Alice sat next to Dana in the booth and Shane squeezed in the other end.  They all ordered drinks and waited for Bette.

Alice:  I love this place.

Dana: Yeah it’s so full, where did all these people come from.

Shane:  Sweetie, this is nothing.  Usually they’re packed like sardines.

Alice: Okay enough with the small talk is anyone else a little weirded out by Bette having a live-in girlfriend.

Shane: What, I’m happy for them; they’re so ***** cute.

Dana:  Wait, Bette’s living with someone? I didn’t know that.

Alice rolled her eyes and playfully passed her hand over Dana’s face:  Hello, Earth to Dana.  Bette’s moving into the apartments on Riverside with her hot blonde.

Dana:  I remember Tina, but I can’t remember the moving in part.

Shane: Whoa, I got incoming guys.

Alice and Dana looked up at the bar to see one of Shane’s ex-girlfriend’s looking around the restaurant.  Shane said this one was the ultra-clingy type.  When the two girls turned back, Shane was gone.

Alice: Great, now Shane and Bette are not here. What the ***** am I going to do with you?

Dana smiled:  Well, I could think of a few things.

Alice: Hmm, if only I could, but I seem to remember the whole “I’m not out yet, don’t touch me in public” policy.

Dana: Yeah I’m sorry about this Al. 

Dana reached under the table and held Alice’s hand gently. She leaned in a little closer and whispered.

Dana: I’ll make it up to you soon, I promise.

Alice: Dana, I don’t want you to make it up to me, I want you to be yourself. I like who you are, I can’t understand how you think people will turn on you because of who you are.

Dana:  Al, you don’t understand.  Professional sports are 50% skill and 50% image.  I can’t make it unless my image is at the highest level.

Alice moved her hand: So being ***** is at a lower level.

Dana: That’s not what I meant.

Alice:  Don’t explain, I’m tired of it Dana I don’t want to pressure you, but I don’t know how much longer I can hide this.  I care about Shane and Bette and I know you do too. I don’t want to be happy just to keep my happiness secret because you’re afraid.