Chapter 25

Lonely Hearts Club Band

February – Age 18 – Senior Year

Kurt had come up with this idea, that since he was finally happy this Valentine's Day, he would share it with the world. He had contacted Breadstix and offered for the Glee club to perform love songs for patrons and asked for a meal discount in return. They did the Glee club one better. The whole club got free food while they performed from 6 to 10 pm. Kurt shared the news with everyone in school and they were pumped to jump on board. There would be a mix of single, couples there. Carol and Burt also came early with Charlotte and offered to watch her for the rest of the night.

"Hey, I know I'm not really taking you out for Valentine's Day," Finn began as she got in his car. He was picking her up to go to the restaurant. "But I hope that this makes up for it."

He held out a long flat box, beautifully wrapped – probably by Carol – and offered it to Santana. Her jaw dropped as she accepted the present. Very carefully she tore the paper off the box. Santana cautiously opened the lid and revealed a piece of paper. "What's this?"

"Charlotte wanted to make you a present," Finn informed her. She opened the piece of folded paper and saw what Charlotte had drawn. It was a picture that Finn had conveniently labeled. One big scribble tower was 'Tana' and the small squiggle tower was Char.

"Oh how cute, I love it!" she said. "She is too cute."

"She'll be there with Mom and Burt, so you can see her," Finn said. She carefully folded the picture back up and looked down at the new necklace that lay in the box. It was a silver chain with a key shaped charm. It really sparked with the crystal flecks embedded in it, and the key was a mix of silver and gold.

"Aye dios mio," she breathed in awe. "This is gorgeous."

"Just like you," Finn replied. "Would you like to put it on?"

"Absolutely," she said. Together they got the necklace out of its bonds and hooked around her neck. "You have really good taste."

"Well, I may have had help from Kurt," Finn replied sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Well, I'll have to thank him as well," she teased. Santana leaned over to the drivers' seat and laid quite a kiss on Finn. Finn wrapped his hands around the back of her neck to deepen the kiss. "Mmm."

"Yeah," Finn agreed. He couldn't believe that he was Santana's boyfriend. Here he was, a senior in high school, with an almost two year old daughter, and he was dating easily one of the hottest girls in the school. "Um, we should get going."

"Oh yeah, I wouldn't want Kurt mad at me," she agreed. Finn cleared his throat and tried to clear his mind before putting his SUV in drive.

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Breadstix was hopping when they arrived. There was a small section set aside for the glee club, a few tables put together so they could all chat while they weren't singing. Kurt and Dave were already seated, and they were sitting with Puck and Lauren. Matt was sitting with Mike and Tina, Brittany and Artie. They were still waiting for Mercedes and Sam, but Rachel was already up on the 'stage' singing a slow love ballad. "That lipstick really is your color bro," Puck commented as they sat at the table.

"What?" Finn asked.

"You two were totally macking in the car," he pointed out. Finn had light smears of red lipstick. Santana had the good grace to blush slightly before wetting her napkin and wipe it off his face.

"Thanks," Finn murmured. Kurt walked up to the microphone after Rachel finished her song to a smattering of applause.

"Hello everyone!" he began. "Breadstix has been gracious enough to host us here for your Valentine's Day entertainment. We are the local Glee club from William McKinnley High School. We hope you enjoy, and we will be taking requests..."