“An ambulance is on its way mam, try to remain calm, can you tell me exactly what she’s had to drink?” … 

Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre

Alice sat in the ER waiting room starring at the white washed wall ahead. People were being pushed in before her on stretchers and wheelchairs covered in cuts, bruises and blood. Each time she seen a new patient Alice visibly shivered, she’d never been ok with the sight of blood leading her to promptly pick a new career other than doctor when she was six years old after viewing a particularly bloody medical documentary.

Alice was stirred from her pointless starring by a nurse.

“Alice Fairbanks?”

“Uh yeah that’s me.”

“You can come in and see your ‘sister’ now, she’s doing fine, we’ve given her medication to flush out the drugs from her system quicker, side effects include drowsiness so she’s sleeping it off, if you’d just follow me please.” The nurse who’s nametag read Roberta, had been fairy nice to Alice, especially when the blonde said Dana was her sister and the woman appeared to turn a blind eye to the fact they looked nothing alike. They walked together up the long busy corridor full of patients, nurses, doctors and paramedics all just doing their jobs as fast as possible. Alice was nervous, she hadn’t seen her girlfriend in two hours and it would have been a longer wait had Dana not been blessed with the last name Fairbanks and a celebratory status to match.

Room 115 was a private single bedded niche complete with en suite and plasma screen, Dana was sleeping in style. Alice politely thanked Roberta then headed inside. The athlete was dressed in a white gown and lying perfectly still on the cot, her chest rising up and down with each silent breath and her hair flowed around her neck freely. She looked so peaceful Alice wasn’t sure if she should move much closer in case she stirred the sleeping beauty.  Of course her protective nature and love towards the brunette over rode any uncertainty as seconds later she found herself perched on a small chair beside the bed, her hand entwined with Dana’s. She studied the features on Dana’s delicate face as her voice cracked at first.