Chapter 24
Santana Lopez is having a bad day. First she went to work and was informed that some customers complained about her service yesterday. And since this is not her first time getting complaints, the manager wrote her up. Then when she went home and called Rachel to asks her to come over, Rachel said she wouldn't be able to come over until later. When Santana asked why, Rachel said she had a meeting with Jesse and his agent. They were meeting up for dinner. That really pissed her off.
It had been a week and a half since Rachel went to Brookville, and Santana already hated the idea of Rachel going to Brookville to record with Jesse. The studio had not yet set up a time for Jesse and Rachel to record their song, but Rachel had hung out with Jesse a few times since they got the news about recording together. Between school, work and Rachel hanging out with Jesse, they hadn't really spent any time together the past week.
Santana took an hour nap before calling around to her friends to see who was available to keep her company since Quinn was spending the night at Mack's. Mike was the only one that wasn't either at school, work or busy doing something else.
Once Mike got there they started to play the XBOX 360 and drink beer. Santana spent the first thirty minutes being moody and quiet. After that she broke down and told Mike about how she's been feeling like Rachel's spending to much time with Jesse and how she feels stressed about school this quarter even though it just begun.
"Dude…chill about school," Mike started off with his advice. "You're smart. Plus you have a smart, great, handsome friend who will help you with whatever you need." He says pointing to himself. "And the thing with Rach…just let her know that's how you feel." He ends with a shrug.
"Thanks. I'll be sure to call you if I need any additional help." Santana take a sip of her beer. "And I don't know about telling her how I feel about Jesse. That'll just cause an argument."
"You told me you hung up on her earlier. I think you guys are going to argue anyway." Mike jokes. Santana did hang up on Rachel when the girl told her she was going to dinner with Jesse and his agent.
"Right…but I was planning on saying it was a dropped call." Santana smirks.
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It's almost ten at night when Santana hears the door to her apartment open and Rachel call out to her. Santana doesn't say anything but she does walk into the living room and lean against the loveseat arm rest.
"Hey," Rachel says with a smile. Santana just waves. Rachel rolls her eyes and walks further into the room and sits on the couch. "Shouldn't I be the one with the attitude? You hung up on me. And don't say you didn't." Santana lips start to twist up before she catches herself and sit on the couch with Rachel.
"How was dinner?" Santana ignores everything Rachel just said.
"It was okay," Rachel hasn't taken her eyes off of Santana. "We start recording the song Friday. Hope to have it finished by the end of the weekend."
"Don't you work on Friday?" Santana frowns.
"Yes. We are driving to Brookville after I get off of work."Santana tries to remember what time Rachel said she works on Friday.
"You don't get off until five." Rachel nods. "And it's like an hour drive to Brookeville. Don't you think that's little late to be going to another city?"
"No." Santana roll her eyes when that's the only thing Rachel has to say.
"I don't like Jesse."She crosses hers over her chest.
Rachel rolls her eyes. "You don't know him, Santana. So how can you not like him?"
"Well…I don't see you inviting me to hangout with you guys." Santana argues back. "Hell you could have asked me to come tonight. I was free."
"It was a business meeting."
"Whatever." Rolling her eyes, Santana stands from the couch. "I'm going to bed."
"Santana." Rachel gets up and follows Santana down the hall to her bed room. "You better not shut that door or I will break up with you." Santana moves her hand off the door handle even though she knows Rachel is full of empty threats.
"Can you make this quick? I'm kind of tired." Santana sits on her bed and looks to Rachel who is still standing in the doorway.
"You're being incredibly rude tonight." Rachel says not moving from the doorway.
"I'm not in the best of moods." She says with a shrugs.
Rachel just stands at the door and stares at her.
"What?"
Rachel doesn't say anything, but shuts the bedroom door. "Can you take me to the movies tomorrow?" Rachel asks while grabbing some clothes out of the closet so she can go take a shower.
"Movies? I thought we were arguing." Santana says from the bed. She's propped up on her elbow watching Rachel move around the room.
"Noooo." Rachel says slowly. "You're jealous of Jesse and think being a bitch to me is going to make me stop hanging out with him."
"I'm no…" Rachel puts her hand up when Santana tries to interrupt.
"I love you." Rachel says stepping closer to the bed. "Far as I know, Jesse is not interested in me that way." Santana roll her eyes. "Even if he was….I don't like him that way. I have a great girlfriend that I love to pieces and wouldn't do anything to hurt. I just hope she trust me enough to know that."
"I do."
"Then everything is fine." Rachel smiles, "And tomorrow after classes you are taking me to the movies, right?"
Santana nods. "Right."
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As promised, Santana takes Rachel to the movies. Then afterwards Santana take's Rachel back to her house and cook them dinner.
"Thanks for today." Rachel says before pulling Santana into a long kiss.
"You welcome." Santana peck's Rachel's lips a few more time.
"Will you go to the studio with me Friday?" Santana grins and pull Rachel in closer to her.
"Only if that's what you really want. I know I was a jackass yesterday and said…." Rachel silences her with a kiss.
"I'm kind of nervous and I was going to ask you before you jumped down my throat yesterday."
"Then I'll go."
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Rachel insisted that Santana drove. So Santana drove them in Rachel's jeep to Brookville. She had actually missed being behind the wheel of Rachel's jeep. Santana had got her tire fixed like she said she would so for the past week she had been driving her own car. But she had missed driving Rachel's car. She missed picking up and dropping off her girlfriend. She missed the conversations they would have in the car and holding Rachel's hand.
Santana thought that she would be clinging to Rachel once they got to the studio with Jesse. She thought her jealous was going to show its ugly head and she would be possessive over Rachel. That wasn't the case at all though. Rachel was the one to stay glued to her side. As soon as they got into the building with Jesse's team of people, Rachel had introduced her as her girlfriend. Rachel held her hand almost the whole time until she had to go into the recoding booth.
It took almost two hours for Rachel and Ted, the guys producing the song, to get Rachel's part recorded the way they liked it. After they got done Ted said Jesse would do his part tomorrow and then both Jesse and Rachel was to come back Sunday and they would make any adjustments if needed.
"So…what are you ladies up to tonight?" Jesse says walking with the girls to their car.
"Sleep." Rachel smiles over at him. "San has to work in the morning and I plan on studying."
"Oh that's too bad."Jesse opens the passenger side door for Rachel. "I was going to invite you ladies to a party that is going on in a couple of hours." He shuts Rachel door after her and look over to Santana who has just climbed into the driver seat. "To bad you have to work." He looks back to Rachel. "You know if you want to go I could give you a ride back home."
"I'm fine Jesse."
"Yeah…we'll catch you later, guy." Santana says impatiently. Jesse was doing so well until he offered to drive her girl home. Santana hadn't wanted to slap his face until now.
"If you're sure," He pats the roof of the car. "Good night."
"He sooo wants to get into your pants." Santana says once they are on the highway back home.
"I see that now." Rachel giggles.
"If he tries that shit again, I'm going to put him in his place." Santana says seriously. "He's an idiot."
TBC