Dana Fairbanks slammed her alarm clock quiet and slowly rose from a less than perfect sleep. Two weeks previously she had ended things with Alice after wrestling with every option available to her. She resolved that as much as she tried to shut it out, she was still in love with Lara. ‘Do you love her more than me?’ Alice questioned. ‘No Alice, I, I love you differently…it’s just that i feel like Lara and I never really got a fair chance and, you know that I love you Alice and i really really don’t want to hurt you…that’s why i need to be honest with you.’ Dana had hated herself for crying in front of Alice at a time when her best friend had been at the recieving end of so much hurt. All she could do was watch the blonde rush from her apartment and from her life. It was now two weeks later and as guilty as she felt she could not stop thinking about Lara and the opportunities she had missed out on. When they had dinner weeks before there were so many words left unsaid that Dana had been determined to say. She now figured that the time was right to say them. As Dana rushed into the planet her heart stopped at the sight before her. Lara, oblivious to her presence, looked beautiful as always. She continued working as Dana approached the counter and waited for the redheads’ attention. ‘Hey Dana’, Lara began finally noticing an audience. ‘Hi Lara’ Dana started remembering the first time she had asked this woman out. ‘Listen, I know i wasn’t exactly forthcoming when you talked about that second dinner but if you’ll let me, I’d really like to take you out. There’s a lot I didn’t say at dinner that I would really like to…that i need to.’ Lara smiled and answered that she’d love to before arrangements were finalised. Later that evening Dana picked Lara up from her apartment. She was bursting with nerves but was determined not to let them ruin everything she had planned. She watched as Lara approached her looking even more beautiful than she did when they first went out. Her hair had grown slightly and it fell beautifully around her face. ‘Ready?’ Dana questioned breathing nervously. ‘As I’ll ever be!’ Lara responded as the two made there way to the restraunt. ‘So what did you want to talk about?’ Lara asked taking a bite. ‘Us’ Dana responded placing her fork on the table. ‘I wanted to talk about us…and i wanted to apologise with how i ended things’ ‘Dana you don’t’ ‘I do’ Dana quickly added cutting Lara off. ‘Please, i just really need to say these things’. Lara nodded realising how important this was to Dana and listened attentivley. ‘I never really told you when we were together, i guess i’d hoped that you just knew but I was in love with you…and those feelings never left me. I was an idiot at the restraunt i was afraid and self consciouis and self loathing and after i left you there I tormented myself for weeks wondering whether i should have called or tried to fix things but, i guess part of me thought that after ***** it up so bad I didn’t deserve a second chance. And i don’t know now whether or not you’ll be willing to give me one, but i’m asking anyway because i have never felt for anyone the way i feel about you.’ Dana stopped and stared at Lara as she tried to interperet her reaction. Lara smiled silently for a while before responding, ‘I was in love with you too, and you’re right…we deserve another chance.’ Dana couldn’t conceal her joy and moved around the table to hug Lara. She had wanted to kiss her but was concerned that she would be moving to fast. ‘Shall we go back to mine for some drinks?’ Dana asked hopefully. Lara and Dana made their way towards the car fingers entwined. When they reached the door Lara stared at Dana for a second, her eyes bearing straight through her. ‘Kiss me’ Lara requested, pressing Dana’s body against the door. Dana would not deny the request and leaned in as her lips met Lara’s in a soft and passionate kiss. Their tongues probed at each other for a minute before the sound of passing traffic interrupted and they broke apart. ‘I’ve missed your lips’ Lara admitted. ‘I’ve missed yours too’ Dana added, ‘In fact, i’ve missed so many things about you. Your smell, the way your hair falls on my face when we make love, your skin, your humour, God, the list goes on’. Lara smiled at Dana and opened the car door, ‘we’ve missed out on so much it’d be foolish to take it slowly’. Dana agreed and sped of in the direction of her apartment. Dana and Lara crashed through the apartment door eager to get at each others skin. Lara reached around and pulled Dana’s top over her head. Her hands began to roam over her body. She realised how much she had missed this and wondered how she ever got on without it. She smiled and Dana and leaned in to kiss her as her hands reached around and removed Dana’s belt from her jeans. Dana sighed as she remembered how good it felt to be loved by Lara. They made their way to the bedroom discarding clothes as they moved. ‘God I’ve missed you’ Dana admitted kissing the nape of Lara’s neck and moving slowly down her body. ‘I’ve missed you so much, you’re amazing’. Dana pulled at Lara’s jeans and began sliding her underwear from her legs. She kissed her way up her body teasing Lara and watching her squirm until finally she kissed the part of Lara’s body that wanted her most. ‘Oh God!’ Lara sighed in ecstacy as Dana’s tongue probed her. In order to prolong the lovemaking, Dana moved her mouth up Lara’s body and kissed her breats letting her hands roam between her legs. ‘Please Dana, I wanna feel you!’ Lara sighed in depseration. ‘Why?’ Dana asked tickling the inside of Lara’s thigh, ‘because i love you’ Lara admitted looking Dana straight in the eye as she smiled and finally allowed her fingers to enter Lara in a strong pulsating movement. Dana allowed her free hand to explore Lara’s skin moving up her body and eventually stroking her face. She moved her head towards Lara’s and pressed her lips softly against her lovers. Dana continued rythmically moving her fingers against Lara until finally she came in a burst of ecstacy. Dana watched Lara in her joy and one tear fell freely down her cheek. Lara noticed this and kissed it softly before telling Dana that she was fantastic. ‘I can’t believe i lasted so long without you’ Dana said smiling. ‘You have me now, and i have you…and i love you so much. Lara smiled at Dana and threw one arm around her chest as she hugged her towards her. ‘Promise me you’ll be here when i wake up’, ‘I promise’ Dana offered meaningfully, ‘I’m not going anywhere.’