Brittany was sitting in her Dance Cultures class trying to focus on the videos the professor was playing about a few African dances while her mind wandered back to her sweet night with Santana and Quinn. The three of them had fallen asleep in Santana's bed after talking quietly into the wee hours of the morning. Quinn hadn't realized that Brittany had woken up when, on her way out the door for her eight o'clock class, she came back over to Santana's bed and gave both Santana and Brittany a kiss on their cheeks and then she whispered softly, "You're so good for both of us, Britts."
Brittany had mumbled with her eyes still closed as Quinn was opening the door, "You, too, Quinnie."
She had fallen back asleep immediately when Santana pulled her closer to her with a soft sigh but when she woke up again when Santana's alarm went off at ten she just felt off for some reason and she hadn't been able to shake that feeling while she is sitting in class, most impatiently waiting for it to end. She is frustrated with herself that she just couldn't focus on anything right now because she really wanted to pay attention. Her mind has been all over the place since she woke up and she was just annoyed at everything and it took everything in her not to let out a giant sigh in frustration.
Class is finally dismissed and she is halfway down the hall before most of her classmates had barely even stood up. She burst through the front doors of the building into the pouring rain and just as if someone had opened the flood gates, she burst into tears and she had no idea why, and that pisses her off. So she angrily sobs her way back to her dorm and collapses onto her bed soaking wet, which of course just makes everything worse because she is now wet, cold and achy on top of everything else she is feeling.
Brittany has no idea how long she curled up crying in her bed because the next thing she knew, she was being pulled into Santana's warm embrace.
"Mi cariña, what's wrong?" Santana asks softly as Brittany's sobs slow to a sniffle, brushing wet blonde locks out of her face and the tears from her eyes.
Brittany nestles into Santana's neck and lets out shudder sigh. "I don't know, Sanny."
"It's okay, Britt-Britt. We'll figure it out together. Can you tell me about your day?" Santana asks quietly as she runs her fingers up the back of Brittany's wet t-shirt.
Santana listens carefully as Brittany recalls her emotional day to her best friend.
"Oh honey." Santana sighs and gives Brittany a kiss on her forehead. "I hate that you had rough day and I mean this in the most sincere way possible, but when did you say you period was supposed to start?"
Brittany groans, "Probably today. Godverdomme. (God damn it.) Why didn't I think of that?"
Santana chuckles, "I never do either when it makes me an emotional mess every single month. Why don't you change into some warm comfy clothes and go wash your face and we can curl up in bed for the rest of the day." Santana says, tapping her nose sweetly.
"Okay." Brittany sighs as she starts getting up from the bed, "I really do hate being wet."
"Oh really?" Santana asks with a knowing smirk.
"You know very well I don't mean that kind of wet, Santana Lopez." Brittany says as she hits her with a pillow in the face before she turns to her dresser to grab some sweats and a tampon from her closet, just in case.
"Well I do need to change, too, because you made me all wet, also." Santana laughs and she grabs some sweats out of Brittany's drawer for herself also.
"Sorry, not sorry." Brittany says smugly as she heads down the hallway to the bathroom. She changes in one of the stalls and sure enough, her period had just started. She knew from experience that her cramps were going to start very soon and she had a feeling with how off the charts her hormones were, she was in for a rough few days. Groaning, she washes her face quickly and goes back to her room. The sight of Santana wearing her clothes definitely brought the smile to her face that had been missing today.
Santana wraps her into a tight hug. She takes a deep breath and says, "So you can absolutely say no if you don't feel like it, but I talked with Sof and she said that two of her roommates are going to be out for the night and it will just be her and Lily until tomorrow afternoon and she said we can come over there and she will cook for us and she has a big bathtub and I thought -"
Brittany pulls her back and gives her a big quick kiss on her lips to make her stop talking. She smiles at Santana's stunned look on her face, "You were rambling." She gives her another peck. "And that sounds perfect. Thank you. Do you want to see if Quinn wants to come, too. She should be back from her last class soon."
"Sure. I'll text her and you can text Sofie, 'Kay." Santana says as she tucks a strand of blonde hair behind Brittany's ear.
Brittany flashes her a big smile and nods as she gets her phone out of her backpack and pulls up Sofie contact info that she put softballs next to her name.
To Sissy Sof: san n me r def up 4 sleepover
To Sissy Sof: checkin if q wants 2 come
From Sissy Sof: awesome
From Sissy Sof: happy 2 spend more time with u britt
From Sissy Sof: sad ur not feeling well though
Santana wraps her arms around Brittany from behind and rests her chin on her shoulder. "Quinn said she's going to dinner with some of the girls in her social work class and to their dorm for a game night. So it's just us."
"That's great. I'm happy for her." Brittany says genuinely.
To Sissy Sof: my time as come
From Sissy Sof: wait
From Sissy Sof: what?
From Sissy Sof: BRITTANY
To Sissy Sof: k just us 2
From Sissy Sof: I'M VERY CONCERNED
From Sissy Sof: ARE YOU DYING?????
Santana is barely able to contain her laughter at Sofie's response but she decides not to say anything, pesky little sister that she is.
To Sissy Sof: q has a date
From Sissy Sof: THATS GREAT BUT ARE YOU OK????
"Britt! She does not have a date!" Santana laughs, reading over Brittany's shoulder. "Also, how did you know she played softball?"
"Didn't say it was a romantic date, now did I?" Brittany asks, wiggling her eyebrows with a smirk. "And I didn't know she played softball, she just seemed like a person who would play. Just vibes, I guess." She shrugs.
To Sissy Sof: ill be fine in 4-5 days
To Sissy Sof: just crampy n emotional
From Sissy Sof: lol britt ily
From Sissy Sof: what do u want for dinner?
"She's played softball since she was six and was Varsity captain her junior and senior year of high school." Santana tells Brittany. "She was offered a few softball scholarships but decided she just wants to play for fun now just like you and dance."
"See, I was right. My vibes are never wrong." Brittany says cheekily. "Do you think she can make enchiladas again? I could really use some comfort food right now."
"Ask her. I'm sure she will." Santana says, giving her a kiss on her shoulder.
To Sissy Sof: can u make enchiladas again?
To Sissy Sof: if its not 2 much trouble
From Sissy Sof: its never 2 much trouble 4 u brittsy
From Sissy Sof: cheese or chicken?
To Sissy Sof: cheese please
To Sissy Sof; thank u sof ily
From Sissy Sof: perfect we already have everything
From Sissy Sof: lils n I will be there in 10
"You already have her wrapped around your little finger. I think she loves you more than she loves me." Santana chuckles.
"She is pretty awesome. You really lucked out in the sister department." Brittany muses.
"I did, for sure. I can't wait to meet your little sister. I bet she's every bit as amazing as you are." Santana says as they grab a change of clothes for Brittany and walk over to Santana and Quinn's room to get their pill bottles, toiletries, and clothes for Santana.
"You'll definitely love her. She's so creative! She's always writing these most sensational stories. We'll Skype her and my parents tomorrow. They've been super busy with all Syd's after school activities all week." Brittany tells Santana as they head down the stairs to wait for Sofie and Lily outside since it had stopped raining.
A few minutes later Sofie just barely pulls her custom painted lavender BMW to a stop before she launches herself out of the car and she runs towards Santana and Brittany. Santana opens her arms wide expecting a hug from her sister and she is left hanging when Sofie envelopes Brittany into a tight hug instead. Lily just laughs as she comes around the car and gives a completely flabbergasted Santana a hug.
"She really does love Britt more than me." Santana chuckles lightly to Lily.
"Basically." Lily agrees with a cheeky grin. "She hasn't shut up about how sweet and wonderful Brittsy is all week." She says as she nudges Sofie ribs to get her to let go of Brittany.
The girls swap so Brittany can give Lily a hug and Santana can hug her sister and they pile into Sofie's car.
"First week of freshman year down, girls. So, what did you think?" Sofie asks with a big smile.
"I really like my classes and my professors." Brittany says excitedly from the back seat.
"Me, too." Santana agrees. "Well, my piano professor seems like a he has a huge cactus up his ass but I got the one and only nod from him so I'll have him singing my praises soon enough." She says smugly.
Brittany leans over and gives Santana a peck on the cheek and whispers, "I know you will."
Santana winks back a Brittany before asking, "How were yours?"
"Fantastic! I think my Dance and Gender writing class is going to be very interesting." Lily offers, smiling back at Santana and Brittany from the passenger seat.
"I'm really excited for my biology and anatomy classes." Sofie says with a grin. "As long as you help me study, Lils."
"Always, Fifi." Lily assures her softly as she glides her hand down Sofie's arm.
Brittany glances over at Santana to see if she was picking up the same vibes that she was from Sofie and Lily but Santana was looking out her window and didn't notice.
Sofie pulls into their apartment complex parking lot a few minutes later.
Santana, Brittany and Lily plop down on the couch while Sofie heads to the kitchen without a word. She returns with a steaming mug of tea and hands it to Brittany.
"It's red raspberry leaf tea. It'll help with your cramps." Sofie tells Brittany with a soft smile.
Santana nods encouragingly to Brittany so she gingerly takes a sip. Brittany lets out a satisfied hum and she settles into Santana's side hugging the mug close. "Thanks, you're an angel."
Sofie chuckles, "My parents didn't give me the middle name Angelica for nothing."
Santana scowls at her sister but before she can make the snide remark on the tip of her tongue, Brittany whispers into her ear, "You're my angel, though." And Santana melts into Brittany, all thoughts of a bitter retort gone.
Lily grabs the remote and flips to a Friends rerun while Sofie says she's going to get the pinto beans into the pressure cooker.
"I really don't get why it's such a big deal that Ross and Joey nap together. Friends of any gender can nap together as long as it's consensual. Everything doesn't have to be sexual or romantic." Lily says as she lets out an exasperated huff. "Sofie and I nap together all the time and it's purely platonic."
Brittany winks at Santana as she sets her empty mug onto the coffee table. "I completely agree, Lily." She scoots down the couch a little so she can lay her head down on Santana's lap and she closes her eyes as Santana starts running her fingers through her blonde locks. "Though, when Santana and I nap together we're usually naked."
Lily's eyes bounce between Brittany and Santana and Santana just shrugs, "She speaks the truth, but when we add Quinn to our naps, we are clothed and it's strictly platonic."
"For now." Brittany mumbles before she falls asleep.
Santana stifles back a laugh when Lily groans, "Oh sweet baby Jesus."
oooOOOooo
Brittany wakes up to soft chuckles but the gentle fingers stroking her hair feel a little different than they did before she fell asleep. She turns over and scrunches her face up in confusion when she sees a different Latina looking down at her than who was there when she fell asleep.
"Sorry, didn't mean to wake you. Santana wanted to get you some things so she made Lily take her to the grocery store about twenty minutes ago and she insisted I swap places with her because she didn't want you to be lonely in your sleep." Sofie tells Brittany with a giggle.
"Oh. Okay." Brittany says with a grin as she sits up. "She's so silly."
"She certainly is." Sofie agrees as she stands up. "I'm going to get the enchiladas started. Come with me so we can talk while I cook?" She asks.
Brittany nods and follows her to the kitchen and gracefully hops up onto the counter in the corner as she watches in awe Sofie gather ingredients with no recipe in sight.
"So do you get to attend births yet?" Brittany blurts out randomly taking Sofie by surprise.
"Uh. In the spring I'll start shadowing at the birth center in town." Sofie informs her. "I'm really looking forward to it." She adds with a huge grin showing off her Lopez dimples that match her sister's.
"Awesome." Brittany breaths out. "I want a lot of kids." She says quietly, like it's a secret. "With Sydney being so much younger than me and her being everything my parents wanted from me, I was really lonely growing up. I don't want that for my kids." She says with a shrug.
"Do you resent your sister at all?" Asks Sofie sincerely as she stirs the red sauce in the sauce pan on the stove.
Brittany shakes her head. "Nope. It's not her fault our parents were clueless." She says nonchalantly. "She's neurotypical so the world was built for her. She'll never know my struggles and that's okay. We still have a lot of things in common despite our differences." She says smiling fondly.
"Dios, eres una buena persona." ("God, you are such a good person.") Sofie says with a chuckle. "Aquí, (Here) come stir the sauce while I get the enchiladas in the casserole dish. Nice and gentle is all it needs."
"Okay!" Brittany says as she hops off the counter to the stove.
Sofie turns on the speaker and connects her iPod so that her carefully crafted 90s country playlist starts filling the kitchen.
'And the band played songs that we had never heard but we danced anyway' Brittany sings along to Deanna Carter with her hips swaying to the beat and Sofie joins in, 'We never understood the words. We just sang oh, la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la.' She feels gentle arms wrap around her waist and a chin rest on her shoulder and she smiles as Santana sings with her. 'And we danced anyways.'
The song changes to "I Hope You Dance" and Brittany turns around in Santana's arms as the two sing and dance together while Lily brings the forgotten sauce pan to Sofie after she nudges them gently away from the stove. Sofie puts the enchiladas into the oven and the four girls belt out with LeAnn Rimes as Sofie and Lily work on the rice and beans in a routine so well mastered that one would think that the two of them had been cooking together for two decades instead of two years.
oooOOOooo
"Dios! Sofia Angelica! ¿Por qué diablos tienes esta canción en tu lista de reproducción? ("God! Sofia Angelica! Why the hell do you have this song on your playlist?") Santana growls at her sister as she holds a sobbing Brittany as tight as she can. She guides Brittany down to the kitchen floor and pulls her into her lap and she gently strokes her hair, trying to soothe her.
Brittany had been just fine until the last verse of "Don't Take the Girl" and when it sounds like the girl didn't make it during childbirth, she just lost it. She sobs into Santana's neck, "¿Por qué no lo hizo? Waarom heeft ze het niet gehaald?" ("Why didn't she make it? Why didn't she make it?")
"Ella lo hizo, mi cariña. Ella lo hizo. Simplemente no fue a pescar con ellos porque se quedó en casa con su nuevo bebé. Todo el mundo está bien, Britt-Britt." ("She made it, my darling. She made it. She just didn't go fishing with them because she stayed home with their new baby. Everyone is fine, Britt-Britt.") Santana tells Brittany softly, trying to reassure her.
Sofie glances at Santana with her eyebrows, questioning her tactics.
"Are…are you sure?" Brittany asks, picking her head up so she can look into Santana's eyes.
"Absolutely, Britt-Britt." Santana says confidently. Sofie narrows her eyes at Santana from the other side of the kitchen. "Have you ever seen the music video?" She asks Brittany and then she glances over to Sofie behind Brittany, her eyes asking her, also.
"N-no." Brittany replies as Santana wipes the tears from her eyes.
Santana reaches between them into her hoodie pocket for her phone and pulls up the video on YouTube. She gestures to Sofie and Lily to come over so they can see it also. When all four of them are huddled close she presses play.
Brittany holds her breath until the very last frame where a woman with a baby carrier is shown at the last second and she finally exhales in relief. Sofie and Lily, who had also had been holding their breaths, sigh loudly.
"You didn't believe me, did you, Sof?" Santana asks with a smirk. "Did you really think I would lie to Britt-Britt?
"I, um. I've never seen the video before, so yeah, I did think you were just trying to coddle her." Sofie says meekly.
"I was trying to comfort her, but with the truth." Santana says to Sofie and then she turns back to Brittany. She brings her hand up to her cheek. "She doesn't need to be coddled like a child."
Brittany leans forward and gives Santana a sweet kiss on her lips and she mouths "Thank you" when she pulls back just before the oven timer goes off, signaling that dinner was ready.
"Vamanos, vamos a comer." ("Let's go, let's eat.") Sofie says as she and Lily pull Santana and Brittany up off the floor.
"God, I need to learn more than high school Spanish with you three around." Lily says to herself with a chuckle.
Santana sets the rectangular kitchen table with two plates on both of the long sides instead of one on each of the four sides so that she can sit next to Brittany. Sofie and Lily bring the enchiladas, beans and rice to the table while Brittany brings drinks for everyone. Then Santana pulls the chair out for Brittany to take a seat and when she slips into her own chair to her left, Brittany seamlessly slides her left hand into Santana's right, while Lily does the same for Sofie on the other side of the table, with Sofie slipping her left hand into Lily's right.
The four tuck right into their food with gusto, hardly pausing to breathe. Once they start slowing down, Brittany points with her fork in the air. "Lily, tell me about your dance history and I'll tell you mine." She says bluntly.
Lily chuckles and says, "My mom owns a studio in Stars Hollow, Stars Above, so I was dancing even before I was born. I lived and breathed dance every second possible. As soon as I finished my homework everyday at the studio I was in the back of every dancing along with the big kids. I didn't have any friends in school because I didn't want to lose focus. Thankfully my younger brother, Josh, has taken a healthier approach. He's 17 and one of the top dancers in the state along with his boyfriend but still makes time to have a life outside of dance." Lilly muses. "It's funny, the four top dancers in the state have all dated each other in some combination. Two boys and two girls and they are all bi and they just swap parters around every six months or so." She laughs.
"You serious? Josh is with Zane, now?" Santana asks before she shoves a spoonful of beans into her mouth, "Wasn't he with Emma just last week?"
"Yep, she's with Alexia now." Lily cackles. "Honestly, if they just stay between the four of them that would be totally cool with me."
"They should look into polyamory." Brittany adds. "Do you have any other siblings?"
Lily nods, "An older brother, Caleb Matthew Davenport the Third, who Josh and I like to call C-3PO, which he hates." She says with a small smile. "He chose to carry on our dad's legacy and go to Yale for family law." She says with a sad overtone in her voice that Brittany picks up.
"Oh." Brittany says quietly. "Your dad?"
"Yeah, he passed away when I was 13 from heart disease." Lily confirms as Sofie wraps her arm around her best friend's waist.
"Papi was actually a visiting attending at Mount Sinai at the time. He was a consult on his case." Santana tells Brittany. "Of course, we didn't all meet until two years ago when Sofie and Lily started here and he recognized her family."
"Dad was on a transplant waiting list and but his heart just wasn't able to hold on long enough for the donor heart to get to him." Lily sighs as she lays her head down on Sofie's shoulder as she tries to hold in her tears.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, Lily." Brittany says genuinely, tears silently sliding down her cheeks. "I'm sorry for bringing up a sad subject, also." She adds with a sad pout.
"It's okay, Britt. You didn't know." Lily says with a soft smile. "But also, my dad was my biggest supporter of my dancing so I always feel so close to him when I dance. I know that he is so proud of me now and will continue to be when I start teaching and eventually open my own studio." She continues, her smile brightening her face.
"That's so wonderful," Brittany says, "and if you wouldn't mind, I would love to dance with you sometime." She adds with a grin.
Lily nods and opens her mouth to respond just as Santana shouts, "Not like that second dance you did yesterday! You are only allowed to dance like that for me." She warns with a pout on her face, crossing her arms over her chest causing Lily to struggle to stifle her laugher.
"Oh, really?" Sofie asks, twitching her eyebrows inquisitively, "What kind of dance was that then, Brittany Pierce?"
"Nope. Nope. Nope. Mine." Santana says possessively as she tightly wraps both of her arms around a giggling Brittany.
"Don't worry, Sanny. I'll save all the sexy dances for you." Brittany assures Santana as she taps her on the nose. "But can I dance other genres with Lily, mi cariña?" She asks with the softest of puppy dog eyes.
Santana only manages to hold her ground for half a second before she sighs and rolls her eyes half heartedly and not even able to contain her smile, "Okay, okay. Stop looking at me like that, Britt-Britt." She giggles as Brittany gives her a quick peck on the lips.
"Damn, Santana, what happened to your backbone? Your bite?" Lily asks with a chuckle.
"Oh, that's easy, Britt is what happened." Sofie answers Lily confidentially, then she says to the table, "Okay, everyone in the living room, Lils picked out our movies already so no complaining. Leave the dishes, we'll deal with them tomorrow."
The girls pile onto the big couch with Brittany curling into Santana's side and Sofie tossing her legs over Lily's lap while Lily grabs the remote and presses play.
The Toros cheerleaders appear on screen and Brittany sighs, "Oh godzijdank. (Thank God) I really don't think I can handle any more crying today." She snuggles further into Santana. "I really love this movie."
"Me, too." Smiles Santana as she strokes Brittany's hair.
"I figured 'Bring It On' would be a great choice to honor our two former cheerleaders." Lily says with a grin.
"Perfect." Sofie agrees.
oooOOOooo
Half an hour into the movie Santana shuffles around on the couch so that she can lay down against the arm of the couch and Brittany lays down on her stomach on top of her. Not even five minutes later, Brittany abruptly sits back up tugging at the neck line of her hoodie.
"Neck." Brittany growls. "Claustrophobic." She rips off her hoodie, tossing it over the back of the couch and then she sighs dramatically in relief, completely forgetting she has nothing on underneath and then she collapses back down onto Santana and continues watching the cheerleaders as if nothing had happened.
Santana absentmindedly starts stroking Brittany's bare back, her eyes having never left the tv screen. Lily glances between Brittany and Santana and Sofie and when she sees no reactions she just shrugs and turns back to the movie.
Fifteen minutes later, Santana whispers to Brittany, "Britt-Britt, can you sit up for a sec? I'm hot."
"Yes, you are." Brittany mumbles and makes no move to sit up.
"No, mi cariña, my skin is on fire." Santana emphasizes quietly, but urgently.
Brittany, now realizing what Santana meant, sits up straddling her and pulls her up gently. She then takes the hem of Santana's hoodie and pulls it up over her head and tosses it over the back of the couch where it lands on top of her own. Santana sighs and then wraps her arms around Brittany and pulls them both back down onto the couch.
Lily sees that Sofie has now noticed that both her sister and Brittany are topless but she is completely unfazed.
Sofie just tells Lily nonchalantly, "Sensory issues." And she turns back to the movie, snuggling further into the dancer.
"Well, okay then." Lily giggles quietly.
After a few minutes, Santana whispers to Brittany, "I got you some ice cream, chocolate and some bath soak stuff to help with cramps."
Brittany lifts her head up from Santana's chest and her blue eyes giving her the softest gaze.
"I know they help me when I'm on my period, so I figured - " Santana starts but is cut off when Brittany grabs her behind her neck and smashes their lips together. Santana is startled at first but then quickly recovers with a moan when Brittany's tongue slips into her mouth. One hand tangles into Brittany's blonde tresses and the other grabs tightly onto her lower back, pulling Brittany into her as close as she can.
Something soft hits Brittany in the back causing her to pull away from Santana and they both look around in confusion.
"Can you, maybe, not shove your tongue down my baby sister's throat when you are both half naked on my couch?" Sofie asks, trying to appear firm but masking her amusement poorly.
"Oh! I'm so sorry." Brittany says, sincerely as she turns her head around towards Sofie and Lily. "That was so rude of me! Next time I want to thank your baby sister for being so sweet and considerate, I'll make sure we are both completely naked on your couch before I shove my tongue down her throat in appreciation." She continues, pretending to be completely serious.
"¡Aye Dios mío, Brittany!" Shout both Santana and Sofie as they hide their flushed faces into Brittany and Lily's shoulders respectively..
"Brittany," Lily starts with a serious tone, "I love you." A wide smile spreads across her face. "I have never seen the Lopez girls so embarrassed!"
Brittany smiles smugly at Lily and lays her head back down, snuggling onto Santana's chest with a sigh as Santana's fingers trail up and down her back again. A few minutes later, she whispers, "What kind of ice cream?"
"Ben and Jerry's Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough." Santana responds quietly.
"Mmmm." Brittany hums.
"Sit up, mi cariña, and I'll go get it real quick." Santana says gently, tapping the blonde's back.
Brittany sits up to let Santana up and Santana runs to the kitchen and back in less than thirty seconds. She hands Brittany the pint of ice cream and a small spoon as she plops down next to her, leaning against the arm of the couch. Brittany takes the lid of the container and sets it down on the coffee table and turns around so that she is fully facing Santana, her legs crossing in front of her so that they are both sitting sideways on the couch with their knees touching.
Brittany then feeds Santana a spoonful of ice cream and when Santana tries to protest, "But I got that for you." Santana pouts.
Brittany pops a spoonful into her own mouth and says with a soft smile, "Well, I want to share with you, mi cariña." And she continues back and forth giving them each a bite.
Santana reaches up and cups Brittany's face and with the pad of her thumb, she wipes off a little bit of chocolate from the corner of her lips. Brittany can't help her eye lids from fluttering shut as she leans into Santana's hand.
Over on the other side of the couch, Lily whispers into Sofie's ear just as Santana leans in a places the softest kiss on Brittany's lips, "They are so getting married and having a ton of kids."
Sofie looks up at Lily then over to Brittany and Santana. A wide dimple-filled smile breaks across her face. "Yeah, they are." She breathes out as she snuggles back into Lily. "You know they've been calling each other 'my darling' all night?"
They both chuckle softly and watch the end of the movie while the other two are in their own world at the other end of the couch.
oooOOOooo
Brittany and Santana finish the ice cream and Santana lays back down so Brittany can lay on top of her again when they notice a completely different movie on the TV.
"Eee!" Santana squeals, "I love penguins!"
"I know." Lily chuckles at Santana. "A little birdie told me you love 'Happy Feet' way to much for an 18 year old."
"Cállate." ("Shut up.") Santana growls and then her face lights up at the screen, "But like, look at them! They are so cute! Look at their widdle waddles!" She says excitedly, her voice getting higher and higher pitched.
Brittany props her head up on her crossed hands on Santana's chest so she can watch her delight. She can't help but giggle, "You are so adorable." And she places a kiss right above Santana's heart and lays back down, causing Santana to practically purr in contentment as she watches the dancing penguin chick.
oooOOOooo
Towards the end of the movie Santana feels Brittany getting a little wiggly.
"Are you okay?" Santana asks quietly, running her fingers through her silky locks.
"Yeah." Brittany replies, but then she grimaces, "Actually no. My cramps have come back with a vengeance." She groans.
"Do you want me to get a hot bath ready for you?" Santana asks, her voice laced with concern.
"Ugh. That sounds nice." Brittany says as she squeezes her eyes shut as another wave of pain washes over her.
Santana slides out from under Brittany and she rolls on to her side bringing her knees up to her chest and curling up as tight as she can. Santana leans down and gives her a kiss on her cheek and whispers, "I'll come get you when it's ready." To which Brittany just moans in response.
About twenty minutes later, Santana comes back and gently uncurls Brittany's legs and pulls her up into a sitting position and then helps her stand up slowly.
"I feel like my uterus is being ripped out through my knees." Brittany mumbles as she lays her head down onto Santana shoulder as she is guided to Sofie and Lily's bathroom.
Since she is already halfway undressed, all Santana does is lean Brittany up against the wall next to the counter and gently slides her sweatpants and panties down and helps her step out of them and then she helps her gently ease into the hot water enhanced with Epsom salt and a lavender bath bomb. Santana sets out a towel onto the counter and reaches for the door knob with the intent on leaving Brittany to soak on her own when a quiet voice pleads, "Join me?"
Santana turns around and with just one look on Brittany's pained face, she knows she could never say no to her. She slips out of her own sweatpants and boxers and slides into the water behind her best friend. Brittany leans back into Santana's embrace, wraps her arms around Santana's across her stomach and lays her head back onto her shoulder and sighs in relief.
They lay peacefully in silence, just relishing in each other's warmth and the relaxing water for about an hour until a soft knock brings them out of their stupor.
"Brittsy, I've got my bed ready for you, since I'm going to stay in Lily's room." Sofie tells Brittany. "Teeny, do you want me to make up the sofa bed for you?" She then asks Santana.
"Thanks Sof." Brittany responses for both of them as she slowly sits up and starts to get out of the tub now that the water has cooled. "You don't need to mess with the sofa bed." She turns to help Santana out of the tub and grins at her. "San is staying with me since we can't sleep apart anymore." She tells Sofie with a chuckle.
"Okay." Sofie says with a snort. "Just no sex in my bed!" She exclaims and heads off to Lily's room to curl up in bed with her best friend.
"Pssh. Like her bed has seen any action at all." Santana scoffs, making Brittany giggle, as she wraps a towel around Brittany and then herself. "I'll be right back, I'm going to get our bag." She says as she gives Brittany a kiss on her nose.
"M'kay." Brittany smiles back. She then takes the time to actually look around the large bathroom now that she isn't overcome with blinding cramps anymore. The very large freestanding bathtub is situated along the middle of the back wall with a large glass-walled shower in one corner and a large white and grey marble counter with two sinks along another. There is a door next to the shower that she presumes contains the toilet. Considering that this apartment complex is just off campus, this bathroom is way nicer than what anyone would expect for college students to be able to afford. Not that money is an issue for the Lopezes, but she has no idea what the financial status is for Sofie's three roommates.
Santana returns with the bag that they packed with their clothes and toiletries and hands it to Brittany. They start getting ready for bed, brushing teeth and hair, then braiding each other's hair so they don't have to dry it. They laugh at themselves when they realize that they didn't bring pajamas. Santana grabs their bag in one hand and takes Brittany's hand in the other and leads her to Sofie's room still wrapped in their towels. Once they are behind the closed door they take off their towels and drape them over Sofie's desk chair and crawl under the light blue and green striped comforter. Brittany pulls Santana on top of her so that Santana can nestle her nose into the crook of her neck.
"Buenas noches, mi cariña." Santana mumbles.
"Dulces sueños, mi cariña." Brittany sighs, wrapping her legs around Santana's thighs, holding her tight as they drift off into a peaceful slumber.