𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 | s. lopez

Tina In The Sky With Diamonds

Juniper heard from Sam that Tina got nominated for prom queen. She was happy for her. Tina deserved her chance to be in the spotlight, so since Juniper wasn't going to be there to vote for her, she asked Sam to put in an extra ballet from her and wish Tina the best of luck.

As the brunette sat at the bar counter of the Spotlight Diner eating the chocolate chip pancakes that Rachel had made for her, she noticed Santana staring at her as she filled the salt shakers. Juniper looked up for a moment and met the Latina's gaze, only for her to quickly look away.

"That's it," said Rachel, getting the attention of both girls. "My dreams of playing Fanny Brice are over."

"I'm sure it isn't over," said Santana with a roll of her eyes, clearly annoyed that the diva kept bringing up her Funny Girl audition.

"If I got it, I would've heard by now, okay? And the thing is that I wasn't just auditioning for this for myself. I was auditioning for everyone at McKinley."

"Why?" asked Juniper, taking a bite of her pancakes.

"I wanted to show that we're talented enough to make it in this insane business," said the older brunette.

"Well, one of us already did," said Santana with a smile. "I booked a commercial."

"What? Tana, that's amazing!" exclaimed Juniper.

"It's a little embarrassing because it was for that yeast infection medication, Yeast-I-Stat. But they sent me a rough cut. Do you guys wanna see it?"

Juniper nodded eagerly and leaned over the counter, only for Rachel to motion for her to come to the other side. The younger girl stood up and went around the corner to stand next to Rachel as Santana showed them the video.

"That's the greatest thing I've ever seen in my entire life," said Juniper when the video was over.

"That's great," said Rachel. "Honestly if it were anyone else, I'd be so jealous. But I'm really proud of you."

"Thank you," Santana smiled.

Juniper loves it when the Latina smiles. It's like all the problems in the world are solved and nothing bad can ever happen as long as she keeps smiling.

****

Juniper sighed as she checked the time on her phone. 11:45 pm.

"'Come with me to work,' she said," Juniper mumbled. "'It'll be fun,' she said. Well, it's not so fun when I'm tired and want to crawl in bed and sleep for the next six months."

"Are you okay?" asked a waitress with blonde hair as she sat down across from the younger girl.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just waiting for my friend's shift to end," said the brunette. She looked at the name tag on the woman's uniform and saw that it was Dani. "I dig your name. So, do you think that your parents, like, knew that you were gonna grow up to be a lesbian giving you a boy name?"

"I'm not a lesbian," said Dani, her voice serious.

"Oh... I'm so sorry. I-I shouldn't have assumed-"

"I'm totally kidding," the blonde chuckled. "Dani is short for Danielle. And, no, I don't think they knew."

Juniper laughed. She had to admit, the older girl was attractive. Not as pretty as Santana, but she was fairly good looking.

"So, how old are you anyway?" asked Dani. "Cause you look like you're twelve."

"I'll be eighteen in a couple weeks," said the brunette.

"Juniper!" Santana called, coming up to the table and grabbing the younger girl's arm. "My shift just ended. Hi, Dani." The Latina sent a tight-lipped smile in the blonde's direction before turning back to Juniper. "Let's go."

Santana practically dragged the younger girl away as they left the diner and headed down the New York streets, the cool spring air refreshing Juniper's lungs while also chilling her to the bone.

Santana put an arm around Juniper, pulling her close to her as they sat down on the bus. The brunette rested her head on the older girl's shoulder, struggling to keep her eyes open.

By the time the bus got to the stop where they needed to get off, Juniper was fast asleep. Santana smiled softly and carefully picked her up. The younger girl wrapped her arms around the Latina's shoulder's, resting her head in the crook of her neck as she carried her inside.

Santana gently laid Juniper down on the bed and removed her shoes and socks. She went over to the dresser and picked out one of her shirts that would be big enough on the younger girl to act as a nightgown. Santana removed the pastel purple top Juniper was wearing and slipped the shirt over her before removing her jeans.

Santana moved the brunette further up on the bed so that her head rested on the pillow and pulled the blanket over her.

"Good night, babygirl," Santana whispered, placing a gentle kiss to Juniper's forehead before heading to the bathroom to get ready for bed.