"I know" Tina replied softly, watching as Bette cooed to the baby girl in her arms. She allowed herself another moment before clearing her throat, "I should get going"

"It’s still early" Bette quickly cut in, glancing at her watch before looking up to Tina with hopeful eyes. "Why don’t you stay and have some coffee before you leave?"

Tina glanced at her friends before looking back to Bette. She was unsure about staying but couldn’t deny the desire to spend just a few more minutes with Bette. She had been missing her favorite gallery owner, not that she would admit it.

"Yeah okay, sure. I can stay a few minutes"

She took the only seat available at the table, the one beside Bette. The brunette tried not to appear as happy about it as she clearly was and focused her attention on the baby bouncing in her lap, the corners of her mouth twitching.

Before any of them knew it, a few minutes had turned into sixty and the table was surrounded by laughter just like old times. It wasn’t until Tina’s phone vibrated on the table that they realized how much time had passed. Bette was the first to notice the device, looking down at it with a heavy heart.

"Shoot, I’m late. I have to go"

The table said their goodbyes as Tina gathered her things to leave. Alice naturally had to have the last word.

"Bye Tina" She said calmly as Tina bent down to give Angelica a kiss goodbye, "Have fun on your date"

The blonde froze as her eyes immediately shot up to Alice, not even daring to meet Bette’s eyes.

"Date?" The brunette looked at Tina quizzically, her heart sunk. "I thought you were having a meeting"

"I am" Tina gave Alice a look that could kill before finally meeting Bette’s gaze, "It’s not a date. I’m just having lunch with one of the executive producers to discuss a project we’ll be working on"

"Oh" Bette said nonchalantly as she handed Angelica a teddy bear shaped rattle, "Who’s the producer?"

"What?" Tina couldn’t believe what she was hearing. Was Bette really asking who she was going to lunch with?