Dana: Al, what’s wrong?

Alice: Dane, my legs. Fuck! They’re hurting so much! Dane, we need to go back!

Dana didn’t say another word. She asked Shane to help her get Alice to the car as quickly as possible. Once she was in the car, both Shane and Dana got in, but they were stopped by Jenny. She wound down her window and waited for her to get to the car.

Jenny: Dana! DANA!

Dana: What? Jenny we have to go.

Jenny: You forgot your sandal.

Jenny reached in the car and gave Dana her sandal. Her face had now turned bright red as she was remembering what she was doing. Before she could say thanks, Jenny had run back into The Planet. It wasn’t until Alice yelled at Dana that she actually forgot about being embarrassed and began to panic again.

Alice: Dana! We all know you were trying to play footsie with me, but for the love of God, would you just fucking drive!

Dana stepped on the accelerator and off they went back to the hospital. Alice was in agony the whole way there, but Dana had remembered that Dr. Edwards had told them once she regains feeling, she would be in pain. When they eventually got there, Dana and Shane wheeled Alice straight in to the emergency department and asked for Dr. Edwards. He was out within minutes and Shane and Dana were once again directed to sit in the waiting room. They sat on silence for around 5 minutes before Dana spoke.

Dana: I fucking hate these waiting games!

Shane: Yeah, they’re not the best.

Dana: You said it.

Shane: So, footsie, huh? Seems like you and Alice are getting along.

Dana: Yeah you could say that. She wants to take it slow.

Shane: And you’re okay with that?

Dana: I’d do anything for her, and if that’s what she wants, that’s what I’ll do.

Shane: That’s sweet. You both deserve it. Have you kissed her yet or anything?

Dana: Shane!

Shane: What? I’d like to know.

Dana: No not yet. I don’t know whether she’d want me to. We hugged today. It felt wonderful just to hold her, you know? And that’s when she asked me.

Shane: Asked you what?

Dana: If I’ll be her girlfriend.

Shane: And I’m assuming you said yes?

Dana: Of course. And as for the footsie thing. I figured since I couldn’t sit next to her to hold her hand, that was the next best thing. Never for a second did I think it would end the way it did.

Shane: Hey, maybe it was a good thing? She feels the pain, maybe she’s regaining feeling? Maybe she won’t be paralyzed for much longer.

Dana: One can only hope, Shane.

They sat in the waiting room, Danas thoughts on Alice while Shane was trying to block out the feelings of jealousy. How was it, that she was now jealous of her best friends? She didn’t feel jealous of Bette and Tina, so why Alice and Dana?