“Again, you don’t need to thank me T… it’s always been and it will always be my pleasure” Bette said flashing that million dollar smile of hers. It was Tina’s turn to melt.

“So what about you… What brings the successful Bette Porter back to this side of the world? How are you? How was your show?” Tina said desperately trying to divert the conversation toward something else; she knew she would not be able to resist that smile. Not tonight.

“Is there a specific order in which I should answer your questions?” Bette jokingly said.

“Oh funny Porter… now confess, what brings the successful Bette Porter to these latitudes?” Tina was more than curious.

Their food arrived and Bette was more than thankful for the interruption, which gave her time to think about what to say next. She didn’t feel like talking about the real reasons of her visit so soon.

“Successful? What do you mean?” Bette quickly asked as the waitress left.

“Well I read the reviews from your show… a huge success” Tina said happy that her friend was getting her chance to show how talented and exceptional she really was.

“Thank you Miss Kennard… your kind words and interest are most certainly appreciated by the Tate Modern” Bette said jokingly but perfectly imitating the British accent. If Tina didn’t know Bette she would have sworn she was British.

“Wow you can really fake that accent” Tina felt strangely turned on, she had always loved that accent and listening to Bette had put her in a state she hadn’t anticipated. She thought that perhaps it was the wine, or how romantic the environment of that restaurant was, or how thrilled she was to see Bette. Most likely it was a combination of all those reasons, but she was enjoying it and for the first time ever she was willing to let go. Let go of everything her reason told her and just go with the flow and enjoy the moment.

“Well three years there… it kinda sticks on ya” Bette jokingly said and Tina giggled at the sudden change in accent again.

Their dinner was spent talking about nothing and everything at the same time, as they usually did. Bette told Tina all sorts of stories about the museum and London in general carefully avoiding mentioning what might have brought her back. Tina spoke mostly about her job, mostly because talking about anything else would imply talking about Eric and the wedding and those were things she didn’t wanna mention.