They’d come a long way from where they were just a few weeks before. They were actually talking ‘to’ each other instead of ‘at’ each other. They were saying ‘I love you’ with more frequency and sincerity, and were being more affectionate towards one another which had brought them closer.

They were still giving each other space, and there was much to work out but at least now they knew that they had a common goal. They both wanted to fight for the relationship and hopefully salvage the marriage.

The hope was that the trip to Vermont would be the start of arming themselves with the ammunition to fight their battle for each other instead of against. At the rate they were going it seemed they had a really good chance at succeeding this time around. They just had to keep working on healthy verbal and non-verbal communication.

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Bette, Tina and Angie arrived at the recording studio and are greeted by Kit, Angus, Nona and the members of the Betty band. They took a few minutes to fuss over the baby then Angus took Angie out to the living area where they had couches, a small kitchen with refreshments and a game room with a futon. Kit already had a supply of formula, baby food, disposable diapers, clothes, toys, carrier and everything else Angie would need for her stay at her house. She even kept a car seat so they didn’t need to take one from Bette’s car.

Since Angie was older and they’d gotten away from the ‘attachment parenting bit’ she was free to roam around on comforters and pillows that Angus laid on the floor. Bette and Tina went into the small kitchen to put the food away that they’d brought for Angie while Kit, Nona, the band members and the technician set things up for the recordings.

***

Earlier that same day …

Alice and Dana walked into WAX where Shane worked as a hairdresser. Shane was just finishing up with a client and the next one was about to be seated when she saw her friends enter. Dana was wearing a large floppy hat and dark sun glasses that practically covered her face.