“I adore them

– they are all so different – Shane is ultra cool”

“Which one is that ?”

“Shane was described by Alice as someone who can make even the straightest woman have doubts about herself”

“Ah – the short haired girl with the torn jeans “

“Yes

– that’s the one. She’s had it rough in her upbringing but she’s a good person and we are close to her”

“Alice ? which one is Alice “

Bette shook her head “You haven’t met her

– she’s working on a cruise liner somewhere in the Indian ocean at the moment. She says she will still be at the wedding “

“What does she do ?”

“Alice ?” Bette rubbed her nose “She is crazy

– she is utterly annoying but I am very find of her. I have known her forever. We dated for about ten minutes 9 years ago and she’s just been in my life ever since. Its hard to explain her – she can be utterly interfering – always wanting to know things that are really none of her business and she can be someone you genuinely want to kill. But having said all of that – she’s got a great heart and she is loyal to her friends “

“Is she the one who Tina doesn’t get on with ?”

Bette smiled “ You have been listening to my friends talking “

“Helena said something to Tina when Alice’s name came up”

“Alice and I always hung out

– she was always pestering me to go out to clubs and she loved to be in my business. When Tina came along and I didn’t tell Alice about her for a while that irked Alice – she had her nose put out of joint. There have been some tensions – I don’t think Tina would be worried if she never saw Alice again but she is good enough not to make a federal case about it. “

“That says a lot about Tina. Hannah did make short work of the friends that I had that she thought were bad for me”

“Were they ?”

Elizabeth bent down to pick up a stick that one of the fogs had returned to her. She threw it into the sea and the delighted dog raced into the water and quickly forgot about the stick. Bette laughed