“James, is Reese Thomas here yet?” Bette starts to sort through her paper.

“No, she called. She’s going to be late.” Bette sighs and runs her fingers through her hair.

“This doesn’t look good.”

“What’s wrong?”

“I’m looking for the grant proposal for the gallery, but I’m not finding it.” Bette rubs her hands over her face. James walks over to her desk and lays the paper in front of her. She looks up at him and smiles.

“What would I do without James? Thank you.” She takes a deep breath and leans back in her seat. “Alright, well come back and get me when our lady arrives.”

“Sure thing Bette.” James turns around and heads down the steps. Bette goes through her purse to grab her phone, but come across a picture of Destiny. She smiles and runs her fingers across it. She wipes the tears from her eyes before it ruins the mascara. She pulls herself together and gets ready for the arrival of Reese Thomas.

“Bette, Miss Thomas is here.” Bette gets up from her seat and walks down the steps. The radiant red head turns around and faces Bette. Bette smiles and walks over to her.

“Hi, Miss Thomas. I’m Bette Porter, welcome to our gallery.” They shook hands.

“Thank you, just call me Reese.”

“Alright, Reese. I’ve seen some of your work, it’s really amazing.” Reese smiles and moves her hair out of her face.

“Thank you so much Bette. I appreciate that.”

“Well, why don’t we go to my office and start talking about your gallery.” Bette shows Reese where to go and head to the office.

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            Jenny walks into the living room with a blanket around her. She takes a seat on the couch and grabs the remote. She flicks through the channels, looking for anything interesting on TV. Marina comes from the patio and closes the door. She walks over to her lover and sits next to her.

“Good afternoon.” Jenny scoots closer to Marina and sits on her lap. Marina wraps her arms around her and leans against Jenny.

“Are you getting along with Veronica?” Jenny looks at  Marina with her big green eyes.