Alice ”I’m always here for you, Lara.  So are the rest of your friends.  …If you’ve got an opportunity though…we would be greedy to keep you away from that.”

Lara ”Well…  I guess after Carmen and Shane marry, they’ll…”

Lara stops.

Alice ”What…?”

Lara ”Nothing.”

Alice ”No, it’s not nothing.  Is somethin’ up with Shane and Carmen?”

Lara ”Carmen and I became really close friends.  But a month or…whenever it was ago…I told her that once she’s married to Shane, that Shane should have her undivided attention.  Which means she and I no longer hang out or talk as much, or just go out and have lunch.”

Alice ”Sure ya can.  I mean, yeah…Shane’s…got some weird jealousy thing goin’ on with ya, but I think it’s because you’re the only other woman than her that Carmen’s really become close with.  We’re all friends with her, but she can still be a little guarded at times.  …So can you.”

Lara ”Yeah, but…even as a friend, I don’t wanna interfere in what they have.”

Alice ”Well, it’ll be kinda hard to interfere if you’re in San Francisco.”

Lara ”So you think I should go?”

Alice ”Lara…I think you should do what it is you wanna do.  When Dana was here, you were about making sure it was about her.  You’ve been about me…about Carmen…I mean it seems like you’re about everyone, but yourself.  You’re…kinda selfless.”

Lara ”I didn’t realize that was such a bad thing.”

Alice ”It’s not!  it’s just that…at some point you’re gonna find yourself knowing what you want.  And yer gonna have to go get it.”

Lara ”What I want has nothing to do with San Francisco, Alice.”

Alice walks up to Lara, the two face to face.

Alice ”What is it you want?”

Lara ”…I don’t wanna be lost anymore.  And I don’t know…if leaving for another place will do that.  I don’t know if staying will.  I won’t know until the moment hits me.”

Alice ”Ya might wanna have somethin’ hit ya soon…pretty sure the people in San Fran don’t wanna be left waiting.  Ditto for Kit and Marina and Francesca.”

Lara nods silently to herself.  She will have to make a decision.

Elsewhere, Shane says hello to Carmen, violating the Morales Family Rule with none of them the wiser.  Shane and Carmen then discover that Shane’s father, Gabriel and his wife, Carla have arrived.  Shane and Gabriel soon leave Carmen and Carla behind to get a drink together.  Like father, like daughter.

The fear begins to settle in, subconsciously.  Tomorrow is a big day.