RUNAWAY BABY | QUINNTANA
drivingmisslopez:
Some people might consider packing up and running off into the middle of the night with her best friend an impulsive decision, but the thing was Santana Lopez rarely made any decisions, at least not life-changing ones without considering everything first.
And this…this was a life-changing decision.
The suggestion wasn’t as spur of the moment as it had seemed at the time, in the back of her mind, for longer than she could even easily admit, she’d been contemplating it, leaving and never looking back. In her head, though she’d always been alone so the fact that Quinn had been so excited by the idea, the fact that she’d been so ready to leave right alongside her had given her that extra push she needed to finally take the leap.
Bags packed and ready to go, cash hidden away and readily available - because she’d seen enough cheesy late night movies to know that the first way to track someone was to look at their account history – Santana was ready and fully prepared to take on every experience the open road and the big wide world had to offer.
Leaving in the pitch dark of the night seemed kind of covert and awesome until she realized with no one home anyway to sneak around the entire cloak and dagger routine wasn’t exactly necessary. Her parents wouldn’t be back for days as it was and how long it took them to realize she wasn’t around when they did get home would be anyone’s guess.
She refused to let it get to her though; nothing was going to get in the way of her brand new start, not even her own slightly melancholic thoughts. So as she trudged along her hall towards the front door- overstuffed suitcase dragging behind her, sports bag heavy on her shoulder- she shook the feeling away concentrating on the future and all the possibilities that lay before her and her best friend.
Quinn was waiting as she got outside, the headlights of her car glaring brightly against the blackness of the night. Santana made her way to the car, throwing her belongings in the back and slipping into the passenger seat, a grin directed at the blonde beside her in way of greeting. “You ready to hurl it out of this one Starbucks town Thelma?”
As soon as Quinn laid eyes on Santana, she calmed down and excitement took over. Simply seeing her best friend made everything feel so much more real, and a grin spread across her features that she simply couldn’t control. They were really doing this. It was happening. They were finally going to be free from Lima, and able to be whoever they wanted to be. Quinn chuckled softly at Santana’s greeting, and she nodded her head at her friend. “As ready as I’ll ever be, Louise.” She teased her with a chuckle, and with that, she pulled out of the Lopez driveway and began driving through the streets of Lima, ready to start their new life.
“Don’t think I’ll be doing all the driving, either.” Quinn spoke as she drove, her tone light hearted. She had actually felt so comfortable in a long time. She hadn’t felt like she could just be herself, but Santana gave her that freedom, and now she could feel that all the time. “As... Crazy as your driving skills are, we still need to trade, but if you actually drive us off a cliff, we’re going to go to heaven and I won’t shut up about it for the rest of eternity, so please keep that in mind.”
Quinn sang along to the radio softly as they drove, and with the town being so small, it didn’t actually take long for them to drive out of it. Quinn didn’t look back. As they passed the sign that informed them that they were leaving the town, she didn’t even blink. She didn’t care. She had grown unattached. All the town held for her were bad memories, and a life she wanted to forget. She could finally do that now.
