Alice, wanting Dana to have the pleasure of seeing her cry, walked over to the front door and opened it.

“Leave,” her voice was soft but forceful, not wanting to say anything else because she knew her composure would be lost if she did.

“I’m not going until you explain why you didn’t tell me,” Dana replied in a tone similar to Alice‘s. She walked over to Alice and shut the front door hard, Al’s strength no match for hers, and held the sides of Alice‘s arms which were currently crossed over her chest.

“No Dana. Please just leave.” Alice‘s voice was pleading now, and unwelcome tears had slowly started to form in her eyes. She looked upwards and bit her lip, trying to stop herself from crying. She couldn’t cry, not now.

 Dana leaned forward to whisper into Alice‘s ear, and could sense Al’s body tingle at the feeling of Dana’s breath on her skin.” Why didn’t you tell me?”

Alice pushed Dana off her, causing Dana to crash into the opposite wall. Tears were flowing heavily from her eyes but Alice left them there, using her hands to instead pin Dana up against the wall.

“Because you don’t deserve to know,” Alice replied in a steady voice, staring directly into Dana’s eyes which were also filling with tears. “When we were together, as a couple, why didn’t you tell me about Lara?” Alice‘s voice began to grow louder, and shaky, forcing her to break her gaze with Dana and stare at the ground in an effort to continue talking. “When we were having dinner, or dancing, or ***** or… when I told you I loved you. Why didn’t you feel guilty about keeping your feelings for Lara a secret?”

Dana didn’t say anything, knowing that there really wasn’t anything she could say to make this all better. She had known what a ***** she had been, but hearing it from Alice herself, there was no mistaking the heartache she had gone through because of Dana.

“For Christ’s sake Dana, you were too much of a ***** coward to even break up with me!” Alice yelled as she freed Dana from the wall and once again opened the front door. “So don’t talk to me about ***** guilt Dane. You lied to me about Lara, you lied to me when I asked if our relationship was over, and then you didn’t even have the common decency to tell me you were dating someone else. Obviously guilt is only something you can only apprehend when other people feel it; otherwise you wouldn’t have come here demanding answers off me,” Alice turned her back away from Dana, “Please just go.”