James: Will do

Bette: Thanks

Bette exits the lobby and enters the elevator…She gets in and goes two levels down to the ground level…The door opens…Bette steps out and Tina comes from the side and takes her hand…

Tina: Hey

Bette jumps

Bette: Hey you scared me

Tina: I’m sorry I didn’t mean to do that

Bette: It’s ok

Tina: I see that you received my note

Bette: I did. What’s up?

Tina: Well the reason why I called you down here was to tell you that I missed you

Bette smiles

Bette: I missed you too Tina.

Tina: And I don’t think that I would be able to work here anymore

Bette: Why?

Tina: Because it’s too hard to keep my feeling inside of how I feel about you. You make me feel good and thank you for that but I don’t know if I could work under you like this everyday. I find it hard to control my breathing. My heart pumps all the time when I’m around you uncontrollably and I think about you everyday even while I’m lying next to Eric. I never felt this way before. I get nervous when I’m around you and my cheeks hurt from smiling so much

Bette laughs

Tina: I don’t think I could go on like this

Bette: Tina from the things that you said it sounds like you are happy. That’s the way a person feels when they are happy. I have bought that out in you Tina. You can’t help who you encounter you just have to enjoy the moment. I know that it’s alot for you at the moment but I really like you and I don’t wanna lose you. I don’t mean to be a pest but I can’t just let you go like that without knowing the real reason why

Tina: I’ve fallen for you Bette and I am afraid because I have never been with a woman before. I never would have thought that another woman could make a woman feel so grand. I mean the things that you’ve done already you have done so much to me that I feel like I’m being pulled from the left and to the right. Me and Eric are going down the drain and I don’t have no type of feeling for him like that. They are slowly disappearing. I feel kind of bad about what I’m doing

Bette: And what is that exactly?

Tina: Sneaking around and seeing you

Bette: Is that bad?

Tina: No it’s not I don’t know. I just don’t know how to handle it

Bette takes Tina’s hands in hers…

Bette: Tina look at me

Tina looks at Bette

Bette: Do you want me to leave you alone?

Tina looks at Bette…A tear slowly falls from her eye

Tina: Yes

Bette swallows hard

Bette: Ok I will respect your decision

Bette lets go of Tina’s hand…She kisses her lightly on the cheek

Bette: Please continue your assignment it means alot to Alice

Bette presses the button on the wall and the elevator door opens…She steps inside

Bette: I’ll see you around Tina. My heart is always with you my angel

The elevator doors close…Tina breaks down in tears…Her feelings and emotions are thrown around and she doesn’t know what to do…She fixes herself together and heads upstairs to work on her assignment…The days following are hard to bear…Not knowing what to do…The gallery is due to open in 7 days..The 7 days that will tell if Bette and Tina are meant to be together…