Dani had been talking to people all evening about the success of Bette at the debate. She felt that Bette needed rest, so she suggested staying the night at the hotel where the debate had been held. Bette would be needed early in the morning for her breakfast fundraiser and Dani wanted her fresh.  However a problem came up. Dani thought it a good idea to get a jump on it now, so she headed up to Bette’s room to discuss it.  She was just rounding the hall corner when she saw her.  Dani made a quick step back, ”shit,” she said quietly to herself.  We got a bigger problem now.

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One week later

Long after the voices stopped and the last of her staff left for the evening, Bette sat at her desk thinking about the conversation she had with Felicity earlier in the day.  Her mind was exhausted from trying to force reason onto her body that burned for the touch of another, Felicity.  Angry tears stung her eyes, things had gotten so complicated.  She loved Tina, but she was gone. Her body wanted Felicity, it was that simple and that complicated, that achingly painful and it squeezed the breath from her. How could her body be betraying her. She just seemed to make one bad decision after another and now Dani knows that she didn’t stop the affair with Felicity.  Bette looked down at the list of names she was given to call.  Phone banking was a necessary evil for all campaigns.  For her, it was just another way to take her mind off the gaping hole in her heart that seemed to the force driving one bad decision after another.  Bette’s phone buzzed.

”Mom, the show starts at 8pm. Jordi’s mom is dropping us off early for our call. See you there, love ya.”

”Okay, Shane, Alice and Nat are meeting me there. Love ya too.”

Bette looked at the clock sitting on her desk.  Next to it a photo of her and Angie arm and arm.  Bette smiled as she thought about the play she would be attending tonight.  Jordi was performing and Angie was a stage technician.  The entire family would be there to support both girls.  Bette needed to leave soon to stop and pick up flowers for each of the girls, a theater tradition.  Bette still had some reservations about the new school, but it seemed to be working out well for Angie.  She integrated easily into the new student body and made quick friends with several students besides Jordi.  Angie was still very enamored with this girl, and this worried Bette.  Bette looked at the list again and picked up the desk phone to make a few more calls.