Bette pulled up at a parking lot that was a short walking distance away from Little Boxes. She checked the time on her phone and then turned to Helena with a smile, “Here we are.”

“Great.” Helena smiled, “I really appreciate how Shane invited me to this tonight.”

“Yeah, Shane’s great.” Bette smiled. She, herself had also appreciated how Shane had invited Helena.

“And you too. Thank you for including me in that phone conversation earlier. I really appreciate that. I’m sure you know what it’s like to be in a new environment.” Helena said gratefully.

“Yeah. But, it’s nothing, really.” Bette laughed. “Well, you might as well get used to them now because they’re going to pop by at our place a whole lot.”

Helena chuckled, “I thought so.”

“Yep.” Bette nodded, pulling her key out of the ignition. “Alright, we should walk over to LB. Alice would so totally hound us if we were a minute late.”

They got out of the car and walked side by side towards the Little Boxes. Just as they were about to enter the club, Bette received a text message from Shane.

Hey B! Al’s bringing that tennis chick along and she’s going to be late. Could you just stay outside to look out for her while I get us a booth? Thanks.

Bette texted a quick reply, letting Shane know that she was going to stay outside to wait for Al and her new lady friend.

“Hey Lena, you might want to head in first. I’m going to wait for Alice, she’s running late.” Bette said to Helena with puffs of air coming out from her mouth. It was a rather chilly night and she didn’t want Helena to stay out in the cold with her.

Helena, on the other hand, didn’t want Bette to stay out in the cold alone. She smiled, “It’s alright. I can’t just let you stand in this cold alone.”

“That’s really sweet but are you sure?” Bette asked, moved by what Helena had just said.

“I’m positive.” Helena nodded.

They stood on the sidewalk, talking and laughing as they waited for Alice and Dana. Bette noticed how Helena was constantly rubbing her hands together.