What the heck is happening to me, Tina wonders.

Elizabeth takes her hand and smiles, “Please call me Bette”. 

They just stand there holding hands for longer than a normal handshake would last,  staring and smiling at each other.  Helena clears her throat drawing both women from their trance. 

“Tina is from the studio.”  Helena explains, “We were just discussing that musical I was telling you about earlier this week”, Helena says while cocking her eyebrow and continues.  “Tina fell in love with it just like I did.   So much so she flew all the way here to make sure it would happen”

“Oh..OH WOW,  that’s awesome!”   Bette exclaims almost too eagerly.  “Um, Hels let me read it and I thought it was pretty good” she recovers.

Tina found this reaction a bit odd but decided to ignore it and at the same time finding her voice.

“Yeah, looks like it’s a go.  I can’t wait to get back home and start looking for Jennifer” Tina says.  “I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited about a project or a main character as long as I’ve been in the business”

She turns to Helena, “Well I guess I better get going.  I don’t want to keep you any longer”   She then turns to Bette and again blushes and smiles shyly.  “It was nice to meet you Bette”. 

“Nice to meet you as well, Tina” She says with the same charming smile, “It was a pleasure barging in on you and a pleasant surprise to see such a beautiful face this morning” 

“Hey!” Helena protests “what about me!”

Bette ignores her and continues using her charm on Tina “If I had known you were here I would’ve brought you some breakfast as well” she says and then winks.

Tina is once again speechless and just giggles. 

Helena rolls her eyes and shakes her head.   “I’ll see you out Tina” She is used to Bette having this effect on women.

“No that’s okay” Tina says “I know the way.  Enjoy your breakfast”.

She looks at Bette one more time and smiles and walks out of Helena’s office wondering when she became mute.

As she is walking down the street she is talking to herself and shaking her head as if to shake herself out of a spell “you’re a  movie executive, words are your passion, your life and one smile from Bette and you are speechless. “

TBC?