Chapter 4
"Brittany S. Pierce!" squealed someone from halfway across the room. Before she knew itl Brittany was pulled into a hug by a girl with short blonde hair. Because of the gesture Brittany had to let go of Santana's hand and Santana immediately felt the absence of Brittany's warmth.
"So this is the girl you've been hiding from us." the girl with the short blonde hair said turning her attention to Santana.
"Oh sorry, Sarah this is Santana Lopez." Brittany said.
"Hi." Santana said shaking Sarah's hand.
Sarah let her gaze linger on Santana as if sizing the girl up the finally she let go of Santana's hand and looked back at Brittany.
"Well you weren't exaggerating when you said that she was hot." Sarah said giving Santana a wink.
"So Santana, Britt her has been holding out on the details, I want to know everything." Sarah said her voice gyrating on Santana's nerves.
Shit, it's showtime, Santana thought and she looked at Brittany to give her a reassuring smile.
"Well, we met through Quinn who is also a friend of Brittany, we knew each other from NYU. After graduation I went to California but last year I moved back to New York and Quinn became my roommate. I already met Brittany last year when Quinn introduced us but we only started dating 2 months ago." Santana said and proceeded to intertwine her fingers through Brittany's which gave Brittany confidence.
"She couldn't resist me anymore especially since she found out we worked in the same building so she asked me out and we've been dating ever since." Brittany said who looked at Santana adorably for effect which wasn't really hard to do since Santana was an eye candy today.
"I wouldn't have asked if I didn't know you had this huge crush on me." Santana retorted giving Brittany a flirty smile.
Brittany blushed because the last statement wasn't part of their script and Santana squeezed her hand enjoying the fact that she made her blush.
"Ugh you guys are too cute but I have to go and be a good hostess now. Enjoy the party!" Sarah said giving both girls a peck in the cheek before heading off to meet the people who has just arrived.
Santana pulled Brittany towards her after Sarah was out of earshot to whisper something and this time Brittany definitely felt the shivers when Santana's breathe grazed her ear.
"So that's one down, a hundred more to go." Santana said and before Brittany can recover, they were once again swept by one of Brittany's friends who wanted to know the mysterious girl that Brittany has hidden from them. They had to repeat the routine 5 more times before they were able to take a breather and enjoy the hors d'oeuvre and the champagne.
The champagne helped Santana loosen up a bit but she knew she had to be careful since she was driving later. She and Brittany were trying out the different hors d'oeuvres and she was making faces at some of the nasty ones which made Brittany giggle. A few more people came to talk to Brittany and by then they had the routine perfected, the subtle smiles, the hand hold etc. Santana was actually enjoying herself while Brittany was telling her stories of her various audition mishaps which made Santana laugh. Brittany was effortlessly funny and Santana felt that she could talk to her for hours and not be bored.
Brittany was in the middle of telling Santana of how she accidentally kicked someone in the groin because she was nervous during audition when they heard someone call Brittany's name. The reaction was instant, Santana felt Brittany stiffen and her expression unreadable while she looked for the face that owns the voice.
