Daphne laughed out loud, only to realize her mistake instantly.

"What's so funny?" Roz demanded.

"I'm sorry, Roz. I just… well, that was the last thing that I expected you to say."

"And what's that supposed to mean?"

"Well, you fall in love so often and I thought that maybe-."

Now Roz was getting really angry. "What, Daphne?"

"Nothing, never mind."

"Look, I'm not a tramp if that's what you're thinking! Alice's dad and I may have gone our separate ways, but that doesn't mean that I just jump into bed with every man I see! God Daphne, I thought you were my friend!"

"I am your friend, Roz. I just… You know what? You're right. And I'm sorry for being so insensitive. You look really happy and I'm glad."

To her relief, Roz smiled. "Thanks."

"So how did it happen?"

"I don't know, really. I mean, I didn't even want to go to the damn thing in the first place. But my mom insisted. She said it would be good for my character. Whatever that means."

"Well, according to Niles it means-."

"I know what it means, Daphne!" Roz snapped.

Daphne sighed deeply. This meeting was not going as planned.

"And then what happened?"

"Well… I went, obviously. I wore the sexiest dress I could find. I mean what the hell, right? So I walked in and the music was blaring. Old school, you know? Songs I hadn't heard in ages. And so I'm looking around feeling like a fool until all of a sudden, someone bumps into me. I mean, really bumps into me!"

"Peter." Daphne finished.

"Well yeah, of course. And he was hot!"

Daphne rolled her eyes. "Right, you mentioned that already. So how did you come to fall in love with him?"

"He must have used some anti-aging position or something."

"Good God Roz! That's ridiculous!"

"Well do you have a better explanation?"

Daphne shrugged. "Just good luck, I suppose. Like Niles. He's still as handsome as he was on the first day that I met him." She sighed, thinking of the man she loved so much.

But Roz's eyes narrowed. "Really Daphne? You can't be serious!"

Taken aback, Daphne sighed deeply. "Well of course I'm serious! In fact, Niles is even more handsome now."

"Right…" Roz said flatly. "He's as thin as a rail, his clothes are too big and don't even get me started on his hair."

"What's wrong with his hair?"

"Nothing. It's fine… what's left of it."

Daphne's mouth fell open in horror, but she refused to let her anger show. Roz was just being… Roz.

"So, you never told me how you came to fall in love so quickly." She said, grateful to change the subject. Even one harsh word about her husband hurt deeply. Perhaps it was a testament to how intensely she loved him.

"With Peter? Well, we started talking, catching up on old times. One thing led to another and then-."

"So you did sleep with him."

"Of course I did. Why wouldn't I?" Roz asked as though it was the most ridiculous statement in the world. But Daphne didn't dare say anything. She came here for a pleasant afternoon, not to fight with her best friend. Instead she simply smiled. "So how… was it?" she asked carefully.

"You mean the-."

"Yes." Daphne answered quickly. It was a loaded question of course, one that would surely result in a play by play that Daphne definitely did not want to hear.

"Oh my God, Daphne it was… incredible!" Roz said. "What you and Niles do is nothing compared to-."

"What Niles and I do is none of your business!" Daphne snapped, hurt by her friend's words. "And I told you those things in confidence! You swore you'd never mention it again!"

"Oh, get a life Daphne! You're married!"

"Yes and married people like to have private love lives!" Daphne finished. She had a right mind to get up and leave but when she saw Alice's sweet cherubic smile, she just couldn't do it.

"Fine." Roz said sharply.

"Roz, I'm sorry. I'm happy for you. Really I am. So are you going to see him again?"

"You're damn right I am!" Roz replied.

Daphne forced a smile. "Don't take this the wrong way, but long distance relationships rarely work out."

"God, tell me about it."

Finally some common ground.

"Wisconsin is a long way from Seattle!" Daphne continued. "Not to mention the time difference. But I hope it all works out for you."

"Oh it'll work out, all right. Peter doesn't even care that I'm an unwed mother. And that, I think, is what sealed the deal."

"What deal? Oh, you mean that's why you fell in love with him? Well, that's nice. Alice will love getting cards and gifts in the mail from Peter."

"Oh, she'll get more than that!" Roz said, suddenly unable to stop smiling.

"What are you saying?"

"If anyone loves kid's birthday parties, it's Peter." Roz explained. "God, when we were in high school, we crashed tons of kids' parties at places like McDonald's. The employees were so clueless that they didn't even notice. At least now with Alice there, our visits will be legitimate."

Daphne was suddenly overjoyed for her friend. "You mean Peter's moving to Seattle? That's so romantic! That's just what happened in Sleepless in Seattle except that Annie Reed was in Baltimore. Oh, I can't wait to meet this guy who stole your heart!"

"Well actually, that's not going to happen."

"Why not?"

"He's not moving here. Alice and I are moving there… To Wisconsin."