A/N: Hi! I'm sorry for the days' wait. I've decided make their wedding a whole chapter and not just have it be a part of this chapter. I sincerely hope you enjoy this one, though. I think it has everything! There's another Friendly's scene in this one just because I love Friendly's. I'm not even sure if they have this chain in California. Please let me know what you think.
I promise that the next chapter is going to be about their wedding!
Always Me & You
Chapter 17
When Heather and Naya woke up the next morning they were still so excited. They wondered if Dianna and Lea were up yet. Naya tip toed out of their room to "spy" on them. When Naya looked at the couch she saw the two women lying next to each other, but pretty much on top of each other because the couch wasn't that big. Lea's long hair was covering Dianna's face. Dianna stirred and pushed the hair out of her face. Naya quickly motioned to Heather who ran as fast as she could.
"Aww!" Heather let slip out. Naya quickly covered Heather mouth with her hand.
Now Lea stirred and looked up.
"Good morning," she groaned as she tried to fight the sleep that hovered over her, "What time is it?"
"11am." Naya answered in a hush voice.
"You don't need to whisper cuz I'm up." Dianna said and waved her free hand.
"How did you two sleep?"
"Good…this couch is comfortable." Lea commented.
"No, I'm comfortable," Dianna corrected her, "You were sleeping more on me…" She smiled.
Lea grinned and then as carefully as possible got up off of Dianna and the couch.
"I need to use the bathroom!" Lea said and excused herself.
"So…" Naya said after Lea left the room, "…how was the rest of your night down here?"
Heather winked overdramatically so Dianna could see it.
Naya chuckled.
"Come on…cut me some slack…"
"What? I didn't say anything!" Heather protested, but smiled widely.
"If you two must know…"
"We must…"
"I told Lea I love her…"
"Wow! Really?"
"And what did she say in return?"
Lea came down the stairs at that time and said, "I told her I love her too!"
Dianna walked up to Lea and gave her a kiss on the lips. "Good morning, love!"
"Wow! This just got so real!" Lea said, happily.
"I think it's cute," Heather beamed and Naya agreed. Naya then checked her phone and saw she had a message from Lauren.
"Lauren wants Friendly's. Do you guys want to come with us?"
"Sure…we need time to change though."
"I'll tell her 12:15?"
.
They nodded.
Naya texted.
LAUREN POTTER: Get ready for the ultimate girls' afternoon with me…Heather…Dianna…and Lea! B ready 12:15.
Within a second, Lauren replied.
NAYA: Super duper! See you then!
Naya laughed and then got changed.
They all got dressed, piled into Naya's car, and drove to Lauren's house.
Once there Naya beeped her horn and Lauren ran out. When she got to the car, she beamed, "I feel like a GLEE girl for sure!"
"You always were," Lea said and smiled.
They all laughed and listened to the music.
Once in the restaurant they sat down and ordered.
Lauren noticed the chemistry between Dianna and Lea. She leaned over to Naya and whispered, "Hey, Nay!"
"Yes…"
"What's going on over there?" Lauren whispered and pointed in the direction of Dianna and Lea.
"Um…" Naya grinned widely then asked, "What do you think?"
Lauren suddenly got what Naya hinted at.
"Wow! I think there's something in the water at work!" Lauren exclaimed.
After Lauren said that, Naya burst out in laughter.
"I know right?" Naya said as she tried to calm herself down.
"What?" Dianna looked at Lauren and Naya.
"Nothing!" Lauren said quickly and smiled.
Their food came and all of the women ate like they haven't eaten in a year.
"Nay…" Dianna said with a mouthful of French fries, "Where are you two going on your honeymoon?"
Heather and Naya looked at each other and said, "I dunno!"
"Wow. Something they haven't figured out yet?" Dianna said jokingly and raised her hand for a high five.
"C'mon…we've been busy," Heather said.
"Don't mind her," Lea said.
"What? It was only a joke!"
"I don't know, babe, what do you think?"
"Um, I'd be totally happy staying around Santa Cruz after they all leave on that Sunday!" Heather said, lovingly.
"You two and Santa Cruz," Lea said and smiled.
"It feels like home," Naya responded.
"Or…" Lauren got everyone's attention at the table, "does it feel like 'home' because you two went there together?"
"You're so smart!" Naya said and smiled at her friend.
"Tell me something I don't know!" Lauren beamed.
"That's settles it then," Naya said triumphantly.
"We are honeymooning in Santa Cruz, California!"
Heather leaned toward Naya and gave her a smooch.
The ladies then continued to have a nice Saturday afternoon. After lunch they dropped Lauren off at her house.
"Thanks everyone! See you Monday."
"Wait a minute, young lady!"
"What?"
"Where's my hug?" Naya asked and then Lauren threw her arms around the Latina.
Naya whispered, "Thanks for the kind words you told Diane during the interview."
Lauren answered, "I meant them!"
Then she got out of the car, shut the door, and walked to her house. Once Naya saw that she was safely inside they left to go back home to Casa Rivera. Dianna and Lea hung out for the rest of the afternoon. Then they packed up their belongings and left.
"That was fun!" Heather said.
"Yup. It was…You really want to honeymoon in Santa Cruz?"
"Yep, I do. You don't?"
"I'm happy with whatever you decide. As long as I'm with you I don't care…" Naya kissed Heather's lips sweetly.
"Ok, then!"
After that the month and a half flew by so quickly. During that time the GLEE kids practiced their wedding march song of "I Knew I Loved You" a few times and they were very happy with the final product.
Also during that time the response from the Diane Sawyer interview was so overwhelmingly positive. They received letter upon letter saying thank you. Naya received one letter that thanked her for showing the writer the true meaning of bravery and because of Naya's action she had the courage to tell her best friend and they are now taking things slow. Naya felt wonderful when she received letters like these because it showed her that people do care. It gave her hope and peace knowing that.
Alan Katz had called to remind them to remember to bring their vows, outfits, rings, their first song CD, and anything else they thought they might need. He offered to call the hotel and let them know about their honeymoon plans. He also confirmed that their parents had taken care of the bill with him.
And they also picked up the rings when Frank, the salesman, called and said they were ready and looked perfect. Naya swung by the store and picked them up one afternoon after work. Both girls promised not to open them until the ceremony.
The Monday before the big weekend, Heather asked, "Sweetheart…Are we giving our rings to our people standing up for us?"
"Sure…it'll give them more to do for us?"
"Yup. Are we doing this ahead of time or right before the ceremony?"
"I guess we could ask them now and then if they feel comfortable taking the rings today they can hold onto them. If they don't feel comfortable holding onto them now we'll tell them to remind us before the ceremony."
"I'm going to get yours, would you like me to get mine for you?" Heather asked.
"Yes, please!"
"No problem. Hey, I think we should call our families tonight. I gotta see what time Mom and my sisters are coming in!"
"Good call. Should I give the ring to Lauren or Dianna to hold onto?"
"I think you should give it to Dianna to hold onto. Just let her know that Lea can't see it…She'll get the wrong idea." Heather said, smirked and handed Naya the ring box.
"That's who I was thinking…oh yea! Good point!"
"You ready to go to work?" Heather asked.
"Yup…Let's go!" Naya put the ring box in her purse and Heather put hers in her pocket.
They rode to work together and Naya held onto Heather's free hand as she drove. Once they arrived they each went their separate ways. They had a scene together later that day so Naya said, "I love you. See you later!"
"I love you more…"
"No, I love you more…"
Just then Chris opened his trailer door and yelled out, "Ok, we get it!"
They all laughed out loud.
In a couple of minutes, Dianna knocked on Naya's door.
"Just the person I wanted to see," Naya said, as Dianna walked into her trailer.
"Oh yeah, why's that?" she asked and plopped herself down on the couch.
"Because I need you to hold onto this…" Naya said as she gave Dianna the ring box.
"OMG, is this Heather's ring?"
"Yes, it is."
"May I look at it?"
"Yes, but don't show me, please. Heather and I promised…"
Dianna opened the box slowly and she gasped, "Oh my! It's beautiful, Naya!"
"Really? They did good? Can you see the inscription?" Naya asked and averted her eyesight.
"Absolutely. Yes, it says, 'Always me & you'!"
"Perfect! Do you want to hold onto it now or wait until Saturday?"
"Personally, I'd like to wait until Saturday, if that's okay! It means a lot to me that you trust me…I don't want to accidentally misplace it…"
"And you don't want 'someone' to get the wrong impression…"
"Yeah, there's that too."
"No problem. Please remind me on Saturday morning, then? I'm not going to remember…I'll be so nervous!"
"Absolutely! I totally understand. I gotta go and find my love…Lea!"
"I knew who you meant!" Naya laughed. Naya got up from her seat and gave Dianna a quick hug.
"Thank you for trusting me!"
"Thank you for standing up for me!"
"There's nothing I'd rather be doing more! Bye," Dianna said as she left Naya's trailer.
Meanwhile, Heather was getting ready for her scene with Jane. She remembered to take her ring box with her. She stuffed the box in her Cheerio's hoodie pocket. She walked to the set, and did the scene with Jane.
After the scene they started to talk.
"You getting excited, HeMo?" Jane asked with excitement for her.
"Yea, I can't wait. Can I ask you a personal question?"
"Shoot!"
"When you and your partner had your first fight what did you do to resolve it?"
"Oh, have you guys fought?"
"Oh no…it's strange…we never fight!"
"It's not strange, Heather…It's because you and Naya know each other so well…But, when that happens, I recommend not going to bed angry. It doesn't matter how long it takes to resolve the issue. Don't go to bed angry."
"That's what I said. It's common sense, I guess."
"Yup, that it is. There isn't something I could say to you that'll magically fix it. Just have the communication open."
"Ok, thanks. Now I need a favor?"
"Name it!"
"I need you to hold onto this for me!" Heather pulled the ring box from her pocket and handed it over to Jane.
"Oh boy, is that the ring?"
"Yup!"
"May I take a look?"
"Sure, but don't show me…How does it look?"
"More than perfect," Jane responded.
"Really? They did good? Can you see the inscription?" Heather asked and averted her eyesight.
"Absolutely. Yes, it says, 'Always me & you'!" Jane declared.
"Awesome! Do you want to hold onto it until Saturday?"
"Yes, I'll keep it right here for now then put it in my pocket until I get to my trailer where I will definitely put it in my purse. It won't leave my sight!"
"Whew! I trust you, Jane! I can't believe in five days I will be getting married!"
"I know right?" Jane said.
"Thank you for everything…Really. I appreciate it so much…more than you'll ever know."
"It's my honor. I know how much Naya loves you and how much you love Naya."
"She is my heart and world." Heather started to tear up.
"Those are happy tears, right?"
"Of course. I truly am marrying my best friend."
"Yes, you are. Always remember that."
"I definitely will. I have to go find her cuz we have a scene today. Thank you."
"No, Heather, thank you. Don't worry…it won't leave my sight!" Jane said as she held up the ring box.
"I know…I trust you. See you later!"
"Bye."
As Heather walked out of Jane's set, she felt so confident in her choice of choosing Jane and choosing to give her the ring before the actual day.
As she walked to the choir room set, she really thought about her life these past three months. She still thought she'd wake up and have this all be a dream. She was over the moon for Naya. She never knew she could love anyone like this. Naya opened her eyes to a whole new world full of endless possibilities for her and her wife. She knew and felt honored to know that the most beautiful woman in the world chose her to be her best friend, partner, lover, and wife. She'd remember that every day of the rest of her.
When she got to the set and saw Naya her heart was filled with so much love it made her face light up with excitement and a huge smile formed.
"Hey, you." Naya said.
"Hi, wife!" Heather responded and kissed her on her cheek.
"You okay?"
"Never better. I love you!" Heather yelled.
Naya was a little startled, but she had a big smile on her face. Everyone looked up for a quick second and then went back to what they were doing.
"What's gotten into you?"
"You and your love…" Heather stated, matter-of-factly.
"Good." Naya responded and kissed her quickly, but sweetly.
"When we get home we'll call our parents and then cuddle? We need to talk about something!"
"Nothing I'd like more. Oh, should I be worried?" Naya asked.
"Nope, not at all. You ready for this scene?"
"Let's hit it out of the park!"
"Exactly what I was thinking!"
After their days of work they both returned home excited to talk to their families.
"I'll call my, our Mom," Heather said as they went to sit on the couch. Naya followed her.
"Hello," Jeannie said, after the first ring.
"Hi, Mom," they both yelled into the phone.
"Hi, dears, how are you?"
"We are great. So excited for this weekend!" Naya exclaimed.
"We are too!"
"So Mom when do you get in?" Heather asked.
"We leave the house at 9:30am for an 11:30am flight. We want to make sure we get through security with no problems."
"Oh, ok. Are you coming to LA first or going right to Santa Cruz?" Naya asked.
"I think we'll go right to the hotel in Santa Cruz. We'll take a car there. Oh Heather..."
"Hmm,"
"What color am I wearing? Yolanda said something about wearing red, but I wasn't sure…"
"Red and pink are our colors. The people standing up for me are wearing red, and the people standing up for Naya are wearing pink. You wear whatever you feel comfortable in Mom. Remember the ceremony's on the beach."
"I think I have just the outfit."
'Are you two working on Friday?"
"God, no," replied Naya.
Jeannie laughed.
"We'll probably head down there and meet you guys. Start overseeing everything if necessary," Heather thought.
"That sounds good. I was thinking maybe we could all have a pre-wedding dinner together? All of us. Your GLEE friends too," Jeannie suggested.
"That sounds good. Afterward we can go on the boardwalk as I know they'll want to do that!" Naya laughed.
"Perfect…thanks Mom."
"I'll call Yolanda and run it by them, but…"
"Sure thanks. We were just about to call them. Do you want us to mention it?"
"Oh, um, if you're going to call, sure. Have her call me if they want to talk about it!"
"Mom," Naya said.
"Yes, Naya?"
"We just want to thank you for all of your love and support. We truly appreciate it."
"I know. Heather's father is so proud of you two."
Heather started to tear up. "I can't believe I'm getting married without him."
"There there," Jeannie said reassuringly. "You know what?"
"No, what?"
"He'll be there in spirit!"
"I know…I just miss him. And he'd have loved Naya."
"Yes, he would have!"
"I hope he'd be proud of me," Naya said.
"I believe so, dear."
"Ok, Mom, we gotta go call Naya's family. I'll see you on Friday. Have a safe flight!"
"Ok dear, I love you very much, Heather!"
"I love you too!"
"Bye."
After Heather hung up she wiped her tears onto her tee shirt sleeve.
"You okay?" Naya asked concerned.
"Yeah, I'll be fine!"
"Do you want to wait until you're okay to call my parents?"
"No…no…I'm fine."
"Ok," Naya said and picked up her cell and called her family.
"Hello!"
"Hi, Dad,"
"Hey, Naya. How are you? Are you excited?"
"We're good. Yes, we are! Is Mom around? I want to talk with both of you."
"Sure hold on…Yolanda come here!"
"OK, we're here!"
"Hi, Mom!"
"Hi, Mom!"
"Hi, girls. Are you two getting excited?"
"More than you'll ever know."
They all laughed.
"Heather, I'll be proudly wearing red on Saturday!"
"OK, good."
"Dad, you can wear anything you want," Naya said, "Be comfortable!"
"Ok, good," George said.
"Oh, we just spoke with Jeannie and she suggested we take everyone out for a pre-wedding dinner on Friday night! She said to call her if you want to talk about it." Naya said.
"Ok, I will."
"We probably will get to the hotel around 1 pm on Friday afternoon," George said.
"Yeah, Heather and I are going there early to see if they need help with anything. If not we'll be there to meet up with Jeannie and the girls." Naya said.
"Sounds like a plan."
"Ok, we gotta go. We haven't had dinner yet," Naya said.
"Enjoy dinner… "
"One more thing," Heather said quickly.
"Yes, Heather?"
"Mom and Dad, we both want to say thank you for giving us your love and support. We truly appreciate it." Heather said.
"Yes, I agree," Naya said.
"It's our pleasure! We love you both very much."
"Bye."
Naya hung up the phone.
"You ready for dinner," Naya asked.
"Yea. I'll make something…"
"No, we'll make it together," Naya said.
They made grilled chicken breasts with white rice. As they ate, Heather started the conversation.
"The past three months have been the best of my entire life," Heather said, after she swallowed the piece of chicken, "You know that right?"
"Of course baby," Naya replied.
Heather looked away only for a second, but Naya caught her and asked, "Heather, what's wrong? You're starting to make me nervous."
"Oh, I'm sorry…that's not my intention. I just want to know what happens after our wedding and honeymoon…What happens when everything dies down? Are you still gonna love me?" Heather asked with tears in her eyes.
Naya dropped the fork, leaned over, brushed away her love's tears, and looked directly into Heather's blue eyes.
"Of course, I'm going to love you. That's why I married you, isn't it?"
"Yes, I know…"
"But?"
"I just want to make sure this is forever…"
"You don't know that it is now? What can I do? What can I say to make you realize this? Because I really want you to."
"Sometimes I know it and then other times…I'm sorry…You're not mad are you?"
"No, not mad, but more disappointed…"
"In me?" Heather looked concerned.
"No, in myself. I should have realized that you still may question this."
"I'm so sorry that I am. I know you're being so patient. But you know my history with love…"
Naya stood up now and walked to the window.
"Naya, please say something?"
"I'm not Collins!" Naya yelled and surprised both of them. Immediately she regretted doing that.
"I know you're not Collins. Trust me I know."
"Then why do you think I'm going to leave you like he did?"
"I'm afraid…"
"If I ever meet him," Naya said and clenched her fist. Heather noticed this and didn't know whether to laugh, cry, be scared, or just let it go.
Naya saw her expression so she unclenched her fist.
"I love you so very much and you gotta know that I will NEVER leave you," Naya said and let her first tear drop fall to the floor.
"I'm surprised you're still here," Heather muttered.
"What was that?" Naya said kind of shocked.
Heather had no choice now, but to repeat, "I'm surprised you're still here." Instantly she hated herself for not only thinking, but saying it aloud.
"Listen I gotta get some air," Naya said and looked at the floor.
"Can I come with you," Heather asked like a scared little girl.
"I need some time to myself."
With that Naya grabbed her keys and left the house. In a matter of sheer seconds, their apartment became so quiet and lonely. She buried her head in her hands and started to ball uncontrollably. "What did I just do?" she exclaimed in horror and overwhelming sadness.
Outside, Naya was still in shock by how she handled the situation. She didn't need any air. She needed the love of ten lifetimes to realize that she would never truly leave her.
Isn't that what I just did?
"Oh my God, it is! I told her that I'd never do that and that's what I just did." Without a second of hesitation, Naya ran, as fast as she could, back into the apartment. Heather was startled, but didn't move.
When Naya looked into the house she saw Heather in the same spot she was in when Naya left. Heather still had her head in her hands and was still crying.
"Can you forgive me?" Naya asked.
"For what?" Heather responded, shocked.
"For walking out."
"I didn't give you any other option, did I?"
"That's NOT the point. The point is that I just upped and left just like I said I'd never do. I'm sorry!" Naya said and started to ball. "Heather, I could have chosen to walk into another room, but I chose to walk out." Naya said between the tears fell. She took deep breathes so she would stop crying.
Heather stood up and walked over to Naya. She grabbed her into a hug. Naya flung her arms around Heather and squeezed tightly.
"I'm so sorry. Can you forgive me?" Naya said.
"You didn't do anything wrong."
"Yes, I did. I need to hear you that you accept my apology. Can you forgive me?"
"Of course…the question is if you can forgive me?" Heather asked.
Naya broke the hug and looked up at her. "I can!" Naya said and then admitted, "You need to know and totally accept that I WILL NEVER EVER leave you. I love you too much to do that. If I ever did it would be like someone cutting off my air supply. I'm useless without you."
"I know…I am too," Heather also admitted. "Please forgive me, Naya?"
"Yes, I will always."
Heather breathed out a sigh of utter relief. They kissed sweetly.
"For the future, just know that when we have 'disagreements' I may walk out…"
Heather looked at her a little confused.
"But I will NEVER walk away." Naya stated.
"I will remember that."
"Oh, can you do me one more thing…"
"Yes…anything," Heather replied quickly.
"After Saturday please come to realize that I will never let you go."
"Why after Saturday?"
"That's when our two lives are going to join."
"Aren't they now?" Heather thought out loud.
"Yes, but on Saturday it'll be officially official." Naya said and leaned up and kissed Heather.
"I am truly sorry. You have no idea what I was thinking when you left the apartment," Heather confided.
"Well, sweetheart, erase those thoughts right now."
"Done."
"Good."
They microwaved their dinner which was getting cold and they finished it in silence, but they held each other's free hand.
"That was good…So…" Heather started, "Was that our first fight?"
"I'd like to see it as our first 'disagreement'."
"Ok sounds good. How do you think we did?"
"Compared to?"
"I dunno!" Heather giggled.
"Then I think we did okay, not great, but okay." Naya smiled.
"We will sometimes 'disagree' because we love each other?" Heather asked.
"Definitely. If we didn't love each other so much then it wouldn't matter. You know I love you, right?"
"Yes, sweetheart, I do."
"And you know that I only want to spend the rest of my life with you, right?" Naya asked.
"Yes, I do."
"As long as we both know this we can get through anything, right?"
"Yes." Heather simply said.
After their meal they cleaned up and watched TV on the couch until it was time to turn in for the night.
Naya got to the bed first after changing and brushing her teeth.
"Come here," she said as she opened her arms for Heather to snuggle against her.
"Don't have to tell me twice," Heather said and hopped into bed.
They laid there for awhile and then Naya asked, "What do you want for your life, Heather?"
"I just want to be happy!"
"Define 'happy'!"
"Happiness is being with you…"
"Obviously." Naya smiled.
"Yep…Happiness also means having a family and being a part of something much bigger than myself. Maybe I have that already with GLEE, but I'm hoping for something even bigger!"
"Like what?" Naya asked, intrigued.
"I think part of it is having the honor of marrying and sharing my life with you."
Naya smiled and then asked, randomly, "Would you give up GLEE if you had to?"
"If there was something bigger for me, then yes. Bigger personally not professionally."
"So you're saying if I asked you to leave it all behind you would?"
"Yes."
"Wow! Really?"
"Yes…I've already gotten more than I could ever dream of…I got you!"
"And I got you."
Heather kissed Naya's head.
Naya said, "Hypothetically, then…if I asked you to start a family with me tomorrow, would you?"
"I love you deeply. It won't happen overnight, obviously, but that is the avenue I truly see my life heading in with you. We'd have to research and really be committed in doing this together. But I totally 'see' it happening for us one day."
Naya had tears in her eyes.
"Oh, sweetheart, there's been enough tears tonight…"
"I know…I know…I'm just so happy. You truly do make me feel like I'm the only woman in the world."
"Every time I say it, I mean it."
"I know."
"I'd give you the world if you asked me to." Heather stated.
"I'm not asking for 'the' world…I'm asking for your world."
"You've had that ever since the first time we met, my dear!" Heather shared.
"It's always been me?"
"Always and…FOREVER!"
"And ever!"
"Would you please do me a favor?" Heather asked.
"Anything…"
"Please kiss me!" Heather said as she moved a little for Naya to move around on the bed.
Naya got up and leaned forward over Heather's body. She cupped Heather's face in the palms of her hands and kissed her sweetly and gently. Their tongues met in the middle and gently massaged each other. Both girls moaned at the same time into each other's mouths. They kissed for awhile. Heather was pulled by gravity to a sitting position. Each woman broke the kiss momentarily to breathe in air, but as they soon as they got enough they re-entered the kiss. Heather's hands caressed Naya's face. Naya got as closed to Heather as possible and just held her.
Heather broke the kiss first, opened her eyes, and saw that Naya's were still shut.
"Naya, open your eyes!" Heather requested.
When she did, she saw the biggest smile on Heather's face.
"How was that?" Naya asked, hopeful.
"That's was amazing!"
"Good…Can I fall asleep in your arms? I'm really tired."
"Sure," Heather said as she lay back down on the mattress and opened her arms for Naya's perfect body. Naya pulled the covers up and enveloped them in the middle of the sheets.
"Good night, baby!"
"Good night, my beautiful Naya! Dream of me!"
"Always." A few minutes later they were both sound asleep.
The rest of the week came and went. They told all of their friends to make sure they arrived at Santa Cruz in time for dinner. Heather made sure that Jane had the ring at least five times and each time Jane just laughed and reassured her. Jane recognized the excitement and didn't mind Heather's constant asking. Jane and Lauren talked and decided that Lauren should bring her suitcase to work on Friday morning.
"Is that going to be a problem, kiddo?"
"Nope. I think we have a scene then and after I'm done." Lauren said.
"So am I! I'll tell my wife what time to be ready and we'll pick her up and head out to Santa Cruz. Sound like a plan?"
"Yes, thank you Jane!" Lauren said.
Jane smiled.
Naya made sure to check in with Lauren.
"No sweat. Jane and I talked about it. We're good to go!"
"Sweet!" Naya said and extended her hand for a high five.
"I'll see you there…" Lauren clapped it.
"Um, Naya…" Lauren said, as she saw Naya start to walk away.
"Yes?"
"Where's my hug?"
Naya laughed, but gave her a gigantic hug.
"Ok, that's better!" Lauren beamed.
Before Heather and Naya knew it Thursday night had snuck up on them.
"Do you wanna pack now?"
"No. not really…Do you?"
"Not really. We can do it all tomorrow morning." Naya confirmed.
"Yup."
"What do you want to do?"
"Wanna go out for a small 'bachelorette party'?" Heather asked.
"Sure…do you just want a margarita?"
"You know me too well."
"I hope so!"
"C'mon let's go!"
Naya and Heather scurried out of their house and went to the same Mexican restaurant as the last time simply because they had the best margaritas.
Once they sat down their waitress approached.
"Hi, What can I get for you?"
"Two margaritas please and some chips. We are celebratin' tonight!" Heather yelled over the blaring music and the crowd of happy hour people.
"Oh yea? What's the occasion?"
"We're getting married this weekend!" Naya yelled.
"To each other?"
"Yes," they both yelled.
"Great! Congrats! I'll be right back!"
Naya and Heather looked at each other and laughed out loud.
"To each other?" Naya imitated.
"Um, no, actually to our make believe boyfriends! Hey, where did they go?" Heather joked and Naya almost choked on a salty chip.
"You okay? Sorry!"
"No worries. These are saltier than they look."
"Human bites, my friend!"
"Eh, bite me!" Naya teased. Heather leaned over and softly bit her neck which made Naya have a sexual reaction.
"Ahhh!"
"You liked that?"
"If we weren't in this restaurant right now…"
"That's why God made the man who invented the car."
"Oh really now? Do you still want your margarita?"
"Of course!"
"Drink it up my friend."
When the drinks came both Heather and Naya drank them quickly.
"I don't think that was smart! I have a headache now," Naya said and rubbed her head.
"I know how to relieve those for you."
"Oh yeah, you do."
"Wanna get out of here?"
Heather screamed, "Check please!"
They paid, left a tip, and ran out of the establishment. They got to their car and got in.
"Where to?"
All of the sudden they didn't know. They laughed hysterically then and grabbed each other's hands.
"All talk no action, Ms. Rivera?" Naya asked.
"There'll be plenty of action, but I just don't know where to take this damn car."
"Um, good point! The only place that's coming to me is my trailer but I don't wanna make love at work."
"Eh, me too. Besides other people would have to sit on the couch after…"
"Ewww!"
"I know…Wait!" Heather said as she looked around.
"Pull all the way down there," she instructed.
"Here? Heather, are you sure?"
"There's not a lot of cars in the parking lot. And, Nay, I need you!"
After hearing that, Naya plunged her foot down on the gas pedal and immediately the car sped off to the direction that Heather instructed.
"Get in the back seat," Naya demanded and watched in surprise as Heather lifted her body out of the front seat and into the back.
"Shit, Heather, that was impressive. I'll be right there!"
"Hurry up," Heather said with lust and desire for her gorgeous Latina.
"Ok," Naya said, as she slammed one car door, opened the other, got in and slammed it just. And she tried to lock it.
While Naya was pushing the lock button feverishly, Heather was already kissing her neck and groping at her chest.
"Aw, hell!" Naya said. She whipped her head around to face Heather. Naya pulled Heather head up and attacked her lips with her own. Tongues thrashed together as Heather was leaning Naya backwards to get full access to Naya's body. As Heather was doing that Naya rubbed Heather's breasts with both of her hands. This elicited a loud moan from Heather.
"You okay? I've never done this in a car before!"
"Yes, I'm fine…me either."
"Bite my neck again," Naya asked.
Heather bit not too hard, but hard enough to leave a red mark and get Naya to sing out her approval.
Naya then grabbed Heather's butt and squeezed.
"I love when you do that!"
So Naya did it again, but squeezed each cheek separately.
Heather moaned again. Heather picked up Naya's shirt and left small love marks on each breast. Naya moaned and asked for her to do it again. Heather did as she was told and was rewarded with Naya reaching her peak.
Naya started to laugh.
"What's so funny? Did I do something funny?" Heather looked confused.
"No, not all. Promise me something," Naya looked up into Heather's eyes.
"What's that?"
"That you'll always want me like this."
"I don't think that'll be a problem…Remember: I'm a …"
"Horny teenage boy around me!"
"Exactly."
"I promise you that I will always want you like this!" Naya said.
"Shit, I hope so." Heather said and smiled.
"Do you wanna go home now?"
"Yes, before we get arrested!"
"That would not be good, would it?"
"No, ma'am. Imagine trying to explain that to our families…and Ryan!"
Naya cackled with laughter. "Oh, Geez!"
"Yup."
Naya reached for the handle and started to open the door. It wouldn't budge.
"Oh, shit, Heather, I did lock it!" Naya said and laughed out loud.
"Hahaha!"
Naya opened the door and got out and back into the front seat. Heather did the same thing on her side.
They got home and went right to sleep because they had some major packing to do in the morning. Naya set the alarm for 8am.
"I love you, Ms. Rivera."
"I love you too, Ms. Rivera! Good night!"
Beep beep beep beep
"Get up, Heather, get up, Heather…"
Heather jumped up out of a sound sleep and said, "Where's the fire?"
Naya laughed and realized that doing that might not have been the best way of waking her love up.
"I'm sorry…No fire…Everything's okay!"
"I'm up, I'm up."
"Good…we got some major packing to do. First things first, I'll put the coffee on."
"Ok, good. I'm up!"
Heather quickly found her suitcase and brought Naya's out for her.
"Here you go!" Naya said when she came back upstairs. She handed Heather her cup of steaming hot coffee.
"Thank you kindly."
"Thanks for getting my suitcase!"
"Ok, let's do this in two stages: what we need for the ceremony and then what we need for the honeymoon."
"Ok, first stage…We need: our vows… outfits… rings…'Just Me 'n You' on a CD!" Naya stated.
"Ok, my vows are in my jewelry box…" Heather said as she went to get them.
"My vows are in my purse which I am bringing with me so check!"
"Outfits…here's mine…"
"Mine is on my side."
"Do you want me to put them on the door downstairs so they don't get wrinkled?" Naya asked.
"Sure…that way we don't have to worry 'bout them."
Naya ran downstairs and hung the two hangers on the door. The she ran back upstairs.
"Don't forget my ring, Nay. Jane has yours!"
"Check, it's in my purse."
"Ok, the CD…where is that?"
"I bought the song, burnt it, and put it…" Naya said and looked around.
"Hmm, I'll help…Is it in your purse?"
"Let me check…" Naya said and bounded down the stairs. "Found it!" she yelled from downstairs.
"Ok, good. Your purse holds a lot!"
"Yea. I'll keep it there. Ok?"
"Perfect! Come back up here…I miss you."
"Coming!"
"Do you think we need the license?"
"No, I don't. Alan's marrying us…he did the license!"
"Good point!"
"Um, I think 'ceremony packing' is complete. Now for the honeymoon packing."
"I'll pack my stuff," Naya said.
"That's easy…"
"Yep. I love you!" Naya said and pulled Heather to her.
"I love you too." Heather kissed Naya.
"Just think tomorrow morning we'll be getting ready to meet each other on the beach!"
"Hey, are we letting them separate us tonight? Like the tradition." Naya asked.
"I dunno. Do you want to do that?"
"Yes, actually, if you don't mind. I want to not see you until I see you walking towards me during the ceremony."
"This'll be the first time that we have slept apart from each other, you know?"
"Absence makes the heart grow fonder!"
"Does it really?" Heather winked.
"It's a saying and it'll be describing us tomorrow night!"
"I'm looking forward to all of it, my dear."
"So am I!"
"Ok, back to packing!"
Naya and Heather then got to the task at hand. They each packed up their stuff and became so excited to just get there already. Naya brought that nightie that Heather loved along with her other clothes. Naya packed her bathing suit just in case they ventured to the beach. She almost forgot her makeup bag. Heather packed everything she thought she needed and then realized she had forgotten to pack toothbrushes. Heather walked to the bathroom and retrieved them.
"Heads up!"
Naya looked up as Heather threw her the toothbrush.
"Thanks. Can we share toothpaste?" Naya asked, as she caught the toothbrush.
"Of course!"
"Oh, don't forget your bathing suit for the beach and your makeup."
"Good idea! I have it though."
Then Naya went into the bathroom.
"Heather, do you need your hair scrunchies?"
"Yes, please." Heather said and met Naya in the middle of the room.
"Do you need your phone charger?"
"Yea, that would be helpful."
"Where is it?" Naya asked.
"Downstairs in the drawer next to the sink."
'I'll get it for you and I'll get mine!"
"Thank you, Sweetheart!"
Naya ran downstairs and found it exactly where Heather said it would be. She found hers as well. Then she ran back upstairs.
"One cell phone charger for you."
'Thank you kindly."
"Hey, baby…I think I'm done!" Naya said over excitedly.
"I am too."
Naya surveyed the room and bathroom one more time.
"Yup. It's official. We are done packing!"
"High five!" Heather raised her hand and Naya smacked it.
"Do you want to shower then get going? We can get lattes for the ride!"
"Sure…you go first!" Naya said.
"Ok, be out in a few minutes."
While Heather was in the shower, she grew more and more excited to be marrying the love of her life. She quickly showered and then got out because she missed seeing Naya. She wrapped a towel around herself and ran into the other room.
"Wow…that was fast!" Naya observed.
"It's no fun without you in there with me!" Heather playfully smiled.
Naya laughed. She gave Heather a quick kiss and then she got in the shower.
While Naya was in the bathroom, the first thing that Heather did was put her engagement ring on. Then she quickly got dressed.
Once Naya emerged, she said, "You're right…It's lonely in there!"
Heather grinned and said, "I'm hungry and thirsty. Hurry up. I'll load the car up!"
"Ok, be down there shortly."
Naya changed and then saw the necklace she gave Heather and the letter she wrote her lying on the jewelry box. She put the letter into her pocket.
"Hey, babe." Naya yelled.
"Yea?"
"Can I bring the necklace?"
"Sure. I'm sorry I forgot it!"
"No worries. I thought it would be nice for the ceremony."
"Yea."
"Ok, be right there!"
"Ok."
Naya found her sandals for the wedding and also for the honeymoon and then grabbed both women's pair of sneakers. She ran downstairs with everything in her arms.
"I didn't know if you wanted yours…"
"Sneakers! I forgot those. Thanks."
"Sure. Do you have your shoes for the wedding? Can I put this on you?" Naya said and dangled the heart necklace.
"I almost forgot those. Absolutely. Let me sit down."
Heather sat down and Naya clasped the necklace onto Heather's neck so easily.
"Ok, is it on the right way? Turn around!"
Naya inspected her job. "Yep, perfect! Now get your shoes."
Heather bolted up the stairs and back down with two pairs.
"Ok, ready…"
"Just a minute…I want to take in the magnitude of this moment. Three and a half months ago I was in this place so afraid of what might happen after you read this…" Naya said and pulled out the letter from her pant pocket.
"Hey, it's my letter!"
"I could have never imagined that I could be holding it now as we were heading out to finally be married. It feels like we have been married ever since we met and that certificate over there proves it, but I can not wait to celebrate all of this with you, our family, and our friends. Thank you for loving me the way that you do. Thank you for coming along with me on this extraordinary adventure. We will have many, many, many long and happy years together!" Naya said with a tear in her eye and a smile on her face.
"First, give me your hands," Heather threw the shoes down and then requested. Naya obliged. "I want to tell you that I love so much it hurts! I can't imagine my life without you in it. Thank you for taking the time to write me that letter! You, Naya Marie Rivera, are the bravest person I know. I love you today and will for the rest of my life."
Naya and Heather kissed sweetly and looked into each other's eyes.
"Ok, ok…Let's get outta here!"
"After you, my beautiful Naya!"