Helena: Hello Bette.

Tina turns to Helena with a frantic expression. The last thing she wanted was a face-off between these two women in her office.

Tina: I’ll be just a minute Helena.

Helena: Is everything alright? I worried when you didn’t come right back.

Bette frowns and knits her brow. Helena is touching Tina in a way that is too intimate for Bette’s liking.

Bette: What is going on here? What are you doing?

Helena: I’m here to publicize our grant announcements. The Foundation wants to send a message about our new agenda.

Bette: That’s not what I meant. What are you doing with MY girlfriend?

Tina looks flushed as she stands between the two most alpha women that she’s ever met. She doesn’t know Helena but she knows Bette and this isn’t good.

Tina: Bette –

Tina tries to mediate but the women have all but forgotten her presence.

Helena: It’s really none of my business but… Tina doesn’t seem to think she really is your girlfriend any longer.

Bette: Well that would be right. It really is none of your business.

Tina: Stop it!

Tina glares at Bette then at Helena shaking her head and sighing frustratingly. Helena puts a hand on her arm.

Helena: Tina… I’m sorry; you really shouldn’t be dealing with this kind of nonsense – especially not in your condition.

Tina: You know what Helena you’re right. I don’t need this right now. I’ll leave you two to your pissing contest. I’m going home.

She picks up the flowers she’d discarded earlier. Bette took this as a good sign, especially when Tina thanked her.

Tina: Thanks for the flowers Bette.

With that she deliberately walks out the door says goodbye to the staff and heads for the employee parking lot.

Bette watched Tina leave and started to follow her out the door but changed her mind. She didn’t want to be in the same room with Helena but was actually glad they had this opportunity to be face to face so she could put this bitch in her place once and for all.

Helena: Well I think it was pretty clear that you’re not wanted here Bette and now you’ve upset her.

Bette: Fuck off Helena. You’re the one that isn’t wanted here. What goes on between Tina and I is none of your business.