Don't worry guys Grafia isn't breaking up.
A little curious...what you would like to happen regarding them and having children...adoption? Have a surrogate? Grace?
These chapters are quite shorter than the previous ones because that way I can update more frequently (I try to anyways) just letting you all know.
Thanks for your reviews!
~~~ That Same Morning ~~~
Sofia and Grace spent that morning just lying together in Grace's old bedroom. Sofia had herself curled up to her wife's side while Grace had her arms wrapped around her. They had been like this for a good long while. Neither one had spoken since Sofia posed the question of what to do now. Grace didn't know the answer to that so she just pulled her wife up onto the bed and held her. Something she probably should have done last night.
Downstairs Rachel and Quinn stood by the staircase as they not so subtly listened in on their conversation. They were kind of expecting yelling and doors slamming like they usually would when Grace and Sofia fought but this time there was nothing. They couldn't hear a thing.
"You don't think they're...you know?" Quinn hesitantly asked
"No...we'd know trust me. Our daughter is not quiet." Rachel scoffed
Quinn nodded in agreement. Then sighed when it seemed like they wouldn't be getting anything out of them about what the argument was about.
Grace gently stroked her fingers through Sofia's dark hair while she held her. Sofia had her head resting on Grace's chest listening to her heartbeat it was soothing.
Charlie came downstairs to find her parents in the kitchen finishing off cleaning the dishes from breakfast.
"You're up late." Rachel commented
It wasn't very often Charlie slept in.
"I know...I was up late last night and was tired" Charlie yawned
"Up late doing what?" Quinn asked suspiciously when she noticed a reddish mark on her daughter's neck that wasn't there yesterday.
"Just...stuff...college stuff" Charlie replied vaguely as she moved around to get something to eat.
Quinn just narrowed her eyes while Rachel tried not to giggle.
Grace and Sofia had shifted a little and were now laying down face to face sharing the same pillow with their hands clasped together between their bodies. Sofia just looked so sad. It was such a foreign look for the Latina. She was usually always so happy or mischievous she always had that wicked glint in her eye but right now none of that showed. Grace felt bad for how last night turned out. She regrets not staying and working things out. She should have been there for her wife when she clearly needed her. She let her down and Grace wasn't sure she would forgive herself for that. Even though what Sofia had said hurt, it hurt a lot but deep down Grace knew Sofia didn't mean it she was just reacting the only way she knew how to a situation she wasn't prepared to face.
Grace reached over to gently wipe the few tears away from Sofia's cheeks and then shuffled a little more closer to her wife. Their noses were almost touching by now.
"Do you want to talk about this with your moms?" Grace softly asked
Sofia just shook her head.
"What do you want to do?" Grace then asked
"I just want to have a family" Sofia softly replied
Grace pulled her wife into a hug and kissed her temple.
"I know you do...and we will. Somehow we will" Grace told her
Sofia didn't reply
"I'm sorry I wasn't there for you last night" Grace mumbled
Sofia didn't say anything she just tightened her arms around her wife.
"I should have been there with you instead of running away. You're right...I am selfish." Grace sadly mumbled
~~~ Work Out ~~~
Santana woke up that morning to find Brittany not in bed with her. She frowned at her cuddle buddy not being there as she dragged herself out of bed. Brittany was nowhere to be seen downstairs either which just confused the brunette. That was until she looked out the back window and found her wife outside stretching. She was in a pair of red short shorts and a small white tank top that stretched across her chest. Her long blonde hair was pulled up into a messy pony tail and she looked, in a word...fierce.
Santana just smiled at the sight of her wife then looked down at herself. She frowned when she realised she looked like a slob compared to Brittany. She was wearing tatty old ripped three quarter length pyjama pants with a massively oversized t-shirt that was as old as the hills that had 'World's Bestest Mommy' written on it. It was a mother's day gift from Ben when he was like seven. It had a fugly brown stain from when she spilt coffee on it and it refused to go away no matter how many times it was washed. To add to her attractiveness her hair was like a bird's nest and she wasn't wearing any makeup...yep she's a real catch.
With a frustrated groan Santana headed back upstairs to make herself look a little bit descent. She hated that Brittany could just roll out of bed looking all perfect. It wasn't fair!
The blonde beauty herself continued her stretching as she mentally went through several steps in her head. She was planning to choreograph a few different routines for her Sharks that morning before she had to go in to work.
Ben came down for his breakfast he had a very busy day ahead with his ballet rehearsals it was only a few months till the show would open so rehearsals were getting longer and more intense. He moved around the kitchen making a big breakfast for himself and some coffee for his moms.
"Hey Benny" Santana smiled at her son when she came back from making herself look presentable.
"Morning Ma...I made you some coffee" He smiled back and handed her a mug of hot goodness.
"Best son ever" Santana murmured before she took a sip.
"Where's mom?" He asked
"Outside getting all hot and sweaty" Santana smirked
Ben just cringed and went back to cooking
"Hey you came home pretty late last night. Where were you?" She asked
"Oh um...I was with Charlie" He replied
Santana raised an inquisitive eyebrow at that.
"Yeah? How's that going?" She then asked
"Fine...good, really good" Ben muttered with a slight blush to his cheeks.
Santana just chuckled at his bashfulness but didn't press him any further.
Brittany then came bouncing into the kitchen with a big grin on her face and a little out of breath and a little bit sweaty. It was pretty much one of Santana's favourite things to see.
"Morning my beautiful family" She greeted them happily
"Morning mom" Ben replied with a matching smile
"Morning babe." Santana added as she came over and kissed her wife.
"What were you doing out there?" Ben then asked
"I'm coming up with some new stuff for my girls, which is why I came in here. Sanny I need your cute butt out there to help me" Brittany replied
"I can't. Just because I was Captain doesn't mean I made the routines. Coach always did that" Santana replied
"Sweetie I just need your body not your mind" Brittany replied with a wink.
Santana smirked and wiggled her eyebrows. Brittany just giggled and blew her a kiss. Ben just looked a little uncomfortable.
"Alright I guess I'll let you use my body to satisfy your needs" Santana replied with a fake sigh as she moved over to her wife
"Hmm totally satisfying" Brittany hummed as she wrapped her arms around her wife and quickly kissed her neck.
Ben just cringed and tried to ignore his mothers constant flirting with each other.
~~~ The Bitch Is Back ~~~
Becky was sitting at her desk in her office doing some paper work after she had been talking to one of her students. She had been dreading going to work and having to face Valerie after everything that's happened or could have happened. Hannah had suggested she just not go in that day. But Becky refused to play a victim. She wanted to prove that she was better than Valerie. She wouldn't let her get to her.
Hannah had been messaging her throughout the day to see how she was. Becky loved that her wife was so protective of her she had always made Becky feel safe and loved. She was surprised how easily she let the Aussie into her heart when they first met and how she let her get behind her walls that she had built up. It really didn't take much for Hannah to get past them. Becky didn't know why or how she did it but she was so grateful that she had someone like Hannah in her life.
Her musing was interrupted when her office door opened and speak of the Tassie Devil herself there was her wife smiling brightly at her and holding a bag of food.
"Han what are you doing here?" Becky asked with a small smile.
"I'm on my lunch break and yours is starting soon so I decided to come visit." She explained as she sat down on Becky's lap.
Becky just smiled and kissed her wife.
"Is that your subtle way of being over protective and making sure a certain someone doesn't come near me?" Becky asked as she wrapped her arms around Hannah's waist.
"I'm sure I have no idea what you would be referring to" Hannah replied
Becky just chuckled and kissed her again.
"I love you Hannah" Becky softly whispered
"Well isn't this just adorable" A voice came from the doorway interrupting the couple.
Becky instantly locked her arms around her wife to hold her back because the look she was giving Valerie could most definitely kill. She also had to stop herself from doing anything stupid because she wasn't going to lie she really wanted to hurt the redhead right now.
Valerie just thought it was a little amusing.
"Get out" Hannah threatened
"You gonna make me?" Valerie challenged
It seems Hannah is a lot stronger than she looks because she managed to get up out of Becky's grasp and right up into Valerie's face.
"I'll do more than that" Hannah promised
Becky stood up and moved to her wife's side to step in in case she did something stupid.
Valerie didn't seem to care that Hannah was all up in her grill unlike last time when she threatened her with violence. The red head inched closer never breaking eye contact with Hannah.
"I'm not scared of you" Valerie informed her with a hint of amusement
Hannah balled her hands up into fists and she was ready to just smack her down but Becky placed her hand on her lower back to try and calm her.
"Hannah...she's not worth it. She isn't worth a damn thing" Becky told her
"That's right Becky better keep your bull dyke in check" Valerie replied with a smirk
Hannah lunged forward but Becky quickly pulled her back.
"Well this has been fun. I'll see you girls around" Valerie taunted before she left.
Hannah pulled herself out of Becky's grasp in anger.
"Becky!"
"What? You think I'm going to let you get arrested?" Becky replied
Hannah groaned in frustration
"We have to be smart about this Hannah. We need to stick to our plan. We lead her into thinking she's getting to us and then she won't see the drug raid coming. She'll get arrested and we can finally put this behind us" Becky reminded her wife
"I know! I know I'm sorry but she's...god I just want to throw something at her! Or do something it's so frustrating!" Hannah growled
Becky pulled her into a comforting hug.
"I know...trust me I know"
~~~ Good News ~~~
Charlie sat by herself eating her lunch at the small cafe that was just around the corner of the college she went to. She was a little sad she couldn't have lunch with Ben today because he was stuck at the studio. She just loved spending time with him. They were so different and yet so very much the same. Last night was pretty awesome and Charlie had been thinking about it all day. They didn't have sex but they certainly did some non PG things.
Charlie was pulled out of her thoughts when her mobile phone rang startling the poor girl who ended up dropping her roll on the floor.
"Hello?" She answered in frustration as she picked up her roll from the floor and frowned at all the bits of dirt on it.
"Hello is this Charlotte Berry-Fabray?"
"Yes this is she" Charlie sighed and threw the roll into the small bin that was next to her.
"Great. Miss. Fabray this is Nancy Malone and I'm just calling regarding your audition the other day."
Charlie's eyes went wide and her heart began to beat a mile a minute as her nerves began to appear.
"Oh?" Was all she managed to get out
"Yes well I am happy to inform you that we would very much like to see you again. For the final rounds of auditions." Nancy happily told her
Charlie's face dropped, she then let out a small squeak and then tried to play it off as a cough but it just sounded like she was dying.
"Are you alright?" Nancy asked
"Yep...I mean yes. Yes thank you. Um...thank you so much." Charlie tried to control her excitement.
"Great well I will e-mail you the date and time for your audition as well as some details on what you will be asked to do. Congratulations" Nancy replied
Charlie hung up and she was literally about to explode in excitement. She must have looked like a crazy as she sat there by herself holding on to her phone like it was the Holy Grail with a massive grin on her face.
~~~ Relaxing ~~~
Brittany and Santana sat out the back relaxing after trying to come up with an awesome routine Santana can safely say she does not miss being a cheerleader.
"Remind me to never help again" Santana groaned
Brittany just giggled at her wife.
"You know I didn't take the day off to be doing this...I was supposed to be relaxing" Santana continued to complain.
"You will be relaxing...later tonight" Brittany replied
Her wife just pouted. Brittany rolled her eyes and then moved to straddle her wife's lap.
"Have I told you that you look really hot today?" Santana asked with her trademark smirk as she ran her hands up her wife's thighs
"Yes you have but don't get any ideas missy I'm not having sex with you...not until later anyways"
Santana deflated and her pout was back. Brittany just ignored it and gently ran her finger tips along her wife's furrowed brow.
"You know all this pouting will give you wrinkles" Brittany teased
Santana was not amused.
"Come on Sanny give us a smile" Brittany cooed
The brunette tried not to but she couldn't help it. Her lips twitched and refused to listen to her brain and now she was smiling.
"There we go" Brittany smiled back.
Santana just shook her head at herself. She wasn't kidding anyone she was one hundred percent, totally and absolutely whipped. And yes it might have taken her over forty years to finally admit this but Santana couldn't deny the fact that she would always do whatever Brittany asked and would do anything to make her happy.
The couple sat outside for a while just enjoying spending time together. Santana had made the effort to evenly spread her work and personal lives otherwise she would have ended up going a little cray-cray.
"I have to go into work soon" Brittany sadly spoke.
Santana just nodded she needed to do some stuff as well. Even though she wasn't at the office she still had to do some work.
"Do you want me to just pick something up on the way home for dinner?" Brittany then asked as she stood up and helped pull her wife up.
"Yeah ok...oh and um...Emily wanted to thank you for dinner the other night. She was just a little scared to say so at the time" Santana chuckled
Brittany just smiled and nodded
"You know she's terrified of you" Santana added
"I know"
"Britt...why are you being so nice to her? You hated her not that long ago" Santana asked.
She had been wondering for a while now why her wife was being so nice.
"I'm a nice person" Brittany replied innocently
"Brittany?" Santana asked not at all believing that statement at least not in this situation.
"What?"
"What are you up to?"
"Nothing. Look I feel kinda bad for being so mean to her. I may have over reacted just a tiny bit. Emily's harmless and I don't need to worry so much now because she already thinks I'm scary." Brittany explained
Santana just nodded and had a small grin on her face.
"Don't even think about saying it Santana Lopez" Brittany warned
"Oh? Say what exactly?" The brunette teased
"I mean it" Brittany warned
"Alright...I won't say it...I'll definitely won't say I told you so" Santana smirked
Brittany just pouted making her wife laugh.
"You'll get wrinkles" She then teased
"I'll give you wrinkles!" Brittany yelled as she chased after her wife.
Santana saw it coming so she was already running away and laughing.
~~~ Glee ~~~
Rachel was touched. Her Glee club had told her that they wanted to show her something and what they did was perform a song with a message. The message was that they all cared about their teacher and that they know she is going through a hard time right now and they will all be there for her. Rachel gave her students a thankful applause and tried not to cry.
"Thank you, you guys are so amazing" Rachel told them with a big smile and watery eyes
"Well Mrs. Fabray we all just wanted to show you how much you mean to us" Amber spoke for the group.
"Yeah you've been there for us so we wanted to return the favour" another student spoke up
"And I appreciate it." Rachel smiled warmly at her group of students.
"Group hug!" Bethany shouted out enthusiastically
Rachel just laughed as she was bombarded by thirty odd students in one massive big group hug.
"Alright you guys let's get to work" Rachel told them after they all headed back to their seats.
"Mrs. Fabray"
"Yes Amber"
"I was wondering if you had made up your mind about the musical. Because it's imperative that I know who to audition for and I need to be fully prepared." She replied
Rachel just smiled and nodded
"Yes I have made up my mind about which musical we will be doing and I can tell you all now that this year we will be performing the timeless classic of West Side Story" Rachel replied
There were a few 'yeses' and a few 'oh mans' but generally Rachel concluded that she had made the right decision.
~~~ Support ~~~
Grace and Sofia had finally left the Berry-Fabray house late that morning pretty much once everyone had gone to work or gone to school. Sofia didn't want to talk about anything with anyone so Grace made sure her family was gone before they headed back to their own home.
Once they got back Sofia headed straight to their bedroom quietly closing the door behind her. Grace sighed she really didn't know how to handle this. Usually when Sofia was upset she preferred to be either left alone or cuddled but right now she was more than just upset and she wasn't saying much so Grace was a bit lost on what she was supposed to do to comfort her wife. So for now she busied herself in cleaning up Sofia's mess from that night putting the empty vodka bottle in the bin and putting some of the glasses away. After about an hour of keeping herself occupied and not hearing from or seeing Sofia, Grace decided to go check on her. She made a nice cup of hot coco and headed into their bedroom.
Sofia was curled up in bed with her back facing the door. Grace slowly moved around and placed the hot drink onto the side table and looked down at her wife. Sofia had her eyes closed and her breathing was deep, she was asleep. Grace thought that it was probably best that she slept though she couldn't help but notice the strained look on her face. Sofia had always looked so peaceful when she was sleeping but right now even in her sleep she looked sad.
Grace carefully sat down next to her wife and gently began to stroke her fingers through her hair in a calming and soothing way while trying not to wake her up. She cursed when the phone started ringing. She quickly got up and grabbed the phone looking back to make sure Sofia was still asleep, thankfully she was. Grace took the phone and herself out into the living room.
"Hello?"
"Gracie hi"
"Becky what's up?" Grace replied
"I just…I wanted to see how…how's Sofia?" Becky quietly asked
You didn't need to be a genius to know that Becky knew.
"She told you?" Grace asked
"Yeah…I'm really sorry Gracie" Becky sighed sadly
"Thanks." Grace muttered
"So how is she taking it?"
"Not very well…we kinda had a fight last night and now she's all sad and I'm worried" Grace replied getting all teary eyed.
"Is there anything I can do?" Becky asked
"I don't think so…thanks though" Grace replied
"Well let her know that me and Hannah are here if you guys need anything ok?"
"I will…thanks; you're a great friend Becky"
"I know I'm awesome" Becky joked
Grace just chuckled softly and they said their goodbyes. After putting the phone back Grace headed back to her bedroom Sofia hadn't moved. Grace grabbed the small throw blanket and draped it over her sleeping wife and gave her a small kiss on her forehead before she settled down next to her wrapping her arms around her small body and holding her tight.
~~~ Afternoon Delight ~~~
Rachel sat in her choir room going over some lesson plans when she heard a knock on the door she looked up and was surprised to see her wife standing there with a small bunch of flowers and an adorable smile on her beautiful face.
"Hey" Rachel spoke softly as she got up and made her way over to her wife
"Hey yourself" Quinn smiled and kissed Rachel on the lips
"What are you doing here?" Rachel then asked
"Well…I was on my break and it occurred to me that it has been far too long since you and me had a nooner" Quinn replied with a smirk and wiggled her eyebrows
Rachel just laughed and shook her head.
"And the flowers?" She then asked
Quinn looked down at the mismatched bunch of flowers and smiled sheepishly
"Well…I figured I'd butter you up first with romantic gestures and then you'd let me into your pants." Quinn replied honestly
"Such a charmer"
Quinn just shrugged with a smug look on her face
"Hey I'll even sing to you if you want" The blonde then suggested
"Alright" Rachel smiled
It had been a while since Quinn had serenaded her and she missed it. So Rachel took a seat front row centre and waited for her wife to perform. Quinn looked a little put out she kinda didn't want to sing she was just feeling kinda horny. But never one to disappoint Quinn placed the flowers on Rachel's desk and moved to stand next to the piano when she realised she wouldn't have any music to accompany her.
"What do you want me to sing?" Quinn asked
"Anything" Rachel shrugged and gave her an encouraging smile
Quinn nodded and thought about what to sing. She could go the crude song selection that randomly popped into her head but she figured singing 'Smack That' wasn't really appropriate and would probably not get her any lady loving time so she scrapped that idea. She then tried to remember some romantic songs because Rachel was big on romantic gestures and singing a love song would probably be Quinn's best bet. So she decided on a song that had been playing in the car on the drive over to the school. She cleared her throat and counted herself in silently in her head before she sang.
Heart beats fast
Colours and promises
How to be brave
How can I love when I'm afraid to fall
But watching you stand alone
All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow.
One step closer
I have died everyday waiting for you.
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
For a thousand years.
I'll love you for a thousand more.
And all along I believed I would find you.
Time has brought your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more.
Rachel sat there watching and listening to her wife sing to her she couldn't help but cry at how beautiful this moment was even though Quinn had come there under the pretence of having a quickie. It was strange but Rachel felt like she was sixteen again sitting in the choir room at McKinley High school watching her perfect girlfriend sing to her for the first time. She remembers that day so clearly. Quinn had been so nervous about singing a love song to Rachel they weren't completely out to their friends and they knew Finn would probably throw a hissy fit but it was something Quinn had been wanting to do for a very long time.
Quinn had pretty much avoided Rachel that whole day which confused the brunette and made her think Quinn was angry at her but it was nothing like that. The blonde was just too nervous and she wanted it to be a surprise so she had to keep her distance. When Glee came around at the end of the day Quinn sat with Santana and Brittany making Rachel feel even sadder. But then Mr. Shue informed them all that Quinn had a song she wanted to sing. Santana had to pretty much push her off the chair but Quinn managed to stand up in front of her peers, her friends and told them that she was singing to Rachel and that she meant every word that she was about to sing.
Rachel of course cried throughout the whole thing and even Quinn couldn't really hold back Santana refused to admit that she cried and was adamant that it was just raining on her face. After the song had finished Rachel silently got up from her chair and just wrapped the blonde up into a big hug while their friends clapped and watched on with smiles on their faces. It was a beautiful moment very much like the one right now.
Quinn finished the last note and gave her wife a small smile. She too had a few tears in her eyes by now but that always happened whenever Rachel cried. Rachel slowly got up from her chair and walked up to her wife. Quinn reached out and wiped the few tears away and left her hand there resting on the brunette's cheek.
"That was beautiful" Rachel whispered
"We don't have to have sex if you don't want to" Quinn softly replied
Rachel just chuckled
"When we get home we will…but for now…dance with me?" Rachel asked
"There's no music" Quinn reminded her
"We don't need it" Rachel replied
Quinn just nodded and then moved her arms to Rachel's waist pulling her in closer while Rachel wrapped her arms around Quinn's shoulders as they began to lightly sway to a beat that only they could hear.