A/N: Here is chapter 3, I hope you like it. Please Read and review. Until Next Time Please Enjoy!
Chapter # 3
Rachel unlocks her door only to discover that her dads had broken their promise yet again. They left her again, but this time it was forever. The house was the same except all her father's things were gone. Their guitars, books, and music collection. The 65" flat screen TV was gone and the pictures. All their family photos were gone.
Their lack of compassion really hurt Rachel beyond compare, this is nothing new for her since they always lied and broke promises, but this time they weren't coming back, she didn't even get to say goodbye and that's what hurt; they knew they were leaving for good and could even tell her goodbye. Rachel closes the door and drops her keys and bag on the floor as she walked towards the stairs when she saw a note on the kitchen island. She walked over to the island and read the note, once she was done, she made her way to her bedroom and put some A/D Ointment on her arm, then went back downstairs and chilled on the couch to collect her thoughts, when the tears came, and once they came she couldn't stop them. It was like everything is hitting her at once.
~ Meanwhile, back at school ~
~ Santana's P.O.V ~
I was getting increasingly worried about Rachel with each passing second. Rachel has never skipped school, not when she was sick. One day in 6th grade she was too sick to come to school, she demanded that Puck bring her the week's assignments; she refused to fall behind. So, if the flu couldn't stop her then where the hell is, she? Free period ended 10 minutes ago. I was pulled from my thoughts when I saw Quinn walking towards me with a pissed off look on her face.
"What's got you so pissed off?" I asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I know why Rachel's not here, I just found out that Finn and Rachel got into a fight when she broke up with this morning and he said some pretty fucked up stuff to her. One of the baby Cheerio's saw him manhandling her, she said Puck broke it up." Quinn said through gritted teeth.
"HE DID WHAT?! I'M GONNA FUCKIN KILL HIM!" I said enraged. I stormed the halls looking for Finn and runs into Puck. Just the guy needed to see, ill deal with Finn later. I grabbed Puck by his collar and pulled him to an empty classroom.
"Talk Puckerman!"
"About what?"
"Rachel getting manhandled by Finn."
"Okay, so Rachel went to break up with Finn and that didn't go well then they got into a battle of words, Rachel turned to leave, Finn grabs a hold of her arm and held it tight, so tight it left a mark on her arm. I should up and pushed him the nose. She asked me not to tell you because she didn't want you getting into trouble. I told her if you asked, that I wouldn't lie to you and I didn't." Puck said and I glad he didn't with our family lying is one of the worse things you could do.
"Thanks, Puck, you can go continue being the man-whore that you are." I said to him, I love my cousin even though he changes sex partner faster than any guy I know.
"Why thanks, dear old cousin of mine."
"Don't get anyone pregnant, you know my Papi will have your ass if you do." I said and the look of fear crossed his face for a moment.
"Yes, I know tell Uncle Tony I'll be by later after I help Rachel pack up her house." Puck said, and now it is my turn to be confused. From my father's calculations, the Berry men are to leave in 3 days. I mean papi just text not too long ago about them signing the contract and he wants me to help Rachel move in a few days.
"Why would she be moving in so soon? Her dads aren't due to leave for a few more days. I just got the text that they signed the contract." Puck pulled out his phone and showed her the text he got from her papi.
From Uncle Tony: Hey Puck, I might need you to help Rachel pack, I have a feeling the Berry men might leave early.
To Uncle Tony: Sure, I'll head there after school.
From Uncle Tony: Just got word yeah, the Berry men left earlier than expected, so yeah make your way over there as soon as school's out.
To Uncle Tony: Okay.
"Damn, okay, I'll see you later." I said handing him back his phone as I rushed out the room and met up with Brittany.
"Hey Sanny, why do you look so pissed off." Brittany asked me.
"Because Finn put his hands on Rachel and that's not cool." I said getting more pissed, God where is Quinn when you need her? I need to leave, but I can't damnit Q.
"Don't kill him or Rachel would be mad, you know how much she hates violence." Brittany said and I just nodded my head, she is right. Finally, Q's here and now I can explain the plan to her and leave, so I can go check on Rachel.
"Can you believe that asshole put his hands-on Rachel like that? Who the fuck does he think he is? Who knows what the fuck he said to her? S you have to go check on her." Quinn said concerned and that's a first. I'm just glad she's putting in an effort to be nicer to Rachel.
"On my way soon, but I need to discuss something with you guys first." I said getting their full attention.
"Good, so did you find Finn?" Quinn asked.
"No, but I found Puck and he told me everything." I said.
"I want to make his ass pay Quinn." Quinn said getting more pissed, she is almost as mad as I am. Wait does she like Rachel or something… No stop it Santana, she's with Brittany.
"I got you, San I was serious about becoming friends with her. Now on to Finn so he's getting a slushy bath for a week and Rachel's already going on the untouchable list." Quinn said, putting her hand on my shoulder.
"Thanks, Quinn. Make it all day for a week. I want that motherfucker to feel it. Then we're going to get him kicked off the football team, make sure no girl would ever want to be with him, slash his tires and toss his ass in the trash, push him into lockers the works. I want him to have the royal treatment. Make it happen. Oh, tell the football, hockey and Cheerios are to meet in the gym tomorrow at 7:00 am and no one better be late! Hell, week starts tomorrow and if anyone is late, they will join Finn on day one. Now I should go, can you cover for me with coach Sue?" I said turning to leave.
"Yes, I got you and we'll make sure everything is set for tomorrow, so we just leave him alone today?" Quinn asked and I turned back around.
"Yes, I want him to feel safe. Listen to him in Glee and tell me what he says. I know he will brag about, 'putting Rachel in her place' which is bullshit. You must stay calm, though. If he senses you're upset, he might plan something. Make out with B if have too, I need this to work and it will with me not there and with you and B staying calm." I said.
"Okay, I got it. It might be hard; I want to rip his fucking head off from his body. Nobody messes with one of us!" Quinn said pissed.
"Thank you for seeing her as one of us. I thought it would take a long time to convince you." I said.
"Hey if she's that important to you, then yes I will protect her. Maybe even become friends or something, but anyway you go head and I'll see you later." Quinn said.
"Okay, remember Q, be calm." I said as Quinn nods her head and I turned around and walked out of the school, got in my car, and drove over to Rachel's house. I knock on the door and when I got no answer, I opened the door to find Rachel on the couch crying her eyes out. I walked to the couch slowly.
"Rachel..." She looked up and said,
"There...Gone!" Rachel said as I sat next to her on the couch.
"Oh, Rae, come here." I said, taking her in my arms, rubbing her back.
"I…" Rachel began but burst into tears again.
"Your parents are dicks that I know of, damn I didn't think they would do this. So, they left without saying goodbye?"
"They left a note." She said pointing to the coffee table. I picked up the note and read it aloud.
"Rachel,
I know what we have done is unforgivable. We promised that we would say goodbye and didn't. Your daddy wanted to come to the school and say goodbye, but I thought it was best if we left. Saying goodbye to you would have been the hardest thing in the world for us to do. Just know that we are so very sorry for hurting you. We hope you can forgive us one day. Please tell Santana to watch over you, protect you and make you happy, because if even though you were forced into this situation, we hope she treats you well. That's it. Goodbye for now and remember that we do love you, even if you don't believe it. We will see you again.
Love always,
Dad and Daddy
"It's a nice letter." I said, trying to see the bright side in all of this.
"Yes, it is they couldn't bear to say goodbye to me in person, so they decided right me a letter, I mean come on ... What kind of bullshit is that San? You know what...I don't need them. I never did." Rachel says, then breaks down again. When she calmed down, she asked said,
"Maybe Finn was right, no matter the success I have, no one will ever want me. Hell, my own parents didn't, and you are being forced to marry me and I'm sure I'm the last person in the world you would pick as your wife...I..." Rachel said and I cut her off by grabbing her face gently and looking into her eyes.
"Listen to me okay and you listen well. A few things, one Finn is an asshole that will never amount to anything in his life, period. Two you are so smart, talented, and beautiful. I can never apologize for enough for what I put you, though. At first, I was playing a part in what I thought I had to do, to make this okay. I was afraid of you seeing the real me, but after you felt my penis and didn't treat me like a freak. I knew that you were different. I promise that I will protect you with everything I have inside me. Never think I am forced to be with you. We are forced to be married but we could live on separate side sides of the mansion. We could only speak to one another when we are out in public. But that's not what I want, I want to get to know you, fall in love with you, make love to you, propose to you in a way that you deserve, I want to marry you on a day we pick together, I want you to be the mother of my children, I want to grow old and die in your arms. That's what I want. What do you want, honestly?"
"I want what you want, to be honest, when I kissed you, I was playing a role. At that point I hated you so much, I hated my fathers, even your father. I thought they have ruined my life, that you all have ruined my life. But getting to know you, having you share a deep and insecure secret with me meant the world to me. When I found out, you could have threatened me, hurt me, or even made my life with you a pure hell, but you seem so vulnerable and scared. I would have done nothing to hurt you either way. Your secret will always stay with me. It hurts so much that my fathers left me again, but one day I will grow from it. You spoke so beautifully and honest that it made me feel so much better. I have this newfound determination that it's us against the world. As long as we continue to get to know each other and have these talks, then we will be okay."
"I hate talking about my feelings and shit, I really only did that with my father." I said, leaning back against the cushions and grabbing a pillow to hold.
"Well, I'm glad you can let your guard down if to let me. If we will make it as a couple, I think we should start off as friends and go on a few dates."
"I agree, we need this, I want to learn all about you Rachel."
"I want to know all about you, Santana."
"Let's start now, I was adopted by my dad's as you know. I'm told that my birth mother was a famous Broadway actress and my father was her manager. They met on the set of wicked. She was auditioning as the newbie to show business and had no representation, and my father was there with another client and saw my mother and knew she would be his wife one day. So, they dated, got married and had me, they were both killed in a car crash which left me parentless. They were coming home after going on a date. When I was 3 months old, I was adopted by my fathers. It wasn't until I was 14 that I learned the truth of who I was."
"What made you question it?" I asked, then I remembered, but it was too late Rachel was already talking so I sat in silence as she retold me of the time, I was an absolute 100% authentic evil bitch.
"I always wondered how everyone had a mom and a dad, and I had two dads. Then the last year of middle school you and Quinn took my journal and read it aloud and then you said, and I'll never forget it, 'you were oblivious, adopted, your real parents had enough sense to give you up. No one likes you, nor will we ever. Your loser that needs to learn her place, which is below those that matter.' That night was the night I went home to discover that my parents had gone on yet another business trip and will be back in two weeks and that my grandmother was coming over to watch me. My grandmother called and said she would be over in an hour, so I laid on my bed thinking that maybe you were right. No, I liked me, my parents were never around so maybe I shouldn't be..."
"Rachel..." I said as I was stopped by her putting her hand up.
"Let me finish please or else I might not be able to tell this story again."
"Okay, go ahead."
"I went to the bathroom and looked into the mirror and thought of ways I could kill myself and decided that I would cut myself. I knew if I cut my straight down the middle that I would die quick and fast. But I had it in my head that it was my fault that no one liked me, that my fathers went out their way to work overtime, just so they didn't have to deal with me. I felt like a burden to everyone, so I felt as if I should pay for it by dying a slow and painful death rather than quick and easy. So, I broke my new shaver my grandmother brought me to start shaving my legs with. Took the razor out of it and sliced across my wrist three or four times as deep as I could.
I woke up a few days later in the hospital. Grandmother was extremely pissed at me for not talking to her about how I was feeling. She said she thought we had a special bond, but she was wrong and that she was so disappointed in me for trying to take the easy way out instead of facing the problem head on. My fathers found out we had a long talk; I mean talked about everything. How I was feeling, about what you said, why I tried to take my own life… Everything! That's when they told me the story about my parents.
The funny part is I was homeschooled for the rest of middle school and when I returned to go to high school, Quinn threw a slushy in my face, and you laughed and said welcome back freak. It was like nothing changed. So, I enrolled myself back into martial arts, to refresh my skills, and I took singing and dancing lessons to refresh my skills as well. I was a talented singer already, but you could always learn something new. I also asked my dads who were around a lot more at the time if I could go to therapy. They agreed and I've been going ever since and that's my story." Rachel said, leaving me feeling completely drained. My God, I convinced her to try and kill herself? What in the actual fuck! Nope, this shit ends now! I will never bully someone again. I take lives or will be in the future, but I never want to be cause of why someone committed suicide.
"Wow, I don't know what to say, other I'm so very sorry that I said those things to you, Rachel. I was young and dumb, which isn't an excuse, but to know that I drove you to almost commit suicide, will hunt me for the rest of my life. Like I said before, and now I know that I could never apologize enough for what I put you through. Now with this arrangement, my father took away your chance at being a star." I said looking down, damn can't she catch a break.
"How's that?" Rachel asked with a confused look on her face.
"Well, we have to live in Lima, I think." I said unsure.
"Hey, you listen to me, Santana... You and I will make something of ourselves. I will be a huge Broadway success. What do you want to be?"
"I always wanted to be a doctor, but my father has raised me to be an assassin. I'm supposed to take over the family business. It's not a choice I have." I said realizing that rule number has just been broken. Oh, great, now what?
"Yes, it is we can take over the family business together, because we have too. But I will still be a Broadway success by day, and you will be the top doctor in New York by day. We will do both and be damn good at it. Our dreams matter and they will come true." Rachel said with determination.
"How are you so okay with me being an assassin? You're not scared or anything?" I asked, looking at her weirdly.
"No, because I will tell our dad Tony that I wish to train with you. I have been trained in martial arts and taekwondo since I was 5 years old. I am a 2nd-degree black belt. Like I said, I refreshed my skill when I was 14. I can teach you what I know, and you can teach me what you know. That is why I'm not scared. I will always fear you getting hurt or killed, but that's with everything and I trust that you will be safe and have back up mainly me. Look Santana we are in this forever, its you and me and together baby we will accomplish exceptional things. But our children can never know until they are older and makes a choice of joining the family business or not. I'm talking when they'll like 24 years old and out of college. To them, we will be the Broadway superstar and famously known top surgeon if that's even the medical practice you want to go into. We will conquer New York; our kids will see us as their parents." Rachel said and now I'm feeling optimistic, I think this could actually work.
"Wow, I can't believe that you so accepting of what my family does. You could have gone to the police with what I told you. I could get in so much trouble for even telling you that. But the fact that you care so much, that you would want to join me in my training just makes me think we can actually make it in life. You know what Rach; you are so much more than what people see and I am so glad that one day I will get to call you my wife. Thank you so much for opening up to me."
"You're welcome, we will look at this as something we can grow from and not make it a burden."
"I agree, let's pack up your stuff and head home." I said and yes, her home is with me, together we will make a home where we go.
"Will you tell me your story?"
"Can I pass for now? It's so hard to talk about my past."
"It was for me too, what do you have to lose?"
"So, all my life I would wonder why I had to be born different. Why was I born with a penis? Why I couldn't be normal. As you know my mother died when I was young like maybe 3 or 4. I always missed her until my father told me the real story. So apparently, my mother was ashamed of me and thought I was a freak. She tried to cut my penis off because I was an abomination, a sin, and I needed to save. So, my papi came home and saw her coming after me with scissors, I ran right into my papi and fell.
My papi picks me up and hands me over to my auntie Megan. She's my favorite if you didn't know that. She's the only one that saw me, the real me and taught me how to love myself and not be ashamed of who I am anyway back to the story, I was outside with my auntie I remember she placed headphones on my ears, and I watched Barney on her phone while sitting in my papi's car. It wasn't until I was older that he told me that when I went outside with my auntie; he killed my mother. He said he shot her in the head and that it broke his heart to kill the love of his life, but he couldn't risk her trying to hurt me again. He said he could never fully forgive himself for what he did, but if it meant keeping me safe, then it would be something he would do again. He said no one fucks with his princess and then he said that he knows that he could never protect me from everything for the rest of my life, so he started training me to be an assassin when I was 14 years old.
I had to be a part of the family business, everyone had a choice to join our family business. I didn't; I remember one day about a year ago; I came home to find my papi with a plastic bag over his head and my uncle Noel holding him down. My papi looked at me, he was dying in front of my eyes, so I dropped my bag and ran over to the desk and found a gun he always kept in there, took the safety off, pointed at my uncle and shot him in the back. I dropped the gun on the table, and it fired another shot, but the wall missing me by a few inches as I ran to my father and took the bag off his head. He looked dead; I checked his pulse and when I couldn't find one; I did CPR and hope that it brought him back.
I was too scared to call 911 in fear of going to jail. So, I continued CPR for what seemed liked forever; I was just about to give up when suddenly he started coughing and he opened his eyes and said thanks. I called my auntie and she told me to go to my friend's house for a few days and that she would handle it. She did, she saved my uncle by removing the bullet and sewing him up. Just to wait a few months later, she made him disappear. My father later told me that had gotten into an argument about me taking over the business. Noel thought I was too young. My papi hung up with him and was walking into the kitchen when Noel came up from behind him and hit across the head with a 40 ounce of beer. Then took the plastic bag that held the beer and tried to kill him.
My father thinks that maybe he planned that a while back because he wondered how he got to his house so fast and how he conveniently had a beer in a plastic bag. So, figures he was in his car down the street from the house when he had that argument, hoping that maybe he could give it one more chance to convince my dad that he should run the family business. When that didn't go as he wanted it to, he tried to kill him."
"Why was the door unlocked?"
"He was expecting me to come home right away and I didn't because I was with my cousin buying alcohol with our fake ID's for a party, he threw that weekend. I'm glad I did because he could have tried to kill me too. So, I trained my hardest since then, granted I was slacking a bit and was being lazy about training, but I was always focused, though."
"Didn't you have a key to your house?"
"Yes, but I left it at home, so I called my papi and he told me he would leave the front door unlocked for me and to come straight home. I can never forgive myself for not doing as I was told. Yes, I know I said I was glad that I wasn't home, but I sometimes I feel like maybe I could have stopped my uncle or made to rethink his plan.".
"No, Santana, just like you said, he would have tried to kill you if you went straight home. Thanks for being so honest with me, I know that it's was hard for you to do that. I have one question, though."
"Okay what is it?"
"Is that why you started bullying me even more? You wanted to cause me pain because you couldn't deal with what you did?"
"Yes, which is so lame I know and God I'm sorry for that." I said, thinking back to the suicide attempt I caused.
"I forgive you Santana, I can't change the past and I can't tell the future, so I have to live for today and I want you to know that I forgive you, now you have to learn to forgive yourself." Rachel said to me.
"Rachel, I hope you know that it wasn't your fault that your dads left, or that Quinn and I bullied you. I was dealing with stuff and Quinn was being Quinn."
"I know you're right it's just hard to that though my head."
"I know what you mean."
"So, I guess we should start packing up some of my things, hey would it be okay if stayed with you? I hate being alone in this big house." Rachel asked, as if I would let her stay in this house alone.
"Yes."
"What about the rest, though?"
"Puck and the rest of the boys are coming will pack up the rest of your house. I'll ask my father to put your house up for sale with you getting all the proceeds. Now come on, let's get you packed up. We can start with some of your personal things and just head home."
"Okay, sounds like a plan. I want to talk with your father, anyway." Rachel said and I was nervous as hell.
"Maybe we should wait about what we discussed?" I said not wanting to rush the horrible conversation I was about to have my papi.
"No, I'm all in and I want him to know it."
"Okay but let me talk to him first."
"Okay if you must." Rachel said as we packed up her most prized positions and went to my house and I asked her to wake outside his office while I speak with him. I made sure the door was closed.
"Papi do you have a minute?" I asked, the fear creeping up inch by inch.
"For you anytime."
"Puck told me that Rachel's fathers left early, I helped Rachel pack up some of her things. We got most of her things, but before we packed up her stuff, we had a nice long talk."
"What do you mean you had a nice long talk with Rachel? What kind of talk did you have?"
"I told her everything, and I mean everything what we do as a family, how uncle Noel tried to kill you ... Everything!" I said as my papi jumped up from his desk furious.
"WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU DO THAT! NOW I HAVE TO KILL HER! USE YOUR FUCKING HEAD SANTANA, IF SHE WANTED TO, SHE COULD TURN US ALL INTO THE POLICE. I WANT TO SMACK THE SHIT OUT OF YOU. BUT I HAVE NEVER PUT MY HANDS ON YOU AND I NEVER WILL. THATS A PROMISE I WILL KEEP, BUT YOU WILL KILL HER AS YOUR PUNISHMENT!" Papi said, sliding the gun over to me.
"Papi…" I began but was cut off, my papi still pissed at me.
"I DON'T WANT TO FUCKING HERE IT, PICK UP THIS GUN AND GO KILL HER NOW!"
"Papi listen!"
"NO, YOU LISTEN, PICK IT UP NOW!" Papi screamed again and I rushed to pick up the gun and I held it in my hands, still trying to get him to listen.
"Papi please listen, I'm trying to tell you something!"
"I KNEW YOU WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO TAKE OVER THIS FAMILY, BUT I FIGURED HEY SHE WILL GROW INTO IT FINE, BUT YOU BREAK THE NUMBER ONE RULE BECAUSE OF A FUCKING GREAT TALK? COME THE FUCK ON SANTI SHE'S PLAYING YOU, YOU SAID SO YOURSELF THAT SHE WAS PLAYING A ROLE. A FUCKING ROLE SANTANA!" Papi said although he was still yelling, it seemed like he was getting more disappointed in me than being angry.
"Papi she wants to join our family business. She wants to train with me and run the business together. While maintaining the illusion that we are a normal family. She will be a Broadway star and I will be a doctor. We can use our careers as a coverup. She's serious about this, she wants to talk to you." I said as my father's anger finally cooled down and he was left with a confused look on his face.
"Wait what? Join us?"
"Yes, and here you go." I said handing him back the gun and he places back on the table.
"You're serious?"
"Yes, can I bring her in?"
"Uh yeah." Papi said as I walk out and brought Rachel into the office.
"Permission to speak, sir?" Rachel asks.
"Call me dad or Tony or Don, but not sir. It makes me feel old."
"Tony, I just want to say that I am 100% committed to your daughter and this family. We will be married, and I don't want any secrets between us, so if this is her life, then it's my life too. I want to join the family business. If you need to put me through a test, physically, mentally, emotionally I will do it. If I need to take a lie detector test, then I will. I want to train alongside her and teach her all that I know about martial arts and Taekwondo. I am a 2nd-degree black belt. I want to do this. No jokes, hidden agendas or lies. I want to take over the family business with Santana whenever you retire. As I told Santana, I am all in." The way my father was staring at her was to see if she was lying. There was no need for a lie detector test because my papi was a human lie detector. He could see past any lie.
"You can tell no one outside the family what we do. If you do, I will have you killed in the slowest and most painful way possible, do you understand?"
"Yes, I understand completely." Rachel said not flinching or anything, she stayed poised and in control.
"You are in this for life, no changing your mind, no way out! Do you agree?"
"Yes." Rachel said, still maintaining eye contact. Papi tells us to turn around and we did. Then tells to turn back around a few moments later. He had a contract in his hand that he hands to Rachel and Rachel reads it over and signs her life away as an assassin. Then he takes out a sharp knife.
"Are you right or left handed?"
"Right."
"Repeat after me."
"I am a member of the Lopez clan and I will protect my family with my life. I promise to be loyal and honest and never lie or deceive my family in any way, shape, or form. If I am proven to be untrustworthy and break the bonds of this family or my marriage to Santana Lopez. I will be killed and so will the rest of my immediate family. I have chosen this path on my own accord and I'm not being forced to join in this family's business. I am doing this with my own free will and I agree that this is for life and must speak of this to no one outside of the family without speaking with the leader Dominic Antonio Lopez first. This I swear on this 18th day of August in the year of 2016." Papi said as he finished the same speech that he gives everyone that joins the family without the marriage to me obliviously.
"Would you like me to go through it one more time?" Papi asked and usually people need to hear again and even then, it takes about 3 tries to get it all down.
"No, I have it down." Rachel said and I was shocked for a moment, then I realized that she will be a Broadway star, so handling lengthy speeches was her forte.
"Are you sure, because it's a lot."
"I got it down, I'm sure of it."
"Okay." Papi says as takes out a video camera and records it and so it begins.
"State your name."
"Rachel Barbara Berry."
"Recite the speech."
"I am a member of the Lopez clan and I will protect my family with my life. I promise to be loyal and honest and never lie or deceive my family in any way, shape, or form. If I am proven to be untrustworthy and break the bonds of this family or my marriage to Santana Lopez. I will be killed and so will the rest of my immediate family. I have chosen this path on my own accord and I'm not being forced to join in this family's business. I am doing this on my own free will and I agree that this is for life and must speak of this to no one outside of the family without speaking with the leader Dominic Antonio Lopez first. This I swear on this 18th day of August in the year of 2016." Rachel states perfectly, not messing up once. This is a first, but like I said, this is her forte.
"Santana hold the camera and focus it on both of us."
"Give me your right index finger." Papi says and Rachel hands her finger to my papi and he slices the tip of it and presses her bloody finger down on the contract. It's official.
"Welcome to the family Rachel aka baby dangerous."
"Thank you." Rachel said, and with that said I gave the camera back to my dad and turned off and then he told us to turn around and opened his safe before placing the camera and document inside with the knife after he disinfected with Lysol that he keeps in his bottom draw, once he was done, he closed the safe and sat back down as he told us we could turn around.
"So, Santana tells me your parents left you without saying goodbye to you." Papi asks as we both sit in the chairs in front of the desk, since we were standing the whole time and I wouldn't have dared to sit down while he was yelling at me.
"Yes, that's correct."
"I'm sorry about that, I thought they would at the very lease tell you goodbye, that's very weird anyway, I asked Puck and some of my guys to help pack up your house and then we will sell it and put the money in an account for you."
"Okay, so, is Noah is a part of the family?"
"Yes."
"Okay, I didn't know that."
"Now you do."
"I see, so how did all this happen is what I'm curious about. I mean I'm glad it did, I'm just wondering is all."
"Me too papi, like Rach said, I'm glad it happened, but I'm also curious." I said.
"You want to hear it? Are you sure because it might be hard to hear." Papi said to Rachel.
"Yes, please be honest, don't hold back please."
"Okay if you're sure. It all started 2 years ago."
~ Flashback ~
~ January 15, 2014 ~
Edward Berry knocks on Tony's door. A large guy answers the door.
"Can I help you?" The man asked.
"Yes, I would like to talk with Mr. Lopez please." Edward asked.
"Hold your hands up, please." The big man ask, and Edward does as he was told, and the big guy checks him for weapons. The big guy got on a walkie-talkie.
"I have an Edward Berry here to see the boss. He's clean okay sure. Mr. Berry go straight and the first office to the left is where you want to be." The big guy stated.
"Thank you." Edward said as he walks into the mansion, heads to down the hall and knocks on the office door.
"Come in." Edward walks in and closes the door.
"Mr. Lopez can I ask you for a favor."
"What is it?"
"I need to borrow a million dollars."
"Why? Explain it to me."
"I have a son in London, Marcus and I adopted him a few years back. He's 4 years old now and I need to take care of him, and Rachel and I wanted to open my own private law firm. That cost money, money I don't have plus I want to treat my family to the nicer things in life."
"You understand what you're getting yourself into, right?"
"Yes."
"This loan involves you, Marcus and Rachel. If you don't pay me, I have the right to kill all of you. Maybe even your son in London. What's his name?"
"Nathaniel Antonio Berry."
"Nice name, you must pay a weekly fee of 10,000 starting in May of next year. That gives you 1 year and 4 months to get your business up a running. Everything must be paid in full by January 15, 2016. Which is 2 years from now."
"I understand, sir."
"Sign here agreeing to the terms." Tony told him, sliding the contract for the repayment agreement to him.
"Okay." Edward said as he signed the paper.
"Turn around." Tony told him and Edward does as he is told. Tony opens his safe behind the picture and places the document inside and closes it.
"Thank you."
"You may turn around." Tony writes a check for one million dollars and hands it to Edward.
"Thanks again." Edward says placing the check in his wallet and putting the wallet back in his jeans.
"Sure, just make sure you pay me back, I react harshly that doesn't happen. I have a question through, does Rachel know you have another kid?"
"No."
"Why haven't you told her?"
"I can't answer that." Edward said forgetting who he was talking to for a moment.
"Anytime I ask you a question, you better answer me." Tony said in a serious tone.
"Yes, sir, I understand, sir." Edward said nervously.
"Now why?" Tony asked in a demanding tone.
"We never told her because we were afraid of how she would react. Yes, we have another child, but we still love her just the same."
"That's fucked up, how can you claim to love them the same, yet they don't know about each other. How can you have a child and keep it from Rachel? When will tell her?"
"When Nathaniel was 16 years old."
"What the hell?"
"Nathaniel could then make up his own mind if he wanted her in his life or not." Edward said, and Tony was getting irritated.
"So, you will let Nathaniel and Rachel grow up thinking they are the only child you have?"
"Yes." Edward said with absolutely no regret.
"That makes no sense. How are you able to keep that from her?"
"My sister takes care of Nate while we're here in the U.S. We travel to London and spend a few months there with him, while Rachel stays with my mother."
"Does your mother know?"
"No, just Marcus, my sister and well now you."
"So, you just leave Rachel for months at a time not even caring how that may affect her. Then you leave the toddler in another country with your sister for months on end. Is he even a U.S. citizen?"
"Yes, he was born in Green Bay, WI his birth parent moved to London because of a job offer. They were later killed in a plane crash coming from Italy. Nate was with his grandmother. She raised him before she died of old age at 89 years old. They put Nate up for adoption and we found him because we were looking for someplace and stumbled onto a church. We went inside to ask for directions and saw Nate and instantly knew that we needed him in our lives. We asked the nun what the child's story was. She told us and we adopted him. It took some months with background checks, financial background, housing inspections and the same for my sister. After all the work was done and they approved us and Nate was ours. We wanted to name him after my grandfather Antonio Nathaniel Berry. So, we changed his name from Charles Michaels to Nathaniel Antonio Berry. I was never a fan of the Jr.'s or lls or llls. We wanted to keep it simple."
"Okay tell Rachel. It's not right to keep that from her."
"I think we will stick to the plan we have."
"Okay, whatever. Now leave my office and you better pay on time."
"I will, sir."
~ End of Flashback ~
"They left the country soon after and we were looking for them everywhere. He never started the business or if he did, it was in London. Then when news of your grandmother passing and your fathers returning. I met him outside of your house and my boys and I beat him down. It's because of you Rachel that I didn't kill them on sight. Anyone else, I would have killed them for sure. But given what you've been, though, I know that it wouldn't have ended well.
"I have a brother."
"Yes, you do."
"I have another question...the speech you have to recite is it the same for everyone?"
"Yes, without marriage to Santana part of course. That was just for you. But other than that, yeah, it's the same."
"Oh okay, can I talk with Santana in private for a moment."
"You may step outside." Rachel and I step outside.
"What's up?"
"I'm all for that, but is that wise? He doesn't know us. That's kidnapping."
"I want my brother here and away from them."
"I understand that you're hurt, let's see what dad says." We go back in and ask papi.
"Papi is there anything that you could do? About getting Nate away from the berries?"
"I'll see what I can do about that..." His phone rings.
"I have an important call coming in, so I'll see you later." Santana and Rachel leaves.
~ With Tony Inside His Office ~
"So, I'm glad you called, did you find them yet?"
"Yes, Edward and Marcus Berry are living in Spain. Barcelona to be expected. Do you want me to call Ramon and have them taken out for not following rules and leaving before giving permission to do so?"
"No, I actually have a question for you."
"Okay."
"Was a child with them?"
"Yes, by the looks of it ... It was a little boy looks to be 5 or 6 years old."
"Make sure they stay there and but don't bother them unless they try to leave the country. Leave the child alone altogether. If the child is harmed or scared in any way, I'll have your entire family killed and not your immediate family. I'm talking about I will find everyone that's related to you and kill them. Do you understand me?"
"Yes sir, I understand."
"Okay great, now on to other news."
Once Rachel and I walked out the office, Rachel grabbed my arm and a look of fear crossed her face. Dear God, please don't let her have second thoughts. It will not end well if she does. Damn, I knew she rushed into this.
"I can't believe you actually did that." I said nervously.
"I change my mind...I want out." Rachel whispered as I look to see if anyone else notices the room starting to spin.
"What?" I say barely able to breathe and I am sure I am seconds from passing out, Rachel reveals a huge beautiful smile and my rate calms down a ton and the room finally stops spinning.
"I'm joking Santana of course, I did that, I was serious if this your life then it's mine. It's you and me always…" Rachel begins, and I cut her off.
"And forever." I said and you know what I really like it, I think we should say that often. It seems like us.
"I really like what you did there, that should be how we say it after we say I love you. I'll add the always or sometimes you would and you or I would finish with and forever. Yes, that sounds so us, you know?"
"Yeah, it does, that's what I was thinking." I said making Rachel smile and she grabs my hand and we walk upstairs to her new room and she is in awe, I kinda told my papi the night before to have the maid do up Rachel's room like Broadway blew up in her room.
"I love my room thank you so much, I know this was your doing and I really appreciate it." I nodded my head, thinking if I could ask her out tonight or not. Oh, what hell I'm going to do it.
"Let's go on a date tonight." A smile appeared on her face. She looked into Santana's eyes and said...
A/N: Okay so here is chapter 3, I hope you enjoyed yourself. On to the questions: What do you want to see next? What she Nathaniel come into the story? What did you like about this chapter? What are things you want to see change in chapter 4? How would you plan the attack on Finn? Can you believe that Rachel joined the family? Do you believe the story Santana's father told her? What do you think of Don? Please read and review. Until Next Time See You Later!