Tina:  I think she missed the point. We do not mind her doing things for Suzanne from time to time. What we are concerned about is we do not want Suzanne to use Angie as her private piggy bank. It puts them both in an awkward situation. But if Angie is going to New York and she wants Suzanne to go for company, sure, why not pay her expenses for the trip. Train ticket is what? About $40 round trip. And if they go out to dinner or go see a show, well, Suzanne may not be in a position to afford that. But they should talk and get all that cleared up front. You don’t think this a date type situation, do you?

Bette: Now that I do not know. I have not gotten the impression that Angie is attracted to this girl.  Last I heard she said there was some boy she wanted to date. That’s been a couple of weeks ago. So, she may be on to the next infatuation.  And that sounds good to me.

Tina:  Me too. I rather her have a lot of different experiences before she decides this is the one. She hasn’t been in New Haven but six weeks. Not time to fall in love just yet.

Bette: Well, whatever she’s doing, it’s her choice. She knows that she just needs to complete her education and no grandbabies until then. That’s my line in the sand.

Tina: Amend to that. Ah, here we are.

Bette: I’m going to let valet parking take care of the vehicle. Would you like a drink before we go up?

Tina: Sure, let’s get a glass of wine.

They went to the bar and ordered two glasses of Chardonnay and went and sat at a table.

Bette: Do you know how long it’s been since I had a drink after lunch? Decades, I believe.

Tina:  Well, we are on a breakaway weekend and if we want a drink after lunch, we should have one. Besides, we didn’t have any alcohol at lunch so we will be fine.

Bette:  I look back on our younger days and wonder how on earth we consumed so much alcohol. It’s a wonder that most of us aren’t pickled with toe tags at this point.