June 15, 2014
The warm summer sun was just coming up over the horizon in Los Angeles, California. Heather and Naya pull into the Paramount lot in their black Mercedes G-Wagon stopping at the security checkpoint and giving a friendly wave to Don and Michael their lot security team.
"Good morning girls, how are you two this morning?" Don asks with a friendly smile as he grabs their set passes from Heather to scan.
"We are really good. Slightly tired but thank god for a strong cup of coffee!" Heather laughs with a giggle as the two men smile back at them and nod in agreement.
"Have a good day ladies!" Michael says as he presses the button to lift the crossing gate so the girls can drive through.
Once they drive into their parking space and turn off the car, Naya glances at her iPhone and notices that it's just after 7:00 am. She had a 7:15 am call time while her wife was right behind her at 7:30 am, so they decided to carpool today and come in a little earlier than they normally would before they had to go see Erin, the hair, and makeup artist for the show. Heather hops out of the car and knows that Diana and Kevin are here already since she sees their cars on either side of them. Heather, as always, quickly gets out of the driver's side and sprints over to open the passenger door for her wife of just over 6 months.
Naya instantly gives her wife a smile that makes Heather completely melt. "Baby you know you don't have to do that every time, right?" Naya asks with a shy smile as Heather shrugs and reaches out for her hand making sure she doesn't trip. Naya was pretty petite so unlike Heather, it was a bit of a jump to get out of the vehicle. Heather being the overprotective wife that she is just does it out of habit at this point.
"I know love, but I want to. You're my girl" Heather states matter of factly. Naya places the gentlest of kisses on Heather's lips before they hear the faint sounds of their friends chattering in the distance near the outdoor picnic tables. Heather grabs her wife's hand before locking the door and making their way over closer to where the trailers are located on the other side of the lot.
"well, look who finally showed up!" Kevin turns around with a smile when he hears footsteps against the cement behind him.
"Hey Bee but shut up, we're early today. Don't make me go all Lima Heights on your sorry ass. It's way too early for me to start slapping people." Naya defends.
Kevin holds his hands up in faux defense and turns back to the table to continue the conversation he was previously having with Jenna and Chord. Amber was sitting beside Kevin, and Lea was sitting on her opposite side with Diana across the table.
"How are you two this morning?" Amber asks the girls as they put their bags down beside the table where everyone else had set theirs and walk closer to the table.
"Were good. Just waiting for the caffeine to kick in." Heather laughs and smiles as Diana attempts to scoot down as much as she can before she bumps into Jenna next to her.
"Right. God, what would this cast do without caffeine?" Diana says with a smile and pats the single space she made next to her inviting Heather to sit down. They really did need a third picnic table...
Naya was still standing at the head of the picnic table leaning against it with both of her hands. She hated being the last ones on set because they were always left standing after all the seats were taken. Naya happened to be that lucky one today. That is until she hears her beautiful wife tap her arm. She immediately looks down at the blonde.
"Come here, my love," Heather says while patting her legs to invite Naya to sit in her lap. Naya smiles shyly and accepts her wife's offer and lowers herself in her wife's lap. Naya turns her head just enough to place a tender kiss on her temple.
"Thank you, baby," Naya says kissing her once again before grabbing her latte and taking a sip.
"You two still act like newlyweds. I mean, you always act like lovesick puppies, but doesn't that faze usually go away after a while?" Mark asks with a smug grin as he approaches the group with Harry and Cory by his side.
"When you have the most beautiful wife in the world it doesn't matter whether you've been married 6 months or 60 years," Heather responds simply as both of her arms wrap tightly around her wife's waist and her lips connect to the caramel skin on her shoulder. Naya smiles at her wife and kisses her forehead.
"You two are disgusting." Mark jokes while standing next to the picnic table where the guys were chatting.
Mark feigns gagging while Chord smacks him on the back of the head getting him to stop his antics. They all know Mark loves to tease, however, Naya's coffee hasn't kicked in yet and they all know Snixx will come out if she's provoked before 10:00 am. Naya sends him a glare but quickly turns her attention back to the girls as they discuss their schedules for the day.
Heather and Naya were in their older shared trailer after they went to see their stylist and makeup artist, Erin in the last trailer down the row. They were currently waiting to be called to set for their scenes. Heather finishes applying her lip gloss and glances over at her wife who she can tell is preoccupied about something. She knows how Naya's mind works and if she doesn't intervene, Naya will let herself overthink way too much.
"Hey, beautiful. Are you okay? Is there something on your mind?" Heather says while taking a seat next to Naya on the uncomfortable sofa.
"Just thinking…" Naya replies
"Anything I should know about?" Heather asks grabbing Naya's hand and holding it between both of hers.
"I'm nervous about this appointment. I know I shouldn't be, but it's a big moment. I just have some jitters which I hope will pass soon enough." Naya says while fidgeting with her nails.
"What makes you the most nervous honey?" Heather quietly replies while snaking her arm behind Naya's back and pulling her wife impossibly closer.
"I think I'm just nervous thinking about what will happen. What if this attempt doesn't take? What if I keep trying and nothing happens? What if there's something wrong with me that I can't fix? What if.." Naya is cut off when Heather puts a finger over her lips and brings her in for a short but sweet peck.
"Sweetheart you are getting yourself worked up over something that hasn't happened yet. Don't stress yourself out, it's not good for you. Whatever happens, we will deal with it together. I promise it will be okay." Heather assures while running her index finger along Naya's jawline.
Naya inhales and exhales deeply before sighing. "Alright. I'll try to not freak out too much. It's just that our whole entire future is basically riding on this so it's difficult not to put pressure on myself." Naya admits while leaning closer into Heather's comforting embrace.
"Do not put pressure or burdens on yourself, my love. It will all work out exactly how it's supposed to." Heather smiles back kissing the side of the brunette's head. They hear their names being called over the loudspeaker announcing that they're ready for the girls on set. They both stand and take each other's hands before walking out of the trailers towards the building where their scenes are taking place.
Naya was heading back to her trailer just after 3:00 pm while Heather was finishing up some last-minute choreography changes with Zack who is their lead choreographer on the set. Dance rehearsals always take place in the building dubbed early on as the tin shed by the cast and crew.
Naya had stepped into the dingy trailer in her set outfit. She would need to change before their appointment so she brought an extra set of casual clothes this morning. She went to the tiny bathroom and slipped out of her signature tight dress that they always put her character in, and slipped on her dark wash jeans instead. She then put on a lavender cotton tank blouse watching as her nude bra disappeared under the lightweight material. She smoothed down her hair and took out the hair clip that her character was wearing. Naya stepped out of the bathroom again and tossed her three-inch heels in her wardrobe closet and replaced them with her tried-and-true black Adidas sneakers.
Just as she's slipping on her left tennis shoe she hears footsteps against the cement and footsteps coming up the steps to the trailer. She hears the door latch and looks up to see her wife walking in happily.
"Hey, beautiful." Heather smiles giving her wife a sweet kiss on the lips while setting her bag down on the couch.
"Hi, baby. How were rehearsals?" Naya asks her wife with a smile while walking into her outstretched arms that are already waiting for her.
"Great! We got everything done and finalized the choreography for the number. It was a little difficult but hopefully, Ryan will be pleased with it. We kept going back and forth for a while but we're able to finally perfect it. It'll be amazing I think! I'll meet up with Harry tomorrow to teach him the finalized version." Heather says.
"Awesome baby! I know you were slightly worried about it since it will be a big number for the episode. You and Zack are creative masterminds. I can't wait to see what you guys came up with." Naya replies while resting her head against Heather's chest neither making a move from their tight embrace, thoroughly enjoying the closeness.
"How much time do we have before we need to leave here to be on time for our appointment?" Heather asks while glancing at her iPhone on the table next to her to check the time.
"We need to leave here in 10 minutes," Naya says while reluctantly disconnecting their bodies. The moment they separated she was already missing that close contact with her wife.
"Okay, beautiful. I'll change out of these dance clothes real quick and freshen myself up and we will be out of here." Heather responds giving Naya one last peck on the lips before scurrying back towards their bathroom to change.
Naya is gathering her belongings before they need to leave for their appointment. She is quickly checking the space around her and making sure they don't forget anything. She has a habit of leaving her phone charger in particular. As she's putting her phone cord in her purse he hears a knock on the trailer door making her jump slightly since she's already jittery about her appointment. Naya throws her phone in her purse walks across the trailer and opens the door revealing Diana and Lea.
"Hey, girls. What's up?" Naya greets giving them a small smile in return.
"Hey, Nay. Just wondering if you and Heather wanted to pop over to Lea's place and hang out with us. Junk food, good company, and some trash tv. You in?" Diana asks with a hopeful smile.
"That sounds fun and I wish we could, honestly, but we have a date night planned tonight," Naya responds not wanting to tell their friends about the appointment until everything is more certain.
"Ahh come on! You two are together every night! We barely hang out anymore now that you're married. Please come hang out with us!" Lea whines in her typical over-dramatic fashion.
"Lea we can't tonight, I'm really sorry. We've been planning this for a while and our call times finally matched up to be able to get off early and leave together. Typically Heather has to stay longer working on choreography all the time. We really need this." Naya sighs while leaning against the door frame. "I promise we will plan a girl's night soon. The weekend will be here soon enough, and I can double-check with Heather but I don't think we have plans so we can always have a cast hang out Saturday night." Naya adds trying not to seem like she's rushing her words but she's very aware they need to leave soon to make it on time to their appointment.
"Alright." Diana and Lea respond somewhat disappointed.
"I'm sorry girls! We really have to get going so we don't lose our reservation. Text me tonight and we will get our weekend plans ironed out. Love you both." Naya replies while quickly giving each of her friends a hug and kiss on the cheek.
"Love you too. Bye Nay" Diana says as she and Lea walk back towards their trailers.
Naya spins on her heels just as Heather comes out of the bathroom in a pair of jeans and a basic white fitted shirt. Her straight blonde hair fell down past her shoulders.
"Hi, beautiful. Are you all ready to go?" Heather asks sweetly while grabbing her bag and checking to see if she has everything one last time.
"I'm ready. Lea and Diana came by and were disappointed we had plans tonight but I told them we would hang out with our friends Saturday evening. I hope that's ok?" Naya says nervously hoping Heather isn't upset she agreed to plans without talking to her first.
Heather pulls Naya close and places a soft kiss on her forehead. "It's more than okay, sweetheart. We have been neglecting them more than we should. I miss our crazy friends and they've come up to me a few times in the past few weeks and have asked me to do something. It's important we spend time with them. I think it will be a lot of fun" Heather reassures her wife with a kiss on the lips.
Naya smiles up at Heather kissing her once again and humming at the feeling of her wife so close to her. "shall we do this?"
"Let's do this!" Heather responds eagerly.
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