“Yeah, lucky for you.” Bette smiled at Tina lovingly and gave her another hungry kiss.

“Umm… girls?  I’m right here, you know.” Helena was not quite comfortable with the closeness of Bette and Tina.

Bette blushed and looked down. “Sorry.”

“So where’s Alice and Marina?” Helena changed the subject.

“I’m guessing Alice is with Dana. Don’t know where Marina is though.” Tina searched the room for any signs of the drummer but didn’t find her anywhere.

“She probably left with Jenny.”

“I realize I don’t really know Jenny that well but there’s something about her that rings trouble for me.” Helena shared.

“Tell me about it.” Bette agreed.

Gabby approached Bette’s table with a tall, good-looking guy with her.

“Hi, Bette. Hi, girls.” Gabby grabbed the hands of the guy beside her. “I want you to meet Patrick Davis.”

“Hey. I loved your set.” Patrick shook Bette’s hands a little too eagerly.

“Patrick here is a model. I told him about The Bad Beats and he said that he wanted to see you play.” Gabby said.

“Yeah. And I’m glad I did. You guys were really great. I love your voice, Bette.”

“Thank you.” Bette felt a little embarrassed with the attention she was getting.

“Patrick was just telling me how he can’t wait to get a hand on your EP.”

“Yeah. When is it going to be released?”

“Maybe in a month, there’s no specific date yet…”

“Oh… well, I’ll be sure to be one of the first to buy it. Do you mind if I join your table?” Patrick asked. Tina and Helena exchanged looks.

“Umm… we were actually just about to leave. I’m very sorry.” Bette lied.

“What? You’re leaving already? It’s still early.” Gabby wasn’t too pleased that Bette was leaving after promising Patrick he would get to hang out with Bette.

“Yeah, we have an early session tomorrow, remember?” Bette was glad that she had an excuse. Tina and Helena simply looked on.

“Oh. That’s okay.” Patrick was clearly disappointed at how the night was turning out. “You guys go ahead. I think I’ll just stay here for a little while.”