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Jaime: (Thinking) ‘What the ***** was Bette Porter doing at Tina‘s? It looked like she was carrying Tina‘s purse. She was so just walking right in the house, I wonder if Tina told her to just walk in. I wonder if she is the one that called Tina earlier and Tina totally lied to me and told me that it was Alice.’ The longer she drives the crazier the situation gets in her eyes, and by the time she reaches her place Tina is going to leave her and go back with Bette and she will never see Beth again. Jaime decides after a short time that she is not going to go out with a fight, Tina is her girlfriend and they have come to far in this relationship for Jaime to just give up.

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Bette: (Thinking) ‘What the ***** was that, I cannot believe this situation. Two days ago Tina was not an option for me and I did not have a kid. Now Tina wants to rip my clothes off and I have a three year old daughter. What about Jaime I know that she is involved with Tina but not much else, I need to make a mental note to find out as much about Jaime Cole as possible and exactly what Tina likes about her.

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Meanwhile

            When the door had shut earlier Alice knew that it had to of been Bette so she diverted Tina’s attention away from the door; saying that it was probably the wind since she accidentally left the door open, Tina wasn’t really buying it but after a few min she let it go. The car speeding away was a lot easier to explain seeing as there were a few new kids that just moved in down the street. Alice then began trying to get Tina to open up about everything that had happened over the day. It was proving to be a bigger task than even Alice could handle.

Alice: “Sooooo, what is it that Jaime wanted this morning?”

Tina: “I really do not want to talk about it right now Al. I have a lot of thinking to do and I am just so confused right now.”

Alice: “You know I am here for you right? I just want to help.”

Tina: “I know, Thank you for always being there for me Alice I really appreciate it so much.

Alice: “So, do you want to tell me? Or am I going to have to wait.” She says with a slight grin knowing she is going to break Tina down.

Tina: “Ok, she took me out to the beach and asked me if I wanted to move in together.

Alice: “WHAT! She has perfect timing, you guys are together for what almost two years and she asks you to move in with here on the day Bette comes back into the picture. That is a little weird to me TK. By the way why haven’t you guys moved in together? You have been together for awhile.”

Tina: “Did you know that Bette met Jaime this morning and Jaime did not even tell me. I was wondering if she just asked me to move in with her and marry her because she met Bette. What do you think?”

Alice: “Hold up, wait a minute. Did you just say she asked you to marry her?”

Tina: “Oh yeah.” She says without any emotion.

Alice: “Oh yeah, oh yeah. Is that all you have to say?” Do you think that she only asked you because she knew that Bette was around; or are you just scared that she really wants to share her life with you?”

Tina: “I don’t know. I love her, but I do not know if I am in love with her. I know that is so clich but that’s the way that I feel. In my heart I think that she really wants to be with me, but it just is a big coincidence that she meets Bette and then asks me to marry her.”

Alice: “So what are you going to do?”

            Before Tina has the chance to answer Alice‘s question she is interrupted by her cell phone ringing. As she looks at the caller I.D. she lets out an audible sigh.

TBC