Chapter Five

Tina and Ben drove around for a while looking for a suitable place, close enough to her apartment just incase they had to walk home. They settled on a local looking bar and parked. As they waited at the door Tina started to grow nervous about Ben’s ID. She held her breath and closed her eyes as he handed over the card. When she opened her eyes Ben and the bouncer were looking at her in an odd way. Tina became embarassed and smiled shyly as she handed over her ID. Everything of course went smoothly and before she knew it they were sitting at the bar and she was on her second drink. As the alcohol coursed through her veins her mind began to wonder.

Tina: “So do you really not like Eric?”

Ben: “I just pictured you with someone not so dull.”

Tina: “He’s not dull” she said then thought “Is he?”

Ben: “Come on Tina, he’s a tool. I bet he wears thoes suits all the time, doesn’t he?”

Tina: “Yeah” she sighed, realizing her brother may be right, maybe Eric is the reason her life is so boring.

Ben: “You should hook up with that art chick, what’s her name….Bette”

Tina’s heart skipped a beat when she heard thoes words.

Tina: “Im not ***** Ben” she blurted out loudly causing the man sitting next to her to turn around and stare.

Tina gave him an uncomfortable look and turned back to her brother.

Ben: “How can you be sure, have you ever kissed a woman?”

Tina looked at him with a raised eyebrow and replied “No” but it was only hours ago when she briefly wondered about it.

Tina: “Where is this coming from, why are you trying to hook me up with a woman?”

Ben: “Hey, I just know what I saw, I saw the way she was looking at you. You didn’t look so innocent either there sis.” she smiled

Tina’s face instantly turned a bright red. Tina had hoped noone else had seen the looks between them. “What does this mean? God im confused” she thought.