SECOND CHANCES ~CHAPTER 2

A week had passed since Bette, Tina, and of course Baby Giselle, have been home from the hospital. Everything had been going very well, and night after night they settled into a routine. Right after Tina breastfed the baby, Bette would come in and rock the baby in her arms, while she sang to her until she finally fell asleep. Tina caught a glimpse of the change in Bettes demeanor when they were apart, but it was revealing itself fully, now that Tina and the baby were HOME for good. Every time Tina saw Bette with their daughter, it warmed her heart knowing that she made the right decision to come back to her one true love. Bette was opening up more and more to her, especially when they were in bed at night. This made Tina feel that they were headed in the right direction and that everything was going to be all right.

But now Bette Porter was back to work. Her week off to spend time with her family, had quickly passed. She really missed her time with Tina and the baby, and particularly hated being in such close proximity to Helena Peabody for most of the day. Ever since Helena became part of the board of directors for the CAC, she spent most of her time there making Bette’s life a little harder and this didnt sit well with Bette one bit.

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At the CAC:

Bette was sitting in her office, looking over the work of several artists whose pieces were going to be shown in the next exhibit, all of a sudden Helena barged in without even knocking.

“Bette, I’d really like a part in choosing the artists who going to be shown. Im putting money into this budget, and I think that I should have some say in it, dont you think?” Helena asked. Bette sat there for a moment with a look of annoyance on her face.

“Helena, dont you think it was quite rude of you to enter my office without knocking first? And, for your information, the fact that youre adding money to the CAC’s budget has absolutely nothing to do with you selecting the artists who are going to be showcased here. I dont care what you would or wouldnt like to do whatever it is, it has no baring whatsoever in terms of who we choose to showcase in the exhibit. After saying this, Bette rose up from her behind her desk, and walked past a shocked Helena. She stopped and stood by her door, indicating to Helena that it was time for her to leave.