“How about if Alice joins you?” Shane says edging closer to her.

“Oh, no no.” Alice says trying to find a way out of it.

“Sorry Al, it’s only fair.” Shane stands in front of her and with a grin pushes her in. Shane quickly moves away from the pool to avoid being splashed or worse.

“I will get you.” Alice says pointing at Shane.

Dana swims over to her new love and embraces her. “You sure are ***** when you’re mad.” She grabs her face and kisses her.

The happy couple swim off to the shallow end for a little privacy.

“They are so good together.” Tina says.

“Hey Jenny, where’s Carmen?” Carmen’s absence finally registers with Bette.

“She’s in San Francisco. She got this DJ gig up there for the weekend.” Jenny sits down next to Bette.

“Who’s Carmen?” Harper asks having never heard the name before.

Jenny smiles shyly, “She’s this really amazing girl I’ve been dating. Shane dated her first though.”

Harper laughs, “Is there always so much sharing?”

“I didn’t date her.” Shane sounds almost defensive.

“Oh sorry. Shane fucked her. But come on, you two had something else going on. There was a connection.” Jenny says looking at Shane.

Shane stands at the pools edge, “Carmen wanted something from me I couldn’t give. And yes, I fucked her. But to answer your question Harper, no there isn’t always so much sharing.”

“Just curious. It seems unavoidable in most of our little circles. People always seem to end up dating someone who’s been with one of their friends.” Harper says.

“Oh you should see Alice’s chart.” Tina says.

Unbeknownst to the group Alice and Dana have swum under water in a sneak attack to get Shane. They each reach up and grab a leg.

“What the -” Before Shane can finish she is pulled backwards into the water.

Everyone bursts into laughter. The look on Shane’s face as she fell backwards was priceless.

“Very funny guys!” Shane splashes Alice and Dana. She swims to the edge, pulling herself up to sit next to Harper. Shane gives Harper a look.

“Don’t even think about it.” Harper warns.

“I won’t.” Shane tries her best to sound innocent and honest.

“I wouldn’t trust her if I were you Harper.” Bette says leaning forward to look at the two of them.