Santana stepped out of her car and slammed the door. She looked up and smiled at her future site of employment.

To others in her same field switching from the hustle and bustle of big time operating rooms to the simple life of a small town doctor, would be looked down upon. Her best friends, Kurt and Quinn, have tried relentlessly to try and talk her out of the move, but nothing could change her mind. She needed a change, the last couple of months haven't been easy and a simple job is just what she needs.

Opening the door to the small clinic Santana is greeted with a barrage of noises. For a small town this clinic is awfully busy. Walking up to the front desk she gives the receptionist a small smile, and waits patiently till the small Asian woman gets off the phone.

Hanging up the woman smiles. "Welcome to Wintertown Clinic. How can we help you today?"

"Well, my name is Santana Lo-"

"Lopez! You're the new doctor!" she exclaims. "You're a lot younger than I pictured. I'm Tina by the way."

"It's nice to meet you Tina. I think I'm supposed to meet a Dr. Sylvester." Santana isn't quite sure of the name she left in a hurry after the job was offered to her.

"Of course, she is just finishing up with a patient. She will be with you in just a moment. I can show you to her office to wait there." Tina gets up and motions for Santana to follow her.

Moving behind the desk she walks through the door and into a small hallway with patient rooms on both sides.

"I thought this was a small town. Why is it so crowded?" she asks.

"Well this is the only health center for miles and the nearest hospital is nearly an hour away. So we deal with every type of injury, from the year round residents to vacationers." Tina explains. "We were so happy to be able to get you, Dr. Sylvester is an amazing doctor but she isn't trained for emergencies, and believe it or not but we see them quite often. I hope that doesn't make you change your mind about the job."

"It's busier than I thought, but still quieter than where I come from." She smiles. "This will be a walk in the park from some of the things that I have had to deal with."

"Well here we are, if you just wait here the Doctor will be in a minute." Tina gives Santana a small smile and closes the door on her way out.

Santana looks around at the small office. It's filled with books and pictures. She goes over and picks up a picture. It's a group photo of two small children sitting in the laps of two blonde women. One was older and holding a little boy. The other was breathtaking. She had the brightest blue eyes that she had ever set eyes on, she was holding a little girl. Being too preoccupied looking at the picture she didn't hear the door open behind her.

"Beautiful aren't they?"

"Oh my God!" she drops the picture and quickly turns around. "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to snoop."

Dr. Sylvester, presumably, walks over and picks up the photo and places it on her desk. "It's quite all right Dr. Lopez, curiosity is normal in Doctors."

"If I may ask, who are the people in the photo with you?"

"The oldest is my sister's daughter, and the two younger ones are her children." Something in the way that she says it, makes Santana want to change the subject.

"They're all gorgeous." She says gently.

"Thank you. Now let's get to business Dr. Lopez. Why did you want to come work for me?" ask Dr. Sylvester, sitting down at her desk.

"I just needed a change."

The Doctor eyes her, but doesn't delve any deeper. "Well, it's nice to have you here, your first shift isn't till Monday morning so you have all weekend to settle in. Do you have a place to stay?"

Santana is grateful for not having to answer any questions. "I bought a small house by the marina. I haven't been yet, but I had all my belongings dropped off yesterday."

"That's great. Let me show you to your office than you can be on your way." Dr. Sylvester gets up and opens her door walking across from it and opening another door. "It's not much, but if you are anything like me you won't be spending much time in here."

Santana looks around the small room occupied only by a filing cabinet and a desk. "It's perfect, and you're probably right. I don't like to stay still."

Dr. Sylvester holds out her hand and Santana shakes it gratefully. "You won't regret hiring me."

The Doctor looks her in the eye and nods. "I hope you are right."

Xxxxxxx

Santana pulls up into the driveway of her new home. It's not what she is used to, but she thinks she can get used to it. She takes out her keys and walks up to the front porch. Opening the door she is surprised at the interior. She saw pictures before she bought it, but they didn't compare to the real thing. It was beautiful. Walking to the back she stepped out onto the porch and the sight stole her breath away. The ocean was literally at her back door. She could smell the salt water and hear the gulls. She could definitely get used to this.

Smiling she walked back into the house and looked around. She had boxes scattered everywhere, but it looked like the movers did a good job in placing her furniture where she wanted. She goes to the kitchen and realizes how hungry she is. Grabbing her keys she heads to the car to go shopping.

She drives by a diner and decides to stop on by to get a quick bite before heading for the grocery store.

Opening the door she instantly smiles at the bell that goes off over her head. The atmosphere is so homey, she automatically knows she is going to visit this place often. She sits down at the counter and waits for the waiter to come her way.

"Hi ya, what can I get for you today?" a lean Asian man asks handing her a menu, according to the name tag his name is Mike.

"How about a burger and fries, and a chocolate milkshake. Please." she hands him back the menu.

"Not a problem. Yo Puck, an order of burger and fries." Mike yells back to the kitchen and starts whipping up her drink. "I haven't seen you around, are you just passing through?"

He hands Santana her drink and she takes a sip before answering. "I just moved here, I'm the new Doctor at the clinic."

"You're Dr. Lopez. My wife Tina is the receptionist there, she has been going on and on about how they were getting a new fancy Doctor." Mike smiles and leans his elbows on the counter. "You're younger than I thought."

Santana laughs at this. "Your wife said the exact same thing. I don't know why everyone assumed I was older."

"It must be because of all the great things we have heard about you." He taps the counter, then looks at the door as a new customer comes in. "Brittany! I haven't seen you around in a few days. Been busy?"

Santana looks around and is shocked to see the blonde from the photo in Dr. Sylvester office. The girl, Brittany, is even more breathtaking in person. Her hair is down and just slightly curled, but more surprisingly is she is wearing a Sheriff's uniform. Santana thought she was beautiful before, but now she is HOT.

When she smiles Santana thinks she died and when to heaven. "You know how busy it is when the summer starts. All these tourists think it's all right to get drunk and cause mischief." She laughs and walks up to the counter. "Can I get my usual to go? I still got a lot to do today."

"Sure thing." Mike walks back and yells out the order then comes back to talk to Brittany. "How are the kids?"

"Their great! Nate is just glad that school is over and Emily is her usual happy self." Brittany smiles and takes a seat at the counter to wait for her order. Fortunately for Santana it's right next to her.

Brittany turns to her and holds out her hand. "Hello, I don't think we have met, I'm Brittany."

Santana is in shock for what seems like hours before she also holds out her hand. "I'm Santana Lopez. I just moved here."

"Santana is the new Doctor." Mike adds in.

"Well, Santana, as the Sheriff I would like to offer you a warm Wintertown welcome. We couldn't be happier for your services." Brittany looks at her warmly.

"Thank you. I think I'm going to like it here." Santana knows that it's not just the town that is making her move to Wintertown worthwhile.

"Order up!"

Santana and Brittany are broken of their staring match when Mike comes and places their orders in front of them. Brittany's in a to-go bag.

"Well, I better be going. Lots to do." Brittany smiles at Mike and leans over to Santana. "It was nice to meet you Santana. I guess I'll see you around." And with that Brittany was out the door and into her cruiser.

Santana looks over to Mike. "Is she really the Sheriff? She seems too young."

Mike laughs. "Yeah she's young, but she is definitely qualified. She won the election by a landslide. There is nobody better to be protecting the streets than Brittany. She loves this town and its people."

"It sounds like you know her well." Santana tries to pass it off without trying to sound too curious.

"Tina and I went to high school with her. We were all friends and in the glee club." Mike stares off into space as if he were remembering a good memory.

"Are you guys still all close?"

"We are still friends, but Brittany doesn't let too many people get to close. Her family moved after graduation and we didn't hear anything about her till seven years later. When she came to town with her two kids. She applied to the Sheriff's office and then two years ago she ran for Sheriff and won. Nobody really knows what happened to her, but we are sure glad that she is back." Mike quickly wipes down the counter than walks off to the next customer leaving Santana to wonder about the blonde officer.

Xxxxxxx

Santana finally makes it back to her house after a long afternoon of shopping for anything she might need. She puts everything away in it right place then walks and takes a seat outside on her porch. The sun is setting and the sight is beautiful. Not for the first time that day she is thankful for her decision to leave the big city for this. Between the view and the people, particularly a blonde beauty, she finds herself smiling.

So this is my first time writing. I hope you enjoy and please send feedback.

I do not own anything related to glee. All the characters belong to Fox.