Chapter 15
The adrenaline of performing was at a record high, long after the curtain closed and Brittany could still feel it in her veins while changing out of her costume to meet the whole Lopez family to take them backstage as promised.
Throughout the day Brittany had this goofy grin plastered on her face after walking up from a not so PG dream about Santana. The subtle touches and chaste kisses were slowly driving her mad and they never even had a proper date yet. She resolved to ask Santana out after her birthday party tomorrow. Any hesitation she might have on starting a relationship with Santana was wiped from her mind after meeting her family and kissing her yesterday. Being with her just felt right and she doesn't feel as if she has to put up an appearance whenever they're together unlike most of her past relationships.
A bouquet of flowers from Maria Lopez was waiting for her when she arrived at the theater which only made her smile more. She actually envied Santana and how her family has embraced her sexuality whereas she was still waiting for her own parents to say the word lesbian out loud.
She finally made it outside the dressing room to meet Santana and her family and as promised all the 5 Lopez was waiting for her. Maria was the first one who took a step forward and immediately enveloped Brittany in a hug which she returned.
"You were astounding!" Maria said excitedly. While clutching her playbill in one hand, Maria pulled Brittany towards the rest of the Lopez family.
Brittany spotted Santana beside a man which is unmistakably Mr. Lopez who had a kind smile on his face and right behind her was a handsome young man who she recognized as Christian who had his arms wrapped around Mikaela.
The older man stepped forward and held out his hand.
"Hi Brittany, I'm Miguel, it's nice to finally meet you." Miguel said shaking Brittany's hand.
Following his father, Christian held out his hand to Brittany. "Nice to meet you Brittany, I'm Christian the best looking Lopez." Christian said with a wink that made Brittany giggle.
Mikaela just waved and gave Brittany two thumbs up.
Brittany's eyes then found Santana's familiar brown ones and for a minute they just stared and smiled at each other. The spell was broken when Christian nudged Santana towards Brittany.
"Oh please give her a kiss already. You were practically drooling earlier every time she appeared on stage." Christian said teasing Santana who shoved her brother in return before taking a step towards Brittany.
Taking Santana's cue, Brittany closed the distance between them, pulling Santana in for a hug and placing a peck on her lips.
"Awwww. You were right Mikaela they're so cute together." Christian said with a playful glint in his eyes before reaching out and pinching Santana in the cheeks. Santana shoved his brother and they both earned a glare from their mother, a sigh from their father and an eye roll from Mikaela.
Brittany suppressed a smile and instead laced her fingers through Santana and turned to Maria.
"So what do you say we meet the cast?" Brittany asked Maria who beamed at Brittany's words. The Lopez men decided to skip the backstage tour and wait for the girls outside the theater.
In no time at all, Maria has managed to charm the cast and her playbill was already overflowing with autograph. Brittany was impressed especially since Maria's attention to detail managed to flatter the actors in the production by pointing out the strengths of their performance. Mikaela on the other hand managed to catch the eye of the assistant director and was now flirting with him, Brittany made a mental note to threaten the guy with bodily harm in case he has some funny business up his sleeves.
