Helena tilted her head slightly and looked at Bette’s lips longingly before searching her captivating eyes. She moved her hands to Bette’s forearms before meandering one of them to Bette’s hip and the other to her beautiful face. She moved closer into Bette and felt Bette’s hot hand slide between her hair and her neck sending sweet tingles down her spine.

The desire flared uncontrollably in her as she looked at Bette’s lips again and leaned forward slightly, closed her eyes and brushed Bette’s lips with her own. Bette could feel Helena’s hot breasts on her chest and felt her own desire burst into flames as Helena enticingly kissed her again before brushing her tongue invitingly over Bette’s lips.

She felt Helena’s body gently pulling away and she swiftly moved her hand from Helena’s neck to her back to hold her more tightly, pressing her lips into Helena’s soft mouth, moving her hand down Helena’s spine softly as Helena’s lips opened and a tiny purr of hunger escaped. Helena held back a little then kissed Bette back firmly.

“My God, you’re exquisite Helena___,” Bette whispered, kissing Helena. Still enraptured, she kissed Helena’s cheek saying, “I couldn’t keep my eyes off of you all night. I just looked over and there you were___. I haven’t stopped looking___.”

Helena tilted her head back gently and searched Bette’s striking eyes seriously before taking Bette’s face in her hands, “Kiss me Bette Porter” she said seriously, kissing Bette passionately again.

Esthero’s ‘Wikked Lil’ Grrls’ started playing as Casey cleared the stage.

“Well, well, well, what do we have here Shane? Two lovebirds sitting or should I say kissing in a nice, cosy tree if you ask me___” Alice shouted as she sauntered over, scanning the table for her abandoned drink before sitting next to Shane.

“Nobody’s asking you Alice” Shane laughed.

Helena and Bette detached just in time to see Alice scowl playfully at Shane.

“Very funny Alice” Bette smiled.

“So when were you gonna tell us then, huh?” Alice ventured loudly looking at them both curiously, taking a sip of an extra warm drink, “Ew, yucky! What the hell is in that, a sewer?!” she said looking into the contents of her glass.

“Alice!” Shane interrupted laughing looking at Alice’s drink, “Give ‘em a break, I don’t think there was anything to tell___until just now that is?” she shouted looking at Bette then Helena quizzically before breaking into a grin.

“There wasn’t” Bette smiled at Shane before looking over tenderly at Helena.

Helena was looking down shyly, the back of her hand covering her lips and chin, shaking her head and stifling a smile. She looked up at Shane and Alice incredulously then looked over at Bette just as Bette turned to look at her.

Her heart fluttered sweetly and fell into her stomach as Alice looked at them both and shrugged her shoulders saying,

“Hey, it’s no big deal, you’re both single___why the hell not! So whose gonna buy me a drink that doesn’t taste like a shitty rat’s ass.” She grinned at Shane.

“Hey don’t look at me!” Shane shouted laughing.

Seeing Alice’s face grow serious, “Aw, what the hell, I’ll go___” Shane gave in giving Alice a mock disapproving look.

“Hey I’m going already!” she said when she saw Alice look at her seriously before looking over at Bette and Helena before breaking into a grin.

Bette and Helena laughed then sat at the table. Bette put her drink down and folded her arms shouting over at Alice, “So where’s Jenny?”

“You know what? I really don’t know. Shane doesn’t even know___I know what you’re gonna say___you’re gonna say you saw Marina” Alice said.

“Yea” Bette said leaning back in her chair her hands still folded, “What do you think’s gonna happen now?” she asked Alice sliding a hand in her pocket.

As Bette leaned forward again to retrieve her drink, Helena felt Bette’s warm hand under the table pressing something cold into her own.