Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been…Just Friends?

Episode 25: Come On, Come Out

DANA & ALICE'S APARTMENT

Dana enters the apartment. Alice's sitting at the living room table.

Dana: "Hey."

Alice: "Hey."

Dana: "How was your day?"

Alice: "It was okay. Nothing special happened. I took a nap earlier and then a phone call woke me up from a very good dream."

Dana: "Who was it?"

Alice: "First it was Alicia Witt and then Kate Hudson."

Dana: "I meant on the phone. Who was on the phone?"

Alice: "Oh. Right. Your mom."

Dana: "My mom?"

Alice: "Didn't I just say that?"

Dana: "What did she want?"

Alice: "Oh, she just said she and your dad will be coming to visit the day after tomorrow."

Dana: "You're kidding?"

Alice: "Nope."

Dana: "Oh, great."

Next Day

Dana is in her closet, trying to figure out what to wear while Alice is sitting on the sofa in the living room.

Alice: "What is taking you so long?"

Dana: "I'll be ready in a minute."

Alice: "We're just going to the Planet, you know."

Dana: "And I can't look nice for that?"

Alice: "Just hurry."

Dana: "Yeah, yeah."

Alice continues waiting. By and by getting impatient. She looks at her watch.

Alice: "Come on, Dana. It's 9 already."

Dana: "Hold your horses, time lady."

Alice sighs.

Another 15 minutes pass.

Alice: "For god's sake, Dana. Come out of the closet already."

Dana enters the living room.

Dana: "Funny."

Alice: "Finally. You've been in there forever."

Dana: "Whatever…Let's go."

Alice smirks at Dana.

Dana: "Stop that."

Alice: "I'm not doing anything."

Alice continues to smirk.

Dana: "Oh god…Let's go."

Dana and Alice leave.

Later

PLANET

Shane, Bette, Tina and Helena are sitting inside the Planet when Dana and Alice walk in. They join the girls.

Alice: "Hey."

All: "Hey."

Dana mumbles something. The girls look at her.

Bette: "Something wrong, Dana?"

Dana mumbles something again. The girls turn to Alice.

Alice: "She's grumpy this morning. Her parents are coming tomorrow."

Helena: "That's lovely."

Dana frowns at her.

Helena: "No?"

Alice: "She didn't come out to her parents yet. So she's a little…you know."

Helena: "You didn't come out to your parents yet?"

Dana shakes her head.

Helena: "But they have to know."

Tina: "They don't."

Helena: "How can they not know? You're so gay."

Shane: "So gay."

Dana: "I know. I just didn't tell them yet."

Shane: "Just do it."

Dana: "Easy for you to say."

Tina: "Shane's right. If they're coming tomorrow, just take the opportunity."

Dana: "I don't know."

Bette: "Come on, Dana."

Dana: "I'll think about it."

Next DayDANA & ALICE'S APARTMENT

Alice, Dana and her parents are sitting in the living room.

Sharon: "You girls have a nice apartment."

Alice: "Thanks."

Dana: "Things at work are fine."

A little confused Alice, Sharon and Irwin look at Dana.

Irwin: "That's great, sweetheart."

Dana: "And everything else is fine too. No big changes."

Irwin: "Good."

Alice: "Irwin, Sharon, would you like some more coffee?"

Sharon: "Yes, thank you."

Irwin: "I take another cup as well."

Alice: "Okay…Dane, could you help me, please?"

Dana: "I'm fine."

Alice: "Kitchen. Please."

Alice and Dana get up. Gently Alice pushes Dana into the kitchen.

Alice: "What are you doing?"

Dana: "What are you talking about? I'm not doing anything."

Alice: "Yeah, whatever. Just calm down."

Dana: "Calm down?"

Alice: "Yes. Stop being so nervous. They're just parents."

Dana: "But they're my parents."

Alice: "So?"

Dana: "So?"

Alice: "They're just here for a few hours."

Dana: "I know. Still."

Alice: "Just lighten up, will you?"

Dana: "I'll try."

Later STREET

Dana and Alice show Irwin and Sharon around town. They're walking along the street as Bette and Tina come up to them. They greet each other.

Dana: "Mom, Dad, you remember Bette and Tina."

Irwin: "Of course."

Sharon: "How are you?"

Tina: "Good, thank you."

Bette: "Are the girls showing you around a little?"

Sharon: "Yes, they are."

Dana: "Nothing much changed though since their last visit."

Bette: "If you say so."

Dana: "I do."

Tina: "Are we gonna see you two at the Planet later?"

Dana looks at Tina as if she couldn't believe she just asked that.

Dana: "Um. Probably not."

Tina: "Why not?"

Dana: "Well, you know, my parents are here. So."

Irwin: "Oh we don't want to cause any inconvenience."

Dana: "No, it's okay, Dad."

Tina: "Maybe you reconsider. Helena can't come. She has some work thing to do."

Alice: "What work thing. She doesn't even have a real job."

Tina: "Anyway. Bette and I will definitely be there. And of course Shane will be there too."

Alice: "She always is."

Dana: "Yeah, that's great. Anyway, we gotta go."

Bette: "Okay. We gotta go too."

Bette turns to Sharon and Irwin.

Bette: "It was nice meeting you again."

Sharon: "Same here."

Bette/ Tina: "Bye."

All: "Bye."

Bette and Tina leave. Alice, Dana and her parents move along as well.

Irwin: "So what's the Planet?"

Dana: "Just a little café we go to from time to time."

Sharon: "Is it a nice place?"

Alice: "Yes, it is. The coffee is great. And you can meet a lot of…"

Dana nudges Alice.

Alice: "…nice people there."

Sharon: "Why don't you show us?"

Dana: "You wouldn't like it."

Sharon: "We like nice people. We like coffee. Why wouldn't we like it there?"

Dana: "Trust me."

Irwin: "We want to see where our daughter spends her time."

Dana: "I don't know."

Alice: "Come on, Dana, what's the harm."

Dana frowns at Alice.

Sharon: "We're still your parents. And we say show it to us. We're having a coffee together. And then your dad and I are leaving and you girls can have fun."

Dana sighs.

Dana: "Alright. But don't say I didn't warn you."

Later

PLANET

Dana, Alice, Irwin and Sharon enter the Planet.

Alice: "Welcome to our Planet."

Irwin and Sharon look around.

Irwin: "It looks really nice."

Sharon: "There're a lot of girls in here."

Dana: "Really? I didn't notice."

Alice shakes her head.

Dana: "Coffee?"

They nod. The four of them sit down at the counter and order. A short moment later their coffee is served.

Sharon: "You were right. The coffee really is good."

Dana looks around. She's visibly uncomfortable.

Irwin: "Are you looking for someone, sweetheart?"

Dana: "Me? No. No."

They continue drinking their coffee. A few minutes later Bette and Tina walk up to them.

Bette: "Long time no see."

Tina: "Glad you came after all."

Dana: "Yeah, mom and dad wanted to see the place."

Tina: "Do you like it here?"

Sharon: "Yes."

Tina: "Good."

Bette: "Have you seen Shane?"

Alice: "She's probably around here somewhere. Doing some g-…"

Dana nudges Alice.

Alice: "…doing something."

Alice turns to Dana.

Alice (whispering): "Will you stop that already?"

Dana: "Then watch what you're saying."

Tina spots Shane.

Tina: "There she is."

Dana: "Oh no."

Shane walks up to them. She's introduced to Dana's parents.

A few minutes later a girl comes up to Shane. They kiss. Dana blushes.

Girl: "Ready to go?"

Shane: "Always."

Shane turns to the others.

Shane: "See you later."

Shane turns to Dana's parents.

Shane: "Nice meeting you."

Irwin: "Nice meeting you too."

Shane: "Bye."

All: "Bye."

Shane and the girl leave.

Sharon: "Was that her girlfriend?"

The girls, except for Dana, laugh.

Sharon: "Did I say something funny?"

Alice: "No. It's just the words Shane and girlfriend really don't belong in one sentence."

Sharon: "I see."

Irwin looks at his watch.

Irwin: "Honey, I think we should get going."

Dana: "Already?"

The girls look at Dana.

Sharon: "Yes, your father is right. We should go."

Dana: "Okay then."

Irwin: "I'm going to call a cab."

Sharon: "Thanks."

Irwin goes to call a cab. A short moment later it arrives. Sharon and Irwin say goodbye to Bette and Tina. Dana and Alice walk the parents to the car.

Alice (whispering): "This might be a good time to tell them."

Dana (whispering): "I don't know."

Alice: "They didn't freak out when they saw Shane. Come on."

They stop next to the cab.

Alice: "Irwin, Sharon, it was nice seeing you again."

Irwin: "It's always nice to see you, Alice."

Sharon: "Take good care of yourself and my little girl."

Alice: "I will."

They hug.

Dana: "Thanks for coming by. It was good to see you."

Sharon: "Really? If you wouldn't have said that we wouldn't have known."

Dana: "I know. I was a little…you know. But well, you know me."

Sharon: "Come here, sweetie."

Sharon hugs Dana.

Dana: "Dad."

Irwin: "Take good care, sweetheart."

Dana: "I will."

They hug.

Sharon: "We love you."

Dana: "I love you too."

Irwin opens the door of the cab.

Alice: "Come on."

Just before the parents get into the car…

Dana: "Mom, Dad."

They turn around.

Dana: "There's something I wanna tell you."

Sharon: "What is it, sweetie?"

Dana hesitates. She looks at Alice. She nods at her. Dana takes a deep breath.

Dana: "I'm gay."

Irwin and Sharon look at each other. They smile. They turn back to Dana.

Dana: "Did you hear me?"

Irwin: "Yes."

Dana: "I'm gay."

Sharon: "We know."

Confused Dana looks at her parents.

Dana: "You know?"

Sharon: "Yes."

Dana: "How?"

Irwin: "We just do."

Dana: "You never said anything."

Sharon: "Neither did you."

Dana: "Yeah, that's true…And you're okay with that?"

Irwin and Sharon take a few steps closer to Dana.

Sharon: "Of course we are. You're obviously living a happy life. That's all we want."

Irwin: "Who cares if you want to love men, women or…goats."

Dana: "Gross, Dad."

Irwin: "My point is, as long as you are happy, we are happy."

Dana lets out a sigh of relief.

Dana: "You can't imagine what that means to me."

Sharon: "We love you, sweetie. We love you just the way you are."

They smile at each other.

Dana: "I love you."

They hug again before Dana's parents get into the car. The cab drives off.

Alice and Dana look at each other.

Alice: "Wow, who would've thought."

Dana: "I know."

Alice pulls her arm around Dana's shoulder.

Alice: "So now you're officially allowed to love goats."

Dana: "Oh, shut up."

Alice and Dana laugh and walk back inside the Planet.