Alice put down her coffee cup.  “It’s over.  It was so brief, it doesn’t even count.”

Dana slunk into her chair and watched Lara who talked a little bit with Kit, then returned to the kitchen.

“How come you’re not haun…, visiting Lara?”  Alice asked.  Dana did not respond.  “Dane, are you going to show yourself to Lara?”

“No.”

“You loved her, and the last words you told her was she was nothing,” Alice said.  “Maybe you could play it like it’s a dream and…

“What, give her closure?  Jeez, Al, you’re such a caring person.” 

“And you’re kind of a jerk.”

“I know I treated her badly when I was sick, but she’ll get over it,” Dana said.

“I didn’t think you could still be so dense about some things.”

“No, Al, seriously, she’ll get over it.  She meets her true love in a few weeks and they move to Paris.” Dana said.

“What?” Alice asked in amazement.  “You know shit like that?”

“Just a few things.”

“What about me, Dana, tell me when do I meet my true love?”  Alice asked grinning ear to ear.

Dana saw Alice’s smile, looked down and then looked back into her eyes and bit her lip.  Alice just nodded.

“Will I have anyone in my life that will make me happy again?” 

“Of course, someone’s gotta take care of my girl.  Make sure you come back to me in good condition.”

ALICE’S APARTMENT

It’s later that night, Alice and Dana have been talking most of the night. 

“I wish I could be with you again.  Touch you…smell you…taste you.” Dana said as she dropped her gaze from Alice’s eyes to her chest. 

“God, you are Dana the horny ghost.”

“I see you and I just want to throw you down on the bed and fuck you till you come 20 times.”

Alice started to unbutton her jeans.  “Why don’t you take your clothes off, then?” Alice said.

Dana was in an instant naked.

Alice laughed, “You could try and be a little bit more seductive.” 

“Oh, sure,” Dana walked through the closet door, she returned dressed in a long red dress and a boa.  Her arms were completed with white gloves.  Suddenly Let Me Entertain You is playing on the stereo.

“Old school stripper,” Alice said as she clapped her hands. 

Dana started to dance to the music while she began to remove her clothing.

“How did you learn how to do this?” Alice asked as she couldn’t remove her eyes off of Dana dancing in only her boa and high heels, with stockings held up by garter belts.”

“Well, Gypsy Lee Rose owed me a favor after I taught her how to play Ping-Pong.”

“Really, that is so cool.” Alice said as Dana shook her boobs in her face.

LATER

Alice and Dana lounged in bed face to face in the afterglow of their intimate encounter.  Suddenly, the doorbell jarred them back into reality.

“Jeez what time is it?” Alice asked.

“It better not be one of your booty calls.” Dana said and looked away from Alice.

The doorbell rang again and Alice grabbed her robe off the doorknob.  “A little territorial,” Alice said under her breath as she stumbled out of the bedroom.  Dana followed Alice and dressed herself in a pair of green silk pajamas.  Alice reached the door and turned around in the direction of Dana behind her.  She noticed what Dana was wearing.

“That’s really pretty, where did you get it?”  Alice asked.

“My imagination,” Dana said grumpily.

Alice looked through the peephole.  “Oh shit!”

“Al, it is some girl you fucked,” Dana said rather agitatedly.

“Well, no thanks to you.”  Alice opened the door. “Tina!”

Tina was on the other side of the door, with a bag on her shoulder and Angelica in her arms.  She walked inside.  “Henry and I split.  Can we crash here for the night?”

TBC