Present Day

Tina was still in deep thought when Dana tapped on her window. The noise quickly jolted her back into reality, she shook her head and rolled down the window.

Dana: “Hey, you ok? Why you sittin in your car?”

Tina: “Hey, oh I was just thinking about something”

Dana: “You ok?”

Tina: “Yeah, yeah im fine. Let’s go inside” she replied as she opened her car door and stepped out.

Tina was thankful for Dana’s clueless demeanor, if it were Alice that found her she would have instantly noticed that Tina had been in La La land for who knows how long and she would still be sitting in her car fending off her inquisitive friend.

Dana: “Wow T, you look like your ready to burst. When is the baby due again?” she said as she opened the door to the planet.

Tina: “Only two more months” she replied with a smile. “Where’s Al?”

Dana: “She had a meeting at KCRW, she should be here soon though.”

Tina: “So you guys are doing good then?”

Dana: “Yeah” she blushed “Oh, I almost forgot! Congrats on your award”

Tina: “Thanks” she beamed “It feels really good, being able to do so much for these kids”

Tina was enjoying her convorsation with Dana but couldn’t stop her mind from wondering back to her memories of Bette. She still hadn’t talked to her since she accepted her award. “Where the ***** is she?” she wondered. Soon enough Tina began to feel slightly nervous. “Maybe something happened….or maybe what I said scared her off…..Where are you Bette?” her mind continued.

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Bette was pacing nervously past her fathers hospital room, waiting for an explanation, waiting for something, anything to tell her everything was ok. Bette loved her father, sure he wasn’t very accepting of her relationship with Tina but he didn’t disown her and that was the one thing Bette wouldn’t have been able to handle. It killed her that didn’t recognize the one person that made her happy and complete. “Tina..” she thought as a smile krept onto her face.

“It was nice” she thought as she remembered the convorsation she had with Tina last night. At that moment Bette noticed something that hadn’t happened in a long time. She had butterflies, she was getting that feeling. The feeling of falling in love. She used to think that once you were in love with someone you couldn’t fall in love with them again, cause you already love them right? It didn’t make sence to her. But there she was, having that same feeling she had eight years ago. She could recall that moment like it was yesterday.