Alice looked back at her friend hating she had to leave, but she was sure her new girlfriend would probably be over later anyway. And she sure didn’t want to cause any problems between Dana and her girlfriend. “Dana I really need to get going, I would love to stay but I already have plans for the evening.” Dana thinking she was joking at Alice asked. “Hot date?” Alice just looked at Dana wondering if she was joking, or if Dana just felt there was no way she would have a date. Alice then replied. “Yea, I’ve been going out with Joy for about a month now.”

‘Ouch’ thought Dana, for some reason Dana assumed Alice wasn’t dating. Then she thought why wouldn’t she date. Alice is pretty, funny and nice of course she’s dating. But still Dana had figured Alice would wait for her, man how much more self absorbed could she have been.

“Well I think I’ll get going I’m meeting Joy in a few hours. Are you sure you don’t want me to take you to your condo, the offer still stands if you want my help?” “No, that’s OK.” replied Dana.

That evening Kate did show up, after finding out where Dana was. She let Dana know in no uncertain terms that she didn’t care who Dana was or if she just lost the biggest tournament in her life. Nobody treated her like that. At one point Dana just sat there completely blocking her out. Thinking is what I gave up my friends and Alice for?

OUTSIDE OCEANVIEW RESTAURANT LATER THAT NIGHT

Alice was walking hand in hand with Joy after having just completed a nice meal. Joy was different then any other women Alice had dated. Joy wasn’t the type that when she enter the room every head turned. No she was the type that reminded everyone of their little sister. Then one day you suddenly look at her and think wow she’s beautiful how did I miss that. Joy was a little shorter then Alice maybe an inch or two. She had really dark brown hair almost black. But she had the most soulful dark brown eyes. They weren’t the same type brown eyes that Alice had, her were large and warm and a chocolate color. She was nice, not that Dana wasn’t nice but Dana didn’t count because nobody could compete with the old Dana in Alice’s heart but Dana had changed and Alice didn’t see much left of the old Dana anymore.