“So, what is it you want to talk about?” Tina asked. “Well I I” Helena was stammering and that was very unusual for her. Tina looked at her amused by that fact. Helena let out a little giggle. “Well I think I’m in love!” Tina smiled at Helena. “Well that’s great Helena, so who’s the lucky lady.” “I think you know who I’m talking about.” Tina looked a little uneasy. “Who are you talking about?” Tina asked afraid of the answer. “Alice” it came out in a whisper. Tina released a breath she didn’t even know she was holding in. She watched as Helena fidgeted in her chair. “Did you tell her that?” Helena looked up with a look of surprise on her face. “Of course not! Besides I don’t even know if she feels the same.” “Well you’ll never know until you tell her! And I think the feeling is mutual!” Tina said reassuring Helena.

At the same time at the Bette Porter Gallery:

There was a knock at Bette’s door. “Come in.” Bette answered as she was looking at some papers on her desk. “Hi Bette, is this a bad time?” Alice asked as she walked into Bette’s office. “No Alice of course not. Please sit down.” Bette said motioning towards the couch. Alice sat down on the couch and looked around the office. She saw Bette gathering her papers and she became a little nervous. Bette turned and looked at Alice. “So Al, what can I do for you?” Bette sat down on her desk and was watching Alice closely. “Uhm Bette, I need to tell you something!” Alice started. She was afraid to look at Bette. Even though Bette and Helena were acting friendly towards each other, she didn’t really know if Bette was just acting, or if she had given Helena a chance to become a part of the gang. When Alice finally looked up she saw the concern in Bette’s eyes. “Is everything ok?” Asked Bette, concerned about her best friend. “Yeah, well you see Last night I went to Milk and I had asked Sarah to join me, and when she said no I asked Helena and she agreed, so I went with Helena and then Sarah showed up and we were pretty wasted and we got into a fight and then I slept with her!” Bette had a look of confusion on her face. Alice was babbling and that made it hard to understand her. “Who got into a fight?” Bette asked. “Sarah and I and Helena and Sarah.” Alice said ashamed. “So that’s why she was angry this morning!” Alice just nodded her head. Bette was quiet for a few minutes and Alice couldn’t stand it so she blurted out, “I slept with Helena!”