Back at Alice and Dana’s…

A song came on the radio and Alice asked Dana to slow dance with her. They were still in there pj’s and in the middle of
the lounge dancing. Alice began to sing into Dana’s ear, the song that was playing on the radio and Dana couldn’t help
but smile. For those few minutes that the song played, the world seems to have disappeared and the feeling of contentment
was in the air. Everything went back to fast forward as they broke from each others embrace, Alice said, “I would love to stay
with you all day but I have to get ready to go down to the office” “Its ok, I have to get to practise anyway” They kissed each
other softly.

Back at the CAC….

Bette went to James’s desk and told him that she will be going home. “James, I am not feeling so great and I think its best if
I go home and work there” “Ok but big boss is not going to be happy” “Yes well, I am not in a good way and if you or he really
needs to get hold me, email me cause my phone will be off. When Bette got home she stood in the kichen making a mug of
coffee and began to staring at the kitchen floor in deep thought. She jumped as she heard a knock at the door.

At the planet…

It was really quiet in the Planet and Marina was sitting at a table outside. She sat there quietly reviewing the menu when Jenny
arrived. “Hi Marina” “Hi Jenny” “Can I sit down?” Marina gestured to Jenny to sit down. “I came down here to apologise for earlier
this morning. I was still a bit out of it as I was on my way home from being out all night. “Ok, so do you want to hear what I have
to say or are going to go again?” “Go ahead, say what you want to say” “I am not with Francesca anymore and I knew that I was
going to lose The Planet. I knew that I had lost you due to my own stupidity. One night, I found myself in my bathroom holding
three bottles of tablets in my hands” Jenny interupted Marina, “Oh Marina, I am so sorry. I had no idea how bad it was for you but
you really hurt me. I fell in love with you; did you fall in love with me? because I felt used. It seemed like our relationship was perfect,
how could you have kept from me the fact that you were involved. You let me fall in love with you. Was I your bit of fun while she was
away?” Jenny genuinely felt sorry even though she was trying to fight it as she was also feeling anger. Anger she hadn’t dealt with yet.
‘Jenny I am in love with you. I know that I should have told you about Francesca and that our relationship was a complicated one.
It hadn’t been right for a while, so when you came into my life, I felt that it was right and I went for it” “Really?” “I wasn’t strong
enough to fight Francesca and to get out” “So, what changed for you to end it with her?” When I landed up in hospital and began to
talk to the therapist. I worked through my problems with him and I started to feel good about myself again. I started to get my
confidence back” Jenny sat there looking at Marina with a face of stone even though she just wanted to reach out to Marina. She
still felt something for her even though she was badly hurt by Marina. She thought, “Is she telling me the truth? Can I believe what
she is saying?” Marina carried on talking, “When I got out of hospital and Francesca took me home. We spoke about what
happened and she immediately started with her hard, manipulative way of trying to dominate me and to be belittle me. She tryed
so hard to make me feel useless. I could feel the anger inside so I stood up and told her that I was leaving. So, I did and I am
renting an apartment not to far from here” “Well that is just wonderful Marina but do you think that this makes everything better”
“No, I don’t but at least I have told you what happened and how I feel. I hope in time you can forgive me” “Maybe it will Marina
but right now I don’t know” “That’s ok”

The afternoon Shane and Tina shared…

Shane had dropped Tina at the personnel agency, “Tina, I will pick you up back here at 1pm and we could for lunch” “Ok, that
sounds good, were will we go?” “I found a restaurant that looks pretty good and vibey” “Perfect! See you later” and Tina said
goodbye and flashed a big smile at Shane. She sat there watching Tina walk away with her briefcase in one hand and the
other shielding the harsh sun from her eyes. Tina looked really good in her suit. Shane thought to herself, “Bette you are an
idiot”

The hours went by and Shane was back waiting for Tina. She was listening to the radio and tapping her hand on her thigh to
the beat of the music. Tina knocked on the the window to let Shane know she was there and to let her in. “So, how did it go?”
“Great!, The work I did at the centre, really impressed the interviewer. She said that she will call in me in the next few days
if anything good comes up” “That’s amazing, I will be holding thumbs for you and crossing my toes!” Shane smiled at Tina
and began to drive off. “I am starving! I hope you can’t hear my stomach rumbling” “No, I don’t hear it, oh wait, there we go I
can now” and with that Tina giggled. “You know what, I fancy some pizza, why don’t share we one and have a couple beers?”
“That sounds good to me” “This is a great song” “Turn it up!” which Tina promptly did.

The two girls sat there eating there pizza, laughing and joking with each other. Tina’s cellphone rang and she saw it was
Bette calling her. The mood suddenly changed and Shane had a look of concern when she saw the expression on Tina’s
face.