A/N: I am so sorry about the wait! I'm going to have chapter 10 up as soon as possible! I definitely have not given up on this story and I hope you guys haven't either! This is one of my favorite stories that I've written and I fully intend on seeing it through until the end! I hope you guys enjoy this chapter!
A week.
It'd been a week since she'd last spoken to Rachel. Actually, it'd been eight days, but she definitely wasn't counting.
Kurt had been coming to the diner every morning. He kept insisting that Rachel didn't hate her, but she believed him less every day.
It's not like she was staring at the phone waiting for a call or a text, she had a job and two five year old twins to take care of, but it definitely hurt when she'd look at the screen and see that she hadn't missed any messages from Rachel.
The meeting between Matt and the twins had gone great. They remembered him and even though Lilly was a bit hesitant and Miguel had given him the famous Lopez glare, it'd been good. They were already planning another get-together.
That meeting was about the only time she hadn't been thinking about Rachel. She wanted to call her, but she didn't want to freak her out even more and she wanted to respect Rachel's request for time to think.
Santana was just about to walk out of the apartment when her phone rang. "Hold on, guys." she said, digging the device out of her purse. Grabbing Miguel's jacket, she answered the call. "Hello?"
"Santana, hi. It's Wendy."
"Oh, hey. I was just about to leave to bring the twins to your apartment." the waitress said as she helped Lilly into her jacket.
"Actually, that's why I'm calling. I think I caught that bug that's going around and I don't want to chance giving it to the twins."
"Yeah, I appreciate that. Um... Thanks for letting me know." Santana said, running her hand over her face.
"I'm so sorry about this."
"Don't even worry about it, things like this happen. I hope you feel better." Santana replied, hanging up the phone. Looking down at her watch, she sighed. "Damn it."
A week.
It'd been a week since she'd last spoken to Santana. Actually, it'd been eight days, but she definitely wasn't counting.
She knew Kurt had been going to the diner every morning. He kept insuring that Santana didn't hate her, but she believed him less and less every day.
It wasn't like she hadn't wanted to call or text Santana. She'd dialed the waitress's number and typed out messages, but she couldn't seem to hit the send button. She wanted to, but she was so confused about everything. So she settled for looking at the pictures from the twins' birthday party and the baseball game. She missed the twins, but she mostly missed their beautiful mother.
Her business trip went okay. All she could think about was Santana. She couldn't remember what had happened in the meetings she'd attended, because she could only focus on the woman she'd left in New York.
"I love having the day off." Rachel said, smiling at Kurt. She had gotten back from her business trip the day before and decided to wait another day before going back to work.
"Have you talked to Santana?" Kurt asked. Rachel bit her lip.
"No." Kurt smiled sadly. "I don't know what to do."
"Do you love her?" Rachel nodded
"Absolutely. I'm just so hurt."
"That's understandable. But you still need to talk to her. Ignoring her for a week is not fair to either of you and it's not fair to the twins." Rachel raised an eyebrow. "She said they've been asking about you."
"I didn't even consider the possibility that my actions could hurt Lilly and Miguel. I feel like a terrible person." Rachel said, biting her lip.
"You're not a terrible person." Rachel shrugged just as her phone rang. Grabbing the device, she answered without looking at the Caller ID.
"Hello?" she answered, sipping her coffee.
"Rach?" The brunette's eyes went wide as she choked on the drink. "Rachel, are you okay?"
"Santana." Rachel whispered. Kurt raised an eyebrow.
"Hey... Look, I know you said you needed time to think but the twins' babysitter is sick and even though everything with Matt and the twins went great, I don't feel comfortable asking him to watch them or even leaving them with him. I know this is a lot to ask, but-"
"Santana, slow down. You need someone to watch Lilly and Miguel?" Rachel asked.
"Yeah. They've been asking about you, but it's okay if you don't want to or if you can't."
"I would love to. I was planning on spending the day with Kurt, is it okay if he comes with me?" Rachel looked over at Kurt, silently asking if he'd want to join her. When he nodded, she grinned.
"Yeah, sure. Thanks for this. I really appreciate it."
"Of course. We're on our way." Rachel said, hanging up. Kurt laughed at the expression on her face. "She called me."
"You're like a teenager." Rachel rolled her eyes, grabbing her purse and following Kurt out of her apartment.
Santana smiled as she walked into her apartment that evening. She could hear Lilly and Miguel playing with Rachel and Kurt and when they came into her line of sight, she leaned against the doorframe. "Having fun?" The four looked up, all of them grinning when they saw her.
"Mommy!" Santana hugged her kids before meeting Rachel's eyes.
"Hey." she whispered. Rachel smiled shyly.
"Hi." After a moment, Kurt cleared his throat.
"Guys, why don't we go play in your room for a few minutes?" he suggested, leading the twins out of the room. Santana bit her lip, stepping closer to Rachel.
"How was your trip?"
"Lonely. All I could think about was you." Rachel whispered. Santana raised a eyebrow. "I missed you, San."
"I missed you too, Rachel." Rachel smiled.
"I missed seeing you in the morning. You make my mornings great." Santana blushed, looking down. Clearing her throat, she met Rachel's gaze again.
"Thanks for doing this. I would have been screwed if you'd said no." she said, smiling slightly. Rachel bit her lip. "I'm sorry about the other night."
"I'm not. I'm glad it's all in the open now." Rachel said. Santana nodded slowly. "I have something to tell you."
"Go ahead."
"I'm done ignoring you and I'm done ignoring my feelings." Santana raised an eyebrow.
"What the hell does that even mean?" she asked. Rachel looked behind her, making sure Kurt was still with the twins before pulling Santana into a kiss.