AN: So this is my first not-one shot fic I'm publishing. The chapters are kind of short for now due to the flow of things, but once the time changes stop and there are more details to each scene, they'll get longer, I promise. Let me know what you think!


"Maybe I'm just being naïve," Dani said with a shrug as she sipped her glass of wine. Dyed red hair had fallen past her shoulders, free from the tie that it was usually bound in for work. Lauren's eyebrows simply raised, knowing her best friend would continue her thought without a prompt. "But I really don't think that finding someone and building a relationship should entail all the damn drama it does. Seriously. My parents may be assholes, but it was pretty simple for them. Yeah, they fought, but they never broke up, never had earth shattering drama that made them think it was hopeless." She took another sip before rolling her eyes and finishing the glass. Lauren was already pouring her a third glass as she started talking again. "Is it just a lesbian thing? I mean, I've heard of 'dyke drama' but this is ridiculous," she finished with a scoff and an eye roll.

Lauren could only laugh at her friend. "Dani, it might seem as though it's all hell, but maybe it's just that you haven't found someone worth fighting for, but they all think you are," she said over the rim of her wine glass.

"Always the fucking romantic."

"What!? It's true. Nick and I may not have completely smooth sailing, but it's worth it knowing that, in the end, we'd always rather fight with each other than laugh with anyone else."

"Again. Always the fucking romantic. You live in a goddamn romantic comedy," Dani said with yet another eye roll. "And, you're furthering my point. Hetero. So much easier than lesbians! I could be hetero."

"No you can't."

"What do you mean? I've never tried it, but maybe I could be into that."

"Dani, you're looking at my chest."

Dani cleared her throat and brought her eyes to Lauren's. "I like your necklace."

"I'm not wearing one. Congratulations, you're still gay."

"Okay, fine, so maybe I can't be hetero, but can't I find a woman that understands that finding a Hollywood actress attractive doesn't mean I cheat on her with every female that talks to me? I'm allowed to find other people attractive and still be devoted to a girlfriend, am I not?" she asked with her eyebrows raised, daring Lauren to contradict her.

"No, you're allowed. I find other guys attractive. Nick finds other girls attractive. It's natural. But, at the end of the day, we're all each other wants. We trust each other. Dani, you're not going to find that right away with just anyone. Nick and I have been together for four years. Since we were 19. And yes, we were stupid and jealous for a long time, but eventually you trust each other completely."

Dani sighed and leaned back in her chair, swirling the wine around in her glass as she thought. "You know, I had that once." Even without looking up from the alcohol, she could see Lauren's shock. "I've never told you about Santana, have I?" Again, just a wide eyed shake of a blonde head, causing Dani to laugh. "I was in high school. Now, before you give me that look, it was real. We were young and idiotic, but it was most definitely real."

"How come you never mentioned her before?"

Dani paused for a while as she sighed. "I guess it still kind of hurts. I told you how my parents threw me out for being gay, right?" she asked. Lauren nodded again. "Santana was the girl they caught me with."