Girl Talk part 2

Daphne tilted her head back and stared at the ceiling , as Roz waited anxiously to her what she had to say

"Well" She began "I know its not as if he really lived at the apartment , well not for any length of time anyhow , but sometimes I just look forward to seeing him. You know he's come to be a really good friend to me and I know I'll see less of him when I'm married. He already is a little different around me , I'm sure he worries about Donny being jealous. He's such a good person and we see so little of each other. I miss him already"

Roz's mind was working overtime , if she played this right she might find out if there was any hope for Niles or at least be able to find out one way or the other . She looked at Daphne.

"Yeah he's a great guy" she said

"Can I ask you something?" Daphne said in response

"Shoot"

"What happened between you two that weekend at the cabin?"

Roz was taken completely off guard , she had forgotten about that disastrous weekend "Oh God" she thought "how do I get out of this one" She looked at Daphne who was looking straight back at her . She squirmed a little

"Nothing really" shr finally said , it was a feeble response she knew she just hoped Daphne would be easily diverted , She wasn't to be that lucky.

Daphne looked at her , her eyes brimming with scepticism "Well it didn't look like nothing before I left , if it had been any less nothing it would have been indecent . I didn't even think you two liked each other.

"Oh Daph , forget about that" Roz said determined she wasn't discussing her and Niles any longer. What was important was how Daphne felt about him"We were talking about you not me. So have you considered telling Niles you miss the way he used to be?"

"I couldn't do that !!!" Daphne said horrified "I mean what exactly am I supposed to say?......No.....No definitely not!"

Roz looked at her , it was time , she decided to do some serious fishing , she filled Daphne's glass and look at her

"Ok" she said "Now it's my turn to ask you something"

"What?"

"Do you love Donny?"

"Of course I love him. I would be marrying him otherwise would I"

"Ok maybe I asked that wrong. If the world was prefect and your life could be what ever you wanted it to be, would you still be heading toward spending your twilight years with Donny? I mean don't get me wrong , he's a nice guy , you know I think that , but earlier when I asked you if you were nervous you listed a whole lot os reason why you weren't. You said everything was well planned , you said Donny loved you and you said you thought you would probably be happy . What you never said was that you loved him. I was just wondering if you could spend your live with anyone would you still choose Donny ?"

"No I'd choose George Clooney" Daphne laughed , then seeing the look on Roz's face she stared back at the bottom of her wine glass "No I guess not" she said finally

"Who would you choose?" When she looked up there was a sadness in Daphne's eyes that took Roz completely by surprise and in spite of the amount of wine they had both consumed there was a moment of understanding between them that meant Daphne didn't need to answer " That's what I thought" Roz continued "You've got to tell him , and do you really think you can marry Donny and be happy?"

Daphne glared at her "Well first and foremost "She said her words slightly wobbly from the combination of wine and emotion "I couldn't tell him , he has no feelings for me , not those sort of feelings anyhow, he said as much during his divorce and then straight afterward he was spending romantic weekends at the cabin with you! You know for a while I thought he had some feelings for me but not now. Anyhow I can't call off the wedding everything is planned and Donny might just be my last hope"

Roz looked at Daphne , now lying sprawled on the floor surrounded by cushions. She wished she could just tell her outright and have done with it but she knew it wasn't her place , and even if it was this wasn't the time.

"So you're saying if Niles was interested in you you'd ditch Donny and be happy to be with him instead" she asked

"Well I try not to think about it much , but yeah I guess if I'm honest I would"

Roz smiled to herself "that's all I needed to know" she thought to herself . She set down her glass , she had some scheming to do and she would need a clear head.

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The next lunch time Roz sat in Cafe Nervosa waiting for Frasier, every time someone came through the door her heart skipped . She knew this was a bad place to meet , if Niles came in at any stage the whole thing could be ruined . Just then she spotted Frasier coming along with martin in tow. They joined her at the table.

"This better be good!" Frasier said "I had a sea weed wrap booked at the spa and they couldn't reschedule"

"Yeah!" martin chimed "and the Sonics are playing and I'm missing it so get to the point"

"Ok" she said taking a deep breath "Daphne is in love with Niles"

"WHAT !" martin and Frasier shouted at the same time .

"It's true , she told me last night one word from him and she'd dump Donny in an instant"

"Oh my god" Frasier said as Martin stared at Roz in disbelief "We've got to tell him , he'll be over the moon"

Frasier reached into his pocket and pulled out his cell phone. As he began to dial Roz snatched it away from him

"No" she said firmly " We can't tell him anymore than we could tell Daphne all these years , it's betraying a confidence"

"Oh yeah" Martin jibbed "and I suppose telling us isn't!"

"This is for her own good , now i have a plan," Roz proceeded to explain to them the plans she had some up with after Daphne had left the night before. When she had finished they both stared at her.

"It'll never work" Frasier said

"Yeah and what about Donny?" Martin added

"It will work! And leave Donny to me , I have a friend who might just need a Divorce lawyer at shot notice and if there's one thing Donny can't resist it's a new client. You two concentrate on getting Niles and Daphne to my apartment . Leave the rest to me.

Martin and Frasier Left both still convinced they were headed for disaster . Reaching for her cell phone she smiled . Who knew playing cupid could be so much fun !