Sophie's POV

Me and the girls were glad Kate had managed to find herself another job after the unceremonious cancellation of a previous audition. Although it was for a mini series and not a film like she had hoped, it was a big role nonetheless  and as always she was determined to do it right

That still didn't prevent us though from getting upset when we heard the full circumstances.

'I mean how insecure can you get' Samantha told us one afternoon. Tears were streaming down her face

'I know right' I replied. Tears were running down my cheeks too, but that might partly be because Kirsty was playing with my hair.

Damien chipped in with his opinion. I got the feeling - Although he probably wouldn't want to admit it - that he secretly enjoyed all of us crying.

Samantha wiped her tears, kissed Damien on the lips and went to get us some more soda

Claire’s POV

On a day off from work, I was taking the opportunity to look round my favourite DVD shop to see if there were any good movies I could get

My boots gently thumped on the carpeted floor as I walked round. There were a few copies of The Great Escape on the shelf. The remake had not been popular on its original release. Fans of the 1962 movie had refused to go see it, and it had unfortunately been labelled 'woke' when the director had mentioned its diverse casting in an interview

As a result many thought it would have female characters and black actors, when the opposite was true. It had Polish, German, English and a few other nationalities according to reports.

It was to my regret that I was one of those people who didn't wish to see it. The 1962 version was one of my favourite childhood movies. However I had learned since that it had been nominated for six Oscar's including Best Picture and Best Director and decided to give it a chance.

I heard Poppy's voice behind me. Jen's best friend had recently become engaged to her boyfriend Amit.

'It's so good to see you' she said, tears streaming down her face. 'Has Jen told you the good news'

'Yes, she has' I replied. Tears ran down my cheeks as I gave her a hug. 'Congratulations to you both'

'It was my, you know' Poppy whispered as we both wiped our tears. I suggested I return the favour, but she declined.

'Are you sure' I asked her 'The living room is a good candidate and it's double glazed'

Poppy told me she'd think about it and we queued up to pay for our purchases

Robyn's POV

Me and Caitlin were in New York for a brief four day stop-over so we could see Susan and attend Poppy and Amit's engagement party. At baggage reclaim I saw someone give me an enthusiastic wave. My eyes filled with tears as I recognised Marie

We gave each other a hug, tears running down our cheeks.

'It's so nice to see you both' she greeted, her tears still falling as she greeted Caitlin who also started to cry, tears streaming down her face

We wiped our tears and collected our bags and made our way to arrivals where Susan was waiting. With tears streaming down her face, she gave us all a loving hug and we piled into her father's van for the trip to her house across the state border into New Jersey

The girls were very interested to hear Gemma and Billie were hiking the Appalachian Trail. Both Susan and Marie loved to spend some time outdoors with their respective partners, but weren't sure we could do a 2100 mile trail

When we finally arrived me and Caitlin had tears running down our cheeks as we travelled up the driveway to Susan's house. It was such a special place. We parked up and went to our rooms

Hannah's POV

I closed my eyes as Lucy started playing with my loose hair. Tears silently ran down my cheeks and I luxuriated in the feeling of wetness on my face.

I re-opened my eyes and wiped my tears allowing another pair to fall. Lucy expertly tied my hair back into a bun and I wiped my tears again.

Lucy had been crying also, a drying tear was visible on the left side of her face. We curled up on the sofa and began gently kissing passionately, our hair playing sessions had made us both frisky.

We stopped kissing and started fondling each other's booted legs as we filled ourselves in on our respective days. Lucy gently pushing my jeans upwards, so she could play with my boot zips. As she pulled the first zip downwards then up, my eyes filled with tears again. As she started on the second zip they streamed down my face.

Emboldened I too ran my hands up Lucy's boots. Hers were more accessible as she was wearing her work dress. Nevertheless when I started playing with her boot zips, tears began streaming down her face too.

We wiped each other's tears again, gave each other a final kiss and got ready to have some dinner

Caitlin's POV

Once me and Robyn had attended Poppy and Amit's engagement party, we flew to Bellingham to see Sadie and the girls.

It was a simple party at one of New Jersey's top restaurants but it was a nice celebration nonetheless. The recently engaged couple were very happy and Poppy shed lots of tears during the night.

Jen and Claire knowing that we both liked our movies, recommended The Great Escape remake to us.

'It's so good' Claire had explained, tears running down her cheeks. 'It's very tense and stressful but you will like it'

At the airport in Bellingham, Liz and Sadie picked us up. Robyn was so pleased to see her pen pal and the girls had tears streaming down their faces as they shared a hug.

'It's lovely to see you again' Sadie greeted, her tears continuing to fall as she gave me a hug.

I couldn't help getting caught up in the emotional moment and tears began to run down my cheeks. Even Liz was crying too, tears streaming down her face

We all wiped our tears and piled into the car for the journey to our motel. Sadie told us the gang were very interested to hear about my sisters upcoming projects