Chapter 21

"Are you serious?" Santana watches as a frown forms on Puck's face at Rachel's question. This makes the third time her girlfriend has asked that question.

"I called it!" Mack excitedly adds.

"Wow." Quinn just shakes her head.

"Everyone needs to just calm down." Mike pulls Tina into his arms. "Why are you crying?" Mike asks his crying girlfriend.

"I just… can't believe it." Tina sniffles.

They are all standing in the parking lot of at a rest stop. They were suppose to be on the road ten minutes ago but Tina and Sandy got into a shouting match. Sandy made another rude comment and Tina confronted her. Puck and everyone else stood by and watched them argue into Tina threaten Sandy with bodily harm. Puck had to step in then. He stepped in the way of Tina who looked close to hitting his girlfriend. Then with a smirk on her face, Sandy announced that she was pregnant.

"Well believer it," Sandy has an evil grin on her face. "Puck's going to be a daddy."

Everyone is shocked.

Puck asks for everyone to hold their questions and comments until they get home and get some rest.

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"I can't believe Puck's going to be a dad." Quinn says leaning against Santana's bedroom door.

When they got back into their college town, everyone went to their respectable homes. Puck dropped Mack off and Rachel rode home with him. Quinn dropped Tina and Mike off before driving herself and Santana back to their apartment.

"I know right." Santana shakes her head. "Rachel is going to lecture him to death." Santana jokes.

"Did you tell Rachel?" Santana doesn't even have to ask what Quinn is referring to.

Just a few days ago Quinn told Santana about how she almost kissed Mack. Quinn said it was right after she had slapped Mack for calling her mom a bitch. She said Mack had a cute little pout on her lips and Quinn was just kind of had a pull towards Mack. Their lips were an inch away from connecting when Quinn pulled away and left the room. Things have been awkward between Mack and Quinn since that day. They either argue or avoided each other. Mack avoids Quinn more so. Mack even rode in the truck with Puck on the way back to town. Quinn just seems really confused about her feeling towards Mack.

"No." Santana frowns. "That's not how our friendship works, right." Santana knows that Quinn is just nervous about the whole situation. They've always kept things between them and Santana doesn't see that changing just because she's in a relationship with another one of their best friends.

"Sorry." Quinn bits her lip. "I just…Mack is annoying."

"Okay." Santana laughs. "Do you plan on talking to her about it?"

"Eventually."

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Santana feels like her head is going to explode. She has too many things going on at once. Too many problems and situations happening all at once. She's been home and back to work for only a week now and the people at her job is already getting on her nerves. Her dad, who promised before she left to be a more attentive parent, has been calling her everyday and…and well she just doesn't feel like talking to him all the time. Mack and Quinn both have been coming to her for advice on how to talk to the other and it been driving her crazy. Santana doesn't want to have any part in their craziness. And on top of Quinn and Mack's crazy ranting, Santana has to listen to Rachel bitch about Sandy and Puck. It's just all too much right now.

"Are you listening to me?" Santana feels toes poke at her side.

"Yes." Santana says with her eyes still closed. It's a Friday and she's at Rachel's and Puck's for their usual group dinner night. The first one they've had since getting home.

"What did I say?" Santana can hear the teasing in Rachel's voice. Rachel's not mad that she's been half listening. Santana made it no secret that she was tired and might end up falling asleep before dinner.

"Sorry, baby." Santana sighs. She's just got off of work and really all she wants to do is sleep. Not deal with all the craziness that's sure to go on at tonight's dinner.

"How abo…"Rachel gets cut off by a knock at her bedroom door. "Come in?" A second later Quinn pushes the door open and closes it behind herself.

"When are you going to start cooking? I'm hungry." Santana feels the bed dip when Quinn sits by her legs that are hanging off the side of the bed.

"When I get ready to." Rachel rolls her eyes. "You can start making dinner without me, you know?"

"Nonsense." Quinn waves her off. "When did Puck give Sandy a key?"

"Two days ago. It's over and done with. Let it go." Santana answers before Rachel. She remembers her girlfriend calling her all pissed off because Puck gave his pregnant girlfriend a key to the apartment. She really doesn't want to have this conversation again.

"He didn't even talk to me about it," Rachel huffs. She can't let it go. "I can barely be around her when he invites her over. Now she can just drop in whenever."

"Rachel." Santana groans.

"No Santana. It's ridicules." Rachel ignores Santana and looks to Quinn who is nodding her head in agreement.

"Did you ask Puck for permission before giving me a key?" Santana's had enough. She sits up, elbowing Quinn in the side as she does.

"That's different." Rachel tries to argue.

"How so?" Santana argues back. "How do you know Puck didn't just want me dropping in whenever?"

Rachel frowns. "You already had a key from when we were just friends."

"Yeah, Quinn and I had a key for emergencies. Then you gave me a key that I can use whenever I want." Rachel rolls her eyes. "So if Puck wants to give his girl a key, he can."

"Whatever, Santana." Rachel looks away from her girlfriend. Santana sighs. Now she has to deal with a pouting Rachel. Just great.

"I'm going to pick up Mack." Santana says getting to her feet.

"Wait!" Quinn grabs Santana's arm. "I thought Mack wasn't coming?"

"She changed her mind." Santana shrugs Quinn off her arm. "Can I get you anything while I'm out?" She directs the question towards Rachel.

"No." Rachel responds without looking at Santana.

"Beer." Quinn offers.

"Rachel?" Santana ignores Quinn and tries to get her girlfriends attention.

"I'm fine, Santana." Rachel gives her a weak smile. "Make sure you get some Wine too."

"Okay." Santana bends down and gives Rachel a kiss on the forehead.

Two hours, a bottle of Wine and a 12 pack of beer later Santana group of friends have eased into some easy conversation. Everyone has shared how their week has been and different things they've been getting into. Plates are empty or have been picked over as much as they will be tonight and everyone seems to be having a good time.

Santana picks up Mack's dishes and stacks them on hers and follows Rachel into the kitchen. Rachel still hasn't said much to Santana but she also hasn't flat out been a bitch to her either. Santana knows Rachel's still upset that she didn't agree with how inconsiderate it was of Puck to give Sandy a key.

"Dinner was great."

"Thanks." Rachel sits some plates in the sink. Santana walks up behind Rachel and pushes her front into Rachel's back.

"Mmmm…can I stay the night?" Santana places light kisses along Rachel's t-shirt covered shoulder.

"Sure." Rachel shrugs.

"Do you want me to stay the night?" Santana doesn't like Rachel's unenthusiastic response. "Come on, Rachel." Santana sighs and pushes away from Rachel. Rachel still hasn't answered her question. "You can't get mad at me for not agreeing with you."

"I don't need you to agree with me. I just need you to be on my side." Santana just stares at her. Santana thinks her girlfriend sounds ridicules right now. "All you have to do is let me get out how I feel and support me even if you think I'm wrong."

"I can't do that. Puck's my friend too." Santana barks out. "In fact, he is your best friend. This can't be easy on him. He has a lot of shit going on and if you, his best friend, is not going to be in his corner than I will be."

"I am in his corner." Rachel leans against the sink. "I'm just pissed at some of the decision he has made. And sometimes I just want to rant about them. Sometimes I just want my girlfriend to sit there and listen to me rant about them even if she doesn't agree. I didn't know that was too much to ask for."

"Whoa…tension." Tina jokes as she steps into the kitchen. Santana and Rachel just continue to stare at each other. "You guys okay?" Tina waves her hand in front of Santana's face. "Dude…blink."

"Get out my face." Santana finally smiles and pushes Tina's hand away and Tina giggles before going to the refrigerator "Grab me a beer to, T." Santana spears Rachel one more look before going back into the living room.

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"Hey…" Santana pause in the doorway of Puck's room. Quinn and Mack are sitting next to each other on the bed. Quinn's head is on Mack's shoulder. Mack is rubbing circles on Quinn's back. "…Sorry…should I come back?" Santana starts to back out of the door.

"No." Mack shakes her head. "We're good. You know Lucy's an emotional drunk sometimes." She jokes.

"Don't call me Lucy." Quinn lightly punches Mack's thigh.

"Riiiight." Santana stresses the word. Santana thinks her two friends look cute right now. It's funny how one minute they was avoiding each other and then over dinner Mack went back to her flirting and Quinn went back to playing miss innocent. "I'm about to drop Mike and T off. What you guys wanna do? Going or staying?"

"Going." Mack drops a kiss to Quinn's hair before standing with the blonde still in her arms. Quinn squeezes Mack side before letting go and following Santana down the hall where the rest of their friends are waiting. Santana's the only sober one there. Yes…Rachel and Mike haven't had anything to drink in a few hours but Santana would rather not chance it. She's making sure she drives everyone where ever they need to be. It's almost one in the morning and she doesn't need to be worried about her friends making it home.

Hugs and whispered goodnights go around before the five friends head outside to Quinn's car. Santana is about to pull away from the curb when she remembers she has Rachel's car keys in her pocket. Santana's tire still hasn't been changed so she's been driving Rachel's car all week.

"I'll be right back." Santana jumps out of the car and runs back up to Rachel's apartment.

"You come back for Quinn's doggy bag?" Rachel smiles and hands over a plate wrapped in grocery store bags. Earlier Quinn had made her a plate for tomorrow and left it.

"No. Keys." Santana hands over Rachel's car keys at the same time as she accepts the plates. "You have to be at work before me, so I'm just going to use Q's car."

"Kay." Rachel nods. "Kiss?"Santana roll her eyes and kiss Rachel anyway. "Call me when you get home." Rachel breaks the kiss.

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"So what happened with Mack?" Santana and Quinn have changed into some pajamas and are now lying on Quinn's queen size bed.

"I told her I was confused." Quinn sighs.

"Confused about?" Santana probes when Quinn doesn't give any additional information.

"Mack is," Quinn rolls onto her side to face Santana. Santana can see the frustration on her friends face. "I don't…she can be annoying but she can also be really sweet."

"Okay."

"I've never had feelings for a girl before." Quinn says quietly. Santana's sure if she wasn't staring at her friend, she wouldn't have known she said anything at all. "You and Rach have always been just so…I don't know. Rachel told us a long time ago that she wasn't opposed to having a relationship with a girl, you know?" Santana doesn't know where this is going but she nods anyway. "And you…you just discovered yourself."

"I think I've always liked women…I just wasn't ready to admit it until we got to college." Santana adds.

"Right." Quinn nods. "But…I've always been attracted to guys. Even now I still don't look at girls that way. But Mack…" Santana watches Quinn close her eyes and take a deep breath. "I don't know…"

"Hey…" Santana can tell that Quinn's really upset so she scoots closer and wraps her arm around her best friend. "It's okay."

"Is it?"

"Yeah," Santana whispers. "Quinn you don't have to label yourself." Santana tries to ease her friend's worries. "Maybe it is just Mack…maybe your bisexual….who knows, right?"

"I told her I hate that she has been avoiding me." Quinn goes back to her conversation with Mack. "I mean…gosh she can be…"

"Annoying." Santana finish with a laugh.

"Yeah…but it just sucks when doesn't speak to me." Quinn shakes her head at herself. "I actually missed her flirting and stupid comments."

"What did she say?"

"She said she didn't want to pressure me." Quinn says with a little smile. "Mack said…she said that she didn't know if I was just caught up in a moment or if I really wanted to kiss her."

"Sounds like she wanted to give you space to figure it out."Santana reasons.

"Yeah…well not right away. At first she was angry."

Santana remembers Mack being rude to Quinn while on the trip. Mack was probably angry because her feelings were getting jerked around. Rachel had told Santana a few weeks ago that she believed Mack was gaining feelings for Quinn. Rachel always believed that Mack was more than physically attracted to Quinn no matter how much the flirt tried to deny it.

"That's why she was such a bitch to me whenever she could be." Quinn continues. "And then once we got on the road she thought it was best to give me my space because she didn't know what I was going through."

"So what are you going to do?"

"She asked me to dinner but I said no."Santana frowns at that. She can tell that Quinn likes Mack, so what is the hold up? "I just don't want to jump into anything…"

"Okay?"

"So I told her we could just hangout tomorrow." Quinn says with a shy smile. "Just the two of us."

"That sounds lame." Santana jokes.

"She said she'd cook for me."

"Mack?" Santana wants to make sure they are talking about the same girl. Santana doesn't ever remember seeing anything besides cereal and milk in her friend's apartment.

"Yeah."

"Damn, Q." Santana shakes her head. "She must really like you. I didn't even know she could boil water."They both breakout in laughter.

"Hush."

"Defending her already I see."

TBC