“Ok Shane the note’s in the kitchen, I’m almost there, you still have time to save yourself.” Shane forced a passive look, listening closely as shuffling was heard in the kitchen. Alice poked her head from behind the wall,

“Shit, you know what…I must’ve trashed it while I was cleaning…It’s better that way I guess, I wouldn’t want you to be embarrassed about how wrong you were.” Shane’s mouth dropped open slightly, wanting to call Alice out, but realizing that even though Alice was a dirty liar she was still originally right. Shane shrugged and chuckled,

“You’re probably right…You ready?” Alice smiled and twirled. Hip-hugging jeans, black a suit jacket with a red AC/DC vintage t-shirt underneath…’damn sexy’ Shane thought,

“You look great Al…you did shower right?” Alice slapped her playfully in the arm as they walked out of the apartment, Alice locking the door behind them.

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“I really don’t think there’s going to be a problem T,” Bette whipped in and out of traffic not wanting to be late. It was just her friends but she had a strict ‘never late’ policy that stemmed from CP-time jokes. Tina stared out of the window at the fast moving shops and people, sighing.

“I just feel bad about not inviting Alice, we haven’t seen her in a while and I don’t think it’s fair that Dana breaks up with her and then we have to choose between them, I mean they still get along…kinda, ” Bette gives Tina a loving look, understanding the pain of being seperated from their friends, she remembered it all too well.

“Dana hardly ever shows up at The Planet anymore because it’s so damn uncomfortable and I thought it would be nice to see her. We see Alice more and I don’t think one dinner is going to make a difference. And we didn’t exclude Alice, she didn’t answer the phone when I called the apartment earlier,” Bette replied a little defensively, as she pulled into the vallet parking to “Pad” the new thai-fusion restaurant in West Hollywood.

Bette brushed a feather off of Tina’s face as they walked in, stopping dead in their tracks when they saw Alice and Shane wave them over. Tina leaned over pretending to see a small thread on Bette’s blouse, Tina talked to Bette through her teeth, not to call attention to their suprise.