Kit: *****. Im sorry,
Baby girl. Did you get anything to eatdo you want me to make you anything?

Bette: No I just came
back to change. I made a doctors appointment for this afternoon. Since Franklin was so concerned for my well being, I
figured Id do something about it. On his time of course.

What Bette had pegged as an annoying cold, turned out to be
a rather nasty sinus infection. Given a prescription and told to rest as much
as possible, Bette reasoned that one out of two wasnt bad. There just wasnt
time for her to sit around all day waiting to get better. There were clients to
meet, artists to book, and shipments to schedule. So Bette took her pills and
carried on as usual, arriving at the C.A.C. early and working late into the
night, struggling to get things done on time despite her bodys demand for
rest. And while Bettes sickness didnt
get any worse, it wasnt getting any better either. After a week Bette went back
to the doctor to get another prescription.
The only draw back to this particular medicine was the drowsy
side-effect that left Bette tired and irritable most of the time.

Her job at the C.A.C. was stressful enough, without the
likes of Franklin and Helena. Bette was
finding it harder and harder to get up in the mornings, her body tired and
aching from lack of sleep due to work and stress and general restlessness from
being sick. She briefly thought about taking a few days off like the doctor had
suggested, but knew that doing so would knock their schedule too far off the
mark. Unless she had help, of course. She was sure Helena
would be more than happy to let Leo take over for her. And the last thing Bette
wanted was Leo to get the opportunity to get comfortable in her shoes.

No. She was Bette Porter, and shed get things done. No
matter the cost.

Kit was worried. She could see the toll the past few weeks
had on Bette, both physically and emotionally.
She looked completely drained, not that Bette would ever to admit to
anything being wrong. There was only so much the body could take before
starting to shut down. Bette blamed
everything on the stress of trying to get the show together. But Kit new her sister well enough to see
that she was hurting still from her separation from Tina.