“And I’m not going to move from here until you quit that job and promise me that you won’t even move away from us from me again.” Dana’s words were slow and shaky, having never been this frightened before in her life.

Alice looked up suddenly, shocked by what she heard her whole body suddenly tingly at the words Dana had spoken. She found Dana staring at her, her eyes full of love, vulnerability and hope, and she knew that every word she spoke was the truth.

“I am far too in love with you Alice to ever let you go.”

“Y-You are?” The disbelief in Alice‘s voice was evident. Sure she had dreamt of this moment for years, the hope that one day she would mean just as much to Dana as Dana did to her. But not for one second did she actually think it would come true.

“Of course I am. Alice I always have been.” Dana’s voice was quiet but the genuine honesty present in her words were enough to convince Alice a million times over that her dream was actually coming true.

“I don’t know what to I um, but Tonya?” Ok fair enough Tonya was the last person Alice wanted to think about at this important moment, but she didn’t want to start getting her hopes up. She knew it would be too good to be true. There had to be some catch.

“I broke up with her Al,” Dana stated, not once breaking eye contact with the nervous blonde. “Once I read your letter I broke up with her and came here. The truth is she was always just a substitute Al. They all were.”

Alice looked down, overwhelmed by it all. She figured that if she looked down, she wouldn’t feel the need to grab Dana and touch and kiss her and never let her go. However looking down at the ground didn’t help at all, and Alice found herself struggling to form coherent sentences.

“Why didn’t you say anything before?” She said slowly and quietly, still focusing all her energy on her floorboards. She could feel Dana smile at this question, and her whole body shivered as she felt a cold, soft hand catch her cheek, directing her face back to Dana’s gaze. Dana left her hand there, her thumb slowly rubbing Alice‘s pale face as she spoke.