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If I Fall: Chapter 5
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“Fine, maybe running is a bit much. I’ll go walk to the Pier, ok?” Alice finally relented.
She thought she’d successfully convinced the Brit of her sudden interest in exerting physical energy, but Helena didn’t seem to be buying it. And she couldn’t really blame her for seeing right through the empty promises. The most exercise Alice had gotten since the breakup was walking from her couch to the refrigerator to feast on the typical ice cream and Pirate’s Booty cuisine. One of the benefits of not having a health nut for a girlfriend was that she could finally indulge her sweet tooth in whatever it was that she wanted. And she didn’t have to partake in walks through the parks or runs at the beach on weekends which, to Alice, were meant only for catching up on sleep. At least, those were the benefits of a Dana-less life that she tried vainly to convince herself of.
“Okay, maybe I’ll just drive down to the Pier. But once I get there I plan to walk at least 20 feet to the beach. See? That’s a start.”
Helena sighed and rolled her eyes as she grabbed Alice’s hand and began to walk towards the entrance. “Come on. I promise this will be good for you. And besides, there’s this beautiful girl in there that I want you to meet.”
Alice immediately halted in her tracks as the panicked realization set in that Helena was trying to set her up with someone.
“Woah there. No way, Helena. I’m not ready to start dating again, okay? It’s too soon.”
Helena just smiled reassuringly at her. “Not for you, you silly git. I’m interested in her and I want your assessment.”
A wave of relief washed over Alice. But this was followed by the silent nagging of embarrassment. Embarrassment not due to the fact that she misconstrued her friend’s intentions, but mostly because she confessed her inability to even think about dating anyone else out loud. Alice knew she needed to “get right back on the horse” so to speak and allow herself to meet new people. But every time she tried to imagine herself kissing anyone other than Dana Fairbanks, her stomach involuntarily turned upside down.
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This story just keeps getting better and better, I was so unbelieveably excited to see all my fav authors posting in the past couple of days and not one of you guys has been a disappointment. This story is just simply amazing and you portray Alice so well, I kinda feel what we didn’t see in the show is shown in this fanfic which is comforting :) I love where you’re taking this as tragic and heartbreaking as it is, it’s also f*cking brilliant. Can’t wait for the next chap. xx
whoa! could actually feel the burn of Alice’s last words. that was an awsome chapter, looking forward to your next!!
Ouch. This is painful to read, but it’s so well done that it’s worth it. This thing just keeps getting better, and it’s so much more realistic than what we were allowed to see. It’s good to see that Alice recognized Bette’s condescending attitude, it always bugged the crap out of me. Anyway, I hope some sort of resoultion will happen soon.
I see what you mean about them barely being friends. I was thinking the same thing as Muted – “ouch”, but I must truly be evil because as much as Dana may have needed to break up with Alice – the way she did it was really crappy – and I wasn’t exactly feeling sorry for her. Alice definitely needs to get herself together, and ultimately only hurts herself by holding a grudge against Dana, but I loved her parting comment. Bette is definitely an unforgiving pain in the neck, but hey – we need all kinds to make the world go ’round. I was surprised that you made the time to update because I know you must be super busy. Maybe you’ll be able to sneak a few more updates as class assignments… Well, it was worth a try. :-)This story does keep getting better and better.
I know its cruel to laugh at someone else’s misfortune but this is very funny and very sad…PPS
Six months is a long time to avoid someone. There’d have to be an undercurrent of tension that made it hard on everyone, not just Alice and Dana. As for them “choosing” Dana, it’s maybe just that Dana’s appearing to be a bit more “in control” since the breakup. Bette and Al… well, Alice wasn’t that tolerant of Bette’s “weakness” when she cheated on Tina, so I guess Bette’s being intolerant of Alice’s. Being pally with Helena probably isn’t helping matters. They obviously still care about each other or they couldn’t hurt one another. Those two (B & Al) need to talk. And all the above notwithstanding, six months *is* a long time for the group to have to choose to spend time with either one (Al) or the other (Dana). It’d be draining. See? Your post made me think. Keep ’em coming, I’m really into this story.
God! I thought that watching the break up and awkwardness between Danish was bad, but you write so damn crystal clear and perfect that I think this is harder to handle! Please update again soon, seeing as how I fucking love this story! And by the way, I still have one more chapter to my Danish story. Maybe if you update again soon, I could work out an update from me! ;-)