It's a short update but there are a lot of songs in this chapter, because I think the glee club just needs some fun… a nice jam session and stuff.
Chapter 50
Adriana sat at the kitchen table frantically flipping through a notebook. Rachel didn't look like she was doing much better as she looked through one of her textbooks. "Baby, calm down. You're going to do fine." Santana said softly as she massaged her wife's shoulders. Adriana didn't seem to be listening and just continued to study her notes anxiously.
"What if I fail? I just know I'm going to fail everything!"
"You're not going to fail anything. You've studied and you're going to do great. Come on, let's just relax and eat some breakfast before we have to go to school." Adriana looked at her wife incredulously.
"You think I can eat at a time like this?" Santana sighed and looked over to Quinn who wasn't fairing much better with her girlfriend.
"Mama?" Reed stumbled into the room with the help of Holly. Santana looked relieved when Adriana's muscles relaxed slightly.
"Good morning Reed." She smiled softly and picked him up.
"Eat?"
"You want breakfast?" He nodded eagerly and she stood up to bring him over to the refrigerator with her. "What should we have?"
"Bacon." He said happily and Adriana rolled her eyes at Quinn.
"You and Aunt Quinn ate all the bacon yesterday. How about pancakes."
"Yeah!" He said and wiggled in her arms.
"Okay." Adriana chuckled and started getting the ingredients out to make them.
"I'll make them." Santana said as she kissed her wife and pushed her toward the living room. "Why don't you go watch cartoons with Reed?" Adriana went into the living room and sat next to Holly who already had cartoons on. Reed got down from her lap and picked up a few toys before coming back to play on her lap. He drove his car over her shoulder and face; making her laugh. Now that she calmed down she saw how crazy she was being. She leaned down to whisper into Reed's ear.
"Why don't you go get Aunt Rachel to come watch toons with us and play?" He smiled and nodded at his mother's words and crawled into the kitchen like he was on a secret mission.
"An Wae!" The diva jumped slightly and smiled down at the boy. "Play?
"I'm kind of busy right now buddy." The boy stuck his bottom lip out in a pout and looked down. "Oh that's evil." Rachel mumbled and Santana smirked. She too knew the power of that pout. "Okay, I'll come play." The boy wiggled around in a kind of dance and reached up for Rachel to pick him up.
Santana looked into the living room with a smile as she waited for the skillet to heat up. "What's up?" Quinn asked as she stood next to her.
"We've got a pretty great family out there Q." Quinn smiled and nodded.
"I'm just glad we don't have to break it all up to go to college."
"That apartment building was a really awesome idea." As if sensing she was being watched, Adriana threw her head over the back of the couch and looked at her wife upside down. She grinned and beckoned Santana forward. The Latina moved forward and leaned down to kiss her wife.
"I love you."
"I love you too mi amor." Santana replied and kissed her once more before heading back into the kitchen. Adriana smiled once more when Quinn wrapped her arms around her from behind the couch.
"So when are you two going to tell us your plans for after graduation?"
"Later." Adriana answered vaguely.
"Who wants pancakes?" Santana called from the kitchen and Reed jumped up from his place on the floor.
"Me!"
"Vegan pancakes Rachel!" Santana called after a minute. Soon the group was sitting around the table eating. Adriana smiled at Reed who was making quite the mess eating by himself. After breakfast Adriana and Santana cleaned up the kitchen while Quinn and Rachel went to get dressed for school. As soon as the kitchen was clean, Santana and Adriana went to take a shower. Reed stayed downstairs with Holly and watched some more cartoons. He was actually staying at home with her while the others went to take their exams. Luckily, once their exams were over they were allowed to leave. They decided they would come back and get Reed and meet some others at the park after their Glee meeting that afternoon. By the time Adriana and Santana came back down stairs their friends had already left so they said goodbye to their son and ran out to the car.
Adriana sat in the choir room with Mr. Berry as they waited for others to show up. The dancer had finished her last exam of the day before anyone else did and decided to wait in the choir room. She was humming to herself quietly. "You sound like you have a song." Mr. Berry said excitedly and Adriana chuckled.
"Yeah, it's been stuck in my head since I heard it on the radio this morning."
"Well go ahead and sing it!" Adriana grabbed Puck's guitar from the corner and sat down to start playing.
You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Any place is better
Starting from zero got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something
But me myself I got nothing to prove
You got a fast car
And I got a plan to get us out of here
I been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
We won't have to drive too far
Just 'cross the border and into the city
You and I can both get jobs
And finally see what it means to be living
Adriana smiled up at Finn as he started singing. He moved over to the drums and started to play along.
You see my old man's got a problem
He live with the bottle that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for working
I say his body's too young to look like his
My mama went off and left him
She wanted more from life than he could give
I said somebody's got to take care of him
So I quit school and that's what I did
You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so we can fly away
We gotta make a decision
We leave tonight or live and die this way
I remember we were driving, driving in your car
The speed so fast I felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone
You got a fast car
And we go cruising to entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job
And I work in a market as a checkout girl
I know things will get better
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
We'll move out of the shelter
Buy a big house and live in the suburbs
You got a fast car
And I got a job that pays all our bills
You stay out drinking late at the bar
See more of your friends than you do of your kids
I'd always hoped for better
Thought maybe together you and me would find it
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere
So take your fast car and keep on driving
You got a fast car
But is it fast enough so you can fly away
You gotta make a decision
You leave tonight or live and die this way
Mr. Berry, Rachel and Quinn all clapped when the song ended. Rachel and Quinn had come in shortly after Finn. "That was great you guys." Mr. Berry said happily.
"Hey, this was the first duet we ever did." Finn told Adriana with a smile. Puck came in and saw Adriana with his guitar.
"You can play the guitar?" He asked with a smile. "Let's do a song!" He said excitedly and picked up one of the electric guitars nearby and handed it to her before getting one for himself. "You start." Adriana grinned and started playing a song with Finn backing her up on the drums. Puck joined in playing once he recognized the song and Adriana started singing. [Adriana, Quinn, Rachel]
Well I'm just outta school Gotta break it loose
Like I'm real real cool
Gotta dance like a fool
Got the message that I gotta be
A wild one
Ooh yeah I'm a wild one
Gonna keep 'em movin' wild
Gonna keep a swingin' baby
I'm a real wild child
Well, I'm a real wild one Gotta break it loose
An' I like a wild fun
In a world gone crazy
Everything seems hazy
I'm a wild one
Ooh yeah I'm a wild one
Gonna keep 'em movin' wild
Gonna keep a swingin' baby
I'm a real wild child
Well I'm just outta school
Like I'm real real cool
Gotta dance like a fool
Got the message that I gotta be
A wild one
Ooh yeah I'm a wild one
Gotta break it loose
Gonna keep 'em movin' wild
Gonna keep a swingin' baby
I'm a real wild child
I'm a wild one
Ooh yeah
I'm a wild one
Oh yeah
I'm a wild one
Oh baby
I'm a wild one
Gotta break it loose
Gonna keep 'em movin' wild
Gonna keep a swingin' baby
I'm a real wild child
"Starting the fun without us?" Santana asked from the doorway as she looked her wife over. "If we're doing Joan Jett, you know what I want baby." She said huskily to Adriana who chuckled and started playing. After a minute the boys joined in and Santana started singing.
I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation An' I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation An' I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation An' I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation An' I'm never gonna care 'bout my bad reputation An' I don't give a damn 'bout my reputation So why should I care about a bad reputation anyway? I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation An' I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation
You're living in the past, it's a new generation
A girl can do what she wants to do and that's what I'm gonna do
Oh no, not me
Never said I wanted to improve my station
An' I'm only doin' good when I'm havin' fun
An' I don't have to please no one
Oh no, not me, oh no, not me
I've never been afraid of any deviation
An' I don't really care if you think I'm strange
I ain't gonna change
Oh no, not me, oh no, not me
Pedal, boys!
The world's in trouble, there's no communication
An' everyone can say what they wanna to say
It never gets better, anyway
Oh no, not me, oh no, not me
You're living in the past, it's a new generation
An' I only feel good when I got no pain
An' that's how I'm gonna stay
Oh no, not me, oh no, not me
Not me, not me
The group laughed when the song ended and Adriana put the guitar down to kiss her wife. Artie wheeled into the room looking nervous and everyone got quiet. "Santana, Adriana… I was hoping I could talk to you for a minute."
"No." Santana stated angrily and Adriana sighed.
"Sure." The three went into the hallway to talk while the other started playing some more music. Kurt and Mercedes were the next to show up and joined right in the singing. Mike and Tina showed up together and Brittany showed up a while later. Adriana pushed Artie into the room after a few minutes and Santana didn't look too happy, but wasn't attacking anyone at least. Puck had his acoustic guitar strapped to him and was ready to start a new song. "Hey!" He said and pulled Adriana over to him. "Want to sing with your bro?" She chuckled and nodded. A lot of the glee club wanted to sing with each other before they didn't have a chance to anymore; although Puck and Adriana were going to be living in the same building in New York soon. [Puck, Adriana]
I remember when, I remember, I remember when I lost my mind
There was something so pleasant about that place.
Even your emotions had an echo
In so much space
And when you're out there
Without care,
Yeah, I was out of touch
But it wasn't because I didn't know enough
I just knew too much
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Does that make me crazy?
Possibly
And I hope that you are having the time of your life
But think twice, that's my only advice
Come on now, who do you, who do you, who do you, who do you think you are,
Bless your soul
You really think you're in control
Well, I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
Just like me
My heroes had the heart to lose their lives out on a limb
And all I remember is thinking, I want to be like them
Ever since I was little, ever since I was little it looked like fun
And it's no coincidence I've come
And I can die when I'm done
Maybe I'm crazy
Maybe you're crazy
Maybe we're crazy
Probably
The group sang and danced around for hours before Adriana and Santana went home to get Reed. The rest of the group decided to go home and get ready to go to the park where they planned to have yet another picnic with the entire glee club this time.
Songs: Fast Car-Tracy Chapman, Real Wild Child and Bad Reputation-Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Crazy-Gnarls Barkley
