Santana woke up a few hours later, to find that her and Quinn were in the same position as earlier. She checked her watch to see that it was nearly 2 pm now and they had agreed last night to meet up with the Glee Club down at the pool area for a barbecue.

As gently as possible, Santana woke Quinn up. "Hey, Q. Barbecue time. We gotta get ready."

Quinn rolled over and stretched on the opposite side of the bed. "Fuck okay. You sure you want to go though? I mean, with Britt there and all."

"I do wanna go. If I don't, people are gonna ask questions and that's the last thing I need."

Secretly, Quinn was hoping that Santana didn't want to go. Because that would have gave her the excuse to also not go. Cause that's what best friends do right? She wouldn't have to admit that she didn't want to go because she didn't want to see Rachel and Finn together.

It was funny, because the last she heard from Tina was that Rachel and Finn had broken up. So she came to the wedding in hopes that maybe it was her chance.

It wasn't until she watched them sing their duet together that she knew something was off. And seeing Finn answer the door to Rachel's room was just heart shattering for her. Now, she had to go about the entire afternoon pretending that she didn't have these very real feelings for Rachel without anyone knowing.

The girls got ready and headed down to the pool deck together. Once there, Santana spotted Brittany and Sam sitting at one of the tables near the grill. She was wearing the bathing suit that Santana loved a lot. A little too much, if we were being completely honest. Before she was caught staring, she turned to Quinn.

"Let's grab a drink from the bar."

Quinn couldn't say no to that. Santana bought each of them a vegas bomb, which they threw back as if they had been drinking for years.

But little did Santana know, she was preparing to numb the pain of seeing the girl she loved together with her ex again.

"Hopefully, this liquor makes this afternoon bearable." Santana uttered under her breath. They were carrying their drinks back to the area where the Glee club was now congregating. They took seats near Tina and Mike, who were talking with Rory and Sugar.

It seemed as if everyone was happy. Which made the girls happy for them, regardless of how they were both currently feeling.

Rachel and Finn walked towards everyone, hand in hand.

Santana was busy in a conversation with Sugar, not noticing Quinn's mood change.

Quinn and Rachel locked eyes, Rachel giving her a sympathetic look. Quinn got up from her seat and began to walk away. The chair moving caught Santana's attention, and she watched as her best friend was heading in the opposite direction of the gathering. She turned to look at Rachel who immediately looked away, and that's when she knew. She got up, and followed her.

The barbecue was a bad idea. Quinn wasn't ready. She walked quickly, past the bushes and onto the shore of the lake. She slipped out of her shoes and walked along the water. She didn't understand how someone she hated, someone she loathed for a good amount of her high school career- was now someone that she had feelings for. Very intense, real feelings that she hadn't felt for anyone else. Not Sam, Finn or even Puck. Quinn took another sip of her drink, wiping her eyes as the tears began to fall. The denial she had been living with for years was finally catching up to her, and there was nothing she could do about it.

"Quinn, you could've told me it was Rachel."

The sound of Santana's voice scared her. She turned towards her friend, who was now walking next to her.

"This isn't the way I wanted you to find out." Quinn admitted. "I wanted to tell you, I just didn't have the words for it."

"You are talking to the queen of not finding the words to explain any type of feelings." She smiled.

As always, they walked in silence once more. Santana was giving Quinn some time to process everything. She had been just outed, technically.

They sat on chairs that were under a tree a little ways a way from where they came from. It was peaceful and soothing. Santana found her hand on Quinn's, hoping that would give her some kind of comfort.

"Are we-" Quinn paused. "Is this our life now? Watching them love someone else?"

Santana shrugged. "I don't know, but it doesn't have to be."

"Well for now, we have each other." Quinn said as she placed her open hand on Santana's. "Not that we didn't already have each other's back from the beginning."

Santana smiled, realizing that her and Quinn's friendship was much different now. Hurt had brought them closer than ever, something that she never imagined would happen in this lifetime. Especially to the two of them, they always got what they wanted.

They got up from the chairs and started walking back towards the party.

"Refill?" Quinn asked.

"I think that's a great idea."

Santana put her arm around Quinn as they walked back up the stairs towards the pool deck. "We can get through this Q."

"We will. We'll be okay."