A/N: Everyone waiting for some more drama/angst... here it comes...
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Dani was bummed. She had planned on taking Santana out somewhere that no one would find them at, and asking her to be her girlfriend. Now, however, she found herself pacing back and forth through her room, her heart still racing. She was going to have dinner with Santana and her parents. No big deal, right?
Except that it was. Was this how Santana had felt at the idea of meeting Dani's dad?
No, Dani had to feel even more nervous than Santana had. At least Dani's dad knew that she was gay, and could immediately tell that something was going on between them. Santana's parents had no idea, which meant that all of those accidental, long gazes had to be nonexistent that night. They had to be completely normal. Just friends. For that night, she had to be just friends with the girl that she was falling for desperately.
Who was she kidding? It was impossible. She should not have agreed with Maribel about coming over for dinner. In fact, she should have called or texted Santana instead of assuming that she was home alone and simply walking over there. How had she been so careless?
Her phone suddenly vibrated in her pocket, and with a nervous breath, she checked the text message.
From Santana- I know you're probably freaking out, but don't. Everything will be fine.
Dani let out a sigh, feeling a little better to know that Santana wasn't as nervous about it at all as she was. Of course, she was the one doing the meeting, so it made sense that she would be more nervous, right?
To Santana- Thanks :P
From Santana- No problem ;)
Dani felt herself smiling, her heart rate now beating faster for different reasons than nerves. Her mind flashed back to the afternoon a week earlier, when she and Santana had made out in the latter's bedroom. Her tongue suddenly craved the feeling of Santana's on hers, and she felt her skin heat up at the idea of touching Santana again. Realization that she wouldn't be able to kiss or touch Santana that night crept over her, and she groaned. She was so horny.
"Hey, Danielle, I'm headed to the store! I'll be back soon!" Becca called.
"Okay," Dani returned. When she heard Becca leave, the blue-haired girl stood and closed and locked her door, just for good measure. She stripped of her clothes and went into her bathroom, turning on the shower and stepping in. As the hot water poured over her body, she reached her fingers down between her legs, and felt a sigh of relief as she touched herself.
Eventually, she knew, a different girl would be touching there. And she had a good feeling about who that would be.
After her shower, she felt much less horny. She dressed again and straightened her hair. She noticed that some flashes of her natural, brown hair color were starting to show back through it. She would have to touch it up soon. When her hair was done, she fixed her makeup that had become smeared from the shower.
She came out of her bathroom and saw that she had a new text on her phone from the Latina.
From Santana- What are you up to, babe?
Dani felt her breath hitch in her throat. She'd called Santana "babe" something like a week ago, but neither of them had said it since. Her heart rate sped up again, and she cursed at the fact that Santana was just going to make her feel crazy horny again no matter how much she tried to relieve it.
To Santana- Nothing much.
From Santana- Same :/
To Santana- Aren't you hanging out with your parents?
From Santana- Not right now. They went to run errands and buy food for dinner tonight.
To Santana- Becca went to run errands too. Looks like we're both lonely ):
From Santana- So who will take longer, my parents, or Becca? ;)
Dani felt her heart rate increase again. This girl was going to kill her with those winky faces.
To Santana- Becca just said be back "soon". But she goes grocery shopping once a week and it usually takes an hour or so.
From Santana- My parents won't take that long. I'll come over there ;)
To Santana- Can't wait ;)
It suddenly occurred to Dani that Santana had only ever seen the downstairs of Becca's house, not Dani's room. She felt the need to impress, and rushed around to tidy up the room. It would only take a minute or two for the Latina to get there, so she didn't have much time too—
The doorbell rang, and Dani looked around her room. It wasn't even messy, and she'd just spent two minutes pretty much just moving objects to different places in her room. Dani, what the hell is wrong with you?
She bounded down the stairs and opened the door to see the gorgeous Latina smiling at her. "Hey," Santana greeted.
"Hey, I was just thinking about you," Dani joked with a wink, and she swore that Santana blushed.
"Well, we were just texting," she reminded the blue-haired girl, who gave her a goofy grin.
"Come on in and relieve me of my boredom," Dani suggested, opening the door wider so that the Latina could come in. And maybe you can relieve me of something else too.
Oh my gosh, Dani stop.
She led Santana upstairs to her bedroom. "It's not much, but it is only temporary."
"As long as you have a bed and your guitar, right?" Santana asked with a smile, sitting herself down on Dani's bed. The blue-haired girl answered with a nod, swallowing thickly as she realized that Santana was sitting on her bed. This, she told herself, was a terrible day for her to be having dinner with Santana and her parents together. She was going to be as horny as hell during the entire meal.
Not knowing what to say, Dani grabbed her guitar and sat down next to Santana. Still not saying anything, she played a few basic chords to get her fingers warmed up. She began to play a little melody that she knew from a song she couldn't remember, and neither girl said anything as they both watched her fingers moved.
Suddenly, Santana began to sing along with the melody, allowing Dani to recall what the song was.
"I'm gonna pick up the pieces,
And build a lego house.
If things go wrong,
We can knock it down.
But three words have two meanings,
There's one thing on my mind.
It's all for you.
Mm, and it's dark and a cold December,
But I've got you to keep me warm!
If you're broken I will mend you,
And I'll keep you sheltered,
From the storm that's raging on!
Now!
I'm out of touch,
I'm out of luck,
I'll pick you up when you're getting down!
And out of all these things I've done,
I think I love you better now!
I'm out of sight,
I'm out of mind,
I'll do it all for you in time!
And out of all these things I've done,
I think I love you better now!
Now..."
They paused as Dani continued to strum the guitar, and then, when Santana was about to start singing again, Dani took over.
"I'm gonna paint you by numbers,
And color you in.
If things go right,
We'll frame it.
And put you on a wall.
And it's so hard to say it,
But I've been here before.
Now I surrender up my heart,
And swap it for yours.
I'm out of touch,
I'm out of luck,
I'll pick you up when you're getting down!
And out of all these things I've done,
I think I love you better now!
I'm out of sight,
I'm out of mind,
I'll do it all for you in time!
And out of all these things I've done,
I think I love you better now!"
Santana joined in as they both sang the next part, looking at each other with those longing gazes. As they began to sing, Dani couldn't help but recall the first time they sang together.
"Don't hold me down...
I think the braces are breaking,
And it's more than I can take!"
Santana sang the next part and Dani lowered her gaze back down to her fingers strumming on the guitar strings.
"And it's dark and a cold December,
But I've got you to keep me warm!
If you're broken I will mend you,
And I'll keep you sheltered,
From the storm that's raging on!
Now!"
Dani joined in again for the chorus.
"I'm out of touch,
I'm out of luck,
I'll pick you up when you're getting down!
And out of all these things I've done,
I think I love you better now!
I'm out of sight,
I'm out of mind,
I'll do it all for you in time!
And out of all these things I've done,
I think I love you better now!"
Dani finished.
"I'm out of touch,
I'm out of luck,
I'll pick you up when you're getting down...
And out of all these things I've done,
I will love you better now..."
They found themselves staring at each other as Dani stopped strumming and they both stopped singing. And suddenly, Santana's lips were pressed softly to Dani's.
It wasn't like when they made out the week before, but more like their first kiss. Soft, slow. They couldn't get too close, what with the guitar in between their bodies. Dani felt herself sigh into the kiss. She carefully slipped her tongue into Santana's mouth, tangling it with Santana's. She tried to suppress the moan that was coming up in her throat, but some of it escaped anyway.
Santana pulled back at the sound, grabbing Dani's guitar with careful hands and moved it away from them. They found themselves closer, their lips together again. Santana kissed more forcefully suddenly, and Dani found herself moving up her bed, feeling way hornier now.
However, she felt herself do something she definitely hadn't been planning. She muttered something against Santana's lips, and the Latina pulled back. "What?" Santana asked softly.
"Will you be my girlfriend?" Dani breathed out, her eyes closed. When she heard no response, she opened them, finding Santana was just sitting there in front of her, a look of panic on her face. "No, never mind, Santana. I wasn't—I-I didn't—"
"I have to go. My parents will be home soon," Santana muttered, standing and grabbing her phone as she made her way to Dani's bedroom door.
"Santana," Dani called after her, jumping up and following the Latina out of the bedroom. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said anything. Santana!"
Santana finally turned and looked at Dani with a steeled expression.
Dani asked weakly, "What about dinner?"
"Maybe we shouldn't have it tonight," Santana muttered, before turning and heading down the stairs. Dani stood frozen until she heard the front door open and close, at which point she rushed back into her room and fell onto her bed. Clutching her pillow in front of her face, she let out a blood curdling scream into it, before rolling over and feeling tears rush to her eyes.
Why had she done that? She was supposed to make sure that Santana would say yes before she asked, and there she'd been just blurting out questions. She huddled there on her bed, wondering to what extent this would go. How long would she go without her Santana... no, not her Santana. She wasn't hers.
At least not yet anyway.
Her phone vibrated suddenly, and she grabbed it quickly. Unfortunately, it was not from who she'd been hoping for.
From Rachel- Hey Danielle! Please don't forget that in one week on next Saturday, we have our Sectionals Show Choir competition! Also please remember that since you and Santana have a duet, you will need to be practicing religiously! Have a good day!
Of course, that girl had to have impeccable timing. Right after Dani had pretty much secured herself a place on Santana's "ignore list", she was reminded that they were singing a duet at sectionals. A totally non lesbian duet, of course, but still. She was sure that it wasn't going to end well. Why couldn't she have just kept her damn mouth shut?
To Santana- Hey. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have asked that. I already knew what was going to happen anyway. Please don't hate me. Text me back soon, alright? Also, Rachel just reminded me that we need to be practicing our duet for sectionals. Let me know when you want to do that.
Dani sent the text, hoping for an immediate response, but getting nothing back. She sighed and let herself fall back onto her pillow as a new wave of tears reached her brown eyes. She let them out as she curled up under her blanket and wondered why.
Why did Dani ask that question? Why didn't Santana want to be her girlfriend? Why was Santana so afraid to love? Why was she so insistent that love didn't exist? Why was Dani so heartbroken over this junior that she had met just over a month ago?
Why, indeed.
Ouch.
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