Chapter 13: Some things aren't meant to be

For the rest of the competition, Brittany and Santana don't speak at all. They both hear things from their friends from time to time about the other but they don't call each other anymore to talk. As much as Brittany really wants to talk to Santana, she knows Santana isn't going to pick up the phone so she stops trying. It doesn't stop her from getting distracted in the competition though when she's constantly thinking about her ex and wishing they could repair things. She knows she should focus on the competition because that is something she can do right if she concentrates and works hard but it's not that simple for her when she feels so awful about everything.

"Ok everyone, it's the last day of competing today so let's make it count. Tomorrow we announce the winner so let's see what you can do today because there's still time to change our minds. It's not too late to give it one last shot to impress us" one of the runners of the competition tells everyone.

"Exactly so let's see what you can all do" another runner adds. All the competitors then begin their last challenge of the competition.

"Brittany, is everything ok?" George asks as he notices Brittany just sitting on her stool staring off into the distance, not making any attempt to start cooking.

"I've blown it already so what's the point" Brittany sighs.

"You really haven't Brittany" George shakes his head. "You've still got another shot to impress us today so you should take it and do what you do best which is cooking" he smiles.

"I've been so distracted lately that there's no chance of me winning" Brittany points out.

"You are all talented here so no one is out of the running yet so you do still have a chance so please don't waste it. You are very talented Brittany so don't do something you might regret. Looking back on this, I don't want you regretting not giving it one last shot so you owe this to yourself" George tells her.

"Ok" Brittany says with a sigh while nodding. She's already lost Santana so what else does she have to lose really. She might as well try today and see what happens.

After a long day of competing, Brittany is back in her hotel room now. She had dinner with the other competitors before they all decided to head back to their rooms to get an early night. The winner will be announced tomorrow morning and then mostly everyone will be going back home or to wherever they want to go next depending on their place in the competition.

Brittany is currently packing her bags so that after the competition ends tomorrow, she is all ready to go to the airport and head home. She's decided that no matter what happens tomorrow, she's going to go home first anyway and see her family who she has missed a lot. Then if she is lucky enough to have won then she'll take a few days off before deciding what happens next.

As much as she has really enjoyed showing off her cooking talents, the competition has sort of left Brittany with a bad feeling whenever she thinks about it because of the breakup coming right in the middle of it. She's actually a little relieved for it to be over now so she can get back to normality. She's looking forward to the pressure being off now and getting home to see her family but she's not looking forward to the prospect of not winning and having to go home and work in the diner again. It's been a good job for her and she likes the people she works with but it's not allowing her to show off her talents and it doesn't pay enough for her to live really. She does get by on her salary but she really does struggle at times. She can't even bring herself to think about what she's going to do if this competition has got her nowhere. She's hoping even if she doesn't win then the experience might be something she can use to apply for better paying jobs.

It's a few days later and Santana and Quinn are both on their break at work so they're sitting together in the staffroom eating and talking. They don't often get their breaks at the same time so it's nice when they do because they can catch up and not have to sit alone thinking through everything they don't want to think about.

"Mercedes says Brittany is home now" Quinn tells Santana.

"I figured that because she posted something on Facebook about how good it was being home" Santana replies.

"Are you going to go and see her?" Quinn asks curiously.

"I don't know if I should because things weren't left that great the last time we talked" Santana admits.

"You still really miss her though, don't you?" Quinn asks.

"I do, so much" Santana sighs. She knows what she did was wrong and she probably shouldn't have given Brittany an ultimatum like that but she was desperate. She was worried she would lose Brittany if she didn't say something seriously but it back fired and she lost her anyway. She just said it so Brittany knew she was serious but things just got out of control and she was leaving before she knew it.

"You should try and talk to her at some point" Quinn points out.

"I know" Santana nods. "Look, can we not talk about this here at work because I'm going to get upset and that's the last thing I want to do here" she says. Not only is she embarrassed to be upset at work but it'll also affect her concentration and right now she needs this job because its money coming in so she can't make any mistakes.

"Ok, sure" Quinn smiles. She understands because it's a personal discussion so she wouldn't want the whole of the workplace to know if she was in Santana's position. "So, what are you up to after work. Have you got any plans?" she asks curiously.

"I'm going to visit my gran tonight actually" Santana replies.

"How is she doing at the moment?" Quinn asks in concern.

"Reasonably ok" Santana nods. "The operation just after Christmas went well and she recovered well so she's back home now and as rude as ever" she says with a slight chuckle.

"She always had a sharp tongue at times but I always liked your grandma" Quinn says fondly.

"You should come with me some time and visit. I know you've got plans tonight but she's probably getting bored of seeing the same people all the time so she'll like to see you" Santana points out.

"Yeah I might just do that" Quinn nods.

After lunch, Quinn and Santana got back to work. It felt like such a long afternoon to Santana but thankfully she is home now and finished work for the day. She's just finished getting changed and is grabbing her purse and keys to head out to see her grandma. She lives relatively close but she is exhausted from work today so she's going to drive over there instead of walking. When she gets there, she parks up outside and then heads inside. Her grandma is still not very mobile on her own so Santana has a spare key that she uses to get inside instead of making her gran walk to the door to answer it.

"Hey grandma, it's me" Santana shouts as she enters the house. She didn't want to startle her grandma by just walking into the living room where she probably is so she wanted to announce her presence first. She doesn't get any answer though so she goes to the living room to see if that's where she indeed is. "Hey" Santana smiles as she notices Alma sitting on the chair, flipping through a magazine.

"What are you doing here Santana?" Alma asks with a sigh as she looks over at her granddaughter.

"It's nice to see you too grandma" Santana says while laughing. It wasn't exactly the reply she was looking for when she said hello.

"You haven't answered my question" Alma states.

"I'm here to visit you grandma" Santana says while frowning in confusion. She gets on great with her grandmother so she doesn't understand why she is being so cold with her this evening. I mean sometimes her grandma would get irritated by the things Santana does, like throwing her cigarettes away but that's all for a good reason.

"Well you shouldn't be here right now because you have other things to take care of, have you not?" Alma replies seriously.

"Grandma, have I done something to upset you?" Santana asks sadly. She doesn't like the thought of her grandma being mad at her for something.

"You broke that young girl's heart and I don't like that" Alma states seriously.

"You're pissed at me because Brittany and I broke up?" Santana questions.

"No, I am pissed at you because you broke up with Brittany. She didn't do anything to cause the breakup, it was all you my dear" Alma points out.

"You cannot be more pissed at me than I am at myself" Santana sighs. "This was never the way things were supposed to plan out" she adds.

"Brittany wanted to be with you for so long and it took you long enough to realise you felt the same so why have you messed things up already?" Alma asks. She thought Brittany and Santana were well matched and suited perfectly for each other so she doesn't understand how Santana could throw that away so easily.

"I didn't mean for this to happen" Santana admits while taking a seat next to her grandma to talk to her.

"So, what did you mean then?" Alma wonders.

"I thought she would pick me and then I would tell her that that means so much to me and that she should stay for the competition. I just wanted to know how serious she was about me but I never meant it to come out like it did" Santana admits. "Then when she actually said it was the competition then I got hurt and overreacted and things just spiralled out of control" she sighs.

"Do you still love her?" Alma asks.

"More than anything but I've hurt her so much that she won't ever want me again. I hate myself for doing this and she probably hates me too" Santana says.

"So, you asked her hoping she would pick you and then you would know you were her priority and then say she could stay and finish the competition?" Alma asks for clarification.

"Yes, exactly. I never thought she would pick the competition like she did so when she did it shocked me and I said some things I didn't mean and before I knew it, I had left to go home. I honestly thought she would say me and then that would assure me and I'd have been ok with her staying" Santana replies.

"That's still harsh Santana because Brittany clearly didn't realise your intention so she must have thought you honestly would be happy for her to lose the competition" Alma states.

"I know and honestly grandma, I feel like such a bitch. When I look back on it now, I realise it was all wrong of me and I don't know what to do now" Santana says. She doesn't want to mess Brittany around so it wouldn't be fair to run back to her but that's all she really wants to do though. She wants Brittany back so badly but she knows she was wrong so she's scared Brittany will reject her even though it's probably what she deserves.

"I think you need to at least apologise to Brittany for making her feel so terrible because even though she picked the competition, it couldn't have been an easy decision" Alma points out.

"I know but I don't know if she'll want to talk to me yet because of how much I hurt her" Santana reasons.

"From what I hear she is home now and none of us know how she did in the competition so I think it would be good of you to go and see her. You're the one who signed her up for it so surely you're interested to know how it went" Alma replies.

"I just don't know if she'll want to see me" Santana sighs.

"You're not working tomorrow so just go and see her. You need to make the first move I think because you did cause all of this hurt Santana" Alma tells her. She's not someone to sugar-coat things plus she feels Santana needs to toughen up a bit and realise she made the mistake.

"I really don't know grandma" Santana says, pondering the idea about whether it's wise to go or not.

"Stop being so self-involved and think about how Brittany feels. This isn't all about you and how comfortable you feel in the situation. Brittany is hurt and confused about things most probably and you not answering her calls probably made her feel a million times worse" Alma states. She's not sure that Brittany would be comfortable making the first move after the way Santana made her feel so she feels Santana should be the one to reach out and clear the air somewhat.

"But grandma…"

"I mean it Santana Lopez" Alma says seriously.

Santana's got a day off from work today so she's spending it currently moping around in her apartment. She's really annoyed at herself for the way everything has turned out so she doesn't even have the energy to make an effort today. She had to force herself into the shower this morning and now she's lounging on the couch in sweatpants, looking through her phone at pictures of Brittany and how happy they used to be together. She knows she should go and see Brittany like her grandma suggested but to be totally honestly, she's really quite embarrassed and ashamed. She treated Brittany so harshly so she feels so terrible about that so she is madder at herself than anything at the moment. She's just making herself some coffee and debating about whether to go and see Brittany or not when someone knocks on her door. She stops what she's doing and quickly answers it expecting it to be Quinn.

"Wow, Brittany" Santana says surprised. Out of everyone she expected to be at the door, she would have never thought it would be Brittany.

"Do you mind if I come in for a second?" Brittany asks nervously. She wants to talk to Santana but she's not sure whether Santana will want to talk to her.

"No, in you come" Santana says while moving away from the door to let Brittany walk inside. "Just go straight to the living room and I'll be there in a second" she says while closing the door over.

"Ok" Brittany nods and heads straight to the living room.

"I'm just making some coffee; do you want some?" Santana asks.

"Sure" Brittany replies. She's a little surprised at how welcoming Santana is right now but it's certainly putting her at ease a bit because she wants a mature discussion with her, not a fight.

Santana quickly makes them both some coffee and then heads through to the living room with it. She hands Brittany a cup and then goes over to the other side of the room to sit with her coffee. They both sit in silence for a moment or so, neither of them sure how to start this discussion. They both have plenty to say but at the same time they don't want to offend the other and start a fight right from the off.

"So, you're home now then?" Santana starts off.

"I am" Brittany nods.

"How was the competition?" Santana asks curiously. Even though they've broken up, she'd still like to know how Brittany did because she was the one to apply on her behalf.

"I didn't win so you'll be happy" Brittany cheekily replies.

"You didn't?" Santana asks shocked.

"Nope" Brittany shakes her head. "The last 8 weeks have pretty much been pointless because I lost you and I lost the stupid competition so like I say, you'll be happy."

"Brittany I'm not happy, I'm not happy about any of this" Santana sighs.

"I wanted to win so badly and I just feel so embarrassed now. I mean yes, I was doing it for the money mostly because I have none but the experience and satisfaction of winning was supposed to be good. I was really hoping that winning would show people I'm talented and I can do this so they might want to hire me but no one wants to hire the second place" Brittany says with a sigh.

"So, you came second then?" Santana asks. That in itself is pretty good because it means she wasn't terrible and was close to winning.

"Yeah" Brittany nods. "Apparently it was close between me and the winner Melissa but they gave her the edge because of my unpredictability. After we broke up, I sort of became less motivated and depressed if you like so I lost concentration and just didn't put the effort in. they understood what I was going through but that's not the kind of person you want to work for you, you know" she shrugs.

"That's my fault and you have no idea how sorry I am Brittany" Santana sighs. She realises now that she's probably caused all of this and Brittany probably lost because of her.

"It's not really when you think about it because I did choose the competition so I shouldn't have thrown it away like that. I chose to stay so I should have been working harder to prove myself" Brittany admits.

"So, what are you doing now?" Santana asks curiously.

"I assumed I would go back to the diner and work but I honestly can't face it. I know I have no money so I really should do it since I at least get paid something but I don't think I can go back there" Brittany admits. She doesn't have much else planned but she honestly can't bring herself to go back to working in the diner.

"I know you didn't win but surely this is something else to put on your CV so can't you set up your own catering thing?" Santana asks.

"I'd need money for supplies and a kitchen etc. so I don't think I can" Brittany points out.

"Work from home in your mom's kitchen then. It's maybe not ideal but after a few gigs then maybe you'll be able to look into something else" Santana suggests.

"It's funny you say that actually because I just had to turn down a job making cupcakes for a birthday party because I didn't think I'd have anywhere to work or be able to afford to get supplies" Brittany admits.

"Call them back and say you'll do it" Santana states.

"They've probably got someone else now and I think they only asked me to do it out of pity. It was George from the competition who asked me to make cupcakes for his niece's 5th birthday because I won the challenge the day we made the cupcakes. He said they were the best chocolate fudge cupcakes he ever tasted but I think he was just being nice" Brittany shrugs.

"Brittany you are very talented with baking so I would call him back and say you'll do it especially if he's paying you. Maybe catering is too much right now but just going into baking could be the first step. Start off with making cakes for people and if that sets off then you can really think about developing your own catering company" Santana states. They aren't together anymore but it doesn't mean she doesn't want Brittany to do well for herself.

"It's one thing though, it's not going to keep me afloat" Brittany replies. She has had a one-off job offer so even if she makes the cakes, she's not got anything else to do after that job.

"I really think you should do this anyway because it's a step in the right direction" Santana replies.

"Maybe I will but anyway, I'm not here to talk cupcakes" Brittany says, trying to get back to why she turned up here in the first place.

"Ok" Santana nods in understanding.

"I've thought things over the last couple of weeks and I realise now that you're not interested in me anymore so I'm not going to waste my time to try to win you back when I know it's not what you want" Brittany admits. It kills her to say this but she knows it's for the best right now.

"Why are you here then?" Santana asks.

"Because I didn't want to leave things so complicated and unsure so I wanted you to know I wasn't going to bother you anymore and we can finally move on from our shambles of a relationship and forget the other even existed" Brittany replies.

It's Friday and Mercedes and Brittany are both free this morning so they're meeting for coffee and to catch up. Brittany ended up making the cupcakes for the birthday party and even though she's back at square one again, she actually thinks it might be quite nice to set up her own cake business. It's going to take a long time to do but she realises that Santana was right, starting small is ok so she's spoke to her parents and they're more than happy for her to just bake at home until she gets something more permanent to work from. She knew her parents would be ok but she still feels bad because she's using their kitchen, their electricity and everything but can't contribute to the bills just yet until she gets a few more jobs.

"So how are things with you?" Mercedes asks.

"Ok but not ok" Brittany sighs. "I know what I want to do now but I just don't know how to do it. I mean how do I get more jobs if I don't have money for advertising or even a permanent place to work. Will people really want to hire someone for their wedding cake that works from their mom's kitchen?"

"We'll just need to spread the word and once things pick up, we'll get you advertised in the local paper and we'll get business cards and everything printed off. Trust me, we don't need to make this into a big thing right now. Take it step by step and just concentrate on the small jobs just now. My grandma's retirement home is having a party at the end of the month for a birthday so I'm going to put you forward to make the cake" Mercedes smiles.

"I can't ask you to force people into giving me jobs" Brittany shakes her head.

"You're more talented than you're giving yourself credit for so don't think anyone is forced into anything. Just maybe whip up a couple of samples and we'll take them there and they can pick which they like best and then you'll make the cake for them. If they don't like any then they won't give you the job but I doubt that'll happen" Mercedes replies.

"Do you honestly think this is going to work or am I wasting my time?" Brittany asks.

"It's not going to be easy getting the first few jobs because no one knows you're out there but once you get a couple then word will spread, you'll get more jobs therefore start to make some money then we'll start advertising" Mercedes says.

"I just hope I have enough money to buy everything I need because I won't get paid until the cakes are made so where is that initial sum coming from" Brittany points out.

"I'm more than happy to lend you some money to get the ball rolling but I don't have nearly enough spare to set you up" Mercedes replies.

"No, I'm not going to ask you to lend me money" Brittany shakes her head. None of her friends had money after they graduated college and they really struggled for a while until they got good jobs so Brittany isn't going to take that away from them again.

"I can handle buying some baking supplies for you as a one off so just make sure you put a few cupcakes aside for me and we're even" Mercedes smiles.

"I honestly don't know what I'd do without you or our other friends" Brittany smiles back.

"Speaking of friends, you, me and our friends are going out tonight to a party" Mercedes tells Brittany.

"I'm not really in the mood for that" Brittany sighs.

"Come on, it'll be fun and it'll get you out of the house for a while" Mercedes states.

"No, I don't want to" Brittany shakes her head.

"I don't want you at home, moping around and worrying about everything. Just come out and let your hair down for once in a while" Mercedes says.

"Fine, but only for a little while. I don't want to be there all night" Brittany states.

"That's good enough for me" Mercedes smiles. After hanging out for a while, they both head home to relax for a bit before they get ready for the party later that night. They're now walking into the party to meet the rest of their friends. Brittany is just heading towards the drinks when she notices something.

"Mercedes, how could you?" Brittany scolds her best friend.

"What?" Mercedes asks confused.

"I have just seen Santana and Quinn walk outside onto the patio" Brittany states.

"Oh, are they here, I'm sorry I didn't think they would be" Mercedes says playing dumb.

"I know fine well you knew they were coming and that's why you tried so hard in getting me here so don't act like you don't know" Brittany states.

"You two should never have broken up so I wanted to try and help you get back on track" Mercedes points out.

"It isn't me that you need to help. Santana ended things with me so if anyone needs help then it's her because I loved her so much and she just threw it away like that" Brittany sighs.

"I know but we need you both in the same room to sort things out so that's why Quinn and I came up with this plan for all of us to go to the party tonight" Mercedes replies.

"Do you know what, I'm not actually in the mood to see Santana right now so I'm just going to go home" Brittany states while walking towards the door.

"Really?" Mercedes asks.

"Yeah" Brittany nods before leaving. Mercedes just stands there and inwardly rolls her eyes at herself because her plan majorly backfired.

"Did I just see Brittany leave?" Quinn asks as she hurriedly walks over to Mercedes, pulling Santana behind her by the wrist.

"Ouch" Santana glares at her best friend while pulling her arm away. "Wait…did you just say Brittany was here?" she asks.

"She was but she saw you and had to leave because she didn't want you two to start fighting" Mercedes replies.

"Well she did say that she didn't want to work on us anymore so I'm not surprised she left" Santana states.

"Santana you can't really get hurt here because you did break up with her" Quinn points out.

"Would you like to get back together?" Mercedes wonders.

"Yes, and I never meant for it all to end up like this. On the other hand though, I don't want to mess her around and give her mixed signals either. I mean she said it herself that she doesn't want to try anymore so what am I meant to do?" Santana replies.

"I still think you should fight for her" Quinn states.

Brittany has just been offered another catering role so she's feeling a little more optimistic this morning. It's nothing big but someone she used to work with at the diner was looking for someone to bake a birthday cake for their mom and thought of Brittany. The cost of making the cake and what the woman pays for it still doesn't mean she's making much money but like Mercedes said, everything is a step in the right direction so she's keeping positive at the moment. She doesn't actually need to start making it until next week though since the cake is for next weekend so she's got a free day today so she thought it might be nice to go and visit Alma Lopez and see how she's getting on. They both have a bit of a soft spot for one another so she likes going to chat to her.

Brittany has just arrived at Alma's house and is waiting patiently outside for her to open the door. She feels bad that she had to make Alma answer the door but there was no other way to get in.

"Oh Brittany, what a lovely surprise. Come on in" Alma says as she answers the door.

"Thank you" Brittany says while stepping inside. "I brought these for you" she says while handing Alma a box with 2 cupcakes inside.

"Oh, you didn't need to do that" Alma says gratefully.

"I know you like them so I wanted to" Brittany replies as they walk to the living room.

"Do you want something to drink?" Alma asks.

"I'll take some coffee but you sit down and I'll make it for the two of us" Brittany assure Alma.

"Ok, if you insist" Alma smiles. She then sits down in her chair and Brittany makes them some coffee. Brittany then comes through with the coffee and brings through one of the cupcakes for Alma.

"There you go" Brittany says while placing the coffee and cake down on the table.

"I don't want to be the only one eating so why don't you take that other cupcake" Alma suggests.

"I made them both for you" Brittany replies.

"Take it so I'm not eating alone" Alma smiles.

"Ok" Brittany smiles while going to the kitchen to get the other cupcake. "So how are you keeping, I haven't seen you in so long since I've been away for 8 weeks."

"Just the same really. I'm still not getting any younger" Alma jokes.

"I hear your about to become a great grandmother since Marc and Joanne are having a baby" Brittany says. She found out through Mercedes that Santana's brother's wife was pregnant.

"That is exciting, yes" Alma says happily as she starts eating her cupcake. "Actually, thinking of cupcakes, I actually have something for you too" she says just remembering that Brittany wasn't the only one to give the other something.

"Oh really" Brittany says intrigued.

"Yeah" Alma nods before digging into her purse and bringing out a cheque and handing it to Brittany.

"What on earth is this?" Brittany asks confused.

"I want you to put the money towards your new venture. I know it's not much but it should help you set up your own cake business or catering company, whichever you really want" Alma replies.

"I can't take this, it wouldn't be right" Brittany replies. She's grateful for the thought but Alma really doesn't need to do this for her.

"Of course it's right" Alma smiles.

"Look, give this money to someone else like your family or something" Brittany states.

"You're supposed to be part of the family because you're supposed to be my granddaughter in law but we all know who's fault it is that you're not" Alma replies.

"Please give this money to Santana or her parents or brother. You really don't need to be giving it to me when they're your family" Brittany says seriously. She doesn't feel it's right for Alma to give her money when the Lopez's are her own family.

"Santana's dad is my son so him and his wife will get everything of mine when I die plus, I did give them a little something recently regarding money and I've already given a cheque to my grandson so now I want to help you" Alma replies.

"Ok but what about your granddaughter" Brittany points out. There is no way she will accept money if Santana doesn't get any.

"Santana will get money when she stops breaking your heart" Alma says seriously.

"Oh, you can't do that" Brittany shakes her head. Santana did hurt her but she doesn't think this is fair to not give Santana money just because of that.

"I'm kidding, that's not actually why she hasn't been given a cheque yet" Alma smiles.

"Ok, phew" Brittany says in relief.

"She's not getting a cheque until I know she's working hard. She complains day and night about how she hates her current job but the girl hasn't done anything about it. She's not even applied for any other jobs in months so when she puts the effort in then she'll get her cheque" Alma replies.

"So, it's a little incentive for her to get her butt into gear?" Brittany asks. She finds it a little harsh but she understands because Santana won't find a new job if she doesn't try so hopefully she will try if the prospect of money is involved.

"Exactly" Alma nods. "You've tried and you know how hard it is to try to achieve what you want but Santana hasn't done anything to change so until she looks for another job if she hates this one so much then she doesn't get the cheque. The money is not to play with, it's to help her get what she wants but if she isn't willing to make a start then she doesn't need the money" she points out.

"I suppose that makes sense" Brittany smiles. She and Alma continue to talk for a while until they hear someone come in the door.

"That could actually be my granddaughter, she said she might pop in today" Alma points out.

"Couldn't you have told me that when I got here and I'd have left already" Brittany says panicked.

"I could have but I chose not to" Alma smirks. Before she can say anything else, Santana walks into the room.

"Brittany what are you doing here, I thought you wanted nothing to do with me?" Santana states.

"I don't" Brittany shrugs.

"Then what are you doing here and how did you even know I would be coming here right now?" Santana asks.

"Don't flatter yourself Santana. I am here to see your grandmother not you" Brittany replies.

"Oh" Santana says sadly.

"I know she's hurt you Brittany but Santana never was the cleverest so I would try and understand her point and get back together" Alma states.

"Thank you for that grandma" Santana says rolling her eyes at her grandma.

"I'm done messing around now. I just want to get on with my life" Brittany points out.

"See grandma, she doesn't want to get back together" Santana states.

"Oh, pull the other one, I know the two of you would love nothing more than to get back together but you're both so stupid and stubborn to see it" Alma says while shaking her head. She knows they should be together so she's going to make them see sense.

"I should really go now because the whole breakup thing and everything is exhausting me" Brittany says while standing up and heading towards the door.

"OH!" Alma screams in pain while clutching her chest.

"Grandma, are you ok" Santana asks frantically as Brittany hurriedly walks back over.

"Alma are you in pain?" Brittany asks worriedly.

"It's my chest" Alma whispers while still holding her hand on her chest.

"I think we should get you to the hospital" Brittany says. She doesn't know that much about Alma's health issues but considering she is clutching her chest then she thinks it would be safe to get her checked out.

"No, no hospital" Alma says panicked.

"I know you don't like the hospital but we should go" Santana replies. She's terrified right now that there's something wrong with her grandma.

"No, I'll be fine in a minute, if you girls just stay with me just now" Alma says while reaching out to hold onto both Brittany and Santana's hands.

"Ok" Brittany nods. She'll do whatever it takes to make sure Alma is ok.

"Wait a minute" Santana says while looking at her grandma and narrowing her eyes at her. "You're not even in any pain, are you?" she asks.

"Of course I am Santana" Alma replies with a snap at Santana.

"Well you've moved your hand from your chest so I'm guessing it doesn't hurt anymore and you're talking normally again and you don't even want to go to the hospital" Santana points out.

"I think that's a little harsh Santana because I doubt you're grandma would do this deliberately. I mean it doesn't make any sense" Brittany replies.

"She wants us to talk and you're about out the door when suddenly she has pains in her chest, that's not really a coincidence is it?" Santana states.

"It could be" Brittany shrugs.

"But it's not" Alma sighs. "Santana is right" she adds.

"You can't do things like that grandma because you have serious health issues so it's not something to joke about because when you are ill, I won't believe you and you could die" Santana says unamused at her grandma.

"You two need to sort this out because as I keep saying I'm not getting any younger so I would like to be at the wedding which can't happen if you're not together" Alma states.

"Grandma please stop this, it's not your business" Santana says getting annoyed.

It's a few days later and Santana is once again moping around in her apartment, eating ice cream and lying on the couch watching TV. She just can't seem to get out of this funk at the moment since her breakup with Brittany. She's just about to change the channel on the TV since she's getting bored of what she's watching when someone knocks at the door. She groans aloud because she doesn't really feel like company right now but gets up to answer the door anyway. As soon as she opens the door, she's a little bit shocked at who is standing there.

"Brittany, hi" Santana says in shock.

"Hi" Brittany replies.

"What are you doing here?" Santana asks confused. She didn't think Brittany wanted to talk to her at the moment.

"I'm moving in" Brittany shrugs before sneaking past Santana at the door while dragging her suitcases behind her.

"I'm sorry, what?" Santana asks. She was in shock before but this is on another level now. She did not expect Brittany to say something like that.

"You asked me weeks ago so finally here I am" Brittany states before quickly making herself at home by taking her things to Santana's empty room and then heading to the kitchen to make herself some coffee. Santana just stands there watching Brittany in shock because she has no idea what all of this means. Yes, she did ask Brittany to move in since her roommate moved out but that was before they broke up so is Brittany just a roommate now or are they friends or does Brittany even want to try again, Santana has no idea.

Is them moving in together a mistake or will it draw them close again?