“What’s happening at Tina’s?” I ask satisfied with getting out the house for the first time in a couple of days. I miss the smell of fresh air and birds chirping.

“A party, and guess who’s’ in town?” She asked me making me question myself as to whom she could be talking about.

“Who?” I ask giving up without thinking it over further.

“Her name begins with an M.”

“An M?” I ask, smiling the instant the name appeared across my head. “Marina.”

“You would be right. And guess what else?”

“What?” I ask ready for what’s to come.

“She may be your roommate.”

“Yeah, right.”

“Seriously,” She says, stopping the smile I held for a solid minute.

“You’re dead serious?”

“As a cow’s nipple.” My eye brow rose and a look of curiosity awoke me. I could see Jenny’s reactions to Marina presence in the house and I could also see hell coming our way too.

“Cow’s have more than one nipple, Alice.” I reply with a smirk.

“I know, I know, but at least you get the picture. So are you coming through or what?” She asked, looking around the living room. I followed her eyes and it appeared to me that the house was a little messy for someone who’s tidy. I wasn’t fond of my laziness. I was just caught up on worrying about Jenny and what her status was. I made a note to self to clean up the house the second I came home the next day.

“I’m rolling, I’m rolling, what time is it?” I ask, checking the time and then realizing it was one going on two.

“At eight. But, she wants us all there by seven.”

“What’s the reason?” I ask, wondering what the urgency was for us being there an hour sooner than the party was due to start. I wonder is she okay? I haven’t spoken to her much and I know she was awaiting Bette’s arrival from New York and afterward she was so screwed when she saw Bette hugging and kissing on Jodi. To me, the relationship (Bette and Jodi’s) is a waste of time to me. The two are so different and they come from two different worlds that I’m having problems understanding where the connection comes from. Now, I’ve known Bette for a while and I have come to love and accept Tina as family, but a connection like Bette and Tina’s will never substitute the real love that they once had. I know that someday these two might get back together and I know that Jodi is just a sub until Bette can see straight and then kick her to the curb, but until then, I am rooting for Bette and Tina.