Tina turned off the shower and reached for a towel.  As she stepped into the bedroom, she said, “Hey, I didn’t hear you come in,” to Bette who had been quietly lying on the bed.  She waited a few moments and when no response came, she began to make her way toward Angelica’s room.

Bette: “I checked on her already, she’s fine.”

Tina nodded but stopped dead in her tracks when she heard, “We need to talk,” immediately follow.  Slowly taking a seat next to Bette on the bed, she said, “Okay, what do you want to talk about?”

Bette pressed her head into the pillow and continued to stare at the ceiling.  “Why didn’t you tell me that you went to see Helena?”  Wiping her face with the corner of the towel, Tina said, “I did, didn’t I?”

Bette: “No, you said you talked to her, making me think you talked on the phone.  You never told me you physically went to see her.”

Tina: “That’s because I didn’t go to see her, I went to see her office.”

Bette pushed herself up and leaned against the headboard.  “So, you’re considering going to work for her?” 

Tina: “I don’t know, Bette.  It was just an idea.”

Tina got up and walked over to the dresser.  She pulled out a camisole and waved it about as she said, “Okay, would it be such a bad thing if I worked for her?  I mean, you know there’s nothing there, right?  You know I would never”

Bette threw her legs over the side of the bed to face her.  “Of course I know there’s nothing there.  That’s not what I’m suggesting.  My question is, and just be honest, Tina, is this something that you really want to do or not?  And please with the “I don’t knows”just tell me, yes or no.”

Tina slid the camisole over her head and quickly answered, “Yes.  This is something that I really want to do.  So, now what?”  Bette watched as she continued getting dressed, and finally, said, “Well, I think you should do it then,” before getting up and walking into the hallway.

Helena slammed her cell phone shut and smiled.  “What, did we hit a small kid or something, what’s got you so happy all of a sudden?”

She looked over at Alice and said, “Even better.  That was your friend, Tina.  She’s going to take a look at my offer.  Oh *****, that means I have to draw up an offer.”  Alice tilted her head to the side.  ”Meaning, what, she’s going to take the job?  Meaning, she’s going to work for you”

Helena: “That’s usually what it means, when one wants to look at an offer, Alice.”

Alice: “No, I know, it’s just, huh, nothing”

Helena reached over and slapped Alice on the knee.  “I’m sorry, it went back to “me” for a second there.  Please, continue, you have my full attention.  Now tell me everything; what happened with your Dana?”

Alice faced forward and resting her elbow on the door, said, “Oh, back to me?  Ha, jokenothing.  Nothing happened.  It was justawkward.”

Helena: “So, you choked, is that right?”

Alice nodded, “Oh I did, I did indeed.”  Helena pulled in front of the Mini and before Alice had a chance to finish, she said, “You know, you really need to fix that car.   Now don’t start, you know I love spending time with you, but I’d love it even more if you could drive every now and then.”

Alice shrugged and looking over at the Mini, said, “It looks fine to me.  Nothing a little paint won’t fix.  So uh, what, would you be embarrassed to be seen in my car?  Is that what you’re telling me?”

Helena nodded, “Yes, yes I would.”

Alice: “Yeah, well how do you think I feel, I’m the one who has to drive the ***** thing.”