God, she was bothered.

Tina was really getting to her. She thought she had shaken her little crush on Tina, until she saw her today having lunch on the terrace at The Planet with her friends and – of course – with Bette too. Something about Tina’s sweetness just set Nadia on fire.

***** – where the ***** was Gabrielle? She was supposed to be at Milk by midnight, and here sat Nadia at one o’clock in the morning, sitting at the bar alone and obsessing over that insanely ***** blonde angel.

Nadia scoped the room. What were the chances of Tina clubbing – probably NADA, considering the way she constantly fawned over Bette all the time. Ay! She needed a drink.

“Hey ***** – Earth to Nadia: Come in!” Gabby snapped the z-formation in front of Nadia’s face, rudely rousing her from her musings. “Wanna drink? You look like you need to loosen up…”

God, did she ever…”Oh, hey Gabby. ‘Bout time. Yeah – I’ll take a Jack and Coke with – ”

“with lime – yeah, I know.” Gabby had this annoying habit of finishing Nadia’s sentences for her. But, tonight it felt like a relief to Nadia that she didn’t have to put any effort into conversation. Distraction was a good thing right now, and Gabby was footing the bill perfectly.

“Thanks, Gab” was all she could muster at the moment.

Mmm, Gabby’s mouth on her neck got her wet. “Hey – feel like comin’ over to my place later?” Gabby inquired coyly with that God-I’m-delicious grin on her face. She was wearing an amazing perfume tonight – it sent a flash of excitment pulsing over Nadia’s skin.

Nadia paused for a second. “No Alice? Or are you still playing games?” She didn’t feel like being the meat in a psycho sandwich. Well, maybe Al wasn’t that bad after all – Gabby did have a tendency to twist things all to ***** until they no longer even resembled the truth.

Gabby leaned close to Nadia, confiding in her with that *****, breathy voice. “Nope. I kicked her to the damn curb tonight. What a *****. Tight though, and a really hot kisser. So, forget about her.”

Curb? Nadia began to wonder why, but Gabby put a heavy hand on her thigh and continued. “What do you say? You’re looking so HOT tonight – I wouldn’t mind a replay of last Thursday.” Gabby licked her lips like she was enjoying a juicy ripe peach without the aid of a napkin.

Nadia relaxed a bit – the Jack was helping, and Gabby’s advances were feeding into her emotions. “Yeah, that sounds good…I mean, maybe closer to last call. I was actually expecting someone – a friend from work.” Oh God, she better quit at this – she was a horrible liar, and Gabby would stomp her right down if she discovered that Nadia was still nurturing her infatuation with Tina.

But, she could wait and see who showed up. Shane and Al came here alot, and they were always hanging around with Tina and Miss B (Bette). That woman was too self-consumed to realize how lucky she was to have someone like Tina – cute, *****, lively and with a softer side that just made you want to melt. Nadia imagined Tina to be that perfect mix of lover – attentive, soft, emotional, and also an absolute tiger!

“So, what’s this about your ‘friend’? Who is she, anyway?” Gabby’s lips pursed a bit, and she wrinkled her brow.

Nadia downed the rest of her Jack and Coke. What the ***** – Tina would never show up this late. “Ya know Gab – let’s go now. I don’t want to wait… I want to take you home. Now.” Nadia tugged at Gabby’s waist as she swung off the bar stool.

Gabby looked a bit surprised, but pleased just the same. “Well, alright then, Cybil… Welcome to the world!” That twinkle in her eye was a sign that it was going to be a fun night, at least for a little while.