“That’s not what I’m asking about.” 

Tina was silent.  Kit knew her too well.  They had shared confidences; and Kit knew all about her anxieties, fears, and deep, abiding love for Bette. 

She gave her a small smile. “I’m worried, Kit.” 

“About Bette?” 

“Yes, but not how you think.” 

“Then what?” 

“When Bette and I went to Paris, to do a test run of the Paris flight, do you remember?”  Kit nodded her head. 

“Bette ran into an old friend of hers, someone she admitted that she had had a crush on, at college.” 

Kit asked, “Who?” 

“Kelly Wentworth.” 

“Wentworth?,” Kit asked, searching her memory. 

“Ohh… you might mean Freemont?” 

Kit said aloud as she thought more about it, “She must have gotten married, so her name’s different now.” 

Tina cocked her head to one side.  Unusual that Kit remembers Kelly.  That must have been some crush Bette had on her. 

Kit shook her head, “Oh, but don’t worry about Bette, Tina.  She outgrew that little crush.  The only reason I remember it is because I was getting over some trouble of my own, and was visiting Bette at that time, and it kind of stuck in my memory…but that was because of my stuff, not Bette’s.” 

“So why do you mention Kelly now anyway?” 

Tina drew a long breath out.  “Kelly’s stepsister lives in the first floor of the mansion.  And I ran into Kelly today; she said she visits from time to time.  She doesn’t know about Bette and me nor does she know Bette will be living in the duplex.” 

She stared at the empty glass, lips pursed, eyebrows knitted together. 

“She’s a bombshell, Kit. Blonde bombshell who’ll be coming after Bette, I know it,” she shook her head, absent-mindedly swirling the remaining juice in her glass, staring at it blankly. 

Kit smiled, and shook her head as well.  She stood up, and walked over to Tina, to rub her arms, reassuringly.  Tina. Tina.  You’re not exactly a washrag, yourself.   And no matter what – my sister is crazy, certifiably crazy about you, and the baby.  She knew Bette had probably scared her own self, coming to a realization that she’d almost lost everything by staying away for so long.  Their separation had been long, anguished, and bruising for both.  It had left deep scars – but it made them stronger, individually, and as a couple. Now with baby Angelica, Bette and Tina, in a real way, were truly unbreakable.