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If I Fall: Chapter 11
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"Dana, what is it?" Alice was now genuinely concerned and took the athlete’s hands in her own.
"It’s nothing," Dana mumbled as she looked away, trying futilely to blink back her tears.
"Hey," Alice moved her free hand to Dana’s chin and forced the athlete to look at her. "You can tell me, okay? I know things have been weird lately, but I’m here for you. And nothing you can say to me will change that."
"I don’t deserve that, Alice. I don’t deserve such unconditional support when I wasn’t able to give you the same."
"Dana, friendship isn’t about keeping score."
"Right…friendship," Dana trailed off, turning away from the writer once again. How the hell was she supposed to tell Alice what was bothering her when she wasn’t exactly sure herself? All these unresolved feelings had been slowly resurfacing, more powerfully with every new encounter they shared. And now that it finally seemed that they had reached some sort of understanding that could lead them back to being as close as they were before, Dana wasn’t sure if she could handle it. Every time the writer came near her, or touched her, Dana’s heart seemed to pound in her chest, making sure she knew it was still beating just for Alice. And try as she may she found it all the more difficult to deny what her heart was telling her.
"Hey, if you don’t want to tell me Dane, that’s fine. But just know that I’m here for you, regardless of what happened in the past. You’re my best friend."
There it was again, best friend. Dana internally scolded herself for her gradual change in perception. It seemed for months all she wanted was for Alice to utter those words to her. And now that she got what she wanted, she couldn’t help but want more.
"Thank you. Really, Al, you don’t know how wonderful it feels to hear you say that. But there’s just some things I need to deal with on my own, you know?"
"Alright, I understand. But make sure you actually do deal with them Fairbanks…no running and hiding your head in the sand, you hear me?"
"Yeah yeah…"
Alice stood up and brushed the extra sand off her clothes before extending her hand down to Dana. "So are you ready to go back and join the party with me, or do you have a hot date with a Seagull or something?"
Dana shook her head and smiled, allowing Alice to pull her up and reveling in the contact once more, "Boy, did I miss those jokes."
"Well good," Alice began as she locked her arm through Dana’s, leading them back to the party, "cause I only have one drink in me. Just imagine how funny I’ll be in an hour from now."
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Hey Thank you great update. Gotta love that Danish. PPS.
I’m sorry, I can’t help it! I want danish together and if that means tainting Jules so you can no longer write him into this then yay! :P My plan is working mwahaha. As for that needy comment, uh em, no you don’t *shifts eyes nervously from side to side* I’m perfectly fine without an update from you. Do you buy that? This is Bradshaw saying you posted an awesome chapter once again and I’m mega jealous of your talent, over and out xx
Another great update! It was awesome, before, but I liked the additions too. Unlike your other readers I’m not quite ready for them to get back together. I don’t want Dana to suffer, but she has to be completely sure before she even gives a hint that she’s still interested in Alice. I’m sure Shane will figure it out – if she hasn’t already. :-) It’s so funny that De_Leish_ous is still calling Jules “him”. rofl I can’t wait for your next update.Yes, I got a little kick out of calling you busy. You left before noon? It’s official, I’m jealous. lol You’re right – Go Chargers! (But I sorta like the Ravens too.) Down with the Pats! lolThanks again for the update and the preview.
Aww, poor Dana. Sometimes I wish she’d quit with all the being scared and hiding her feelings crap, but this time she’s doing it for Alice’s sake, and I can’t help hurting for her a little bit. That’s such a tough situation to be in, and her guilt’s understandable, which somehow makes it even more sad. There was a lot of groundwork for a Danish romantic reconciliation in this update, and everything made complete sense in the context of both the storyline and the characters’ personalities. So yay. Oh, and as to the livejournal thing…I had a sneaking suspicion it was you just by the writing style, but I didn’t want to say that in case I was wrong because I’d look either insane or idiotic. But yay, I was right! Okay, I’ll stop babbling your life away now…love this story more every time you post!
It’s good that they have their friendship back on track. I can’t wait for Dana to tell Alice how she really feels though
Are you serious? How can a non-argument between these two be dissapointing? This chapter was more I than I exepcted! So will we have a slighlty drunk Alice (and Dana) in the next chapter. :)
so cute. what the heck is dana gonna do? i really liked the line “Dana’s heart seemed to pound in her chest, making sure she knew it was still beating just for Alice. ” how poetic! post soon.
Great update just wish it was 20 pages longer. My heart is breaking for Dana a little bit, poor thing. Granted she did it to herself. Love the intensity you are building and can’t wait to see what happens.
YAY … I finally caught up after not reading any fanfic in about 2 weeks. I absolutely can’t wait for your next update!
Awesome story.Nice to see them talking. hope it stays that way.Please post more soon.