Bette turned to Shane, "No Shane. It won’t be alright. Was it alright when we lost Dana? Or how about now? Tim gave his life so that he could warn us. She killed him Shane! She fucking killed Tim the same way she killed Dana!"

For the first time in years, Shane thought about her friend Dana’s death. It felt as though all the blood in her veins froze over, leaving her helpless. New tears formed in her eyes as she mourned the loss of her two close friends.

Bette wiped the tears from her eyes and turned to leave but Shane spoke through her tears.

"I’m going with you"

Bette stopped in her tracks but didn’t turn around. She spoke over her shoulder.

"No"

Shane made sure to tighten her grip on Bette’s shoulder, showing her friend that she wasn’t going to let the subject down.

"I’m not letting you go after Jodi while I sit here and count daisies"

Bette smiled to herself at Shane’s words. During their time spent in Jodi’s fortress and Bette was sent on a solo mission, she used to tell Shane to sit and count daisies until she returned. Even during those dark times, Bette tried to keep their moods as light as possible. She shook off the memory and spoke softly.

"I need you to stay here and look after Tina. I won’t do anything crazy, I promise. I just want to talk to her"

Shane shook her head, "Bette please . . you said it yourself, Jodi’s twisted. I can’t let you go out there by yourself"

Bette sighed and turned around, placing both hands on her friends shoulders. She looked deep into Shane’s eyes with a strength and determination that her friend had never seen before, not even in the midst of battle.

"I’ll be fine I’m promising you. Jodi won’t hurt me physically, not yet anyway. If that was her intention she would have done it already instead of going after Tina. I need you to trust me on this and keep my lover safe. Can you do that?"

Shane swallowed hard and finally nodded. Bette really loved Tina that much was certain.