Bette made her way to the
bathroom, but to her dismay, Tina was not there. She thought that Tina must be
in the kitchen then. As Bette lumbered down the hall, through the living room
and into the kitchen, her deepest fear was manifested. Tina was nowhere to be
found. Bette felt the panic creeping back into her being. She told herself that
she needed to be rational about the situation and stay calm. She started to
replay the previous day’s events in her head. There was the Peabody Grant
fiasco, arguing with Tina, finding out that Tina was pregnant, the bachelorette
party, the toast, Candace’s indiscretion (argh), “making up” with Tina (mmm),
the beach wait how did she get home. The last thing Bette remembered was
lying in Tina’s arms on the beach. Bette was drunk at one point of the evening
but that had pretty much worn off by the time she and Tina arrived at the
beach. Bette was trying to process all the information she had but was unable
to reach a conclusion as to what had happened that resulted in her being alone
in her own bed.

The ringing of Bette’s
phone snapped her out of her quandary. Bette desperately searched for her cell
phone. Without checking the caller I.D., she flipped the phone open to answer
it.

Bette: Tina? Where are
you?

Alice: Uh Bette, it’s me,
Alice. Where are you? You were supposed to meet me at The Planet this morning.
Remember, we were gonna try to calm your nerves before the Peabody Grants
announcement.

Bette: Al, what are you
talking about? They announced them yesterday.

Alice: B, I don’t know
what you did last night, but you must have one ***** of a fog floating around
your head right now. They’re announcing them today. Geesh, Bette, it’s all
you’ve been focusing on since T, left remember?

Bette: (more to herself
than Alice) Tina left and then came back Then we had a fight right before
Tonya and Dana’s party

Alice: Bette, the party is
tonight. Remember, you said you’d hang with me?

Bette: (emphatically)
Alice that can’t be true. You must be joking with me. I’m telling you that the
party was last night and Tina and I

Alice: B, I’m getting a
little worried about you. You’re rambling and not making any sense.

Bette: (light bulb) Alice,
answer for me one question.

Alice: Just one?

Bette: Is Tina pregnant?