"San!" Santana grinned as Mickey hugged her.
"Hey! How was your vacation?" she asked.
"It was good. How was the game? Did the twins have fun?"
"The kids had a blast at the game. They were in awe the entire-" Santana trailed off as Rachel stepped into the diner with a shy smile on her face. Smiling, Santana waited as Rachel walked up to her. "Hey."
"Hi." Rachel whispered. Mickey watched with a raised eyebrow as he walked to his usual booth. "Good morning, Mickey."
"Good morning, Rachel." Santana grabbed her hand, kissing her softly. "I was afraid I had dreamed what happened last night."
"It wasn't a dream. It's a dream come true." Rachel laughed softly. "I'll go get you some coffee."
"Thank you." Rachel said, leaning in slightly before pulling away and moving to sit in her usual booth. Before she could slide in, she heard a familiar voice.
"Rachel, come join me this morning." Rachel smiled slightly, moving to sit across from Mickey. "So... You and Santana?"
"We're together now." Rachel said, smiling at the thought of her girlfriend.
"Since when?"
"Last night." Mickey nodded. "Mickey, I know you care about San. I promise that I will take care of her and treat her with the respect she deserves. I will never hurt her, not intentionally." Mickey raised an amused eyebrow. "I just assumed that was where this conversation was headed." Rachel said, smiling sheepishly.
"I was just going to say finally." Rachel laughed as Santana appeared.
"What's going on?" she asked, appearing with a mug.
"Nothing, baby." Santana smiled at the brunette, leaning down and kissing the woman.
"I was just telling Rachel how happy I am that the two of you finally told each other how you felt. It was obvious you two were in love with each other." Rachel looked over quickly.
"You knew she was in love with me?" Santana raised an eyebrow.
"You knew she was in love with me?" she echoed. Mickey laughed.
"Everyone knew you two were in love with each other." Rachel looked up at her girlfriend.
"I guess we were the only ones who didn't know." Santana chuckled.
"Yeah, I guess so."
"I'll see you tonight?" Rachel whispered as she slid out of the booth. Santana grinned and nodded.
"Definitely. I want to tell the twins at dinner, is that okay?"
"Of course." Santana hugged the brunette.
"I can't wait." Rachel smiled, leaning in and kissing her girlfriend. "I love you."
"I love you too, baby." Rachel said, waving as she made her way to the front door of the diner. Santana smiled, staring at the door until Mickey cleared his throat.
"What?"
"I can't believe neither one of you realized you were both in love with each other." Santana rolled her eyes.
"I realize it now. That's what's important, right?" Mickey chuckled. "Shut up, Mickey." she said, grinning at the man.
"I've never seen you this happy." Santana blushed.
"She's already made me so happy and it hasn't even been a day." she whispered.
"I haven't seen you smile this much in a few weeks." Rachel shrugged.
"I'm happy." she explained, smiling at her secretary.
"Does this have anything to do with that woman that came by a few weeks ago? Because the smile you have right now is the same smile you had when she left that day." Rachel chuckled.
"Yes, it does." she said, walking back into her office. She looked over at the picture of herself and Santana from the baseball game that she'd printed out and put in a frame. She stared at the photo for a moment and smiled before looking at the picture next to it, which was the picture of the two of them with the twins. Before she could return to work, her phone vibrated and she looked at it to see a message from Santana.
Thinking of you... xoxo
Rachel grinned at the accompanying picture, which was a simple picture of her smiling girlfriend. Chuckling, she quickly took a picture of herself blowing a kiss before typing out a response.
Love you, gorgeous.
She was about to put her phone away when she received a reply.
Love you too. Gotta go, can't wait to see you later!
Rachel smiled softly, putting away her phone and returning to work. She couldn't wait either.
Rachel smiled as she swung her front door open. "Hi guys! Welcome to my home!" Santana grinned as the twins walked in, kissing Rachel quickly before allowing the brunette to shut her door. "I made spaghetti, I hope that's okay."
"We love spaghetti!" Miguel said. Rachel grinned.
"How'd you know?" Santana whispered.
"I noticed a lot of spaghetti noodles at your place when I babysat and I just took a chance that spaghetti was their favorite meal. I'm glad I was right."
"Good job, babe." Santana said, smiling. Rachel smiled as Santana set the duffle bag she'd brought down in the corner. Within minutes, the four were sitting at Rachel's table, eating dinner. "This is really good, Rach."
"Thank you." Santana looked over at her kids, smiling as she watched them eat. "Do you guys like it?"
"Yeah!" Lilly said, smiling. Santana chuckled, wiping her daughter's face.
"You cook good." Miguel added.
"It's well, mijo. She cooks well." Santana corrected gently. Miguel shrugged, biting into his garlic bread.
"Thank you, guys. I'm glad you like it. Maybe I can cook some other things for you, if your mom will let me." The twins looked over at their mom.
"Sure, I don't see why not." Santana agreed, smiling softly. Rachel winked before sipping her water. "Guys, I have to tell you something. Rachel and I... We're dating. Remember how Daddy and I used to be married?" The twins nodded. "Well, before we got married, we were dating and now that's what Rachel and I are doing. We're not married yet, but we're in a relationship. Is that okay with you two?" Miguel looked over at Rachel.
"You like Mommy?"
"I love your mom." Rachel whispered, smiling at the boy. He looked over at his sister before nodding. "Is it okay if I date her?"
"Yeah, it's okay with us." Lilly said, smiling. Rachel grinned at Santana, who smiled softly.
"Thank you." the waitress whispered, leaning over and kissing her daughter's head before standing up and kissing her son's head.
"Not that it wasn't already decided, the spaghetti made it official. You've won over my children." Santana commented as she sipped the coffee Rachel had poured her. The twins were sleeping in one of Rachel's guest rooms and the new couple were taking the opportunity to talk.
"Now all I need to do is win over their mother." Santana smiled.
"Mission accomplished. Come here." she said, leaning in and kissing her girlfriend. Rachel smiled into the kiss before pulling away. "God, if I'd know how good this would feel, I would have given into me feelings weeks ago. Actually, scratch that. I would have given into my feelings years ago."
"Hey, we kissed. You said you liked it, remember?" Rachel teased.
"Not just kissing... All of this. Being in a relationship with you. I always imagined it would be great, but I never imagined it would be this great and it's only been a day."
"And I haven't even taken you out on a date yet." Rachel said, winking. Santana chuckled. "I'm glad we're finally together."
"So am I." Rachel set her mug down before worming her way into Santana's embrace.
"You never told me how the twins and Matt got along. You said things went well, but how did they react to seeing him again?"
"Lil was a little hesitant at first, but after about fifteen minutes she came around. Miguel glared at Matt for about thirty, despite my attempts to get him to knock it off, but he eventually came around to after telling Matt he was butthead." Rachel let out a small laugh. "I'm trying to teach them to respect adults, but I let that one slide since the man did ignore them for a year."
"Are they going to see him again?"
"Yeah. I think we're going to try to meet up next week." Santana said, leaning her head against Rachel's.
"What about his fiancée?" Rachel asked, looking up at Santana.
"I don't know. It depends on when I'm completely comfortable with Matt being around them. Besides, I have to meet her first." Rachel nodded. "When I do... Will you go with me?" Rachel smiled softly.
"Sure, baby." Santana nodded. "Have you finished your coffee?"
"Yeah, I was thinking about going to bed." Rachel nodded as she got up and put the mugs in her dishwasher. "Where... We're do you want me to sleep?"
"You are more than welcome to sleep in my bed with me, but I'd understand if you want to sleep in my second guest room." Santana smiled.
"Come on then." she said, grabbing Rachel's hand and pulling her into the brunette's bedroom.
A/N: I've decided on a set number of chapters. This story will consist of 14 chapters, plus an epilogue. I've already started writing each of the remaining chapters and I'm starting to think of ideas for my next story. Just so you know, there's a time jump in the next chapter, but it's nothing to dramatic. It's just enough to get the story moving along so I can have chapter fourteen end where I want before the epilogue. Anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter!