Turn and face the wall – Do it, Helena, or Ill kick you so hard in your ribs youll land into next Sunday. In case you hadnt noticed, Im a very angry woman right now, sitting right on the edge – DO IT – and put your hands behind your back. Helena complied, her battered body not having very much strength left to fight Bette. Bette took a good length of one end of one of the scarves and bound Helenas hands and the other end of the scarf she wrapped and knotted through one of the handles on the dresser. The second scarf she put around Helenas head covering her eyes.

Why the ***** are you blindfolding me? Helena barked.

Because darkness is all you deserve to see. Besides your den in the depths of ***** is pretty much dark all the time, isnt it, devil *****?

***** YOU!

There you go again, propositioning mesorry, Im taken.

Oh, one more thing before I leave you. Listen real good now, okay? If what you did here tonight brought any harm to Tinas health or to the health of our child, I will find you wherever you are and rip your heart from your chest. Need any further explanation of that statement? Am I clear?

Helena did not respond. I said AM I CLEAR? Helena nodded her head in the affirmative. Splendid, I like a good listener. Good listeners always learn their lessons well.

Bette stood up and walked over to the bed. Tina was still lying on her side, but at least her breathing was even. Bette sat on the edge of the bed. She leaned down close to Tinas face. T, do you feel okay enough to get up and go into the living room with me?

Yeah, Im okay, babe, just really shaky but I think I should be fine if youll give me a hand.

Bette could see a large dark bruise on Tinas left arm. It actually looked like 3 purple fingers around her arm. She couldnt see it now, but there was a matching bruise on Tinas right arm. The bile had reached her throat. She forced it back down. She needed to tend to Tina now and get the both of them out of the same space as Helena.