Hello again my fine viewers.(All 5 of you) This is Part two of When You're worried, I hope you're ready!. One of you guys, Lemi Dovato I think, actually guessed how this would go. Does that mean I'm predictable? I hope not. I added some pezberry in here bwt. Ok, onto the chapter. Disclaimer: I don't own Glee.
When You're Worried (Part 2)
"You think Dani's cheating on you?" Rachel asked in shock, moving to sit beside Santana on the bed. Santana bit her lip and tried not to cry. Rachel immediately enveloped her in a hug.
"Yeah," Her voice was hoarse and barely audible. She was trying really hard not to cry. This wasn't making any sense to Rachel. Dani and Santana were solid, almost perfect. They've been together for almost a year. Rachel actually envied their relationship. There's no way Dani would cheat.
"This isn't making any sense, San. Dani isn't that kind of person," Rachel says, still trying to make sense of all this.
"Are you taking her side?"Santana yells, pushing Rachel away from her.
"No, no! Of course not. I'm just confused. I don't know..start from the beginning so I can see where you're coming from," she says, trying to calm her friend down. Santana nodded her head and took a deep breath.
"Okay," she started. "Dani's basically been ignoring me for the last week and a half. We've only talked on the phone maybe three times all week, and every time I want to go over to her place, she makes up some excuse for why we can't hang out. I only ever see her at work and even then we only talk on our lunch break. It seems that every time I want to be with her, she's busy."
"Being busy doesn't mean she's cheating on you though San," Rachel gently argues. But Santana wasn't having any of that.
"I'm not done Rachel,"she snapped. The other girl shut her mouth fast. Just then, the latina's whole demeanor changed. She went from angry and pissed to hurt and broken. She had a hard time getting the next words out.
"Then uh, I called her this afternoon, stupidly thinking she was going to give me the time of day. I heard this voice...a female voice, telling Dani to "come back out here."" By now tears were starting to well up in her eyes again. "When I asked Dani who she was, she said nobody and hung up two seconds later,"she finished.
"Oh," was all Rachel could say. She was still processing.
"So now do you understand where I'm coming from?" Santana asks, wiping a tear from her eye. Even though she was upset and embarrassed about crying, Santana did feel better now that she told someone.
"Yeah San, I do. Knowing me and my melodramatic tendencies, I would jump to that conclusion too if I was in this situation," she assured
"Thank yo-" Rachel cut her off.
"I'm not done Santana," she says with a gentle smile. "If it were me in this situation, I'd be going crazy right now trying to catch her in the act. I'd probably march over to her place right now and demand to see her cell phone. Hell, I once even paid Quinn to seduce Finn to see if he'd cheat on me," she said with a nervous smile.
"I don't see where this is going Rach." Santana had no clue what her friend's point was.
"My point is," Rachel says, as if reading her thoughts. "You're not me Santana. You're less crazy and more mature when it comes to relationships than I am. Which is why you should think long and hard about what you do next. Yes, I think the possibility of Dani cheating is higher now, but do you honestly think that's the only explanation?" They both sat there quietly for a moment, letting Rachel's words sink in.
Santana sighed, "No. You're right. There can be a million other reasons right? I mean, obviously I have to talk to her, but what if I'm right? What if she really is cheating on me? I really love her Rach, I wouldn't know what to do."
Rachel could see that her friend was getting worked up again so she started rubbing her hand up and down Santana's back, hoping to soothe her. "If that is the case, which I hope it isn't, I'll be right here for you. You know that right?" Santana allowed herself to smile at that.
"Thank you Rachel. I really appreciate it. I know I tease you, take your stuff without asking,and start fights with you because I'm bored. But, you're one of my best friends and I don't know what I'd do without you," she said wholeheartedly.
"You're one of my best friends too, San," She said, giving Santana one last hug before getting up. "Now, it's 5:40 so Kurt should be home within the next half hour. Do you want to get dinner now or wait for him?" It was just then that Santana realized how hungry she was. She hadn't eaten since the night before.
"Can we just order in? I need food like now," she says, also getting up from the bed and making her way to the living room. "We can even get vegan pizza," she said, smiling at Rachel.
The Next Morning
Rachel Berry was just about to head out to the theater, when she heard a knock at the door. "I wonder who that could be," she thought to herself. She was the only one home after all. She made her way to the door, expecting to see one of her roommates who had forgotten their key.
"Dani!" Rachel exclaimed. This was definitely a shock, considering what she had witnessed last night with Santana. "What are you doing here?" Stupid question, she new why Dani was here.
"Uh, to see Santana? She still lives here right?," she said jokingly. She stepped behind Rachel and made her way inside. Rachel had no idea what to do. She didn't know if she should talk to Dani about about the cheating thing or not. "No, keep your mouth shut. Blabbing right now will only cause problems," she mumbled to herself.
"Is San even here?" Dani asked, looking around and noticing they were the only ones in the apartment.
"N-no, she isn't. She went to the bank about an hour ago, so I guess she'll be back soon," she answered honestly.
"Good, I really need to talk to her. I tried calling her last night, but her phone was off for some reason." Rachel shifted uncomfortably. She was the one who advised Santana to turn her phone off for the night so she could clear her head before talking to Dani today.
"Listen Dani, can I ask you something?" Rachel asked nervously. Dani picked up on it, furrowing her eyebrows and frowning.
"Rachel, you're my friend. You can ask me anything," she assured. But Rachel still hesitated.
"You and Santana have been together for almost a year right?"
"Um, yeah. Ten and a half months to be exact. Why?" Dani didn't know what Rachel was getting at.
"And she still makes you happy right? You're still devoted to each other completely?"
Before Dani could even fathom a response, the door opened and in walked Santana.
"Rachel, I thought you had a rehearsal toda-Dani! What are you doing here?" She was not expecting to see her girlfriend so soon.
"Uhh.." was all Dani could say. She was still trying to figure out what Rachel was talking about just now. Santana looked at Rachel and noticed the ashamed and nervous look on her face "Oh god, please tell me she didn't," she thought.
"What the hell did you tell her Berry?", Santana asked. Rachel squeaked.
"Nothing, I swear. Oh look at the time, I'm going to be late for rehearsal. I hope you two work everything out, bye!" And then Rachel rushed out the door, leaving Santana and Dani standing in the living room.
"Uhh. What just happened?" Dani asked. She was more than confused now. Santana just shrugged. She had no idea either.
"Whatever, it doesn't matter now," Dani says, moving closer to her girlfriend and snaking her arms around her waist. Santana allowed this to happen, but when Dani tried to kiss her, she turned her head so that the kiss landed on her cheek.
"What's wrong?" Dani asked, frowning. Santana sighed and pulled out of Dani's embrace "It's now or never." she thought. She took her hand and led her over to the couch.
"I'm going to ask you something and I need you to be completely honest with me, okay?" Dani nodded. "what the hell is going on?" she wondered.
"Okay...so for the last week or so, you've been busy, or so you keep telling me. We haven't seen or talked to each other much outside of work. I kept telling myself that we were fine, that you were still interested in me. But then yesterday, I heard that chick's voice on your line and you didn't tell me who she was. Then you just hung up," Tears were welling up in Santana's eyes now. It was much harder talking about her insecurities in front of Dani than it was in front of Rachel. Dani knew what Santana was implying and she wanted to interrupt, but Santana didn't give her room to.
"So I have to know Dan, is there someone else?" she finally managed to get it out. She couldn't even look Dani in the eye.
"Santana,look at me," Dani pleaded, but Santana couldn't. "Babe, please look at me," she tried again, this time physically tilting Santana's chin up so their eyes met. Dani's eyes were wet with tears too. She hated seeing Santana cry, and she hated it more when she's the reason for her crying.
"I would never, ever, for as long as I live, cheat on you Santana. And I'm so so sorry, I made you think I would," She said earnestly, hoping that her girlfriend would believe her. Santana, too overwhelmed to say anything, nodded her head.
"You're the perfect girl for me, San. I would never even think about cheating on you, cause you're everything I could ever need. I love you so much okay?" she said, kissing the latina's forehead
"Say it again. I know it's stupid, but I need you to say it again. Please," Santana pleaded, curling her body into Dani's. Dani frowned, she can't believe she had caused her own girlfriend to feel like this, so unsure of her love.
"It's not stupid. I love you Santana Lopez, and I will tell you that every day if I have to." Santana smiled at that, she even blushed. "So are you and I good now? Can I kiss you now, cause I've been wanting to ever since I woke up this morning," she said honestly.
"Not quite Dan. I believe that you haven't been sneaking around with another woman, but you've still been sneaking around." Santana said. " Please tell me what you've been up to. I'm dying here." Dani let out a big sigh.
"It was supposed to be a surprise on our one year anniversary, but I guess I better tell you now" she said. "I uh, got a temporary job as a sale's clerk at that Macy's on 34th street. I've been saving up so I can put a down payment on a new apartment. A bigger and better apartment actually. An apartment big enough for two people."she said nervously.
"Are you saying what I think you're saying?" Santana asked, getting excited.
"Yes. Santana, how would you like to move in with me?" "Please say yes, please say yes," Dani chanted in her head.
"Oh my gosh, yeah. Of course I'll move in with you.," she smiled, pulling Dani in for a tight hug. They both reveled in the feeling of being close again. Santana was about to place a kiss on her girlfriend's lips, when another thought crossed her mind.
"Wait, so who was that woman on the phone yesterday?" she asked. That seemed to be the only thing that was out of place. Dani got an annoyed look on her face.
"Ugh, that was the real estate lady. I was looking at the place again when you called me. There was this argument between me, her, and the landlord and I don't want to get into it. Let's just say, I don't have to make that down payment until next Friday," she explained.
"But how'd you know I was going to agree to move in with you?" Even Santana knew that was risky.
"I had a lot of faith in our relationship." Dani said simply with a shrug. Santana involuntarily cringed at that. Dani had so much faith in her, yet she basically accused her of cheating. "How fucked up is that?" she thought.
"Hey look at at me San. You had every right to get suspicious of me. It's not like I made it easy for you to trust me. I'm sorry."
"And I'm sorry for not having faith in our relationship. Forgive me?" she asked, pulling Dani in for another hug. Dani didn't answer at first. She cupped Santana's cheeks in her hands and leaned in for a kiss. "Finally," they both thought. The kiss wasn't rushed like they were used to. It was slow and gentle, almost like their first. But it was also passionate and yearning. They were both grinning at each other when they pulled back.
"Always."
So that's it. I hope you all liked it. Remember that I'm doing drabbles though, so the next chapter will be random and not have anything to do with this one. I love reading all the reviews so keep it up ok? Tell me if you want more pezberry or anything too. I'm trying my best to write Kurt, but it's difficult. I'll try to incorporate him into more chapters, but I'm not making any promises.
