(Bette frowns) What do you mean? I’d spend it with Angie

Tina smiles.

(Tina) Baby, she’s 14 years old. She doesn’t want to spend the best part of the next two years hanging out with her mother. And frankly, I don’t want her to either

Bette looks at her.

(Bette) You’re hurting my feelings

Tina smiles and takes a step towards her.

(Tina) I want to spend time with you

Bette smiles as Tina wraps her arms around her waist.

(Tina) God take a year off and focus on me

Bette smiles and lays a kiss on her neck. They draw back and smile at each other, and Tina exhales and places her hand on Bette’s chest.

(Tina) She’s also in school each day, so even if you spent all of her time together you’d still have a lot of time to fill

Bette looks back at her.

(Tina) I’m just not sure you’ve thought this through

Bette sighs.

(Bette) Maybe

Tina smiles at her and moves her hands to Bette’s hips.

(Tina) Baby, we can work out how to be around more without you giving up something you love so much

They look at each other for a moment.

(Tina) I can reduce my hours too

(Bette) I know that’s harder for you

Tina shrugs.

(Tina) It’d be difficult, but not impossible. I’ve been thinking about it too recently. The next few years are going to skip past and I want that time with her. I can delegate more, and could have a couple of afternoons a week blacked out in my calendar as a start

Bette nods as she plays with the hem of Tina’s shirt.

(Bette) Well I guess I can think about how to take a step back without handing over the reins entirely. Bring in someone to manage a couple of days a week maybe

Tina nods and brings her hand to the side of Bette’s face, running her thumb gently over her cheek.

(Tina) Between us we can adjust things so one of us is here at the end of each day

Tina meets Bette’s gaze and smiles at her.

(Tina) OK?

(Bette nods) OK

The next afternoon, Bette, Tina, Angelica, Alice, Shane and Dana are having lunch at the Planet.