Alice stood-up and began pacing, “I want to hate her, but I think I’m emotionally incapable of having ill feelings towards her.” She stopped and looked at Bette and Shane, “If I keep thinking about this I’m gonna go crazy.”

“That’s where we come in.” Bette got up and walked towards Alice, “First I want you to take a shower and change into some clean clothes.” The art director looked at the piles of clothing on the floor. “You do have clean clothes?” After the blonde nodded, Bette continued, “While you’re busy doing that me and Shane will tidy up and then we are escorting you back into civilization.”

Chapter Two

Dana was stuck. She didn’t know when it happened or how, but at some point in time she had fallen into a state of limbo, her heart and mind unable to decide what or whom she wanted. Since the day she walked out of Alice’s apartment, she had been tormented by the uncertainty of her decision. She thought she knew why she had chosen to explore her feelings for Lara; but as time dragged on Dana was slowly realizing her choice was a result of her insecurities.

A month had passed with no contact from the writer. She hadn’t expected Alice to call right away, but with each passing day Dana realized she might never have the blonde in her life again.

Lara made things simple for the tennis player. The chef was confident in their relationship, and Dana found that confidence was one thing Alice never seemed to carry when they were together. The red head made Dana happy, but despite that happiness she spent a large amount of time thinking about the blonde she had left behind.

After her morning run the athlete arrived at the planet for her daily coffee break. Before she reached the counter she spotted Tina and Shane sitting at their usual table. Carefully maneuvering her way between people she pulled up a chair and sat next to the hairstylist.

Tina smiled at the tennis player, “how was your workout this morning Ms. Fairbanks?”

“You know the same old thing, running, lifting, running some more, and that’s about it.”