Chapter 11
After work Santana heads straight over to Rachel's and Puck's apartment. Rachel texted her this morning and said she would be home by six. It's now a little past eight.
"…that was deep."
"Oh shit…look Mack. Quinn is crying."
Santana walks into the apartment and is greeted by Quinn, Mack, and Puck sitting around the living room. The title Manu of Memoirs of a Geisha is displayed on the big screen TV. She agrees with Quinn. The movie is deep. She watched it for the first time years ago with Rachel and Tina at a sleep over when they were in high school. Rachel made them watch it saying it was a beautiful story that they just had to see.
"Shut up, Puck. It was a good movie." Quinn throws a couch pillow at the boy.
"Yeah…it was cool. That main character girl…I'd smash." Mack says grinning.
"She was fine." Puck agrees. "I'd do her." Santana rolls her eyes at her friend's childish conversation.
"Why do I hangout with you two again?" Quinn asks as she stands from her spot on the couch. "Hey San." She greets when Santana steps further into the apartment.
"Don't worry Quinn. Just give me the word and I'll take you to bed too." Quinn ignores Mack's comments and focus back on Santana.
"They haven't gotten here yet." Quinn says collecting the empty beer bottles that litter the living room table.
"Did they call?" Santana holds the trash bag open for Quinn.
"Nope." Puck says not worried. "And where are your manners? You don't come into someone's home and not speak."
"Hi." Santana shoves the trash bag into Puck's chest, pulling her phone out of her pocket on her way to the hallway, and slapping Mack on the back of the head as she walks past.
When she calls Rachel phone it goes straight to voice mail. Santana is somewhat concerned because Rachel said she would be home over two hours ago and hasn't shown up. Nor has she called. She tries Tina and Mike phone but they go to voice mail as well.
Just when she's about to dial Rachel's number for the third time, she hears a door open and then squealing.
"Jewish princess!" When she gets into the living room Puck has Rachel lifted off her feet in a bear hug.
"Hey Rachel." Mack and Quinn greet Rachel with a less aggressive hug.
"Where's Tina and Mike?" Santana says making her presents known. So far she had been just watching from the hallway entrance.
"I dropped them off at Tina's before coming home." Rachel eyes her. "They were tired."
"What took so long?" Quinn probs.
"We caught a flat." Rachel still hasn't moved her eyes from Santana's. "My phone died hours ago and Mike and Tina didn't charge theirs before we left so they were no help."
Rachel breaks their staring contest when Puck offers to take her bags to her room. Rachel follows behind him silently, grabbing Santana hand as she walks past. Santana allows Rachel to lead her to the bedroom.
Santana silently sits on the end of the bed while Rachel talks to Puck and gives him a bag of stuff his mom sent for him. When he leaves Rachel closes the door and leans back against it.
"Are you okay?"
"Fine." Santana says watching Rachel bit her lip.
"You know I would have called you if I could." Rachel says taking a couple of steps towards Santana. "I knew you would be worried when you got here and I wasn't here."
"I wasn't worried." Rachel just rolls her eyes. "Come here." Santana pulls on Rachel's jacket.
"How was work?" Rachel asks as she allows Santana to start undressing her.
"Long and stressful." Santana pulls on Rachel's hips, getting the girl to straddle her. "Help me relax."
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Santana is jolted out of her sleep when she hears a loud bang.
"Sorry." Rachel's picking up a lotion bottle of the floor by her dresser.
"Why are you up?" Santana pulls the cover back up her body, turning to face Rachel.
"Work." Rachel says as she finishes getting dressed.
"What? You just got back."
"Santana I only went home to visit my family. It wasn't some super vacation that I need to recuperate from." Rachel sits on the end of the bed to put on her shoes.
Santana watches Rachel walk around getting her stuff together for work.
"Can I treat you to lunch?" A smile forms on Rachel's face when Santana asks that question.
"I would love that."
"Okay. Text me and let me know what time you are going to be taking your break."
"Okay." They share a lingering kiss before Rachel heads off to work.
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Santana doesn't even blink when she gets up hours later and walk into the living room and see Mack and Quinn lying around on the pull out couch. Mack has been a constant present in her life since they met. Santana's glad that Mack fits in with her friends. It would suck if she had to constantly split up her time between them.
"I see you finally got her into bed with you." Santana teases as she walks past to the kitchen. Quinn rolls her eyes at a smirking Mack.
"Hell yeah! Now I just need to get her naked." Mack calls out. Next thing she hear is Mack yelping and Quinn laughter.
Santana just shakes her head and pours herself a bowl of cereal.
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Santana doesn't know why she's so nervous now. This morning when she woke up she was so sure that she was ready to move things along with Rachel. There is nothing stopping the progress of their relationship but her. And now as she sits across from Rachel, with her knee bouncing and half of a grill cheese sandwich in front of her, she has to remind herself that this is what she wants. Santana reminds herself not to be afraid to let someone in.
"Are you okay?" Rachel gives Santana a concerned look.
"Yeah," Santana looks up from her plate. "How's work going so far today?"
"Well since schools on break it's like extra quiet and I'm getting inventory done pretty quickly." Rachel says with a smile. "What have you been doing since this morning?"
"Sitting around in your living room and watching Mack shamelessly flirt with Quinn." Santana chuckles thinking about the crazy things Mack kept saying to Quinn.
"Do you think she's really into Quinn?"
"No." Santana pushes her plate away from the edge of the table. "She just thinks Quinn is cute and wouldn't mind sleeping with a straight girl. She knows Quinn is not into her and she just finds it fun to mess with her."
"Okay." Rachel looks at her watch that her Dad bought her for Christmas a few years back. "I need to start making my way back to the library."
"I'll walk you."
Santana insist on paying for their meal. She pays and leaves a tip before making her way outside with Rachel by her side. They college is only a couple of blocks over from the café they just got done dinning out of. It only takes them five minutes or so to make it onto campus. Santana thinks it's time that she let Rachel know what's been on her mind. She doesn't think she can wait until later to talk to the girl.
"Baby…wait a second." Santana stops Rachel from opening the double doors that hides the hall that leads to the library that Rachel works in.
"What's up?"Rachel lets Santana pull her by the hand to sit down on a bench outside of the doors.
"I missed you while you were gone." Santana pulls Rachel into her side.
"Yeah…" Rachel sends her a little grin. "You showed me just how much last night. Remember?" Santana just grins back and pecks Rachel on the lips.
"Mmm…I want you to be my girlfriend." Santana says against Rachel lips. "I'm asking you to be my girlfriend." Rachel pulls back, eyes searching out Santana's. Santana wonder what Rachel is looking for.
"Okay." Rachel grins and pulls Santana into a deep kiss. Apparently she liked whatever she saw in Santana's eyes. "…I have to go." Rachel pecks Santana's lips a few more times before standing and rushing off back to work.
Santana just sits on the bench lost in her thoughts. She loves how some things with Rachel can be simple. They didn't need to have a big conversation about their new relationship status is. Maybe because they already argued to death about how they didn't have an official status to begin with.
Santana's phone rings while she's in the middle of thinking about all the naughty things she's going to do to Rachel tonight.
"I have a case of beer with your name on it."Mike voice booms from the other end of the phone.
"Mike…don't you think it's a little too early in the day to be drinking." The line is silent for a minute. "Mike?" Santana asks making sure the call didn't drop.
"Yeah…I was just trying to figure out if you were being serious. Really…who says shit like that?" Santana just laughs.
"I'll be there in fifteen."
TBC