The sun goes down on our last day
We both know there’s no other way for us

Tina sat down on one end of the sofa, looking at Bette who was on the other end.

This was it. She would be leaving the very next day.

There’s no hope to fix it now
Because there’s no turning back when the day is done

They had tried to talk, to go to counselling even but the loss of their son was too great a burden for their relationship to bear.

We know we’ve had better days
And now its time we went our separate ways

Tina sighed, she missed the days when they were so in love. Nothing could faze them and everything they went through only made them stronger. But yet here they were, acting like strangers who had a one-night stand.

And its the twilight of our love, baby its the twilight of our love
And when the last light fades there will be nothing else to say, girl its twilight

She loved Bette, she suspected she always would. But the memory of their dead baby boy hung over them, not giving them respite. She still felt like she owed Bette, after all she had lost the baby. But so many counselling sessions, so many late-night talks and they still could not move past their own grievances. This was it then.

We should have learnt from our mistakes
Instead of pushing each other away, away

Bette was lost in her own thoughts, thinking of the early stages of their relationships, their first few fights and how they got over that. Communication had never been a strong point for them and they knew it. Yet once again, they gave in to the temptingly easy solution of putting their walls up.

Tomorrow wasn’t meant for us, us
But I will hold you, while we still have sun

She moved over to Tina, wanting, aching with the desperate need to hold her, to absorb as much of her as possible before the inevitable departure happened.

We know we’ve had better days
And now its time we went our separate ways

She didn’t want it to happen, never did. Yet it seemed like the best option. They were like passing ships in the night, acting like housemates at best. How had it gotten to this stage?

And its the twilight of our love, baby its the twilight of our love
And when the last light fades there will be nothing else to say

As she held Tina and once again unconsciously noting the way they fit together like a jigsaw puzzle, she acknowledged that she would always love Tina. They just couldn’t function together right now, both were bruised and battered, and out-of-shape puzzle pieces did not a perfect jigsaw make.

Its almost night time but I cant say goodbye to you, to you, to you
There’s no more light left I wish we had more time left together, together, together, together

Tina leaned into Bette, wanting to imprint Bette onto her body. Suddenly she felt as if  7 years being together was not enough. She needed more, more.

Because we’re not done yet, we’re not done yet
So don’t let the sun set

“Bette, I, I…” Tina faltered, was the question appropriate? She soldiered on “Do you think we will ever regain what we had?”

We know we’ve had better days
And now its time we went our separate ways

Bette was silent, brooding. The picture album of memories in her mind, all the moments of joy and laughter and love. Tina’s question echoed in her head “Could they?”

“I… I don’t know T. Definitely not right now.”

And its the twilight of our love, baby its the twilight of our love
And when the last light fades there will be nothing else to say

“Maybe in the future. When we’ve both come to terms with this…” Bette trailed off, not wanting to open up old wounds.

We know we’ve had better days
And now its time we went our separate ways

Tina swallowed hard “Yeah, not right now. We’ll see I guess.”

And its the twilight of our love, baby its the twilight of our love
And when the last light fades there will be nothing else to say

And that was all that was said.