Hey Guys :)
I've managed to edit the next three episodes so all being well expect another two more after this one, this week! And you can all reward me ;) by letting me know what you think. I'm glad you all liked that Rachel told Santana off but if you're not one for Finchel angst look away now the next 2 eps are not for you :0
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5x07 – Glee and The Further Fallout
The Diner – Park Avenue – Friday Afternoon
Mercedes looked around the Diner, she was sat at the groups usual table waiting for her friends to arrive. They were already 15 minutes late and she had the feeling she was about to be stood up again. Ever since the disaster that was their trip to Disneyland, Rachel and Santana hadn't been in the same room. Mercedes had to see them separately as Rachel refused to see Santana and Santana was too lost in her misery to go out much at all.
Mercedes took a sip of her now cold coffee just as her phone buzzed with an incoming text. She took it from her bag to see she had a text from Rachel and Santana.
Sorry, busy at work – won't make it
I've decided not to leave my hotel room today…
"Jesus Christ" Mercedes sighed, heavily before putting her phone back in her bag. Mercedes hadn't really expected them to show up, but she was still disappointed that after almost four weeks, the issues was no closer to getting resolved. Thankfully, Mercedes had called in some reinforcements.
"Hey Mercedes" Quinn beamed as hugged Mercedes an hour later. Quinn and Puck had come to New York for a visit and to help fix things between their friends. Mercedes held on tightly as Puck and NJ got out of the taxi, with bags in tow.
"Thank god, you're here" Mercedes said, firmly. Mercedes had hoped things would work themselves out, but she was now seeing that wasn't the case. Rachel and Santana were both stubborn and neither of them was going to cave any time soon.
"That bad?" Quinn quipped, smirking at Mercedes despite the tense situation.
"That bad" Mercedes nodded.
"Well I'm going to the hotel to nap while you ladies meddle" Puck said walking over to the pair, with a bag in one hand and NJ in the other.
"I'll be back later, this hopefully shouldn't take long" Quinn replied, smiling up at Puck who playfully rolled his eyes.
"Wow pregnancy has made you very naïve" Puck teased.
"Okay it might take a while" Quinn agreed, shaking her head as Puck leaned down to give her a quick kiss while Mercedes gave NJ a big hug.
"I will be raiding the mini fridge and you can't complain because I've had to lie to my best friend for a week now" Puck explained, giving Quinn and Mercedes a pointed look. Quinn and Mercedes didn't want Rachel or Santana knowing they were coming because they would try to get out of talking, this meant that Puck had to keep it from Finn something he didn't like doing.
"Yes Puck, you've been through a lot" Mercedes said, rolling her eyes.
"Let's go" Quinn said after she gave NJ a quick kiss goodbye.
"Come on Daddy I want Pringles from the little cupboard in our room" NJ beamed, jumping up and down as he pulled on his father's hand.
"Good luck" Puck chuckled before he gave Quinn a quick kiss, picked up NJ and walked away.
Santana's Hotel Room – Hilton Times Square – Friday Afternoon
Twenty minutes later, Quinn and Mercedes had reached the Hilton Hotel, where Santana had been staying since Brittany kicked her out at Christmas. Santana had refused to stay with any of them, when she was sad, Santana preferred to wallow on her own and distanced herself from everyone.
"So, this is where she's been staying" Quinn asked, sadly as she glanced around the drab hallway. Quinn didn't think staying in a hotel would do anything to improve Santana's mood.
"Yep, gave up her apartment when they got married and Brittany kicked her out" Mercedes answered as she knocked loudly on the door.
"Here it goes" Quinn sighed, just as Santana opened the door. Without even a glance at them Santana left the door open and walked back into her room.
"Hey, just leave the cart by the door" Santana groaned, waving her hand at the table that needed cleaning before throwing herself back on the bed.
"How drunk are you that you don't realise it us" Quinn snipped, as she stepped into the room, carefully avoiding the pile of dirty clothes on the floor. Santana lifted her head slightly to give her friends a weak smile.
"Oh, hey guys" Santana said, calmly.
"Hey guys! have you seen this place. Have you even been to work?" Quinn argued, waving her hand at the pile of clothes and dirty dishes, it was clear that Santana hadn't been letting any of the Hotel maids in to clean the room.
"I've taken a leave" Santana muttered, covering the duvet back over her body as Mercedes and Quinn shared a worried look.
"For how long exactly" Quinn asked.
"As long as I want" Santana replied.
"So, what's the plan Sans, you just going to wallow and drink yourself into an early grave" Mercedes asked, snidely. Mercedes roughly ran her hands through her hair before pulling back the duvet and throwing it across the room. She climbed onto the bed and wrapped Santana's hand above her head and climbed across, so she was straddling Santana's waist, so she couldn't move.
"What are you doing get off me" Santana snapped, she wiggled about to get out of Mercedes' hold but Mercedes held on tight.
"Have you actually spoken to Brittany or Rachel or even Finn" Quinn asked moving across to the bed to give Santana a demanding look.
"Why would I do that, they don't want to talk to me" Santana grumbled, she gave up trying to fight Mercedes and slumped back onto the bed.
"How do you know if you haven't even tried, maybe they are just waiting for an apology" Quinn reasoned, when Santana rolled her eyes at Quinn's soothing tone, Mercedes tried a different response.
"Santana this is pathetic, what you're doing is pathetic and if there is one thing you're not it's pathetic" Mercedes snapped. Santana just groaned and looked away from them "You run. When things get hard you run. We all do it, its what we're best at, which is why we know the has always fought for you, she fought her way in and never let go but at the first sign of hardship, you let go. If you want to fix things, if you want your life back, then you better start fighting"
Santana didn't say anything for a while, but Quinn and Mercedes could see she was taking on board what Mercedes had said.
"How do I do that" Santana asked, timidly, giving Quinn and Mercedes a pleading look.
Mercedes smirked at her "I'd start with a shower"
Rachel and Finn's House – West Village – Friday Afternoon
Rachel glared at her family as the all spat out the cookies that she had just spent an hour making for them. Finn tried to cover it up with a smile at her, but Rachel just rolled her eyes at them before picking up her iPad to check the recipe she had read word for word.
"What's wrong with them?"
"Too salty" Finn said at the same time that Henry and Rose said, "There yucky!"
"Okay, it said here, to use 6 tablespoons of salt, look right there" Rachel complained, shoving the iPad in Finn's face. He took it from her and read over it for a few seconds before handing it back to Rachel with an amused smile.
"It says tea spoons Rachel" Finn said. Rachel gave Finn a confused look as she took back the iPad.
"What is that different" Rachel asked.
"Okay, no more of these cookies" Finn laughed as she moved Rose's hands away when she went to take another cookie. Finn picked up the plate and shoved the cookies into the bin.
"But what about the tea party, we need cookies Daddy!" Rose moaned. Rachel and Finn had promised Rose a tea party if she tidied her bedroom and the little girl wanted a tea party done right, which meant cookies.
"I'll run to the store and get some" Finn suggested.
"Some doughnuts as well" Henry added, excited, bouncing on his chair.
"Oh, and those fizzy cola bottles I like" Rachel beamed, winking at Finn when he rolled his eyes. Finn took out some paper and pen from the kitchen draw and handed them to Rachel.
"Why don't you write a list while I grab my shoes" Finn said. He left the kitchen and rushed upstairs for his sneakers. He shoved them on and rushed back downstairs just as Rachel was closing the front door with Quinn and Mercedes stood in the reception area.
"Finn look who's here" Rachel said, carefully. While Santana was the only one Finn wasn't speaking to, he hadn't really seen Quinn or Mercedes either and Rachel had a feeling she knew why they had come to a visit.
"Hey guys, what's with the spontaneous visit Quinn" Finn asked as he gave their pregnant friend a quick hug.
"Just wanted to check in with you, see how everyone is. Noah is here as well" Quinn said, almost nervous. Finn nodded his head, firmly.
"And that's why he was acting so weird and why you're really here" Finn said, shaking his head. Mercedes and Quinn shared a quick look while Rachel ushered Rose and Henry into the living room before an argument could start.
"We just wanted to talk about what happened" Mercedes cut in.
"Well you guys do that while I run to the store" Finn said, firmly, taking his jacket out of the cupboard under the stairs. He shrugged it on just as Rachel came back into the room.
"Finn, we want to talk to you too" Quinn argued.
"And I'm happy to talk to you guys too, just not about Santana. If she wants this fixed, she'll have to do it herself" Finn stated. Rachel walked closer to Finn and took his hand in hers.
"Finn…"
"I won't be long" Finn concluded. He gave Rachel a quick kiss and left the house before Quinn or Mercedes could say anything else. Rachel watched Finn close the door and then turned back to Quinn and Mercedes who were standing awkwardly in the kitchen.
"I take it she's a mess" Rachel noted as she walked into the kitchen with Quinn and Mercedes following behind. While Rachel got them all a drink, Quinn and Mercedes told her about how Santana had been and what state they had fond her in.
"We finally got her to shower and we dropped her off at the apartment to talk to Brittany, wither it will help, we don't know but it's a start. I think talking to you will help" Mercedes explained, with a pressing look before taking a drink of her coffee.
"I'm still really mad at her for what she said to Finn and the way she behaved. I don't what this happening to her and Brittany, but I can't help you guys" Rachel interjected.
"So, what you're just not going to be friends anymore" Quinn reasoned, throwing up her hands frustrated.
"Finn comes first Quinn, he's really hurt by what Santana said" Rachel snipped. A part of Rachel wanted to help Santana, but she knew if she did it would look like a betrayal to Finn and that's the last thing Rachel wanted.
"I know but right now, we need to help Santana and Brittany. Santana doesn't know how to handle the hard stuff, we know this and she's going to need our help to get Brittany back" Mercedes reasoned. Rachel gave them a hard look, but they knew she had heard them and was thinking about what they said. After a few moments Rachel eventually answered.
"I'll talk to Finn, if he's not happy about it then you two will just have to leave me out of it" Rachel sighed before walking out of the kitchen and into the living room to check on Rose and Henry.
Quinn and Mercedes shared a look "Let's hope Santana's conversation with Brittany is going better
Brittany's Apartment – Upper West Side – Friday Afternoon
After a very long shower, a change of clothes and a long lecture form Quinn and Mercedes about what she needed to do, Santana made her way over to Brittany's apartment. Santana wasn't even sure that Brittany would be in, but she knew if she wanted her life back she had to start trying to get it back.
Santana knocked on the door and was only waiting a few moments before Brittany answered looking as beautiful as always. She was dressed casually so Santana hoped that meant, she wasn't going out and they would have a chance to talk.
"Santana, what are you doing here?" Brittany snipped, Santana cowered slightly at the look on Brittany's face. Santana had hoped time would have made Brittany less angry, but she could see that wasn't the case.
"I just want to talk, please just talk" Santana begged. Brittany thought about t for a few moments before she curtly nodded her head.
"Fine"
Brittany opened the door further to let Santana out then walked into the kitchen, with Santana following behind. Brittany poured herself a glass of wine then turned to Santana.
"Do you want a glass?" Brittany asked.
"Nope, I've had too much of it lately" Santana reasoned. Brittany nodded, and Santana got the feeling she knew more about how Santana had been than she was letting on. Brittany nodded her head to the living room, Santana followed her into the room and they sat down at either end of the sofa.
"So, what did you want to say" Brittany asked after she took a sip of her red wine.
"First, I'm sorry I lied to you, I felt backed into a corner and didn't know what to do. Its not an excuse but I never meant to hurt you. If you can believe one thing, please remember that I never want to hurt you" Santana explained, carefully. Brittany nodded along while Santana spoke then waited a few tense moments before answering.
"I do know that Santana. Trust me I wouldn't have married you, if I didn't know the person you are. I know you love me but you're never fully honest with me. If you had told me in the beginning how you felt about children, then we could have dealt with it but instead you let me get my hopes up. That's what hurt me Santana, it was cruel" Brittany ranted, wiping away a few stray tears.
"I know, I have no excuse for it" Santana admitted, shaking her head. She hated seeing Brittany cry and knowing she was the reason for it.
"I'm not used to you just rolling over and admitting your wrong" Brittany mused, not sure what else to say. She wasn't ready to forgive Santana, but she didn't think she could walk away either.
"I've had a realisation of what my life is like without you and I don't like it" Santana confessed. Brittany was taken back slightly, by Santana's honest answer.
"Yeah I've heard. Slapping your friends husband and yelling at him a Disney land is a low point for a lot of people" Brittany mused, Santana gave her a confused look, unsure how Brittany had heard about that "I had a drink with Finn and Sam a few days ago"
"I was angry, and I took it out on Finn. I'm ashamed of what I did" Santana replied, sadly. She hated how things were with Finn and Rachel, but she needed to concentrate on Brittany first. She realised it was time she showed Brittany that she came first.
"Yeah he's not best pleased with you right now" Brittany smirked.
"I know, I'm not used to it" Santana sighed, leaning back on the sofa. Brittany took another drink of her wine then gave Santana a pressing look.
"You know even in his anger, he still told me to talk to you and sort things out. There is no one quite like Finn Hudson" Brittany smiled. She wasn't sure why she had told Santana that, she thought maybe a small part of her wanted Santana to feel even worse about what she had done.
"Trust me, I couldn't feel worse" Santana replied, ashamed "I will fix that later. I want to fix us right now. If I can, please tell me I can"
"I have a lot to think about, I acted in anger leaving the lodge and kicking you out, but I still need some time to think" Brittany admitted. Santana nodded earnestly, at that point Santana would take anything she could get.
"Anything you want" Santana agreed.
"I'll call you when I'm ready to talk" Brittany said, and Santana knew that meant it was time to leave. She jumped off the sofa and Brittany followed her to the front door. Brittany opened the door for her and Santana gave her a shy smile.
"Bye Britt"
"Bye Sans"
Finn and Rachel's Apartment - West Village – Friday Evening
Two hours later, Quinn and Mercedes had left to go home, and the Hudson family were camped out in the living room with the snacks Finn had bought from the shop. While Mason was laid out on his playmat playing with a stuffed toy, Henry, Rose, Finn, and Rachel were cuddled together on the sofa watching a film.
"These are some much better than the ones you made mommy" Rose mused before shoving the rest of her cookie in her mouth and picking up another from the plate in front of her.
"Okay kid, don't rub it in" Rachel groaned. Finn smirked at Rachel before wrapping his arm around her and pulling her close.
"So, what did Quinn and Mercedes want?" Finn asked. Quinn and Mercedes had still been there when Finn came back from the shop, but Finn had hidden in his office until they left, so that he wouldn't be pressured into talking about Santana.
"They want me to help with Santana. She's struggling, and they think me talking to her will help" Rachel explained, looking up at Finn to gage his reaction.
"I'm sure that it will" Finn agreed, staring straight t the television. Finn had a feeling that's why they had come, Rachel was usually the one that got through to Santana when she was being stubborn.
"I won't do it if its going to upset you Finn. I'm still really angry with the way she behaved at Christmas and at Disneyland" Rachel reasoned, she turned so she was out of Finn's arms but was facing him, Finn checked that Rose and Henry were still engrossed in the movie before turning back to Rachel.
"I know you are Rachel, but I also know you miss your friend and want to help her. I'm not a monster Rachel, I don't want Santana to suffer but I don't have it in me to help her not right now" Finn sighed, heavily.
"I understand Finn" Rachel affirmed, wrapping her arms around him "But you are more important. If it makes you uncomfortable I won't…"
"Rachel I'm not expecting you to not be friends with Santana. Do what you think is best for her and I'll support you" Finn reasoned. Rachel gave Finn a tight squeeze before kissing him soundly on the lips.
"I love you Mr Hudson" Rachel beamed before snuggling back into his side again. Finn let out a slight chuckle before kissing the top of her head.
"You better" Finn quipped. Rachel kissed his loudly on the cheek just as Rose turned back to face her parents with a disgruntled look.
"Will you two shush" Rose moaned, picking up a cookie from the plate in front of her "Here have a cookie"
Rachel took the cookie from Rose just as Henry climbed back onto the couch and plopped down on Rachel's lap. Not to be left out, Rose abandoned her plate of cookies and climbed up on the sofa to sit in between Finn and Rachel.
"Good these are better than mommy's" Rose mused as she produced a cookie out of her cardigan pocket and shoved half of it in her mouth.
"I know!" Finn agreed, earnestly, which earned him a slap on the chest by Rachel.
"Hey!"
"I liked your cookies mommy" Henry said, smiling up at his mother.
"Thank you, Sweetie" Rachel beamed, giving Henry a tight hug. Henry settled back in his mother's lap then turned to Finn and Rose and covered his mouth to whisper to them.
"I'm totally lying" Henry said, not at quietly as he thought.
"Maybe whisper that part next time Son" Finn laughed, ruffling his son's hair.
"You all suck" Rachel grumbled, crossing her arms stubbornly. They all laughed at Rachel before going back to the movie.
The Diner – Park Avenue – Saturday Morning
The next day, the four women were all finally together at the Diner, Rachel had agreed to meet them, so they could talk about Santana and Brittany. To say it was awkward would be an understatement, Rachel hadn't really forgiven Santana for what she did to Finn and Santana was very aware of it.
"Thank you for coming Rachel, I know Finn's probably not happy about it" Santana mused, giving Rachel a nervous smile. In all their years of friendship it had never been this tense between them and Santana knew that it was take some time to resolve.
"Finn is fine, if he wasn't I wouldn't be here" Rachel snipped, before taking a drink of her coffee. While she wanted to help Santana, she wasn't going to just forget everything that Santana had done.
"Rachel, I am sorry for what I said to Finn, truly" Santana affirmed.
"I know, but let's talk about that another time, right now its about you and Brittany" Rachel reasoned. Quinn and Mercedes shared a worried look, while Rachel focused on the coffee in front of her.
"Well she said she's willing to talk to me again. I think I just have to give her time" Santana replied, to which the others immediately shook their heads at.
"What you need is a big romantic gesture to show her she's your number one" Quinn said, smiling widely.
"Oh yeah, like having someone serenade her or maybe a candlelit dinner in Central Park" Mercedes gushed, to which Quinn nodded her head earnestly while one hand rubbed over her growing baby bump.
"You think that will work" Santana asked, doubtful. She had never been one for big romantic gestures, and she was starting to see that was probably part of the problem.
"Why not, Brittany needs to be wooed right now. Show her your romantic side. what could it hurt" Quinn reasoned with a shrug.
"Quinn's right, send her chocolates or flowers, us normal women love that stuff" Mercedes added. Rachel tired her best not to roll her eyes at the enthusiastic pair, she knew Santana and Brittany's problem were not going to be fixed by chocolates and flowers.
"But don't forget the little things, they need to be specific, so Brittany knows that you know her. Like Noah always brings me my favourite doughnuts after a long day at work, oh and he learnt to French plait hair because I couldn't do it on my own hair" Quinn explained. The other three immediately gaped at her.
"I'm sorry Noah did what" Rachel laughed, as she pictured Puck putting a French braid in Quinn's hair.
"I probably shouldn't have told you that" Quinn moaned, throwing her head back.
"Quinn's right though, you need to get thinking about the things Brittany loves" Mercedes reasoned.
"Wow this marriage stuff is hard" Santana sighed, closing her eyes briefly.
"Its actually not" Rachel snipped, quietly but she knew they had heard her when Quinn gave her a pointed look. She knew the look meant 'why are you here if you're not going to say anything productive'. A pregnant Quinn could say a lot with a look.
"Maybe I'll do the flower thing and ask her to dinner at her favourite restaurant" Santana said.
"That's a good start Santana" Quinn nodded, ever the supportive friend.
"Don't you think you need to figure out your real issues first" Rachel suggested, trying not to sound too harsh, even if she felt it.
"What do you mean?" Santana asked, finally looking over at Rachel.
Rachel tired not to roll her eyes "Santana, you don't want kids and Brittany does, how can things get better with that hanging over your head"
Rachel and Finn's House – West Village – Saturday Afternoon
While the women were at the Diner, Puck and Finn were hanging out at the Hudson home. While NJ, Rose and Henry played on the swing set in the garden, Puck and Finn were having a drink watching them from the patio. Luckily for Puck, Finn hadn't been bothered that Puck hadn't told him about their visit.
"So, you sure your okay with Rachel meeting Santana" Puck asked as he passed Finn another Budweiser then took a seat next to him at the patio table.
"I'm fine with it, I don't except Rachel to not be friends with Santana just because I'm mad at her" Finn replied, Puck watched him carefully wondering if Finn was lying. It would be just like Finn to do something to make Rachel happy even if he wasn't okay with it.
"She still seemed pissed when she left to go to the diner" Puck noted.
"I think she is still mad at Santana, but she knows right now that Santana needs help, and Rachel wouldn't forgive herself if she didn't help" Finn reasoned. Rachel had been grumbling all morning about meeting the girls, but Finn knew deep down Rachel would feel guilty if she didn't help, even in a small way.
"I do not understand them women" Puck sighed, leaning back in his chair as he took another drink of his beer.
"I don't think anyone ever will" Finn agreed, with a small smile. The two were alone with their thoughts and the sound of their children playing in the garden for a few more minutes before they heard the front door open and a few moments later, Rachel joined them in the garden.
"Hey guys" Rachel greeted, she bent down to give Finn a quick kiss before taking a seat next to them at the patio table.
Sensing that Rachel and Finn needed to talk, Puck decided to make his leave.
"I better be getting back to the hotel" Puck said, getting up from the table "I'll see you both before we leave?"
"Of course" Finn mused. Puck nodded at them both before gathering NJ and leaving the Hudson family home. Rose and Henry continued playing on their swing set while Rachel and Finn watched.
"You okay?" Finn asked, after a few moments of silence.
"Things were kind of tense at the diner" Rachel noted. After Rachel comments at the Diner the girls had a quiet and tense lunch and then quickly parted ways, with a promise to meet up at the diner soon that Rachel knew probably wouldn't be kept.
"I'm sorry Rachel" Finn replied.
"Don't be, its not your fault Finn its hers, I think things might be like this for a while" Rachel reasoned, with a heavy sigh.
"How are Santana and Brittany" Finn asked.
"Taking it one day at a time. I think Brittany will forgive her for lying but the real issue is still going to be there" Rachel replied, before taking Finn's beer and having a drink.
"You mean the kid thing" Finn mused.
"Yeah how are they supposed to make a marriage work when one of them wants a kid and the other doesn't" Rachel argued, with a shake of her head. "Anyway, that's for them to figure out. I can only help Santana so much, she needs to figure this out of her own"
"Think she will?" Finn asked. While Finn knew they girls were coming from a good place with wanting to help Brittany and Santana, he couldn't help but think that Santana was a grown women who should be able to figure out her issues on her own without always relying on her friends or him.
"I have no idea" Rachel sighed.
"Okay Mommy tell Henry he has to take off his Spiderman costume now it's starting to smell" Rose complained as she ran over to her parents with Henry following behind. Henry had slept in his new Spiderman costume the night before and was still refusing to take it off the following day.
"You smell!" Henry snapped, glaring at his sister.
"No, you do" Rose argued, turning to her brother with her hands on her hips.
"You do!"
"See you made Masy cry" Rose reasoned, when Mason let out a loud cry from where he was napping in his pram next to his father.
"No, you did!" Henry snapped. Rose and Henry began chasing each other while Finn took Mason out of his pram to settle him.
"Should we stop them?" Finn asked, glancing over at the children, who were now both on the floor wrestling in the grass.
"I'm too tired, you stop them" Rachel groaned, laying her head back on her chair, closing her eyes.
"Ehh, they will tire themselves out eventually" Finn waved off, as he continued to bounce Mason on his knee.
Quinn and Puck's Hotel Room – West Village – Sunday Afternoon
The next afternoon, after a successful night out with Brittany, Santana was in the Puckerman's hotel room telling Quinn all about it. Santana had taken the other's advice and done everything she could to show Brittany that she knew her and was willing to do what it took to get her back.
"Last night went really well, Brittany loved all of it and I think we are heading in the right direction" Santana explained, happily. Santana and Brittany had gone to Brittany's favourite restaurant then gone to a jazz bar that Brittany loves and then went to the garden where they had been married. It had been a perfect evening and Santana really thought it was a step in the right direction.
"That's great Santana" Quinn beamed, before turning serious "Did you talk, really talk"
"We did, I think its best that I keep it between us, but we did, and I really think it helped" Santana explained. One thing she had learnt was that she needed to keep some things in her marriage separate and not always run to her friends with her problems.
"Well I'm glad, is she meeting us at Finn and Rachel's" Quinn asked as she put on the last of her make-up at the vanity. Finn and Rachel were having everyone at their house for one last drink before Quinn, Puck and NJ went back to Rochester.
"I don't think I'm gonna be welcome" Santana sighed, sadly.
"I've already spoken to Rachel, she said Finn is fine with it. If you want things to get back to normal with Finn and Rachel, then you have to make the effort" Quinn reasoned, giving Santana a sharp look. Rachel and Finn weren't going to be the ones to come to Santana, she had to fight for them.
"You think Finn is ever going to forgive me" Santana wondered as NJ climbed onto her lap and kissed her cheek when he noticed the sad look on his aunt's face.
"Of course, he is, Finn isn't capable of holding a grudge" Quinn reasoned, smiling at her sweet son as he softly stroked Santana's cheek, much to the women's amusement.
"Yeah, you're right" Santana agreed, although still not really sure.
"Santana! When did you get here?" Puck said, alarmed as he came out of the bathroom topless.
"Almost thirty minutes ago, you spend a lot of time in the shower, what you hiding Puck" Santana teased, giving Puck a sarcastic distrustful look.
"You guys ready to go?" Puck asked, as he rolled his eyes at Santana's comment, while putting on his shirt and grabbing his wallet from the dresser.
"Yes, I wanna see Rose!" NJ cheered, throwing his hands up happily, Quinn smiled widely at her son.
"Oh god they are totally gonna get married" Quinn gushed as she pretended to wipe away a stray tear.
"I forgot how much pregnancy made you a sap" Santana groaned as they all left the hotel room.
Rachel and Finn's House – West Village – Sunday Evening
An hour later, everyone had arrived at Finn and Rachel's enjoying a drink and the early evening sun in the back garden. Finn had done his best to avoid Santana and everyone noticed but knew better than to say anything.
"Well this isn't awkward at all" Puck joked, walking over to Finn who was stood by himself at the back of the garden.
"More so now that you've said that, you leaving yet" Finn snipped, rolling his eyes.
"Wow Finny learned how to bite" Puck laughed, when Finn didn't reply Puck continued.
"So, when are you going to put Santana out of her misery" Puck wondered. He knew Finn was angry, but he also knew that Finn hated tension and hostility and it wouldn't be long before they put the whole mess behind them.
"Haven't decided yet"
"Hey Finn, can we talk" Brittany asked, walking over to the pair. Finn had been surprised that Brittany had shown up with Santana, but he didn't say anything, he wasn't involved anymore.
Puck looked between Brittany then Finn before letting out a sigh.
"That's my cue to leave" Puck mused, with a slight smirk before quickly walking over to Quinn who was talking with Mercedes and Sam by the swing set.
"I probably should have said this the other day but I just wanted to say sorry for my part in what happened. I told Santana that it was you who told me and I'm sorry what happened after" Brittany explained, once Puck was gone. She was ringing her hands together and Finn could see she was nervous and Finn didn't want that.
"That wasn't on you Brittany that was Santana and I know you're probably do this to ease some of the tension, but you don't need to. It is what it is" Finn argued.
"I hate that though" Brittany admitted, sadly. Finn just shrugged in response not sure what else to say and before Brittany could say anything else Santana walked over to the pair.
"Finn, I know things are weird between us, but I need to talk to you and Rachel… it's about the case" Santana explained, nervously. Finn nodded at her and the two walked over to Rachel to tell her they needed to talk in private.
"What's going on Santana?" Rachel asked once the three of them were in the corner of the garden away from everyone else.
"That was the state's attorney, he's just found out that Jimmy has changed his plea to not guilty" Santana replied, worried. Things were already tense between herself and Finn and Rachel and she felt like she was making it worse.
"How can he do that, he was caught with our children, he told Lydia what he had done" Finn argued.
"He's claiming he did because he had a plan… a plan with Rachel to take the kids so they could be together" Santana added, carefully. Rachel immediately let out a dark laugh but straightened up when she saw that Santana was serious.
"I'm sorry, I thought you were joking" Rachel said, shaking her head "What the hell are you talking about"
"He's claiming the two of you were having an affair and that he has proof"
"How can he have proof of something that wouldn't happen even if he was the last person on earth" Rachel sneered, with a disgusted look. She really didn't think Jimmy could sink as lower than he already had.
"I don't know the state's attorney is going to email me with everything the Jimmy's lawyer has" Santana explained.
"He doesn't think this will actually work does he" Rachel asked, in disbelief. She glanced at Santana who looked just as confused as Rachel felt.
"I have no idea" Santana admitted, with a guilty look. Finn looked to Santana then Rachel before throwing his beer bottle across the garden, watching it as it smashed loudly against their fence.
"Finn!" Rachel exclaimed, covering her mouth with her hands, she'd never seen Finn so angry before.
Finn threw his hands up, frustrated "I mean what the fuck!"
