Later that night

Katie had been asleep in her room for awhile when she was woken abruptly by the sound of a thunderstorm. Normally the eleven year old would have no problem with the storm but with the recent events, old fears have crept into her mind. She sat in her bed, clutching rainbows the puppy dog, trying to get herself to relax. She had no luck with that so she got out of her bed and made her way down the stairs. Maybe some water would help her get her mind to ease. She didn't want to go running to her Mamma again because she felt like she was being needy with having to be by her side. She walked into the kitchen and was surprised to her Mami sitting at the table. She looked down as soon as Santana looked up at her.

"Mija, why are you down here its late." Santana asked her daughter tiredly. She couldn't sleep, not because of the storm but because of the fact she didn't know how to talk to her daughter. She didn't know how to go about this conversation and it frustrated her.

"I couldn't sleep, so I came down here to get some water." Katie explained.

Santana moved to get water for her daughter and then placed it at the table taking a seat across from the glass. "Come sit Katie."

The smaller girl of the two made her way to the table and took a seat. The awkward tension filled the room, Katie didn't know how to talk to her and Santana didn't know how to talk to Katie. They just sat there until San spoke up.

"You know when I first met you I thought you were this shy little girl who didn't know how to talk to the people around her. Now your this very excitable girl who talks to everyone." Santana says with a small smile. "Then I found out what happened to you and I realized you weren't just shy, you were broken too. You couldn't talk to anyone because you didn't know the difference between a good person and a bad person."

"Mami I don't understand why you're telling me this." Katie said, confusion evident in her voice.

"I'm telling you this Mija because I know how you got to be that way." Santana licked her lips, trying to search for the right words, "What you're mother.."

Katie cut her off, "Please don't call her that."

"Well what she did was unforgiveable, she hurt you so much in ways that I can't even understand. For me to say you were like her was one of the biggest mistakes I have ever made in my life. You are nothing like her Katie. You are caring, loving, passionate, smart, funny and beautiful. You could never be like that woman. You will never be like her."

Katie didn't say anything after San's speech, she didn't know what to say. She just looked down and wiped away some her tears. She jumped slightly when lightning flashed through the windows in the house.

"I'm sorry for getting mad." Katie said, jumping again.

"Why are you so jumpy Hermosa? I thought you got over your fear of thunderstorms."

"I'm just tired and I'm not expecting it I guess. Are we okay Mami?" Katie asked, looking up at her Mami finally.

"More than okay Mija." Santana said, leaning across the table giving her daughter a kiss on the forehead.

"Do you think maybe I could stay down here with you?" Katie asked, looking down once again.

"I thought you didn't like sleeping on the couch."

"Well I just kind of miss you…" Katie muttered shyly.

Santana's heart warmed, "Well its late so lets go to bed Hermosa."

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Later in the week Katie had asked her parents if she could spend the night with her Aunts, they agreed that she could spend the night at Quinn and Rachel's house. That would give them some much needed alone time. They haven't gotten to spend time together in a long time, so when ever they got a moment to themselves they pounced on it.

"Britt baby what do you want to do with all this quite time?" Santana asked the blonde who was putting away some laundry.

"We haven't fed the ducks in a long time, can we please feed the ducks Sanny?" Brittany pouted at her wife.

"Of course baby."

When the couple got to the duck pound they placed a blanket on the ground taking a seat on it. Santana leaned against Britt as the blonde tossed bread into the pound. They shared the comfortable silence, silence with them was never awkward.

Britt kissed Santana's shoulder, "What are you thinking about baby?"

"How much I love you." Santana said instantly.

"I love you too," Brittany smiled, "But what are you really thinking about."

"Lets talk about it later baby, I just want to lay here with you. We don't get to do it often, lets just enjoy it. I've missed being this close to you." Santana said, shifting how she was sitting and allowed herself to lay against the blonde.

"I miss spending time you too San. Everything is just really stressful right now. It doesn't mean anything between us changes though because I love you more than I loved anyone else in this world."

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At Quinn and Rachel's house they were eating dinner and just casually chatting about the day that they had just had. The two adults took the girls to the park to run around and get their energy out. Katie went straight for the basketball court needing to forget about everything that's happened in the past couple days. The small girl had so many questions running through her mind that she just needed to forget and be one with the sport. Even at one point her Aunt Quinn played with her. It was fun and her aunt put up good effort but no one played against her as wells as her Mami. It just wasn't the same.

"Aunt Quinn, when you first met me what was your first impression?" Katie asked her Aunt when they made their way to the car.

"Dang the girls small for nine." Quinn teased, but then seriously answered, "She seems really shy and scared of everyone around her. Why do you ask?"

"I don't know I was just wondering, that's all." Katie said, jumping into the car.

Later that night when Katie went to sleep she had a nightmare, something that hadn't happened in a long time.

Katie was in a room, she couldn't tell where she was but her sense told her it wasn't somewhere she wanted to be. She saw someone walk in and take a seat in front of her. That's when she noticed that she was sitting down by a table and the person sitting across from her was her Mami. She was wearing a sad expression.

"Mami, what's going on? Why am I here?" Katie asked fastly, looking for some answers.

"Katie, you know why you're here. You did this to yourself." Santana said, her voice broken.

"What do you mean, I'm confused. Where's mamma?"

"Don't call her that!" Santana shouted, "You attacked Brittany! You got angry at her and then just beat her up and she's to scared to even come see you." Santana explained.

"I would never do that." Katie said, trying to figure out what's happening.

"I thought so too, but I guess your just like her."

"Like who?"

"You're just like your mother Katie, and once you get out of here I want nothing to do with you." Santana said to the eleven year old. Who just realized she is in a jail for kids.

"I didn't hurt her, you're lying to me." Katie yelled back at her mami.

"You hurt Brittany Katie because your just like your mother!"

Katie shot up from her bed, sweaty, crying and yelling for her mamma. "Mamma!"

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