Bette put on her jacket and took a deep breath. Helena walked over to her and fixed her collar. Bette smiled at Helena, and Helena rested her hands on Bette’s shoulder.

“Are you ready for this?”

Bette nodded. “Yeah, I’m just a little nervous. I just want this day to be over already to see if I got the grant.”

“You’re going to do just fine. All you have to do is be yourself, which you’re really good at.” Bette smiled.

“Thanks for the support. I love you.”

“I love you too.” Bette leaned forward and kissed Helena gently. The room phone rang, and Bette walked over to answer it.

“Hello? This is she. Okay, thank you.” She looked at Helena and smiled. “The limo is downstairs. So you have fun with your children and called me whenever you need me.”

Helena nodded. “Good luck love.” Bette gave Helena a peck on the lips and walked away. She grabbed her purse and walked out the room.

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            Dana woke up in the clothes she had the night before. She got up from the bed and walked into the bathroom. She looked at herself in the mirror and her eyes were still red from crying so much. She ran the water in the tub and let it get hot. She plugged the tub and started to get undress. She sniffed and took her hair out of the tie she had in it. She turned off the water and stepped in. she slid into the hot bath and laid back. She closed her eyes and let her body soak. Alice walked into the bedroom to see if Dana was still sleeping.

“Dana?” she didn’t see her in the bed and so that the bathroom door was closed. She walked over to the door and knocked. She walked in and saw Dana in the tub. She smiled faintly and so did Dana. “Hey.”

“Hey,” Dana moved forward. “Wanna join me?”

“Yeah,” Alice got undressed. She sat behind Dana, and Dana rested against her. Alice wrapped her arms around Dana, and Dana rested her hand on Alice’s thigh.