“Shane, just… just go home, OK?”

The window slammed shut and Shane sighed. Tonight was gonna be a long night. She sat down and leaned her head back against Carmen’s car. “A loooooong night.” She thought.

Bette looked down at Tina’s golden hair as she let it slip through her fingers. She was so beautiful, even with mascara, which once so perfectly and carefully placed around her eyes, stained onto her chin. She placed a gentle kiss to her sleeping form. “I love this woman so much.” She thought, “I hate to see her like this. This whole depression thing wouldn’t be nearly as bad if she weren’t so stressed about it. And Tina’s not really the type to freak out. Oh, well. I guess I’ll have to wait until tomorrow to find out. Hmm, I wonder how Angelica’s doing at Alice’s and Dana’s. Maybe I should call.” She started to slip out from underneath Tina, but she stirred. Bette smiled, “Well, maybe that can wait until tomorrow, too.” She laid back and closed her eyes; drifting off to sleep, content to just have her wife sleeping under her, finally at peace.

Shane shivered. It was uncharacteristically cold that night in California, and the rain and wind weren’t helping, either. But she knew she couldn’t leave now. She had to get Carmen back.

“Shane!” Shane glanced up, hearing the voice she’d been longing to hear call her name all night, the cold quickly disappearing under her gaze. “Shane, come here!”

Carmen yelled. She couldn’t let Shane stay out here, freezing all night. Shane got up and walked over to her. Carmen pulled her into the hallway and to the elevator. They got off and walked into Carmen’s apartment. She sighed, grabbing a towel off the back of her couch and toweling Shane’s hair off.

“Do you know how dumb this was, Shane? You could’ve caught your death out there.”

“I’d rather die than live without you.”

Shane stared her in the eyes, but Carmen avoided her stare like the plague.

“Don’t say that.” She whispered, turning away and walking into her bedroom. “Here this is all I have as far as clothes for you to wear. I think they’re my brother’s.”