Hey guys. Sorry it took a while to update. I'm starting my midterms this week and I just started at my new job. Thanks so much for sticking with me! Chapter 7 =)

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Santana reached her cabin after her morning session. She didn't know anyone in her group that day but she enjoyed getting to learn some new tactics. A few drops of sweat dripped down her temple and onto the ground as she made her way through the door.

"WHOA!" She yelps out and stops dead in her tracks to see Rachel straddling Quinn on her bunk with lips locked. Thank god they are still fully clothed. Santana thought to herself.

Rachel jumped off the blonde and they both stare wide eyed at the now smirking Latina.

"I..um… w-we were just…" Rachel begins.

"You were just talking with your tongues super close?" Santana laughed out.

Both of them turned bright red.

"You guys are gonna get so much shit from me for this, I hope you know that?" Santana said still trying to calm down her fits of laughter.

Both girls just sat there not really knowing what to say.

"Well don't stop on my account." She said as she pulled her sweaty t-shirt up over her head. "Q I'm gonna go meet Brittany for lunch. We have down time after and then team practice at 2. Can you remind everyone that you see please?"

"Sure um… that's it?"

"Uh… yeah? Why was there something else I was supposed to say?" The Latina scrunched up her face trying to remember if she had forgotten anything.

"Oh no, I was just making sure." Quinn said eagerly. Santana could tell that it was beginning to get painfully awkward for the two girls so she slipped on her fresh t-shirt and headed for the door. She opened it and walked out, almost closing the door before she stuck her head back in.

"Oh and Q?"

"Yeah?"

"Could you please refrain from your lady loving on my bed please?" With the devilish smile prying across her face she shut the door and walked off towards the Dinning Commons, knowing in full detail what Quinn's face would look like with that comment.

She walked in the DC with a smile across her face as she glanced over to the table that they had sat at that morning. Sure enough the blonde was sitting there with her back facing the door. Santana took this opportunity to study Brittany. Even though she couldn't see her face very well, she still found it fascinating to watch her. She watched as the blonde flexed and relaxed her shoulder muscles as she moved into a comfortable position leaning on the table. Smiling to herself she made her way over behind Brittany and snaked her arms around the blondes waist before moving her head to her shoulder. She felt the dancer tense for a moment.

"Hello beautiful." The brunette whispered into her ear. Brittany immediately relaxed back into her seat so that the her shoulders pressed back into Santana's front.

Santana smiled into the blondes neck and hugged her tight for a moment before releasing her and taking a seat next to her.

"Hey you. How was your morning?" Brittany asked with a huge smile.

Santana just looked back. She was beaming from ear to ear, now taking in the girls features. God she looks amazing. Though the blonde was dressed simply in her BDU pants, a black tank top, and her hair pulled up into a messy ponytail, it still didn't stop the Latina from thinking she was the most beautiful girl she had ever seen in her life.

"It wasn't bad actually. I didn't know anybody in the group but the lesson was good. How about yours?"

"Mine was really cool. The instructor kind of made me want to fall asleep during the explanation but after we got started it was really interesting." Santana chuckled and Brittany found herself thinking that the brunette had a really cute laugh. She smiled to herself.

"So you ready for some food? I'm starving!" Brittany exclaimed after a moment. Santana nodded and the two walked over to get their food.

After half an hour of light chatting during their meal, the clock rounded 12:30 and they found themselves walking out of the DC into the afternoon air.

"What do you have going on for the rest of today?" Santana asked.

"I have a team practice at 2:30 up until dinner and I was thinking about going to try and get in on a pick-up match. You?

"Team practice at 2 until dinner and then we meet up back at the field for a team session at 6 until 9. We have an open morning tomorrow though so we don't have another session until after lunch tomorrow."

"Same!" Brittany said excitedly. "Would you want to hang out later tonight then?"

"Of course!" Santana exclaimed animatedly.

The two beamed at each other happily. Knowing that they would get the chance to hang out tonight instantly made their day that much better.

"Hey, since we both have some time, would you want to go for a walk with me?" Brittany asked, pulling her bottom lip in between the teeth with a hopeful look on her face. She had pulled her arms around her back and clasped her hands together, shifting her weight back and forth nervously while awaiting Santana's answer.

Santana noticed the shift in the girls confidence and thought that it was adorable. Normally Brittany seemed so secure when she asked the brunette a question, but this time, she seemed timid and shy.

"Sure Britt… that sounds nice." Santana smiled and held out her hand. Brittany glanced at the offered hand with a huge grin. "I'd like that." The brunette added softly.

Brittany moved to place her palm in Santana's and the Latina entwined their fingers. The feeling that the brunette got at the blondes touch sent electric jolts through her arm. The tingling lingered there.

The blonde lead the way along the paths around the camp before turning off onto a high grass surrounded area. The two talked aimlessly about everything. The conversation was so easy going and everything they talked about felt so natural. Nothing was forced or awkward.

Santana had no idea where they were going but quite honestly it didn't matter. She trusted Brittany and for her, trust wasn't something that happened easily. She felt incredibly comfortable with the blonde. After about 30 minutes of walking Brittany stopped.

"We're here." The dancer said. Santana looked away from Brittany, having been totally engrossed in the conversation they were having and realized where they were.

"Wow." Was all the brunette could say. Brittany turned her head to see the Latina with her eyes wide and a look of wonder on her face and she gave a sideways smile.

"That's exactly what my reaction was when I saw it this morning." Brittany said and Santana turned to look at her.

"You've been here already?" Brittany nodded.

"This is like two miles away from camp though. What were you doing way out here?" Santana asked now looked slightly worried that she was out here all by herself.

"I like to run and decided to go exploring a little. I was here for about 2 hours before I came back for breakfast. I really like it here." Brittany stated.

Santana turned back to look at the view. The sun was shining brightly down on the lake. The water was relatively clear and there was a dock floating out about 100 yards from the shore line.

"What do you think?" Brittany asked as she watched Santana study their surroundings before turning to look out at the water. The Latina turned her head to look at the blonde.

"Beautiful." The Santana whispered in her raspy voice. The scene really was amazing, but she was pertaining to more to Brittany as she spoke those words. The blonde turned her head once more to look at the brunette and locked eyes. Both stood there, content just to have a silent conversation for a moment. Brittany was the first to look away with a sheepish grin on her face which made Santana smile at her reaction.

"Why are you staring at me like that?" Brittany asked as her cheeks began to flush.

"Like what?" The brunette now growing more confident, a half-smiled smirk stretching across her lips.

Brittany let go of the Latina's hand and took a few steps towards a giant rock that was nestled on the beach before she lifted herself up and sat down. The blonde fiddled with her hands for a moment while Santana watched her and waited for an answer.

"I don't know, you just make me nervous." Brittany said, not looking the brunette in the eyes.

Santana didn't really know what she meant by the statement but Brittany didn't seem nervous in a bad way, or at least she hoped. Santana guided her way over to the rock and hopped up. She shuffled up behind the blonde before settling herself so that Brittany was sitting between her legs. She put one arm around the blondes waist and pulled her back gently so that the dancer was resting her back against Santana's front. The brunette rested her chin on Brittany's shoulder and in turn the blonde leaned her head over to rest it against Santana's. The Latina relaxed a bit more seeing that Brittany didn't attempt to pull away, but rather returned the closeness.

Santana turn her head slightly, never breaking contact so that her forehead now leaned into the side of Brittany's head.

"Why do I make you nervous?" Santana spoke softly into her ear.

Brittany closed her eyes as the Latina's hot breath tickled the side of her neck.

Keeping her eyes forward and tensing slightly, the blonde spoke up. "I don't know what you do to me. The way we talk, the way we laugh together, and it doesn't even feel like we are trying. It just comes natural. I've never felt like that around anyone. I'm kinda going out of my mind trying to wrap my head around the fact that it feels like I've known you my whole life when in reality we barely met. And you probably think I'm weird now because I can tell I'm rambling and sharing feelings and-"

Santana reached around with her free hand and cupped Brittany's chin before pulling it up slightly and connecting their lips, cutting the girl off completely mid-sentence. Brittany relaxed again instantly and kissed the brunette back.

Santana really wanted to let Brittany continue even though she lost all resolve after the third sentence. She wanted to keep the blonde at a further distance. After all, they had only known each other a few days, but in a general sense, Santana wasn't the type of girl to move too quickly. Sure, she put up a front for her friends about getting all the girls and for all intensive purposes, it worked to her advantage. She kept her bad girl reputation intact. Santana dated girls before but never let them in far enough to get overly attached. The rambling was adorable in every way possible but having Brittany be so open and forward about her feelings was more than enough for all of Santana's walls to come crashing down, especially since she knew she felt the same way about the blonde.

The kiss was slow at first. Both took their time letting the feeling soak up to their cores before it got a little more heated. The dancer turned slightly, letting her hand rest on the outside of the Latina's thigh. Santana's hand glided from Brittany's chin, along her jaw line, before she laced her palm around the blondes neck, letting her thumb linger on the pale girls cheek just in front of her ear. Due to the rather irregular positioning the two had no choice but to shift.

Brittany gripped Santana's thigh and pulled away from the kiss fast before swinging her right leg over the brunette's left. The blonde reconnected their lips instantly and maneuvered her other leg up over the Latina's other thigh so that she was now straddling Santana.

Brittany rolled her hips forward to position her body closer to Santana's. The brunette brought both hands up to rest on the dancer's sides before tracing them around to the small of her back and held on tight. The blonde tilted her head slightly to deepen the kiss, allowing Santana to take Brittany's bottom lip between her own. She glazed her tongue across slowly requesting access. Brittany granted it eagerly and parted her lips. Santana slipped her tongue inside, taking her time to explore every inch of the blondes mouth. When Brittany's own tongue met Santana's for the first time it was like fireworks shooting out from every part of their bodies. Both girls elicited a soft moan at the contact.

The two continued their passionate kisses. Brittany moved her hands from Santana's shoulders and cradled the brunettes head with one, while the other embraced the Latina firmly across her shoulder blades.

Santana's heart rate was speeding up fast and she quickly discovered that their heavy make-out session was turning her on… a lot. The Latina slowly reached under the back of Brittany's tank top and traced small circles on her lower back. She felt Brittany's muscles flex and relax at the contact.

The blonde let the chills from Santana's touch run up her back and could feel the goose bumps form in return. When she felt the Latina run her fingers softly from her back and around to her front, she gasped and broke the kiss, letting her head fall back slightly and kept her eyes closed. Brittany was certainly getting turned on as well.

Santana took advantage of the break by trailing open mouthed kisses along the blonde's jaw line and down her neck. She traced lazy designs on the exposed skin with her tongue. Brittany moaned at the feeling and gripped her hold of the brunette's shoulders even tighter.

Santana couldn't form a coherent though; she was on auto-pilot. Things felt so right being there with Brittany that she didn't even second guess her actions. She reached up from her hold on the blonde's stomach to the hem of Brittany's tank-top and slowly pulled it up. The dancer raised her arms up over her head and let Santana pull the material off before reconnecting their lips.

God, she's so amazing. She makes me feel things I've never felt before. It feels like sparks ignite in the pit of my stomach when she kisses me like this and while she's holding me; it feels like nothing can touch us. Holding her like this is amazing. Her bare skin is so soft and I don't ever want to let her go.

Santana's eyes shot open when she realized that the 'bare' skin part, understanding now that Brittany's shirt was off and this was leading to a place that she wasn't ready to take it. She wanted Brittany. She really did. But things between them felt like so much more than just sex and she didn't want to rush into that step. Santana gripped Brittany's sides and softly squeezed before breaking the kiss.

"Britt… Britt, wait we have to stop." Santana gasped out trying to regain her composure enough to both, breathe and find the strength to say what she needed to.

Brittany was breathing heavily also as she leaned back slightly to look at the brunette. She was slightly confused as to why they had stopped.

"San, are you ok? Did I do something wrong?" Brittany asked, now with a hint of worry stretching across her face.

Santana noticed the concern in the blonde's voice without even looking, and her heart broke slightly. She didn't want Brittany to get the wrong idea about the sudden halt to their previous activities but she also wasn't sure if she was entirely ready to share her feelings about Brittany with her. To be quite honest, she wasn't quite sure the extent of said feelings for the dancer but she did know she cared about her more then anything and she didn't want to rush into anything.

Santana decided it would be best to tell Brittany the truth because she didn't want to loose her and she felt comfortable enough around her to at least give her the explanation she deserved.

"No, no Britt you didn't do anything wrong please don't think that. I just…" Santana started to get frustrated with herself but took a deep breath so she could finish her justification. She spoke more calmly this time as she continued. "I just really care about you. I want you, I really do, but you're way too important to me for things to go straight to where I think they were about to go."

Brittany relaxed again and nodded. "I understand and you're right. Things were getting a little more heated than I originally intended and I'm glad that you agree. Don't get me wrong I want you too, but I don't think we should do this just yet. I really care about you too San."

Santana smiled at Brittany who returned it. They both thought that it would be awkward after the abrupt stop, but it wasn't. Santana leaned forward to press a chaste kiss to the blonde's lips before breaking it and pulling her in for a tight hug. Brittany hugged her back and nuzzled her face into tan skin before placing a soft kiss to her neck.

They hugged for several moments before Brittany leaned back. Santana grabbed Brittany's tank-top that she had tossed to her side during their make-out session and handed it to the blonde. Brittany leaned forward and gave the Latina a peck on the lips before pulling the material back over her head.

Santana pulled her cell phone out of the cargo pocket in her BDU pants to check the time. It was just rounding 1:30 and she needed to be back in 30 minutes for practice.

"As much as I just want to stay here and hold you like this, I have to get back for practice." Santana stated with a sad look in her eyes.

Brittany nodded and stood up before offering her hand to help the Latina to her feet. They entwined their fingers and jumped off the rock. They made their way back towards the camp in a comfortable conversation, holding hands and laughing the whole way.

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Hope you liked this chapter. Please bare with me for this week while I finish my first set of midterms and I promise to have the next chapter up this weekend. Reviews are greatly appreciated! =D