Chapter Nine

After Alice talked Leslie into being crazy somewhere else, she rejoined Ben at the bar.

Alice: “Hey thanks for your help back there, by the way. Everythings fine. Where’s Tina and Bette?”

Ben: “Your welcome” he smirked “That’s a good question.” he replied as he searched the room.

Alice: “Where the ***** could they have gone?”

Ben: “I give up.”

Alice: “Well where would Tina go if she left?”

Ben: “Home im assuming”

Alice: “What if they left together?”

Ben: “Nah, I don’t think Tina’s that kind of girl.”

Alice: “Oh yeah, and why kind of girl is that?” she asked laying on the sarcasm

Ben: “Well your know..”

Alice: “No, why don’t you tell me.”

Ben: “You know”

Alice: “Naw, nope” she said scanning the room once more. “I bet your that kind of guy though” she said under her breath.

Ben: “What’d you say?”

Alice: “Who? Hmm? Me? Oh nothing.” she said avoiding eye contact. “What, what’s going on? I thought we were leaving, where’d they go?” she said almost too fast and too low to understand before she shot for the door.

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Bette pulled into the driveway of her dimly lit house and turned off the engine. She took a deep breath before bringing her eyes to meet Tina’s. Tina smiled and unlatched her seatbelt, this was always the point where Tina would get nervous. The moment right before there’s no turning back. This time it was exciting, she wanted this to happen more than anything. Bette unfastened herself as well and led Tina onto the porch. As Bette led Tina into the house, Tina began to trace light lines down Bette’s back with her fingertips. Bette walked into the kitchen and opened a bottle of wine.

Tina: “So are you always attracted to strait women?” she said talking a step closer to Bette.

Bette: “No actually. I’ve always steared clear of that”

Tina: “So why me then?”

Bette: “Cause I didn’t think you were strait?” she grined before cutting the gap between them in half.