Shane was watching with interest, though Dana didn’t have an inkling of the way the interaction was being observed by those around them. Bette sat across the table, watching the two sadly, but with the hint of a resigned smile.

After a moment, Alice seemed to realize that the song was coming to a close and she walked back to the center of the stage to finish.
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Shane took another sip of her beer and placed the empty bottle on the bar with a clang. Dana looked up sharply at the noise. The bar was cleared out and Shane hadn’t really explained why they were waiting around. Bette had escaped a couple hours before and Dana was deeply tired. Not to mention she needed to get some running in sometime the next day.

Finally, Shane looked up and said, "So what was that with you and Alice, Dana?"

Dana said frantically, "Huh? With Alice- Nothing’s up. She’s great. A great musician, I mean. She’s cool."

Shane rolled her eyes and said, "I mean the look, Dane. She was checking you out and I mean, I know you’re not- y’know, well, gay, but it kind of looked like you were into her."

Dana paled. She wasn’t offended, even if the knowing way in which Shane had said she wasn’t gay kind of sounded like she thought she was.

"Well, I mean. Alice is gay. I’m not. I didn’t mean to- to – lead her on." Dana blushed then, because the idea that she was leading someone on was so laughable.

Shane said with a smile, "Well, Dane. Alice isn’t gay either."

Dana looked at Shane, genuinely confused. "What do you mean? She and Bette-"

Shaking her head ruefully, Shane held up a hand, as if the story were as old as time and she’d had to tell it one too many times. "Yeah. She and Bette. And she and Jane. And Annie. And Renee. And Maura. And Ben. And Jack. Charlie. Mike."

Dana blurted, "She’s bi? And Shane, that’s- that’s a lot of people you just listed."

Shane smiled, "She’s bi. Yep. And she didn’t sleep with all of them. That I know of", here Shane leered lasciviously before continuing, "She dated some of them, slept with a few. She’s on tour a lot."