Daylight

Reunited

The next day, Santana woke up in a much similar condition as she had fallen asleep. She couldn’t take her mind off how kissing her ex-girlfriend felt. The butterflies still hadn’t entirely faded from the pit of her stomach since she heard the blonde’s voice in the coffee shop. She had walked home after the concert last night and started to go through it in her head all over again

Turning and walking to her car Santana heard Dani’s bodyguard say something under his breath. She glanced over her shoulder but he was already too far away to check and see what he said. It was probably meaningless anyway, the Latina thought to herself before heading in the direction of her apartment.

She twisted the key and walked through the doorway before shutting it and eventually making her way to the bedroom. She allowed her legs to hit the bed and fell back onto it, sighing when she hit the comforter. Why did she have to kiss Dani? It only left her more confused than she was after talking to the blonde that morning. They had fallen right back into the slight teasing and hidden smiles. Santana couldn’t help but miss her.

The thoughts swirled around her head until she slowly started drifting off to sleep. She didn’t bother changing or getting ready for bed. All she had the energy to do at that point was sleep so the thoughts would cease for a few hours.

A loud knock pulled the Latina out of her daydream and she sat up. She groaned standing up from her bed and walked over to the bathroom to check her reflection quickly. Once she was content with her appearance she went and opened the door. However, the last thing she expected was to see the girl standing on the other side.

“Dani?” The taller girl almost whispered out of shock. The blonde only looked down to her feet in response.

Santana stepped aside to let the shorter girl into her apartment. She watched as the blonde walked over to her couch, head hanging a little lower than it should in order for the girl to be happy. Santana followed and took the spot next to her.

“Why're you here, Dani?” The Latina turned to face her and folded her legs under herself.

The lighter Latina bit her lip while keeping her eyes locked on the hands in her lap. “I-I,” she hesitated nervously, “I couldn't stop thinking about how you kissed me yesterday. And I just kinda hoped you hadn’t moved. I know I said I would call you but,” she trailed off.

Realization washed over Santana's face. “I um kind of haven't been able to either,” she stated quietly.

The two sat in silence for a moment before the taller girl moved her hand to gently lift Dani's head.

“Look at me,” the Latina requested and waited for their eyes to lock onto each other. The second they did, she continued. “I don't know how you feel about me kissing you but I did it for a reason. Even after all these years you managed to get my heart to skip beats and took my breath away. It was like we first met when you walked into the coffee shop yesterday. I kissed you because I wanted to see if we still had that spark.” She saw the nervous and worried expression in the blondes face soften. “I missed you. I've spent four years trying to get over you and everything we were. It worked for about 6 months and then I realized I was only lying to myself and hiding behind a whole lot of wine and vodka.”

Dani's heart broke hearing how badly she left Santana. The girl had been a mess because of her and resorted to self-medicating just to escape the pain of their break up. However, she'd be lying if she said she hadn't at least thought about doing the exact same.

“I don't think I ever stopped loving you, Dani. And I know this is all so much to take in and I'm sorry but I need to tell you before you leave me again. You're the only person capable of making me stutter. The only person I've felt comfortable with enough to be emotionally vulnerable. I fell so hard and so fast for you that it kind of blindsided me. I had never felt that before but damn was it the best reason to be terrified. I love you. I've always loved you and I always will love you. So I know you probably don't feel the same way because you've probably moved on with some gorgeous LA girl and that's okay I just—”