“I’m sorry I just thought

“Shane would never hurt you Dane

“I know.” Dana felt stupid for thinking such a thing

“Al, I would love some coffee my head is beginning to hurt.” Dana placed her hand up onto forehead and stroked it.

“I bet it is sit down I will be back in a minute.”

Dana did as she was told, she throw herself on the sofa. Again she started to wonder why Alice had run. Maybe she didn’t want to face the truth? I’m such a ***** she would never be comfortable with this and why would she? Dana started to prepare herself for the worst. ‘Be strong Dane, be strong, you can lose yourself after, when she has gone. Don’t breakdown now. She thought clinching her fists.

Alice was stood in the kitchen she knew both of them needed a break from the drama that was unfolding she tried to rationalise in her own mind what was happening, tried to gather her thoughts on what to say next, this was not going to be easy. ‘Come on adrenaline kick in, kick in’ she thought, ‘I need you’

Alice finished the coffee picked the two mugs up, closed her eyes, breathed out slowly and said “stay calm, please stay calm”

On returning to Dana she placed the coffee down on the table, Dana was sitting on the sofa with her legs bent up holding onto her knees.

“Have you calmed down yet?”

“Yeah I am sorry, I know it’s not Shane’s fault, its mine. It’s just I didn’t plan for any of this Al, I should never have let this happen. I’m not as strong as you.”

“I am not strong Dane “

Dana cuts Alice off “Yes you are it’s one of the things I admire about you, you never care about what people think, you wouldn’t be afraid of confronting your feelings, you wouldn’t even let these feelings arise never mind hide them, God I am such a loser, actually I’m just pathetic.”

‘Little do you know sweetie, little do you know’ Alice noted to herself.

“Alice, I am sorry I have put you in this situation and then losing my temper its just, I have eventually opened myself up and you not feeling the same way it made me freak and I knew I should have just ignored them.”