Tina smiled: "sure I do, she doesn’t need to see us all lovy dovy does she"

Bette:" lovy dovy?"

Tina pulled Bette into an embrace: "yeah lovy dovy, well that’s how you make me feel when I am around you"

Bette smiled.

Bette leaned in and kissed Tina’s lips……

Tina pulled out of the kiss, and grabbed her bag.

Tina: " call me later ok?"

Bette: "ok"

And she was gone… Bette: (I make her feel lovy dovy!?!?!)

Alice woke up and short while later, Shane was already there drinking beer.

She walked into the living room to join the others…

Bette: "hey you, how did you sleep"

Alice: "fine thanks. Cheers for letting me stay. Did you go round to the apartment"

Bette: "yeah I put all your stuff away in the spare room….. there was this too"

Bette pulled the note out of her pocket, and handed it to Alice..

Alice read it, tears welled up in her eyes again, but did not fall.

Alice: "I need a drink"

Bette got up and went to the kitchen, she came back with the drinks: "Slippery Nipples"

Alice just smiled….: "Thanks for this… I know you expect me to fall to pieces but I’m not going to, I promise"

Shane: "well we’re here if you need to, right who’s for a game of strip poke-her"

Bette and Alice just raised their eyebrows at each other..

So the night went on, Bette, Alice and Shane got more wasted, and played the most stupid of games.. Shane and Alice crashed in Bette’s spare room, Bette checked on them before making her way to her room.. They were fighting over the duvet!

Bette: (nothing ever changes)

Bette got changed into her pj’s and sat on the bed staring at the pc that was perched on the end…

Bette: (ah fuck it, a little surf before bed)

She logged on to the net… straight to her hotmail account.

There was an email from Tina, Bette’s heart started to hammer hard against her ribs….: (Calm Bette Calm, remember your in control)

She clicked on the mail:

Hey Sexy Bette,

Bette re read the email over and over again….

She reached for the phone and dialled the number…

Tina: "Hello"
Bette: "hi Tina’s it’s Bette, did I disturb you?"

Tina: " no not at all… I am glad that you called… I missed your voice"

Tina: " so how is Alice?"

Bette: "she’s drunk and in bed with Shane"

Tina: " what?" hearing the concern in Tina’s voice

Bette: " no not like that, they are sleeping in the same bed….."

Tina: "oh right, sorry…"

Bette laughed: " no it’s fine, we do have a pretty close friendships."

Tina dreamily said: "I think it’s lovely"

Bette: "so I was thinking would you like to come out to dinner with me tomorrow night?"

Tina: " I would love to Bette"

Bette: "ok I will pick you up at 8, is that ok?"

Tina: " that is perfect…. What shall I wear?"

Bette: "something sexy!"

Tina laughed: " always for you. Bette you sound tired"

Bette: " no I’m fine, this past week has sort of taken it out of me, what with Shane and now Alice….. and"

Tina: " me?"

Bette: " yeah you too…. But it has been great, fantastic. And I wouldn’t change it for the world.."

Tina: " me either Bette.."

Bette: "I’ll see you tomorrow then… bye"

Tina: "Bye"

Bette felt much better after that conversation, like she was more in control. She fell asleep with Tina in her heart and mind, and slept peacefully all the way through…