“OK, when?” Angus asked. Kit hadn’t said anything since he and Dr. San had walked into the room.

”Well, I have an opening in my schedule at 4:00 on Saturday.” Dr. San said, thumbing through her appointment book.

Angus turned to Kit, “Would that work for you, baby?”

Kit nodded.

“As soon as possible.” She whispered.

She wanted to forget about this and move on with her life, but she knew it would leave its mark on her, and it’d never really be gone. She’d always think of what could’ve been. A smiling little baby boy just like her David had been, or even a giggling little girl like Bette. She’d even started thinking about names. Of course, there was always Angus, Jr., but she had never been very fond of juniors. Maybe Taylor, she’d always liked that name, and the androgyny of it. Kind of like Shane.

 “Ready to go, hon?” Angus whispered, breaking her out of her reverie.

She nodded and they walked out.

“Quite.” Jenny replied, smiling. “By the way, Shane, this is my writing teacher, Andrea.”

“Nice to meet you.”

She shook Andrea’s hand and replied, “Likewise.”

“And this is…”

“Bette Porter.” Andrea cut her off.

“How are you, Andrea?” The brunette asked, smiling.

“I’m quite good, you?”

“I’m alive.”

“You two know each other?” Shane asked, glad the focus was off her.

“Yeah. We met in college. We were in Art Studies together. That was a fun class.”

“Yes, it was.”

“And then you came out.” Andrea chuckled, “And all of a sudden, I don’t know, you were the lezzie art major. It was weird, because you and that guy were always together.”

“Yeah. He was a nice guy. Such a fag, though.” They both laughed.

”Yeah, I always knew. I just didn’t have the heart to tell you.”

Bette’s cell phone rang, and she pulled it out of her purse.

“One second” she mouthed. “Hey, baby! The planet. Jenny, Shane, and a friend from college. Yeah, apparently, she’s Jenny’s writing teacher. Uh-huh. How are you feeling, Tee? When is that? I’ll probably be home when you get back. Oh, I’m sorry, baby. Okay, baby, how about we go out for dinner tonight? Just you and me. Okay. I’m looking forward to it, too. All right. Bye, Tee.” She hung up the phone and smiled up at the three other women. “Tina, my wife.”

“Aww, that’s sweet, but, honestly, I never took you for the settling down type.”

“Are you kidding me? She’s the queen of monogamy.” Shane chuckled, taking a sip of coffee.

“When did that start?” Andrea asked, shocked.

“When I met Tina. She’s a hottie.” She winked and they all laughed.

“You know what? I just realized I have to go adjust my curriculum for tonight. It was great running into you two, and meeting you.” She said, pointing at the three women before turning and walking out.