Just own the certain characters
"Hello?"
"…Hey Kurt"
"Santana?! It has been a month and a half!"
"I know. Some shit went down so we had to go dark for a while. And I was shot." Santana muttered that last part quietly
"What was that?"
"I was shot."
"Oh my god! You were shot?! Are you okay? Why didn't I get a call?!"
"Because Kurt it was just a graze I'm fine. Just a few stitches and it will leave an awesome looking scar on my upper arm by my shoulder"
"You were shot." Kurt says in disbelief. "Every time I don't hear from you within 2 weeks you know I start to worry. You promised you'd call every 2 weeks or at least close to it" Kurt started to sniffle
"I know Kurt. Don't cry. Please don't start to cry. I already feel bad. Okay! On to better news, I got an email from Quinn Fabray and she said she loved Rachel's show and that her voice was amazing"
"Don't think we won't talk about when you get home Santana!"
"Yeah I know. Look Kurt I gotta go. I'll talk to you later and see in December"
"Will do. We love and miss you too"
After Santana got off the phone she wiped her eyes. She hated making her family worry especially Kurt, he could very dramatic. She would do anything to be back with her family for longer than a month at a time. It doesn't help that she's stationed on the completely opposite coast of them.
Santana pulls out her laptop to Skype Rachel. Luckily she's online. It only takes Rachel a few seconds to answer the call and they both smile brightly at each other. Rachel yells for Mason to come say hi to his Aunt Tana. Santana turns into a giddy school girl when she sees Masons head pop up by the table. He doesn't even wait for his mom to set him on her lap before he unleashes the questions.
"Aunt Tana! When you coming home? Will you be home for Christmas? What about my birthday?"
"Hey little man! I'll be home for both Christmas and your birthday! We can set up the tent and camp out in the living room like we did last year."
"Yes! Mommy cans we?!" Mason turns to Rachel bouncing up and down
"Yeah mom cans we?! Please pretty please with sugar on top!" Santana and Mason give Rachel the saddest puppy dog face she's ever seen. Rachel now knows where Mason learned it from and will have a serious conversation about teaching Mason things like that. It causes him to get things and her to lose money. Rachel rolls her eyes and agrees. Both Mason and Santana jump for joy and Mason blows Santana a kiss tells her he loves and misses her and take off to do whatever he was doing before she called.
Rachel cleared her throat and Santana instantly knew this conversation was about to take a serious turn.
"How is he?" Asked Santana.
"He's.. He's doing better. He has his good days and bad days. Finn said he's been lucid for a few days now. Every time he's present he asks about you and Finn tells him your deployed and he instantly wants to call the president. You know normal grandpa things."
Santana sighs "I'll have to bring him home when I come home. I hate seeing him cooped up in the home like that. He doesn't deserve it. I'll be home for a month and half starting a week before Christmas. So I'll be home for his birthday, and Masons."
"Why an extra two weeks?" Rachel asked confused.
"Because I asked for it?" Santana shrugs her shoulders "Are you guys coming down for the coming home ceremony? I wanna show you guys around!"
"Right now I know Kurt, Blaine, and Finn are, I'm not sure about Mason and I. We'll have to see how the shows looking at that time and whether or not my understudy will be up to par and ready to take on her first show..."
Santana cuts Rachel off. "Rachel! Shorter words! I'll pay for your guy's plane tickets please just say you'll come! I really need to see my best friend and godson! I will spend the whole time at your house instead of staying with tweedle dee and tweedle dumb. Please I am
begging you! Plus your understudy will never get a chance if you never give her a chance. Just give her one. Take a break and come out!"
Rachel rolls her eyes "we'll see San!"
"Yay! Alright I have to go its breakfast time and I'm sure you're tired. I'll talk to you later. Bye Rach"
"Bye"
Santana sighs and rubs the bridge of her nose.
"Uh oh you're rubbing the bridge of your nose. What's wrong?" Santana looks up to see her barracks mate entering the tent and walking towards her.
"Nothing Ford just family shit. You know my grandpa right? Well he's not doing so well and it's kinda hitting me hard because I'm not there even though I promised to be. He's threatening my cousin to call the president."
Ford laughs "seems like quite the handful."
"Oh he is"
Santana and Ford met during basic training. Everyone calls her by her last name mostly because that's how you're called upon in the army. Your first name doesn't matter anymore once you sign by the x. Ford whose first name is Sasha, has been with Santana since day one. Which is surprising, they figured once they graduated basic they'd be shipped to different parts of the world. Boy were they wrong when Santana entered her barracks after coming home from an overnight field training exercise, Ford of course was surprised to come out her room and see her battle buddy from basic standing there.
They've found out they were both in the same platoon just different units. Fords a medic while Santana is the communications guy, well lady, for her unit. The pair even has matching tattoos on the inside on each of their upper arms. On the right it says "no retreat" and on the left arm it says "no surrender".
Ford knew all about Santana back story and vice versa. Santana learned that the army is basically the family business for Ford. Both her parents were in along with her siblings. Ford has always said "it would be a great disappointment to my family if I didn't join. Plus the army is all I know. Army brat after all" that would always cause Santana to laugh. The platoon often refers to them as sisters even though they look nothing alike. They're always attached to each other hips. They only time they're not within walking distance of each other is when they're home on leave or doing something with their units.
Ford gives Santana a hug and says "it'll be better soon" and gives her a reaffirming squeeze on the shoulder. Santana thanks her and decides it's time to reply to Quinn's email from earlier since she finally has time.
"Hey Quinn, sorry it's taken about a month or so to get back to was a minor mishap. Bad news I had to get some stitches because I was grazed by a bullet near my shoulder. Good news is I'll have an awesome scar there and I'll be able to get another tattoo to cover it up. I'm pretty excited about that. Everyone's okay from the mishap, just some bruises and cuts and Hall (a guy in my unit) has a black eye from Garcia (another guy in my unit) tackled him to the ground. Other than that everything is going good. Got the news I'll be coming home a week before Christmas and I'll have a month and half of leave so that good I'll finally be able to see Rachel's new show, since I heard it was so fantastic. Well I'm gonna go catch some sleep before I'm called for duty again. Santana"
