“Oh Bette honey, come here” Alice softly spoke.  She led Better to her couch sat down with her and just held her.  “It’s ok Bette, let it all out I am here for you”. 

They sat quiet for a while, Alice still holding Better until her tears had subsided and she felt she was ready to talk.

“I am sorry Al, I don’t know what came over me” said Bette through her sniffles. 

“Bette, would you stop isn’t this what friends are for?  How many times have you listened to me whinge and moan” said Alice “Now it’s my turn to be here for you ok, so please tell me what has happened to cause you to be upset?”.  Knowing that it wasn’t just today’s events that caused all this.  Poor Better she has had a tough year.

With that Bette told her everything from the run in with James, to the flowers, the kiss and then the shouting asking blonde beauty to leave.  Better and Alice spoke for hours until Alice looked at her watch and said,

“Sweetie, I am so sorry but I gotta be getting to work soon but I am gonna call over to yours after with some Vino, pizza and a DVD – I feel a good auld girls night in is required and we’ll come up with a solution about this foxy lady okie dokie??” spoke Alice still not realising that this foxy lady was indeed the very same Tina Kennard that she work with.  Oh what a small world it is after all!

“Ok Al, that’s sounds fun and anyway I’d better be getting back to Alex, Sam has stayed long enough with her so I’d better go relive him” Bette answered while getting up hugging Alice “thanks again for today you truly are a good mate”

“No worries matey” replied Alice “catch ya later!”

With that Alice kissed Bette on the cheek and left.  She began walking through the park heading towards her own office, thinking about the conundrum that Bette was in.  When all of a sudden it really was like a light bulb going on in her head.  “Mmmm this could be a lot of fun but better run it by Tina first” she thought.  If only realised how close she actually was to Bette’s Angel!!