After Christel left the studio, Santana finished up her work just in time for when Stacey came back. Stacey had her hands full of garments for the movie so Santana ran over to help her.
"Thanks Santana!" she said.
"You're welcome!"
They brought the costume pieces to the back of the studio where all the other pieces were hanging. They placed the garments down on the table in front of them and Stacey began to organize them.
"Anything I can help with?" asked Santana.
"If you'd like to take a walk through the room and get familiar with all the characters racks..."
Santana immediately went to the racks where all the costume pieces were hanging. She passed through the people she didn't know but stopped and looked at Mike and Brittany's racks.
"Cool huh?..." said Stacey.
"Yeah! I've never seen anything like this".
"I may need help back here from time to time so it's good you're getting to know the area".
Santana walked back to the table where Stacey was organizing.
"Could you put this pile onto Christel's rack?" asked Stacey.
"Sure!" replied Santana without hesitation.
She grabbed the pile and went straight for Christel's rack to hang the garments she was given. She came went back and forth until all the clothes were organized.
"Thank you!" said Stacey.
"You're welcome!" replied Santana.
They made their way back into the studio to the table where Santana had been working all morning. Stacey picked up all the notes that Santana had jotted down and organized. She smiled really big and took a long look at each page. Santana stood there anxiously awaiting to see what Stacey had to say.
"You have really nice writing!" said Stacey.
Santana giggled.
"Thank you! I try really hard with that stuff!"
"Well...because of your hard work and dedication this morning, if you'd like to break for lunch by all means do so. Let's say to be back here for...four. That gives you about an hour and a half".
"Perfect!"
"Do you need longer?"
"No! Not at all! An hour and a half sounds great!"
"I'll see you then!"
Santana grabbed her purse and quickly made her way out of the studio. She was so excited to have a break that she almost forgot about Christel grabbing food for them. She was halfway to the hotel to go and see Brittany when Christel yelled from across the street.
"Where you running off to?" she shouted.
Santana quickly turned around and began to ran back over to where Christel was standing with take-out bags.
"I almost forgot! I'm sorry!" shouted back Santana as she ran across the street.
"I got us some steak burritos from this cute little Mexican restaurant just about twenty minutes from here".
"Steak burritos?! You really know your way to the heart of a Latina!"
Christel giggled.
"Where did you want to go and eat?" asked Christel.
Santana looked around to see if there was a park or something in the area but she couldn't see anything.
"I don't really know the area. Anywhere you'd like to go?" asked Santana.
"I know the perfect place! Follow me!"
Christel flagged down a taxi and they both hopped in.
"A taxi?! It must be far!" said Santana.
"Naw! It'll just take about five minutes!"
Before Santana knew it, they were pulling up to a beach. She looked out the window and smiled.
"The beach?!"
"Yup!"
Christel paid for the taxi and they both hopped out and made their way to the beach. Christel walked ahead of Santana and lead them to a little sand nook just down the beach. She sat down on the sand and patted the spot next to her for Santana to sit.
"Steak burritos on the beach...I must be dreaming!" said Santana with a huge smile on her face.
"Nothing like back home I'm assume?"
"My break consists of me going down to a cafeteria where most of the people are the elderly mall walkers".
Christel smiled and handed Santana her burrito.
"This thing is huge!" Santana exclaimed.
"They're the best in town...well in my opinion".
They both chomped down on their burritos and looked across the ocean with smiles on their faces. Santana had never experienced such a fun lunch break in her entire life. She could get used to this. She was so distracted by the wonderfulness of the moment that she forgot who she was with. She came here to be with Brittany, not Christel. She was on her lunch break and she skipped out spending time with Brittany to spend time with someone she hardly knew.
After realizing this, she stopped eating and stared into the distance.
"Is something wrong?" asked Christel.
"No, not at all! The food is amazing..." replied Santana.
"I feel like there's a but in there somewhere".
"Nope...no buts".
"Are you sure?"
"I'm positive!"
Christel smiled and Santana smiled back. They finished their burritos and took in the beauty that was around them. Christel stood up and held out her hand to help Santana up off the sand. Santana grabbed her hand and off they went for a walk down the beach. They talked about their current lives, their past, their hopes and dreams. Everything you can imagine talking about to someone you're learning to get to know.
Santana looked down at her watch and gasped.
"What's wrong?" asked Christel.
"I'm late!" replied Santana with anxiety in her voice.
"Late for what?!"
"Stacey needed me back at the studio twenty minutes ago".
"Shit! Okay well let's go!"
"You don't need to come with me if you don't want! Just tell me how to get to the street from here!"
"Don't be silly!"
Christel grabbed Santana's hand and they ran across the beach to the nearest street exit. They flagged down a taxi and were back at the studio ten minutes later. Santana paid for the taxi this time and they both hopped out. Santana started walking towards the studio but realized Christel wasn't following.
"Are you not coming in?!" she said.
"Naw! I'm gonna head back to my place and go over lines again! But thanks for the company!"
"How much do I owe you for lunch?"
"My treat!"
"Thank you Christel!"
"You're welcome!"
They both smiled at each other and waved. Santana watched as Christel walked away. She hadn't had a day like this in a while. She loved the company of Christel but she knew Brittany would dig into her later about not spending her break with her. She shook aside the bad feelings and kept telling herself, a little lunch break shouldn't hurt. And with that she quickly made her way inside, she just hoped Stacey wouldn't be mad at her for being a half hour late.