Alicia and Santana pulled into the William McKinley High School student parking lot. "So let me get this straight. You didn't even make it an hour into your shift before you blew your secret and your vow to be responsible while at work?" Alicia asked, laughing.
"Shut up. It was just so... clanestine. It was hot. I couldn't resist." Santana said. Alicia smirked.
"Whoa. Clandestine. That's a big word, S. Did Mom buy you a new word of the day calendar?" Alicia teased her older sister.
"Shut up you little brat or you can walk to school from now on. Now get out of my car." Santana said with a playful grin. Her grin turned into a genuine smile when she saw who's car was parked next to her. Rachel was leaning against the hood of her car, smiling. Santana went over and hugged Rachel. "Hey pretty girl. How was the rest of your night?" Santana asked. Rachel smirked.
"Relatively good... I've been meaning to ask you, how do you expect to keep up your tough girl, 'I'm Santana. I'm from Lima Heights Adjacent. I can kick your ass.' facade if you're driving a brand new 2011 Camaro convertible?" Rachel asked. Santana turned slightly to look at her electric blue Camaro convertible. She turned back and smiled at her girlfriend.
"Loving, doting grandfather. And you're one to talk Ms. I Drive A Porsche." Santana said. Rachel rolled her eyes.
"I'm not the one who pretends I'm from one of the poorest and most dangerous parts of Lima." Rachel said.
"Hey, it's a fear tactic. I gots to be able to protect my girl." Santana said. Rachel smiled. Santana lowered her voice. "Did you sleep okay last night?" Santana asked. Rachel nodded.
"Yes, I did aside from the fact that I'm still used to having you right there with me." Rachel said. Santana smiled and Alicia walked up.
"Ready to go in?" Alicia asked, smiling at Rachel. Both girls nodded and Rachel walked between the two sisters. As they were about to reach the front doors to the school, Santana was about to reach for Rachel's hand. Before she could, icy blue liquid was tossed their way. Santana and Alicia jumped out of the way. The slushie found its intended target, hitting Rachel directly in the face. Santana's jaw dropped.
"Oh my god. Are you okay?" Santana asked. Rachel nodded slightly. "Stay here." Santana said, whipping around to find the offender. "Azimio! Stay the hell away from her. She's off limits, clear?" The boy stared at her in confusion.
"I didn't do anything Lopez." Azimio said. Santana turned to Karofsky.
"Was it you?" she asked. Karofsky shook his head. "Well then who the hell was it?" Santana asked. Karofsky pointed at someone behind her and Santana turned around to see Brittany with an extra large slushie cup in her hand. Santana could see blue liquid dripping down the sides of the cup. "Britts?" Santana asked softly. She walked over to the girl. "Why did you do that?" Santana asked.
"Because she's with you. That's supposed to me. I'm the one you're supposed to come out for." Brittany whispered.
"You chose Artie. Did you expect to wait around until you broke up with him, when there was a distinct possibility that you wouldn't?" Santana asked. Brittany nodded. "Britt, that's not fair." Santana said.
"Well, its not fair that Rachel gets to have you. She's not even into girls." Brittany said. Santana looked over and noticed that Alicia had taken Rachel into the nearest bathroom to clean her up.
"Look, what isn't fair is what you just did. You shouldn't have done that. I said I love you. You said you love Artie. I moved on. End of story. Don't go around bullying Rachel because you're upset that you lost me in that way. Now, I'll still be your best friend, but if you pull another stunt like that, it's gonna go down. Clear?" Santana said. Brittany stared at her.
"I'm not giving you up just like that." Brittany said.
"Well, you're not bullying Rachel. You want to slushie someone, then slushie me. But I mean it, Britt. You slushie her again, we'll have a problem, okay?" Santana said. Brittany shrugged and walked off without another word. Santana sighed and went into the bathroom. She saw Alicia cleaning her up with a wet paper towel. "I got, Al. Thanks." Santana said. Alicia nodded and left the restroom. "Are you okay, Rae?" Santana asked, cleaning Rachel off. Rachel nodded. "I'm so sorry about that." Santana said.
"Why did Brittany do that?" Rachel asked softly.
"Me and Britts had a thing once... I... I loved her, but when I told her she chose Artie over me. I guess she didn't want me to move on." Santana said. Rachel nodded and put a hand on Santana's.
"Am I just a rebound?" Rachel asked quietly.
"No. No, I wouldn't do that to you." Santana said.
"Are you still in love with her?" Rachel asked in the same volume.
"No. I'm completely over her." Santana said, biting her lip. Rachel noticed the action.
"Santana, please don't lie to me." Rachel said. Santana bowed her head.
"Okay, I'm not completely over her, but I'm almost there. I've got you and I wouldn't trade that for anything." Santana said. Rachel nodded and allowed Santana to resume wiping the slushie off. When all the slushie was gone, Santana reached in Rachel's bag and pulled out her extra clothes. "Go ahead and change. I'll wait for you." Santana said. Rachel ducked into the stall to change her clothes. "I'm sorry that Brittany did that." Santana said.
"Don't worry about it." Rachel said through the stall.
"I told her that if she does it again, we're gonna have a problem. I'm not gonna let crap like that happen. It's not going to happen to you. Britts may be my best friend, but she's not going to get away with treating you like that." Santana said. Rachel opened the stall door and smiled at Santana.
"I don't want you jeapordizing your friendship for me." Rachel said.
"She's already put it in jeapordy. She did that the moment she bought that slushie and threw it in your face. You're number one on my list. That means no one gets to mess with you." Santana said.
"Brittany used to be number one, didn't she?" Rachel asked softly. Santana nodded.
"But that's your spot now. Ain't nobody gonna take it away from you, Rae. That's how it is." Santana said.
"You're really hot when you're protective." Rachel said. Santana smirked and shrugged.
"Girl, you know how I do." Santana said. Rachel smiled at her girlfriend before doing her makeup in the mirror. Santana smiled at the sight. "So... I'm not exactly sure if we're out. I mean, I don't know if anyone figured it out and who knows if Britt's going to say anything." Santana said. Rachel turned to look at her.
"I thought we weren't going to hide it." Rachel said.
"We aren't. It's just when I imagined us coming out, I kinda figured we'd be the ones to out ourselves." Santana said. Rachel smiled.
"Either way, as long as I have you, I'm good." Rachel said. Santana smiled and grabbed Rachel's hand.
"I love seeing this side of you, Rae." Santana said. Rachel gave her a confused smile.
"What side of me?" Rachel asked.
"This down to Earth girl. You're not like that in front of everyone." Santana said. Rachel smiled. "You should let everyone see this side of you." Santana said.
"I'll try that." Rachel said. She finished up her makeup. "So you ready to start our first day of school as an out couple?" Rachel asked, reaching for her girlfriend's hand. Santana smiled and grabbed Rachel's hand.
"Bring it." Santana said.