"What?" Kurt exclaimed. Rachel looked over from her spot with Lilly and Miguel.
"What's wrong?" Santana glared at Kurt before shaking her head.
"Nothing. Guys, why don't you go show Rachel your room?" The twins nodded eagerly, pulling their new friend to their bedroom. "Yeah, I was in love with her."
"Then why'd you leave?"
"I was scared, okay? I'd never had feelings for a girl and I was planning on coming back and figuring things out with her, but by the time I got my head out of my ass, I was pregnant." Santana said, shrugging.
"How did that even happen?" Kurt asked.
"I ran into Matt the night after everything with Rachel went down. I ended up at a bar and he was there with some of his friends. We started talking and then we started drinking. Next thing I knew, we were at his apartment and then we hooked up." Santana explained. Kurt nodded.
"Why did it take you so long to figure out your feelings?"
"I couldn't tell you that one." Santana whispered. Kurt wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "Anyway... I found out I was pregnant and I didn't think she'd like that and then Matt's family wanted us to get married and I really didn't think she'd be into that. And now... I hear her laughing with my kids and all I can think is that I could have been hearing that sound for the last five years." Kurt shook his head in disbelief.
"You have to tell her." Santana shook her head quickly.
"No, I can't. And you can't tell her either, Kurt." Kurt raised an eyebrow.
"But San-"
"No, Kurt! She doesn't love me anymore and I don't want her getting freaked out because I've been in love with her for five years even though we haven't spoken and I was married to someone else." Santana hissed. Before Kurt could respond, Rachel walked in.
"The twins are starting to come down from their sugar high." Santana chuckled.
"You're good with them, you know. I can tell they like you." Rachel grinned. "They like both of you." Kurt smiled slightly.
"Well, if you ever need us to babysit, let us know." Santana nodded as she smiled softly at Rachel. After a moment, she shook her head.
"I'm gonna, um... I'm gonna go check on the kids."
"We should go so you can get them in bed." Santana bit her lip, but nodded. "I'll see you in the morning, San." Santana blushed as Rachel kissed her cheek.
"You're coming back to the diner?" Rachel smiled and nodded. "Great! I'll see you then. Kurt, you can come whenever you want."
"Except breakfast. That's our time." Santana smiled at Rachel. Kurt internally rolled his eyes; he didn't understand how both of them were convinced their feelings weren't reciprocated when it was so obvious that they were.
"I'll come sometime. I'm sure there's a lot of stuff Santana and I have to catch up on." Santana raised an eyebrow. "I'm going to go say goodbye to Lilly and Miguel."
"You do that." Santana said, watching as he walked away. When she looked back at Rachel, she had a confused expression.
"What was that?" Santana smiled and shook her head. "I missed this. The three of us hanging out."
"So did I." Santana admitted. Rachel smiled. "Thanks for coming and thanks for the presents for the twins."
"I'm glad they liked them and me. I was scared they wouldn't."
"They love you. How could they not?" Rachel blushed. "They were so excited when I told them you were coming to the game with us next week."
"I can't wait." Santana smiled softly. "I really missed you, San."
"I really missed you too. I forgot how great it was just hanging out with you." Rachel smiled slightly. "And Kurt." Santana added quickly.
"Right. And Kurt." Rachel whispered, biting her lip. Santana smiled softly as she stepped closer to Rachel. "I'm really looking forward to the baseball game next weekend."
"So am I." Kurt walked back in, causing the waitress to take a step back. "Did you want to go say bye to the twins?"
"Yeah. Yeah. Kurt, I'll be right back. Do you want to share a cab?" Kurt nodded and Rachel smiled as she walked toward the twins' bedroom. Kurt moved to grab his jacket when Santana grabbed his arm.
"Kurt, you have to promise that you won't say anything to Rachel. If I tell her, it'll be on my own terms." Kurt sighed, but nodded.
"You have to promise that you'll at least think about telling her."
"Fine. I'll think about it. But I'm not promising I'll actually tell her though." Kurt nodded. "I'll think about it."
"That's all I can ask for." Santana smiled as Rachel walked back over.
"Will you guys text me when you get back to your apartments?" she asked.
"Sure." Rachel said, pulling her friend into a hug. Santana bit her lip, hugging her back before pulling away. Rachel raised a confused eyebrow as the waitress hugged Kurt, but said nothing. "See you in the morning, San."
"I'll see you tomorrow, Rach." Santana said, waving as she closed her front door. Sighing, she locked the door and moved to check on the twins.
Santana smiled as she saw Rachel's name on her Caller ID. "Hey." she said.
"Hi! I know you said to text, but I wanted to hear your voice." Santana laughed.
"A phone call is so much better anyway. I'm guessing you got home safely?" she asked.
"I did. I wanted to say thanks for having us over. We both had a really great time and the twins are so awesome."
"They loved you guys too. I think Miguel has a crush on you though." Rachel laughed.
"Can you blame him?"
"No." Santana whispered, biting her lip. Rachel let out another laugh. "Hey, um, I have to go. This girl is coming to see me in the morning and I need sleep so I can have an intelligent conversation with her." Rachel let out an exaggerated gasp.
"Are you cheating on me?" Santana chuckled.
"You caught me." Rachel giggled. "I'll see you tomorrow, okay?"
"Okay. Good night Santana."
"Night Rach." Santana said, hanging up her phone and sighing. Closing her eyes, she set her phone down. "I wish I could tell you how in love with you I am."
Rachel bit her lip as she looked at her phone screen. "I wish you loved me back." she whispered, locking her phone and setting it down.
A/N: this chapter was necessary to stay in the same evening, so I apologize if it seems slow. The next chapter picks up again, so I think you guys will like it!