– I wanted to tell you and talk about my job first”

Okay – so are we going to treat the truth like the elephant in the room and ignore the issues that Bette and the senior staff have with her or is she going to bring it up ? Plus Peg

gy has told Bette that Helena is finding the job a real struggle – can she think that Peggy wouldn’t tell Bette about this ? in respect to Helena I decide that I will let Helena decide how we are going to play this one. If its too much for her to have this conversation with me – especially when she is on cloud 9 about the baby.

“Have you told Alana ?”

“No – she wants me but not a baby. And well I come a pair from now onwards”

Good for Helena

– I don’t think Alana is mother material – and she most certainly isn’t changing diapers and 3am feeds – that’s what Helena needs.

“So

– what do you want to talk about ?”

“I cannot do the job that you need me to

– I did try so hard to be the adviser that you needed me to be. I guess it takes a personality that I do not have to be happy behind the scenes. I didn’t give you the right advice a lot of times and I have been guilty of trying to impose some of my politics on you. I am not you and you are not me. For a democrat I am pretty hawkish and you are the opposite. I could see us having a huge falling out on really major things. I am just not suited to being a chief of staff. And I am genuinely sorry if I have advised you to do anything that has been wrong for you or would embarrass Bette. I think you need someone else Tina”

“Thank you Helena

– it takes a special person to accept that they are not enjoying a job”

“I could have soldiered on but what with the baby and with my mother going for the nomination