A/N: The smutty goings-on starts this chapter, so be aware.

Once again, I am in italics, pupofstuff is in bold, each new paragraph is a new text, and the line breaks mean a sudden change in the general subject.


Mmm… It's the quiet, slow knowledge of being with someone and those they love, that feeling of getting to be with them, and just experiencing it...


The first night Rachel stays over at the old apartment again, it's because it's too late and nobody wants her to risk going home by herself. A flimsy excuse, but it's not like any of them are going to press too hard. She'd been over to pick up some material their agents had left with Dantana, and been invited to stay for a light dinner and some wine and conversation about how their projects are going. Dani offers to take the futon if Rachel wants the master bed, Santana chiming in quietly a second later that Rachel would have it alone because she'll be sleeping in the guest room anyway, but Rachel won't hear it. She'll take the futon, and Dantana can take the guest room if they so choose. She won't begrudge them sleeping together. Just… She looks down, at her hands, please don't make it obvious they're making love if they do so. Not knowing what to say, Dantana looks at each other. "We… We wouldn't do that," Dani says, Santana adding, "Unless, of course you wanted to join us, or something," and they all laugh nervously, then quiet and slip away. Santana goes to get fresh bedding, Dani finds a new toothbrush for Rachel to use, and sinking down onto the futon, Rachel only falls asleep when she shuts off her senses of smell and hearing. Everything's too familiar, but at least she doesn't hear Dani and Santana having sex. Not that she honestly expected them to, but she was still afraid. Santana finds her in the kitchen in the morning.

Rachel had started a pot of coffee, and was currently rummaging through the fridge for something to make. "I swear, you two never knew how to do any shopping…" Rachel mumbles under her breath, not knowing that Santana had entered the room.

"We've forgotten how to make lists," Santana answers, sliding past Rachel to grab a mug from the dishwasher, "You always made them. You were also the one who forbade us from going shopping without, too, remember?" Pouring her coffee, she looks at Rachel from the corner of her eye, smiling, "Or is that something else I shouldn't presume you enjoyed doing?" "Santana… It's not like that." "I know." Santana smiles, "Sorry." Nodding, Rachel shifts on her feet. "Do you… May I…" "You're itching to make a list, aren't you?" "Oh god, yes!" Rachel smiles shyly at her, "If that's okay." Even though she doesn't want to assume she'll be over there, spending time at the house, she also worries about the women only eating takeout. Santana studies her. "Okay, how 'bout this. Only if, after you make the list, you'll go shopping with us."

Just think about Rachel and Santana and Dani going out shopping, where Rachel leans in to gently kiss Dani over the watermelon when they're unpacking back in the kitchen, smiling shyly and catching Santana in the hallway, kissing her too.

Like a couple of soft, I had fun, thank you, and now I have to leave for a couple of months to shoot this movie kisses, mainly because she's starting to let herself feel like she can rekindle something with these two women, and she just wants to show them, it meaning more than a hug can say.

Both girls know Rachel had to leave to film, and while they both want to go to the airport to see her off, they aren't sure they should. In the end, they decide to anyway, and at the airport, she gives them one more quick kiss on the cheek before she heads through security.

Santana and Dani tug her back very quickly to give her their own kisses on the cheek, teasing her that she can't get away that easily. It keeps Rachel smiling her whole flight, and, when she lands, she sends them quick texts to know she made it safely.

I would love to write Dantanchel halfway falling deeper in love while Rachel's filming her movie. Dani will be in the studio, and Santana will be reading over scripts. I like the idea of texts turning into phone calls turning into visits. Falling in love away from each other but in contact.

Where do you think Dantanchel would take a vacation together while still not fully together-together again yet, but wanting to spend time together?

Most likely an island that's very very secluded.


I had been thinking about what it would be like when Dani was on tour. I had been watching videos of the Neon Lights concerts, and how Demi interacts with her fans and also gets incredibly sexual on stage lol. And I was thinking about how after everything is fixed, and a better arrangement is made, Dani is always fired up after shows. So she'll call Santana and Rachel and tease them mercilessly, until one day the two have enough and surprise Dani by showing up backstage at a concert.

I was also thinking about how before they got famous but are together, just like the dynamic within the group, especially when going out. Because like, Dani kind of sits between femme and butch, so when they go out people are a bit intimidated. Santana, even though she is always scantily clad, has an air that just radiates, I'll come to you, don't bother otherwise. But Rachel doesn't, and for Santana and Dani every night out seems to have a portion where at least one of them is very possessively dancing with Rachel.

I like this. Rachel doesn't really fit in anything she tries, but manages to look good in all of it, regardless, and she kind of enjoys flowing between her girls' styles. Besides, when she does get it right, it either doesn't stay on too long, or not on long enough.

It's one reason she fits so well with them. She's confident enough to experiment with not only her wardrobe, but borrow from them, but she's still passive enough that Dani and Santana don't feel "challenged." She just knows how to push their buttons. Though she will admit, maybe pairing Santana's boots, her skirt, and Dani's see through top, had been a bit too much if she had actually thought they were going out.

*laughs* She's such a vixen, you know? It took her a while to feel confident, but especially since her relationship to Abs, she really does feel more confident in her body, especially. All three of the girls have different body types, and it doesn't really leave any space for being self conscious.


I just can't help but laugh at the thought about how Dani and Santana would react to Rachel's first movie sex scene. For some reason it's different on stage, that somehow being on the silver screen makes it worse. They don't last at the after premiere party very long.

Because they feel like they need to prove to her she's theirs, even if they know it's silly?

A part of it was definitely that. But I also realized also why it's different. On stage, it's far away, and things are choreographed for ease of set change. But in the movie, the scene gets up close and personal really giving an… Appraisal of Rachel's body. And in high definition, well to be quite honest, even without the possessiveness, Dani and Santana were extremely turned on.

Rachel had two sets of hands squeezing hers and two sets of fingernails digging into her palm, I bet. They didn't even make it out of the theater, shoving Rachel into the bathroom in the projection room where Santana pushes her back into Dani and presses in close to her front, Dantana's mouths and hands sliding all over her.

Honestly Rachel hadn't been expecting this to happen quite fast, but as Santana sinks to her knees while lifting her dress, and Dani has her arms pinned, she most certainly isn't complaining. Also, by the things Dani is whispering in her ear, intermittently nipping at her neck, just light enough that there was no mark *yet*, this was going to be occurring continuously throughout the night.

Oh yes. Throughout the night, Santana and Dani's hands slip, and at least twice does Rachel find herself moving up and down on her girlfriend's' fingers in the upscale bathroom stalls at the after party. By the end of the party (or as much as they stayed), Rachel's soaked and her bottom lip is starting to plump from how often she's bitten down onto it to muffle her moans, her thighs on fire from where Dani's marked her (because Dani's a biter), and the hickeys on her breasts courtesy of Santana are aching pleasantly. She just really needs to be either topped completely or get her hands on her girls herself.

I honestly always have trouble seeing Rachel take complete control. She initiates often, and she always knows the perfect way to rile the girls up, but once things start going Rachel doesn't hold the top position. No, after this night, after the way the two have marked and pleasured her, she needs to be under both girls being completely submissive. How far that goes is debatable though.

Oh yes, I didn't say that she'd need to top her girls, just that she was starting to feel guilty that they were only touching her, which is made even worse because Dantana knows exactly what they're doing. What do you think about them and toys? Like, your general idea.

OH I misinterpreted that. I think Dani and Santana are vets on the standard fare, while Rachel is hesitant but willing to try. Eventually, Rachel loves using them and even convinces Dantana to branch out into some more adventurous stuff.

I think that night calls for some light restraint, but nothing too kinky. Rachel's already a mess, but I think Dantana would want to prolong it with some strap-on action, too.

I don't know how you feel about this, but I think there may be some DP going on. Neither Santana or Dani want to take their hands off Rachel for a second, and they are both out to stake a claim.

(Sorry for probable TMI in advance.) Double penetration? I'm so for it. I can't see them rock-paper-scissoring that night. Both vaginal or anal and vaginal or mouth involved with either? I adore everything except anything used immediately after anal. I just. I cringe when I read in fics and smut like it's no big deal and not horrifically unclean. "No, don't put that back in your v without cleaning it off - noooooo!"

*coughs, laughs* Reading back over that text, that was awfully awkward, wasn't it? But anyway, definitely, although Dantana has the frame of mind to remind Rachel of her safe word. Luckily, with how amorous they were being at the party, the press only caught pictures of them with their arms around each other and laughing and happy. Good thing there's no camera in their bedroom, 'cuz, well, with Rachel bent over and straddling Santana with Dani's hands on her hips, biting into her shoulder, there's no subtext about that.

Thinking about this makes me think though, what is the limit? Like I don't know if they would ever venture into hardcore BDSM (though maybe every once in a while Rachel will pull the collar out of the toy box with a super coy smirk on).

I think bondage and restraints would be welcome sometimes, but nothing extreme, and I don't think they'd really be into pain.

Pain is definitely a no no. Except in the capacity of biting of course.

Oh yes. After all, Dani's a biter, and Santana likes to use her nails. Rachel enjoys using her mouth, but not too much in case it'll hurt her or affect her voice - it's a germ thing, after all.

I can just imagine nights close to important shows, Rachel being a total pillow queen.

Yes. It gives her such an emotional, physical, and mental charge to build her up before her shows.

And can you imagine Rachel and Santana finding that Dani has a thing for things around necks? Santana has a stint where she's wearing skinny ties and power suits, and Rachel seems to have developed a fondness for pendant necklaces.

Mmm… And when either one wears a collar in a slightly gothic photo shoot or for a fashion show, they make sure Dani gets good, good looks at it.

Also, the collars/necklaces/etc. they wear to cover up her bites on the days she got a little rough, it doesn't do anything to make her not want to do it again.

*laughs* And Dani has this super smug smirk because she knows exactly what's going on and takes it as a challenge to see how creative her girls can get with covering up her marks.

Oh Dani, Dani, Dani. Mmm… Now I can't stop thinking about Dani marking up Rachel and Santana's necks and inner thighs and… Ugggggghhh. So. Hot.

Not okay not okayyyy. And Dani likes to do it to Rachel just a little bit more because the bruises are a lot more visible and marks easier than Santana does.

Oh god, yes. And though Rachel makes a token fuss, she loves it, and was surprised she did the first time Dani more than nibbled on her. There are days she legitimately gets mad at her for marking her - like soon before a shoot or something - but their fights about it never last long, Dani apologetic and Rachel forgiving her. Santana doesn't help by enjoying the whole thing, often making sure to leave hickeys on or near them on Rachel's body, and, when Rachel's hands are tied to the bed posts, some days she tells Dani where to bite her. It's like a co-possessive thing, a personal mark that Rachel's both theirs.

I want italics right now because it changes the meaning so much. And on the nights where they feel super playful, they'll make fun designs out of the marks.

Oh man, why is this so hot? When it's Santana's turn, she actually is a little squicked at the idea of being tied up, and it took her a little while to feel comfortable being submissive more than normal. But when her girls get her relaxed and aroused enough, it's some of her greatest orgasms, and she's actually drawn blood with her nails at least twice; she actually cut deep enough along Dani's shoulder blade to leave a scar, and Rachel has a light line running down her lower back (I still have scar almost ten years later from my Aikido partner accidentally scratching me not even that hard, so I know that this is possible.) She much rather gives than receives the strap-on, as it's still kind of hard to remind herself of how she was in high school, but every once in a while she practically begs for a hard, hard fucking, Rachel and Dani taking turns.

And it's interesting when the two of them take turns, because with Dani it's very submissive, but with Rachel it's power bottom-esque.

Exactly. And Dani?

You mean when Dani is fucking Santana?

No, more like her sexual proclivities, like we've discussed Rachel and Santana's.

Okay XD hmm… I'm a bit lost on Dani. She's a complete dominant in the bedroom, and the only time she would ever be a bottom, was when it is a night of making love, rather than fucking.

Yeah. She strikes me as a very kind Dom on the intense days, strong but not demeaning, but someone who still enjoys being concentrated on, too, even if she has no problem topping, either.

She also will sometimes wear the strap on under her more baggy attire, because she loves the way her girls will stiffen up when they realize it's under her clothes.

Only when she feels completely sure there's no risk, but definitely. She also loves having Rachel give her blow jobs, on her knees, and sometimes in the bathroom before they even get home. Santana's more comfortable giving her a hand job.

And they get one of those strap ons where it's also inside Dani, so it really feels like Rachel is sucking her off, or Santana is giving her a hand job.

Yes. Again, Rachel only blows her every once in a while, but when she does, she loves driving her crazy and making her legs weak. Santana had once told Dani about Rachel's lack of gag reflex when they were drunk, but Dani had forgotten, so when Rachel deep throated her for the first time, she practically came on the spot. "Told you," Santana purred into her ear before moving down to eat her out as soon as the dildo was removed.

God DAMMIT.

Of course, Santana didn't know exactly how it felt until it was her turn, and even then she was left a mess, groaning into Rachel's mouth when Dani prolonged her orgasm like she'd done to her.

And there's one night, when they venture a bit further into the hard core restraints, where Rachel had been "bad" and was kept tied down, and isn't allowed to cum until she's properly blown both Dani and Santana.

Oh god. She secretly loved it, but felt ashamed, so when she woke up in the next morning with a scratchy throat, she yelled at the two, and they got into a mini fight because Dantana didn't want to feel bad about what they had done, and Rachel had assured them that night that she had loved it. By that evening, however, when Dani walked in on Rachel drinking some sore throat tea, she realized what was going on, and both she and Santana apologized, Rachel admitted that she really HAD loved it, and it was only a momentary freak out, but next time maybe they can control themselves a little less roughly when she's going down on her.

Can you imagine before they got famous though, the exhibitionist in Rachel wants to try to get away with going down on one of them in public, like in the back of a movie theater or something.

Yes. And Dani loved to take it a bit farther, actually fucking Santana in an alley once, and Rachel in the supply closet of the diner, Santana watching guard.

The only reason Santana is willing to stand guard and not participate is because she knows once they get home, she gets the first round with Rachel while Dani watches.

Oh yes. Doesn't stop her from being snippy enough that Dani drags her into the bathroom and tongue fucks her into an orgasm to tide her over, only to surprise Rachel with a deep, french kiss, winking at her surprised expression and going back to work without saying a word. When Santana comes out, readjusting her hair and skirt, Rachel knows. "Couldn't wait, hmm?" she teases as she breezes past her. Santana just blows her a kiss.