Tina called Bette’s gallery
Kim, Bette’s assistant: Bette Porter gallery?
Tina: Hello, is Ms. Porter in?
Kim: Yes, may I ask who’s calling?
Tina: Tina Kennard.
Kim: Hold on just a sec. Ms Kennard.
Kim intercomed to Bette’s office, Bette? a ms. Kennard is on line two for you, do you want to take it?
Bette:Who did you say Kim? (she thought maybe it was what she wanted to hear)
Kim: Tina Kennard
Bette: I’ll take it Thanks.
Bette took a deep breath and picked up the phone: This is Bette Porter.
Tina: Hi, Bette its Tina.
Bette: Well, Hi Tina how are you?
Tina: Fine thanks, I just called to say thank you for the flowers, it wasn’t neccessary, but thank you.
Bette: My pleasure, So Tina have you been thinking?
Tina:(god her voice is so *****) umm, yeah I have, but I’m not sure about anything right now.
Bette:well thats a start, how about we meet sometime for coffee, dinner, you choose.
Tina: okay, I guess, How about lunch tommorrow?
Bette: sure, lunch it is, we can meet at Antoine’s its close to both of our offices, I’ll reserve us a table okay?
Tina: I know the place, I’ll meet you there at say 1:00 is that okay?
Bette: Great!(bette sensed a quiver in Tina’s voice) Tina are you alright?
Tina: No, I don’t think so, but we’ll see.
Bette: I’d like to talk to you some more, may I call you later this evening?
Tina: Well, Eric and I are going to a new club opening tonight,some friend of his is co-owner, so I’ll be late getting in, but you can try.She gave Bette her cell and home numbers.
Bette: Is it that new club on Vine called RAIN?
Tina: yeah, thats the one, I really don’t want to go but I already told Eric I would.
Bette: Okay, well I’ll try to call you, I’ll see you for sure tommorrow at 1:00. Tina?
Tina: yeah?
Bette: Its okay, I promise everything will work out. Let your instinct and heart take control, and it will work out. Bye.
Tina: Bye Bette

Tina was so excited yet so mad at herself. She wanted to know more about Bette, she wanted to explore this option, but Eric was still in the picture. Well she’d go out tonight and see how lunch goes tommorrow then make a decision. It wasn’t fair to Eric to string him along he deserved better especially if she was interested in someone else. She told the girls goodbye and left her office to go get ready for her evening out.
Bette hung up from Tina and was elated. She liked the flowers, and they had a lunch date.
My god she felt like a kid with a first crush. Bette was nervous and abit apprehensive, what if she’s the “one”, the love she’d been looking for, she’d never had a relationship longer than 6 months and that was years ago. But she was ready, she wanted love, a life partner, a house, a family. She could see Tina as the one to share that with.
Bette called Kit her sister:
Kit: Hey baby sister whats up?
Bette: Are you DJ’ing at that new club RAIN tonight?
Kit: Yeah, you want me to get you in?
Bette: yes, please, Me and I’ll bring Alice.
Kit: I’ll leave your name at the front, see ya then.
Bette called Alice
Alice: Hello, Ms. Porter, whats going on?
Bette: I need you to go with me tonight to a new club opening.
Alice: sure, love to, are you asking me out, is the flame still burnin’ for me Bette? (laughing)
Bette: No, Al, as a friend, I’m checking something out.
Alice: something or someone?
Bette: later Alice, I gotta go, I’ll pick you up at 7:30. Bye
Bette and Alice were good friends, they had dated once but realized they were better friends than anything.
Bette closed the gallery and went to get ready to scope out Tina.
Eric and Tina got to the club and were seated at a table with Eric’s friend Brian the co-owner and his date. They got drinks, and were talking then a co-worker of Eric’s showed up. Eric was engrossed in conversation with him, Tina excused herself to go walk around awhile. She was just people watching when she stopped dead in her tracks, there at the DJ stand was Bette Porter, she was talking to the DJ and another woman Tina had met before at one of the art shows, Alice was her name. In that instant Bette looked over and saw her, their eyes met and Tina could swear there was an actual electrical currant between them. Bette smiled that incredible smile and waved.
Tina waved back and went back to her table.
Tina kept looking for her thru the night (she looked so *****, wearing low rise black slacks and a red holter top) she finally spotted her on the dance floor with Alice.
(damn she could dance)Bette looked at Tina and motioned for her to come dance. When Tina didn’t move, Bette came to the table.
Eric: Hi Bette, hows it going?
Bette: Hello guys, are you having a good time?
Eric introduced everyone at the table.
Eric: Bette are you here with someone?
Bette: No, I met a friend here, but she’s off finding fun, so excuse me I’m going to dance, nice meeting all of you, does any one want to dance, its kinda a everyone dance’s with everyone type thing?
Eric: I don’t dance, or I haven’t had enough to drink to dance yet, Tina you go dance, you love to dance, go ahead. I’ll wait here.
Bette: (smiling at Tina) Sure, Tina come on I don’t bite. Tina reluctantly got up and Bette took her hand and led her to the dance floor.
Bette: I’m sorry, do you feel uncomfortable?
Tina: not really, just differant, I do love to dance, your a good dancer Bette, I was watching you earlier.
Bette: Thanks, no pressure Tina, you can go sit if you want.
Tina: No, lets dance. They started dancing, Tina started laughing
Bette: whats so funny?
Tina: listen to the words of this song, its so appropiate. (the song was Now with you by Antigone rising)
Bette: yes, it is, but Tina I’m going to be honest I’m having a hard time not grabbing you, you move very well(god she’s so hot and ***** was what Bette was thinking).
Tina danced one more song then she thought she better go back to Eric.
Tina: Bette thank you for the dancing, I’ll see you tommorrow.
Bette: Goodnight Tina, oh and by the way I think your amazing.
Tina blushed and went to tell Eric she was ready to go. They said their goodbyes and left. Eric took her home and kissed her goodnight he had a early meeting in the morning so he didn’t try and stay.
Tina was just climbing in bed when her phone rang.
Tina: Hello, Doctor Kennard
Bette: Hey Tina its Bette, I’m sorry for calling so late, you probably thought it was an emergency, I’m sorry doctor.
Tina: (laughing) Sorry I answered that way, habit.
Bette: well, I just wanted to say you looked amazing tonight and I’m so looking forward to our lunch.
Tina: Thank you Bette, you looked beautiful tonight to, and damn girl you can dance (laughing)
Bette: I’ll let you go, but I wanted your voice to be the last thing I heard before I went to sleep.
Tina: Bette, I’m overwhelmed, you know just what to say, and if your trying to come on to me, well its beginning to work, but I need to do some more thinking and we need to talk.
Bette: We can start tommorrow at lunch, We’ll talk as much as you want about anything you want.
Tina: Okay, Bette, thank you.
Bette: Goodnight Tina, have sweet dreams of me.
Tina: (smiling) Goodnight Bette.