With the proposal and Thanksgiving over Santana was finally able to think about Christmas. With Rachel having a Jewish father and a Christian father she would be celebrating both Hanukkah and Christmas and Quinn, being the dutiful girlfriend she is will celebrate both with her.
"What are doing for Christmas, Q?" the Latina asked while Brittany and Rachel were still at work.
"Rachel and I are just sharing our traditions since it's our first holidays together." Quinn explained not looking Santana in the eyes.
"I meant what are you getting Rachel for Christmas or Hanukkah, whatever?" the blonde looked at her friend confused.
"I'm not sure yet with me and Rachel this holiday is mostly about being together and learning what traditions we'll have in our future home. Also with Rachel's birthday we've agreed this month is mostly about time spent together."
"Are you engaged and you didn't tell me?"
"Not officially, but with you and B getting engaged, Rachel and I talked about our future and if we have kids how we would want them to be raised."
"So you skipped the proposal and are thinking about kids?" Santana asked with a smirk.
"You know Rachel, she's always thinking of the future. She's had her life planned since she was five." The blonde said starting to stalk away. Santana pulled Quinn into her and softly kissed her.
As they pulled apart they heard the door open and a loud voice say, "Quinnpuff where are you?" Quinn smiled and Santana rolled her eyes at the nickname.
"I'm in the kitchen, Rach." Quinn yelled pulling out of Santana's embrace. The petite diva bounced into the kitchen holding a piece of paper in her hand.
"Guess what, Quinn."
"What?" Quinn stepped closer to her girlfriend and hugged her.
"I got the part!" Rachel exclaimed. Rachel had been trying out for a revised off Broadway role in Evita as Eva.
"That's great, babe."
"There's one catch."
"What?" Quinn asked nervously.
"I have to work every day until the New Year." Quinn didn't respond and Rachel tried to decipher what her girlfriends face could tell. "But we'll still be able to do what we need to for the holidays and my birthday." At that Quinn's face turned into a frown.
"How, Rach? You're gonna be so tired we're not gonna be able to do anything." Rachel pulled Quinn's chin down so their eyes met.
"I'll never be too tired to make your hopes come true." Quinn looked into her loves eyes and saw the future and all her dreams coming true.
In Rachel Berry manner unfolded the paper and said, "All the traditions for Hanukkah are at night and I'll be home by then and I already talked to the director and he agreed we'd only need to work a couple of hours on Christmas, but it's in the morning so you can sleep in and I'll get home at eleven or twelve when we'll exchange presents and have Christmas dinner."
"Ok." Quinn said before wrapping Rachel in her arms and spinning her around. "You got the part!" Rachel giggled and Quinn kept spinning her until she asked to be put down. Once Rachel was on the ground they heard a cough behind them.
"I hate to interrupt a barfworthy moment, but dinner is getting cold." Both girls knew better than to dispute Santana so they followed their two friends into the kitchen and sat down at the table.
"Are we going to do anything special for your birthday, Rach?" Brittany asked after they had been eating for ten minutes.
"I don't know. I have to work that day, but if Quinn wanted to surprise me with anything I'd be happy." Santana smirked at Quinn who glared back. Brittany smiled her innocent smile and the girls went back to eating. They ate in irregular silence until they realized Rachel hadn't spoken since answering Brittany's question.
"You haven't spoken much tonight are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm just going over the lines I have to memorize." Rachel responded surprised and Quinn started laughing.
"You have had the play memorized since you were a kid. I don't think you have anything to worry about." Santana and Brittany joined into the laughter until they looked into Rachel's eyes and saw a glimmer of happiness.
"You're right, Quinn, as always." The petit brunette said grabbing her loves hand and kissing it gently. After that Rachel started to talk a lot more and the woman joined in periodically between eating and thinking about the holidays. When everyone else had gone to sleep Santana stayed up thinking of exactly what she would get Brittany. As she dozed off on the couch watching Jerry Springer she remembered the year when they were twelve and her fiancé had asked Santa for a duck. She turned off the TV and climbed into bed with Brittany.
"I was cold without you, S." The taller girl said quietly.
Santana kissed her shoulder before replying, "I'm here now, sleep my beautiful dancer."
Over the next few weeks Santana searched for a way to buy a live duck while Brittany went through her work days oblivious and Rachel and Quinn made the best of the little time they had over Hanukah and Rachel's birthday. Eventually it was Christmas morning and the three girls had slept in at Rachel's request until they woke up to Rachel's voice yelling, "Merry Christmas!" They looked at their alarm clocks and saw that the brunette had gotten home an hour early. Brittany bounded down the stairs first followed by a smiling Quinn and a half asleep Santana.
"What are you doing home early, babe?" Quinn asked while hugging her girlfriend.
"Paul felt in the Christmas mood and let us leave." Rachel answered before Santana kissed her on the cheek and Brittany hugged her. The three sat around as Rachel organized the presents until the tree. When they were neatly in four piles Rachel said, "Me first!" The diva pulled out two envelopes and handed them to Brittany and Santana.
Brittany smiled sweetly and Santana said, "Tickets to your show, thanks Berry." Rachel smiled and reached behind her back to pull out two boxes. Brittany ripped off the wrapping paper quickly and squealed when she saw a pair of Tweety bird sweat pants and shirt.
"You were complaining about not having very many dance clothes so Quinn and I thought we'd get you some." Rachel said and Santana followed her fiancé and unwrapped her box to see a set of books.
"We know you don't like to read, but these are a couple books we figured could help you in school and later when you're a big successful lawyer." Santana smiled and nodded her thanks to Rachel and Quinn. Santana and Brittany then handed Quinn and Rachel their presents and Rachel smiled to see a notebook with a gold star on it where she could put her scripts.
"Thank you, guys." Rachel said quietly staring at the notebook.
"It was Brit's idea." Santana replied and watched Quinn as she opened her present timidly. "It's not gonna blow up, Q."
"I know." Quinn responds angrily before ripping off the wrapping paper to find a pack of bacon. Upon closer inspection Quinn realized they were vegan bacon.
"You were complaining that Rachel has a hard time with your bacon addiction and I found this at the store so I bought them to see if you like them." Santana replied embarrassed.
"Thanks, S." the blonde replied mimicking Santana's tone. Both Rachel and Brittany sensed it getting awkward so changed the conversation back to giving their presents.
"I know I got you 8 presents already, but I saw this and had to buy it." Rachel said handing Quinn a small box wrapped in gold paper. Quinn unwrapped it and opened the box to see a diamond ring. Quinn started to laugh and Rachel looked worried.
"I'm sorry, Rach I was just laughing because it seems we have the same mind." Quinn replied when she saw her girlfriends face. Before Rachel could question Quinn handed her a box that looked just like the one she had just given Quinn. She opened it to find a ring similar to the one she had given her love, but with a gold band. Rachel laughed and kissed her girlfriend softly.
"Does this mean you're engaged?" Brittany asked eagerly. Quinn and Rachel looked at Brittany then looked at each other.
"I guess it does. I just think we've felt this way for a while so we don't really need to ask." Quinn replied then added, "Am I right Rach or do you want me to propose?"
Rachel laughed again before answering, "No." She kissed Quinn again and Brittany handed Santana her present excitedly. Santana smiled and opened the present quickly.
"Brit, I love it." Santana said looking admiringly at the framed picture of Brittany and Santana taken at their graduation. Brittany smiled and Santana watched her as the blonde looked around the tree to see if she could see another present.
"You have to close your eyes." Santana said and Brittany's eyes met hers with a pout. "Come on babe I have to go get it and you have to close your eyes until I tell you to open them." Brittany nodded and jumped excitedly like a child.
"Make sure she keeps them closed." Santana said to Rachel and Quinn as she walked past them to get the duckling she had been keeping in the hall closet that Brittany never used. She carried him like a baby and kneeled before Brittany. "Ok you can open them now." She said softly not wanting to wake the sleeping animal.
"Oh, San it's beautiful." Brittany said sensing the mood.
"It's a girl and she's all yours."
"Ours." Brittany corrected as Santana placed the duckling in her arms. Brittany stared at the animal in her arms as if it was a child. "This has been the best Christmas ever, babe." Santana kissed her and when they had separated she continued, "But next year I want a baby." Santana rolled her eyes as Rachel and Quinn laughed realizing Brittany was right this was a great Christmas.