”Shane wanted to fuck her before he knew she had a little girl” Alice said sternly and Helena exclaimed a shocked silent ”oh”.

Bette glared at her.

”That’s not true. Tina is very sexy but I wouldn’t have gone to the trouble of dumping her…” Shane admitted and no one believed her.

”Anyway…” Helena continued ”Bette?”

Bette sighed ”Do you really think someone like Tina would be interested in a walking corpse?”

”You know that’s not true…” Helena scolded her ”Bette…look at you My God, you’re beautiful even in a hospital bed!”

”But I’m still in a hospital bed, with my heart that only half works!”

A strange silence fell in the room, her friends looked at Bette with pain, they knew that for their friend those conversations were off limits, before Bette got sick they would meet at someone’s house and play at talking and telling each other about their love adventures, even one-night stands.

And Bette was always a winner. She was always the one who had had the most success with women, because of her beauty, charm and temperament. Bette was desirable to everyone.

Until then her heart suffered a stroke, so her life ended in the hospital.

Her friends tried to lighten the conversation but Bette found it very hard.

”it’s useless for you to look at me like that girls… I know you love me but even if it were..”

”so you’re interested in her?” Alice asked flirtatiously.

”it’s interesting ok? she’s beautiful, sensitive, I’ve never met anyone so sweet and pure, the opposite of me.” Bette looked at her hands clasped on her stomach ”but it’s not feasible… no one would ever want someone like me by their side.”

Helena sighed ”you know it’s not the truth, but when you’re willing to talk about it, we’ll be here ok?”

Bette nodded ”now could you give that gift for me?” Helena nodded.

Angelica’s birthday arrived, Bette had been anxiously preparing for that afternoon, Tina had asked for leave for the whole day.

Angelica had been with a bad cold in the past few days but things had fortunately calmed down since the day before.