Chapter 4
Santana and Rachel arrived at the restaurant after a short car ride. The restaurant was called Gino's Vegan Casa. As they walked through the door, Rachel noticed that the inside was very dark and moody.
"Hello, and welcome to Gino's. Do you have a reservation?" A man in his mid-twenties, definitely gay, asked.
"Yes, under 'Lopez'" Santana replied.
"Oh! Ms. Lopez, follow me to your table." The man said before leading them to their table. Rachel noticed that she was leaving the dining room area and being led back into a smaller, more private room.
"Here you are. Your server will be with you shortly." Santana helped Rachel out of her jacket and pulled her chair out for her.
"Wow, a gentle woman. How sweet." Rachel smiled.
Santana chuckled and nodded. "Yup, I like to treat my ladies with respect and kindness."
"Your ladies, huh?" Rachel smirked.
"Yeah, my ladies."
They talked about a little of everything. Jobs, hometowns, favorite tv shows, music, and lots of other things.
"So, what are your kids names?"
"My first born's name is Emilio. He's three. Then, my daughter's name is Hannah. She's about to be two. They're my world." Santana smiled at the thought of her kids.
"I think that's so sweet. I love a great parent."
"Are you saying you love me Ms. Berry?" Rachel turned dark red at Santana's words. "I'm just kidding, but thanks."
"You're welcome."
"So how many kids do you want?" Santana asked.
"Originally, I wanted only two, but recently I've realized that I want a rather large family. I've been thinking maybe four or five? I don't know yet. I know that it may be a little hard due to the fact that I'm gay, but that hasn't seemed to stop you."
"Well, it's a little different for me." Santana said before she had a chance to catch herself.
"What do you mean 'different for you'?" Rachel asked, confused.
Hesitation was clear in Santana's face and Rachel felt a little guilty. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to. I'm sorry for over stepping." Rachel apologized.
"No, it's okay. It's just that usually when I tell people, they get a little creeped out."
"When I tell people that I was raised by two gay men, they usually get creeped out too, but you stayed. I owe you a chance to tell me something about yourself that not many people know."
"Okay. Well, I'm not exactly normal." Santana started, and Rachel waited for her to continue. "I was born with a penis."
Rachel's face was neutral as she processed the info. Then, she smiled and grabbed Santana's hand across the table. "That's amazing Santana. Most people get stuff like that removed or they become depressed and don't leave their houses, fearing that people will call them a freak or beat them up. You are very strong…and sexy." Rachel added.
Santana blushed but then smirked. "I think you're pretty sexy too."
"Why thank you." Rachel giggled. "So, do Emilio and Hannah have the same mother?"
"No, they have different moms, but I swear it wasn't like some time of hump and dump. Emilio's mom's name is Quinn. We dated from senior year to the end of sophomore year in college. It wasn't until after we broke up that we found out she was pregnant. Quinn and I are extremely close still. We were best friends our entire lives and we still are best friends." Santana explained.
"And Hannah?"
"Hannah's mom's name is Brittany. We met about four months after Emilio was born. We were together for a year and a half and we had Hannah about halfway through our relationship."
"So you guys ended it not that long ago?"
"Yeah, but you don't have to worry about some jealous baby momma coming to find you. Britt and I are really close too. Both of my kid's moms are two of my best friends. And they're close friends too." Santana told her.
"That's awesome. I think it's really cool of you to stay close to them. It's important to have some kind of connection with them, but yours goes beyond that." Rachel replied.
"Thank you. So anything in your life I should know about?"
"Besides the fact that I'm on Broadway? Not really. Although I think you should meet my best friend Mercedes. You two would get along great."
"Is that who you were with at Chuck E Cheese?"
Rachel laughed. "Yeah. Mercedes and her husband Sam. They have a son that's two year older than Emilio. Adam."
"Yeah, they seem pretty cool. I have a friend named Kurt that you would really like. He goes to NYADA."
"Really?! That's awesome! I went there, but my director pulled me out in my freshman year because he said I was going to be a huge star." Rachel beamed.
"That's impressive."
"Thank you. What do you do?" Rachel asked.
"Um…I work from home." Santana partially lied. She didn't want Rachel to know that she was a millionaire yet.
"My friend was just telling me about the fact that there is a guy named…um…something Lopez. He thought you two were related or something."
"Hahahaha…that's funny." Santana said nervously.
"Yeah, but that was just a thought." Rachel sighed.
"It's getting pretty late. I think we should head out." Santana said, gesturing to the waiter that was standing by for the check.
"Yeah, I have to be up early for rehearsal." Rachel complained. The waiter came back with the bill and Rachel reached for her purse.
"Whoa, what are you doing?" Santana stopped her.
"I'm paying for dinner." Rachel replied.
"No you're not. I took you here. I'm paying."
"At least let us spilt it." Rachel said.
"No, I got it." Santana said pulling out a hundred dollar bill and setting it on the table.
"Fine, but next time I'm paying." Rachel told her.
"Oh so there'll be a next time?" Santana smirked.
"Most definitely." Rachel replied.
They left the restaurant and headed back to their apartment building. As they rode the elevator up from the parking garage, Santana couldn't help but notice that Rachel's eye lids were drooping slightly.
"Sleepy?"
"Hm? Oh yeah. I could barely sleep last night. I was too busy being excited to see you again."
"Really?" Santana asked as the door opened to the third floor.
"Yeah, I'm a very excitable person." Rachel replied.
"That's nice to know." They reached Rachel's door.
"So thanks for an amazing night." Rachel smiled.
"You're very welcome." Santana's face inched closer to Rachel's.
"And thank you for the flowers. I love surprises." Rachel leaned her face closer as well.
"Also very nice to know."
"I had a really great time tonight. I think you've earned a second date." Rachel giggled.
"Very happy about that." Their faces were mere inches apart, and Rachel was about to close distance when Santana kissed her cheek quickly.
"Goodnight Rachel." Santana smirked. Rachel sighed and sent a smirk back at Santana.
"Goodnight Santana." Rachel replied before going into her condo.
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It has been four months since Santana and Rachel had begun dating and things were going pretty smoothly. The only thing that was weird was the fact that they hadn't kissed yet. Sure, they've had intimate hugs and kisses on the cheek or forehead, but not one single lip-to-lip contact. They hadn't even made it official yet.
Santana was sitting in her apartment on her laptop getting some business done for her dad while Emilio and Hannah napped in their bedrooms, when she heard a knock on her door. She quickly went to answer the door to prevent them from waking up. When she pulled the door open she saw Rachel standing there with a huge smile on her face and a stack of movies in her hand.
"Rachel? What are you doing here?" Santana asked, in shock.
"Uh well I was hoping to watch a few movies with you and snuggle, because I knew that you told me that you were going to be home all day. But if this isn't a good time, I can always come back…" Rachel trailed off.
"No, it's a great time, I was just doing some work. It's just that I have my kids." Santana told her, moving to the side so Rachel could walk in.
"Really?! Can I meet them?" Rachel cheered.
"Sh! They're napping!" Santana giggled.
"Oh, sorry. But can I meet them?" Rachel said in a lower voice this time.
"Uh…I don't know. I mean, I would love for you to meet them, and Hannah would love you, but Emilio doesn't like the people Quinn and I date."
"He's three. How does he even know what dating is?" Rachel laughed.
"Well, he does watch TV. Kids shows are worse than adult shows."
"That's true, but did you tell him that we are dating?" Rachel asked.
"Well, he knows that I have a friend named Rachel that I like to spend time with. He also knows that you're beautiful because I showed him a picture of you on my phone."
"Do you think that he'll hate me?"
"Hate you? No. He may be a little rude towards you, but he knows that I don't allow that so he will be kinda quiet and maybe a little distant, because he has a plan to get me and Quinn back together. He calls it Mommy Plan. Quinn and I found his plans in his backpack. He's really creative." Santana chuckled.
"Mommy Plan, huh? What is the plan?" Rachel giggled.
"Well first he said he had to get Mami, me, to move into his room so I can be with him all the time. Then, Hannah had to move in, with Britt, so that way I will never have to leave. Next, he wants to get rid of Adam, the guy Quinn's dating, so she can be with me. And then number four was blank." Santana shrugged as they made their way over to the couch and sat down.
"He wrote all that by himself? At three?"
"I don't think so. I think he had his best friend Marcus, whose six, write it."
"Oh, that's cool. Did you and Quinn explain why that wasn't going to happen?"
"Yeah, but he thinks that we are being "Peanut heads" and we are going to get married." Santana laughed.
"He sounds so adorable."
"He is, trust me."
"I do. Now let's watch a movie until they wake u-." Rachel was cut off by the sound of a baby crying.
"And that would be my little princess." Santana smiled. She stood up and walked into Hannah's room to grab her from her crib.
"Hola princesa, ¿ha tenido una buena siesta? ¿Quieres conocer a mi amiga Rachel? Ella realmente quiere conocerte."
Rachel beamed at Santana's use of Spanish. She really liked Santana, and she REALLY wanted to kiss Santana. She wasn't sure why they hadn't kissed or made their relationship official. It was really bugging her. She made the decision to ask Santana about it tonight.
As Santana walked back into the living room, Rachel couldn't help but to be mesmerized by the little girl in Santana's arms. She was beautiful.
"Wow." Rachel whispered.
"Yeah, isn't she perfect?" Santana smiled. Hannah looked at Rachel curiously with her big, sky blue eyes. It was like she was trying to wrap Rachel around her tiny finger. Little did she know she already had.
"She really is. I've never seen such a beautiful baby." Rachel said in awe.
"Thanks. She's my princess." Santana said as she sat back down next to Rachel. Rachel watched as Santana kissed, and played with Hannah and couldn't help but let her heart melt. She scooted closer to Santana so that their shoulders were touching.
"Santana?" Rachel called.
"Yeah?" Santana asked as she turned her head. Rachel took the opportunity to lean in and capture Santana's lips with hers for a quick, passionate kiss.
"Whoa." Santana whispered when they pulled away.
"Yeah, whoa." Rachel chuckled. Hannah giggled and both women turned their heads to her.
"Mami, can we watch Piderman?" Emilio asked as he walked out of his bedroom in his pajamas.
"Emilio, I want you to meet someone." Santana said to him. Emilio walked over to Santana watching Rachel curiously.
"Emilio, this is Rachel."
"Oh, mami showed me a picture of you on her phone." Emilio said.
"Yeah, she told me. It's nice to meet you." Rachel replied.
"You are weawry prwetty. Mami always says that you can sing weawry good. Is dat twue?" Emilio asked.
"I think so. I like to sing and people tell me that I sing very well."
"Can you sing for me?" Emilio asked, climbing on the couch and sitting on Santana's lap facing Rachel. Santana situated Hannah on her lap as well so they wouldn't fall.
"Sure, what do you want me to sing for you?"
"Piderman!" Emilio cheered.
"Yeah he really loved superheros." Santana added.
"Okay."
"Spiderman, Spiderman,
Does whatever a spider can
Spins a web, any size,
Catches thieves just like flies
Look Out!
Here comes the Spiderman.Is he strong?
Listen bud,
He's got radioactive blood.
Can he swing from a thread
Take a look overhead
Hey, there
There goes the Spiderman.In the chill of night
At the scene of a crime
Like a streak of light
He arrives just in time.Spiderman, Spiderman
Friendly neighborhood Spiderman
Wealth and fame
He's ingnored
Action is his reward.To him, life is a great big bang up
Whenever there's a hang up
You'll find the Spider man."
"Wow, mami was wight! You can sing!" Emilio cheered. Hannah clapped and giggled along with him.
"And you know that entire spiderman theme? That's impressive." Santana added. Santana was amazed that Rachel was so good with her kids.
"Well, I had a boyfriend in high school named Finn and he was obsessed with superheros and video games." Rachel replied.
"Nice to know that you like nerds."
"Of course I do. I mean look at you!" Rachel laughed.
"Hurtful, but true. I am alpha nerd. That song was my ringtone all throughout highschool." Santana and Rachel laughed at that.
"You're adorable."
"Am I adowable too Rachel?" Emilio asked.
"You certainly are buddy." Rachel told him and Emilio beamed.
Santana knew one thing for certain. She needed to make this official with Rachel so she could keep her around for a long time.
Done with chapter 4! How do you guys think Emilio will act when he finds out that Rachel and Santana are dating? How will Santana asked Rachel to be her girlfriend?
Thos questions and more with be answered in the next chapter of Count on Me.
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