T “Oh, something happened alright.”

There was a quick silent moment, then Tina continued.

T “She ***** cheated on me, Alice!”

Alice’s face turned. She was visibly pissed.

A “I’ll kill her. I’ll ***** kill that *****!”

Alice was heading for the door, about to find Helena and…do what? Start a cat fight? She

hoped not.

T “Alice, get back here!” Tina got up and grabbed her. She pulled her back to the couch to

sit next to her. “Alice, I appreciate it, I do. But it’s not the way.”

A “I can’t believe the nerve of that woman! How did you find out?”

The look on Tina’s face gave away most of the answer.

T “I was sitting in her house, waiting for her to come home. I had gotten some take-out for

us, because she wasn’t able to have dinner earlier. I thought it would be nice to surprise

her for a change.”

A “*****, Tina. That is so messed up.”

T “Tell me about it. Well, I got my surprise, didn’t I?”

The waterworks began.

A “Oh, *****. Don’t cry Tina. She is not worth your tears.”

Alice hugged her and stroked little strands of her hair.

A “You’re better off without her. Trust me.”

It was Monday, and Bette had gone back to work. She was actually looking forward to it, and

she hadn’t felt that way in months.

‘Thanks, Jenny.’

The day flew by, not too many clients, not much to take care of. An easy day at the CAC.

Always a pleasure. Bette was eyeing the phone. She had tried Tina’s last night but she

wasn’t at home. Probably at Helena’s. Uggh. She shuddered to think that she actually was

letting that vulture touch her; Bette would never be okay with it. She just had to become a

pro at pretending. Just as she was thinking this, the phone rang. Bette picked it up like she was expecting a call from the Publishers Clearing house. She could almost hear herself saying wheres my ten million dollars!?!

B “Hello?” She asked hopefully.

T “Bette. Hi. It’s Tina.”

Thank God. Whatever it was that she had to say, she needed to know.