To touch, to feel, to smell and to hold these were the only things Tina wanted to do. She had the love of her life in her arms and tomorrow they would be on their way to her home and their future, she would be able to show Bette part of what made her who she was, her history. Tina knew that Bette was the one, she completed her and she had no doubt in her mind that she wanted to spend the rest of her life in Bette’s arms, by her side and in her heart. She had decided that once they were in Zim, she was going to see an old family friend, a jewler who had designed both her grandparents 50th wedding anniversary rings as well as her parents 25th. He had designed Tina’s necklace that she had given to Bette and now Tina wanted him to design an engagement ring for her…. Tina wanted to grow old with Bette, she wanted to share the good and the bad with her but most of all she wanted to love her and cherish her for as long as she could. Bette had given Tina so much and she had done it unconditionally and without compromise and Tina wanted Bette to know that she was hers, forever and always. The only problem was she wasn’t sure how Bette felt. She knew she loved her but would she want to be a wife, Tina wasn’t even sure if Bette wanted to live together.

“One step at a time Tina, one step at a time” she whispered to herself as she gently stroked Bette’s hair

Bette had woken up with the headache from ***** but at the sound of Tina’s sweet voice a smiled graced her lips, although once what Tina said had regestered in her mind a slight frown appeared. ‘What did T mean, one step at a time?’

Tina noticed a change in Bette’s breathing and figured she was awake, she smiled to herself and reached over to the night stand to grab the anti-maleria tablets and a glass of water

“Morning baby… here’s an Advil for your headache”

“Mmm, thanx T” Bette said as she sat up and took the pill