AN: No I'm not giving up on my other fic, I just needed to get this out of my system. For my birthday last week, my best friend got me the Emeli Sande album – Our Version of Events and I've been listening to it non-stop ever since. Breaking the Law is DEFINITELY my favorite song on it and it's the sole inspiration behind this story. With all the Glee spoilers about 'World War Pezberry' coupled with my re-watch of S04E14 'I Do', I got this story in my head and it's refused to let me concentrate on anything else. So here is what will be a musical themed multi-chapter Quinntana fic but only if you guys think that it's worth continuing. Lemme know in the reviews below. (Rhyming is sort of my thing now.)
Chapter 1 – The End (Part1)
*Santana*
"Today's the big day," Marley chirps from next to you with a smile that doesn't quite reach her eyes, "Are you excited?"
"Isn't it obvious?"
"Do you think that she's going to say yes?"
"Why? Wouldn't you all prefer it if she said no instead?" you fire back with a pointed glare from behind your Ray Ban sunglass before shifting your attention to outside of the moving car, "You don't need to pretend that you're happy about this M. I don't pay you to be a 'yes' person remember?"
"True," she ventures after about a minute of silence, "But putting the fact that you're my boss aside, you actually are one of my closest friends and I just want you to be happy."
"And what makes you think that I'm not happy?" you sigh out in annoyed frustration, "Why are you, Mercedes and Jesse so against this?"
"And Sam," comes the voice of your chauffeur/2nd bodyguard Blaine from his place behind the wheel, "He's 100% with them on the no side of this whole 'To marry Rachel or not to marry Rachel' debate that's been going on."
"Geez thanks a lot Sam," you say catching his eyes in the rear view mirror, "So happy that I fired Ryder and made you my number 1."
"Way to be a nark dude," Sam says to Blaine before turning around in the passenger seat to face you and Marley, "I love you Santana and you know that but I mean c'mon, Mercedes does have a point."
"You're just saying that because you're dating her," you counter with a smirk, "I haven't gotten you to agree with me ever since she got her sweet chocolate claws into you."
"That's debatable-"
"Actually no Sam that's kind of true." Marley interrupts.
"Yeah I'm with Marley and Santana on that one dude, it's totally true." Blaine adds.
"Ok whatever maybe I'm whipped but so what? Isn't that how it's supposed to be?" he continues on looking solely at you, "You say that you're happy and yeah I believe you, but I only see that when you're with us."
"What do you mean?"
"He's trying to say that when you're with Rachel it's kind of hard to tell." Marley solemnly answers for him.
You're not quite sure what to say to that so you just sit back and say nothing instead. Sam gives you a sad smile before turning back around and Marley squeezes your arm affectionately before joining in with the silence that engulfs the car. It's not an uncomfortable silence by any means but it does make you a bit tense. Yeah sure you and Rachel have had a bit of disconnect lately due to both of your hectic work schedules but you're still very much in love and committed to each other and making your relationship work. The fights have definitely increased between you but fights are to be expected in any relationship. Today marks 4 yrs that you've been together and you firmly believe that she's the one for you and you want her to be the one for you forever. She'd practically been living at the Goddess hotel in Los Angeles for the past six months while she finished up her latest movie and you were on a world tour that just wrapped two days ago at the Barclay's Centre. Now with her movie and your tour finished, she was on her way back to New York to spend some quality time with you. Granted it's not even been a full two days and you're already headed back into the studio to work with Selena Gomez and to start brainstorming with Mercedes for your upcoming album, but that's who you are. Music is what you are and Rachel understands that just like you understand New York, Broadway and Streisand are who she is. That's why you're great for each other. After you propose to her tonight and she says yes, you plan to take some time off though. Maybe take a trip to Greece just the two of you. That'd be nice.
"Are you up for dealing with the camera flashes and the screaming paparazzi?" Sam suddenly asks you, "Or do you want us to go in through the back?"
"Back," you respond without a second thought, "Everybody knows whenever I come to this studio it's for new music. I don't want any questions about my new sound yet."
"You got it."
.
"Santana!" Selena exclaims wrapping you up in a hug as soon as you walk into the studio, "How have you been chica? I've missed you."
"I've missed you too Sel," you respond as you pull apart, "And I was busy on tour, doing production, planning a proposal-"
"And writing kickass songs for me to produce at 1AM because she can't wait to hear it," Mercedes interrupts pulling you into a hug, "Which I'm always happy to do by the way."
"I had some free time on the plane ride back after my conversation with Brittany," the smile that she gives you letting you know that she understands.
"Well I can't wait to hear it," Selena says plopping herself down onto the couch, "I've been chomping at the bit ever since Marley called and said that you guys had a song for me."
"You're gonna love it I promise," Mercedes says while queuing up the song on the laptop, "It's not the usual Selena Gomez song though. It's got more of a club fist pump type vibe."
"Even though the lyrics aren't really for the club fist pump type atmosphere," You add sitting in the chair next to Mercedes, "But it works."
"Ready?" Mercedes asks.
"Ready." She responds as Mercedes presses play and you all sit back to listen to the demo.
Verse1:
I told, I told, I told myself again,
I'm never running back on what I said,
Trying not to roam but you're so, far away,
So far away,
Won't listen to the conscience in my head,
I'm conscious but I'm lonely halfway dead,
Tired of the things you never, you never said,
You never said.
Pre Chorus:
Our love was made to rule the world,
You came and broke the perfect girl,
Our love was made to rule the world,
Our love was made to rule the world,
You left me want-ing what we were,
Our love was made to rule the world.
(Beat Drops)
Chorus:
Forget forever,
Forget forever,
Forget you ever knew my name, my name, my name, my name.
Verse2:
I know, I know, I know we can't pretend,
That we were never lovers in the end,
I try to tell myself this pain would, go away,
Just go away.
Pre Chorus:
Our love was made to rule the world,
You came and broke the perfect girl,
Our love was made to rule the world,
Our love was made to rule the world,
You left me want-ing what we were,
Our love was made to rule the world.
(Beat Drops)
Chorus:
Forget forever,
Forget forever,
Forget you ever knew my name, my name, my name, my name.
Outro:
Forget forever.
Forget forever.
"I love it!" Selena screams into the air before grabbing you and Mercedes and pulling you both in for a hug, "This is exactly the type of song that I was looking for."
"Like I said, I just made the beat," Mercedes says gesturing to herself before pointing at you, "The words on this one are all Santana."
"I love it! I love it! Santana thank you," she says while putting it to play again, "You and Mercedes always give me the dopest songs. It's the perfect break-up anthem and the way the beat drops! God."
"I'm glad you think so," Mercedes says while giving you an 'well isn't that interesting look', "She has been giving me the perfect break-up anthems lately."
"Bite me-"
"Where's Marley?" Selena says interrupting your rebuttal, "I need her to email me the song so that I can play it for my label and get them to sign off on it. You know they're going to request that you both do some more songs for the album."
"We'd be delighted," Mercedes answers for you both, "You know we always love having you in the studio here with us."
"Alright I got to go," she says in between giving you and Mercedes separate hugs this time, "But I'll call you guys next week so that we can set up something."
"Yeah Marley's outside just talk to her," You respond while reading a text from Kurt on your phone, "Tell her all the specifics and she'll fill us in later."
"Bye Sel."
"Bye Cedes. Oh and Santana good luck tonight. I really hope that she says yes."
"Thanks Sel," You say giving her a final hug, "Me too."
The door doesn't even fully close before Mercedes starts what has now become to you a very familiar monologue.
"What did I tell you?" she says almost cheerfully, "What have I been telling you?"
"C'mon Mercedes," you say taking a sip of water, "Can we just listen to the song again?"
.
"Santana it's been 2 hours! Come on you need to get going!" Marley directs with untamed exasperation in your direction, "Mercedes please tell her that she needs to stop otherwise she'll be late. I don't know about you guys, but a pissed off Rachel Berry is not something that I can survive sober."
"Oh I feel you there Marls," Mercedes chimes in with a laugh from her seat beside yours, "But in my case it's the happy Rachel Berry that I can't survive unless I'm drinking. I don't know how my baby girl Santana here does it."
"Your baby girl here does it because Rachel's her girlfriend and she loves her," you direct to her and then Marley with a roll of your eyes just because you can, "Now can we please just play my song over one last time? I just want to hear the chorus-"
"Uh no, I don't think so. I neither want nor need Kurt to call me again," Marley half growls at you before standing abruptly and practically shoving her phone screen at you, "Have you seen the time? Tina will be calling me within the next 5 minutes I'm sure of it."
"She and Kurt aren't the best of friends anymore after Marley failed to get his dry cleaning picked up on time that one time," you respond in answer to the look that Mercedes gives you, "They're both just being two big drama queens if you ask me."
"I thought Rachel was the only drama diva?" Mercedes asks Marley jokingly which elicits a smirk worthy eye-roll from your personal assistant, "I try to tell you that you're spending too much time with her kid."
"Yeah yeah so you tell me but we both know that it's not been by choice," she says with a wink at Mercedes before pulling her in for a hug, "I'm going to go fetch Santi's bodyguard slash your boy toy Mr. Evans so that you two can say a quick goodbye."
"Thanks and I promise that I won't keep her too long."
"10 minutes Santana," Marley says as she gathers up your bag in her hands and heads for the door before stopping to turn back to you and say, "Don't make me have to come back in here and fetch you."
"Sure thing boss," you call after her as she leaves before turning back to face Mercedes, "You know sometimes I think she's the one with all the Grammys and I'm the one that works for her."
"You two should be together," Mercedes starts with a raised suggestive eyebrow, "You'd be adorable."
"And my oh my wouldn't that be a headline," you state with mild sarcasm, "I could visualize the E! Story now. 'Grammy Award Winning Singer/Songwriter Santana Lopez leaves Actress Girlfriend Rachel Berry for her personal assistant'. I'd have more paparazzi on my ass than Kanye."
"Speaking of Kanye, I'm sure he'd agree with me if you asked him," She replies offhandedly, "Kim would too."
"It's a good thing then that I'm not going to ask him," you say with a shrug, "And neither are you."
"Why don't you just get back together with Brittany?" she asks leaning against the door, "You too were good together."
"Key word there is 'were' Mercedes," you say through another sip of water, "And she's my head choreographer now. You know how I feel about mixing business with pleasure hence the song Forget Forever."
"Then fire her."
"Mercedes please that ship has sailed. We didn't work out but we're still friends and that's all we'll continue to be."
"She still loves you you know?"
"Ok Mercedes, you're one of my best friends and I love you but stop it," you carefully respond with your best serious face on, "I know that you hate Rachel but we've been here and through this before. I'm not dumping her to date Marley or get back together with Brittany. Please let it go."
"And like always my response is the same. I'll let it go when you let her go," she retorts with a fold of her arms, "Your relationship is unhealthy and it's one-sided and you know it."
"Oh for gods sakes-"
"No Santana not for his sake but for yours," she says throwing her hands up in frustration, "She's a fucking B list actress who treats you like you're some god damned D list celebrity."
"What are you even? That's not true."
"Isn't it?"
"No Cedes it's not. It's mega far from the truth actually."
"Ok," she begins with a tilt of her head, "When was the last time that she showed her support at one of your sold out shows huh?"
"I don't know, September maybe."
"My point exactly," she accentuates with an eye roll, "Newsflash Santana, we're in January."
"Look Mercedes I know that she hasn't been around much lately but that's because she's been busy."
"Doing what? Filming 6 months worth of L'Oreal commercials?"
"Really Mercedes?" you ask with clear annoyance, "You did not just say that."
"Think about it is all I'm saying. When was the last time that you walked the red carpet with her for an event that was all about you? Oh I'll tell you when, 8 months ago. You know whose red carpet event she was at four days ago? That New York Giants football player that the press has been linking her to a lot more than just lately."
"Cheating rumors aren't new to our relationship Cedes."
"I know they aren't but this is different girl I'm telling you. Have you seen the headlines? Have you seen the pics?"
"No and you know that I won't because I don't feed into that bullshit."
"Well maybe you should start feeding into the bullshit because from where I'm standing it doesn't smell like that to me."
"Where is all of this coming from all of a sudden? I know that you've never been her biggest fan but damn! This that next level shit."
"This isn't all of a sudden Santana. You've just been avoiding hearing me out fully," she replies gently taking each of your hands in hers, "I care about you. Marley cares about you. Jesse, Jake, Blaine, Sam, Mike, Tina and especially Brittany care about you and we just want to see you happy. I know that you love her and I know that it's been 4 yrs and you're thinking that it doesn't get better than this but you can't ask her to marry you tonight."
"You sound like you know something that I should?" you question.
"All I know is that we've been best friends for years and I don't want to see you get hurt."
"Look Cedes I know how you all feel about her and about our relationship but there's no one else for me. It really doesn't get better than this. It doesn't get better than her," you say as you walk over to stare out of the window, "Remember that song we wrote for Rihanna's Talk That Talk album?"
"Which one?" she asks coming to stand beside you, "We wrote a ton of songs for that album."
"Oh you know the one," you state before you start humming it and she joins in.
Verse1:
Mama, I found a girl,
Who loves me and understands,
Papa, she's quite a girl,
She adores me; she's my biggest fan,
And don't get me wrong, I know she's not perfect in your eyes,
But somehow she's flawless in mine,
And you may tell me to run run now,
But I can't do that; we're too, far down the hole,
She's got a hold on my soul.
(Chorus)
So I guess I'm a fool, I'm a fool in love,
But I'm willing to stay here and bask in the glory of her heart,
I guess I'm a fool, in love,
But I'm willing to look so stupid till I had enough.
Verse2:
Mama, don't judge me now,
I'm not trying to hurt you; I know this won't make you proud,
Papa, did I let you down?
Are you ashamed of how your little girl turned out?
You see a monster, I see a smile,
You say it's danger and I'm in denial,
But somehow I feel so safe right now.
(Chorus)
So I guess I'm a fool, I'm a fool in love,
But I'm willing to stay here and bask in the glory of her heart,
I guess I'm a fool, in love,
But I'm willing to look so stupid till I had enough.
"I wrote that about Rachel remember?" you say turning to face her after you finish singing, "The night after we all had dinner with my parents."
"Yeah but Rihanna loved it too much to let you keep it and sing it yourself." She responds with a smile to match yours.
"I have always been and I will always be a fool in love when it comes to Rachel. That's probably one of the only songs that I regret us giving away," you say with a shake of your head, "Look I know that you're on the fence and I respect that but as my best friend I just need you to support me on this. I know what I'm doing I swear. I'm going to ask Rachel to marry me tonight at the restaurant filled with all the people who matter most to us in the world, and I would really appreciate it if you were there."
"Hey boss," Sam says entering the recording studio and effectively stopping her reply, "Do you mind if I holla at my girl here for a bit. I won't take long I promise."
"Take all the time you need Sam," you respond with a sad smile in her direction before heading for the door, "I'll be in the lobby with Marley when you're finished."
*Rachel*
"Rachel do you really think that inviting Finn to your 4 yr anniversary dinner with your 4 yr girlfriend is the wisest thing to do?" Kurt asks from where he stands curling your hair, "I mean you know Santana better than I do but I don't think she'll be too happy about him being there."
"Kurt, Santana and I have very strict rules about listening to and believing in gossip," you say shifting a bit, "And besides didn't she say that we could invite friends to this dinner?"
"Friends? Yes," He says gesturing for you to hold a piece of your hair, "Friends that you're cheating on her with? I think that's a no."
"I'm not cheating on her," you say holding it away from your face, "Finn is just a friend and I'm carrying him."
"Are you sure that's all that you and Finn are?" he says throwing you a knowing glance in the mirror, "I only ask because you know … rumors."
"Was a great Fleetwood Mac album but they're not what I answer questions based on."
"I don't need you to answer that. I'm around you both all the time remember?"
"And what's your point Kurt?"
"My point is that you need to come clean to her about all of this."
"Come clean to her about all of what? I told you before and I'll say it again, it was just a kiss."
"And Brad was married to Jennifer before he traded her in for his 'just a kiss' Angelina Jolie. Granted even I would've but that's not the point," he says fluffing out your curls before turning your chair around to face him, "Santana's been nothing but great to you and by extension me these past 4 yrs and all I'm saying is that if you're going to break her heart, please don't carry the person that you're going to break her heart with as your date."
"I'm not going to break her heart because she's not going to find out," you say gifting him with a hard stare, "Finn is just a friend and that's the end of this conversation."
"It's the end of a lot of things actually," he says with a shake of his head before walking away, "I'll go get the car."
*Santana*
"Excuse me Dr. Lopez; Mrs. Lopez you look lovely by the way but can I borrow Santana for just one second please? Thanks;" Marley says before escorting you away from your parents and whispering, "You looked like you needed to breathe."
"I did, I do, thank you. This is why I love you."
"Try to remember that when you're giving Christmas presents this year," she says while expertly weaving you through the sea of people gathered at Holly's Restaurant in SoHo for tonight, "I'm just saying that they may have created the M-Class Mercedes Benz for a reason that might just so happen to be me."
"But I let you drive my Benz all the time."
"So not the point," she says walking you both into the restroom before checking all the stalls and then locking the door.
"Marley what the hell-"
"Shut up."
There's two knocks at the door and then two more before Marley walks over and unlocks it.
"Brittany?" you ask in utter confusion looking between her and Marley, "What are you doing here? I thought you were in Italy?"
"I called her," Mercedes says walking into the room and locking the door, "You won't listen to either me or Marley so I figured-"
"Mercedes we talked about this!"
"Santana calm down."
"Don't you fucking tell me to calm down Brittany," you say pinning her with a hard stare, "This isn't high school and we're not together anymore so that's not going to make me."
But the flash of sadness behind her eyes does.
"I'm sorry Brittany. I didn't mean it like that."
"You can't marry Rachel," she says deflecting your apology.
"And why not?" you say with a tired sigh.
You've been through this enough today.
"Because she's not the one for you," she replies simply, "And you know it."
"Marley, Mercedes, could you give us a minute?" you ask before turning back to her continuing only after the door clicks shut, "And I'm guessing that if Rachel's not the one that you are?"
"We talked about that already remember?" she says with a sad smile, "It didn't quite work out for us did it?"
"Nope," you reply solemnly, "No it did not."
"Look Santana," she says stepping forward until she has both of your hands in hers, "Regardless to our heartbreaking history, I still love you and you always will be my best friend."
"You're always going to be my best friend too Britt Britt," you say with a smile and a swing of your conjoined hands, "But I'm not going to not propose to her just because you and Mercedes don't think it's a good idea."
"I'm not here on some 'jealous ex-girlfriend' San," she says seriously, "I'm here because she's going to break your heart."
"You don't know that."
"You didn't know that about my last girlfriend but you told me and I listened."
"Britt she was a sketchy character like she came straight out of an Archie comic. I don't know how you didn't see that one coming."
"Maybe I didn't see it coming because sometimes we're so caught up in how things were that we can't see how things are."
A sigh is the only answer that you trust yourself to give.
.
"Alright places everyone!" Marley shouts into the microphone that stands atop the stage that your good friend and owner of the restaurant Holly Holliday made especially for tonight, "Kurt just texted me that they're walking in."
You quickly glance around the room at all the people holding the roses for Rachel to collect up on her way to where you'll be standing while Hayley sings Still Into You on stage and you can't help the sudden overcome of emotion. This is a special moment that your parents and Brittany and Marley and Mercedes have put aside their reservations to make happen for you and you're truly so grateful. They can't see it but you feel it and that's all that matters. Rachel is the one for you. You know it. The doors opening and Rachel walking into the restaurant with Kurt and another guy trailing behind her interrupt your thoughts but you're immediately too entranced by her hair curled and hanging loosely and the black strapless gown that's hugging her body like you've missed doing and the way that your heartbeat quickens when her eyes find yours to care about anything else. The band starts up and your smile is immediate at the confused one that she offers to you before her father's give her the first roses and begin walking with her to collect the others.
Verse1:
Can count the years on one hand that we've been together,
I need the other one to hold you, make you feel,
Make you feel better,
It's not a walk in the park to love each other,
But when our fingers interlock, can't deny,
Can't deny you're worth it.
Cause after all this time,
I'm still into you.
(Chorus)
I should be over all the butterflies,
But I'm into you,
And baby even on our worse nights,
I'm into you,
Let em' wonder how we got this far,
Cause I don't really need to wonder at all,
Yeah after all this time,
I'm still into you.
Verse2:
Recount the night that I first met your mother,
And on the drive back to my house I told you that,
I told you that I loved ya,
You felt the weight of the world fall off your shoulder,
And to your favorite song we sang along,
To the start of forever,
And after all this time,
I'm still into you.
(Chorus)
I should be over all the butterflies,
But I'm into you,
And baby even on our worse nights,
I'm into you,
Let em' wonder how we got this far,
Cause I don't really need to wonder at all,
Yeah after all this time,
I'm still into you.
(Bridge)
Well some things just, some things just make sense,
And one of those is you and I,
Well some things just, some things just make sense,
And even after all this time,
I'm into you,
Baby not a day goes by that I'm not, into you...
(Chorus)
I should be over all the butterflies,
But I'm into you,
And baby even on our worse nights,
I'm into you,
Let em' wonder how we got this far,
Cause I don't really need to wonder at all,
Yeah after all this time,
I'm still into you,
I'm still into you,
I'm still into you.
Tears are cascading down her cheeks as she collects the final rose from your dad and you sing the last few notes of the song with Hayley to her.
"Santana what? Why? Paramore? Roses? YOUR parents? Baby what's all of this for? I love it but why?" she says without a breath.
"The for is all you and the why is because Happy Anniversary," you say with a smile while gently cupping her face and pulling her in for a tender kiss before continuing on, "I just wanted to make this one super special."
"I'd forgotten how spontaneous you could be," she says with a chuckle looking from you to the roses, "I love this and I love you. Thank you."
"I'm not done yet," you say taking the bundle from her hands and placing them on the nearby table, "I have one more surprise that I hope you like."
"I don't know what it is but I love it already."
You don't miss the awwws that flow from one half of the crowd and the sighs that come from the other half, which you're surprised to find has Kurt on it.
"I wrote down what I wanted to say because everyone in this room knows that I'm horrible at impromptu speeches and for those who don't know why, please see youtube," you say to a laugh from Rachel and the crowd, "But the reason they're all gathered here today is because someday I hope they can all gather again to witness you and I say our vows," you direct solely to Rachel this time, "Rachel I love you and I've been loving you for a long time and I don't know when my time will be up but I plan to love you until then. You made me believe again. You made me go further and reach farther than I ever thought that I possibly could. You are the inspiration behind my every song and the meaning behind my every lyric excepting of course the ones about heartbreak," you say gifting her with a smile and gesturing at Mercedes to bring you the ring.
"Santana I-"
"I'm not finished," you say going down on one knee before her, "Rachel Barbra Berry will you make me the happiest person alive and marry me?"
The collective inhalation of the entire crowd doesn't go unnoticed by you. Apparently you aren't the only one holding your breath for her answer which doesn't come at the speed that you want it too, or at all really. A pained expression takes over her features for a split second before she's taking your face in her hands and kissing you with a fervor that's surely going to make you have a sit down with your dad to discuss how much pda is too much pda in his presence.
"I take it that's a yes?" you ask as soon as her lips leave yours.
"That's a yes." She responds to audible cheers from the crowd before pulling you in for a kiss again.
Songs used:
Selena Gomez - Forget Forever
Rihanna - Fool In Love
Paramore - Still Into You
Disclaimer: All credit to the singers/songwriters/producers of these songs and to the creators of these characters. The use of them are strictly for entertainment purposes only.
