‘It’s wonderful’ Lara admitted playing with the bracelet on her arm ‘thank you so much…i think i’ll have to pay you back later.’

Dana laughed obviously embarassed by the attention Lara was paying her but grateful nonetheless. Lara’s hand was resting on Dana’s knee and had begun to make its way slowly up her thigh. Dana laughed again and looked around the room to see if their behaviour was recieving any attention. There before her very eyes Alice was dancing in front of an unimpressed Shane, with Gaby Devaux!

‘Alice’ Shane began pulling her friend from the dance. ‘Is there a problem here!’ Gaby asked Shane imposing herself upon her. ‘Gaby this doesn’t involve you i just need to talk to Alice for a second’.

Gaby looked towards Alice seeking assurances ‘It’s Ok, i’ll just be a sec’.

Alice knew exactly what was coming. Shane was about to lecture her about how Gaby wasn’t right for her, how she was looking for a rebound ***** and basically about how she’d secretly hoped her antics would make Dana jealous. Despite knowing all this ,Alice didn’t care. She loved Dana but Dana did not reciprocate those feelings. However much she tried to deny it, Gaby still held something over her and if she had to settle for second best, then she would.

‘Don’t try and make me feel bad about this Shane!’ Alice yelled.

‘Al, i don’t want you to feel bad’ she offered in response ‘but you know how this always ends with Gaby, and you know you’re not ready’.

Alice shook her head and responded bluntly ‘Shane i just need to get laid ok, now can you please cut me some slack’.

Shane stood silently for a moment staring at her friend, ‘She’ll treat you like ***** Al’.

‘Yeah well that’s my cross to bear’ Alice announced and turned swiftly to dance once more with Gaby DeVaux.

From the corner of the room Dana had alerted Lara to Alice’s presence. ‘Maybe we shouldn’t be here’ Lara suggested.

Dana’s attention was elsewhere as she gazed towards Alice locked in a passionate embrace on the dancefloor with Gaby. ‘I can’t believe this’, Dana began. Lara looked unimpressed, ‘Dana, it’s her life, I guess she’s moving on’. Dana was not satisfied with this. She watched Alice as she entered the bathroom and turned her gaze towards Lara. ‘Can i please go talk to her, just for a second.?’ Lara looked towards the floor and nodded and when she lifted her head Dana was gone.

Dana entered the ladies room and looked around. Two of the stalls were in use. She knocked on one of the doors to recieve a swift ‘we’re busy’ and then made her way to the one that was occupied by Alice and waited outside. ‘What are you doing Dana’ she thought aware that Alice would hardly be impressed with her meddling.

Alice opened the stall door to be met by a pair of familiar eyes. ‘Having a nice time?’ she asked walking past Dana to the sink and washing her hands.

‘Al what are you doing?’ Dana asked.

Alice knew what was coming and wasn’t impressed. She grabbed some paper towels and dried of her hands before turning to Dana and responding, ‘Well Dana i’m enjoying a night out with a friend of mine’.

Dana blocked the door with her body and forced Alice to listen to her. ‘You know that Gaby is a total ***** and as your friend i can’t…’

Alice cut Dana off ‘Friend! My friend? You threw away every right to say that the day youleft to shack up with your ex so don’t talk to me like you should have some bearing over my life’! and with that Alice pushed her way past Dana and out of the bathroom.

‘*****!’ Dana thought aware that she had probably made things even worse between them. She stood with her back to the door for a second and wondered how the ***** she had managed to ***** things up so badly. She thought for a second about whether she regretted her first kiss with Alice on her doorstep until she finally decided that she didn’t. Even though there were a million reasons why she probably should she couldn’t regret holding her close to her that night and kissing her like it was the only chance they would ever had, she couldn’t. Her thoughts were shook by someone wishing to gain entry to the bathroom and finally she left. She walked slowly to the booth were she was sitting with Lara, but instead of the redhead she found a bracelet and an empty seat.