Tina-

I sit across from Dana trying to read her troubled face but having no luck. I dont think Ive seen her fidget like this in months. Is everything ok Dana? I ask, my voice coated with concern.
Sure why? She asks trying to make her voice perky but failing miserably.
Well Alice isnt here
Right because I need to talk to you about something Alice cant know about
I frown at her and something crosses my mind that I wish wouldnt. It makes me feel sick. Dana if youre cheating on her…
God no. No! Absolutely no to that question We both breath a sigh of relief. Its just Ive been thinking. Alice and me weve been together for a long time. You know five years is like a decade to her. I love her alot She blushes dipping her head in embarrassment.
I know you do honey
She nods chewing her lip nervously. If I asked her to marry me do you think that shed say yes? She blurts it out and it takes a moment for me to register it.
Oh Dana! I squeal excitedly. Of course, of course. You know she would
She grins. I wondered if Bette would mind if I asked her at the gallery opening? Its just Alice is working so hard its the only time were going out this month
You leave Bette to me. She wont have a problem with it, and on the off chance that she does Ill just remind her that Im carrying our baby and she owes me alot of favours. So do you need help picking out a ring?
Actually I already picked it out She digs her hand into her trouser pocket pulling out a small red box. I open it and my mouth forms the word wow as my eyes settle on the most precious ring I have ever seen. Its so Alice. Not too flamboyant not to bland. A gold band with a soft almost pink sparkling diamond. Oh Dana its beautiful. How much did it cost? Actually dont tell me itll only make me jealous
It was expensive but shes worth it Dana says gazing at the ring like its Alice shes looking at.
Alice is going to be so happy It makes me think of when Bette proposed to me. I felt like I was the luckiest woman in the world. Even when she knelt infront of me, her eyes like melting chocolate, I still had no idea what she was doing. We barely made it to our engagement party it was so difficult for us to leave the bedroom. Oh! Youll have to have an engagement party. If you want me to I could organise it so you can concentrate on proposing to her
Thanks thatd be great. I cant believe Im going to do this Dana gushes.
I know its a big step, but your ready for it I squeeze her hand and we both smile before hugging each other across the table.

Marina-

I watch Tina and Dana embracing from the counter, walking into the back when they break apart.
Maybe Im emotionless, I think as I watch Jenny writing in the back room. She looks like a child. Bending over the page, covering half of it with her long raven hair, her face fixed with concentration. I want to kiss her and never let her go. The love I feel for Jenny is crushing, it is terrifying. I want to capture it and destroy it all at the same time.
I step towards her, and I know that my eyes are hungry, hungry for more of her. I suppose I pick the strangest times to want to have ***** with Jenny.
I capture her in my arms, from behind. She holds onto the arm loosely wrapped around her neck and we both sigh. I kiss her neck, breathing in the scent of newly washed hair, and fresh warm skin. My tongue darts out of my mouth, as if it has a mind of its own, tasting her delicate neck. I move my hands from her neck to dip inside the white shirt shes wearing, meeting her ***** with my eager fingers. She moves into my touch, turning her head to the side to catch my lips with her own. As the quiet moans begin to escape from Jennys mouth I know that she doesnt realise how beautiful she is. The thought makes me sad. I kiss her over and over again. Hands touching newly exposed skin with the kind of tenderness I dont show nearly enough.
Within minutes shes panting and writhing under my touch. A hand massaging her pert breast, another inside of her. My fingers moving easily within her warmth and wetness. She starts to tremble, her lips quivering against mine, her tongue darting in and out of my mouth as she grows more and more excited. Marina leaves her lips in a voice mixed with desperation and arousal and I can feel a grin spreading across my face.
I hold her to me long after the rush of release has gone, kissing the top of her head. I need to tend to the customers I tell her, reluctantly pulling myself away from her.
She smiles at me, brushing something away from my cheek. Holding my cheeks with her hands she kisses me gently. Ok
What were you writing?
Nothing important She answers kissing me one last time before I leave the room.

Jenny-

I look from the door to the piece of paper on the desk, torn between the two. I walk over to the desk and sit down again, reliving what happened just minutes ago. I can practically still feel Marinas arms around me, inside me. I read whats written on the paper.
Dear Marina. Though I love you more than Ive ever loved anybody, Im starting to think that you no longer feel the same. Sometimes you seem so cold that I can hardly believe your the same person I fall asleep with at night. I just dont understand what it is that makes you change so easily. I wish you would tell me Marina, I wish you would tell me how you feel. Everyday I wake up and Im afraid to look at you because I dont know how your going to be this morning. Sometimes I think Im in a relationship with two people. I cant live with the way you are. I love you but love shouldnt hurt this way. I wish I could stay. I wish you could change, but I know that you wont. I love you Marina, but when you find this Ill be gone…
I scrunch up my goodbye letter in my hands and throw it into the bin. Swallowing the lump in my throat I go back into the front.