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Long Nights
Everyone else in business class appeared to be sleeping soundly. Alice dreaded each every mile that swept her closer to LA. She’d been sorely tempted to manufacture an excuse to not go when Lenore called to tell her that Uncle Noel had died. Her mother’s genuine grief for her only brother, coupled with her memories of Noel’s kindnesses to her and Nelson throughout their childhood, weakened her resolve.
Twelve hours later she’d made her way through security at JFK, certain, as she was anytime she flew, that she’d run into Dana or one of the old gang. Her vigilance never eased until the doors of the airplane were sealed and she’d searched every face on the plane. The ritual had been repeated tonight. She was helpless to stop it. This time there’d been the added treat of vomiting in the tiny bathroom as soon as the seatbelt sign went off.
At this very moment, she was sweating profusely and she could feel her heart beating against her chest. She wondered idly if she was having a heart attack and quickly rejected the idea. She couldn’t be that lucky, she thought with a droll smile. Alice reached for her handbag and pulled out her anti-anxiety pills. It had been nearly a year since her last full-on panic attack, thanks to the wonders of modern pharmacology. She handed off the remains of her drink to the flight attendant and switched to Sprite with a lemon wedge before popping the peach colored pellet.
The damn flight was endless. Alice fidgeted with her glass while she waited for the medication to kick in. The truth was that she hardly ever slept anymore. She hated the dreams, which were, without fail, of Dana.
Dana nailed the return. She wanted nothing more than for this practice session to end, but knew that she couldn’t let Harrison or her coach get even a whiff of her impatience. In the stands, Alice seemed oblivious to her girlfriend’s predicament. She looked over the top of her sunglasses as she typed furiously on her Blackberry, telling Shane to shut the fuck up. The better Dana did, the more she glistened in the sun, the more defined her muscles became, the harder it was for Alice not to squirm. Shane’s email, sent from across town, hit the bull’s-eye. Slowly Alice became aware of Dana’s presence beside her.
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Woo hoo!! A new story *and* a collaboration between two Danish stalwarts? Most excellent. I am thinking Team HDD for a name, but, I can probably do better once I am more drunk. I’ll get back to you… What a great start! Poor Alice… She is still so troubled after three years — she almost seems worse than when she left. And she doesn’t seem to be able to move on. I hope we see some of Gerard. He sounds like a hoot. The panic attack seemed very real. I am pretty pissed at the flight attendant for interrupting that dream. Loved the “Tower burger” touch. I don’t know what to think about the ending. I guess I will hold off getting too pissed at Dana until I hear her side of the story. Just great, guys. Thanks so much!! ILL? Glad to have you join the “author” ranks. I look forward to the next installment.
Just how can anyone get pass a Danish breakup? Fat chance. Being abruptly woken up is bad enough and from dreaming, that is even worse. What’s with Fairbanks here? Was she on the same flight as A? Most excellent SG, I truly enjoyed reading this new story. Thank you very much for your participation. All these Danish goodness today made me really happy. I see no reason to not extend Danish Day. I am sure everyone will welcome it with a HDD. p.s. just reading Don’s Burger made me what a big fat mushroom cheeseburger. lol.
Sorry, pardon my forgetfulness. Thank you very much ILUVLEISHA for collaborating with SG. And the same goes to you for participating on this great day.
can’t wait for the girls to meet face to face…..the story is great..
love, love, love it! I love how passionate dana is about the burgers what with her being a health freak n all lol! anyway, im in the process of catching up on your last story sammysgirl and its amazing!! thank you muchly, both of you :)
This is so great! Thank you both for writing it. I’m sleep deprived and can’t think of anything useful to say, but this is awesome.
Hey, thanks for your story. Can’t wait for another chapter. And I echoed hail_danalice to thank ILUVLEISHA for participating on this great day. Keep it up you two!
great story. excellent writing and set up. awesome team guys! post soon. and thanks for participating in danish day.
reeeeeeeeeeeeeeealy good!!!! pps! :)