Bette Porter-

"Damn" She thought to herself. It was late and she couldn’t sleep. It wasn’t for lack of trying, because she was quite tired. It was because someone was in her bed and she didn’t want then there.

"I’m exhusted and it’s still not over" She thought as she stared out her window. Bette Porter owned an art gallery and had a show the next night, and preparing for a show had put her in a stressful mind-set. She thought that having company would relieve the stress, so when the pretty young lady at the bar winked at her, Bette brought her home but hadn’t counted on her staying tthe night.

"What’s her name again? Amy? Jamie?" So many names ran though her head as she thought the herself. This would only add to the stress, because when the morning came, she had to pretend like she would call when the girl passed along her number, when in all actuallity Bette would just throw it in the trash as soon as the woman was out the front door.

"Fuck it, I’ll sleep on the couch" She said in a whispered so she wouldn’t wake up Amy-Jamie. Bette walked into the hall and grabbed a blanket and pillow from the closet. Bette made herself comfortable and thought "What is wrong with me? Why so many random women? Why not the one? The One?" She slowly drifted off to sleep, questioning the choices she made in her love life.

A Few Miles Away

Tina Kennard-

"Eric, why do you wait until the last minute to tell me things? What if I had plans for tomorrow night?" Tina asked her boyfriend Eric

"Because it slipped my mind, T. If you don’t want to go, you don’t have to" Eric Replied

"I’ll go, but next time could you at least tell me ahead time. And stop calling me T" Tina told him

"Great Babe, your gonna love it" Eric said getting off the bed and going to the Bathroom

"Where is it?" Tina asked

"The Bette Porter Gallery in West Hollywood" Eric answered. Tina got up from the bed and walked to her dresser so that she could prepare for bed. Tina had back to back meetings at AlphaVille, the movie studio, where she worked. As she was changing her clothes she hadn’t heard Eric enter back into the bedroom. Eric walked up behind her and put his arms around her waist, Startling her.

"Jesus, Eric, you scared me" Tina yelled as she pushed him away and made her way to the bathroom to brush her teeth.

"Sorry, honey, How about you take all that stuff off and we have some fun?" Eric asked with a look of lust in his eyes. A look that Tina used to find sexy, now digusted her.

" Not tonight Eric, I’ve had a long day and I’m tired" Tina said trying to hide the annoyance in her voice by being overly sweet.

Tina pulled back the cover on the bed and got in, leaving Eric standing at the bottom of the bed.

TBC