“You talk about it like it’s your lover.”  Lara giggled; putting her hand on Jenny’s bare leg and Jenny smiled at the sweet touch.

            “It sort of is.”  They both laughed, Marina watched the exchange with a bit of envy, but not much.  She knew that Jenny would always find her way back to her.  They had that close of a connection; at least that is what Marina felt.

*****

            Kit was sitting silently in the bathroom, holding a glass of wine.  The stall was locked and she just stared longingly at the glass.  Ivan was so handsome in her suit.  Beautiful.  Handsome was for a man; and Ivan was no man. 

            She sighed closed her eyes against the thought of Ivan being a man.  She had ventured into this relationship with a haphazard mind set and now where was she heading?  Right into the arms of a woman; she Kit Porter was getting married to a woman.  This wasn’t happening.

*****

            “Sam?”  Tina said, leaning up against Bette who hadn’t left Sam‘s side since they’d both realized that Shane was under the assumption that Tina and Sam had slept together.

            “Oh woe is me and here comes the blonde for whom I once lusted after.”  She grinned and looked at Bette.  “For like three seconds.”  Sam added with levity.  Bette chuckled hugging Tina and she kissed Bette’s soft lips as she snuggled into Bette’s arms.

            “She’s worth lusting after.”  Tina slapped Bette’s arm and Bette grinned, letting loose just a bit for the evening.

            “Grrr.  Arrrggg.”  Sam said covering her head with her arms and shaking it over and over again.  How could she have been such a bumbling idiot?

            “What is going on?”  Tina asked hugging Sam who looked devastated. 

            “That’s it.”  She slapped the bar.  “I’ve never backed down from a challenge where the ***** is McCutcheon?”  Sam stood, righting herself and turning, slamming face first into Shane.

*****

            “I don’t know where she is, I haven’t seen her Ivan.”  Dana said they were all sitting at a table.  Alice, Dana, Jenny, Marina and of all people Lara.  Who was turning her charms now onto Alice; as they talked about Dana’s double duty on the magazine covers.  The whole court situation with Dana and how Tonya was a royal pain in the *****.