Previously, in Chapter 10:

“No…I’m not just ‘fucking’ your junior resident…” (Tina’s eyes and Bette’s stare as they dart back and forth…) “I’m in a meaningful relationship with her…I think this is the one…” (Madeleine is surprised…she looks at Tina as she anticipates that those words hit her younger colleague’s heart directly. Tina feels as though the wind has been knocked out of her; she doesn’t know what to think let alone what to say. Why should she care? But she does…and it hurts suddenly, inexplicably…it hurts so very much.) 

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(Madeleine was unnerved. She wasn’t expecting things to develop quite to that point. She couldn’t help but notice the intensity coming from both of her younger colleagues as they stood there in front of her desk. The silence was deafening. Madeleine is both in suspense and pissed off, but she went with the latter sentiment…)

“Well then…” (She stands. Sarcastically…) “How professional!” (Bette couldn’t look at Tina any longer than the few seconds that had gone by. She turns to Dr. Schmidt, who has her hands on her hips and a rather deadly look on her face…it’s one that Bette has seen before. She tries to speak…) “Oh no…no no no…Please…no further comments. You’re excused Dr. Porter…” (Bette tries to talk but…) “…until further notice. I’ll summon for you later. Goodbye Dr. Porter.” (Bette slowly turns and exits the office. Madeleine hadn’t yet set her eyes on Tina. The door closed and the older pair of eyes, almost reluctantly, set their gaze on the blonde. Tina’s looking down at Madeleine’s desk. Madeleine walks around the desk and stands next to Tina …) “Tina…” (The blonde raises her hand as though to stop her from continuing. Dr. Schmidt does stop and looks up at Tina who shakes her head.)

“May I be excused now? I can come back later, at your convenience Dr. Schmidt, but I need to go.” (Madeleine just looks at her, as though not needing really to answer the question, as Tina smirks and leaves. The door closes and Madeleine leans up against her desk as she lets out a deep breath. She picks up the phone and dials.)

“Hi. You busy? Well, I just had quite a scene play out in my office. No, ‘horny and weepy’, as you put it, were just here. Oh I don’t know…but I’m about ready to deck your Dr. Porter again. Tina needs a slap upside the head but your Lothario…well…such silliness…honestly…you’d think we trained them to be a little more…what? No, I asked her to leave… ‘until further notice’. I got Tina to the breaking point and she confronted Bette about the junior she’s shtupping. And what does your Dr. Porter do? Using foul language the both of them I might add…in my office…she tells her, and get this Bassey, and I’m paraphrasing…‘I’m not just fucking your junior…I’m in a meaningful relationship with her…’ and that’s not all…it gets worse…it gets cornier…she says ‘I think she might be the one’…can you believe that!!!! You know what gets me though…Tina…she’s got a lot of emotion festering and I think it’s taking her by surprise…I think she was enjoying hiding it all well below the surface. I don’t like her being so uncomfortable…she’s been out of sorts. And she’s hot and cold…one second she’s calm and the next ‘boom’. I seem to be getting under her skin a little too easily.