Bette’s house, Wednesday evening

“Zip me up please” Alice walked over and zipped up the red cocktail dress.

“Nice Porter. Your boobs look good. That is a total nipple confidence dress if ever I saw one!”

“Thanks.”

“Are you nervous? You don’t look that nervous”

“Good, because on the inside Alice I am fucking dying! This is ridiculous. I’ve been on plenty of dates with Tina. There’s really no need to be so nervous”

“Yeah, I’m not even going to touch that one, because you know, if I did mention that whole mother of your child love of your life you still have a girlfriend thing, I’d probably just make you far worse”

“Oh gee thanks Alice” Bette replied sarcastically. “I don’t even know where we’re going! it’s a surprise apparently. I hope this is ok. Ok ready. I’m ready to go”

“Relax, that dress will be fine whatever is you’ll be doing” Alice raised an eyebrow suggestively at Bette, “You look great and Tina will love it.”

“Ok. Thanks a million for taking care of Angelica. I’m going to go.”

“Cool. Shane’s coming over in half an hour so we’re going to teach her how to play five card Texas hold ‘em and how to handle her beer.”

“Yeah good luck with that. She’s a regular little alco and will drink you both under the table!” Bette laughed. She walked into the living room and kissed Angie goodbye, who was sitting in front of an enormous wall of blocks.

“Wow Bette, that’s impressive. Good work Angie!!”

“No just watch” Angie then place the last block on the top right on her tippy toes. She stepped back and smiled at her work. Then she ran straight into it, knocking bricks everywhere, laughing.

“Jesus, that must have taken her ages to build!”

“Yeah, it takes her over an hour. Then she knocks it all down, plays with something else, and then comes back and builds it all up again” Alice rolled her eyes.

“Hopefully she’ll learn to stop messing around with other toys and just concentrate on the bricks seeing as they’re clearly her favourite”

“Ok bye guys, have fun” Bette said, completely missing the subtext, as she left the house. Alice smiled at Angelica