Heres what you do, Alice pulled Tinas ear to her mouth. Give it back to her as good as she gives it to you and shell back off, Tina turned and gave Alice a confused look. Cmon Tee, youre not that dense, Alice rolled her eyes. If you come on as strong as shes doing to you, shell be turned off cause you took her power and upper hand away. God, to I have to teach you everything? Alice teased.

Tina gave Alice the finger. ***** you Alice. Just cause Im not hot in the pants like you, doesnt mean Im dense. Im picky, Tina smiled proudly.

Whatever! You see where picky got you, Alice joked and ran into her room with Tina chasing behind her.

***** you Alice. At least no one can play connect the dots with my name on your board, Tina yelled to the closed door.

So, but at least I have a date this evening, Alice yelled back before opening the door.

Tina stood in the hall looking a little hurt and sad over Alices comment. The words hit her like a slap and although she knew Alice wasnt being malicious, she couldnt help but feel slighted. Alice noticed the sudden change in Tinas demeanor and pulled her into a hug.

Im sorry Tina; I didnt that in a bad way, Alice whispered. Why dont you come with us or call someone if you dont feel like going out? Alice tried to comfort Tina. Im sure Eric or Nya would like to hear from you. Porter may even want to know how your day went.

Its okay, I dont wanna crash your date, Tina shrugged her shoulders. And who the heck are you going out with anyway, Tinas mood suddenly changed.

Bev and I are going out again, Alice grinned.

What about Carla?

Shes still in the picture, but Bev asked first and first come, first served, Alice said with a wink and went back into her room. Look, if you change your mind, call my cell. If not, relax and take a hot bath. Youre a corporate hoe now and you need to enjoy all the free evenings you can.