The Arrangement

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.

Chapter 8

After entering the garage Santana's eyes bug out as Rachel walks up to a silver Corvette opening the door. "This isn't your car, is it Tink?"

Rachel chuckles as she helps her in. "No technically it's Papa's but he never drives it. I think he leaves it here for me because the Rachel Berry Prius sucks. I think he's ridden in it once and I was driving. I'm the only one that drives it."

Santana just sits rubbing the leather. "This car is the shit. I've seen it before around town but I could never see the driver because of the tinted windows."

Closing the door she ran around and got in herself. "We'll I figured our first official outing as a couple should be in style."

Santana chuckles, "I've never had a first date or any date in a car this awesome so score one for you."

They both laugh and were off. It didn't take long to arrive at Breadsticks and Rachel was holding the car door helping Santana out. As she held her hand she couldn't help but notice her legs. She was wearing a mini skirt that had ridden up her thighs and left very little room for the imagination. All Rachel could think was that she had been between those thighs earlier and she couldn't wait for that to happen again.

Santana smirks. "Take a picture Tink, it'll last longer."

Rachel pulls her up the rest of the way and into her as she smiles, "Oh that's for much later, babe." she husks in her ear.

Santana's eyes roll back before composing herself quickly. She was about to reply with something equally flirty but the moment is broken at Rachel's stomach growling again. She laughs pushing off of her chest but not before making sure her hip brushed against her. "Come on, I'm starving and your beast is getting restless."

Rachel stifles a grown at the contact and quickly catches up to open the door. After telling the hostess her name they were taken back to a booth in a nice secluded corner. Santana smirks when the waitress was there before the hostess even had a chance to walk away with a basket of breadsticks and a glass of ice tea asking for Rachel's drink order.

When she left to get it Rachel raises an eyebrow at Santana. "So, the rumors are true? That woman was terrified of you."

She just shrugs, "I wants what I wants and I always gets it when I'm here and usually get it everywhere else."

Rachel laughs and sits back stretching her arm over the booth beside her. "Well at least Grammy doesn't have to teach you to be a bitch to get what you want when necessary. You got that down. Then again I can be a royal ass at times to get what I want so I guess it works."

Santana just laughs and they look up as the waitress comes back with Rachel's drink. After ordering Rachel smiles and takes Santana's hand. She flinches at the contact but quickly relaxes causing Rachel to look at her in concern. "Is this ok or is it too soon for public hand holding?"

"It's more than ok I just wasn't expecting it that's all. I'm not ashamed of you or us Tink."

Rachel looks into her eyes for a moment before looking away. "You were before."

Santana sighs and grabs her other hand as well. "Look, the day we found out everything kind of sucked. I was in shock and I didn't know you. I'm getting to know you now and I think your chill as hell. I like you a lot and I'm happy to be seen with you as my girlfriend. I don't care who knows about us either. Though, I would prefer that we keep the whole arrangement part of it under wraps. That's no one's business but ours."

Rachel nods with a smile. "I agree. No one needs to know that. It'd cause too many questions I'm not ok with answering." She pauses for a moment just watching their hands. "I don't think I've apologized to you yet."

Santana looks at her confused. "What for, you haven't done anything to be sorry for."

Still looking down she traces patterns on the back of her hands, "This whole arrangement thing. If it wasn't for my secret I wouldn't have had a need for an arrangement. We also wouldn't have had to be in hiding either. Because of me we've been stuck in this hell hole and you're tied to me for life. I'm just sorry this has all happened to you."

Santana stood moving over to sit next to Rachel. "Look at me." When she has her eyes she cups her face rubbing her thumb along her cheek. "None of this was your fault. It's a well-known fact that arrangements happen within the family. Your dads didn't have one but your grandparents did and look at how good they are together."

Dropping her hand she grabs Rachel's again. "It's not your fault my abuelo is stupid and borrowed more money than he could pay back being forced to make the arrangement to keep the family employed and safe. That was his fault and I'll be having words with him later. It's also not your fault that we had to go into hiding."

Rachel opens her mouth to speak but Santana held up a hand. "No, it's not. You didn't choose to be different. You didn't make the choice when you were conceived to have a little extra. All you did was be you and honestly I really like you. If I had known this Rachel from the beginning I would have been all up on that before now so don't be sorry."

She leans in kissing her chastely. "I have really liked getting to know the real you and the more I learn the more I realize that I am happy with you. I'm happy with how things are and I wouldn't change it now so no worries. Let's just be us and do what we have to do. I think that together we are going to do awesome things and from now on we should be open with everyone about what we are, that we're together."

Rachel smiles trying to reign in her emotions and pulls Santana to her hugging her close. "I feel the same way. At first I was apprehensive because I was afraid you wouldn't accept me and not as much because of my little friend but more so because of the Rachel Berry of it all. You really couldn't stand me and I was afraid that you wouldn't give me a chance."

Santana sighs and leans more fully into her not releasing her from the hug. "Honestly I never hated you as Berry. You were different and if you looked past the diva shit you weren't that bad. The cloths needed to go but you were still a good person. A lot of my bullying shit was because I was insecure with myself and you just got caught in the cross fire. I'm sorry for that."

Rachel kisses her temple lightly. "It's in the past, let's just leave it there. It wasn't really me so don't sweat it. My point was that I'm glad that you did give me a chance and I promise to do everything in my power to make sure you are happy with me and never wish that things were different."

She kisses her neck softly then sits up so that they are face to face. "Ok and I promise to do the same. I know I'm a bitch but that's not all I am. I want to do good for you too."

Rachel smiles, "Deal."

Santana leans in to kiss her again but before they connect a voice stops them. "What the hell is this?"

They look up to see an irate Quinn and Brittany who was smiling knowingly at them. Santana sighs mumbling 'here we go' where only Rachel can hear and pulls back from her slightly. "Hey guys what's up"

Quinn shakes her head. "Don't play dumb with me Lopez. We've been texting and calling you all summer only to get short answers and little texts saying you're busy or whatever and here you are with her. I texted this afternoon to ask if you wanted to come eat with us and you never even had the decency to text back but here you are with man hands of all people."

Santana lays a hand on Rachel's leg to keep her in check and glares up at Quinn. "Ok first of all stop with the names. We are practically adults. They are stupid and unnecessary and I won't stand for them any longer. Second, calm the fuck down…"

"I will not calm down until you explain yourself." At this point she is shaking and Brittany puts a hand on her back to calm her.

"Bitch I don't have to explain anything so if you want to know anything shut the fuck up and give me a chance to talk damn it. Just a minute," she turns in her seat so that she is facing Rachel again and speaks softly where only she can hear. "I know we're on a date here Tink but can I have them sit so I can explain before the vein in Quinn's temple bursts or I kill the bitch?"

Rachel smiles raising her hand to kiss it. "It's fine. They are your friends but I will not tolerate it if she starts her shit with you or me."

Santana nods. "Trust me, I won't either but I have been blowing them off. Please just let me deal with it first before you bring out the mobster."

Santana winks and Rachel chuckles kissing her cheek, "Fine, I'll just sit here like furniture."

Santana smirks shifting closer. "Does that mean I can sit in your lap and make you my personal chair?"

Rachel grins mischievously but before she could say anymore Quinn loses her patience. "Um… hello we are standing right here and I do not want to see all of this… whatever this is."

Santana growls, "Well if you're going to be around us at all you're going to have to suck it up and deal because this," she motions between her and Rachel, "is not changing so sit down and I'll explain where I've been this summer."

Quinn just huffs as she slides in beside an already seated and bouncing Brittany. "Fine we're listening."

Santana turns back to the girls. "Ok, first off I haven't been avoiding you all summer just this last week. You were both off with your families on vacation so you don't get to be mad about that. I needed to talk to both of you a month ago but neither of you had the time of day for me so get over yourself."

Quinn sits forward and glares. "Watch your tone. I wasn't allowed to use my phone while we were gone."

Santana scoffs, "So what, I'm just supposed to jump when you come home and drop what I am doing for you, um… no. I told you when you text yesterday that I would get back with you and probably get together next week."

Quinn just shakes her head. "Whatever just tell me about this crap." She says motioning to Rachel.

She glares at her and takes a breath. "Rachel and I got together a week after school let out and have been together since. We haven't been out and about much because we just wanted to spend time together without all of Lima butting in."

Quinn holds up a hand and sits forward. "Wait, you're saying you're together, like she's your girlfriend?" She looks to Rachel in confusion, "and I thought you were straight and dating Finn." She stands looking back to Santana, "Why would you date her? You're just asking to be on the bottom, are you that stupid."

Santana stands as well shaking with rage. "You better watch yourself blondie that's my girl you are talking about."

Quinn just scoffs. "Some girl you got there S. You were better off dating Britt."

Santana rounded the table and was in Quinn's face in a heartbeat. "You need to learn when to shut your damn mouth Q."

Quinn just smirks. "Why. Because you can't handle the fact that you went from a two bit whore to a nasty lesbian? Frankly you were better off as the whore."

Santana recoiled like she'd been slapped and in a second Rachel was between them. "That's enough. I don't know who the hell you think you are talking to her like that." Stepping into Quinn's personal space she continues. "You might have been the queen of McKinley but trust me when I tell you that can be changed the first day school's in session again. You may also be my little sister's birth mother, but that's all you'll ever be to me. It is time that you," she jabs her index finger at Quinn's chest. "Come off that high horse you've been riding and grow the hell up. You don't get to treat her like this and tell her what to do or who to be with. You. Don't. Own. Her. "

"Don't you ever mention Beth to me again. Who do you think you are going off at me like this?" Quinn knocks her hand away looking disgustedly at Rachel. "Fag spawn."

"Don't you talk about my fathers like that and if you call her a whore again I will break you in half. I may have allowed you to walk all over me before but that stops right here and right now."

"Q, stop." Looking in her eyes Santana's sincerely scared for her friend knowing she won't back down. As pissed as she is at her at the moment she doesn't want her hurt and Rachel is about to come unglued.

"Or what?" Quinn challenges completely ignoring the warning tone in Santana's voice. "She'll sing until my eardrums bleed? She does that already every god damn day."

"No," Rachel smirks wickedly shaking her head. "I'll make your last year of high school a living hell. You have no idea who you're dealing with."

Santana wraps her arms around Rachel's middle feeling the rage pouring off of her and pulls back gently. "Come on Tink breath."

At that same moment seeing her opportunity Brittany slides in front of her and moves Quinn away. "You really need to stop. I don't know what's wrong with you but this is not ok."

Rachel calms slightly and allows Santana to pull her into the bathroom while Brittany pushes Quinn back into the booth talking to her sternly.

Once they are in the bathroom Santana checks to make sure they are alone and locks the door before pushing Rachel into the wall kissing her passionately. Rachel's rage instantly leaves her body and she wraps her arms around her holding her close until Santana slows the kiss and pulls back.

Rachel nips her lip and smiles. "Ok what was that?"

Santana smirks, "You are so fucking hot when you get mad, especially when you are defending me. Also I hoped that it would calm you down a bit. I thought you were going to let me deal with her."

Rachel sighs and leans her head back against the wall. "I know I'm sorry but she doesn't get to talk to you like that and get away with it. No one does."

She just smiles and kisses her lightly. "Thank you but that's just kind of how Q and I argue. She talks shit and so do I. Eventually we get down to actually talking and work shit out."

Shaking her head she chuckles. "You guys are so weird. I don't like people talking to you like that and calling you that word. I put Puck on the ground because of it and I will not hesitate to do the same to Quinn." She paused kissing her forehead softly. "I saw the look on your face when she said what she did. She went too far and I wasn't going to let that slide. I'm sorry I jumped in but I never want to see that hurt look on your face ever again ever. She's supposed to be your friend."

Santana smiles resting fully into her for a moment, "Do you think we can go back out there without you killing Quinn so I can talk to her?"

Rachel sighs and nods her head. "I suppose but she better not call you a whore again or I will break her. I mean it when I say I won't stand for it. You are my girl and I protect what's mine."

"I know, but try and let me deal with Quinn. This is just how we are together."

Rachel shrugs and they pull away from the wall. "I know that now but she and I have our own history that needs cleared up as well with all the Finn drama in our lives. I will do my best to not kill her while you talk to her."

Giving her one last kiss she grabs her hand and leads her back to their table where Brittany and Quinn are still sitting with all of their food now on the table.

Seeing them Brittany beams. "Hey, I had them just bring our food over so we could all eat while we talk. That's ok right?" She asks looking to Rachel.

Rachel smiles slightly with a nod. "That's fine Britt."

They all sit and get settled with the food in front of them before Quinn sighs and sets down her fork. "Look, I was out of line before S and I shouldn't have said those things about you being a lesbian. You know I don't care about that I was just really confused by all of this and kind of lost my cool."

Santana shrugs. "I am who I am and you know all about me. You know I've had one sexual experience more then you unless you became a slut this last month. So you know th…"

Quinn reaches over the table and grabs her hand. "I know you're not a whore San. I'm sorry I said that."

Santana nods and they resume eating until Brittany sits forward. "So how did you start dating?"

Santana smiles, "We found out that Rachel's parents and mine are old friends and we ended up spending the entire summer getting to know each other. Rachel is actually chill as fuck and just puts on a show at school. Once I got to know the real her outside of the monstrosity that is McKinley I knew I needed her. So now we're together. This last week I was spending all of my time with her. She even took me out and taught me to drive a 4-wheeler today."

Quinn eyes them for a moment and looks to Rachel. "Why would you put on a show at school? Especially one that made people treat you bad."

Her voice is clipped when she speaks but Rachel chooses to ignore it for now and shakes her head looking away. She's not ready to talk about herself at all. "That's a story for another time."

Quinn opens her mouth but Santana cuts her off. "She had her reasons leave it at that."

Brittany starts bouncing in her seat again, "Does this mean we can all be friends now? I want to hang out with you guys this summer too."

Santana gives Rachel a hopeful look who just nods and answers. "Yes we can Britt. Actually if you want you guys can come over tomorrow and we can all ride the 4-wheelers."

Santana raises an eyebrow. "I thought you had that phone call to make in the morning."

"I can reschedule it, it's not a problem. I was only calling Papa to talk about some trivial things, it can wait."

"Are you sure, Papa doesn't like when things don't go as planned."

Rachel smirks and leans into her ear. "No, he doesn't, but he will let me get away with anything within reason if it's for you and you know it."

Santana blushes leaning more fully into her. In the last few weeks she has gotten very close to Barbra and by extension Jonathon. They have both taken to her quickly and she talks to Jonathon at least once or twice a week on the facetime or the phone. She's becoming rather fond of both of them as well. Hiram and Leroy are cool as hell too so she's pretty happy with things right now.

Quinn watches them talk back and forth shaking her head. "This is just weird," she mumbles under her breath as she cocks her head to one side studying Rachel as she speaks. Her mannerisms seem off and she's talking differently. She can't quite put her finger on it but Rachel is just different. "Fine," she says to bring the attention back to them. "We'll come over tomorrow but I don't know how to ride."

Brittany looks down sadly, "I don't either."

Rachel smiles rubbing a hand down Santana's back. "I'll teach you, it's super easy. I taught San in just a few minutes today."

Santana smirks leaning back into her and turning her head to speak in her ear. "You better not teach them the way you did me. I don't share."

Rachel shivers feeling her breath on her neck and ear. "Trust me, the only girl I want that close to me is you. I'll just give them the basics. They don't need the hands on approach."

They both laugh and look back to the other two girls. "Just come by my place at 9:00 tomorrow and we'll take you to the track. San can text you with the address if you need it. Oh and it's not the little house when you first enter the property where we had that party. Pass that and come back to the main house."

"Why, that's not your house?" Quinn is just confused.

Rachel shakes her head. "No, I think it was supposed to be like a mother in-law's house or a guest house or something. There was no way I was letting all those people in the main house. Daddy would have had my head and dad would have lost his shit."

"Where do we go from there? Is it just a gated community or something?"

Santana shakes her head amusedly. She had thought the same thing when they went there after she found out about the arrangement. "No, it's all part of the same estate."

"Jesus, how rich are you people?"

Rachel shrugs and Santana laughs. "You'll get a clue when you see the house and the track."

Brittany smiles clapping happily and Quinn just watches them with interest. "Fine, I remember how to get there." She takes a last bite and pushes away her plate looking over to see that Brittany has done the same. When she looks up Rachel and Santana are talking quietly again so she stands. "Ok as confusing and nauseating as this has been we are going to go now before you start making out on the table."

Britt stops in her tracks getting out of the booth. "Are you really going to do that because I would so stay for that?"

Rachel and Santana laugh and San throws a breadstick at her. "No you perv get out of here I'm on a date. We'll see you tomorrow and we'll talk more." She just loved Britt and her ability to defuse tension in the room.

They all laugh and the girls head out leaving Rachel and Santana alone once again. Rachel pushes her own plate away putting her arm back around Santana as she does the same. "So, do you want desert or are you ready to go?"

She thinks for a moment then smiles. "I think I'm ready to go. Where are we going next?"

Rachel flags down the waitress to pay and squeezes Santana closer. "Well, we can go to the movies if you want or I can take you out to my favorite place in Lima."

"Oooo, I want to go to your favorite place. We watch movies all the time and have streamed most of the new ones anyway."

Rachel nods handing the waitress some money telling her to keep the change and guides Santana back out to the car. Once they are on their way Santana looks to Rachel. "I think that went pretty well don't you?"

Rachel smiles, "It definitely could have gone worse. I guaranty that it will not be that easy with the rest of them, especially the general public at McKinley."

Santana scoffs. "Those sheep will fall in line especially if I can get Quinn to help out, it'll be fine." After a few moments of silence she spoke again a little unsure of herself. "Were you ok with what I told them about how we started dating?"

Rachel just nods. "Yes it was fine."

"I just don't want people thinking that the only reason I'm with you is because I'm being forced into it. Hell none of them would understand it anyway and it will raise too many questions. I told you before that if I have known the real you I would have liked you and wanted to date you before."

She pulls on to a gravel road and stops a little way back putting it in park, "I know I just hate it that you are being forced into this." She gets out and starts to walk off.

Santana quickly follows grabbing her arm to stop her. "I have been forced into the marriage, so were you but I do have a choice in some of this." At Rachel's confused look she continues. "If I didn't want you to touch me or want you anywhere near me would you force the issue?"

Rachel looks at her like she's been slapped, "Of course not."

Santana takes her hand to calm her. "I know. That's where my choice comes in. I could have chosen to ignore you and keep to myself when we are at your dads' house and let you hold up in the guestroom at my parents. But I chose to give this thing with us a chance."

She moves closer slipping her arms around her neck. "I don't have to let you sit so close to me while we watch movies or in the restaurant in public but I did. I didn't have to let you kiss me today either but I did. I do these things because I chose to get to know you and after I did I liked what I found. I let you do these things because I like you and it's my choice to make a life with you not apart from you like you would have allowed had I wanted it that way."

Rachel's arms wrap around her waist pulling her closer, "Is that really how you feel?"

"Yes so please stop being upset about this for me. I'm ok with all of it. I choose you Tink, I choose us." She implores her to really hear and believe.

Rachel lets out a small sob pulling her into a deep kiss than pulls away slightly, "I choose you too," than pushes back in again.

Santana shifts her hands into Rachel's hair pulling her deeper and grunts when she's pushed into a nearby tree. Feeling secure against the tree she wraps her leg around Rachel's waist causing her to push her hip into her and they both moan at the feeling.

Santana pulls away from the kiss slightly. "Jesus Tink, do that again."

Rachel happily complies rotating her hips and grinding into her. "Oh shit San you feel so good."

Santana groans, "God you too." She latches back on and kisses Rachel for all she's worth applying pressure with her leg encouraging her to continue to grind into her.

They continue for a while more but eventually Rachel slows them to a stop just pecking Santana's lips lightly lowering her leg back to the ground. "As much as I'm loving this I don't want the first time we orgasm together to be up against a tree like this."

Santana smirks rubbing against her. "Are you that close Tink?"

Rachel groans and pins her so she can't move and rubs their chests together causing a moan from Santana. "No, but I'm about a minute away from throwing you on the ground and taking you right here."

Santana groans again and kisses her lightly. "God don't talk like that or I might let you." Pushing Rachel away she collects herself taking a deep breath. "Fine let's go to this place you love so much."

Rachel smirks and takes her hand. "We're here."

She pulls Santana forward and over to a guardrail. Santana gasps at the breathtaking view. It was Lima but the sun was just setting behind it and from this height and lighting it was gorgeous.

Rachel sits on a nearby tree stump and pulls Santana down between her legs to sit leaning against her. "I found this place right after I started driving. When I've had a particularly bad day I come here and just watch as the town goes to sleep. Some days it's the only thing beautiful about Lima that I can find. Well, that is until recently." She tightens her arms and kisses her neck. "Now I have you every day so it's not so bad."

Santana melts into her and sighs. "It's beautiful, thank you for sharing it with me." She turns her head and kisses her lightly. "You make being here so much better too Tink."

With that they settle into each other and just watch the sun set as the town goes to sleep.

A/N: Reviews always welcome. More to come very soon.