"I almost didn’t" The brunette replied as she embraced Dana, pulling back to wave at Carmen who was in the DJ
booth on the other side of the room. "I thought this was supposed to be a dinner"

"It was but some people stuck around after dinner" Alice gestured her thumb towards the DJ, "Carmen started spinning and well you can imagine what happened after that"

Bette nodded and took in the scene, her eyes roaming over all the familiar and unfamiliar faces. She couldn’t seem to find one face in particular.

"Where’s Tina?"

"I don’t know" Dana said as she quickly surveyed the area, "The last time I saw her, she was making her way to the bar"

Bette looked over her shoulder, her eyes immediately finding that gorgeous head of blonde hair she had grown to love so much. It had been half pinned back that night and Bette was able to see the smile on the blonde’s face, a smile that was directed toward the man standing beside her.

"Who’s that?" Bette asked, not bothering to hide the jealous tone in her voice.

"Ummm . . " Alice tiptoed so that she could look over Bette’s shoulder and squinted her eyes to get a better look at the man beside Tina, "I don’t know. Wait. He looks familiar"

Bette turned back to look at her friend, "Yeah?"

After careful inspection, Alice nodded. "Yeah. He kinda looks like that Josh Brecker guy"

Bette looked over her shoulder once more, pursing her lips at the sight before her. "Hm"

Josh was standing way too close to Tina if Bette said so herself. He was facing the blonde as they conversed, his arm casually resting on the bar and the side of his body resting against it. Though she only had a view of his profile, Bette could easily see the blatant interest practically lighting up his face. It pissed her off.

She made a move to approach the duo, intending to make her presence known and get a closer look Mr. Josh Brecker but she stopped herself before she could even take a step. Alice’s words from the other day echoing in her mind when she realized that Josh was probably there because Tina had invited him.