It would probably die without Tina there. She always took care of the plants. Smiling sadly Bette remembered how excited she was about the house because it had a garden out back. She probably would have spent hours teaching their precious child how to tend a garden.

Bette choked back a sob and quickly turned away from the window. Grabbing the wall she had to steady herself. It was too much to sit in the house alone and remember all that was and could have been. Other than the few visits from Kit, no one had stopped by. Bette had just presumed that they hated her.

Like you do, Bette thought to herself.

No matter how many times she ran the scenario in her head, she could not for the life of her figure out why she cheated on Tina. Yeah, they were in a rut, but as she had come to realize, it was a happy rut. Not being able to wake up and look over to see Tina sprawled out on the bed was too much for her brain to comprehend. In fact she hadnt been able to sleep on their bed since Tina moved out.

The anger she felt toward herself was immeasurable. Things were perfect, it just took losing Tina to figure that one out. So when Shane called, asking her to hang out with her, it was quite the shock. Shane had always looked up to them as the perfect couple. Bette knew very little about the younger girls childhood, but she presumed that there were no strong parental figures. They had become that ideal family Shane had wanted. They all were a family, each playing an essential part. It made no sense why she would want to spend time with the one who tore that family apart. A cynical part of Bette wondered if she would have to ask Tina for visitation rights.

Regardless she would go and meet Shane, even if all she wanted to do was chew her out for ***** things up with Tina. It was the least she deserved and she desperately needed to get out of the house.