“Why should I tell her that?”

“She needs to know why you weren’t there for her.”

“I was there for her.”

“But were you there for her mentally and emotionally?”

“I—no, I wasn’t.” Bette looked down.

“My point exactly—you had your head in the clouds or should I said between some other woman’s legs.”

“Fuck you Kit. That was a low blow.”

“Call it what you want to call it—I’m telling the truth, and it hurts.”

“You know what, it’s late, and I’m tired. I think it’s time for you to go.”

“Okay—you’re tired now because you don’t want to hear what I have to say. I just want you to think about what you’re doing with your life. Trust me because before you know it, Tina’s not going to wait for you forever.” Kit sat the towel down on the counter and walked out of the kitchen. She walked over to the couch and woke up Shay. “C’mon Shay—I’m taking you home so you can go back to sleep. C’mon baby.” He got up, and she helped him grabbed his things.  “I hope you listen to everything I said to you Bette.” Kit looked up at her sister. She and Shay walked out the front door.

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                The music was blaring, and the girls were partying away. Tina took a drink of her club soda and watched the girls have a good time. She smiled softly as she watched. Diem twirled Jenny, and Jenny wrapped her arm around her. Dana and Alice were staring into each other eyes on the floor. Carmen was grabbed Shane’s hand and grinded against her. Shane was watching Carmen’s hips grind with the music. She bit her bottom lip and wrapped her arm around her waist. She looked up and saw a brunette smiling at her. She smiled back and continued to pay attention to Carmen. Helena walked over to Tina with a beer in hand and leaned against the counter.

“Can you believe this shit?” Tina looked up at Helena. “Papi has Sonja wrapped her around her little finger.” Helena watched Papi and Sonja danced on the floor. She felt her blood boil when she saw Papi’s hands all over Sonja’s body. “This is ridiculous—Papi is so tasteless.”