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It's the morning of Valentine's Day and love is filling the air, well more specifically, for the Lopez household. Santana took the weekend off to spend as much time as Rachel's schedule would allow, but before they could get the alone time that they wanted; Rachel needed to do a few scenes for the movie. Nothing too big since the cast and crew got a memo that they were only going to film for around 6 hours, it was because of the fact it's Valentine's Day that people got time off. The time showering and getting ready was taking a bit; in fact Rachel was almost late because of it. Neither wife could keep their hands off each other, something about that day brought out the romance in them, but amplified. Quinn of course scolded the two for taking their sweet time since she had to drive them to the set, but she got over it after they took off. Santana was more than excited to see a movie studio for the first time. Quinn had sent her many pics of the studio and Rachel in costume, but now she gets to see her in person with her costume on. When they arrive, Rachel and Quinn help Santana out of the car, and into the main area of the studio. To say Santana was amazed at the sight of everything inside it would be an understatement, a real Hollywood studio; well it was based in New York, but still.
Rachel looked at the cast and crew, her wife's hand in her own. "Hey guys, I'd like for you to meet my lovely wife." She calls out to them.
"Hello, everyone." Santana smiles and turns her head from one side to the other so she could look at all the people who are standing in front of them. "Thank you for having me here today." This is Rachel workplace and she plans on acting as respectfully as she can.
Everyone was rather silent, but they took notice of Santana's presence and nodded towards the couple. "The crew don't talk a lot, not sure why." Rachel whispers as she walks with Santana over to her trailer. "We don't do anything until the director gets here, which he should be here by now.." She pulls out her phone to look at the time.
Santana steps to the small sofa in her wife's trailer and sit on it; getting closer to the end of her fifth month is taking its toll and her back and feet hurt more with every passing day, so she tries not to stand much. She looks around, curious to what her wife has in the space she spends hours upon hours in. "Is it like him?" She asks, but her eyes still scanning the area.
"Not really." Quinn answers and tries not to laugh at her friend looking like a child seeing something for the first time. "I'm sure he'll get here soon enough." She adds and leans her back on the counter.
"Well, it's not always Valentine's day, so he's probably shopping for his wife." Rachel states as she sits down beside Santana, looking up at Quinn. "So Quinn, are you doing anything... Do you think Puck has plans for tonight, within means of dog sitting?" She asks with a slight smile on her face.
"Since he was released, he always makes sure that we celebrate and he's being a real sweetheart." Quinn feels warm inside just thinking about her husband, "I'm sure our kitchen is a mess by now, but everything we'll look perfect by the time I get home." She chuckles. "I'm just happy to have him with me and Noah really knows how to spoil.."
"Did not need to know that, Blondie." Santana comments as she gets comfortable on the couch.
Quinn sends her a glare, then rolls her eyes, "It's not what I meant, take your head out of the gutter."
"Babe..." Rachel grazes Santana's leg gently, keeping a smile towards her. "I love you." She says.
A couple knocks at the trailer door and the sound of it opening, and in comes the director. "Rachel.." He looks among the three women. "There is the mystery woman you've been telling us about." He smiles.
"Chris!" Rachel waves her hand. "Yes, this is my lovely wife, who is carrying our child." She smiles and leans against Santana gently.
The blonde haired man smiles and bows towards Santana's direction. "Hello Mrs. Lopez." He says.
"Hello, nice meeting you." Santana smiles back and holds her hand out, "Rachel speaks highly of you."
The man shakes the Latina's hand and bows once more. "Rachel, we're going to start shooting in a bit, it's the scene where your character saves a kid." He mentions, not wanting to spoil too much of the scene. "Your hero suit should be in your changing room, then we will get some people to emphasize the abdomen area."
Rachel nods a couple times. "I'll see you out there." She says with a determined smile.
Chris nods, then makes his way out of the trailer.
"Finally I'll get to see you in costume." Santana says and bite her lip, "Go, get ready." She gently pokes Rachel's side and chuckles.
Rachel went to her changing room, got out of her clothes to get into costume. She had a bit of issues getting contacts on, but she eventually got them on. When Santana saw Rachel in her suit, she was indeed hungry for some of 'Super Rachel' so-to-speak. They get brought over to the prep area; this is where actors go to get work done for their character. First, they worked on the abdomen area of the suit, putting on a special liquid that allows the suit to show the muscle definition through the suit. Rachel kept this part away from Santana's eyes so she could surprise her on how the suit looks after everything was done. They finish, and Rachel looks back at Santana with a slight smile, then she turns around to show Santana the suit when the finishing touches are applied.
"What do you think?" Rachel asks before biting her lip.
Santana looks up from her phone, her eyes begin to scan her wife's body and damn, she's certainly what she's seeing. "You don't want me to say what I really have on my mind right now." Santana licks her lips, but straightens up when she notices Quinn's eye roll. It's where Rachel is working; she reminds herself and takes a deep breath. "You look amazing, babe." She smiles at her, "The sexiest, badass superhero ever."
Rachel smiles at Santana. "Thank you." She says, and then looks over at Quinn. "Why are you so bummed, Quinn?" Rachel gives her friend a sad pout.
"I'm not." Quinn frowns as she looks at the actress.
"I think Q haven't spend much time with me lately that she forgot how charming I am." Santana point out and grins, "Don't worry, I'll put a smile on that pale face while you shoot your scenes." She continues and leans her head on Quinn's shoulder.
"Oh, god.." Quinn looks at Santana, then back at Rachel, "Please don't take too long, I can only take so much of your wife for one day." She keeps a serious expression on her face, but letting through her voice be known that she's not entirely is.
"I think Mrs. Puckerman needs some affection from her best friends." Rachel walks over to Quinn and Santana, wrapping her arms around Quinn. "We love you, Quinn!" She states with a smile.
"Both of you on your own is sometimes too much, but together.." She shakes her head, but let a small smile form on her lips.
"Shut it, blondie, you love us." Santana says, leaving no room to argue.
"I think I see a smile." Rachel looks over at Santana and chuckles.
A nervous younger woman approaches Rachel, she gently taps her shoulder. "M-Mrs. Lopez.."
Rachel turns and rubs her shoulder. "Hey, easy on the shoulder, I'm the talent." She gives a playful pout.
"Oh no, I'm so sorry I.."
"Sweetie, I'm just kidding." Rachel ruffles the woman's hair. "What's up?"
"Hair and M-Makeup... You're needed." The woman says while looking down at the floor.
"I'll be there, and also, relax. Please?" Rachel smiles down at the woman before looking over at Santana and Quinn. "Well, you heard the young'n, I'm needed." She walks to Santana, placing a peck on her cheek.
"Go amaze them, baby. We'll see you later." Santana tells her wife with a big proud smile.
"Don't worry about her," Quinn gestures at Santana, "I'll find her somewhere to sit and rest. Goodbye." She informs her friend and waves.
The rest of Santana's visit on set continued to be pleasant and enjoyable. While Rachel worked, Santana and Quinn used the time to catch up and talk, which didn't happen for a while because life got in the way. They laughed at how much they've grown and the changes they went through in their twenties; they're both made it out of Lima, got married and have great jobs. Although relationships within the group have changed, Santana and Kurt are much closer while the blonde has the same thing with Rachel, they're still good friends and play an important role in each other's life.
Before going home, Rachel showed Santana around and introduced her to a few other people. Spending the morning and most of the noon in her wife's work place made Santana even more proud of Rachel, got her to understand a little better this aspect of her life and brought them somewhat closer.
Quinn dropped them at home; despite her house being a few minutes away, Quinn didn't want to let Santana walk it if it could've been avoided. The couple thanked their friend again and again and told her they'd bring Dex at the time they set. The blonde smiled at her friends and said goodbye, then drove home. Like she thought, Puck was busy in the kitchen and banned her from going in there, so she went to their bedroom to find something to wear for their indoor date.
When the Lopez couple got home, they haven't had much time before their Valentine's Day celebration start. They grabbed something to eat earlier, so they used the time to take a quick nap. They woke up forty minutes later, feeling fresh, and each took a shower, then proceeded to get ready. Rachel wore a long-sleeved navy blue skater dress and tights; she matched a pair of heels and added the necklace with her wife's initial that Santana bought her when they only started dating. Santana, on the other hand, decided to not wear a dress this time, so she went with a black knit-tee, a zebra print tights and flat, high boots. She added the earrings Rachel bought her on Thanksgiving years ago to go with it. They both did their makeup, trying their best to not gawk at the woman next to them that looked absolutely gorgeous. They managed to get ready in time, then the couple went downstairs, put on their scarfs and coats and with Dex, walked to their car. They left their beloved dog in the hands of their friends, who looked very much in love and in the mood of the day when they opened the door. They wished one another a happy Valentine's Day and to enjoy their evening, Santana and Rachel said thank you one more time, then was on their way to the theater. Tonight they watched a new production of 'Les Miserables'; Rachel really wanted to see if for a while now, Santana liked when they went with Kurt when they were younger and they finally got time, just perfect. They got inside and kept close to one another, actually feeling like they're the only two people in the auditorium. They snuck a couple of pecks before the show started, then settled in the warm embrace while watching the stage.
The play was too short, but they probably felt like that because they enjoyed it very much. On their way to the restaurant, Rachel and Santana couldn't stop talking about it and how much they enjoyed it. Santana made a mental note to tell Kurt that he got to go see it as well. Then, not too long after, they got in the place where they had a reservation. They waited only a couple of minutes before they were given their table.
"The food was so good last time we were here; I can't wait to try something new." Santana says and looks around.
"Me neither, babe." Rachel nods and scans through the menu. "I think I will have the Roasted chestnut and herb pesto pasta with mushrooms." She licks her lips some.
"Hmm.. I might steal a few bites." Santana chuckles and looks back down at the menu. "I think I'm going to take a pumpkin soup as an appetizer and for the main course.." She taps her finger on her chin, trying to make a decision between two things on the menu that sounds good, "I'll go with grilled Salmon." Then her eyes shine and she lifts them to look at her wife, "And god, that apple cake they have.." She almost drools just thinking about it, "With the caramel and vanilla pudding." Ok, Santana is over the top excited about this place.
"Would you like to have that for dessert, my love?" Rachel raises a brow and smiles at how adorable her wife is being at this moment. "Or do you want it for the baby?" She partially jokes.
"Our baby and I happen to love apples and that dessert is something else." She says half defensively and half joking. She then places her hand on her belly, pretending to shut the baby's ears, "But I'm more excited for the after-dinner dessert." Santana winks and bite her lip.
"I love you too." Rachel holds on to Santana's hand, grazing the back of it with her thumb. "I had a lot of cheesy things to say, and I had every intention of saying it... But it doesn't do justice on how I feel about you." She says with a smile.
"There will never be enough time or words to express our feelings, Rach." Santana smiles back, "I'm simply happy that we're together and we're doing the best for each other and for our children."
Rachel lifts up her glass. "To us, our marriage, and our children." She says.
"Cheers, my love." Santana says. She also lifts her glass with her free hand and clink their glasses. Just when she was about to kiss the back of Rachel's hand, they hear someone clearing their throat.
"Hm.. H-Hello." A female, by the look of it, in her early-mid twenties stand next to their table looking nervous. She's not part of the staff because she's not in uniforms and Santana doesn't recognize her. "I d-don't mean to interrupt your evening, b-but you are Rachel Berry, r-right?" She stutterers a little, but get to finish her sentence.
Rachel looks over at the young woman, gives her a calm smile. "Yes, yes I am." She nods a couple times, then slightly turns herself in her seat to get a better look at the woman.
Santana notices the light in the girl's eyes when her wife confirmed that she is indeed Rachel Berry. But still, the girl seems nervous and she sways on her feet. "I'm sorry, I know it's Valentine's Day and you're celebrating with your wife, b-but I just had to approach you." She sounds more excited at the end. "I've been following you for many years, I saw everything you were in and I just think you're a truly amazing actress and singer." The young woman says and moves her tensed hands along the side of her body. "At first, what the girl said sounded weird to the Latina and she was ready to go to defense, but she perked up hearing the compliments her wife is getting. "I'm a huge fan, probably your biggest and I was dying to meet you, I just never thought it would happen." She smiles the widest smile Santana had ever seen, "A-And when I read about you adopting a girl, it just made me appreciate you even more. I know most of what get published in the paper is crap, but they also wrote about your daughter and wedding and now that you're expecting a child.. It's just so amazing.. I said that already.. But, anyways, you're my role model; you showed me that it is possible to have it all and to be happy, that things can turn for the better and that doing good is always the right thing, even if you're not necessarily getting anything back." The girl then stops and looks at her idol with wide eyes, "Oh god, I'm rambling, I'm sorry.." She says and bites her lips nervously.
Santana listened carefully to every single word that came out of that woman's mouth and she can't help the bright smile on her face. She's extremely happy about this show of support and love Rachel is getting and from a fan, someone outside the family, someone that likes her from the little they know and based on her talent. She hopes it'd boost her wife's self esteem or at least would make her happy and all warm inside. God knows she deserves it. She squeezes Rachel's hand and lets it go, thinking that she might need it back.
Rachel gulped, it was rare to hear so many nice things from someone outside of her family and friends, it was a nice thing though. A smile forms as she stands up. "I appreciate you for being a fan of mine, but I wouldn't be where I'm at if it wasn't for my wife, and our daughter, and our unborn..." She looks at Santana, keeping her smile. "My family supported me, every step of the way." She looks back at the woman. "People like you, support me and it's amazing in itself." She holds her hands together. "Thank you for your dedication, and I hope you'll stay a fan of mine for many years to come." Rachel nods a couple times.
"I'm sure I will!" The young woman states, now clearly more relaxed. "Do you mind taking a picture with me? I won't bother you anymore after that, I promise, I just want to have something to remember this moment by." She asks, her eyes full of hope that Santana is almost tempted to push her wife from the chair to take a bunch of pictures with her.
"Well..." Rachel sees the look in the young woman's eyes, and just sees a lot of herself when she first met one of her idols. "I'd love to." She says and nods some more.
Santana stands up with her wife and smiles at the woman, "I can take the picture, you'll get a better one like that." She says with a smile.
"Thank you!" She tells Santana and gives her phone. She waits for her idol to stand next to her, then smiles to the camera. A few seconds later and after snapping a couple of pictures, Santana gives her the device back and she looks at the photos, really happy it came out so good. "Thank you so much, you made my year! Have a nice night and I hope to see you on my screen more and that you'll stay the most awesome family." She smiles at Rachel, then at Santana and turns to leave.
Rachel just stood there in awe, that was the first time that a fan asked for a picture with her. "W-Wow..." Is all she says as she looks at Santana.
"For a moment there I thought she's going to faint." Santana mentions as she moves her eyes from watching the girl leave to her wife. "Shall I dare say that this moment gets in your list of most wonderful, shocking, great events?" She asks and chuckles as she takes her seat, "She was on point, you know.. I'm just happy that now you know your family isn't the only one who thinks that." Rachel deserves all of that and more, and Santana hopes her wife would take it as a good thing and embrace that appreciation that is well earned.
Rachel sat down and bit the inside of her lower lip. "I..." She gulps, then quickly grabs a napkin, dabbing it against her cheeks. She sniffles and takes a deep breath. "I feel... Like..." Rachel sniffles again. "I just can't believe that happened, you know?"
Santana takes both Rachel's hands and kiss them twice. "I do, but it did happen and there are more than that nice young woman who thinks that, honey." She's caressing her hands and smiles.
Rachel bites her lower lip. "I love you, so damn much." She says while gazing into her wife's eyes.
The food got to them eventually, and then the couple started to eat. During their dinner, Santana talked a lot about how much she loved seeing Rachel in costume, in fact she went into as much detail as she could without getting too personal. She also went in to some detail about how empowering her character is in the few scenes she got to see and how it was Rachel that made it work. This of course made Rachel blush from the compliment, but she saw Santana's point as true. It was a serious role and they wanted a serious, young actress that could sound, look, and be the part. They talked more about how excited they were for the baby to be born, and Rachel actually told Santana about how many baby books she read while on set. In fact if Rachel wasn't playing a game for the baby, or reading a novel to the baby, she was reading books on how to parent a baby. Once more, a perfectionist at heart, Santana adored that side of Rachel though so it was more than okay in her eyes. After they ate, they went to the dance floor and started to slow dance for a few songs. Due to Santana being pregnant, they were limited to how long they could dance; it bummed Santana out for a few moments when they had to stop because she wanted to make this the most enjoyable night for Rachel. Rachel made sure to assure Santana that she's enjoying their time as they made their way to the hotel; Santana handled getting the card keys for their room while Rachel got the couple of bags that they packed. Slowly, carefully, and surely they get to their room and Santana instantly works her way to the couch so she can relax.
Rachel rid herself of her dress as she sits on the bed; she then takes her heels off and lets out a groan in pain. "I am glad to get these off, but damn my feet hurt!" She lets out as she lies on the bed and looks over at Santana.
"Oh, my poor baby.." Santana pouts and takes her own flats off. "We can give each other massages, it'd be so romantic." She chuckles softly and stands up, making her way to the bed.
"What kind of massages?" Rachel bites her lip and smirks as she watches Santana move closer. "Hey, uh.. Did you... Did you enjoy tonight so far?"
"I was with you, of course I enjoyed it." Santana states the obvious as she sits at the side of the bed near her wife. "And you?" She asks and tucks a few stray hairs behind her ear.
"I always enjoy my days with you, love." Rachel smiles as she moves herself to where she rests her head on Santana's lap.
"I want to tell you just how much I love you, but you have to do something first." Santana smiles and taps her wife's nose. "Your present is in my purse. I had to bring one of my big ones for the box to fit." She chuckles. "And typically I'm not getting nervous, but those hormones messing up my brain.. Though I'm positive you're going to appreciate it."
"Always when I'm so comfy." Rachel lets out an exaggerated groan, but she smiles at Santana then gets up and walks towards the couch, she looks at Santana. "Should I unzip the purse?" She asks and Santana nods. So Rachel unzips the purse and sees a box, she was curious as she takes the box and walks back to Santana. She sits down beside her, opens the box to see a series of pictures of Santana, and she looked... Wow. "Oh.. My..." She gulped and blushed quite a lot.
Santana slightly bit her lip, "I did them just before we got the news about the baby." She provides an explanation, "I wanted you to have a reminder of how my body was.." She then starts to move one finger up and down Rachel's arm, "And I know you're not a single player, but I thought it can be a fun gift; either you'll put it to a good use while I have a long day at the club or just enjoy looking it from time to time or whatever."
"San..." Rachel calmly smiles. "I love it, and you look very beautiful and sexy in these pictures..." She sets the box with the pictures aside then moves herself to where she could see Santana a bit better. "I'll keep these somewhere in one of my drawers, and look at it every so often." She chuckles softly but then her expression turned serious. "Babe, as much as I love it, I don't want the reminder of how your body looked before your got pregnant." She says as one hand grazes Santana's cheek. "Because to me, your body is yours, and I don't care how big your cute pregger belly gets, and I don't care if you get the fit Auntie Snix workout back into your system or not..." She gulps. "I love your body because it's yours, and I don't want you to have to worry about looking good for me or for anyone, because you already do look good, hell amazing." Rachel is struggling to show her appreciation for what Santana had done while expressing her opinion about her wife's appearance. "Like I said, I love the pictures, and we both know they don't do your perfection justice... But no matter your size, to me... I'm always gonna want to wake up to you, your body, your love... Please don't forget that..." She looks down a bit, not knowing if she did bad by expressing so much.
Santana cups her wife's face with both hands and makes lifts them to meet Rachel's eyes. "Every time I look in your eyes I get that tingly feeling that I had when I first realized I love you. When you touch me, my heart beats speed up and even if you're in another room, my soul misses you." Santana says in a quiet, leveled tone. "I am so lucky to have such a supportive wife and a beautiful woman, both inside and out, by my side." She continues and smiles. "Thank you for everything you do for me and our kids. I love you more and more with every breath that I take."
Rachel smiles at her wife, adoring every little second that they are this close to each other. "You know, you mentioned single player, which reminded me of something I maybe got for you." She gets up, but not without pecking her wife's lips a couple times. "I know the context you meant it in is different than what reminded me, but..." Rachel walks over to the couch, unzips one of the bags, pulls out a big dark red t-shirt and puts it on, then she reaches a bit more in the bag to pull out a couple boxes. She walks back over to Santana, places the boxes on her side and hands Santana one of the more rectangular boxes.
Santana opens the box in her hands and smiles brightly at what is revealed to her eyes. In the box there is a turquoise, which is one of her two favorite colors, controller with and the words 'Love, Rachel' engrave on it. Santana can't help but giggle, "This is perfect, babe. Thank you."
"I know you loved picking on me for my sorta love for gaming." Rachel starts. "I remembered that one night, you wanted to play with me, and the only other controller we had was that off-brand one which sucked." She chuckles. "And you were a little upset when it suddenly stopped working, so I got on the phone with Dani and she told me there is some guy who does custom controllers that are official branded ones, and for good prices too." She scoots a bit closer to Santana. "That's what made me want to get you a controller, that is only yours." She finishes before grabbing the other box. "Here is part 2 of my V-Day gift to you."
Before opening the second box, Santana leans forwards to place a chaste kiss on Rachel's lips. Yes, she likes to be playful with her wife sometimes and tease, but in the end of the day, playing some video games together once in a while is something she discovered she enjoys and a fun activity for the two of them. And it's not only about the gift itself; Santana appreciates Rachel for remembering that event and for caring enough that she got her her own customized controller. She opens the gift and gasps, her hand moves to her chest. In the box she sees a custom phone with the drawing Dani did of them holding each other in the rain on Christmas. "It looks so beautiful, babe and it's something our daughter made.." She wipes her eyes from tears that threatening to slide down her face. "Ugh, I love that you know me so well. Thank you so much."
"You're more than welcome, babe." Rachel smiles and wraps an arm around Santana's shoulder. "I wanted to make this year a bit different, usually I get you the crazy expensive gifts... But not always do I go for sentimental stuff." She bites her lip.
"I appreciate it very much and will take good care of them." She rubs their noses together, then abruptly stands up. "I think I'm going to take a warm bath." She declares and steps towards her small bag.
Rachel bit her lip some. "M-Maybe I could join you?" She asks with a huge blush across her face.
"Join me?" Santana feigned her surprise from hearing her wife's question. "What are your intentions, Mrs. Berry-Lopez?" She asks while slowly taking off her top. "Do you also need a hot, bubbly bath?" Santana throws the item on the couch and looks completely innocent at Rachel.
"Maybe." Rachel got up and walked over to Santana, she runs her hand against Santana's arm. "I think I need a very hot and enjoyable bubble bath." Her eyes scan Santana's body and it drives her crazy in so many ways.
"What an odd coincidence." Santana tugs Rachel closer by the hem of her shirt. "We might need to be close, I'm not sure if there is room for two in there." She gently presses their front together and keeps her eyes focused on her wife's; her voice is dripping with want.
Rachel moves a bit closer, unhooking her wife's bra to reveal her breasts. She then kisses at Santana's neck while her hand lowers towards the woman's waist; she slowly pushes down her wife's tights and panties. While she lowers down her wife's lower attire, Rachel lowers her body, then places soft kisses on Santana's exposed skin as she rises up.
Santana's eyes were closed while Rachel stripped her of her clothes and kissed her, now she opens them and turns to face her wife. First, she pulls Rachel's panties down, then place a couple of kisses on her lips. She takes her wife's hand and leads her to the fancy bathroom. Without saying anything, Santana opens the faucet, add the bubble bath and some special oil and the room fills with fruits scene in seconds. While the water fills the bath, Santana cups Rachel's face and slowly kissing her.
Rachel takes Santana's bottom lip in between her own, sucking on them and nibbling to add her own emphasis to their kiss. After a few moments of that, she breaks the kiss, but not for long as she tilts her head, to give Santana a more full kiss, her tongue going in the other woman's mouth to find her tongue.
Santana's knees feel weak, it's one hell of a kiss, but she has to end it or the room will be flooded and cleaning is the last thing on her mind right now. She pulls away and turns to close the faucet. Santana offers her hand to Rachel, letting her wife be the one getting in first.
Rachel takes her glasses off, placing them on the counter then she grabs hold of Santana's hand. Sadly, this is a new environment for Rachel otherwise she wouldn't need the help to get into the tub, but it was nice to be close to Santana as much as possible. Especially on their little getaway.
When she sees her wife settled down, Santana carefully gets in as well and sits on Rachel's lap. The hot water mixed with the oil immediately making her whole body feel better. She nuzzles her nose into her wife's neck and hugs her close. You don't know how wonderful it is to have someone take care of you and that person you can feel one hundred percent comfortable with until you have them.
"I feel bad for not saying this at all today but.. Happy Valentine's Day." Rachel bit her lip a slight amount. "And I love you."
Santana looks up and smiles, "Happy Valentine's Day, mi amor. Te amo mucho." She tells her back and rests her head on her shoulder, placing soft kissing on Rachel's neck. She traces Rachel's collarbone with her finger and tries to scoot even closer to the woman she loves.
That night was filled with the couple making sweet, passionate love, starting off in the tub and amazingly continuing onto the bed. Both women rarely get to go away for the weekend and dammit, they were taking advantage of as much time as they could, sadly fatigue got in the way which was bound to happen. Rachel slowly woke up when the sun's light hit her eyes, she could feel Santana's embrace against her which was comforting to wake up to. She got up and rubbed her eyes, suddenly felt hungry and she knew Santana would be hungry by the time she got up. So Rachel stumbled to the bathroom to get her glasses, after she got them on she went back out to grab clothes to wear. She settled on a baggy gray sweatshirt and a pair of shorts that are also rather big for her person, but she didn't care, she was hungry and wanted food. Realizing what day it was, Rachel grabbed her phone and dialed Dani's phone number, hoping she'd be awake to answer it. Sadly, she wasn't, so Rachel decided to leave a voicemail telling her how much she and Santana missed her, and wished her a happy birthday before hanging up. She let out a sigh afterwards and made her way to the door, thinking a bit about how Dani was feeling the night, she made a mental note to herself to spoil Dani a lot more next time they spend time together. It took a little bit because she couldn't find any organic eggs since those were her favorite, so she settled for normal eggs. Rachel made it back with a platter of breakfast foods for her and Santana, and luckily the hotel was partnered with Starbucks so she got herself a blended mocha Frappuccino and Santana a Valentine's Day caramel frappe with chocolate shavings and whip cream. Yes, Rachel spoils Santana quite a bit, that's the amazing thing about being so close to someone: You can spoil them all you want, they have to accept it or else your feelings could get hurt, and everyone enjoys that you spoiled them in the end. Rachel got back to the hotel room, then walked over to set the tray on the desk that was in the room, she then walked to the bed, sitting on the edge of Santana's side and carefully grazes her wife's leg.
"Wake up, San." Rachel says in a quiet tone. "I got some food for us." She continues, then moves a bit to where she can graze her belly. "And good morning to you, sweetie." Rachel whispers to Santana's belly as she leans to give it a gentle kiss.
"You were out a long time," Santana pouts without opening her eyes, "We missed you and I was cold.." She says as she opens her eyes. A smile begins to form on her lips, but then her eyes catch something, "A-Are those my brother's shorts?" She asks and chuckles.
"Shit, that's who these belong to?" Rachel looks down and shakes her head. "I had to like, triple knot this just so they wouldn't fall off." She chuckles as well.
Picturing Rachel doing the knots, then walking around like that makes Santana laugh for a few moments. Leo probably left the item the last time he visited them, Santana just isn't sure they only found it now. She sits up and rubs her eyes, both from the sleep and the tears caused by laughing. "Is it weird that you look cute in them?" She asks, "Nah, you look cute in everything." Santana answers to her own question and grins.
"Well, if Leo asks, I'm keeping them." Rachel smirks some as she leans back a slight amount to stretch her arms. "Hey, did you know that this company partnered with Starbucks?" She asks Santana just to be sure.
"I think they told me about it when I booked us the suite, but I wasn't really paying attention." Santana answers and pulls the blankets over her body some more. "Can you tell me all about it and the food you brought us after you bring it to bed and I get to snuggle with you?" Santana asks sweetly and gives her wife puppy dog eyes.
"It figures; I get your sex drive, and you get my puppy dog eyes." Rachel jokes, then gets up to grab the food tray. Carefully, she gets on the bed with the tray; she pushes out the legs of the tray so it can stand on the bed. "I got a bunch of breakfast stuff, eggs, hashbrowns, bacon, you name it." She explains before grabbing Santana's coffee. "Starbucks had a V-Day special so I got it for you, and look!" Rachel shows Santana the cup. "It came in a specialized cup, so you can take it home and use it."
"Oh, that's pretty cool!" Santana takes the cup from her wife and observes it closely, then take a sip, "Hm.. Yummy." She says after taking a taste, then licks her lips. "And you're the best wife anyone can ever ask for; I haven't had a chance to tell you that yet today." The Latina leans to capture Rachel's lips and pecks them a few times.
"I know I am." Rachel winks and smiles some more. "I'm glad you enjoy it, after last night, you deserved that and more." she bites her lip, then sets the bowls on each side of the plate. "Okay... I am probably only gonna touch the eggs and hashbrowns... Maybe the bacon."
Santana smiles, glad to see her wife happy. "You don't have to, babe, eat whatever you want and don't worry about it." Santana picks her fork up, "I won't mind eating extra bacon." She grins and places a kiss on Rachel's cheek. She feels like a teenager experiencing her first love; their night was amazing and falling asleep in each other's embrace, so close, made it even greater. Santana doesn't care if the hormones making her more emotional, she enjoys being so in love with Rachel.
Rachel portions her bowl, filling it with half eggs and half hashbrowns. "Would you like me to make a bowl for you or do you want to eat from the plate?" She asks with a smile.
"The plate is ok, babe, thanks." She uses her fork to get a piece of bacon and some egg, then eats it. "It's really good." She says while chewing.
"I bet." Rachel says before taking a bite of what she got for herself. "Okay, so I thought..." she gulps down her food. "I thought of something we can do with the basement, since it's freaking huge and we don't have much stuff to necessitate the damn thing." She says, then pulls out her phone; she taps the screen a couple times to get to a picture of a design. "Maybe turn it into a hang out area, like this." She shows the picture to her wife.
Santana is chewing on her food while looking at the screen of Rachel's phone. She examines the room; there is like a large area for watching movies, an area for a pool table and these sorts of things and even a place for the baby to play. "Can we afford this, babe?" She asks in excitement.
"Uh..." Rachel raised a brow, then smiled some more. "Yes we can, actually. I got estimates a couple days ago." She explains. "I mean we got the garage if we're really worried about where the boxes would go, but just imagine.." Rachel adjusts herself so she can hold Santana close. "Me, you, Dani, and baby Lopez.. Cuddling on our reclining couch and watching a movie on a projector screen..." She slightly bites her lip and rests her head against Santana's shoulder.
"I can see that happening." Santana says and kiss the top of her wife's head after wiping her mouth. "It's an unused space that we can do great things with.." She points, then starts giggling, "I can't help but thinking that in the future we'd walk in there to find our child sharing their first kiss.."
'Our son is going to be a lady killer.' Rachel thinks to herself and chuckles. "Well, our child will have your looks, so... I can't imagine the hearts that will be stolen." She jokes and smiles at Santana. "Who knows though, our child might be like me, but with your looks."
"I wish they'd be like you, darling. Talented, smart, nice and compassionate? Yeah, I really wish they'd take after you." Santana says without a need to think twice. "We need to finish the renovations before the birth, though.. Both the basement and the nursery." She states. The last thing they need is bringing their newborn to a messy home.
"Well, I need to make sure I get people I trust to work on it, although... You think Kurt would mind getting his people?" Rachel sits up to take another bite of food. "And have you heard from Kurt lately?"
"I'm sure we can work something with him and get to have the job done even better." Santana says and takes a sip from her coffee. "And we've been texting; he has tons of work lately, but he's alright." She smiles and takes another bite.
"Well, hopefully he won't mind." Rachel smiles, then leans to peck Santana's lips. "Let's enjoy this food, maybe get you dressed and we can look around this area." she suggests with a smile as she goes to finish her food.
On the previous day Dani made herself busy as much as she could. The young woman expressed her worries about the two special days in the month of February to her therapist; having to go through those days for the first time without Marley around, Dani was nervous about her feelings getting the best of her and the possibility of ruining the small, but good progress she made. Her first instinct was to close herself in her apartment until they'd pass, but she was told it'd be better to do the opposite, even for a short time. On Valentine's Day she came back home after a long day of classes, she devoted herself to studying and finished a couple of tasks due in a few days. There is nothing romantic in study sessions, but Dani tried to add some to make herself feel some of the romance the day bring with it; she played her and Marley's playlist in the background, bought the chocolate her fiancée loves, wore Marley's favorite t-shirt and wished her a happy Valentine's Day in a voice mail, together with how much she misses her and hope she's doing alright. It wasn't even close to being easy and she broke down and cried a few times, but she made it. It was the first they didn't celebrate together, but it's now behind them and there are not many more they'd have to celebrate apart.
Dani fell asleep catching up with some of her shows she missed. She knew that even though there weren't any specific plans for her birthday, she'd probably do something with the family and friends. When she woke up the next morning, she already saw some missed calls and messages, but decided to eat something and freshen up before calling back to thank everyone.
She made her way to the kitchen and made some eggs and toast, then sat down to eat. It was a kind of overwhelming thinking she's now 19 years old. Like many her age, she's a college student and studying what she has passion for. She got engaged not too long ago to her high school sweetheart, the girl who she fell for the moment her eyes landed on her. She has family and friends; she lives in her own apartment and her other half is in the military. She grew up and things did get better for her. She hopes and prays it would stay like that and Marley will come back to her safe and sound.
She just finished eating breakfast when there is a knock on the door. It's strange; did Elliot, Bath or even Kurt decide to stop by? She wasn't expecting to see them until later, she haven't showered yet. Dani frown and walks to open the door, ready to tell her visitor a little heads up would've been nice.
Standing on the other side of the door is someone who can make Dani's day all the better, this person was nervous to see Dani, but they were more excited than nervous. When Dani opens the door, the person's eyes light up with excitement. "H-Hi, Dani..."
The second her eyes met the person at the door Dani forgets what she wanted to say and almost how to speak or her own name. Her heart beats faster as she starts feeling the excitement, nervousness and of course, shock. "M-Marley?" She says in a quiet voice.
Indeed it was, and in full uniform to. She nods and smiles a bit as she wraps her arms around Dani to give her a tight embrace. "I missed you so much." Marley says.
Dani needed the confirmation; she needed to know she wasn't dreaming. Now that she has her fiancée's arms around her, Dani's emotions are everywhere. "Marls." She lets out against Marley's chest and tightens her hold. Tears start slowly slide down her face, she's just overwhelmed. She nuzzles into the woman's neck, taking in her sweet scent and feeling her skin again her own."I m-missed y-you too." She says and doesn't move an inch from Marley.
Marley looks down to see the tears; she bites the inside of her lower lip and gently cups Dani's face, her thumb brushing the tears away. She takes this time to brush her nose against Dani's, she missed the closeness of her fiancée, her scent, her love, her everything. "H-Happy birthday..."
Dani presses her lips against Marley's for a few long moments, then takes a deep breath. "Thank you." Her voice is a bit stronger. It's the first time she gets to see Marley in her uniforms and Dani is just in awe by the sight in front of her; it was almost two months, but Marley looks more mature, more confident and so comfortable. "You look good in those." Dani says and tugs on the uniform's collar. "H-How is it possible that you're here?" She asks and bites her lip, afraid to ask the second part of her question.
"Honestly, I don't know." Marley answers as she slightly leans to pick up her bag. "I was just lying in my bed, almost asleep, and the Sargent woke me up. He told me to pack some things and get to the helicopter." she explains the first half before walking into the apartment. "When I landed he told me to enjoy my two days, and then he took off."
"Two days.." Dani mumbles quietly to herself. It's not much, though anything but having Marley here permanently would never be enough for the young woman. Her fiancée is here now and who knows when she'd get to see her again, they need to enjoy all the time they have. "That's weird.." She says and closes the door, "I'm thrilled that you're here, but it's just weird." Dani steps closer to the other woman and moves her hand through her hair. "Hm.. You want me to make you something to eat? You must be hungry.."
"Oh, you have no idea..." Marley rubs her stomach. "Puck was not kidding when he talked about being enlisted; no one gives two shits if you're a man, woman, trans... They will ruin your day if you disobey an order." She says as she slumps on the couch. "Luckily I've been good, but some of my cabin mates didn't get so lucky, now they're at the medical ward."
Dani frowns at that, not liking the idea of her girlfriend being pushed around every day. She sighs, trying to stay positive for herself and Marley, "I'm sure they're doing it for your own good, so you'd be prepared when you get sent off." She tells her and walks to the kitchen. She takes out a couple of eggs, bacon and vegetables and placing them on the counter, then pours orange juice from the carton the she has yet to put away from when she ate breakfast. Dani walks to couch with the glass and hands it to Marley.
"Thank you." Marley takes the cup and smiles over at her fiancée. "And yeah, I know why they're doing this stuff..." She gulps some and looks down at her cup. "I'm terrified about going overseas..."
Dani freezes for a few seconds; she wasn't expecting this, she thought Marley was confident about it. She wants to tell her that they can find a way for her not to go and come back home where Dani could hold her every night, but that would be selfish of her. "I'm sure it's hard now and as it gets closer it gets scarier, but that's why you have such intense training." Dani tries to reason with her and lift her spirit, "And you won't be there alone, you'll have friends and you'll keep each other safe. Remember why you enlisted and what's waiting for you when you'll come back." She smiles and walks back to the kitchen area to start working on breakfast. She needs to believe her words as well if she wants to survive these years being apart.
Marley slowly nods at what Dani said, but it still didn't change the fact that she was indeed scared. She pushed that thought aside, then looked over at Dani, watching her cook. "How have you been?" She asks before taking a sip of her juice.
She gulps while scrambling the eggs with the bacon, "Well, I guess.. Considering it's our first time apart." Dani answers with a touch of nervousness in her voice. "College is keeping me busy and I've hung out with Beth and your brother more.. And we have a family brunch on the weekends."
Of course after time apart things would be awkward for a little bit, but eventually things got back on track as they talked about various things that went on during their time apart. It was comforting to know that things were at the very least fine, despite them missing each other more than anything. Soon after the breakfast and their talking, both the young women went to their room to lie down. Marley made sure to take off her jacket and placed it on the chair that was by Dani's desk. Then it was time for them to just hold each other and gaze into their eyes..
Marley's hand rested on Dani's waist, she carefully rests her forehead against her fiancée's and smiles somewhat. "It was hard to sleep without you next to me... And even harder to wake up..." She admits quietly.
Gripping tighter on Marley's shirt, the one the other is wearing, not the one she, herself, is wearing, Dani looks away and bite her lip. The whole sleeping thing was one of the big issues she's been dealing with. And if she's honest with herself, she doesn't want to appear weak, she doesn't want her girlfriend to be worried, Marley has a lot on her mind anyways. "For me too.."
The brunette took notice of Dani wearing her shirt, it made the woman blush a bit, mainly because it showed her how missed she was. Marley could tell the depression was filling the air, she needed to bring a bit of light and fast. "You look so cute in my shirts... You know that?"
Dani's eyes shoot up to Marley's again and a red color covers her cheeks. "Yeah, I kinda wear them when I'm in the apartment." She says shyly and scoots closer. "You might need to change your shirt a few times while you're here; some of them lost your scent.." She gently rubs their noses and cheeks together. It feels absolutely amazing to have Marley home; Dani doesn't care about her birthday or the world outside, the only things she wants is to cuddle with the girl she loves.
Marley smiles some then pecks Dani's lips a couple times. "I'll be sure to do that." She says as she moves some hair from Dani's eyes. "I noticed something different about you... Some how you're more beautiful than before..." She points out. "What's your secret?" Marley knows she's said this a few times before, but every time she does say it, in her eyes it's truer than before. Maybe it was how in love she is with her fiancée, maybe it's a fact, either way, and Marley likes what she sees whenever their eyes meet.
Dani chuckles while slightly shake her head and she places a kiss on the side of Marley's face. "Sometimes I can't believe we're engaged.." She starts quietly, "There is lots of time until I could call you my wife, but.. I don't know, I'm still excited about it." She giggles. "And you know, my moms mentioned us having kids a couple of times.." She rolls her eyes, but smiles.
"We never established the kids thing." Marley points out as she scoots her body closer. "We've talked about how marriage will be and what being engaged would be like... But not once did we really discuss the kids situation outside of saying we'll have them."
"There are at least a few more years before we would start trying. We have a lot do to until then and you need to come back for good.." Dani says and rests her head on Marley's shoulder. "But if we're already on the subject.." She smiles and traces her hand on Marley's stomach, "If everything will go as planned, I'd like us to have three or at least two.. I really want them to have siblings.."
Marley smiles a bit more. "That'd be nice." She says calmly. "I hope we get a big house, like the size of my mom's place, it'd be a perfect size to raise a few kids." She suggests, then bites her lip.
"I'd love that." Dani looks up and kiss Marley's jawline. "We need to work hard in the years ahead, then we would have it all." Her moms did and they made their dreams come true, why can't she and Marley do the same? Dani snuggles further into Marley's embrace, God, did she miss feeling so calm.
"Well, we're doing things right while we are young." Marley states as she looks down at the woman before her. "I didn't tell you what I am majoring in, did I?" She asks.
"You already have one?" Dani asks with some surprise in her voice. "What is it?"
Marley gulped some then moved some hair behind her ear. "It's something that I know you and Elliot will love, well... I love it too but I know you two will kinda be in awe of." She says calmly. "I am going to be a Graphic Artist, like for games, movies, you name it." Marley says and awaits Dani's reaction.
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