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Alison felt her phone buzzing 'I'm outside, come let me in' Beth had texted. She hurried downstairs to open the door.
"Ali are you ok?, you sounded so freaked out on the phone" "Yes I'm fine now, the security light kept going on but I think maybe it was a cat".
Alison felt embarrassed. She had called Beth over the instant she had felt nervous. Beth had told she could of course, but after ringing her she had worried it hasn't been an authentic invitation. "I'm sorry for making you come, what did you tell Paul?"
"Paul's out with old friends tonight, he won't be home till day-break knowing him, where's Donnie?"
"He's at some work conference, and the kids are staying down the road...I just felt scared being home alone" Beth pulled Alison into a hug "It's ok Ali, I'm here now".
Alison had felt paranoid ever since finding out about the dead euro clones. Someone was killing them all off and it seemed only a matter of time before whoever was behind it moved on to North America. She wished things could go back to the way they were. It's not like Alison's life was great before she found she was a clone, but she was at least put together enough to act it was. The wine and pills were a hidden vice and to the outside world, the Hendrix's were perfect, even despite the fact that the romance had left her and Donnie's relationship years earlier.
"Ali you don't have to worry, there's no sign that the killer has left Europe. Katya is investigating the deaths from Germany and I'm investigating them from here, and we're still not sure it's not all just a coincidence yet" Beth was trying to placate her, she was hard to read but Alison could tell that Beth wasn't as confident as she seemed.
"It's not a coincidence Beth, someone is killing us off, trying to get rid of all the science freaks". Beth raised an eyebrow at her, "Do you want me stay tonight?" Alison nodded, she had been hoping Beth would offer. If she was honest with herself it was why she had called in the first place. But now it was happening, Alison suddenly felt nervous. "Wine?" she asked tentatively.
Beth declined, it was after midnight after all, probably best just to head to bed. Alison felt even more nervous than before, espcially when Beth came out of the bathroom wearing only a singlet and her underwear. Alison couldn't look away. Did her own body look that good in her underwear, she wondered. Beth's body was perfect, although she usually hid it under her corporate clothes.
"You ok there?" Beth's voice suddenly filled the room as Alison realised she was still staring. She quickly looked away. "Sorry, I was just, it's just weird to see my body on someone else"
"The likeness is spooky right" Beth replied as she hopped under sheets" "Yes, and the differences" She turned to look at Beth who seemed confused. "Oh I just mean, we're clones right, should we look and act exactly the same?"
Beth chuckled "It doesn't quite work that way. Our bodies shouldn't be the same anymore than our minds are. We're different people Ali, we just share the same face."
Alison understood all this, she just didn't get why when she looked in the mirror she saw a pretty but plain woman staring back, yet when she looked at Beth....Oh biscuits she was staring again. She couldn't help herself, Beth was the beautiful thing she had ever seen and she was lying next to her in her underwear. "I've put my gun in the drawer, just to be safe ok" Beth said her with a smile.
Before Alison knew what she was doing, she had leaned over and kissed Beth. It was instinctive, impulsive, both traits Alison had tried to avoid. But kissing Beth felt so right at that moment. For her at least. "Alison" Beth whispered, pulling away.
"Oh Dickens, I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me" Alison was mortified.
"No it's ok, it was nice, it's just Paul..."
"I know, you love him, and I love Donnie, I do really, I think I just had too much wine earlier" Alison turned away in embarrassment. As soon as she had said she loved Donnie she realised it wasn't true. She hadn't loved him in years, even before the whole clone thing.
Beth leaned over and turned off the light "We can just spoon though" she said, moving in behind Alison and putting her arm around her waist. Alison moved in to her, feeling the warmth of Beth's body behind her. She felt so secure with Beth, like nothing bad would happen. She hoped she hadn't ruined things with her. Now that Beth was in her life, she couldn't bare if she were to leave it.