The 3 of them said bye to Glasgow, their parents and grandparents, aunties and uncles, brothers and sisters. There were raised voices and lots of tears and then they were gone.


BACK IN LA

Alice: Spill Porter.NOW!

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Bette: .(what is there to tell.?) The house next door has been bought by a woman called Tina Kennard from Scotland. She and her daughters are moving in next week and she called via the workmen the other day to ask me if I could advise her about a few things

Alice: ( with a wry smile)I bet you did.

Bette: zip it Al and get out of that gutter

Dana: so is she *****

D A N A !!!!!!!!! everyone cried.

Bette: Dana, not everyone is and why would I ask her that. (Bette spoke to Dana as if Dana was her little sister)

Dana: oh so sorry just thought..

Alice: well dont DanaBette would you happen to be hotting up in the panties after this Tina McShortbread?

Bette: Kennard, her name is Tina Kennard and no my panties are not on fire(liar thought Bette. Bette drifted off to wonder why she could want this woman whom she had never met)

Alice: earth calling BPcome in BP.god it would take more than Scottie to get her out of that warp drivelook at her

Bette: shut-it AL

Marina: Listen Al, the voice of a woman is the beginning of something fantastica ***** accent can transfix and stir passion that is hidden deep down

Alice: well we all know how down Porter likes it.(laughing and winking as she spoke)

Marina: seriously..remember my Paris story..that Scots woman had me by the.

Bette: alright thats it, enough of the Tartan Army jokes. This lady is going to be my neighbour and I intend to make a good impression.

Alice: (smiling as she is well aware of the kind of impression Bette wants to make) oh she is a lady now huh.

Bette: Please Al this is serious. She is leaving her family and husband to come all the way over here with her two wee girls

Shane: Bettewhat did you just say.

Bette: what..

Shane: you said WEE girls..

Bette: (blushing from her wee toe to her cheesy grin) did I oh you know what I mean. She arrives in7 days..so I want her to feel at home. Is that too much to ask or want..

The gang began to plan a bbq for the Kennards and decided to stay in and have bud and pizza so that their plans for The Kennards arrival would be perfect. Bette was very pleased with herself and was glowing. Infact all the women were. They were at their best hatching up a plan.

The following days went by very slowly at first for Bette but she decided to throw herself into work so that she could afford some time off next week. Bette and Tina never contacted each other via their mobiles although both of them wanted too. Bette wanted to speak to Tina and Tina wanted to know how her house was.

FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE PORTER HOOSE.

Bette was just finished having a long hot bath and had enjoyed a glass of Laid back Ruby, ( a ruby cabernet from CA 2003, (and very nice it is too) ). She planned to have an early night and get up early and wait.

DOOR BELL

I wonder who that is Bette thought. As she opened the door she looked in horror and disbelief. In burst Kit, Alice, Ivan, Dana, and Shane.

Bette: whats going on?

Kit: well you didnt want to come out.we wanted to see youand thought you might want some company.

Alice: and we want to see Tina when she arrives..(blurted out Al as she plopped herself on the couch.)

Bette sighed as she knew that she would not get rid of her friends. The chat that night was around Bonnie Scotland and they watched Brave Heart on sky.

THE NEXT MORNING.

Bette awoke to a thumping head. She squinted at her clock and jumped up so fast she wobbled and fell back down.

Bette; *****!!!!!!!!! Its noon.Tina.

As Bette looked out of the front door she noticed that the girls were all sitting on her front porch sipping coffee and reading Bettes paper. She also noticed a metallic black BMW 4X4 sitting in the drive of Tinas house.

Bette: ***** she I mean they are here.

Shane: yip.they sure are.nice car.

Bette: never mind the car..did you(Bettes heart was racing.)..see them?

Kit: well sis.this Tina woman seems to have too much energyas we all came out she and her kids were running down the street. The kids were on their bikes, Tina running ..

Bette: why did you not wake me ( Bette flopped down on a chair with her head in her hands)

Alice: Bette, she is going to be living here for probably longer than an hour. So calm down go get dressed and .wait..

Bette( thinking that she should get dressed but didnt want to miss Tina).yeah right Al. My jammies are clean and I am not going inside to leave her to you.

Dana went and got Bette a coffee and her robe. The women chatted and looked at Bette as she looked at her watch. Just then there was a squeak of brakes and two young children stopped at Bettes gate. They didnt see the gang looking at them. Emma turned and looked over her shoulder and called

Emma: hurry up mum I want to play in the pool.

Lucy; aye hurry up mummy so I can soak you in the water

Just then the girls mummy caught up and stopped right outside Bettes house. She was totally unaware of the audience she had only 10 feet from her. Bettes mouth fell open


TBC