Bette pulled her strap of her purse up her shoulder. “Has anyone got a hold of Carmen yet?”

Alice looked at Bette. “I’m trying to get her, but her phone’s off. I’m gonna leave a message.” Bette sighed and took a seat next to Tina.

Tina moved her hair out of her face. “Do you guys know how bad it was?”

Alice left a message and put her phone away. “No we don’tWe just gotta wait.”

            Carmen closed her laptop and walked away from the table. She stretched and jumped on  the couch. She grabbed the remote and turned on the TV. She propped her head up with her hand. She sighed and flicked through the channels.

“Carmen?” Carmen sat up and smiled. She got off the couch and walked over to the front door. She shrieked in joy and jumped in Olivia’s arms. She gave her a kiss and hugged her tightly.

“Oh my god! What are you doing home so early?”

Olivia smiled and wrapped her arms around Carmen. “We closed the deal with the firm, so I’m home. And also, I have a surprise for you.”

Carmen’s eyes grew and smiled. “Ooohh, what is it?”

“Let’s have dinner, and I’ll give it to you.”

“Alright,” Carmen got off of Olivia. “Let me get cleaned up.” Carmen jogged off to the bathroom. Olivia grabbed her bags and headed for the bedroom.

            The group was still sitting in the waiting room, waiting for results. Tina rested her head on Bette’s shoulder and held her hand. Dana laid across the uncomfortable and tried to take a quick nap. Alice was biting her antenna, waiting for Carmen to call. Jenny was drinking the rest of her lukewarm coffee. A doctor was walking towards the women, and Alice looked up. The women looked up at the doctor as he stopped in front of them. Alice nudged Dana to wake up.

“Hi, are you here for Shane McCutcheon?”

Alice stood up. “Yes, we are. Is everything alright?”

The doctor looked at them. “Are you all her family?”

“We’re the only family that she has.”