“T please…call me back”.

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Meanwhile at the restaurant.

"So…what are your other interests” asked Helena?

"Well…I like puppies and little girls"

Helena laughed.

“What? Doesn’t everybody?” said Dylan, “I really enjoy cycling, doing jigsaw puzzles…What about you Helena?”

"Well…I know it will sound weird but… I love washing clothes… it helps me think. When I can find the time, baking a mean sweet potato pie”.

"I never would have guessed that” said Dylan, “You’re just full of surprises”.

"That I am” said Helena, “but I bet you are too”.

They both continued eating.

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Tina got out of the shower and went into the living room, waiting for the pizza to come. She noticed that she missed a call. It was Bette. She entered her voice mail code. Bette wanted Tina to call her back.

She dialed the number, hoping Bette was at home.

“Hello” Bette answered.

“Hey” said Tina, “were you busy? I can call back”.

“No, I wanted to know if you were busy… if not, can you come over so we can talk, maybe watch some movies if you want”.

“That would be great, we do need to talk. Plus now I can stop acting like Larry the cable guy”.

Bette laughed.

“I am have pizza delivered so it should be here in about ten min, I will be over when it comes” said Tina.

“Cool” answered Bette and she hung up.

Bette grabbed some juice out of the fridge as well as some beer. She wasn’t sure what Tina wanted to drink so she sat both on the table. She was nervous about talking to Tina. Maggie had pointed out that she was being a jackass and should at least talk, plus Bette Porter did not do the whole I am sorry thing.

Bette heard knocking. Tina was at the door. She jumped up to get it.

Opening the door, Bette looked at Tina.

‘Damn…she looks hot even in sweats and a t- shirt’ she thought.

The same thing was going through Tina’s head as she looked at Bette.

“Hey” they both said at the same time.

Bette stepped back to let Tina in.

“It smells great” said Bette as she took the boxes from Tina and sat them on the table. “I have beer or juice, I wasn’t sure what you wanted to drink so…”

“Juice is fine”

“Let’s go sit on the couch” said Bette.

“I will speak first since I asked you to come over” said Bette, “First I am sorry for acting like a child who didn’t get what they wanted, for not listening or even giving you the chance to explain. I was hurt, I felt that you deliberately did not tell me about your job. The reason I did not answer your calls, was that I needed time to process all this.

“Well thank you for admitting you’re wrong, I have a feeling you don’t do it much”

At the Bette laughed “You are so right” she said with that bright smile.

“As I told you before, I tried to call you, and if we have a row you can’t just ignore me, not talk to me. I think we can date if we both agree to leave work on the court. Now where we stand is up to you” said Tina.

“Well…I would like to date you” said Bette.

She told Tina to pick out a movie, before getting up to go into the bathroom.