Finally we were called to board, we were to fly to New York first where we would stay over night, Andy had to meet with some of the Agents who worked for her and were going to move to the new L.A. office that would soon be ready to open for full business thanks to a lot of hard work from both Andy and Rachel. Then we would continue on to London tomorrow. I felt a little nervous about being in NY with Andy and Rachel I knew the place held a lot of memories for the couple both good and bad.

Bette and Andy drank enough before take off to fall asleep early in the flight leaving Rachel and I to talk, Angie and Katie were occupying themselves.

“So Rach you’ve been quiet all day are you ok?”

She didn’t answer straight away but then she leant across the isle to speak in a whisper as if afraid anyone might hear.

“I am a bit worried, not of what will happen in England Andy can win any battle against an enemy she can see, but New York holds a lot of ghosts and those seem to be able to beat her. I only just got her back I don’t want to loose her again when we get there.”

I looked into her blue eyes knowing that nothing I could say would ease her worries so I just squeezed her hand and let her turn back to watch her sleeping wife.

The two of them woke shortly before landing both feeling a little worse for wear for having drunk during the day. And so were some what less than the fun loving bubbly people who had boarded the plane.

We were going to spend the night in Peggy’s Park Avenue penthouse and after claiming our baggage were greeted on our way out by a man who had been sent in a very ostentatious car to collect us. The girls were having the time of their lives, first class flights and a ride in a Rolls Royce and they had not even seen the apartment yet.

———-Bette——–

We all sat in the car on our way to the apartment and, although our daughters were oblivious to it due to their excitement, the tension that had fallen since our landing was palpable. I made eye contact with Tina and she simply shrugged, both of us at a loss as to how this would play out.