Previously…

The women ordered a few more rounds actually and they all danced to quite a few songs too…they had fun…they all enjoyed their night out at the grand opening at the Palasades….

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The next morning…

The next morning Bette walked into her gallery with her purse swinging on one arm and the painting in which she planned to sell in the other. She was excited to be back, and for some reason she felt better about this day than yesterday. She strided into her office and placed her things on her desk. There was a note resting against her oak desk. She retreived it and it read

Dear Ms. Porter,

Be advised that Mr. McPhantom will be in around 10 a.m. with the payment for the painting. If I’m not in at that time, can you please pass the news on to my assistant?

                                                     Thanks,

                                                        Heidi

Bette smiled and shook her head from side to side. She sat down and began working. After she started her computer, and retrieved her morning coffee, she called Alice. She said,”hey Al? what’s up?”

She replied saying, “I’m good Porter, what’s up with you?” she asks while eating breakfast over the phone

Bette smiled and said, “Dana” she says surprisingly

Alice was shocked by the name, and begin choking a bit. She cleared her throat and said, “Dana, wow! what is it that you wanna talk about?” she asks knowing damn well what Bette was getting at. But to be sure, she’d rather her say it first, and then she would decide on whether or not she should respond.

Bette said, “you know what I’m talking about Alice, so please don’t try, and play stupid with me” she laughs into the receiver. She had known her friend too long and for too many years. She laughed inside just knowing how the blond was trying to pull a number

Alice wiped her mouth and said, “look, I don’t know what she came and told you, but we kissed and maybe we did a bit more, but if you must know, afterwards she was fucking flipping out, with thinking that I’m suppossed to be her girlfriend all of a sudden. Who the hell does she think she is?” she asks as though she’s concerned, but more like she wanted to blame Dana for her problems, instead of her ownself