Brittana: 7 Years later part 7

In the car, Santana decided to text Brittany. She quickly pulled over, just to be safe, and texted 'Hey, I'm off to the mall for a moment. But don't worry, I'll be back as soon as I can. <3'.

Minutes later, the Latina stepped into a Jeweler's.
The man behind the counter looked about 60 years old and had blue sparkling eyes.
"Hi... Uhm..." She blushed. She'd never done anything like this before. "I uhm... I'm looking for an engagement ring."

The man smiled.
"What are you looking for, my dear?" he asked friendly. Because of Ryan, the last type of person Santana wanted to be around was a man. She just wanted to be in her girlfriend's arms.

The dark haired beauty looked around, at over 500 rings, trying to find the right one.
Then, she found it.

It was up on the highest shelf and in the back so she could barely see it but it was perfect.

It was golden with a beautiful blue diamond on it. Santana could just imagine how amaing it would go with her lover's eyes.

"That one!" she said happily. The man nodded and went to the glass cabinet, opening it and taking the ring. He told the Latina how it was the last he had of that kind.
She smiled brightly and nodded.

The perfect ring for a perfect girl. That ran through her mind as she saw the man carefully putting it in a box.

She refused to know the prize, not wanting to have a heart attack and Britt was worth it anyway, and after paying with her creditcard and a brief friendly chat, the Latina left.

She drove back to her girlfriend with the ring in her pocket and a bouquet of roses she'd picked up on the way. She needed to come back with something. In her head, she was planning how, when and where to propose to her lovely girlfriend.


Brittany's phone buzzed from the counter top of the dance studio, but she was too busy dancing with the kids to get up right away.

"Wew, I'll be right back kids, gotta take a little break." Brittany said while she wiped her forehead rid of sweat.

She looked at the text and smiled. Her girlfriend was so illusive.. always up to something, but it kept Brittany guessing, and it entertained her. The blonde quickly tied her hair back and stepped back on the wooden floor of the dance studio.

"Okay everyone, who wants to dance to Shake Your Bon-Bon?" Brittany asked, giggling. All of the kids jumped up and down excitedly and begged Brittany to put the track on so they could shake their butts excitedly.

Brittany laughed and just HAD to join in. She ran in circles with the kids while doing some incredibly intense dance movies.. while still having fun and shaking her booty to the song.

The kids just loved to watch her dance, and they marveled at her every time she looked their way. They wanted to be just like her when they grew up.

Santana smiled as she walked in, seeing Brittany have fun with the children. They adored her and she adored them. It was a joy to see.

The Latina had the roses behind her back and put them on the desk after which she silently sat against on the chair against the wall again.

A little girl looked at Santana and giggled. Santana smiled and waved at her.
She then got a little distracted by seeing Brittany dancing the way she was. She bit her lip and looked away to avoid kissing her in front of the children.

She put her hand in her pocket and held the little box clenched in her hand. Her heart started beating faster as she thought of proposing to her girlfriend.
She was confident that Britt loved her but now as confident about the blonde wanting to marry her. That idea scared her but she was going to leap, going to take the chance.
With a smile, she looked at the woman who she wanted to make her hers forever.

After dancing for another good hour, the kids were getting tired and restless- their short attention spans getting the best of them, and Brittany thought it would be best for them to take a lunch break.

"Who wants juice boxes?" Brittany asked as she pulled out a huge container filled with snacks and goodies.

All the kids flocked to her in a matter of seconds, and their high-pitched squeals could be heard echoing off the mirrored walls. Brittany laughed and passed the juiceboxes out calmly.

The blonde, looking a bit exhausted, sat beside her girlfriend as the kids got out their lunch boxes and munched on their snacks.

A few kids wanted to sit with Brittany, since they thought it was cool to sit with adults, so a few kids sat in front of Brittany's chair. The blonde giggled and pulled a kid onto her lap for a short while before returning them to their spot infront of their lunch box.

"Aren't they awesome..?" Britt said, giggling. "I'm so glad you're back.." Brittany said, brushing her hand over her lover's shoulder. She could feel that her girlfriend was a bit shaky. "You doing okay..?" she asked, a bit concerned.

She turned her attention to the counter so that she could get her lunch, but before leaning down to get it, she spied a bouquet of roses.

"Oh San..!" She exclaimed, very surprised. "Oh.. you're so sweet.." She flushed and turned to sit back down with her girlfriend. She promptly kissed Santana's cheek as she sat back down, her lunch in hand.

"Want something to nibble on, San..?" Brittany said as she held up a juice box and some PB & J sandwiches she had made earlier that day.

"Haha, no thanks. I'm not hungry." Santana laughed. She was so nervous that the thought of food made her sick. What if Britt really didn't wanna marry her..? What if the idea scared her? What if Brittany was going to dump her?!

Especially the last thought made the Latina sick to her stomach but in attempt not to ruin Brittany's day more than she already had, she just leaned her head on the blonde's shoulder.

"I love you.." she whispered softly, brushing her fingers against Britt's hand, wanting to hold it so badly. Wanting to kiss her ever more.
"Can I take you out tonight...? As.. an apology for what happened at the office?" she asked softly, trying not to get the childrens' attention.

They looked sweet, eating their lunch and talking happily. The Latina however noticed a little boy who was quiet and not eating.
She got up and walked to him.

"Hey, I'm Santana. Who are you?" she asked as she kneeled down in front of him. He looked up at her with big green eyes.

"...Daniel.." he said softly.
"Are you okay, Daniel?" she asked carefully.
At this, the boy began to cry. Apparently he felt sick and wanted to go home so Santana asked her girlfriend's co-worker to handle it and she, Cindy, called the boy's parents.

Santana sat back down next to Britt and smiled at her.
"Oh, by the way, I'm okay."

"I love you too, San.." Britt said.. still having issues restraining herself from kissing her girlfriend. She opted for quickly kissing her cheek again and she held her hand tight. She knew the kids wouldn't care.. kids hold hands all the time, and it was just like hugging to them- a simple act of kindness and love.

"Of course we can go out, dear" She said, giggling. "But you don't need to apologize for what happened at the office.. it wasn't your fault"

Brittany secretly wondered what would become of that guy Ryan. Would he be fired..? Or simply given a warning..? It freaked Brittany out that there's a chance that her girlfriend would have to go back to work with him again tomorrow. Yikes.

After lunch, they danced for another hour, watched part of a movie, and then it was time for the kids to go home. Many of them hugged Brittany on their way out, and some of them even walked up to Santana and hugged her too! These kids were so friendly, and they definitely approved of Santana.

"You're pretty.." a little girl by the name of Grace said to Santana.

"Miss Brittany, .. Miss Santana's so nice!" a boy named James said as he left.

Brittany blushed and looked into her girlfriend's dark eyes, as they realized that they were the only ones in the room. Brittany simply hugged her girlfriend very tightly for a while, then she kissed her fully and passionately.

"It feels like I've been repressing that for hours.." Brittany said of that kiss.

"God, me too..." Santana sighed as she kissed Brittany back.

"You know... I actually really liked those kids." she said shyly. She liked all of them.

The Latina took her blonde's hand, kissed her again and grabbed her stuff. She was nervous and yet she couldn't wait.

She knew Brittany would be puzzled about her behavior so she smiled at her lover before getting in the car.

"Still wanna go out?" she asked, putting her hand on her own pocket, touching the small box.

The blonde was thrilled that her girlfriend loved the kids.. after all, it was near impossible not to. The kids have a certain happy innocent aura that rubbed off on Brittany often. It always kept her going.. and she loved to act childish with the kids.

"I'm so glad that you liked the kids, San" Brittany said with a smile. As they walked to the car, she could tell Santana was either.. deep in thought, or she was just tired from a long day. Brittany decided to just leave her be for a little while.

"Of course I still want to go out, silly..!" Brittany smiled and held her girlfriend's hand proudly. "Where do you want to go..?" She asked, curious as to what the Latina was planning.

The Latina smiled.
"I'd like to go to our high school. I know it sounds weird but I have a little surprise.." she said shyly. She figured that that would be the best place. She had even called their old principal Figgins who still had that position and asked if it was okay if they spent a little time there.

She bit her lip nervously and started the engine.

"That sounds cool.. I wonder what you're up to.." Brittany said, giggling. She hadn't returned to McKinley since she graduated- they were sort of in a rush to leave the school so that they could start their lives together. People weren't exactly the nicest when it came to them finding out about their relationship with one another, so Brittany was a bit nervous to return.

Brittany turned up the radio and listened to some relaxing music as she closed her eyes for just a little bit.

After a while, the couple arrived at McKinley. Santana took Brittany's hand after she's opened the door for her and walked her to the car.

"It didn't change a bit." the Latina said with a smile. She put her free hand in her girlfriend's neck and kissed her deeply.
"Always wanted to do that here." she explained laughing.

Holding her girlfriend gently by the hand, the dark haired beauty walked her lover to the field. The memories of their first kiss came back to her and played before her eyes.

That was why she had chosen this place.
She led her blonde to that exact spot and took her hands.

"Britt.. You remember what happened here, right..?"

Brittany could feel warmth encasing her as she remembered her first kiss in this field.

"Of course I remember dear.. I'll never forget.. Haha, we ran back inside soaking wet!" Brittany giggled and rested her head on her girlfriend's shoulder.

"I'm glad we can come her now and.. not have to worry about being picked on, or yelled at for being together.. you know..? Now we're here, we're queer, and there's nothing anyone can do about it!" The blonde laughed and jokingly flipped off imaginary people who were in the bleachers of the field.


The Latina laughed, trying hard not to let her vice crack. God, how nervous she was. She felt the box in her pocket, she felt it with every breeze, every move. She was so scared that Brittany would say no that she could barely breathe.

Santana took a deep breath and let go of her girlfriend's right hand. She reached into her pocket, closed her fingers around the box and squeezed it tightly.

With her heart beating in her throat, she closed her eyes for a moment and sat down on one knee. She looked into her lover's sky blue eyes and began talking.

"Britt, you know how much I love you. I've loved you ever since I met you and there's not a thing in the universe that could change that. I never want to leave your side, Britts. I wanna grow old with you, I wanna have little you's running around." she said with a nervous smile. She was speaking straight from the heart and her eyes were showing that.

"Brittany Susan Pierce..." She swallowed hard and took another deep breath.
"Will you marry me?"

"Oh my god... S-Santana.." Brittany said as she noticed her girlfriend had got down on one knee. She spied the most beautiful ring she'd ever seen, and she could barely believe this was happening. Her heart was fluttering faster than it has in a long time.. this was big, and she couldn't believe it was happening. Brittany looked into her girlfriend's eyes as she spoke those wonderful words.. and instantly, she threw herself into her girlfriend's arms.. her eyes watering with pure joy as she whispered into her girlfriend's year:

"Yes... yes... yes... Santana Lopez.. I am yours from now until forever.." She held her girlfriend super tight and then she picked the shorter girl up and spun her around. After placing her back on her feet, Brittany kissed her (well.. more like made out with her) for a good few minutes, without breaking away.

"O-Oh my god.. I. . .I can't believe it.. . oh .. . oh San.." Brittany said, still rather in shock. "I love you so much.." she said as she kissed her girl. . .her fiancé, once more.

Santana's heart jumped a Brittany said yes. Her face broke into a bright smile and she held her tight.

"I love you too.. More than anything." she said, still smiling and kissed her girlfriend like she had kisses her.

"Can I put your ring on now?" she asked, laughing softly. She had her arms around the blonde's waist and the little tight in her hand.

"Did you like it?" she asked, smiling sweetly. She rested her head against Brittany's chest and closed her eyes. She could hear her heartbeat. At night, she would often listen to it. It would make all her problems go away.

The Latina was still smiling brightly, leaning against her now fiancé! Gently she drew circles on her blonde's back. With the softest touch in the works, she drew a heart on her back.
"I love you."

"Of course you can put it on... but.. I've gotta get you a ring too, silly!" Britt said, smiling at ther wife-to-be. She could hardly believe it. Today had been such a crappy day at first, and then it got better.. so, so much better towards the end.

The ring sparkled in the sunlight and looked stunning on the blonde, and she could hardly believe that something so beautiful belonged to her. But wait, she could, because it had come from the most beautiful girl she had ever seen- Santana.

"I love it, dear.. but I love you more" Brittany said as she gently kissed her lover's nose."

She could recall a time where she had stood on this field before with Santana, as best friends.. and now, they stood here together, as lovers at last.

Brittany wound her arm around her girlfriend's waist and walked around the length of the football field.

"Oh wow.. a-after.. after nine years of being together.. this is just.. the perfect place for us .. huh..?" the blonde said as she looked up at the sun. She had began to think about getting a ring for Santana, and she planned to do so as soon as possible. She wasn't sure on a color yet.. but she was sure she'd find something lovely that would match her girlfriend's personality just fine.

Santana rested her head on her girl's shoulder as they walked.
"I saw you with the kids today and I'd thought about it before but I just looked at you and knew that I wanted to marry you." she said smiling.

"At first I thought of the beach.. Then the choir room here because I really fel for you in Glee club.. But then I realized that we had to take another step after moving in together at the exact spot we really started."

The Latina looked at the blonde and smiled brightly. Nothing could hurt them now and she was never going to leave her Brittany's side.

"Hey... Do you think I wanted too long? I mean.. We've been together for a pretty long time." the Latina asked before kissing her fiancé.

"Oh, haha, the kids and I are silly together" Brittany said with a quick giggle.

She smiled and walked hand-in-hand with her fiancé, feeling more alive than ever before.

"Honey.. It doesn't bother me that you waited.. I think this is perfect. I would wait another seven years for you if it meant that I could spend the rest of my life with you.." Brittany said lovingly as she gazed into deep brown eyes.

After walking around for a while, Brittany thought about calling her parents when they got home to tell them the news.

"Hey San..? Should we call people and tell them that we're engaged..? Should we tell Quinn..?"

"Well.." Santana bit her lip. "I don't know. I want her to be there.. She did mean a lot to me. How do you Puck would react? I kinda miss him." the Latina confessed. She did. She missed his fake bad-ass attitude and his jokes. Mostly his smile. But she only missed him as a friend, just like Quinn.
She missed the blonde's voice.

"But we should call our families first. Oh, should we visit them..?"
Santana looked down. Her parents were now okay with what she was but they hadn't always been. She's even been kicked out for a few weeks after coming out and spent that at Brittany's house, completely heartbroken.

With a sigh, she rested her head on her fiance's shoulder.

"I guess we can tell family first.. as for people at work.. maybe we can wait." The thought of that man at Santana's work frightened her, and Brittany shivered.

"H-Hey San..? .. Do you think.. Ryan will be there when you go back to work tomorrow..? Do... do you want me to make sure you're safe before I go to work..?" Brittany felt very antsy just thinking about it, but she tried to calm herself by holding onto her girlfriend's hand tighter.

The Latina smiled sweetly.
"Even if he is, I'll be fine. Because now I know you'll be mine forever."
She softly kissed her lover's hand.

She gently kissed her fiancé.
"Hey... It's getting cold. You wanna go home..?" she asked. She noticed goosebumps on her lover and pretended that she didn't know that it was from Ryan. She wanted to make Brittany forget about him, wanted her to be happy.

"Yeah.. we can head home.." Brittany said, smiling and secretly planning how she could sneak out for a hour to get Santana an engagement ring as well.

She had a jeweler's shop in mind, and she knew where to go.. but she just didn't know how to sneak out without her fiancé suspecting something.

As they drove home, silently because of their exhaustion, Brittany finally mustered up a plan.

"Oh crap, San..!" Brittany said, acting as though she had done something pathetic. "I left my phone at my workplace.. I should probably go get it.. do you mind if I run back to the studio for a little bit?" Brittany blushed, she wasn't the best liar, but she was trying her very best.