Alice’s Apartment

Alice collected the pizza and paid the confused delivery boy who was unsure of what he’d done to piss this crazy, but hot, lady off so much. He thought he’d try his luck anyway, “so I stop working at 9, how about we go for a”, he wasn’t allowed to finish his sentence before a slammed door closed inches away from his face.

“This pizza better be worth that,” Alice mumbled as she made her way to the kitchen to find Dana opening a bottle of rose wine. “Worth what?”

“Fuckin’ pizza boy just hit on me!” Alice almost yelled back at Dana, still annoyed at the nerve of the weedy idiot. Dana stopped her activity and looked up, “I don’t blame him, that vest doesn’t leave much to the imagination Alice”, she said with a wink and a goofy grin.

Ok that was not coincidental; Dana definitely was flirting with her now. “See something you like Dane?” It was Dana’s turn to feel embarrassed and speechless now. “Erm no, it’s not like I was perving, you just look nice…” Dana was talking to the floor now as she lowered her head in discomfort feeling the burn in her cheeks returning once again. Alice just smiled at this woman’s beauty and sweet words; she was falling for her deeper by the minute. “Thanks Dane, you don’t look so bad yourself actually.” And she really didn’t in Alice’s honest opinion. Dana allowed herself to look up at Alice and just shrug shyly whilst smiling at the blonde. Alice tried to ease Dana’s embarrassment by changing the subject. “You wanna pour me a glass when you have that baby open and I’ll prepare the pizza whilst sitting on the couch?” Dana raised an eyebrow at her. “How exactly are you contributing by sitting and munching on pizza without me? And how does one prepare an already cooked pizza?!” Alice was already in her living room with the pizza box on her lap, “I’m sectioning it out! It takes skill and patience and cannot be rushed Dane”, came the reply. Dana just laughed at the writer’s antics and sat next to her, two glasses in hand.

“Here”.

“Thanks, what movie did you bring anyway?” The blonde asked whilst stuffing the largest triangle into her mouth. “Notting Hill and that’s charming by the way Al”, Dana couldn’t help but let out a giggle at the messy site before her. Alice munched and swallowed, “Aww I love that movie! And sorry but I’m really hungry, I slept through lunch!” Dana rolled her eyes as she got up and set up the DVD taking a slice of pizza from Alice before it had all been ravaged. She felt a glimmer of hope as she thought about Shane’s words, maybe the movie will help Alice relax and be more open, plus we have wine, that always helps and was she flirting with me earlier?!

“Earth to Dana, are you watching this or not space cadet?” Dana was interrupted by the blonde talking then staring at her waiting for an answer. “Um yeah, no I totally am.”

“Good then come lie with me so we can watch it properly, I don’t bite ya know”.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if you did Al.” Dana hid her excitement through the joke hoping Alice didn’t realise just how something simple like lying with her, made Dana so happy. Alice stuck out her tongue and made a face as she lay down motioning for Dana to lie beside her.

On the outside Alice Pieszecki looked cool and collected as if this was completely normal. Inside, she was a nervous wreck. Asking Dana to lie with her might have been a bit forward and ‘unfriend’ like but she was having a great time so far and sensed the tennis player wouldn’t freak out and run a hundred metres in the opposite direction.

Dana crawled to the right hand side of Alice and cuddled into her, laying her head in the crook of Alice’s arm. Something about this all just felt so right, she prayed that on some level Alice felt the same way too.