The two now friends chatted for almost three more hours until call it a night. From there Alice went to Bette’s house. They needed talk.     

            CHAPTER 5: TEN DAYS UNTIL THE ENGAGEMENT – PART ONE

When Alice reached the front door of Bette’s house was already past 11:00 pm but since the lights were still on, she rang the doorbell. Bette was on the lounge near the pool, she hesitate a little before answer the door, but she knew that it should be Alice and she never gave up easily.

“Why I’m not surprised that you are here, Al?”

Without any further invitation, Alice came in and seated on the couch.

“I was near so I decided to come to check on you and the lights were on and…”

Bette cut off Alice with a wave of her hand and seated across Alice. Yet she could be sometimes pissed of with the habit of Alice to come in announced, today she was interested on the briefs of the dinner with Tina. She couldn’t believe that she wasted an opportunity to get to know Tina better. It could have been the last time she would see Tina before her engagement with Erick. You are an idiot, Porter. Since when do you give up the fight before the first round?

“Hello! Earth to Porter!”

“Huh? What did you say?”

“You know me, I said a lot of things on the last minute. What do you want to know?”

“If I’m not mistaken you are the one that came to my house late on the night. What do you want?”

“Well, I thought you wanted to hear about my date, but…”

“Cut the bullshit, Al! Tell me what you want. I need to be early at the gallery tomorrow.”

“Oh, the Bette Porter I know is showing her face. Ya know I can’t believe you didn’t go to the dinner. I’m so proud of you!”

“Don’t be. I almost went. It’s just out of my character not go and take control of the situation.”

“Do you think you would be able to seduce her, for sure?”