Don't Become Mrs. Finn Hudson
Twenty-six year old Santana Lopez was changing back into her clothes after her final fitting for her wedding dress. If someone had told her in high school that she'd be getting married to her then-girlfriend's ex-boyfriend, she'd have tossed a slushie in their face before beating them senseless. But now, it just made sense. They'd both been left by the same girl. They grieved together and they moved on together, with each other, and now they were getting married to each other. Six years earlier, Santana swore she'd never get over the tiny brunette who broke her heart, but she finally had. She was in love and in three days, she was going to be Mrs. Finn Hudson. Just as she slipped her shirt back on her phone rang.
Twenty-six year old Rachel Berry was about to walk into the theater of her latest Broadway show when she decided to get on her iPhone to check her private Facebook from when she still lived in Lima. She used it to keep up with what was going on at home and with her old friends. The first thing that popped up on her news feed caught her attention.
Santana Lopez Can't believe I'm getting married in three days! Love you baby! :)
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Rachel always knew Santana would move on and she assumed it would most likely be with Brittany Pierce. Curious, Rachel was about to click over to Santana's profile to see who the Latina would be getting married to when something else caught her attention.
Finn Hudson I probably should be nervous, but I'm stoked. Three days from now can't come fast enough for my taste!
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"Oh no." Rachel said, immediately clicking onto Santana's profile.
Santana Lopez
Age: 26
High School: William McKinley High School
College: New York University
Engaged to Finn Hudson
"No... not my Santana." Rachel said, dialing a familiar number.
Santana stared at her phone in shock.
Incoming Call
Rachel Berry
FLASHBACK
Incoming Call
Ray
"Hey baby. You on your way?" Twenty year old Santana said.
"Santi..."
"Ray, I don't like the tone in your voice. What's wrong?"
"Santi, I can't do it." Rachel said.
"Do what? What can't you do, sweetheart? Is it about dinner? Sweetie, its okay. We can reschedule." Santana said.
"Santi, I can't do this anymore. I... I really need to focus on my career right now." Rachel said, softly crying.
"Are you breaking up with me?"
"...Yes."
"On the phone? Seriously?"
"I knew that if I had to see the hurt in your eyes, I'd change my mind." Rachel explained.
"Maybe that should tell you something."
"Santi, please understand. I do love you." Rachel said.
"But you love your career more. That's fine, Rachel. I'll... well I won't see you around. Good luck with everything, Rachel." Santana said, hanging up the phone.
END FLASHBACK
Rachel listened as the phone rang. "Hey its Santana. Leave a message." Sighing, Rachel hung up the phone.
"Who am I kidding? Of course she doesn't want to talk to me. This is the first time I've tried to contact her in six years. I wouldn't be surprised if she deleted my number out of her contacts." Rachel said to herself. Suddenly her phone rang. Upon hearing Don't Rain On My Parade blare out of her phone speakers, the tiny diva jumped.
Incoming Call
Santana Lopez
FLASHBACK
"Rachie, love, just come with me." Santana said, sending her girlfriend a charming smile that almost made Rachel give up her resolve and give in to the Latina's demands. Not really demands, more like wishes.
"Santana, I just do not see why you need me to be able to attend a basketball game." Rachel said.
"Because my brother wants to meet you. He plays for the team." Santana explained.
"Santi, I would have no idea what was going on."
"I'll be there. I can explain it to you." Rachel bit her lip. "Please baby?"
"Okay. I'll go with you." Rachel gave in. Santana cheered.
"I love you, Ray." she said, kissing the diva.
"I love you too." Rachel replied.
END FLASHBACK
"Hello?" Rachel answered hesitantly.
"Rachel?"
"Santana, hi."
"Hey... did you call me?"
"Yes, I did. I... I noticed on Facebook that you're getting married soon.. to Finn." Rachel said awkwardly.
"Uh... yeah... I am. In a couple of days, actually... We... We wanted to send you an invitation, but we didn't know your new address and no one could get ahold of you, not even your dads."
"I've been kind of unreachable lately, with my new show." Rachel explained.
"Well, I'm glad that you were able to call me and take my call. Its good to hear your voice, Rachel."
"Its good to hear yours too, Santana."
"Do you want to come to the wedding? I'm sure we could find a spot for you if you wanted to come." Rachel's heart sank. She'd hoped to hear 'Tell me not to marry him, Rachie. I love you.'
'No I don't want to go watch you get married to Finn Hudson. I want to attend our wedding.'
"I'd love to attend, Santana, but I have the opening night for my new show is the night after, so I can't leave." Rachel replied, though she gagged at what the night of her opening meant to Santana. 'The first day of night of her honeymoon. Depending on where they go, their first night of sleeping together as a married couple.'
"We're going to New York for our honeymoon. Maybe we can come see your show one night."
"That'd be wonderful, Santana." Rachel said. 'Can you leave your husband in Lima?' "Listen, Santana, I have to go to rehearsal. It was great talking to you." Rachel said.
"Yea, it was. Bye Rachel."
"Bye Santi."
"Bye Santi." Santana's heart melted when she heard the name. She hadn't been called that since her last conversation with Rachel. God, she missed the diva so much. Wait. No she didn't. She was getting married to Finn. Finn. She was in love with Finn now. Right?
Incoming Call
Finn
"Hello?"
"Hey baby."
"Hey sweetie... Guess who just called me?" Santana said.
"Who?"
"Rachel..." She was met with silence. "Finn?"
"I'm here... Rachel as in Rachel Berry?"
"Yea. She saw on Facebook that we're engaged." Santana explained.
"Shit... how awkward was that conversation?" Santana laughed.
"Pretty damn awkward. My ex-girlfriend called me to ask about my being engaged to her ex-boyfriend. How awkward do you think it was?" she asked. Finn laughed. "I invited her to the wedding, since we couldn't send her an invitation, but her opening night for her new show is the night after, so she can't make it. I told her we'd try to see her show while we're in New York, though."
"Cool. I'll see you tonight. I love you."
"I love you too."
The next day, Santana heard a knock on her front door. She sighed, as she was busy figuring out how Finn's stuff would fit into her house. Her house was pretty sizeable. Her parents had given her the house when they decided to retire and move to Miami, but with Finn came his stuff and the man had a lot of stuff. Santana was almost positive she was marrying a pack rat. She seriously had no idea why Finn still had his mouth guard and athletic cup from when he played for the William McKinley High School Titans. Well he used to still have his mouth guard and athletic cup from when he played for the William McKinley High School Titans. Santana threw them away when she saw what they were.
FLASHBACK
"That's the last of the boxes that are in my car. I'll bring over some more stuff tomorrow." Finn said, setting a box down on the coffee table.
"Awesome. What's in this one anyway?" Santana asked, looking at the box that was marked High School. Opening the box, she saw pictures of the New Directions, pictures of the football and basketball teams, Finn's old jersey and letterman jacket, and the program from when they won Nationals their senior year. Smiling, she saw something under the jersey, and reached for it. "What's thi... Finn, tell me this is not your mouth guard I'm holding." Santana demanded.
"That's not my mouth guard your holding." he said. She glared at him.
"Now say it as if you mean it."
"I can't." Santana dropped it on the table.
"Ew." she reached into the box again. "Is this your athletic cup?" He nodded. "Okay these two have got to go."
"But San-"
"Yea, no. That adorable puppy dog face isn't going to work this time." she said, kissing him lightly before moving to toss the items in the trash.
END FLASHBACK
Santana chuckled to herself as she moved to open her door. "Rachel... What are you doing here?" Santana asked.
"I've come to say congratulations in person."
"Shouldn't you be doing some last minute rehearsals for your opening night?" Santana asked. Rachel nodded.
"I'm flying back tonight. I just wanted to see you one last time as Santana Lopez. Next time I see you, regardless of whether or not you two see my show, you'll be Santana Hudson." Rachel explained. Santana nodded.
"Come in." she said, widening the door. Rachel smiled and walked in. "Sorry about the mess. I'm trying to figure out where all of Finn's stuff will go." Santana explained.
"Its fine. This isn't the first time I've seen this house in a state like this." Rachel said, smiling.
"True."
"So... would you mind if I go up to your old bedroom? For old time's sake?"
"Not at all, go ahead." Santana said. Rachel grinned and went upstairs. Santana quickly pulled out her phone.
To: Finn
Rachel's at the house.
"Santana?"
"Yea?"
"Can you come up here?" At that moment her phone buzzed.
"Yea, just a sec!"
New Message
Finn
I'm on my way
Santana ran up the stairs and made her way to her old bedroom. "What's up?" she asked. Rachel held up a book.
"What's this?" Santana bit her lip.
"Its a scrapbook. I made it awhile back." she said. Rachel nodded. "So anyway, Finn's on his way over. We can all catch up."
Finally, the day of the wedding arrived. Santana had managed to survive being in the same room as her ex and her fiancee for a few hours, but since her reunion with the pint sized diva, she'd been a little confused. She just shook it off as wedding jitters. There was a knock on the door and Santana tore her gaze away from herself in her wedding dress and looked at the door. "Come in." she called. Brittany and Quinn walked in.
"Oh my god. San, you look beautiful." Brittany said. Santana grinned and looked back at the mirror. She stared at herself in her long, simple, white dress. Her hair was pulled back in a low side bun. She'd never looked this elegant. Her eyes landed on something in Quinn's hands.
"What's with the flowers, Q?"
"A delivery guy showed up looking for where you were getting ready. I told him I'd give them to you. Here." Quinn said, handing the bouquet of red roses to Santana. Frowning in confusion, Santana looked for a card, pulling it out when she found one.
Santana,
Congratulations. I hope today is as amazing and wonderful as you are. You deserve the best that life can offer and I hope that your marriage is exactly that. I can't wait for you to see my show while you're in New York. I'll always love you, but as long as your happy with Finn then that's all I could ever hope for. I hope you have a wonderful life together and that you get everything you deserve and more. You're an amazing woman, Santana Lopez. Don't ever forget that.
Love, Rachel
"Who are they from?" Quinn asked.
"Can you guys go get Finn, please?" Santana asked.
"San, Finn can't see you in your dress." Brittany said. Santana looked at the blondes.
"Please. Just go get Finn." she said.
Two minutes later, there was another knock on the door. "San, baby? You okay?" Santana stood from her chair and opened the door.
"Hey." she said, offering a small smile.
"Hey."
"Come in." she said. Nodding he walked in.
"Who sent those?" he asked, nodding toward the flowers. Santana picked up the card and handed it to him. "Rachel?" Santana nodded as she took the card back. "You still love her." he said. It wasn't a question, but more of a statement. Santana looked up, startled.
"Wh... What?"
"You're still in love with Rachel. I can see it in your eyes, San. You forget that I know you." he replied. Santana searched his eyes for any sign of anger, but found none.
"Yea... I guess I do."
"You want to call of the wedding, don't you?" he asked with a kind smile.
"Finn..."
"San, I saw this coming the moment you called me and said Rachel Berry just called me. I'm not going to be the same douchebag that tried to prevent you to from getting together when it was Rachel leaving me for you. I'm not going to keep you from true love. I want you to be happy." Finn said. Santana smiled.
"I do love you, Finn."
"I know. I love you too, San. Go get the person you're in love with. I'll handle everyone here." he said. Grinning, Santana kissed him softly for the last time before picking up the flowers and leaving the room.
Rachel sighed as she flipped through an old photo album. For her eighteenth birthday, her first birthday with Santana as a girlfriend, the Latina had made her a scrapbook of pictures of them. She sighed and pulled out her phone, signing onto Facebook.
Santana Lopez Can't believe its finally here! I love you, baby! :)
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Finn Hudson I love you too baby! :)
"You should have never let her go, Berry." she mumbled.
"No you shouldn't have." Jumping, Rachel looked around for the new voice.
"Santana? How the hell did you get into my apartment?"
"Here's a helpful hint... if you're going to have a spare key, you should make sure it isn't visible." Santana said, smirking. Rachel rolled her eyes.
"Wait a minute... you're supposed to be at your wedding right now. What are you doing in New York?" she said. Santana shrugged.
"Couldn't do it. Ray... everything was so secure. Finn and I were supposed to be married right now. You changed that with just one phone call. Ever since you called me I've had trouble thinking clearly. Then you showed up at my house. Then you sent me flowers with the sweetest note on my wedding day and I knew that I couldn't marry Finn when my heart belongs to you. He never had the entire thing, because I never got the entire thing back when you broke up with me. Rachel, I love you." Santana said. Rachel surged forward and kissed the Latina.
"I love you."
"I love you too."
"Please don't become Mrs. Finn Hudson." Rachel said. Santana kissed the diva again.
"Never."
"Kurt wants us to make it Facebook official." Rachel announced from her spot in Santana's arms. The Latina woman chuckled.
"Of course he does. He did the same thing when Finn and I got engaged." she said, pulling out her phone and signing onto Facebook. "Oh my god. Check your Newsfeed." Santana said.
Finn Hudson went from 'Engaged' to 'Single'
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Noah Puckerman You cool with this dude?
Finn Hudson Definitely. I'm happy for them. They're meant to be together.
"Finn's definitely come a long way since the last time we went through this." Rachel said. Santana nodded her agreement.
FLASHBACK
"Mr. Schue? I have an announcement to make." Rachel announced. Santana's eyes widened as her secret girlfriend walked to the front of the room.
"What's up Rachel?" the teacher asked.
"Well, I..." Rachel couldn't help but allow her eyes to travel up to Santana. Taking a deep breath, Santana opened her mouth.
"She's trying to say that she and I are in a relationship. We're together. Rachel and I are dating." she said. Everyone's jaws dropped as they looked between the two girls.
"You two?" Quinn asked. Santana nodded.
"This is garbage!" Finn yelled, standing up. Sensing something bad was about to happen, Santana jumped out of her chair and ran to her girlfriend's side.
"Finn, back off." Santana warned.
"You stole my girlfriend!"
"You broke up with me! I'm not yours to steal!" Rachel yelled. Santana snaked her armed around her waist and pulled her closer.
"Back off, Finn." Puck yelled, jumping up. Finn stormed out of the room, kicking over three chairs as he went.
END FLASHBACK
"Absolutely. He's really become a great guy. He's nothing like he was in high school." Santana said.
Finn Hudson went from 'Engaged' to 'Single'
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Noah Puckerman You cool with this dude?
Finn Hudson Definitely. I'm happy for them. They're meant to be together.
Santana Lopez Thank you sooooo much for understanding Finn. I'll always love you.
Rachel Berry As will I.
Finn Hudson No problem. I'll always be there for you two. Love you guys. :)
"Finn's going to be a great husband to someone some day." Santana commented.
"How did you two get together?" Rachel asked.
FLASHBACK
Finn opened the front door to his New York apartment to find his ex-girlfriend's current girlfriend standing on the other side. "Santana?" he asked, unable to hide the surprise. Even though they'd ended high school on good terms, he always resented Santana a little simply because she made Rachel happier than he ever could. "Are... Are you crying?" She nodded.
"Rachel left me. She broke up with me." Santana said.
"What? Why? You two had all those plans in high school." he said.
"Yea I know. She said she needs to focus on her Broadway career." the Latina said. Finn widened his door.
"Come in." he said. Santana hurried into the apartment. "Do you wants some water or something?" he asked. Santana nodded.
"Thanks." she said, accepting the bottle of water. After talking for a few hours, Santana felt a little better. "Thanks for this Finn."
"Maybe we could hang out sometime." Finn offered. Santana smiled.
"I'd like that. Can we not talk about Rachel though?" Finn nodded.
END FLASHBACK
"I'm so sorry about that." Rachel whispered. Santana smiled.
"Don't be. We're good now." she said, kissing the top of the diva's head.
Santana Lopez
Age: 26
High School: William McKinley High School
College: New York University
Engaged
Santana looked over the girl's shoulder to see what she was looking at. Frowning, she looked at her own phone and messed with it for a second."Ray."
"Yea?"
"Let me see your phone real quick." Raising an eyebrow, Rachel handed over her phone and Santana messed with it before handing it back, putting it back on the diva's own profile. "Look at it."
Rachel Berry
Age: 26
High School: William McKinley High School
College: Julliard
In a relationship with Santana Lopez
Rachel looked up smiling. "God I love you."
"I love you too." Santana said as her phone beeped.
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Santana Lopez is in a relationship with Rachel Berry
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Finn Hudson Congrats you guys! Love you!
Noah Puckerman Since Finn is cool with it, I'm cool with it. Congrats
Quinn Fabray Puckerman Congrats you guys!
Mike Chang Congrats you two
Tina Cohen-Chang Chang Congrats!
Matt Rutherford Congrats you two!
Mercedes Jones Rutherford Congrats girls!
Artie Abrams Congrats!
Brittany S. Pierce Abrams Congrats Sanny and Rachie! I love you guys!
Sam Evans Congrats guys!
Lauren Zizes Congrats
Will Schuester Glad you two worked things out. Congrats
Emma Pillsbury Schuester Congrats you two
Blaine Anderson Congrats! Love you guys
Kurt Hummel FINALLY!
"That's exactly what I was saying." Santana said, chuckling at Kurt's comment. Rachel smiled.
"I love you so much, Santi." she said.
"I love you too Rachie." Santana whispered, kissing the diva.