It had been a week since that rather confusing conversation with Dana, and even though the two had talked numerous times since, the feeling of doubt had continued to spread at the back of Alice‘s mind. The fear that Dana had changed her mind about Alice was ever present, and the idea of going back to ‘just being friends’ plagued her every thought.

Yet Alice still couldn’t come to actually bringing it up again with Dana. Regardless of the fact that it was unwise, Alice much preferred to go about her relationship with a sense of ignorance. Much preferred to be oblivious of the thoughts which were consuming her every waking (and sleeping) moment. Opted for being unaware. Because when it came down to it, the possibility of Dana breaking up with her broke Alice’s heart, and she much preferred the idea of being ignorant and unhappy in a relationship with Dana as opposed to very aware, unhappy and single.

On the other side of the scale, Dana had been plagued with almost identical worries to those which Alice had. The concern that Alice had changed her mind, the long nights wondering how long their relationship would last, the unavoidable ‘what ifs’ – ‘What if I had told her sooner?,” “What if I had gone with her?,” “What if I had left her alone?”

Ironic as it was that the two best friends were so oblivious to one another’s worries, it was slowly affecting both of them, neither being able to sleep or even think straight due to the worries of their relationship. In fact, it became such a problem that the couple’s good friends were forced to interfere, for both Alice and Dana’s own good.

“Alrighty,” Shane stated as she sat down opposite Dana in ‘The Planet.’ They were joined shortly after by Carmen, Jenny, Tina and Bette, all of who similarly gathered a seat almost opposite Dana. “Dana we have something to tell you.”

“I gathered as much from the interrogation positions you guys have taken up,” Dana said dryly as she put down the magazine she was reading and sat back into her chair. “What’s up?”

“We know that the news about Alice‘s prolonged stay has got to you,” Tina started gently, with the others nodding their heads in agreement. Dana’s expression remained unimpressed, and deep down she began to fear what the group had in store for her.