“My sweet, I’m back already. You know…maybe you see me sooner than you think. I must go now. We will talk again soon. Take care Justine. I see you. Hopefully soon. Maybe coming to US. Remember I told you about San Francisco? Maybe I pull it off and maybe you come meet up with me when I am in LA? Anyway, it’s no for sure, so I tell you. Bye bye. Have a good day. Kisses, EB.” (She pressed ‘send’ and wondered if she would regret it. She hadn’t planned on telling Justine she might be visiting the US soon. She told her recently that the San Francisco trip was likely not happening. But hearing Bette’s voice she was reminded of that young woman and those feelings again and how Justine must be feeling, what she must be thinking, how she must be hurting. What could it hurt, she thought, to give her a ray of hope. She could maybe control things so they don’t get out of hand. She wanted to give Justine some comfort but she had to protect herself and the younger woman…she couldn’t let this come between them or get in the way of her professional life. It was just so risky.

Justine hears a ping and slowly looks up at the screen. She feels that heart beat skip again as she clicks on the message from Evangeline Bertrandeisen…Dr. Bertrandeisen. Justine almost does a double take. She can’t believe it…Evangeline is coming for a visit…well, maybe…that woman had a way of changing her mind and her itinerary in a blink of an eye…would she break her heart again, like so many other times? She was so excited she didn’t know what to do with herself. She couldn’t bring herself to reply. After all, this wasn’t certain. She packs up her stuff and decides to go for a walk.)

(At the Planet, the lost lady finds fellow lost souls…)

(After getting off her cell phone while waiting for the coffee, Bette turns to look towards the table where Alice and Tina are waiting, when she sees Shannon standing there. Shannon was a striking woman, a real “Lothario”. Bette gets nervous and stares over at the table with some concern.)