“Alice!” Dana screamed.

The bus jerked to the left as Alice twisted the steering wheel narrowly missing the compact car in front causing the box shaped vehicle to rock on it’s axle waking it’s remaining sleep passengers. Passing cars honked their horns as Alice regained control of the bus.

“Blow it out your *****!”she shouted.

Pulling onto the shoulder, Alice let out a shaky breath and collapsed onto the wheel as the bus came to a stop.

“Al?” Dana fearfully questioned.

“I’m fine. Almost pissed my pants, but I’m fine,” she answered.

“*****!” Carmen moaned rubbing her arm.

“Everyone okay?” Shane asked grabbing Carmen by the head into a bear hug.

“Shane… I can’t breathe,” Carmen responded to her girlfriend’s scare.

Shane loosened her hold but didn’t let go completely.

“Evan?” Bette immediately wondered standing.

Serena pushed herself off the body underneath her. During the commotion, the pair in the back seat were tossed to the other end, throwing some of the bags on the floor.

“Get off of her!” Bette pushed Serena.

“Bette!” Tina shouted at her wife’s actions.

“Evan, baby,” Bette called kneeling in front of the girl.

Evan felt a hand brush the hair off her face.

“Mom?”

Evan tried sitting up on her own but quickly hissed in pain. She grabbed her side.

“Baby?”

“I’m fine, Mom.”

“Are you sure?” Bette asked knowing that her daughter was lying.

“Yes,” Evan hissed.

With Bette and Serena’s help, Evan sat up and leaned back against the cushioned seat. All eyes were on her.

“I’m fine, guys, really,” Evan stressed.

Shane looked at Alice. Alice looked at Dana. Dana looked at Carmen. Carmen looked at Serena. Serena looked at Tina. And Tina looked at Evan. Her eyes were pleading with Tina to make everyone stop worrying. Especially Bette.

“Are you okay, Alice? What happened?” Tina asked changing to subject.

“I don’t know. I guess I zoned out.”

“Bette, why don’t you take over,” Tina suggested.

“Huh?”

“Take over driving. It’ll keep your mind occupied on the road,” Tina explained.

“But, Tee…”

“Up front in the driver’s seat, Bette,” Tina ordered.

The girls watched as Bette resigned to the driver’s seat. None amazed at the control Tina had over Bette. They all knew Tina was the dominant personality of the pair. Tina just allowed Bette to think otherwise.