That evening Dana was sitting watching TV after having done her physical therapy with Liz when she heard someone buzzing at the intercom asking to come up. Liz asked the person to hold on while she asked Dana.
“Dana there’s a Shane at the front door wanting to come up to visit. Should I let her in?” Dana could not believe how unbelievably happy she was just from hearing that Shane was there to visit her. “Sure let her in.”

Shane sat down across from Dana throwing her legs across the arm of the chair in the usual Shane-like way. Dana laughed at the thought of how her mother would have reactive if she ever tried to sit like that. Shane looked over at Dana see the slight smirk in her face. “What?” Dana just smiled at Shane. “God I can’t believe how happy I am that some things never change. Would you like something to eat or drink? Help yourself if you want anything, I would but I need to stay off my leg as much as possible for the next couple of weeks.” Shane just sunk deeper into the cushions of the chair. “Nah, thanks I just came to visit. I hope you do not mind but Tina, Alice and Joy are on their way also. Bette would have come also but the baby is sick and someone needed to stay home with her, so Bette volunteered so Tina could get out of the house.”

Dana could not believe they were coming to see her even though for the last few months she had been giving them the brush off thinking she had better things to do. So here, they were as always, there when she needed them. Only thing that concerned her was the fact that Alice was bringing Joy. She did not know Joy, and she really did not want to know Joy. However, she knew Alice, and if Joy were important to Alice, Alice would make it a point to include her into her family of friends. She just hoped that Joy was a friend and not someone who Alice had fallen for.

Finely she could not stand not knowing and even though she was still with Kate, something she planed to end in the near future she had to ask about Alice and Joy. “So Shane is this Joy person good to Alice? I know Alice does not have the best track record when it comes to relationships. I would hate to see her in another Gabby situation.” Shane just stared at Dana a little put out by this question. She knew Dana was only trying to get information, but Shane could not help but wonder of Dana was truly that unaware of the pain she had caused Alice. “Dana, Gabby wasn’t the one who did the most harm to Alice’s heart. Yes, Joy is very nice; she and Alice are good together. So tell me about your new girl Kate, right?”