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Tina walked through the park when she suddenly saw Bette standing a few meters further. She walked over and stood next to her.

“Hi.” She said and Bette jumped. “Sorry, that I scared you.”

“No problem… What are you doing here?” Bette asked.

“Oh, I just wanted some peace and quiet and then I saw you.” Tina said. “What are you doing here?”

“I always come here once a week. My mother died right there.” Bette said. Tina laid her hand on Bette’s back.

“I’m sorry.” She said.

“No it’s nothing. We weren’t that close but we had our good moments.” Bette said.

“I know what you mean.” Tina said.

Bette smiled at Tina. “You have time to grab a coffee?” She asked.

“Sure.” Tina said. They walked to the café at the other side of the park. They were talking about the kids and school and without even thinking about it they took each other’s hand. They hadn’t even noticed until they reached the little café. They looked at one another and blushed while letting go of each other. They silently decide to shut up about it and just have a coffee. Soon, it was like nothing happened and they had a great time.

A few weeks later…

The doorbell rang and Tina walked to the door. She opened it and looked into the tear stained face of Bette. Without even thinking about it, she wrapped her arms around the brunette.

“What’s wrong?” Tina asked.

“Hannah…” Bette said.

“Come inside and we’ll talk.” Tina said. They went inside and Tina sat next to Bette on the couch, still her arms around Bette’s shoulders. “What is wrong, sweetie?” Tina asked.

“Hannah told me… she’s been raped.” Bette said and began to cry more.

“Oh my God, that’s horrible.”

“Multiple times… by some jerk… now, she… is pregnant.” Bette said, crying even harder. Tina pulled her close.

“Oh that’s so horrible, does the guy have any reason to do that?”

“No, I don’t think so.” Bette said, burying her head in Tina’s neck.

“Have you been to the police? To the doctor?” Tina asked.

“She doesn’t have prove. It’s been a month ago since he last did it and the doctor she went to couldn’t find any signs that she was indeed raped. They questioned the boy but he denied everything. They are still investigating but I don’t think there will be a good outcome.”