Tina turned her head to see if Isabel had anything else to say. That not being the case, she talked “I see your point, but technically, you weren’t asking for anything” she finished with a smile, which Isabel mirrored

“Still… I don’t know… Guess I’m very traditional”

Few minutes later, Tina parked in front of the building. A big old house that on the outside, kept its original front, but was being fully re-structured on the inside. They both stepped out of the car

“So this is it?” Tina asked

“Yeah… Do you want to come in or…?”

“I’d love to, but I have to go back to the office” Tina lamented. She really wanted to go inside, but she still had paperwork to go through

“I had a great time today, Tina”

“Yeah, me too… we should do it again, soon. And I definitely have to come and see the interior… you guys still need a pair of extra hands?” Tina asked, arching an eyebrow

“Really? Tina, that would be great!”

“OK then. It’s settled. I’m gonna get going now, ok?” Tina said, as she walked to the driver’s side of the car

Isabel opened the door for her “Thanks, Tina. For joining me for lunch and now… thanks”

Tina came closer and wrapped her arms around Isabel “I had a great time too, kid. We’ll see you on Saturday. Don’t forget, give us a call to help you, ok?” Tina let go of her but kept one hand on Isabel’s forearm

“Yeah. Goodbye, Tina” Isabel waited for Tina to get in and closed the door. She briefly waved goodbye before going back into the house

Inside Tina’s car…

“Son of a bitch” Tina muttered, as the keys fell off her hands. She leaned down and reached for them. “Ha!” She let out triumphally. When she sat back, she was surprised by what she saw. Outside, a beautiful petite blonde girl, probably in her early 20’s, approached and enveloped Isabel in a tight hug, which Isabel didn’t break. Next thing she saw was the girl pulling Isabel by the hand inside the house. The whole thing brought Tina’s attention, hadn’t Isabel said something about her situation with Marisol being complicated? If it was complicated, it meant there were mixed feelings involved, right? And Tina was no blind, and she saw the look on Isabel’s face when she talked about Marisol. And now she was all hugs and holding hands with this blonde girl? She made a mental note to ask Bette about this. After all, Bette knew more about her than she did, right? With these thoughts in mind, she started the car and drove away to her office.

TBC…