Los Angeles International Airport….

Bette: “hey Alice, when are you going on break?”, Bette asked as she waved her hands back and forth.

Alice: “in a little while. Would you put that away before the boss comes”, Alice looks around checking for her supervisor.

Bette: “in a sec. I have one more coat to apply and I’m done”, Bette smiled as she gazed down at her nails. “they’re perfect”.

Alice: “I bet”, she shook her head and looked away.

Bette: “what are you having?”, Bette blew the wet paint.

Alice: “I don’t know. I was thinking of having chinese but I could do without the gas”, Alice rubbed her stomach.

Bette: “I know what you mean”, Bette chuckled. “what time is it?”.

Alice: “noon. Why?”, Alice was suspicious. Bette was always up to something.

Bette: “why don’t you take your break. I’ll be fine all by myself. It’s not like I haven’t worked in security before. I’m an expert with my erring eye”, Bette smiled.

Alice: “okay”, Alice took her utility belt off and put it under the counter. “I’ll back in a half. Call me on the radio if you need anything”, Alice insisted.

Bette: “I will…go. Have a nice time”.

Alice: “I will”, Alice smiled and walked off. Bette quickly put away her nail polish and cleared the counter. She grabbed her radio and left the booth. She decided to walk over and give Jeff a hand. He wanted to sit down because his legs were burning from doing a double shift. Bette liked working with the customers. She enjoyed public safety.

Bette: “next person please”, Bette called out to this woman who wasn’t paying attention. She stepped forward and walked through the metal detector. “next person”, Bette called out to this boy playing with his pokemon action figures. He stepped forward and walked through the metal detector. “next”, Bette called again. “NEXT!”, Bette said louder.

Tina: “I’m sorry”, Tina said softly. She stepped up and placed her bag on the belt. She walked through the metal detector and it sounded off.

Jeremy: “could you please step over here”, Jeremy guided Tina to the side. “Bette”, Jeremy called out.

Bette: “yeah?”, Bette looked up. She was struck by the beauty of the blond. She stared at her for a quick second before gazing over to her co-worker.