Scene    7

Location:    Bette & Tina’s House – Backyard

Bette and Helena are sitting outside drinking scotch (in the same glasses Bette was drinking out of during her meltdown phase).  Bette has changed into another pair of yoga pants and a peasant blouse, but her hair is still wet.  Helena is wearing a robe and her dress is drying over a deck chair bathed in sunlight, her hair is wet as well.

Bette:    This [holding up her glass] doesn’t change anything. I still abhor you.

Helena: Don’t worry the feeling is mutual.

[Bette and Helena clink glasses.]

We see Tina unlocking the front door and walking into the house.  Angelica is in the Baby Bjorn.

Tina:     Bette we’re home.

Tina walks through the house and finds Helena and Bette sitting at the outside table drinking she notices Helena is wearing Bette’s blue robe and the wet heads of hair.

Tina:     Helena why are you here?  What happened to your dress?

Bette:    T, Helena and I got into a fight and we ended up in the pool.

Helena: I underestimated Bette’s upper body strength, trust me it won’t happen again.

[Tina is shaking her head in disbelief.]

Tina:     I can’t believe this Bette, I know you have your issues with Helena, but this time you’ve gone too far.

Bette:    T, it’s okay, let me take Angelica inside, Helena wants to speak with you about something and you should consider what she has to say.  [She doesn’t say it with too much conviction, you know she would rather Tina didn’t work for Helena.]

[Bette takes Angelica from Tina and goes inside.]

End Scene.

Scene 8

Location: Bette & Tina’s House – Evening

Bette, Tina and Angelica are in the living room playing with Angelica on the floor.  We see a pile of books, wooden toys, stuffed animals.

The phone rings and Bette gets up to answer it.

Bette:    Hello.

Mrs. Kennard:    (A little tentative)  This is Mrs. Kennard is Tina there?

Bette:    Hold on Maggie, I’ll see if she can come to the phone.

[Bette covers the phone and walks over to where Tina is playing with Angelica.]  

Bette:    T do you want to talk with your mother?

Tina:     Yeah.

[Bette looks a little surprised and hands Tina the phone.]  

Tina:     Hello mom.

Mrs. Kennard:    Tina, I got the pictures of your daughter

Tina:     Mine and Bette’s

Mrs. Kennard:    I see you named her after your grandmother.  I’m not sure she would have approved.

We see Mrs. Kennard on the phone at her kitchen table.  There are photos of Angelica, Tina & Angelica, Tina, Bette & Angelica, a birth announcement and a plane ticket to LAX.

Tina:    She was the most loving person I’ve ever known and love brought Angelica into this world. I think it honors her spirit.

Mrs. Kennard:    Tina, I know you think I’ve failed you as a mother, but I’ve always done the best I could and followed what I believe the bible teaches.

Tina:    Mom, this isn’t about that, I’m giving you the opportunity to meet your granddaughter. It’s your decision, either you want to be in her life or you don’t.

Mrs. Kennard:    I need to think about it.  I can’t condone your lifestyle.

Tina:    Mom, it’s not a lifestyle, it’s my family and I would like my daughter to know her grandmother.  You have a couple of weeks to decide, the ticket isn’t refundable.

Angelica starts crying in the background

Tina:    Mom, I’ve got to go Angelica needs me.  

End Scene.