Fic: Rachel Needs Some Action
Chapter 15: The One
Author: deeha
Rating: M
Disclaimer: I do not own Glee.
Summary: Tina thinks that Rachel needs to get some action. Rachel's just been busy. But when Santana comes into the picture, Rachel seems to be less busy.
A/N: I just want to thank you all for reading and reviewing. This was a wonderful summer distraction. I hope I got to PM each one of you and thank you individually. I love everyone's reviews and every notification helps me think of new ideas and silly things for Tina to say. I plan for only one more chapter but I'm sure this little verse will beckon me in the future to continue...after all don't we all need a bit of happy Pezberry (and Tina) now and again?
Studio engineer number 1 speaks through the sound booth, "Welcome back! Just letting you know...we had to reschedule the IBS commercial because the lyricist couldn't think of a word that rhymed with syndrome."
Rachel mumbles, "Oh that's too bad."
Studio engineer number 2 says, "Yea she's really sorry about that. Tina told her that you were really looking forward to it."
"She did, did she?"
"Yea but we got this one here for...uh...Mac and Cheese?"
Rachel squeaks.
The studio guys keep looking at each other and speaking through the sound box congratulating Rachel with: Go Rachel! And dubbing her as "One take Rachel."
Studio engineer number 2 says, "Rachel whatever you did during the weekend, keep doing it! Wow! I don't think we need to come in tomorrow!"
They give her the thumbs up and Rachel is pleased as punch.
The studio door to the sound booth opens and Rachel is surprised to see Santana. She smiles and waves because she knows Santana wouldn't be able to hear her through the glass.
Rachel can see studio engineer number 1 talk to Santana. Rachel can decipher that Santana says "my girlfriend."
Rachel sees the sound guys talk to each other. She can figure out some lip reading and catches words like "finally" and "action" and "thank God." She sees Santana's eyebrows raise and laugh.
"Hey what's so funny?" Rachel asks.
Studio engineer number 2 says, "Let's call it a day. Today you were excellent. And please whatever you're doing please keep doingit."
Rachel doesn't know why studio engineer number 1 hits studio engineer number 2 and says "grow up."
But she can see Santana laughing and it make her want to just go run and hug her. So, that's what she does.
It's almost like they are living together. A couple weeks will do that.
Rachel is learning a lot about Santana and vice versa.
Rachel trips over Santana's shoes as she enters her apartment, "I'm not sure how you leave your shoes here. I don't think you're barefoot when you go back to your place."
Santana follows her inside Rachel's apartment, "Hurry, hurry, come on Master Chef is on. I needs to see Ramsey."
Rachel sighs, "It feels so good to relax. This is nice. Just watching TV and not worrying about work tomorrow. Getting to sleep in. I was worried about my circadian rhythm. Oh don't forget that Michael is going to call me tonight. He said it was important."
"Rachel, Ramsey's on."
Rachel smiles and keeps quiet. Not for long.
"Why do you like this show? He is mean."
"Food and snarkiness. Basically, that's good TV."
"Oh."
"He isn't mean. He's just telling the truth. Some of these people suck."
"Oh. But couldn't he say it nicer?"
"What? Like 'Pardon me but your asparagus taste poorly.' Just doesn't sound as good as 'God. This tastes like crap!"
"Santana." Rachel jokingly chastises.
Santana just laughs and kisses Rachel.
Rachel sighs, "That doesn't excuse his behavior."
"Are we still talking about Ramsey?"
"Yes."
"Ok." Santana's eyebrow is raised questioning.
A commercial for The Gap babies is on.
"That baby is so cute!"
Rachel (intrigued) turns and looks at Santana.
Santana turns to Rachel, "He had little suspenders!"
Rachel nods "Yes he is very cute."
Santana smiles.
Rachel definitely wants to play this card...she can ask the deal breaker question about having children...because Rachel wants children...
Santana asks, "You want kids right?"
Rachel raises her eyebrows. Santana asked her first.
Rachel cautiously answers, "Yes I do, to add to the Berry family tree."
"Ok good." And Santana turns back to watch the babies climb chairs and do other cute things.
Rachel turns back to the screen, "Yes, good."
"I want some kids too. You know to wash my car and mow the lawn kind of thing."
Rachel laughs, "That's positively medieval."
"Well I also want to dress them up, in little suspenders and oh gosh those little onesies."
Rachel can't stop laughing.
"I got to go pee."
Santana just holds her tighter.
"Santana! Let me go! I have to pee."
"Oh ok." Santana kisses her before letting her go.
Rachel laughs and gets up to run to the bathroom.
When Rachel comes back from the bathroom, Santana is not where she left her. The apartment is not that big enough to hide anywhere. But Rachel does look...even under her kitchen table.
She calls Santana. "Hey, where did you go?"
"I had to go."
"Go where?"
"What do you mean where? I had to go pee."
"Oh, where?"
"I'm at my apartment."
"I just took a minute. You couldn't wait?"
"I had to go!"
"Are you answering from your toilet?"
"Uh, no? Ok yes. What?'
"Ew."
"Oh come on. I'm not doing number 'two' and talking to you."
Rachel laughs. "Ok well since you're at your apartment bring over a movie."
"Alright. Hey are my running shoes over there?"
Rachel looks, then rolls her eyes. "Yes."
"Ok thanks I was wondering where they were. Be there in a minute."
"No I don't want to watch that."
"Rachel nuh uh you didn't say what to bring. Plus what's wrong with Psycho! It's a classic."
Rachel pouts, "I thought you were going to bring a comedy! Psychois scary and I don't want to be afraid of taking a shower."
"This is bad news. I have the entire Alfred Hitchcock collector's series. You don't like scary movies?"
"I do. We can watch Phantom of the Opera! Oo!"
"Ok. No. Come on." Santana has already put the DVD in the player and the opening scene is playing.
Rachel is pouting, "But the Phantom is scary! He is the voice in the night!"
Santana pulls Rachel to the couch and cuddles her, "Come on. For me? Look we can cuddle."
Rachel wants to say no but her girlfriend is offering cuddles. "Fine but you sit on the left. If I have to escape, it's easier to run out to my right."
Santana stares. "Well ok."
So the movie isn't that scary. But Rachel is spooked because it's a black and white film and the theme music is this eerie violin that screeches.
She makes Santana hold her extra tight. She spends most of the movie just listening to Santana's heart beat. It's not a bad spot to be in either...for other reasons.
She gets really distracted when she discovers she can look down Santana's button blouse.
She wants to kiss Santana's chest.
Santana without saying anything unbuttons the top of her blouse. Rachel laughs, "I swear I wasn't looking."
"Yea. Ok. I believe you." says Santana sarcastically.
Rachel snuggles back to her comfortable position and Santana just loosens another button.
Rachel giggles, "Oh another one?"
"Oh ok." and Santana unbuttons one more.
Rachel laughs again.
Santana is back to watching her movie. Rachel has other things to do...
She gets bold and traces Santana's bra with her fingers being very careful not to touch Santana's skin.
"Ok, no more teasing."
Rachel pretends to be mad, "Santana! Watch your movie. You insisted."
Santana picks up the remote and pauses the film, "We can watch it later."
Rachel smirks and continues her meticulous exploration.
Rachel brings her finger across the top of Santana's breast, "You're so soft."
Santana laughs.
Rachel smiles and pulls the bra down and Santana breathes out. Rachel leans in close and kisses Santana right on the top. She finally allows herself to cup Santana's breast and gently rub her thumb across her nipple.
"Lady." whines Santana.
Rachel grins. She licks right where her thumb just was and that's about when Santana unbuttons the rest of her shirt and leans forward to take it off.
Rachel jokes around, "Slow down. Keep your bra on."
"Ha ha."
Rachel pushes Santana onto her back and kisses Santana on top of her bra.
Santana starts rubbing Rachel's back but Rachel wants to make sure she gives enough attention to Santana's breasts. She trails her fingers across Santana's bra strap and pulls it slightly to snap it against her.
Santana smacks her butt.
Rachel just laughs and brings her hands behind Santana. Santana leans up so Rachel can take off the bra.
Rachel brings her mouth on top of Santana's nipple and makes sure her hands are also massaging Santana's soft body.
Santana runs her fingers through Rachel's hair and lets out a soft sigh.
And then Rachel's phone starts ringing. Rachel lifts her head up. She remembers that Mike was going to call her. She whines, "No. I'm not finished."
Santana sighs, "Yea you were getting to the good parts."
Rachel smiles and kisses Santana on her lips, "Ok. Be right back. This should be quick."
Santana groans but lets her go.
"This one is gorgeous."
"I'm not feeling it though. It's got to speak to me."
"You think Tina knows what you are doing?"
"Nope. Just like we planned, Quinn took her golfing with her firm. Tina was so excited this morning."
Rachel laughs and turns back to the glass display...of engagement rings. Mike called last night to tell them he was ready to ask Tina to marry him! Of course Rachel and Santana were ecstatic. Mike wanted to call them earlier but he had to make sure he could call when Tina was out at her krav maga lessons.
Of course after that they had to make the perfect plan on how to help Mike surprise Tina...so that put certain things on hold. But it was for something important.
Mike points. Rachel ducks under his arm to press against the glass and look.
"Rachie. That's the one."
Rachel turns back to him and smiles. The ring is just a perfect princess cut. It definitely says Tina.
"I asked her parents for her hand in marriage over the weekend. You know, when we were at the Fabray's pool party. I'm ready."
"Michael. That's perfect." She gives him a big hug.
"She's the one."
"I know what you mean."
The plan (also known as operation: Surprise Tina Cohen Chang with a romantic proposal for marriage with Mike Chang) is to get Tina to the bar lounge and Mike is going to ask her the big question on the dance floor while Rachel, Santana, and Quinn sing...
But.
Golfing turns out to be more dangerous than expected.
Somehow Tina got knocked out by a golf club (it was not Quinn's fault...well that's what she says).
"Tina! Baby!" Mike is quickly by Tina's side of the hospital bed.
Tina's head is bandaged but other than a huge bump, she's fine. She's eating chocolate pudding.
"Quinn hit me. I don't like her anymore."
"It wasn't my fault! You were standing in the swing zone!"
Rachel rushes to Tina's other side, "Oh Tina! Wow. How many chocolate cups have you had?"
"This is my fourth."
Quinn stands up "Do you need another one? I'll go get it!"
Quinn runs out before Rachel can say, "I don't think that's healthy."
Tina rolls her eyes, "Rachel what are you talking about? It's pudding. From the hospital. Of course it's healthy. I may have been hit on the head but I'm not that out of it."
"Well in moderation..."
Quinn runs back in with four more puddings cups, "Got it!"
A nurse is following her in, "Miss! You can't take all of that. We have other patients!"
Quinn turns around quick enough to close the door before the nurse can come in and gives Tina the pudding.
Tina looks at the pudding. "Ok I like you now."
Quinn sighs in relief.
The door opens and the nurse just walks in shaking her head, "Hospital doors don't lock. No more pudding Ms. Cohen Chang."
Tina pouts.
Then Rachel pouts.
Quinn turns around with her hands on her hips, "See what you did?"
Mike smiles at the nurse, "Thank you I'll make sure she is ok. Can we get her out of here now?"
The nurse is charmed by Mikes smile, "Of course I'll just get the release form."
As the nurse leaves, Santana rushes into the room, "What the hell Quinn?"
"She's fine!"
"Yea, I got pudding."