Brittany walked back into the house to find that Santana was now awake and sitting up on the couch.

"Oh hey."

"Hey Lopez." Brittany walked into the room and sat next to her on the couch. "Where's Fabray at?"

"She went to the bathroom." She looked over at Brittany, who looked exhausted. "You good?"

"Yeah. I'm fine. You don't mind if I join you two out here?"

"Not at all." Santana scooted closer to where Brittany was sitting.

"Do you guys always sleep out here?"

"No, just whenever Quinn can't sleep. She'll come to my bed and wake me up and ask if I'll sleep out here with her."

"You never, you know, ask her what's wrong?" Santana shook her head. "Ever?"

"I did the first time. That was, when she first came to the house. But I never asked her after that. I knew it was Army related, so I didn't want to bring up old memories. I'm sorry if I said anything earlier that triggered anything."

"Don't worry about it. It's alright."

Quinn came walking back into the room and sat on the chair next to the couch.

"You took my spot, Pierce." She said, with laughter following.

"Move your feet, lose you seat."

Quinn punched her playfully, then got comfortable in her chair. Brittany handed Quinn her paper back and she proceeded to place it in her wallet.

Brittany tried to stay up and watch the episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer that was playing on the tv but she fell asleep.

She a woken up by Candidate Evans cooking breakfast in the kitchen. Santana was leaning on Brittany's shoulder, but she didn't mind. She took a couple seconds to look at the girl who was out cold next to her. Brittany didn't move too much, she didn't want to wake her up. Santana was beautiful, she had a short sleeved shirt on that made her arms pop.

Brittany turned to see if Quinn was still sitting on her chair but she wasn't. She got up from her spot and headed for the bathrooms to freshen up.

"Good Morning, Brittany." She turned to see Evans talking to her while he flipped a pancake. "Hope you like pancakes, I got plenty."

"I do actually. Thanks. I'll be back out to grab a plate."

As she walked to the bathrooms the rest of the guys were walking out to the common area. Strangely, she felt at home here. She didn't know what to expect when she first got to Lima but it was much more than she expected. She took her things into the bathroom and started to brush her teeth.

Santana woke up a little after Brittany got off of the couch. She had been awake the whole time, but didn't want Brittany to think that she was weird and purposely pretended to sleep. Which she did, but no one needed to know that. In the middle of the night, Santana got cold so she moved closer to Brittany. It was like she was a heater, because she could feel the warmth coming off of her.

Quinn came back into the building after her normal run in the morning and went straight to the fridge to get her protein shake.

"Hey." Santana said as she walked over towards the kitchen. "Had a good run?"

"That I did. I did three miles in less than 20 minutes." Santana was grabbing a bunch of pancakes as Quinn finished her sentence, and ended up putting four of them back on the plate.

"Well that just makes me feel fat as fuck." Quinn laughed. "I'm serious."

"You're not fat, stop tryna convince yourself that you are." Evans threw two more pancakes onto Santana's plate.

"If anything, you need more food. You don't eat enough."

"Ha. Very funny Evans. I do eat a ton of food all the time."

Brittany came walking back out from the restrooms with a smile on her face.

"I'm ready to get some pancakes in this belly." She tapped on her stomach then grabbed a plate so she could get some pancakes.

Santana chuckled to herself. That was the cutest thing ever, she thought. But she had to stop thinking like that. She had a girlfriend. A girlfriend that didn't understand her career. That was selfish all the time. That didn't ever take her feelings into consideration. Dani aways tried to pull a guilt trip on Santana, and that was the worse feeling in the world. She hated it. Maybe it was time to break up with her. As she fell asleep last night, she mentally wrote a pros and cons list about staying with Dani. And of course, the cons list was much longer.

So maybe it was the right thing to do.

As she got her phone out of her pocket, the siren went off.

Ambulance 21, we have a fall at 125 East Lima Road.

Santana shoved her phone back into her pocket.

"Ready Pierce? First run." Brittany was attempting to shove as much food as she could into her mouth before getting up from the counter and heading out the door.

"Don't worry. Your plates will be in the oven."

"Thanks Evans!" Santana shouted as she ran out the double doors to the garage, with Brittany following close behind.

They jumped into the ambo and took off down the street, sirens wailing.

"125 East Lima Road is the elementary school."

Santana always had a soft side for children. Every case that involved a child, made her heart hurt. She had a special place in the case where she kept a jar of lollipops. She never told any of the guys about it, because they'd probably sneak in and steal a couple when Santana wasn't around.

They pulled into the school and parked near the office. A school admin lady was waiting for them outside near the parking lot.

"He's this way." They followed behind with the gurney to the playground. A teacher was sitting with a little boy on a bench, who was holding his arm. "He fell while playing on the jungle gym. We think he broke his arm."

"Hey bud. I'm Santana, and this is Brittany. We're here to help you." He looked up at Santana. He had tears falling from his eyes, which made Santana's heart melt. "It's gonna be okay. Can I see your arm?"

He held his arm out and Santana gently held it so she could examine it.

"What's your name?"

"My names Austin."

"Well Austin, you have a cool name." Santana turned to Brittany and nodded her head, confirming that it was broken. She pulled the teacher on the side to talk to her separately. "Looks like you hurt your arm pretty bad. Let's take a ride in the ambulance so we can get you fixed up. Sound good?"

Austin nodded his head, and did as he was told. Santana walked him to the gurney and lifted him up so he could sit.

"There we go."

Brittany talked to the teacher who said that she had called his parents and they were okay with him riding in the ambulance to the hospital, and that they'd meet them there.

Once locked in and ready to go, Santana climbed into the drivers seat and Brittany sat in the back with Austin.

"Are the doctor's gonna fix me?" Brittany smiled, and simply nodded. Which the boy understood. "Cool. Cause I can't miss school tomorrow. I have a math test."

"A math test huh? Do you like math?"

"I do. It's my favorite."

Brittany spotted the lollipops in the case, and decided to grab one out for him.

"Hey." She whispered. "Don't tell Santana, but I'm gonna take one of her lollipops to give to you. You can't tell her though. Promise?"

His face lit up at the word 'lollipop'. Excitedly, he nodded his head and she grabbed the jar out and let him pick one.

"Alright. Now put that in your pocket and don't let her see it."

When they reached the hospital, the girls took Austin inside and got his paperwork done. His parents were inside waiting, and Santana explained that he had a fracture that would heal in a couple months. He'd just have to wear a cast. The parents thanked her and they were on their way.

Brittany climbed into the passenger side and shut the door.

"You gave him a lollipop didn't you."

"What?! Noooo. What lollipops?" Brittany laughed.

"I saw you whispering to him." Santana held her fist out. "Pound it. You're good with kids, Pierce. I like that."

When they reached 51, they jumped out and headed straight for the kitchen. The food was still warm, to their surprise. They sat and talked for a while, enjoying each others company.

Lt. Hudson came into the kitchen shortly after. "Hey Lopez, your gf is outside. She seems pretty pissed."

"Fuck, just cause I didn't call her this morning." Santana got up from her seat and wiped her mouth before walking outside. She was mumbling something to herself, but Brittany couldn't make out what she was saying.

"I'm not trying to assume anything, but I'm guessing her girlfriend is the crazy type?"

Lt. Hudson sat where Santana was sitting, and ate a piece of bacon off of her plate. "You could say that. I mean, we're all a little crazy on the inside. It's just that some people choose to show it more than others. I'll just leave it at that."

He walked away, leaving Brittany alone with her thoughts.

A couple minutes later, Brittany could hear screaming coming from the garage. She finished up her plate and put it in the sink before leaving the kitchen. She walked outside, while Abrams was walking in.

"Girl you don't want to be out here." She looked at him, confused. "Trust me. When Lopez and her girl goes at it, there's no stopping them."

He walked past her into the building.

Santana and Dani were on the opposite side of the ambulance.

"I was on a fucking call, Dani. I didn't purposely ignore your phone call."

Santana's voice was stern and forceful, Brittany knew she was upset.

"You could've at least texted me after I called."

"Are you fucking kidding me? Text you? I WAS ON A CALL! What did you want me to do? Pull the ambulance over to the side so I could let you know I was busy? Are you out of your fucking mind?!"

Brittany cautiously made her way around the ambulance. She was a very compassionate person, and although she only knew Santana for about 24 hours, she still cared for the girl.

"Is everything alright?"

Dani shot her a look. And if looks could kill, Brittany would've been on the floor.

"Who the fuck are you? Oh. You must be the bitch that Santana is cheating on me with." She turned back to Santana. "Was there even a boy that broke his arm this morning? Or did you just make that shit up?"

"Excuse me?" Brittany's tone had changed.

Dani scoffed. "How about you take your slutty ass back inside."

"Don't fucking talk to her like that Dani." Santana stepped closer to Dani. And for a second, Brittany was afraid that she was gonna hit her.

"So you're defending her?!"

"I'm defending a friend." She turned back to Brittany, who was standing in shock. She had never heard a couple argue this way. It made her wonder what Santana saw in a girl who would talk to her as if she were dirt. "We're done, Dani."

"Oh? So you're breaking up with me?"

"Yeah. We're done. I don't need all this bullshit from you. I don't need you coming up to 51, and blowing shit out of proportion. This is where I fucking work and you're embarrassing me. I don't need you. So leave. We're done."

Dani rolled her eyes and started to walk back towards her car. "I'm glad we're done Santana. Goodbye."

Santana watched as Dani got into her car and drive away from 51 for the last time.

Brittany stood there for a minute, watching to see how Santana's mental state would be. Going through a break up is hard. And of all people, Brittany knew exactly how the girl felt. Santana turned around, wiping her face with her jacket sleeve.

"Hey. It's gonna be okay." She wrapped her arms around the latina, who was now quietly sobbing in her chest. "I know that must've been hard. But if it means anything, I'm proud of you."

They walked back inside, and Santana went to the bathroom.

Quinn came walking out of her quarters and sat next to Brittany on the couch.

"I heard Dani was just over here. I don't even bother to come out of my room when she's here. I hate how she talks to Santana."

"They just broke up, actually." Quinn's eyes widened.

"Seriously?" Brittany nodded. "It's about damn time. I've been telling her to for over four months now."

The shift bell rang and the next shift of firefighters were walking into the building.

"Come on. We'll check up on Santana later. Let's get your things from your cousins place." They got up from the couch went to grab their things.

It was a nice day, a slight breeze with clouds painting the sky here and there.

"Fabray. Lemme see your phone." Quinn tossed her her iphone and she opened a new text message to send to Santana.

'Hope you're alright. Here's my number. Take it easy alright, let me know if you need anything. ANYTHING.'

And within a few seconds, she got a reply.

'Maybe you and Quinn can come over tonight?'

Brittany only had one answer, and she knew Quinn's would be the same.

'We'll be there.'