Sarah shook her head sadly, "Not exactly. Can I talk to you?"

She held out her hand and Tina looked back at Bette apologetically. Nodding, Bette offered a soft smile as Tina took Sarah’s hand and walked to the bar.

Tina looked at Sarah with confusion and concern, "What happened Sarah?"

She sighed, "Eric is here"

Tina’s eyes widened, "Here!? What do you mean he’s here?"

"He’s outside. I was out front smoking and saw him in his car"

"Did he see you?"

"I don’t think so"

"Fuck . . . . fuck fuck fuck"

Tina put her head down and shook it. Sarah sighed again.

"What are you gonna do? Want me to sneak you out?"

Tina looked up at her then glanced at Bette who was looking at her with concern. Tina smiled to assure Bette that she was fine. Bette smiled back and Tina found herself melting. She focused her gaze back to Sarah.

"No, its okay. I’m going to have a word with him then have him take me home"

"Are you sure that’s a good idea? Want me to go with you"

"No, no. I know you wanna go home with that Shane girl. Go and have some fun"

"And what about you?"

Tina gave her a questioning look, "What about me?"

Sarah grinned and crossed her arms over her chest. Tina tried her best not to smile.

"I honestly don’t know what you’re talking about"

Sarah laughed, "Uh huh, sure you don’t"

Tina rolled her eyes and let out a small laugh, "Come on, I gotta say bye to Bette and Shane"

As the girls approached, Bette turned to face Tina. She was still concerned.

"Is everything okay?"

Tina smiled and nodded, "Yeah everything is fine. I just have to go. I’m afraid I can’t share a cab after all"

At the end of her sentence, Tina’s smile faded and she looked at Bette with sadness in her eyes.

Bette nodded and looked at her with understanding. She was disappointed and sad herself but she didn’t want to make Tina feel worse.

"Its okay. I’m sure they’ll be other opportunities for us to share a cab"

Tina smiled, "Yeah, I’m sure there will be"

She turned her head to look at Shane and Sarah, "I’ll see you guys later. It was nice meeting you Shane"

"It was nice meeting you too Tina"

"Bye Tina, text me tomorrow"

Tina smiled and nodded. Her phone buzzed which surprised her and made her jump. She took it out of her pocket and saw Eric’s name flash across the screen. She sighed.

"Shit, I have to go"

She backed up to leave and focused her gaze on Bette, offering a shy smile.

"Bye Bette"

Bette smiled wide and nodded, "Bye Tina"