Bette : Tina , baby , don’t cry . Please . You mean so much to me . Being here with you means so much to me . Please Tee, baby , don’t cry .

Tina chocked down her tears and looked at Bette lovingly . Tina looking at her like this , just melted Bette’s heart and she had this sudden urge to take Tina in her arms . She wanted to take Tina’s pain away . Bette wanted to protect her , comfort her . But she just held Tina’s face and looked at her . Her eyes too had welled up on seeing Tina’s tears .

Tina : Bette , thank you . It means a lot to me too .

Both of them realized that , in that moment Bette had called Tina ” baby ” . Realization dawned upon Bette . ‘ oh god , I just called Tina ” baby “ . I hope that she doesn’t mind and doesn’t take it the wrong way . I hope that she is not angry at me . Please God , don’t let her be angry . Please God , tell me that I haven’t lost my chance to hold her in my arms again !! ‘ 

Bette kept on looking at Tina expectantly , trying to gauge her reaction .

Tina too had realized that Bette had called her “  baby  “   She called me ” baby “  !! . That means she still loves me !! … Tina’s heart was filled with so much joy , she just wanted to hold Bette in her arms . She had this sudden urge to be in Bette’s loving and comforting embrace and feel Bette’s beautiful arms around her . She wanted to relive the feeling that she got when Bette used to hold her in her arms . She wanted to feel that comfort , that familiarity again .

But Tina still wasn’t completely sure about Bette’s feelings towards her . She didn’t know how Bette would react either . Maybe she just cares about me . Maybe I have lost my chance to be held by her again . Oh god !!…

While all these thoughts were coursing through Tina’s mind , she looked at Bette and gave her a small smile . Seeing that smile , Bette let out the breath that she didn’t realize she was holding on to . Feeling relieved Bette returned Tina’s smile . But Bette had noticed the sudden change in Tina’s facial expressions . The look of joy that had given way to a look of sadness, doubts and fear , hadn’t gone unnoticed by Bette . Instantly , Bette wanted to ease all of Tina’s doubts . She instinctively moved closer to Tina .