"Um . . Tina’s on line 1" Janice said softly, hoping that maybe things would be different that time around.

It had been 5 days, 5 dreadfully long days since Bette and Tina’s fight over Kevin. It had been 5 days in hell for both James and Janice, the two people who had spend the most time around the angry brunette.

"I’m not here" Bette said irritated, clearly upset with her friend for bothering her with something she hadn’t wanted to be bothered with. "You know that"

"I’m sorry, I just figured-"

"Jan" Bette cut in, sighing as she pinched the bridge of her nose. It was too early for such a bad headache but it was present nonetheless, "Not today. Please just tell her I’m not here"

Suddenly frustrated with her friend’s dismissive behavior, Janice found the strength to stand up to her overly stubborn friend.

"You know, you’re gonna have to talk to her sooner or later. You can’t keep hiding in here like a fucking hermit. If you don’t hurry and take that stick out of your ass, Tina is going to find someone who actually wants to talk to her"

With that, the blonde pulled back and slammed the door, leaving a stunned Bette behind.

She stomped her way back down the hall and picked up the phone, the red light indicating that the blonde was still on the line. She took a deep breath and held the phone to her ear, feeling a sadness course through her body with the news she was about to deliver.

"Hey Tina, sorry about that. Big gallery . . . I’m afraid she’s not in"

James looked up and pressed his lips together sadly before lowering his head to focus back on the floor plan.

Oh Came the sad voice on the other end of the phone. Okay . . I guess I’ll try again tomorrow. Thanks, Jan

At the sound of the click, Janice let out a heavy sigh and placed the phone back on the receiver.

"This sucks"

James lifted his head and raised an eyebrow at the blonde in front of him, Janice placed her hands on her hips.