Michelle had hugged Tina then watched her get on the plane. Tina was glad to be going somewhere she could be anonymous so, being the editor at Time magazine worked in her favor. They had been trying to get her to move to New York for a while. Never did she think it would be under these circumstances. It was going to be a long flight so she hoped to sleep all the way there. 

As they landed, the stewardess woke her up and she looked out the window. It was raining really hard.

 Tina was so glad that she was staying at Trump tower for the next week. She had taken the money from the sale of the other house. She had put a nice down payment on a home she saw online. It was a three bedroom, with all hardwood flooring, bay windows, a huge back yard, and a pool. The virtual tour she took last month sold her on the place. The house was in an upscale to modest neighborhood, about twenty minutes from downtown.

Tina got in a cab and went to the hotel. She was on the executive floor. Tina didn’t have to be to work until next week, they were giving her time to get things in order. Tina looked online at furniture and appliances. Tina was glad to have something to do cause just sitting around would drive her crazy. Tonight she was going to just rest and relax. 

Tina took a shower then watched Sports Center for a bit. It was the Playoffs; Boston Celtics had a 3 to 0 lead against the Knicks. Years ago, when she met Tim, he was into basketball. He had played a bit in college and was an avid Celtics fan. Tina on the other hand could have cared less. In the beginning, she hated that Tim could sit there all night and watch game after game, and then one night, she decided to see what all the hoopla was about. She watched them play the Lakers and after that she had been hooked ever since. They used to have friends over during the Playoffs; they had even been to Boston twice for the Playoff games. Through Tina’s work, they had floor seats. It was awesome!

Bette had spent most of the morning placing orders with distributors. She had two major account presentations thanks to Kit’s music connections. James, her assist, was a god send. He did all the prep work. Bette was excited Kit was coming to town today and staying for the week. Tonight she was supposed to have dinner with her and the parents. That should be interesting Bette thought. Kit was going to bring a friend. Actually, Bette was glad it would take the pressure off her parents asking when she was going to settle down.

Bette’s house was in an upscale neighborhood. It was a four bedroom house with an addition in the back that she sometimes rented out. The house next door had been sold.  Her neighbors, Teresa and her husband, were moving to Chicago, because he got a job promotion. She was happy for them but sad at the same time, because they were great neighbors. They often had cookouts together and they were very accepting when Bette brought dates. Bette was hoping the new neighbor was going to be as nice as the previous ones that had lived there.

 Bette was finally in a great place in her life. The business was really taking off after all her hard work and the people she loved most of all finally seemed to be more accepting of who she was. It was good to be Bette Porter right now.