Again everything settled. Alice and Danny were spending less and less time together. Alice had taken what Terry had said seriously and she didn't want him and Danny fighting again so she spoke to Terry instead of Danny at night. He helped her with how to dress when they went out and he went shopping with her. She and Danny only ever seen each other at work and she was miserable. They had never spent so much time apart in their lives, not even when they'd been on restriction She missed him so much. One good thing was she was no longer obsessing about his lips the bad thing was she wasn't exactly seeing them to obsess about them! She was hurt though, see he didn't seem to be at all affected by the time apart like she was. He didn't protest at all. Then again he had his hands full with Sarah…..
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"I just can't believe it Danny!" Sarah cried face buried into her pillow.
"It'll be ok." he promised.
"No it won't it'll change everything!"he shook his head. "It won't."
"I feel so sick!" she whimpered.
"Sshh." he murmured rubbing her hair. "Just calm down and let the news sink in."
"Easy for you."
"No it isn't easy for me seeing you like this. It's actually really hard!"
She sat up and rubbed her forehead. "How could she lie to me? My whole life?"
"There was probably a good reason. Caroline isn't vindictive."
"My OWN mother gave me to her sister coz she couldn't be bothered to deal with me!"
"It's not like that Sarah, talk to her let her explain."
"You don't understand! You had two perfect mothers. I got two fucked up ones."
"Sarah!" he warned. She was upset but had no right to keep bringing up his mum! They just kept coming and were making him angry.
"Go away Danny!" she seethed.
"Let me…."
"GO AWAY!"
"Fine!" he replied angrily. He had put up with this crap for a week now and it was getting old. And if she brought up his or Alice's mother once more he was gonna say to hell with the whole relationship! He stomped from the room exhaling as he went.
"Danny?" Alice asked.
"I'll be in the surgery." he told her curtly and walked off. That was another issue bothering him. She seemed to spend all her time with Terry and none with him. He was second best and it hurt. You know what sod it all! He was better off alone!
Alice stared after Danny. Rather than being annoyed by his dismissal Alice started to plan. She slowly began to smile widely…..
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Danny was furiously typing away on the keyboard in the office when an email popped up. He clicked on it. It wasn't a familiar email address. Usually he binned those without checking but he had to check this, he had a feeling. When he opened it he saw it was a video link. The video took a minute to load. He spent that minute thinking about Alice's desertion and Sarah being….well high maintenance. The music began unexpectedly. The office door burst open and Alice ran in.
'Hoo Ha hoo ha." Alice sang along doing karate moves at this point. Danny stared at her eyes wide.
"Na Na Na Na Na Na Na" Alice was jumping around the room arms in the air dancing like there was no tomorrow. Danny's mouth feel open. Then the lyrics began.
He's my best friend best of all best friends
Do you have a best friend too?
It tickles in my tummy he is so yummy yummy
Hey you should get a best friend too She grinned and pointed at him, wiggled her eyebrows.
Hoo ha! Hoo ha! More karate moves.
Hello, baby, can I see a smile She frowned having exhausted the words to the song she knew. Began mumbling.
Danny smiled trust Alice to use a song she didn't know!
She shrugged and carried on - badly. Started to belt out the chorus when it came.
He's my best friend best of all best friends
Do you have a best friend too?
It tickles in my tummy he is so yummy yummy
Hey you should get a best friend too
As the second verse started she really had no clue! "I have no idea." she sang. "Help me Danny." she grinned charmingly.
He was laughing so hard at this point he got up and began dancing around the room with her. The song came to an end. They were breathing hard laughing.
"Next time I'm using a video with the lyrics on screen!"
"That's what I'd advise." he murmured.
"I didn't have time to learn the lyrics ok!" she said playfully. "I just wanted to make you smile."
He looked at her. "Mission accomplished."
"Why so sad?"
He shrugged.
"Sarah?" she asked.
He nodded. "And you." Mostly Alice to be honest.
She frowned.
"I miss you." he breathed.
"Me too."
"It's only gonna get worse you know. Pretty soon we won't even know each other anymore." that thought troubled him.
"I won't let that happen!" she said passionately.
He looked at her. His green eyes radiated with sadness. "We can't stop it. It was bound to happen."
"I don't want it to!" she protested.
"Alice your getting married in….."
"Stop it!" she covered her ears. "Your upsetting me!"
He put his hand on her arm. "Hey - I'm sorry."
She was breathing heavily. Nodded. "You sounded like you were saying goodbye."
"I wasn't."
"Well you sounded like you were. You can't leave me. Ever!"
"I won't if you won't." he promised.
"That's sorted then." she nodded. "Don't make no plans for tonight. I'm gonna get rid of Terry, me and you have some major re-bonding to do! Can you get rid of Sarah?"
"She's flying to the UK today. She has to see her mother."
"O." Alice said, knowing of the Caroline secret.
"What if Terry doesn't approve of our re-bonding?" he asked.
"You're my best friend and you need me, he can stick his dislike up his ass!"
He smiled. "Thanks for the song."
She shrugged and smiled. "It's why I'm here."
"Not to do that." He put his hand on her cheek caressing it softly. "But I'm happy you do." he said huskily.
"I'm….your…." she couldn't seem to find the words to form a coherent reply. Their usual best friend retort didn't seem to fit, it felt like a lie. She nodded. "Um…see you later yeah?"
He nodded and smiled. "You bet."
He walked from the office and Alice exhaled a shaky breath, her hand on her chest.
A/N ooo the plot thickens :D poor danice thinking they r gonna lose each other when she gets married, i shud tell u there is a wedding in a few chapters tym :/ x