Brittana: cannon

Chapter 17: Hawaii

Santana and Brittany finished up their two weeks in Greece and prepared to go on the next leg of their journey. There was a brief snag before they could set off for Hawaii, however, when Brittany thought she lost her passport. They tore through all of the luggage and the drawers in the room for hours, only to discover that she had zipped it in a pocket of her purse that she normally didn't use for safekeeping.

Santana was so grateful her girlfriend hadn't lost her passport and had to be detained until she could get issued a new one to get back home. After that little panic-filled delay, they were finally on their way to Hawaii.

They had decided to stay on the big island, but planned on taking trips to some of the other islands as well. They quickly discovered that they left one paradise for another, although this one Santana felt decidedly more comfortable in. Being back in the US had her more open to the idea of touching and kissing Brittany in public, and she was happier with not feeling the need to hide her love for her girlfriend. She knew that the blonde was happier being able to hold her hand or give her a kiss when she wanted to.

They had so much fun exploring the beaches and the sights. Santana particularly loved the beauty of Maui, and Brittany loved seeing all of the different fish up close while snorkeling. The brunette couldn't help but feel her heart expand with happiness every time her girlfriend would come up from the water squealing in excitement at some new fish or creature she discovered.
She liked nothing more than watching Brittany get so much joy out of life. She wanted to do everything she could to keep the blonde smiling like that every day for the rest of their lives.

It seemed like only two days had passed, yet they were coming up on the end of their two weeks in Hawaii. The closer it came to the date they were scheduled to go back home, the more withdrawn Brittany became. It started to worry Santana, since she wanted her girlfriend to be happy about going home with her.

The fact that the blonde seemed to be the opposite had her scared that maybe Brittany was having second thoughts about them moving to New York together. When there were only a few days left before they were supposed to fly out and Brittany's mood seemed to not improve, Santana decided to try and figure out what was going on with her normally upbeat lover.

They had just returned to their hotel room after a nice dinner at a seafood restaurant. The food had been wonderful and the atmosphere was romantic, but Brittany had been withdrawn and quiet most of the meal. No matter what Santana did to draw the blonde into conversation, she only ever got a few words and a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes in return.

Brittany sat down on the bed to remove her heels, and Santana moved to lean against the dresser. She started playing with her hands nervously.

"Brit, what's the matter?" Her voice was soft and she wasn't sure at first she even spoke loud enough for Brittany to hear her.

"What do you mean?" Brittany's voice was quiet, and Santana looked up to see the blonde avoiding her gaze. Her heart sunk in her chest at the other girl's avoidance.

"It's just that you seem to be getting unhappier the closer we get to going home. Do-" Her voice broke for a moment, and she swallowed to try to get control over it again. She took a deep breath, looking down at her hands before continuing. "Do you not want to move to New York with me?"

"What?! No! I absolutely want nothing more than to move with you!" Brittany vehemently responded, and Santana was encouraged enough by her response to look up and meet her eyes. Brittany had turned her head to look at Santana in surprise at the brunette's question. "Why would you think I wouldn't want to go with you?"

Santana let out a sigh of relief that Brittany wanted to still be with her. But she was still concerned because something was clearly bothering her girlfriend.