“We could never be just friends T.  We’d be in love like we are now or things would be acerbic, and that would be caused by a built up sexual tension between us.  I’d rather deal with the former of the two, which is where we are now” Bette finished by passionately kissing Tina then leading her to the bed.

Bette and Tina walked into the empty coffee shop and saw Alice, Shane, Jenny and Helena at the table.

“What’s going on?” Tina asked the trio “Where’s Kit?”

“She just went to her office” Shane said

“What is the meeting about?” Bette looked at them as she and Tina each took a seat

“You’re guess is just as good as mine” Alice told her and they all noticed a grim looking Kit walking out of her office with Lara in tow

“Great what is she doing here?” Alice looked annoyed

“Chill” Shane told her as Kit and Lara walked up to the table and Kit took a seat

“Okay” Lara exhaled “I asked Kit to call this meeting because I that have something to tell all of you” she looked down at all of them as she stood “Dana has cancer.”

After a few gasps silence fell upon the group as each person took time to absorb the information.  All of them looked as if they had been kicked in the gut

“That’s bullshit!” Shane said shaking her head “She’s the healthiest person I know”

“Cancer doesn’t work that way Shane” Jenny told her closing her eyes, she remained quiet for the duration of the meeting

“She wanted to keep it from you guys, but” she paused “Her surgery is in a couple of days and I know she’s scared, but she’s shutting me out.  I need your help.  Dana needs your help”

“Do her parents know?” Bette asked

“She doesn’t want them to know”

“When was she diagnosed?” Alice said not looking up from the table

“A month ago” Lara said holding back her tears “She went in after she found a lump” she thought the white lie would keep Alice from choking her out or even worse, walking away.