“I dunno, I didn’t even think of it, I’m sure it’s not a big deal.  I’ll ask him when I get home.”  Alice said.

“So, he’s living with you too.  Tell me, when did you met him?”  Dana asked as she rose from the table.

Alice looked up at Dana, who stood before her seething with anger that quickly melted into a pout on her face.

“What’s the matter with you, we met yesterday,” Alice said matter of fact.

“Clark’s her brother,” Tina interrupted and peered at Alice.

“Yeah, who’d you think he was?”  Alice asked innocently and took a sip of her coffee.

“So you have another brother,” Dana said sheepishly as she sat down again.

“Yeah.”

“Kinda geeky looking if you ask me.”

“Yeahso how’d you get home last night?  Alice asked abruptly.

Dana looked over to Tina and then at Alice.  “II took a cab.” 

Tina, with a look of disappointment, got up.  “I gonna check on Angelica and leave you two to talk.” 

“You were too drunk to drive?”

“I wasn’t that drunk, I just didn’t want to take any chances.  No biggie.”

“You weren’t a little jealous because you thought I was on a date.”

“No!  You can go out with whoever you want to, I don’t care.”  Dana protested.

“That’s pretty obvious.”

“***** you, Alice,” Dana stared into her coffee cup.

“I’m sorryI don’t want to go out with anyone but you.  I never did,” Alice said as she reached over and pulled on Dana’s arm.  After Dana released it, Alice took hold of her hand.  Dana started to move towards Alice.  Alice bent her head, ready to receive Dana kiss when she suddenly backed off.  “You weren’t with Lara last night, were you?”

“No,” Dana said and tried to go back in for the kiss only to have Alice’s mouth not ready.

“Cuz, if you were, we weren’t technically, you know, I wouldn’t like it but we could deal with it andjust be honest with me, if you had been with her.”

“I wasn’t with her.  Al, you’re the only one I want,” Dana said and reached for Alice’s chin and pulled her into a kiss.  Their kiss grew passionate when Dana’s cell phone began to ring.  It read Lara.