Alice found herself chomping down the rest of her Danish from the comfort of Helena‘s new 2007, Mercedes S-Class.  “I thought they weren’t coming out with these till”  Helena just cocked her head and raised an eyebrow as Alice continued on in a really pathetic, mock English accent, “Right, you’re a Peabody, how foolish of me.”  Helena frowned and said, “Was that your version of an English accent or has your Danish gotten lodged?”

Just then Helena turned her attention back to the door of the Plaza.  “There, see, what did I tell you.  You can set your watch by her.”

Leigh ran out of the opened door of the Plaza and jumped in the awaiting cab.  As the door slammed shut, Alice said, “Very impressive.  You can set your watch by Dana too.”

Helena: “Really?”

Alice continued, “Yes, you can.  And what’s more, if I get bored with Dana’s routine, I can set my watch by Lara’s too, ha.”

Helena‘s eyebrow drooped as she smiled embarrassingly, “Oh Alice, please tell me you didn’t” 

“Oh, I did.  Trust me, oh yeah.  And she’s got a lot of energy that one does.  I almost couldn’t keep up.  I guess you can say my investigative gene kicked in and thank god because she’s quick.  Running here and there, to the gym, and back home only to go back out and pick up dry cleaning and then back home only to go back out yet again to pick up groceries at that health food store on Vine”

Alice could sense that Helena had become impressed.  Well, at least intrigued by her.  “That is the saddest story I have ever heard,” Helena said, reaching out and tucking a loose hair behind Alice‘s ear.  “Uh, yeah, so, um,” Alice could feel her face flush, “So tell me, have you, did you ever stalkTina, since we’re swapping war stories and all?”

Helena removed her hand from Alice‘s shoulder and looking away let out a giggle before saying, “Oh Alice, you don’t stalk a girl like Tina.  She takes the fun out of the sport of it all; so predictable.”

Alice: “I’ll safely take that as a no, then?”

“Don’t prod me, Alice.  Tina is the antithesis of “they never come back.”  Just ask your friend Bette.”