Shane looked at Dana. No. She just came to walk me over. She hasnt been to sleep yet. Shane did her best to grin over at her friends. We should get in there. Shane reached for the door and held it open for the other two women.

Bette and Alice both looked over to check the door when they heard it opening. Both faces did their best to cover the pleasure and slight relief when they both saw who they were looking for. Bette smiled because she finally knew where Tina was and Alice smiled at the knowledge that Dana had lied to Lara about not being able to make their meeting.

Dana walked behind Tina and Shane toward the table thankful that she her timing had allowed her to come in with them instead of on her own. She was nervous about seeing Alice and she knew that it would have been even more readable if she had come in the door by herself. But on the other hand she had to watch her two friends take two seats and leave her the empty one next to Al. Dana stood for a moment. Tina she could understand sitting where she did next to Bette and the baby, but a part of her wanted to choke Shane. She had taken the seat next to Tina and left her sitting next to Alice. You gonna sit, Dane? Shane asked as she looked up at the tennis player. Dana gave her a sarcastic smirk and then pulled the chair out and sat down.

Dana looked around the table at her friends, saying hi to al of them, but when her gaze settled on Alice she stopped. Hey, Al. She greeted her softly, realizing for the second time that day just how much she missed Alice. She couldnt believe how beautiful Alice looked.

Alice, who had been able to read the anxiousness all over Dana from the moment she had walked in the door, had to fight the urge that she had to reach over and touch the other woman to calm her. She sat and watched as Dana said hello to everyone and then when their eyes had met and Dana had said hey the rest of the table disappeared for the pair as they connected for the first time in what seemed like forever. Which incidentally was the longest that they had been out of contact since the day that they met. Hey. Al said back to her with a small smile. Both of them were oblivious to the stares that their friends were giving them. They stayed that way for what seemed like forever. Neither one wanting to look away and no one else at the table willing to interrupt the moment between their friends. But just as Dana was about to tell Alice how much she had missed her Lara appeared at the table again to take the rest of the drink orders and when she saw that Dana had arrived she spoke not caring, or not realizing what was going on between the two friends. Dana, Youre feeling better.