Kit- Baby sis you have to wake up, you know that right. I mean not just because Tina is going crazy or because Angie misses you, but because we all need you. You are like the leader of this dysfunctional but loving family we have. I mean if you don’t wake up who’s going to keep Shane out of trouble or who’s going to keep Alice in line or at whom is Jenny going to look up to or who’s going to keep Helena challenged with cultural conversations or…who’s going to help me stay sober or hear me out when I’m stressing or laugh with me or have dinner with me Wednesday nights or…… you see we need you as much as we sometimes can’t stand you we need you so much, I mean it’s been 4 days and I already miss your stubbornness, and  speaking of being stubborn who knew that girlfriend of yours was so stubborn I mean it’s like you have rubbed off on her(she said this laughing)…and speaking of your girlfriend ….Remember when you talk to me about Tina for the first time, it was when I came to visit you about a month after you met her and let me tell you baby sis even if you hadn’t said a thing I knew something had happened, I mean you looked so happy, so content, so serene.

Christmas 1997, The Bette Porter Gallery:

It was lunch time but Bette was sitting in her office putting the final touches for the next exhibit she was having at her gallery, a soft knock on her door made her look up from her desk, it was her sister Kit whom she hadn’t seen for almost a year.

     Kit- knock, knock, can I come in?

     Bette- Kit, of course come on in (she stood up and hugged her sister) how are you? I haven’t seen or heard from you in what, almost a year.

I haven’t seen or heard from you in what, almost a year. What are you doing here?

     Kit- what a Big sister can come visit her little sister on the holidays? (Bette smiled at her) I swear baby sis I’m here just to visit, I’ve been sober for almost 6 months and thought it was time to come see you. I mean last time I was here I made a mess of myself and I want to make amends for my behavior.