Alice: I miss ‘em…Hell, Tina just left and I already miss her.

Shane: I know.  We both do…but it’s not so bad now.  I mean…she made it this far in life before going.  Doesn’t seem as bad, the further we get.

Alice: True.  But then there was Dana…

Shane looks at Alice as Alice closes her eyes.  She reaches out with her left hand and holds Alice’s right hand.

Shane: That was the worst.  Unlike most of us, she went…way too soon.

Alice looks back at Shane.

Alice: Everyday…not a day goes by I don’t see her.  She’s probably with her friends right now…remember Mr. Piddles?

Shane: Yeah, the cat.  She loved that cat.

Alice: I can see her just cuddling Mr. P right now…and Lara…

Shane: Yep…they’re all up there.

Alice: Shane…?

Shane: Yeah?

Alice: …What happens when…there’s only one of us left?

Shane pauses for a moment to think about it, then looks at Alice.

Shane: Al…whichever one of us is still standing at the end…has to live enough life for the rest of us.

Alice laughs quietly, but her smile doesn’t hide.

Shane: But until then…I guess we can still do that together.

Alice: Yeah we can…  That’ll be a lot of partying, though and I don’t how much of that I can take nowadays.

Shane: Look at it this way, Al.  When this…crazy century was starting off…man, that was a decade.

Alice nods.

Alice: War going on…parties in LA.

Shane: Some things never change.

Alice: You, me, Dana….Bette and Tina…Kit…Carmen, Jenny…

Shane: Heh…Jenny.  Man, there’s someone who lived quite a life.

Alice: Not too many dull moments with her back then.

Shane: And after all these years…we’ve seen everyone come and go…and it’s back to us.

Alice: Shane…

Shane: Hmm?

Alice: What do we do now?

Shane shakes her head.

Shane: I don’t know.  But…even if we do nothin’…it’ll still be a good time as long as it’s both of us.

They both smile and feel something genuine that could possibly be explained in words.  But for these two, the words aren’t necessary.  Alice leans over and kisses her best friend gently on the lips.  So much has happened over so many years and in this moment, everything comes full circle.

Shane: I guess it’s never too late to start over, is it?

Alice smiles.

Alice: Not at all.

They hold hands and enjoy the peace and comfort that only they can provide for one another.