“No reason”, Alice responds with a mischievous grin.

The following morning Tina wakes up with a grin. Stretching out on the sofa, hoping that she wouldn’t have to sleep here for much longer. She had only known her work colleague for a few months, but in that time they’d sparked up a good friendship, and thankfully her friend hadn’t minded Tina kipping on her sofa until she finds somewhere of her own.

‘Today I see Bette again’ Tina thinks. ‘Why am I so happy about that? I mean, I guess it’s because she saved my arse. Really, I owe her a lot. Yeah that must be it’ Tina convinces herself. She stretches again and sits up, opening her eyes and begins to focus, after a little while she drags her feet to the bathroom, admiring her bed head hair in the mirror. “Ughh, why do we have to work?” She asks her reflection. She then smiles again as she remembers her 6.30 appointment.

Hours later in a different part of the city Bette is sitting packing up her desk ready to leave for the day and meet Tina. Little did she know another blonde was also making her way to The Planet at that very moment.

Kit was just wiping down the bar as a pretty blonde approached and sat at the bar stool. “Hi, what can I get for you?” Kit asks thinking this is probably her, just Bette’s type. ‘Cute, sweet looking thing, this must be the one’.

“Ummm hi” Tina says somewhat self-consciously. “I’m here to meet Bette, Bette Porter?”

“Aaah, Tina is it?” Kit asks nonchalantly.

“Ummm, yes that’s right” Tina says with a smile. Kit introduces herself and they both chat for a while. Sometime passes when Kit looks up to see a familiar face approach, ‘Oh god what is she doing here?’

“Kitty Cat!” Alice approaches with bounds of energy as usual.

“Alice, how are you? I didn’t expect to see you here” Kit feigns her excitement, also moving her eyes subtlety towards Tina. Alice isn’t usually too perceptive, but does pick up on this, and winks back at Kit.

“I thought I’d just drop in, you know grab a coffee for the way home.”

“Right” Kit says trying to play the part, knowing this place was definitely not on her way home.

“So where’s the lesbian queen herself?” Alice says winking at Kit.

‘Oh god’ Kit thought, did she really just say that? “By that, I’m guessing you mean my baby sis”

“That would be the one, Bette, the big Porter.” Alice winks again at Kit.

Tina has obviously been listening to this whole conversation. ‘Did I hear lesbian? I didn’t pick up on that. So Bette’s gay, OK’

“Oh well I think she’s popping in soon actually”

“Oh damn, well I have to dash, but could you pass on a message, I have two people at work really interested in seeing her room. Could you let her know? I think one of them would be a definite too” Alice said looking extremely happy with herself.

“Yes I will pass that on Alice”. It took all of her effort not to roll her eyes, but she did admire Alice’s harmless medaling sometimes.

“Right, well take care Kitty Cat” Alice grabs her coffee, eyes up the cute blonde and heads for the door. As she leaves, Bette is approaching. She looks up to see Alice striding towards her with a triumphant look on her face. “You can thank me later” She winks, as they pass each other without stopping. Bette gulps, ‘oh god what has she done’.

As the brunette enters the bar, she sees Tina Straight away. Tina excitedly jumps off of her stool, and the two meet in the middle. They are both grinning a little awkwardly.

“Tina” Bette very formally stretches out her hand.

Tina responds taking Bette’s hand in hers, more aware of her touch this time. “Bette”

“Shall we? That’s if you’re satisfied with my references of course?” Bette and Kit acknowledge each other, Kit gives her a double thumbs up and wink, which Bette pretends she doesn’t see.

“I am more than satisfied, please lead the way”, Tina says as she follows Bette out of the bar.