September 2, 2013 – Santana Lopez visits "Movement" after announcement of court date
I love this. I love working at a business that I own with my two best friends (after Santana of course). I love coming in everyday and getting paid to do what I love. And I get to do all sorts of stuff.
Mike and I decided that we would offer three main services: dance classes for all different ages, choreography consulting for performers and musicals and such, and one-on-one private lessons/consulting. The best part of Movement is we have tons of space.
We got a really great deal on this abandoned warehouse downtown, and we were able to turn in in to four different studio spaces, two individual offices (for Mike and I), and a lobby. The great thing is because we have so much space, people can also reserve one of the studios for private rehearsals. Mike and I share all of the teaching and consulting and Tina works as our receptionist.
It's perfect. It is my dream, and that's why I am so happy to be sitting in my office on a Monday morning, pouring over ideas for a local theater production.
"Hey Britt," Mike says walking in to my office and setting down some papers on my desk, "I was running through this last section of the Billings account and something's not right. I can't really figure which one it is, you mind taking a look?"
"Yeah no problem."
This is usually how we do it, one of us will design the choreography and then run through it a few times to work out the kinks, and then the other one will run through it with a fine-tooth comb to make sure it all fits.
I run through all the moves Mike designed and I really like it until about halfway in when I feel a shift.
"I got it. There's a huge tempo change between this move and this move, if you come directly off the reverse spin into this next step, the tempo change is too drastic. You need something there to smooth it out, like I don't know… a fall back or something?"
"Okay, okay yeah a fallback would work, wouldn't it?"
"Yeah because then it would be like this…" I spin right back into the routine this time I add in the extra move and it smooth the whole thing out.
When I finish I hear clapping, I turn to Mike expecting it to come from him, but he is just standing there with a smile, I turn around to see Santana walking towards me.
Mike smiles and says "thanks Britt, it's perfect" as he turns to leave.
"What are you doing here?" I say with a teasing smile. "Don't you have work to be doing?"
I hear her heels clack across the floor.
"Yes, but I would rather just visit my amazing girlfriend while she's working." She says with a smile.
"Must be some heck of a girl to pull you away from work, you have barely left all week" I say with a small pout. Santana's been working a lot lately over at Snixx. I mean I don't blame her, she just started her own record label, but I miss spending time with my lady lover.
"She is. She is beautiful, and smart, and funny, and talented, and flexible, and hot as hell." She says leaning in for a kiss.
I press my lips to her and pull her into me. I love having Santana in my arms, it makes me feel completely at peace and at home.
I pull away and stroke her cheek with my thumb.
"I saw the article," I say looking into her chocolaty brown eyes.
"Yeah?" she says leaning her head on my shoulder.
"Yeah." I say savoring the smell of her hair, it smells like coconut and it makes me think of a tropical island somewhere. That's what I want to do. I want to go to some tropical island for a week or so, just me and Santana. I am pulled back to reality when I feel Santana lean further into the embrace. I am immediately reminded of what we were talking about. "How do you feel about all of this?" I ask her quietly.
She pulls back slightly and looks at me. "Relieved, scared, nervous, stressed, impatient, anxious, angry, is that enough emotions?" she says with a slight smile.
I smile back at her and giggle quietly as I pull her into another kiss.
"I think mostly I am just happy that we are going to get this taken care of. Jim Font deserves everything that he is going to get, and I am ready to have the court give it to him."
I smile at Santana's determination.
"I love you." I blurt it out before I even realize what I just said. Shit. I start to panic a little bit. Is it to early for me to say that. How did that even happen? I… Shit
"What?" she asks looking up at me.
"Uhh.. nothing I just said uhh me too" I say trying to cover it up.
"No you didn't. You just told me you loved me." She says a little shocked.
"Yeah, I did. I was hoping you wouldn't notice. Look Santana I get it, it's too early for me to feel that way and I wish I could have just waited and told you later… shit why do I have to ruin things like this… I just…"
"I love you too."
"I am really sorry… I completely understand if think I am taking things too… Wait… did you just say you love me too?"
Santana looks up at me smiling and nodding. I smile back. I pull her into a kiss. It's incredible. It's the best kiss yet. Full of passion and well, love.
She pulls back with her hands on my cheeks.
"I love you so much Brittany," she says.
"I love you too," I say pulling her into me again.
I love Santana Lopez.
Santana Lopez loves me.