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Sylvester's School For Girls

Chapter Eleven

Santana wakes up feeling warmer and more restricted than usual. She quickly realizes the reason why is because of the small form of a naked Rachel Berry curled up to her side. As Rachel starts to stir, she shifts slightly more onto Santana's body since the small single bed doesn't have much room.

Santana doesn't mind that Rachel is being her human blanket; she's actually quite enjoying it. She has never woken up with a girl before, she's never wanted to stay in bed with them any longer than necessary, but then again she feels differently about Rachel.

Santana runs her fingers along Rachel's back, the other girl's skin cool beneath her fingertips. The covers had slipped down during the night and although Santana was warm because of Rachel's body on top of her, the same couldn't be said about Rachel. Santana reaches for the covers and pulls them up as best as she can so she can cover the smaller girl's body with the warm sheets.

Santana thinks back to the conversation she and Rachel had last night. She didn't care about Rachel's past, even though it seemed to bother the other girl. It would be hypocritical of her to have an opinion about it anyway, given her own history. However, it did help Santana understand the reason why Rachel had pushed her away and had been avoiding her lately.

As far as Santana was concerned that was all behind them now and they could move on from it. She just wants to spend the rest of the morning in bed with Rachel in her arms, but apparently Rachel's alarm clock has other ideas.

Santana attempts to turn off the beeping machine, but fails since her body is trapped underneath Rachel's own. Rachel starts to wake up with the incessant beeping mixed with the body beneath her moving.

Rachel moves from her position and turns of the alarm before curling back into Santana's side.

"Morning" Santana whispers, kissing the top of Rachel's head.

"I really don't want to get up" Rachel admits, returning to her position on top of Santana.

"Then don't, stay here with me."

"I can't. I have to meet Sue in fifteen minutes" Rachel explains.

"Okay then you should go because I really like you and I wouldn't want her to do something bad to you" Santana jokes.

"I wish I could stay here with you, but I won't be long. When I get back we can talk."

"Do we really have to talk?" Santana asks.

"Yes" Rachel says punctuating the word with a kiss on Santana's lips before slipping out of the bed.

Santana watches the free show as Rachel gathers some clothes from her wardrobe and quickly changes into them.

"I'll be back soon, I promise."

"I'll be waiting" Santana calls as Rachel leaves the room closing the door behind her.

Santana takes this opportunity to go back to sleep until Rachel comes back. However, half an hour later her stomach decides that it's time to get up and search for breakfast. She slips out of Rachel's bed and gathers her clothes from where they were thrown on the floor the night before.

She plans to have some quick breakfast and then wait until Rachel comes back, but as soon as she opens the bedroom door she runs into Quinn.

"Good morning Casanova, who's the lucky girl?" Quinn asks.

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"I'm talking about the girl that kept your bed warm last night."

"There isn't a girl" Santana insists.

"Please I got up to use the bathroom during the night and I could hear you two going at it."

"You're delusional, there was no girl. Do you really think that Berry would let me have a girl in our room?" Santana asks.

"Well she could have slept on the couch again; she's done that for you before."

"You went to the bathroom, was Rachel on the couch?"

"Okay no she wasn't but I know sex noises when I hear them so there are two options here; either you let her watch or you slept with Rachel. Oh my god, you slept with Rachel" Quinn gasps.

"Can you keep your voice down? Come in here" Santana says, grabbing Quinn's arm and pulling her into the room.

"I'm not going in there, I don't want to see Rachel naked" Quinn states covering her eyes with her free hand.

"First of all there is nothing wrong with a naked Rachel Berry and second she's not even in here. She left this morning to meet with Sue. If you want to talk about it, then this is your only chance."

"Fine" Quinn says taking her hand away from her eyes before passing Santana to get into her bedroom.

"So which one of you is a lace fan?" Quinn asks referring to the black panties on the floor.

"They're Rachel's, but I'll admit that I'm quite the fan of them too" Santana says picking up the offending underwear and tossing them into the laundry bag.

"Did you really just pick up Rachel's underwear?" Quinn asks taking a seat on the bed.

"What's wrong with that? I did take them off her last night, in that bed you're sitting on actually."

"Oh my god! Ew!" Quinn cries jumping off the bed.

"What? I thought you wanted to talk about it" Santana teases.

"I wanted to know what was going on between the two of you. I didn't want intimate details."

"Well I don't know what's going on with us because we haven't had chance to talk about it yet."

"So last night was the first time?" Quinn asks.

"Yeah, it kind of just happened and then this morning she had to meet Sue. She said she wanted to talk when she got back. What? What's that look for?"

"I was surprised when you managed to get Rachel to sneak out to a movie and now I find out you also managed to get into that chastity belt of hers. I really am impressed that you've managed to change Rachel Berry."

"I don't think I've changed her, I think she's changed me" Santana admits.

"I'm happy for you San" Quinn says with a soft smile.

"Thanks Q. So how was prom after I left?"

"It was good" Quinn replies rather absent minded.

"Something on your mind?" Santana asks.

"I met someone last night."

"A guy someone?"

"Yes."

"Well that's good right?" Santana questions.

"It was my ex-boyfriend."

"So not good?"

"It was complicated."

"You don't have to talk about it if you don't want to, but seeing as you brought it up, I'm assuming you want to get it off your chest. I'm willing to listen if you do want to talk" Santana offers.

"It wasn't a bad thing, seeing him again. It was just a surprise; I never thought I'd get the chance to see him again."

"Did you two have a bad break up?" Santana asks.

"Well technically speaking; we never actually broke up, something happened and my family had to move. We just lost contact after that."

"Was he the father of your baby?"

"What?" Quinn shouts. a hint of worry in her voice.

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Last night I broke into Sue's office to read Rachel's file and whilst I was in there I decided to check out a few of the other girls too" Santana says.

"You can't do that!"

"Save your breath, I've already had that lecture from Rachel."

"Please don't tell anyone" Quinn says in a defeated tone.

"You really think that little of me? I know that I have been a bitch in the past, but I would never tell anyone something as sensitive as this. I just thought that I should bring it up so you knew that I know. It's never been mentioned before which means you've been keeping it a secret and that can't be healthy. At least now you have someone you can talk about it too."

"I'm sorry. I've just been hiding it for so long that it's hard to talk about" Quinn explains.

"Just take all the time you need."

Quinn takes a long, deep breath. She has been keeping all of these memories buried for so long and was finding it had to relive them again for the second time in the past twenty four hours.

"I didn't even get a chance to hold her. Eton's family are very religious, they couldn't have the shame of their son getting a girl pregnant at a young age. We tried to run away, but they found out, they then split us up and organized the adoption. I didn't think I had any other choice than to do what my parents said. They took Eton away from me and then they took my daughter too."

"What did Eton say when you saw each other last night?" Santana asks.

"He said that he was glad to see me. He asked me about the baby and then we just put everything to one side whilst we enjoyed the prom. At the end of the night he said that he wanted us to try again, he wanted us to be together. I told him that it was all a lot to take in and he said that he understood and that things would take time. He didn't pressure me; he just kissed my cheek and said he would talk to me soon."

"At least that's progress. You just have to decide if being in a relationship with him is what you want now. At least he's not pressuring you."

"I think I still love him. Do you love Rachel?" Quinn asks.

"Honestly I don't think I'm there just yet, but I can see myself falling for her" Santana replies.

Quinn is about to say something but before she can, the bedroom door opens and in walks Rachel.

"Oh sorry Santana, I didn't realize you'd have company. Good morning Quinn" Rachel greets.

"I would say the same to you, but I know you've had a good morning and an even better night."

"You told her?" Rachel asks.

"She guessed."

"Relax Berry. I heard your little sexcapade last night so she couldn't lie to me."

"I'm sorry" Santana says.

"It's okay Santana. Please Quinn can you keep this to yourself, Santana and I haven't even had a chance to talk about it yet and I rather we talk about it before the rest of the school does."

"Don't worry your secret's save with me."

"Thanks Quinn, now in the most polite way, can you please fuck off?" Santana asks.

"Don't worry I'm going, but before I go, are you really going to talk or am I going to need ear plugs?"

"Don't make me kick your ass out" Santana says walking over to the door and holding it open.

"Thanks for the talk San" Quinn whispers as she passes Santana.

"Anytime" Santana replies.

As soon as Quinn leaves the room, shutting the door behind her Santana turns towards Rachel.

"I'm really sorry about Quinn. She guessed and caught me off guard, but I trust that she won't tell anyone."

"Santana relax, I don't mind that Quinn knows. I just wanted for us to talk first since we didn't do much talking last night."

"Yeah there was a lot of yelling and then screaming in both senses of the word" Santana smirks.

"I'll let that one slide, but from now on can we please be serious?"

"Okay I can be serious but there's not much to talk about. I like you and you like me so let's get together and feel alright."

"That's not being serious" Rachel says.

"So I might not have said it in a great way, but the sentiment was there. I really like you and although I have minimal experience on the subject of relationships I would really like to try one with you."

"I really like you too but I don't have much experience when it comes to dating either."

"Okay so how about I take you on a date on Friday night and we can just figure this dating thing out together?" Santana asks.

"That sounds like a wonderful idea. So what shall we do now?"

"We can make out."

"Okay, but your hands must stay below the bra and above the waist" Rachel explains.

"You do realize that we've already had sex."

"I know but that was a rush of hormones that were too strong to overpower. Since we're dating now I want to do things properly and not rush into things" Rachel says.

"It's a bit late for that, we already live together."

"I can request a room change" Rachel suggests.

"I know your bluffing because you love living with me. Now if your finished suggesting crazy ideas then can that extremely talented mouth of yours get back to doing something that is much more fun than talking."

"Singing?"

Santana has always been a firm believer in the phrase actions speak louder than words. So instead of giving Rachel an answer, she grabs the other's girl's shirt and pulls her into a kiss.

A few hours later Rachel wakes up alone in her bed. The last thing she remembers was lying on Santana's chest, with the other girl's fingers running through her hair as they idly made small talk.

She must have fallen asleep due to the warmth of Santana's body and the gentle ministrations of her fingers through her hair. The only mystery remaining is, where's Santana?

Rachel turns her head to see if Santana had moved into her own bed, but Santana's bed is empty. However, Rachel does notice a small note left on her bedside table.

Rachel, be ready for our date at 6:30pm.

The note is propped up by her alarm clock so she is unable to see what time it is. She picks up the small piece of paper to reveal the time and almost panics when she sees that it's nearing six o'clock.

She hasn't had chance to shower today, she had woken up this morning and rushed to her meeting with Sue and when she returned she had spent the rest of the day in bed with Santana.

She had half an hour to shower and get ready, but if Rachel loved one thing, it was a challenge.

Rachel manages to shower and change into some comfy clothes in fifteen minutes. She rushes as fast as she can back to her room and starts to dry her hair.

She opens the door and finds an elegantly dressed Santana smirking at her.

"As much as I love that outfit, I don't think it's appropriate to wear on a date" Santana jokes referring to the tank top and short shorts Rachel is wearing.

"You're early."

"I thought punctuality would impress you."

"Normally it would but I didn't wake up and see your note until half an hour ago. I tried to get ready as quickly as possible, but unfortunately, I haven't managed to. If I could request five more minutes then it would be much appreciated."

"Okay, I'll sit out here for five minutes and then we can have a do-over" Santana says.

"Thank you Santana."

Rachel closes the door and quickly changes into the dress she had picked out. She puts on a light layer of make up and checks her appearance in the mirror. Rachel hadn't realized the time had passed so fast, but true to her word Santana re-knocks on the door.

Rachel opens the door to see Santana holding a bunch of flowers.

"Too cheesy?" she asks, handing the flowers over to Rachel.

"Not at all, they're beautiful."

"You're beautiful" Santana replies.

"I thought that since we were trying out this dating thing, we should do it properly and flowers seemed like a first date essential."

"Well you have certainly given yourself a good platform to start from" Rachel smiles.

She places the flowers on her bed, noting to get a vase for them tomorrow.

"Okay, I'm ready to go" Rachel announces.

"Awesome, then let's go."

There weren't many restaurants in the small town near the school, which meant that a location for a date was pretty limited. However, Santana had managed to do a quick Google search and after a short bus ride she and Rachel arrive at a small Italian restaurant on the outskirts of town.

It's a small family owned restaurant that gives off a homely feel. It has a relaxing vibe which helps take the pressure off and eases first date nerves.

Rachel is the most nervous out of the two, which is something Santana can easily pick up on.

"Hey, are you okay?" Santana asks.

"Is it bad to admit that I'm a little nervous?"

"No, I guess it's normal for some people on a first date."

"You aren't nervous?"

"Not really. It's just you and I; we hang out all of the time."

"Oh" Rachel says with a hint of dejection.

"I'm sorry, that came out wrong. I didn't mean to under valuate our date. I just meant that it's you and I alone. That doesn't make me nervous, it makes me happy. I wasn't worried about our date at all; I was excited because I knew that we'll have a good time together."

"So now that we're here, do you still agree with your original thought?" Rachel asks.

"Even more so, we haven't even ordered yet and I'm having a great time."

"Thank you" Rachel says.

"What for?"

"You helped calm my nerves and now I can just enjoy our date."

"Well I hope that I don't disappoint" Santana jokes.

"I'm sure you won't. I've enjoyed our other outings including the one which nearly got me detention, so I'm sure that this one will be just as good."

"I don't know what you're complaining about, I was the one that had to spend a whole Saturday in detention. I took the fall for you."

"It was your fault we were in that position!" Rachel stresses. Santana can see the hint of a smile on her face so she knows that Rachel is joining in with her teasing.

"I didn't hear you complaining until after Sue caught us."

"Actually I complained when you tried to persuade me to sneak out. I'll admit I enjoyed being out with you so no complaints there, but then I also complained after too. So really I did do a lot of complaining."

"You're crazy" Santana laughs, Rachel soon joining in.

"Well that's something you're going to have to get used to if you want to date me."

"Is this you giving me an out?" Santana questions.

"I was merely stating fact."

"Well just to be clear I don't want an out, I'm in this one hundred percent."

"Me too" Rachel smiles.

"Good, now let's order so we can actually have our date" Santana says picking up the menu.

A/N There will be one more chapter of this story and then possibly an epilogue. Thank you to Julz19 for the idea of Santana reading the other girl's files. As always thanks to Beebeeborez for the edit.