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Chapter 12

Santana doesn't remember her reasons for not wanting to be in a relationship. Santana and Rachel having been going strong as an official couple for almost three months. And yeah most people would think three months was nothing. But Santana is not most people. She never had a relationship. She's never had to think about someone else's feelings. Like how it comes across to other people if she flirts with the waitress or dance a little too close to another person at a club. Or even the simple things like listening when Rachel is babbling on about one of her classes or being considerate enough to ask about her day and really wanting to know. She's never experienced these things and it's all a new learning experience for her.

Santana also thinks it helps that Mack has moved into the good friend category. Of course she still think Mack is sexy, but she no longer wants to see her naked. They still joke around and playfully flirt but that's all it is. Mack is a natural flirt and everyone knows, but Mack also respects Rachel and their relationship.

And Rachel.

Santana love that it's Rachel she's taking the journey with. It's like nothing's changed between them but yet it did. Sounds crazy, right? It's like Rachel already knows Santana's past, so she doesn't have to explain all that stuff to her. Rachel knows when Santana is open to talk and when she needs space. Same thing goes for Santana. She knows what makes Rachel tick and what to do to get her to smile. But then it's the new stuff like wanting to take Rachel on dates, buy Rachel random things she know the girl would like, and the jealous feeling she gets when someone stare at her girl for too long. And yeah, they still have little arguments, but they've been having little arguments since they met in eighth grade. Rachel is a strong minded individual. She can be very blunt and she's not afraid to let Santana know just how she feels. Santana doesn't like guessing games, so she doesn't mind at all that Rachel likes to be upfront.

It's one thing that Santana and Rachel are not necessary arguing about but more like creating tension between them whenever the subject is brought up.

Santana's father.

Carmelo Lopez.

Rachel had told her a couple of weeks ago that she had told her dads about their relationship. Rachel had told them about Santana before they was even in a relationship. She told them about how she was basically just sleeping with Santana and it was frustrating to her because she wanted more with Santana.

Santana almost throw up after Rachel's confession. All she could think about is that Rachel told her dads, these man that Santana know, these peoples who house she's slept in countless times and watched movies in the living room with, that she was sleeping with their daughter. Not taking her on dates and making breakfast for but basically just fucking and leaving afterwards. Well maybe the leaving part was false…but she defiantly wasn't committed to the girl at that time.

Rachel's fathers know and now Rachel thinks it's only right that Santana informs her father of their new relationship.

Santana doesn't like that idea at all.

Santana has never had that kind of relationship with her father that Rachel has with hers. Rachel is so comfortable with telling them anything and everything about what's going on in her life. Santana always went to her mom about stuff. And she can't do that now. Santana and Carmelo have been doing great lately but she still doesn't inform him of her every move. She hasn't even told him that in a couple of days that she's moving into an apartment off campus.

So no. She's not telling her dad until she has to. She doesn't feel the need to and that's it. That's what she told Rachel this morning when they woke up in Santana's little bed. Then they had a little heated discussion and haven't really spoken to each other all day.

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Santana is in the middle of passing Puck a beer when her phone rings. Puck takes the beer and Santana takes out her phone.

"Sup?"

"What did I tell you about answering the phone like that?" Rachel voice booms into her ear.

"What's up?" Santana ignores her question and watches Mack and Puck shoot up people on some video game they are engrossed in.

"The study group will be starting in thirty minutes. Where are you?"

"At Mack's with Puck…and I thought I told you I wasn't coming to that." Santana can practically hear Rachel rolling her eyes.

"I thought you were joking."

"Well I wasn't."

"Don't you have a test tomorrow? Don't you think you should study?" Santana can hear Quinn saying that'll never happen in the background. "Mack should come too. Asks her if she would like to join us." Rachel doesn't invite Puck because he decided to drop out in the middle of the quarter. Rachel still upset about it.

Santana tells Rachel to hold and turns to Mack.

"Hey Mack?" Mack glances at her and then back to the video game. "Rachel wants know if you wanted to join them in a study session."

"Who's them?"

"Rachel, Quinn, Mike and Tina are all going to be at Puck's and Rachel's camped out in silence with text books and notes in their faces."

"I'll attend only if Quinn shows me her right nipple." Santana laughs and tells Rachel what Mack said.

"Quinn said fuck of Mackenzie." Rachel sighs into the phone. "Since you're not coming over, what are you going to do for the rest of the night?"

"Probably just drink and hang out with Mack and Puck."

"Don't drink too much. You have school tomorrow."

"Sure." Santana says rolling her eyes. "I'll call you later."

"Goodnight Santana."

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"Sexy!" Santana sneaks up on Rachel when she sees the girl walking across campus.

"Hey!" Rachel smacks the laughing girls shoulder. "Don't do that."

"I'm sorry." Santana pulls Rachel towards her and give her a chaste kiss on the lips. "I like your skirt. It's sexy." Santana looks down at the red and black short skirt her girlfriend is wearing.

"Thanks." Rachel beams. "How was your final?"

"I think I did well." Santana says confidently. They walk into the dining hall where Quinn is laughing at something Mack had said.

"Are you guys going to come to tonight's study session?" Rachel asks glancing between Santana than Mack.

"Ugh…I'll go if it'll make you feel better." Santana finally gives in."Mack don't have your phone accidentally put on silent because you promised to help us move. Our classes end at 3:40 so I expect to see you at 4:00."

"I don't remember agreeing to help you move." Mack replies. "But I will if Quinn lets me stuff her box." Mack winks at the blonde and does a sexual hand gesture.

"Oh my…you are terrible." Quinn cracks up laughing.

"Its cool, Q." Mack shrugs. "I like a chase."

"That was gross." Rachel speaks up.

"Mack just be there."

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Santana's having a good day. Rachel hasn't said a thing about telling Santana's father. Her last final went great. Santana has to admit, the study group helped out. And all her friends showed up to help Quinn and her move. So what if Mack complained about why all seven of them needed to be there to help move. She made a joke about how they didn't really have anything but boxes of clothes, school stuff, posters, a TV and a desk. Mack was right. They didn't really have much. They didn't even own the beds that they had been sleeping on for the past three years. They belonged to the University. Santana's glad Mack pointed that out during all her bitching and moaning.

Now Santana's sitting in her empty living room with Rachel and Tina discussing all the stuff Santana and Quinn need to buy tomorrow for their apartment.

"Do you want me to pump up Quinn's air mattress before I leave?" Tina volunteers. Quinn left when Mack and the guys left a few hours ago. Santana thinks she said she was meeting Tyler for dinner or something.

"Naw…that's okay. Quinn already told me she was just going to crash at Rachel's tonight." Santana says standing to give Tina a hug. "Thanks for helping out today, T." She squeezes the Asians girl side before letting go.

"Love you. Call me when you get home." Rachel yells as they watch from the side of the apartment building Tina walk further into the parking lot. They wait until her car pulls out into the street before going back inside.

"San…stop," Rachel giggles hours later while they are making out in Santana's room. "We are not having sex on this air mattress."

"Oh but baby…" Santana places little kisses on the side of Rachel's face. "I'm like really…really horny." She says before taking Rachel's earlobe into her mouth.

"We just had sex in the shower." Rachel moans.

"Yeah. But I want more."

"Santana seriously..." Rachel pushes Santana off of her. "This thing is uncomfortable as it is…we are not having sex on it." Santana takes a minute to calm herself down. Just being in the same room with Rachel works her up.

"Hmmm…okay." She nods in understand. Santana doesn't want to make her girlfriend uncomfortable. "Kitchen counter?"

Rachel rolls her eyes but still allows Santana to take her multiple times on the kitchen counter.

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"Quinn…babe…would you please tell Santana that this set is absolutely fucking cute!" Tina gushes over sectional living room set. They are in their second furniture store of the day.

"We are not buying that, Tina."

"I didn't say you had to. I'm just saying it's cute. Right, Q?" They all turn to look at Santana's best friend, who has been scarily quiet since they picked her up from Rachel's house at noon. Santana is really concerned. Quinn has always been kind of quiet but she's more open around close friends. And Santana, Rachel and Tina are defiantly close friends. And Quinn loves to go shopping. Like the girl cannot control herself. She's always trying to buy stuff that she can't afford and she comments on anything and everything she thinks is cute. But today she's just been hanging back and giving her opinion every now and then. Something is wrong. Santana can feel it.

"What's up, Fabray?" Rachel walks over and hugs Quinn side.

"Nothing," Quinn puts her arm around Rachel. "It's real cute," She says eyeing the furniture. "San even thinks it's cute but it cost too much." Quinn says nodding at Santana. Gosh Santana loves how the girl can just read her. The price tag was Santana's main reason for trying to get Tina to walk away from the nice furniture.

"Right. So let's move on." Santana says and Tina rolls her eyes and bounce on to the next thing that catches her eyes. "Are you not feeling well?" Santana walks on the side of Quinn that Rachel is not occupying.

"No."

"Okay. So what's wrong?" Santana steps in front of Quinn.

"I'm fine." Santana gives her a look that says you can't fool me. "Can we talk when we get home?" Quinn asks quietly.

"Only if you plan on cheering up and helping me pick out our new furniture?" Santana says pouting at her best friend.

"Yeah…sad Quinn is no fun." Rachel adds.

"Ugh. Guys." Quinn groans and moves her hands to cover her face.

"Whoa…what's that?" Tina, who has just been standing back watching her friends until now, decides to jumps in. Santana roll her eyes because she's a poor college student and everything in this store cost too much, but she's having a hard time getting Tina to understand that.

"Tina. I'm not buying anything from here. It's to…"

"No." Tina cuts Santana off. "What happened to your wrist, Quinn?"Santana quickly whips her eyes down to Quinn's wrist that the blonde is trying to cover. Santana and Quinn play tug a war with the girl's jacket sleeve until Santana wins and yanks it back up her arm.

"What the fuck, Quinn!"

TBC

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