“What’s a ‘buttonhole’?” Evan read off the Scrabble board, “and wee-wot and snapping turtle,” she continued turning the board in circles trying to read all the words.

“That,” snap, “is enough for you,” Tina said slamming the board closed.

Tina picked up the board with all it’s pieces still between the cardboard flaps and placed it within it’s box. With the commotion of lunch being prepared, the board game was simply placed on the coffee table forgotten. No one had thought to dismantle the creative words. The game, as predicted, was not your typical Scrabble game. It was Alice’s idea to have a theme to it. And that theme was… things you call your *****. Creative and laughable.

“But what is a buttonhole?”

“Nothing for you to worry about,” Bette added.

“So what do we do now?”Dana asked sitting on the couch.

“Can’t you think of anything to entertain yourself, Dane?” Alice asked.

“Well no. I’m usually at the gym now,” she answered.

“You need to get a life outside of training.”

“That’s why she’s got you, Al,” Shane smiled.

“Got anymore games?” Evan asked.

“No,” Bette quickly answered.

“We can still play Scrabble, Bette,” Alice smiled.

“Not with you, she’s not.”

“Calm down, babe,” Tina laughed wrapping her arm around her wife’s waist.

“You know that Alice can’t be..”

“Trusted. Yeah, I know. But she hasn’t corrupted Evan yet.”

“Why give her a chance?”

“Are you two through talking about me like I’m not even here?”

“Shut up, Alice,” Bette and Tina said in unison.

*****

The gang decided on playing another round of poker. It seemed the only thing they could agree on.

“We could spice this up and play strip poker.”

“Haven’t you seen us naked enough, Al?” Shane asked.

“Alice has seen you naked?” Carmen questioned.

“Carmen, I have every one of these women naked at some point,” Alice laughed.

“You haven’t seen me naked, Alice,” Serena informed smiling.

“That’s right. I haven’t,”Alice grinned.

“And you never will,” Bette interrupted, “not here anyway,” she added.

Her thoughts only on Evan.

“So, what’s the plan?” Evan asked walking out of the bathroom.

“It was strip poker… but your mother KO’d that,” Alice replied.

“Why? It sounds like fun,” she smiled sitting next to Serena.