I want desperately to have a chance to get to know you bettereven if just by phone and letter for a while. I long to hear your incredible voice and hope that you can forgive me. If you can find it in your heart and I am right about how you feel, please write or call me anytime.

Yours,
Cecilia

Oh wow! Alice said with a silly romantic grin on her face.

Are you gonna call her? Dana asked. Jenny suddenly got up and stomped off to the bathroom.

Told ya jealous, Shane said to the other three.

She SO needs to grown up, Alice said turning back to Marina. Well are you gonna? Marina sat re-reading the letter oblivious to what had just happened or been said. Hello earth to Marina, Alice said waving a hand in front of her friends face.

Yes?

Are you going to call her? Alice annunciated and used fake sign language to ask again.

I think I might excuse me. Marina got up and went back to her office, closing the door behind her.

I think she is! Come on… lets get outta here. We can go to my place and try to find a new doo for princess here. Well find out about the phone call tonight. Shane nodded her head at Dana as she mentioned princess and they all got up to leave.

Tonight? Whats tonight? Dana asked as she got out her wallet to pay.

Do I have to remind you of everything? Dinner? Bette and Tinas? Alice said laughing at Dana.

Oh yeah heywhat about Jenny? Dana asked as they paid for their drinks and pushed open the door.

***** her Im tired of her whining anyway. Shane led the way out of the shop and they all piled into Alices car. In the mean time, Jenny returned to the table to find everyone gone.

*****, she said as she gathered her things and left as well.

******

Marina closed the door behind her and sat at her desk. She opened the top drawer and pulled out the business card that Cecilia had left on the table when they met. It was a little worn around the edges from the many times Marina had looked at it in the last three weeks. Taking a deep breath, Marina picked up her phone and dialed the numbers that she had already memorized. She waited patiently as the phone rang.