Bette turned back to look at the attractive bartender, “Another six shots of tequila please. Thank you…”

“Sierra.” The bartender quipped.

“Thank you, Sierra.” Bette corrected herself with a polite smile.

“You’re welcome…” Sierra trailed off, hoping to get the gorgeous brunette’s name.

“Bette.”

“Ah…” Sierra smirked, “You’re welcome, Bette.”

Sierra pushed herself off her elbow, “Alright… Your drinks are coming right up.”

Bette had to admit that Sierra was hot and attractive but she wasn’t Helena. She wasn’t attracted to Sierra like how she’s attracted to Helena. Helena, Helena, Helena! Bette felt as if she could go mad just thinking about her. Helena was constantly on her mind.

Sierra returned to them with six mugs of beer, holding three in each hand. Then went ahead to prepare six shots of tequila.

“You guys need a tray or something?” Sierra asked.

“Yeah, that would be great.” Bette nodded.

She pulled out a tray and placed the drinks on it. She slid the tray over to Bette, “Here you go.”

Bette pulled out some cash and handed them to Sierra, “I’ll collect the change when I get back to return you the tray. Thanks again.”

After returning to their booth and passing out the drinks, Bette made her way back to the bar to return the tray. She was at the corner of the bar, trying to look for Sierra who seemed to be nowhere in sight. She placed the tray on the counter as she continued to look around.

Then, she felt a tap on her shoulder, “Looking for me?”

Bette turned around to find Sierra standing behind her, “Oh hey.”

“Here’s your change.” Sierra slipped the cash into Bette’s hand.

“Thank you.” Bette smiled. She noticed that Sierra had her jacket on and bag slung over her shoulder, she guessed that Sierra was getting off from work.

“You’re off work already?” She asked casually, then regretted immediately after asking.  It would seem terribly rude to not invite Sierra to join them if Sierra was really off work.

“Yeah. I’m so glad I’m not working the later shift. People are streaming in to watch Fried Rice Paradise play. I can’t deal with another crazy crowd.” Sierra rubbed her aching shoulder.

 Bette chuckled. Not wanting to seem rude, she offered, crossing her fingers behind her back, “Would you like to join us now that you’re off work?”

Bette hoped hard in her head that Sierra would decline. It wasn’t that she didn’t like Sierra, things would just seem awkward at the table.

Sierra smiled and declined politely, “Thank you for your offer but my friends are over at that booth. We’re going to stay and hang out for a bit.”

“That’s cool.” Bette shrugged, secretly relieved. “Well, I’ll see you around then. Have a good evening.”

“You too. It’s nice to meet you.” Sierra smiled.

“It’s nice to meet you too.” Bette nodded.

As Bette headed back to their booth, she folded the bills that she had received as change, wanting to place them into her pocket.

To her surprise, she found a tiny piece of note with digits scribbled on it. She chuckled to herself, this Sierra girl’s certainly a someone.