"What?"

James shrugged and smiled sheepishly, "Nothing. I just thought you’d be happy is all"

Janice shook her head, "Maybe before I would have been but I don’t know. Maybe I’m just passed it"

James’ smile widened, "Well good. That’s good"

"Still" Janice bit the edge of her lip, "I hate the way Bette’s been treating Tina. She’s a really good person and I can see that she really cares about Bette"

"I know" James’ smile fell away as he let out a heavy sigh, "She can be so stubborn sometimes"

"Sometimes" Janice huffed before an idea hit her, her eyes widening with excitement. "But maybe we can change that"

James watched as Janice picked up the cordless phone again and dialed a series of numbers, a soft smile spreading across her pretty face as she brought it to her ear.

"Hey Kit, its Jan . . ."

*****

Bette had avoided The Planet for nearly a week, not wanting to run into her friends or even her sister. She knew what they would have said to her and Bette wasn’t up to hearing any of it. For the past 5 days she had sacrificed her beloved Planet coffee for some cheap knockoff sold at a run down diner near her galley, the bitter aftertaste lasting well throughout the day.

As much as she hated to think about it, she probably would have gone for a 6th day if there hadn’t been an emergency with her sister. Bette exited her car and hurried to The Planet as Janice’s words echoed in her mind.

Bette, Kit just called. She needs to speak to you ASAP. She said its an emergency.

Really? Okay, reschedule my 2 o’clock meeting. I’ll be back later.

Bette took a deep breath as she neared the front entrance to The Planet, gearing herself for whatever lie inside. It had been such a long time since she had laid eyes on either Tina nor Angie and though a part of her hoped they weren’t inside, Bette’s heart wished that they were. Lord knows she had missed them both dearly.