Disclaimer: I don't own Glee
A/N: Because the last chapter was short and I'm in a good mood, I post this one too. All mistakes are mine, no beta.
Chapter 7: I'm from Lima Heights
During the following week, Rachel and Santana fell into a routine. They talked about their career and glee memories, watched movies, there were also Rachel's recovery and Santana's work. With each day, they became more and more affective toward each other without noticing.
The next day, Rachel had a Doctor appointment to check on her ribs and ankle. They exited the car and walked toward the building. Rachel was holding Santana's arm for support when a man who was looking at his phone, collided with her. The diva cried in pain.
"Hey watch out, moron! Excuse yourself" Santana shouted.
"Yeah, Sorry" the man said without looking at them and started to leave.
Santana stood in front of him "Sorry? That's it? You could at least look at her in the eyes. She has broken ribs and you pushed her. Try to be a little more convincing."
"Santana, it's okay, I'm fine" the petite brunette said.
"No it's not okay! The sidewalk is large enough for his huge ass, so he should be able to walk without bumping into people" Santana snapped.
"She said she's okay. Come on, she's not made of glass!" the man stared at Santana and asked angrily "Are you saying I'm fat?"
"Hells yeah! And you're lucky we have an appointment, or else"
"Or what?" cut off the man "Do you think I am afraid of a girl?" he said, entering Santana's personal space.
"Sorry sir, we are leaving now" Rachel said, trying to ease the situation.
"No you're not sorry!" the Latina cried "He should be the one who is sorry for being a prick"
"Stop insulting me crazy bitch" the man shouted before pushing Santana a little. Then he pointed at Rachel "You! Calm your girl would you because next time I'll make her shut up with my fist on her face."
Rachel moved between Santana and the man, trying to prevent Santana from being hurt. "Excuse me sir, but your attitude is unacceptable. I demand excuses or I swear…"
"You'll do what little girl?" replied the man with a mocking smile.
Rachel was ready to answer but she saw some people recording the scene with their phone. "Nothing, we don't want to stay next to a man like you. Come on Santana, let's go" She took the Latina's hand in hers and dragged her away.
"Why did you stop me?" Santana asked irritated "This guy was a total douche! And you're injured; you should have stay behind me"
Rachel sighed wearily "It doesn't matter, it's over now. And I didn't want him to hurt you; I need you in my life"
The raven-haired girl scoffed "As if he could have hurt me, I'm from Lima Heights"
"Do I need to remind you what happened with Lauren Zizes? Besides, we are not in High School anymore. People were recording the scene. We can't be on the cover of magazines for violence"
"Oh shit! We need to call our publicists after the appointment." Santana sighed "We can't do anything without someone watching us somewhere. I hate this part of our job sometimes" she whined.
"I know sweetie, me too." Rachel replied, leaning against her friend "Even though I don't think about it as a job. If you want, you can call yours now, I don't mind" she offered.
"No, your health first, we'll deal with it after". Santana opened the door of the doctor's office for Rachel. "Your highness" she said with a theatrical bow.
The diva smiled and thanked her "I knew you would be able to appreciate me at my true value someday" she added and winked at Santana.
The Latina laughed "In your dreams!"
The doctor informed them that Rachel was healing properly and he should be able to remove the stitches the next week. On their way home, they stopped to buy some Thai food. They sat in front of the TV and ate.
"I'm still pissed off at this guy" Santana stated.
"I know" Rachel stroked Santana's thigh for comfort "I know you wanted to take my defence but you shouldn't have. He wasn't worth it."
"Come on, he was too busy texting to look in front of him. And he wasn't even sorry!" The taller girl argued "Besides, you should be thanking me for what I did"
"Oh thank you my knight in shining armour" mocked the diva.
"I hate you!"
"No you're not" Rachel sing-songed and kissed Santana's cheek.
The Latina tried to hide her smile without success and asked. "You said you needed me in your life, did you mean it?"
"Of course I did! Since you are back in my life, I can't stop wondering why you left it in the first place."
"Because after our fight, something was missing" the taller girl replied.
"But deep down, when we became roommates and close friends, I already felt like I needed you around. You did a lot of things for me and I never really repaid you for that. I feel like we balance each other and now that you are here, I realise that I missed you more than I thought..." Rachel confessed.
Santana smiled for how good it felt to hear those words from Rachel "I did all those things because I wanted to, not because I needed something in exchange. Your friendship was enough. But you were supportive too when you didn't feel threatened I mean" Santana nudged the diva playfully, letting her know she was teasing "To be honest, I missed you too. I won't say I'm glad you had an accident because I'm not, but at least, it gave us a chance to see each other again"
"Maybe it was fate. The fact that I never took the time to change my emergency contacts, that I took this road to go back home, that Kurt was busy. Maybe all of this happened for us to meet again."
"Seriously Berry, you should stop reading Nicholas Sparks."
Rachel huffed "Oh my god, I don't even know why I bother with you sometimes"
Santana chuckled "Because I'm an awesome friend" she replied, kissing Rachel's cheek before turning her attention to the TV.
A few hours later, both girls received an e-mail from their agents with links for videos of the altercation. Fortunately, the quality of the videos was not good enough to hear all the conversation and the Youtube comments were positive. Most people were shocked when they saw the man pushing Santana.
On the other side, this story added fuel to the fire about the rumour of their 'love story'...
