Chapter eleven: Detective Alice
"You know, we should have taken that shower together, Lara.", Dana stated matter-of-factly, staring out of the front window of Lara's car. "Would have saved a lot of time, you know." She sighed heavily. "Now Alice is most definitely gonna be a total pain in the ass about this."
Lara chuckled at Dana's words, throwing a quick sideway glance at the other woman before returning her concentration back on the road ahead. She could tell Dana was annoyed about the possibility of being interrogated about last night. "Do you really think we would have saved time by showering together?", she asked, drawling. "I mean, with your sudden insatiableness..." She trailed off, taking another sideway glance at the athlete.
"What's with it, huh?", Dana asked.
"Well...", Lara began, smirking, her voice low. "We're talking about a shower here, Dana, you know. I mean, the two of us, naked and wet, in the shower, with water spraying down on us...do you really think we would have saved time that way?"
Dana cleared her throat once, then twice before actually speaking. "No, not really...", she said in a low voice as if embarrassed.
"I didn't think so.", the chef said, smiling triumphatically.
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Lara followed Dana into The Planet's patio to where Dana's friends were sitting. The four women had occupied the very same table they had been sitting at when Lara had first met them the other morning. Wondering if that table was some kind of a regular's table, the redhead took a deep breath, inwardly preparing herself for the impending interrogation.
"Look who's here, guys.", Alice greeted the couple when she had noticed them approaching, smiling a huge smile. "It's the lovebirds."
At Alice's outburst the other three women looked up from whatever conversation they had been in, smiling welcoming smiles at Lara and Dana.
"Come on, sit with us.", Shane said, gesturing to the two free chairs, obviously reserved for them.
They did just as Shane said and sat down at the table, saying their good mornings. Lara watched the faces of the four smiling women, returning their smiles, when Dana suddenly leaned towards her.
"I don't think it was the right thing to do, Lara.", the tennis player whispered so that only Lara could hear.
Not knowing what the other woman was talking about, the chef turned her head into her direction, watching the brunette questioningly. "What wasn't, Dana?", she asked somewhat alarmed, suddenly fearing her girlfriend was talking about their lovemaking.
"Coming here to have breakfast with them. I mean, look at how they look at us, Lara. We should have just stayed in bed.", the athlete explained.
To Lara's relief Dana wasn't talking about last night, which meant she didn't regret having made love. "So we should have stayed in bed, huh, Dana?", Lara wondered, her voice playful.
Dana simply nodded. "Yeah."
"To do what exactly?", Lara kept on teasing, watching the blush crawl over Dana's cheeks. "You're unbelievable, Dana.", she whispered with a smile, shaking her head.
"Now, now, no more secrets, you two.", Alice spoke up, causing the two lovers to turn around. "What is there to talk about that we aren't supposed to hear, huh?", she asked, her curiousity obviously peaked.
"Nothing, Al.", Dana answered, her voice dripping with annoyance.
"Oh, yeah, Dana? Then why did you blush when little Miss Lara Perkins whispered something to you?", the journalist wanted to know, watching her friend intently.
"Little Miss Lara Perkins?", Lara repeated the nickname she had just gotten.
"Like your new nickname, Lara?", Shane, who was sitting next to the chef, asked with a smile.
"Kinda.", Lara said. "It's a little long, though, don't you think?"
Shane chuckled. "Yeah, but you could always ask Al to shorten it, you know.", she suggested.
The redhead raised her brows. "Then it would be like what, Shane?", she wondered. "Lara Perkins? Not really a nickname, is it?"
The black haired woman grinned, shaking her head slightly. "Guess not."
Their little conversation was interrupted when Alice suddenly addressed Lara, causing the sous chef to look at her in surprise. "What do you think you're doing, Perkins?", she asked, her voice rather teasing. "Stop flirting and listen to me or rather tell me about last night. I wanna know all the dirty stuff and since you're girlfriend here won't tell, I'll have to make you talk."
Looking from Alice's curious brown eyes to Dana, who was shaking her head quite fervently, Lara decided to keep quiet. "My lips are sealed.", was the only thing she said, smiling a mysterious smile at the journalist.
Alice growled lowly, seemingly giving up for the moment, muttering something that sounded like "You're not gonna get away like that.", she returned her attention to the other couple at the table.
"Thanks, Lara.", Dana whispered into the chef's ear, sounding rather relieved.
Lara grinned. "I'm not sure we're off the hook yet, Dana.", she said, turning to face the brunette again.
The tennis player sighed. "I'm afraid so."
All of a sudden Bette rose from her seat. "Okay, guys, I'm off to work.", she said, bowing down to kiss Tina goodbye. "See you later."
Lara smiled at the little display of affection between the two women, hoping she'd have something like that with Dana in a couple of years, too. She smiled a bright smile at her girlfriend and gave her a short kiss on the cheek.
"What was that for?", the tennis player asked surprised, a small smile tugging at the corner of her mouth.
"Do I need a specific reason to kiss you?", Lara asked playfully, watching Dana with an amused smile.
The athlete nodded, grinning broadly.
"Well...", Lara began, lowering her voice while leaning towards Dana. "You are the reason.", she said, causing the other woman to blush ever so slightly. "You know, just looking at you makes me wanna kiss you.", the redhead continued, keeping her voice low so only Dana could hear.
The tennis player started giggling at her girlfriend's words, putting her right hand on Lara's neck and pulling her closer. The redhead couldn't help but smile a very amorous smile.
"Aww, aren't they cute?", Lara heard Tina say and smiled even more.
"Yeah, disgustingly cute.", Alice replied. "Could you two stop behaving like lovesick teenagers?", she added, addressing the two lovers, who pulled apart at Alice's words, grinning toothy grins.
"Al, let them go.", Shane interjected, smiling a knowing smile at Lara and Dana. "Allright, I gotta go. There's a client waiting for me.", she said, standing from her seat.
Tina rose as well. "Could you give me a ride home, Shane?", she asked.
"Sure thing, Tee.", the hairstylist simply said. "I'll see you around, guys."
Lara watched the two woman walk away from the table and smiled happily, feeling as if she'd known them forever. Sighing contentedly, she turned back towards her girlfriend, noticing the weird look on the athlete's face. The other woman seemed uncomfortable. "Are you okay, Dana?", the sous chef asked out of concern.
Dana nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine.", she said, reaching for Lara's hand. "I just...you know, maybe we should get going, too?", she suggested.
The sudden change in the smaller woman's behaviour confused Lara. The brunette had gone from flirting to somewhat scared in a matter of seconds, for no apparent reason. "Dana, what's wrong?", the chef asked, not knowing what was going on inside the other woman's head.
"Alice.", Dana simply said, gesturing towards the quirky blonde.
As Lara turned around to see if something was wrong with Alice, she was greeted by the dirtiest smirk she had ever seen. Alice's brown eyes were sparkling dangerously, her gaze focused on the two lovers. The redhead was taken aback by this, wondering what the hell was going on.
"I told you, you wouldn't get away.", the journalist suddenly spoke, smirking. "Now, it's time to tell the truth."
Realization hit Lara like a sledge hammer and she couldn't help but blush a deep crimson-Alice wanted to talk about last night, the long dreaded interrogation was about to take place. The blonde giggled in anticipation, got up from her seat to sit down right next to Dana and leaned towards the tennis player as if about to tell a secret.
"I'm sorry, Al, but we have to go.", Dana said, obviously trying to get away, about to get up, but Alice grabbed her arm.
"Oh, no, Dana, we are not finished.", the blonde told them. "And don't go like "We did sleep in the same bed, but we didn't have sex.", because, you know, you are totally giving off this vibe..."
"What vibe, Alice?", Lara wondered, raising her brows questioningly.
The smirk on the journalist's face widened. "Well, Lara, the "we had sex last night and no one else in the world matters"-vibe.", she said. "I mean, you two basically scream sex. So don't even try to tell me differently."
Dana sighed lowly, turning around towards the chef and looking into the taller woman's eyes as if searching for help. Lara shrugged. She didn't see any other way to get away from Alice than to tell her the truth, even if it meant to talk to another person about the most private thing between Dana and herself.
"Fine, Al, you win.", the tennis player said, turning back towards her friend again. "What do you want to know?"
Alice gave a little laugh. "Basically, I just want you to admit that you had sex last night.", she answered, her eyes watching the two lovers intendly.
"Okay.", Dana began, sounding rather annoyed once again. "Yes, Alice, we did have sex.", she admitted, blushing.
Lara watched Alice's reaction to the athlete's confession. She had expected her to leap out of her seat, shouting something like "Yes, I knew it." and telling everyone at The Planet that they'd had sex. To her relief Alice didn't do anything like that. The blonde laughed triumphatically, the smirk on her face getting even dirtier.
"So? Was it any good?", Alice asked. "Did you enjoy it? Did you have an orgasm?"
The redhead blushed once again, opening her mouth to say something, but nothing came. She just didn't know what to say to that, although she could have answered every question with a simple yes. Looking at her girlfriend, she noticed that the brunette was just as speechless.
The journalist giggled. "Speechless, huh?", she said, nudging Dana playfully. "I take it you did enjoy it, didn't you?"
Lara smiled. Of course she had enjoyed making love, especially the part when Dana had made love to her. She could still recall the feeling of Dana's fingers driving her into ecstasy, the simple thought causing her cheeks to literally burn. Just as Alice was about to ask another surely intimate question, a cell phone rang.
"Shit!", the journalist cursed, reaching into her pants pocket to get her cell phone. "Oh, fuck, I have to go to work.", she said, checking the caller's ID. "Good for you."
With that the blonde got up and left, talking or rather arguing with the person on the phone. Lara and Dana watched her walk away.
"Whoever just called is my hero.", Dana said when Alice was out of their sight, letting out a relieved sigh.
Lara nodded. "Say that again. She wouldn't have stopped, would she?"
"No, not until we would have told her everything and by saying everything, I mean really everything.", the tennis player said, running a hand through her hair.
"I know what you mean.", the sous chef said, thinking about Simon. The waiter, and one of her best friends, could be just as curious. Maybe she could introduce him to Alice one day.
Dana sighed again, resting her head on the other woman's shoulder. "And you know what's the worst about it?"
"No, but I think you'll tell me?", Lara said with a small chuckle.
"Alice is a total gossip, you know, can't keep anything to herself. The whole lesbian LA will know about us having had sex by tomorrow.", the tennis player said, sounding rather distressed.
"That's not so bad, Dana.", the chef said, taking her girlfriend's hands. "You know, people talk about lots of things, right? And, you know, we are the ones making love to each other, they are just talking about it."
Dana nodded, lifting her head from its resting place. "So, you mean, they're just jealous?", she asked, watching the taller woman intendly.
"Totally jealous, Dana.", the redhead answered, giving Dana a reassuring kiss on the lips. "Now, about what you've said earlier...", she began, smiling a rather lascivious smile.
The brunette raised her brows, seemingly clueless. "What have I said earlier?"
Lara's smile widened. "Well, you did mention how you would have prefered having stayed in bed.", she said in a flirtatious voice.
"Oh, I did?", the athlete asked, returning the flirtatious smile.
"Hmm, you definitely did and, you know, it sounds like a really good idea to me.", Lara answered, getting up from her seat and pulling Dana up as well.
The brunette giggled. "Who's unsatiable know, huh?", she wondered, following Lara to the car.
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at everyone: God, it took me so long to write this, have been in what is called a writer's block, but know my muse is back...and so is this story.
at kickboxing.gurl: Thank you. Lara and Dana always were sweet and hot, weren't they?
at WolfgalX: Well, Alice didn't tease them to no ends, thanks to my writer's block, but maybe she'll do that later, we'll see. As for Lara sneaking peeks, I think if I was her, I'd do the same, lol, but you've said that already...
at SuperGirl06: Thank you. Hope you liked Alice's interrogation, although it turned out to be rather short.
at auggy1984: Thank you. Hope you enjoyed this chapter, too.