Quinn knows she should knock, like a civilized person would at eleven thirty at night but she also knows where the spare key is hidden so she takes a moment….

She creeps slowly down the hall and to her surprise the lights are off, maybe Santana isn't afraid of the dark anymore. Quinn huffs at her thoughts "You idiot she isn't ten anymore"

Reaching the end of the hall, she notices the light in the small operating room is on, she smiles.

"Get it together Lopez" Santana exhales, wiping the sweat from her brow "Now run it again, sterile instruments, check, ungodly amount of gauze check"

As Santana continues repeating her checklist Quinn watches from the door, laughing to herself.

Santana hasn't changed at all.

"AHHHHHHHH!" Santana yells, tossing the tray filled with equipment into the air.

The sudden outburst causes Quinn to stumble backwards and into the hall.

"The fuck are you doing Fabray! You trying to kill me or something?!" Santana yells, holding her chest. "Jesus fucking Christ Q!"

"Sorry San, I just….." Quinn laughs but quickly stops and reaches for her back.

Seeing the pain flash, Santana rushes over to Quinn's side "Q are you okay?"

Quinn nods but lowers herself to the ground "I'm fine San but I have to lay here for a minute"

"You know" Santana lowers herself next to her friend and sighs "If I were an asshole, I'd say that was karma for practically giving your best friend a heart attack"

Quinn looks up "Wait is Rachel here?"

The disgust on Santana's face sends Quinn into a laughing fit.

"First you come in here and scare the living shit out of me then you insult me? Wow Fabray"

Quinn laughs reaching for the girl "I love getting you all riled up Lopez"

Santana moves to stand up, offering a hand to Quinn who gladly accepts "Slow please"

Santana smiles "Just how you like it"

The blush rises from Quinn's neck to her cheeks "Shut up and grab me a chair"

"So what are you doing here Q?" Santana asks, popping open the container of hummus.

"I thought you could use a hand or two so you won't have to be here all night"

Santana smiles, offering her a veggie "You worrying about me Fabray?"

Quinn rolls her eyes "Look at what worrying got me, a fucked up back"

Santana nods "You did that to yourself, this is why we don't what?"

Quinn quirks her eyebrows causing Santana to cross her arms "Say it Fabray"

Quinn sighs in defeat "Why we don't text and drive I knoooooooow Santana! What's with everyone lecturing me"

Santana tilts her head "Someone giving you a hard time?"

Quinn smiles "Just my folks, apparently I was and I quote stalker staring at my phone"

"Speaking of" Santana reaches onto the table before throwing her head back laughing "God I love Russell"

"How did you even know?"

"I didn't, my phone was back here in the lounge" Santana reaches for her phone handing it to Quinn

Russ - Quinn's on her way to you, she hasn't stopped moping since you left

Quinn rolls her eyes, handing the phone back "God they are insufferable"

Santana shrugs, returning the phone to her pocket "They just love you is all"

"My back feels better now, thank you for icing it"

Santana nods, accepting the now warm ice packs, she gently places them back into the freezer

"Come on Fabray let's get you home"

"Where's your car?" Quinn asks as Santana locks up the clinic

"Oh I walked"

Stunned, Quinn quickly turns around "Santana Lopez, it's eleven thirty at night, you can't be walking these streets!"

Santana laughs, throwing her hands up "First of all, I'm twenty three MOM and secondly, you forget that I'm from a little place called Lima heights, ain't nothin but a g thang baby"

Quinn scoffs "Oh my god you're still seventeen"

Santana laughs opening Russell's truck door "Come on Brokeback Fabray, lets get Russell his truck back, I mean let's get you home"

The radio idles in the background as they turn on a familiar street. Santana slowly pulls up to the Fabray house before turning the lights off the truck.

The two sit in the silence for a moment. Santana's attention now on the garage and Quinn's on Santana

"What are you thinking about?" Quinn asks

Santana smiles but does not change her focus "Our first kiss"

Quinn nods, turning her attention towards the closed garage

"You ever think about us?" Santana asks

"All the time, I'm afraid"

Santana leans her head against the seat and looks over at Quinn "Me too"

"What do you think about?" Quinn asks softly

"Everything, all of it" Santana sighs "I think what if I had gone to New York, I think what if you had stayed and then I snap out of it because….."

Quinn furrows her eyebrows "You didn't want me to stay?"

Santana shakes her head "I didn't want to be the reason you stayed, you have everything you've ever wanted in New York Q"

Quinn's eyes fill with tears once more as she exits the truck with Santana quickly in tow.

"Quinn, wait"

Quinn leans against the garage, crossing her arms "What Santana"

"My abuela said if I truly loved you, I'd let you go"

Quinn rolls her eyes "Yeah well what does Alma know, she hasn't known a relationship since Juan died and that was like what twenty years ago?." Santana tilts her head and Quinn sighs "I'm sorry, I love Alma, It was in the heat of the moment comment, you know what I mean. I'm sorry"

Santana sighs and moves to stand next to Quinn "You think it would have worked for us?"

Quinn nods "Without a doubt"

"Would you ever consider coming back?" Santana asks

Quinn exhales "If you asked me a week ago I would have laughed in your face and I also would have asked if you were taking Maribel's high blood pressure medication again" Santana gently bumps the girl's shoulder "But now….Being here, with you, with everyone, it's…"

"It's what" Santana asks, turning to face Quinn

"It's scary and it's overwhelming, Santana"

"Why?" Santana asks, moving closer to Quinn.

The two stare at each other, their breaths matching the others.

"Because it's you" Quinn whispers "Because, I would give it all up….for you"

Santana nods, placing her hands on each side of Quinn's face, their foreheads resting against each other. Unable to stand the tension any longer, Quinn's leans in, closing the distance.

The kiss sealing their fate and both girls realize why it never worked with anyone else and both equally glad it didn't.

They stand in silence a few seconds more before….

"I'm sorry, are, are, are you really laughing right now Santana?" Quinn asks, leaning back from the kiss

Unable to answer, Santana merely points

"Oh my god, I'm going to kill them" Quinn huffs, covering her face as the porch light flickers. Finally catching her breath, Santana smiles "Just like old times Q"

Extending her hand, Santana leads them back towards the truck

"Where are we going?" Quinn asks

Santana opens the door and smiles "We don't have to sneak into each other's rooms anymore Fabray, come on. We're going back to my place"

Santana peels out of the driveway as Quinn laughs

As always, thank you everyone for taking the time and for reading my crazy ideas. I can't wait to read the review/!

until next time