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. I 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 fics too.

Chapter 19

A few hours later Santana awakes to a knock on the door and looks up as Will sticks his head in the door and spoke quietly. "Mari… Rachel's phone rang and it was the protective service guy so I answered it. He said that they'd be here in an hour or so, so I thought you'd like to get up and feed the kids before they got here. Daniel and I have breakfast almost ready."

Santana smiled, "Thank you Will, we'll be down as soon as I get them up."

With a nod he backed out of the room and left her too it. She finally took stock and almost laughed at the tangle of limbs they were. Rosie was still burrowed into her chest but she had a hold of Teddy's shirt and a leg thrown over his back. Rachel was burrowed into her side with Teddy on top of her but his arm was around Santana's neck and his leg was somehow under Rosie's waist slung across Santana's stomach.

A second later before she even had a chance to figure out how to handle the tangled mess they were another knock rang out. Will stuck his head in again but this time he held his phone up taking several pictures of them. "I'm sorry I couldn't resist, you all look like a pretzel." He chuckled as he quickly left the room again and this time Santana did laugh causing Rachel to stir.

"Wazo funi?" She mumbled nuzzling in and kissing her neck lightly.

Santana smiled her adorableness, "We are one huge tangle of people and I was trying to figure out how to unwrap us all safely. Then Will stuck his head in here taking pictures of us and I finally had to laugh."

Rachel raised her head to look at them all and started giggling. "How in the world did he get his leg all the way under her like that?"

Santana chuckled some more. "I have no idea."

The both laughed as Santana was able to shift with Rosie and Rachel pulled Teddy with her and they untangle Rosie's fist from Teddy's shirt. Once they got them free of each other they shifted laying them on the bed then walked round it meeting at the foot of the bed and moved into each other's arms.

Rachel sighed into her chest. "What's going to happen now Ana?"

Santana pulled her tighter to her kissing her temple. "Donavon and Carlson will be here in an hour or so and I assume that we will be heading back to New York soon. We'll have to testify when everything goes to trial and we get back to our lives, whatever that looks like, whatever we want it to be. We need to tell our families that we are alive and decide what to do from there."

"I want to see my dads and Noah as soon as possible, Quinn, Kurt and my mom too."

"I need to see Angel and my mami and papi. After that I want to marry you and make our family legal. I don't care what kind of ceremony we have as long as you are my wife at the end of the day. You can have it as big as you want."

Rachel smiled brightly and leaned up to kiss her excitedly. "I honestly don't think I want a big wedding baby. I just want to be married to you. We could invite your parents and mine and the people we just mentioned and I'd be perfectly happy. Oh and Will, Daniel and Ely of course. We couldn't get married without them."

Santana pecked her lips softly. "That sounds like a perfect plan to me."

They kissed again but broke apart at clapping coming from the bed. Looking over they saw both kids sitting up clapping excitedly and they grabbed them off the bed quickly tickling them and raining kisses all over. Rachel took Rosie and changed her diaper and clothes while Santana took Teddy to get dressed as well. Once they threw some clothes on themselves they make their way down to the kitchen and find Daniel at the stove and Will and Ely setting at the table.

Teddy rushes over to sit with his friend and Rachel put the baby in her highchair as they all get settled. "Good morning boys."

Will looked up and smiled. "Good morning sweetie. Did you sleep ok?"

Rachel moved over to kiss his cheek. "I slept like a rock I was so incredibly drained. Did you guys sleep ok on the pullout?"

"Yes we actually did." Daniel shared a look with Will then looked to Santana. "Do you think you guys can tell us what all of this means and what is going to happen now?"

Santana sat pulling Rachel into the seat beside her as they all settled with food. "Maybe we should start at the beginning." The men nod and she shares a smile with Rachel then begins. "Rachel and I did grow up together. Most of what we've told you is true. We met just the way we said and we went to school together. Everything up to graduating high school was true. After we graduated we went our separate ways for a while but ended up back together in New York. I fell in love with her when I was 10 years old and she told off those boys but I was a mess in high school."

She scoffed shaking her head. "Hell, I was a mess until about halfway through the police academy."

Rachel leaned into her and kissed her cheek softly. "I wasn't much better Ana. I was very high strung in until I was mostly through my first month of Funny girl. When I brought Teddy home I was a hot mess."

Daniel sat back in his seat smiling at them. "When did you actually get together then because you act like you've been together forever?"

Rachel shrugged, "Honestly, we officially got together the night after Teddy's birthday party. Unofficially I've loved her since I laid eyes on her. Like she said we were a mess."

Santana wrapped an arm around Rachel pulling her closer. "Rachel attended NYADA and during her freshmen year I dropped out of college in Kentucky and moved to New York and moved in with her and another friend of ours Kurt."

Will sat forward with a gasp. "Wait, wait. Your name is Rachel? As in Rachel Berry, NYADA alumni and star of the reprise of Funny Girl?" Rachel smiled sheepishly with a nod. "OH MY GOD I knew that you looked familiar to me but I never put two and two together until you just said it." He turned to Daniel excitedly. "I made you take me to New York just to see that musical and Rachel was the star."

Daniel looked to her shocked and impressed, "My god that was you. We have the playbill at home that you signed for us. Your hair was longer then. I do have to say Rach, though I risk bodily harm saying this, I much preferred seeing you perform that role in theater then watch Barbra do it on TV."

Both Will and Rachel gasped and threw a hand over their hearts. Santana lost it laughing and shook her head. "Oh buddy you've done it now but I have to agree. I saw that musical 5 times while it was on Broadway. The only reason I didn't see it more was because Rachel retired from the role and some other lesser actress to her place."

Rachel looked up at her in awe. "I never knew you came to see me."

Santana shook her head softly kissing her nose. "I was there opening night. We may not have been on speaking terms at the time but I promised you I'd be there to see your first show. After that I went as often as I could with all I had going on at the time and when I could afford it. I was even able to sneak away while I was undercover to see your opening night performance of Reawakening. I only got to see it once though."

"I wish I had known you were there." Rachel sighed and Santana wiped a tear from her eye.

"It just wasn't our time baby." She kissed her lips lightly then pulled her close as she turned back to the guys. "Anyway after I moved in with them I met Rachel's boyfriend…"

Both girls went back and forth retelling all their story and the guys just listened intently. By the time they'd finished eating and cleaning up the kitchen they retired to the living room and Santana finished with where they were now. "So here we are. We are actually planning on getting legally married once everything settles down because I will spend the rest of my life loving this woman and our kids."

Rachel leaned into her kissing her cheek lightly. "We wouldn't know how to live without you either baby. We need you. We always have, I was just stupid for a while."

Santana pulled her face up to look in her eyes. "We've talked about all of that and it's over. I love you and you love me and that is all that matters."

They kissed again and Will sat forward. "That is not all that matters here ladies. What matters is that we have a wedding to plan." He looked down a little unsure and shrugged. "I mean, if you want our help or even want us there now that you're going home."

Rachel leaned toward him pulling him close. "Of course we want your help and you have to be there. You can't stand with me if you're not there silly."

Will squealed in excitement and hugged her tight. "Oh I'd love to stand with you."

Santana smiled looking over to Daniel. "I kind of need my buddy there standing with me too. What do you say?"

Daniel took her hand in his and shook it firmly. "I'd be honored. Now I only have one thing to say for the moment" They both nodded and he smirked. "I know you said that only Rachel and your Mami ever got away with calling you Ana but you are going to have to deal with me calling you that too. As long as I hear her calling you that it's going to happen. It's going to be hard enough getting used to calling her Rachel and not Maria."

Will smiled brightly to her, "That goes for me too Ana. I can barely handle calling Rachel by her real name. You're stuck with Ana."

Santana just smiled right back. "I think I can handle it. Besides, I've gotten used to it now. Rachel has gotten everyone calling me that."

Rachel snuggled closer, "Just our friends."

They all laughed and just talked for a little more until the agents got there. At the knock on the door Santana got up and check to make sure it was them then let them in. "Hey guys how was your trip."

Donavon smiled coming in, "It was fine just hectic trying to get here quickly.

Carlson followed him in. "I take it you are all ok?"

Rachel came up beside Santana. "Yes, we are all fine. Just ready to get this all over with and see our families again. My dads and Santana's parents need to know as soon as humanly possible that we are ok."

They showed them into the living room where they all sat. Carlson looked to the men and the children. "Is there somewhere we can talk?"

Santana sat pulling Rachel into her lap. "We can talk here. The guys know everything now and the kids are fine where they are."

Donavon smiled squatting down next to Ely. "Are you the little guy that called for help?"

Ely nodded smiling shyly. "Yes, Teddy told me too."

Donavon chuckled and held out his hand to shake. "Well thank you for calling, you were a big help."

Shaking his hand Ely looked at him seriously. "T-man needed help so I helped. He's my buddy."

"You're a good friend Ely." Donavon smiled roughing his hair as he stood and moved to sit next to Carlson. "So, we've gone over all of your statements as to what happened here. We are going to need to get a video interview of you gentlemen telling us in your words what happened for the trial."

Daniel sat forward, "We will do whatever you need us to do but we can also come to New York if needed. I'm not working this summer so we are free."

Donavon nodded writing in his notebook and Carlson looked to Rachel and Santana. "We're going to be moving you in a few hours. You will need to pack what you want for now and we will take care of the rest later."

Santana shook her head. "I want that window in the baby's room fixed soon before it rains next week. I don't want anything in there ruined."

Carlson shook her head and opened her mouth to argue but Daniel cut her off. "I know a glass guy. I already called for him to come today and fix it. I'll take care of it."

Santana nodded her thanks and looked back to the agents as Donavon looked up from his notes. "Ok, when we get back you will both have to be interviewed and you will have to be debriefed Santana so be prepared. I'll call ahead and have your families waiting. All they will know coming in is that there is something about the case that needs to be discussed with them. We will tell them once we have you there and we can bring you in to them."

Carlson looked to her own notes. "We got conformation that the rest of the Wellington clan was taken down about the same time all hell was breaking loose here so the coast is clear for you guys to go home."

Teddy looked at his friend then stood and crawled up leaning into Santana. "We can come back home right? I need to see my Ely."

Santana pulled him close and kissed his head. "We will make sure you get to see Ely as often as we can mijo. I promise." With a smile and a kiss Teddy was back sitting with Ely playing with his dinosaurs.

Donavon smiled at the boys then looked back to Santana and Rachel. "Well I think that's it for the moment. We can talk more on the plane but for now we need you to grab what you need and we need to head to the airport."

With that they all split to get things ready to go. Rachel moved to her room to pack for her and Santana really quick while Will went with Teddy and Ely to help get him packed. Santana and Daniel went to Rosie's room to sift through the glass and get what was needed for the baby.

Two hours later they were at the airport saying their goodbyes to the men. Rachel hugged Will tightly. "I swear to you we will see each other soon."

Will tightened his hold. "You bet your ass we will sweetie. I love you and we'll see you soon in New York."

With a nod they pulled apart and looked to their significant others as Daniel pulled Santana into a bear hug. "You take care of that woman and you r babies. I expect to see you all in one piece once we get there."

Santana chuckled as he released her. "I promise and you better take care of that husband of yours and my nephew. We'll see you soon."

With one last round of hugs they boarded the plane and were off. Once they were in the air they talked a bit more about what to expect when they got home and to the station. An hour into the flight they were all settled in for the ride. Teddy and Rosie had fallen asleep in the seats opposite them and Santana held Rachel close as they watched their babies sleep.

Rachel leaned back slightly looking up to Santana. "I don't want you to have to go home to your apartment. I want you to come home with us."

Santana just smiled and kissed her lightly. "If you think I was going to try and go anywhere without you and the kids you were sorely mistaken."

"I just meant that I know your parents are going to be there and I have plenty of rooms at my place. We can figure out the logistics of where we are going to live and everything else later. I didn't think you'd go without us, I just know that things are about to get crazy and I need you close, you know I get neurotic about things when I'm stressed." She burrowed her face into Santana's neck and sighed as she breathed her in.

"I know baby but I want you to try and stay calm. I'm not going anywhere and I have no problem staying at your place all of us together until we figure out what we are doing. Let's just get through all the legal crap and telling our people that we are alive. Everything else is just details."

Santana pulled her in tightly and they just settled in hoping to get some rest before they had to deal with the fallout back home.

In a cell in New York Don Broderick Wellington Sr. sat in his cell with his head in his hand. He listened a little longer as he was told that his son was dead and all that was happening right now. Shaking his head he stood moving forward, "this is your fault. If you had done your job properly in the first place that puta would be dead and my son would be alive. You better fix this and get me out of here detective, with my grandchildren by my side, or so help me god Elliot I will have your life instead."

Detective Simmons stood staking in fear as Wellington Sr. pressed him into the bars. "Yes sir, I'm on it."

Wellington Sr. pushed him away and collapsed back on his bed. "Now get out!"

Elliot scrambled to unlock the cell and rushed out to figure out how to fix this cluster fuck and not for the first time he's rethinking his decisions but unable to go back in time and fix his problems.

A/N: Ok my lovelies it's still not over. Things come to a head as the story starts to wing down. 4 or 5 chapters left and I hope that you all are still enjoying this journey. Up next they return to NY. Also this was an insomnia driven chapter so please forgive anything that Niekie and I may have missed.