“Oh god, it’s morning already?” Bette groused as she got up and switched off her alarm.

“Tina, Tina, get up, it’s time to get ready for work. You’re starting at the Center again today right?” Bette said as she shook Tina’s shoulder, coaxing her out off bed.

“Hmm, urgh, yeah. Oh god, Bette, I’m sore in unheard-of places.” Tina said.

Bette chuckled, giving Tina a light kiss “Baby, so am I, but last night was worth the pain, wasn’t it? Now if you hurry, maybe we can share a shower and I can probe the extent of the damage”.

Tina’s eyes glazed over with lust as she quickly followed Bette into the bathroom.

After a rather satisfying morning wake-up shower, both Bette and Tina left for work.

***Slightly after lunch***

James cringed as he heard heated voices coming from Bette’s office, Franklin had been in there for quite a while now and that never did anything to ease Bette’s temper. He wondered how far Franklin planned to push Bette this time.

“Frankly Franklin, I don’t fucking give a damn what your opinion of this is, you’re just a board member with an interest in art. And you want to give me your “expert” opinion on how the art should be displayed? You want to argue with me over my choice of exhibition layout? Why should I even be entertaining you here?” Bette said, seething with rage.

“Bette! Your behavior is disrespectful and preposterous! I’m a board member, I have some say in the shows and you know that. I’ve been at the CAC longer than you have and I know what our target audience likes!” Franklin blustered.

“Well, in my book, respect deserves to be earned, not given. And you certainly have not earned it in my eyes. You may have some say in the shows, but I have the final decision as the director of the show. Also, in case you don’t remember, your fellow board members told me when I first entered the CAC that they needed me to boost the audience numbers, numbers which were dropping rapidly. If they liked what they were seeing would they be staying away Franklin? If they liked what you were doing would they have stopped coming? And in case you don’t remember, the first show I did at the CAC brought in phenomenal numbers, numbers larger than anything the CAC has ever seen. So for god’s sake just let me do my job!” Bette shot back.