Chapter 1:

Shane, Jenny and Bette sat out on the front porch of Bette’s house, as they did pretty much every morning.
Having coffee and early morning conversation was always the best way to start the day. Especially now that Shane and
Jenny were living next door. It gave Bette something more to focus on besides work…

Bette, who was lost in her own thoughts about Tina, slowly took a sip of her coffee cup as Shane did the
exact opposite, throwing back her morning shot. Glancing over at Jenny, who was focused somewhere
in the branches of the trees across the steet, Shane noticed a moving truck as well as a Scion TC pull up
in the driveway, across the street.

"New neighbors?" Jenny asked, dipping her head down and taking a sip of her green tea.
"I knew nothing of it." Bette answered back, still lost in thoughts of T.
Shane, on the other hand, was paying attention soley to the slender, african-american woman
stepping out of her car.

The woman stood about five feet, nine inches. She was slender. Her braides hung
down low, to the middle of her back. Her clothing spke of freedom and independence. Though,
she could still be seen as ‘trendy’.

The woman across the street’s phone rang to the tone of ‘History’ by Controller.Controller
"Yea, hello?" she answered, "yea, hey. I made it alright. Just getting everything moved in
and situated…uh-huh. Oh yea, definately." She let out a small laugh.
"Yea, ok. I’ll see you soon. Take care."

***

Shane rose to her feet, dusting off her hands, she began to make her way across the lawn.
"hey, where are you going?" Bette asked, finally coming out of her trance.
"Come on, get up." she answered, pulling up both Jenny and Bette from their sitting positions.
"We’re going to meet our new neighbor."

***

The three women slowly made their way across the lawn and across the street.
You could overhear the woman mumbling something about ‘artwork.’

"No, no. There is just fine. Thankyou, boys." she smiled, handed them each a tip and sent them on their way. Bending over to open a box, a voice spoke from behind her.