“I did feel Gen wasn’t very friendly, do you think she assumed you and I…”

Bette laughed, “I don’t think she thinks that way, considering she was the one who wanted things to be this way.”

“But she doesn’t know I’m married right? What if she gets the wrong idea?”

“Let her then,” Bette replied, “It’s none of her business anyway.”

“Are you sure you’re alright, B? You sound a little upset about it. If you need to talk, I can listen, alright?”

“I know, T, and I’m grateful for that. I guess I’m just a little disappointed about how things turned out. And now we still have to work together, it’s going to get complicated.”

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A few blocks away, Gen had text Jin and Mark to meet her for an emergency coffee during her lunch break. She needed to let off steam, especially after the meeting this morning. She was grateful to find that Jin and Mark had already arrived and were talking animatedly as she took a seat across from them.

“So, Big Sis, what’s the emergency?”

Gen rolled her eyes, “Not today Markie, I’m not in the mood.”

“What’s up with you,” Jin asked, concerned for her best friend’s seemingly unsettling mood.

“I just had a bad morning.  After everything that happened last week, I just can’t deal with meeting Bette’s ex-girlfriend.”

Jin laughed, amused, “Well, Gen, you kinda did end things with her, remember? You were the one who wanted to be friends!”

“Yes, but who would have expected her ex-girlfriend to step back into the picture. You should have seen them together, Jin! They were so, intimate.”

“Define intimate,” Jin asked.

“Like were they making out on the conference room table,” Mark piped in jokingly, stopping when Gen threw him a stare of death, “Ok, I’m sorry. That was inappropriate.”

Gen sighed, “It was just the way they were with each other, laughing and smiling and joking.”

“Gen, laughing and smiling hardly counts as intimate. I mean, I’m laughing and smiling with you now and I definitely wouldn’t consider that even close to being intimate,” Jin replied with a cheeky grin.

“I think the most important question is: Is she ugly?” Mark asked.

“That’s just it. The woman’s gorgeous. Just blond and beautiful! Not to mention she’s a renowned State Attorney.”

“Tsk tsk. I smell competition on the horizon,” Mark said.

“Cut her some slack, Markie,” Jin said, slightly annoyed with Mark continuously jeering her best friend, “Gen, I don’t think she’s competition. You and Bette have something special, or had something special. Anyway, it’s not too late to take back your decision.”

“I know, but it’s the right thing to do, at least for now. We still have to work together and I won’t be able to think clearly with her on my mind all the time. You know how I am, I get caught up in someone and I lose all focus.”

“I guess you have to just live with your decision, who’s to say that you and Bette won’t end up working things out, right?” Mark said.

Gen nodded in agreement,  “I have a feeling that things are definitely going to get more complicated.”