“No, Alice is with me. She’s in the bathroom.”

“Oh…” Shane sat down again.

“Would you like to join us?” Mark asked, motioning at an empty chair.

“Oh, that’s nice of you,” Tina replied. “But Alice and I can only stay
for a few minutes. She’s driving me  to the dealership to pick up
my new car.”

“You got a new car?” Shane asked, her eyes on the bathroom door.

“Yeah, Bette agreed to buy me one since she’s keeping ours.”

“That’s good. Cars are… good,” Shane said distractedly.

Tina furrowed her brow and looked at Mark. Mark shrugged, not knowing what was up with Shane either.

“So…” Tina took a seat next to Shane. “What are you two up to today?”

Mark squeezed Shane’s shoulder. “Shane here is going to be helping me pick out a new suit for my interview next week.”

“Yeah, he’s uh, showing some footage from his new documentary to some producer,” Shane said.

“That’s really cool,” Tina said. ” What’s your documentary about?”
Mark looked down at his coffee cup, his fingers compulsively fidgeting
with the lid. “Uh, I’d rather not say. I just started it a couple weeks
ago, and I’m not really sure where its going yet. ”

“Oh, okay. Well… good luck. I hope things work out for you.”

“Thanks,” Mark sheepishly replied.

“You know Alice has been in there for awhile,” Shane said, looking at Tina for the first time since she sat down.

Tina glanced at the bathroom and then at her watch. “She has hasn’t she? Maybe I should go check on her.”

“No, no, stay,” Shane said. “Enjoy your drink. I’ll go.” She was up and
heading for the door before Tina could say another word.

Alice was leaning against the sink, her arms folded across her chest,
her head down. She heard the bathroom door open, but didn’t look up
until she heard Shane’s voice. “Hey…” Alice took a deep breath.
“Hey.”
“What are you doing?” Shane asked.

Alice stepped away from the sink. “Leaving.”

Shane got in front of the door, preventing her from going.

“Shane…”

“Are we gonna talk about last night?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Alice replied.

Shane stared at her. “Really?”

Alice looked away, unable to maintain eye contact. “Really.”

Shane shook her head. “So that’s how it’s gonna be, huh?”