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Seeing Lara asleep at her side, Dana sighed. Carefully she covered her bare shoulders, trying not to wake her up. Removing a lock of hair from her face, she leaned and slowly, very carefully kissed her lightly.

Barefoot, taking the lacy robe that Tina and Bette gave her last Christmas, she walked to the kitchen. Getting a cold bottle of water from the fridge she stopped to look at the photographs that were hanging there. Angelica, her first day at home, Tina and Bette on their third anniversary She loved that picture, Alice took it with her old Pentax and developed it herself. Caressing it, Dana thought what a great black and white picture it was.

Taking it from the fridge, she walked to the living room. Sitting at the sofa, Dana took the blanket and cuddling with it she closed her eyes briefly. Feeling better she opened them again and seeing the black and white picture she caressed it. They looked happy, very happy she thought remembering the day It was late in the afternoon and they were all at their house, waiting for Bette to show up as they were supposedly going out for dinner, but Tina was making dinner as a surprise for Bette and Shane was helping her. Alice was trying to figure out why Sonia, the girl she was dating those days was so shy during sex. She was telling them everything about the date they had and was making comments on the side while telling them all the little details and secrets about poor Sonia. It was very funny and as she was telling the story she was taking pictures, which they were used to by then. She was working as a photographer in those days, and the camera was like an extension to her body, they used to tease her about that, she was always holding the camera. So immersed they were with Alice’s story that no one noticed Bette sneaking in, so by the time she tiptoed to the kitchen, she startled the four of them, making Tina to jump like a cat which made everybody laugh hysterically. Taking Tina from behind, Bette hugged her tight before she started tickling her. They laughed like teenagers and Alice captured everything with the camera. It was silly, it was pure and childish and even today Dana love the memory.