For 89 cents a day, the price of a cup of coffee, you can help a child in need.
Kurt, Santana and Rachel were staring at the TV screen.
"This commercial is complete bullshit."
"Santana! Have compassion! He's got a fly on his eyeball!"
"Ugh, not that. I'm just saying where the hell in New York can you get a cup of coffee for 89 cents? This commercial is full of lies."
Kurt agreed and chimed into the conversation. "Also that announcer lady is pretty fat. How do we know all that cup of coffee money isn't going to keep her up to her third chin in canned peaches?"
Rachel scoffed. "You two are awful."
Santana quirked an eyebrow. "I don't see you rushing to the phone."
Rachel hung her mouth open. "Why? So fat ass can horde all the canned goods?"
They all laughed and threw popcorn at Rachel. Rachel smiled. "Okay, okay enough. I'm just kidding. I'm not cleaning any of that up, by the way."
Santana grabbed the remote to flip through the channels. "Lets see what else is on."
Kurt got excited. "Oh go back! A Glee marathon is on!"
Rachel rolled her eyes. "Really? That show is so stupid. As if a bunch of highschool kids, half of whom look in their mid-twenties, singing and dancing around all day is in any way realistic."
Kurt rolled his eyes. "It's not supposed to be realistic. It's fantasy."
They sit through a few episodes when Santana breaks the silence.
"Ok I just need to know why Quiana and Raquel are always fighting over Fred when it's clear they totally want to bang each other."
Rachel scoffed. "Are you high? Raquel is just obsessed with anyone she thinks is prettier than she is. You saw how she called Brianna and Sarah hot and looked to Fred for reassurance. What I don't get is why anyone is interested in him to begin with. He's not even attractive and dumb as a post."
Kurt laughed and agreed. "There are worse though. Look at Kern. Have you ever seen a more obnoxious twink in your life? And what does he even see in Barry? That dude is seriously irritating."
Santana turned to him. "At least Kern has dating options though. There is no shortage of gay men in this town, meanwhile Sarah is the only lesbian on earth. Her girlfriend isn't even gay!"
Rachel laughed and grabbed Santana's arm. "Wait, wait, how about how selfish everyone is? Like, Fred wanted Raquel to completely give up on the dreams she's had since she was a child to help him live the dream he's had since, I don't know, third period. What even with that nonsense?"
"Ha! Or how he outted Sarah and then she turns around and thanks him for it! Oh thank you, Fred, for shouting my business across a crowded hallway and ultimately kicking me right out of the closet. Without your help I'd just be happy but thanks to you now I get to live out my biggest fear."
Rachel agreed. "Raquel should have dumped him for that; along with dozens of other things. She just comes off as the kind of girl who will be with him forever even though all of her friends know it's a dead end. And then come up with dumb excuses for why she cant break up with him. Like...her CD's are still in his car or something equally as ridiculous."
Kurt clapped and laughed along. "Okay I get it. You're right, the show sucks. I should probably go. I still need to get home and bleach my brain after watching you make out with that guy today in class. You're so lucky, he was so cute."
Santana turned right to Rachel. "Wait, what happened?"
Rachel looked at her calmly. "It's nothing. It was an assignment in my dramatic arts class. We acted out a scene and had to kiss at the end. No big deal."
"Clearly it is a big deal since you never even bothered to inform me!"
"Why are you getting so upset? I didn't mention it because it wasn't a big deal at all. We're all studying to be actors, Santana. At some point we're going to have to kiss other people."
"Yeah, kiss! Not shove your tongue down someone else's throat!" Santana got off the couch and walked into the bedroom.
"I'm not going to apologize for being committed to my character!"
Santana came back out of the bedroom with a duffle bag full of clothes. "Come on, Kurt. I'm staying with you tonight."
Kurt's eyes grew wide and he followed Santana.
Rachel stood up and walked over to her. "Oh come on, this is stupid."
"So now I'm stupid?"
"I didn't say you were stupid! I said this is stupid! Stop being so ridiculous."
"So now I'm ridiculous?"
"Yes!"
"Whatever, Berry. I'm leaving." Santana walked out the door and headed downstairs.
Rachel was stunned at being called Berry. Santana hasn't called her by her last name highschool. Kurt gave Rachel a quick hug. "Don't worry. I'll talk to her tonight. Something else might be bothering her."
They both left and Rachel slumped down on the couch, completely confused as to what just happened.
Back at Kurt's apartment Kurt and Santana were laying in bed trying to sleep.
Santana looked completely frustrated and turned over to Kurt. "Hey, Kicky. What the hell are you doing?"
"Ugh, I'm sorry. I'm just trying to get comfortable. I cant sleep in my underwear."
"Well you're gonna." She turned back over, disgusted.
"Why did you even leave? I know that you know that argument was stupid."
"It's just complicated."
Kurt reached over and turned the light on. "Okay, you're going to have to explain."
Santana sat up against the headboard and sighed. "I know it's all pretend, I'm not crazy. But just the thought of someone else being all over her like that rubbed me the wrong way and I overreacted."
"And you don't think just saying that to Rachel would have been a better way to go? Why would something like that even cause you to react this way? Why would you just storm out like that over this?"
Santana looked into his eyes, her own filling with tears. "Because I love her."
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