Tina and Bette’s House
Bette sat at her computer, running over past invoices, checking storage rentals and calculating costs.
Alice (yelling): Kennard-Porter are you decent?
Bette (laughing): Alice…
Angie (running in): Momma…
Bette (picking her up): Hey! How was school?  
Angie (excitedly): Good. Got to paint and the teacher tried to tell me to do it this way but I do it the way you taught me.
Alice (walking in): Porter Junior here, apparently tried to give the class lessons. Turned out pretty well except the classroom is now several different colors.
Tasha (poking her head in): Hey! I’ve got chocolate milk and cookies….
Bette (groaning): Tasha that is…
Alice (laughing): Lighten up Porter, soy milk, healthy stuff. In fact the same stuff I see you drink.
Tasha (picking Angie up): Besides, how can you say no to this face?
Angie (hugging Tasha): Thank you.
Tasha (leaning towards Bette): Give your momma a kiss and we’ll go have our snack.
Bette (kissing Angie): Love you…
Angie (smiling): Love you too (and laughing as her Aunt tipped her upside and carried her through the house.)
Alice (looking at what Bette was working on): Shit, how the hell can you make sense out of this? It’s worst then The Chart. And mines different colors yours is all blech…
Bette (smirking): Nothing is worse then The Chart. I still don’t understand how you keep track of all that.
Alice (patting Bette on the cheek playfully): That’s okay genius you do this and I’ll do The Chart….
Bette (standing up and wrapping her around Alice’s shoulders): Good. I think some cookies and milk will hit the spot till dinner. I’ve got to get that started…
Alice (stepping away from Bette quickly): Whoa! Hold it Pod Person. What the hell did you do with my friend?
Bette (shoving her playfully): Alice…
Alice (feeling Bette’s forehead): You don’t seem too warm, maybe I’d better call Tina…
Bette (slapping her hand away): Alice, I made a promise that I would change. Become a better mother and a better partner. Cooking happens to be one of the things I’ve taken an interest in. (Alice was too shocked to move or speak) besides if I make a really nice dinner the dessert after is just divine. Nothing comes close.
Alice (wide eyed): Okay the sex, that was pretty convincing. You getting off as a reward for a nice dinner. Sounds like the Bette I know but I’m still not convinced.
Bette (wrapping her arms around her): Alice zip it. Discussion’s over. (Walking out onto the patio) hi pumpkin.
Angie (smiling): Discussion’s over…
Bette (kissing her): You heard that you little stinker…
Tasha (laughing): She’s going to give you a run for your money.
Bette (proudly): She already has.