"I’m sorry… I didn’t even think that it would affect you, I thought with things being serious between you and Eric that you didn’t think of us…or me, anymore" Tina could see that Bette had clearly been thinking about Tina’s life with Eric for quite a while. "Things are serious between Eric and I but do you really think I could forget you? You were my first and only relationship with a girl. Not only that but I had never felt for anyone the way I did for you"

Bette was unsure that her heart had stopped at how sweet her words were or that she said ‘did’. "So Eric’s the one?" did she really want the answer to that? "I think so… I don’t know, I want me to want him to be… you know?" Tina was getting flustered; she never spoke to anyone about how she felt about him. "He’s everything a girl should want"
"Yeah but what do YOU want?" no one had ever asked her that, she could have told Bette everything then and there but the waiter came back with more drinks and to take their food order.

They gave him their orders and went back to their discussion. "Are you happy?" Tina noticed how shocked Bette looked being caught off guard. "Yes, I’ve been blessed with my job but it’s just so demanding, working late hours and flying in and out of the city. It’s…"
"Lonely" Tina cut her off. Both knew the feeling and neither wanted the other to feel that way. "That it is"

"So how did Eric end up working at LACMA?" Bette asked faking interests, it was just a way to deflect the way the conversation was going. "His teacher at Los Angeles city college left the college to work for LACMA and offered him a position there" Their food came, Tina was so hungry she couldn’t wait to dig in. Bette was staring at her with a puzzled look. "Eric went to LA City College?"

"Yeah" Tina mumbled in between mouthfuls of salad. "…but you said you went to the same school, so you went to LA college too" Bette still hadn’t touched her food yet, Tina looked up in shock ‘Uh Oh’. "…I wanted to tell you…I- I didn’t know how to" her neck and cheeks started to redden with panic. "Tina tell me what happened….the truth this time" Tina was cut by Bette’s words and the cold stare she received from her.