Dana walked over to Lara and wrapped her arms around her. “Babe, nothing is going to happen. I love you and remember that.”

Lara nodded her head. “I’m sorry about-you know.”

Dana smiled. “It’s okay,” she kissed her softly and leaned her head against hers.

****

            Dana stood in front of Alice’s apartment complex waiting for her arrival. She took off her glasses when she saw the van come her way. She smiled softly when she saw Alice, but her smile went away when she saw her in the wheelchair. The pang of guilt hit her once more as she saw Alice being pushed towards her. Alice looked at Dana in disgust and let the person push her right into the building. Dana sighed and walked in behind them.

Dana walked up to the man and stopped him. “It’s alright, I can take her from here.”

The man smiled and handed her Alice’s bag. “Here you go, her medicine is in her bag.”

“Thanks.” Dana pushed Alice towards the elevator and pushed the up button. “How do you feel today?”

“Like shit.” Dana took a deep breath as the elevator doors opened. She turned around and backed in. she pushed Alice’s floor and sighed. She looked down at Alice and waited to hold her hand, but didn’t want the rejection. The elevator stopped, and the doors opened. Dana pushed her out and walked down the hall. Alice handed Dana her key as they made it to the door. Dana unlocked the door and pushed it open. She pushed Alice into the apartment and closed the door behind them.

“Home sweet home.”

Alice scratched her head. “Can you put me in my bed? I would really like to sleep.”

“Ok.” Dana pushed Alice into her room and stopped the wheelchair. She pushed the pedals up and tried to help Alice out of her chair.

“Dana, I really don’t need your help.”

“Yes you do Al, I’m going to help you. Whether you like it or not, I’m here for you.” Dana helped Alice into her bed slowly and moved away. “Is there anything you want?”

“Privacy would be nice.” Dana sighed and walked out the room.

“I’ll be on the couch if you need Me.” she walked into the living room and plopped down on the couch. She kicked her shoes and lay down. She got herself comfortable and decided to take a nap.

PLOP!

            Dana shot up from the coach and looked around.

“Shit!” She heard Alice from the bedroom. She jumped up and ran into Alice’s bedroom. She ran over to Alice who was on the floor.

“Al, what are you doing? I told you if you needed me I was on the couch. Why didn’t you call for me?”

“I thought I could make it to the kitchen myself without help.”

Dana sighed. “Al, you can’t use your legs. You have to give it some time.”

“Just get me off the floor.” Dana grabbed Alice and slowly got her in the chair. She pushed her into the kitchen and walked away.

“So what do you want?”

“I have leftover Chinese food in there.”

Dana opened the refrigerator door and grabbed the box. She opened it and pushed it away from her nose. “Oh my god that’s horrible. How long as that been in there?”

“A few days.”

“You’re not eating that,” she threw it away. “How about something that is fresh?” Dana went through the fridge. “You don’t have anything in here. When was the last time you went for grocery?”

“The last time you were here.”

Dana looked back at Alice. “That was four months ago.” Dana ran her fingers through her hair. “Alright, we’re going to the store. We need to get some food into this house.”