Previously

Bette looked at her with more sadness than Alice had ever seen in Bette before. “Alice, she didn’t get a chance to say anything and then she left with him. I have no idea how to get in touch with her, or when I will ever see her again. So unless you have anymore brilliant plans, it’s over”

KnockKnock

Bette and Alice turned and looked to see who was knocking and then looked at each other in disbelief.

Bette felt herself moving towards the door, but didn’t understand where the power to walk had come from. What she didn’t know was that Alice had practically pushed her all the way to the door. When Bette was a few feet from the door Alice made a quick escape down the hall. She thought she should give them some privacy, but not much because there was no way she was going to miss this.

Bette reached to unlock the door “Um I thought you left with Eric?”

“I did, well I mean, we drove separately and I sent him home and sat in my car for awhile thinking.” Tina said shyly. She still couldn’t believe that she had found the courage to go back.

“Well what were you thinking about, and why did you come back?” Bette said with hope building deep in her heart.

“I wellI haven’t been able to stop thinking about you since I reached for your wine last night and since fate seems to have brought us together again tonight” Tina looks in Bette’s eyes to make sure she wasn’t the only one feeling something between them. To her relief she sees everything she is feeling reflected in Bette’s eyes. “I couldn’t leave again without knowing if I would ever see you again.”

“I’m so happy you came back, it’s all very scary to feel so connected with you since we don’t even know each other, but at the same time I can’t deny this connection because it feels so good.” Bette said finding strength from Tina’s confession and openness.

“So where do we go from here?” Tina asked

“Um, what about Eric?” Bette whispered, afraid to say his name because it might wreck the mood.