Prompt: Dani gets a tattoo and Santana goes with her to support her.
"Are you going to cry?" Santana frowned as she sat beside her girlfriend, her knee bouncing anxiously as she stared at the blonde who was laid out on a table. "I don’t think I want to see you cry."
"I haven’t cried since I got my first one," Dani assured the dark-haired woman before offering her hand to her girlfriend who didn’t hesitate to grapple at the limb. "San, how are you more nervous than I am?"
"I-I don’t like the idea of seeing you in pain." Santana explained as she furrowed her brow and shook her head. "I mean, I’m pretty sure I scared Gunther with my Snix side when he accidentally elbowed you in the nose."
"Oh yeah." Dani chuckled before unconsciously reaching up with her empty hand to touch her nose as she remembered the fateful day in the diner. "Well, promise me you won’t threaten to shove a tray up my tattoo artist’s ass, okay?"
"I can’t make that promise." Santana shrugged causing Dani to giggle lightly before the younger woman stood up from her chair, leaning down to brush a kiss across the blonde’s soft lips. "But I’ll try."
"That’s all I ask, babe." Dani replied before Santana released a soft sigh and took her seat beside her girlfriend running her thumb over the blonde’s knuckles as they waited patiently for the artist to return.
Suddenly, a tattooed man came walking into the room and flashed Dani a gentle smile before her turned his back to the women and began to collect everything that he needed to do the art on Dani’s forearm.
"How have you been, D? I see you’ve picked up a new girl." The man smirked as he nodded his head towards Santana who simply perked an eyebrow at his words. "I’m Jared, I’ve done all of Dani’s tattoos."
"Santana." The dark-haired woman snapped.
"I think you might have offended her, J." Dani chuckled before she turned her head to flash a pout at her girlfriend. "I may or may not have been a little bit of a player when I first got to New York."
"Whatever. As long as everyone knows you’re mine now and they better not touch you.” The younger woman grumbled as she lifted Dani’s hand to her lips, pressing a gentle kiss against pale skin.
Jared laughed under his breath as he watched the women interact before he took a seat on the opposite side of Dani, the man carefully cleaning the blonde’s forearm as he scanned the soft skin over a few times.
"I read online that, next to the wrist, the inside of your forearm is one of the most painful places to get a tattoo. All the nerves are right on the surface, you know?" Santana mumbled as she eyed the man cleaning her girlfriend’s arm.
"Thank you so much for pointing that out, babe." Dani scoffed with a roll of her eyes as she looked up at the nervous woman. "Baby, I’ve done this before. It’s just a tattoo, I’m going to be perfectly alright."
"So you keep saying." Santana muttered under her breath before chewing at her lower lip for a long moment before sighing heavily. "Are you going to tell me what you’re getting yet? I’ve been dying to know."
"It’s a surprise." Dani smirked before the buzz of the tattoo needle caught her attention causing her head to snap towards Jared as she watched him lean forward slightly. "Go easy on me, okay?"
"Always, D."
Santana released a heaving breath through her nose before scooting her stool a little closer to the edge of the table, squeezing her girlfriend’s hand as she watched Dani’s jaw tighten once the needle touched her skin.
The hand around her own tightened slightly causing Santana to frown as she reached up with her empty hand to brush a few light strands from Dani’s face, the older woman turning her head to lock eyes with Santana.
"Did you know that the first time I saw you I almost messed myself?" Santana mused as she tilted her head slightly watching a slow grin spread across Dani’s lips. "I’m not kidding, you were fucking hot and I was literally shocked."
"So romantic, San." Dani laughed with a shake of her head wincing slightly at the press of the needle against her arm causing her to hiss lightly as she squeezed her eyes shut. "Damn. I guess I forgot how much this hurt."
"Oh yeah, and I know you stole my jacket, by the way." Santana jumped in, her tone a tad frantic when she noticed the raw pain shining through Dani’s orbs. "I was going through your stuff and stumbled across it."
"Santana, how many times have I told you to stay out of my stuff?" Dani snarled as she glared at the dark-haired woman who only shot her a sheepish smile. "One day you’re going to find something that you’re not going to like."
"The worst thing I could find is a pregnancy test," Santana shrugged before shooting Dani a wondering, cautious expression. "I’m not going to stumble upon a pregnancy test in your trash anytime, right?"
"Santana!" Dani squeaked.
The pair chatted easily over the buzz of the tattoo needle, Dani wincing every few seconds only to have her thoughts of pain redirected when Santana easily dived into a random topic that had her laughing.
"Almost done, D." Jared muttered in a distracted tone as he easily curved the needle along her skin, dragging it along to color in a few lines. "So, how long have you been planning to get this one done?"
"The idea came to me about six months ago, but I didn’t really want to get it till I was sure it was something I wanted on my body forever." Dani replied as she shot her tattoo artist a quick glance.
"Six months…" Santana began before furrowing her brow as her eyes suddenly widened, Dani chuckling in amusement when she caught her bewildered expression. "Does this tattoo have anything to do with me?"
Suddenly, the buzzing cut off Santana popped up from her seat to hurry around the table and lean over Jared as she looked down at the raised and irritated lyrics: Little darling, it seems like years since its been here.
"I don’t think I’ll ever forget the smile on your face whenever I sang that line," Dani muttered as she watched Santana’s fingertips hovering over the tattoo. "It’s when I knew that you were the one for me."
"Baby," Santana whispered, her voice sounding breathless as she felt tears suddenly welling in her eyes. "This is…Dani, this is amazing. I can’t even form any words, this is one of the sweetest things anyone has ever done for me."
Jared smiled at the two before standing to quietly exit the room noticing the looks that were being exchanged between the pair and the last thing he wanted to do was be caught in the middle of a sudden make out session.
"I love you, Santana Lopez." Dani smiled watching as Santana’s eyes widened before her jaw dropped slowly in silent shock. "You are the most important thing in my life, and I’m so happy that I found you."
Santana sniffled lightly before bracing her hand on the side of the table before leaning down to capture Dani’s lips with her own hoping that the kiss would be enough to show her girlfriend how happy she truly felt.
"I love you too, Dani."
