Alexa smiled and cocked her head to one side.  ‘Let the record state that I never asked you to do this. It can’t be something that expensive!’

Helena hugged Alexa liked she’d been the one offered the car.  But it was so important to her for Alexa to be happy, to have the absolute best of everything.  She never wanted anyone to say that Helena Peabody didn’t know how to take care of her girlfriend.  Alexa had long since proved that she loved Helena regardless of her money, now it was time for her to start reaping some of the benefits of the Peabody empire.

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‘Woo hoo, nice wheels,’ said Alice as Alexa drove over to visit whilst Helena was out at a meeting.  In the last couple of months Alice and Alexa had become friends not just through Helena but in their own right.  Alexa liked Alice’s quirky side and both had bizarre senses of humour. 

‘You like?’

‘I love, that is one hot car, is it Helena’s?’ asked Alexa.

‘Well she kind of bought it for me but it’s both of ours of course and please don’t look at me that way.  I know this looks like the transport of a gold digging whore but Helena insisted and I couldn’t……..’

‘Woah Lex slow down.  The only look I had was jealousy.  I mean Helena’s frickin mega rich, she’s bound to buy you stuff like this, you lucky bitch, besides you two are the real deal right?’

‘Yes, as far as I’m concerned we definitely are.’

‘Why don’t you just go right ahead and get married I haven’t been to a dyke wedding in ages!’

‘Alice!’

‘What, wouldn’t you want to marry Helena?’

‘Alice it is way too soon she wouldn’t ask me that!’

‘But what if she did?’

‘She won’t.  I’m sure she would want to leave it for much longer a time even if she was ever to contemplate it.’

‘Stop being so repressed and British Alexa.  Hypothetically speaking would you marry her now if she asked you?’

‘Hypothetically and confidentially speaking?’

‘Yes,’ said Alice and rolled her eyes.

‘You know I used to talk for hours about how much I hated whole institution of marriage and it really is just a piece of paper….’

‘I’m sensing a but here………’

‘Ok yes, of course I’d marry her!  She’s so amazing Alice.  I mean I can’t believe she’s even my girlfriend sometimes never mind if she wanted to marry me which she so doesn’t so let’s keep this to ourselves, alright?’

‘Hey, what happens on the front porch stays on the front porch.  Sure you don’t want me to give her a nudge in the right direction?’

‘Alice!  If you do I may do something which will lead to life imprisonment.’

‘Ok, ok, consider my lips sealed, even if she tries to beat it out of me I will not talk…even if she came over here and said how much she liked June weddings…’

Alexa put her head on her knees.  ‘Alice you are officially killing me.’