Bette decided to follow her plan to stay away from Tina for the duration of the week. She tried as hard as she could to stay focased on her work but nothing wasn’t happening. Tina spent most of her time thinking of Bette as well, she tried to get back on track with Eric but was failing miserably. Tina was coming up with excuses not to see him all week, every time he kissed her she thought of Bette, she couldn’t even bring herself to sleep with him due to her nagging guilt. Tina decided that if she couldn’t give Eric her full attention this weekend she would have to do something to change the situation.

Bette woke up early on Saturday, she told Tina she would call her on the weekend and that’s what she planed on doing. She picked up the phone and dialed. Bette cleared her throat, took a deep breath and waited for Tina to answer.

Eric: “Hello?”

Bette slapped herself on the forehead after she realized she called Tina’s apartment instead of her cell.

Bette: “Hi, is Tina there?” she asked nervously

Eric: “She’s in the shower can I take a message?”

Bette: “Could you just tell her Bette Porter called”

Eric: “Oh, hi Bette, it’s Eric.”

Bette: “How are you?” she replied trying to be enthusiastic

Eric: “Im good, I didn’t know you and Tina were social”

Bette scrunched up her face and looked at the phone. “Social? What is he 80?” she thought before putting the phone back up to her ear.

Bette: “She uh..(Bette was obviously searching for words) had shown interest in a certain painting and I was just calling to see if she was still interested”

Eric: “Ok, I will let her know you called. It was ncie talking to you”

Bette: “Thanks, it was nice talking to you too. Bye”

Just as Eric was hanging up the phone Tina walked out of the bathroom.

Eric: “Bette Porter just called for you”

Tina: “Oh she did?” she said trying to hide her excitment

Eric: “Yeah, She said you were interested in a painting or something?”

Tina: “yeah, or something” she mumbled under her breath.

Eric: “So, I told Jeff and Anne that we would go out with them tonight.”

Tina: “We go out with them all the time. Im bored with that.”

Eric: “What’s your problem Tina? You’ve been distant lately.”

Tina: “I know, im sorry, I just have a lot going on right now.”

Eric: “Like secretly hanging out with Bette Porter? Do you have something you need to tell me?”

Tina froze, she didn’t know what to say.

Eric: “Im just joking honey. I know your not a *****” he said pulling Tina in for a kiss.

Tina scoffed and pulled away.

Tina: “You should get going.”

Eric: “What? Why?”

Tina: “I have alot to do today, and frankly your starting to annoy me”

Eric: “God Tina, it was just a joke. You need to lighten up a little.” he said gathering his things.


Bette walked into The Planet, she was imeadiently greeted by Alice at the counter.

Alice: “Hey perfect timing”

Bette: “Hey, you sitting down or are you on the run this morning?”

Alice: “I’ve got time to kill, let’s sit” she said walking over to a open table. “So what’s up? How’s the courting going?”

Bette: “Well I haven’t talked to her since last weekend, I wanted to give her some time to think”

Alice: “Are you ok?” she questioned as she raised her hand to Bette’s forehead

Bette: “Im fine” she replied waving Alice’s hand away. “I called her this morning, Eric answered”

Alice: “Oh this just keeps getting better and better. Did he suspect anything?”

Bette: “I don’t think so. I told him some story about TIna being interested in a painting.”

Alice: “Of course he did, men can be so stupid sometimes, I swear. But then again your so charming you could probably sell a ketchup popcicle to a woman in white gloves”

Bette: “Ew..a ketchup popcicle?”

Alice: “So he knows you and Tina have been talking then?”

Bette: “Oh that’s the best part, he was like ‘I didn’t know you and Tina were social’ “

Alice: “What is he 80?” she laughed as she took a sip of her coffee

Bette: “That’s exactly what I said.”

Alice: “What a dork. So has the little firecracker call you back yet?”

Before Bette could answer her cell started to ring. She looked at the caller ID and smiled at Alice before answering it. Alice smiled and raised her mug before taking another sip.

Bette: “Hey”

Tina: “Hi, you called me?”

Bette: “I did. I told you I would” she said in a suductive tone.

Tina: “Yes you did. So what are your plans this weekend?”

Bette: “Well, I have alot of paperwork to catch up on so I doubt I will be doing much.”

Tina: “Oh”

Bette: “What are you doing?”

Tina: “Nothing….Do you think maybe, if your not too busy we could hang out just for a little while.” she said before she started to trail off.

Bette: “I’ll do anything you want me to”

Tina: “Alright. Well I will let you get back to whatever your doing. Call me later, i’ll come over to your place so you can keep working.”

Bette: “It will be number one on my to do list”

Bette hung up her phone and looked at Alice who was looking at her with a raised eyebrow.

Bette: “What?” she smiled

Alice: “What? What?” she repeated mockingly. “She the woman in the white gloves isn’t she”

Bette: “I hope so.”

Alice: “I didn’t even hear her end of the conversation and I know she wants you. You hot ***** you!” she laughed