Bette pulled her car up to the kerb outside Shane’s apartment, coming to a slow halt, parking parallel to the verge. Shane sighed. The journey home had felt awkward for them both and felt even more awkward now that it was time for Shane to actually leave the car. Bette leaned over to Shane, who met Bette half way and offered her cheek. Bette placed a soft firm kiss to Shane’s face, she tried hard not to think of the soft full lips that only an hour ago were locked passionately together.

Shane got out of the car in silence just like she had entered earlier that evening. Bette waited in her car and watched on as Shane, without turning around, entered her building safely.

Shane unlocked her door, there was a couple of her friends already asleep but not everyone had come home that night. Shane was glad. She removed her clothes and quietly got into bed, she could smell Bette on her, her perfume, her scent. Shane started to think about the time when Bette was going to end it with her, end it for good, probably she would end up falling out with all the gang, her family as well. She was going to lose it all……….Shane was not going to sleep well tonight.

Shane got up early, before her alarm.

‘Shit I look rough.’ Shane thought to herself as she tried to focus in the mirror. She had a free day and a whole morning before she had to meet Tina. Shane wondered if she could fit in seeing Bette somehow, but then if she did she’d have to let on about meeting Tina for coffee and this would probably send Bette into a fit of panic.

Shane was waiting for Tina at the Planet, she was at the gang’s usual table unaware of a cute looking blonde checking her out. The blonde wasted no time, having seen Shane in there a few times with the group, but now on her own she made a move. She sidled over to Shane and was full on body language up and down Shane’s shoulder, whispering in her ear. Shane looked like she wasn’t having any of it.

Tina had entered The Planet at the same time watching the Blonde making a move on the young Romeo.