As promised, here is Chapter 26, enjoy!

"Chris, do you know what Santana has planned for me tonight?"

Christine rolled her eyes at her roommate. "No, I don't, Dani. And even if I did, I wouldn't tell you. It's called a surprise."

The blonde groaned and pulled her blanket over her head. "There's nothing wrong with a little hint."

A few seconds later, there was a knock at their door. "Come in!" Christine shouted.

"Happy Valentines Day!" Rachel and Santana greeted once they entered the room. Santana climbed in Dani's bed beside her while Rachel took a seat at the blonde's desk.

"What are you guys up to?" The darker girl placed a light kiss onto Dani's lips.

"Your girlfriend here has been trying to figure out what you have planned for her tonight."

"Thanks a lot, Chris," the blonde huffed.

"You are so very welcome."

Santana squinted her eyes at the shorter girl beside her. "Stop trying to figure it out. You'll find out soon enough."

"Ugh, fine."

"Rach, tell them what Finn sent you for Valentines Day."

An immediate smile flashed across Rachel's face as she thought about the gift her boyfriend sent. "He sent me an M&M gift box with a whole bunch of pink, white, and red M&Ms that have the little 'I Love You's on them and 'Be mine' and there was one big one with our picture on it, it's so adorable."

"Aww that's so sweet! Finn is such a sweetheart." Dani cooed. "What did you get him?"

"I sent him a card and a picture of me."

"Ooh, a picture, aye?" Christine said with a wink.

Rachel scoffed. "No, Christine. Not that type of picture."

"Yeah, sure."

For the rest of the day, Dani was trying to get hints and clues from Santana about where she was taking them that night. If it were anybody else, Santana would've been annoyed. Instead, she simply kept telling her to wait until tonight.

"You guys look hot. I don't know who to drool over, more." Christine said as she admired the couple before her. Dani and Santana just finished getting ready for their night out in the blonde's room. Christine had her club meeting later and told them that she'd spend the night in one of her club member's room so they could have some privacy when their date ended. They were grateful. Christine snapped a few pictures of them, then they were off.

They sat in comfortable silence as Santana drove to their destination. She could feel the blonde thinking and wondering where they were going and it made her smile. The darker girl lifted their laced fingers and kissed Dani's hand. "We're almost there, babe."

Ten minutes later, Santana was parking her car in the parking lot of the restaurant. "Okay, we're here."

Dani looked at the restaurant through the windshield of the car, then over to her girlfriend in the driver's seat.

"You wanna go in or keep staring at me?" Santana chuckled. She removed her key from the ignition and exited the car.

They entered the restaurant, hand in hand, and Dani was speechless. The interior design of the restaurant was beautiful. It was perfectly decorated for Valentine's Day. It looked very sophisticated and high class, a little too high class for a college student budget. But she wasn't going to mention anything about money, she knew how much that bothered Santana.

"Santana Lopez," the taller girl said to the maitre d. The well-dressed gentleman walked the couple to their table, announces the Valentines Day special dish and took their drink orders.

"Santana, this place is amazing! I love it," Dani said as she took in her surroundings. She couldn't believe Santana planned this just for her.

"Really? It's not too much?"

"No, it's perfect." The blonde reached across the table and took Santana's hand in hers. "Thank you…for all of this."

"You're welcome. I'd do anything for you. You know that, right?"

Dani blushed. "I know that now." She wanted to give Santana a long, thankful kiss, but decided to wait until after dinner.

"Order whatever you like, okay?"

Dani scanned the menu briefly. "Are you sure?"

The darker girl looked across the table. "Yes."

They took a few minutes to look over the long menu and choose their main entrée and finally made a decision. Santana ordered a seafood platter and Dani ordered a steak with vegetables. They easily went into small conversation as they waited for their food to arrive.

"This looks like heaven," Dani said, once her plate of food was placed in front of her. After she put the first piece of steak in her mouth, she groaned quietly and closed her eyes as the flavor invaded her mouth. She opened her eyes and caught Santana, making her blush. "It's not polite to stare, you know."

Santana grinned as she continued to look at the girl across from her. "Can't help it."

The couple took their time eating. They shared their food with one another, talked, and watched three men propose to their girlfriends. One man was declined, which was sad and awkward.

"I'd hate to be him right now," Santana commented.

"Me too. That's gotta hurt."

"What do you think about marriage?" Santana asked casually.

"Umm, I'd like to get married some day in the future. What about you?"

"Same. Wouldn't want that to happen, though." They both laughed.

After finishing their dinner, they decided to get desert to share and chose a slice of red velvet cake. Santana scooted her chair around the table so that she was sitting closer to Dani after the waiter left to get their cake.

"Hi."

Dani smiled and took the taller girl's hand. "Hi."

Santana leaned forward and gave the blonde a lingering kiss on the lips.

"You taste like shrimp," Dani teased, wrinkling her nose after they pulled away.

Santana gave the blonde a playful frown.

"But I don't care." The shorter girl closed the space between them for another kiss and was interrupted once their waiter returned with the desert.

"Enjoy, ladies. Will that be all, or shall I bring your bill?" He asked politely.

"Do you want anything else, babe?" Santana asked.

"No, I'm fine."

"Okay. You can bring the bill. Thanks." The brunette remained next to Dani as they shared their desert, stealing kisses here and there and accidentally (on purpose) getting cake icing on one another's faces.

"Now you taste like shrimp cake."

Santana smiled and rolled her eyes. "Shut up." She pecked Dani's lips one more time then raised from her seat to get ready to go after putting money on the table. Dani insisted that she paid half of their bill, but the taller girl refused. She only agreed to let her tip the waiter.

Their campus wasn't far from a beach, so after they left the restaurant, Santana drove them to the beach. She parked nearby and they got out of the car and walked along the pavement beside the sand. They stopped by a bench and sat down, cuddled together to keep warm and watched the water splash and how the light from the half moon above shone down, making the waves glisten.

"Thank you for tonight. This is the best Valentines Day I've ever had."

Santana kissed the top of Dani's head. "You're welcome. I'm glad you liked the restaurant."

The blonde looked up at the taller girl, admiring the profile of her face as she watched the scene before them. "I loved it. And I love you." Her lips pecked Santana's cheek.

"I love you too."

"I have something for you. The song I sang to you yesterday was the first part of your gift." The shorter girl dug into her purse and pulled out a CD envelope with Santana's name in the center and hearts drawn around it. "I know that nobody actually listens to CDs anymore, but I thought it would be more romantic than emailing you the tracks on here." The brunette laughed. "I recorded the song I sang for you and two other songs that I wrote over the years. I hope you like them," Dani said shyly.

Santana took the CD and smiled. "Your voice is amazing, so I already know I'll love them. Thank you, Dan." They made out for a little while, forgetting about the cold and everything else, enjoying the sound of the waves as they splashed every few seconds and the feeling of their lips and tongues touching. Once the cold became unbearable, they reluctantly pulled away and headed back to the car to make their way to campus for the rest of the night.

"I have one more gift for you, back in my room. I'll give it to you in bed," Dani said with a grin as she looked out of the passenger window.

Santana felt herself getting excited. "Is that so?"

"Yep"

"Can't wait."

They were back on campus in five minutes and headed up to their floor.

"I'll be over in a few. I'm gunna take a quick shower and change."

"Okay."

As Dani was opening the door to her room, her phone buzzed. She checked it after she got inside and it was a message from a number she didn't recognize.

Random number: Happy Valentine's Day gorgeous. See you soon :-* -Jennifer

The blonde's jaw clenched as she read the message. What the fuck is Jennifer doing?

She ignored the message and prepared for her shower. She refused to let Jennifer ruin her and Santana's Valentine's Day like she did on New Year.

When Santana came to Dani's room after her shower, the blonde gave her the last gift all night long, Jennifer's creepy text forgotten. For now.

Happy Valentines Day! :-*