Bette: “Tina, please wait. I am sorry I just lost my thoughts there for a minute when you walked up, you look beautiful T I um mean Tina I am sorry it’s just an old habit I need to learn how to break.

Tina: “Its ok I understand, just please tell me what’s going on and why you are here.”

Bette: “Alice obviously got us both here under false pretences; she told me you knew I would be here and I am assuming she told you she would be alone.” “That is why I am at the house which by the way is a shock to me that you are living here in our house

Tina: (cutting Bette off.) “This is my house Bette, not ours. Nothing is ours anymore.

Bette: “I’m sorry I did not mean to piss you off.” She says kind of sad. “The reason I am in LA is because I had a business meeting with Peggy Peabody. I was just passing through, I met Jaime at The Planet this morning she seems nice. I am glad you found somebody.”

Tina: (caught off guard, that Bette actually met Jaime this morning.) “You met Jaime this morning, she did not say anything.”

            Tina is now lost in her thoughts wondering why Jaime would keep this from her and also wondering if the proposal and subject of moving in together were due to the fact that Bette was now in the picture so to speak. If that is the case then Tina is pissed at Jaime. While she keeps thinking, Jaime‘s words from this afternoon come back to her. “I love you and Beth and I just want to make sure that you know that; before I get out of this car and before you go and talk to Alice.”

Bette: “Why didn’t you tell me about Beth?” she asks really fast before she loses her nerve.

Tina: “What?”  She says coming out of the daze she was in while thinking about Jaime.

Bette: “Why didn’t you tell me about Beth?” she repeats.

Tina: “Bette, I have a lot to think about right now; do you mind if we get together later tonight?” “I promise that we will talk about everything, I just need some time. Ok?” she says hoping Bette will understand and that she will not try and force the issue right now. Tina knows she needs to figure out a way to tell Bette about Beth and she wants to be able to put it in the best way she can.

Bette: “I guess that would be ok, but can you give me a time because I want to arrange my flight and I would like to do that tonight.” She says without thinking what it sounds like.

Tina: “Great, we do not see you for years and the first chance you get you’re trying to get away again.” “Maybe it is best that your daughter doesn’t know you.”

TBC