I think I got my groove back with this fic. Hopefully I don't jinx myself. I actually have a couple of other random fic ideas running through my head. Not sure if they'll be Dantana though.

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Any Demi fans see her cover Give Me Love last week? I swear I almost died.

Santana POV

Spending the weekend with Dani and hearing how much she loves me was just what I needed to pull myself back together ready for battle Monday morning. She left yesterday afternoon and we had spent the day playing with Bailey to keep my mind off of going back to work this morning. I went straight to HR to discuss what had been said to me and how it made me feel mistreated. While it wasn't explicitly homophobic, anyone that knows what's been happening the last few months knows that I was the front runner for the position prior and based on the comments about how I 'present' and that I'm not 'on brand', it can't really be taken any other way. It just so happens that the HR manager is a close friend as well so I figured I should ensure I get her input before doing anything else. I drop Bailey off at day care, assuring Michelle I will update her later.

I knock on Lauren's door and she calls me in.

"Hey Laur, can we chat?"

"Of course what's up?"

"I'm not sure whether I want this conversation on or off the record.. Is that okay?"

"Why don't you tell me and we can keep it off the record for now and we'll go from there?"

"Sounds good"

I shut the door and sit down and start telling her what happened. I can see that it's come as a shock to her.

"Okay, what are you thinking of doing?" She asks

"I kind of just want to resign. I'm perfectly capable of getting a job somewhere that won't treat me this way. I can't win either way by staying but then am I allowing it to happen to someone else if I don't stand up for myself?"

"You know he's a dick right?" She retorts which causes me to laugh.

"Well I realise that now. It's just so disappointing to know that I've put so much hard work and my free time in to a company run by a man like that."

"The problem is that while I can see your point of view, it would be a hell of a fight for you trying to prove anything. There's a reason this is one of the best law firms in the city. He won't fight fair and he won't hesitate to involve your family, especially Dani & Bailey, if it will win him the case." I took Dani with me to Michelle's New Year's Eve party where she met some of my friends including Lauren.

"What does my family have to do with anything?"

"It won't matter."

"This is bullshit."

"I know, I'm sorry. I should be able to help you"

"It's not your fault. I appreciate your advice. I just need to figure out when to resign."

"How are you financially? You know you'll get paid out any leave you haven't used. "

"Most of what I have saved has been put aside for Bailey and I'm still paying off some student loans. My leave payout will cover rent for a couple of months."

"Okay so you're not going to be completely screwed." She replies just as my phone chimes indicating a text message.

"This suuuuuuucks" I say before checking my phone. "Sorry, it's Dani, she's in LA with a few spare minutes and wants me to call"

"All good. You know where I am if I can do anything for you." I get up and hug her. "Thanks for listening. I'll let you know what I decide to do."

I leave Lauren's office and head back to mine closing the door. I call Dani and she picks up straight away.

"Hey baby"

"Good morning, what are you doing up so early?" It's around 530 in LA.

"Gym. I did nothing over the weekend so need to get back into it"

"That's not entirely true. You got a couple of good cardio workouts in" I say while remembering the few times we managed to get some alone time while she was here.

"Good point" I can hear the smirk in her voice. "Are you at work? Did you speak to Lauren?"

"I did. She pretty much told me what I already knew. There's no point fighting him."

"So have you thought about what next?" She asks

"Under normal circumstances I would just look for another job and then resign but I felt physically ill at the thought of coming to work today. Speaking to Lauren was good, but I don't want to feel that way every day and I don't want to feel like I have to hide from him to avoid ripping his head off."

"Just quit then babe, I don't want you feeling like that. Although, if you stayed it would be easier for me to get in to the building under the premise of picking you up so I can rip his dick off." She says aggressively.

This makes me laugh.

"Then you'd go to jail and I have barely managed a couple of weeks without you, how would I go for years while you served out your sentence?"

"You're a good lawyer, you can do your lawyery stuff and get me out of it?"

"Stop trying to make lawyery a thing" I laugh at her again.

"Fine. But seriously, I know that you're all responsible and independent but if I have to make sure you've got some Ramen for a few weeks until you find something else then I'm okay with that. People are all about giving me money for sound files of my voice."

"You are the biggest dork I've ever met. "

"But you love me." She says sounding extremely proud of herself.

"I do. Thank you for everything this weekend, I don't think I would have got through it without you."

"It's my job and I'm happy to do it. I have to go though."

"Awww okay. Call me tonight if you can?"

"I will, promise. I love you."

"I love you too. Bye babe"

I hang up the phone and log on to my bank and go about calculating when I can resign without it causing too much of an upset to my current lifestyle.

By the end of the day I've made the decision to give my notice as soon as possible. I'll get my letter of resignation written tonight and hand it in tomorrow. That will give me another night to ensure this is what I want to do.

On my way to the elevator with Bailey, Lauren stops me.

"Hey, I was on my way to your office. Hey Bailey" She kneels down to him and he waves shyly.

"What's up?" I ask as she stands back up

"I wanted to know if you'd thought much about our conversation from this morning?"

"Yeah, I think I'll come and see you in the morning to discuss everything."

"Okay, can you do me a favour and wait a week? I have a good reason. Let's just call our conversation a chat between friends?"

"Okay.. do you wanna tell me why?" I ask, somewhat confused.

"It's better if I don't. But it's a positive, I promise."

"Okay.. " I don't even know what to say.

"Trust me. By the way, did you get my invitation? I gave it to Gabby."

"For the bachelorette weekend? Yes I did. Should be no problem getting my parents to watch B."

"Awesome! I've gotta run, I need to get a couple of things done before I finish. I'll see you tomorrow, okay?" She says before walking off in the opposite direction.

I grab Bailey's hand again "Let's go home kiddo"

"Is Den home?"

"No bud, she's away for the rest of the week. Hopefully she'll be back for the weekend. Maybe we can plan something fun."

"Okay." He grins up at me.

Good to know I'm not the only one missing her.