Tina was speechless. She felt sick to her stomach. She also felt guilty. Every month she would forget their anniversary. Now she had cheated on their anniversary.

“Helena I never told you to buy me a movie studio.”

“I know darling but you always talked about having one so I thought I would buy one for you.”

“That’s the thing Helena. You are trying to buy me and I can’t be bought. I know you have a lot of money Helena, but that is not why I’m with you.”

“I never thought that I could buy you Tina. I’m just trying to show you that I love you.”

“By buying me a movie studio? Helena did it ever occur to you that maybe I didn’t want that responsibility right now? That maybe, just maybe I like the job I have.”

“Tina I think you should calm down. You are getting angry.”

“You can’t control me Helena. I can get angry if I want to. I’m a human being. I have my own damn mind so don’t tell me how to feel.”

“Fine Tina if you don’t want the movie studio then I will sell it to someone else.”

“This is not about the fucking movie studio Helena. I just want you to know that you can’t buy people because you want to control them. Every time we go out in public together you want me to act a certain way and dress a certain way, all because you don’t want anything to ruin your image. Well guess what I’m tired of it Helena. I can’t do this anymore.”

“What are you saying Tina. What does that mean?”

“It means that I can’t change you Helena and honestly I’m sick to death of trying.”

“I hope you are not trying to break up with me Tina because that would be a really bad decision.”

“Are you fucking threatening me Helena?”

“I am merely suggesting you rethink your strategy of retreating.”

“Or what? Huh? What are you going to do?”

“You have seen me in action Tina. You know I’m a very powerful woman.”

“Get out of my house.”

“This better not have anything to do with Bette Porter. I know you saw her this afternoon.”

“How the hell do you know that?”

“I’m a Peabody Tina. I can do anything I want. I know you’re in love her Tina. That’s why you can’t fully give your heart to me. You can go be with her if you want to, but you bloody well better hear this when I tell you: you and she will not live happily ever after. Not when you screw over Helena Peabody.”

With that said Helena left Tina’s apartment. Tina had to sit down on the couch to process everything that happened. She didn’t mean to break up with Helena tonight. She was just so tired of being Helena’s little game piece. Helena had just threatened her and Bette’s relationship, which made her a little worried. A mad Helena was bad enough. What Tina got was the mad and hurt Helena. She grabbed the phone she had to call Bette and tell her what happened.

TBC