“So, Ill catch up with you guys later, ok?” Shane says before she skulks away. Maybe she sensed a ***** storm headed toward Alice and didnt want to get caught in it.

“Alice what the ***** are you talking about? Are you talking about Christina over there? Because if you are, you must have a short memory. Is she not the same girl that I almost got into it with at Mels not a couple of hours ago? Is she not the same one that clearly is into my brother.” I think Im yelling a little at this point. I cant really hear myself with the noise of the club and my own thoughts tumbling and fumbling around in my head.

“Bette-” No she wont get to finish.

“And is she not the one out there right now, practically ***** my brother on the dance floor. Yeah I know Alice. I know that she is ***** off limits.” ok so the last couple of statements Im sure Alice could have done without. But she needs to know that saying things like that, especially after what happened between my brother and I just arent ok.

“Bette, what the *****. Will you just let me get a sentence out please.” Shes almost pleading with me. This is a sight Al has rarely seen from me. I hate to yell, but its stuff that she doesnt know about that make trying to make a move on this girl a very bad idea. So before she starts again, shes making sure that Im wearing my Im listening face and that we have not attracted an audience. “Whoa. So, before I was met with that bit of sunshine I was going to say that yes she is straight Bette. So stop looking.” Maybe it would have been a good idea to attract a crowd. Because shes going to need witnesses to verify who just strangled her.

So Ill try to be as calm as all these drinks will allow me to be. ” I really havent a clue as to where youre going with this Alice. But please explain. Quickly.”

“Well….its just the…way” Damn I think I scared her. Too bad. I dont like where this is going. “The way youre looking at Tina…” *****, thats her name. “You look like you want her for yourself. Not cool, Bette. You know how your brother gets coming in to places like this.”