A/N: Wow, you guys have blown me away with the reviews and it may have lit a small fire under me and made me write this way faster than I probably should have since I have other things that need to get done. School and life can wait I suppose lol. Thank all so much, it really does mean a lot that you take the time to read and respond, whether you do the first or both its very appreciative. Hope you all enjoy this one, it's been in my head for awhile.

It had been about a month since Heather had last seen Naya. She went to the café every night to work and to hopefully catch a glimpse of the girl but she was never there. Dianna told her text her if she wanted to talk to her so bad but she couldn't bring herself to do it.

So instead she sat working late every night at the same coffee shop she knew Naya loved. Some might say that that was a tad stalkerish but she couldn't help it, plus the coffee was actually really good.

"Hey what are you doing out so late?" She jumped when she heard the voice but smiled when she finally came face to face with Naya who sat down without asking. She was glad the girl was getting back to being her normal self with her.

"Hi stranger, where have you been?"

Naya laughed as she handed Heather the coffee she had just bought her. "Working, I've been on night shoots so my schedule is out of whack, then recording a little bit during the day. How are you? Aside from tired?"

"I'm good, been busy working."

"Yeah, I saw that video you just choreographed for Kat Graham, it looked amazing."

Heather blushed slightly. "Thank you, how are you?"

"Aside from tired, pretty good but I'm actually not staying tonight, I promise Maurice I would cuddle with him, can't lie to the dog." Heather laughed and nodded.

"Can't do that, thanks for the coffee though."

Naya nodded as she stood up. "Anytime." She winked before heading to the door before turning back around. "Don't stay up too late, even you need sleep."

Heather nodded as she watched Naya walk out the door wondering if Naya had just given her her flirty wink.

Two Days Later – Naya's House

"You did what when you were away?" Lea asked as she handed the bottle of wine over to Jenna.

Naya was laying on her couch with her head in Dianna's lap. They were pretty sure they had become the modern day Sex and the City. "We cuddled and had a few drinks, nothing crazy. You know what Heather and I used to be like so this is nothing."

"No, its definitely something considering we know exactly what you two used to be like, she's like your Big." Jenna said as she poured herself another glass of wine.

"As if, I'm cuddling with Di right now but that doesn't seem to bother any of you."

Dianna couldn't help but laugh. "Actually it does bother me 'cause I really gotta pee and your big head is heavy."

Smacking her leg Naya sat up, letting Dianna move freely. "Bitch," she called after her with a laugh as she the blonde left the room.

"How's Blake by the way, I haven't talked to her lately?" Lea asked changing the subject not wanting to push Naya too far outside her comfort zone. She knew that if she did Naya would put her guard up and they wouldn't get any information.

"She's good, gorgeous as ever. I swear that girl gets better looking everytime I see her. Speaking of I think she's coming to the show next weekend."

Hearing this made Jenna smile. "Really? I can't wait to see her?"

"See who?" Dianna asked she sat back down on the couch.

"Blake." Lea answered without realizing that Dianna wouldn't really know who they were talking about.

Dianna's eyes got a little wider. "As in Blake Lively?" She watched as all three of her friends nodded. "Here I thought you two being friends was a load of crap."

Naya glared at her before laying her head back down. "Thanks Di, and yeah she's coming in from L.A. so it'll be good to see her."

"Speaking of blondes still, did you invite Heather to the show?"

"No I didn't and I didn't want to do it over a text."

They heard the door open causing Maurice to take off running towards the door. "Don't worry, I just asked her." They heard James say as he walked into the room with another bottle of wine.

"I knew I liked you." Jenna smiled as she took the bottle from him and opened it.

"You asked Heather to come to my show?" Naya asked confused as to when he would have had the opportunity.

They watched as nodded, his main focus still on petting the dog that was sitting at his feet. "I just saw her at the bakery down on Grace, I asked her if she was coming to the show and she didn't know anything about so I invited her."

"Well is she going to be there?" Lea asked him as though he already should have told them the answer.

"She said she wasn't sure because of work but that she'd try and make it out." He looked around the room at the four girls that were now staring at him. "What I like her, she's cool and why didn't you guys invite her to this?"

James' comment made them look around the room at each other and shrug. In all honesty they hadn't even really thought about it. They were so used to having these little get togethers whenever they could when Dianna came to visit and now when they all had the time that they hadn't even thought about Heather being in the equation again. "I guess we never really thought about it, plus Heather always had her dancer friends."

Next Night

Naya sat at a small restaurant on the corner of Fifth and Everdeen, about a fifteen minute walk from her house. It was about 9 pm and she had agreed to go out for a late dinner and a few drinks with a friend. She sat in the same booth they had met at a few years earlier. By complete chance they ended up being big fans of one another and had been friends ever since.

"Hey gorgeous." She heard the somewhat raspy voice say causing her to turn around, smile and get up to give the woman a hug.

"Hi yourself." Both women sat back down and started to skim over the menu.

A few minutes later, two more women walked into the restaurant and over to their booth.

"Well, well, look what the cat dragged back to New York." Lea smiled as she hugged the girl. "How are you my lovely Lively."

"You know, no matter how many times you use that line it won't work."

Dianna smiled and pushed Lea aside. "Good to see you Blake." She said as she hugged the girl and moved into the booth next to Lea.

An hour later the women were sitting in the same booth sipping on a variety of cocktails, enjoying each others company. They were so consumed with their own conversation that they hadn't realized who had just walked into the restaurant.

Heather stopped causing both Hannah and Brittany to stop with her. The minute she walked into the old style restaurant she had a feeling that Naya was there. Then she heard that all familiar hearty laugh. Looking over she spotted her old friends sitting at a corner booth with a familiar blonde.

"Holy shit are they sitting with Blake Lively, that girl is gorgeous." Brittany said shocked.

"Yeah she is." Heather said, her eyes never wavering from where Naya sat.

Hannah smiled. "Do you want to go over there?" She asked noting the look on Heather's face.

"Huh?" Heather looked back at her, finally clueing in. "No, they look like they're having a good time."

"If you say so but damn that girl is fine." Brittany continued to look as they sat down in a booth by the door.

For the next two hours Heather couldn't help but continue to look over at where her other friends were sitting. She couldn't help but wish she was sitting over there with them instead of Blake. She didn't personally know the girl but as she kept watching she couldn't help but be jealous. Her friends were talking but she wasn't really listening, her eyes were fixed on the table across the restaurant. The way Naya touched Blake arm when the girl said something funny, the way Blake nudged Naya playfully it was all a bit too familiar and she didn't like it. She could handle James being in Naya's life but this felt more like she had been replaced by someone that wouldn't hurt her the way she had.

She was so fixated on the happenings at the other table she hadn't realized how much she had had to drink. All that she could think about was Naya sitting across the room flirting with another blonde, who she knew happened to be on the other's girls free pass list. "Alright Hemo, come on lets get your drunken jealous ass home." Hannah said as she helped her get up.

"I'm not that drunk." She slurred, wobbling slightly as she put her jacket on before falling. She expected to feel the hard tiled floor against her back but instead she felt soft arms catch her.

"Heather?" She heard Naya laugh slightly as she helped her up. "You alright?"

"Yeah I'm fine, totally fine." She watched as Naya nodded and linked arms with her.

Hannah and Brittany grinned as they introduced themselves to Blake. "We're just going to get her home and into bed."

"We can do it, we're closer than you guys are."

"Are you sure? We don't mind, we owe her for all the times she took us home drunk."

Naya laughed as she kept her hold on Heather's arm. "I don't need help getting home." Heather stuttered as she moved her arm away from Naya's grasp.

After five minutes of arguing Naya finally convinced Heather to let her take her home. They dropped Blake off at her hotel on the way to which Heather insisted that Naya should go with her.

"It's fine really, we were just going to go for a couple drinks but I'd actually rather you come with us when we do. I've heard a lot about you, and Brittany was by far my favourite character so I'd love for you to hang out with us sometime." Blake smiled as she got out of the cab after giving Naya slight hug. "See you ladies later, be safe."

"She's pretty." Heather slurred as she laid her head down on Naya's shoulder. She felt herself slipping in and out of consciousness, she really hadn't intended to get so drunk.

"Yes she is."

"And she's funny."

"Yeah she is."

Heather lifted her head off Naya's shoulder even though it felt like it weighed a ton. "And she's sweet."

The cab driver pulled up to Heather's apartment building. "I don't want to go to see yet Naynay." Shaking her head Naya told the driver to drive around for a few blocks. If there was one thing Naya knew it was how to take care of Heather when she was drunk. Sure enough after another 15 minutes Heather was asleep on her shoulder.

When they pulled back up at Heather's apartment Naya paid the cab driver and woke Heather slightly. Still she carried most of the girls weight and she was pretty sure Heather was awake enough to move her legs but aside from that the girl was asleep.

"Hi Naya."

"Hey Charlie." She smiled at the doorman as she helped inside the building and then into the elevator.

"Come and visit more often, we all miss you."

Naya laughed a little. "I'll try, tell the wife I say hi." He nodded as the elevator door closed.

Once they got upstairs to Heather's apartment Naya couldn't seem to find Heather's keys. Trying to get the girl to wake up a little was turning out to be little to no use. Thinking for a second Naya reached up and grabbed the spare key off the top of the door frame. Smiling to herself victoriously she managed to get the door unlocked and opened.

Getting Heather upstairs was her next obstacle but she managed to do so, very slowly. She helped her old friend get into some more comfortable clothing before tucking her into bed. Another thing she knew about Heather when she drank was that she got really cold at night, just as she did.

Before she managed to sneak out of the room she moved to where the thermostat was in the closet to turn it up slightly. Moving towards the bedroom, she smiled as Zach brushed past her leg and jumped up onto the bed. He looked at her as he let out a small meow, something he used to do when he wanted to cuddle.

"Not tonight buddy." She looked over at Heather tucked into bed and she was brought back to when they were 23 years old and living on top of the world with a hit tv show. "Night Hemo." She whispered before turning to leave.

Just as the door was about to close she heard the girls soft voice. "Why did you never call? You said it was just two weeks, it wasn't just two weeks."

Naya knew now was not the time to be having this conversation so instead of answering she deflected. "That was a long time ago hun, get some sleep." On cue, Heather rolled over and went back to sleep, leaving Naya free to head home.

That Weekend – Phoenix House

The bar was packed even though most people had no idea that Naya had a gig there that night. Still the place had a large crowd that was buzzing with excitement. The small group of friends sat at a table near the stage, as the lights got a little dimmer and the buzz of the microphone could be heard. Naya looked over at her friends and smiled before leaning into James' side.

"Hey everyone, I'm Tyler and I'm here to get you warmed up for the beautiful Naya Rivera. I know how is that girl friends with a guy like me, well I'll tell ya, she's the sweetest girl you'll ever meet, except for maybe Miss Dianna who happens to be friends with her." He winked in the blonde's direction as Blake gave her a little nudge as she wiggled her eyebrows.

Heather managed to get into the bar just as Tyler was playing his last song. She looked around the crowded bar for her friends but even with the added height from her heels she couldn't spot them. Moving towards the bar she ordered a drink, starting to get into the song, some things never changed, the minute she heard music her body started to move.

As the chorus kicked in she spotted the small group of friends that were now standing. She saw Naya standing in front of James who had his arms loosely wrapped around her waist. She had to admit that they were the perfect couple, they weren't over bearing or overly touchy feely, they knew each other in a way that Heather and Naya used to know one another.

"They're adorable aren't they?" She turned around and smiled at Blake.

"They are, hey sorry about the other night, not a great introduction."

Blake laughed and ordered a drink. "No worries, we've all had those moments. Come on, we'll get you over there, we're tall enough to make it through this crowd." The woman reached down for Heather's hand and led them towards their group of friends.

By the time the two blondes made their way over the other group Naya was no where to be seen. "You just missed her, she went to get ready." Lea told her as she the smaller girl gave her a hug.

Ten minutes later Tyler had made his way towards them with a smile. James introduced him to Heather just as they heard the familiar buzz of the microphone. Instantly they all turned their attention towards the stage. Heather wasn't quite sure why but her stomach started to fill with butterflies, but not the nervous kind. The kind you get when you're really excited for something to happen.

"Give it up for Tyler Hilton everybody." The crowd cheered as Naya walked on stage. "How are ya'll feeling tonight?" Again everyone in the audience cheered. "Tyler, get back up here and let's do an old classic."

The crowd looked at each other, trying to figure out what song Naya was going to do. It wasn't until Tyler started to play the first few chords that the crowd figured it out. "I go out by myself and I look across the water, and I think of all the things whatcha doing and in my head I paint a picture."

The second Naya started to sing and Heather heard that all too familiar voice her body felt tingly. She stayed that way the whole show even when someone took her attention away from the stage. She was thankful that neither Dianna, Lea or Jenna noticed her tell tale signs of being in her Naya world.

As the night wound down Naya announced that this would be her last song. She moved towards the piano and put her mic in the holder. "I didn't really know how to play piano until I wrote this song so I hope you all like it and I hope you all had an amazing night." Her fingers began to glide over the pearl keys as Heather leaned into Lea and Dianna.

"I love this song."

Dianna couldn't help but laugh at the girls admission. "You should, it's about you." Heather took her gaze off Naya and looked back and forth between the two girls beside her who both nodded seriously.

"Come on, how could you not know that?" Lea asked shocked.

Heather shrugged. "I never really put two and two together I guess."

"You'll be careful and I'll be the reckless one.

You can be careful and I'll be the reckless one.

I'll get my heart broke, someday I will find love.

Maybe I'm reckless, but please stop this

Cause I hate when you plead with me.

You keep your mouth shut and your thoughts in.

And I think it's killing me.

You can be careful and I'll be the reckless one.

I'll get my heart broke, and someday I will find love.

You got your secrets and your own life.

That you keep apart from me.

We all got regrets and past lies.

That we don't want the world to see

You can be careful, and I'll be the reckless one.

I'll get my heart broke and someday…

I swear, that everything you say

Is filtered in a way, that will keep you safe

I swear, that everything you do,

Has already been thought through

You're never taking chances so there's no mistakes.

You can be careful and I'll be the reckless one.

I'll get my heart broke but someday I will find love.

I will find love.

You'll be careful and I'll be the reckless one and I'll be the reckless."

As the song ended Heather wiped the tears from her eyes and was thankful for the dark lighting so that no one could see what she had just done. A few minutes later, after Heather managed to calm herself from the emotional rollercoaster she had just gone on listening to Naya sing that song live she came face to face with the girl.

She was sure her heart stopped when the girl moved towards them through the crowd. She looked beautiful, her hair down and flowing, light makeup and her simple wardrobe.

"Hey you made it." Naya looked up at her with a large smile on her face.

"I did, amazing show by the way."

Not long after that Heather had told everyone that she needed to get home to bed and she was thankful that her body looked as tired as she felt. "I'll walk you out." Naya said as she linked their arms together and moved towards the front door.

When they finally managed to reach the door they noticed the rain that was coming down outside. "Hailing a cab is not going to be fun in this."

Naya laughed and moved out into the rain even though she didn't have a jacket on. Within seconds a cab pulled up and Naya asked him to wait for a minute. He politely agreed by turning on the fare meter.

"New York for ya." She laughed as she moved back to where Heather was standing under the shelter of the doorway.

"How did you do that?"

Naya gave her her signature it was nothing smile. "Thanks for coming out tonight, it meant a lot."

"No problem, anytime." With that Naya leaned in and gave Heather a hug. Both girls hanging on longer than normal.

"Your heart is beating out of your chest." Naya smiled they ended their embrace.

"You felt that?" Heather blushed as she backed away from the woman and towards her awaiting cab. Naya only nodded as Heather reached for the door handle.

Standing there soaking wet under the doorway Naya couldn't help but feel her own heart start to beat a little faster as she watched the woman she once loved open the door to her cab. The rain coming down around her only made her more beautiful instead of the opposite. Taking a couple steps towards the woman she stopped and closed her eyes for a second and she before Heather got into the cab the words flew out of her mouth.

"I didn't call because I was mad and then when the anger faded I didn't call because I wanted to make it easier for you." Heather was all the way inside the cab now with the door closed, window rolled open so she could hear what Naya was saying. "I didn't want to make it harder for you to let go, you loved him and I loved you. You're happiness meant more to me than anything so I had to let go. We were both done fighting." Without warning the cab driver started to pull away as traffic behind him was started to back up.

To be continued…

A/N: The song I used at the end is called Reckless One by Sunday Lane, if you haven't heard it before, check it out, it an amazing song.