The gang – Bette, Dana, Shane, Tina, Alice and Jenny – were all gathered at Alices house for a night of catching up under Alices insistence. Theyd grown apart in the few weeks since the night of the Provocations opening and Alice was anxious for them to rebond.

Ladies Alice walked into the living room carrying a bottle of vodka and six shot glasses, and was greeted by a chorus of groans.

Straight vodka? Alice I Jenny looked slightly ill at the thought of it.

Shut it, were getting drunk and were rebonding. Thats final

Alice poured out a round of shots and made the girls sit in a circle.

Right its time for a game she announced gleefully.

Lord help us Shane muttered.

Alice shot her a withering glance and placed an empty bottle in the centre of the circle.

Truth or dare. We spin the bottle and whoever it lands on has to down their shot and choose truth or dare Alice explained.

Bette started to protest Al, dont you think were a bit old

To have fun? Nope, definitely not! Alice interrupted now does everybody understand the rules?

Ermwho sets the dares? Dana asked meekly.

Whoever spun the bottle Alice declared Right, Ill go first

The others looked at each other and rolled their eyes, but decided to play along. Alice took hold of the bottle, spun it and it landed on Shane who immediately downed her shot without even flinching.

Sha-ane, truth or dare?

Im never one to turn down a challengedare!

Alice grinned and walked out to the kitchen. She returned with a bottle of chocolate sauce.

I dare you to lick this off Jennys stomach Alice exclaimed.

Jenny tried to protest, but Alice lifted her top and poured on the sauce. Shane grinned and shrugged her shoulders before taking hold of Jennys hips. She flicked her tongue over Jennys belly button, and ran it in long strokes over her stomach. Moving her whole mouth onto Jennys stomach she sucked off the remainder of the sauce as Jenny giggled. Shane sat up, grinned and wiped her mouth as the others clapped.

Okay, my turn Shane grinned wickedly as she spun the bottle, which landed on Dana Fairbanks!

Oh God, did it have to be her? Dana groaned before hesitantly downing her shot Okay, I guess Ill take a dare

Shane looked around the room with a calculating look on her face. Her eyes came back to meet Danas.

I dare you to kiss

Dana hung her head and winced.

Alice! Shane declared.

Danas head snapped up in shock. Shane winked at the others, who knew full well what Shanes plan was.

You what?

You heard me

But I cant. Tonya

***** Tonya, its just a game

Come on Dane, am I that repulsive? Alice teased.

NoI guess not

She looked slightly guilty as she leant over to Alice. Shane grinned at the others, who grinned back at her not-so-subtle plan to renew the chemistry between their two friends. Dana and Alices lips met softly, and Dana took Alices bottom lip between hers and sucked gently. They opened their mouths and their tongues danced together. Dana moaned quietly, which didnt go unnoticed by the others. Shane coughed and the two broke apart.

Ermright Dana spun the bottle.

The bottle came to rest on Bette who smiled nervously. She knocked back her shot and looked pleadingly at Dana. Dana knew what she wanted to get Bette to do, but she didnt have the guts to do it.

Truth or dare?

Truth Bette said firmly Im not making a fool of myself

This caused a round of Ooh get you and Someone thinks theyre too good for us from the others.

Okaywhats your biggest regret? Dana asked.

Thats easy Bettes eyes met Tinas hurting T. If I could take it back Id do it in a second. I hate myself for doing it

A tear trickled down Tinas cheek, and Bette could feel herself welling up. She hurriedly grabbed the bottle and spun it. As luck would have it, it landed on Tina. She didnt break eye contact with Bette as she downed her shot.

Truth or dare Bette whispered, hoping shed answer truth.

Dare declared Tina, as if shed read Bettes thoughts.

I dare you to kiss Shane

What? Tina was shocked.

Hey, man I Shane held up her hands.

Youve gotta do it said a slightly confused Alice.

Okay Tina conceded.

She leant over and kissed Shane briefly. All the while her eyes never left Bettes. Bette felt a pang of jealousy, but she had her reasons for the suggestion. She needed to try and understand how Tina felt. In her slightly warped mind she thought this might make the situation better. When Tina spun the bottle it felt like they were the only two people in the world. Their eyes focused only on each other. The moment was broken by Alice cheering triumphantly as the bottle landed on her.

As the night wore on all the girls had their fair share of both truths and dares. These included toe-sucking, simulating *****, simulating oral ***** on a banana, and Jenny confessing she still had feelings for Marina. Alice spun the bottle one final time, and Bette chose a dare.

I dare you and Tina to go back to your house and talk. The ice has been broken tonight and itd be a shame to waste it

Would that be okay, T? their eyes met again.

I think so

Bette and Tina collected their coats and drove back to Bettes in silence. Once theyd reached the lounge, Tina turned to face Bette.

Do you feel like continuing the game?