I am so so sorry for the late update (again) sadly life gets in the way of writing but I finally got it done and I hope you's like it
(Also apologises for any mistakes I've only just briefly glanced at it editing wise since I just wanted to get something up since everyone has been waiting so patiently for it)
Enjoy xx
Disclaimer :- I don't own glee or any of the characters
Santana lay frozen in the bed staring at Rachel clad only in a small white towel. With wide eye she took in Rachel's figure, starting from the ground up she slowly made her way up Rachel's smooth legs, up past her shapely hips, to her towel covered abdomen. Her eyes lingered slightly on where the towel was knotted just above her breasts before continuing her journey up Rachel's shoulders and neck, finally reaching Rachel's amused face.
Santana her face fill with heat at her blatant staring and the fact that Rachel had been watching her.
"So how's your head?" Rachel asked again, amused at Santana's red face and obvious embarrassment.
"It's ugh…it's good…I need to…um go to the bathroom" Santana stuttered hopping out of the bed, still never taking her eyes off of Rachel's nearly naked form.
Rachel found herself having to hold back a giggle as Santana, still transfixed on her, didn't quite make it through the door, smacking her shoulder against the frame on her way out. She finally succumbed to the giggles as Santana's face went a darker shade of red as she scurried out of the room mumbling stuff in what Rachel assumed to be Spanish.
Out in the hall Santana rushed down to her bathroom, quickly grabbing her phone off the table that held her keys, before slamming the bathroom door shut.
She closed the lid on the toilet seat and sat down and let out a deep breath. She didn't know what to do because she couldn't remember what she did last night…or who. Taking a deep breath she typed in a well-known number in to her phone and pressed call.
She listen to it ring several times and her heart thudded painfully in her chest already anticipating the outcome of last night.
"Hello…" a voice grumbled in to her ear.
"Puck…Puck I need your help" Santana whispered in to the receiver.
"Hello?…Hello Santana?...What's going on are you ok?" Puck asked becoming slightly more alert to his friends distress "Why are you whispering"
"Rachel Berry is in my room…wearing nothing but a towel…and I…I can't remember what happened last night. I think I might've slept with her." Santana whispered frantically down the phone.
She had to pull the phone away from her ear as Puck's laughter echoed out of the receiver.
"What?" Santana asked as Puck's laughter started to die down "Shit Puck, what happened?"
"You honestly don't remember?"
"No" Santana said through gritted teeth, she could hear the amusement in his voice and could picture the smug 'I know something you don't know' look on his face "That's why I'm asking"
"Well I think you should ask Rachel 'cause she knows more than I do" and with that Puck hung up leaving Santana to stare at her phone in disbelief. She tried calling again but it went to voice mail.
Muttering under her breath she exited the bathroom and headed towards the kitchen to make herself coffee to she could try and fix whatever this mess was.
Upon entering the kitchen she stalled to a halt and felt her face flush again, so much so that she thought she would get a nose bleed.
Rachel was bent at the waist trying to find a pan in her cupboard under the counter, wearing a pair of very short running shorts that Santana used for the gym and one of Santana's old fire department t-shirts.
Santana felt something pull in her stomach at the sight and for the first time in a long time she felt like she could get used to seeing a sight light that every morning. Santana was so lost in her thoughts that she hadn't noticed that Rachel had found what she was looking for and was now looking at her with an unsure look on her face.
"I'm making breakfast…I hope that's ok?" Rachel asked as she put the pan on the stove.
"What...uh yeah that's fine" Santana stuttered clearing her throat, willing the blood away from her face. She moved in to the kitchen to help Rachel make the breakfast but the minute her hand touched the pan it got slapped away.
"Take a seat and let me make it…you just sit back and relax especially after the night you've had" Rachel smile and gently push Santana away from the stove.
At Rachel's words Santana felt her eyes widen as she took a seat at the kitchen table wondering what exactly happened the night before.
Rachel noticed the panicked look on Santana's face as she turned to sit on the chair but decided to wait until Santana had something in her stomach and was slightly more sober and coherent before she started questioning the look.
A peacefulness descended upon them as Rachel silently made Santana breakfast and Santana for the second time in under half an hour caught herself thinking that she could get used to a scene like this every morning.
10 minutes later a plate full of eggs, sausages and bacon was push in Santana's direction as Rachel plopped herself down in the seat opposite.
"Are you not having any?" Santana asked, eyeing up Rachel and her lack of food.
"I'm a vegan…so I don't eat meat or anything that comes from animals, but I have an apple so it's fine." Rachel said as she waved the apple in her hand.
"Oh…that's uh…cool" Santana said and winced at how lame it sounded, but Rachel didn't seem to mind.
The two ate in silence the only sounds being the scrapping of cutlery against the plate and the slight crunch of an apple. As she ate, Santana wondered how best to approach the subject of last night. Rachel didn't seemed to mind that they had slept together even after her reluctance to get involved with Santana. Santana decided that it was best to lay everything bare, if this thing with Rachel was going to go anywhere and Santana found herself wanting it to go somewhere.
"So…last night was interesting?" Santana started fishing for some information she could use to start the conversation.
"Yeah it was…" Rachel said with a laugh as she played with the core of her apple but didn't give anything more.
"Ok look whatever happen last night happened and I apologise if you felt the need to sleep with me because you felt sorry for my ass or something" Santana said cutting off Rachel before she could interrupt. "You deserve more than a drunken fuck, you should be treated like a princess and worshiped and if you give me the chance I will do that"
Santana looked up having said most of that to the kitchen table. She felt her heart sink at the incredulous look on Rachel's face. "What?"
"Santana that's a lovely thing to say and all but we didn't sleep together…you pretty much passed out the minute I laid you down on the bed" Rachel said slowly "And Noah helped you out of your clothes or well he tried to until you kick him in his man berries and then I took over."
"Well Fuck"
Santana glared at the group of guys that were bent over laughing at her expense. It was her first day back to work since Dave's funeral and she was already regretting it. She had just told the boys and Tina what had happened between her and Rachel during the awkward breakfast conversation.
"So basically after you found out that you and her didn't have any lady lovin' you just got up and walked out…" Puck said and ducked as one of their work boots was fired at his head.
"Well I was mortified…I mean she must think I have like sex on the brain or something…" Santana huffed and buried her face in to her hand with a groan.
"Was she there when you got back?" Tina asked as she patted Santana on the back in sympathy.
"No she left" Santana mumbled "I still don't fully know what happened that night"
"Well how about I fill in the blanks" Puck grinned
(Flashback)
Santana stood at the bar speaking to one of Dave's uncles with a scotch in front of her. Puck stood at one of the tables at the back making sure to keep an eye on her as she finished off the third scotch before signalling for another. He knew from experience that that was how Santana dealt with her emotions and he knew that Dave would be expecting him to keep an eye on her and to make sure that she didn't go back to that dark place she was in when he first met her.
"You know Dave was my favourite nephew despite him being one of those homosexuals, that boy had talent, he was going to be a great football player but he made me just as proud when he joined the academy" his uncle said with a slight slur he motion for the barman to pour them another drink even though they had a fresh one in front of them both. "He cared for you a lot Santana, you and Noah and I want to thank you for being such a good friend to him"
From a far Puck noticed her head drop and the slight shake of her shoulders that showed that she was crying. After she downed her fourth scotch Puck was about to intervene when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned to look down at the owner of the hand and met a concerned pair of brown eyes.
"She will be ok won't she?" Rachel asked
"Yeah she will…it'll take time…losing Dave" Puck stopped unable to continue shaking his head "Don't worry I'll make sure she won't hurt herself" he said with surety looking at Rachel.
"Me too" Rachel said "I care for her and I don't want to see her hurting"
"Well then we'll look after her together" Puck said as he grabbed Rachel's hand from his shoulder and squeezed it.
An hour later Santana hadn't moved away from the bar and her tears hadn't stopped. Puck saw his opportunity when the uncle excused himself to go to the toilet and with the help of Rachel was able to pull her away from the bar. They got a taxi and with slight difficulty managed to navigate her up the stairs to her apartment.
Once in the apartment they managed to manoeuvre her to her bedroom and on to the bed.
"I'll go get her some aspirin and water" Rachel said as she left Puck to deal with getting Santana in to bed.
In the kitchen Rachel busied herself with find the aspirin, finally after locating it in the cupboard over the sink she went about filling a glass of water. She jumped when she heard Santana shouting and then a small thud along with some groaning.
She rushed back to the room to find Puck curled up on the ground in the fetal position whimpering. She looked at Santana who had the covers of the bed pulled up to her chest.
"Noah what happened" Rachel asked as she moved to check on him.
"She kicked me" Puck groaned and let out a another whimper
"Yeah well he was trying to take my clothes off and I don't like what he has to offer" Santana snapped and then burst in to tears mumbling things in Spanish.
"Noah why don't you go um…sort yourself out on the couch and ill finish getting Santana ready for bed" Rachel said and Puck nodded and crawled on his hands and knees towards the door.
As she watched Puck and his dignity leave the room on all fours she was aware that the back ground noise that was Santana's mumbling had died down. She turned and looked and found Santana flat on her back drowsily looking up at the ceiling.
Rachel approached the bed and sat down next to her "let's get you changed in to some bed clothes"
Santana let Rachel move her in to a sitting position and slumped against Rachel's shoulder as Rachel started to undo Santana's tie on her uniform.
"Rachel?" Santana mumbled against Rachel's shoulder. "I'm…sorry…I" she never finished her sentence as she pushed off Rachel and ran to the bathroom just making it in time before what was in her stomach made an appearance.
Santana closed her eyes as Puck finished filling in the blanks. "Please tell me I didn't throw up on her"
"No I don't think you did but I think she might've used her jumper to clean you up a bit" Puck said with a grin "Way to go Lopez that really the way to impress a girl"
Santana was about to respond when the voice of their captain cut through the room.
"Lopez you have a visitor…Her small hobbit like features made me think she's related to Anderson so I was surprised that she asked for you…make it quick, I want everyone in the briefing room in ten got it" she said to the room.
The group nodded and headed towards the briefing room not wanting to be late and face the captain's wrath.
When Sue moved away from the doorway Santana felt her stomach drop as Rachel step through the doorway taking in her surroundings. "So this is where you work huh"
"Yeah um…Rachel what are you doing here?...not that I mind of course" Santana quickly amended watching as Rachel moved more in to the room.
"Well you left me hanging a few days ago and I waited for you to come back but I had to go to a meeting and I feel like I should do this in person." Rachel said as she turned to face Santana.
Santana gulped, she was sure she had just blown any chance she had with Rachel.
"I know that our last date was a bit of a disaster so I would like to take you out again. This time no limo's or fancy restaurants. Just me and you."
Santana was too shocked to say anything. She opened her mouth to say yes but no words came out. By the time she actually got her voice to work Sue had made her way back in to the room and was observing them with a slight disgust.
"Lopez briefing room Now!" Sue barked
"Uh yes Captain…Rach I Wou..." Santana began
"Now Lopez!...you can organise you little play date some other time " Sue said as she marched past the two "If I make it to the Briefing room before you Lopez you'll be on cleaning duty for a month"
Santana smiled "I would love to go on another date with you Rachel" she said as she reached for Rachel's hand and gave it a kiss "Just tell me a time and a place and I'll be there…but right now I have to go" she winked and gave Rachel's hand another peck before turning and sprinting after her captain.
Rachel left the station with a giddy smile on her face. When she got outside she grabbed her Phone and pressed 1 on her speed dial.
"Kurt I need a favour"
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