Alice – You don’t give up.

Roxy walks in and sees Alice with Tony. She was going out of her mind wondering what she would be doing with the likes of him.

Tony – You’re right…. when I see something I want I go for it.

Alice – I’m not having dinner with you, besides I have plans.

Tony – You can always change them.

Alice – I can but I don’t want to. Tell me about yourself, Tony. I know nothing about you.

Tony – Just your typical business man.

Alice – What kind of business?

Tony – I dabble in a lot of different things, nothing in particular. I need some coffee. Can I get you something else?

Alice – No, I’m fine.

Tony goes to the bathroom first, before ordering. Roxy quickly making her appearance.

Alice – Roxy, isn’t it?

Roxy – Yeah, I need to tell you something. Stay away from him. You don’t know what you’re dealing with and you don’t want to find out. He is very dangerous, Alice. I don’t want you to get hurt so get rid of him now before its too late.

Alice – Wow… what are you talking about, who is he?

Roxy – Tony Gambino…. I’ve go to go. I can’t let him see me. He’s coming back.

Tony – Alice, are you alright? You look a little pale.

Alice – I’m fine. I do have to go, I got a call from work. I have research to do.

Tony – Sounds like an interesting job. How about dinner?

Alice – Don’t take this the wrong way, but I’m just not interested. I am recently engaged and very committed.

Tony – Oh… I wasn’t expecting that.

Alice – It just happened last night. Thanks for taking care of me when I was so out of it.

Tony – Sure, it was my pleasure.

Alice – Bye

Tony – Bye.

Alice dodged another bullet. The last thing she needed was more complications. Gambino…. that name sounded so familiar to her. Letting it run through her mind over and over again til it clicked. Gambino, the mafia…. Trouble just seemed to follow Alice. She was glad for Roxy’s warning…. saving her again. How did Roxy know Tony? If she had time she would figure it out, but the tape was foremost on her mind. She gave herself a deadline, if she didn’t have the tape in two days….she would use desperate measures.

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Dana’s first session went good. It revealed to her one major cause of some of her behavior. She was suffering from depression. Dana thought about how moronic it sounded because she never saw herself as depressed. This was one of many obstacles she would have deal with. Dana had a lot of issues, one major one was Alice…. and the next being Lara. The doctor had prescribed an anti-depressant for her to take. That would help the sex problem….. this medication would diminish her sex drive greatly. Dana was relieved to hear that bit of news. She needed to focus on things that gave her joy or made her feel good about herself. It was suggested that she should get her career on track, first being to find her a new manager. She would call the detective to persuade him to allow Dana to leave town for business purposes only. Dana had planned on being out of town for a couple days and the doctor thought this was a good idea. Lara wouldn’t like it, because Dana was not going to take her with her.

Dana’s cell phone rings….

Dana – Hello?

Tina – Hello, Dana. It’s Tina.

Dana – Hi…. what do you want?

Tina – Dana, I know you’re still mad at me. I want to apologize for everything I said to you. I miss you and want us all to be friends.

Dana – I want that too, does that mean you accept Lara?

Tina – Yes…. and to prove it, I want us all to have dinner tonight. We can celebrate your marriage and it will be my treat.

Dana – Really? So everyone is coming?

Tina – Yes.

Dana – Good, I could use a night out.

Tina – I call you later about the when and where.

Dana – Ok, thanks Tina.

Tina – Your welcome. Bye Dana.

Dana – Bye.

TBC – Hope you liked this one…. the next one promises lots of tension with everyone having dinner together. Please tell me your thoughts. Thanks for reading.