"I can't pack!"
"Why can't you pack, baby?"
"Because you won't tell me where we're going, Lopez! And if I don't know where we're going, then I don't know what to put in this giant suitcase you got me."
"It's hardly giant, B."
"It is. I'm pretty sure I could curl up inside of it and travel safely to my unknown destination."
"You know, that sounds like a great idea! Then I won't have to listen to your silly whining for the whole flight!"
"Ugh! You're ridiculous!" you huff and toss your hair over your shoulder as you turn away from me back into the walk in closet.
I can't help the smile that spreads on my lips at your reaction. Teasing you hasn't gotten old yet.
"Britt…. just pack clothes for warm weather."
"But what does that even mean, Santana?!"
"It means warm weather! Those short shorts you love, maybe a sundress or two, definitely a bathing suit. Actually, like a few bathing suits. Mmm...maybe one of those floppy hats."
"So we're going somewhere tropical?"
Your eyebrow quirks up and I know you're hoping to get something out of me. But I won't budge.
"I didn't say that…" I get up off the bed and walk over to you, pulling you by the waist closer to my body, "and another thing… I haven't been Lopez in a while. Almost a whole year, even…"
Your smile, your smile and accompanying eye roll makes my heart swoop.
"Hmm… You're right….I mean, not technically because you're still Santana Lopez, but you're a Pierce now, too." You lean in but don't kiss me yet.
Maybe it's because you can see the way I swoon over how you say my name. All stretched out and using an accent.
Maybe it's because you're playing with me.
Maybe it's payback for teasing you.
But, baby, whatever it is, I'll never get sick of it. Any of it.
Even better, I pull you towards the bed with a smirk.
It's not until you're hovering over me with those darkened eyes that you kiss me.
You kiss me and I distract you from packing.
At least until we're packing your suitcase naked.
Your eyes nearly bug out of your head the next morning when we drive up to the private airfield and you see the jet I have rented for this very occasion fueled and ready to go.
"S…"
"It's a special occasion." I shrug.
You do that cute little head shake thing you do when you can't believe something I've done and my heart does that little stutter-step it got used to doing.
Since you.
We get on the plane and the attendant hands us two flutes of champagne and smiles. I clink my glass with yours, "To us... Happy Anniversary, Britt."
"To Us! Happy Anniversary, indeed!"
I know the warm, bubbly feeling in my stomach, in my whole being, has nothing to do with the champagne on my tongue.
"I can't believe you're doing all this! This is crazy!" your eyes are bright with excitement and I know it's not. I know it's not crazy.
"You, Brittany Pierce-Lopez… You love being swept off your feet."
You smile and nod, "I do. I even do it for a living."
I can't help the laugh that bubbles out of me.
"Too bad we're the only two on this flight…. not gonna join the mile high club if they know it's us."
"Guess I should have thought about that a little more then, huh?" I wink at you and your ears pink.
I love it when your ears pink. You always blush so easily, but when your ears pink like that and then you get that little shy smile that you've got now, the one spreading slowly across your face, it means you're truly pleased.
Baby, getting to know you like this has been the best part of my life.
We land and your eyes light up when the pilot says we've arrived. We step off the plane and the private car is there to take us to the villa I've rented for the week.
The villa in Spain.
The place you've talked about going for a long time now. We're going to soak in the sun on the beach, tour some of wine country, eat some amazing food, and spend as much of our free time as possible in bed.
"Santana…"
"You say the dream, Britt." You lean over and kiss me silly in the car. And your hand starts to wander when I break away from your lips to talk to the driver in spanish.
Spanish always gets you so riled up, baby.
I hope it never stops.
The way you keep me up all night in the giant canopied bed we find feels like a promise.
And so does the sun that streams in from the open balcony, welcoming us to the new day. To our Anniversary.
You're looking at me and your eyes are soft, so soft.
And your lazy smile makes my heart flutter.
And the way your hair leans down over your shoulder as you prop up to greet me catches the sunlight.
"Good morning, baby." Your voice is still heavy with sleep.
"Good morning." I tug you down to my lips and kiss you.
And you fall down onto me and I can feel the smile on your lips, even as we kiss.
And mine breaks, too.
And then we can't kiss anymore because we are both smiling like idiots. So you break away and keep your nose pressed against mine for a moment.
Your eyes, your eyes are still shining.
You pull away a bit farther to see me clearly, "Happy Anniversary, Santana."
"Mmm.. Happy Anniversary, Britt-Britt."
"I love you." Your eyes are the bluest. That blue they get when you look at me and show me your heart.
It's my favorite color.
"And I love you."
The smiling, the smiling doesn't stop. Even when you start to roll against me.
Even when you start to touch me in earnest.
Even when you suck on the spot behind my ear and listen to the gust of breath that leaves my body.
Everything about you, about this, about us, has my body singing.
And when you finally slide inside me, when you're finally where I want you, I hear the way you groan at my want for you and lift my hips higher, higher, for you.
Always for you.
When it's slow like this, when it's slow and drawn out, it feels like everything we will ever feel together is right here.
And it is.
It's me and you.
You and me.
When it's slow like this and you touch me in the way that has me burning and burning for you, it is the only thing that matters. It is the only thing I want to feel.
You smile when you feel me start to clench around you.
You smile and nudge the side of my face with your nose.
You lean in and whisper in my ear.
And I'm coming and coming and coming.
"Are you happy with your surprise?"
We're lying on the beach, sleepy and sated from our night and morning in bed together, the hickey on your long neck is teasing me from here.
I remember how it felt to bite down on it as I came hard around your fingers last night.
You look over at me with a sincere smile, "Of course I'm happy."
"Good."
"You're such a silly idiot, San. I would have been happy anywhere."
"I know, but I wanted to do something special."
"Being with you is special. I'm just happy to be here with you...celebrating the best day ever."
I kiss you, because I have to. I keep tasting your smiles. You haven't stopped smiling yet.
"That wasn't the best day ever…"
"Oh? And what was then?"
"The day we met."
You gasp and I know I've got you.
"Think about it. We wouldn't have been able to get married if we never met. I mean, that's gotta be number one right there, B."
"Yeah, but don't you think tying ourselves together, for better or worse, for the rest of our lives in front of alllll those people was the best best day!?"
The butterflies in my belly, those never ending butterflies get crazy again, "I could be convinced."
"Lucky for you, I'm very convincing."
You lean in and kiss me again, your skin smelling like that sunscreen you love.
Your lips are soft and searching.
Your little noises are seeping into me.
And, baby, I can't believe you fell in love with me.
And I can't believe you married me.
And I can't wait to spend the next week here with you on this beach.
And I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you, either.
A/N: So this little baby idea that I had is a whole year old today. An entire year! I can't really even believe it... not at all. I am so so so thankful to each and every one of you who reads and reviews and supports and shares this story. That support means a lot to me and it's part of what has kept this train going. Thank you for joining me on this ride with these two idiots and their epic love. I have enjoyed every minute that this little creation has brought me, I have enjoyed this fandom, I have enjoyed meeting some wonderful people! Thank you!