“Bette, you can’t be serious. Is that what you really want,” Tina asked, her fight faltering.

“You’re the one who has her bag packed; you’re the one who for some reason doesn’t trust me. Why do you feel you can’t trust me?”

“I don’t know. These feelings are recent and I don’t know where they came from.”

“We obviously have a problem, and we need to work on it,” Bette said, and went to the bathroom, “when I get out of the shower, I hope you’ve made a decision to either stay or go.”

When she got out of the shower she was very happy to see that Tina hadn’t left. Even though Tina pretty much admitted that she didn’t trust her, she didn’t want to lose her. She sighed and turned the lights out and crawled into bed. She lay there for a second, her thoughts taking over her head. She turned to Tina whom had her back to her and closed the gap between them. As she wrapped her arms around Tina she felt her body shake as she was crying. No words were said; Bette just held her and reassured her that she wasn’t going anywhere, that she loved her.

The weekend had gone by fast; they still moved their things up stairs and had successfully made it through the artist dinner on Sunday night. By Monday morning Tina was convinced that she and Bette needed these two weeks together. She had called Helena and told her she needed the two weeks off for a family issue. Helena was more than happy to oblige, Tina had been working so hard, she was happy to take on her meeting with Dylan and sit in on the Desperate Actions meetings. Tina was greatly appreciative of Helena’s understanding. Even though Bette and Tina had taken many trips together and had weekend getaways, this was different. They hadn’t taken the time to really talk and re-connect. They went to several therapy sessions with famed couple’s therapist Dan Foxworthy and they reached a turning point. Bette admitted that she should have communicated better with Tina, and letting her in on her past. Also letting Tina know of Candace’s unwanted sexual advances. Tina also admitted that she should have communicated better as well, letting Bette know her worries and feelings could have prevented this situation. They were thankful that it didn’t get any worse than it did; Tina leaving could have spelled the end of their almost ten year relationship.