"What if they don't like me?" Lucy asked as Santana walked into her new elementary school with her. Santana looked down to see fear all over her daughter's face.
"Baby girl, Daddy and I chose a school that we thought would be best for you. We talked with the principal and explained the situation. He assured us that nothing like that would happen here." she said, crouching down so that she was eye level with her daughter. Lucy bit her lip. "Sweetie, I would never send you to a place where I wasn't one hundred percent certain you would be safe."
"Okay." Lucy whispered. Santana smiled softly.
"Come on, baby girl. We gotta get you in there." she said, standing up and walking into the main office. "Hi, I have an appointment with Principal Roberts." she said, smiling at the receptionist.
"Mrs. Lopez?"
"Yes." she confirmed.
"He's ready for you. Go on in." Santana smiled.
"Thanks. Come on, Lu." she said, pulling Lucy into the office with her.
"Mrs. Lopez, its good to see you again." the principal said, shaking her hand.
"Its good to see you too. This is my daughter, Lucy." The man smiled down at the girl. "Lucy, say hi."
"Hi." Lucy said softly. The principal crouched down so that he was at her height.
"Your parents told me about what happened at your old school. I bet you're nervous about today, huh?" Lucy nodded slowly. "Don't be. I give you my word that nothing bad will happen to you here." he promised. Lucy smled softly. "How about we get you to class?"
"Okay." He stood back up.
"You've filled out all of the necessary paperwork, right?" he asked Santana. The Latina nodded and handed him a folder. "Thanks. I promise that she's in good hands here."
"Okay." Santana said slowly.
"You look a little apprehensive as well." he commented, chuckling. Santana smiled.
"You have to understand where I'm coming from. I just had to pull my nine year old out of a school because she was being both physically and emotionally bullied for my sexuality and the principal was a homophobic jerk who wouldn't do anything about it." she admitted. He nodded.
"I understand. I promise that I will not let anything bad happen to her. If she tells you that someone is bullying her, come straight to me." he said. Santana nodded.
"Thank you." she said, crouching down. "Baby girl, you're gonna go with Principal Roberts, okay? I'm gonna leave, but I'll be back to pick you up at three, okay?"
"Okay Mommy." Lucy whispered. Santana smiled and pulled her daughter into a hug.
"I love you."
"Love you too, Mommy." Santana pulled away, kissed her temple, and stood back up.
"I'll see you later, baby girl."
"How much did you cry?" Rachel teased when Santana walked into the apartment. The Latina glared at the diva as she sat down on their couch.
"I didn't cry at all, thank you very much." she retorted. Rachel smirked and kissed her wife. "I almost did though. She told me that she was scared to go in and she looked so nervous. It was heartbreaking, Rach."
"I can imagine. She looked nervous while I was helping her get ready this morning." Rachel explained. Santana nodded. "You did the right thing by getting her out of that school. You're an amazing mother, Santana."
"Hey, you're not so bad yourself. I could tell you had a motherly instinct from the moment you first met Lucy back when we were fake dating. You've always been a good mother to Lucy and Benny." Rachel smiled softly. "That's why I know that you really are the one for me. Sure, I tried dating after Puck and I divorced, but nobody ever clicked that well with Lucy. Not as quick or as well as you did. That was always a dealbreaker."
"Glad I passed the test, then." Rachel replied. Santana smiled.
"So am I." she whispered, kissing her wife.
"Did you have a good day?" Santana asked as she walked home with Lucy. The little girl nodded. "Did you make any friends?"
"Yea. This girl Taylor and this boy Peter. We played at recess."
"Are they in your class?" the Latina asked. Lucy nodded. "I'm happy for you, baby girl. Mama and Daddy are going to be happy too."
"I'm glad we moved, Mommy." Lucy said, smiling a genuine smile, one that Santana had rarely seen lately, at her mother.
"So am I baby girl. I'm happy to see a real smile on your face again. That's how I know it was the right decision." she siad. Lucy nodded and hugged her mom. "I love you sweetheart.
"I love you too."