Bette, Alice and Shane are all sitting at their regular table at the Planet eating lunch.

‘So yeah, apparently he just came over said he was breaking up with her then left’

‘Jesus, what an asshole, I mean come on, I’m surprised he didn’t do it over the phone, which by the way is one of the more popular ways of guys breaking up with girls in this month’s LA magazine’s 10 most popular ways to break a girl’s heart list, it was number two, second only to the dreaded post-it note, guys love doing that ever since Carrie got dumped by Berger on Sex and the City’.

Marina brought over some drinks for the girls.

‘Hey, we didn’t order these’ said Shane.

‘They are on the house, you look like you need something to shut Alice up’ Marina laughed as she handed Alice a milkshake with a straw. ‘Heeey, no fair’ Alice protested. ‘Just drink it’ Marina implored, so Al dutifully sucked the straw into her mouth ‘Mmmmmm, this tastes good’ ‘See, I told you’ said Marina. Bette and Shane just laughed as Marina went over to another customer and they heard her say ‘Noooo Gipetto’

After Alice had finished her shake, she was once again talking, but this time the topic of conversation was on Bette, and not some random ‘best of’ list from her magazine.

‘Sooo, you coming to Milk tonight then Bette?’ Alice asked.

‘Definitely’ Shane replied, then both Alice and Shane turned to Bette awaiting her reply ‘Well, I think I’ll pass tonight guys’ ‘What? You can’t just pass Bette, there are girls that come from all over Los Angeles to see “the amazing Bette Porter” strut her stuff’ ‘Alice! If she said no, then that’s her decision, although it would have been fun Bette’ Shane concluded.

‘Well, I’ll see what kind of mood I’m in later’ Bette said hoping it would appease her friends, which apparently it did.

‘Guys’ Bette started somewhat uncharacteristically nervously, ‘I have a crush on Tina’ Bette stated, suddenly gaining confidence realizing she was talking to her friends, not someone scary, like telling Tina.

Alice sat there staring at Bette, mouth agape and Shane just nodded knowingly.

Alice was the first to respond ‘When, what, well I mean how long have you had these feelings?’ ‘A few months now, I thought it would go away but it didn’t, if anything, my feelings have actually grown stronger over the last few weeks’.

Shane said ‘Your secret’s safe with me but do you plan on telling her?, I mean she has a right to know, she is your best friend’

‘Well, thanks Shane, good to know I can trust you won’t tell anybody, I mean yeah I have thought about telling her, but I’m just so scared she’ll run a mile to think her lesbian friend wants to jump into bed with her you know’.

‘Al, promise Bette you won’t tell anybody’ silence, ‘Alice’ Shane repeated.

‘Alright, Shane God, you’re not my mother, my mother is much worse as you know, yes Bette don’t worry I won’t tell Tina, or anybody else for that matter’

‘Thanks Al, I appreciate it’ Bette smiled.

‘Well, I gotta go you guys, I got a two o’clock’

‘Okay bye Shane’ the remaining two women echoed.

‘I gotta go too Al, or James will think I got ran over’ Bette laughed.

‘Fine, leave me, just like all the other women in my life’ Alice joked.

‘I might see you later, if not have fun without me’ Bette said as she walked out of the Planet.