”We’re just gonna have to see what happens.”  Bette stood up.  ”Would you like a cup of coffee,” she asked as she walked to the kitchen.  Dani nodded, as Bette continued,  ”An old friend recently contacted me.  I’m flying out to New York in a few weeks for a meeting with her and her daughter.  I’m not really sure what it’s about. She’s always so cryptic and mysterious when she has a proposition that she’s not sure I will buy into.”  Bette sighed, returning, sitting and handing a cup to Dani, ”And, I’m not sure about what’ll happen with this Lez Girls thing.  I’m really not up for dealing with anymore shit, that situation was hard enough the first time, going through it again….”  Bette paused staring at her coffee, ”Well, it would be different this time, things are different, I’m different,”  Bette paused again. ”Sometimes things are best left in the past.”  Bette took a drink of her coffee while she looked out staring at nothing in particular.

Dani left soon after to go prepare for her trip to Hawaii with her fiancé Sophie. They both indicated they would keep in touch.  They shared a good bye hug.  Bette thanked Dani and wished her good luck. Bette shut the door and then went into the kitchen to put her coffee cup in the sink.  She stared out the window for a long moment.  Bette then went into her den and poured herself a Scotch. It was a little early, but she felt she deserved a little leeway. She walked out to the beautifully landscaped backyard and looked across the suburban city. The view was great. Bette and Tina had bought the house as a second home and the view was the selling point. Tina had it landscaped before she left.  Bette had thought it would be a great place for her and Tina to relax. But that never happened. It ended up being where Bette gathered herself together after Tina dropped her bombs. Tina’s decisions that inevitably impacted their family and put her further out of Bette’s reach. She took a slow sip, swirled the liquor around in her glass watching the colors move around, merging dark and light. She had to make some hard decisions, she had endured so much over the last couple years and never stopped to deal with it. Bette was at a crossroad. For the first time in a very long time, she didn’t know what to do.   She was emotionally drained and physically taxed beyond belief. She knew the world wasn’t gonna stop so she could rest and pull herself together. Bette finished her drink. Another day she thought. Breath, Bette could hear Tina’s reassuring voice in her head. Just breath.