“Bette…don’t, you haven’t been around. Dana and I…we were close in high school but she wanted to stay closeted so weren’t together and then she fell in love…with another woman, I don’t get it” Bette comforted her friend with a small side hug walking towards the doors to leave, “I’m sorry Al I know you really liked…Tina” she whispered her name. “Huh, I love Dana” Alice looked confused then she followed Bette’s stare to a perky blonde chatting away. “OMG it is Tina”
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The blonde was chatting away unaware of the 3 women staring at her from a distance. Bette had dreamt about this moment for over 5 years but now that it was here and it was happening, she didn’t know if she wanted to run up to her or away from her. Tina looked amazing, if that word could describe how great she looked now that her body was becoming more womanly. Tina felt eyes on her out the corner of her eye, she glanced over to a stunned Bette Porter, neither knew what to do, Tina couldn’t contain her excitement of seeing the brunette again and how great she looked. She let out the breath she was holding walking towards Bette with a huge smile on her face. She had a short strappy black dress and her hair up in a clasp.

“Ok she’s walking over…Bette…hello? Ok Porter breathe” Alice tried to snap her out of it. “Bette…Hi” there was an awkward do we hug or shake hands moment. “Alice, hey” she decided to lighten the mood by giving her a hug, “she’s doomed” Alice walked off to find Shane giving the two some privacy. Bette finally smiled at her “Hey Tina. How are you? You look well” her hands all of a sudden becoming sweaty. “Thank you, so do you. I’m doing really well. What about yourself how’s New York?”

Bette paused, “how do you know I’m still living there?” she sure wasn’t making this easy, there was definitely tension and Alice and Shane could see it from a mile away. “I read an article that you were in the other day it mentioned you were still at the Whitney museum” she didn’t want to tell her that a friend had actually told her Bette’s career is sky rocketing. “All good things I hope…so what about yourself?”