“As far as the checks go Tina I feel as if I owe her something. Since I can not be a part of her life for reasons I already told you about please let me do this much. I don’t expect you to share her with me and hurting her by finding out the truth is the last thing I would ever want to do.”

“Ok…Ok Bette. I just wanted you to realize you didn’t have too. If it becomes too much for you just remember you don’t have to send them. I make plenty Bette. I don’t make as much as I did producing movies but the income from being a doctor is steady so in the long run it balances out. As I said before I know you are not earning as much money and you have to live too Bette. I don’t want you to deprive your self of the little things in life like lunch dates…new clothes in your sense of style and fashion …vacations…or anything else for that matter because of sending this money.”

“Tina I like my life just fine. It suits me I am not depriving myself of anything…the increases in the amount of each check is because I am good at my job and have earned extra money through bonuses. I have already paid Kit back the money I borrowed from her when I was released from Rehab. While in North Carolina I landed a job at Citi bank and supported my self while there from my salary.”

“I am not looking for a promotion at my current job.  I don’t want the responsibility that comes along with the title or the stress. I have finally learned to live within my means you could say. You might think it beneath me with my level of education and experience. I agree it is a step down from what I once was. But I am not that person anymore Tina just as you are not the same. I like going in at the same time everyday and planning my evenings around getting off work at the same time every night except when there is an art emergency. I don’t have to travel out of town if I chose not to any more.