Alice’s comment reminded Dana of the night before in the hospital garden, and of her trip to Alice’s friend’s Republican-like house. It seemed so long ago, and yet Dana still hadn’t explained it all to Alice.

“Al” Dana’s words barely escaped her throat, causing Alice to give her a worried look.

“Are you alright?” Alice closed the space between them by sitting on the coffee table in front of them, their bodies just inches apart as she brought her hand up to Dana’s forehead. “Are you sick from that organic junk?”

“It’s not junk,” Dana said in an exasperated tone, rolling her eyes at Alice. “It’s good for you. You should try it once and awhile.”

“I think I’ll take your word for it,” Alice nodded in reply, brushing some of the stray hairs from Dana’s face. “You still look pretty tired. Are you sure you’re alright?”

“Yeah I’m fine, really.” She took a deep breath before gently placing her hands on Alice’s knees. “I-I just wanted to explain to you about yesterday. You know, how I went to Debbie’s place, and what happened well almost happened at the hospital.”

She noticed Alice’s gaze moved away from her own eyes, quickly scanning every other area of the room in an attempt to avoid Dana. Alice was embarrassed, and nervous – something you didn’t see very often.

“Ah Al?” Dana said in a riled fashion. “Al, can you look at me please?”

With a sigh Alice’s gaze returned to Dana’s face, and Dana immediately noticed that the blonde’s eyes had become watery.

“Alice w-why are you crying?”

“I’m not crying,” Alice replied defensively as the first tear rolled down her cheek. Dana brought her hand up to Alice’s cheek and gently brushed the tear away.

“Yeah you are,” Dana said calmly, a small smile finding its way onto her face. “Why?”

“II crap alright,” Alice relented, her eyes looking up at Shane’s ceiling to try and stop the tears. “T-The thing is I think I know what you’re going to say a-and I’m just wondering if maybe you should wait to tell me”

“Wait?” A look of confusion settled on Dana’s features. “Why would you say that?”

“Because because with everything that’s happened with Howie, it may all be an emotional overload and you may.. I dunno, you may say stuff to me, feel stuff for me that you’ll regret later when it all dies down.”