Tina was napping on the couch when her cell phone started to ring. “Hello?….hey mom……..yeah, no I was just talking a nap….yeah I still want to go….well she isn’t home from work yet…..yeah…ok…sure…ok see you then…bye” As soon as she hung up the phone Bette came home.

Tina: “Hey”

Bette: “hi,,” she looked at Tina and cocked her head.

Tina: “What?”

Bette: “Is that a new hair style or were you sleeping?” she laughed.

Tina: “What? Don’t you like it?” she said smoothing down her unruly hair.

Bette: “Oh it’s beautiful”

Tina: “So, you still coming to dinner?”

Bette: “Yeah, I wouldn’t miss it for the world, your mom seems fun. She sure gives Lanore a run for her money”

Tina: “Yeah” she said getting up to get a glass of water. “We have to meet her at the hotel in about 40 minutes, can you get ready that fast?”

Bette: “Yeah, im sure I can manage something”

They both got ready and were out the door in less than a half hour. They got into Bette’s car and pulled out of the driveway. Bette noticed Tina taping her foot.

Bette: “Why are you so nervous?”

Tina: “I don’t know. I guess cause I haven’t seen her in so long. Thank god George is going to be there, she should take the focas off of me for a while.”

Bette: “Oh yeah, how’s that?”

Tina: “They are really close, eventhough it doesn’t seem like it. George is the world to mom, she will be her little girl forever. Just wait and see, im telling you right now she is going to try to get her to go back to Pittsburgh with her.”

Bette: “Your mom seems sweet, she just wants the best for you guys.”

Tina: “Yeah, I know.”

Bette: “Were here, is that her over there?” she said pointing.

Tina: “Yeah, thats her. Is she smoking?”

Bette: “I think so” she said squinting to see better.

Tina: “Damn her, she said she quit.”

Bette: “Oh look there’s George…and Alice?”

Tina: “What? She braught Alice with her.” she said throwing up her hands.

Bette: “Deep breath, let’s go” she said tapping Tina on the knee.

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George and Alice were still a little desheveled to say the least. They tried to gather themselves before they reached the hotel. George saw her mom sitting on a bench smoking a cigarette. “Well if she can so can I” she said lighting one up.

George: “Hey mom” she said sitting down next to her.

Kathy: “Hey missy.”

Alice giggled “missy, how cute” as she walked up behind George.

George: “Mom, this is Alice. Alice this is my mom Kathy”

They exchanged hello’s and sat at the bench waiting for Bette and Tina.

Kathy: “So how do you know eachother?”

George: “Well Alice is a good friend of Bette and Tina’s. She’s the one I usually hang out with.”

Kathy: “Oh that’s nice”

Alice: “Oh look here they are now” she said pointing up at Bette and Tina.

Kathy: “Yea, were all here.” she said putting out her cigarette.

Tina: “Yeah, I thaught you quit smoking”

Kathy: “I did” she quicky changed the subject to George who was still smoking her cigarette and staring off in a daze. “When are you gonna quit?”

George noticed everyone looking at her. “Oh me? Im never going to quit, im going to smoke until the day I die. Im even going to have one of thoes cool voice box thingie’s too.” she said as she got up to put it out.

Kathy: “Ok smartass” she laughed.

Tina rolled her eyes and looked at Alice.

Alice: “Hey guys! Looks like it’s dinner for five”

Kathy: “You guys ready, let’s go”

Kathy led the way followed by Bette and Tina then Alice and George.

George: “Looks like it’s dinner for five? Your a dork….mmm cheetos…I wish we were having cheetos for dinner.”

Alice: “Yeah, crunchy…mmmm…tos of the chee” she said then they both broke out into laughter.

Bette: “What the ***** is wrong with you guys?” she said turning around.

Tina also turned around, she grabbed Alice and swiched spots with her.

Tina: “Let me see your eyes!” she said grabing George’s face.

George: “What? Why? Get off of me.” she said trying to get away.

Bette figured out what Tina was talking about and looked at Alice.

Alice: “What? What did I do?”

Bette glared at Alice and Tina glared at George.

Tina: “Behave, both of you”

George didn’t know what to do so she ran up and continued walking with her mom.

All of the focas was now on Alice, who quickly said. “Hey, you two need to find your jets and cool them” George heard Alice and turned around to laugh.

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They were seated at their table and Alice and George had finally come back down to earth.

George: “Im starving”

Tina: “I bet you are” she said raising an eyebrow.

The waiter came over to take their drink order. Bette and Tina both got mineral water, Alice and George ordered cocktails and Kathy ordered a bottle of red wine.

George: “Oh say goodnight now mom.” she said shaking her head.

Kathy: “Whaaaaat? I like wine.” she laughed

Tina: “We know”

They ordered their food and ate. By the time dinner was over Kathy had drank almost the whole bottle of wine. George knew her mom was getting tipsy and poured the rest into her own glass. Tina had dodged the bullet for the night but she knew it was only a matter of time before he mom started asking questions about what was going on in her life.

Kathy: “Excuse me ladies, I have to go to the little girls room” she said as she got up from the table.

Tina leaned back in her chair and exhaled. Bette reached over and patted her on the knee, just as she started to pull her hand away Tina grabbed it and held on. Alice winked at George as they both noticed what was going on. Kathy came back to the table and stood behind Bette. She placed her hands on Bette’s sholders and said “we ready to get out of here ladies?” Tina looked over at Bette and couldn’t help but smile.

Kathy: “So let’s go do something, I wanna do something fun. Do you guys have a bar or somewhere you hang out?”

Alice: “Yeah, we could go to Milk” she blurted out.

Bette, Tina and George all looked at Alice with wide eyes. George shook her head and mouthed “no”

Kathy: “Yeah, let’s go” she said as she paid the bill and gathered up her stuff.

George: “Yeah, Milk…let’s take mom to Milk.” she said sarcasticly.

They all got up and walked outside.

Tina: “You know, it’s late. Im not really in the mood for Milk tonight”

Kathy: “Aw, come on. Don’t want to be seen with your ol ma?”

Alice: “Every party has a pooper, that’s why we invited you” she said looking at Tina.

Tina:(scowled at Alice then looked back at Kathy) “Never, im just really tired. I got up really early this morning”

Kathy: “Oh, ok. We will have pleantly if time to go out in the next two weeks”

Tina: “Definatly.”

Kathy: “Bette, what about you. You coming with us?”

Bette looked at Tina then at George and Alice who were, with big smiles, shaking their heads up and down.

Bette: “Er, uh, yeah I guess I can come out for a little while. I’ll drive Tina home then I will meet you there.”

Kathy: “Great, i’ll ride with you.”

Bette: “Yeah, ok. Ready?” she said turning to Tina.

Alice: “We’ll see you there.” she said as her and George ran to her car.

Kathy: “So what is this Milk place?” she asked getting into the car.

Tina: “Oh, you’ll see” she said shutting the car door.