Alice slammed the door to her apartment shut and stalked towards the living room. She threw her cell phone across the room when it starting belting out the tune of I Want to Break Free. It shattered against the far wall, which was quite bare except for the few article ideas she had pinned up. Her phone had been ringing non-stop since she left Milk. One call from Bette, one from Shane, they had even made Tina give it a try, but Alice still didnt pick up. The other 3 times her phone had rang it had been Gabby, Alice didnt feel quite in the mood for Gabby to chew her out for leaving right at the moment either.

Finally! Peace and quiet, Alice exhaled as she fell back onto her couch and laid her head back. Just as she was starting to relax though, her apartment phone rang. Alice didnt even bother to open her eyes, but let out a growl of annoyance and reached for the phone.

What! Alice answered.

What the *****, Alice! You think you can just run off and leave me here, thats not a good way to start off our new relationship. Your deluded if you think Ill let you just leave ME. Obviously youre at your apartment, Im on my way over there now, Gabby stated.

No. Just leave me alone right now, Gabby. Im having a pretty ***** night, and I just need some time alone to get my bearings straight, Alice answered tiredly, sick of everything and just ready to collapse. She couldnt decide which had taken the most out of her, the Gabby situation or what had transpired with Dana. That line of thought led to her next problem, why the ***** did the Dana/Melanie sexscapades bother her so damn much?!

*Its because Dana was getting funky with frigging Melanie Caplan!* Alice growled again but this time out of frustration.

Alice, are you even listening to me?! Gabby bellowed into the phone when she heard Alice make the noise.

What? Yea of course, Alice replied returning to her thoughts. *I mean come on, first she moved in on Gabby and now Dana. What does she have that I dont? Beer-flavored nipples?! What the ***** pulls all the women that I want into HER arms? Hold the phonerewind. All the women I WANT?! Sure Im attracted to Dana, but do I really wanna go there. Shes my new best friend*

Alice!

WhoOh hey Gabby, Alice said hesitantly wondering what she had missed.

I knew you werent listening to me. Seriously Al, if we are going to make this work you need to be more attentive towards me. Now be a dear and let me in, Gabby cooed.

Alice faltered for a second thinking she heard Gabby wrong. Im sorry, let you in? Gabby, I told you not to come over right now. Im not feeling good and I just want to be left alone.

I still have my key and I will use it. I was just trying to be considerate and allow you to let me in. Come on, baby, let Gabby make you feel better. Alice heard the lock on her door turn and click, then listened as the other woman walked towards her. Gabby reached down wrapping her arms around Alices shoulders, and then began to nibble on her ear as she whispered, Let Gabby make it better

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Dana groaned as she rolled over and put a hand up to her throbbing head. What the ***** had hit her? She turned over again to lay her forehead against the pillow, but instead it hit a piece of paper with a very loud crinkle. Dana sat up to inspect the note and had to squint to focus on the writing.

Had a great time last night, Ms. Fairbanks. Youre a feisty one in the sack, with a little more practice you could be a regular Casanova. Maybe Ill see you around

~Mel

Danas face had turned bright red by the time she was done reading the note. She couldnt believe that she had actually had a one night stand. This was all Alices fault! If she hadnt ran off with her wicked witch of the west girlfriend, Dana wouldnt have gotten drunk and then she never would have been with Melanie. She would have been too busy being with Alice! Danas squinted her eyes again, she didnt understand where these new feelings for the reporter were coming from, had they been there all along?

Dana decided she need aspirin first then she could handle these weird thoughts that she had been having lately. As she moved to get up off her bed, a loud knocking came from downstairs. The noise pounded against Danas head and she threw her hands up to her ears to block out the sound, causing her feet to get caught in the sheets and as she moved to get out of the bed again she tumbled to the floor, banging her head against the wood floor in the process. Dana rubbed her sore, pounding skull as she picked herself up off of the floor. When the knocking at her front door started again, this time accompanied by the ding-ding of her doorbell, she decided that when she answered the door the person making all this noise would get a nice one on one talk with her tennis racket.

As she stumbled down the stairs, the person at the door finally had enough and began their own symphony it seemed of knocking and ringing the door alternately and at the same time. Dana sprinted the last few feet to the door ready to kill whoever was behind it for causing her headache to increase tenfold. She threw open the door to Alice with her hand raised mid-knock and her finger laying against the doorbell. Alice tilted her head to the right to take in Danas appearance, and as soon as she saw the murderous glare the tennis player was giving her she grinned.

Morning Dane! Alice called cheerfully as she pushed her way into the condo, heading in a beeline for the kitchen. Go get dressed, I dont have all day!

Dana closed the door looking confused. All day for what? Dana asked as she leaned back against the door to put her hands up to her throbbing head again.

To meet for lunch. After waiting for your sorry ***** for an hour and a half, I decided to come get you. You dont look to great, Dana. Had a rough night? Alice hollered from the kitchen where the athlete heard her banging around in the fridge.

But Al-

Dress first, complain later! Dana didnt get a chance to reply because her condo was suddenly filled with the sound of a blender. The brunette ran up the stairs quickly to get dressed and escape the shrill noise.

After ten minutes of waiting, Alice wondered if Dana was actually going to come back down. Letting her impatience get the best of her, the reporter went to go check on her friend. As she rounded the stairs onto the third landing where Danas room was, she noticed that the door was open.

Hey Da Alice was stunned speechless by the sight in front of her. Standing on the other side of the room was Dana, just Dana. The athlete was bent over drying her hair with a towel that she had just pulled off her body. As soon as she heard Alices voice, Dana straightened up and tried to cover herself with the towel that kept wanting to slide back down her body. When she finally got the towel adjusted, she looked up at Alice with a blush. Dana noticed that the reporter was staring very openly at her scantly clad body and wondered what that was all about.

Dont you knock?! When Alice didnt reply, but just continued looking at Dana with almost a look of awe. Dana became even more uncomfortable than before and said as she twirled her finger indicating she wanting Alice to turn around, Do you mind?

Alice finally snapped out of her trance and gave Dana a cocky grin, Not at all. The blonde winked at her friend then strutted out of the room making sure she closed the door behind herself. She leaned against the wall outside the room waiting for Dana to finish getting dressed. *Okay so maybe I am attracted to her! Doesnt mean I have to act on it. Im with Gabby now and Danas my one of my best friends, and its gonna stay that way too.*

When Dana finally exited her bedroom the blush was still prominent. She went and stood in front of Alice shuffling her feet nervously. Alice reached over to tilt Danas head up so that she could look her in the eye and noticed that the brunette was biting her lip, another nervous habit of hers. Alice felt her heart skip a beat at the sight but ignored it, she lifted her other hand and held out a cup to Dana. The tennis player took it bringing up to her mouth, but quickly pushed it away when she got a whiff of the drink.

What the ***** is that?!

Alice reached over to push the drink back towards Danas mouth. Its my cure for a hangover. Drink it, I promise itll work.

Dana sniffed at the drink again making one of her patented grossed out faces. Whats in it? She asked cautiously.

You dont wanna know Alice smiled and then continued, Just knock it back and youll barely taste it. Now come on, on the count of three. Alice counted to three and Dana reached up to hold her nose as she chugged the horrid liquid, making Alice giggle. When she finished swallowing the last of the cups contents, Dana smacked her lips together to try to get the last of the taste out of her mouth as she followed Alice back downstairs to leave. When the front door slammed shut behind them, the athlete noticed that her head wasnt pounding as much.

Hey, its working!

Of course it is. Alice huffed sarcastically.

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By the time the two sat down at their usual table, Dana found herself wondering how Alice had known Melanie. Not thinking before she asked, she blurted out, So Al, how DO you know Melanie Caplan?

Alice winced at the name, but quickly caught herself before she could give away that she despised the woman and wanted to have her hung by her toes from the Hollywood sign. I just know her from around Alice said quietly as she sipped her latte.

Dana had caught how Alice had faltered for a moment and wondered was there more. Yea, but you guys seemed like you had a history or something. Did something bad happen?

No, nothingbad. Shes just slept with some people that I have. Alice didnt want to tell Dana the truth, because then the brunette would feel bad about what she did. Alice didnt know for sure, but she was pretty positive that the two rabbits had finished up after she left somewhere more privately.

How do you know who shes slept with? Dana questioned curiously.

Alice grinned at Danas question and then moved to grab a pen from Marinas apron as she moved past. Dana, my young Padawan, its all in how you gossip. Alice reached for a napkin and unfolded it writing down her name on one end and then Melanies on the other. Now, Melanie slept with Heather