“They are doing tests at the moment,” Liam explained quietly. “I don’t know much else.”
“Do you know what happened?” Alice asked him as they all walked over to a nearby table to sit down.
“II” Liam just shook his head before placing it in his hands, overcome by the evening’s events.
“He was on Giles St.” The familiar voice of Gabby Devoux filled the air, and she walked up to the table, four coffees in hand. “On his motorbike. Apparently some driver got distracted talking to his kids in the backseat, didn’t see the red light and clipped Howie, causing his bike to tumble.”
Dana’s posture crumbled as she placed her head gently on the table, Gabby’s words pulsating in her brain.
“I can’t believe this,” Alice breathed quietly, leaning right back in her chair, her hands running through her disheveled blonde hair. Her eyes quickly moved to Dana’s frail figure sobbing quietly beside her.
“Do you want to go outside for awhile Dane?” Alice asked softly, moving her hand to Dana’s back. The brunette nodded slowly and got up.
“I’ll come find you if we hear anything,” Gabby told them both, receiving a quick nod from both of them before they walked out the door.
They were walking far apart, side by side, down one of the many paths in the hospital garden. The glow of the evening had settled in, and they chose a small bench in the middle of the deserted garden to sit at.
“I don’t know what I’ll do if he dies Al.” Dana’s croaky admission hardly registering in Alice‘s ears. “H-He can’t die.”
“Howie’s a strong kid Dana,” Alice assured her, closing the distance between them both by wrapping her arms around Dana’s figure, resting her chin on the top of Dana’s head. “He’s a Fairbanks and I’ve heard they can be pretty stubborn.”
Dana smiled dimly at Alice‘s comment before burying her head deeper into Alice‘s chest. Even in this time of despair, when her whole body ached with sadness, it all felt so right to be this close to Alice. It felt so right.
“I-I want you to know though Dane,” Alice said quietly, interrupting Dana’s thoughts. “That if anything does happen to Howie I-I’ll take care of you.”
Dana pulled herself reluctantly from Alice‘s grasp to look straight into Alice‘s watery eyes. Despite the blonde’s determination to stay strong for Dana, the tears that stained her cheeks informed Dana that Alice was almost just as vexed as she was.
“I know you will,” Dana replied softly, cupping Alice‘s cheek with her palm as she brushed away the tears with her thumb. “You always do.”
Dana moved her hand from Alice‘s cheek to her neck, pulling the blonde closer to her own lips.
“Guys?” Even with all of the emotional happenings of the day, Dana couldn’t help feel a little ticked off that once again Gabby Devoux had stolen her thunder. She looked down, quickly removingg her hand from Alice‘s neck and placing it in her lap.
“Ah yeah Gabby?” Alice asked, not once allowing her eyes to leave Dana’s flustered face.
“Howie he’s awake. Room 107. We’ll all be in there.” And with that, Gabby was gone once more.
Alice sighed and got up slowly from the seat, extending her hand for Dana. She knew that had Gabby not interrupted, they could have possibly been having make-out garden sex at that very moment, which irritated Alice to no end. But Howie was her main priority. Scratch that, Howie was Dana’s main priority, and Dana was Alice‘s. Make-out Garden sex would just have to wait.
“I um” It flattered Alice considerably that Dana felt the need to explain her actions previous to Gabby’s interruption.
“It’s ok,” Alice whispered into Dana’s ear, pulling her friend into a tight hug. “We should go see Howie.”
“I know,” Dana assured her, letting her lips rest lazily on Alice‘s bare shoulder. “But that what just happened, I mean what was about to happen that’s what I need to talk to you about, alright?”
Alice pulled away from the hug and, grabbing Dana’s hand, started walking gradually back into the hospital.
“When you’re ready, I’m all ears.”
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Short but sweet! I’m glad Howie is okay. Let’s see how long you can keep our girls apart.
Great chapter, glad Howie’s okay, and things seem to be going in a positive direction. Hope you post soon!
Man, this is soo cool, I can’t wait for the next chap. Peace
i really love this story, please post soon and please get them back together soon, please, for me *puppy eyes* lol great post x
aw.. thanks. upcoming danish fluff for me? yay! i’m looking forward to it! you’re awesome!
Yes! I’ve had a pretty crappy day so far n that just improved it. I’m not disappointed, not at all. I’m looking forward to the next one or two chapters. I knew you couldn’t keep them apart, no one can (except IC, but she doesn’t count)
Great update as usual. Looking forward to some fluff. I’m excited to hear you’ll try to update “Sadly by her side”..if ya do you’ll be my new Danish fairy! (just don’t tell layla) :P
This update is very hopeful for a get together in the near future (maybe the next chapter… ;) ). They’re so cute together in this story. I hope Howie will be fine and Dana can finish her conversation with Alice. And then they stop talking…and there’ll be lots of Danish love (making). :P
Danish forever :D Hey I’m still reading this story, it’s so sweet. I hope nothing really bad happened to Howie though. Please post soon!
Thats great! And i like this side of gabby! I alsolike the interuprtions with Alice and Dana, they are so cute but come on let them be back together!
This fic just absolutely rules! And grrr at gabby for interrupting – please let the danish hookup soon? :o)
you amaze me. post soon.
A little longer as in next chapter, right? Right? Pretty please? Loved the chapter, you sure know how to create drama and extend our torture, but we love it. I’m also looking foward to other updates. =)
i love it please post soon I can’t wait to see what will happen with these two