Dana sighed as she began piling the pictures back in the box. She had hoped looking at them would give her some answers to the dilemma she was currently in, but instead they had heightened her confusion.

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Alice had just finished throwing every piece of clothing she owned on to her bed when she heard a knock on her apartment door. She quickly yelled come in and then went back to rummaging through the mess she had made.

Shane couldn’t help but laugh at the picture in front of her. Alice looked like a crazed woman; her hair was sticking up at some extremely odd angles, and her facial expression was a mixture of fear, anger and excitement.

“Having trouble finding something to wear.”

Alice turned around and glared at the hairstylist, “You know this is all your fault. You’re the one who said I needed to get back into the swing of things, and now look at me I’m a total mess.”

“You’re just a little nervous and that’s completely natural, so stop bitching and get dressed, because if you go looking like that you’ll definitely scare your date away.”

Alice stuck her tongue out at Shane before resuming her frantic search for the perfect outfit.

Two hours later, Alice was dressed in a simple black top and pair of jeans that hugged her in all the right places. She had just walked through the door of a tiny Italian restaurant when she spotted the woman she was supposed to meet.     

Before she continued her journey to the table occupied by her date, she took a deep breath and plastered a large smile on her face, all the while reminding herself that this would help her get over Dana.

Once Alice arrived at the table she took the seat across from the woman, “It’s good to see you again, Kerry.”

Kerry nodded her head; “I must say I was surprised when you called.”

Alice let out a tiny laugh, “Well I guess I couldn’t resist your charming nature.”

For a brief second, both women allowed their eyes to take in the others appearance.