“I really am happy for you……so you just got into town?”

“Uh, no actually I’ve been here for three weeks hanging with everyone Tina actually took me on set to check out her new movie, Shane did my hair for me, and Kit and Helena even surprised me by cooking a “Welcome Back to L.A” dinner at The Planet.”

“Uh, wait I’m sorry you’ve been here for how long?”

“Three weeks, I spoke to Bette a few months ago well we speak all the time she let me know beforehand about the gala and I promised her I would be here to support her so here I am.”

“Do you still speak to everyone?”

“Everyone?”

“Yeah, like speak to all of our friends?”

“Oh, yeah all the time.”

“Oh, “she says trying to conceal the hurt in her voice. Knowing she had maintained a relationship with everyone except her was hard to hear. The little information she knew of Dana came from over hearing conversations or little hints would drop from the mouths of their friends from time to time. I mean hell they weren’t even friends of friends on Facebook. Looking back on things it was clear they purposely kept from discussing Dana in front of her. It also gave her an explanation about her friends recent odd behavior like the sudden cancelling of the plans they had together. She made a mental note to confront them about lying to her this entire time. Hearing the change in tone of her voice Dana felt she had said something wrong.

“Look Al if me being here makes you uncomfortable it’s not a problem I can leave.”

“No…..no, it’s not that at all I’m glad you are here really I am please stay.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes, I’m more than sure, “she says smiling at her only to have Dana return it.

“Well, I’m pretty sure our friends are worried about us besides this is Bettes big night.”

“Yeah we should really get going.” They both knew Bettes gala was bigger than them both however neither one made the effort to remove themselves from each other’s sight.

“How long do we have to stand here I have to pee and I’m cold, “Jenny says squirming.

“One of us should go over there, “Helena says ignoring Jenny like everyone else.