Bette was to check into Cider Sine hospital tomorrow at 7 am to begin the procedure. As Dr. Casper left the examination room he realized that some people’s hate for those that are different is as great, as other people’s love for those same differences. The extent of Bette’s scars and the beautiful woman who is her wife is proof of that he thought, as he stepped into the next examining room.

That night they called Kit and explained Dr. Casper’s plan, how long Bette would be in the hospital, and her recovery time between operations. Kit felt it would be easier to bring Angelica along with her things over to Kit’s house that way when Bette was released from the hospital they could rest at home quietly. Additionally, if there was an emergency at the Planet that needed Kit’s attention she could be there in 10 minutes as opposed to 45 minutes from the rental.

Both Tina and Bette had a restless night although Tina did all that she could to calm Bette into a peaceful sleep, morning came all too early. Kit arrived well before dawn to pick up Angelica so they would make it to the hospital on time due to LA traffic. Tina promised Kit she would call her the minute Bette was in recovery. They both kissed Angelica good bye and watched the car pull away before closing the front door.

She forgot to turn off her cell phone when she entered the hospital.  It began to ring as she sat in the waiting room, waiting to hear from Dr. Casper that Bette’s operation had been a success.

“Hello”

“Hello Tina its Alice. I was calling to invite you and Porter to lunch if you can get out of bed and put some clothes on for a couple of hours.”

‘Alice I’m sorry we made other plans for today. How about we check our schedules and get back to you in a couple of days.”

“Schedules what the hell do you mean Tina aren’t you guys suppose to be on vacation. I see Bette hasn’t changed much, she is still such a control freak that every minute must be planned out…huh.”