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Santa Baby

Santa baby, slip a sable under the tree, for me. I've been an awful good girl,

Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight.

Rachel was sat waiting in the choir room for the rest of the glee club to arrive, she was always the first person here. She didn't understand why the rest of the glee clubbers weren't as time conscious as she was. If they wanted to be a real threat in the upcoming competition then they needed to put the hard work in. She is brought out of her thoughts by her phone buzzing in her skirt pocket. Curious, she digs the cell phone out and finds one new message from Your Secret Santa.

I see you over there, so hypnotic

Thinking 'bout what I'd do to that body

I'd get you like ooh baby, baby. Ooh baby baby, ah-ooh baby baby ooh baby baby

Got no drink in my hand but I'm wasted

Getting drunk on the thought of you naked

She had receive three other messages like this over the past week. She had no idea who they were from, the name Your Secret Santa had randomly appeared in her phone when she received the first text message. She had tried calling the number numerous times but nobody ever picked up. She even sent a message back asking who was on the other end but to no surprise, she never got a reply.

Each text message had contained suggestive lyrics, she wasn't sure what to make of it. Half of her was quite flattered by the attention but the other half was worried it could be a creepy stalker or worse Jacob.

She wasn't fully convinced that the text messages were even meant for her. Somebody could have sent them to the wrong person by mistake or it could all be part of a evil plan that would ultimately end with her being embarrassed and looking even more like a loser.

One by one the rest of the glee club filled into the room shortly followed by Mr Schuester, who walks up to the white board and swiftly writes 'Giving Back.'

The club has to listen to him talk about how because it's Christmas they should give back to the community and so they will be performing at local care homes.

"So you're telling me I have to spend my free time singing to some old, coffin dodgers when I could be out Christmas shopping. Good news Berry you'll get to talk to people with the same fashion sense, maybe you can give the Grannies some tips" Santana smirks.

As per usual Mr Schue ignores Santana's comment and dismisses the club. Rachel picks up her things and heads for the door, she has a lot of ideas for songs to sing at the care homes. She will work on them tonight so she can present them to Mr Schuester tomorrow.

The next day Rachel arrives at school slightly early so she can go over the songs she's going to propose to Mr Schue. She spends nearly an hour in the choir room and once she is finally happy with what she has come up with, she leaves the choir room and heads straight for her locker.

She opens her locker door and collects the things she needs however there was one book she certainly wasn't expecting to see sitting amongst the others. She takes a quick look around and checks that the hallway is empty before picking up the copy of 50 Shades Of Grey.

She hold the book in her hands and notices a small note attached to the front.

I could do things to you that would even make Christian Grey blush.

Your Secret Santa

Whoever this secret Santa was they had surely stepped up their game. The bell rings pulling Rachel out of her thoughts, she shoves the book back into her locker and heads to her first class.

She spends most of the class thinking about the book left in her locker, if anything it has lead her to one conclusion the texts were definitely for her. It would be too much of a coincidence if the texts and the book were both sent to her by mistake, whoever had put that book in her locker knew it belonged to Rachel Berry.

It worries her slightly that the person knows how to get into her locker, nobody but her knows the combination and it hadn't been forced open. Whoever it was had certainly gone to a lot of trouble.

That was the key question, who could it be? Her first suspect was still Jacob but usually he's not so subtle about his attraction towards her. Puck could be a possibility but she doesn't think he'd go to all that trouble, if he wanted in Rachel's pant's he would just tell her. Then there was Finn. He hadn't bothered her for a while since their break up, he was still preoccupied with Quinn and she couldn't imagine him sending her sexual messages.

For now the mystery man would remain just that, a mystery. Rachel would keep an extra eye out for anything that could give her a clue to who her secret Santa was.

Rachel received no other gifts or messages for another few days, that is until she receives a parcel on Friday morning. It was delivered by the mail man and left Rachel wondering what it could be since she didn't remember ordering anything recently.

She takes the parcel up to her room and begins to open it on her bed. Underneath the brown parcel wrapping was a large black box, she removes the lid and peels back the tissue paper. If she thought the erotic book in her locker was shocking, it didn't compare to what was inside this box.

Underneath the tissue paper was a set of Christmas lingerie. She pulls out the lingerie, it has red cups with a fluffy white trim at the top that flows into a red see through nightie. It is spilt down the middle by the same white trim. In the box there is also matching red panties that leave nothing to the imagination.

There is also another note.

I got you a present that I can't wait to unwrap.

Your Secret Santa.

Quickly shoving the lingerie back into the box she then hides it under her bed, so her Dads don't walk in and find it.

When Rachel arrives at school she is met by Kurt waiting at her locker.

"Hello Kurt" she greets, opening her locker.

"Hey, I wanted to ask you about…..Rachel Berry I didn't think you had it in you" Kurt says reaching into Rachel's locker and pulling out the copy of 50 Shades of Grey.

"What's this?" he asks reading the note attached to the book.

"Who is your secret Santa?"

"I don't know Kurt, that's why it's called a secret."

"So you have no idea who it is?"

"No. All I know is that they have sent me suggestive text and a couple of gifts. It's quite worrying actually, I'm sure it borders on sexual harassment" Rachel replies.

"Ok, you have to figure out who it is and I'm going to help you" Kurt smiles.

"Hey San, why the frowny face?" Brittany asks.

"I had a plan to get Rachel but I don't think it's working. I heard her talking to Kurt this morning and she's not impressed."

"Why? What was you're plan?" Quinn asks.

"I left her some little gifts with notes attached."

"That's sweet San" Brittany smiles.

"What did you leave her?"

"Here, I wrote a list" Santana says handing Quinn her cell phone.

Brittany and Quinn quickly read over the list.

"No wonder she wasn't impressed, you do know Rachel right? She wants romance not dirty text messages and amateur porn" Quinn says shoving the phone back into Santana's hand.

"Any guy would eat this shit up, all I had to do was sext Puck and he'd come running."

"Yes but Rachel's isn't a guy, she's the girl who wants to keep her virginity until she's twenty five and you think the way to her heart is by trying to get into her pants."

"What? No. I'll admit I do think about what's under those ugly sweaters of hers but I actually want a proper relationship with her."

"Then you need to prove that to her and step up your game, be romantic" Quinn says.

"Okay, so I need a new list."

After showering away her morning work out, Rachel was just finishing her full morning routine when her cell phone beeps signalling a new message.

She opens her inbox to find another message from her secret Santa.

You should let me love you.

Let me be the one to give you everything you want and need.

Good love and protection, make me your selection

Show you the way love's supposed to be.

Baby you should let me love you.

When she saw that the text was from Your Secret Santa she wasn't expecting a message quite like that. She was used to being sent lyrics, she actually appreciated the fact that her secret Santa was actually using music as a form of communication but normally the messages were rather suggestive where as this one seemed more like an expression of love.

She was confused to say the least, but one thing for sure was that she has to find out who this person is.

She scrolls through her contacts until she finds Kurt's number, she has to update him immediately.

"Kurt we have had a development in the secret Santa situation, I received another text this morning but it was different."

"What do you mean different?" Kurt asks.

"The lyrics were less sensual and more romantic."

"Like a love song? I wouldn't read too much into it just yet, wait until he does something else to give us a better idea of what his intentions are."

"Okay, thank you Kurt. I'll see you at school on Monday" Rachel says ending the phone call.

When Monday arrives Rachel is once again greeted by a waiting Kurt at her locker.

"So you didn't call again so I'm assuming secret Santa hasn't struck again."

"No, nothing since the last text message" Rachel says opening her locker.

"Oh my god, when did you get this" Kurt squeals reaching into Rachel's locker and pulling something out.

"What is it?" Rachel asks.

"It's the special edition of Funny Girl, it has hours of bonus features including commentary from Barbra Streisand herself. Wait, there's a note on it."

Hello gorgeous,

You're the greatest star.

Your Secret Santa.

Once again Rachel's secret Santa leaves her feeling perplexed.

"First the text message now this, your secret Santa is definitely upping their game and trying to win you with romance."

"That may be so but it still doesn't tell us who is sending me this stuff and you certain it's not Finn?" Rachel asks.

"I'm sure, he would normally ask for my help when it came to you since we have the same interests but he hasn't asked me anything, he's still preoccupied with Quinn. I don't even think Finn would know where to get a special edition Funny Girl dvd."

"Who else could it be?"

"It could be someone in glee, who else knows that your totally obsessed with Barbra" Kurt says.

"But you said it wasn't Finn, Mike is with Tina, Artie is with Brittany, Puck has that weird obsession with Lauren that leaves you and Sam and I don't think it's either of you. It could still be a joke"

"It's a lot of effort for a joke besides if someone wanted to humiliate you wouldn't they be more elaborate, this seems more intimate."

"I really don't know Kurt, this situation is very bewildering. I really don't know what to make of it. I must admit though he is starting to get more flattering, lets see what he comes up with next."

"Can I borrow this?" Kurt asks holding up the Funny Girl DVD.

The next day Rachel was eager to get to school, never in her life had she been excited to enter McKinley. She was hoping that she would have another present left in her locker, there was only a week left until Christmas break so whatever her secret Santa was planning it must happen soon.

She quickly approaches her locker, enters her combination and opens the locker door. There sat in the middle of her locker was a teddy bear. At the teddy bear's feet was a red rose sat on a small box of vegan chocolates. Under the rose as per usual was a handwritten note.

I usually hate clichés but you deserve to be spoilt.

Your Secret Santa

Rachel smiles at the note, she shuts her locker door and starts to make her way to class. She was so focus on the note she didn't see the person walking the opposite way down the hallway before it was too late.

"Watch it Berry" Santana sneers bending down picking up the books Rachel had knocked out of her hands.

Rachel quickly scrambles to the floor trying to grab the note before Santana can see it, she grabs the note along with some papers that Santana dropped.

When Rachel turns back around to hand the Latina her fallen papers, she finds the hallway empty.

"Look at this" Rachel says slamming a piece of paper down on the piano.

"Why am I looking at your history notes?" Kurt asks, who as sat on the piano bench.

"They're not mine, they're Santana's."

"Why am I looking at Santana's history notes? Why do you even have Santana's history notes?"

"She dropped them but never mind that, look at the handwriting. It's the same as the writing on the note my secret Santa sent me."

"So you think Santana Lopez, head bitch is your secret Santa?" Kurt asks.

"I'm not just saying it, the evidence is there look" Rachel says pulling out a note from her secret Santa so Kurt can compare the handwriting.

"So what you going to do? Are you going to ask her about it?"

"I don't know, what if I'm wrong or it's all part of an elaborate joke which It's likely to be knowing Santana Lopez." Rachel replies.

"What if you're right and Santana likes you, do you like her back?"

Rachel doesn't reply but Kurt can't help but notice the blush that creeps onto Rachel's face.

"Oh my god you do like her, you like Santana. That's why you're doing this, you're trying to convince yourself that it's Santana when it could be anyone."

"No I'm not. Yes I admit that I am harbouring romantically inclined feelings towards Santana but I'm not fabricating the evidence so I can have the desired outcome. These sets of handwriting are identical and belong to Santana Lopez, whether it's a joke or something more I don't know but I'm about to find out."

Rachel goes in search of the cheerleader, it didn't take her long to find her at her locker with the rest of the unholy trinity. She wasn't sure if she should approach Santana whilst Brittany and Quinn were there but she had her mind set on finding out who her secret Santa was and if this was her chance to find out then she was going to take it.

"Hello Brittany, Quinn, Santana" Rachel greets.

"What do you want Hobbit?" Santana asks.

The idea of running away quickly flashed through Rachel's mind but ever so determined she ignored the comment and answered Santana's question.

"You dropped you're history notes when we walked into each other this morning."

"You mean when you walked into me, anyway sorry Berry they aren't my notes. I have mine right here." Santana says holding up the said notes.

Rachel got a quick glance of the handwriting on the notes Santana was holding which differed from the writing on her secret Santa notes. Whoever the owned the papers she found this morning must be her secret Santa. She could have sworn Santana had dropped them this morning, unless they were already there. Rachel was now more confused as ever.

"Right, sorry for the misunderstanding" Rachel says before walking back down the hallway.

"Here's your notes Q" Santana says handing the blonde the pieces of paper.

"Thanks but why didn't you just admit that Rachel had yours?" Quinn asks.

"She might have noticed my handwriting and realised I'm the one leaving her gifts."

"Isn't that what you want?" Brittany asks.

"Yes but not yet, I want to surprise her not let her find out by accident."

"I still don't understand why you're going through all this trouble, why don't you just tell her?"

"I have been a bitch to her, you really think she's going to believe I have feelings for her. I figure this way if I pursue her as her secret Santa and she realise that the person behind it has genuine feelings for her then it might be easier for her to believe that I like her when I tell her its me." Santana explains.

"Along as you understand what you're doing then I'll trust your judgement, one bit of advice though I would stop with the nicknames"

"Yeah I know but it's a hard habit to break, maybe I could twist it into a term of endearment or something."

"So what did Satan say?" Kurt asks.

"First of all please don't call her that and secondly, she said that they weren't her notes."

"How do you know she wasn't lying?"

"Why would she? Anyway she had hers with her, she showed them to me" Rachel sighs.

"I'm sorry Rach, I know you wanted it to be Santana but put it this way at least we can now concentrate on finding out who it actually is."

"I guess your right, it's the last day of school on Friday so we need to find out before then."

Rachel's phone vibrates in her pocket, pulling out the device she finds she has one new message.

Your final surprise you will receive,

in the morning on Christmas Eve.

Who I am, I'll finally disclose,

and show you my love with a single red rose.

Your Secret Santa x

"What is it?" Kurt asks.

"It's my secret Santa, he's finally going to reveal himself on Christmas Eve."

Rachel was crossed between excited and anxious over the next week, waiting for Christmas Eve to arrive. Over the past few weeks she had been trying to find out the identity of her secret Santa and today she was finally going to find out who it was.

She had already been awake for a couple of hours, the anticipation getting to her, stopping her from sleeping.

She was currently lying on the sofa watching an old black and white movie, the rest of her friends were all spending time with their families preparing for Christmas the next day. This made her think that her secret Santa could also be Jewish, she just hopes that it really isn't Jacob.

The doorbell rings and Rachel's heart stops in her chest, this is it she thinks. She makes her way to the front door and takes a look through the peephole to make sure it was safe to open, there standing on the opposite side of the door was Santana Lopez.

Opening the door she looks at the girl standing in front of her.

"Santana, what are you doing here?"

"I came to give you something."

"Can you just tell me what is" Rachel says slightly irritated.

"Woah Berry, you that eager to get rid of me?"

"I apologise for my rudeness Santana but I am expecting someone."

"I know" Santana replies pulling out a red rose from her inside pocket.

Shocked Rachel takes the flower that Santana hands her.

"Aren't you going to say something?" Santana asks.

Rachel doesn't reply, she had been right about it being Santana but she never prepared herself for the moment when the girl she had started to develop feelings for would actually revealed herself as her secret Santa.

"I knew this was a stupid idea" Santana says turning around and begins walking away.

Watching as the girl recedes down the garden path, Rachel's brain finally reacts.

"Santana wait!"

Rachel runs the small distance of the path until she reaches Santana and pulls her down into a kiss.

"That reaction was a lot better than I was expecting" Santana laughs pulling back but keeps her arms wrapped around Rachel's waist.

"What do you mean?"

"I half expected you to either slap me or laugh in my face."

"I'll admit that I was surprised to find out that you're my secret Santa but believe me when I say that I am not disappointed, quite the opposite actually. I have liked you for a while."

"Really?" Santana asks.

"Yes really and It's seems as if I'm not the only one who has been harbouring these feelings. Why did you do all this, why didn't you just tell me?"

"I was worried about how you would react. I have been awful to you for the last couple of years, I thought you might hate me."

"This may come as a surprise to you but no matter what you put me through, I never hated you."

Santana smiles and connects their lips in a slow, sweet kiss. Before she has chance to deepen the kiss Rachel pulls back.

"One thing that still intrigues me though are the dirty text messages, did you really think that was the best way to express your feelings for me?" Rachel asks.

"I'll admit that wasn't my best idea but in my defence it has worked in the past."

"I really don't want to hear about your past sexual encounters."

"Fine but eventually I got my act together and I romanced the hell out of you, something I want to continue if you let me. After Christmas will you go on a date with me?"

"You're asking me out?"

"Yes. That was kind of the idea of doing all this, to show you that I like you and that I want to be with you."

"Okay, I would love to go on a date with you but first would you like to come inside? It's cold out here" Rachel says.

"Once we get inside maybe you can warm me up, you kept that lingerie right?" Santana smirks.

"What happened to romancing me? You might want to think about that before I disinvite you into my house."

"I'm sorry, I couldn't help it. I promise from now on I'll be on my best behaviour."

"Good" Rachel smiles before grabbing Santana's hand and pulling her into the house.

A/N It is now less than two weeks until Christmas! Is everyone excited?

The next chapter will be the last and will be a Christmas instalment of my original Coffee Shop Girl series. It can be read as a stand alone piece but if you want to read the original series first then its in Circumstances chapters six, seven and eight.

Thanks to those that have reviewed and once again recognition for xphrnzrjh who sent my the idea for this story, your help is always appreciated.

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