“Fuck no!” Alice paced the room; she was on the phone with Bette and Shane.  “Alice please just do this for me” Bette begged her friend to go along with her. “Al come on its one night and if it’s that bad we can leave” Shane traced her fingers along the back of some girl she picked up the night before, ‘Sarah, Beth…?’

“Will… Dana be there?” Alice twirled the cord of the phone in her fingers. “ooo Miss Dana” Shane teased. “Oh shut up Shane!”
“Alice I’m sure she’ll be there, all her friends are going why wouldn’t she be?” Bette would do anything to see Tina again. “I dunno you guys, usually I have great gaydar but it’s out of whack when it comes to her. I have no idea, do I act on it or will she freak out?” Alice fell back onto her bed confused. “Al she plays tennis what do you think?” Shane being the expert that she is was usually right. “There’s only one way to figure this out” Bette added. “How?” Alice mumbled into her pillows.
“Go to the party” Bette was close to begging. “Shane you in?”
“I’m there for you Bette” They said their goodbyes as they got ready for the party.
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 The three friends walked along the beach to where their high school classmates were gathered around a huge bonfire, there was at least 40 people there. Bette was surprised to see James there with people other than them. He staggered over to the group, at first Bette thought he was walking funny because of the sand but as he spoke his words slurred. “Hey, didn’t know you guys were coming!” James yelled hugging everyone. “Are you drinking?” Bette took the cup smelling it. “Yep!” she gagged at the strong smell.

“There’s kegs over there if you guys want something to drink” James pointed running off to were his new ‘friends’ were. “Who knew James was such a party animal” Alice watched him grab another drink. “I didn’t think he knew anyone other than us” Shane took a drink from a girl that walked by.

“Bette!” she turned to hear a familiar voice call out to her, Tina’s. “Hey” Tina smiled hugging her and waving to the others. “Hey Tina” Alice added quietly. “Quite the party you have down here” Bette looked around at all the drunk and half naked people on the beach. “Yeah, it’s fun. Would you like a drink?” Tina forgot to ask Shane and Alice, focusing solely on Bette. “Hey Al I wanna show you something” Shane caught on that the two wanted to be alone. “Umm what is it?” Bette asked a little unsure if she was willing to risk it.