A/N: So we've reached the end of this story and I just want to say thank you so much for reading/reviewing/favouriting/ following etc, it really does mean a lot to me. Look out for my new story, i should hopefully get it up soon but who knows as I move to London on Saturday but i shall try my best. Hope you like this one.
"You ready for this babe?" Santana asked Quinn, they were in Santana's car parked outside of school. They weren't hiding anymore, they were going to let the school know that they were together and they were in love.
Now that Quinn's parents knew, there really wasn't any point in hiding it anymore. Santana really wished that Quinn's parents could have taken it better, but they didn't. Or rather, her father didn't. Judy just stood there sipping her wine and let Russell take the lead like she always did.
"Ready as I'll ever be" Quinn replied.
"I love you Q" Santana had to tell her before they walked in.
Quinn smiled at her girlfriend and leaned over to give her a kiss on the lips.
"I love you too"
They both got out of the car and intertwined their fingers as they were walking. They were in this together and there was no backing out now. Telling the parents was meant to be the hard thing but there was something about having everyone's prying eyes on them which felt a little nerve-wracking. She knew that they would be the talk of the town, especially Quinn.
Quinn was the poster girl for being straight and now all of that was going to change, it would cause a stir but no matter what Santana was going to be there for her and if anybody messed with them because of it, snix would definitely be on the loose and no one would want that.
They walked into school and as usual they had everyone's eyes on them, only this time they were looking at their conjoined hands.
Santana could hear the whispers of people stood at their lockers, wondering what was going on. She ignored them, her relationship wasn't any of their business.
Luckily, their lockers were right next to each other's so they didn't have to separate themselves from one another.
It was however, unlucky though that they weren't in the same first lesson so they would have to deal with all of this separately for the first hour.
They got their books out and then closed their lockers, they both had a few minutes to spare so Quinn leaned against her locker which Santana standing closely in front of her.
"Everyone is staring at us aren't they?" Santana asked Quinn.
"Pretty much" Quinn confirmed with a smile on her face.
Santana smiled as she saw that Quinn wasn't panicking about what was happening, it would have been her worst nightmare if Quinn would have freaked out and bailed, but she didn't, she was the complete opposite and that pleased her.
"What are you smiling for?"
"It feels good" Quinn responded.
"What does?"
"That we don't have to hide anymore"
"Oh yeah? So you wouldn't mind if I did this?"
Santana leaned that extra space forward so that there was no space in between them, she didn't care that they were at school and that pretty much everyone was watching them, she wanted to kiss her girlfriend.
She connected her lips to Quinn's and as she did she was pretty sure she heard many gasps and a lot more whispering, it was pretty much confirmed right now what was going on between the two of them and everyone had a front row seat to it.
Quinn's hand went up to Santana's cheek, she didn't care that everyone was looking their way, she was out and open and she and Santana were together and in love, nothing anyone could say could ruin this moment right now.
Both of them were getting pretty into the kiss and that's when they knew that they should stop, sure they didn't care that people were watching them but they didn't want to put on too much of a show.
"That should get them talking" Quinn joked and Santana chuckled.
"Well, I guess we should probably get to class" Santana sighed a little, she didn't want to be away from Quinn right now.
"I guess so" Quinn agreed.
"I'll meet you here after?" Santana asked and Quinn nodded.
They gave each other one last kiss before heading off in their own direction. Santana knew that this was going to be a long day full of stares and whispers but as long as she had Quinn by her side she really couldn't care less.
"So, what's the damage?" Santana asked as she walked up to Quinn stood by her locker after the class she just had.
"Well, I had one guy come up to me saying that he was the 'cure' for me and then another saying that you couldn't please me like he could and then I told him that I really doubted that and then Puck came up to me telling me that his ego was hurt at the fact that I chose you over him" Quinn explained.
Santana expected this, she knew that they would be harassed with comments. Santana didn't like that Quinn had to deal with all of this but she knew that her girl could hold her own. Quinn had a bite to her and Santana knew that Quinn could use it whenever so she didn't have to worry. But if someone said those type of comments to Quinn when she was around, the guy would most likely be limping all the way home.
"Are you okay?" Santana had to ask.
Quinn gave her a smile and took her hand and entwined their fingers together. "I'm fine, it'll just take a getting used to is all"
"Well I'm here for you every step of the way"
"I love you for that" Quinn said, "You've been so patient with me these last couple months and now you're helping me get through this thing with my parents, I'm so lucky to have you Santana"
"Yeah well, I'm lucky to have you too" Santana grinned. "Plus, I kind of love all of the jealous looks I'm getting right now"
"What do you mean?"
"All of these guys wish that they could have you on their arm"
"Well they can't because I'm yours" Quinn beamed and Santana matched it, how could she not though? She had the most perfect girl telling her that she was Santana's.
"Say it again"
Quinn grinned, "I'm yours"
Santana couldn't stop herself from leaning in and connecting her lips to Quinn's, she just couldn't resist.
"Quinn?" Santana's mom called through the door of Santana's bedroom, she had a tendency to do that now since she had a few times walked in on some things she would have rather not seen.
Quinn had been staying at Santana's place for over a month now, Santana wasn't going to lie, she loved having Quinn here all the time, some would have thought that it might have taken some magic away from their relationship but it didn't, it only made them stronger and Santana loved that.
"You can come in mom" Santana shouted.
Maribel opened the door and saw the two girl sitting on the bed watching TV.
"Um, Quinn there is someone here to see you"
"Who is it?" Quinn asked in confusion, wondering who it could be.
"Why don't you come downstairs dear"
Both Quinn and Santana got out of bed and followed Maribel downstairs.
It shocked Quinn to see who was standing in the Lopez's kitchen talking to Santana's father.
"Mom?" Quinn said, she hadn't spoken to her mother in over a month, not since the day her dad kicked her out.
"Quinnie" Judy said in a soft voice.
"What are you doing here?" Quinn asked.
"I left your father"
That surprised Quinn.
"What? Why?"
"I never agreed with the way he treated you sweetie, this past month I've tried to get him to see reason but it didn't work, so I left him"
Quinn never thought she would see the day when her mom would stand on her own two feet instead of leaning on her father for everything.
"I want you to come home sweetie, we can be a family again"
"But what about dad?"
"I kicked him out, I know now that a man like that should not be in either of our lives."
"So what? You just expect me to come back with you now? Why couldn't you speak up at the time?" Quinn asked, she was still a little bitter about what happened and that wasn't going to go away so quickly.
"I can't begin to say how sorry I am for that Quinnie, I wish I had but you know you're father, he is a scary man. However, minus all of that I'm here now and I want us to be a proper family, to start fresh" Judy said sincerely.
"Can you expect the fact that I'm with Santana and I love her?" Quinn asked, she wasn't going to live with someone who could accept who she was and who she loved, she wasn't going to risk everything for that.
"I just want you to be happy Quinn" Judy responded and Santana released a small smile at this, right now she could tell that Judy had Quinn's best interests at heart and that was all Santana wanted for her.
"I don't think I can go with you straight away"
"I understand that it will take time for you to trust me again sweetie, but this is a start right?" Just asked, her voice full of hope.
"It's a start" Quinn nodded.
It took one month for Quinn to move back in with her mother, their relationship had never been stronger and she loved that. She didn't need her father because she had one hell of a mom, Judy had really stepped up to fight for Quinn.
Life had been going perfectly for both Quinn and Santana, over time the comments died down, they still got them now and then but it didn't bother them.
Santana had never been this happy before, every day she spent with Quinn she fell even more in love with her if that was even possible.
It was summer in a few months and Santana couldn't think of a better way to spend it than with Quinn.
"Santana?"
Santana turned her head, she and Quinn were both at the park. It was a really sunny day so they figured they would make the best of it.
Right now they were just lying underneath the trees.
"Yeah?"
"What do you reckon will happen with us in the future?" Quinn asked.
Santana turned her eyebrows down, "Why? What brought that thought along?"
"I don't know, I guess I was just wondering about it" Quinn responded, "So, what do you think?"
"Well… next year we're seniors and we'll have a kick ass last year and then we'll both go off to college, you'll go to Yale because you're unbelievably smart and I just know you'll get in and I'll probably go to New York so that I can be close to you. It's only a short commute so I know that we'll be fine. After college you come join me in the city and work there, we'll have a cosy apartment in Manhattan. A little further down the road I'm going to ask you to marry me and I really hope you'll say yes because if you don't you'll probably break my heart. We get married and then I don't know, maybe we'd have kids. I know I wouldn't mind a little you or me running around the place"
Quinn couldn't stop the grin arriving on her face as she listened to Santana's words, she wanted everything Santana had just said.
Sure they were young and they still hadn't even finished high school yet but she knew that she was going to have that future with Santana and she couldn't wait for it.
"You're not scared off by what I just said are you?" Santana asked and Quinn shook her head with a big smile still on her face.
"I want everything you've just said"
"You do?" Santana grinned.
"I do"
"I love you" Santana said first.
"I love you too"
Santana couldn't predict what was going to happen in their future, she knew what she wanted and she hoped that she would get that, but as long as she had Quinn in her life she knew that things would turn out okay.