Santana watched quietly as everyone talked among themselves about what they would need to do their rooms. They had been throwing ideas around for a while now and so far they had ideas for about fifty rooms. It was funny, Kurt was naming paint colors that she was sure were fake but he swore otherwise. Kurt had also decided that he would talk to some of his friends in the fashion industry and see if they could help come up with some clothing donations. Shelby and Cassie were going to use their position with the school and find out what they could do to help with books and such. Sue was already making plans to extend the toy drive that the station done every year so that the babies would have plenty of stuff to play with in their lounge room. Leroy and Bayani were using Leroy's sources to get new books for all the children, there was just so much more going on than what had originally been anticipated. It warmed Santana's heart to the fullest to see how above and beyond everyone was going. Agetha's crying had subsided a while ago and she was now willing to suggest things that she knew for a fact that the children would need. She may have been reluctant at first, but she understood that all these people were willing to help and they needed direction.

Now that the legal stuff had been taken care of, Santana was more than eager to get started on the paper work so that she could start volunteering. Sadly her time would be limited with all the work she had to do, but any free moments could be divided up between Rachel and visiting the children's home. "How long will it take for the volunteer paperwork to process?" Santana asked with curiosity. She had a vague idea but she was hoping that maybe she was a little bit wrong.

"Well, the back ground checks take anywhere from three days to a week, the lab screenings and drug tests should take about the same time." Chloe replied. "You have to do both here in St. Lawrence at one of our approved centers or someone from our team can come to you and sign off on the papers." Chloe halted her speaking when she noticed everyone giving her slightly odd looks.

"You don't trust us to be honest on our results?" Mike asked in a slightly offended tone.

"No no no. I trust you guys." Chloe assured. "Our insurance allocates a certain amount of money for new volunteers each year. In the volunteer packet is a form for a temporary insurance card. If you go to one of our approved centers that card will pay for your lab screenings and drug tests right then. If you have someone from our team meet you, they will take the card and sign off that you done the tests and they will send it in. Going to one of our centers just skips a step." Chloe was trying her best to clarify everything, she didn't want to get on the bad side of any of these people.

"We've done stuff like this before Rachel." Quinn said as she looked over the insurance paper that was in the packet she had just been handed by Agetha. "The last movie Rachel done, she was given a temporary insurance card so if she got sick or hurt the production company would cover it."

Rachel flipped open her packet as soon as Agetha handed her one and looked over the papers. There was one for basic information, one for releasing background information, an emergency contact form and the insurance paper. "Yeah, I had to fill one of these out before. We get the lab screening and drug test forms when we go in, right?"

"Yes, the paper work will be at the chosen center or brought to you. Does everyone want to volunteer on a regular basis or just temporary? Because there's two different forms depending on which you choose." Agetha informed everyone sitting at the table.

"I think all of us want to volunteer on a regular basis when we can." Santana looked around the table as everyone nodded in the affirmative. "Also where are your centers?" Santana was all for skipping a step so that she could her stuff done and back as quickly as possible.

"Thank you. If we get all of this done today, you should get your cards by Monday or Tuesday and we can put you on a volunteer schedule as early as the following Monday when your tests and background checks come back. We will of course call to let you know and set up the best times for you. I can't even begin to tell you all how grateful I am." Agetha spoke as she began to get teary eyed again. She held the left over folders to her chest as she covered her mouth and shook her head. This just all seemed to good to be true.

"You can go to the health department over on Clover St. and ask to speak to Madison who handles our stuff there or to the hospital. Our team member Nicholas handles all of the insurance there for us. You just go to admissions and check in for blood work, they'll do the tests and you bring your paper work back out to Nicholas. He will handle the rest." Chloe answered when she saw that Agetha was getting worked up again.

Santana nodded at Chloe. "That sounds like a plan." She then turned her attention back to Agetha. "Please don't thank us. Let us thank you for letting us help." Santana spoke up for everyone when they remained silent; lost in their own thoughts with happy smiles on their faces.


"Did you do it? You did it right?" Santana bounced around Rachel like an excited puppy when she came home from the studio the following Monday after the Friday weekend. Rachel and Santana had originally planned to go get their tests done that morning after they received their cards in the mail, but Rachel had to rush off to a writing session.

"Yes, if you would stop bouncing a minute you would see the bandage where I swear they were trying to drain my blood not just test it." Rachel sighed and rubbed her arm. Admittedly she had been preparing herself for the blood work, but she never anticipated that they would get their cards today. Rachel had figured she had at least a day or two to mentally prepare herself.

"I'm sorry! But you know this means that in possibly a week we could be going to visit the kids. I even made sure I would have some free time. I started working as soon as I got home and finished four of the paintings for the auction already. I mean they are done for now, but of course that may change. I just felt so inspired after I left the health department this morning. It was like the paint itself was pouring from my fingers onto the canvas. I couldn't stop myself." Santana laughed a little hysterically and clapped her hands together.

"I know. I'm so happy that you're so excited about this, but you need to calm down. Honestly you're really starting to worry me. I don't want you to burn out with all of this." Rachel reached out and placed her hand on Santana's arm. She watched quietly as Santana's happy bubble deflated a bit. Santana sat down on the couch without saying anything. Rachel followed suit after she had finally taken the time to lay her jacket and bag down.

"You know my therapist mentioned the same thing. He's worried I am going to burn out too." Santana reached over and grabbed one of Rachel's hands, playing with her engagement ring. "We have so much going on, from the wedding that we have yet to officially set the date for even though we keep saying December twentieth. I still have at least ten paintings left to do in a month and Peter has been emailing me design ideas for the sign. I very rarely dive headfirst into projects like this and even I question if I am taking on too much. In addition to all of that, you have to start recording your album soon, so that means late night writing and recording sessions. Are we going to be too busy to really handle all of this?"

Rachel watched closely as Santana finally let her walls down completely and become vulnerable. It was a rare sighting, but everything that Santana was saying they would figure it out. They always did. "You still have over a month to get the paintings done for the auction, the others for the production company have a deadline for what the fourteenth of October? If you work when the inspiration hits, you will have them done in no time. Like you done four today, if you do four every time you are struck with inspiration you will be done within a week. The sign for the children' s home isn't supposed to be done until opening night which isn't until November." Rachel rested her head on Santana's shoulder as she kept talking. "If we go on ahead and set the date for the wedding and figure out what colors we want, we can put Shelby, Cassie, Dad and Bayani to work on that. We can also call your mother to help if you want...that's only a suggestion though."

"I think...I don't want her help. I mean we can send her and my dad an invite but...she's too over bearing and she would try and control everything, push Shelby and Cassie or Leroy and Bayani out of the way. Don't let them fool you either, I saw the wedding magazine's in Leroy's car. They're already planning stuff. But do you want Shelby and Cassie's help? I mean she just came back into your life and you two are only on okay terms right now." Santana knew that she and Cassie were part of the reason that Shelby and Rachel had started reconnecting quickly, but they didn't want to really over push it.

"Somebody has to keep the leashes tightened on Dad and Bayani. Like you said we are going to be busy and we need all the help we can get. Now about my work." Rachel sat up and pulled her legs up on the couch so that she could face Santana, well the side of Santana's head at the moment. "Puck is part of this project too so he knows that we have to make time. We are aiming for a Summer release date for the album, that's a year away. Yes, we are going to start recording here in a week or so, but that's just one song. Joe and Brock are the best writers I have ever met and Puck announced today since everything happened with Jasper, instead of choosing just one intern Puck is keeping them both on as writers for me. So, there won't be many if any at all late night writing sessions anymore. Quinn's due date is literally weeks away, Davis is going to be here before we know it. The family bug has finally completely sunk it's teeth into Puck's ass. He is starting a new schedule, everyone goes home by six and if you stay late, you can't stay past eight. Weekends are only for must finish before Monday projects now."

"Wow...something really has bitten Puck in the ass. He used to work from sun up to midnight on a good night." Santana was perplexed with this new change in Puck, however he must have really realized the tole his work was taking on his family. Quinn was going to need him with two kids and he was damn well going to be there. "He's made his name and he has the complete family he always wanted. He's finally turning into the man that I always knew he could be." Santana smiled as she settled into the couch and reached over to pull Rachel into her lap.

"We have nothing to worry about. We can handle the wedding planning and the volunteer work all the while keeping up with work. We got this babe." Rachel nuzzled her nose into Santana's neck. They had this indeed.