“But you do love Burt, right?”

“Of course, honey. He’s a part of our little family.”

“Good,” she smiles, leaning in for another kiss as we hear a honk outside – Alice.

“Let’s go,” I say and we go downstairs. I make sure all the lights are down and I close the door. We get in the car.

Alice looks in the mirror. “Porter, you look hot tonight. Care to share a dance with me?”

Dana slaps her playfully on the back of her head. “Right here.”

“Auch, that hurt, Dane,” Alice says, pulling a face and rubbing the back of her head.

“You were into that last night…” Dana answers.

Alice turns completely red. “Bette – Tina – that’s not true! We do toys, not SM – unless Dana…”

“No! No,” Dana says quickly. “I’m not a big fan of that. I mean, how can having pain turn you on?” She wonders as Alice is approaching the club. Both Bette and I shrug.

We share some of the usual banter and finally reach Unite. We enter the bar, which is very crowded. A girl who has spotted Bette walks towards her and asks flirtatiously: “Wanna dance with me, beautiful?”

I feel jealousy coming up and my eyes become slits of anger. Bette looks at me, as if she’s asking my permission. I shake my head and she says: “I’m sorry. Another time, maybe.”

The girl is not stupid and shrugs: “Seems like your lady can’t share.”

“That’s good,” Bette says. “Cause I don’t wanna share either.” She gives me a loving kiss and the girl turns away, rolling her eyes.

“So, do you wanna dance,” Bette softly asks me. Her eyes are twinkling and I know what she’s up to.

“Let’s wait for a slower song.”

“Okay.”

We head to the dancefloor. I see Shane and Carmen in the distance, dancing wildly. Shane sees me as well and I wave at her, making my way through the crowd as I grab Bette’s hand.

She follows me and we pass Lara and Helena, who are dancing closely to each other. Those two have really found each other.