North Beach, San Francisco. August was turning into September so the summer was about to end. The sky was ocean blue with a pleasant warmth beating down from the sun and birds whistling. Because of the early time on this Wednesday morning, there weren't that many people. Just some early morning joggers. There was one particular blonde who was running with her dog. The young blonde woman came to the beach every morning for her jog and every time she brought along her chocolate brown Labrador.
When she came to San Francisco, she looked for a roommate to share an apartment with since her best friend moved to Washington. She didn't find an appropriate roommate though. The guys were too disgusting and the girls were all crazy who answered to her add. She could afford to pay for a place by herself, due to her saving plan, but she didn't like to be alone so her best friend suggested to get a cat or a dog. A cat was out of the question since her favorite chubby cat, Lord Tubbington, died last year of old age and she thought getting another cat would be cheating on Tubbs so she decided to take a dog.
It was difficult to decide what kind of dog she wanted once she got at the pet store. All the puppies were super cute and she wanted to take them all home. She pet them all and couldn't make her mind up until she got to a litter of 7 Labrador pups. The mother was black and there were 3 black puppies, 3 yellows and one chocolate one. A yellow pup and the brown one were cuddled up together separately from the other pups. As soon as the blonde approached the pups, both of them ran towards the girl. The blonde wanted to buy both the pups but the pet store owner told her the yellow one was already taken so she bought the brown little dog and about half of the pet store of treats and toys for her small new friend. Once she got home, she installed everything for Rocky the pup. They played for hours until they both fell asleep on the floor, exhausted from the excitement.
That was two years ago. Now, the blonde's sister had moved in 2 months ago as she was starting college at Berkeley. Ever since Rocky was old enough, the blonde took her with her every day for their run before work. Rocky loved it. She could run in the water and play fetch. The only down side of Rocky was she didn't like other dogs. Every time they passed one, Rocky would go almost berserk if the other dog came to close. She wouldn't bite or attack but she would start barking and would then crawl behind the blonde's legs. She couldn't figure out why Rocky would act that way but would always prepare herself for those situations.
That morning they ran together in sync on the sand. At the end of their run, they played fetch and Rocky always happily dove after the sticks. Today wasn't any different. She threw the stick a few times before Rocky stopped midway running back to the blonde when she perked her ears in the opposite direction. Knowing what this meant, the blonde grabbed the Lab by the collar before she could take of running. 'Roooocky! STOP!" The dog kept running and the girl got carried on along. After a few seconds of running Rocky suddenly came to a stop and the blonde couldn't stop that fast so she stumbled further until she collided with another, smaller body. With a bone crushing force, the two bodies collapsed to the ground. A loud 'ough' tumbled out of 2 pair of lips. They laid there for 2 seconds, until the blonde pulled herself back up and shook her head, trying to shake away the headache she felt rising. Suddenly she realized she was on top of someone. She looked beneath her and saw she was straddling a girl with a natural tanned skin and dark raven hair that was now sprawled all over the sand and the girl's glasses were all the way down her nose. The eyes of the Latina were shut thight before she slowly fluttered them open. Dark brown eyes were revealed and the blonde was stunned to see the girl had the same color of eyes as Rocky's fur. She gazed at those eyes and a small smile formed on her lips. The Latina did the same before she opened her mouth to speak up. "Euhm..hi…c-c-can you help me u-up?" The blonde quickly jumped up and extended her hand to help the other girl back on her feet. "Hi.." the blonde shyly spoke. "I'm sooo sorry…my dog just ran off and I couldn't stop her. I'm really sorry..did I hurt you?
"I-it's okay…no worries." the dark haired girl adverted her eyes towards the ground and a shy smile came upon her lips. The blonde kept staring at the other girl when she recalled what happened and a burst of panic came through her mind. "Oh my god..Rocky!" The blonde quickly made a 180 spin to look for the brown Lab who was in big trouble now. "Rocky! Come here..now!" But the chocolate dog didn't make any attemp to listen. Instead, she got more excited, playing with the other dog in front of her. Apparently the Latina also owned a Labrador but a yellow one. Both dogs were teasing each other and Rocky didn't act like she normally would. "Hmm…that's weird. Rocky doesn't like other dogs..but she seems to like yours." The blonde said while turning back to the other girl who just kept on smiling shyly. A comfortable silence lingered between them before the Latina spoke up again. "They are just so adorable. They look cute together." The blonde just smiled and nodded in response.
"Oh sorry..hi I'm Brittany and off course you've seen Rocky already" the blonde said pointing behind her back towards the dogs while extending her other hand towards the girl. The Latina grabbed her hand and shook it lightly. "I-I'm Santana and that yellow one over there is Marley." The touch of Santana's hand on Brittany's gave some sort of electricity but still with a feather light touch. The feeling was magical and terrifying at the same time. They kept their gaze and held each other's hand a little longer then you would normally do. Both girls were pulled out of their moment by some playful barking and looked over to their respective animals who were playing around and the girls chuckled at the same time. Brittany couldn't take her eyes of Santana and she felt really weird. But a good kind of weird. Suddenly she realized if she didn't leave now she would be late for work. "Shit I've got to go..Come on Rocky, let's go." The Lab ran excitingly towards Brittany, who putted her leash back on before turning towards the Latina again. "Uhm..so It was nice to meet you but I really have to get going or I'll be late…I guess I see you later Santana?" the Latina was still too stunned and unable to speak so she just nodded and smiled in response. Both girls turned around and walked in opposite directions. After taking a few steps, Brittany looked back over her shoulder to see Santana playing along with Marley. The blonde's smile grew even bigger before she walked further. What she didn't see was how the Latina looked over towards her the second Brittany had turned around. Both girls were humming a soft tune when they left the beach that day. Feeling a little warmer than the temperature actually was.
Sooooooo...let me know what you think and if I should proceed or not. Also I would like to say a BIG thank you to naynay1963 who's has been helping me out with this story and everything else.