She made a beeline for the DJ booth, watching Bette and the woman from the corner of her eye. She had seen Dana and Alice talking to the woman and figured if they knew who she was, chances were that Shane and Carmen knew of her as well.

"Hey guys" Tina said as casually as possible, unintentionally interrupting a tender moment between her two friends.

Carmen had been bent over the side of her booth, kissing her girlfriend slowly when she pulled back to smile at the flustered blonde.

"Hey Tina"

Shane turned around to smile at her friend as well, "Hey birthday girl. Having fun?"

"Oh yeah a blast" Tina quickly responded with a forced smile and leaned against the booth beside Shane, both women facing the crowd.

Carmen went back to spinning and the three of them hung out in silence, enjoying the music blasting from the speakers. Not wanting to appear too obvious, Tina waited an excruciating two minutes before asking a question that had been burning in her mind.

"Who’s that with Bette?" She asked as casually as possible, the loud music masking her jealous tone.

"That" Shane emphasized as she gestured her drink in the direction of Melissa and Bette, "Is Melissa Harris"

"The sculptor Bette used to sleep with?" Tina asked incredulously when she recalled the name, feeling another surge of jealousy course through her body. Bette had spoken about Melissa in the past. Briefly but spoken about her nonetheless.

"Yup" Shane said as she took a sip of her drink and admired the woman who had been unable to take her eyes off Bette. "She looks good"

In the blink of an eye, Carmen launched a strong fist to Shane’s left arm and slightly spilled her drink in the process. Shane’s free hand immediately went to the intensely throbbing spot as she turned her head to look at her girlfriend.

"Ow, what the hell?" She laughed at her jealous girlfriend who was grinning at her.

"You better watch yourself" Carmen warned, the playful look in her eyes showing that she wasn’t really threatened by Melissa. Shane was a flirt by nature and she admired woman from afar but she would never stray. Carmen trusted her girlfriend enough to know that.