Rachel Berry and her girlfriend of three years Santana Lopez were jogging around their neighborhood as they did every morning before going to their respective colleges. Santana, a senior at Columbia University, and Rachel, a senior at Julliard, had moved in together after a year of dating and it had been amazing so far. They'd gone to high school together, but had absolutely hated each other. But during their sophomore year of college, they ran into each other at a club and a few catch up coffee dates turned into a few romantic dinner dates which turned into a relationship. Rachel absolutely loved how much Santana had changed since high school. Apparently all it had took was for her to open up about her sexuality and she became the nice, caring person that only Brittany got to witness.

"Are you getting tired, babe?" Rachel looked over and smiled at her girlfriend, knowing that behind the dark sunglasses the girl was sporting was a pair of love-filled eyes that were anxiously waiting for Rachel's answer so they could know whether or not they needed to have worry in them. She held up her index finger, silently telling the girl to wait for a second while she surveyed where they were. She realized that they were near a point where they could rest for a few minutes, as they'd been running for close to an hour and a half straight. One of the things that Rachel loved about their relationship was the fact that they pushed each other and, despite the fact that Santana had been a Cheerio, both girls were in the best shape they'd ever been in. Rachel had convinced Santana that she didn't need to maintain that crazy diet Coach Sylvester had had her on as a Cheerio and Santana convinced Rachel that there are some benefits to eating meat.

"I could go for a water bottle." Rachel said, smiling up at the Latina woman who was now jogging in place. Santana smiled and nodded as they ran to the nearest restaurant/convience store. They immediately went to the drink section, grabbed two water bottles, and paid for them before going to sit at one of the small tables outside. Rachel grinned as Santana moved her chair closer to Rachel's and laid her head on the smaller girl's arm.

"Hi." Santana whispered. Rachel chuckled, rolled her eyes, and kissed the top of the former cheerleader's head.

"Hello." she said, laughing softly.

"You're pretty." Santana said. Rachel smiled.

"You're all right." she teased. Santana sat up in horror, causing Rachel to laugh. "I'm just kidding, my love." she said, kissing the Latina. Santana smiled and played with the collar of Rachel's blue Nike jacket. Rachel turned her head away as Santana began to kiss her neck. "San... San, baby, we have to get back to the house. We're running late and we have class." she said, giggling. Santana sighed, but pulled away.

"Fine... But you so owe me, little girl." she said with a wink as she stood up. She helped Rachel up before pulling her into a hug. "You know I love you, right?" she whispered. Rachel smiled and hugged the Latina back.

"Yea... I love you too, Santana." she said, pulling away. She kissed her girlfriend's cheek once more before taking off in the direction of their house.

"That was a really good run." Rachel commented as they entered their house. Santana grinned and went up behind Rachel, wrapping her arms around her waist.

"Yea, it was." she whispered, kissing the diva's neck.

"San, I'm all sweaty." Rachel said, trying to pull away.

"So am I, let's go take a shower." Santana said with a suggestive smirk. She watched as Rachel's eyes dialated.

"What time is it?"

"Eight. Your first class is at eleven, right?" Rachel nodded and Santana pulled her into their master bathroom. Rachel grinned as Santana closed the door and turned around. "Damn, we should have tried this in high school." she said just as she kissed her. Rachel smiled into the kiss as Santana began slowly pulling the zipper on Rachel's jacket down. "Mmm... I love you." Santana whispered.

"I love you too."

Santana was just finishing up straightening her hair when Rachel poked her head into the bathroom. "Hey, I'm going to go ahead and go." Rachel said. Santana smiled and nodded as Rachel turned to leave.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Back it on up little girl." Rachel raised an eyebrow and turned around. Santana motioned for her to walk over to her and kissed her once she did. "Bye." she whispered, pulling away and resting her forehead on Rachel's.

"I love you." Rachel breathed. Santana grinned.

"I love you too." she said. Rachel smiled and pulled away completely. "I'll see you later, okay?" Rachel nodded and left their house. "I love you, Rachel Berry." Santana smiled to herself. Suddenly, she heard gunshots. "Berry." she whispered, dropping her straightener and running toward the front of the house. She saw Rachel crouched next to the wall and slid in next to her. "Baby, are you okay?" she whispered as she covered Rachel's body.

"I'm okay." Rachel whispered as Santana pulled them into a corner, using herself to shield Rachel from whatever might happen. "I love you. So much." Rachel said. Santana nodded and kissed the girl quickly.

"I love you too. But you have to be quiet, okay?" Santana asked. Rachel nodded and buried her face in the Latina's shoulder.

TO BE CONTINUED...

A/N: LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. SHOULD I CONTINUE?