Chapter 7! Finally updated!
Sorry for the long delay. Work has been hectic yet again. But, it's all good now cause I finally was able to update my story.
Kurt and Mercedes just sat there on the side of the bed, listening to Rachel explain to them how everything started at Mike Changs party last weekend. From there things just kinda happened that allowed both the girls to slowly but swiftly come together. When Rachel had finished explaining, sitting next to Santana as they waited for a reaction.
"Wait. Hold up, for a minute." Mercedes spoke up after a beat. "Are you actually trying to tell us that this..." gesturing towards the girls. "..that you two, like each other?"
"Duh!" Santana hissed. "Didn't the whole making out thing give you a clue, Wheezy?"
"Santana!" Rachel exclaimed, turning towards her girlfriend and swatting her arm. "Was that really called for?"
"Ow!" The Latina grumbled, leaning away from the smaller girl. Staring at her for a moment or two before sitting up right and crossing her arms, sighing before looking at Mercedes. "Fine. Yes, we like each other. Hence the making out."
The interaction between Santana and Rachel had caused the other two to glance at one another, surprised at what they had just witnessed then faced the girls with smiles lingering on their faces.
"Oh my God. Santana you are so whipped." Kurt declared happily as he crossed one of his legs over the other and placed his hands ontop of his knee.
"Am not!" Santana denied.
"Girl, you are too!" Mercedes nodded. "You totally just reworded your sentence because Rachel didn't like the last one."
"Whatever." Santana glared at her before shaking her head and looking away.
"So, what about Finn? Does he know about you two fabulous ladies?" Kurt asked, unable to help himself as he smiled so widely that it was as if he had slept with a coat hanger in his mouth.
"No." Rachel shook her head quickly.
"But you did break up with him though. Right?" Mercedes asked, hoping that Rachel wasn't playing Finn by dating Santana on the side. That just wouldn't fair to Santana or Finn.
"Oh, of course I did Mercedes. I just didn't have the heart to tell him that I found someone else."
"Or that that someone is Santana." Kurt added.
"What the hell is that suppose to mean?" Santana snapped turning to glare at the boy.
"Nothing." Kurt quickly defended, putting his hands up. A bit scared of what Santana would do to him. "I just meant that your...your Santana Lopez. Girl who took his virginity."
"Not to mention the fact that you are constantly being mean to Rachel." Mercedes added, nodding her head.
Hearing all this caused the Latina's shoulders to drop a bit. They were right. She did take Finn's virginity. She take it back if she could cause he was terrible in bed. But the worse thing that was pointed out was what she already knew. She was horrible to Rachel in the past. Throwing countless slushies in her face, calling her so many different names that she has actually lost count and not to mention making fun of her outfits everyday. Then it hit her. She didn't deserve someone like Rachel Berry as her girlfriend. After everything she had put her through, how was she ever lucky enough to actually call this girl 'her girlfriend'.
Silence took over the room and Rachel knew exactly what Santana was thinking. The girl was going over all the things she had done to her over the years and wondering how the two ever ended up in each other's arms. Gently placing a hand on the raven haired girl's shoulder. "San, it's okay."
"I should go." Santana softly replied, shrugging off the smaller girls hand.
"No, San..."
The taller girl shook her head, standing up and grabbing her bag off the floor. "I'll talk to you later." With that, Santana walked out of the door.
Rachel sighed as she watched her girlfriend leave before turning back to Kurt and Mercedes. Giving them both a look that let them know that she disapproved their actions.
"What?" Mercedes asked defensively.
"Did you have to bring up the fact that Santana used to torture me? I have been trying to tell her that I have forgiven her. She's very sensitive." Rachel explained, wanting her friends to see that there is a good side to her girlfriend. But the two only started laughing.
"I'm sorry, girl. But Santana? Sensitive? I just don't see that." Mercedes chuckled, taking in deep breaths to control her laughter.
"Mercedes is right, Rachel." Kurt chimed in. "Santana has never cared about peoples feelings before, especially yours. So why should we care about hers?"
"Because I'm asking you too!" Rachel exclaimed. Looking at the two, shaking her head a bit and taking in a deep breath to calm her emotions down. "Kurt, wasn't it Santana who stood up to Karofsky for you and Blaine at Prom?" Hearing that Kurt looked away, feeling ashamed. "Santana has changed. Which is why I have forgiven her for all the terrible and sometime unthinkable things she has done to me in the past. And as my friends I'm asking you guys to trust my judgement."
Both Kurt and Mercedes looked at one another for a bried moment then back at Rachel, nodding their heads. "Okay, Rachel. We'll give her a chance." Mercedes assured.
"But if she hurts you..." Kurt started but stopped. "I get to tell you; I told you so."
The following day, Rachel made her way down the hallway towards her locker, hoping that she would be able to catch a glimpse of the girlfriend that had ignored all her phone calls and text messages the night before. Knowing very well that the words her friends had said hit a nerve with Santana. So ultimately, she feared the worse when she came in that morning. To matters even more worse was that she never saw San at her usual spot in the morning. At her locker, applying lip gloss. It was clear that the girl didn't want to see the diva.
Even though she wasn't able to see her girlfriend for most of the day, she knew that she was going to see in in photography. Which excited her because today was the day that Mrs. Page was going to assign everyone their new SLR digital cameras.
Walking into the classroom with a hopeful look on her face, only to be disappointed when saw Santana's seat was empty. Sighing sadly as she made her way to her chair and plopping down. 'Was Santana really that upset about what happened last night?' She thought to herself.
The bell rang and Mrs. Page walked in and stood just infront of her desk, ready to address the class when she stopped as the door opened and Santana walked in and over to her seat next to Rachel. Once she was seated, the teacher spoke up, letting everyone know she was going to start calling names to hand out cameras and for them to sign the proper paperwork that stated the teens were going to be responsible if anything should happen to the camera's they are given.
Mrs. Page began to call out names one at a time in alphabetical order by their first names. As she called the first person up, the others silently started to talk amongst themselves.
Rachel turned to look at Santana hoping she would talk to her. "I texted you last night."
"I know." San nodded her head as she turned to the smaller girl. "I'm sorry, I just needed some time to think."
"Think about what? Are you having second thoughts about us?" Rachel asked softly, a bit nervous of the answer she would receive.
The taller girl sighed. "Rachel, I want to be with you. More then you know but I just can't help but feel that I don't deserve someone like you. I have been so horrible to you for so long-"
"Stop. I told you already that I forgave you. It's okay. It's in the past and that's where it's going to stay." Rachel insisted. Hoping that she was getting through to the thick headed girl that sat beside her. When she didn't get any form of response she took one of Santana's hands in her own. "Okay?"
Nodding her head softly as she gazed into Rachel's eyes, not caring if people saw their hands laced together. "Okay." She quietly said.
Just after she had responded, Rachel was called over to receive one of the cameras. Leaving the Latina by herslef, her eyes scanned the room to take in the students around her before stopping on Jew-Fro who apparently had been watching from his corner table. Glaring daggers at the teen, scaring him into turning away from her. Santana smirked at the reaction as Rachel sat back down beside her.
"We're okay, right?" Rachel asked as she set her camera down in front of her.
"Yeah, Tiny. We're good." She smiled. "But, I should let you know that Jew-fro over there might know that something's going on between us."
Glancing back at the said boy before returning her gaze back at her girlfriend. "I don't care." She said shrugging her shoulders.
"You don't?"
"No. why? Do you?" The Diva asked, wondering if Santana was ready to come out as a couple or not.
"Rach, if you were to ask me that question last year, I would have said yes. But, I don't care anymore. I don't care what people think. I'm finally happy for once and I'm not going to let this feeling go."
Even though they really didn't care that Jacob had been watching them interact during class and may have put the pieces together. He may intend to out them publicly or blackmail them with the information to get more 'Rachel Berry' panties. Which wasn't going to happen. Santana was positive of that. But all in all, the two had decided to remain a secret couple because of Finn. He was already depressed about the break-up, no need to rub a new relationship in his face, that was not the Latina's choice of course. She wanted to do just that. Though, she was repectful of Rachel's wishes.
Rachel was happily on her way to the choir room, ready to hear who would perform their solo today. She has yet to pick a song which was weird for her, usually she would have already performed but the Diva has been a little preoccupied as of late. The small girl was just a few feet from the choir room door when Jacob Ben Israel suddenly moved in front of her, stopping her in her tracks.
"So, word on the street is that you broke up with Finn to be with Santana. Care to comment?" He asked, pushing the microphone in her face.
"I don't know what your talking about. My relationship with Finn is really none of your buisness." Rachel told him before making a move to walk around him.
"Actually, if your relationship with Finn is over and there is nothing going on with Santana then that means your available." He smiled as he stopped her yet again from leaving.
"No, I'm not. So, please don't assume that I would go out with you." She argued.
"So, then it's true. You left Finn to be with someone else and that someone else just happens to be Santana."
"What? No. Wait-" She began, trying to figure what she should say.
"So, you aren't dating Santana?"
"I..."
"If you aren't. Then you are offically single. I want to take you out on a date." Rachel began to shake her head in protest. "And if you don't then I'll make sure that your relationship with Santana goes public by tomorrow morning."
"Your blackmailing me into going out on a date with you?"
"I'll pick you up at 7 o'clock. And I want a kiss at the end of the night." With his demands said, he walked away quickly.
Rachel was shocked by the day's turn of events and was now trying to decide whether or not she should inform Santana of Jacob's demands. She really didn't want to go out on a date with him but she knew that Santana wasn't quite ready to come out to everyone, plus, she wasn't ready for Finn to find out. Once she made up her mind about what to do, she walked inside the choir room.
Since she had been detained by the pervert who continued to stalk her, Mercedes and Kurt were the first ones to arrive and were sitting together in the front row. Behind them was Santana who had also been able to make in it inside before the smaller girl. Which should have been weird to Rachel's two best friends but because they already know about the relationship, it was understandable for them why the Latina was there so early.
Rachel had been relieved to see that Santana was there already but more so that Finn was not. This meant that she could talk with her girlfriend without consequence. Walking up to the empty seat next to Santana and immediately sat herself down. Leaning over and pressing her lips quickly to San's then pulling away with a smile on her face.
"Tease." Santana jested, smiling at her. Slowly letting it drop when she got no real response. "What's wrong?"
"You were right?"
"I usually am." She smirked, but seeing the seriousness on Rachel's face made her realize that she wasn't joking around. "Okay...what was I right about?"
"Jacob." The Diva answered with a bit of a shudder. "He knows about us. Or at least he's trying to convince me that he does."
"What did he say to you?" The taller girl demanded, clentching her fists together at her sides.
"He wants me to go out on a date with him." She sighed, knowing she might regret telling San this because Jacob may actually get harmed and it would be her fault. "And a kiss goodnight."
"Over my dead body!" Santana growled as her voice got a bit louder. "There is no way I'm letting that pervert anywhere nears my girl"
"But San, if I don't he is going to headline our relationship on his blog. The whole school will know."
"So?" The ex-cheerleader shrugged. "Let him. I'm not ashamed to call you my girlfriend, Rachel."
There was her answer about whether or not Santana was ready to come out as a Lesbian to the whole school and announce that she was also dating Rachel Berry.
"What about Finn...if Jacob runs the story then he'll find out."
"Again. So?" She was really starting to get irritated with this whole situation with Finn. 'Damn, he is such a cock block. Why can't she just let him go?' She thought before actually speaking. "Why can't you just let him go, Tiny? I mean, who cares if he gets upset that you chose me? He'll get over it."
"He could quit Glee, San." Rachel pointed out. "If we lose him we could lose sectionals. We need two strong captains to lead our team to victory. I can't carry the club on my own. As talented as I am, I cannot do it alone."
"Well, if the dumb ass leaves then I'll take his place as co-captain."
Rachel was taken back by Santana's words. "Really? You would do that?"
"Yeah, I would." She smiled and began to lean in towards Rachel to give her a kiss.
A loud whip sound echoed though the classroom causing the girls to see where it came from. Both Kurt and Mercedes were staring at them with smiles plastered on their faces.
"Like I said. You whipped girl." Mercedes smiled.
"Totally." Kurt added, nodding his head.
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