AN: I seem to be on a roll... another chapter. Hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoy writing!
Chapter 5
The girls went to their room and quietly entered it. Ilse and Margrit were fast asleep. Dana and Ellen took their toiletries and went into the joined bathroom to clean their faces and brush their teeth.
'You seemed to like William a lot,' Ellen stated. Dana looked up, toothbrush in her mouth, she looked at Ellen with a strange look on her face. She had already forgotten that Fox had used the name William at the beginning of the evening. 'You mean Fox,' she said. 'That's his real name. He just doesn't like it, so he asked Oscar to call him William, his middle name, for the evening. Usually he goes by the name Mulder, his last name. And yes, I really like him...' Ellen looked at Dana with a smile on her face. The look in Dana's eyes said it all. She was falling head over heals in love with this William, no Fox. 'And you seemed to like Oscar a lot as well, seeing how you couldn't couldn't tear your lips away from him just know.' 'Yeah, he's alright. I think he'll be my last summer fling. Now only we have to get away from the two of you tomorrow night,' Ellen said. 'Don't do anything you'll regret Ellen. You'll probably never see him again after tomorrow.' 'Oh, don't worry about me. I think we both want only one thing. He doesn't seem the type for a serious relationship. I worry more about you. You seem to be fallen in love. I think you'll hurt more when we have to leave than I will.' 'Yeah, you're probably right,' Dana said with a sad look in her eyes. 'Let's get some sleep now. Ilse and Margrit will probably wake us up when they leave.' And with that the girls went into their rooms and went to bed. Dana couldn't help but smile when she was laying in her bed. She could still feel his lips on her. Ellen was right, she was falling in love and she had to say goodbye real soon. And after Sunday she would probably never see him again. Thinking about that mad her sad. But what else was there. She was going back to the States and he would be in England for another year. They hardly knew each other. There was now way she was going to see him again... After a big sigh she turned around and fell asleep.
Fox and Oscar made their way to their hotel in silence. Fox couldn't help thinking about Dana and looked out of the window of the taxi not really seeing anything. When they arrived at the hotel Oscar had to nudge him in to awareness. 'We're here,' he said as he paid the driver. 'You've got it bad Mulder.' 'Yeah, I know... I can't seem to get her out my mind. I feel like I have known her for a long time, but it's only been a couple of hours. You really don't mind going sightseeing with them tomorrow?' 'No I don't. I'd like to spend some more time with Ellen, maybe see how far I can go with her. She seemed more than willing tonight,' Oscar answered. 'Yeah, well don't hurt her,' Fox warned his friend. 'Don't worry. You know me, I know the meaning of the word 'no'.' 'Do you think maybe you could get Dana and me some alone time tomorrow? I want to tell her about Phoebe, but I don't want an audience. I want to explain to her and tell her that I'll break things up with Phoebe as soon as I see her.' 'Shit, you're serious about her, aren't you? Yeah, yeah I think I can think of something to give you two some time alone. Are you sure you want to do this?' 'Yeah, I'm sure. I feel guilty for not telling her. And I want to keep in touch with her and see where thing will go. I can't do that if I don't tell her the truth. I don't want to start any kind of relationship based on a lie. Besides I don't think she appreciates cheaters, she not that kind of a girl. Strangely enough I don't feel guilty towards Phoebe at all. But maybe that's because I know that she's not faithful to me...'
That last sentence hung in the air for a second before Oscar responded. 'You knew?' 'Now I do for sure. I always suspected it, but you just confirmed it. I'm sorry you felt you couldn't tell me about it. But I probably wouldn't have wanted to believe you before now. I know you never liked her, but I really thought I loved her. Meeting Dana has made me realize that I didn't. How could I feel this way about Dana if I really loved Phoebe. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that I love Dana, but I think I could easily fall in love with her.' 'So you're going to dump the wicked witch of the east for a girl you've only known for a couple of hours. A girl who is going back to the States in less than 48 hours and who you'll most likely will never see again? Not that I'm saying you shouldn't dump Phoebe, but I just want to make sure.' 'Yeah, I'm sure I want to break up with Phoebe. Even if I'll never see Dana again. But I hope I will, I hope we can keep in touch and that maybe she'll see me when I get back to the State. Maybe now I'll even have a reason to go Stateside this Christmas.'
The guys had reached their rooms and after agreeing on a time for breakfast said their good nights.
As Fox entered his room, he couldn't believe that he had met a girl like Dana. She was so sweet and pure, but also very intelligent and beautiful. She was the complete opposite of Phoebe, who, now that he thought about it was a controlling bitch. He couldn't wait to dump her. He was also anxious about tomorrow, about how Dana would react to what he had to tell her. She would probably feel betrayed and lied to. But he would make sure she would understand. He would make her see that he really liked her, and that if she wanted to, he wanted to keep in contact and that maybe they could meet during Christmas break or something.
After washing up and brushing his teeth he went to bed and remembered the look on Dana's face when he had kissed her. He could still feel her lips on his and with a smile on his face he fell asleep.
