“Jesus Alice did you leave anything for the other patients?  We should own stock now in the hospitals gift shop,” said Dana as she entered Tina’s room.  Like Alice, her arms too were overflowing with balloons and stuffed animals.  “Dana, hold the door open for me,” yelled Shane.  Dana turned as saw Shane pushing a wheelchair loaded with the flowers that they had just purchased.  “Please tell me you didn’t take someone’s wheelchair from them Shane!” asked Dana incredulously.   “No way,” replied Shane, “I charmed one of the nurses into letting me use it!”  As Shane pushed the flowers into Tina’s room she said brightly, “FTD florist here with a delivery for Tina Kennard.”  When she tried to push the wheelchair further into the room, Alice grabbed the handle causing one of the five flower arrangements to crash to the floor.  “What the ***** Alice?!” yelled Shane.  Suddenly both Dana and Shane realized that Alice had yet to say anything.  The only sound heard in the room was the sound of Tina crying.  “Oh damn,” sighed Shane.  “Alice, Tina umm if this is a bad time we can some back,” said Dana as she slowly edged her way toward the door.

            “NOBODY leaves this room until you guys tell me what you’ve done!” Tina yelled between sobs.  “Whoa Tina calm down there, you’re scaring the baby – well us too,” said Alice.  “Now damn it,” said Tina even louder than before.  “O.K. look T.K. things were really bad yesterday and we got scared,” stammered Alice.  “We got scared? repeated Tina.  There was no we Alice.  You were the only one that knew what was going on.”  “Yeah, well about that – look Tina, it was difficult enough that we were hiding your pregnancy from Bette for all these months.  What if God forbid something had happened to either one of you yesterday!  You know that we would not have been able to live with ourselves.  Right Shane, Dana!?  Jump in anytime girls!” said Alice in a decidedly nervous voice.  “Tina you know how much we love you.  We would never intentionally do anything to hurt you,” said Shane.  “I can’t believe you guys!” yelled Tina.  I thought that I could depend on you three to keep your word.”  Still obviously very irritated, Tina adjusted her gown so that the baby could begin to nurse.  She lovingly stroked the baby’s head and looked up and said in barely a whisper, “You see that she’s not here now.  You made a mistake telling her.”  “She’s gone,” Tina cried.  “No Tina.  Look I don’t know where Bette is but I do know that she wouldn’t just leave you,” said Shane softly.  “How did you tell her?” asked Tina.  “We gave her the letter that you had written,” said Dana lowering her eyes toward the floor.  “*****!  That’s just perfect,’ yelled Tina through even louder sobs.  “Please just go, leave me alone for awhile,” she whispered.  As the three women looked nervously amongst themselves they heard Tina say, “NOW!”  They turned silently and exited the hospital room.  As they entered the elevator they began arguing over whose fault all this was.