This story has been in my head for a while now, so here is the first chapter! Since Glee won't be back for a while, I figured I would fill my Glee-less time with writing. I hope to continue writing this story so I hope you enjoy!

*I do not own Glee or anything affiliated with Glee*

Santana was off work today, so she spent most of it cleaning and organizing her new apartment. She did enjoy living with Rachel and Kurt, but she wanted her own piece of New York. So, she found a small, one bedroom apartment right around the corner from her old loft. It was simple and cute, but more importantly it was hers.

Santana had a few more boxes to bring over from Rachel and Kurt's before she finally finished moving out. Santana made some last minute touches before she locked up and headed out of the building.

As she exited the main entrance, she saw a beautiful blonde girl making her way into the building carrying a few boxes. Santana moved out of the way and held the door open for her.

"Hey, Thanks!" The blonde said as she walked past Santana. The Latina eyed the girl up and down as she walked by. She was gorgeous.

"No problem. Just moving in?" Santana asked curiously.

"Yup. A small apartment in the middle of New York just feels good, ya know?" The blonde girl sat down her boxes and extended her hand "I'm Dani by the way."

Santana took a step back inside, and shook the girls hand, "I'm Santana. I actually just moved in too. I'm on my way to get my last couple of boxes now."

"Well, I guess I'll see you around, Santana." Dani winked, and picked up her boxes and headed towards the elevator.

"I'm on the 3rd floor, apartment 1108 if you need any help or anything." Santana felt like she had totally lost all her flirting abilities with that cheesy line. She felt her cheeks turn a little red, and hoped Dani didn't notice.

Dani pushed the arrow on the elevator before turning around, "I'm on the third floor too. I'm apartment 1112, just a few doors down!" She gave Santana a toothy grin.

"Cool. Well I'll see you around." Santana exited the building again with a smile on her face.

Well that was interesting. She thought to herself as she walked the busy New York streets to her old loft. In a matter of minutes, she was at Rachel and Kurt's. She was happy that they were still close, just in case she needed them for anything.

When she got to the loft, she walked in to find it had been newly organized . The "bedrooms" we're a bit larger, and the living room was rearranged.

Kurt emerged from the bathroom. "Hey San, do you like it?"

"I'm gone 2 weeks, and you went all Home Improvement on the loft. Nice. Where's Rachel?"

"Funny Girl audition stuff. I wish they would just give her the part. That's all she talks about." Kurt said with a roll of his eyes

"Well, man hands does love her Broadway. I need to get going though. I just came to get these boxes, and I need to finish unpacking before work tonight at 5. Do you work?"

"I actually have to be there at 4. Rachel will be there at 9. She got stuck with the graveyard shift again."

"Okay. Well, I'll see you later."

Santana picked up her last two boxes, and headed towards the door. She and Kurt said their goodbye's. Santana couldn't help but smile as she exited the loft. These last two boxes meant she was officially on her own, and she couldn't be more proud.

Santana got back to her apartment, unpacked the two boxes, got ready for work, and a couple hours later she was at the diner. She was in a better mood than usual, because she had the evening shift, which meant she got to leave at 10 pm. Day shift was too early, and the graveyard shift didn't bring in tips. Since she lived on her own now, she needed all the money she could get.

Santana could barely get her apron on before Gunther approached her, "Santana, you're on time today. Congratulations."

"Uhh thanks?" Santana raised an eyebrow at him. He continued staring at her without saying anything. "Do you need something? Or...?"

"Right. Yes, you will be training the new girl. I can't remember her name, but she'll be here in 30 minutes and works until 10." Gunther patted Santana on the shoulder and disappeared into the kitchen.

Santana's good mood immediately went out the window. She hated training the new hires. They just slowed her down, and followed her around like a lost puppy.

"Hey Santana. Why the long face?" Kurt emerged from the kitchen.

"I have to train the new girl." Santana said with a shrug of her shoulders.

"What's wrong with that? Someone does all the dirty work, and you keep the tips."

"I guess you're right."

Santana's section was fairly busy and she lost track of time. She walked over to the kitchen window to give them the order she had just taken when she felt a tap on her shoulder. When she turned around she couldn't believe her eyes.

Kurt gestured towards the girl next to him "Santana, this is-"

"Dani." Santana cut Kurt off

"Holy shit! I didn't know you worked here! Talk about a small world." Dani said with a big grin.

Kurt looked at the two confused, "Okay, how do you two know each other? I didn't know Satan was capable of making friends."

"Shut it, Hummel." Santana gave Kurt a look that could kill. "Dani lives in the same apartment building I live in. We met earlier today actually."

"Well, I'll let you two get to work then. See you around, Dani." Kurt said waiving to the blonde.

"Well this is interesting." Dani said with a laugh.

"Yeah you could say that. So, let's get you started."

About 4 hours had passed, Kurt had gone home, and Dani was catching on pretty quick. Santana stood at the counter and filled up salt shakers and watched as Dani interacted with the customers. Dani looked up and caught Santana eyeing her. Dani gave her a wink and smile before going back to writing down the customer's order.

"Hey, San! Is that Dani? She's cute." Rachel said as she was putting on her apron. Santana hadn't even noticed she came in. She was in a trance.

"How do you know her? You just got here."

"Kurt has been texting me all day. He thinks you've been hit by cupid." Rachel nudged her arm and gave her a huge grin.

"Jesus, Berry calm down. I can't even talk to a girl without you and Lady Hummel making wedding plans." Santana said rolling her eyes.

"He also told me about how you magically met her before work today, and you live in the same apartment. I think it's a sign."

Santana rolled her eyes for what felt like the hundredth time since Rachel got there. When she looked up she saw Dani walking towards them. Rachel started slapping Santana in the side, "Ohh she's coming over here. Be a lady, and introduce me."

"Am I good or what?" Dani asked putting a hand on her hip.

"Not too shabby for your first day. Umm, Dani, this is Rachel. Rachel, this is Dani."

The two said hello, and shook hands. "Rachel will be taking over your section. The last hour of your shift, you'll fill salt shakers, ketchup, sugar caddies ect. Since there are two of us, we might get out of here early." Santana said with a sarcastic thumbs up.

The two took a seat in the back corner of the diner, and began filling the ketchup bottles. Dani talked about her first day, and how much she enjoyed working there. Santana wasn't thinking about the diner.

"I dig your name. Do you think you parents like knew you we're going to be a lesbian, giving you a boy name?" Santana asked as she continued to fill the ketchup bottles.

"I-I'm not a lesbian."

Fuck. Santana thought

"Oh, I uh, I just uh, y-you wear so much eye liner. I don't-" Santana felt like she was going to barf.

"I'm totally kidding. I love lady parts." Dani grinned at Santana

Thank you, sweet baby Jesus. Santana thought to herself, letting out a sigh of relief.

"Dani is short for Danielle. And no, I don't think they knew. My parents are actually kind of d-bags. They caught me making out with a girl in the basement, and all hell broke loose. I grabbed my guitar, and never looked back. What about you?"

Santana shrugged. "My parents were pretty cool. Grandma not so much. I had a girlfriend. She was bi."

"Any chance of you two getting back together?" Dani questioned.

"I love her, but uh, that's over." Santana said looking down.

Dani could tell Santana didn't really want to talk about it, so she changed the topic. "So, are Rachel and Kurt your close friends?"

"Yeah. We all actually went to the same highschool in Lima, Ohio. Rachel came out here first, then Kurt. I came here right after my breakup, and they took me under their wing. Not at first though. I was kind of a bitch to them during highschool, and I showed up unexpectedly at their doorstep with no where else to go. So they kind of had no take me in. But, New York has changed me for the better, and now they're like my brother and sister. They're my family."

Dani smiled, "No way you were a bitch in highschool. You're way too sweet for that."

"Hells no. There is nothing sweet about Santana Lopez. I can be nice, but not sweet."

"Ohh, you're a Lopez. Do you know Spanish?"

"Hmm let's see. Yo trabajo con una hermosa chica llamada, Dani."

Dani could feel her cheeks turning red. She always had a thing for accents. "Impressive. What does that mean?"

"I work with a beautiful girl named Dani."

"See! You are sweet."

"Whatever. What about you Dani...?" Santana raised an eyebrow wanting to know the girls last name.

"Williams"

"Okay, miss Williams. What made you choose New York?"

"It was always something on my bucket list to come here. I figured what better of a place to start my new life than New York."

"Where did you live before you came here?"

"A small town in Texas. The population was like 400. There was nothing for me there. I would never be able to start a singing career in small town Texas."

"Oh so you play guitar and sing?"

"Yeah, those were my two escapes I've had since I was a child."

"I know what you mean. I was in a Glee club, along with Rachel and Kurt. The choir room was where I could sing how I felt when words weren't enough, or if I wasn't sure how to express myself"

"I'd like to hear you sing sometime." Dani said with a smile.

"Ditto." Santana said with a wink.

The two talked more about their lives for the next 45 minutes before it was time to go home. "Come on, I'll walk you home. I mean it's a little out of my way, but I think I can manage." Dani joked.

"Well that's so sweet of you, Dani."

The two girls said their goodbye's to Rachel and the rest of the staff before walking out of the diner. "So, you made it through your first day. Think you can handle another?"

"I'm not sure if I can handle another shift" Dani said sarcastically. "I mean the job itself is easy, but there is a Latina that hits on me all day. It's just soooo stressful." Dani fake sighed, with a grin.

"I know what you mean. There is this new blonde girl I work with that flirts with me all day. It's almost like sexual harassment." The two laughed and made more small talk until they got to the apartment building.

They rode the elevator to the third floor, and got to Santana's apartment first. The stopped in front of the door, and it was apparent both girls were nervous.

"Sooo..." Dani started

"Sooo..." Santana paused for a moment. "This is my stop."

"Oh, I have something for you." Dani said as she rummaged through her purse.

"Ohh presents."

Dani dug through her purse until she found a pen. She grabbed Santana's hand and scribbled her number with a little heart at the end. "Text me later?" Dani asked

"Of course." Santana smiled sweetly.

"Awesome. I'm gonna go then. See you around."

Santana watched as Dani walked down the hallway. Dani reached her door and turned to look back at Santana "Goodnight, Santana Lopez."

"Goodnight, Dani Williams."

Chapter 1 complete! Any comments or suggestions, feel free to PM me! I'd like to continue this so if you like it, show some love! :)