"I wanna sit with Dana." Chris squirmed out of his mother’s lap and ran towards Dana. Dana smiled at him happily and put him onto her lap.

"Chris come back here." Alice said. Chris shook his head furiously which made Dana laughed.

"It’s ok, Al. I can put up with him for a while."

"Well, I am sorry if he’s too much trouble for you."

"Nah, you know I like kids. So it’s not a big deal at all." Dana said sincerely while looking at Alice.

"Thanks Dane." Alice smiled at Dana which Dana returned immediately.

The group had their lunch and chatted about the things they missed out all these years, but none of them raised the question about Chris’ father. They knew it would ruined the gathering and decided to put it aside.

"Ok, so where are you staying now Al? And for how long?" Helena asked.

"I have booked a room at Hilton. Hmm, I managed to talk with my boss about this and he grants me two weeks holiday." Alice said with a big smile.

"Ohh, why don’t you stay at, hmm, Dana’s place?!" Jenny grinned when she received attention from all of them. Dana gulped at the question, but she hoped so much that Alice would think of it. She swallowed hard.

"Yeah, just stay at my place, Al. My place is big enough for both of you." Dana reassured Alice. The group shifted their attention to Alice. When they didn’t received any reply from the blonde, Shane made out a plan.

"Yeah Al, Dana promised me she’ll be staying at my place, to catch up you know, so there’s plenty of space for you and Chris. Right Dana?"

Dana was shocked at Shane’s statement. She looked at Shane and when Shane shot her with the ‘just complied’ look, she got it immediately.

"Ohh, yes, I’ll be staying at Shane’s. So, there’s no problem at all. Ok for you?" Dana looked at Alice. Alice was hesitate at first, but after knowing that Dana would be going over to Shane’s, she nodded.

"Ok, thanks."

"Nah, no big deal." Dana smiled at Alice and returned her gaze to Chris as he had ice cream all over his mouth. She laughed at the sight and grabbed a napkin to clean his mouth. Chris gave her his trademark goofy grin that Dana thought it was somehow looked like herself. As Dana was wiping his mouth, he happily told her about his friends at pre school, with Dana asking questions about them. Alice looked at the interaction between them. She was surprised on how her son could get along with Dana so well in just an hour. He was usually shy and quiet in front of strangers. She didn’t know how to feel at that moment, whether she should be happy or sad. She sighed and looked down at her coffee.