Right then Karen entered the room. All three heads turned to her. Tina groaned. ”Ugh, not you”

”Excuse me?” Karen raised her eyebrows in puzzlement.

Tina waved her sister away and came over to the mirrow to adjust her face.

”You girls are going to a party or what?” Karen asked and sat down on the bed between Tina’s friends.

Alice and Dana shook their heads silently. Then they jumped slightly, when Tina’s phone started to ring.

”Fuck, don’t you dare tell me you decided to cancel everything” Tina said worriedly, looking at the indefinite number displayed on her phone screen, before she answered.

”Hello”

”Hi, it’s me”

Tina nodded and pursed her lips in anticipation.

”Tina, do you hear me?” Bette asked into the phone, when the blonde didn’t say anything.

”Yes! I’m here” Tina replied louder than necessary.

”I just wanted to umm… call, and…” Bette paused, suddenly at loss of words.

Tina’s heart dropped. She closed her eyes. Bette indeed was calling to cancel their date. ”To cancel?” She finished for the brunette.

”Huh?”

”You are calling to cancel our date” Tina repeated, her voice showing some hostility. She couldn’t believe that Bette was about to rebuff her.

”Wha.. Cancel? No!” Bette exclaimed. She realized that she needs to quickly save the situation. ”No, of course not, I’m not canceling our date, shit, I don’t… This all came out wrong, I’m sorry, Tina. I just wanted to say that I forgot to ask your address, so I can pick you up, so we can go in my car, and that I’m happy that you are going out with me, so…” Bette finished and breathed out a good amount of air. ”Tell me your address” She said tersely, berating herself for stumbling in her speech like a first grader, who tried to explain his F in math to his parents.

Tina was frowning and smiling at the same time, completely bemused by brunette’s ramblings. Bette was nervous. For some reason Tina was delighted by this fact and it made her cover her mouth with a palm to restrain herself from laughing.

”Tinaaa” Bette sounded very impatient.

”Um, yeah” Tina told her the address, the smile never left her face.

”Thanks. I’ll be there in uh..36 minutes”