“Do you know why you couldn’t find me the first few months I left for New York?” Alice asked.

Dana shook her head. Alice looked out through the window again.

“Simply because I wasn’t there.” Dana eyes were wide opened.

“Remember we met your cousin during one of your matches back before we were together?” Dana thought for a while before she answered.

“You mean my mother’s nephew Brandon? Yeah, we were like best buddies as kids. Last time I heard he stays in Australia. Why are you talking about him?”

“I went to Australia to see him two weeks after I moved to New York.” Dana winced at the statement. She walked a few steps backwards and was about to leave, but stopped doing so when she realized she had wasted so many times by running away. And the women in front meant a lot to her. So she stood at where she was, her eyes looking intently at Alice. Alice looked at Dana and was glad that she didn’t run away from her. The former tennis player who was famous from running away from all her problems was still there waiting patiently for her to tell the truth. Finally Alice was convinced that their relationship may work out this time around, if Dana didn’t freak out on the whole situation.     

“When we met him, I thought he was cute because he has the same goofy grin like yours. And he is as clumsy as you. To me he is just like the male version of Dana Fairbanks. I liked him instantly.” Alice smiled at the end of her statement. At that point Dana hearts was being torn into hundredth of pieces.

“The night we invited him over for dinner, when you excused yourself to the bathroom I asked him for his address and phone in Australia, saying maybe we could go for a visit. He said he would be glad if it happened.” Alice looked at Dana and continued.

“But in the end I was the only one that could make it.” A stream of tears rolled down both of Alice’s cheeks. Dana’s eyes welled up with tears as well. Alice sniffed and continued.

 “I revealed the whole Lara thing and what happened between us after she showed up. I was glad to have such a good listener.” Alice smiled weakly. She could remember it very clearly even after years.