Chapter 5

(Naya POV)

My phone buzzed and I ran half way across the apartment searching for it, cursing myself for always losing things. I was too late, the ringtone stopping was evidence of that. Finally locating the thing I went through my call log to see who it had been. Dianna. I got chills just at the sight of her name. It had been three days since that night. We'd talked pretty often on the phone but Di had been pretty busy with work since our morning at the park and I was already beginning to miss her. I eagerly hit the button to get her back on the phone.

"You've been screening calls again?" That was the first thing I heard when my call was picked up.

"You know me too well," I joked. "No I just couldn't find my phone...again. Besides if I did screen calls it wouldn't be yours I was avoiding."

"Well that's good to know," Dianna told me.

"What are you up to pretty girl?" It hadn't been long since we had gotten back in touch but around Dianna I couldn't help but fall back into the ease of our friendship, pet names included.

"Hmm," Dianna said distracted, "Oh just looking for a babysitter for the night."

I instinctively scoffed at what I thought she was insinuating. "Yeah cause your last one was that bad huh?"

"No, thats not what I'm saying." I could hear Dianna drum her fingernails on the countertop as she spoke. I loved imagining where she was and what she looked like as we spoke. "In fact she was quite considerate, and funny, and maybe a touch gorgeous. I thought she might want to take me out on a date though, instead of my son."

"Oh did you now," I said rolling my eyes as a smile tugged at my lips. "You really think highly of yourself don't you?"

"Well if not that's okay, I'm sure I can find someone else to do dinner with..." She knew this would get to me and she had me right where she wanted me in order to get her way.

"YOU WOULDN'T DARE!" I half yelled, causing her to laugh. "I'm picking you up at seven and that's that." I hung up before she could say anything more on the issue.

Pulling out my phone as I stood at Dianna's door I realised I was a little early, this girl did make me pretty keen. Realising I'd seen Di in all states I knocked on the door, not bothered if I had to wait for her to continue getting ready. As the door swung open though I was greeted by a very well put together woman. Dianna stood there in all her glorious perfection; dressed in a pale green, scoop neck dress that came almost to her knees. Her hair was pulled back and looked stunning, she always had this amazing way of making it look like a professional had just finished with it. Her smile told me she was happy with my speechless reaction.

"You like?" She asked me, twirling on the spot to give me a complete look at her body in that outfit. I didn't know where to rest my eyes first, all that they roamed was stunning in its own right.

"Very much," I said, nodding like a lustful schoolboy.

"You look very nice too," she told me, leaning forward to plant a kiss on my cheek. The touch of her lips left me buzzing long after they were gone. Dianna asked me to wait just a moment as she gave the new babysitter the run around and said goodbye and goodnight to Austin.

"So I was thinking we could just go down the road or something," Dianna told me as we left her building.

"Nope," I told her adamantly. I pulled her towards my car and, opening the passenger door, ushered her in. "You said I was to take you on a date and that's exactly what I intend to do."

"So where are we going then Miss Rivera?"

"You'll just have to wait and see," I told her, stealing the line she used to annoy me with so often back in the days when we were on set together.

Pulling up at the curb and opening the door for Dianna I watched her eyes glance upwards at the signage, then bring her eyes to meet mine with a big smile.

"Wicked! How did you organise this with half a day's notice?" I smiled at her enthusiasm. Picking something like music, that had initially brought us together, had been an excellent choice.

"I have my ways," I suggested smugly. "You'll just have to keep me around a bit longer if you want to discover my secrets."

"If I have to," she jokingly groaned.

We made our way into the theatre, passing our tickets over to the usher. The performance was out of this world. They'd cast the parts really well and even I was impressed at the standard of singing and acting, and I didn't give away my appreciation easily. There were funny parts too and during these Di and I would sneak a glance at the other and giggle together. At one stage of the evening I placed my hand delicately on her leg, just where her dress had parted from her knee. I waited to gauge her reaction to the PDA but she didn't flinch, so I kept my hand there for the duration, appreciating the warmth of her skin and liking the closeness.

As the performance came to a close Dianna leapt from her seat, clapping wildly. I watched in awe for a moment before joining her. Watching her I couldn't help but think I'd missed out on so many things these past few years. I had no idea really what she'd been through, her highlights or lowlights, any of it. This time, the new and improved me wouldn't do anything to jeopardise my chance to be with the blonde beauty.

It was almost midnight by the time we got back to Dianna's. It had been a wonderful date night but I suspected not only was Di fairly tired but that she wanted to get home to check in on Austin too. Stopping outside her front door I hesitated. No one but Dianna could make me this nervous.

"C-Can I kiss you?"

She smiled at my shyness and nodded, her eyes shifting from my eyes, down to my lips, and back up again. She was so beautiful. It was silent as my hand palmed her cheek and my lips made their way towards hers. As our lips found each other we both hummed into the kiss. It was both sweet and sensual, and by god did it feel right. Some people say there's not necessarily one person that's made for you, but I'd have to disagree. The way I felt when I was around her, the way I missed her when she was gone, and that kiss...yes there was only one for me.

"Goodnight Lady Di."