Alice winced when she saw Dana nod sadly and pick up her clothes, and without saying a word walk into the ensuite to get changed.

“Shit,” Alice whispered to herself. Dana hadn’t done anything wrong and yet here Alice was getting frustrated over her. “Shit, shit, shit.”

Alice quickly walked over to the ensuite door and opened it slowly, poking her head in to find Dana putting on her jeans, her eyes clearly watery.

“Honey I’m so sorry,” Alice said quietly as she walked in and put her arms around her. Dana tried to resist at first but Alice tightened her grip, eventually causing Dana to give in. “I didn’t mean that. You know that if I had a choice I’d have you follow me around everywhere.”

“I-I I wasn’t going to stay Al,” Dana replied quietly, her voice shaky. “I just wanted to see if you were alright.”

Alice tightened her grip on Dana with one of her hands even more as she used the other to push Dana’s chin up.

“I am now,” Alice said with a small smile as she looked into Dana’s eyes. “I am when I am with you. Please don’t think otherwise.”

“I wont,” Dana replied weakly. Unconvinced by her answer, Alice pushed Dana into the wall and kissed her passionately, her hand moving underneath her shirt to press firmly against her breast.

“Dana I love you.” Alice said, her voice firm and serious. “And I’m not going to let you go until you realise that the only times I am ever alright are when you are with me.”

“You can be so clichd sometimes that it’s sickening Al,” Dana said finally, her mouth twisted into a sly grin. “So I guess it’s just lucky you’re cute.”

“So I’ve heard,” Alice said, relieved that Dana had forgiven her. She felt Dana’s lips upon hers and for a few minutes was lost in the whirlwind of a make-up make-out.

“Ok you have to go,” Dana finally said, breathlessly, quickly putting on her clothes once more. “And so do I.”

“I don’t want you to,” Alice said suddenly. “I-I mean, you can still stay for half an hour. Please? Be my shadow.”

“No,” Dana replied firmly. “You have to get your stuff ready and I’ll be a distraction. So I’m going.” With that Dana walked out the door.

Two seconds later she ran back in, and wrapping her arms around Alice gave her one more passionate kiss.

“Have a good flight. I love you,” She said smiling as she walked out the door once more.

“I am possibly the luckiest person alive,” Alice reasoned to herself as she finally pulled her gaze away from the empty doorway. Ten minutes later, packed with the bare essentials, including one of her guitars, Alice walked down her stairs, ready to go.

“About time,” Gabby stated flatly as she finally saw the blonde appear. “I though for a second you may have died or passed out or something.”

“You should be so lucky,” Alice mumbled through gritted teeth as she followed Gabby out the door, remembering just how much she hated being in the woman’s presence. “So how long will it take to make Felix change his mind?”

“Well it is Felix,” Gabby stated as she walked down Alice‘s stairs, not waiting for Alice to lock up. “A few days at least. We should be back by about next Tuesday I reckon.”

“Great,” Alice muttered as she finally locked the door and began walking out to Gabby’s jeep. “A whole week with the shrew, just fantastic.”