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Rachel slowly opens her eyes, sits up, then yawns quietly. "Thirsty.." She mumbles as she puts her glasses on, gets out of bed, then slowly walks out of her room. As she walks to the kitchen, she looks over at the couch, not noticing that Dani was not there. 'Man.. I don't think I ever felt so sad..' She thought as she grabbed a glass, then turned on the faucet, letting the water stream into the glass. 'Dani is also very quiet when she sleeps.' Rachel set her glass down, turned off the faucet, then walked over towards the living room, finally taking notice of the blonde's disappearance. Rachel's eyes widen "Where is she?" She asks out loud. Now panicking, she runs back into her room, picks up her phone, and calls Santana. 'Oh god, oh god, oh god! Santana is going to kill me!'
The walk home only increased how horrible Santana felt about the way she acted in the last few weeks and especially today. She wanted to get to her room, close the door behind her and sleep for days. When they get to their building, Santana's phone ring; she pulls it out of her pocket and sees Rachel's name on the screen, 'Finally getting back to me?' She can't help the thought. Santana decides not to answer; they'd be in the apartment in a minute anyway. She puts her hands back in her jacket and, lazily, going up the stairs behind Dani.
'Dammit!' Rachel yells in her head, tossing the phone to the side. She grabs her jacket, then walked over to the door. "Where are my house keys?" She asked while rummaging through her purse. 'Fuck me..' She groans.
Dani pulled out Rachel's house key, 'I hope she isn't awake..' She unlocked the door, gulped once then opened the door to see Rachel panicking. "R-Rachel?" The blonde called out.
Santana walks in right after Dani and sees Rachel stopping in her place when she hears Dani's voice. 'Oh, this day is only getting better and better.' She sighs heavily and puts her keys on the counter. Santana first thinks that she can just go to her room, but knows that won't be happening just yet. She folds her hand to her chest and opens her mouth, "She came to the club." Is all she managed to say, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
Rachel went from worried to angry in mere seconds. "Dani, you realize how worried I was?! You can't just take off, especially this late at night, and in this crazy city." She explained to the blonde. Before Dani could even say anything Rachel held her index finger up, giving her a glare, "I know you were on the streets for awhile, but not anymore." She continued to explain, then moved her hand towards the couch, "Sit."
'It's nice not being the one getting all the yelling for a change' Santana thinking to herself, 'And there is something about angry-Rachel. What?!' She's confused about that thought, "What?" Santana says aloud, she looks to where the two others are in hope that they didn't hear her. 'Maybe it's for the best if I'd leave them alone. I'm the reason for this mess, anyway, they don't need me here.' Santana lower her eyes and walks to her room.
"Ms. Lopez, I meant you as well." Rachel demanded, quickly turning to Santana, "You're in it as big as Dani is, and we are going to talk about this right now." She crossed her arms as she slightly snarls at her roommate, "Now."
Santana stops in her place and scratch her head. She walks to the living room and plop on the couch, at the far end of Dani.
Rachel walked to the middle of the living room, looking at both of the other women before her. "Okay, Dani.. Why did you sneak out of the house, and why did you go to the club Santana was working at?" She asked as calmly as she could.
Dani stammered "I-I.." she looked down for a few moments. "I just wanted some answers, Santana was always gone, I needed to know why." Dani looked up at Rachel with teary eyes.
'I know I did some fucked up things in my life, but this is torture.' Santana thinks after hearing Dani. She doesn't wish to die because she's pretty sure Rachel is going to do it soon enough. She doesn't say a word, just playing with her hands and looking down.
Rachel sighed, then shook her head, "That's no excuse to put your life at risk. I understand, but I don't like that you did that.." she looked over at Santana, her emotion didn't change at all. "What happened at the club when Dani was there, Santana?" she asked.
"I don't know." Santana looks at Rachel with a blank expression, "She ran to me and I took her out of there. And don't be angry at her, it's all my fault." Santana gets up, "I caused all of this; hate me and just let her go to sleep." She glance at Dani and goes to her room.
"Dani." Rachel called out, turning her head towards the blonde, "What happened while you were at the club?" She asks.
Dani looked over at Santana then back at Rachel, "Someone came on to me.." She softly admits, "An older lady, named Sandra, she came on to me when I was just trying to find Santana. I had a Pepsi, and I was minding my own." Dani explained to Rachel.
Santana freeze in her place and her ears perks when Dani describes what happened. Suddenly, all she sees is red and she feels like she can murder that woman just because she dared to look at Dani. In a hurry movement, Santana walks fast to grab her keys and to open the door.
Dani quickly climbed over the couch, grabbing Santana from behind, "Don't!" She begged Santana, wrapping her arms around Santana's upper abdomen, "P-Please stop leaving.."
Santana clenches her jaw for a few seconds so she won't cry. She puts her hands on Dani and break her hold, "I'm good at causing trouble and I can't do much for you, D, but what I can do is go over there and make sure that woman will never walk again."
Dani shook her head, frowning at the thought of Santana leaving. "I don't want you hurt.." Her lips began to quiver.
"I grew in Lima heights adjacent, I don't get hurt." Santana opens the door and walks out.
Rachel quickly walked with Santana, grabbing her wrist, "What the hell are you doing?" She sharply whispered at her roommate, "You're hurting the kid, you realize that? She doesn't want you to leave, she put herself at risk because she wanted you around!" Rachel gripped Santana's wrist.
"That's not my problem you can't even make sure she'd stay at home." Santana doesn't even bother to fully turn to Rachel, "I can't give her anything and things I know I surely don't need to teach her. The only thing I can do is make sure no one takes advantage of her. So," She pulls her arm from Rachel, "I'm going to find that woman and make sure not even her parents will recognize her." Her eyes meet Rachel's for the first time, but she can't anything but rage; it's beyond what happened to Dani in the club, it's about everything that happened and she felt in the past two weeks.
Rachel's heart broke once more, her eyes weren't watery though, she just felt defeated. She walked back inside, shutting the door behind her, then slid down against it, covering her face. "I.. Feel like screaming.."
"God dammit!" Now, in addition to everything she's feeling, Santana feels guilty. She turns around and pushes the door open. She catches Rachel before she slipped to the floor and drags her to her room. "We'll be right back, watch TV." She tells Dani and close the door behind them.
"What?" Rachel glared at Santana with hurt eyes. "Haven't you hurt me enough?" She was close to breaking down right in front of Santana.
"I don't know," Santana pacing in her room, "You think I'm not aware of how much I fucked up? And that's exactly what I've tried to avoid! You did a big thing and sacrificed a lot for the kid, I didn't think you could pull it off, but you're doing a great job. But I don't fit in to it," She stops as far as she can from Rachel and her back to her, "She wants me there, but I can't. It's for her best and.. And yours if I stay away. Just let me pay for what she needs, that's all I can do for her." A 'That's all I'm good for' almost slip her lips.
Rachel stood up, her lips quiver a lot, "You're needed here, not just for the kid, but.." She couldn't finish the sentence for some reason, it was almost hurting her to attempt, "I.. I need you.." Tears started to form.
"I'm not going to throw a pity party, but you don't need me, neither of you does. You of all people should know that.." She blinks a few times to stop herself from crying and turns around, "I have problems, a lot of them, I'm a bad influence and she deserves the best. I can't do it."
Rachel sighed at Santana's lack of knowledge about that specific time, "R-Remember Brody? And how he was cheating on me?" She asked while looking down.
Santana frowns, "W-What's that have to do with anything?"
"Well, he dumped me.. After finding out I was pregnant with his child.." Rachel confessed with regret, "I miscarried sometime during the 2nd month.. My body couldn't handle having a kid.. You were here, helping me through that.. You don't get how much you matter, Santana.."
"He left you pregnant?!" Santana clench her fists, "You were pregnant with his child and he.. Ok, so his number in on my killing list. I'll find him and feed him his own dick!" Santana can't contain all the anger she's feeling; it's either she'd let it out or have a heart attack.
"For fuck's sake! I'm telling you I need you around, Dani needs you! You're more important than your thick head is willing to grasp!" Rachel threw her hands up, turned around and left the room.
"Rachel! Stop, stop!" Santana grabs Rachel hand and looks at her, begging with her eyes, "C-Can we go back t-there? I.. Just, please?"
"I guess.." Rachel slowly nodded and bit her lower lip, "Only if you stop leaving.." she requested while sniffling.
"I won't." Santana walks Rachel after her back to her room. "Why do you think I work at the club?" She asks, but doesn't let Rachel time to answer, "It's not for the sex, because I can easily get that." She shakes her head, "Not the point. I let rage dictate my life for years, I never felt good enough." Santana's heart is racing and her palms start to sweat, "I was so mean and I hated myself." She glances at Rachel, "Being a Mistress gives me the control I need so I won't self destruct or hurt others." The words just pouring out of her mouth, "But I still drink a lot and I sleep around.. I'm not a person Dani needs in her life. You can give her what she needs, I'll only destroy it." Her eyes red and burning, but she's forcing herself not to cry.
"How about you let her decide what's best for her? You owe her that Santana.. You know you do." Rachel further demanded, "Understood?" she crossed her arms. "Your concern about ruining her life, is doing more damage to her mental state than anything."
"Ever considered joining the club? You'd fit right in." Santana joked, breaking the tension. "I'll do my best, ok?" She moves to her bed, "Now go away, I need my beauty sleep."
Rachel growled at Santana "Go talk to Dani, now." she crossed her arms, glaring at the Latina. "She won't think less of you if you're honest with her."
"Are you insane?! I'm not going back there and I'm definitely not going to have 'the talk' with the kid. She's young and no boy is ever going to get near her anyway." Santana mumbled and caressed her upper arm; she really didn't want to have to do that.
Rachel gave a smirk, "Oh, you are gonna talk, and you will go out there and tell her, or else I will.. And you know I will belittle your work." She walks to Santana, "You wouldn't want Man-Hands to fuck up on explaining your.. Kink job?"
That spark some fire in Santana, "Ugh, fine!" She starts to walk to the door, "And don't judge it before you try it, Berry." Santana smirks and goes out of the door and to the living room.
'Yeah, you're so funny Santana..' Rachel thought as she rolled her eyes, she followed Santana out of her room now thinking about the idea of being a bit kinky. 'It's been ages since I have had sex though.. Maybe.. Nope. I don't want to go pay for stuff like that.' She shook her head as she sat beside Dani.
Santana fidgeted in her seat and when she saw that the other two just looking at her, she knew she must do it. "I don't know where or how to begin.. I'm sorry, Dani, I was stupid and selfish. It's just that I think you'd be better off without me-" Santana tells herself to be honest and strong, she can't cry now, "But, like Rachel said, it's your decision." She stopped and swallowed hard, "M-My work.. I'm a Mistress in a club for women." Santana was never ashamed of it, but Dani is just a child and it's weird, "I kinda told you a little bit about it in our first conversation and I didn't lie; I do help people feel good and comfortable." She clears her throat, "But you, young lady, won't have to think about any of that because no boy is ever going to get near enough to try something, as long as you're here." Santana straightened herself, feeling her confidence is coming back.
"So what part of that were you scared to tell me?" Dani asks in a calm tone. "So you are in a special kind of club for women, I have heard crazier from people I cared less for." She shrugged then looked at the TV, flipping through a few channels. "Honestly, you had nothing to worry about Santana.. I have said this earlier, I may be a kid, but I am not immature, I have handled myself on the streets, I know how to take various things of news. This isn't something that would haunt me, or make me think less of you like I know you said to Rachel." She expressed as she looked at Santana with a raised eyebrow and a look of derision.
Santana's body relaxed and a smile took over her lips, "Like we needed another person with attitude around here.." She glanced at Rachel, then to TV, "I'm just sorry I acted like an idiot. I care about you, kid."
"And about the boy thing.. I think the only penises that would enter this house would be Kurt and Blaine." Dani trying her best not to giggle at her own words, "Fun fact, I too fancy smooth skin and perfect lips." She gently nudged Santana and winked.
Santana's eyes widen and her jaw almost hit the floor. She turns her body to Dani and grab the girl's arms, "You.." Her mouth open and close a couple of times, "You're 14, I don't want to hear that kind of talk until you're in your thirties!" Maybe she's scared of this family-like situation, but she can't help being protective, "And it's not nice, Rachel will find someone." She smirks at her friend behind her.
Rachel looked off to the side, quietly whistling a tune. 'Dani.. I would love it if you eased up on that.. Unless..' She looked at Dani, lightly patting her back. "Santana, I think Dani just told you a big secret about herself, isn't there anything you'd like to say?"
Santana raises her eyebrow at Rachel, "Huh? Are we in a support group, I need to say 'we love you, Dani'?"
"You know, you sarcastically get on my case for my attitude, when you do the exact same Ms. Lopez." Dani pointed out while playfully pouting, "I confess that I am a lesbian, and you focus on the part that I brought up Kurt and Blaine being the only test.. Testosterone filled beings that walk through that door." She explained while leaning against Rachel slightly, "The least I could get is some form of acknowledgment, or maybe one of those "Stay out of my contacts book." if I were gonna get sarcasm as a response."
"You know why I didn't acknowledge it? First, look around you; it's like rainbow building here! And second, it doesn't matter; no girl is ever going to step in this house." Santana move her hair from one shoulder to the other, "Oh, and I don't know if this two even have testosterone in them."
Dani sighed and nodded "Fine. Thank you for listening." She got up and walked to Rachel's room, got on the bed then curled up under the blanket. 'Also thanks for kinda degrading me in the process..' She sighed then closed her eyes.
"W-What?" Santana looks at Rachel, "What just happened?!"
Rachel glared at Santana for a few seconds, "Okay, you know for someone who wanted that acceptance back in high school, you sure kinda shot her down." She pointed out while slightly frowning. "You were her age at one point too.. Remember how difficult it was for you to admit that you're a lesbian? No one shot you down when you were finally able to be confident about it. Granted it took you leaving our hick town to do so, but you were accepted." She continued, "Maybe, you need to get some sleep or something, then later today.. I don't know, I guess I will take Dani to lunch, at a nice place to kinda get this last day of vacation to end on a good note."
"I just didn't want to make a big deal out of it.." Santana mumbles. 'And that's what happens when you try!' She sighs and gets up, "Never mind, I'll just be in my room." She lowers her head and walks away
"Yeah.. Good night." Rachel sighed as she leaned back against the couch, she kicked her feet up on the coffee table and watched whatever Dani put on TV. 'I am dreading the rest of today..' She thinks to herself as she looked towards her room, seeing the young blonde gripping the pillow as she slept. 'These days go by way too fast, it feels like yesterday that I took her into my home, now she's back in school, and I am back at work..'
In her room, Santana buries herself under the covers. 'What have I done?' She feels like she needs to punch someone or something to ease all that she's feeling at the moment. She thought if she'd brush it off and laugh about it, it'd be good, but after what Rachel told her, she gets that she made a mistake. 'Rachel is so good at it..' She turns to the other side. 'Stop pitying yourself, Lopez! Tomorrow you're going to prove to them that you can do better and that you really care.. Tomorrow..' She mumbles and falls asleep.
The morning hits way too fast, in Santana's mind. Yet, she crawls out of her bed and quickly and quietly wash up. She's on her mission and she needs to work fast. On her way from her room to the kitchen, Santana sees Rachel sleeping on the couch and cover her with Dani's blanket. She gets into the kitchen and opens the fridge; taking out eggs, vegetables and orange juice. 'I'm going to blow the kid's mind with this; she's so used to Rachel's cooking, it's time to give her real food.' Santana smiles to herself and starts to work on making perfect pancakes. She places glasses and the salad on the table and almost jumps to flip the pancake. The eggs and toasts are ready in minutes and she puts them on the table with the syrups she took from the fridge. When she starts to work on the vegetarian version of pancakes for Rachel, Santana can hear noises from the other side of the apartment.
Dani catches the scent of Santana's cooking; she tries to follow the smell in her sleep, but falls off the bed in the process. 'Ow..' She thinks as she slowly gets up, eyes completely tired, body aching a bit from being so active, so late at night. Dani stumbles all the way into the kitchen, bumping into Santana gently. "Food.." She utters sleepily.
Santana giggles at how cute sleeping-Dani is. She shakes her head and flips the last pancake on the pan, "Go wake Rachel up and you can have it all." She says gently.
Dani slowly nods, then turns to walk to the living room, she leans over the couch, hugging Rachel slightly from behind, "Rachel.. Food.." She says before yawning against the brunette's shoulder. "If you don't wake up I'll eat your portions.." She threatened as she momentarily fell back asleep against Rachel.
Santana can't control and a huge smile on her face and giggles, "Come on girls, we have a busy day! Get up and eat." She turns off the stove and takes a seat, watching the girls.
Dani leaned up, turned to the kitchen and walked back, she sat down at one of the chairs, her body slowly waking up as she felt more aware of her surroundings now. "So, what did you make?" She asked as she rubbed her eyes.
Rachel got up as well, stretched for a few moments then walked to the kitchen, lifting up her glasses a bit so she could rub her eyes, "You're up awfully early Santana." She spoke while yawning, "What's the occasion?" Rachel asked as she sat in the seat next to Dani.
The Latina becomes nervous now that the two girls are actually awake. She pours them juice to distract herself from her racing heart and answers, "I made pancakes and some other stuff," She looks at Rachel, "You have your special ones here." She points at the plate in front of Rachel. "And I want to say I'm sorry, but action speaks louder than words so.. How about we spend the day together? I have some things planned.." Her leg starts to shake under the table, "If you want to, that is. I get it if you don't.."
Rachel raised a brow, followed it up with a slight smile, "What do you have planned today?" She asked before taking a bite out of her special pancakes, "You know, not to interrupt, but I can eat normal pancakes, these actually are for whenever Kurt comes by for breakfast, but I don't mind these." She explained as she eats.
"Oh.. Ok then, good to know." Santana blush, but shakes it off; thankfully the girls can see it or else she'd been really embarrassed. She takes a few bites, then tells the girls what she thought they can do today, "Well, after breakfast we can just rest, we had a very long night and I'm pretty sure we all need it. At noon, we can go catch a movie, whatever you want. And then.." Santana bites her lips, "Dani, you can go have a sleepover in fairy land, while Rachel and I will go have some drink." She says the last part of the sentence fast and stuff her mouth with food.
Rachel gulped some food down a bit too quick, causing her to cough a few times; she patted her chest then looked at Santana with a worried look, "B-But Dani and I have to leave early in the morning, she can't just go off to Kurt and Blaine's house, since tonight is technically a school night. I have to walk her to school on my way to wor-" Rachel was trying to explain but Dani nudged her hip.
"Rachel, I don't mind staying over there, just as long as Kurt doesn't try to make me a princess again.. That was the most irritating thing I ever had to deal with, seriously." Dani went back to eating her food.
Santana laughs at Dani's comment, but calms herself down and looks back at Rachel, "We won't stay late, just a few drinks. You've been under a lot of stress, so can you just let me do this?"
'She makes a good point, and I haven't really been out and about in almost.. 6 years... I deserve it by now.' Rachel bit her lower lip and nodded "Alright, but you're gonna have to help me get an outfit together, I am extremely rusty when it comes to going out for drinks." She chuckled softly.
"Don't worry about that." Santana lets her eyes run on the visible part of Rachel's body. She catches herself doing so and turns her attention to Dani, "And Dani, I'm sorry I've been an ass. You are a very brave young woman and I'm glad you told me." She sips her drink, "But you do need to stay away from my room." She winks at the blonde.
Dani gasped and placed her hand on her chest. "Oh darn, I was hoping to find someone I am compatible with." She winked back at Santana, then reached out to hold the Latina's hand. "I forgive you, and thank you for your compliment."
A few hours after breakfast, the three women got dressed and went out to the cinema. The place isn't packed with people, but still pretty noisy. Santana feels a lot better than she did when she woke up; things seem to get better and she can't stop smiling. Dani really captured her heart and she plans to make sure she'd stay happy. They reach the ticket office and Santana hands Dani some money, "You chose the movie, I'll grab us snacks and drinks."
Dani smiled and walked to the counter, she browsed each movie before she spotted a specific one she's been dying to see. "Three for The Avengers, please?" She placed the money on the counter. Dani knew it was an old movie, but a movie she never got a chance to see, and was looking forward to see with Rachel and Santana. She grabbed the tickets and change, then ran to Santana, handing her the change and her ticket. "I've never seen this movie before." She said with excitement.
"Keep it, D, you need your own money." Santana smiles and pay for the food, "Come on, everyone grabs something and let's go." Santana bought almost everything they have there and she couldn't carry it all by herself.
Rachel grabbed some items from the counter, she was a bit speechless for the most part, Santana did a complete 180 just out of nowhere and Rachel was liking this sweet side of Santana. She's seen this before, but she never really observed it this closely before, Rachel wouldn't mind seeing more of this in the future. "So Dani, what made you want to see the Avengers? I mean we own it on DVD and all, so I am just curious."
Dani frowned a bit, she had forgotten that it was over at the apartment, and she felt bad for wasting Santana's money to see a movie they already owned in theaters. "I.. I didn't know.. I will pay Santana's money back I swear." She exclaimed towards Rachel and Santana, she looked down biting her lower lip.
"Hey, hey, it's ok. It's always better watching movies on the big screen." Santana nudge Dani's shoulder, "Plus, I can never get tired seeing Scarlett Johansson." She winks at the blonde, "Now, hurry up, I love watching the trailers."
Dani felt a huge weight lifting off her shoulders as she ran towards the auditorium.
Rachel softly chuckled as she walked with Santana, she looked at the Latina "You say you're not gonna be good, look at you right now, she loves the holy hell out of you." she winked then walked with a sway in her hips "I too like seeing Scarlett Johansson, her hair in the movie is just beautiful." Rachel gulped a bit after saying that. 'Nice save, Berry..'
A little blush appeared on Santana's face, but it was gone when she watched Rachel move. 'Did I just..? It's the lack of sleep.' She reasoned and walked pass Rachel, "Careful, Berry, your gay is showing." She smirks and chuckles, taking a seat on one side of Dani.
Rachel sat on the other side of Dani, she kept an arm rest up in case the blonde wanted to relax a bit more. "Hey Dani, are you excited for school on the morning?" She asked while looking through the snacks that Santana bought.
Dani bit her lower lip nervously "I am excited but also scared, I haven't been to school in almost a year." She confessed as she noticed a box of Skittles on Rachel's lap. "Dibs." She quickly grabbed the Skittles, hugging it to her as she eyed Rachel then Santana. "Kidding?" She smiled a bit.
"Sharing is caring," Santana chuckles, "No, no, you can have it. We have other things." She eats some popcorn, "And you're going to do great tomorrow, kid, they're going to love you." She squeezes Dani's hand to reassure her and drink her coke. "What about you, Rachel?"
Rachel looked over at Santana "What about me?" She asked curiously.
Dani pushed her head against Rachel's shoulder while eating some Skittles; for the first time she felt like those spoiled kids on TV and the movies. 'I think today is just gonna get better, now I need to get these two to interact more..'
It takes a lot of her self control to fight back the sarcasm; she wants Dani to enjoy the day and to be civil, "Nervous about the new job? It's kinda different.."
"I guess it's one of those situations of 'Those who can't do, teach.' right? It's not that different than rehearsing, I am just the instructor at the dance gym that's like.. 5 or 6 blocks down from our place." Rachel explained. She wrapped her arm around Dani's shoulder, rubbing it gently. "I guess it's a kick in the gut, considering how much I sacrificed for this city in terms of art, but hey, it could be worse." She smiled a bit.
"There are more productions out there; it's not like you to give up. And if it's about the money, we can manage." After the words left her mouth, Santana thinks it's one of the kindest things she ever told to her roommate. Santana moves in her chair; it feels weird for her that they actually nice to each other.
"I didn't get into acting for the money Santana, I got into it for."
"Shh, the commercials are starting up." Dani calmly demanded as she got more comfortable against Rachel's embrace.
Santana's eyes lingered on Rachel for a couple of seconds, 'That's not what I meant..' Santana is a little frustrated; lately a lot of what she's saying comes across totally different than she wanted. She turns her head to the screen, she love this part.
Dani was into the movie, calmly cheering at the good moments, laughing when everyone else was. Her eyes lit up at various points in the movie, she was captivated by it.
Rachel at points throughout the movie would gaze at Santana, now for some reason can't get over how much she meant to her.
Santana, on her part, enjoyed the movie, even if it was the 10th time she watched it. She sneaked a few looks to the side during the movie; feeling happy to see Dani smiling and so into it and Rachel getting a break from everything and having some fun.
The girls made it from the theater back to their apartment building; Dani said her goodbyes to Rachel and Santana, then ran to Kurt and Blaine's apartment down the hall. Rachel unlocked the door, opened it, then quickly made her way into her room to get ready to go out in a little while.
Santana closed the door behind her and went to drink a cup of water. She has to talk to Rachel about what she told her last night, and Santana knows it won't be so easy. She walks to Rachel's door and knock twice.
Rachel heard the knock, turned to answer the door, feeling a bit nervous about tonight, "Y-Yeah?" She asks.
"Need help?" Santana enters the room and sits on the bed. There are times they need to act like normal best friend and this one of those times.
"Lots of help." Rachel answered as she lays down next to Santana, "You know, it's been roughly 6 years since I have just.. Gone out, like for drinks and stuff. I mean, I've gone to those catering events with Kurt, but I don't count those as actually going out since it was a casting party." She explains as she rested her head on her hands.
"Hmm.. About that, can we talk? We don't have to, but I'd like to." Santana says carefully; she doesn't want to cause Rachel pain and she tends to say the wrong things lately.
"Sure, you know we can talk about whatever you want." She grabbed Santana's hand and smiled up at her, "What's on your mind?"
"Last night you told me something really personal and I'm sure it wasn't easy." Instinctively her thumb brush on Rachel's palm, "I know I was there, but I wish you wouldn't have to go through it alone.. What happened? Do you.. Can you still have kids?" Santana's tone is soft and her full attention is in her friend.
"No.." Rachel answered as she sat up, looking at the floor, "My body rejected the pregnancy.. The doctors said that I am not able to have kids because of how my body is, so I got the surgery to get the baby out of me, and to get.. Well.. The ability to not get pregnant again." She sighed, feeling close to crying, similar to how she did with Dani. "I think that's part of the reason why I grew so attached to Dani, so quick.. I mean, she's almost old enough to be my kid, and there was that motherly connection that I grasped right away, and she's the only one that was able to make me do that. I've seen homeless kids in this city, but out of all of them, Dani was the one I knew I needed to save." Rachel shook her head and softly chuckled, "You probably think I'm an idiot.."
Santana can swear she heard her heart breaks. Rachel has been always so motherly, Santana was sure she'd be the first to become a mother. She feels anger, sympathy, but mostly she admires Rachel for keeping her strength after all of that. "You're far from it, Rach." Santana closes the distance between them and wraps her arms around her friend, "You're so strong! And what you're doing for Dani is amazing; you're giving her a chance in life."
Rachel held on to Santana, smiling a bit at her kind words. "Well, thanks.. You know, what you did today, completely changed how I thought you felt for her?" She pointed out, "Like.. For a while I thought you kinda hated her, then I thought you saw her as someone to be sarcastic to when I am not around.. But now I see; you do have love for her, you just express it a different way." Rachel bit her lip and started to giggle. "It's crazy that she caught on to your sarcasm quicker than I ever did."
Santana untangles herself from Rachel and put some space between them. It was suppose to be about Rachel, not her, "Yeah, she's a cool kid. But we need to work on her attitude; she thinks she can be cute and sarcastic and get away with it." She chuckles nervously and rolls her eyes.
"Remind you of anyone?" Rachel looked at Santana, giving her a gentle smile. 'Oh wow.. Words.. I just don't know..' She thought to herself as she realized she was staring at Santana a tad too long, "So, uh.. Clothes, should I worry about changing into something more attractive? Or is what I got on, good enough?" She averted her eyes away from the beautiful woman sitting next to her.
'Did she just..' Santana frowns at Rachel and held her gaze until the other woman broke it. The new revelation about Rachel makes Santana looks at her in a bit differently; she's no longer the hopeless diva Santana always thought she was. Santana scans Rachel's body, 'No, I'm just looking at her clothes.' She thinks and quickly stands. "The pants can work, but you need a new shirt and heels. Do you have anything or you want to look in my closet?"
Rachel got up and walked to her wardrobe, "I think I might.. I could go with a spaghetti strap top that's sorta tight around the waist, but not enough to suffocate me." She pulled out the top and placed it on one of the doors to her wardrobe.
"That will work. I'm going to take a shower. You'd be ok?" Santana holds the doorknob and looks at Rachel.
"Yes, I'll be fine." Rachel nodded and went back to her wardrobe to look for a pair of heels to wear.
An hour later, Rachel and Santana are sitting with their drinks in a nearby club. They got ready pretty fast and went out because they can't stay out too late; Rachel need to wake up early the next day. Santana changed her shirt and pants for a dress and put heels on and she was ready when the cab driver called to tell her he arrived. Now, they're drinking and looking at the crowd dancing.
Rachel did her best to keep the drinks at a minimum because of her job the next day, her head was lightly bobbing to the music that plays, "You know, it's actually kinda nice to be here.. Well, with someone I do trust." She said as she patted Santana's shoulder. "Thank you."
"That's the least I can do." Santana smiles at her, "It's been ages since I've been in a straight club," She looks around and tapping the table in the same rhythm as the music, "I'm still sure I can get every girl here." She smirks as her eyes scan a group of girls in the corner, "But don't worry, Rachel, it's us tonight."
"Well, you have me tonight, babe." Rachel joked as she nudged Santana gently. "Seriously though, I don't know if there would be anything for me here." She mentioned while sighing softly, Rachel looked around once more just to be sure that there was nothing there for her.
Santana laugh and nudge Rachel back. She looks around for a few second, "You're probably right, they all look too sleazy for you. I guess you're stuck with me, Berry." Santana place her hand on Rachel's thigh and squeeze. "Want another drink?"
Suddenly a man with short brown hair approached the two girls, gave them a smirk, followed by a wink. "Hey, how are you two lovely ladies doing?" He asked as he raised a brow a couple times.
Santana raising her eyebrow in return and gritting her teeth; this is not a part of her plan for their evening. But she thinks that maybe Rachel would be interested, so she shuts up and hopes he'll be gone.
"We are doing fantastic; good drinks, and better friends. How 'bout you?" Rachel asks in a sarcastic tone; she was hoping that this wouldn't happen, but not everyone gets what they want sadly.
The man sat beside Rachel, continued his gaze at the div, "So, you two wanna do something?" He asked while giving a look of lust towards the girls.
Rachel looked at the man, then looked over at Santana. "Hey Santana, the man wants to know if us two wanna do something.. How about we go to our car, or our neighbors' car and make out." She snickered a bit; clearly the alcohol was getting to her.
The guy raised his eyebrows, getting a bit excited at the thought, "C-Could I watch?" He asked while gripping his seat.
Santana lays her arm around Rachel's shoulder and brings her closer to her, "Did that ever worked for you?" Santana is naturally rude to people she doesn't know well, so when she's drunk it's only gets worse, "Do you really think two, hot, girls like us will ever allow you to come near us?" Santana chuckles, "You're lucky to still have all your organs intact."
Rachel leaned back against Santana, raising her hand to place it on Santana's cheek, she leaned her head up a bit to place a quick kiss on the side of her mouth, "That's about as good as you will get, creepo." She looked at the guy, doing the double brow raise that he had done moments ago.
The guy scoffed and got off the stool, "Fucking dykes I swear.." He looked over at the two, now disgusted by them, "You two aren't even hot, you're probably easier than turning on a TV." He barked out towards Rachel and Santana.
Santana's breathing hitched when she felt Rachel's lips on her skin, but her body got warm from a totally different reason. Santana jump to her feet and stands between Rachel and the man. The alcohol, already in her system, making her even more confident than she already is. "Oh, guess you'd never find that out, dickhead! I'm going home with her and what we'll do, you can only imagine," Santana gets almost in his face, "Now, I dare you to say one more word to her! It'd be my pleasure to kick your sorry ass!"
Rachel got up and pulled Santana back "S-San, no, let's just get out of here. Let's go somewhere that this guy won't be at." She pleased while holding Santana's hand as tight as she could, "Please.. He's not worth getting angry over, it's our night, remember?" She placed her other hand on Santana's cheek, gently making her look at her.
Santana takes a couple deep breaths to calm herself down, her eyes locked on Rachel's brown ones. Thankfully, the woman brings her back from her dark place and she gains her control again, "You're right, Rach. Let's get out of here." She pushes Rachel in front of her and put her hands on her waist; just so she can protect her until they're out of there.
Once they got out of the club, Rachel turned to look at Santana. "So, where do we go now?" She asked, biting her lower lip and looking around for a few moments. 'I can't believe I almost fully kissed Santana.. What the hell is the matter with me?' She started to blush a lot.
Santana looks at the club's door a little longer before letting go of her anger. She checks the time and sees that they still have plenty, "I know a place where we'll be left alone to enjoy our drinks. Let's take this cab." Santana point at the yellow vehicle not far from them.
Rachel kept her blush going, and she couldn't stop it; there were emotions going through her head that she could not grasp. 'What the hell, Berry? I know you saw Santana attractive when she stood up for you.' She gulped at bit at the thought.
"Come on, Rachel, calm down." Santana says, walking beside Rachel to the cab, "I'm furious too, but you're getting really red. We're going to enjoy the rest of our night, I promise." Santana opens the door for her friend and wait for her to get in.
"Y-Yeah.. Anger.. Right.." She laughed as she got in the cab, moved to the other side, then put her seat belt on. "I am gonna rest my eyes for a few, is that okay?" Rachel asked, followed by a gulp. "Please?"
"Yeah, of course." Santana says to Rachel and gives the driver the address. Now in the quiet cab, Santana can fully grasp what happened just minutes ago. It wasn't new for her to have some idiot hitting on her and speaking to her like that, but having Rachel there made it different. Santana couldn't understand why she felt the need to protect Rachel like that and why that simple kiss made her body temperature rise. The only answer she's willing to accept, and even think of, is alcohol.
Rachel rested her eyes, just trying to rid her head of any attractive thoughts towards Santana, but it wasn't working out in her favor, and her head was filling with more emotion when she felt her hand on Santana's. Her eyes shot open, and she moved her hand a bit. "S-Sorry."
The Latina looked between Rachel and where her hand was, then tried to smile, "It's o-ok." She looks out of the window, but she's too busy with her thoughts, 'I'm not even going to think about it. Friends are off boundaries, I should know that better than anyone.' She nods to herself and see the familiar sign of the club. Santana pays the driver and gets out of the door, waiting for Rachel to follow.
Rachel gets out, looking around once more, familiarizing herself with the area she's at. "Now this place looks somewhat nice." She said as she walked to Santana, wrapping one arm around her shoulder. "Oh, by the way, I will pay you back for the drinks, 'kay?" she slightly slurred a bit but kept a somewhat sober presence about herself.
Santana giggles at her not-so-sober friend and walks to enter the club. "Hey, Jess." She greats the bouncer with her usual cocky-look.
"Hey, Ms. Lopez, nice seeing you tonight. A new client?" The woman looks at Rachel.
Santana shakes her head, "No. I just wanted to take my friend to a quiet place where no one will harass us."
The bouncer nods, "You know everyone here loves you, you'll the privacy you want. Have fun."
"Thank you." Santana squeeze Rachel's side, "Let's go in, maybe order you water." She bites her lips not to laugh.
Rachel was slightly nervous, but she shrugged it off and focused more on Santana. "So, like.. This is where you work? And have fun, doing it? And stuff?" She asked while holding on to Santana. "That's s.." She held the 's' down for a few moments. ".. So cool!" Rachel let out.
"Cool? That's not what I expected to hear. I like this side of you." Santana clears her throat and find them a table, "This is only the bar. The real fun is behind those doors." Santana points at the huge black doors on the other side of the place. "But here no one will bother you.. I mean us." Santana is starting to think she might drank too much as well, the word just keeps floating out of her mouth.
"That's good, and all of a sudden, I am hungry." Rachel held her stomach as she sits at the table Santana found, "So much so, that I could eat a cow.. Then feel bad about it after." She pointed out.
Santana makes a mental note to get Rachel drunk more often; it was hilarious and nice to see her friend letting go. Santana snaps her finger and a waitress come to their table.
"Good evening, Ms. Lopez." The waitress doesn't look directly at Santana.
"We want two bottles of water, four shots and salad and grilled cheese. Thanks."
The young woman writes the order down, "I'll be right back." She says and walking fast to put their order in.
"That's not fair, if I have four shots, what are you gonna have?" She snickered at her comment, then moved some hair back. "Yeah.. I won't be able to teach shit tomorrow, I am too drunk right now.. I think I am a lightweight or something, because I don't think I had much at the other bar."
"They're not all for you, Rach." Santana states, "And you'll drink some water and eat, it'll help with the drunkenness and ease the hangover tomorrow." Now she turns to look at her friend, "And I don't want to hear any other complains and stop worrying; we're here to have fun!" Her tone firm.
"Yes sir!" She saluted then started to laugh some more. "I'm so.. So sorry, but damn, this place is really nice Santana. I don't know if this is the alcohol talking, but I wouldn't object to trying out some of this kink stuff.. I think it could be fun." Rachel expressed, as she leaned her head against her hand.
Santana blinked a few time, then smirks and shifts to get a better look at Rachel, "You don't say.." She's going to enjoy this, "You'd let someone have full control over you or would you be the one in control?"
"Depends on the person, example; Brittany, her cat dominates her just by looking at her. If she were around me in a sexual manner, I'd have her calling me Queen by the time I'm done." Rachel laughed for a few moments.
Santana isn't sure what surprised her more, the fact that Rachel actually answered her question or choosing Brittany, a woman, as an example. And the way she said it, Santana felt a shiver going through her body. "You're wasted, Rach." Santana looks around to see what's taking them so long to get them their order, "And you're totally a sub; I'd have you on your knees taking orders in a heartbeat." She says like it the most obvious thing in the world.
"I could see it, but with you it'd be different." Rachel slowly nodded, "Like.. It wouldn't last as long as either of us would like, either shorter, or longer, but it wouldn't go the duration we'd want it to." She scratched her head gently, sitting up to get a better look at Santana.
"Please, Rachel, I'm the queen at satisfying people. I can assure you it'd last as much as it needs to." Santana feels somewhat offended by Rachel's words, "Where is our damn order!" She gets on her feet just when the waitress comes.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Lopez, I-"
Santana sits back, "I don't want to hear it." She waves in dismissal, "You'll get your punishment another time. Now, leave." Santana turns to Rachel without a second look at the waitress, "No more alcohol to you. Eat and drink your water." She's saying, not leaving much room for arguments.
Meanwhile at Kurt and Blaine's apartment.
Kurt was bobbing his head to Blaine's piano playing, at the same time he was making smoothies for him, Dani, and Blaine. Normally he'd make a more healthier drink, but because Dani was staying the night, Kurt felt that he could spoil himself to a sweet and sugary drink. "Okay, so who wanted the strawberry smoothie?" He asked.
"Me, please!" Dani says aloud and reach her hand for the sweet drink. She spent some time around the married couple in the last two weeks, they're the best friends of the women who took her in after all, and she grew to like them. And it was a long time since she had a sleepover, so Dani is happy.
"There you go, sweetie." Kurt handed Dani the strawberry smoothie, then picked up the other two that he made for him and Blaine, "Okay, you wanted the raspberry right?" He asked as he set a cup down beside Blaine.
Blaine picked up the smoothie, took a sip of it then glared at Kurt playfully, "This is blueberry, Kurt." He pointed out.
Kurt gasped "Oh no!" He placed one hand on his cheek as if he was surprised, then took a few sips of Blaine's drink before giving it to him, "This is raspberry for sure." He giggled as he took the blueberry drink back from Blaine.
Dani giggles at the couple and drinks her smoothie. "Now that you're done being sickeningly cute, what are our plans for tonight?" She grins at them and gets up to move to the couch.
"Well, we were going to do a little mini marathon of 'The L Word', but you're too young for that. So Blaine and I were thinking of doing a little.. Unplugged performance, maybe it could spark an interest in you." Kurt sat besides Blaine, "You could pick the song too, or we could talk about how you, young lady, are gonna be going back to school, and how exciting that is." He took a sip of his smoothie, smiling over at the young blonde.
"Are you nervous, Dani?" Blaine stopped playing the piano to focus his attention towards her. "I remember when I started at Dalton, it was scary being in an all boys school, but I grew to like it, mostly because of the choir. We were all about fun back then."
"Or we can skip the talk and watch 'The L word anyway?" Dani tries, but by the look the two men giving her she knows it won't happen, "Fine.. Yeah, I'm kinda nervous; it's been awhile and it's a new place and all.. " Dani takes a sip from her drink, "Rachel said it's a good school, so I guess it'll be ok."
"Well, it's fine to be nervous.. Hey, maybe you will be lucky and find someone you like a lot. Boy or girl." Kurt pointed out as he leaned a bit against Blaine, "And if you're like me, that one for you, will be singing a specific song to perfectly capture the emotion he feels for you." He looked up at Blaine, giving him a proud smile.
Blaine kissed Kurt's forehead softly, then looked over at Dani, "Believe it or not, I didn't expect to see him walk through the choir room doors when I was singing Teenage Dream, so it was like Lady Fate told Kurt to walk to that room, and obsess over me until I realize how much of a dummy I was, made a fool of myself at a JCPenny's, or some clothing store.." Blaine looked up at the ceiling in hopes to remember the store, but he shrugged it off, "Point is, she told Kurt to wait for me, and that's the best thing anyone can have happen to them."
Dani watch the couple interact and feels some kind of a pull in her stomach; she wants something like what Kurt and Blaine have, that can be amazing. She glance to her nail and starts to pick them, "I t-think our apartment, beside you two, is a free boys area." She's chewing on her inner cheek, waiting for their response; it's still nerve-wracking to come out, even if it's to a same sex married couple.
"Oh, well no matter, you will find some form of love." Kurt waved his hand. "Not that it's our business, but how did you end up at Rachel's anyways? We got a tiny tidbit of information from her, but nothing too detailed."
"Kurt, I don't think that would be appropriate to ask her." Blaine interjected in fear of Dani getting upset, "How about we do something out of the ordinary? My Monopoly box-set came in a few days ago."
Dani swallowed hard and nod in Blaine direction. She's missing having Rachel around her, she always makes her feel secure, but Dani knows Kurt meant well, she's just not ready to share her story with more people. She just wants to have a fun night.
Kurt saw the look in Dani's eyes, then nodded slowly, "Yes, let's play Monopoly, but first, I want to hear your voice." Kurt said as he stood up, looking down towards Dani, "Something tells me you got a good voice, and I'm curious as to how good it is.
""W-what? No, no way." Dani's body jerked away from them in to the other side of the couch and her face covered with blush, "Let's just play so I could kick you and take all you money."
"Dani, I know a bit about talent, more about fashion.. But a lot about talent, I've heard you sing when you leave the apartment on your own." Kurt walked over to the couch, sitting at the other end. "Blaine and I will not judge you, but I won't lie and say that I dislike what I heard come out of you. One song, you pick, and if you want to stop during, you can." He requested in a calm tone of voice.
"Look, Kurt, if she doesn't want to, don't make her." Blaine stood up and walked towards the couch, "You're scaring her." He pointed out.
Kurt looked at Blaine, "If you heard her vocals when they are quiet, you'd wanna hear her belt out some notes too." He pointed out, but Blaine didn't budge. Kurt looked back at Dani, "Okay, don't worry about it, let's play one of Blaine's million Monopoly games."
Dani sighs, "Ed Sheeran's Lego house, but just the first verse and chorus. Then we just play and you tell me more about Rachel and Santana. Deal?" She reaches her hand to Kurt.
Kurt shook Dani's hand, "Deal." He said with a smile on his face, "What's better is you got some decent taste, Lego House is my most played on my iPod." He explained.
Blaine shrugged, then walked back to his piano, when he got to it, he sat down, then started a slow introduction into the song, he softly hummed along to the tune as he waited to hear what Kurt was meaning.
Dani's body moves with the music. She's feeling nervous; she never really sang with people watching her, but a deal is a deal. She opens her mouth and sing along with Blaine's piano. Her eyes on the floor and her hands tapping on her legs. When the chorus hits, Dani lifts her head and, shyly, looks at Kurt.
Kurt leaned back against the couch, slowly nodding in approval, 'Okay, the talent that lives down the hall is greater than before.' He looked back at Blaine, doing a signal to stop the song, then looked at Dani, "Hon, you have more talent than you realize."
Tucking some hair behind her ear, Dani says a quick thank you and drink the rest of her smoothie. "Can we play now? And you owe me some info." She smiles playfully; the hard part is over, it's time to have fun and discover some more about her.. About Rachel and Santana.
"Finally!" Blaine let out as he quickly got up and walked to their room. Kurt chuckles, "Never mind my dork of a husband.." He shook his head as he sat up, crossing his legs, "What do you want to know about them?" He asked the young girl.
"Were they always like that?" The blonde asks as she's moving to sit on the floor, "They told me they went to high school together, did they acted like that back then, too?"
"Always like what? It was hard to get them on the same page 90% of the time in high school, hell Rachel was sorta mean back then herself." Kurt took a sip of his smoothie, "But that was high school Rachel. When she got older she slowly stopped being so obnoxious; it took me and Santana living with her to make her chill, but she eventually did." He looked over at Dani, nodding slowly, "As for Santana, when you first meet her she was like a wolf, or a lioness; feral towards anyone she didn't care about, but highly protective of her pack, or pride. She struggled with her sexuality, kinda like I did, I think that's why she and I got a long easier than her and Rachel.. She did go through a rough break up, and I don't think she's really been with anyone outside of her clients.." Kurt looked up trying to think of what else to say, "But one thing that they both have in common, is that when you get close, and they accept you, they won't ever stop caring about you."
Dani leaned on her hands and listened to Kurt. It was fascinating to hear more about the women she's living with and giving her home. Dani can totally imagine the Santana Kurt is telling her about; recent events show her just how protective Santana is, but it was interesting to learn she wasn't as confident with herself as she is now. The new details about Rachel, though.. Dani knows by know that Rachel let her feelings control her sometimes, but she never saw her as her being mean; even when Rachel was angry at her, she was always loving. She smiled at his last sentence; she still hadn't shaken the feeling that she might find herself on the street completely, but Kurt's words warmed her heart. She did get a lot of information, but Dani was still curious, "That's why they never been together? Because Santana had a girlfriend and then the bad break up?" The made some sense in her mind, though it's been years, Santana should've gotten over it.
"You know what they say, you can never truly get over your first love.. Santana had eyes on her best friend, unlike anyone has ever seen.. They broke up due to distance, she moved on rather quick, but Santana couldn't move on." Kurt pursed his lips, shaking his head once more, "Damn shame too, there were nights that I would leave some warm tea on the coffee table, and this was before I let her sleep on my bed with me. I'd leave it there for her, because she would always wake up feeling scared, not screaming, but just scared, like she knew she was going to be alone." He explained, "Rachel didn't think about those kind of night terrors, she had Brody at the time, but I knew just how much Santana was hurting, because I was hurting at the time, and I would wake up too.. So comfort from Santana was very assuring, even though she has legs like a soccer player because I can still feel the bruises from her kicking me off the bed in her sleep." Kurt started to chuckle some.
"Oh, wow.." Dani murmurs and gets lost in her thoughts. She's almost in tears thinking how much Santana got hurt; she's so used to her sarcastically, closed off self. And now, she can now make some more sense about Santana's hot and cold behavior lately. With Rachel, she can always tell how she feels, but Santana is a closed book; yeah, she's the 'cool parent', but Dani wants more than that with the woman. For both of their sakes. Suddenly Dani frowns and looks back up to Kurt, "That's exactly why they need to be with each other!" She states.
"Dani, speaking as a long time friend of theirs, those two world, may never collide.. I know Rachel probably better than anyone else, with Santana's job, she wouldn't last, she would do her best to make it last, but she would not last." Kurt regretted telling Dani that, especially when he too wanted his best friends to get together, "I.. I wonder if Blaine may have fallen asleep, he did work a lot today, so he probably is out.. Anything else you want to do?" He asked as he looked specifically at Dani's hair, "How about a new look for school?" Kurt suggested.
"As long as you don't turn me into a princess or something like that." Dani gives Kurt a pointed look and smile.
"I was thinking more along the lines of giving you a new hairstyle, you dork." Kurt returned the look as he stood up, "I have like, a closet full of hair dyes, Vogue sent them to me trying to promote their partnered company, then they figured out that they didn't need me to do that.. So I gotta use them when I can.. How would you like a different color?" He asked as he walked towards his room.
Dani jumped to her feet and followed Kurt, "That's so cool! Do you have pink? I'd be such a badass with pink hair!" The young girl almost jumps with excitement.
"I sure do, and yes you would look totally badass." Kurt smiled and nodded, "Let me grab the dye, and uh.. Go into the other room, that is where all the hair styling stuff is at, and.. Hey maybe find a hairdo that could work? If you want that is." He suggested before quickly making his way to his closet.
"Yeah, I trust you, Kurt." Dani then smirks, "Better not fail me and break my trust. You know I live with a wolf and she will come after you." She tried to sound threatening, but a giggle escaped her mouth at the end.
Kurt rolled his eyes as he checked each box for the right color 'Damn, I know I didn't use all the pink, it has to be here somewhere.' He thought to himself, 'Maybe they are on the bottom shelf..' He kneeled down and looked a bit closer at the boxes.
"I think they care about each other more than they're willing to admit, or they're just blind." Dani starts speaking like the subject of the conversation never changed, "I live with them, I see things and they're a perfect match. Don't you think?"
"That's where the problem lies, they may seem perfect but they're stubborn as a bag of doorknobs." Kurt pointed out as he returned to Dani with the hair dye, "Did someone ask for pink?" He gave Dani a smile then walked to the spare room, opened the door then turned on the light, "I had the Vogue people come in and remake this room to give it a hair salon look." He explained.
"Yes! Let's do it!" Dani sits on one of the chairs and wait for Kurt, "I love how your apartment look, it's really nice." Dani looks around, then she remember what she really wanted to talk about, "Their chance of happiness is right in front of their eyes. They need to see it and do something." The young teen starting to feel a little frustrated.
Kurt handed Dani a couple style magazines, "Yeah, it's a little irritating that they don't see what we see." He said while checking to see if the sink in there worked. "Rachel realized she was gay 6 and a half years ago, and yet she hasn't been with anyone else since Brody, which saddens me." He continued then looked towards Dani, "Can you imagine being so hidden, for so long?"
Dani looks down for a moment; she always knew she was into girls, but the first time she ever kissed one, she got caught by her parents and was kicked out. So she understands the fear of letting people know, but now she knows it doesn't have to be the end of the world. Dani continues to flip through the pages, looking for the right look, "It sucks, for sure, but her best friends are gay and happy, that should count for something! We need to make them see, Kurt!"
"How?" Kurt asks as he walks back over to Dani, looking at some of the pictures she was looking at, "I mean, we don't even know how they feel for each other, what if they purposely thwart any of our attempts to get them together?"
"I don't know them for long, but two things are obvious; they're attracted to each other, and the second thing is that they're stubborn as fuck." Dani rolls her eyes and sighs, "But that's where we come in. Don't you want them to find love and be happy?"
"Does a bear shit in the woods? Of course I want them to find love and be happy, but like you said, they're stubborn." Kurt grabbed a sheet, placing it over his shoulder, "Around me, they act like they can't stand each other, so hearing from you that they act all lovey, kinda surprises me.
Dani hands Kurt the magazine to show him what she wants and see if her agrees,"They're not aware of their actions, it's not like they hug each other all the time." She leans backwards on the chair, "It's small things that they're just do for each other and the way they look at one another.. They're so used to be mean to each other, that's their way to show affection. Now, are you gonna help me or not?" She turns to look at him.
Kurt smiled and nodded in approval "Rachel and Santana will love your look, by the time I am done with you." he said as he took the magazine's and places them on the table. "Yeah, I'll help out, but we gotta be incognito about this partnership, okay?" he said while gently pacing the sheet over Dani.
"Of course, I don't need them getting upset at me and things getting awkward." Dani shakes her head and closed her eyes, "Now, when are you and Blaine going to have a baby?" Dani bites her lip so she won't smirk.
Rachel and Santana stayed at the club for one more hour; Rachel had to sober up. In that time they had more fun than in the rest of the night; they laughed, talked about Dani, reminisced. The two friends genuinely had fun together. When Rachel looked good enough to climb the stairs in their building, the women took a cab back home. On the way up, Santana made sure Rachel won't fall; she told herself Dani would probably hate her forever hate her forever.. She'd hater herself. They got in their apartment and Santana locked the door, while Rachel walked to her room, get a much needed sleep for the fresh start the next day. Santana rushed to Rachel's side before she could close the door and stopped her, "Hey, Rach?"Rachel and Santana stayed at the club for one more hour; Rachel had to sober up. In that time they had more fun than in the rest of the night; they laughed, talked about Dani, reminisced. The two friends genuinely had fun together. When Rachel looked good enough to climb the stairs in their building, the women took a cab back home. On the way up, Santana made sure Rachel won't fall; she told herself Dani would probably hate her forever hate her forever.. She'd hater herself. They got in their apartment and Santana locked the door, while Rachel walked to her room, get a much needed sleep for the fresh start the next day. Santana rushed to Rachel's side before she could close the door and stopped her, "Hey, Rach?"
Rachel looked at Santana with tired eyes, "Y-Yeah?" She asked, leaning against a wall, "What is it, San?"
"Did you have fun tonight?" In two days Santana had to face more emotions than in the last couple of years and she felt so far from her comfort zone. But some words had to be said.
"Well yeah, outside of that jerk, I had a blast, for the first time in 6 and a half years I was able to just go out.. I love Dani, to death pretty much, but it was nice to get out and hang out with another adult in a general adult place." Rachel happily expressed, then placed her hand on Santana's shoulder. "So, thank you, so very much."
Santana gulp, then smiled nervously, "I'm really glad to hear that, you deserve it after all you've done for.. Well, Dani and me." The fact that Rachel still a little intoxicated makes it easier for Santana to take down her walls for just a moment, "I want to say I'm sorry. For everything; for always leaving and being mean and make you do everything on your own. I'm just scared, and I know it's not an excuse now that we have a teenager in our home, but I'll do better." Santana's body starts to sway from side to side, she's getting really shy and she hates it, "I don't say it much and you know it's hard for me, but you're my best friend and I care about you. I want to be here for both of you, I am here." She tries not too look at Rachel, but the woman is so close to her.
"S-Santana.." Rachel furrowed her eyebrows worryingly, unsure how to react to her roommate's words. 'It's nice she's letting me know.. But now I feel a bit guilty..' she gulped a bit. "You d-don't have to apologize." she gave Santana a smile.
"Yes, I do. One of the worst things a person can do is take their friends for granted and I don't want to do this. We overcome a lot since I showed up at your door and I don't want to go back; you and Kurt are like my family. And I can tolerate Blaine.. Now we have Dani and she's our responsibility, so it's important you'd know that I'm here and you can trust me, with everything." Santana bites her lips and all she can hear now is her heart beating loudly in her chest.
Rachel was wanting to say something, but she couldn't form the words, like at all. She really just wants Santana to shut up at this rate, it pains Rachel to see someone she cares about in so much pain, to see Santana smile would make Rachel's night instantly better. 'Fuck it..' Rachel thought as she cupped Santana's face, pulled her close and gave her a full-on kiss.
Santana's heart sill throbbing fast, but for a different reason. She gasps into the kiss and it takes her a few second before she closes her eyes and kiss back. Santana isn't sure if it's real; she never thought she'd kiss Rachel, but it feels so nice and her lips are plump and soft. Santana grabs the hem of Rachel's shirt and pulls her closer, giving her lips two gentle bites before taking them between her own again. It's been so long since she felt like that, but kissing Rachel calms her down.
Rachel kept herself pressed against Santana, her heart throbbing as fast, and quite possibly for a reason even she couldn't explain.. Why would she want to explain? Rachel gently opened Santana's mouth with her tongue, and lightly touched the Latina's tongue. But realizing what she was doing, her hands began to shake a bit, she regretfully stopped kissing Santana, her eyes were a little wide due to what she had just done, "I-I.." She stutters.
Uncontrollably, Santana licked her lips. She blinks, still feeling the buzz from the kiss. Rachel's words disrupt the haze in her mind and she lower her eyes to look at the woman, "N-No, it's not a big deal, don't worry about it." She might not be fully sober, but she knows Rachel can freak out and it'd hurt their friendship, "Please, don't let it ruin everything." Everything in her tells her to run and do it fast and go far, but something holds her down.
Rachel partially smiled, "Yeah.. I must be out of it.. So.. I will see you tomorrow?" She couldn't explain why she asked such an obvious question, but it was out there.
"Yeah, I'll be here." Santana smiles, "Good night, Rach."
"N-Night.." She turned away from Santana, walked to her bed, took her glasses off, then laid down. 'Oh.. This isn't going to end well.. Is it?' She blushed quite a bit.
Tell us what you think about our three main ladies, Dani's friendship with Kurt and their plan and of course, Rachel and Santana.
'till next time.