm Santana Lopez" Santana says while holding her hand out to Brittany.
"Uh…hi" Brittany says looking confused.
"It's nice to meet you" Santana says while waving her hand in front of Brittany so Brittany will shake it.
"Uh, ok" Brittany says while shaking Santana's hand.
"I'm so glad we can finally meet" Santana says.
"What are you doing Santana?" Brittany chuckles slightly, still really confused.
"Oh, you remember me and my name, do you?" Santana questions.
"Ok I'm getting the sense you're mad at me or something" Brittany states. She knows she might be mad from the other night but this madness feels different to her. It's like she's mad about something else as well.
"I didn't come here to fight, I came here to see you because I love you and I miss you but yes I am mad at the moment Brittany" Santana says honestly.
"It's not easy for me either so can't we agree to disagree tonight and just spend some time together?" Brittany asks.
"I would really like that" Santana smiles.
"Excellent" Brittany smiles back. "Now let me get freshened up a little first and then we can hang out or talk or watch a movie, whatever you want."
"Ok" Santana nods. Brittany then heads to the bathroom to freshen up and change while Santana decides to spray a little more perfume on herself and maybe unbutton a few buttons to look that bit sexier.
"Ok, here I am" Brittany sings as she walks out of the bathroom. "God it feels so good to have you in the same room as me right now" she smiles.
"It feels so good" Santana replies as Brittany climbs onto the bed and makes her way closer to Santana.
"You smell nice babe" Brittany points out.
"You too" Santana agrees, "now come here" she says before pulling Brittany closer to kiss her. Things are a little rushed in the beginning because they just missed each other so much and want to really feel close again but they soon settle down and are less hurried as they kiss.
After spending an amazing night together and finally waking up in one another's arms again for the first time in 5 weeks, Brittany is hurriedly rushing downstairs to start her day of competing. Neither of them wanted to be apart already again but Brittany had to do it and Santana understood as much as she knows it's going to be boring without Brittany. Once it gets half way through the day, Santana decides she can't stay indoors any longer so she goes outside and explores the area. She manages to kill a good chunk of time so when she gets back to the hotel she's excited to see Brittany get back any time now.
"Hey you" Santana smiles as Brittany walks into the room.
"Hey" Brittany smiles. "I thought we could eat together tonight instead of me having dinner with the others."
"Sounds good" Santana replies. She is so glad Brittany said that because she really wants to spend as much time as possible with her.
"I did actually wonder though if you wanted to go out tonight and meet some of my friends from the competition" Brittany asks.
"I don't know if I'm really in the mood for that tonight. I'm still quite exhausted from travelling yesterday" Santana replies. It's only the first day she's here so she figures she could relax with Brittany tonight and then maybe meet the others tomorrow or something since she's here all week.
"That's cool, maybe another night then" Brittany smiles. They then order some room service and have dinner together. Santana has just picked out a movie for them to watch now when Brittany walks out of the bathroom all dressed up.
"Where are you going?" Santana asks confused.
"Out with my friends" Brittany replies.
"I said I was too tired tonight babe" Santana tells her.
"I know and you'll meet them another night" Brittany says.
"Wait you're still actually going out?" Santana questions.
"Yeah, is that ok?" Brittany says frowning in confusion. Santana is here for a week so she figured it would be fine.
"No, it's not ok actually" Santana sighs. "This is our first full day together and you still want to hang out with some randomers over your girlfriend?"
"You're here all week babe and I actually had this all planned out before you got here" Brittany replies.
"Ok Brittany, you are going nowhere right now. Enough is enough and we need to talk" Santana says putting her foot down.
"You can't tell me what to do Santana. I might be your girlfriend but I'm not your property so lose the fucking tone and attitude" Brittany says annoyed.
"I have cleared my whole schedule to be here this week and you don't even care. You just want to go out with your friends and leave me here alone, again" Santana states.
"Ok but I've been here for 5 weeks so forgive me for making plans before now" Brittany states. "I love that you're here babe but you are here for a week so we'll have time together."
"I don't think we can go on like this" Santana sighs.
"What?" Brittany asks in belief.
"I don't think our relationship can continue like this. We can't survive when we both have way different views on everything" Santana replies.
"You cannot seriously be breaking up with me right now" Brittany asks.
"I'm not but what I am saying is if we continue as we are then it's going to happen" Santana tells her.
"What do we do to stop it happening then?" Brittany asks. She doesn't want them to end, of course she doesn't.
"You need to be present more" Santana replies.
"I can hardly do that when I'm in another state in the middle of a competition" Brittany states.
"I mean emotionally Brittany. I feel so alone at the moment and I hate it" Santana says honestly.
"I'll try but it is hard being in different locations and not face to face to fully understand each other" Brittany admits.
"Do I mean more to you than this competition?" Santana asks.
"No but this competition is everything to me Santana as well. This could set me up for life so please don't ask me to quit" Brittany sighs.
"If this carries on the way it's going then I'll need to because I can't be with someone who doesn't see what's going on and how much I'm hurting" Santana says.
"Do you know something Santana, this isn't easy for me either" Brittany states annoyed. "So, if you want to break up then fine but I'm not quitting the competition so if that means splitting up then fine. Go right ahead and break my heart."
"You haven't once apologised to me Brittany since I got here" Santana shakes her head.
"Apologised for what?" Brittany asks.
"Seriously?" Santana questions in disbelief.
"Yeah seriously" Brittany nods.
"Just go out with your new friends because I've had enough tonight" Santana says before storming off to the bathroom. She doesn't necessarily need the bathroom but it's the only place with a door that she can be by herself and the only door she can slam without leaving the hotel room.
"Will you be here when I get back?" Brittany asks through the door.
"Do you care?" Santana asks.
"Fuck off Santana" Brittany sighs. "By the way if we break up it's on you so I hope you're happy with whatever you decide to do. All I know is I'm struggling too and I love you more than I love anyone."
"Maybe you could show me that then because it doesn't feel like it" Santana mutters under her breath. Brittany then leaves when Santana still doesn't come out after 5 minutes.
I know it's been a while but let me know what you think.