Chapter Fifteen

Tina walked slowly in to her apartment wondering if her decision to meet Eric for dinner was wrong. She threw her bag on the couch and huffed in defeat. Tina saw the light blinking on her machine and debated weather or not to listen. Curiosity won out as she walked over and pressed the play button.

“Hey Christina, it’s mom. I was wondering if you and your brother wanted to come to San Diego for mothers day. I know it’s still a few weeks away but I would really enjoy it if we could make some plans. Give me a call, I love you.”

Tina rubbed her eyes and continued listening.

“Hey, it’s Bette. I was just calling to say hi. You wouldn’t believe how much ***** I had to listen to this morning from Alice, but it was worth it.” she laughed “Um yeah so, give me a call later. Maybe we can have dinner or something”

Tina reached for the phone and stared at it for a moment before dialing.

Bette: “Hey, T. What’s up?”

Tina couldn’t find the strength to answer.

Bette: “Tina?”

Tina: “Hey” she quietly responded.

Bette: “Tina, what’s wrong?” she knew something was up.

Tina: “Nothing, nothing im fine” she chickened out. “Im just really tired, I just wanted to call you back though.”

Bette: “Ok” she didn’t want to press anything. “Why don’t you just take it easy tonight, i’ll call you tomorrow.”

Tina: “That sounds good” she replyed quickly trying to hide her emotions.

Bette: “Ok, get some rest.”

Tina: “Ok..”

Tina hung up the phone and burst in to tears. This was getting too hard for her, just this morning the only thing she was sure about were her feeling for Bette and now she was completely torn. The thought of losing her mothers love was unbearable for Tina. Her mother had already been a mess for years and Tina didn’t want to contribute to her madness. All Tracy Kennard wanted was to see her daughter get married and have a family, she wanted to be a grandmother. She wanted a son in law that would come over on the weekends and help her with yard work. All these things she wanted wouldn’t be possible if Tina were to follow her heart and tell her mother about Bette.