Just then somebody called out to Bette and Tina, “Bette, Tina, the computer thingy says that someone’s at the door downstairs.”

“Thanks!,” Bette called back, not knowing who had told them.  She gave Tina a quick kiss, then patted
Logan’s hand around her shoulder.  “I’ll go see who it is….in the meantime, Logan, would you please guide some people out of the kitchen?  Before Lara loses her temper and starts to throw things around!”

The trio split up, with Bette walking rapidly to the living area, Tina turning back to the wine cabinet to pull out a few more bottles of wine, and Logan shepherding people out of the kitchen.

Bette tapped the screen in the wall of the living area, and saw that the person who was ringing from downstairs was their first floor neighbor.

She greeted her, “Oh, hi! So you won’t be out of town after all?  Okay please just hit the “D” in the elevator.  I’ll see you at our door.”

Less than a minute later, she opened their door, preparing to greet her neighbor as she did so.

“Happy Thanksgiving!,” Kara, their first floor neighbor greeted her, handing her a couple of expensive-looking boxes housing a wine bottle each.  Then Bette saw Kelly Wentworth step out from behind Kara.  Kelly was Kara’s step-sister, and had occasionally popped in while their duplex was being reconstructed.  She’d mostly encountered the construction manager or foreman each time she came by, though.

“Oh…Kelly,” Bette said, uncertainly.

“Happy Thanksgiving, Bette,” Kelly greeted her in a low voice, almost purring.  She was wearing a trendy black-and-white mini with an extremely low-cut cleavage, and high ankle-length heeled boots.  The point of the deep V cut reached well past her breastline, and stopped just inches above of her navel area.

As she leaned forward to give Bette a kiss, Tina walked up behind Bette, getting the same eyeful of Kelly as Bette was getting.

As Kelly kissed Bette’s cheek, her eyes met Tina’s coolly.

Bette was frowning slightly as she stepped back, intending to let Kara and Kelly in.  And as she did, she stepped back into Tina.

“Oh, T…I’m sorry, I didn’t realize you were there!,” she said apologetically, as she turned and saw Tina had been right behind her, and she had slightly stepped on Tina’s toes, catching herself in time before she stepped back fully.