It was a day before she left for Lima. She was walking around her room taking everything she would need for the next five days. She had already bought the plane ticket and she didn't need to make a reservation because everyone would be staying at the hotel where the wedding was taking place.
The two kittens were playing in the middle of the floor and Marley had to be careful on not stepping on them as she moved around. Sam had left six days ago and Sara two days ago so she had been by herself in the apartment. Kitty would sometimes go and keep her company but she left the day before to help Quinn with some things for the wedding.
After she finished packing, she ordered some pizza and watched a few episodes of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. There was a knock on the door that startled her a little, she wasn't expecting visitors. She walked towards it and opened it to find Lisa and Sophie.
She smiled at them. "Hi! How have you been?"
"Hi M!" Sophie said and hugged her legs. The little girl let her go and walked into the apartment like if it was her own home.
"So, what's up?"
"So, I know you're going to your home town tomorrow for a wedding but I was hoping someone could take care of her." Lisa said nervously.
"Umm, well, Sam is working on a case that is in Chicago so she isn't here."
"Oh god. It's just, I can't find anyone and this is really important. They called me last minute." Lisa said, moving her hand to her forehead.
Marley thought for a minute. "How long would it take? The thing you're doing." Marley asked.
"I don't really know. It could be one week or two."
"Well, I'm only going for five days. Would it be okay if I took her with me?"
"But we'll have to buy a plane ticket and I don't really have enough money."
"Don't worry about it, I can buy it. The only thing you have to do is write your permission."
"I don't wanna ruin your time at your home town."
Marley moved her head and smiled. "You won't ruin it, she always behaves good when I take care of her."
"You have no idea of how grateful I am for this." Lisa said, hugging her tightly.
"It's no problem. If this is important to you then I'm happy to help." Marley smiled.
"Okay, I'll bring her stuff in a few minutes with the letter you need." Lisa said and walked away. Marley closed the door and walked to the living room where Sophie was sitting, drawing something on a paper she had brought.
"So, I guess you're staying with me." She said kneeling next to the little girl. "Have you ever been on a plane?"
"Nope."
"Then tomorrow will be your first time."
Sophie grinned and looked at her. "Where is Kitty?"
"Kitty is already there. We'll meet with her tomorrow." The girl nodded and continued drawing. "Hey, Soph, you haven't met Stella and Victoria."
Sophie looked at her confused. "Who are they?"
"Come with me." She said standing up. Sophie took her hand and they walked to her bedroom where the kittens were playing.
"Kittens!" Sophie yelled, letting go of her hand and kneeling next to the balls of fur. She moved her little hand and stroking slowly Victoria's head. "Who is this?"
"That's Victoria."
Stella had moved away from them and under the bed.
"Stella doesn't like strangers, she's a little shy. Victoria though, she likes to be the center of attention."
She left Sophie playing with the kitten and grabbed her phone from the nightstand, dialing Kitty's number.
"Hey! What's up?" Marley smiled when she heard her girlfriend's voice.
"Hi. So, now I have to babysit Sophie."
"You're not coming then?" She could hear disappointment in her voice.
She walked and sat on the bed. "Yes, I'm going but I'll take Sophie with me."
"Alright. I love that little girl."
"I know. She was asking for you earlier."
"Tell her I say hi."
"Will do."
"So listen I have to go. I'm doing a few things but I'll see you guys tomorrow?"
"Yeah, see you tomorrow."
"Call me when you land here. I'll pick you up."
"Okay. Bye."
She hang up just in time to hear a knock on the door from Lisa with Sophie's suitcase. She said goodbye to her daughter, promising to call everyday and returned to her apartment. Marley looked at the clock and saw in was almost nine o' clock.
"Let's have dinner and then head to bed. Tomorrow we have to get up really early for the flight." Marley made sandwiches and played some cartoons for Sophie.
After finishing dinner she helped Sophie get ready for bed and got ready herself. Sophie got comfortable on the bed with her little stuffed kangaroo and fell asleep almost instantly, Marley on the other hand, spent a little more time awake. She was feeling anxious about seeing everyone. Yes, she had told herself since she decided to go that everything would be okay but there was something in the back of her mind that kept her thinking over and over of every case scenario where the situation could go wrong.
She waited patiently to board the plane that would take them to Lima. Sophie was asleep since it was six in the morning with her head resting on her shoulder. Finally, they boarded the plane, Sophie woke up and was overly excited because it was her first flight and she spent the four hours of the flight looking out the window. When they landed, they had to wait half an hour to pick up their luggage. She used that time to call Kitty and tell her they had landed safely.
Walking through the crowd of people she spotted Kitty waiting with a smile. Sophie ran to her the moment she saw her and Kitty picked her up laughing. Marley looked at the two with a smile. Kitty put Sophie down and gave Marley a hug.
"How was the flight?" Kitty asked, helping her with the suitcase and started walking towards her car that was parked nearby.
"It was alright. I don't really like planes but this one was really excited." She said pointing at Sophie, who nodded grinning.
"I could see the clouds! I wanted to touch them but the window didn't open." Sophie pouted making the two chuckle.
"Yeah, you can't really touch the clouds from a plane because of safety but I always imagined it would feel like cotton candy. What do you think Soph?"
"I like cotton candy." The little girl said.
They finally made it to the car, they put the luggage in the back and got in. Marley sat Sophie on her lap, making sure that the seatbelt covered both of them.
"Is everyone here already?" Marley asked.
"No, only Quinn, Noah, Rachel, Santana and Brittany arrived three days ago, Jake and Ryder are helping too. Everyone else is arriving today or tomorrow I guess."
Marley stiffened at the mention of the last two and Kitty noticed, grabbing her hand and squeezing it in a reassuring way.
"Don't worry, Mar. It will be okay."
She relaxed by Kitty's words and nodded, more to herself than to the other girl. Kitty raised the hand she was holding and kissed her knuckles softly.
The ride to the hotel was short and soon they were pulling over in the parking lot. They walked towards the reception and asked for the key to the room.
"I asked Quinn to put you in the room next to mine." Kitty said sheepishly as the receptionist gave Marley the key. Sophie was going crazy with the bell on the desk and Marley reached out her hand to stop her.
"Marley Rose." Someone said from behind. She turned around and found her former mentor a few feet away with her arms on her hips, but with a big smile on her face.
"Hey Santana." Marley smiled.
"There's no hug for your old mentor?" The latina asked with her arms open.
Marley nodded and hugged the girl. Sophie hid behind Kitty's legs upon seeing an unknown face.
"And who this might be?" Santana said kneeling down in front of the still hiding little girl. "What's your name sweetheart?"
"Sophie." The little girl whispered.
"That's a pretty name Sophie. I'm Santana."
Sophie smiled shyly and ran to Marley, hiding behind her.
"She's so cute." Santana said. "Is she yours?"
"No. I'm just taking care of her because her mother had something important to do."
"Okay, well, I'll let you go settle in your room and we'll talk later." Santana said smiling before walking away.
"She's scary." Sophie whispered and Marley smiled down at her.
"She's actually really nice. It's just the first impression I guess." She stood up and grabbed her little hand. They walked towards their room and opened the door. It was bigger than her room in her apartment, that's for sure, it had a king size bed with a big TV in front. Sophie ran and with a bit of struggle climbed into the bed.
"Let me show you something." Kitty said getting close to a door. She opened it and showed the room next to theirs. "Our rooms are connected." She took her hand and glanced at Sophie who apparently had found the remote and was watching cartoons. They walked to the other room.
Marley looked at her with a smile. "You planned this?"
"Sort of. I asked if they could open this door and told them that you wouldn't mind." Kitty said sheepishly.
Marley walked to her and mover her arms around Kitty's neck, leaning in slowly. "I definitely don't mind at all." She pressed her lips against Kitty's in a soft kiss. "God, I missed you."
Kitty chuckled "It was only one day. We've spent days without seeing each other."
"I know, but there we are a few blocks apart."
Kitty leaned towards her and kissed her again. "Are you hungry? We can order something or we can go downstairs to the restaurant."
"Let's go downstairs, I don't want to be here all day."
They walked back to the other room to see that Sophie had fallen asleep.
"I guess she was tired from the flight." Marley said. She picked her up carefully, trying not to wake her up, Sophie's head resting on her shoulder. She grabbed the key and they made their way to the hotel's restaurant. They sat on a table, Marley let Sophie sleep on her lap.
A waiter came and they ordered their food.
"So, how are our babies doing?" Kitty asked with a smile.
Marley smiled at how Kitty called the kittens. "They're good. I called Seb and he accepted to look after them, he's really good with animals so he'll take good care of them."
"That's great! They're in good hands."
Their food came and they talked the whole time, in a lower voice because Sophie was asleep. After finishing, they decided to go to their room and rest for a while before heading to the pool. Sophie woke up on the way to the room and was watching cartoons eating the food they had brought. Kitty and Marley were on Kitty's room, cuddled in bed watching a movie.
"Hey, Mar?" Kitty said slowly. Marley looked at her. "I wanted to talk about something."
"What is it?"
"I just, you know that everyone's gonna be here and stuff. Well, do you want to tell them that we're dating?"
Marley sighed, thinking for a few moments. "I don't know, I would like to tell them but I'm scared of how they'll react. When we met we didn't really get along."
Kitty nodded also thinking. "I think we should take the risk. Not that I'm forcing you to tell them but, it would mean that we are serious about our relationship. Because you are serious about us, right?" Kitty asked the last part a little unsure.
"Of course I am and I agree with you, but what we have to think is the right moment to tell them."
"The wedding is in two days so I think that tomorrow we should tell them since most of our friends are arriving today. Quinn already knows, she's the only one I've told."
"Alright then, we tell them tomorrow."
"One note though, I think Ryder isn't over you yet so I think to him and Jake we should make it clear that you are with me."
Marley smiled and kissed her cheek. "You're the only one I want to be with."
"Good. Now let's go to the pool." Kitty stood up and ran to the closet to change to a swimsuit. Marley chuckled and went to her room. She helped Sophie, who was equally as excited as Kitty, and then changed herself.