Bette: “I’ve missed you….”

Tina turned to look at the brunette: “I’ve missed you too”

At the bar Bette ordered all the drinks…. Tina helped carry them back to the table, following Bette, her gaze held the hypnotic swing of Bette behind.

Back at the table Alice was laughing uncontrollably.

Bette: “hey what’s so funny?” she set down the drinks and passed them round.

Alice: “Well…. It seems that Shane and Loo have met before.”

Tina frowned: “really?”

Shane slid further down in her chair. Loo looked at the floor, something had caught her interest.

Bette: “you going to elaborate?”

Alice: “Well you know Shane, a finger in every pie, but in this case a finger in Loo”

She started to roar with laughter again, this time Fred joined in. Soon enough they were all laughing.

Bette and Tina took their seats.

Tina looked to Loo: “so when was this then?”

Loo looked to Shane: “about a year ago?”

Shane: “yeah sounds about right”

Tina: “small world eh?”

Alice: “A toast……” she raised her glass. “to old friends….. And new”

They all clinked their glasses and took sips of their drinks.

Kit got up and made her way to the bar.

Bette’s hand moved to Tina’s knee, and Tina’s hand covered Bette’s and gave it a squeeze. Tina leaned into Bette, and kissed her cheek gently, letting her lips linger there a moment, whilst she breathed in the scent of Bette.

Loo: “so Alice, are they always this gushy?”

Alice: “well only about 99% of the time”

Bette just smiled at Alice.

Fred: “ yeah come on girls, get a room” Tina chuckled, it was amazing how quickly Fred and Loo had fitted in with the others.

Kit came back to the table with a bar maid trailing behind her. The bar maid put a tray on the table, filled with all sorts of drinks.

Kit: “right girls lets get this evening kicking shall we”

She started to remove the drinks from the tray, and placed their respective drinks in front of the girls, then placed a shot glass as a chaser beside them.

Kit: “for every drink you have, a shot will follow.” She smiled at Bette.

Bette: “ shit…..”

Tina turned to Bette: “ what’s up?”