“You have something on your chin” Sam chuckled.

“What!” Helena took the napkin and started dabbing her chin while cursing.  “Was it on my face the whole time?”  She looked at the other two who were in fits of laughter.  “Oh funny” she as throwing the napkin back at them, “do I need to remind who signs your paychecks.”

Bette sat at her desk going over the last of work load.  Since she put in two week notice the brunette felt less tension on her shoulders.  A great weight had been lifted and so was her spirit.  James buzzed that Jodie was outside waiting to see her.  The professor had a grim look on her face when she entered the office.

“I know that look” Bette signed “you regret ditching me and Tina with Ken and Barbie” she smiled.

“Actually no” Jodie’s face lit up a little “we already apologized for that” she signed unapologetically.  “Monique just sent me a message” she began as Bette watched her intently “there’s a boy in her case file that is connected to the robbery at The Planet.”

“Has she called the police” Bette sat up straight in her chair.

“The case file is from the cops, she said no one wanted to handle it because of the boy’s” Jodie searched for the right word “condition.”

“What condition” Bette asked.  She didn’t understand last part that Jodie signed and the professor could tell this.

“He’s HIV positive” Jodie said out loud.

“Oh” Bette said as it dawned on her “he’s gay and they didn’t want to deal with him.”

“Yes” Jodie rolled her eyes “he told Monique about working with some guy who used to do dirty work for Denbo.”  This got Bette’s attention.

“So Denbo is dirtier than we thought and the police are on to her” Bette said.  She felt her phone vibrate and saw that it was a text message from Shane calling an emergency family meeting.  “Do you and Monique have any plans tonight?”

“No” Jodie signed.  “Why?” 

Adele stood next to the media unit glancing at her watch every once in a while as Nikki’s managers and Jenny sat at the table awaiting Tina’s arrival.  The blonde entered the opened door clearly not happy about the last minute meeting.