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"So…what’s the plan for today?" Alice asked, stuffing her mouth with Tina’s buttermilk pancakes. "Mmmm…ohmygod…this is so good." Alice noted. "I really missed your cooking TK." Alice confessed. She poured natural maple syrup on her pancakes and took a bite of her apple-wood smoked bacon. "I can’t even remember the last time I had pancakes this good."

Tina placed another stack of pancakes near Alice as she, Bette, Dana and Shane watched Alice fork two more from the pile. "Thanks Al, I remembered that you like them."

"Love them, TK; not like…love them."

"Geez, Alice, how about saving some pancakes for us?" Shane commented as she took a sip of her espresso. Shane had managed not to get lost in the little town and plopped herself on the couch Tina had made up for her at four this morning. "Thanks for getting the couch ready for me Tina. I really appreciate it." Shane looked at the blonde, whose face streaked with flour from making the pancakes from scratch.

Bette sipped her coffee and placed the cup near the bowl of fruit she was eating. She speared a cubed of watermelon and placed the red fruit in her mouth. "I’m going to see Joyce, my attorney to discuss a few things." She turned to look at Tina, who sat down next to her. She reached out to wipe away the four from Tina’s chin and cheek. She smiled at the blonde. "Why don’t you meet me for lunch in the city when you’re done with whatever it is you’re doing later and then I can show you my apartment." She looked at Alice, Dana and Shane. "I need to pick up more clothes if I plan on staying with you this week." Bette informed the P.A.

"So, Alice, Dana and Shane…feel like playing tourists… maybe a walk on Sinatra Drive, a water taxi into the city, a visit to the Empire State Building and a tour of the city on a double-decker bus."

"Sounds like a plan," Dana chimed in. "I haven’t really toured the city when I was here playing the tennis circuit. All I really saw was Arthur Ashe Stadium and Madison Square Garden."