“You’d better not.”  Both Bette and Tom stared at Jodi as she spoke the words. She signed for Tom to excuse them a minute.

“I don’t want to play games.” Jodi told her, holding Bette’s gaze.  She didn’t say anything more but motioned with her hands.  Bette recognized several gestures from their conversation about Nadia.  She definitely had an idea of what Jodi hand just suggested.  Bette wasn’t sure how to reply and was further startled when she felt Jodi’s hand on her thigh at the hem of her skirt. 

Jodi smiled and gave Bette’s thigh a squeeze.  Jodi stood up abruptly.  “You know where to find me when you decide what you make up your mind.”  She motioned to Tom and they walked out.

Tina watched Bette curiously as Bette watch Jodi and Tom leave the building.

            “Hey Tina.  What’s up?”  Kit asked as Tina walked into her office carrying Angelica. 

            “We just wanted to say hi to our favorite aunt.” 

“Hey sweetie,” Kit walked around to Angelica and wiggled her finger in front of her face as Angelica giggled.  “I haven’t gotten to see you all week, have I?”

Tina smiled and let Kit take Angelica out of her arms.  Tina nervously fidgeted with her shirt.  “Kit can I ask you what’s going on with Bette?”

            “What do you mean?”  She bounced Angelica up and down in her arms.

            “Well she just kissed a man…”

            “Bette kissed a man?”  Kit looked at Tina.  “Are you shitting me?”

            “Kit, try not to use that language around Angelic.  I’d like her first word to be Mommy and not something sordid…  And yes Bette kissed a man.”

            Kit sighed.  “To be honest Bette hasn’t really been opening up to me lately.  I feel like she’s uncomfortable around me.  She spends more time talking to Angus than to me.  I swear every time I call her Angus is with her.”

            “Really?” Tina asked.  “Maybe they have more in common then we know.”

            “What do you mean?”

            “I don’t know,” Tina lied.  “How are things going with you and Angus?”

            “It’s been rough you know since the band dropped him.  He’s just depressed and it seems like I can’t do anything to help him out of it.”  Kit sighed handing Angelica back to Tina.

            “You’re doing everything you can, Kit.  You’ve gone out of your way to make him feel better and he’s an idiot if he doesn’t realize it.”  Tina smiled and gave Kit’s arm a squeeze.

            “Thanks, Tina.”  Kit sighed.  “I just feel that he and I are miles apart right now.