DANI'S POV
So it's 3:30 a.m., I left Santana's over 4 hours ago. I can't sleep. I am just too excited. I am able to call her my girlfriend. This is so new to me. I haven't been in a relationship since before I went to rehab 2 years ago, and that last relationship is what got me there in the first place. At that time I was an up and coming star. I was discovered playing my music at bars and coffee shops. Once I started being spotted and in tabloids it was hard for me to hide my demons. Everything was spiraling out of control and Jason confronted me. He made me see what I was doing was wrong and I broke down. I was admitted the next day.
While in rehab I wrote a whole bunch of music, which still has not been released. I am hoping to put some of it on this new album. Once I got out I laid low for a while. I went on a little redemption tour, which is the one I just finished up. This tour was to not only show myself I could get back into it, but show my fans that I really appreciated their support throughout my journey.
I've been writing songs and working on melodies since I got home. I pick up my phone again to see that only 15 minutes have passed. I rise up and put my guitar in its place and decide I should try and get some sleep.
Making my way into my bedroom and strip down to my shorts and tank top and climb into my king sized bed. I lay on my back, staring at the ceiling. Before I know it I am falling asleep.
And the walls kept tumbling down
In the city that we love
Great clouds roll over the hills
Bringing darkness from above
I groan at the sudden noise and try to figure out where I put my phone before I fell asleep. I find it under my pillow and answer groggily without looking.
"Mmph. Hello?"
"Hey! Were you sleeping?" I smile at hearing Santana's voice. This is something I could get used to.
"Yeah. I didn't fall asleep till late. What time is it?" I ask sleepily while rolling on to my back.
"Almost 11." She laughs, "I've been up since 8:15. I bet you really like your sleep when you have time off, don't ya?"
I chuckle, "Yeah. That, and I didn't fall asleep till 4 a.m."
"Is everything ok?" She asks.
"Yeah. I was just really excited and still on a high from last night." I smile, remembering that kiss we shared just before I left. "What do you have to do today?" I ask.
"I have a shit ton of homework that I didn't do and exams are coming up in 2 weeks. So I am going to be spending most of my days these next few weeks holed up in the library at school. I got here a little after 9." She says, sounding stressed.
"Well why don't you take a break for a bit." I suggest.
She groans, "I wish I could, I just don't have the time."
"Well, why don't you get back to work and I'll call you later, ok?"
"Yeah. That's fine. Bye Dani."
"Bye, babe." I hang up the phone and get out of bed. I've got a lot of things I need to do today to start preparing for recording. As I am making my way out into my living room I jump at the sight of another person sitting on my couch. I see the scruffy hair and glasses. It's Jason.
"What the fuck, Jace? I thought you were someone who was here to kill me or something." I say relieved.
He starts laughing, "Uh huh. Someone who is sitting on your couch, in plain view, is here to kill you." He continues holding his stomach from laughing. He stands up giving me a hug. I give him a light shove before accepting the embrace. We pull apart and I sit on the opposite end of the couch.
"So what are you doing here? How long have you been waiting?" I ask.
"I've been here maybe and hour at most. I just came to see how you were doing and how the unpacking is going." He says looking around the apartment. "Clearly not well." He laughs.
"Yeah. I've been a little busy." I reply laughing.
"Busy with what, Dan? You have no obligations until tomorrow."
"I met Santana the other day." I say trying to hide my blush.
"Oh." He says. "Well, how was it?" He asks excitedly.
"Really great." I say smiling. "We are officially together."
"It has been a long time coming, Dan. I've notice a change in you ever since you got that first letter from her." Jason says. "I think this could be a good thing for the both of you."
I smile and lean over to give him a hug. He pulls me in to his side and ruffles my hair and starts tickling me. I squeal and try to push him away. I can't stop laughing. He eventually lets up and gets off the couch.
"I gotta get going. I'm meeting with the producer. I'll check in with you later." He says.
"Alright." I respond "Lets do dinner this week." I say from the couch as he is walking out the door.
"Call me!" He says shutting the door behind him.
I reach over for my guitar and slump down into the couch and start strumming. As I am playing I keep thinking about Santana. I lightly begin to hum along while I play. I quickly stop to write down the melody and then continue humming.
So if you're out there I swear to be good to you
But I'm done lookin', for my future someone
Cause when the time is right
You'll be here, but for now
Dear no one, this is your love song
Once I get the whole song down I put my guitar down. I hear my stomach growl. I laugh at myself picking up my phone to check the time. Damn. It's already 2:30. I decide to text Santana.
To Santana: Hey you. Do you have time for a break to get food?
I head into my bedroom to decide what to wear for the day. I decided on dark skinny jeans with my ACDC shirt. As I finished getting ready I hear my phone buzz indicating a new text.
From Santana: :/ UGH. I so wish I did. I'm still working and have a long way to go. Sorry, babe.
I feel for Santana. I understand what its like to be so busy.
I head out to my living room and slip on my shoes. I grab my leather jacket and decide to head out to explore the city that I now call home.
SANTANA'S POV
I hate being this busy. I have no time to do anything. I wish I could spend time with Dani and get to know one another more as a new couple. But with finals coming up and my endless pile of coursework, here I am stuck in the library. I want to try and work through this all as quickly as I can so I can spend the night with my amazing new girlfriend.
Getting annoyed I drop my pencil and put my head in my hands letting out a frustrated sigh. I rest my forehead on my book in front of me and put my hands on the back of my neck. I just want to cry. This is the part I hate most about school.
All of a sudden I feel a warm hand on my shoulder and that person puts their head near mine.
"That shit looks boring." I immediately recognize Dani's voice and lift my head off the desk. She pecks my cheek and sits down next to me. "I brought you some food." She says holding up a container from the Chinese place down the street.
I give her a forced smile, "Thanks." I don't want to show her how frustrated I really am with all of this, so I avoid looking at her and try to get back to work.
"Baby, look at me." I ignore her request and continue reading. I feel like if I look at her I am just going to break down.
She touches her hand lightly to my face and turns my head so I am looking at her. She pulls me into a hug wrapping her arms around my neck and places gentle kisses on my cheek. I slowly melt into her embrace and wrap my arms around her waist, holding on tight.
I reluctantly pull back from her and move to rest my head on her shoulder as she wraps her arm around my waist.
"How'd you find me here?" I ask.
"It wasn't that hard." She giggles. "I just came to this library, knowing you go to school here and by the looks of it," She looks around the room, "you are the only one here."
I quickly look around the room, "So I am." I say irritated.
She coos in my ear, "Baby, I didn't say that to upset you. I just wanted to come keep you company, and I figured you might be hungry."
"Thanks, Dani," I put my hands on either side of her face and pull her in for a gentle kiss, "I appreciate it."
"So what is it you are working on?" She asks.
"I'm trying to organize all my stuff for finals. I need to be prepared, especially if I want to graduate with honors. If I don't I wont make it in to the law programs I want, an-" Dani cuts me off with a lingering kiss.
"San, don't stress. You are super smart. You will do great. Why don't you take a break for the rest of the night? It's almost 6:30 and you've been at it all day." I look at her and contemplate fighting what she's saying. "Why don't we take this food back to my place and have a nice, quiet dinner and relax on the couch. What do you think?"
I grudgingly nod my head, "I guess you're right. I should give it a rest before I burn myself out."
She helps me pack my things, I quickly text Rachel letting her know I'm with Dani and wont be home for while, and we start to head outside. She grabs my hand and opens the door for me. Before I know it we are surrounded by a ton of paparazzi outside of the library. She quickly pulls me toward her car. We get in and she drives away.
I take amusement from the situation, "Maybe there was someone else in the library with me."
Dani laughs as we approach a red light. She leans over the console to give me a small kiss. She entwines our fingers just as the light turns green.
About 20 minutes later we make it back to her place. She grabs my bag from the back seat.
"Babe, you don't have to carry that, it's heavy." She quickly waves her hand at me.
"I got it." She smiles as she hands the keys to the valet attendant.
We make it up to her apartment and she sets my bag down. We take off our jackets and shoes and sit at the island bar in the kitchen.
With a mouth full of food Dani looks over at me, "So what do you want to do tonight?"
I laugh at her, "That's attractive. Who knew superstars have no manners." I stick my tongue out at her and she laughs. "If you don't mind I would just like to cuddle with you on the couch and watch tv."
"Of course. Sounds perfect."
We finish up eating and head over to the couch. Dani sits with her back against one of the arms and motions for me to lie in between her legs. Worn out, I happily comply. I rest my head on her stomach and stretch out the length of the couch as she turns on the television. Dani tangles her hands in my hair, gently massaging my scalp.
"Mmm. You keep doing that, I may fall asleep." I mumble.
She pulls lightly on my head telling me she wants to look at me. I lightly push my self up resting my arm between her leg and the couch. Once I do this she scoots down so I am practically lying on top of her. She looks me in the eyes.
"Is this ok?" She asks uncertainly.
I nuzzle my head in the crook of her neck. "Yeah, this is great." I smile kissing her on her neck just under her ear. She wraps her arms around my body and is slowing running her nails up and down the length of my back. This feels so good, I never want her to stop.
I lift my head off her body and bring my lips to hers. She returns the kiss with more force that I was expecting. I adjust my body so my legs are in between hers as we continue to kiss. We are now front-to-front, with me lying on top of her, her hands rubbing the small of my back. I bring my hand up to caress her face as I go to deepen the kiss. She parts her lips and I take the chance to tease her with my tongue. Just as I go to pull away Dani brings one of her hands to the back of my head to crash our lips together again. She sucks and nips on my bottom lip as she is about to pull away. I take the hint and fuse our lips back together. Parting my lips so she can expertly slip her tongue in. Our tongues dance in one another's mouths battling for dominance when I succumb and let her take over. She takes her nails and scratches them up my rib cage and pulls me closer. My hips involuntarily jerk down into her and she throws her head back letting out a slight moan. We both pull apart begging for air.
She opens her eyes and looks at me directly and says, "That was so fucking hot." I shyly duck my head into her neck and place a light kiss. She wraps her arms around me again and places her hands at the small of my back while she kisses the top of my head ever so lightly.
Dani reaches over to the table to turns up the volume on the television. My guess is that it's to distract us from what just happened and to prevent things from getting to out of control too quickly. She has her favorite show on and his watching intently, I feel my eye lids get heavy. I am trying to fight sleep, but it overtakes me.
I slowly open my eyes to see the television still on. I look at the cable box and see that it's 1:30 in the morning. I look down at Dani and she has fallen asleep as well, her arms still holding me. I take a minute to admire her beauty before I start peppering her face with kisses.
"Unf. No. Five more minutes." She says as she pulls me tighter against her body.
"Babe," I coo, "You gotta let me go. I need to get home."
She slowly opens her eyes and loosens her grip, "What time is it?" she asks groggily as I sit up.
"It's just after 1:30. I should head home." I say, not wanting to leave.
"Do you have to go, I was comfy." She looks at me with puppy dog eyes. "Please stay?" she asks.
My heart melts at her cuteness. I lean down to give her a kiss. "Babe, I can't. I don't think we are ready for sleep overs just yet."
She lets out an exaggerated sigh, "Fiiiiiine. At least let me kiss you before you go." She pouts.
I stand up and pull her with me. We are standing in the middle of her living room and I wrap my arms around her neck. She brings hers to rest at my waist. I lean down to bring her into a gentle, lingering kiss. After a minute she deepens the kiss by parting her lips and pulling me closer to her. I run my fingers through her hair and let my tongue dance with hers. She pushes me back toward the couch as we are still kissing. I feel my legs hit the edge and I slowly sit down as she straddles my lap. I bring my hands to rest just above her ass as she runs hers down my sides. She begins lightly nipping at my bottom lip while running her nails from my rib cage directly to my thighs. I let out a small moan and throw my head back in pleasure. She takes the opportunity to attach her lips to my neck as I lower my hands to rest on her ass. The more pleasure she gives me the tighter my grip becomes. I lightly begin to massage her ass and she groans out attaching her lips to mine again and grinds her hips into mine.
As much as I don't want to stop this. I know I need to. I gently tap her on the back as she is peppering my neck with kisses. "Hmmm" she mumbles into my neck.
"Oooh." I let out a moan of pleasure as she hits my sweet spot. "Babe, unhh, we gotta stop. We can't do this yet."
She pulls back lightly and looks into my eyes giving me a small kiss as she climbs off my lap, pulling me up with her. She guides me to the door. I put on my shoes and jacket and grab my bag. She laces her hands around my neck pulling me down for another kiss. It quickly gets heated, and she is the first to pull away.
"God damn. I am gonna need a cold shower." She says. I blush a little and give her a quick peck.
"I know what you mean."
"I'll talk to you tomorrow?" She questions. I smile and nod my head.
"Bye babe." I say giving her another peck.
"Bye, San."
She closes the door behind me. I walk away more turned on that ever. I really do need to get home and take care of myself.
I walk into my apartment, it's 2:30 in the morning. I make my way into my bedroom and quickly strip out of my clothes. I send Dani a text letting her know I made it home. She didn't respond so I assume she has fallen asleep.
I can't seem to stop thinking about those hot kisses that took place tonight. I slowly feel myself getting really turned on again. I slowly slide my hand down my stomach and into my underwear. This will certain help me fall asleep quicker.
A/N: Hey everyone! Thanks for reading. My week is starting to pick up again, so I won't be able to update until at least Thursday night. I will be working periodically writing the story until then. So, please REVIEW and let me know what you think! Is there anything you want to see more of/anything you want to happen? Should I continue? Let me know!
Peace and love. Amanda