Knock, Knock, Knock

Bette looked at her watch 7:15.

Again from the front door, knock, knock, knock.  Bette left her bedroom and made her way to the front door wondering who could be at the door having only expected Tina tonight.  She opened the front door to see the last person she expected to see there, Tina.

“Tina, um hi.”

“I am so sorry I am late Bette.  I got stuck behind a big accident on the expressway and…”

“Tina, don’t worry about it.”

“I really wanted to get a hold of you but my Blackberry’s battery is dead.”

“T, really don’t worry about.”

“I just really wanted to get here to you; I think that we really need to talk.”

“Of course, of course.  Why don’t we move this into the house and sit and get more comfortable for this.”

Bette guided Tina into the living room and they sat down on the L shaped couch.

“Tina, would you like some wine or appetizers?”

“I could go for a glass of wine.”  Thinking of how nervous she was of the conversation that was to come.  Had Bette felt what she had when they kissed, is that the reason behind the flowers and note?

“Appetizer?”

“No thank you Bette, actually I am not feeling too hungry right now.”

Bette gets up and gets the wine that she had prepared for them earlier and poured a glass for Tina and for herself.  She quickly drinks the wine in one of the glasses, refills it and brings them both out to the living room and hands Tina her glass.

She sits down on the opposite end of the couch from Tina, turns so she is facing her and begins.

“Tina, I”

“Bette I think that before you say anything I just need to tell you that I want to thank you for the flowers that you sent today.”

“You’re welcome T.”

“But,”

“But what?”

“But I think that you are going to a place that we can’t go to.”

“What do you mean T?”

“Well, first of all you are with Jodi.  I know that we have this complicated history and all but the fact of the matter is you are with Jodi and I will not be to someone what Candace was to me.  I just can’t do it, I won’t do it.”