The Babysitter

It's Time To Tell The Truth

Santana's POV: Time Jump into the future (7 years)

Looking back now I don't know why I was so scared to come out. I thought coming out meant that everyone would hate you and think differently of you. But no, I mean there were some kids at school that would say sly things when I walked down the hallway but I realised there were more excepting and good people than there were bad. That doesn't mean I didn't stay over at Brittany's house a lot and cry.. a lot. It was an emotional time in my life and sometimes the words people would use would hurt.. a lot.

I couldn't have asked for a better first response to people knowing I was a lesbian and in a relationship with Brittany.

-FLASHBACK-

Brit and I were stood side by side at the front of the bus, everyone was looking at us. We both knew what they were going to ask and I guess Brittany was just waiting to see how I responded to all of this, since it wasn't her coming out, it was mine.

"So you guys are totally getting it on" Puck decided to break the silence.

"I for one would like to say I already knew about this and support it 100%" Rachel spoke up.

"You got the hot one" Sam Piped in.

"You gals look so cute together" Mercedes cheered.

While everyone was saying these things I looked to Brittany as if to say 'What the?' I knew these guys were excepting but, this was not the encouragement I was expecting. She grabbed my hand and gave me a reassuring squeeze.

After I sent a few shy smiles to peoples words Brit and I sat down, I felt a pull on my chest as I snuggled up next to Brittany, like a part of me which was holding me back had flew away. I was free.

-END OF FLASHBACK-

Obviously at this point I would have thought everyone on the bus knew to keep their mouths shut, but one Artie Abrahams just had to send out a text didn't he.

I went to school and was shocked to see a poster of me kissing Brittany, it was photo shopped and I could of denied it but, this was my chance to finally be truthful with myself. When the rest of the glee club found out that Artie had outed me to the whole school they threw him out. No more Artie in glee, I didn't know Artie was so jealous that I was with Brit that he would purposely try to make my life harder.

I didn't come out to my parents straight away. They were never really 'in' with the school gossip like most nosy parents were so they never found out. I think my dad always had his suspicions because he would always smile like he knew something whenever I would say I'm staying over at Brittany's. I came out to them 2 weeks after graduation.

-FLASHBACK-

I was sitting at the dinner table with Brittany right next to me. We had agreed that today was the day, we had planned it all out. Well kind of, the only thing we planned was that if they took it badly we grab the bag that I left by the front door and I stay with Brittany for a little while.

"You can do this San" Brittany whispered subtly squeezing my thigh. I smiled faintly and nodded.

I cleared my throat to get their attention from across the table.

"Um, there is something that I want to" I looked to Brittany she just grabbed my thigh tighter and nodded at me, encouraging me to continue "That I want to tell you guys" I felt my heart rate pick up.