Bette had a hard time believing what she had just heard, but it was a serious issue that you simply don’t lie about and it came from Tina, so she had no choice. She had never actually met Eric, but had heard about him from Rachel. She had described him as a very decent man taking care of his wife and leading a succesfull life – not that any of this ever made Rachel feel guilty about what she was doing. Of course she wasn’t the sole person responsible for the affair, these things always take two, but Rachel was a rather harsh person. She would never pity anyone.

She would never fall for Rachel Mathews herself, but somehow she did understand what it was that other women found so attractive. She was wldly passionate and exciting, extremely creative and original, a source of energy and life. Every room she entered seemed to vibrate, lit up, a change in atmosphere would come. She would most likely turn some heads around and a girl would probably leave crying. On top of that, she was a walking encyclopaedia. Bette was very intelligent and passionate as well, but in a calmer way. She would talk about her interests and the things she loved in a softer way than Rachel did. She also was less impulsive, thinking twice about what she said and picking her words carefully.

Rachel wasn’t a person to settle down with someone, not forever. Bette only wanted a relationship if she thought it could become a steady one, a forever one.

By now, Bette had stood up and walked over to Tina, gently motioning the emotionally broken woman to stand up as well. The blonde did so and Bette took her in her arms, holding her and trying to control her breathing at the same time. This was not easy for her. It had been a fantasy ever since she had met this woman and altough she knew that Rachel had been the fastest one and it was too late for her, she had never really stopped longing for it. However, she was sensitive enough to realise that the last thing Tina needed was some woman craving her, the business partner and best friend of the person she had an affair with. Someone craving her right after she had been raped by her very own husband.