<strong>Mayson Siemsen</strong><br/><strong>The Cliff House Bistro</strong><br/><strong>With Sana, Danielle, Tristyn and Michelle</strong><br/><hr/><br/>Being used to dealing with crises, at least those of other people, Mayson managed to keep her cool even as she noticed the lack of a wedding band on Michelle's finger. Showering her with pity would only embarrass her and likely make her feel even worse, so she just gave the girl's hand a few subtle caresses that nobody else would notice before releasing her.<strong>"Great, so tomorrow then? Lunch and shopping, I'll take you to some cool places right here, we don't need to travel thousands of miles to have fun."</strong>Mayson would understand if her friend wasn't feeling up to it, given the circumstances, but she put the invitation out there in case Michelle didn't feel like being alone.<br/><br/><strong>"Perfect, so I can have the lobster <em>and</em> the steak then!"</strong>Mayson joked as her attention shifted back to everyone else at the table, specifically Tristynn who'd decided that he was taking the bill for some reason. She knew well enough that he'd be too stubborn to be talked out of it, so she didn't bother trying and just accepted the kind gesture. When the waiter returned, though, she settled for the chicken Saltimbocca.<br/><br/><strong>"So, any special plans now that you're back home?"</strong>she asked Tristyn, or Danielle, whichever of them wanted to answer."I've been trying to convince Sana to take some time off so that we can go on vacation, but she's so hard to pull away from her bikes. Aren't you?" Mayson gave her girlfriend a playful little nudge.