“So, how have things been going for you?” Alice passed politely. Dana sat up in her chair and cupped her hands around her coffee.

“Oh well, good. I’ve been getting a few new ads since I’m all, you know, signed up and everything with Subaru. I’m training a lot more, got to stay in shape which is a bit easier now I guess. You know with Lara here all day and then she cooks dinner when she gets back to our place and all. I don’t know how she does it really.” Dana answered.

Alice sighed. “Something wrong,” Dana asked.

“Oh no. Please continue telling me how great you are without me.” Alice commented as she stared into Dana’s eyes. Dana look taken aback. Was this the friend she had spent so many hours with laughing and telling stories with, even being intimate with?

“Alice, I didn’t mean,” Dana started. Alice couldn’t believed what she had said. Did I just say that? Did I just intentionally hurt Dana? Or did I just think that. Her and her precious Lara who works so hard to cook her dinner after such a hard days.. No. Stop it Alice now!

“I’m sorry, Dana. I don’t know what came over me. I’m happy for you and uh…” she waved her hand in the air as if trying to magically summon Lara’s name.

“Lara,” Dana filled in for her.

“Yes! There it is! For you and Lara. I guess, I’m still not quite over everything I guess. So yeah, uh I’ve got my radio thing so I’m gonna go,” Alice said and started to rise from the table. The waitress walked over with Alice’s tea. “Could I get that to go please?”

“Alice, I still want us to be friends,” she heard Dana say. She turned and stared at her. Dana looked lost and hurt which tore a part of Alice away from her. Then you shouldn’t of done it, she thought to herself.

“Of course we’ll be friends,” Alice said and smiled. She took the to go cup from the waitress and walked out.

Kit had just finished pouring the tea into a to go cup when she heard a little beep go off.

Glancing down at her watch she saw it was a quarter till 2. “Nearly time,” she muttered to herself. She reached for her keys and headed out the door. She didn’t want to be late for her appointment.