(still Tuesday- at the hospital, Tina walks in and sees Alice walking up to elevators and pushing the button, and goes to stand behind her)

Tina: (right in Alice’s ear) took you long enough to get here…

Alice: TINA! Jesus, you scared the ***** out of me…. what are you doing here?

Tina: Shane told me Bette was here. She didn’t really say why or what’s wrong.

ALice: yea… um (doesn’t really know what to say)

Tina: you talked to Kit. what’s going on?

Alice: look, Tina… (pushing the “up” button again)

Tina: Shane said you went to the house to see Bette and she didn’t look good, so you called Kit. What did you see, Alice? What’s wrong?

Alice: well…

Tina: Don’t think about it. just say it

Alice: Sick. she looked sick.

Tina: sick, like how? she have the flu or something?

Alice: no. it’s more like…like, she wasn’t eating, or showering, or even sleeping. she’d just been laying there for days.

Tina: she’s been in bed… for days? (trying to understand)

Alice: well, actually the couch…(elevator dings) finally…. (Tina walks in with Alice, Alice gets worried) Tina… are you sure you want to come up? no offense, but you’re not really supposed to be here, you’re not supposed to even know about this yet.

Tina: (whispers) i’m sure 

Alice: (mumbles) Kit is gonna kill me.  (awkward silence… doors open, Kit is standing right there when Tina and Alice get off)

Kit: (surprised, looks between the two) Tina??… Alice…

Alice: I didn’t say anything. she basically followed me here (practically begging)

Tina: I kinda figured it out, so Shane told me Bette was here… what’s going on, Kit?

Kit: I’m not really sure of everything just yet. Bette wasn’t willing to talk so the gave her a sedative to sleep. They put her on an IV to rehydrate her.

Tina: Rehydrate?

Kit: doctors think she hadn’t been eating or drinking for a few days. and, well, I just thank God Alice found her

Alice: (shocked) I didn’t realize… i mean i knew she had to be sick, but.. I just thought that…that she was okay.

Tina: (extremely worried) What’s gonna happen now?

Kit: when she wakes the doctors are gonna talk to her. find out what’s going on inside that head of hers. figure out why she did what she did, or… rather what she didn’t do…(quiet all around)…uh, look, she’s gonna be out for awhile, and I was just gonna grab something to eat. why don’t you guys just head home, and I’ll call ya’ll tomorrow. k?

Alice: ok, i guess… just call whenever you find something out, ok? whenever.

Kit: you know it (hugs Alice, Alice tugs on Tina’s sleave, but Tina just stands there. Alice gives a shrug to Kit, and leaves) Tina? I’ll call you tomorrow.

Tina: I just want to see her real quick… please??

Kit: I don’t know she still looks kinda bad, not like herself, ya know?… it’s not easy to see.

Tina: I know… (Kit knows Tina won’t leave until she sees Bette. Kit walks towards the room, and Tina follows. Kit stops with her hand on the door)

Kit: Real quick… (Tina nods, then walks in quietly while Kit stays at the door. Tina sees Bette in the bed, she’s all hooked up to IV and heart monitor. Tina’s eyes tear up as she gets closer)

Tina: (whispers) oh, Bette…. baby (Tina brushes Bette’s bangs)

Kit: Tina? it’s time to go, baby. (Tina nods and walks out slowly)

(Later that night, at Bette and Tina’s. Tina walks in the front door, looks around from doorway. She walks over to couch to see a blanket thrown over the side, she picks it up and folds it… still holding the blanket, she walks to bedroom door and hesitates to open it. She walks in slowly and sees a mess. Tina walks over to the bed, visibly upset and trying not to cry. She sees all the clothes still on the floor, the bed is all messed up. Tina sighs, heavily, and begins to clean the room)

TBC….