New York Minute : A Bette and Tina love story

“ If you find somebody to love in this world, you better hang on tooth and nail. The wolf is always at the door “

Bette had heard the words that Tina had said, she could see the pretty little girl who was holding onto her mother and watching Bette with enquiring eyes. Her mother – Tina was a mother – and if this child was THEIR child that meant that she was conceived using Marcus’s sperm. Holy fuck.

This was too much – she couldn’t stay here. She had played every possible scenario out in her head but this was one that had never entered her head – it was too much. She couldn’t stop the tears, Tina had gone ahead and had the baby that had always been their dream – their dream – a dream that she still had. Bette turned and walked away from Tina – she managed to make it to the main part of the café.

“Oh God “ Alice said

“What ?”

“Tina’s obviously introduced Bette to Angelica. Look “

They all turned to see Bette standing alone crying while also looking the utter definition of hurt and confusion. Alice got up and walked across to Bette

“Come and sit with us Bette “

Bette stared at Alice for a few seconds there were tears streaming down her face

“You all knew – you all fucking well knew “

“I’m sorry “ Alice said and meant it “”Please come and sit with us – we can talk “

“Leave me alone “ Bette said “None of you thought to tell me. You all hate me so fucking much that you didn’t bother to tell me that she has a baby “

“You didn’t want to know “ Alice tried to defend herself

“But this isn’t something simple and throw away – that’s the baby that we wanted, we dreamed about “

Tina came through from the back of the café with Angelica. Bette had every right to be angry but then again she had her own anger – she had her own reasons to yell at Bette. But this had been the worst possible way for Bette to find out about Angie – Tina was cursing herself for the way she had introduced her daughter – saying OUR daughter had been stupid. It had obviously been a knife through Bette’s heart as well as an admission by Tina that she had been wrong to keep Angie’s existence a secret from her former wife.