Protecting the Heart

Disclaimers: I do not own any part of Glee or its characters. This is purely for pleasure I get nothing else for this. Want to give a special thanks to Niekie for helping proof read this story for me. She's all kinds of awesome and an amazing author herself. Check out her Glee fic too.

Chapter 3

The following morning Santana woke to a strange weight on her chest and uninjured shoulder. Confused she opened her eyes slowly and smiled as she saw what it was. At some point in the night they had all shifted and Teddy was now completely on top of her, his head nestled on her chest and Rachel was curled into her side with her head on her shoulder, her hand resting protectively on the baby.

She watched them sleep for a few more then shook out of her sleepy haze shaking Rachel lightly. She needed to get up and use the bathroom but her injured shoulder wouldn't allow her to get up without hurting at least one of them. "Rach… Rachel… wake up."

Rachel sighed and snuggled in a little more. "Sleeping,"

Santana chuckled. "Come on I need to get up."

Rachel opened her eyes in confusion looking at the tangle of limbs and bodies that they were. "Oh, I'm sorry Ana I don't know how we ended up on top of you."

Santana just smiled. "It's not a problem Rach, I didn't care I just need to pee and didn't want to hurt this little guy trying to move him with a busted shoulder."

At this Rachel immediately sat up and gingerly took Teddy into her arms then laid him on the center of the bed. "I'm so sorry that couldn't have been comfortable. Did we hurt you?"

Shaking her head as she stood and stretched Santana turned to look at her, "You guys are fine, calm down. You didn't hurt me I just have to pee then we need to figure out breakfast. I'm starving."

Rachel nodded and climbed off the bed to search through her bag. She pulled out clothing for her and Teddy for the day and when Santana came out of the bathroom she grabbed her things and looked to her. "He'll probably sleep for a little while longer. Would it be ok if I took a quick shower?"

She waved her of and went in search of food. "Of course, that's fine. I'll shower after we eat. Does he have any food allergies?"

"No, but thanks for asking and watching him for me," She said before rushing to the bathroom to get ready for the day. As she stood under the steaming water she tried to clear her mind. She was overwhelmed with everything right now and oddly the only thing that was making her feel better at this point was knowing Santana was out there and would be with her through all of this.

When they had fought and she threw the Latina out Rachel had felt horrible. She knew that for all of her bluster the girl was honest to a T and knew people. She should have listened to her about Brody but she just couldn't get the idea that if Santana was right that meant she was wrong and she had yet again let a guy into her life that wasn't good for her. A few days later he came home to the loft after being gone during that time and cleared out his things saying he was leaving and breaking up with her. After that she had felt doubly bad about throwing her friend out but try as she might she didn't know where to find her and Santana had changed her number.

She had heard later through Quinn that she had joined the police force and Rachel just smiled. She knew her friend was a natural protector and honestly, other than a job in the entertainment field, law enforcement just fit the girl. That didn't stop her from worrying about her though and when she saw the news a few weeks ago of her funeral Rachel had broken down sobbing for the loss of the friend that she had always hoped to someday be reunited with and have a chance to apologize to and rekindle their friendship.

Well now she had a chance to do just that and she was going to take it. She shook out of her thoughts and started washing her hair needing to finish and get her boy up an around for the day as well. She finished her shower than dressed, brushed her teeth and put on some light make up. When she came out she found Santana sitting at the table with Teddy talking about dinosaurs, eating.

Hearing movement in the doorway Santana looked up and smiled. "Hey, I made a fruit salad along with the breakfast scramble. I didn't know if you were still vegan or if you started eating like a normal person."

Rachel scoffed moving to sit on the other side of Teddy across the square table from Santana. "I tried to maintain a vegan lifestyle but while I was pregnant my body started rejecting it. I was forced to eat a 'balanced diet' and after that I never could get back into it, but thank you for the fruit salad. I still love it."

"Well that's good to hear because I really don't know how to cook for a vegan and you can't cook to save your life." She chuckled at the indignant look on Rachel's face.

"I'll have you know that becoming a mother caused me to reevaluate some of my priorities and I actually took a few cooking classes to learn to cook. I cook most of our meals unless I had a show or practice."

Santana let out a comical sigh of relief, "Oh good, every house wife should know how to cook so their wife has a nice dinner after a long day of working with insane college students."

Rachel huffed playfully. "I assure you that you will have no complaints with me as your wife."

Teddy looked at her confused. "Are you getting married mama?"

She just smiled down at him. "Remember I told you we'd have to pretend that I am married to the police lady and that she is going to be your other mommy? The police lady is Ana so we have to pretend we are a family the three of us."

He nodded looking between them still looking unsure and Rachel rubbed his arm. "It's like when you did that commercial for the cereal and had to call Miss Rhonda mommy."

At that his face lit up and he looked to Santana. "Does that mean I call you mommy?"

Santana looked at him in awe finally recognizing him from the commercial on TV then shook it off. "If you want or you can call me Mami. That's what I call my mama."

He nodded again and went back to eating and Rachel looked back to Santana. "Do you know what the itinerary for the day is?"

She shrugged. "I'm not sure of everything but I know we are being moved like they said last night so after we eat and finish getting ready for the day we need to pack everything up and get ready to go."

Rachel smiled with a nod and turned back to her food. They sat in comfortable silence and finished eating. When they were through Rachel insisted on washing dishes since Santana cooked so she moved on to the bathroom to shower and dress for the day. When she came out Rachel had the kitchen cleaned and was waiting with Teddy to take his bath.

It wasn't long before they were all bathed, packed and ready to go so they decided to just lounge and watch Finding Nemo on TV while they waited for the agents to come and move them on to their next stop. Around noon there was a knock on the door and Santana shared a look with Rachel, discreetly checked the gun in her waistband then moved to the door. See that it was the Agents she opened the door and stepped out of the way for them to come in.

Agent Donavon nodded seeing their bags by the door. "If you're all packed we're ready to go. Santana we have your SUV for you to follow us with Rachel and Teddy…"

Before he could finish that thought Teddy stepped up and gave him a strange look. "That's my Mami Ana and my mommy Maria and I'm Tony. You don't act good."

Rachel and Santana both stifled laughter at the look on both Agents faces and Donavon nodded to the boy. "Oh, right, sorry. We have your SUV Ana so are you ready to go?"

Santana smirked with a nod. "We are, let's get this show on the road because I'd like to be off the road and settled at a decent hour so Tony gets to sleep by his bedtime." Rachel chuckled next to her and just nodded in agreement.

Agent Carlson handed Santana a set of keys. "These are for your car and the house you'll be staying in for the next little while, while we finish getting you ready for permanent placement. The drive will take about 3 hours and you'll need to get groceries once we get there then get settled. Like we said last night you will probably be there for a month or two then you will be put in the home you will reside in until this is all over."

They both nod and started to gather all of their things. Once it was loaded they strapped Teddy in and after a small argument over Santana driving with only one arm they were on the road. The drive was uneventful and pretty quiet for the most part accept for Teddy asking the occasional question. Santana glanced at Rachel every now and again because she was so quiet just looking out the window. The girl used to seem to need to fill up every moment with sound, whether it be talking, or singing. She wasn't sure if the quiet now was attributed to age and motherhood or if she was just processing all that had happened in the last few weeks.

Santana didn't mind the quiet it gave her time to think. She was still in shock that Rachel had walked through her door last night and she was going to have to pretend to be married to her old friend. Not that it would be a hardship to act that way with Rachel. She was as beautiful now as she was the last time she saw her maybe more so now that her body filled out after pregnancy.

Shaking her head to clear the thoughts that just took up residence she sighed silently. She would be lying if she didn't admit to honestly being curious to see what she looked like fully pregnant. She was looking forward to seeing that but more so getting to know her friend again. Maybe after all this was over she'd be able to keep her friendship now that they had both grown up.

She was also curious how she had gotten back with the man whore after she had gotten Finn to kick his ass and make him break things off with the little diva. She didn't understand after finding out that the dude sold himself that Rachel would take him back. Even with the boy to consider. She frowned glancing back at Rachel for a moment then back to the road still contemplating it all.

Rachel noticed the frown and her continued scrutiny. "Is something wrong Ana?"

Santana spared her a glance and shook her head. "No, I was just thinking."

"You kept looking at me then frowned. Is there something you'd like to talk about?"

She shrugged her good shoulder and glanced in the rearview mirror at the now sleeping boy. She smiled slightly at him. "I was just wondering how you ended up back with him after I got him out of your life."

Rachel looked at her in shocked confusion. "What do you mean after you got him out of my life?"

Santana looked at her again then back to the road. "Um… Kurt didn't tell you? Or Finn?"

"Tell me what? All I knew was that he was gone for a few days then came back to pack his things and break up with me. I didn't realize there was more to it."

With a sigh she looked again to make sure the boy was asleep and told her everything. "I found out that I was wrong about him being a drug lord or well I guess he was but that wasn't what he was keeping from you. I found out that he was a gigolo. He was selling himself for money supposedly to pay for his college tuition. I'm not sure why he was really doing it because his daddy is loaded. I just didn't realize while working this case that Brody Weston and Broderick Wellington were the same person."

Rachel didn't know how to process that. "You're telling me that I was sleeping with a man that was a prostitute and no one thought that it would be a good idea to tell me?"

"I didn't think you would listen to it coming from me so I told Kurt after I told Finn and flew him to New York to kick his ass and tell him to leave you alone. I was under the impression that they were going to talk to you. I told Kurt to talk you into going and getting tested." She was pissed that they didn't tell her.

Huffing she crossed her arms and looked out the window. "He did talk me into getting tested. That's how I figured out that I was pregnant after all. He just didn't tell me why, just spouted off about not being sure where he'd been and just being safe. I can't believe him or Finn. How could they not tell me? Even when I ran back into him and started seeing him again Kurt never said anything. I swear to all that is holy if I come out of this alive I'm going to kill him."

Santana glanced at her sharply. "Hey! You and Teddy will get out of this alive. I promise you that you will have the opportunity to kick his ass for keeping that from you."

Rachel looked back at her with tears in her eyes and nodded, "I believe you but I want that promise extended to yourself as well."

"I'll try but there is no way that I'm letting anyone get through me to get to you, Teddy or that little one still growing inside you. Speaking of," she said trying to quickly change the subject not wanting to argue about it. "I didn't notice you getting sick this morning. Did you get lucky enough not to get morning sickness? Quinn used to get it all through the day."

Rachel sighed at the deflection and shook her head. "No I didn't get lucky. I just seem to get sick in the middle of the night. It wakes me up around 2:00 in the morning and lasts about an hour or so. Sometimes it hits me during the day but not as bad."

"Did you get sick last night? You should have woken me up."

"I was fine and I know how much it makes you sick when someone else is sick. I didn't think we both needed to be taking turns bent over the toilet. I just brushed my teeth and got back in bed. Besides, I'm used to getting up on my own. I did the same thing with Teddy."

"I want you to wake me from now on. You are not alone anymore sweetie. Please let me help. And really, if my Mami found out I let my pregnant wife deal with all of that alone she'd tear me apart."

She winked at her and Rachel chuckled lightly. "I really am ok. You don't have to, it's not even your…"

Santana cut her off. "Stop, please I want to help. I promised you when you thought you were pregnant before we fought that I was going to help you. I know that this is not then and we are not the same people but it would mean so much to me if you would let me be there for you. Please Rachel."

Wiping at stray tears Rachel started nodding. "Ok, I'll let you help. Thank you."

Santana gave a short nod and gave her attention back to the car in front of her as it took the next exit and got off the highway. They took a few turns driving through a tiny town that looked like it consisted of a gas station, a grocery store, a diner and a church. About 15 minutes outside of town they turned down a gravel road and came to a stop at a little farm house.

The girls shared a look and got out. Santana rounded the front of the car coming up next to Rachel beside the Agents car. "You can't be serious."

A/N: Sorry for the delay in this and all of my other stories. Real life happens but here this one is and I am working on the others.