At the end of the day Bette called Carol. For some reason she wanted to see her. She hadnt called her in awhile. Bette also promised to herself that if Carol wanted to talk then they would talk. Every time before when Carol wanted to have a discussion, Bette blew her off. She blew her off by making love to her again or shrugging, being so not-caring that Carol would stop and Bette would feel bad for making Carol feel stupid. Bette definitely acquired a flinty hardness since things feel apart. The thing was, Bette no longer thought about it constantly, it didnt interfere with her own life as much anymore. She went o with her life, her routines, her passions, and her work. If Angelica was never born her and Tina would probably never meet again. Angel was there though so they had to, once a month. In between those times when Bette did think of Tina…it was with a brief wince then that was all. If given the chance Bette would not sleep with Tina. She did that before and look where it got her. To be honest Bette knew in her heart that she wouldnt be able to sleep with Tina, thinking about her man…ugh…thinking about both of their constant betrayals of each other. It was too hard, no…It wasnt hard….it was just difficult to fully forget. But she went on. Life went on. And she was happy. Bette would definitely say she was happy with her life right now.

            Hey…Whats up? Bette warmed as she heard Carols voice; she knew it was Bette from her cell phone caller ID. Carol had a very soft voice, Bette didnt think she ever heard her yell…she raised her voice but in a menacing way. Her voice crooned and whispered and was steady…her normal voice was at a nice level and tone. Bette was a little obsessed over that voice; she loved to hear it when she was fucking Carol. I was wondering if you want to come over tonight…Bette asked with a little trepidation. Yeah I think so…around 9 I think, after I drop David at its dads house Bette loved that about Carol too. She didnt get in Bettes face…she accepted or declined in her unassuming way. Bette was a jerk, but she was glad she had found Carol. Bette just wasnt sure if this was going to be an ongoing, more frequent thing. She was a little more cautious these days. They said goodbye and Bette went to tidy up around her house, she could afford a house. She was one person…she didnt pay child support but she offered to. Tina said her and Henry were fine. Things like that grated Bette…but at least Tina let Angel see Bette; at least she got to see her REAL parent. Bette didnt want to think about Tinas cracker family now…go ahead and be WASP…but your not going to make my daughter an outcast or uncomfortable. Bette needed to see Angel, they needed each other. Angel would need her, Bette knew that.