Santana's pov
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"Jesus Christ, what you're selling I don't wa-"
"h-hey umm rach-" she spoke softly, I could barely make out what she was saying.
"What the hell happen to you?" I take her hand firmly, not knowing if she can actually see at this point, and lead her to the couch.
"Rachel said it was okay if I came here, I don't want to be alone right now" she spoke as a single tear fell from her swollen blue eye.
"Yeah of course you're always welcome here... but umm.. do you want to let me in on what happened?"
Her face look liked it had been the victim of a Slayer mosh pit. Her lip was sliced open on the right side and looked as if it could use a couple stitches. Her left eye was swollen shut and a terrible shade of blue almost black. As beat up as she was she still has no issues taking my breath away.
"Right now? Can I just calm down a bit first?" Her voice still had fright in it.
I grabbed a damp cloth and an ice pack which she eagerly placed on her eye and I started dabbing at her lip to see all the damage.
"Of course. Yeah. What was I thinking. Take all the time you need sweetheart. I'm not going anywhere." I whispered into her ear as I put my arm around her waist and pull her in between my legs and hold her close. "We need to get your lip looked at though, this gash is really deep and not showing any signs of stopping."
She complied and whispered a strong thank you.
Dani's pov
Santana hailed a cab and she told the driver to take us to the nearest hospital. I could only see out of my right eye and it was still filled with tears so i just had to trust her. Part of me already did. Having only knowing her for a few weeks shes been overly kind and patient. Plus, shes taking care of me when I'm most vulnerable.
Santana entwined her fingers with mine and told me to drink from the water bottle she had grabbed on our way out. She ran her fingers through my hair and placed a soft, light kiss on the top of my head.
"You're going to be okay, everything will be fine" Her voice sounded strong. It made me believe her.
"I know San, thank you."
I've never been a fan of hospitals or doctors. I've been to my fair share of them. We waited in silence for my name to be called. Her hand was on my knee and it made me feel so safe. I placed my head on her shoulder and kissed her cheek. Her jaw tensed up and her eyes were squeezed shut. I know shes thinking long and hard about the current situation. But how can I tell her, how do I explain what happened. For right now she is just going to have to wait.
"Danielle Santos" The nurse said with a booming voice.
The two of us get up in unison, she takes me hand and we follow the nurse into the room. The room was large but cramped, there were 6 beds placed behind their own curtains. By the time I sat on the stretcher the doctor came in and took my vitals.
"I'm not going to ask what happened, but I do want to take an x-ray of your jaw, it could be damaged and I just want to make sure it isn't. You might have a minor concussion so don't go to sleep for about 12 hours. Are you in any pain?" he spoke quickly.
"everything just really hurts" I started to tear up again. God, why cant I be strong for her.
He writes on his pad "Here, this should get you through about 3 days" He handed me the paper and waved the nurse over. "Follow her and we will get you stitched up and out of here as soon as possible."
Santana thanked him and we left the room.
Santana's pov
Whoever did this is going to pay I though repeatedly. No way in hell am I going to let someone beat my girl. I liked the way that sounded in my head. My girl. I've really fallen for her over the past few weeks. I can hardly remove my eyes from her. Shes perfect.
"San?" she whispered.
"Yes hun? What would you like?" I replied a little to quickly, making me sound eager.
"calm down. This isn't your fault."
"I know but I'm still going to fix it."
Dani attempted a smile. Damn shes beautiful.
The doctor cam back in with a stitching kit and fixed her lip. "you're going to have to come back in about 4 days to get those removed, ill set an appointment." he handed me the card with the details and said "you should come with her" i smiled and agreed. Dani squeezed my hand and gave me a smile. I kissed her forehead to reassure her once more.
The drive home was incredibly awkward and quiet. Do I ask what happened or wait till shes ready? Should I stay with her, have her over or just leave her alone? So many questions. My phone started ringing.
"Hey" I really wasn't in the mood to talk to Rachel right now
"Hey San, how is she? Is she okay? Are you okay? Where are yo-"
"Slow down hobbit, one question at a time. Yes shes okay, we are on our way home. Her lip needed stitches and just a minor concussion. Can sh-"
"shes staying the night. Bring her here." Rachel demanded. Jesus she can be scary.
"Okay, i didn't want to leave-" I began before Dani cut me off.
"I kinda want to be alone right now San."
"I'm sorry, but that's not happening. At least till you can sleep. I want to take care of you babe."
"Okay" she said with a smile in her eye. She snuggled in closer to me as the cab pulled up to my apartment.
Dani's pov
The painkiller was making me super drowsy so Santana carried me into her apartment. I've never been treated so lovingly by someone. She laid me on the couch and made some lunch for us. Rachel came in ranting on about something but was quick to shut up she made eye contact with me. She rushed over and gave me a hug.
"You can stay here as long as you like. I personally don't want you alone till they find the guy that did this to you."
"what?" Santana spun around and yelled "did you see who it was? Do you know them?"
"calm down Santana. I was going to explain after I ate. But yes I know who it was." I swallowed hard and the silence grew.
Santana looked angry. It was starting to upset me. Weird, how can her emotions effect me. I can't be.. can I? My thoughts were cut short by her pissed off tone.
"Hello, earth to Dani? Care to explain? Maybe inform me of whose ass I need to beat?"
"My dad."
Her beautiful brown eyes went wide and her jaw dropped. She grabbed her phone and just as she was about to dial whoever before I spoke up.
"Please don't call the police. He didn't mean to he just got angry when i refused to go back home with him."
"no, no, no me importa quién es, nadie pone la mano sobre ti como eso. Nunca." (no no no I dont care who he is, no one lays a hand on you like that. Ever.) She was screaming now.
She was so sexy when she spoke Spanish, even if she was beyond angry. She sat down beside me and I laid my head on her lap.
"I'm sorry I got upset there, but you do understand where I'm coming from right?" She looked me right in the eye. "I just hate seeing you like this. It broke my heart when I opened that door today."
"I know San, if you really want we can file a report. I just, I cant take the extra stress and it would completely tear my family apart." I started to cry.
"Oh babe, shh its okay Dani. I'm not going to force you too." She ran her fingers through my hair. I got goose bumps, god she felt good.