“Nice tie,” Alice said, pointing at the undone garment.

Shane looked down. “Oh, yeah, I didn’t really have time to…” she
motioned at the tie.  “Jenny was worried were gonna be late so I
just…”

Alice smiled at her. “Here…” She turned Shane’s collar up and began to
knot the tie for her. “There.” She tightened it and flipped the collar
of Shane’s shirt back down.
Shane looked down at the tie and then at Alice. “Thanks.”

“Okay everybody,” Kit shouted, seeing Dana’s car pull up in front of the café. “They’re here. Somebody kill the lights.”

“I got it,” Bette said.

The room went dark.

“Okay, everybody be quiet,” Kit said.

Outside The Planet –

“Are you going to tell me where you’re taking me?” Lara asked, unable
to see anything due to the blindfold that Dana had insisted she wear.
“It’s a surprise,” Dana said.

“Dana, you’ve done so much already,” Lara protested.

“This is the second to last thing,” Dana replied. “I promise.” She
opened the door to The Planet and guided Lara inside. “Alright,” she
said. “Hold on a second.” She removed Lara’s blindfold. “There.”
The room was pit black. “Where are we?” Lara asked.

“Happy birthday Lara.” Dana flipped the light switch on, illuminating the room.

“Surprise!” Everyone shouted.

Lara’s jaw dropped. “Oh my god!” She looked at her girlfriend. “Dana…”

Dana was grinning ear to ear.

Lara wrapped her in a hug. “Thank you,” she whispered in her ear.

“You’re not mad?” Dana asked.

Lara pulled back a little so she could see her lover’s face. “How could
I be mad? This is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me.”

Dana rested her forehead against Lara’s. “I love you.”

“I love you too.” Lara kissed her softly.

“Come on people,” Kit said. “Lets get this party started.” She looked at the D.J. “Ray, hit the music. ”

“You wanna dance?” Dana asked.

Lara smiled at her. “I’d love to.”

Shane took a sip of her beer. “Those two are just too fucking cute.”

Alice watched the two love birds walk onto the dance floor. “I know,
yuck right?” She looked at Shane who was staring down at her drink.
“Hey, are you okay?”

Shane shook her head. “Yeah, I was just, thinking…”
“About what?”
“People…” Shane replied before taking another sip of her beer.