Santana left her moms house when she was eighteen and fresh out of high school. Santana's parents divorced when she was just seven years old. While her dad still supported her and her little brother finically, he was never stable physically after the divorce. Marco Lopez would show up whenever it was convenient for him. Never came to any of his kid's talent shows, Carlos basketball games, or not even Santana's graduation.
And Lena Lopez.
Lena wasn't a bad mother. She made sure food was on the table, clothes on their back and a roof over her children's head. But she also had beliefs.
A religious woman.
So when Santana came out to her, she stuck to her beliefs. But instead of kicking Santana out of her life, Lena just ignores her daughter's personal life. She doesn't want to tell her anything about it. So Santana went from the summer before her senior year of high school, all the way up to graduation, not being able to speak to her family about her relationships or anything that involved her liking the same sex.
And it sucks not being able to express who you are.
So Santana packed her bags and moved across the county as soon as she could.
She needed to be free.
It was in college her freshman year that she met Quinn Fabray and they have been best friends every since.
Quinn is the person she goes to when she's super happy or mad sad.
Quinn's family.
Santana hasn't had that many relationships but the ones she has had, Quinn has been there to witness. Quinn knows her better than anyone and is pretty good at calling when a girl Santana is dating isn't going to last long.
"She's not usually late." Santana knee bounces as she sits across from Quinn in a little café, while they wait for Rachel to show up for their lunch date. "She should be here any minute." Santana looks to the door of the café and sigh when her girlfriend doesn't appear.
"Relax San." Quinn smiles and takes a sip of her water. "I'm not judging her."
Santana roll her eyes and open her mouth to call bullshit, when Rachel comes rushing up to their table.
"I'm sorry. So sorry." Rachel is clutching two binders and her purse to her chest. Breath coming out in small pants.
"Its fine, Rachel." Quinn stands up and extends her hand. "I know we met before but…" She shrugs. "I'm Quinn."
Rachel smiles and sits her binders and purse on the table, before grabbing Quinn's hand and shaking it. "Rachel. Nice to meet you." Their hands drop and Rachel looks down at Santana who is quietly watching the exchange. "Hey."
"Hi." Santana gives her a small smile and pats the chair next to her.
"Sit Rachel," Quinn sits back down and pick up her Manu. "Let's order and then you can tell me about this band that you are in." Rachel and Quinn grin at each other before Quinn waves a waitress over.
Santana barely talks during the whole lunch. How can she when Rachel and Quinn are having so much fun swooping stories about their jobs, Rachel's band and Beth.
So far she thinks Quinn really likes Rachel. Quinn asks follow up questions about whatever Rachel is rambling about and doesn't wear that bored look on her face.
After they eat and chat, Santana pay's the bill and walk Rachel outside to get a cab before going back inside to get her things, so her and Quinn can go pick Beth up from her sitters.
"So?" Santana asks as they walk to her car.
"She's nice."Quinn shrugs and ducks into her car.
Santana slaps the hood of the car before getting in the passenger seat. "Quinn," Quinn smiles because she knows that Santana is just dying for approval.
Since meeting Santana, Quinn has never seen her like a girl so much. Not even, Britney, who she was with for almost two years. Usually there is something about every girl that Santana likes to point out and talk about, something that annoys Santana and turn her off eventually. And whatever that thing is, Quinn would have to hear about it.
But that's not the case with Rachel.
Rachel Berry is different.
Santana has been very quiet about the little singer. Santana hasn't complained about anything Rachel has said or did. She even blushes when talking about Rachel.
Santana Lopez blushing…
Rachel Berry has that girl hooked.
This is the one time that Quinn feels like her opinion wouldn't really count. She could say that she didn't like Rachel and Santana would just shrug and keep dating her. With other girls Santana would always listen to Quinn's advice.
But not with Rachel
And that's fine with Quinn because she believes that Rachel Berry is good for Santana Lopez. They are extremely cute together and it is nice seeing Santana so happy.
"I like her." Quinn grins, "She's funny, goal oriented, confident and she has you by the balls and you don't even know it."
"Whatever," Santana tries to act like she wasn't holding her breath, waiting to hear what Quinn thought. "Don't go crazy. She's alright."
"Balls," Quinn smirks. "Got em." She holds out her hand and makes a squeezing motion before busting out in laughter.
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"…It was so nerve racking." Rachel rambles to Marley. "This girl is her best friend, Mar. Santana would probably kick me to the curb if Quinn makes even one disapproving comment about me."
"Rach, ma…"
Rachel doesn't even pause to give Marley a chance to voice her opinion. "And that would suck. That would so bad." Rachel has been obsessing about her meeting with Quinn every since it happened three hours ago. She even went as far as calling her sister up and asking for her to come over so she could vent. Santana hasn't called or texted her within those three hours since they last seen each other and Rachel is convinced that she is going to get dumped. "I like her. I like her a lot."
Marley gives up on trying to talk and just listen to her sister gosh about this girl she's dating. Marley has never seen Rachel so into someone. Yes Rachel has dated other woman but she's never been so invested in them before. There has never been any girl that could make Rachel leave band practice without having everything situated before she left.
But this Santana Lopez did.
Santana Lopez makes Rachel ramble, stutter and all out forget about anything else that is going on in Rachel Berry's life.
Santana makes her sister happy.
So without even having a full conversation with Santana, Marley likes her.
"I don't know," Rachel shrugs her shoulder. "She makes me happy, Mar."
"That's great Rach." Marley smiles, reaching across the kitchen island to squeeze her big sisters hand.
"I be…" Rachel gets cut off by Santana's ringtone. "Hello?" Rachel is quick to answer.
"Hey. What are you doing?" Santana voice floats through the phone.
Rachel puts her hand over the phone, whispers to Marley that she'll be right back and then heads into her bedroom.
"Hey. Sorry. Marley's here. I think we are going to have dinner in a little and then watch a movie." Rachel informs the other girl.
Santana laughs before saying, "So dinner and a movie with your sister, huh. Is there something you want to tell me?"Santana jokes.
"Haha…very funny." Rachel rolls her eyes and moves to sit down on her bed. A smile creeps across her face when she spots Santana's favorite watch on her night stand. Santana hates taking that watch off, so the fact that it's sitting next to Rachel's bed is a big deal. "So…what did Quinn think about me? Did I pass?"
"Quinn likes you just fine." Santana says not giving to much away. The way she says it makes it seem like Quinn didn't really go through a lot of effort to telling Santana if she likes Rachel or not. Like Quinn really doesn't care.
Rachel knows that's not the case at all. Santana is just trying to annoy her.
"Um…okay." Rachel just tries to ignore the voice telling her to probe for more information. "What are you up to?"
"On my way home from Quinn's. I'm so tired. Beth wore me out." Santana accompanies her words with a yawn.
"Hmmm…do you wanna sleep here tonight?"
"Marley's there." Is Santana's way of saying no.
"So? She won't be here all night." Rachel reaches over for the watch on her night stand. "I would love if you came over."
"Maybe later," Pause. "Just text me when your sister leaves."
"Sure." Rachel is too distracted with putting the watch on her wrist. "You better come."
"I will." And then Santana hangs up.
Rachel admires how the watch looks on her wrist before deciding to not risk the chance of breaking or losing it, so she takes it off and sits it back on the night stand.
"Marley, you're staying over for dinner." Rachel walks back into the kitchen and pulls out a bottle of wine. "And a movie."
"Um okay." Marley just watches her sister pour both of them a glass of wine. "Please tell me she didn't dump you over the phone. That's tacky." Marley frowns.
"Shut up."
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"Fuck," Santana hisses when she stubs her toe on the wall right outside of Rachel's bedroom. "Why don't you turn on a fucking light?"
"Hush." Rachel tugs the hurt Latina into her room and quietly closes the door behind her. "There." Rachel flips the light switch next to her door and the room lights up.
"Your sister is still here." Santana states knowingly. There is no other reason why Rachel would refuse to turn on the lights.
"We had wine with our dinner." Rachel throws her hands up. "She had a little more than me. I couldn't let her go home like that."
Santana just nods and sits on the bed and starts to remove her shoes. "Are you upset that she's still here? She has school early so she'll be gone before you leave for work."
"It's fine."Santana doesn't look away from messing with her shoes strings.
"Santana." Rachel states firmly. Rachel sighs once Santana looks up. "You are so frustrating sometimes." Rachel slides her sweatpants back down her legs before walking around to the other side of the bed. "Just leave if you don't wanna be here. I co…"
"Shut up." Santana cuts Rachel off. The little singer rolls her eyes and climb into the bed and under the covers. "I wouldn't have come over if I didn't want to see you. " Santana pauses to remove her jeans and t-shirt before crawling into bed beside Rachel in nothing but her bra and underwear. "For fuck sake, I got up at almost two o'clock in the morning just to be here with you."
Rachel smiles when Santana arms sneaks around her waist and the other woman's front presses into her back. "I'm needy." Rachel relaxes back into the embrace as Santana start to planet little kisses along the back of her neck.
"Don't I know it, babe." Santana chuckles and moves to kiss Rachel ear. "Quinn really likes you." Santana whispers into her girlfriend ear.
"Oh she really likes me now? I though she just said I was fine."Rachel teases.
"Don't let it go to your head." Santana squeezes Rachel side and leans over for a goodnight kiss before they both quiet down for sleep.
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"Yes…please…harder." Rachel cries out when Santana pushes two fingers into her center. They've been going at it all day. Santana has the day off and Rachel doesn't have band practice because Aaron's on vacation with his family and she never works on Tuesdays. Santana showed up at her apartment with breakfast at around nine this morning. They've been having sex all over the apartment since nine-thirty.
Right now, Rachel is propped up against the breakfast bar with Santana standing between her legs. They are both naked and sweaty. Santana has two fingers deep inside of Rachel while her tongue sucks at Rachel's hard left nipple. "Cum for me." Santana switches to the other nipple and uses her free hand to reach down and play with Rachel's clit.
"Oh fuck." Rachel cries out. "Fuck fuck fuck." Santana puts pressure on her clit and shoves her fingers just a little deeper. Rachel cries out Santana's name when she comes.
"Good girl." Santana grins and kisses up Rachel's body.
"Don't." Rachel hand shoots out to hold Santana's wrist when the taller girl tries to pull out. "I need a minute." Rachel pants. "Just stay."
Santana nods and presses her lips to Rachel's. "Tell me when."
After a few minutes Rachel gives Santana permission to remove her fingers. Rachel groans and Santana just chuckles before telling Rachel to hold on before lifting Rachel off of the island and carrying her back into the bedroom.
Once they hit the bed, their lips are promptly back on each others. "I think you are trying to break me." Rachel moans into the kiss when she feels Santana finger running through her folds. "San…" Rachel pushes against her girlfriends shoulder when Santana sticks a single finger into her. "I can't..." Santana quickly removes her finger. She's never been one to push. Santana knows that she's been inside Rachel all morning and the little singer might be getting sore.
"Sorry."Santana plants a chaste kiss to Rachel's lips before sliding off of her.
Rachel just smiles and sits up. "I'm not." Rachel bites her bottom lip and looks over at Santana's naked body lying beside her.
"What are you doing, babe?" Santana laughs as Rachel straddles her.
"Making you cum." With the Rachel reaches between them and spreads hers and Santana's pussy lips. "Oh…"
"Damn baby." Santana moans when their centers connect. "Move those hips." Santana grabs Rachel's ass and help push Rachel into her.
"Oh…fuck you feel so good." Rachel moans and pushes her hard clit into Santana's. The feeling of Santana's pussy on hers is driving her crazy.
"That's right…fuck it babe." Santana bites her lip and looks up at Rachel's face while she rides her. "Give it to me." Santana reaches up to squeeze and play with Rachel's breast.
"Oh fuck…cum with me San." Rachel cries and moves her hips faster.
"Yea…yea…cum on me Rach." Santana pushes up into her. "Cum on me."
A couple of more thrust and they both cry out as the reach their limit. Rachel's cum dripping down into Santana.
"Fuck Rach." Santana laughs and pull Rachel's head down for a kiss.
"Ugh…can we sleep now." Rachel cuddles up to Santana and drift off to sleep.
When Rachel wakes up again it's almost six and she's alone in her bed. After throwing on a t-shirt, she goes in search of her girlfriend.
"Hey." Rachel leans against the kitchen doorway and watch Santana stand over the stove, making what looks like to be cheeseburgers.
"Hungry?" Santana smiles over her shoulder. "I thought I'd feed you. I'm sure you starving after all the excise I put you through today." Santana grabs some plates and dishes out some burgers and fries.
"You're amazing." Rachel slaps Santana's now clothed butt, on her way to the sink to wash her hands. They move their meal into the living room to eat and watch the news.
"I'm so excited to meet Beth tomorrow!" Rachel just came back into the living room after washing the dishes.
They have been together a little over five months and Rachel is just now meeting Beth. Santana has hung out with the band and Marley a few times in the last month. Rachel has even hung out with Quinn and Santana's work crew but has refused letting Rachel meet Beth.
"I feel like the step mom." Rachel jokes.
Santana roll her eyes.
Santana knows Rachel said it as a joke but she also knows that the girl probably honestly feel like that. Santana has been in Beth life since day one. Beth's dad didn't want any part of being a parent and ran off. Santana always told Quinn that, Adam was a loser. But Quinn still stayed with the guy and as soon as Quinn told him she was pregnant, Adam had fled the city. Santana went to parenting classes and everything with Quinn. If you ask Santana, Beth is her child.
While Santana and Quinn have never had a romantic relationship, most of the women Santana has dated have found Quinn threatening. Santana would always have to tell the woman she was dating that she was not sleeping with Quinn or that Quinn wasn't an ex. They would get mad that Santana would drop any and everything to be there for Beth and Quinn. Some of her relationships ended because Santana hated having to defuse their jealousy every time she turned around. As far as Santana is concerned Beth is her daughter as well and she's going to always be there for that little girl and her mom. Quinn has always been there for her. They are the best of friends and Santana won't let anything or anyone get between them.
Santana has actually cancelled on Rachel a few times so she could pick Beth up from school or babysit at the last minute. Rachel has never complained or showed any type of jealousy, so they have never really talked about how Santana co-parents with Quinn.
The fact that Rachel is always asking about Beth well being and being understanding when Santana has to cancel dinner plans, makes Santana like the woman that much more. Every day Santana finds something else to like about Rachel. It's kind of scary.
The only reason why she wouldn't let Rachel meet Beth before was because she wanted to be sure their relationship was going somewhere. Beth is young and impressionable. Neither Quinn nor Santana likes bring people into Beth's lives if the person isn't going to be around long. Beth gets attached to easily. Rachel wouldn't have warmed her way into Beth's heart, and if Santana and Rachel broke up after just a couple of month, Beth would be heartbroken.
Santana knows how it is to having someone in your life and then gone the next.
She refuses to do to Beth what Marco did to her.
"How does that make you feel?" Santana questions.
"Huh?" Rachel is distracted by a shampoo commercial and is half listening to Santana.
"Hey," Santana lightly slaps Rachel's thigh to get her attention. "How does being a step mom make you feel?"
"Santana I was just joking." Rachel knows how defensive Santana can be about Beth.
Santana roll her eyes and move closer to Rachel on the couch. "I know." Santana sighs. "But Beth is basically my kid too. Are you sure you're okay with that?" Santana goes on to question.
"I understand she comes with being with you. I…"
"Quinn too." Santana through out there. "I mean," Santana takes a deep breath. "You know Quinn is just my best friend. She's family. I…"
"I know." Rachel says softly. "I think your relationship with Beth is great. And I'm glad you have Quinn and Beth in your life. I would never try to break that up." Rachel wants to tell Santana she loves her but thinks it would be too much for Santana to handle right now.
Santana is very fragile when it comes to feelings. Too much at once, can make the girl run the other way.
"Good." Santana run her hands up Rachel's thigh. "Give me a kiss."
Santana smiles into the kiss. She's never been this happy in a relationship before.
She only has Rachel Berry to thank for making her feel this way.
TBC