Alice couldn’t believe how little Dana thought of herself at the time. “Dana that’s bullshit.” Dana just looked at Alice and replied. “Bullshit.” Alice shook her head and replied. “Yes, you know like Penn and Teller’s show Bullshit.”

Dana was starting to get ticked off at Alice, she has not right to tell her that her feelings were Bullshit. “You don’t know what Bullshit is when it comes to my life.

“I just call them as I see them and what you just said was total Bullshit.” Replied Alice

The other women at the table sat there thinking OK first time in months Dana joins them for breakfast and she and Alice are going to get into a fight. But it also reminded everyone of the old Alice and Dana before they dated. They argued about everything and everyone in the group thought one day they would either kill each other or ***** each other.

So slowly the other women got up to leave. Bette and Tina saying they needed to head to work and back home to the babysitter. Shane said something about having and early client Carmen didn’t even say anything she just went with Shane. Jenny mumbled something about an early class as she exited the table. Joy yelled for Bette to wait for her, then she turned to Alice and whispered in her ear. “Call me tonight.” Then she looked at both ladies and said. “I think I’ll get a ride to the gallery with Bette, I’ll see you guys later.”

Dana just looked at Alice. “Did you have to try to pick a fight. Now look everyone left and here I am trying to make up to everyone. The first time I get together with everyone we clear the table in less then five minutes.” Alice not caring that everyone had left was not going to let this conversation drop. “If you want to make up to everyone, don’t make this your only time you see them for several months. Nobody is mad at you remember they didn’t pull away from you Dana, you pulled away from them.” Dana hung her head in shame knowing what Alice was say was true. “I know.”

Alice still wanted to go back to the comment that Dana had said, Alice thinking it wasn’t the comment but the way Dana said it. It was like Dana thought her whole life was wasted and all that mattered was that one trophy. Alice just hoped Dana realized there was so much more to her life then that. “Dana your life is so much more then tennis. Yes tennis is a major part of it, but you’re so much more. The fact that you came out and came out big I’m sure has been an inspiration to others. Plus I can only speak for myself, but I love the fact that I can call you my friend.” Dana just shook her head. “How can you say that after everything I did to you, after how I’ve acted the last few months. I’m surprised you or anyone else is speaking to me.” Alice looked Dana straight in the eye. “Dana we know you, and we knew you would come around in time.”

Dana sat there and visited with Alice a little longer still feeling that Alice was just being Alice and trying to make her feel better, because that was what Alice did. She would tell you like she saw it, but the problems was Alice tended to see the good in people even when there wasn’t any. She knew this because of many conversations she had with Alice about Gabby. Even though Gabby treated Alice like *****, Alice always justified it. Dana just hoped she wasn’t Alice’s new Gabby. A loser that hurt Alice and yet Alice felt the need to defend.

TBC

I know I’ve already written an Alice gets Dana a cat story. What can I say I just think it would be sweet if Alice did that for Dana. I’ll try really hard not to write a cat story in any other story I write.

I named it Venus because I think that’s a funny name and according to my Dad it was almost my name until he stepped in and told my mom NO. Plus he said if it was a boy he was going to call him Jupiter. Oh and for the record yes it was going to be Venus Star and no my parents were not hippies.

Now for a little warning this story is about to get fluffy, more fluffy then cats called Venus just so you know.