Tina crinkled her eyebrows as she tried to follow Bette’s conversation with James.  She moved to take her seat on the side of the table across Bette.  Bette extended her hand to Tina before she could walk away, though, as James was talking, "…Together with all the info that the security firm sent me, plus what Mark sent you that you then sent me, and everything else that you just asked me to check through — I think it’s going to take at least a week, Bette."

Tina took Bette’s hand, and the brunette pulled her close, and swiveled the iPad slightly away from their line of sight, and then gave Tina a deep kiss.  "’Morning, baby," Bette whispered.  Tina smiled, and returned Bette’s hot kiss.  "Good morning to you, too, honey," the blonde whispered.

"Bette…Bette?," James was calling out, "I can see what appears to be a living room…but not you.  Are you there?"

"Go back to business, baby," Tina said, with a warm smile, as she released her hand from Bette’s grasp, and then walked around the table to take her seat.

With a sigh, Bette swiveled the iPad to face her again.  "James, it’s alright.  I’m still here."

Linda laid Bette’s coffee carefully on her left side, as Bette prompted James to continue to talk.  Linda reached across the table to lay Tina’s down also.  She motioned to Tina that she had heated up an additional small carafe of milk, in case they wanted some more.  Then mouthed to ask if they needed anything else.  Tina shook her head, and motioned their thanks again.

"James, hang on for a second," Bette said, interrupting James in mid-sentence.

She stood up quickly to catch up to Linda.  "Linda," she called out.  Linda turned just as she got to their door.

"I just wanted to thank you again for taking such good care of us," Bette said.  "You were such a great help the last time I was here also, and I’m glad Dani assigned you to us."

"Actually, I volunteered to take care of you and Miss Tina, Miss Bette," Linda corrected her.

"You did?," Bette asked.

"Yes…you were such a considerate and nice client the last time you were here.  And even though you looked so sad, then, and seemed to be bothered by a big problem, you were always kind and patient with me," Linda explained, with a gentle smile.  "I especially remember that even if we made that big mistake of letting those girls know where your villa was, and did not stop them when they were bothering you that one morning, you did not get upset with me."