Last summer, they were hangin' out in the Hamptons together, now we've spotted Renee Zellweger and Alec Baldwin having dinner at the romantic and exclusive Waverly Inn restaurant in NYC!

From the way they snuck out separately, there could be more to these two than "just friends".

And it kinda sorta makes sense in some odd (extremely odd) way!

Say what you will about Kim Basinger, but you certainly can't say she doesn't keep the security of her children in mind - literally! Kim hired a very professional security detail to follow daughter Ireland in the wake of Alec Baldwin's now-famous answering-machine rant; the rented dick even brought his own video camera to keep the photogs honest as he escorted his tiny client to the Van Nuys airport to catch a flight. (Hopefully he remembers to take the lens cap off if she's ever really in trouble, though!)