Since the food was already prepared all Bette had to do was heat and serve while Tina set the table and poured the wine. After dinner they took their half bottle of wine and two glasses to the rooftop patio where Bette had lounge chairs set up. It was a beautiful warm evening and the sky was clear so they could see the moon and stars.

“God Bette. It’s so beautiful and peaceful up here. No wonder you love it.”

“Yeah. It’s a wonderful escape from the city below. It was one of the things that sold me on this particular unit. Having the top floor gives me total private access to the roof. I love just laying back on the lounger and gazing up at the stars. I find it very relaxing.”

“So what do you do for fun when you come to New York?”

“Generally I meet up with friends for dinner, theatre or we hit the clubs. If I’m with my sister we frequent the jazz bars. During the day you can find me in the art district scouting out new talent or visit museums, galleries, parks you name it. However my most favorite non-work related pastime is shopping and New York has some of the best designers in the world. If we have time I’m happy to show you around.”

“I’d like that.”

“We’ll have to see what Peggy has in store for us first, then we can plan.”

“Did you speak to her earlier?”

“Yes. I called her to let her know we had arrived safely.”

“Did she say anything about Helena?”

“Just that they had reached a parting of ways and that Helena decided to stay in London.”

Bette didn’t comment any further although she could speculate based on the two previous conversations that she’d had with Peggy. However she would never breach her confidence. As much as Peggy was a public figure she was a very private person. Whatever happened with Helena would be revealed to the people that needed to know. Tina sensed that Bette might know more but she respected that they shouldn’t gossip.

They sipped their wine and lay on their loungers, and star gazed and talked and sometimes just enjoyed the silence with each lost in their own thoughts. Neither one was tired because of the time difference but it was getting close to 11:00pm New York. Tina wanted to be rested for her meeting with Peggy and Max so she decided it was time to head back to the hotel.