Bette smiled and nodded, secretly excited that Helena was holding unto her hand.

“So is this the girl that Alice fancies?” Helena asked, tilting her head towards Dana.

“Yeah. Alice goes on about her for like 24/7.” Bette chuckled.

As they snaked their way through the throngs of people, Bette noticed how every other women in the club was checking Helena out.

Of course, Helena being the new girl in town was getting a lot of attention from these hungry predator-like women. Bette would grip onto Helena’s hand tighter and glare at every single of these “predators” who she caught them checking Helena out.

They finally arrived at the booth that Shane had reserved for them, Bette’s hand still in Helena’s hand.

“Hey guys!” Shane gave a small wave. She was about to introduce her lady friend but stop in mid sentence when she saw both Bette and Helena holding hands. “Eh guys… Meet Tory.”

When both Bette and Helena noticed how Shane’s eye trailed down to their hands, they immediately pulled back their own hand. Alice snickered at the situation.

Bette awkwardly introduced herself to Tory, “Bette. Nice to meet you Tory.”

Everyone else followed along and exchanged greetings.

After which, Bette offered to follow Alice to the bar to order a couple of beers and drinks from the bar. As they squeezed their way through the crowd, Alice asked bluntly, “What’s up with you two acting so lovey dovey. You two are acting like as if you guys are together.”

Bette wasn’t in the mood to have a discussion about Helena with Alice, not until when she had her feelings sorted out. Wanting to avoid the topic of Helena, she pretended she couldn’t hear Alice and yelled, “WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY? I CAN’T HEAR YOU! IT’S TOO NOISY.”

Alice came to halt and stopped trying to squeeze her way to the bar. She said loudly, “YOU AND HELENA! YOU’RE SO CRUSHING ON HER BIG TIME, AREN’T YOU?”

Bette feigned again, not wanting to talk about Helena, “WHAT BANANA? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?”

Alice rolled her eyes, attempting to repeat herself again, “NOT BANANA! I SAID HELENA! YOU REALLY LIKE HER A LOT DON’T YOU?”

“I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT BANANAS OUT OF THE BLUE, AL.”