Christmas Break 5 years Ago

Bette sat at the airport still feeling kind of guilty. She desperately wanted to get in contact with Tina for her birthday, but she knew haow hard it would be to cheer her up all the way across the country. She started to call her but everytime she got to the last digit she’d olose her nerve and hang up. She would definitely send her another gift while she was closer to her in L.A. In the background she could hear Carmen giggling in Shane’s arms again.

"Hey Sweetie, that’s our flight." Carmen said shaking Bette from her running thoughts and desires.

"Alright let go. I hope it’s not to cold in California, I didn’t know what to pack so I…"

"Uhh Sweetie, that’s our flight." Carmen said pointing in between her and Shane. "Your flight doesn’t board for another half an hour."

Bette looked confused for a moment, she’d purposely kept her winter break schedule clear because she promised to keep Carmen company while Shane preped for her West Coast openings. She even got extra time off telling her Professors she needed to sort out some family business.

shane stepped up in front of Carmen and said smilingly, "I would love to have you there but we decided to give you a Christmas present that would be much more satisfying than watching me and Carmen work. Soooo" Shane trailed off as she nodded her head towards the board lit with flight plans as Carmen hugged Shane’s waist.

Bette turned to look at the board and saw a few flights but nothing really stood out, until Shane slapped her ticket into her hand. She opened it and saw that the destination was SFO.

"What the hell?!"

"We knew Tina’s birthday was coming up and we wanted the both of you to be happy." Bette turned around and saw the blush in Carmen’s giddy cheeks. The tears in Bette’s eyes said the things she was unable to voice. They hugged each other and Bette felt light, like she was releasing a big breathe that weighed so heavy on her.

the second call for boarding to LAX was announced and Shane let go of Bette first while Carmen still clung to her and whispered, "We love you baby. Have fun alright?" she kissed her cheek and took hold of Shane and left Bette standing at the gate, smiling from ear to ear.