“Love you too. See you soon.” She replies with a last kiss.

Bette watches Tina being wheeled off out of sight. She stepped back and sat back down. She decided to call Alice.

“Porter, hey, it’s been way too long. How are you?” Alice asks enthusiastically.

“Hey, Alice, I’m good. Listen is Dana with you? Or close by?” Bette asks.

“Eh, is everything okay?” Alice asks nervously.

“Yeah, everything is okay so far. Is she there?” Bette asks.

“Yeah, she’s in the bathroom right now, but she’s here. What’s up?” Alice asks.

“Well, I just sent Tina into surgery. She has a blood clot in her leg.” Bette says.

“Oh no, is she okay?” Alice asks.

“Yeah, she’s good. The doctor said it was a routine surgery, they’re just gonna open the clot up and she’ll be as good as new.” Bette says.

“Oh okay, that’s good. Oh Dana just came in. Do you want to talk to her?” Alice asks.

“Yeah, sure.” Bette says. She hears Alice talk to Dana before she hands the phone over to her.

“Bette? Hey.” Dana says.

“Hi Dana. I’m just calling to tell you that Tina’s in surgery. She has a blood clot in her leg.  She’ll be fine though. The doctor said it was a routine surgery. Serious, but not life threatning.” Bette says.

“Oh, poor Tina. I hope this is the last she’ll see of the hospital for a while.” Dana says.

“Yeah, me too.” Bette says.

“How are you holding up?” Dana asks.

“I’m good, I get my strength from her.” Bette says and smiles.

“Good, I’m so happy that she has you Bette.” Dana says and smiles too.

“I’m glad I have her.” Bette replies.

”We should let you go. Will you call after and tell us how it went?” Dana asks.

“Off course. I don’t know when it will be, but I’ll call as soon as I can.” Bette says.

“Thanks, okay, I’ll let you go, talk soon.” Dana says.

They say their goodbyes and hang up.

Two hours later, the doctor comes in to talk to Bette.

“Ms. Porter, hi.” He says as he approaches.

Bette stands up quickly.

“Hey Doctor, how did it go? Is she okay?” Bette asks nervously.