“I’ve never heard Henry mention her,I don’t even think he knows her”

“T-rust me he knows her”

“-Okay Helena, you have been talking in riddles ever since you got here ,why don’t you come out and say what’s on your mind.”

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Back at the planet…

“Geese, Alice I’ve only been here,__what? Five minutes,and already you’re laying into me . I have no time for this right now . Bette was talking to Alice but she was addressing the entire table. In truth after she had gone home yesterday she had thought of nothing else but Tina.

Tina presiding over a meeting

Tina smiling at Henry

Tina driving home

Tina kissing Henry

Tina working at her desk

Tina sleeping beside Henry

Tina going shopping

Tina opening her thighs for Henry

The revolving mental images had been enough to drive her crazy and cause her to toss and turn the whole night without sleep.

“I’m sorry baby sis” Kit said as she pulled up a chair, “but this I’ve got to hear.”

“What the fuck is this?” Bette said, getting angry. “Is it gang up on Bette’s day?” What did they want to hear, how torturous it was for her to think about Tina with her husband. Or how delicious the dreams were of her and Tina together?. At nights she had erotic dreams in which Tina clutched her and chanted her name in breathless, urgent, orgasmic whispers.During the daylight hours she occupied herself with visions of Tina caressing her, of her fingertips skimming her breast and belly, of her mouth silkily sliding____

“It’s Tina, Isn’t it?”

Bette jerked out of her fantasy as if she had benn hit . “-Huh” she cleared her throat and shook off the sexual reverie. “Is what Tina?”

“The person you’re in love with” Alice said, “The person who has you jumping out of your skin at the mention of her name, The person who had you snapping at me yesterday”

Shane who was quiet all this time jumped to Bette’s defense. “Chill Al, It’s none of our business”

“Actually Shane, It is. Cant you see what this is doing to her. We need to do someyhing before_____”

“Weeeee______”

“You”, Alice said, “you need to do something about it before we all go grazy.”

Bette holds up her hands in defeat. “What can I do Alice?, Tina is married and she’s not going to betray her wedding vows to have a roll in the hay with me. Furthurmore after last night I think I’m her least favorite person. Bette sighs in resignation. “I think It’s time I cut my losses and walked away.”

“You can’t do that Bette!” Alice almost shouted, that got everyone at the table looking at her weird as if she had lost her mind. Alice was definitely acting weird. “I’m sorry” Alice apologised,”but I was just thinking, what if you gave up on Tina and moved on and then suddenly she got a devorce .Then she would be free and you would not be”

“Is there something you want to tell me Alice?"

“What could I possible tell you Bette?"

TBC