Alice, so focused on the words that weren’t coming out of Tina’s mouth, took a moment to finally notice their new guest and shook her head. “Dana! I thought you were training all day! Sit down, lady!” Alice dragged a seat over from an adjacent table and motioned for her to get comfortable. “Tina was just going to tell us how she broke up with Henry!” she gloated, happy to share the gossip.

            Dana’s worried gaze fell from Alice to Tina, who went from greeting Dana to glaring at Alice, who looked from Tina to Shane, confused as to what she did to upset Tina. “What?” Alice asked the table. “Is that not what we were just talking about?”

            “Sorry, Tina,” Dana said, walking over to sit next to Alice. “Did it go horribly?”

            Tina smiled half-heartedly, folding her hands on the table. “No break up really goes well, but it wasn’t horrible,” she said, eyeing Alice from across the table. “All that matters is that it’s really over, and now we can move on.”

            “Good for you,” Shane winked.

            “Yeah, good for you,” Dana seconded as she got comfortable and hung her purse on the side of the chair. “So you ready to get back to the dating scene, or do you want to stay single for a while?”

            Alice’s mouth was gaping, shock written all over her face as if her friends wronged her terribly. “I cannot believe you guys totally changed the subject! Tina,” she shot her a serious look, “you’re telling me everything that went down later then – NO excuses. And now that that’s settled, I think it’s time Tina went to Milk with us!”

            “I don’t swing that way, Alice,” Tina moaned, sinking in her seat and pouting.

            “Come on, Tee,” Alice whined. “You’re always saying how men bore the hell out of you and how you want more excitement out of a relationship. Maybe trying it with a woman would give you the excitement you’re looking for!” Her eyes pleaded with Tina.

            “Alice, it’s not going to happen,” Tina sighed, sitting back up and reaching for the glass of water on the table no one had touched yet. “I like men, I just haven’t found the right man yet. And I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that.”