Andy: “Come in.”

Bette: “Hi Andy. I was wondering if I could leave the office at 10:15. I’d be back after my lunch break if that’s okay with you? I have an appointment at the doctor’s office.”

Andy: “Sure, thanks again for wanting to take care of Marie.”

Bette: “No problem. I’ll show her around a bit this morning and give her some work. I’ll help her further this afternoon then. Is that okay with you?”

Andy: “That works for me. Is there anything else you’d like to ask?”

Bette: “No that was it. Thanks again.”

Andy: “You’re welcome.”

Bette went back to her office and dove in her work. She heard a knock at the door and looked up from her work.

Bette: “Come in.”

Marie: “Hi Bette Porter? I’m Marie. Andy told me to come and see you.”

Bette: “(standing up from her desk and shaking Marie’s hand) Hi, it’s nice to meet you Marie. You can call me Bette by the way. So, how do you like the office so far?”

Marie: “Well, I haven’t had a lot of time to look around yet, but everyone seems nice.”

Bette: “I’ll give you a tour and then I’ll explain some things to you so you can get right to work. Is that okay with you?”

Marie: “Yes, thank you for helping me out Bette.”

Bette: “No problem.”

Bette showed Marie the office and introduced her to some employees. She explained her job and what she should be doing. Marie looked like she was a hard worker so Bette put her to work immediately. Marie seemed to be handling just fine so Bette got back to her own tasks.

At exactly 10:15 she packed her things and left work. She drove to Tina’s practice and picked her up.

Bette: “Hey babe. (kiss) You ready?”

Tina: “Yes, let’s go.”

They got in Bette’s car and drove to the doctor’s office. There were only a few people in the waiting room so they didn’t have to wait long.

Dr. Landon: “Bette, Tina? You can come in.”

Bette and Tina both got up. Bette took Tina’s hand in hers, they both exhaled a breath they didn’t know they were keeping in and walked over to Dr. Landon.