“Too stubborn for her own good” Jacky muttered shaking her head

“Too good for what?” came the low sultry voice just close enough to her ear to feel the warm breath tickling her senses. She closed her eyes to steady her heart as it skipped a few beats and tried to recover as gracefully as possible considering the deep blush that was surely showing on her face.

“Well..well..well…Ms Porter! Finally decided to grace me with your delightful company is it?” Jacky turned around to greet Bette as a big smile tugged at her lips.

“Oh trust me the blush on your face right now is so worth all the efforts!” Bette laughed out loud as Jacky turned even more red.

“Bette…” Jacky squirmed in her seat at a loss for words quickly glancing towards Bette’s big grinning face and mischievous twinkling eyes. She knew very well how Bette just loved to make her uncomfortable and watch her squirm.

“Oh no you Porter! I am not going to let you pull any tricks on me, you get that?!” Jacky said as she rose up to hug her dearest friend.

“Oh trust me, I already did!” Bette said in between her chuckles as she hugged her back.

“Come sit. Tell me what’s on your mind while our drinks arrive” Jacky said, getting right to the point, as she pulled the chair for Bette.

“I met Tina yesterday” Bette whispered softly.

“Pardon me? Did you just say that you met with Tina yesterday? How did that happen?” Jacky asked intrigued. This seemed interesting indeed.

“Um, it was not planned. It was a coincidental meeting. We just happened to be in the same place at the same time,” Bette replied.

“Uhuh, and ? I am sure there’s more to it. Go ahead.” Jacky prodded Bette gently.

“We, um, talked for a few hours. She now owns her own production company and is very successful. And she looked really nice.” Bette said with a dreamy look in her eyes but Jacky noticed for just a split second the pained look that clouded Bette’s eyes as Bette tried to avoid any eye contact with Jacky by pretending to look for the waiter.