Rachel Berry

Private First Class Berry at your service. I used to be on Broadway...now I perform for my fellow troops in the forces

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“It is and its one I’ve had to explain my whole life” she told her girlfriend with a serious look on her face. “You wont believe how many people thought I was just a cocky asshole growing up” She laughed at Santana’s worries “While I think it would be fun to count cards and bet thousands on a hand of blackjack…. Im just not that good at math. If we moved to Vegas I’d much rather be a showgirl than a gambler.”

“You have to drive it” Rachel insisted “I had a hard enough time seeing over the steering wheel that time my dad bought a pick up truck when I was in high school. I had to sit on a phone book like an old lady” She rolled her eyes at the memory “But the extra room would be great.”

“Really?” her wide-eyed stare was entirely put on, and she knew that Rachel would know that full well.  “I honestly cannot believe that anyone would ever think that.”  Rachel’s laugh made her smile as well, and Santana looked her up and down with a grin.  “I’d much rather you be a showgirl too.  You’d look pretty hot in one of those costumes, and there’d be much less risk of getting beaten up by the mobsters who run the city.”

Santana laughed, resisting the urge to tease Rachel any further about her height - at least for now.  “I’d be happy to drive it, honestly.  I think it’d be a blast to drive and when we got tired we could just find somewhere to park and sleep for the night.  Easy as pie.”

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“YES!” Rachel maintained her serious tone and demeanor. “I KNOW! I am the nicest, most selfless, person I know. I don't know what was wrong with all of them” she insisted rolling her eyes. “Yeah I bet you would perv” Rachel joked smacking at Santana’s leg. “Though I am positive you wouldn't appreciate the attention I’d get as a showgirl. Then you’d be the one on the wrong side of the Vegas mob. Looks like were just not gonna be cut out for  Vegas life.” she shrugged.

Rachel was sort of surprised Santana let the joke she’d offer up on a platter go, but just chuckled at how seemingly excited Santana was about the possibility of driving an rv around the country. “If you are really that excited about it, Im sure we could drive down to Florida. I'm not sure I’d last any longer in an RV without driving us both insane. But, if you really want to we can do Disney first then hit the Bahamas afterwards.” She offered happily.

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Rachel watched as Santana’s cheeks pinked up with a soft smile. She loved when she was able to take her girlfriend by surprise with a comment and make her smile or blush. “thanks” she grinned back happily.

“Not cocky… confident.” She corrected easily with a cocky smile that that clearly proved her words wrong. “All it takes is a few lucky hands to turn the tides.” she said happily as she watched Santana shuffle the cards. “All this game is is luck and a little math” she shrugged.

She laughed at Santana’s excitement “It might slow us down a bit. We’ll have to get a much bigger car, thats for sure” she thought about it out loud “But we’ll figure it out. Its a good bed and it deserves to go on vacation with us too” she nodded

“Yeah well, when I start something i see it thought” she explained easily. “But hey thats a good idea! We can get some kind of trailer or something and an SUV so we can keep our mattress AND all the necessities we HAVE to buy from the theme parks with us as we travel.”  

“Oh, I see.  That’s a really important distinction.  Because if you were being cocky, then I might have to find some way to punish you for it.  But if you’re just being confident, that’s a different story altogether.”  Her eyes narrowed a little as Rachel described poker.  “Why does this sound like the start of a speech that ends with us moving to Nevada so you can be a card shark?  I keep telling you, it’s not as easy as it looks in the movies and you’ll get your legs broken.”

Santana stroked her chin thoughtfully, a delighted twinkle in her eyes.  “It really does, it’s been good to us so we owe it the same in return.”  She chuckled at Rachel’s idea.  “Actually, that would be epic.  Maybe we can just go the whole way and get an RV or something.  One of the big huge ones, and then we’ll have tons of room and be able to sleep in our own bed.”  The trailer would work too, but there was something amusing about picturing her tiny girlfriend behind the wheel of a giant RV.

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“It is and its one I’ve had to explain my whole life” she told her girlfriend with a serious look on her face. “You wont believe how many people thought I was just a cocky asshole growing up” She laughed at Santana’s worries “While I think it would be fun to count cards and bet thousands on a hand of blackjack.... Im just not that good at math. If we moved to Vegas I’d much rather be a showgirl than a gambler.”

“You have to drive it” Rachel insisted “I had a hard enough time seeing over the steering wheel that time my dad bought a pick up truck when I was in high school. I had to sit on a phone book like an old lady” She rolled her eyes at the memory “But the extra room would be great.”

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Rachel laughed at the joke before shaking her head “Nahh, I think you’re actually pretty perfect.” she told her with a soft smile. “I wouldn’t change anything” sure Santana wasnt perfect and they had their personality differences, which made some things difficult between them sometimes, but she loved that about them, No matter how much they pissed each other off sometimes, Rachel loved her the way she was.

After laying her cards out she eagerly awaited Santana’s reveal to see if she actually did beat her. it was a solid hand but not unbeatable, or at least Santana had taught her. When she heard those magic words, ‘got me’ her eyes widened and her face broke into a huge smile “YES!” She celebrated with a slightly over the top fist pump. “Told you babe, my comeback is in full swing” she rubbed it in just a little bit with a cocky grin, even doing a little dance in her seat.

“For sure” She agreed “as soon as we get a few good nights sleep in our amazing bed, that I am positive misses us as much as we miss it. We can head straight…there. Where ever we decide we are going.”

Rachel nodded excitedly in agreement “Yeah, took a little longer than I thought it would, but we got there in the end.”. She laughed but then mustered the most serious look she could before saying “Absolutely, Im devoting my life to getting us to the front of every theme park line in America. Nothing else matters anymore. We’ll sell the apartment pack all of our most important possessions and hit the road immediately”

The number of people who had been able to make Santana blush over the years was an infinitesimally small one, but Rachel had very quickly climbed to the top of the list and even managed to be a repeat performer - something no one else had ever managed.  Her cheeks darkened, and she cleared a suspicious lump in her throat before meeting her girlfriend’s eyes.  “Same here, babe.”

Santana quickly shuffled her cards into the deck, making sure that they couldn’t be turned over to reveal her deception.  Rachel’s happy smile and cheers were absolutely worth losing a hand or two - it wasn’t something that she’d do often, because it would start getting obvious, but on rare occasions it was well worth the effort.  “Look at you, getting all cocky,” she stuck her tongue out.  “We’ll see about that, a few lucky hands don’t make a comeback.”

Her eyes widened with desire.  “Oh my god, our bed.  I may never leave it again.  We might even have to bring it on the road with us, because we’ve been away from it for far too long now.” 

Rachel’s reply left her snorting laughter.  “I’m still surprised you managed to stick around long enough to find one, but I’m glad you’re more patient than I am.  And I’m a hundred percent on board with this plan, actually, as long as we have some place to keep all the things we buy at the parks.”

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Rachel watched as Santana’s cheeks pinked up with a soft smile. She loved when she was able to take her girlfriend by surprise with a comment and make her smile or blush. “thanks” she grinned back happily.

“Not cocky... confident.” She corrected easily with a cocky smile that that clearly proved her words wrong. “All it takes is a few lucky hands to turn the tides.” she said happily as she watched Santana shuffle the cards. “All this game is is luck and a little math” she shrugged.

She laughed at Santana’s excitement “It might slow us down a bit. We’ll have to get a much bigger car, thats for sure” she thought about it out loud “But we’ll figure it out. Its a good bed and it deserves to go on vacation with us too” she nodded

“Yeah well, when I start something i see it thought” she explained easily. “But hey thats a good idea! We can get some kind of trailer or something and an SUV so we can keep our mattress AND all the necessities we HAVE to buy from the theme parks with us as we travel.”  

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Rachel laughed at Santana’s sarcastic comment “Yeah, it really is a problem. I’m glad you’ve finally acknowledged it.” she teased with a grin. Rachel smiled over at Santana happily. She was very happy that there wasnt a doubt in Santana’s mind of how much she loved her. It was important to Rachel that she did a good job of showing her girlfriend just how much she cared about her , not that she expected credit or anything for doing it. She would have been way more miserable going home without her and worrying than she was sleeping in the less than comfortable couch/bed.

“Well I guess We’ll see” she stated confidently as she laid her cards down showing her straight, cards arranged from smallest to largest. “Straight. What do you have?” she asked happily.

“Then we’ll plan it.” Rachel told her excitedly “We can even start tonight. Break out the iPad, see where we want to go and what we want to do. Then as soon as we’re given the all clear and after a few days of relaxing at home we can go!”

Rachel laughed at Santana’s comment “If I’d have thought about that before I would have dragged you to Disneyland a long time ago! Finally found a good use for you” she teased.

“I should probably work on it, but I’ve just got so many other personality flaws to work on that I have to get fixed first,” Santana’s words were only half joking - she knew she wasn’t perfect, but there really wasn’t much that she’d change about herself even if she could.  Rachel’s smile meant the world to her, and the way that she could let her girlfriend know how much her actions meant in few words was one of the best parts of their ability to have unspoken conversations.  If Rachel had left her, even out of necessity, she knew that her recovery would have taken much longer than it had.

It wasn’t something she’d do for most people, but Santana took one look at Rachel’s cards and knew that she wasn’t going to take the win from her.  It would make her look less happy, and Santana couldn’t have that.  So she put on an expression of disgust that she hoped didn’t look too fake and set down her cards - face down this time.  “Got me,” she rolled her eyes.  “Good hand, babe.”

Her eagerness made Santana eager in return, and she nodded eagerly.  “That sounds like a hell of a plan to me.  We can pack soon too, so the minute we feel ready we can just hit the road and be gone.”  Their life in New York was great, but the thought of being somewhere else for a while was pretty intoxicating.

“I knew there had to be one, if we thought about it for long enough,” she chuckled.  “I have a feeling we’re going to be doing all the theme parks now, aren’t we?”

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Rachel laughed at the joke before shaking her head “Nahh, I think you’re actually pretty perfect.” she told her with a soft smile. “I wouldn't change anything” sure Santana wasnt perfect and they had their personality differences, which made some things difficult between them sometimes, but she loved that about them, No matter how much they pissed each other off sometimes, Rachel loved her the way she was.

After laying her cards out she eagerly awaited Santana’s reveal to see if she actually did beat her. it was a solid hand but not unbeatable, or at least Santana had taught her. When she heard those magic words, ‘got me’ her eyes widened and her face broke into a huge smile “YES!” She celebrated with a slightly over the top fist pump. “Told you babe, my comeback is in full swing” she rubbed it in just a little bit with a cocky grin, even doing a little dance in her seat.

“For sure” She agreed “as soon as we get a few good nights sleep in our amazing bed, that I am positive misses us as much as we miss it. We can head straight...there. Where ever we decide we are going.”

Rachel nodded excitedly in agreement “Yeah, took a little longer than I thought it would, but we got there in the end.”. She laughed but then mustered the most serious look she could before saying “Absolutely, Im devoting my life to getting us to the front of every theme park line in America. Nothing else matters anymore. We’ll sell the apartment pack all of our most important possessions and hit the road immediately”

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“How very selfless of you” Rachel joked with a grin at her girlfriend. If there was one thing Santana had never done it was belittle what mild sexually adventurous side Rachel did have. If anything she’d broadened her horizons a fair bit during the course of their relationship. “Well lucky for you I do not have any such kink, so  you should have no doubt that I have only been here because I love you.” She added with a smile and a little wink.

“What can I say?” She asked mirroring Santana’s previous open armed gesture “I might be mounting a comeback late in the game” she suggested playfully as she picked up her new card and added it to her hand, keeping her face neutral as she looked over her now completed straight from 5-9, happy knowing she had a good hand for once and good chance to take this one.

“God, no I wouldnt do either of those things if someone paid me” She laughed off Santana’s ridiculously perfect response of going if Rachel really wanted to. “Ohhh I like the sound of those” she smiled happily “We should do both” she suggested “Hawaii or the Bahamas, then hit Disney on the way home for a few days.” 

“I know, it’s a character flaw really - I’m too selfless sometimes,” Santana joked.  She’d never had any complaints about their sex life and never would, because they were on the same page and willing to explore with each other - that was all she’d ever ask for.  “I never did,” she promised softly, looking adoringly at Rachel.  That was the truth; no one else would have done what Rachel had done for her, and no one would have sat at her bedside for so long if they didn’t love her.

Santana waggled her eyebrows.  “Or, maybe I’m just giving you a ray of hope so that I can crush you again before we’re finished.”  She spread her cards in her hand and grinned - on the inside, at least.  Outwardly she showed no change in her expression.  The hand was good - a solid full house, queens over sixes - and unless Rachel was hiding something pretty good then she could be confident about taking it.

“Thank god,” Santana exhaled dramatically.  “Because I love you, and I would, but after our time in the service I don’t think I ever want to hike again.”  Rachel’s response made her grin excitedly.  “Yeah?  I could totally do both, that’d be awesome.”  Leaning forward, she stage-whispered to Rachel.  “And if you take me to Disney we get to to cut in all the lines.”

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Rachel laughed at Santana’s sarcastic comment “Yeah, it really is a problem. I'm glad you’ve finally acknowledged it.” she teased with a grin. Rachel smiled over at Santana happily. She was very happy that there wasnt a doubt in Santana’s mind of how much she loved her. It was important to Rachel that she did a good job of showing her girlfriend just how much she cared about her , not that she expected credit or anything for doing it. She would have been way more miserable going home without her and worrying than she was sleeping in the less than comfortable couch/bed.

“Well I guess We’ll see” she stated confidently as she laid her cards down showing her straight, cards arranged from smallest to largest. “Straight. What do you have?” she asked happily.

“Then we’ll plan it.” Rachel told her excitedly “We can even start tonight. Break out the iPad, see where we want to go and what we want to do. Then as soon as we’re given the all clear and after a few days of relaxing at home we can go!”

Rachel laughed at Santana’s comment “If I’d have thought about that before I would have dragged you to Disneyland a long time ago! Finally found a good use for you” she teased.

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Rachel laughed at that. “You are very open minded thank you for that” She placiated her with a pat on the thigh even while she was still laughing. “But you’re right that would be weird if I came out of this with a patient kink I’d be really worried about me if I were you. I stayed here with you for weeks, but then it would be, ‘did she do it for me…. or her kink?”‘ she teased. “Ooo” she said excitedly “I look forward to seeing that Ms Lopez” she replied in an overly formal tone and a wink at the end for good measure. “Oh Ill figure it out.” She warned as she waited for all the cards to be dealt before picking them up and looking over her cards, rearranging them she realized she had and open straight which could be completed on either end. “Just one” she announced with a raised eyebrow overdoing her ‘suspicious face’

“Oh yeah for sure 50% off blood work, 20% off bone setting. Its really sad how desperate they are”. Rachel smiled up at her girlfriend when she took her hand, giving it a little squeeze in return. “I love you” She replied in a soft tone and a little shrug. “Yes” She agreed emphatically  “Once you are back to 100% we’ll go wherever you want on vacation. Maybe run a marathon or climb a mountain?” she suggested with a grin.

“What can I say?” Santana joked and spread her hands in a questioning gesture.  “I try to be open to most kinks, the world’s a lot more fun that way.”  She considered Rachel’s point and nodded.  “That’s true, it would always have to be in the back of my mind that you were just here to check me out in this sweet gown.”  Rachel’s wink was what made her laugh the hardest.  “I look forward to showing it to you, Miss Berry.”  Santana picked up her own hand and had to fight to keep a straight face.  How she’d managed to deal herself three queens was a mystery but one she wouldn’t look into very much.  “Ooh, one for the Private, interesting.  Dealer will take two.”  She dealt Rachel’s card, and then her own.

“Next thing you know, they’ll be giving buy one broken leg setting, get one free sales or something.  Two pints of O negative for the price of one.”  Santana gave her hand a squeeze in reply, chuckling at Rachel’s suggestions.  “I mean, if you really wanted to.  I was thinking something a little more tropical, with sandy beaches and drinks with little umbrellas.  Or maybe Disneyland.”

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“How very selfless of you” Rachel joked with a grin at her girlfriend. If there was one thing Santana had never done it was belittle what mild sexually adventurous side Rachel did have. If anything she’d broadened her horizons a fair bit during the course of their relationship. “Well lucky for you I do not have any such kink, so  you should have no doubt that I have only been here because I love you.” She added with a smile and a little wink.

“What can I say?” She asked mirroring Santana’s previous open armed gesture “I might be mounting a comeback late in the game” she suggested playfully as she picked up her new card and added it to her hand, keeping her face neutral as she looked over her now completed straight from 5-9, happy knowing she had a good hand for once and good chance to take this one.

“God, no I wouldnt do either of those things if someone paid me” She laughed off Santana’s ridiculously perfect response of going if Rachel really wanted to. “Ohhh I like the sound of those” she smiled happily “We should do both” she suggested “Hawaii or the Bahamas, then hit Disney on the way home for a few days.” 

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Rachel laughed at that “I mean I do enjoy the view every now and then, but I don’t have some weird sick patient kink. I dont need a hospital gown to see your butt” she reminded her with a grin, “So ill just be excited to see your butt with in the walls of our home and not next to some weird hospital machinery”. Rachel happily gave a little bounce in her seat when she realized she won. “Cant win them all, then I would know for sure you were cheating. Its all part of the process.”

“Oh yeah, the end to the stage promo will bring this place to its knees” she agreed. Rachel smiled over at Santana giving her hand a little squeeze “You dont have to thank me” she agreed easily “But there is no where I would have rather been over the last few weeks than right there with you babe.” she promised her easily. “I would have been freaking out if I had to go home alone and thinking about you needing something or being scared, or something happening while I wasnt here. So, this was where I needed to be,”

“That’s good, because I’m not really sure that I’d want “hospital patient” to be one of your kinks.  I’m pretty open-minded, but that would just get weird.  Next thing you know I’d be sleeping in an oxygen tent or something to turn you on,” Santana teased.  “I’m very excited to show you my butt outside of this hospital, to be honest.”  Rachel’s happiness was well worth losing the hand.  “Shoot, you caught onto me.  Now you need to figure out the pattern and you’ll know when I’m letting you win.”  She gathered the cards and began to shuffle with practiced ease.

Nodding, Santana laughed.  “I knew it.  Next thing you know they’ll be having some kind of sale on their services just to bring all of the Broadway people back.”  She set the cards down long enough to take Rachel’s hand.  “I don’t have to, but I want to.  I think we should figure out something fun for us to go and do when we leave here.  Something that doesn’t involve you sleeping in an uncomfortable temporary bed for weeks.”

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Rachel laughed at that. “You are very open minded thank you for that” She placiated her with a pat on the thigh even while she was still laughing. “But you’re right that would be weird if I came out of this with a patient kink I’d be really worried about me if I were you. I stayed here with you for weeks, but then it would be, ‘did she do it for me.... or her kink?”‘ she teased. “Ooo” she said excitedly “I look forward to seeing that Ms Lopez” she replied in an overly formal tone and a wink at the end for good measure. “Oh Ill figure it out.” She warned as she waited for all the cards to be dealt before picking them up and looking over her cards, rearranging them she realized she had and open straight which could be completed on either end. “Just one” she announced with a raised eyebrow overdoing her ‘suspicious face’

“Oh yeah for sure 50% off blood work, 20% off bone setting. Its really sad how desperate they are”. Rachel smiled up at her girlfriend when she took her hand, giving it a little squeeze in return. “I love you” She replied in a soft tone and a little shrug. “Yes” She agreed emphatically  “Once you are back to 100% we’ll go wherever you want on vacation. Maybe run a marathon or climb a mountain?” she suggested with a grin.

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Rachel looked up from her shuffling with a grin at the mention of the assless gown. “Hey what you do with that aspect of your wardrobe is your business” she insisted with raised eyebrows. Rachel nodded and dealt out three cards to Santana before announcing“Dealer takes two” she was nothing if not very clear on following the rules. Picking up her two cards she was pretty surprised to see that she got a pair of fives that along with the three tens she kept gave her a full house, her first good hand since they started playing. “Full house” she bragged as she put her cards down face up.

“I cant believe they would treat us like this, after all the bad publicity i threatened them with, you should have gotten two new legs  at least” she rolled her eyes “The incompetence is unreal.”. Rachel smiled up at her girlfriend “Home will me amazing” she agreed “As much as I love my couch bed…. i cant wait to leave it behind. Once we get the all clear which should be in the next day or so, we’ll never leave the apartment and out amazing bed ever again.”

Santana snorted, shaking her head in amusement.  “Why do I have a feeling you’ve been on the phone to some hospital supply company trying to find out if you can order these for me to wear at home?”  Not that she’d have any problem with that, because she’d wear just about anything if it turned Rachel on, but the pretence had be kept up.  Accepting her three cards, she slid them into her hand and studied it with a neutral expression.  It was crap, of the highest order - a low pair and three cards that didn’t help or compliment it at all.  As soon as Rachel slapped her cards down, Santana let out a curse under her breath.  “A pair of threes - looks like you win that one, Private, so if I’m hiding any cards I’m obviously not using them well.”

She rolled her eyes in imaginary exasperation.  “Honestly, I think you need to spread the word among the Broadway crowd that no one should support this place.  That’ll teach them.”  Reaching over, her face taking on a rare serious expression, she held Rachel’s hand.  “I know you’re going to say I don’t have to say it, but…thank you, babe.  For staying with me this whole time.  It would have been a lot scarier if I had to wake up in an empty room.”

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Rachel laughed at that “I mean I do enjoy the view every now and then, but I don't have some weird sick patient kink. I dont need a hospital gown to see your butt” she reminded her with a grin, “So ill just be excited to see your butt with in the walls of our home and not next to some weird hospital machinery”. Rachel happily gave a little bounce in her seat when she realized she won. “Cant win them all, then I would know for sure you were cheating. Its all part of the process.”

“Oh yeah, the end to the stage promo will bring this place to its knees” she agreed. Rachel smiled over at Santana giving her hand a little squeeze “You dont have to thank me” she agreed easily “But there is no where I would have rather been over the last few weeks than right there with you babe.” she promised her easily. “I would have been freaking out if I had to go home alone and thinking about you needing something or being scared, or something happening while I wasnt here. So, this was where I needed to be,”

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“You’re hiding cards or something” She grumbled straightening up the pile of cards to put back into a stack so she could shuffle them. After a few shuffles she dealt them out once again. Setting the pile down and picking up her cards she started rearranging them in order so she could decide what she wanted to do. finally setting down two she looked up to wait for Santana to see what she wanted. 

“WHAT?” Rachel asked in mock shock as she flipped the blanket back covering Santana’s legs. “I am going to write a strongly worded letter to the hospital board. How dare they keep us here so long and NOT have regrown your leg. Its outrageous!”

“Hiding cards,” Santana repeated with a dubious look on her face.  “Where, pray tell, do you think I’m hiding cards in my assless hospital gown?”  It wasn’t the first time she’d complained about the gowns, although they were only halfhearted complaints since she knew Rachel didn’t mind the view.  Rachel’s deal left her with a mess, a single low pair and three cards that didn’t help.  “Three, please.”

Rachel did fake outrage better than anyone, and Santana just about doubled over laughing.  “I really think you should, this is shoddy service at best.”  Setting her cards down for a moment, she stretched and yawned.  “I can’t wait to go home, though, seriously.  To be in our bed again instead of this thing.”

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Rachel looked up from her shuffling with a grin at the mention of the assless gown. “Hey what you do with that aspect of your wardrobe is your business” she insisted with raised eyebrows. Rachel nodded and dealt out three cards to Santana before announcing“Dealer takes two” she was nothing if not very clear on following the rules. Picking up her two cards she was pretty surprised to see that she got a pair of fives that along with the three tens she kept gave her a full house, her first good hand since they started playing. “Full house” she bragged as she put her cards down face up.

“I cant believe they would treat us like this, after all the bad publicity i threatened them with, you should have gotten two new legs  at least” she rolled her eyes “The incompetence is unreal.”. Rachel smiled up at her girlfriend “Home will me amazing” she agreed “As much as I love my couch bed.... i cant wait to leave it behind. Once we get the all clear which should be in the next day or so, we’ll never leave the apartment and out amazing bed ever again.”

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It instant Rachel heard that the infection was under control and they wouldn’t have to take any more of the leg, she felt a sense of relief flood through her that she’d never experienced in her life. She kept it together as the doctor smiled and explained he would have them out of there in the next few days and thanked him. As Santana collapsed into her arms she let out a deep breath that puffed out her cheeks as she looked up at the ceiling just taking a moment to let that information sink in. Her arms wrapped around Santana already rubbing her hands up and down her back. Her moment lasted only a split second, but it seemed like it lasted forever to her. Finally with tears streaming down her cheeks she leaned in to kiss the top of Santana’s head and just held her and whispered into her ear as they both decompressed from the stress and worry of the situation

“What?!” Rachel almost squeaked “How - you’re cheating” she accused with a glare. “I had a straight but, who cares” she complained tossing her cards into the middle of the table. “I dont know how when I dealt that hand, but I know youre cheating”  

Santana grinned.  “If you can figure out a way for me to cheat a hand you deal, I’d really love to know what it is.  I should have warned you that you were playing with the best damn card player in my unit.”  There were still a lot of meals and a great deal of pocket change owed to her by people who were no longer alive to pay their debts.  She pulled away from that line of thought, though, looking over at Rachel.

“You know, they never did grow me that new leg you promised.  I’m really disappointed.”  It was a silly joke, but it felt nice to be able to laugh at things like that again.  The stress of the last little while was past, and she could envision the future without worrying that the rest of her leg was going to be taken away along with her mobility.

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“You’re hiding cards or something” She grumbled straightening up the pile of cards to put back into a stack so she could shuffle them. After a few shuffles she dealt them out once again. Setting the pile down and picking up her cards she started rearranging them in order so she could decide what she wanted to do. finally setting down two she looked up to wait for Santana to see what she wanted. 

“WHAT?” Rachel asked in mock shock as she flipped the blanket back covering Santana’s legs. “I am going to write a strongly worded letter to the hospital board. How dare they keep us here so long and NOT have regrown your leg. Its outrageous!”

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“Im glad were on the same page about it” Rachel nodded “Well obviously I would play me. If not we dont sell it to the studio, obviously.” . She smiled at Santana and nodded “Yeah lets do it.” she agreed as she mirrored their ipad to the hospital room TV and selected the next episode from their queue. Rachel arranged the pillows on the couch and sat back for a moment before turning to Santana. “Let me know if you need anything”

“Yeah I agree” she grimaced at the though of pervy jokes she could come up with there. “No extra arms or legs, we both leave here as we came in. With maybe less infection.” She added at end of that “Then everything will be perfect.”

In the end, nearly a week passed before the doctors declared Santana’s infection stabilized and let she and Rachel both know that they wouldn’t have to remove her leg.  She kept it together long enough for the doctor to leave the room before she cried in Rachel’s arms for longer than she’d ever have admitted.  It had been the source of so much stress, and she was so relieved to know that she could carry on as normal.  Only a few more days in the hospital, she was promised, and then they could send her home.

Now that the worst was over, though, she was just antsy.  The time she spent watching television with Rachel had turned into card games and board games, and even those were having trouble keeping her attention.  “Full house,” she crowed, “aces over eights.  Beat that.”

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It instant Rachel heard that the infection was under control and they wouldn’t have to take any more of the leg, she felt a sense of relief flood through her that she’d never experienced in her life. She kept it together as the doctor smiled and explained he would have them out of there in the next few days and thanked him. As Santana collapsed into her arms she let out a deep breath that puffed out her cheeks as she looked up at the ceiling just taking a moment to let that information sink in. Her arms wrapped around Santana already rubbing her hands up and down her back. Her moment lasted only a split second, but it seemed like it lasted forever to her. Finally with tears streaming down her cheeks she leaned in to kiss the top of Santana’s head and just held her and whispered into her ear as they both decompressed from the stress and worry of the situation

“What?!” Rachel almost squeaked “How - you’re cheating” she accused with a glare. “I had a straight but, who cares” she complained tossing her cards into the middle of the table. “I dont know how when I dealt that hand, but I know youre cheating”  

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“Yeah but it would make for a really dramatic love story.” she pointed out. “Two lovers separated by injury just a few rooms and their journey back to each other. I think I’d see that movie” she grinned at Santana. “But I guess for the sake of convenience and my desire to not have either of us in the hospital let alone both of us we should stick to appropriate behavior….. so… what do you want to watch on TV?” she asked.

“Oh yeah, leg regeneration is one of the main reasons I keep coming back here” she nodded. “You never know when you’ll just need an extra. Oh, should I cancel my appointment for an extra arm consult? I figured I’d surprise you, but if you think its weird then maybe Ill pass.”

“I can see the Nicholas Sparks novelization now,” Santana didn’t even know why she knew that name, but that was another issue altogether.  “And I’d watch anything with us in it, honestly, but they’d better find someone appropriately hot to play you or I’ll withhold our approval.”  She pondered that for a moment - her head was still a little fuzzy, but the sandwich had helped a lot in that regard, so she was up for something more than a comedy.  “Game of Thrones?”

Santana buried her head in her hands to hide how hard she was laughing.  “Part of me wants to make really pervy jokes about what you could do with a third arm, and part of me thinks that’d be weird even for me.  o yeah, let’s maybe pass on that.”

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“Im glad were on the same page about it” Rachel nodded “Well obviously I would play me. If not we dont sell it to the studio, obviously.” . She smiled at Santana and nodded “Yeah lets do it.” she agreed as she mirrored their ipad to the hospital room TV and selected the next episode from their queue. Rachel arranged the pillows on the couch and sat back for a moment before turning to Santana. “Let me know if you need anything”

“Yeah I agree” she grimaced at the though of pervy jokes she could come up with there. “No extra arms or legs, we both leave here as we came in. With maybe less infection.” She added at end of that “Then everything will be perfect.”

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“Yeah hurting each other isnt really creating a ‘healing’ environment” she agreed with a eye roll like she was conceeding something, which they both knew she hated. “So, in summation” she grinned “We have established that we need to stick somewhere between weird hospital sex and getting into a fist fight in this room. Its a small window, but I think we can manage it” She joked. “Im glad we have the expected hospital behaviors clearly defined.”

“Exactly” she nodded “We’ll be home in no time. Once they get that leg all healed up and…. regrown we’re out, so like… two three days tops right?” she joked again seeing that Santana was actually genuinely enjoying their banter. And If Santana was smiling and having a good time then Rachel would make all the stupid and inappropriate jokes she could think of. “They really might be” She agreed. “Im glad you made me try it” She said for what had to be the hundredth time. Rachel had insisted she’d already known where the best deli in the city was and didnt need to go to Santana’s but after being worn down she caved and went and her life was changed. Of course Santana was gloaty about it all the time.  “Well hopefully not all in one sitting becasue then we’d be back here with a whole new set of issued.”

“Probably not, no.  I think they’d frown on that sort of thing, and I don’t know if there’s room for another hospital bed in this room or not, so you’d probably be down the hall and we’d have to arrange visiting hours or something…it’d just be awkward and annoying for us both.”  Rachel’s eyeroll made her chuckle - she was familiar with the way her girlfriend didn’t like making concessions, even jokingly.  “That is a small window,” Santana mused, “but I’m sure we can find something in there that works.  You’re right, it’s nice to have our boundaries clearly defined.”

Santana snorted.  “Totally.  Turns out the better hospitals can just regrow a leg overnight.  They even asked if I wanted an extra arm while they’re at it, but I figured that’d probably just be awkward.”  It was a silly conversation, but she appreciated Rachel playing along.  Anything that might help distract her from what was happening was nice.  “I’m glad I did too - you were stubborn about it, of course, but I knew that once you tried them you’d see that I was right.”  She considered that for a moment.  “Good point.  They’re good sandwiches, but I don’t know if they’re good enough to have my stomach pumped over them.”

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“Yeah but it would make for a really dramatic love story.” she pointed out. “Two lovers separated by injury just a few rooms and their journey back to each other. I think I’d see that movie” she grinned at Santana. “But I guess for the sake of convenience and my desire to not have either of us in the hospital let alone both of us we should stick to appropriate behavior..... so... what do you want to watch on TV?” she asked.

“Oh yeah, leg regeneration is one of the main reasons I keep coming back here” she nodded. “You never know when you’ll just need an extra. Oh, should I cancel my appointment for an extra arm consult? I figured I’d surprise you, but if you think its weird then maybe Ill pass.”

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“See” Rachel pointed at her “You get it” She joked “Theres just so much sex appeal here” she motioned around her to the IV stand and various monitors and machines. “Why thank you” she took her compliments easily then moved right along. “That is the only way we will get out of this argument without bloodshed.” she agreed with Santana’s agree to disagree.

“Well there is something to look forward to” she grinned lifting her water bottle in solute of her girlfriend. “After our …. lovey stay here of course” she joked. “good girl” she smiled at her girlfriend and reached over to pat her leg. Hopefully they’d be out of here after a few days. Rachel knew Santana was doing as much as she could to ‘get better’ but that she hated every moment she was here, which is why Rachel was working so hard to make this as enjoyable as possible. “Delicious” she replied wiping her face. “I’m not sure how they make a veggie sandwich taste so amazing, but they really do. How’s yours?”

“Totally,” Santana followed her motion and couldn’t help but grin.  “All that beeping and bags full of fluid, who could possibly resist?”  That didn’t even cover the grosser parts of the whole setting, but she didn’t really need to get into that.  “You’re welcome - and let’s definitely avoid bloodshed, because I don’t think they want us injuring each other in here.”  Even if it was the safest place for that.

Santana raised her bottle in return, grinning back at Rachel.  “Which will hopefully be over as soon as possible.”  That might have been more of a fantasy on her part, because she had no idea how long it might take even after the doctor’s interventions - or even what the final outcome would be.  But for the moment she’d focus on Rachel and the effort her girlfriend was going to to make her happy in the worst of times.  “Because they’re by far the best deli on the planet, that’s why.”  She took another couple of bites of hers and wiped her mouth.  “It is awesome.  I swear I could eat hundreds of these.”

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“Yeah hurting each other isnt really creating a ‘healing’ environment” she agreed with a eye roll like she was conceeding something, which they both knew she hated. “So, in summation” she grinned “We have established that we need to stick somewhere between weird hospital sex and getting into a fist fight in this room. Its a small window, but I think we can manage it” She joked. “Im glad we have the expected hospital behaviors clearly defined.”

“Exactly” she nodded “We’ll be home in no time. Once they get that leg all healed up and.... regrown we’re out, so like... two three days tops right?” she joked again seeing that Santana was actually genuinely enjoying their banter. And If Santana was smiling and having a good time then Rachel would make all the stupid and inappropriate jokes she could think of. “They really might be” She agreed. “Im glad you made me try it” She said for what had to be the hundredth time. Rachel had insisted she’d already known where the best deli in the city was and didnt need to go to Santana’s but after being worn down she caved and went and her life was changed. Of course Santana was gloaty about it all the time.  “Well hopefully not all in one sitting becasue then we’d be back here with a whole new set of issued.”

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“But I think hospitals are so sexy” Rachel pouted at Santana’s words before laughing. “You know how I love to put on a show” she shrugged as she ate her food. “I don’t think I am cuter than you” she argued with a shake of her head “Not right now anyways” she grinned at her “All the more reason to love you so much.”

“Well then, I guess I have a lot  of thanks to look forward to when you get home” she played along “I guess we will just have to make sure you really heal and get your strength back up while you’re here then.” she pointed out as she crumbled up the paper from her sandwich after she’d taken the last bite.

“Oh yeah,” Santana laughed.  “There’s nothing like assless gowns and the smell of bleach to get my juices flowing.”  She nodded.  “Yeah, I do know that - and you always put on a good one.”  Rachel’s denial was met with a swift shake of Santana’s head.  “I do think so, but I guess we’ll have to agree to disagree on that one.”  It never got old hearing that Rachel loved her, and she gave a slightly dazed smile in response.

“Mmm, you really do.  Enough thanks that you might need a day to recover when I’m finished.”  She held up her sandwich and took a big bite, demonstrating her readiness to get healed up and out of the hospital.  For almost ten minutes she hadn’t thought about her leg once, and it was all down to her girlfriend.  “How was your food?”

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“See” Rachel pointed at her “You get it” She joked “Theres just so much sex appeal here” she motioned around her to the IV stand and various monitors and machines. “Why thank you” she took her compliments easily then moved right along. “That is the only way we will get out of this argument without bloodshed.” she agreed with Santana’s agree to disagree.

“Well there is something to look forward to” she grinned lifting her water bottle in solute of her girlfriend. “After our .... lovey stay here of course” she joked. “good girl” she smiled at her girlfriend and reached over to pat her leg. Hopefully they’d be out of here after a few days. Rachel knew Santana was doing as much as she could to ‘get better’ but that she hated every moment she was here, which is why Rachel was working so hard to make this as enjoyable as possible. “Delicious” she replied wiping her face. “I’m not sure how they make a veggie sandwich taste so amazing, but they really do. How’s yours?”

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Rachel grinned proudly at that. It was usually Santana who made something mundane into something overtly sexual. “Well I can make it happen for you babe” She winked at Santana playfully.  “Awwww, San” Rachel gasped getting up and coming over to kiss both her cheeks before planting a kiss on her lips. “You’re so cute, and I love you so much.” She was sometimes so taken aback by the things Santana said to her it made her head spin. It was no secret to Rachel that Santana was sweet and some times sappy, she was romantic and loving, but she didnt always seem to feel comfortable speaking her mind, so when she did it always made Rachel sort of want to cry. “I like looking at you too. Because I get to see someone who others dont too.” She kissed her once more with a smile.

“As fragile as you’re ever going to get is still way more bad ass and strong than most people, so I think your argument is invalid” she notified her easily. 

“Oh I will” she promised happily recapping her water “But honestly you don’t owe me a thing for taking care of you.” she told her easily “I love to do it…. But if you wanted to…. I cant stop you” she shrugged.

“Mmm, I’ll keep that in mind for when we’re home again - no getting your sexy on here, the doctors and nurses don’t need the show.”  Even if her own verbose reply made her feel a little bit embarrassed and warm in the cheeks, Rachel’s reaction made it utterly worth it.  Sometimes she feared that she didn’t let her girlfriend know how much she cared nearly often enough, and she made herself a promise to do that more often.  “I love you too,” she smiled, “but you’re cuter.  And you definitely get to see me the way no one else does.  I wouldn’t share that part of me with anyone but you.”

Santana thought about that for a moment, but couldn’t really see an argument.  There were very few ways in which she was truly fragile, and her girlfriend did have a point - being in a hospital bed didn’t magically make her so.  “I think you’ve got me there, babe.”

Chortling, Santana winked.  “You’re right, you really can’t.  So you’re just going to have to let me thank you over…and over…and over until I know that you understand just how much I appreciate you.”

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“But I think hospitals are so sexy” Rachel pouted at Santana’s words before laughing. “You know how I love to put on a show” she shrugged as she ate her food. “I don't think I am cuter than you” she argued with a shake of her head “Not right now anyways” she grinned at her “All the more reason to love you so much.”

“Well then, I guess I have a lot  of thanks to look forward to when you get home” she played along “I guess we will just have to make sure you really heal and get your strength back up while you’re here then.” she pointed out as she crumbled up the paper from her sandwich after she’d taken the last bite.

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“Wait… is it like some weird librarian thing?” Rachel asked after a moment with a grin. “am I going to have to pull the pencil out and shake my hair out in slow motion for you?” she asked with a growing smile. “Not kinkshaming you, just so I know what I’m getting myself into ahead of time.”. She nodded “That’s  also a super quick way to sink your career especially in the current climate in Hollywood.” There was also the fact that she didn’t want to be a  weirdo but that was too real for the conversation they were having.

“Fragile girl” she repeated with a laugh. “Who else am I beating up, because you surely weren’t just talking about yourself.”. She laughed louder as Santana laughed. “Then I guess we’ll have to stay until you think of a new escape plan”  she pointed out.

Rachel grinned at Santana’s response “Oh well in that case…”she flirted “Yes it does and Ill keep bringing you whatever you need from home.” she promised before taking a drink of her water.

Santana put a hand over her face, laughing softly.  “It wasn’t, and then you went and put that idea in my head.  You’d be super hot rocking the sexy librarian thing, but I honestly meant it in a non-sexual way.  For once,” she added with another laugh.  “I just like looking at you when you’re casual.  The world gets to see Rachel Berry the Broadway Star, but I like that I get to see you just being you.”  She wasn’t usually so verbal, and if she was pressed she’d blame the drugs.  “There’s that, too, we don’t need that.”

“Hey,” she pouted, lip jutting out.  “I’m in a hospital bed with an IV in my arm, that’s as fragile as I’m ever going to get.”  She gestured toward the iPad.  “I’ll look up escape plans after lunch.  For now I’m going to enjoy my sandwich.”

Rachel’s reaction made her smile in response.  “That’s what I thought.  And I definitely owe you lots of fun things when I get out of here, so you can look forward to that.”

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Rachel grinned proudly at that. It was usually Santana who made something mundane into something overtly sexual. “Well I can make it happen for you babe” She winked at Santana playfully.  “Awwww, San” Rachel gasped getting up and coming over to kiss both her cheeks before planting a kiss on her lips. “You’re so cute, and I love you so much.” She was sometimes so taken aback by the things Santana said to her it made her head spin. It was no secret to Rachel that Santana was sweet and some times sappy, she was romantic and loving, but she didnt always seem to feel comfortable speaking her mind, so when she did it always made Rachel sort of want to cry. “I like looking at you too. Because I get to see someone who others dont too.” She kissed her once more with a smile.

“As fragile as you’re ever going to get is still way more bad ass and strong than most people, so I think your argument is invalid” she notified her easily. 

“Oh I will” she promised happily recapping her water “But honestly you don’t owe me a thing for taking care of you.” she told her easily “I love to do it.... But if you wanted to.... I cant stop you” she shrugged.