It is Dani's birthday and all of Dani's friends from Glee are at the house. Sue and Kelly are in the kitchen decorating the cake as Dani talks with her friends and braids her hair easily. Santana wraps her arms around Dani's waist and kisses her neck.
Kelly doesn't part with 'Sammy' the purple bear, she takes it everywhere with her. Kelly walks into the living room with Sammy and lifts her arms to Dani. Lifting Kelly and Sammy into her arms, Dani hugs them close.
Kelly lays down on Dani's lap and sucks her thumb hugging Sammy to her as everyone watches the boys play video games and the girls gossip and paint their nails.
"This is boring." Kelly complains looking at Dani's wet nails as Santana looks at her from her position on Dani's shoulder.
"It's what we teenagers do, Shorty. We don't play like you do." Santana states.
"And it's a thunderstorm outside so Kel can't go play." Dani yawns from her long night of not sleeping. Dani is actually terrified of thunderstorms and slept with her mom and sister last night and didn't get that much sleep.
"I'm bored." Kelly whines looking at Dani like she can fix it.
"What about you go get your dolls and we girls can play with you?" Dani offers.
"Yay!" Kelly stuffs Sammy in Dani's and Santana's faces before running to get her dolls.
"We are so screwed." Mercedes groans not happy about playing with a five-year-old.
"It will be fun." Kurt tries to cheer her up.
"Are you sure she can't go outside? My parents allowed me to go outside in thunderstorms."
"She's five, Mercedes."
"So?"
"How can you ask that?" Santana snaps. Hearing a whimper, Dani and the girls look to see Kelly crying. Kelly drops her dolls and dives into Dani's arms.
Glaring, Dani stands up and carries Kelly out of the room and into Sue's bedroom where she watches TV.
"Why is Kelly crying?" Sue asks sitting up.
"Mercedes doesn't want to play with Kelly's dolls and asked why we can't just allow her to play outside in the storm. Kelly isn't a dog for God's sake." Dani starts to swear in Spanish before kissing Kelly's hair.
"I'll take Kel, you go join your friends." Nodding, Dani passes Kelly over to Sue who cuddles into her side after hugging Dani goodbye.
Arriving back to the living room, Dani picks up Kelly's dolls and puts them on the coffee table before sitting with Santana again. Hearing everyone talking, Dani closes her eyes and hides her face in Santana's neck. Feeling Santana's arm go around her and her lips press against her temple. Feeling Santana shift, she feels Santana's legs slip under her before they are lying on the couch completely and both of Santana's arms are around her.
"Look, I hate little kids, and I'm sorry, Dani. I shouldn't have said what I did." Mercedes frowns. Looking at her, Dani nods.
"I understand, but you shouldn't say sorry to me, you should say it to Kelly." Dani answers playing with Santana's fingers as she speaks.
"I will."
"What about me?" They hear Kelly's voice, "Sammy!" Watching Kelly run over to Dani where Sammy sits on Santana's leg, Kelly hugs her before climbing up and sitting on Santana's stomach.
Kelly and Santana have gotten used to each other and became friends since Kelly's birthday.
"I'm sorry for making you cry, Kelly." Mercedes apologizes. Kelly looks at her before looking at Dani, then back at her and nodding.
"It was mean of you to do but, but I heard you say you don't like little kids. So if Dani forgives you. I guess I can too."
After everyone leaves at eight that night, Sue takes Kelly to bed as Dani walks Santana to her car.
"I got you one last present." Santana admits sitting in her car with Dani sitting in the passenger seat. Santana got Dani a necklace with 'Santana' in silver.
"You didn't have to." Dani smiles as Santana blushes and hands the wrapped present over. Opening the wrapping paper, Dani opens the box to see a bracelet with a dangling 'D', a heart, an 'S', a music note, and a guitar, "Can you put it on me?" After fastening it, Santana and Dani kiss lacing their fingers together.
"I love you, Dani."
"I love you too, Santana."
~D&S~
It is the first day of school and Dani is standing outside in the smoking area of the school having a cigarette. Watching Santana park her car, Dani watches her storm over to her as her inhales a drag and blows out the smoke.
"What do you think you are doing!" Santana shouts grabbing Dani by her shoulders after grabbing the cigarette and putting it out, "You shouldn't be smoking. Quit the habit before you become and addict!"
"I've been smoking all year, Santana, I've just hid it well." Dani laughs heartlessly.
"What's wrong?" Santana catches the uneasy tone of Dani's voice.
"Nothing's wrong."
"Dani, please tell me."
"Dad called the lawyers on mom and threatened if I don't visit him in the next week mom will get into huge trouble with the law."
"Does your mom know?"
"No. I answered the phone. Mom was putting Kelly to bed."
"Why didn't you tell her?"
"She has enough on her plate. I can easily take the bus to visit him then get home for dinner and pretend I went to the library or a friend's house."
"Dani, this isn't safe."
"But it's something I have to do for mom." Going silent, Santana knows she's right, it is something she has to do.
"At least let me drive you."
"Okay." Stepping into Santana's arms, the couple hugs before going into the school before the first bus arrives.