Zoning in on her target Santana smirked, Mike and Puck were talking with Blaine, she'd deal with him in a minute, it was the pasty one she was after, Kurt. She could hear Rachel and Finn with Brittany and the laughing from their friends, she wasn't sure what was happening but it was buying her time, nodding to the bartender Santana picked up two of the pre-poured shots, slipping up behind the slender young man at the bar she delighted at the jump he gave when she said "Shots?"
"Oh," hand on his chest he turned to face her "I'm sorry do I know you?"
"Santana," she handed him the shot "Brittany's girlfriend, soul mate and future wife." she raised her glass quickly drinking it.
"Oh." doing the same he started coughing as soon as he swallowed getting a smirk and pat on the back from Santana.
"Are you good?" she was trying not to laugh or even chuckle.
"Fine," he coughed taking the glass of water she offered "took me...by surprise." he said finally catching his breath.
"The drink or me."
Kurt hesitated to say both so he lied "The drink, I'm not sure what I was expecting."
"So how do you know Britt, I've not seen you here before."
"School, we went to high school together," when Santana's eyebrow raised he explained "we were in a Glee club together, that's how most of us met." he knew the people in attendance wouldn't have been friends otherwise.
"You going to sing?" Santana asked taking another shot and drinking it before offering him another one, eyes wide he shook his head waving away the glass, giving a shrug Santana drank it.
Giving a quick sigh of relief Kurt reached for his own glass that was resting on the bar, she watched his eyes wander over to Blaine and then the stage "No, I think I'll just mingle with the new people." he sipped his drink.
"Mingle with new people or hide from the old people?" Santana countered pointing with the beer she'd taken from the bucket on the bar.
"I don't know what you mean." Kurt shook his head sipping his drink again.
"Right," Santana rolled her eyes "you have been watching Hair Gel since you got here."
Confused at first he gasped when he saw where she pointed with her beer "I have not." he gasped.
Santana pointed at herself and then the cameras reminding "I'm that Santana and it's my job to notice things." Kurt grimaced "Go talk to him."
"He's my ex." Kurt mumbled.
"And," Santana asked, "no harm in talking, it is a party after all." she fought back a smirk when she saw him pale. "Hey, give me a hand, I told Britt I'd grab some more bar towels but they're above my head."
"Okay." he nodded, leaving his drink on the bar he followed her down the hall.
Once they reached the door she commanded "Look at me," not knowing why he did Kurt turned to face her, making eye contact she said "repeat after me, talking through things and listening helps fix things in relationships."
"Talking through things and listening helps fix things in relationships." he repeated.
"Great." opening the door Santana pointed to the top shelf, once he stepped in she closed the door, locking it.
Quinn watched Puck and Mike talking to Blaine, "Shouldn't you be out there mixing with people, there's hot singles here, might get lucky."
Blaine blanched "I'm not into the hook ups."
"Then what are you into?" Puck sipped his beer.
"He had the perfect guy, what? You did." Mike added when Blaine huffed at him.
"What happened?" Puck was curious to see if Blaine would lie or tell the truth.
"Which time?" Mike asked.
"Things just got messed up," Blaine shook his head "Sebastion, Elliot, New York" he listed a few things that had caused problems "too many things and too much time."
"That's not an excuse," Puck caught Quinn's shy smile, giving her gentle one back he told Blaine "if you can't face it you can't fix it, and time means nothing if you're willing to talk about it." he shrugged glancing over at Santana as she stepped back out of the hall, she'd finished with Kurt and was heading their way, he was waiting to see the trick. "Hey Boss." Puck waved to Santana like he was calling her over.
"Noah." Santana nodded smirking at Blaine, "Has Quinn found your love or have you?" she glanced back at the bar where Kurt had been.
"What, n...no, he's my ex." he shook his head.
"The perfect guy?" Puck asked.
"I told you it's a mess." Blaine muttered.
Santana tilted her head listening to Puck "It's only a mess if you don't fix it." handing Blaine a shot he held his own up "Here's to fixing things." clinking his shot glass against Blaine's Puck quickly drank his waiting for Blaine, frowning Blaine drank his.
"Look at me." Puck watched as Blaine did as Santana said "You will never be happy if you don't fix it, go fix it," she softly ordered "Repeat after me. Talk and listen, don't hide, communicate problems."
"Talk and listen, don't hide, communicate problems." Blaine repeated.
"Great, now I may have locked someone in the supply closet because they were bugging me..." Blaine chuckled but seeing Santana wasn't joking his eyes widened, shoving the shot glass at Puck he ran to the supply closet. Quickly setting both glasses on the table Puck gave chase, it didn't look odd for him to run after Blaine as he was the manager and Puck was security.
Trying the door he heard a muffled voice when he said "Hello?"
"Hello!"
Puck watched him unlock and open the door, stepping back when he saw the other young man "Kurt!"
"Oh!"
They were both frozen which gave Puck his chance, he shoved Blaine into Kurt slamming the door behind them, Blaine still having his keys wasn't a problem, Puck had stolen them. "You guys need to talk." he yelled through the door. Casually walking out of the hall twirling the keys on his finger Puck pocketed them seeing Tina. "Oh uh..."
"We got this." Tina gestured to the velvet rope and posts, Puck chuckled helping her set it up across the opening. "And since they have a lot to talk through we put snacks in there."
Brittany bounced over chirping "Bet they make out like Rachel and Finn." Tina laughed.
Santana smiled watching Brittany bounce around between all of her friends introducing them to the friends of Santana that she'd met. Glass in hand Morgan joined the girls, "She seems to be doing okay, her friends are an interesting group, that little one..." all three girls lightly laughed, Morgan didn't have to finish her statement, Rachel was back on the floor, make up fixed with Finn right by her side.
"Puck just locked the boys in the same supply closet." Santana pointed to the laughing duo heading their way.
"Promise me if I ever ask to find my soul mate you will not lock me in a supply room." Morgan chuckled.
"As long as you behave." Quinn chuckled as well.
"Where's the fun in that?" she smirked sipping her drink.
"Morgan." Puck nodded to the woman when he and Tina joined them.
"Noah." she nodded back, Puck was going to be the man behind the cameras on the nights he wasn't with Finn. Morgan pointed with her drink hand to Finn. "He doesn't have the finesse of the others but he has potential, he's good at spotting the fakes and intimidating enough that he can stop fights by just grabbing shirts and separating them."
"More brawling than fighter?" Santana asked.
"Exactly, no science but passion." Morgan said of Finn, she simply meant he would go into a fight with gusto but no real plan but he would come out as the winner most times against the other mortals.
"Eventually we will lose him, she wants Broadway." Tina informed them.
"Well we have him for now." Santana shrugged.
"Who's the big girl looking confused at Brittany?"
"Lauren." Tina said after looking in the direction Morgan was.
"I think I have found a new prospect." Morgan finished her drink placing it on the table they were standing next to.
"Prospect?" Tina asked.
"She means that girl looks like she could beat someone's ass without breaking a sweat." Santana explained. Flipping her fingers up she held a card between them.
"She was undefeated on the wrestling team, she wanted to play football but her wrestling coach was afraid she would get hurt, she went pro for a few years." Tina explained. "She actually had a reality show because of it, it lasted a season but she managed to get a perfume deal out of it and she invested so she's not really in the need for money."
Morgan nodded taking the card from Santana, "Let's see what I can do." smiling at Brittany as she passed the happy blonde Morgan headed for Lauren.
"Hi sweetie." Santana held out her hands to Brittany who took them instantly moving to Santana's side. "Are you having fun?"
"Yes." Brittany nodded. "Everyone is getting along, Artie's not being creepy but he keeps looking at your niece."
Quinn and Santana located Kitty, she was talking with Marley and Unique but kept glancing at the boy in the wheelchair when he wasn't looking at her. "I think he can feel it." Quinn said watching him wheel over to the girls.
They were going to continue to watch but a familiar voice came over the speakers "Greetings everyone!" a broad smile broke out on Santana's face as she turned with Brittany in her arms, Sugar was on stage.
"This is going to be awesome." Santana promised laughing and yelling "Woooo! Sing it Sugar!"
"You got this!" Mercedes added, Quinn just laughed knowing what was coming.
Holding up her drink Sugar downed it before handing the empty glass to the dj "You've heard the rest now here's the best." she promised, clearing her throat she nodded to Joe, once the music started she began dancing before belting "The minute you walked in the joint..." extremely off key, it just made Santana and Mercedes cheer louder while Marley and Unique just smiled.
"My gods that child cannot sing." Sue shook her head.
"But she is having fun." Maribel pointed out, Whitney cringed at every incorrect note.
Oshun chuckled at her granddaughter cheering on the obviously tone deaf godling, "Who's is she?" Sue gave a little head tilt, if they really wanted to know she would tell them later. Oshun nodded "She is very...happy." she could think of no other word to describe the girl, she'd come in the doors loud but cheerful, happily greeting everyone.
"That looks like fun." Maribel admitted.
As Sugar finished the group cheered for her while Rachel looked mortified, a few of Brittany's friends were dazed, Kitty smirked watching Marley and Unique clap while the large lipped bartender cheered as loud as Santana, Quinn and Mercedes. "Thank you!" she held up her hands. Joe laughed at her excitement, when she grabbed his hand "Thanks hottie." he had no idea who she was but like Brittany she was happy and that's all that seemed to matter to her.
"Joe, Brittany's friend."
"Sugar Motta, new friend." shaking his hand she left the stage.
