“I have liked you sinceforever. I was instantly attracted to you the first moment I clapped my eyes on you, then after our very first conversation and yes the very first conversation I realised it was more than just an attraction. I never did anything about it because you were quite timid and shy to begin with, you know being in the closet and that. I knew it wasn’t the right time and I did generally want to get to know you as a friend. You know from my past experiences with both girlfriends and boyfriends that they drift in and out of my life, I never seem to find that one special someone, and then you came along and I knew straight away I could never let you just drift into my life and then back out again.”

“But I wouldn’t of” Dana cuts in

“Listen Dana let me finish.”

Dana mouths the words sorry then lets Alice continue

“So where was I? Oh yeah, I wanted to get to know you as a friend so at least then I knew you would always be in my life, that by keeping my feelings to myself I wouldn’t chase you away. So it was a choice, rather tell you I want to be more than friends, and quite possibly lose you or not tell you and then get to spend as much time with you as I wanted.”

Dana smiled this was the exact predicament she had faced, the same choices she had to make.

“Alice, I know exactly what you mean, I felt that too.”

“You did?” Alice said her voice a little high pitched

Dana hutched herself up to finish what she was saying

“Yeh, I did. You are so special to me Alice that the thought of ruining our friendship terrified me, I knew I wanted you in my life always and I didn’t want to risk falling out with you if a relationship didn’t work. Plus I never thought you felt the same way and I didn’t want to make you feel awkward around me if those feelings weren’t returned. Shane sussed me though and said she had always known from the way my eyes would light up whenever you walked in the room, she said my face would come alive just at the look of you.” Alice could feel her heart tighten at the sound of Dana’s words.