This is a very short and also quite dialogue heavy for which I apologise. I hope I didn't just put you off oh my life.
"I really like Serena"
Eurgh. This was going to be a lot harder than Dom had originally thought. "Just help Bernie win back the love of her life, easy." Yeah, right.
He pulled a face and turned to face the woman.
"You're going to have to get better at-"
He indicated to Bernie's face with his hands.
"-this if you want to get her back"
"Wha-what do you mean?"
She was on the verge of tears, not quite believing how much of a mess she'd managed to cause, again.
"I really like Serena" he mocked "seriously?"
She smiled, "really like" was the best she could do, good old British reserve. Right?
"You love her"
It was stated so plainly it made Bernie jump. "Yes or no?"
"Yes" The word left her mouth before she had time to think about it, like a subconscious reaction.
"Say it"
"What?"
"Say it. I. Love. Serena"
Bernie gulped, she should be able to say it, it was true after all. She did love Serena, more than she had ever loved anyone, even more than her own children. Her mind was filled with hours and hours of words about Serena, about how she gave her some purpose in her life after the army, a real friend that she could talk to, confide in. A woman she could rely on, who she could joke around with, who would buy her coffee and 'medicinal' pastries. She could fill the whole world with what she felt for Serena but she knew she wouldn't be able to say a word of it, especially not the three words that really mattered. Not in front of Dom, not now.
"I-um-I can't do this!" She stood from where they had been perched on the floor and bolted towards the stairs, running away from her feelings. Again.
Eurgh. Dom sighed at his friend's own stupidness, he was going to have to take this in to his own hands.
Apparently stupidness isn't an actual word and I'm aghast.