"You ready?"

"Dax, I can take a cab. You really don’t-"

"I want to take you to get your car myself. I’d be a real jackass to let you leave here in a cab when I can get you there for much cheaper. I need to get down there and get some stuff from last night anyway." Dax locked up her apartment and they were on their way to The Palms to get Tina’s car.

When they got to the bar Dax parked and looked at Tina. "Are you sure you’re okay to drive?"

"Yeah I’ll be fine. Oh shit!" Tina ducked when she saw Alice walking in their direction.

"Um, Tina, what are you doing?" Dax asked confused by Tina’s actions.

"That’s Alice Pieszecki headed our way."

"The chick who does The Chart on KCRW?"

"That’s the one."

"Isn’t she one of your friends? Why are you hiding? Oh by the way she’s gone now."

"You promise?"

"I swear." Tina sat back up and looked sheepishly at Dax.

"Sorry."

"No need to apologize." Dax took one of Tina’s hands in her own and gently asked, "Why were you hiding from Alice? She’s a friend, right?"

"Well that’s debatable these days. She was always a great friend until, well, I got together a man named Henry."

Dax looked confused. "Isn’t she bi? What’s it to her if you got with a guy?"

"She’s claiming total lesbian status now. Apparently bisexuality is gross to her now." Tina rolled her eyes. "She saw me going back to men as a betrayal. I just don’t feel like having her up in my business which she would be if she saw us together seeing as she knows nearly every gay person in this area."

Dax pulled Tina to her and Tina rested her head on Dax’s shoulder. "I remember hearing something along those lines. I don’t know the whole story and maybe one day you’ll feel like telling me all about it. But what I do know is that’s bullshit if she’s snubbing you because of your partner’s gender. Any other reason I could maybe understand, but not that. Have any of your other friends been like that?"

"Jenny Schecter and of course Bette to an extent."

"Well Bette I can understand as that’s a no-brainer, but Jenny? She ranks right up there with Alice in the no-room-to-talk department. I heard she was a fuckin’ nut anyway. Oh shit I shouldn’t be talkin’ ’bout your friends like that."