Tina walked back into the living room, hearing Fred and Loo still arguing made her smile. She leaned against the door jamb, watching her 2 closet friends bicker over who had slept with the most women.

Seeing Tina standing at the door…. Fred: “You ok?”

Loo turned to look at Tina.

Tina: “yeah, I’m fine. Right who’s up for another drink?”

She walked back off to the kitchen and returned with a pitcher of cocktails.

Setting the pitcher on the table Tina sat on the floor with her friends.

Fred: “So when are we meeting the lovely Bette then?”

Tina blushed: “I just called her, she is going to set something up with her friends…she’ll call in the morning!”

Loo: “Nice” she said whilst sipping her cocktail through 8 brightly coloured straws.

Fred looked at her: “Bloody hell Loo, how old are you? Wouldn’t one straw suffice?”

Tina: “ ah leave her Fred, you know she’s still a kid at heart”

Loo feigned a hurt look, and play punched Tina on the arm: “ hey I’m no kid, it’s just hard sometimes to change a habit of a life time…… I’ve always done it…. Like Fred has always moaned, or you Tina have always been shy”

Tina: “well not no more, I’m a changed women”

Fred gave her a questioning look: “Really? And how, prey tell did that happen?”

Tina: “ well if you must know Bette changed me……. God I can’t believe I am going to tell you this, but I am so different when I am with her. You know in bed. Before I was like, never made the first move, always let the other person be in control…. But”

She paused…

Fred: “ hey, don’t stop there”

Tina: “well, I feel like I don’t have any inhibitions when I’m with her, like I could do anything, touch anything, say anything and everything would always be alright…” Tina blushed, :” does that sound stupid?”

Loo smiled: “ not at all Tina, sounds like you’ve finally grown into yourself”

Tina frowned

Loo: “hey don’t take that the wrong way, you know I didn’t mean anything by it… all I mean is, that you have always seemed awkward with women, even with us, your 2 bestest buds in the world. But I can see your more at ease with yourself now. And it pleases me…..”