A Different Take on Season 3; Henry

Chapter 1

            “Men, Tina?”  Bette put her hand up to her temple to rub it.  “Haven’t we been through this already?”  Bette sounded impatient.

            “Please don’t get that way, Baby.”  Tina was willing to talk this out.  She was committed to working things out and she wanted to get this off her chest.

            “Don’t get what way?”  Bette snarked.  As soon as she did she realized what Tina meant.  Tina looked at her with raised eyebrows.  “Ok.”  Bette walked out of the bedroom.  This time, Tina followed.  She was surprised to find what she did.

            “I’m not walking away T, I’m getting us some, well, some tea.”  She smiled at the strangeness of what she said.

            “Good.  I need something to drink.”  Tina sat honey and soy milk on the table.  As she got the spoons out of the drawer she continued, “Baby, I was only with men before you.  You changed my whole world, and helped me confirm some things for myself.  But that doesn’t mean that I will never have another sexual feeling for a man.”  She waited for Bette to respond.

            “Ok, Tina.”  Bette sighed loudly.  “What do you want to do about this, this man lust you now have…again?  I mean, if you are talking about another threesome I’m not sure I…”

            “Baby, let me talk.  I think this guy Henry, you know the guy in our swimming group with his son?  Henry is cute.  Ok, he’s nice and cute.  I have feelings for him.  Sexual feelings.”

            “Sexual?  Don’t you just want to be friends or something?”  Bette’s face wrinkled up hoping that was all Tina wanted.

            “Sexual.” She insisted.  “Bette, I don’t expect you to understand.  I know you were with men, but you said you always knew you were gay.  I am saying that I am capable of having sexual feelings for women and men.  I think I have always known that too.”  Tina was relieved to hear herself say this, actually.

            “Now what?  It does seem to appear that out bed has gotten bigger in the last year.  You wanna put him in the middle?”  Bette tried to joke.  Usually she wasn’t effective in making Tina laugh, but this felt different to both of them.

            “No, I’m not saying I want him to join us in bed.  Besides, who would be on top of me, you or him?”  Tina laughed out loud at her own joke.

            “Isn’t Henry kind of scrawny?  I think I could take him.  Besides, he does not want to get between me and my woman.  Maybe he does.  I think he is intimidated by me though.”

            “A bit I think,” Tina agreed.  They were both smiling.  The mood had changed.  A lightness that had never been part of their relationship now existed.  It was new, but it was a comfortable difference. 

            “What I wanted to say is that I find some men sexy.  That’s not gonna change.  I love you and our family,” Tina looked into the bedroom at Angelica napping.  “That has not changed.  I just wanted you to know that I am so bisexual.”

            “Tina.  I get it.”  Bette rolled her eyes and shook her head.

            “No, you don’t.  I wanted to let you know that I am having these feelings for this person, and that’s it.  I’m not going to do anything about it.”

            “Would you if we hadn’t started with Dr. Kydd?”  Bette was very cautious.

            “Maybe I would have if I wasn’t sure that you are the love of my life.  You and that little girl in there.”  Tina pointed to the bedroom where Angelica slept.