A/N: So just to clarify Jade and Hector aren't married yet. I made a mistake in the previous chapters and called him her husband, but they are only engaged. I'm going to go back and change it, sorry if there was any confusion.
Dinner was awkward. Well, at least for the new couple it was. Santana stopped Quinn's advances earlier in the shower, however hard it was, and it caused a bit of tension between them. Quinn didn't understand why Santana had pushed her away when she knew the girl wanted to. Santana, although very sexually frustrated, didn't want to have their first time be random shower sex. So she stopped it. Quinn was the one who wanted to take things slow but Santana still wanted their first time to be special.
Although dinner for the two girls wasn't the best, Santana very much enjoyed herself. It had been some time since her family had spent this much time together, and she loved it. Santana was even becoming more open to the idea of being friends with Hector. At first, and for a while after, when Jade told them she was getting married, Santana resented him. Hector just seemed like another person tearing away the little family ties that she had left. But the week vacation spent with her family was starting to change her mind.
"I wish we weren't leaving the day after tomorrow. I really want Santana to teach me how to surf." Hector said praising his future sister-in-law.
"I heard you were quite the pro out there Ana. Maybe we can come back down here soon and you can teach us instead of paying for an instructor." Maria said smiling at her daughter.
"Yeah, that would be a lot better than watching some shirtless guy ogle my future wife, and sister." Hector said rather angrily.
"Well can you blame him? The Lopez charm is hard to resist." Jade said smirking. "Hector don't get mad. He was looking more at Santana anyway, since she's obviously some surfing prodigy."
"Yeah and the fact that she was flirting with him." Hector added.
"Oh really now?" Quinn said turning to Santana with a questioning looking from an obvious jealous girlfriend.
"I was not! Don't tell lies on me." Santana retorted. She honestly wasn't flirting with him, he was just to nice for her to be her usual sarcastic self.
Santana squirmed in her seat getting all of this attention. She wished her sister and Hector would stop before her parents decided to weigh in on the subject.
"There will be none of that. I won't allow my baby girl to go out with just anyone. He will have to be properly introduced to me first. Me and my shotgun will have to interview him." Juan said staring at Santana.
"Oh please, no one at this table believes you'd do that. You have to know that Santana has been in relationships we know nothing about. However, I would like you to bring someone home mija. It's been awhile since you've shown interest in anyone in particular. They only person you seem to bring home these days is Quinn." Maria said chuckling.
Quinn stiffened at her name and moved slightly away from Santana and began playing with her food. Santana noticed but didn't make show any signs of it.
"Well, she's better than that Puck boy we heard about,that's always having those parties. I know what goes on at football players parties. I shouldn't even allow you to go out." Juan chimed in again.
"Oh hush up already. Don't pay him any mind Ana we trust you when you go out not to get yourself into any real trouble." Maria said.
"Well don't make me out to be the bad guy here. I trust my little chipmunk, I just don't trust the boys. That's why I always make sure Santana is going to be with Quinn too. That way she has someone to watch out for her." Juan explained himself.
This conversation was getting more and more uncomfortable for both the girls and Jade. She hadn't planned out her little comment leading into something like this.
"That reminds me of how they would play those fairytale games when they were younger and would always fight over who would be the prince." Maria laughed, "It was so cute how Santana would make up all these excuses as to why she should be the one to save Quinn from whatever imaginary perils they made up. I honestly think she could go grown and be an actress. She was very persuasive and had a flair for dramatics, if those kisses she used-
"Ay mami stop embarrassing me!" Santana half yelled. She couldn't take this subject anymore because of just how serious the secret relationships and Quinn were tied together. And seeing as Quinn and completely withdrawn from her, she was obviously uncomfortable too. Santana stared at her sister pleading for her to jump in and change the subject, anything would do.
"Oh, I have some good news. The wedding planner contacted me the other day and we got the venue we wanted!" Jade said excitedly.
Santana sighed. Almost any topic would be better.
After dinner the Lopez Family, and Quinn, decided to go to the boardwalk. It was a cool night and they wanted to get the most they could out of their quickly ending vacation. It was a beautiful night and the way the lights lit the boardwalk made a very romantic scene.
"It's there something wrong?" Santana asked Quinn.
Santana and Quinn had long since walked away from the prying eyes of her family but Quinn still wouldn't take any steps to show affection.
"No." Quinn said curtly.
"Are you sure?" Santana pried again.
"Yes. Why?" Quinn asked turning towards the girl walking alongside her.
"Oh I don't know. Maybe because you've barely said two words to me since before we left for dinner. And we've been on our own for a good half and hour but you seem to think it's not even safe to look at me." Santana replied her annoyance evident in her tone.
"It's nothing." Quinn said dismissing Santana's worries.
Santana stop walking which caused Quinn to stop as well and turn around to face her.
"Quinn, I'm sorry about earlier. I just thought that you wanted to take it slow and then all of a sudden you were right there in my face. I mean I wanted to, it's not like I don't but I wanted our first time to be special. Why are you upset over that? I'm pretty sure that's something most girls want from their partners." Santana asked confused.
Quinn was not ready to have this conversation. She didn't wan to explain to Santana how she felt or why she was being so hot and cold. So instead of coming out with her real thoughts, she agreed to let this be the reason for her mood. This is something she could easily fix.
Walking closer to the girl in front of her, Quinn took a tan hand in her own and began to speak.
"I know and I'm sorry. I want it to be special too. I know I said I wanted to take it slow and I do, with certain things, I just felt like you may have wanted something I couldn't give you. At least not yet, so I tried to change that." Quinn said happy that she didn't completely lie.
Santana smiled and brought her right hand up to caress Quinn's face.
"Quinn you're everything I could have ever wanted. I'm okay with waiting for you." Santana said sincerely.
Quinn's eyes began to glisten with impending tears at the truthfulness of Santana's words. All she could do at that moment was hope Santana would still love her with what she knew she had to do.
