Tina is in awe as she is being handed the most beautiful assortment of roses. She tips the delivery guy and immediately tears the wrapping to see who they are from. I mean no one knows I am here. Smiling, and then she reads the card:

My first love, youre every breath that I take. Not a moment goes by without me thinking of you. I am so sorry for what I have done. I know deep down inside you still love me as I still love you. A love like what we share can never just go away. I will wait for you forever. Love Bette.

Tinas tears begin to flow, not because of the flowers, but because she knows that what Bette said was true. She was Bettes first love. Images of Bette and her in happier times flash thru her mind. My god she thinks to herself, I cant even be angry at her. Is this all it takes, for me to read something sweet that she writes and all is forgiven. I cant be that easy, oh wait, yes I can, especially when it comes to Bette. Why I say to myself, because Bette was my first love also.

What am I going to do? Ok, now I am starting to freak out, I can not believe how strong my feelings are for her still. I wonder if I would be able to stay with her and trust her again. I mean damn, if every moment I think she is going to go to someone else is that fair, to me, is it fair to her. *****. *****. Damn you Bette, for making me still care for you, when all I want to do is hate you. I want to hate you so badly, but I am not able to. I have never been able to hate anyone, but I am definitely so angry right now.


I guess I have to call her and thank her, but am I ready to talk to her. I guess I will have to find out. Then I can find out how she found me. She picks up the phone to dial Bette.
The machine picks up; you have reach Bette and Tina please leave a message beep;

Tina: Hey Bette, are you there, I just wanted to thank you for the flowers. They are so beautiful. Um, I went out of town, you know to clear my head. Well anyway thanks,
Tina hung up the phone. The flowers came in their own vase, so she went to the kitchen and sat them I water. She to take a late night swim, she went to the bedroom to change.

In Bette hotel room she is pacing back and forth. Ok she thinks I am here, Tina should have received the flowers by now. So Porter whats your next move she says out loud.
Whatever I decide has to work on the first try. I could just go knock on the door and beg for forgiveness. I could just not do anything and watch her form a distance. I can let her know I am here and see if we could meet. What if she met someone already, what if she is not alone? No, my Tina would never be spiteful that is not in her its in me not her. *****, have to think. Ok Porter, you came all the way here for one thing, right, and one thing only that is to get your wife and bring he home. Oh my heart aches at the thought of not being able to touch her, feel her soft skin, her tender lips. I miss her sweet lips. *****, it now or never.



Tinas stomach is flipping. She sits on the bed a moment. Bette found her, how, and if she was able to send flowers why did she not call. She can not stop thinking about Bette now. She stands and continues to get ready for her swim.

Bette leaves her room and goes to Tinas room. She slipped a young clerk a 100.00 bill for Tinas room number. These young girls she thought no one could resist the Porter charm wants it was turned on. She is now at Tinas door, she is about to knock when she notices that the door is not all the way close. She pushes it open slowly enter the room and closes the door behind her. She scans the room and notices the flowers, so she knows Tina received them. She is looking around and does not see Tina. She notices the terrace door opens is about to go check outside: when Tina comes from the bedroom.

Tina: Bette?