“Well I guess all of them suits you.” Bette says and give her a little smile too.

“Can I ask you something?” Tina asks.

“Okay, I might not answer, but go ahead.” Bette says. She takes another bite of her omelett.

“Why do you always come in here alone? And you rarely smile.” Tina says softly.

Bette takes a deep breath and swollows carefully.

“I like it here, it’s peaceful. Somewhere where I can think without interruptions.” Bette replies.

“Oh, I’m sorry that I’m interrupting you then.” Tina says and stands up.

“No, please, I didn’t mean it like that. It’s just, that it’s usually so quiet here. And at my gallery it’s always so noisey. So I come here to eat dinner and take a break.” Bette says.

Bette feels herself open up a little more every second. She looks at this young woman standing in front of her. She is beautiful, she thinks. But quickly stops those train of thoughts. ‘You’re not ready for someone else yet.’ Bette thinks to herself.

But this young woman seems very nice, maybe she can be a friend or something.

“Please sit down again?” Bette pleads a little.

Tina smiles and sit back down. There is a feww awkward moments between them, before Tina breaks the silence.

“I visited your gallery the other day. It’s a beautiful gallery.” Tina says and smiles.

“Thank you.” Bette replies.

“There were a lot of beautiful paintings there. Don’t remember the artists names though, sorry.” Tina says.

“Oh that’s okay. And yes, they are great. Mostly local artist. I’ve chosen to try and bring forward young unknown artists. And a lot of them are really good. And so far it’s going great.” Bette says with a soft smile.

“The one in the first room, I liked the most, the abstract with all those colors. I watched it for a few minutes.” Tina says.

“Yeah, that’s one of my favourites too.” Bette says, she looks at Tina for a moment. “So you like art then I presume.” Bette grins.

“Yeah, it’s relaxation for me. Whenever I feel stressed or something, I go to a museum or gallery or just down to the beach somewhere also does the trick.” Tina replies with a chuckle.

“Yeah, same here.” Bette replies smiling.

“Kennard, times up.” Tom shouts from the kitchen.

“Shit. I guess my break is over. It was really nice talking to you.” Tina says and holds out her hand.

“It was really nice talking to you too Tina.” Bette says and shakes Tina’s hand. Both felt something the second their hands touched. They reluctantly let go.

“I’ll see you tomorrow again, if ou stop by.” Tina says.

“Yeah, I’ll be here.” Bette replies and smiles.

“Okay, see you then. Have a good night.” Tina says and walks away and back into the kitchen.

When she walked out minutes later, Bette was gone and her friends just entered the building.

“Hey, Kennard, cokes all around.” Josh shouts.

“Yeah, Josh, keep it down. I’ll be right there.” She shouts back.