Sitting in the dark alone Lara was an emotional wreck. What occurred between she and Dana at the cheesecake factory potentially sealed the end of their relationship. She knew going into the conversation Dana wouldn’t be accepting to the news but never in a million years did she expect the outcome to be what it was. Things got heated quickly and in the midst of both their anger and frustration words were said that hurt them both. The problem with words no matter how much you apologize once spoken they can never be taken back. It was hard to fathom how and why things escalated so quickly. One minute they were sitting across from one another holding hands the next minute Danas half eaten cheesecake came flying across the table towards her head. She didn’t understand since arriving in Los Angeles nothing that was causing harm to their relationship was done intentionally to hurt her, but she knew being able to attend the gala was extremely important to her. She tried desperately to explain she had worked every angle hoping to rearrange her schedule but just couldn’t make it happen. It was the truth and she hoped she could convince Dana to understand, but she could not. Her heart was heavy, her eyes were sore from crying, and she suffered from a gut wrenching migraine. For the first time, she admittedly regretted the decision to come to Los Angeles in the first place. Her dream now as she saw it wasn’t worth pursing as it may have cost her the love of her life. Reaching for her glass she swallows the last of the wine before passing out on the floor.

The day of the gala had finally arrived while Tina awaited in the kitchen for Bette to come down stairs she wanted to ensure the evening started off with a bang. Opening the wine cabinet, she grabs a bottle of Dom Perignon and pours them both a glass. As she filled both there glasses a smiled stretched across her face. She was beyond proud of her wife and couldn’t wait to walk through the door of the gala by her side. Looking at the clock on the wall she sees they needed to leave in the next ten minutes in order to be at the gala on time.