Chapter 10

Bette was silent the whole day. She was pre-occupied to say the least but who wouldn’t be after what Tina told her.

She stayed behind because she didn’t want to leave you. She could’ve gotten a better opportunity but she didn’t.

She really didn’t know what to think. Not seeing Tina in the office was going to be hard but at least she’ll have the chance to date her. Which of the two options is better, she always asks herself. Then again there’s also the option wherein she doesn’t see Tina in the office and outside as well. They might just drift off and that was not an option that Bette was considering. But now, she was presented with something that she didn’t play out in her head. What the hell is she going to do? She needed to speak to Tina.

Tina was also as pre-occupied as Bette was. There it was. She laid all her cards on the table. It is up to Bette now what she plans to do with it. She has battled with herself if she was making the right decision by telling Bette. She knew about Jodi and she knows that she won’t be like her. She prayed to God that Bette also knows that. She has really thought hard about her career decision. Sure, she could’ve used the money and by then she would also be able to date Bette. Date Bette. When did I cross that bridge? I never really realized it until I was at the other end of the bridge. But not being able to see Bette on a daily basis plus the chance that she might not be interested was something that she cannot gamble. At the end of it all, she thought that it was still better to be on the same office and get to see her everyday whether or not they are in a relationship. At the end of it all, she treasures the friendship she has with Bette. And if it can’t be anything else other than that, she would learn to deal with it. She has to be fine if this all fails but she’s not taking the easy way out.

Bette was in meetings the whole day. When she finally got out of the last one, Tina was already gone. She needed to talk to Tina. There are just too many things that she wanted to say.