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Chapter 4
It is safe to say that this Brittany was the most beautiful woman I had ever seen, but before I got completely inappropriate I felt Rachel squeeze her little arms tighter around my neck and bury her face impossibly into my chest. "Relax baby, I won't leave until you're ready I promise" I whispered in her ear praying my promise would calm her down. My class didn't start for at least forty minutes, which I planned for I knew today was going to be very hard.
Suddenly I heard Brittany speak again, maybe she could do some damage control. "Uhm I'm sorry I couldn't help but over hear you, I'm sure this little one is very nervous, maybe we could take a tour together?" she asked blue meeting brown seeking my approval. I nodded once before she spoke again, "why don't we go over to the letter rug and see all the blocks we have over there, how does that sound cutie?" the blonde asked gently but Rachel refused to look at the woman.
"Come on Rach, Tana will be with you, why don't we go check out all the cool things this place has to offer?" I felt her nod her little head against my chest, which made me, smile a little. Maybe she will open up a little bit.
"Abby I'm going to see these two around a little bit can you get those little ones set up with the sand box please?" Brittany asked who I assumed to be her assistant, although she looked far younger than Brittany and I.
"I'm sorry I didn't get your name when you came in…" Brittany trailed off waiting for my response.
"Oh I'm sorry for being so rude, I'm Santana and this little clinger monkey is Rachel" I said as I felt Rachel let out a giggle against my chest. Brittany heard the laugh and smiled widely.
"That's a very beautiful name Santana, your daughter is absolutely adorable." I blushed at her compliment but quickly regained my composure, "oh no she's not my daughter, she's my little sister, but I'm her legal guardian now, although I do consider my own now." Brittany grimaced as I spoke but being polite she didn't ask me any further questions.
"Okay Rach why don't we play with some of these wooden blocks Mrs. Brittany set up for us" I said as I tried to pry Rachel from her deadlocked grip. "It's just Ms, I'm not married or anything, I'm actually single very much single, and I'm going to stop talking now because I sound like a crazy person" Brittany rushed out while turning a deep shade of red. I smiled at her quirkiness and saved her the embarrassment she was feeling, "well I am very much single too" I smirked when she looked down and fumbled with her hands, I obviously made her nervous. Realizing I had to get it together though when Rachel tightened her arms again, I could flirt later.
"What age group is Rachel going to be in?" Brittany asked while I was struggling to get the little brunette to sit in my lap.
"She just turned three, she's normally only shy when she first meets someone but usually opens up quickly, we've been struggling with speech lately and we haven't been apart for more than an hour in months, this is going to be really hard for her" I filled Brittany in thinking maybe she'll look after Rachel with special care in this special situation. "Maybe I should just take her home and try this again another day, she's not ready" I said as I started to get up to leave but stopped when I felt a gently hand on my shoulder.
"Santana you have to separate yourselves sometime, this is not going to be easy for either one of you, but I'm sure you have classes to attend too and the semester just started you have to go" the blonde explained as if I didn't already know these things. I rolled my eyes before answering, "thanks but I think I know Rachel better than you and I should take her home" I snapped instantly feeling bad when I saw Brittany drop her head in embarrassment for the second time that day.
" I-I'm sorry Santana I didn't mean to overstep your parenting, you do what's best for you guys, I'm going to help Abby with the other kids that are arriving, see you later" Brittany said as she turned to walk away towards the other little ones.
I sighed as I realized Brittany was right this had to be done I needed to go to class, I wanted Rachel to branch out hopefully make some friends, and come back out of her shell she had been hiding in. "Rach look at Tana baby, it's just me and you, Ms. Brittany is gone for now" I whispered into her dark hair. She stirred and leaned back a little to meet my eyes. "Rachel honey you have to stay here today, Ms. Brittany is a very nice woman and I think you can have a lot of fun here, if you're scared you just go to her and she will call me right away okay?" I spoke as gently as I could trying to get her to believe my words. I would come back no matter what.
"Tana promises she will come back to get you if you need more or at the end of the day if you can make it, I promise" I kissed her forehead lightly. "Cross or art Tana?" as she lightly dragged her little fingers to make an X over my chest. "Cross my heart baby" I kissed the top of her head conveying as much love as I could. I picked up Rachel and carried her over to where all the kids were standing around the sandbox. It was one that you just stuck your hands in this way it was much less messy for the kids and the employees.
"Brittany could I speak to you for a moment" I asked nicely knowing that I had already hurt her feelings and no one should ever do that to someone so sweet who was just trying to help me. Blue eyes flickered to brown and she nodded my head, leaning over I guess letting Abby know she would be right back.
The tall blonde stood in front of me expectantly, waiting for me to start the conversation. "I'm really sorry Brittany for snapping at you, I'm just so used to dealing with things on my own lately especially when it comes to Rachel. She's really fragile right now and this is terrifying for both of us" I told her keeping our eyes connected so she could see the truth behind my words. She thought for a moment before speaking "it's okay Santana I'm sorry for trying to tell you what to do so can we start over?" she rocked back and forth and her heels like a little kid waiting for an answer. I pretended to think for a moment before smiling and nodding my head.
I placed Rachel on my hip so that she would actually look at Brittany and maybe start to warm up to her. "Hi Rachel, it's very nice to meet you" Brittany spoke quietly and gave the little brunette a small wave. Finally Rachel lifted her head a tiny bit from my shoulder and gave the tiniest wave she could "hi" she whispered. If we weren't so close I wouldn't have heard but Brittany did too and smiled widely.
"I promised Rachel that if she needed me, you would call, no matter how busy I may seem," I said while giving Brittany a playful stern look knowing she would catch on and agree with me.
"Oh but of course! I will call Santana whenever you need her okay Rachel, Ms. Brittany is going to take extra special care of you today, we can do whatever you would like" the bubbly blonde said excitedly, I think she was more excited than the kid honestly. Rachel looked at me with those beautiful eyes and I nodded my head with a smile confirming Brittany's words.
I felt my phone vibrate and I knew it was a reminder that I had to leave for class, this goodbye was going to be hard though. "Okay Rach, Tana needs to go to class now, I need a big hug and a kiss before I go" I choked out as the tears started to well up. Rachel threw her little arms around my neck again and squeezed me tight, she finally leaned back and placed a sloppy, but adorably loving, kiss on my lips. "I love you so much baby girl," I whispered to her. "I 'ove you much Tana" Rachel said with tears in her eyes.
I handed her to Brittany praying that this woman could handle my little girl and she would make it through the day with no problems. "Thank you Brittany, please call me in ANYTHING goes wrong" I said anxiously while making my way out, trying to hold my tears at bay. "I promise Santana everything will be fine, we will see you later" the blonde said while lifting Rachel's little arm to help her wave to me. I kissed her forehead one last time and I was out the door to start my awesome but crazy law life.
I took the elevator to the fifth floor and walked into classroom 515. The smart board read "Welcome Fall Semester Students!" I rolled my eyes at the pictures of leaves and squirrels on the slide, how old is this professor? Just then the professor walked in ready to start the class. "Hello students, thank you for being on time, I'm Professor. ….."
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