Answer.

Bette had spent the evening on the patio, her back against the wall and legs splayed out in front of her.
She had meant to bring a glass of wine out with her, but forgot.
Once she had sat down she seemed unable to summon the will to go back in to the kitchen and confront the refrigerator.

She still had the phone in her hand. She had just called Tina, but as usual Tina had refused to speak with her, and had hung up.

She felt alone and afraid.

When did it all start to go wrong? She mouthed, slowly raking her long fingers through her hair.

She knew her affair with Candace had been the final nail in the coffin of her and Tinas relationship but things had been going downhill well before she had come on the scene. Had things really disintegrated so much between them? Were they just going through the motions?
She recalled a time in therapy when she questioned whether she was falling out of love with Tina.

No! She berated herself disgusted that she ever thought that. I never stopped loving Tina, I was just so lost I just forgot myself for a while.

Bette knew she loved Tina. She knew the moment Tina had confronted her about Candace.
The only problem was Bette had continued even further into a downward spiral and as a result pushed Tina even further away.
She started to wonder now whether she had pushed Tina so far away that Tina did not want to come back.
This was a thought Bette didnt want to comprehend, in fact this was a thought she would not comprehend, she was going to get Tina back. She had to. she didnt have a choice.

The words drifted on the cool night breeze.


If it takes my whole life Tina if it takes my whole life I will get you back!



I will be the answer at the end of the line
I will be there for you while you take the time
In the burning of uncertainty I will be your solid ground
I will hold the balance if you cant look down

If it takes my whole life, I wont break, I wont bend
Itll be worth it worth it in the end
Cause I can only tell you what I know
That I need you in my life

When the stars have all gone out
Youll still be burning so bright
Cast me gently into the morning
For the night has been unkind
Take me to a place so holy
That I can wash this from my mind
The memory of choosing not to fight

If it takes my whole life, I wont break, I wont bend
Itll be worth it worth it in the end
Cause I can only tell you what I know
That I need you in my life

And when the stars have all burned out
Youll still be burning so bright
Cast me gently into the morning
For the night has been unkind.