MY LITTLE MY LOVE

Between headspace

Brittany: *looks over at sam* do you mind setting up the windbreak for me so i can get her changed pls? *sees sam nod his head and get up to get what he needed*

Sam: *set it up in a curve like shape so san would be completely hidden from everyone* there you go! *smiles down at Brittany.* ill leave you ladies to it!

Brittany: thanks sam! *smiles as sam smiles back then runs off towards the water so he can go spend time with his daughter*

*Brittany gets up and carefully places san on top of the towel that sam laid out. Then she grabs san's bag and goes back round to her and tried to be quick about changing the brunette into a pull-up before she wakes up again*

*for the next 25 minutes Brittany sat cuddling san as she sleeps. She looks out and sees that sam and Layla were messing about, pushing each other around and laughing away like little kids*

Brittany: *suddenly felt san start to stir so she looks down and brushes the brunettes hair out her face so she can see her clearly* hey sleepyhead! *smiles as san smiles up at her but continues to lay her head in the crook of the blondes neck*

*they continue to stare into each others eyes with smiles on their faces for a good few minutes then san lifts her head up, looking round at her surroundings*

Brittany: *sees san looking around* what you thinking about baby?

Santana: *takes a breath and relaxes back into Brittany's chest, holding her close* Just checking to see where everyone was.

Brittany: *knew exactly what san was really thinking of in that moment so Brittany holds her in a warm embrace and kisses her on the head* its ok baby girl! No one will hurt you!

Santana: but what if he does! What if he is waiting for you to leave me alone then he will attack. *still finds it hard to believe that sam wont turn out like every other guy she has grown close with over the years. They all hurt her in the end!*

Brittany: *feels her heart break more and more, hearing how big Santana's trauma is and how far back she has had to deal with it on her own* its ok baby! I promise that i will not let anyone lay a hand on you ever again. *brushes her fingers through the brunettes hair as she continues to hold Brittany close* ...how about you and i play in the sand? We can draw pictures or build something? *can tell that Santana was between headspace's right now because of where her thoughts have been since getting in the car*

Santana: ok...*was hesitant to move away from Brittany because of how sensitive she is right now. But at the same time, san really does wanna play with the sand.

Brittany: *smiles proudly at san pushing herself out her comfort zone a little so she doesn't miss out on the fun.* good girl! *smiles as san smiles back then gets up to sit on the sand and Brittany follows, sitting in front of the brunette, a little bit away so they have room to do something*

Santana: *snaps out of her thoughts and puts it aside* so, what we making? *smiles up at Brittany as the blonde smiles back*

Brittany: *puts on her overly dramatic thinking face purely just for Santana's amusement* hmmm... how about we make a big castle? *waits to hear what Santana thinks*

Santana: ok! ...wait, do we even have any spades and buckets? *looks back over at their belongings to see if she could see anything to use*

Brittany: *has that realisation so she looks back at san* looks like we are just gonna have to use our hands this time round. *smiles as san smiles back*

Santana: ok! Thats fine! *starts to gather the damp sand into a pile and tries her best to shape it into some walls for their castle*

*before they know it, another hour goes by and its not till Layla came out of the water that Santana finally took her attention away from the very detailed castle she was making*

Layla: *stood by the girls and admires the sand castle* wow!

Brittany: i know right! *had been sitting and admiring Santana's work and the concentration she put into it. She smiles up at Layla then looks back at san as she lifts her head up and smiles at Layla also*

Santana: thanks! *blushes at the attention*

Brittany: *smiles only for a seconds because she sees Santana's mood instantly shift back to her state of fear as she checks her surroundings*

Layla: *notices san looking panicked* Sanny whats wrong? *knelt down next to san and rubs her back in hopes that it helps comfort the brunette*

*Santana was avoiding eye contact and playing with her fingers which usually mean that she is on the verge of a panic attack. She was in and out of her head so she didn't really hear what Layla and Brittany were saying to each other.*

*Brittany sent Layla to go get her dad coz it was about lunchtime and Brittany is gonna get the picnic unpacked as soon as she gets Santana settled. She gets up and goes over to san reaching her hands out and tries to speak to san but she can see that the brunette is too far in her head to hear anything. And as much as she hates putting her hands anywhere near san when she isn't aware of her surroundings. Brittany knows that its her only option when san cant really do anything for herself. The blonde just has to suffer the consequences of her actions if Santana flinches and curls into herself till Brittany can hold her and comfort her properly*

*Brittany picks Santana up bridal style and does in fact have to avoid a few hits as Santana tries pushing her away, asking to be let go and not to hurt her*