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If I Fall: Chapter 14
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"I know." Dana couldn’t even bring herself to look her friend in the eye.
"And hitting rock bottom like that, emotionally I mean, I know what that’s like. Maybe not for the same reasons that Al does, but it’s a pretty humbling experience no matter how you got there. And after being left all alone, you realize you’re not invincible anymore and that your heart can actually break." Dana just sat there, silently assenting to what Shane was saying, still unable to meet her gaze. "But then Jules came along and I gotta say, since then, Alice has seemed more like her old self."
"All hail St. Jules," muttered Dana sardonically.
"Where’s all this coming from?"
"Like I said, she’s my friend…I just want to see her happy," Dana hesitantly replied, but the stylist wasn’t fooled by the half-hearted response. She had known since Alice’s party that Dana was holding onto something deeper for her "friend", and the feelings were probably just a little more than friendly. "There’s just something about Jules that I don’t trust, that’s all."
"Dane, I think you’re being a bit—"
"—I’m not jealous, Shane," the athlete bit back.
"Uh, I was gonna say ‘paranoid’, but…"
"Look, all I care about is Alice’s happiness."
"Even if it’s with someone else?" Shane usually didn’t intervene like this, but she took a gamble, hoping that getting Dana to open up would do more good that just going back and forth, circling around the issue.
Shane watched as Dana lifted her head up to meet her gaze, holding it for a minute as the stylist waited for her to reply. But she quickly noted that she wasn’t going to get one as a single tear trickled down Dana’s face. Her first instinct was to get up and console her friend, but she was silently thwarted when Carmen and Lara suddenly re-emerged from the kitchen with more food in tow.
"Everything okay out here?" the chef inquired cautiously as she noticed Shane’s worried expression and Dana’s awkward avoidance of eye contact.
"Yeah. Yeah, everything’s fine. So what’s next on the menu?" Dana wiped the salt water off her cheek and beamed up at Lara cheerily.
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Pfft I beat that Bradshaw hands down, I’m sure she copied me actually :P Anyway on to the reason for this comment, my god this gets better and better and I sincerely mean that! I like to read Lara’s point of view even though I’m nto a fan of her character but thats probably because the show didn’t explore her enough. Dana needs to sit down, breathe and seriously re-evaluate what she wants in life and more importantly, who. Alice should be honest with Jules if she’s not ready for commitment, it sounds like she’s stringing her along from fear and that’s pretty bad even though it’s coming from a good place. Shit I could ramble on and on but I will save you the pain and just say well done! PPS :)
Okay, I cried for like half this chapter, it’s that damn good. It’s like Shane said in Loud and Proud, when she told Alice that she could see Dana loves her…then asks her if she can’t see that. I think it’s always been obvious that Dana loves Alice beyond life, she just doesn’t know how to say it, and poor Alice somehow can’t see it for what it is and needs the words. Okay, so that’s my essay on Danish for the day. And yes, I heart Curb Your Enthusiasm. I was pretty sure that’s where you’d taken the sunglasses thing from, but I didn’t want to say anything in case I was wrong. I sense that you’ll be getting these two stubborn biatches together before too long, and I couldn’t be happier about it…just please have them communicate, k? Okay, I’m really done now, I swear. Love this more every time you update.
Even the fucking shrink knows that Dana loves Alice……greats chapter PPS
Great story and great update. You do a wonderful job of representing Alice and Dana, strengths and flaws alike.
Usually I completely relate to Dana as you write her, and explain her twisted motivations. :-) At the end of this update I completely related to Alice. Maybe that’s why I love this couple so much. I guess I should thank you for inadvertantly giving me the therapy I so obviously need. lol I’m glad the doctor was able to see how Dana feels about Alice. Alice can’t be objective about her interactions with Dana, nor can she trust her feelings for the athlete. As Alice was describing what eventually happens when she and Dana spend time together, it was pretty clear that Dana reacts that way because of her own feelings for Alice. Alice’s heart may suspsect that is the reason for Dana’s change, but her mind can’t allow her to set herself up for the heartache that will come. I’m so glad you had time to update. You are writing a wonderful story.
Loved this chapter, liked Lara’s point of view, and Harriet giving Alice some direction to whats going on with Dana. Thanks for an awsome post!!
that was great. I can’t wait to see what Alice does with this new info that Harriet gave her