The End of the Beginning:

Bette sat at the conference table looking at the empty seat next to her.  The deal came down to the eleventh hour and it was up in the air whether everything would work out.  Bette was called in to meet with Faun and talk him into signing off on the project.  After Tina and Bette finally persuaded Faun to commit, Tina had to run some changes by the Disney team.  After one hour of negotiations no word was sent to confirm that the project would proceed.

Thomas: Well this would kind of suck if they said no.  We already planned everything for the party tonight all that wine and cheese going to waste. I just can’t think about it.

Bette: You really have your priorities in check.  Tina’s up there, she’ll definitely pull it off.  How can anyone say no to her?

Thomas smiled mischievously: Hmmm I guess some of us have experience in giving Tina what she wants.  So how are things going with her?  What are you going to do after tonight the fairytale romance coming to a crossroads?

Bette: I’m pretty confident about us.  Tina has meant too much to me Thomas.  I’ll do anything to be keep her.

Thomas: I’m really happy for you two.  Tina’s a great girl, but Bette I don’t want you to get hurt kiddo.  Tina doesn’t live in New York and your whole life is here.  What are you going to do if she can’t stay?

Bette: Thomas my whole life is Tina.

Bette reached over and opened her bag allowing Thomas enough room to peer in. 

Thomas:  Bette, you’re the little ***** sister I never had, I love you so much.  Good luck with everything, but something tells me you might not need it.

Bette smiled thinking about tonight and about finishing what she started this morning.  If everything went the way she hoped, her and Tina would be in bed together, if it didn’t she didn’t know where they would go from there.  For Bette, there was never a plan B; she either got Tina or, well, there was no other alternative.

After another hour of waiting, Tina came strolling in with ten executives behind her.  She looked grim and serious.  As she approached the conference table one of the execs pulled out a covered board.  Tina pulled off the cover and revealed the movie poster for “Faun Fiction.”  Everyone in the boardroom began clapping.  This was it; the movie was set in place and Tina finalized the deal.  The project was ready for launch and excitement filled the room.  By this time next year everyone would either be congratulating each other on a job well done or wish they never thought of that crazy art meets the movies idea.