Chapter 15: Yes!
Santana is peacefully sleeping in bed when she turns around to get more comfortable, only to find Brittany sleeping quietly beside her. It takes her a second to remember that last night wasn't a dream and Brittany did crawl into bed next to her and ask her to go on a date this weekend. A smile instantly graces her face and she moves in closer to wrap her arms around Brittany. She isn't likely to get back to sleep now since she's woken herself up but she doesn't care. She would rather be tired and in Brittany's arms than sleeping without her.
"Hi" Brittany whispers with a smile on her face as she feels Santana's arms around her.
"Good morning" Santana replies before kissing the top of Brittany's head.
"I like that we've woken to one another this morning" Brittany says with a smile. Every other morning they've been living together, they've woken up alone in bed.
"Yeah me too" Santana nods. Then just as she leans in to kiss Brittany, Brittany pulls away.
"What's wrong?" Santana asks confused. They literally only decided to get back together last night but she didn't think a kiss would be out of the question right now since they've been together before.
"You haven't brushed your teeth yet" Brittany smirks.
"That's just rude" Santana says, feigning annoyance.
"I'm only messing, now come here" Brittany says while gently tilting Santana's head before kissing her.
After spending a while in bed together, they both reluctantly get up and get organised for the day. Santana has work to go to and Brittany has some baking to do for another catering job. They're quickly grabbing breakfast together just now before Santana needs to leave.
"I can help you with that job application tonight if you want" Brittany suggests.
"That would be great, thank you" Santana smiles.
"I've got a lot to do today but by the time you're home and we've eaten dinner, I should be able to help you" Brittany replies.
"Cool" Santana smiles.
Once they're finished breakfast, they finish getting ready and then Santana heads to work. Brittany takes a trip to the grocery store to get a few supplies and then heads back home. She then makes a start on some orders that she has. She's about half way through her preparation when Mercedes turns up at the door for a catch up so they're now in the kitchen, chatting over coffee.
"So how are things?" Mercedes asks.
"They're going ok" Brittany nods. "I'm getting quite a lot of orders at the moment though so I'm getting busy. I still don't think I've made enough money yet though to hire someone to help me" she points out.
"I thought Santana was helping you from time to time?" Mercedes queries.
"She is but she has her own job so I can't ask her to help me all of the time" Brittany points out.
"That's true" Mercedes nods. "If it helps, I'm not working today so I could help you for a while if you need it" she offers. It's not a long-term solution but at least getting on top of things today is something and she has tomorrow free to start on her next order.
"You wouldn't mind?" Brittany asks.
"Of course not, now tell me what to do" Mercedes smiles.
"Ok" Brittany nods. She then tells Mercedes what to do and they both get to work.
"So apart from work, how are things?" Mercedes asks. She knows Brittany and Santana have been getting closer over the last few weeks but she doesn't know to what extent.
"Everything is good" Brittany shrugs.
"Just good?" Mercedes queries.
"More than good I think" Brittany smiles. She really can't keep the smile off her face when she's talking or thinking about Santana. "Santana and I are getting close again and I even asked her out on a date to which she gladly accepted" she adds.
"That's great" Mercedes says happy for Brittany. "So, when's the date?" she asks.
"Friday but I'm not 100% sure what we'll do yet. I said I would plan it so Santana is leaving it up to me so I just need to come up with something nice" Brittany replies. "I want it to be really special and something she'll like so we can start things off on the right foot."
"I think Santana will like anything you two do" Mercedes assures Brittany.
"I hope so" Brittany nods.
It's a couple of days later which means it's Friday and almost date night for Brittany and Santana. However, they need to do some work before they can go on their date. They're both currently in the kitchen getting some breakfast before they need to get showered and dressed for the day.
"So where are we going tonight?" Santana asks curiously as she makes some coffee.
"We are going to dinner" Brittany smiles. "The name of the restaurant is top secret" she adds.
"Ok, fine, don't tell me. I guess I'll just get a surprise when we get there" Santana smiles.
"No, I mean the restaurant is called Top Secret" Brittany replies.
"Is it really?" Santana asks amused.
"No, I'm just kidding" Brittany smiles. "That would be pretty cool if it was though because everyone could make cool jokes like that to their partners about it."
"It might have seemed joke-like but it certainly wasn't cool babe" Santana teases.
"Ok, whatever you say" Brittany smiles.
"I'm excited about tonight, are you?" Santana asks as she sits down at the table with her breakfast.
"Yeah, of course" Brittany smiles. "I know we have some stuff to work on but I'm looking forward to us finally getting back to where we should be" she adds.
"I am too" Santana nods in agreement.
"I do need to get some work done now though so I'm going to have to just see you later babe because I need to get a few more ingredients for my orders today" Brittany says while quickly drinking her coffee. "I'm going to get changed and then head to the grocery store for like the tenth time this week" she adds.
"Ok, I'll see you tonight then" Santana smiles.
"Yeah" Brittany smiles back. She then quickly kisses Santana and then heads to her room to get changed before rushing to the grocery store.
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The date is almost approaching now so Brittany and Santana are both getting excited. They've both been hard at work today so they're looking forward to the date and being able to just relax and have fun together. They've not really had a chance to hang out much the last couple of days because of work so tonight is even more special. Brittany is just finishing clearing up from what she was baking today when she hears Santana come through the door.
"Hey you" Brittany smiles.
"Hi" Santana smiles back as she makes her way over to Brittany. "I miss you today" she says before leaning in to kiss Brittany.
"I missed you too" Brittany replies.
"When do we leave to head out to dinner?" Santana asks.
"It's booked for 7pm" Brittany replies.
"I better go and shower then and make myself look beautiful or you'll be seriously regretting getting back together with me" Santana says.
"Don't be silly, you look beautiful already" Brittany smiles.
"Thank you" Santana says before kissing Brittany's cheek. "Anyway, I will shower now" she says before heading towards the bathroom.
Once they're both ready, they leave and head out on their date. They decided to take a cab just in case they wanted to drink tonight. The restaurant is relatively close to the apartment so they get there reasonably quickly. They walk inside and get shown to their reserved table before getting seated.
"Can I get you ladies something to drink while you're looking over the menu?" the waiter asks.
"Shall we get a bottle of wine for the table?" Santana asks.
"Sure, why not" Brittany smiles.
"We'll take a bottle of your most popular red wine please" Santana tells the waiter. He then goes to get their wine while they look over the menu.
"What are you thinking about having?" Brittany asks Santana.
"I'm not sure yet" Santana replies. "I'm sort of stuck between two things that I really want" she adds.
"We could share if I like the two things you want" Brittany offers.
"Ok, let's do that" Santana smiles. They decide what they want to share and once the waiter comes over with their wine, they order their food.
"I really have missed this" Brittany says honestly. This is probably the most relaxed she's been in a long time and she's really glad they're getting back on track again.
"Me too" Santana nods in agreement.
"On the one hand, I can't wait for us to be normal again but on the other hand, I think this is kinda romantic starting from the start again and being able to go on dates and stuff" Brittany says.
"I get that" Santana smiles. She agrees with that because sometimes she just wants them to be good again but she also likes that feeling of everything being new and exciting again.
"We're both taking the day off work tomorrow so we should do something fun then as well" Brittany suggests.
"I like that idea so maybe I could plan something for us to do then since you planned dinner tonight" Santana replies.
"Sounds good" Brittany smiles.
After having a lovely dinner together and just catching up, they decide to leave. They quickly get the check from the waiter and split it before leaving the restaurant. They're now just walking along the sidewalk hand in hand. Neither of them decided to call a cab just yet because the evening is still early and they didn't really want to go home right now so they ended up just walking along quietly, trying to make the date last as long as it could.
"Do you want to head to Sam's bar for a little bit?" Santana asks. She's having fun with Brittany tonight so she thought it might be nice to stay out a bit more and have a few drinks.
"Apart from dinner tonight, we have been stuck in the apartment every other night so it might be nice to go to the bar and have some more drinks" Brittany smiles.
"Ok cool" Santana smiles back. They then head to the bar.
"Will you order me something to drink while I go to the bathroom?" Brittany asks Santana as they get inside.
"No problem, I'll see you over at the bar" Santana smiles. Brittany then heads to the bathroom and Santana heads over to the bar.
"I haven't seen you two here in a while together" Sam says as he pours them something to drink.
"This is between you and me, but I think we're finally getting back together" Santana says excitedly.
"That's great" Sam says, happy for the two of them.
"We were on a date tonight and I'm pretty sure Brittany said she wants us to get back together so everything is looking good. I haven't told our other friends yet so can you keep it a secret for the moment?" Santana asks Sam.
"Yeah, of course I can" Sam smiles.
"Sorry I took so long, there was a bit of a queue for the toilet" Brittany says while sitting down next to Santana at the bar.
"That's ok" Santana smiles. "Hey why don't we get a table and we can relax without being pushed around by impatient assholes who want to order their drinks" she says while turning to glare at someone beside her.
"Babe, if someone is pushing you then you tell me and I'll push them back" Brittany says seriously. She wont stand for people hurting the girl she loves.
"I think Santana's glare is enough to move them alone" Sam says with a chuckle as he notices the person beside Santana quickly move away.
"It's also kinda cute though" Brittany says while leaning down to kiss Santana's cheek. "Anyway, let's get a table" she adds.
"Yeah" Santana nods. "Thanks for the drinks Sam" she smiles at her friend.
"I'm just grateful you two have started paying for your drinks now. You used to want free drinks all the time" Sam laughs.
"Yeah" Santana laughs.
"I remember the first night you brought me here you made Sam give us free drinks because we really wanted a drink but neither of us had much money to spare" Brittany says as they find a suitable table to sit at.
"Yeah, I gave him some sob story about having no money and hating my job. I mean it's still true but I'm hoping by next year everything will be in place" Santana says.
"I mean I think I'm getting there with my career now so you will too in time" Brittany says optimistically.
"Yeah hopefully" Santana nods.
After having some more drinks and just having fun together, Brittany and Santana finally decided to call it a night. The apartment isn't that far from Sam's bar so they just decided to walk instead of grabbing a cab. They were both sort of grateful that they didn't need to spend money on a cab either because they're still trying to save their money. Brittany is slowly earning more money than she used to but they don't want to blow it all unnecessarily when they have rent and things to pay.
They've now just entered their apartment and Santana has locked the door behind them.
"I had a lot of fun tonight" Santana tells Brittany.
"Me too" Brittany nods. "We felt like us again and how we used to be so it was nice" she adds.
"I think I'm going to get myself a glass of water and then head to bed" Santana says as she drops her purse at the side and takes her shoes off.
"It's getting late so we probably should head to bed" Brittany says in agreement. It has been a really fun night but they were both working before they went out so they're starting to get tired now.
"Yeah" Santana nods.
Santana gets her water and then they both go to their rooms and get changed for bed. Brittany is just brushing her teeth in the bathroom when Santana walks in with the same idea.
"Sorry, I didn't realise you were in here" Santana apologises as she begins to leave the bathroom.
"Don't be silly, come and join me" Brittany smiles. She's only cleaning her teeth so it doesn't bother her if Santana does the same.
"Ok" Santana shrugs. They're silent for a few minutes as they finish off their nightly routine. "So…goodnight" Santana smiles as she finishes.
"Goodnight" Brittany smiles back before leaning in to kiss Santana.
They stand quietly for a moment just sort of awkwardly looking at one another. Neither really want to go to bed right now because it means they'll be apart for the first time in a number of hours however, they've both had a long day so they're tired.
"Are you tired?" Santana asks while gently playing with Brittany's hand.
"A little bit" Brittany replies. "You?" she asks.
"Yeah a little bit" Santana nods in agreement.
"I'm not nearly tired enough to go to bed on my own though" Brittany points out.
"Thank god" Santana states before lunging forward and kissing Brittany passionately. They kiss for a moment or so before Brittany pulls away.
"You know I'm talking about sex, right?" Brittany clarifies.
"Yes, I do" Santana smiles.
"Ok good, I just wanted to make sure we were on the same page" Brittany replies.
"Come on, let's go to my room" Santana says while leading Brittany to her bedroom. She then slides onto the bed and pulls Brittany with her.
"I've been dying to do this for months now" Brittany points out as she removes her shirt and leans down to kiss Santana.
"Me too" Santana nods. "We just weren't ever in the right place so I had to restrain myself but honestly, all I have wanted recently is you" she says while sitting up slightly so Brittany can remove her top.
"Prepare to have your world rocked" Brittany smirks as she tosses Santana's shirt to the floor and slowly pushes her back down against the bed. She begins slowly kissing down Santana's body until she gets to the waistband of her pyjamas.
"Just take them off" Santana says, starting to get worked up already.
"Ok" Brittany smiles. They have slept together numerous times before but this is the first time in a long time so she didn't want to be too forward because they're both a little nervous.
Brittany slowly grips either side of Santana's pyjama pants at the waistband and slowly pulls them down her legs. She's just navigated them for under Santana's butt and got them to her ankles where she gets them slightly caught so Santana kicks her leg a little to shake the pants off but only ends up kicking Brittany.
"Thank you" Brittany laughs.
"I'm sorry babe, I was trying to help you get them off my ankle" Santana says, feeling bad for kicking Brittany. "I should have worn looser pyjama pants tonight and not the ones with the tight cuffs at the ankle" she adds.
"It's fine now" Brittany smiles while throwing Santana's pyjamas to the floor and then quickly shimmying out of her own before straddling Santana once more.
"Ok" Santana nods. Her body suddenly heating up as she feels their naked skin on one another.
Brittany slowly leans down and kisses Santana before adjusting her position and once more making her way down Santana's body, leaving a trail of kisses as she goes. As soon as she gets to Santana's core, she moves away slightly and kisses the inside of Santana's thighs.
"Oh god Britt, I need you right now" Santana moans. Brittany has barely been teasing her and she already wants her right now.
"I can see that" Brittany smirks as she sees just how wet Santana is. "You're practically glistening right now" she adds before leaning down to kiss her inner thighs again.
"Please Britt" Santana pants out, her breathing getting quicker and quicker at the anticipation about what's going to happen next.
"Ok honey" Brittany smiles up at Santana before leaning down and entering her folds with her tongue. She started off really slowly but that only agonised Santana even more as she buried her hands in Brittany's hair and pushed her closer to her core.
"Please" Santana moans.
"All in good time" Brittany smiles while spreading Santana's legs even further apart to get better access.
"Let. Me. Help. You" Santana says through a moan.
"It's your turn right now. We can worry about me later" Brittany smiles. As much as she really wants that, this is about Santana right now so she wants Santana to feel good.
"Ok" Santana moans as she digs her nails into Brittany's scalp even more as Brittany slowly adds a finger into the mix. Her tongue alone just wasn't intense enough for her. After some time, Santana eventually comes in Brittany's mouth and she does her best to clean it all up.
"How do you feel?" Brittany asks as she slowly wipes her mouth with her thumb as she moves up the bed to lie next to Santana.
"Really good but also really bad" Santana says as she slowly gets her breath back.
"Why baby?" Brittany asks confused. "You came so wasn't it good for you?" she asks.
"No, you were amazing so I did feel good" Santana assures Brittany as she pecks her lips. "I just felt bad because it was our first time in a while and you made it about me. I wanted you to feel just as good as I did" she adds.
"We have all night babe so there's plenty of time for me plus I get just as much joy from watching you cum as I do when I cum" Brittany smirks.
"Well I want to return the favour right now" Santana smiles while turning to lie on her side. She leans in and kisses Brittany while gently sliding a leg between Brittany's. "Huh…you are a little wet already" she smirks as she feels the moist heat against her thigh.
"All I need to do is just look at you and I'm almost there" Brittany replies.
"You're very sexy right now" Santana says as she kisses Brittany again while slowly sliding her hand down Brittany's body. As soon as she gets close enough to Brittany's center, she trails her hand back up and cups Brittany's breast in her hand.
"Oh god" Brittany moans. She's getting turned on really quite quickly now.
"You like that, huh?" Santana smirks as she leans down and takes Brittany's nipple in her mouth. She slowly sucks on it before gently moving her hand down Brittany's body. She stops at her core and slowly inserts two fingers.
"Oh shit" Brittany moans out again. She was a little surprised because she expected Santana to do it one finger at a time. "That feels so good" she says while pushing Santana's hand closer to her.
"Shall I go a little faster?" Santana teases as she moves her position slightly to get a better angle. She then leans in and kisses Brittany's mouth as she speeds up her movement with her fingers. After some time, Brittany cums all over Santana's fingers. Santana smirks at her before licking her fingers, almost causing Brittany to cum all over again.
After a while together, they both end up just laying in one another's arms, enjoying being together again. Sex is good and everything but it's also times like this that they really enjoy. It's such a simple thing to do to just lie in bed together but it feels so good and relaxing to them.
"Sorry if I was a little rusty, the last person I had sex with was you obviously so it's been a good number of months" Santana says honestly.
"You were amazing as always" Brittany smiles.
"Except the part when I kicked you" Santana points out.
"Except when you kicked me, yeah" Brittany laughs.
"Seriously though, I am so glad we're finally able to be like this again because I think the last few times we had sex was when we were fighting" Santana states.
"I agree" Brittany nods. "Sex has always been good but it was so awkward at times when we were fighting because we didn't know what to do after we had sex" she adds.
"I know but it's all worked out" Santana smiles.
"It has" Brittany agrees while leaning in to kiss Santana.
It's a few of weeks later and Santana has landed an interview for the job Brittany found for her. After filling out the application, Santana gave it a week or so to be processed but when she didn't hear back from the company, she was sure they hadn't taken her application any further. She got a surprise the other day though when she got an email saying she was invited to an interview today. She immediately accepted it and asked Quinn to swap shifts with her so she could attend and luckily Quinn was more than happy to help. The only downside to the whole thing is that she only got the email a couple of days ago so it hasn't given her much time to prepare. Between both her and Brittany working, it's been tough to prepare but Brittany stayed up late most nights with Santana helping her prepare.
"All set for your interview today?" Brittany asks Santana as they have breakfast together.
"Yeah I think so" Santana replies nervously. "I really appreciate all your help the last few days. I know you've been busy and stuff" she smiles.
"Honestly, it's no trouble" Brittany smiles. "I know how hard it is to be stuck in a job you hate so I wanted to do everything I could to help you."
"I'm really grateful that you're coming with me today as well" Santana says.
"Like I say, I want to do whatever I can to help so if me coming with you today relaxes you then I'll do just that" Brittany assures Santana.
"It does relax me so thank you" Santana smiles.
"It's no trouble" Brittany smiles back. Once they both finish eating, they get ready for the day.
"So, how do I look?" Santana asks as she walks into the living room smartly dressed where Brittany is sitting on the couch waiting for her.
"You look kinda sexy actually" Brittany smirks but the glare Santana gives her makes her realise that's not the answer she's looking for. "You look great babe, very smart and sophisticated" she smiles softly to Santana.
"So, it's appropriate for a job interview then?" Santana queries.
"It is" Brittany nods. "You look really smart and respectable dressed like that. There's no way they could not hire you for the job" she adds.
"I hope they hire me for my knowledge and abilities not the way I look. I want to be taken seriously" Santana points out.
"Baby, are you just going to disagree with everything I say because you're nervous" Brittany asks with a smile. In all honesty, she finds it really cute how nervous Santana seems.
"I'm sorry, I'm just shitting myself right now" Santana apologises.
"Ok, well you better go and change your clothes then" Brittany smirks. She's trying to tease her to calm her nerves.
"Really?" Santana questions. "You can see how nervous I am but you're still going to joke around with me?" she asks.
"I'm trying to relax you and keep your mind off things" Brittany replies. "Look, come here" she says while getting off the couch and pulling Santana towards her.
"I'm sorry I'm being bitchy to you" Santana says honestly. "I just don't want to ruin this chance today because it could really be the first step in making a good career for myself."
"No matter what happens, you're still very talented" Brittany says while putting her arms around Santana to hug her. "You just need to be positive and believe in yourself because they'll notice you're nervous" she adds.
"I know and hopefully with you coming with me then I will feel better" Santana replies.
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"How did it go?" Brittany asks Santana as soon as she leaves the interview room.
"Ok I think" Santana replies. She's not really sure how everything went. It wasn't awkward or anything and she managed to answer all the questions they asked her. She just isn't sure one way or another whether she'll get the job because the interviewers didn't really give her any indication.
"Will they just get in touch with you once they've made a decision?" Brittany asks.
"Yeah, they said the recruitment company would call or email me to let me know" Santana says.
"I guess you just need to wait and see now then" Brittany says and Santana nods. "So, I've got a few catering gigs to get ready for but I can do that tomorrow if you want to have some fun today and hang out" Brittany suggests.
"Sounds good" Santana smiles. Spending the day with Brittany and having fun really would take her mind off the interview so she wants to do that.
Everything has been going great with Brittany and Santana the last couple of months. They've been hanging out and spending lots of time together so things seem to have settled back into how it used to be. Santana got the job she applied for so the first couple of weeks took some time for them to adjust to a new routine but things are definitely better now. Santana really enjoys her new job and Brittany is doing well with her catering venture so they're both feeling happier in themselves which in turn has made their relationship so much better compared to when they broke up.
It's well into December now so things are becoming a lot more festive. Brittany and Santana decorated their apartment for Christmas a couple of weeks ago and all the shops are being flooded with Christmas gifts. They've both got the day off today so they're just hanging out while they have some breakfast. Santana's parents are holding a Christmas party this year again but it's not until later tonight.
"Hey, do you want to do some Christmas shopping today?" Brittany asks.
"I don't have much else planned this morning so why not" Santana smiles. "Maybe if we get finished on time then I could take you to lunch after" she adds.
"Sounds like a plan" Brittany smiles back.
Once they're both finished eating, they get ready for the day and head out. They're now just walking around the shops, seeing what gifts they could buy for everyone. They've already got a few bits and pieces for people but they're hoping to get most of it finished by today.
"Hey, do you know what you're getting me for Christmas?" Santana asks curiously.
"I do but no I'm not telling you and no I won't even give you a hint either" Brittany smiles.
"Did you know I was going to ask for a clue?" Santana asks.
"I did because you kept asking me last year what I got you and you did the same with your birthday this year" Brittany points out.
"I like to know what I'm getting though because I'm impatient" Santana replies.
"Isn't getting a surprise so much worth it though" Brittany reasons. She has a surprise up her sleeve for Santana so she really hopes Santana doesn't find out before Christmas because it's something really special.
"I suppose you do have a point there" Santana nods.
"So, what about you? Do you know what you're getting me for Christmas yet or do you still have that left to sort out?" Brittany wonders.
"I think I know what I'm getting you but I just haven't got it yet" Santana replies. "Don't worry though, I'll get it sorted in no time at all" she smiles.
"Good, because I'd hate for you to leave it to the last minute and end up having to get me something really crappy because all the good presents are sold out" Brittany states.
"Trust me, I'm going to get you some really good stuff this year" Santana smiles. They had a bit of a rough patch in the middle of the year when they broke up so Santana is making it her mission to make Christmas special for the two of them.
"That's good" Brittany smiles.
"Anyway, we better finish this shopping" Santana says while smiling back.
After spending most of the morning shopping for Christmas presents, Santana treats Brittany to lunch. They then head back home again and have a relaxing afternoon together before they need to get ready for the party. They're now just getting dressed for the party. Brittany is in her room getting changed and Santana is in hers. They mostly sleep in Santana's room every night now that they're back together but they still haven't got around to moving Brittany's clothes and everything in there yet so more often than not they get dressed separately.
"Babe, I'm ready whenever you are" Brittany says as she leaves her bedroom.
"I'm almost there, 5 minutes" Santana replies through her closed bedroom door.
"I'll wait in the living room for you" Brittany replies and then heads to the living room to sit down and wait on Santana. It is indeed 5 minutes until Santana is ready to go.
"Ok, let's get to this party" Santana says as she walks into the living room.
"Ok…wow" Brittany says as she stands up from the couch and takes in Santana's appearance for the first time tonight.
"Uh…honey, my eyes are up here" Santana states with a smirk.
"Right, sorry" Brittany says, pulling herself out of her thoughts.
"Did you like what you saw?" Santana asks.
"I loved it" Brittany nods. "Actually, is there any chance we could skip the party and just stay home right now?" she asks.
"I promised my parents we would go and it would be rude not to after they went to so much effort to host the party and invite everyone" Santana points out.
"What about if we leave a little later then and stay here for 20 minutes or so more?" Brittany says trying to come to a compromise.
"I said I would help my parents set up a little so we need to get there early" Santana states.
"Ok, fine" Brittany sighs. "I just would really like you right now" she adds.
"I know" Santana says feeling bad. "If we get the party sorted then maybe we can sneak upstairs once it's in full swing" she offers.
"It's not the same but I suppose" Brittany smiles.
"I'll definitely make it up to you later when we get back home as well" Santana says while leaning in to kiss Brittany.
"Ok, I can wait until later" Brittany smiles again.
It's Christmas morning so Brittany and Santana are having a quiet morning together, just the two of them. Brittany's parents are having everyone over for Christmas dinner tonight so Santana's family will meet them both there later on. This is their first proper Christmas together and first one living together so Brittany and Santana wanted it to be special so they wanted to just have a quiet morning together before seeing family later. Last year Brittany still lived with her parents and Santana stayed over at her parents' house so this year is a bit different for them so they're having a nice time just the two of them.
They've just finished opening most of their presents so they're just lounging on the couch together.
"I feel like we've been together for ages but technically we haven't even been together a year" Brittany points out.
"We did break up for 4 months didn't we" Santana nods.
"Yes, but also we weren't together on Christmas morning last year. It was later in the day that we figured everything out and started dating" Brittany replies.
"That's true" Santana smiles. "Hey thank you for everything today. I love all of my presents" she says while putting her arms around Brittany to hug her.
"You're welcome honey" Brittany smiles. "And thank you for my gifts" she says before kissing Santana's cheek.
"This has been a really good Christmas morning so far" Santana smiles while leaning back against Brittany and resting her head on Brittany's shoulder.
"It might actually get even better because I have one last gift for you" Brittany says while shifting from Santana slightly and leaning over the couch to grab something. She hides it behind her back and then moves to the floor and gets down on one knee.
"What are you doing?" Santana asks confused.
"We've known each other for more than a year but we've only been romantically linked for just a year so it might seem sudden but I've never felt this way about anyone before. We've had a really tough time during our time together but I think that only proved to us just how meant to be we are. We're supposed to be with one another and I hope you think that too" Brittany says nervously. What she is about to ask is something she has never asked anyone before so it scares her a little bit.
"I do" Santana nods. "I love you more than I've ever loved anyone" she smiles. She's still a little confused about what's going on but she does honestly mean what she's saying.
"I love you with all my heart too so, Santana Lopez, will you marry me?" Brittany asks while opening the ring box she has in her hand.
"Oh my god…YES!" Santana screams in delight as she kneels to the floor to hug Brittany.
"Oh, thank goodness" Brittany says in relief. She was really worried Santana might have said no.
"Did you think I might say no?" Santana asks, pulling away slightly to look at Brittany.
"I wasn't sure if you would find it too soon after everything that's happened recently" Brittany points out.
"I want to marry you. You're the love of my life" Santana smiles.
"I agree" Brittany smiles. "Now would you like some nice new jewellery for that pretty hand of yours" she asks while lifting the ring out of the box.
"Yes!" Santana squeals in excitement again. Brittany then carefully places the ring on Santana's left hand. "It's beautiful" she says while admiring the ring.
"It suits you really well" Brittany adds.
"Come here" Santana says while pulling Brittany closer to her. She then leans in and kisses her.
"We don't actually have to leave for another while yet so what do you say we celebrate a little?" Brittany says with a smirk.
"I say let's do it" Santana says while getting up from the floor and pulling Brittany up. She then grabs Brittany's hand and pulls her to her bedroom.
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Brittany and Santana are at Brittany's parents' house helping to make the Christmas dinner. As soon as they got there, they told everyone the good news and everyone seemed really happy for them. Brittany is currently helping her mom and Santana's mom but Santana's gran called her through to the other room to talk so Santana went to speak to her grandmother.
"What's going on grandma?" Santana asks confused. She doesn't really know why her gran needed to speak to her and not anyone else.
"I want to talk to you about that rock on your hand" Alma replies.
"It's beautiful isn't it?" Santana smiles while admiring her ring. "Britt did well with picking it out" she adds.
"I suppose she did" Alma nods.
"Ok so what about my engagement did you want to talk about?" Santana asks confused.
"If you do it quick then I can finally get my wish to see you get married Santana" Alma points out. "I did ask you to find the perfect one by Christmas meaning last Christmas but I suppose this Christmas will do" she adds.
"We were together last Christmas grandma" Santana states.
"I know but I wanted to see you get married and you know I won't last much longer so now I might finally get to do that" Alma states.
"Grandma…" Santana sighs while rolling her eyes. "You have to stop with this" she states. Alma has been saying that for years now so Santana doesn't want her to be so negative about things.
"It's true though Santana, I might not have much time left so I want to see you get married" Alma replies.
"Ok, I'll speak to Brittany and see what she thinks" Santana smiles and then Alma leaves.
Santana does want her grandma to be at the wedding and she does want to marry Brittany as soon as she can but she also knows that weddings take time to organise. This is going to be her only wedding so she wants to do things properly and have a big wedding like she always dreamed of having. She also knows that her grandma is making things worst than it seems so she does believe she has time to plan a wedding otherwise she would do it as soon as possible if she thought her grandma was in seriously bad health.
"Congrats by the way" Joanne, Santana's sister in law, says as she makes her way over to Santana.
"Thank you" Santana smiles while showing Joanne the ring. She gets all giddy inside whenever she looks at the ring.
"You must be so happy right now" Joanne says.
"I am" Santana nods. "I'm also a little unsure of what happens now though" she adds.
"What do you mean?" Joanne asks confused.
"Ok so I've only ever dated one girl before, obviously that being Brittany, so how does this work now. I mean do I buy her an engagement ring too because she is a girl so it's usual for girls to get engagement rings" Santana says.
"Women can propose to men too so it's not only a girl thing to get a ring" Joanne points out.
"I want to get her one because I have had thoughts about marrying her before but I don't want her to think I've only done it now because she gave me one. I mean if I get her one then has the novelty sort of worn off so to speak?" Santana asks.
"I think Brittany will be happy either way" Joanne points out.
"I know but I want her to feel as special as she made me feel this morning" Santana replies.
"Brittany doesn't need an engagement ring to feel like that but I'm sure she would be happy if you did get her one so do whatever you want to do" Joanne smiles.
"Ok" Santana nods.
"Hey Santana, come back over here" Alma says while appearing in the room again.
"I'll leave you too it" Joanne says while leaving. Santana then walks over to her grandmother.
"Give this to Brittany" Alma states while removing her necklace and taking the ring off the chain.
"Grandma, no. That is your engagement ring from grandpa so I'm not going to take it" Santana replies.
"I want you to have this Santana and since you've already got a ring then give this to Brittany" Alma replies.
"Even if you really want someone to have it then why aren't you giving it to my brother for his wife?" Santana queries.
"He has the other one Santana" alma replies.
"Other one?" Santana asks surprised. "You had two engagement rings and I can't even afford one."
"Your grandpa proposed to me with the ring I gave your brother but you know your grandfather, he was really clumsy so he accidentally misplaced it one day. I had taken it off to wash the dishes and the next thing I know it had disappeared. I don't know if he knocked it off the side and it fell in the trash or what happened but we couldn't find it for a substantial amount of time so he bought me another one, this one, because he felt bad. Cut a long story short, we found the first ring a few years later so I ended up with two" Alma says.
"Oh" Santana nods in understanding.
"The bottom line is that they both meant a lot to me so I wanted you and your brother to have a ring each" Alma says. "Initially I thought Joanne would wear one and you would wear the other but since you have one then I want Brittany to have this one."
"I can't take your ring, it means a lot to you" Santana states.
"Yes, and you mean a lot to me too so I don't want the ring stored away in a box when I die, I want you or Brittany to have it and then you two can pass it down to your grandkids" Alma states.
"I don't know grandma" Santana says, still unsure about taking it. Yes, she wants Brittany to have a ring but she doesn't want to take away something so special from her grandma.
"Please Santana, I really want you to have this" Alma assures her granddaughter.
"I…"
"Take the ring please Santana otherwise you'll make me think you don't want Brittany to have it. Brittany is the best thing that's happened to you remember" Alma states.
"Ok, I'll take it" Santana says laughing while taking the ring. "Do you know sometimes, I think you prefer Brittany to me or something because you never stop talking about her" she teases.
"Maybe I do" Alma teases back. "Anyway, go and give this to my granddaughter in law please" she adds.
"Right now?" Santana asks surprised. She was going to wait until they got home and did it privately.
"Yes, right now" Alma nods.
"Ok fine but I'm not doing it in front of everyone. I'll take her outside or something and do it privately" Santana replies.
"Ok, as long as you do it before dinner because I want to see her with the ring" Alma smiles.
"I'll do it just now" Santana says before leaving to go to the kitchen. "Babe, can I talk to you for a second?" she asks Brittany.
"Sure" Brittany nods.
"In private so maybe outside on the porch" Santana suggests. Brittany nods again so they then leave the kitchen and head outside to the front of the house.
"What's going on babe?" Brittany asks confused.
"Ok, so do you remember last year on Christmas day I came here to talk to you because I realised, I too wanted to be with you" Santana starts and Brittany nods. "Well I figured this is the spot we got together so this is the perfect place to do this" she says while getting down on one knee.
"Uh…what are you doing" Brittany asks confused.
"It's my turn so Britt, will you marry me?" Santana asks with a smile as she holds out the ring in front of her.
"Duh! Of course, I'll marry you" Brittany smiles.
"Good" Santana says while carefully placing the ring on Brittany's finger.
"Where did you get this ring?" Brittany asks as Santana stands up and she hugs her.
"I did think of proposing to you at some point so I would have got you a ring but I'll be honest, this isn't one I bought. This is my grandma's ring from my grandpa and she wanted me to have it but since I have one already then, she insisted on you having this" Santana smiles.
"It's really nice" Brittany smiles. "Are we sure we should be taking your grandma's ring though?" she asks.
"I had that discussion and she really wants us to have it" Santana states.
"Ok, cool" Brittany smiles before leaning in to kiss Santana. "I guess we should go inside now and show everyone my new ring" she says.
"Yeah we…oh for crying out loud" Santana states annoyed as she turns around.
"What's wrong?" Brittany asks concerned.
"This was supposed to be a private moment between the two of us where I could propose to you where we first got together and now look" Santana states while pointing at the window. Brittany looks over and sees their whole family looking at them through the window.
"It's cute" Brittany smiles. "Anyway, let's go inside because it's cold" she says while kissing Santana once more and then heading inside with her.