Place: Bette Porter Gallery

Time: 6:15 p.m.

Event: The opening of BPG

Chapter: Three

The lemon scent of Mop and Glow plus Mr. Clean boosted my confidence up a bit. I was the proud owner of this museum and I was pleased at how clean it was. The shimmering glow of the floors bounced back at the mirror. I could see the tiny crevices and how clean they were. Jose(the cleaner) did an outstanding job along with Raul and Carlos.

The sound of the toilet flushing broke my concentration. My eyes went from the floor to the stall and she was now unlocking and opening the door. When Tina steps out, she locks eyes with me. I could tell that she was caught off guard and didn’t know what to say. A flush of pink spread across her cheeks. I could tell that she was happy seeing me and me being there. It felt good.

"The bathroom’s available." Tina says while she walks over to the sink. Bette stops staring and gazes toward the other three stalls. She glances back at Tina and smiles. "Well, if you haven’t noticed there are four stalls total." Bette replies. She walks towards Tina and stops within ten feet of her.

Tina follows my gaze. Her lips depart slowly as she counts the stalls silently in her head. "I wasn’t lying to you." Bette says. Tina gazes over sharply at me. I was thinking that I was a little weak at the moment. But, I had to be straight up from the beginning. I wanted to be presise and honest with everything that came out my mouth. My character is very important. It defines me and what I’ll tolerate from people.

"I believe you." Tina replies. She broke eye contact and continued to wash her hands. Bette stood on the sideline watching her closely. The brunette shivered as she inhaled Tina’s perfume. "I’m sorry about earlier. I didn’t mean to be an ass…" Tina interrupts saying, "It’s ok. I already know." Tina cuts the water off and grabs a few towels from the paper despenser. She dries her hands quickly and faces Bette another time. "I should get back. He’s probably wondering about me now." Tina says. She attemps to walk around and Bette steps in front of her.