Then the nervousness started to creep back into Dana’s little head and she started to bite her fingernails, ” so is everything all set up?”

Bette smiled admiringly at Dana and put her hand on her shoulder, ” everything is all set, the dance floor, the lights, all that’s missingwell there really isn’t anything missing”.

Dana looked up at Bette, ” is everyone here already?”

Bette smiled again, ” yes Dana, everyone’s here, including Alice”.

The next hour went by in slow motion, Dana walked over to Alice who was already smiling and gave her a kiss on the cheek. After a few minutes Dana asked her if she wanted to dance and once they got on the dance floor, on cue Carmen started to play Lauryn Hill’s rendition of “Can’t take my eyes off of you”.

Dana softly caressed Alice’s cheek, ” you’re so beautiful”.

Alice smiled and playfully said, ” those girls over there thought so too when they offered me some drinks”.

Dana smiled, ” is that right?”

Alice smiled then pulled Dana closer, ” yeah, but then of course I told them I was dating a real butch tennis player, and they slowly backed off, of course they left their numbers for me to call later while you were sleeping”.

Dana laughed as she felt herself calming down, ” you know I was thinkingI have never asked you out beforelike officially”.

Alice laughed, ” yes you have”.

Dana said thoughtfully, ” No, we always just agreed on having dinner, and even then you would ask me”, she said as she played with Alice’s hair.

Alice thought for a second and laughed softly, ” You never asked me out! I guess you just lost some butch points!”.

Dana laughed and suddenly slowed down their dancing, ” well I guess it’s my turn to ask you out then isn’t it?”

Alice laughed and was sort of taken back as she noticed Dana’s face change, ” I can’t say yes until you ask me”.

Dana stopped them from dancing and wrapped her arms around Alice’s waist, ” Alice Piescecki, would you go out with me?”

Alice smiled, ” of course I will”.

Dana touched Alice’s face lovingly and said, ” I guess we’ll have to figure out when then”.