Santana woke up early the next morning, even before Rachel. She had to be at Cheerios practice by six fifteen. As she walked downstairs at five forty-five, she was very surprised to see both Leroy and Hiram in the kitchen. "Good morning." she said, yawning. They looked up in surprise.
"Good morning, Santana." Leroy said.
"What are you doing up so early?" Hiram asked. She smiled at him and immediately walked over to give him a hug.
"I have Cheerios practice. How was your trip?" she asked. He smiled.
"Busy. Don't worry, I brought you back a souvenir." he teased. She grinned.
"Is it bigger than Rachel's?" she asked. He chuckled.
"Isn't today your four month anniversary?" Leroy asked. Santana nodded.
"I wanted to talk to you two about that... I... I want to do something low key and totally not cliche. I was wondering if Rach and I could have the house for the night? I... There's a play that Leroy mentioned wanting to go see in Cleveland. I'd be willing to pay for the tickets and gas..." she said nervously. The two men looked at each other.
"That sounds reasonable. But you're not paying for anything." Leroy said. Santana opened her mouth to protest. "Don't even bother, Santana." he said, sipping the coffee Santana had prepared the night before. She sighed.
"My parents also want to have dinner with you guys since you had to miss yesterday Leroy." she said softly. The look on Hiram's face showed that Leroy had already filled him in on the previous day's events.
"That sounds lovely Santana. Are they interested in the play?" Hiram asked. She shrugged. "We'll give them a call later in the morning. Perhaps they'd want to come along." he said, smiling. Santana nodded and grabbed an apple.
"I have to go. I'll see you guys later." she said, walking out of the door.
"Happy Anniversary." Santana grinned and turned around.
"Happy Annivesary." she said, kissing the diva softly.
"I have something for you." she whispered shyly. Santana raised an eyebrow. "Close your eyes." Rachel ordered. Santana chuckled and obeyed. Suddenly, she felt a huge weight in her arms and opened them.
"My present is my backpack?" she asked. Rachel smiled.
"You left it at home this morning. You're welcome." she said. Santana chuckled and took in her girlfriend's clothes.
"You're wearing jeans." she commented. Rachel nodded. "Me gusta." Santana whispered in her ear. Rachel giggled and blushed.
"Well, I'm glad. As the slushies have been ceasing, I believe it is safe for me to slowly begin wearing my nice clothes to school." she said. Santana grinned.
"You look hot Rach." she said, kissing the diva once more. "So about tonight. I talked to Mercedes and you're going to get ready for our date at her house and then meet me back at yours." she said. Rachel raised a confused eyebrow. "Trust me on this one, okay?"
"Okay." Rachel said as the bell rang.
"Santana?" The Latina grinned as she heard her girlfriend's voice and waited for her to come into the lving room. "Santana..." she whispered as she took in the scene. The Latina had placed roses all over the room and rose petals on the floor. Soft music was playing over the surround sound and candles were lit. "This is so romantic."
"I seem to remember a certain diva telling me she liked mushy romantic things exactly four months ago, so I decided to go all out." Santana said softly, kissing the diva's cheek. "You look amazing by the way." she said. She meant it too. Mercedes and Kurt had done an amazing job with Rachel. Santana had given Mercedes her favorite dress that Rachel owned and let her go all out with everything else.
"You do too." Rachel said, smiling. Santana blushed and looked down before taking Rachel's hand and leading her into the dining room. The room was essentially set up the same as the living room as far as decorations that Santana had placed. "This looks so beautiful Santana."
"Nothing is as beautiful as you are." Santana whispered, not even caring how cheesy it sounded. Rachel blushed and allowed Santana to lead her to her chair. "I got your favorite from Breadstix. Spaghetti with no meatball and a salad." Santana announced, sitting down in her own chair. Rachel smiled softly. Throughout their meal, they chatted about their day and how much their lives had changed in the past four months.
"Tell me something you never thought you'd be doing." Rachel said as they finished eating. Santana thought for a moment.
"I never thought I'd be loving you." she said carefully, not wanting to offend Rachel, who nodded thoughtfully. "But now I wouldn't change that for anything."
"I love you so much. You obviously put a lot of thought into tonight. This is just... perfect. Thank you so much for this." Rachel said. Santana smiled.
"I'd do it again in a heartbeat. All of it. From the moment I kissed you when we started rehearsing Take Me or Leave Me. You may have regretted it when it happened, but I never did. Not for a second. Because it led to this. Never in my life have I ever been as happy as I am now. Not even when I made the Cheerios freshman year." she said.
"I never regretted that kiss." Rachel said honestly. Santana smiled. "What time are my dads coming home?"
"Late. They went to a play in Cleveland with my parents. They should be back around two thirty or three in the morning. They were going to spend the night but they went in one car and my dad has to be at work by noon, so... they'd have to get up super early." Santana explained. Rachel smiled. "Come to the living room with me." the cheerleader whispered, grabbing the diva's hand and leading her into the room. "Dance with me." she said softly, placing her free hand on the shorter girl's waist. Rachel smiled and placed her free hand on Santana's shoulder. "You're the love of my life." Santana whispered in her ear as they danced.
"You're the love of my life as well." Rachel replied.
"Let me be your forever." Santana requested. Rachel kissed the Latina.
"I wouldn't want anyone else for that position." she whispered. Santana smiled. "I love you."
"I love you too." she said, kissing the diva. "I got you a present." she said, leading the girl over to the couch and pulling out a box. Rachel opened it to reveal a necklace with a star surrounded by two hearts.
"Its beautiful Santana." she said, wiping a small tear from her eye.
"You like it?" Santana asked softly. Rachel nodded.
"I love it. I love you." she said, kissing the Latina. Santana smiled. "Here's yours." she said, handing the Cheerio a box. She opened it to reveal a bracelet with her name engraved into it. "Turn it over."
Forever my love RS
"I love it Rachel. Its beautiful. Thank you." Santana said, smiling at her girlfriend. "Can we go upstairs now?" she whispered as Rachel rested her forehead on Santana's.
"Of course." Rachel said, leading the two upstairs to Rachel's bedroom before falling on the bed and finding themselves in a heated make out session. "Tana..." Rachel moaned as Santana kissed her neck.
"Tell me what you want babe." she said.
"I want you to make love to me." Rachel said. Santana smiled and nodded.
"Always." she whispered.