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            Two days later Tina Kennard made a decision. She couldn’t avoid anymore what was happening with her. It was time to understand why she was thinking so much about one person. A woman. She even had dreamt about her the previous night. Bette Porter had called the day before inviting her for a coffee. Just a coffee. And she had been evasive and maybe rude again. And she regretted it because she liked her. But being in presence of Bette was disturbing for her. And she couldn’t explain exactly why was that. Her plan to try to figure out everything before her trip was until then unsuccessful and she realized that it would continue to be that way until she face it properly.

            So she took the opportunity of being driving back to Alphaville from a meeting near the Bette Porter Gallery and went there. She introduced herself to Bette’s assistant as a friend of Bette what resulted of a discreet smirk of the assistant. How many women come here as ‘friends’ of Bette? And that thought scared her a little. Maybe Bette is the type that can’t see a woman without think about having ***** with her. She immediately regretted her presence in there but it was too late, Bette’s assistant was already leading her to Bette’s office. Bette stood behind her table, working in some photographs, and greeted her with a wide smile.

            “Hi Tina, it’s a pleasure to have you here.”

            “I’m sorry to come unannounced but I was near and I promised to call you back to have some coffee, so if you have some time. But if not, it’s okay.”

            “No, I can have coffee. Just give me a few minutes to finish to choose these paintings. Please have a seat.”

               Tina approached the table but instead of having a seat she just stood beside Bette looking the photos of paintings.

            “They are beautiful. I can see it’s modern but reminds me old paintings.”

            “Yes, that the characteristic of the painter. He revisits classical paintings, painting oil on canvas but with modern traces and colors. I met him while I was working in New York. I’m bringing him for my next exhibit, that will consolidate the name of the gallery, it’s a great chance.”