3. Tease
Santana doesn't take much notice of Finn as he walks past her with a huge grin on his face. She only notices him when she takes a quick look over at her girlfriend's locker and finds him stood next to Rachel.
Thankfully her locker wasn't that far away and could hear the conversation between the two.
"So I was thinking that maybe we could go to Breadstix on Friday night."
"I'm sorry Finn, but I'm not interested."
Finn moves a bit closer to Rachel just enough so he can rest a hand on one of her arms.
"Come on Rachel, you know we make sense."
Santana slams her locker shut and makes her way over to the pair.
"Hey Shamu why don't you go back to SeaWorld and let the hobbit get back to the shire."
"There's no need to be mean Santana" Finn says.
"Oh I'm sorry. I'm just worried about Snow White and how she'll react if the Jolly Green Giant squashes one of her dwarfs. Which one are you? Nosey?"
"Santana!"
Santana looks up to see Quinn calling her over from the end of the hallway. Santana walks away from Finn and Rachel not realizing she'd upset her girlfriend.
After the incident in the hallway, Rachel finds solace in the auditorium. She had been dating Santana for over a year now and they had still to go public about their relationship.
As if on cue Santana enters the auditorium.
"You need to stop leading Finn on."
"Hello Santana, how are you this morning?"
"I'm being serious Rachel. I don't like seeing him over you like that."
"It's not Finn's fault. As far as he's aware I'm single."
"Oh so just because I'm not ready to come out it means you can flirt with other people."
"I was not flirting. I rejected his offer of a date and for the record in the past I have been nothing but patient with you."
"What do you mean in the past?"
"I just think we have been together long enough now for you to acknowledge your relationship with me. I love you but it hurts when you don't acknowledge me in the hallway. You know you really hurt my feelings with what you said before. I tolerated the mild teasing but what you said before was taking things too far."
"I didn't mean it I was just angry with Finn."
"If our relationship is to progress then we need to come out" Rachel says.
"What are you saying? If I don't come out then we are over?"
"That's not what I'm saying. I just think the longer we hide, it will hurt our relationship. Now if you don't mind I want to be alone."
Rachel exits the auditorium and heads straight for her car with Santana following behind her.
"Rachel can we talk about this properly?" Santana shouts after Rachel.
"I'm sorry Santana."
Rachel opens the door and enters the car without another word. Santana stands in the middle of the car park with the rain pouring around her as she watches Rachel drive away.
Rachel hadn't spoken to Santana since yesterday and the first time Santana sees her girlfriend is at lunch in the cafeteria.
Santana was sat with the rest of the cheerleaders who were discussing what was going to happen at practice this afternoon since it was raining again. Santana wasn't really paying attention her focus was solely on Rachel who was sat with some of the glee club members across the room.
She makes a quick effort to interact with the cheerleaders by throwing in some random comment so they don't notice her attentions elsewhere.
When her eyes find Rachel again she notices that there was somebody new at her girlfriends table. Finn had joined the table sitting as close to Rachel as he possible could. He leans in close and says something to Rachel and whatever it is, it causes her to laugh.
She watches as Rachel playfully slaps him on the arm and then for a moment their eyes connect. It only last for a few moments before Finn catches Rachel's attention again.
The storm outside is like a physical representation of Santana's emotions. Each clap of thunder conveying her anger building within.
When she hears Rachel laugh again, it's like something snaps within her and before she knows it she's on her feet, trudging over towards Finn.
"You need to move" she tells him.
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"I don't want you near Rachel."
"Why? What's it to you?" Finn asks.
"I don't like you being all up on my girlfriend."
"Wait your what?"
"That's right. Rachel's my girlfriend. I love her and she loves me, which means you need to back off."
"This is some kind of joke right?"
Finn turns to Rachel who has had a smile plastered on her face ever since Santana publicly admitted their relationship.
"I'm sorry Finn. What Santana is saying is true" Rachel tells him standing up.
Santana moves closer to Rachel and envelops her in a hug.
"I'm sorry" she whispers into Rachel's ear before pulling her into a kiss.
They kiss for longer than either of them expects and when they finally pull apart they find the whole of the cafeteria staring at them.
"Does anyone have a problem?" Santana yells.
She waits for a couple of seconds but gets no reply.
"Good. Now carry on as you were."
The room suddenly fills with people talking and the sound of cutlery clinking together. Rachel sits back in her seat while Santana takes the seat next to her, their hands connected together.