Previously

Bette snapped out of her daze, she smiled she started to get up from the couch she straighten out her jacket and turned around to greet Catherine, who she saw with Catherine rendered Bette momentarily speechless, Bette felt the air escape her lungs like someone had given her a swift punch to the stomach.

“Jodie” Bette said

Chapter 29

 A silly grin appeared on Jodie’s face.

“Well, well if it isn’t Bette Porter” Jodie smiled

“You two know each other?” Catherine asked confused

The was a tense thickness in the air, full of uncomfortable silence, Bette shook off her initial shock and spoke

“Yeah, Jodie and I went to Yale together, um we were roommates for a while”

“Oh come on Bette we were more than just roommates” Jodie snickered

“Yeah, well we all make mistakes” Bette said dryly

Jodie rolled her eyes and pouted.

“Ok then” Catherine said noticing the tension in the air

“I just signed Jodie for some shows I’m going to be displaying some of her sculptures here”

Bette nodded

“So, Bette how have you’ve been?” Jodie asked

“I’ve been great, how about yourself?”

“Very well thank you”

“So, Catherine are you ready to go?” Bette asked looking away from Jodie

“Yes, I was just getting some paper work for Jodie and her lawyer, let me go talk to Sally, I’ll be right back.” Catherine said as she walked out the office giving both women one last look.

“So, Bette you look really good, beautiful as a matter of fact you’re even more stunning then I remember” Jodie walked closer to Bette

Bette didn’t say a word, she started to feel somewhat nervous and uneasy, Jodie always had a way of making Bette feel insecure.

Bette glared at Jodie, Bette’s arms crossed at her chest.

“Bette we should get together and catch up” Jodie winked

Bette laughed

“I have absolutely no desire to ‘catch up’ with you” Bette smiled

“Does this have something to do with that blonde executive Catherine eluded too?”

“Not something, but everything to do with her”

“Really?” Jodie raised an eye brow as she nodded

“You can’t tell me you haven’t thought about me, us, because I know I’ve thought about you, you’ve never been far from my thoughts, I’ve followed your career, I know you’re a very successful magazine owner a media titan,  I’ve often wondered how things would have turned out if we wouldn’t have parted ways so long ago.”

“We parted ways because you were a liar and a cheater” Bette snapped she took a deep breath; she promised herself she wasn’t going to give Jodie the satisfaction of seeing her lose her cool. Bette spoke in a low and calm voice

“Jodie, I am very happy now I’m in love with a very generous, beautiful woman, with a huge heart, I have no desire to reminisce with you about our past, as far as I’m concerned it’s staying there, in the past.”

“We’ll see” Jodie said, with a shrug of her shoulders and a smile on her face.

“I always get what I want Bette, and I find that right now I very much want you” Jodie grinned

Bette laughed

“I see certain things haven’t changed you’re still full of yourself and full of shi…”

Before Bette could finish her sentence Catherine walked back into her office and noticed the angry look on Bette’s face.

“Catherine I’ll let you finish up your business with Ms. Lerner in private. I’ll be waiting outside”

With that Bette walked out the door, feeling the fresh night air hit her face she took in a deep breath, she felt like she was suffocating.

Bette need Tina, she needed to talk to her she pulled out her phone and started to dial, Bette put the phone back into her purse, she decided against calling Tina she would go to dinner with Catherine go home a relax in a warm bath, she would wait for Tina to get home from her trip, there was no sense in worrying Tina, after all Jodie meant nothing to her.

Tina did not need any distractions; she needed to focus on her work so she could come back to her by the weekend. Bette would talk to Tina then.