“I’ll see you tonight at the Planet.”

Alice nodded. “Yeah, I’ll see you then.” Shane smiled and gave Alice a peck on the lips. Alice leaned against her doorway as she watched Shane walk towards the elevator. She sighed heavily and smiled as she walked back into her apartment.

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“Hey Al—where were you last night? I was trying to get a hold of you.” Alice looked up at Helena as she took a drink of her green tea.

“Oh—um yeah that, I was swamped last night with articles and working on my new rant for The Chart. I must have had my phone off last night.”

Helena nodded. “You missed it last night, at my townhouse in Malibu I had a party. It was amazing I wanted you to make it.”

“I’m sorry that I missed it. My hands were tied.” Alice smiled at Helena.

“Yeah, it was great. Jenny got a little too drunk though.” Tina looked at the half pint at the table.

“What? When I get a little drunk, a wild side comes out of me.” the girls laughed as Jenny smiled.

“Good afternoon girls,” Alice looked up and saw Shane had approached the table. Shane winked at Alice and smiled. Alice cleared her throat and rubbed her neck.

“Hey Shane—did you go to Helena’s fabulous party last night?” Shane took a seat next to Jenny across from Alice.

Shane shook her head. “No—I missed it. I was out last night with someone.”

“When does Shane go out on dates?” The girls looked at Shane as Dana asked the question.

“I guess I just started. You know I wanted to expand my horizon. I need to get my mind off of Carmen.” Alice kept getting quick glances from Shane. She took another drink of her tea.

“Well anyways—who’s going to be here for Kit’s and Angus’s engagement party?” Bette looked around the table.  The girls began to talk about the event that was going on for tonight, and didn’t notice that Alice and Shane had slipped away from the table.  The two women walked towards the bathroom, taking a risk and walked in. Alice pulled Shane into a stall by her coat and closed the door. Shane pressed Alice against the door and kissed her passionately. She cupped her face and sucked her bottom lip. Alice moaned softly as she ran her fingers through Shane’s tussled hair. The two women pulled away from each other breathless, and Alice caressed Shane’s face.

“What’s happening between us?”

“I don’t know, but I’m enjoying every second of it.” Shane pulled Alice back into a sweltering kiss. Alice wrapped her arms around Shane and pulled her close. Shane pulled away and caressed Alice’s hair. “We better get back out there.”

Alice nodded. “Y-yeah,” Shane smiled, and Alice opened the door. They both walked out of the stall, and Alice walked out of the bathroom first. Shane looked at herself in the mirror and raked her fingers through her hair. She tugged on her jacket and walked back out towards the table.

“Well ladies—I have to go and get to KCRW for the daily dose of The Chart.” Alice grabbed her purse and keys. “I’ll see you guys tonight.” The girls said goodbye to Alice, and Alice looked towards Shane. She smiled at Shane, and Shane nodded. Alice turned around and walked out of the Planet.