“Dana’s looking better these days, almost like her old self” Bette said watching the couple leave the dance floor and head to the bar.

“Yeah” Alice tried not to look up but couldn’t help where her eyes wanted to wander “I gonna go find Shane” she left without rousing curiosity from anyone at the table.

Tina sat in the stall letting nature take its course when she heard the restroom door being roughly opened.

“Ouch!  What the fuck?” She recognized the voice as Alice’s and her mind went into over drive as she thought her friend was being assaulted.

“Having fun on your date?”  She recognized the contempt filled voice as Dana’s.

“Yeah I’m having fun, are you?”  Alice sarcastically replied.  Tina was about to flush when she heard Dana’s comment.

“No I’m not having fun watching you with some woman” Dana sounded like she was about to cry “that you’re probably going to take home and fuck.”

“I’m not taking anyone home you dimwit.”  Alice said “In case you haven’t noticed my date has already found a replacement.”

“Oh” Dana sounded relieved “I thought maybe she was someone in line for you” this made Alice laugh.

“No lines here” Tina heard Alice say as she saw their partial images through the crack of bathroom stall door “Look Lara loves you and she’s been there for you while you were going through the surgery and then chemo treatments”

“So were you” Dana interrupted “you were there for everything” Tina could see Dana move closer to Alice “and you don’t look at me with this” Dana searched for the right words “with pity.”

“She doesn’t pity you, she loves you”

“Like a friend” Dana continued “we spoke tonight and I told her about us” this made Alice start pacing.

“Oh shit!  She hates me doesn’t she?”  Alice said.

“No she doesn’t hate you” Dana held Alice by the shoulders to cease her movement “she understands and wants us to be happy” Dana exhaled “we went from lovers to friends sometime between the chemo the treatments.”

“So, you guys are friends now?”  Alice still seemed unsure.

“Yes, but you and I have a lot to talk about before anything can go further” Dana moved closer “but in the mean time”