‘No, I know but just, you know the two of us. We used to do everything together and now, we don’t.’ 

‘Well T, I mean you and Henry do most of your things together now. And there’s nothing wrong with that, it’s just you have a relationship now. Like an adult one where you settled down.’

‘Yeah, I know but still, and then last night I heard you talk about Jodie, and I had no idea who she was, and the girls seemed to know her so well, and had all this information about her and what you guys did, and I felt so left out.’ she said, her eyes started to water. 

‘I’m sorry T, I didn’t know you felt that way.’ 

‘It’s just I don’t know if I did something wrong, but I feel like you blame me for something.’ 

Bette knew she had been taking some distance between her and Tina, she knew she would never be able to get the blonde out of mind if she continued to stay so close to her. Tina was with Henry, a guy, she wasn’t even gay. Of course Jodie was just someone she tried to start something real with for once. She was kind, and Bette thought she could be her next Tina; someone she could actually love. 

‘T…. Look at me.’ Bette said. 

The blonde turned toward her best friend with puppy eyes. 

‘I love you, and I really don’t blame you for anything, it’s just you’re dating someone, and you spend so much time with him. And I know this is absolutely normal, but that also makes you have less time to spend with me and other people. It’s part of life. And I don’t know why I didn’t tell you about Jodie. I guess that when we are together I like to talk about things that are more meaningful to me. Like how you are and how you’ve been.’ 

Tina rested her head on Bette’s shoulder 

‘Promise me you’ll tell me everything?’ Tina asked 

‘From now on, I’ll tell you everything until you ask me to stop.’  Bette replied and took a sip of her coffee. 

‘I’m sorry I ruined your gallery visit.’ Tina said. 

‘It’s fine, you didn’t ruin it, I liked hanging out with you.’