A/N: Hey all! Sorry this update's late. College enrollments and orientations have begun so I've been quite busy. I've decided to update PFM before WAW since a lot of stuff are coming up in this fic *wink wink nudge nudge* Hope you guys like this chapter! Fluff and angst.
Oh and I forgot who asked me this but no, Achele is not a thing in this story. I'm kinda happy with Monchele right now but Achele are definitely best friends in this story and will play major roles in this fic ;…; but do let me know if you guys want a bit of Achele action xD
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Chapter 7: I Swore To You My Love Will Remain
NAYA
Pissed was understatement. Heather had been giving Dianna the cold shoulder treatment ever since we found out about Santana and Quinn hooking up in "I Do". I tried talking her out of it but everyone on set teasing Dianna and I about it wasn't exactly helping.
"Hey, do you wanna go out for lunch later?" Heather asked
"I can't, babe. I have to run lines with Di so we're eating together. You can come with if you want" I replied.
I noticed Heather roll her eyes and I held back a chuckle.
"What's so funny?"
"You know, if I didn't know better, I'd say you were jealous" I joked.
"Jealous of what?" Heather replied, "Dianna? Please. I am not jealous, Nay"
"Well, good," I grinned.
I sat down on Heather's lap and ran my hands through her hair.
"Cuz for a second there I thought you were jealous of Dianna" I continued.
"Do I have a reason to be?" Heather asks playfully.
I looked at her and saw the genuine fear in her eyes. I smiled warmly at her. I leaned and kissed her on the lips. It wasn't a full on open-mouthed kiss. It was gentle and reassuring. I figured it was what she needed.
"Does that answer your question?"
"Mhmmm, I don't think I caught that," Heather mumbled as she kissed me once again.
I smiled in to the kiss as she pulled me closer to her. Her hands moved to my hips and her fingers graze the skin beneath my shirt just right about the cut of my jeans. My hands find themselves palming her breasts over her shirt as we deepen our kiss.
"SUR—OH MY GAAAHH!"
Heather and I whipped our heads around and saw Lea cover her eyes and turn around.
"Are you…are you guys decent?!" Lea asked shakily.
"Yes, we're decent" I huffed.
Lea turned around carefully and peeked through her hands before dropping them completely.
"Perfect timing, Lea" Heather hissed.
"You're welcome," Lea said, "One minute later and you two would've broken Ryan's no sex rule"
"We weren't having sex," I said.
"That's why I said one minute later, Naya"
I looked at Heather and we exchanged annoyed looks. This wasn't the first time we've been cock blocked and it was getting really annoying.
"What do you want, Lea? And you better have a good reason for interrupting us," I said.
"I do," Lea said as she sat down on the couch, "Brad wants to see you in the green room with Dianna"
I looked to the side and saw Heather mutter something under her breath. Lea chuckled and I couldn't help but grin as well.
"Baby, stop it" I said, "You know you're the only blonde in my life"
I placed feather kisses all over Heather's face until she burst out laughing.
"Okay! Okay," Heather giggled, "I believe you"
"Thank you," I said.
I kissed her one more time before standing up and walking towards the door.
"Lea, keep an eye out on my girl for me, will you?" I said
"Sure thing, Naya. And I charge by the hour, just so you know" Lea joked.
"Naya! Finally. Brad's been going crazy for the past half hour," Dianna said, "Please tell me you weren't getting naked with Heather."
"Dianna Elise Agron! I would never—How dare you make such an accusation?" I gasped exaggeratedly
"Accusation? More like an inference, actually" Dianna chuckled
"Smart ass," I replied, "But to answer your question, no. Lea walked in on us telling me to head here"
"Mhmm…so have you guys like…"
"Like…?"
"You know…" Dianna shuffled nervously.
I looked at Dianna curiously and watched her as she made weird hand gestures that I didn't understand.
"Oh God, seriously?!" Dianna said softly, "Ugh, have sex. Have you guys had sex?"
I looked at Dianna pointedly and stifled a laugh.
"You got all weird because you couldn't say the word sex?!" I said.
"It's not just sex, Nay. It's," Dianna began, "lesbian sex" she continued softly.
"The sex is still the same, Di" I chuckled, "As a matter of fact, it's 100x better"
"So you guys have done it"
"Actually…no, we haven't" I said.
Dianna looked at me curiously and I just shrugged.
"I know you expected us to be like crazy hormonal teenagers going at it all the time but…"
"But…"
"It's different this time. If we picked up where we left off, then we'd just go back to being fuck buddies. I don't want that" I said.
"Of course not," Dianna replied, "You're in love with her."
"Yeah…I am" I said softly, "I'm in love with her"
"But that doesn't mean you guys are never gonna have sex. I mean, isn't that what sex is about? Consummating your love and all that crap?"
"First of all, who the hell says consummating?" I chuckled, "And I know we're gonna have to get there at some point. I mean, we haven't exactly done much talking about what happened before and what's gonna happen next. Right now though I just wanna enjoy being with her"
"Just be honest with her and I'm sure it'll work out. You guys are like soul mates, you know? And no one messes with fate"
I let out a small laugh but remained silent. Chord's words resonated in my head.
There's a reason you didn't work out the first time and we both know it wasn't Taylor.
HEATHER
"Remind me again why I agreed to drive you to the airport at 6 in the morning?" Ashley yawned.
"Because I'm your best friend and you love me," I replied.
Ashley rolled her eyes at me and threw a pillow which I dodged easily. I walked over to her and kissed her on the cheek. Just when I was about to kiss her again, Ashley tried to wiggle her way out of my grasp.
"HEATHER ELIZABETH MORRIS, GET YOUR PAWS OFF OF ME!" Ashley squealed.
"Say I'm your best friend and I'm the awesomest on the whole planet!" I laughed.
"Awesomest? What are you, four?" Ashley said as she continued to struggle.
"Say it, Lendzion!" I said as I tickled her sides.
Ashley stopped struggling and began laughing uncontrollably. Her legs gave in catching me off guard so we both ended up on the floor. We looked at each other and burst out laughing.
"You are such a spaz, Morris" Ashley laughed.
"You were the one who fell first!" I said.
"Because someone was torturing me!"
"How is tickling torture? It's supposed to make you laugh and not inflict pain"
"Uhuh, tell that to my abdominal muscles"
Before I could respond, I heard the front door open and saw Naya walking towards the living room followed by Vanessa.
"Why are you guys one the floor?" Naya asked.
"Please tell me you guys weren't doing anything sexual," Vanessa added quickly.
"NOOO!" Ashley and I shouted at the same time.
"I love Heather and all but she's not my type" Ashley said, "Though you do have a very nice ass. I'll give you that"
"Ashley!" I shushed
"You've seen Heather's ass?" Vanessa chortled.
"I've seen her everything," Ashley shrugged.
My cheeks immediately turned red and I saw Naya's eyes widen and it seemed Ashley noticed too since she turned to Naya with a sly look on her face.
"Don't get your panties all twisted, Rivera" Ashley grinned, "I only saw her goods because she was drunk and decided that clothes were a form of societal oppression."
Naya's expression softened and she burst out laughing together with Vanessa. I shook my head in embarrassment and hid my face in my hands.
"This is so not cool, Ash" I groaned.
"Yeah, well, think of this as payment for making your chauffer"
"Speaking of which, we need to go. We have a plane to catch" Naya said as she offered her hand to me.
I stood up and held Naya's hand as we walked out the door. Ashley locked up behind us and we got in the car. The ride to the airport was filled with mindless chatter. Ashley was planning on making another short film called "Bawlin" so that became the topic of conversation.
"Wait. So you're making a short film based on fanfiction about Brittana?" Naya asked.
"Yep," Ashley nodded, "It's a great story. Totally hilarious"
"I wanted to be in it but Ryan's got me doing all these crazy things" I said.
"Oh my god, Heath. That would've been insane. The fans would eat that up" Naya said.
"Hold up. This is a Brittana story with a baby in it, right?" Vanessa asked.
"Yep" all three of us answered.
"Awww. That's so adorable. I can totally see Brittany and Santana having babies" Vanessa said.
"That is if Santana doesn't go all Snixxx on her babies" Ashley joked.
"Hey! Santana will be a great mom. She'll totally spoil those kids rotten" Naya said.
My eyes met Naya's and a small smile formed on both our faces. Neither of us said anything but it was clear that this was something we both wanted. Kids. A family. We hadn't talked about it but it seemed like we both wanted the same thing.
"Totally, babe" I grinned, "Santana will be the second best mom in the world. Right after Brittany"
"Whatever you say, HeMo" Naya chuckled.
Naya kissed my cheek and rested her head on the crook of my neck. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Ashley give me a knowing look and I just waved her off. There were still so many things Naya and I had to talk about but it felt nice knowing we were headed towards the same direction.
NAYA
Heather and I agreed to tell her family about us tonight during dinner. April and Crystal were driving in so everyone would be there. Despite the fact that she'd reassure me many times that her family would be accepting of us, I still couldn't help but feel like a part of them would resent me. I know for a fact that her entire family had expected her to marry Taylor. In all the time I've spent with Heather's family, all of them had spoken about how Heather and Taylor were soul mates. I just smiled through it all and agreed. It hurt, of course. But they didn't know better.
"Naya, you okay?"
I look up from the ground and saw Vanessa eyeing me.
"Yeah. Just a bit nervous about tonight" I replied.
Vanessa sat down and put an arm around me.
"It'll be fine, Nay" she said, "Heather's family loves you. You're practically a daughter to Mrs. M. I mean, she said so herself when we got here"
"Yeah but… Heather was supposed to be with Taylor. That…that was the plan. That was her plan" I replied softly.
"Plans change, Nay"
"What if her plans with me change?" I said, "Again"
"Look, I have no idea what happened between the two of you the last time but that was before when Taylor was in the picture" Vanessa said, "Things are simpler now. It's just you and Heather. No one else matters"
I closed my eyes and let out a deep sigh. Chord's word resounded in my head.
"Remember when Chord said he wanted to talk to me last Monday?"
"Oh yeah. You never did tell me what he said," Vanessa replied.
"He told me that the reason why Heather and I didn't work out the first time wasn't because of Taylor." I said, "And he kept going on and on about how Heather told him that she's always wanted the perfect husband and kids and the house with the big backyard and all that"
"Chord is a jealous ass. Don't listen to him" Vanessa said, "You and Heather love each other and that's all that really matters. You can give her all those things too, you know"
"But say what if…"
"If things get hard, then you'll work through it. And besides, you guys won't be alone. You'll have us and a legion of 'angry lesbian bloggers' behind you"
Both of us chuckled at the reference. She was right. I was overthinking this. Heather and I were meant to be. We did, after all, find our way back to each other. That must mean something. Right?
"What's so funny?"
Vanessa and I turned around and saw Heather's niece, Jade standing in the door way.
"Auntie Nessa and I remembered something funny" I replied with a smile.
Jade smiled back and ran into my arms.
"Auntie Naya!" Jade giggled, "I've missed you. I haven't seen you in forever"
"I've missed you too, sweetie," I said.
Before any of us could say anything, Crystal came bursting through the door carrying 3 bags in each arm.
"Jade Elizabeth Houghton. What did I tell you about running out of the while it's still moving?" Crystal shouted.
Jade instinctively hid behind me and I couldn't help but laugh.
"Nice to see you again, Crystal. Need a hand?" I said.
"Oh hey, Naya. Didn't see you there" Crystal replied.
I took two bags from her and Vanessa got the other two.
"Crystal, this is Vanessa Lengies. Vanessa, Crystal" I said.
"Hey, I'd shake your hand but my hands are full" Crystal said.
"Same here" Vanessa chuckled.
We made our way to the kitchen where Heather and April were helping Mrs. Morris make dinner.
"Oh good, you're here. Did you bring the cream?" Mrs. Morris said.
"Yeah. I think it's in the bag Naya's carrying" Crystal answered.
Heather's head almost immediately shot up at the sound of my name. I bit down on my lip suppressing a giggle. Our eyes met and I felt myself relax a little.
"Thank you for that," Mrs. Morris said, "Naya and Vanessa, you two go stay in the living room with Jade. We'll take care of this."
"Are you sure about that, Mrs. M?" Naya said, "We're pretty handy in the kitchen."
"That's true. We don't have the tendency to burn down things," Vanessa added.
"Oh come on! That was one time, Lengies" Heather said.
"You were making waffles, Heather. Waffles." Vanessa replied.
Everyone burst out laughing.
"Heath, you nearly burned down your house because of waffles?" April guffawed.
"No, I did not" Heather stated.
"Yes, she did. The fire alarm went off" Vanessa chuckled.
"Oh sweetie, what happened? You used to be a really good cook," Mrs. Morris said.
"I still am" Heather pouted.
I looked at Heather and had the sudden urge to wrap my arms around her and kiss her sad pout away. I knew she was faking it but she looked so damn adorable.
I must've looked at her a little longer than I should have since Crystal nudged my shoulder and gave me a questioning look. I cocked my eyebrow and she subtly pointed back and forth between Heather and I. Our eyes met and I gave the faintest of all nods. It was no use hiding things from Crystal. Even back then she was the first one who figured out how I felt about Heather. I was hoping she wasn't able to catch my nod but judging my the smirk on her face, I'd say she saw it.
"What's with the smirk, Crys?" April asked.
"Oh nothing," Crystal said smugly, "Just really excited for dinner"
"Dinner was divine, Mrs. Morris." I said.
"The banana bread pudding tasted like heaven," Vanessa added, "Seriously. Would it be wrong of me to kidnap you and force you to make me those in LA?"
"Or I can just give you the recipe," Mrs. Morris chuckled.
"That works too," Vanessa replied.
"Sometimes I wonder if you're Vanessa…" April began.
"Or Sugar Motta!" Crystal continued, "Right?! I was thinking the same thing"
"Yeah. I get that a lot, actually. But Sugar's pretty awesome so it's cool"
"Mommy, what's wrong with Aunty Heather?" Jade suddenly asked.
All eyes fell on Heather who instantly snapped out of her daydream.
"Heather, you okay?" Mrs. Morris asked.
Heather's eyes met mine and I gave her a subtle nod.
"Yeah. Uhh…I have something to tell you guys." Heather said.
"Oh God. Is this about Taylor?" April said, "I saw him the other day visiting his parents and he looks like a mess. Have you talked to him lately?"
"No—"
"Why not? Are you guys still on that break til now?" April continued
My face lost color and I felt my heart beat faster. I immediately reached out for Vanessa's hand and she subtly began to rub my back trying to calm me down. I was right. Heather's family still believed that Heather would end up with Taylor. This was a bad idea. I kept my eyes glued to my plate as I tried to block out all the noises.
"That's right. You never did tell us what happened between you and Taylor," Mrs. Morris added, "One second you were talking about marrying him and suddenly you guys are on a break."
"Mom, we're not on a break. We're broken up and we're gonna stay that way" Heather argued.
"Oh please. You guys have been on a billion breaks, Heather. We all know you can never stay away from him. It'll only be a matter of time before you guys are back together," April snorted.
"We are not getting back together," Heather repeated.
"And why not?" Mrs. Morris asked.
Before Heather could respond, a glass was put down loudly on the table forcing me to look up.
"Because Heather and Naya are in love with each other," Crystal said softly.
"What?" April asked.
"Heather and Naya are in love," Crystal repeated, "Seriously. How dense are you guys?"
Everyone remained silent.
"Jade, sweetheart, go watch some TV in the living room," Mrs. Morris said.
Jade, who had remained silent the entire conversation, quickly got out of her chair and went to the living room. Once the indistinctive sound of the television was heard, Mrs. Morris turned to me.
"Well? Is it true?" she said.
"Yes," I breathed out.
Mrs. Morris shifted her posture and sat up a little straighter.
"Oh my God… I… I'm so sorry," April said, "I… I heard rumors and I thought there was something but you two always brushed it off so I thought…"
"Ladies, could you please leave me and Naya alone for a while?" Mrs. Morris said.
"Mom…" Heather said.
"We're just gonna talk, Heather."
Heather gave me an apologetic look before heading out with the others.
"Naya, look at me, hun" Mrs. Morris said, her voice much softer than before.
I willed myself to look at her and saw that she wasn't mad.
"Do you really love my Heather?" she said.
"Yes, I really do," I replied.
"This thing…between the two of you… it's been happening for a while now, yes?"
"What…what do you mean?"
"I mean, a couple of years ago, when Heather and Taylor broke up, there was something between the two of you, wasn't there?"
"Yes," I sighed.
"So what happened?" Mrs. Morris asked.
I was surprised by the question. I never expected her to ask that question. It was something I rarely talked about. Hell, I hadn't even talked about it with Heather yet.
"I let her go," I replied.
"You let her go," Mrs. Morris echoed, "Why?" she continued.
"It was what she wanted"
"And what was that?"
"She wanted Taylor. She chose him. Over me," I said, holding back tears.
Mrs. Morris reached out and took hold of my hands.
"I don't think so… I remember that time. She was always upset when she visited me. I remember her going on and on about how you were travelling all over the place with Dianna," Mrs. Morris chuckled, "She was jealous as hell"
"I only did those things to distract myself," I replied, smiling sadly at the memory, "You know, I convinced Dianna to go to a marijuana café in Amsterdam after I heard about Heather's interview about Taylor. She told the entire planet she wanted to marry him and have babies with him"
"I remember that interview. Heather told me to pretend it never existed,"
"She did?" I asked, unsure of what I'd heard.
"She did. She called me right after the interview telling me to ignore it. She said PR scripted her answers," Mrs. Morris said.
"She never told me that when I asked her about it…"
"No, I wouldn't expect her to. You know how she is. Stubborn to the bone"
I chuckled. Hearing Heather's story when we were apart felt like a weight was being lifted off my shoulders. I knew there was more to it, but just hearing a part of it made me think that maybe this really was gonna work. It seemed both of couldn't function properly without each other.
"So are you planning on sticking around for long this time?" Mrs. Morris asked.
"I… I plan on sticking around forever," I said, "If your daughter will have me, of course. I mean, we still have lots to talk about and—"
"Naya"
Mrs. Morris stood up and gave me a pointed look.
"Yeah?"
"She'll say yes. All you have to do is ask"
I nodded and smiled to myself.
All I have to do is ask.
A/N: There you go! Major fluff in this chapter :P ooohhhhh and I sense some foreshadowing in the last part, don't you? *evil laugh* sexy times will happen soon so this fic might become RATED M REAL SOON. Please take note ;) R&R
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