“Uh, I think I can manage that. Alice is on the other line. I’ll ask her then text you.” Dana flipped back over to Alice. “Al?” There was no noise at first, then the softest of snores came from Alice’s end of the line. Dana had to clap her hand over her mouth to stifle a laugh. Just then the phone sounded like it had been dropped. “Shit shit shit shit. Hello? Dana?” Dana let the laughs break through her composure. “Oh my god, Al. I was gone for like 3 minutes. That was Helena wanted to know if you wanted to know if we wanted to go out for drinks with everyone tonight.” Alice yawned. “I don’t know babe. Are you going?”

“I had planned on going yeah.” Alice stretched her tight muscles, popping her back in a few places. “I don’t think so. Not that I don’t wanna see everyone, I just didn’t get a whole lot of sleep last night. I’m just gonna stay in and relax tonight. If you wanna come over after you guys get done I’ll be here.” Dana didn’t like the idea of Alice not being there with her. “Do you want me to stay in with you tonight babe? I can do that.” Alice yawned and pulled the cover on her bed back.

“No, it’s alright. I’m not much fun when I’m sleeping. Go out with the girls and get loose. But not too loose, remember I have eyes everywhere.” She said it in a spooky voice making Dana roll her eyes and smile. “I’ll be a good girl, promise. Love you, Alice. I’ll see you after I get done. It’ll be a short night cause it’s not the same without a certain blonde bombshell there.”

“I thought Tina was going.” Remembering the earlier banter, both laughed. “Oh, touché.” “Alright Dane. Be good, have fun, and I’ll see you when you get here. Can’t wait. I love you.” They hung up and Alice slid under the covers for a nap, trying to pass the time until Dana would show up at her door.

Dana stumbled her way through her apartment on the crutches, getting ready. She ended up in a blue longsleeve tee and a pair of faded jeans with her hair up and hardly any makeup on. She thought she looked good, except for the two crutches. “Damn crutches. I hate you bastards.”

Dana locked her condo up, and headed out to her car. Across town Alice fell into a peaceful slumber.

A few hours and many drinks later Helena, Bette, Tina, Shane, Dana, Jenny, and Carmen all sat at a both, some buzzed, some smashed. Shane and Dana both fell into the smashed category. “I hate this fuckin’ cast Shaney Shane Shane. It sucks.” Shane, in her drunken stupor, came up with what seemed like a good idea. “Oh….my…..god. Dana, let’s cut that shit off!”

Dana’s eyes lit up like a child on Christmas morning. “Yessss! Best idea ever Shane.” Bette rolled her eyes. “Shane you know Alice will kill you both. Don’t be stupid right now please.” Shane just waved Bette off. “Come on, Dane. We can go back to my house and cut it off.” Dana grabbed her crutches and attempted, very poorly, to follow Shane out to her car.

They got back to Shane’s house, and stumbled their way to the kitchen. Shane grabbed a pair of huge meat scissors out of the knife block. “Sit down and put your foot on the table. We’ll get this fucker off you. You know I love you right, Dana. You’re my best friend. I’m only helping you right now cause I love youuu.”

While Alice slept peacefully across town, Dana propped her foot up on the table and Shane began cutting on the cast……