(Shane headed off to the cafeteria while Alice sat next to Tina and comforted her as much as she could.)

Tina: Why the fuck did this need to happen? I mean goddamn, we were happy and this dickhead had to come back into the picture and rile Bette!

Alice: I can always kill the fucker for you two, just give me an idea of where do you think he might be.

Tina (smiled at Alice): Thank you, Al. But no thanks.

Shane (coming back from the cafeteria, with a hot dog and coffee): Here you go, Tina. This will help.

Tina: Thanks, I don’t know what I would do without you two.

(Tina waited for hours with Alice and Shane which seemed to not be good news to Tina and it was making her grow increasingly worried. Kit called each hour to check up on Bette but was met with the same answer, that the doctor hasn’t shown up yet. But finally after five or six hours of hours, the doctor came out.)

Doctor: Mrs. Tina Porter?

Tina (standing up with Shane and Alice): Yes?

Doctor: Mrs. Kennard is in the intensive care unit; she did suffer a heart attack and is in critical condition.

(Tina felt her legs gave under her and she had to be geld up by Shane and Alice.)

Tina (starting to cry again): How can this be, she is in fit form and is only 43!

Doctor: Mrs. Porter, anyone can have a heart attack at any age and even if they seem fit, they can still have a heart attack.

Tina: Can I see her?

Doctor: Once she is out of ICU.

Tina: And when will that be?

Doctor: Possibly in the morning or so, so it is best if you go home and rest while you can.

Tina: How can I if I can’t be near my wife, she could die if I’m not here. Please let me stay with her!

Doctor: I’m sorry…

Tina (getting down on her knees): Please doctor; let me stay with my wife. I won’t do anything to harm her or anything; I just need to be by her side. If she wakes up, I want her to wake up when I am around.

(Alice and Shane looked at each with worried looks across their faces; they were concerned that Tina was going to flip soon.)

Doctor: Normally, I would not do this but since she means so much to you, you can stay with her.

Tina (sighing from relief): Thank you so much, doctor.

Alice: T, we are both going home but we’ll bring you a new set of clothing and your toothbrush and toothpaste tomorrow.

Tina (getting up from her knees): Thanks you two, I do appreciate this.

TBC…