The blinds and curtains were closed. It shut out the house from the world outside. Isolated. There was little to none indication of life.

This was it. Their home is only another cold house now. Alone and cold- it mirrored her mood.

She wondered if Bette felt the same. As soon as the thought crossed her mind, she snapped out of it. There was no way she could even think of her feelings because it would hurt so much.

Tina turned her heels on the pavement and painfully continued her track back to her apartment. Every she was bitter about all came down to one simple thing, Bette gave up.

She gave up on her ….and Angie. Sadly, Tina was also to blame for that fact. Guilt-ridden, she walked away from the sight -but not before deciding she was going to make it right again. She just had to find Bette…

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After another round of pleading from the girls, the café owner grew slightly irritated. She was trying really hard to think and was now developing a headache worthy of a major hangover effect. From the corner of her eyes, she spotted Angus. She excused herself as Alice, Shane, and Helena only looked on with resigned expressions.

They moved discretely to her office. His face was weary. They hadn’t got much sleep as of late. In between the drama with Tina and Bette’s ongoing nightmares, they were nothing short of dead tired. The dark circles under both of their eyes were testament to this fact.

She kissed him lightly on the mouth before sinking into his embrace on the couch. She left out a small sigh. They sat there in silence. It was a welcomed silence. They were relatively secure in their relationship at this point that simple touches like these mattered a lot in comforting than anything else.

 Angus turned his head to place a few kisses onto her temple before speaking softly. His voice was so gentle and soothing that she didn’t really register what he was saying, merely reveling in the soft music. It wasn’t until he turned her to face him completely that she understood what he said.

“Kit, you have to tell them. You can’t do this alone. We can’t handle this alone.” She remained silent but her body language was turning a bit defensive. He continued.