From the way Alex was talking, Bette figured that she had had these suspicions for a while. Why had she hid them from her? Why did she come here tonight? What had been the last straw? It were questions that were to be answered later on. Right now, her friend only needed comfort and someone saying that she was indeed right to be upset.

Bette tried to sit down at the little space on the couch that was left, with Alex lying there, not caring about a thing in the world but her marriage right now. She cupped Alex’s face with her hand, forcing her to look at her. That look in those same hazel eyes struck her as it had many years ago. 

“It’s going to be okay, Alex. Jack loves you and know you love him. The two of you will work it out, I’m sure you will. Either this is a misunderstanding or he’s just not worth it. You deserve better than a cheater, but I still don’t believe Jack did that. Just let it rest, stay here for a few days and call him if you are ready. You can meet and talk and you just have to hear him out. Think about all the good times, about everything he did to make you happy. Promise me that, promise you will do that.”

Alex sniffed and looked into Bette’s eyes deeply. “I might,” she whispered softly, her hand sneaking up to Bette’s. She covered it, but didn’t look at their joined hands. Bette was starting to feel nervous when Alex squeezed her hand and moved up a little so their heads were closer to each other. The brunette tried to pull away, but Alex was too strong, despite her aweful state. 

“Alex? What are you doing?”

“It looks like he cheated on me and I don’t know what to do. Am I that aweful? That unattractive?”

Bette swallowed. “Of course not. Of course you’re attractive, you know that and he knows that. Just try not to draw any conclusions until you’ve talked with him.”

“I’m not sure if I want to hear any of his excuses. How do I know he’s not lying to me?”

“You will have to trust him. Alex, you know that he’s the most loyal and honest guy walking this very Earth. He would rather die than hurt you. He also knows that you would see through any of his lies immediately – the two of you know each other so well!”

Almost as if she hadn’t heard a word of what Bette just said, Alex moved her head even closer. This time, however, she did it so fast that Bette had no time to react and before she knew it, she felt her best friend’s lips on hers.