"Hi, I’m Sam, you’re tattoo dude." He stuck his hand out with a smile and Dana accepted and returned both. Alice took a seat next to the tattoo chair not knowing what to do. Dana sat in the chair and layed back with her right arm pointed towards Sam.

"Show me exactly where you want it." Dana pointed to her wrist, and Sam put the piece of paper on the spot. He pulled the paper away and the writing stayed on Dana’s wrist. ALICE in bold script letters lay on Dana’s flesh, and Alice felt her breath catch in her throat.

"Dana, come on. Do you really want my name on you?" Dana stuck her tongue out at the journalist and nodded. Alice was utterly and completely touched. "You do know this is gonna be kind of painful right?" Sam made sure Dana knew what she was getting herself into, before he put the needle in ink and started it up. "Al, hold my hand?" Alice immediatey reached for Dana’s left hand and squeezed it, showing that she was there, and making an attempt to thank Dana.

The needle hit Dana’s soft smooth skin, and the tennis player scrunched up her face and curled her toes. Alice laughed at this and decided to crack a joke. "Where have I seen that face and those toes before?" Dana waggled her eyebrows at Alice with a smile. The smile quickly faded as the last letter of the tattoo was being finished. Dana’s face went sour again, and Alice squeezed her hand.

"Ok, almost done. I’m gonna clean you up, then you can see it." Dana nodded as Sam wiped away the blood from the tattoo. "All done. You did really well." Dana pulled her wrist up and looked at the tattoo. Alice saw it and started crying. "Can we have a minute please?" Dana’s plea to Sam was granted and he left the room.

"Alice, baby, it’s ok. Really it is. You’re always gonna be a part of me, whether we get back together or we don’t. Now other people can see how much I fucking love you too." She threw her arms around a still sniffling Alice and held her close until the tears subsided. "I love you, Dana." "You know I love you too, Al." They held each other for a few minutes, until Sam came back in.

"You’re free to go." Dana smiled her goofy smile and walked out of the tattoo shop. They got into the car with smiles on thier faces. "How’s about some Sonic?" Alice’s eyes lit up, and Dana took off for the drive-through Sonic for ice cream with the woman she loves.