Rachel loves her parents.
She does. She really does.
But…
Kevin and Shelby Berry can be head strong. If they don't know every little thing about their children's lives then they feel like they are failing as parents.
And Rachel understands. She really does.
But…
There is just something's that you just should not talk to your parents about. Details about your sex life, is one of them.
But here Kevin and Shelby Berry are. Asking Rachel about the hickey she forgot to cover up before coming over her parent's house for breakfast. They have her sitting at the kitchen table while they pace and take turns on interrogating her about her life. Her relationship status mostly.
"Why can't you tell us about your new girlfriend? We just want to make sure your fine, Rachel. Just tell us." Shelby pleads.
Rachel roll her eyes and for the tenth time says, "I don't have a girlfriend and I'm fine, mom. Really."
"Are you sleeping with that April character again?" Kevin demands to know.
"What?! No!" Rachel eyes go wide. April was a little fling Rachel had a few months before she met Santana.
The only reason why her parents know about April is because the girl had answered Rachel's phone while she was in the shower one morning. Kevin had called to invite Rachel to lunch but instead spent five minutes questioning April about how long she had been seeing his little girl.
That morning was the last time she saw April.
"It's okay if you are Rachel. I know you have needs…" Rachel faces burns and she feels like she's going to puke at any minute.
"Dad stop." Rachel tries to get Kevin to stop rambling but he continues to talk. Rachel tunes him out and checks her phone. She had one new text message from Santana.
Santana: I can be at yours in an hour
Rachel looks from her phone to her parents and then back at the phone. She quickly types out a message telling Santana that she'll be there. After sending the message, Rachel stands from her chair.
"I have to go."
It's been five days since their date. Five days ago when Santana picked Rachel up and took her to a nice little restaurant, where they ate a nice meal and exchanged light conversation. And then afterwards went back to Rachel's to watch a movie but half way though it they ended up naked on Rachel's living room floor.
The next day, Rachel had a performance at that event the band was invited to, and Santana showed up. Rachel doesn't count it as a date because they barely got to speak with each other because Santana left before Rachel could properly introduces Santana to her band members.
And then these last couple of days Santana hasn't been available because she's finishing up the project she's working on and has been putting all over her energy into that.
So Rachel is jumping on this opportunity to spend time with Santana.
Her crazy parents can wait.
"I don't think so young lady." Shelby is blocking the back door of the house before Rachel knows it. "If you want us to drop the conversation about this mystery person you are seeing, then fine. We can do that. But you will stay and spend some time with your father and me."
"I promise to be at dinner tomorrow." Rachel turns around and starts making her way through the house, to the front door.
"Rachel..."
Rachel turns around, cutting her mother off before she can even really get started. "I've been here all morning, mom. All morning and you guys have done nothing but giving me crap about my band and a stupid hickey that is none of your business." Rachel lets her irritation show. "I'm sorry but I have had enough. I'll see you tomorrow." And with that she's walking out of her childhood home and leaving behind her stunned parents.
And as she walks down the drive way, she thinks about how tomorrow at dinner she is going to get so much shit about leaving the way she just did.
"Fuck."
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"Stupid bitch!" Rachel smiles over at the Latina that is currently yelling at the movie they're watching.
Just like she said, Santana showed up at her place and they talked for a full ten minutes before the clothes came flying off and Santana had Rachel on her back.
After spending a few hours pleasing each other, Santana told Rachel about how she's done with the kitchen she's been working on and Rachel tells Santana all about the new song the band is working on. Then they decided to settle down and watch a movie.
It's a horror movie and of course the characters are doing stupid stuff to get themselves killed and Santana has spent most of the movie yelling at them like they can hear her.
"That was some stupid shit." Santana roll her eyes as the credits roll on the end of the movie. "I'll never watch that shit again."Santana counties to lie at the end of the bed and talk about how bad the movie was.
"Shut up." Rachel kicks at Santana bare thigh. "Stop cussing." Rachel thinks back to all the bad words that have slip past her lips. Words that she only really used when upset but now seem to use more since meeting Santana.
"Hey!" Santana moves to grab Rachel's foot. "That's cold." Santana grabs a hold of the foot and pull. Rachel's little body slides down the bed.
"What are you doing?" Rachel giggles as Santana sits up starts tickling the bottom of Rachel's foot. "Stop."
"Payback for making me watch that stupid movie." Santana moves her busy fingers up Rachel's legs until she is tickling Rachel's sides.
They play around for a few more minutes before Santana gets tired and flops down next to Rachel.
"You're childish." Rachel smiles and turns over to look at Santana.
"You like it, babe."
Rachel doesn't say anything after Santana says that.
They have yet to define their relationship. Yes they have gone on a date and they call each other and obviously they are still having sex with each other, but they haven't talked about what exactly they are doing.
Rachel knows what she is trying to do, but she's clueless when it comes to knowing what Santana wants.
So when comments like that are said, Rachel just lets them go because she doesn't want to assume that they have deeper meaning then what Santana attended it to.
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"Hey Lopez!" Santana is halfway across the parking lot when she hears Finn's loud voice. Santana, Finn and Quinn had just got done working on a building. Santana had promised to pick Rachel up from band practice and as of ten minutes ago, she's late. So she's trying to get out of here as soon as possible.
"What's up guy?" Santana doesn't stop her quick strides across the parking lot. Finn doesn't catch up to her until she's already at her truck, tossing her tools into the bed of the truck.
"The guys and I are going out for beers in about an hour. Wanna join? Even Q's coming out tonight." Finn follows right behind Santana as she moves to climb into her truck.
"Yeah, she told me." Santana closes the door and starts the engine. "I've already got plans tonight. I th…"
"Dude, give it up," Matt pops up behind Finn. "She's not bullshiting around with us now. She has a girlfriend." Matt says in a teasing voice.
"Shut up and step away from my car." Santana makes a shooing motion. "I gotta go."
"Yeah," Matt slaps the side of the truck. "Go see your girl."
"Back off guys." Quinn walks up and slaps make on the back of the head. "Bye San."Quinn waves and starts chatting with the guys.
Rachel is patiently standing outside of Aaron's house when Santana pulls up to the curb.
"Sorry I'm late." Santana says as Rachel slides into the passenger seat.
"It's fine." Rachel quietly tells her.
They've been driving for five minutes now and Rachel has remained uncharacteristically quiet. Santana doesn't know if it's from her being late or what the problem is.
"How was practice?" Santana asks in hope of starting a conversation or at least finding out what is wrong with Rachel.
"Fine." Rachel shrugs and looks down at her phone. "We should be good to go tomorrow."
"That's good."They ride in silent all the way to Santana's apartment.
"Wait," Santana reaches out and touches Rachel shoulder before the girl can get out of the truck. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah," Rachel gives a little smile.
Santana's eyes searches the other girls face for any clues that she's being untruthful. "I can take you home if you don…"
"I'm fine." Rachel slides out of the truck. "Come on. You promised me dinner."
Rachel starts to return to her normal self after they have dinner and settle onto the couch to watch a romantic comedy.
"Please tell me again…why do I let you pick the movies?" Santana roll her eyes at the cheeky scene happening on the TV.
"Shut up." Rachel slaps Santana's thigh and cuddle more into her.
Santana gets bored of the movie and decides that she's had enough of the bad film. "Wanna go to my room and fool around?" Santana emphasizes her words by moving her hand up Rachel's shirt. She's rubbing Rachel's stomach now.
"It's almost over." Rachel rolls her eyes and grabs Santana hand and moves it back over her shirt. "You can be a good girl for twenty more minutes."
Santana laughs and goes back to pretending to watch the movie. "Be right back?"Santana tells Rachel when her phone rings.
"Sup." Santana answers the call.
"Hey, sorry to interrupt but Beth want to call you before she goes to be." Quinn informs her. "Hold on."
Beth voice comes onto the line. "Hey brat!" Santana greets the little girl.
"Auntie San!" Beth giggles. "You not come play with me today." Santana can hear the pout in the little blonde's voice.
"I know. I thought we talked about this yesterday. I'll come play with you tomorrow."
"But," Beth starts to protest but Quinn voice is heard telling the little girl not to whine. "Mommy says I gots to get off the phone. Sugars here to watch me. We play tomorrow, Sanny!"
"Yes we will, Beth." Santana laughs as she hears Quinn struggling to get the phone from the little girl. "Be good for Sugar, Beth. Put your mom back on the phone. I love you."
"Love you to Auntie San!"
Quinn gets back on the phone and they talk for a couple of minutes before saying goodnight. When Santana gets back into the living room, Rachel is turning off the DVD player and TV.
"Ready for bed?" Santana grins and walks over to Rachel. Rachel smiles and puts the remote down on the TV stand.
"She's cute." Rachel looks at the picture of Santana and Beth that she sat the remote next to.
"Yeah," Santana moves behind Rachel and put her arms around Rachel's waist. "But make no mistake. She's a handful." Santana starts placing little kisses along the side of Rachel's face. "I have a play date with her tomorrow. Quinn is going into the office and I get to babysit."
"Hmmm…" Rachel leans back into Santana. "Sounds like fun."
"Yeah," Santana turns Rachel head and capture her lips for the first time tonight. "But right now I want to play with you."
Santana only makes it so far as taking Rachel's shirt off before the little brunette stops her from going any further. "What's wrong?"
Rachel just sighs and sits up. "Can we talk?"Santana frowns and move off of the bed to take her jeans off.
"Um…right now?" Santana unbuttons her jeans. "Like…can we have sex and then talk?" Santana says seriously.
They haven't seen each other in a few days and they haven't had sex in almost a week. It's driving Santana mad.
"Can I…" Rachel starts and then stop, "Can I come with you to babysit Beth?"
"What?" Santana stands in front of Rachel with her jeans pulled down around her feet. "I um…wait." Santana tries to get her thoughts together.
"I just…she's important to you and…"
"Wait." Santana puts her hand up. "Fuck," Santana kicks her jeans off and looks at Rachel and frown. "What the hell, Rachel."
"What?" Rachel gets up off the bed as well. She's only half naked from the waist up but she doesn't care. Santana's seen her in less. "I want to meet your friends and…"
"No." Santana shakes her head. "I told you I wasn't ready to meet your friends and family."
"Uh yeah," Rachel frowns. "I remember. That was before we started dating, months ago."
"We've only been dating for two months." Santana roll her eyes when she hears Rachel making it sound like it's been longer.
"Whatever," Rachel waves the comment off. "Point is…I didn't ask you to go to dinner with my family or meet my friends. I asked if I could spend time with you and some of the people that mean a lot to you." Rachel sighs. "Just because you're not ready to meet my people doesn't mean that I'm not ready to meet yours."
Santana has told Rachel about how her parents live across the country and they are not the closes family. Quinn, Beth, Matt and Finn are the closes she has to family. Santana talks about Beth like she's her own. Santana kind of see's Beth as her own. She'd do anything for that little girl. Beth dads not in the picture so Santana steps in as the other parent figure in the little girl's life. Quinn and Beth is her family.
"Rachel," Santana just says her name and stares at her.
"Are you going to ask me to be your girlfriend?" Rachel walks over to Santana. "Because if not,"
"What?" Santana allows Rachel to kiss her.
"Then," Rachel runs her hands up and down Santana's arms before grabbing her hands. "I'll just have to ask you. I want us to be official."
"And you want to meet my people."
"Yes." Rachel squeezes her hands. "I would love to meet your people."
Santana sighs and stares at Rachel.
She can't deny her feeling for the other girl anymore. They've been dating for two months now and Santana has even been skipping out on her friends to spend time with Rachel. She's attached. She's addicted and she doesn't see that changing anytime soon.
"You can't meet Beth yet." Rachel pouts. "But…you can meet Quinn."
"That's lame. I've already met Quinn." Rachel met Quinn the same night she met Santana. She didn't have a long conversation with the girl but they were introduced to each other before Santana dragged her away for some hot sex. And Rachel has seen Quinn and greeted her in passing whenever she's met Santana after work.
"Not really." Santana kiss Rachel's pout away. "We all can have lunch. Take it or leave it."
"Hmmm," Rachel taps her chin in thought. "I don't know. Am I meeting her as your girlfriend or as your fuck buddy?"
Santana laughs and shakes her head at Rachel. What has she gotten herself into?
"I guess you can be my girlfriend."
"You guess?"
Santana roll her eyes. "Be my girlfriend?"
"Of course." Rachel says with a beaming smile. "Now…" Rachel pulls Santana into her. "Let's play."
TBC