If I love you was a promise

CHAPTER 4: Party

The little group was catching up on what had happened to them since they last saw.

« I'm sorry to hear this bastard won » Helena said to Bette.

« It's fine, we were close to winning though thanks to Dani's hard work. But I'm the one who kind of jeopardized the campaign... » Bette replied. 

We were sitting at a table in the bar near the dance floor. Helena stared discreetly at Dani and she did the same, shyly smirking.

« And did you manage to save your show blondie? » Shane asked to Alice.

« Well yeah but I still have to lick the producer's ass with my team. We're so fed up. » Alice said. 

Dani felt weird hearing about Sophie and this stupid bitch of Finley. It was becoming impossible to hear about Alice's job so Dani gently excused herself pretending she needed a cigarette. She was in fact freaking out. 

« Oh okay no problem » Alice said.

She finally got out of the bar and took a deep breath as sitting on the pavement.

« Smoking without cigarettes huh? I think it could become a thing. » Helena said in her back. Dani got a little scared at first and then laughed it out a little.

« Yeah, I like inventing new things, bullshit ones are my specialty apparently. » Dani added.

« Want a real cigarette? » Helena asked, smiling at her.

« Please » Dani sighed. Helena handed her the cigarette and lit it.

« So what happened with Alice? » Helena asked. Dani coughed the smoke she had in her mouth and started laughing audibly. When she stopped, she managed to say: « Oh no, nothing. I just met her. »

« Then why did you frown like she had burned your hamster when she talked about her job? I know she has an original voice but still I doubt that's just it. » Helena said. Dani giggled a little to her expression. 

« Alice's assistant, who was supposed to be my best friend got to Missouri today holding my fiancé's hand for who I was waiting at the same airport on our way to our honeymoon/ wedding. She also is a colleague of Alice. » Dani abruptly said. A silence installed itself.

Helena finally managed to mouth something: « Well. When I thought terrible things happening to me were my specialty. I'm sorry to hear that. »

They stood in silence, smoking their cigarettes.

« So Nuñez huh ? Like the rich Rodolfo Nuñez ? » Helena asked meaning Dani's father's empire.

« Yeah. So Peabody huh? As in Peggy Peabody?» Dani asked returning Helena's smile. Helena nodded.

« Why coming back to LA? » Dani asked again.

« I missed it , especially the girls. I had to go away when Kit died because I couldn't run the bar without her. It wasn't the same anymore. But well I needed to come back. That's what she'd have wanted. » Helena replied. 

Wow, Dani definitely wasn't expecting such an honest answer. So Helena had known Bette's sister. She felt her pain in her voice as saying all this. She decided to cheer her up.

« What about we get back inside and have a nice night with our friends? » Dani asked.

« You just got yourself a deal » Helena said smiling charmingly. This was definitely having its effect on Dani. They got up and Helena grabbed Dani by the shoulder as they both got back inside.