"Baby, calm down."
"What if they don't like it? What if the other kids are mean to them?" Rachel held back a chuckle as she watched her girlfriend pace back and forth in her bedroom. Santana and the twins were spending the night at her apartment because their school was closer to Rachel's place than their own.
"San, the twins are the most lovable kids I've ever met. I highly doubt that their classmates won't like them." she said. Santana sighed.
"They aren't in the same class. What if Lilly gets scared? You know she's shy." Rachel stood up and grabbed her girlfriend's hands.
"I know she's shy, but she'll adapt. Besides, didn't you say she knows some of the kids in her class from preschool?" Santana nodded. "She won't be alone. I'm sure she'll have a bunch of friends before school is over tomorrow."
"Yeah." Santana whispered. Rachel smiled softly. "What if I break down tomorrow when I drop them off?"
"I'm going to be to there with you to make sure you're okay. I took the day off as soon as you told me you did." Santana smiled slightly. "You'll be okay, baby, I promise."
"You'll take my mind off of it?" Santana whispered, smiling playfully. Rachel smirked.
"I think I can figure something out. I mean, we will have an entire day to fill." Santana grinned. "Come here." Rachel whispered, kissing her girlfriend.
"Thank you for being here, Rachel."
"I wouldn't want to be anywhere else." Rachel admitted honestly, smiling. Santana laughed softly. "I love you so much and I love your kids too. I honestly don't know what I'd do without you three. You mean so much to me."
"We love you too, Rach. The kids would be devastated if you left. So would I." Rachel smiled softly.
"I'm not going anywhere, Santana." she whispered. Santana nodded.
"I know." Rachel hugged the waitress. "We should get some sleep. We have a big day tomorrow."
"Miguel, we're gonna drop Lilly off first and then go to your classroom, okay? It's right down the hall." Miguel nodded and grabbed Rachel's hand as Santana bent down so she was eye level with her daughter.
"You're leaving me?" Lilly whispered. Santana smiled sadly.
"Only for a few hours, mija. You're going to have a great time, I promise." Lilly frowned.
"What if nobody likes me?"
"What's not to like?" Lilly shrugged. "Come here, mija." Santana said, pulling her into a hug. Lilly clung to her mother. "You know a couple of the kids in there. Remember Olivia, Trevor, and Marcus from preschool? They're in your class."
"They are?" Santana nodded. "Okay... Can I say bye to Rachie before I say by to you?"
"Sure." Rachel smiled as she let go of Miguel's hand and bent down to hug Lilly.
"Hi pretty girl." Lilly smiled. "You know, I was scared on my first day of kindergarten, but I met your mom and Uncle Kurt that day and we instantly became best friends. I know your new best friend is just waiting to meet you." Lilly gasped.
"That's scary." Rachel chuckled.
"How do you think it makes me feel? There's someone in there just waiting to take my spot as your best friend." Lilly giggled.
"Never." she promised, kissing Rachel's cheek. The brunette smiled softly. "I love you, Rachie."
"I love you too, Lilly. So, so much. Have a great day, okay? I'll be here with your mom to pick you up after school." Rachel said, hugging the girl.
"Promise?" Rachel grinned.
"I might even have a surprise for you and your brother." she whispered before standing back up. Lilly grinned before turning to hug her mom.
"Love you, Mommy." Santana pressed a kiss to her daughter's head,
"I love you too, mija. Have a good time at school." Lilly nodded and waved before walking into the classroom. Santana watched for a moment before standing up and grabbing Miguel's hand. "Your turn, mijo."
"Okay, see you later." Santana raised an eyebrow and grabbed his backpack to keep him from walking away.
"I don't get a hug?" Miguel nodded, hugging his mother before hugging Rachel. "You are so not your sister. Have fun, okay?" Miguel frowned for a moment before hugging his mom again.
"You're gonna pick me up, right?" he whispered. Santana let out a laugh and nodded.
"Yes, mijo, I'm going to pick you up. We'll be here when school ends." Rachel nodded.
"You're going to have a great time, I promise." Miguel nodded, stepping back. "You okay?"
"Yeah. Billy is in my class, so maybe I can sit with him." Rachel smiled. "Okay. Bye Rachie. Bye Mommy."
"Bye sweetheart." Santana whispered, standing jump as he walked into his classroom. Rachel looked over at her girlfriend with a smile.
"You want to go get some waffles?" Santana chuckled and nodded. "This can be our first day of school tradition. We drop the kids off and then we go get breakfast together."
"I like it." Santana said as they walked out of the school.
"What did Matt want?" Rachel asked as she took a bite of her pretzel. She'd gone to buy one when Santana's phone rang and decided not to wait while the Latina answered the call.
"He wants to meet up for dinner tonight in celebration of the twins' first day of school. He wanted to make sure we didn't have anything special planned, but I told him you were doing something for them after we picked them up. Do you want to come with us?"
"I told Kurt I'd let him try some new recipe on me tonight before he cooks it for some guy he's trying to impress." Rachel said, kissing her girlfriend's cheek.
"Oh okay, that's cool. We'll see each other after, right?" Rachel nodded with a grin. "Awesome."
"It's almost time to go pick up the twins, we should head over there." Santana nodded and grabbed Rachel's hand as they began walking toward the school.
"The twins loved the ice cream." Santana said as she got ready for dinner. Rachel smiled from her spot on the bed.
"They loved school too. Just like I said they would." Santana chuckled. Lilly and Miguel hadn't stopped talking about school since they picked them up and went to get ice cream on the way home. "You look beautiful, by the way."
"Aw, thanks babe." Santana said, walking over and kissing her girlfriend softly. Rachel smiled. "I wish you were coming with us."
"So do I, but I promised Kurt." Santana sighed playfully. "I'll see you later, though."
"Definitely. I'll text you later to figure out where we're sleeping tonight." Santana said before walking out of the room and calling for her kids. After saying goodbye to Rachel, the three left the apartment. Biting her lip, Rachel began to think.
"I'm going to ask her." Rachel said later that evening. Kurt looked away from the sauce he was making.
"Ask who what?"
"I'm going to ask Santana to move in with me." Rachel explained. Kurt raised an eyebrow.
"Are you sure you guys are ready for that? I mean, it's not just you two that will be affected by this, you have two five year old kids to think about too." Rachel sighed.
"I know that, Kurt. They already have their own rooms here anyway and they're here three to four nights a week. The nights that they don't stay here, I'm usually spending the night there. We basically already live together and this apartment has more room for the four of us." she explained. Kurt shrugged.
"If it makes sense to you, then go for it. All I'm saying is you need to make sure that this is what's best for all four of you." Rachel bit her lip just as her phone buzzed.
Your place tonight? - San
Sure. Come over whenever you're done with dinner. Love you! - Rach
"Just think about it before you ask her, Rach." Rachel nodded.
"I will."
"So my lease is up next month." Rachel hummed in response as she brushed her teeth later that night. "Will you go apartment hunting with me? Maybe we could find an apartment closer to the diner, the school, and your place."
"Um... Yeah, sure. Just let me know when." Rachel said after spitting out her toothpaste. Santana smiled and kissed her cheek in appreciation.
"Come on, let's go to bed." she said, grabbing Rachel's hand and pulling her toward the bed.
"One sec, baby." Rachel said, grabbing her phone and sending a text to Kurt.
I'm going to ask her. - Rach
She quickly put her phone on the charger before walking over and crawling into her bed. As she curled up next to Santana, she began thinking of ways to ask her girlfriend to move in with her.