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ON TO THE STORY
Dani's P.O.V
Dani flashed the cook a smile as she grabbed the plate from his hands. She gave Santana a bump on the hip while walking past, causing a giggle to rise from the brunette. They were having fun teasing each other while working, which the customers seemed to love.
They figured out a long time ago that the flirtier they were with each other, but better tips they got. Gunther wasn't particularly happy about the girls showing so much affection while at work, but never said anything since the duo always brought in the most customers.
Dani set down the burger she was caring to the respectful owner. "Would you like a refill on your drink?" She asked, smiling as Santana walked past her, gently dragging her hand along Dani's lower back, causing the blonde to shiver. The customer nodded and Dani made her way to the kitchen, empty cup in hand.
It had been a three days since her triggered nightmare, and even though she knew Santana was concerned, she was grateful her girlfriend didn't bring it up again. The absolute last thing she wanted to do was talk about her demons when everything was going so well between them. Dani stood by her decision that yes she should tell Santana, but not just yet. She needed to wait until the right moment to bring Santana into her darker world.
After she dropped off the drink, she walked over to the bar, sitting down on one of the stools. Her feet were starting to ache and she needed to take a breather. But all pain was forgotten when Santana came up to her, placing her hand on the small of her back.
"Hey, babe." Dani smiled, looking up at Santana.
"Hi. There is a woman asking for you at table nine. She said she had you yesterday and you were amazing." Santana said, gently rubbing circles on Dani's back.
Dani sighed, getting up. "Okay. Thanks." She squeezed her girlfriend's hand before walking over to the table, pulling out her pad and pen to take down the order.
"Hello. Welcome to the Spotlight Diner. My name is Dani and I will be your server today." Dani glanced up and felt her breath catch.
"Well, hello there gorgeous." The woman said.
Dani could feel heart start racing as she stared at the woman who triggered her a few days ago. She debating on running back to Santana, telling her that she didn't feel good and definitely need a break, but she knew she couldn't do that. Running would raise questions from Santana and Dani wasn't sure she was ready to answer them.
"You were so wonderful yesterday, I just had to come back!" The woman smiled, seeming pleased at the reaction coming from Dani.
Dani just stood there, staring at her. Her mind was going through so many things she could possibly say to the woman, but she wasn't one hundred percent sure she could form words, let alone try to make a sound.
"What?" The woman asked, her eyebrows raised. "Is your uniform so tight that it's making you turn into an idiot?"
That was the final straw for Dani. She dropped the pad of paper and pen onto the floor as she felt the anxiety start to work its way up her body. She backed away from the table, her vision starting to go blurry. She could feel her hands shaking violently as she tried desperately to breathe normally.
The woman stared at her, confusion on her face. "What hell is going on?" Dani shook her head, backing away more. "Where are you going? You need to take my order!" The woman was screaming at her now, making everyone turn their heads to look at the situation.
Dani couldn't handle it, she could feel the tears starting to surface and knew that there was no way she was going to cry in front of all these people. With unstable legs, she walked as quickly as she could over to Santana and grabbed her hand.
"What? Dani wh-" Santana was cut off when Dani pulled her outside and around the side of the building. She dragged Santana half way into the ally and then turned to the brunette, letting the tears escape.
Dani didn't let Santana say anything. Instead, she buried her head in the taller girl's neck, feeling Santana wrap her arms around her body. Santana held her for a moment before pulling away to cup her head in her hands. "What happened? What's wrong?" Dani could see Santana searching her face for some sort of sign, something that would let her know what was going on.
All Dani could do was shake her head, feeling her body get hot as another wave of panic washed over her.
"Dani, tell me. What's going on?"
Dani could see the fear on Santana's face. "Pa-panic... panic a-at-t-tack." She stuttered, feeling her body give out from shaking. She fell into Santana's embrace, crying and gasping for air.
She could hear Santana whispering in her ear as she ran her hand through her hair, but she couldn't focus on anything other than the sound of her heart pumping. She let the combination of Santana's heartbeat and her hand playing with her hair to calm her down until she could stand up by herself and breath regularly. The tears didn't stop, but she smiled when Santana lifted her head to kiss her lips.
"You okay?" Santana asked, running her thumb over Dani's cheek.
Dani nodded. "I just need a minute."
"Take all the time you need. I'm not going anywhere." Dani rested her head on Santana's shoulder, letting the brunette calm her down even more.
When Dani felt like the panic attack had completely passed, she lifted her head to look at the girl taking care of her. "I don't want to go back inside." She could feel that she was on the verge of tears again. "I just want to go home."
Santana nodded. "Okay, I'll go talk to Gunther. I'm sure he will understand."
The girls walked back into the diner, Dani trying to cover her makeup-smeared face in Santana's neck. She let Santana talk to their boss and like always, her girlfriend was right. Gunther let both of the girls end their shift early, calling in Kurt to take their place. Dani made a mental note to thank him later.
Once they were out side Santana intertwined their fingers, heading to Dani's apartment. When Dani pulled on Santana's hand, the brunette turned around, confused. "I thought you wanted to go home?"
"Can we go to your place? You have better movies..." Dani blushed as she moved closer to her girlfriend. "And your couch is better to cuddle on."
Santana smiled, "Of course." They started walking toward Santana's apartment as Dani cuddled in close to the brunette. "I'll cook some dinner and you can even take a nap if you want."
Dani stopped Santana just before she put the key into the door to unlock it. "Thanks, San."
"It's my pleasure, babe."
"No, San, really." Dani looked at Santana until she figured out what she was referring to and nodded. "I'll tell you eventually. I'm just not... not ready right now."
Santana kissed her girlfriend, helping to reassure Dani that it was okay. "Whenever you're ready to talk about it, I'll be here. Let's get in side, I'm getting hungry."
Dani let the brunette led her inside, thankful for having such an amazingly understanding girlfriend.
Who's excited for GLEE tomorrow? I hope there's a lot of Dantana parts coming soon.
