“No.” Dana said quietly As she made her way over to Alice’s couch. She sat down and waited for the blonde to join her before she finally removed the hood from her head and met Alice’s eyes. “I guess you know why I’m here.” Dana said wanting to get straight to the point and not turn into the spaz that she knew she was. Alice nodded seriously. Both women were quiet as Dana studied Alice’s face trying to get a grasp on what she was feeling. What she saw made tears start to form in her eyes. “Al, Lara was a mistake. You have to believe me.”

“Dana.” Alice couldn’t think of anything else to say to the woman that sat before her looking incredibly vulnerable. She looked down at her hands and tried to form the words that she knew would threaten to kill both of them. “I think that-”

Dana cut her off. She had to, she didn’t want to hear what Alice was going to say. What she knew she was going to say. She knew the blonde better than anyone else and she knew what Alice was thinking. What she wanted to talk to her about. “It wasn’t a mistake.” She whispered. “Don’t say it was a mistake Al. Because it has been the best part of my life.” Dana took a deep breath and tried to gather her thoughts so that she could tell Alice how she felt about everything that had happened.

“Dana, you’re my best friend. I can’t just pretend that I’m not scared of loosing you. I can’t push it off and ignore it and let it destroy us.”

“And I’m not asking you to. All I’m asking is for you to give me another chance to prove to you that I love you. Let me show you how sorry I am.” Dana begged, not wanting to lose Alice.

“Dana. ” Alice took a deep breath. “I know that you love me and I know that you’re sorry, but maybe all of this has happened for a reason. Maybe we can’t be together. And we have a chance to see that now before we go any further. We can still walk away as friends.”

Dana sat for a second letting Alice’s words settle in her head before she answered. “No we can’t.” She said quietly.