Ive missed this. She said, still with that smile on her face. Still looking right into Danas eyes. And there it was, Dana could see it. It was so obvious she could not believe she hadnt noticed before. Lara missed her. She missed them together. The realization was quite surprising, though it should not have been. She should have realized this at the restaurant the other evening. Maybe she did realize it then, but could not fully comprehend it until now. Maybe because realizing it may well mean she would have to deal with it. Dana did not like to deal with things too much. She was raised to keep her problems and feelings to herself. She wasnt used to confrontations of any kind, except on the tennis court.

So Dana did not say anything, she just stared at the soup chef, franticly trying to find words; any words at all would have been fine but her brain just went completely blank. Instead the bell saved her. Or more accurately the door saved her. Kit slammed her office door wide open causing both Dana and Lara to jump in surprise. Kit just stared at them. She was a sight to see. A long, thick cigar smoking in the corner of her mouth made her look like a mafia boss. She desperately tried to hold on to three large bottles of champagne and a cigar box, and it was very clear that she wouldnt be able to hold her cargo for much longer.

Grrbt! she grunted and Lara, who reacted first, quickly grabbed two of the bottles. Nks. Kit sighed in relief and headed out towards the others.

–

By the table the gang had discussed Angelica the whole time. If they could have heard them selves they would have been horrified by the boringness of their discussion. At the moment the topic of discussion were godparents. Shane felt that Alice would absolutely be a perfect godmother and had argued her case, not to that much success.

Seriously, Shane! Im so not a fit mother. Godmother, I mean. Look at my knitting for Gods sake! And, luckily for them and me, Bette and Tina have to much sense to even ask me in the first place. Alice argued back, hoping that she would put an end to this discussion once and for all.