It had been 3 years since the faithful proposal. 3 years since she told me she was pregnant.
I was still her friend; I mean I had to be right? I couldn't be anything else anymore. All the hopes and dreams id ever had of being her number one and her only one were shattered all because of Sid the sloth. How the hell did he even get a girl like her let alone manage to keep her. What did she even see in that moron anyway? He wasn't good looking he had no personality; I mean come on he couldn't even make her laugh for real. Never once did she laugh at him with a full belly laugh. Her smile never quite reached her eyes with him like it did with me, yet she still refused to risk everything for a once in a lifetime love. She didn't even like the limelight anyways so why did it even matter to her?
I finish my inner monologue as I step into the near empty diner to meet Diana. "Hey babe, glad to see you're actually still alive. I was beginning to believe my best friend had forgotten me," I laugh at her excitement to see me. Sure after glee our careers all went different ways but I swear this girl could never leave me.
"Calm down Di its only been like a month and I call you everyday" she blushes slightly at her exaggeration "I know nay, but that could have been an impersonator or an alien" I throw my head back and laugh I know she's messing with me but the puppy dog look on her face is almost believable. "So what was the emergency that you couldn't tell me over the phone?" I place my purse on the table and wait patiently for her to finish sipping her coke. "Well remember how last time I spoke to heather she was moving back to Arizona to be closer to her mom?" my heart drops at her name but I put on my brave face and nod nonchalantly waiting for her to continue. "Well I spoke to lea this morning and apparently she didn't go. According to lea she's actually moving to the big city" I gulp and my eyes bulge a little at Diana's words. "You've got to be kidding me right?" I ask hoping that she's still in bitch mode trying to mess with me. The look on her face says it all "I knew you would react like this that's why I wanted to tell you to your face. She's coming here Nay, with Elijah, on their own. Taylor decided to carry on with plans and move back. Guess he finally realized she was never really his after she met you."
I jump up to leave but Di grabs my wrist. "Babe come on, it's been 3 years." I look at her and she instantly knows the look. The memories of all the nights finding me with an empty bottle of tequila and pills on the table, me passed out on the couch after flaking out of actually finishing the job of physically breaking myself so that I wouldn't have to feel any more pain. Coming around with Di looking over at me from the chair making sure I was still breathing, bags under her eyes from no sleep again. I see her face fall and I instantly feel guilty. "I just wanted you to know nay, I wanted you to hear it from me not through the grapevine of the industry" "do you want me to come home with you and we can talk some more" I sigh, I'm not mad at her, if anything I love her even more than I already do because she genuinely cared. I know she only wanted to come home with me because she was worried I was going to hit up the liquor cabinet again. I nod my head; she stands and takes a firm grip on my hand.
We get to my car and I turn to face her "di babe can you drive? I don't think I can concentrate long enough o make it home without running someone down" She nods and takes my keys. The drive home was silent. No music playing in the background you could literally hear a pin drop if the engine wasn't running.
We pull up to my apartment and suddenly I realize I've been crying this whole time. Di wipes my eyes and kisses my cheek. "Come on babe lets get you inside. Ill makes some herbal tea". I nod and stand from the car. My whole body feels so heavy, I don't know how I made it into my apartment without falling to the ground. I let Di unlock the door and I walk through, I feel so numb. I mean of course I knew I should be over her by now but she's one of those girls that you never quite seem to. Sure I've dated since and been on the arm of a few catches but no one could ever compare to her.
A few hours pass and we've just been watching TV well she has I've been sitting here in my own head for what seems like days that is until Di reaches over and touches my leg causing me to flinch "nay babe we need to get some food into you, I know the drill you're gonna tell me you're not hungry because facing food right now is the last thing on your mind but come on babe you have to eat and then maybe we can talk about what's going on in that pretty head of yours" I love how Diana just gets me I think that's why our friendship has lasted so long, she always pushes me in the best way. I give her a faint smile and agree to order takeout. Chinese... heathers favorite. It used to be a tradition of ours every Friday after shooting to come to mine and pig out on takeout, heather always suckered me into to Chinese.
"Naya come on, you know you love Chinese food as much as me" she pouted, god that pout I swear she could move mountains with that pout. "ok, ok babe how can I resist the power of the pout" she raises an eyebrow and smirks knowingly. "Ahh yes me and this pout are going to rule the world one day Ms. Rivera" I giggle at her dorky English accent and she starts to tickle me for laughing. "HEMO STOP! IM GONNA PEE MY PANTS!" "Say you're sorry for laughing" "NO JUST PLEASE STOP. I GIVE, I GIVE!" I have tears in my eyes from laughing so hard as she finally gives in and we fall into a comfortable silence. Suddenly the atmosphere in the room becomes a whole lot heavier as we both start to realize our positioning… "Well, well, well finally got yourself under me Rivera" she says as she looks down at me with a wink and a smile. Leave it to heather to lighten the tension that's quickly building between us.
"Ya big goofball you started it, couldn't wait to top me huh Hemo?" I match her flirtatious banter and throw her an all-knowing smirk. I quickly see a not so subtle blush creep up her neck right up to the tips of her ears and she lets out a small cough. "What if I couldn't?" I instantly feel a bolt straight down my stomach and fight hard to not show the effect of her words. "Well if you couldn't then id say you're feeling rather lucky aren't you?" I know where this is going but I don't want to get my hopes up to much, she's looking at me with an expression I've never seen her hold before and sure enough I see her looking at my lips. I subconsciously run my tongue over them, I look from her lips to her eyes and see her doing the same. Its now or never I push myself up and grab her neck from behind pulling her into me. Lips crashing into lips and I hear a sound that I'm sure god created himself, heather moaned into the kiss and swept her tongue over my lips begging for entrance. It was everything you'd want in a first kiss… needy hungry bold brave so many emotions all wrapped into one moment, I know the kiss has to end at some point and sure enough it did. We both pulled back to catch our breaths looking at one another in wonderment… she was the first to speak "uh… I… just…. WOW!"
Diana brings me out of my daydream. "Whoa Nay babe, where did you go?" "huh?... Oh… just thinking… sorry what were you saying?" "Oh nothing important just asking where you want to eat, here or at the breakfast bar?" "I seriously cannot be bothered to move lets just eat it here" "ok babe ill grab some plates" We sit watching TV waiting for the food to arrive when I hear Di's phone she leans over to answer it and I zone back out.
"What do you mean she wants to call me to ask if she can come stay with me?!... Lea hell no, I love Hemo and all but no that's not fair to Naya… no I'm not taking sides… Lea it was 3 fucking years ago… you're the only person she kept in contact with… well yeah obviously I was pissed at her and if she knew exactly what shed done to her then shed understand why she's not exactly my favorite person right now… well quite frankly I don't care… no, no you will not call her no she's been through enough today hearing heathers even going to be in the same city… no lea… yes she's here with me now… no you're not gonna talk to her..." it carries on for about 10 minutes before Di hangs up the call I'm still sitting in the same spot on the couch from dinner.
"So as you probably heard that was lea" I just nod, I cant really seem to form too many words right now. "Heather wants to speak with me about her and Elijah coming to stay with me for a while" I look at her with a blank expression and can she she's trying to read what I'm thinking I take a deep breath before speaking "tell her to call me" Di's mouth drops open and I suddenly realize what I've said "I think if she's going to be coming here then we need to air a few things out" it was one of those moments where your mouth and your voice box go against your brain in battle and your brain loses. I don't know what came over me and if you were to ask me why I wanted to speak with her I don't think ill ever be able to answer but as I said before… she's one of those girls you just don't get over.
This is my first fic. I hope you guys like it. The first chapter is a little long I know but I wanted to get a bit of a back ground running with this story. Next chapter will see Heather and Lea's side
