”You think I’m hot?” Tina’s voice squeaked with surprise as she slid to the edge of her seat, looking to Bette expectantly.

Bette couldn’t help but look over her shoulder and flash her best smile at the beautiful blonde behind her, ”Oh yeah”

They shared a look, one that had Tina’s cheeks heating in yet another blush. Alice looked to the side and noticed, her annoyance with her smooth best friend increasing.

She slapped her on the arm, ”Hey! Take your eyes off my sister and put them back on the road”

Bette smiled as she resumed her original position, surprised at herself for having been staring. It wasn’t like her to be doing something like that, especially not with Tina. She felt an urge to glance at the rearview mirror, wanting to get another look at the blonde beauty but she was somehow able to keep her eyes on the road. It was better that way.

”So Bette” Nadia’s eyes met Bette’s chocolate brown ones in the mirror, ”You still looking for a different girl every night or have you finally found someone to settle with?”

Both Bette and Alice let out a breath of laughter at the random question. The fact that Nadia acted as though she knew Bette and her habits when they hadn’t even been introduced yet only served to make the situation an awkward one.

”Um” Bette raised an eyebrow as she glanced at the mirror once more, ”I’m sorry, do I know you?”

”No, she doesn’t” Carmen was quick to answer as she jabbed her elbow into her stunned best friend’s ribs. They shared a look where something was said silently between them, ”She just means that we’ve gone to see you guys play a few times and we’ve never seen you exclusively with one girl before”

Bette felt her stomach churn, her desire to look at Tina increasing tenfold. Carmen said nothing short of the truth and though Tina knew about Bette’s reputation, the brunette found that it bothered her to talk about it in front of the blonde. For some reason she didn’t want Tina to judge her based on things she had done in the past.

”Bette doesn’t do relationships” Alice took the liberty of answering after seeing that her best friend had gone silent, completely oblivious to Bette’s inner turmoil.

”Oh” Nadia replied disappointedly before adding a hopeful, ”Maybe you just haven’t found the right girl or something”

Alice snorted, ”Or something”

Bette couldn’t help but smile and pursed her lips to hide it, the corners twitching wildly.

”If you don’t mind me asking” Nadia continued as persistent as ever, ”What’s your type?”

”Girl is her type” Alice responded over her shoulder.

Bette chuckled quietly before a wave of dread coursed through her. She bit her lip nervously as she finally gained the courage to glance at Tina through the rear view mirror. The blonde seemed to have been unaffected by the conversation, her attention completely focused on the cell phone in her hand. Bette sighed as she focused back on the road, confused about the disappointment she felt.