Standing only inches away from Alice, Dana gently tapped the writer on her shoulder.

Alice jumped at the sensation of someone’s fingers lightly grazing her arm. Losing her grip on the phone, Alice helplessly watched as it bounced onto the neatly trimmed grass next to her foot. The writer swiftly turned around to face Dana, “You are so lucky that didn’t land on the cement.”

Dana shrugged her shoulders at Alice’s outburst, “It’s not my fault you’re clumsy.”

“Clumsy is when you walk into a wall, not when someone sneaks up on you, and causes the mishap.” Alice explained while poking Dana’s shoulder.

“Hey, I’m not the one lurking around someone’s house in the middle of the night.”

“Well, if someone understood the concept of picking up their phone I could have found out when you would be home, and then I wouldn’t have had to sit out here for an hour.”

“I was training.” Dana said while walking passed Alice. Reaching her front door, she turned around expecting the blonde to follow her inside, but Alice’s feet were still firmly planted on the bottom step. “You going to come in?”

Alice shook her head; “I think it would be better if we talked out here.”

Taking her hand off of the doorknob, Dana joined Alice on the last step. Alice gave Dana a grateful smile, and then gestured for her to sit down. “First I want to apologize for what happened at the planet. I shouldn’t have let my emotions get so out of control.”

“I’m the one who should be apologizing. I promised you I wouldn’t push, and instead I acted like a complete asshole.” Dana said, a tiny frown crossing her lips.

“I guess we both have reasons to be sorry.” Alice took a deep breath and watched the headlights of a car driving down the street. “I have a lot of shit bouncing around in my usually empty head right now, and all the clutter has started to make me feel a little crazy, so I’ve decided to leave town for awhile

Dana turned her head to look at Alice’s silhouette, “how long?”

“I’m not sure.” Alice said, turning to look Dana in the eye. “I rented a cabin, so I could have all the peace and quiet I needed to figure things out.”