I'm waiting for you only

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Who: moretalented and iwannabedirty
When: Monday evening, February 14 2011
Where: Santana's house
What: First Valentine's Day as a couple

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This last week had felt like hell to Santana. She'd been bitched out by most, if not all, of the Glee Club for being a bitch. She wasn't sure where that had even come from. Shouldn't they know by now she was a bitch? She'd thought they'd just gotten used to it. Her complete breakdown in the hallway afterward had been embarrassing, and she'd been choosing to pretend it hadn't happened, but she had been happy Brittany had been there for her.

Then, with Artie serenading Brittany on Thursday during Glee, she'd nearly lost it. She'd confronted him and gotten angry, and he'd gotten right back in her face, something she hadn't expected in the least. She still hadn't quite reacted to everything that had happened properly, but he had seemed to get the message: no matter how shit had gone down, Brittany was hers now and she wasn't going to be an idiot again.

Finally, it was actually Valentine's Day, and Santana had spent the morning before school even started putting little gifts at Brittany's desk in all her classes; it was mostly just little boxes of candy or chocolate. Though she had left a box of colored pencils and a little notepad in one class; a feathered unicorn pen in another; and a stuffed rainbow armadillo in her last class of the day.

Now, they had the house to themselves, since Santana's parents had gone out with a group of friends for a Valentine's dinner. Santana was cooking and Brittany was in the living room watching TV. The blonde had offered to help, but Santana had opted to do this herself. Mostly, because she wanted it to be a romantic gesture, but also because Brittany and kitchens didn't tend to work well together.

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Brittany sat on the couch at Santana's house, watching her favorite Valentine's Day movie, Lady and the Tramp. She had wanted to help cook, but her girlfriend had insisted she just enjoy the movie and let her cook for her. But the blonde had a sneaking suspicion that it was because of her bad luck with kitchens and cooking. It was totally okay though, she liked that Santana was cooking for her. It was really romantic and it was their first Valentine's Day together as an official couple. Thinking about that made Brittany smile and she looked over at the gifts next to her on the couch that she'd gathered throughout the day from all the desks of each of her classes. It had been really sweet that Santana had gone so out of her way to make it a great holiday, because it was Brittany's favorite. She hadn't given her girlfriend the present she'd picked out for her yet, but it was in her bag along with the handwritten card she'd made her. She'd even used markers instead of crayons and made it as pretty as she could with glitter.

Clutching her armadillo tightly against her chest, she laughed at the movie and stole a glance toward the kitchen. Whatever it was Santana was cooking smelled really good and Brittany was getting really hungry. And as much as her curiosity was getting the better of her, she resisted the urge to sneak into the kitchen. Instead she hugged her still nameless armadillo to her chest tighter and turned her attention to the screen. She was hungry though and all that candy was sitting next to her. Just a little bit wouldn't hurt, right?

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Because Santana knew that Lady and the Tramp was Brittany's favorite Valentine's Day movie, she'd decided to go ahead and make spaghetti, though she skipped the meatballs. She knew Brittany had this fantasy of things playing out just like the movie, but the most Santana could do was make the dinner. She wasn't really down with rolling a meatball around with her nose. She'd done it once or twice at the blonde's insistence when they were younger, but now it just seemed odd. She might do the noodle kiss thing if convinced, but that was it.

She'd just brought plates of spaghetti out for each of them and set them at the dining room table, and now she had to tell Brittany it was time to eat. She walked into the living room just as she saw Brittany reaching for one of her boxes of candy. "B! You're gonna spoil your dinner!"

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It took Brittany a few long seconds to decide which box of candy she wanted to try first. She knew she couldn't have too much of it because Santana would be really mad if she filled up on candy. But she hadn't had any of it yet and she was super hungry. Finally deciding on the one in the most colorful box, Brittany reached her hand out, fingertips barely touching it when Santana caught her. Her eyes went wide and she turned to her, a slightly embarrassed smile at her lips. "I was hungry!" Brittany said, her smile growing bigger as Santana looked at her. "Don't be mad, I really wanted some. I haven't had any all day."

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Santana just smiled, amused, and crossed the room to stop the movie. She sat on the coffee table across from Brittany for a moment. "You know better," she teased gently. She reached out, cupping the blonde's cheeks and kissing her sweetly and briefly. "Dinner's ready. And since you're so hungry, we better go eat." She stood, took Brittany's hand and pulled her up. "The armadillo stays here, though."

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Brittany just smiled when Santana lightly scolded her, though it was more teasing than scolding. But instead of answering, she just returned the kiss she was being given. "Okay. But I totally want candy after." Brittany stood as Santana helped her to her feet and she looked down at the armadillo still clutched in her free hand tightly against her chest. "But..." She pouted a little, looking back up at her girlfriend. "Okay. But can we turn the movie back on for him?"

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Santana could not resist that pout. It was too adorable. As much as she wanted to argue that the armadillo was a stuffed animal, an inanimate object that didn't care if the movie was on or off, that pout broke her down pretty quickly. "Okay," she sighed, reaching for the remote control and pressing pressing play again. "Now, food. Come on." She squeezing Brittany's hand and led her into the dining room.

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"Yay! Thank you." Brittany said, putting the armadillo down on the couch so it was facing the TV. Taking Santana's hand, she let herself be led into the dining room. Her eyes widened as she saw the table and she smiled widely. "San, it looks amazing!" Turning to her girlfriend, Brittany pulled her in for a kiss. "You totally made spaghetti! Is it a really long strand like in Lady and the Tramp?"

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Santana laughed softly and kissed Brittany back. "Nope, sorry. But it's really good, I promise. And I'm sure you'll find some long noodles in there if you look." She pressed a kiss to Brittany's cheek and pulled out a chair for her. "Sit, babe."

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Brittany nodded, sliding into the chair as it was pulled out for her. She couldn't stop smiling, she was just so happy. She hadn't stopped smiling for the last month. Since she'd broken up with Artie so she and Santana could finally make things official. She still couldn't believe it. It all felt like a dream and she never wanted to wake up if it was. "If I find a long noodle, can we share it and kiss at the end of it?" She asked, picking up her fork and twirling some spaghetti around it before she took a bite.

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Santana slid into the chair next to Brittany and took a bite herself. She loved spaghetti; it was always good. She shrugged in answer to Brittany's question, still chewing. "Think you can talk me into that?" she asked playfully, once she'd swallowed. It wouldn't take too much convincing. Santana was still a little amazed any of this was happening; that they'd been together, officially, for over a month now. Sure, they hadn't quite come out with it to everyone yet, but it was happening. She was the luckiest girl ever.

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"This is awesome." Brittany said, between bites. She was really hungry, she had totally forgotten to eat all day in the excitement of Valentine's Day and all the presents she kept finding in every class. "I can totally talk you into it." Brittany replied, giving Santana a knowing look before reaching for her drink. She was really good at convincing. Really, really good.

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Santana knew that look, and it sent shivers down her spine. Really, it wouldn't take much for Brittany to talk her into doing the corny noodle thing, but if she decided to put up a fight, she knew Brittany had her ways. They were some really, really good ways. "We'll see," she replied, smirking a bit. Maybe it would be fun to be a little difficult.

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Brittany just looked over at Santana with a smile. She knew she'd be able to convince her, that usually went without saying. But the best part of this whole thing, this little game of sorts, was the convincing. Whether she won or not, there was still a prize in the end. It was something she knew Santana would call a 'win-win'. But she really did want to try that noodle thing. "Okay. But I'm so gonna win." She added with another smirk before taking another bite. "Thank you for all my presents. It was like Christmas in every class with all the surprises! You were like Santana Claus!" This amused her way too much. "But, like, totally hotter than Santa."

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Santana groaned a little at being called 'Santana Claus'. Brittany hadn't called her that in ages, but it made her smile, even if it was a little weird. "I'm glad you liked everything," she finally replied. She smiled over at the blonde. "I wanted our first Valentine's Day together...like, together together to be special," she said. They had spent tons of Valentine's Days together, of course, so she felt the need to emphasize their finally being a couple. Their last Valentine's Day had been spent together having sex, but they hadn't been a couple officially. After finishing up another bite of spaghetti, she asked, "Have you named your armadillo?" The one that was sitting on her couch watching a movie...even though it wasn't real.

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"It was really special, San. Like, the best Valentine's Day ever." Brittany nodded enthusiastically, the bright smile still at her lips. "Even better because we're together, like for real together." This was the happiest Brittany had ever been in her whole life. She felt like everything was finally falling into place for her. She had Santana, that's all she'd ever wanted.

Looking back at the couch where the armadillo was sitting, Brittany wrinkled her brow, lips pressing together in thought. "Prince Eric. Or...Sebastian." Turning back to Santana, she looked at her questioningly. "Which one do you like best?"

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Santana smirked proudly. It was nice to know she was doing so much right with Brittany. The blonde deserved that after all Santana had put her through, denying herself and denying them. She wanted everything to be as perfect as possible.

Santana couldn't help chuckling at Brittany's name suggestions. "I don't know, B. You choose."

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"I think I like Sebastian. Even though he's all rainbow and Prince Eric totally reminds me of Kurt's boyfriend, who's capital G gay." Brittany mused aloud, trying to decide which name to give her stuffed animal. She always named them, each and every one of them. Lifting her shoulders in a shrug, she looked at Santana. "I don't know. I'll have to see which name he likes best."

Her eyes grew wide and she realized she hadn't given Santana her present yet. "Oh!" She exclaimed. "I forgot to give you your present." Sliding out of her chair, she dug in her backpack, grabbing the messily wrapped box containing Santana's gift (http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQaIb-oiQg3r1lZsNTLK5RhcSA46bstB9S9ylkhMiWRSoHqa3MZ&t=1) and the homemade card. Carrying them back to the table, she handed them to Santana and sat back down in her chair.

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Santana bit back the urge to laugh at Brittany's description of Blaine and the thought of a stuffed animal having to weigh in to decide its own name. Instead, she focused on finishing her dinner, so she could bring out dessert. She was so happy to be able to really eat now that she was no longer on Cheerios. Of course, she still obsessively worked out -- force of habit after nearly three years of having her weight watched by Coach Sylvester.

She pushed her empty plate aside just as Brittany came back with a card and a gift for her. She smiled at Brittany and read over the glittery card (which she was sure she'd be washing off for days). "Thank you, B," she said, setting the card aside to open the gift. She peeled off the wrapping paper and opened the box inside. "Brittany..." she murmured, grinning, when she saw the necklace. "Baby, it's beautiful. Thank you."

She stood up from her chair and grabbed her last gift for Brittany off the top of the entertainment center. She came back and made herself comfortable on the blonde's lap, leaning in for a kiss before handing over the small wrapped box.

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Brittany watched, biting her bottom lip, as Santana started to open her gift. She'd been saving her allowance for a couple of months because she'd always planned on getting her something. She did every year. She had for as long as she could remember. Brittany would save up her allowance so she could get Santana something special. This year was even more special because they were finally together. So she had to get something better than any other gift she'd ever given her. The necklace was simple, but it said so much and to Brittany it was just perfect. Just like Santana was.

The smile on Brittany's face grew as she watched Santana open the box, a smile lighting up her face. Brittany loved Santana's smile, it made her even more beautiful than she already was. She was so glad her girlfriend seemed to love the gift. "You're welcome." She said, as Santana got up and walked into the other room, coming back with another gift.

"You got me something else?" The blonde's eyes lit up, looking up at Santana's as she slid into her lap. Taking the small box from her hand, she bit her lip again. "San, you didn't have to. You already got me so much." But she eagerly started ripping the paper away, revealing a small box. Opening the hinged lid, her eyes grew wide and she let out a small gasp when she saw the ring. "Oh my God..." She said, mouth falling open in surprise. "It's so beautiful." Suddenly she threw her arms around the smaller girl in her lap, hugging her tightly. "This is really amazing, San. Thank you so much." Leaning up, she pressed a soft kiss to Santana's lips before pulling away and looking at her with so much love in her eyes, it just seemed like the perfect time to tell her how she truly felt. "I love you."

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Brittany's reaction made Santana's heart flutter and a grin spread across her lips. It was exactly what she'd been hoping for, and she hugged her back just as tightly, murmuring a "You're welcome" before she was being kissed. She met blue eyes, lifting one hand to stroke Brittany's cheek as the blonde told her she loved her. "I love you too, Britt," she whispered, leaning down a bit to rest her forehead against Brittany's. She closed her eyes and just stayed there for a long few moments, reveling in this amazing feeling coursing through her. She did love Brittany, more than anything, and she had for as long as she could remember. She hated that it had taken her so long to come to admit to these feelings and that she'd hurt Brittany while trying to sort herself out. Now, though, it was like everything was perfect. Sure, they weren't really out at school yet, but Santana was pretty certain the Gleeks, at least, knew that something had always been different about their relationship. Especially the few that had heard Brittany basically announce that they were having sex before Sectionals last year.

Finally, she pulled away a bit, still on Brittany's lap, still leaning into her and took the box out of her hand. She took the ring out, setting the box on the table in front of them, and took Brittany's left hand. She held up the ring. She'd had this planned out for a while now, actually, but she was still incredibly nervous. She worked to make sure it didn't show, of course. Santana Lopez was nothing if not confident. "You know what kind of ring this is? It's a promise ring. And it means I promise you two things." She made sure to lock eyes with Brittany again before she continued. "It means I promise never ever to hurt you like I did ever again. And it means that I promise to be with you always." She let out a shaky little breath, her heart pounding in her chest, and finally slid the ring onto Brittany's ring finger. She gently rubbed that finger and lifted it to her lips for a kiss. "I love you," she said again, voice just barely above a whisper.

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Brittany had said those words in her head, written them in her diary, and even practiced them out loud to her stuffed animals, but she'd only ever actually told Santana she loved her once. Just after she and Artie had broken up. But with them not being completely out to people at school, they'd never said them again. Brittany had wanted to though. She hadn't exactly planned to say them tonight, but she'd been so overwhelmed with the entire day and especially tonight that she'd just said them. It was really no surprise, Brittany didn't have many filters, she often just said whatever was in her head. It had been hard for her to not say how she felt before, so now that she realized what she said, she was kind of nervous. But as Santana reached up and caressed her cheek, whispering those words back to her, her heart swelled even more than it already was. It was the best day of her life.

She just looked at Santana, that smile permanently plastered on her face as the Latina pulled away, taking the box from her hand. Brittany stayed quiet, not taking her eyes from those brown ones gazing into her own as she held up the ring and started to speak. Her heart was racing and her stomach filled with butterflies at the words being spoken to her. It felt like a dream, like the best dream she'd ever had, hearing Santana's promises. If it was possible, Brittany fell even more in love with the brunette in that moment. "I promise too, San." She finally said, after a few long seconds of silence. "I love you, too. Like, so much." With that, she pulled Santana back down to her for a deep kiss. "This is the best Valentine's Day ever." She said, still smiling as she held up her hand and admired her ring. "Do you want me to put your necklace on?"

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Santana smiled softly, kissing her girlfriend deeply back, one hand moving to cup the back of her neck. Since the first time she'd said "I love you" to Brittany, right after her break up with Artie, she'd been too nervous to really say them again. She was afraid that maybe if she said them again and again, she'd get too used to it and let it slip out in school and totally blow their cover. It was stupid, but after the reaction Kurt being gay, she wasn't jumping up to volunteer her and Brittany as the first gay couple. She had wondered and talked to Brittany about how they would react, if maybe it wouldn't be as bad because they were two girls, and there was nothing those jocks liked more than hot girls making out, but she wasn't willing to risk it. And besides, she didn't want to belittle their relationship anymore than she already had by hiding it. There was more to them than just making out for boys' amusement.

"Yeah," she answered Brittany's question, reaching for the flat box containing her gorgeous heart necklace. She took it out of the box and handed it to Brittany, lifting her hair up to help Brittany reach her neck better.

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"Next time I'll totally have to get you some bling." Brittany teased as she unclasped the delicate clasp on the necklace. Reaching around either side of Santana's neck, she clumsily attempted to secure it. After a few seconds, she frowned and strained her neck a little, trying to see it better as she continued to try. Finally, she managed to get it clasped and pulled back to look at it. Yet another smile spread across her face as she saw it hanging there, so delicate and perfect against Santana's caramel skin. Brittany reached out gingerly, fingertips tracing the outline of the heart before she leaned in and pressed a kiss to Santana's chest where it rested.

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"No way, babe. You save up your allowance for something for you. I'll buy you bling." Santana knew how hard Brittany worked to save up her allowance, only to blow it on silly things for Santana. It was why Santana tended to take her out and spoil her in return. And she spoiled Brittany a lot.

Finally paying attention to Brittany's efforts to clasp the necklace on, she shifted a little bit to help the blonde out. Her eyes fluttered closed when she felt Brittany's lips press against her chest where the small silver heart fell. Just that simple touch sent shivers through her whole body.

"Why don't you go rewind your movie, sweetheart," Santana said. She slid off the blonde's lap, leaning in to kiss her forehead. "I'll clean up and bring us dessert, okay?"

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"But I like buying you stuff!" Brittany said with a shrug. It was true. She always saved up her allowance to buy Santana things. She'd done this for as long as she could remember. Except for sometimes when she saw something she just absolutely had to have. Like that stuffed duck she saw at the mall a few weeks ago.

"We can watch something else, if you want." Brittany said, smiling as Santana's lips pressed to her forehead. "And I can help you clean. You totally cooked, I should help clean!" She stood up from her chair. "Oooh you made desert too?! What is it?"

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Santana laughed and relented with a shrug. "Okay, you can help me clean. Clear your place." She picked up her own plate and nodded at Brittany's, leading the way into the kitchen. She rolled up the sleeves of her and turned off the sink to rinse their plates off. "And dessert is a surprise."

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Brittany picked her plate and glass, following Santana into the kitchen. This was fun, having dinner and now cleaning up, it was like they had their own place. Brittany loved playing house with her girlfriend, she wished it could be just the two of them all the time. Maybe one day it would be for real.

Setting her dishes down, she pushed her sleeves up like Santana had and moved beside her at the sink. Handing her the dishes as she rinsed them off, Brittany smiled over at her. "It's totally like we're playing house. This is fun!" She leaned over, stealing a quick kiss from Santana. "And it's okay if dessert's a surprise. I love surprises! You always have the best ones."

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Santana laughed softly, leaning in for another kiss. "I try, baby. Go on and pick another movie, and I'll bring it out for us, okay?"

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"Okay." Brittany replied before disappearing back into the living room to find another DVD. The credits were just starting to roll on Lady and the Tramp. Walking over, she picked up the armadillo and smiled at him. "I hope you liked the movie, it's totally one of my favorites." The blonde explained as she carried him over to the entertainment center where all the DVD's were lined up. Glancing through the titles that truthfully, she couldn't read half of, she pulled a few out and looked at them before deciding on Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. They'd seen Mean Girls a million times, so she decided not to pick that one. Opening the case, she carefully removed Lady and the Tramp and put it back in the case before putting the other DVD into the player. Carrying the stuffed animal back to the couch, she sat down to wait on her girlfriend.

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Santana had made their dessert the night before, using a recipe she'd found online that would actually make 24 of the cupcakes. She figured she'd let Brittany bring in the rest tomorrow to give to her friends, since there was no way they'd be eating more than four. Or at least she didn't think so. She set a few of the brownie heart cupcakes out on a plate and carried them into the living room, glancing at the screen to see what movie Brittany had picked while she set it down on the coffee table.

"Good movie," she decided. She held one of the cupcakes up to Brittany. "They're brownies and cupcakes," she said with a grin. "Taste?"

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Brittany looked up as Santana came in, carrying a plate and an excited smile appeared at her lips. She sat up, trying to peer over the plate before she put them down. Her eyes grew wide when Santana held one of them out to her. Brownies and cupcakes?! It was the best thing Brittany had ever seen. "Totally!" She said, leaning over to take a bite instead of taking it from her girlfriend's hand. "Oh my God, San, it's so good!" She decided, chewing and reaching out to take it from Santana's hand, peeling the paper back and taking another bite, some icing sticking to her top lip. Licking it off, she grinned at the girl. "These are the best ever!"

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Santana laughed, almost leaning in to lick the icing off for Brittany, but the blonde beat her to it. "I'm happy you like them, sweetheart." She reached back to the coffee table and plucked the heart-shaped brownie off the top of one of the other cupcakes and bit off half. "I have more in the fridge for you to take to the Gleeks tomorrow, if you want." She was tempted to do it herself, but she had her HBIC image (or what was left of it) to maintain.

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Picking her own heart shaped brownie from the top of her half eaten cupcake, Brittany studied it for a minute. "It's so cute, I don't want to eat it." She said, looking up at Santana. But the urge to eat the brownie was more than her urge to keep it and she took a bite. "But it's too good not to." She grinned, popping the other half in her mouth and peeling down the paper more on the cupcake. "Ooooh." Brittany's eyes got wide and she nodded. "They'll totally love them! Can I give Becky one too? She's still my friend. Even if she's like, totally Coach Sylvester's pet. And she really likes cupcakes. Remember the bake sale? She was the only one who bought one!" Pausing for a minute, she remembered she'd actually paid for it. "Well, sort of."

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Santana nodded, rolling her eyes a bit at the memory of that failure of a bake sale. She still thought it was weird that Puck's cupcakes had gotten sold so quickly. She'd never asked him how he'd done that, but now she wanted to know again. She shook her head to clear her mind a bit and looked to Brittany with a smile. "There's about 20 still in there, B. You can give them to whoever you want. Maybe give some to those band geeks who play for us?" she suggested.

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"And Brad!" Brittany nodded eagerly, taking another bite. "He should totally get one. He works really hard and he's always there, playing piano for us." She explained, excited about having cupcakes to take to school for people. "I wish Ms. Holiday was still around, she would totally love these."

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"Totally Brad," Santana agreed with a nod. It was pretty awesome that the band kids and Brad were always so willing to help them out, and it definitely was a cupcake-worthy accomplishment. "Maybe she'll be back someday," she said with a shrug. She missed Ms. Holliday, too, honestly. She had been a super awesome sub. Better than most of their boring teachers.

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"I hope so, she was totally more fun than Mr. Schue." Brittany said, looking down at the remaining bit of her cupcake. A devious smile spread across her face and she scooped off some of the icing on her finger, reaching out to smear it on Santana's chest, just above the top of her shirt. Locking eyes with her girlfriend, she leaned in and slowly licked it off. "Mmmm." Brittany grinned, pulling away. She just couldn't resist.

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Santana nodded her agreement, about to speak up when she saw that smile spread across Brittany's face. "Wh--?" she began but was stopped by cool icing being smeared on her chest. She stared into blue eyes while Brittany licked it away. Whoa. That was incredibly hot. She snagged Brittany's wrist and pulled her in even closer to give her a kiss.

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Brittany gasped as she felt Santana's hand close around her wrist before she pulled her close, lips crushing against her own. Her stomach tightened, butterflies filling it as they kissed. She had no doubt that when she licked the icing off her girlfriend it would get this kind of reaction. She loved when Santana got all possessive like that, it was super hot.

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Santana wrapped her arms around Brittany's waist and gently broke the kiss, just holding Brittany close. "I love you," she whispered, pressing her lips to the blonde's neck. "Let's watch your movie, okay baby?"

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Leaning into the embrace, Brittany just closed her eyes and enjoyed the feeling of Santana's arms around her own. "I love you too." She said, feeling her heart start to race just hearing those words. She would never tire of it. Not now that she'd finally heard them. "Okay." The blonde nodded, pulling away from the hug and tugging Santana down on the couch with her. Laying behind her girlfriend, Brittany wrapped her arms around the smaller girl this time.