“Justin came to see me this morning In New York, told me everything that happened before during and after your marriage, and the talk you two had.”

Bette got up and began to pace

 “Tina, I don’t want your pity I don’t want you to feel sorry for me and if that’s why you’re here, then I think you should leave.” Bette got up Bette felt embarrassed, sad, and insecure.

“Bette that’s not why I’m here, not what I meant at all… I…listen, sit down please”

“Why didn’t you never called me I would have helped you been there for you, been your friend”

“How was I supposed to call you Tina after all I had put you through after everything I had done to you to us I deserved everything that happened to me every tear I shed I deserved it because of what I did to you, to us I am so, so sorry and I hope one day you will be able to forgive me.”

“Bette no one deserves to go through what you went through, you should have not gone through what you did alone, and If I hadn’t been so selfish so intent of forgetting you and this place, I shut you out I shut my friends out, I pretending none of this didn’t happen that we didn’t happen, that’s what I’m sorry for”

“You did what you had to do Tina, what you had to do to get by move forward, I understand, I was a coward back then I gave in to daddy’s wishes letting him control my life, letting work control my life, I should’ve followed my heart, who knows things might have been so different.”

‘I’ve grown, I’ve learned, I now started living for me I making changes T, I’m trying to be a better person, my own person.”

Tina smiled

“I always knew how strong you where, and I have no doubt whatever changes your making, will only make you that much stronger.”

‘Bette I’m moving back, I’m here to stay, and I would really like it if we could try to be friends again”

Bette smiled, Tina’s heart began to beat faster, that smile how she had missed that smile.

“I would love that” Bette smiled

Tina smiled back as she got up and made her way to the front door.

“I should get going Shane must be worried, I told her I would be there in a bit, and that was some time ago” Tina chuckled

“How long will you be here for?” Bette asked

“I think until Wednesday maybe Thursday, I have to call my assistant on Monday, I kind of just got on a plane this afternoon and made my way here” Tina shrugged her shoulders.

Bette’s heart swelled

‘Did she fly all the way across country just to see me?’ Bette asked herself

Not being able to stop herself Bette walked over to Tina and threw her arms around her, she buried her face in Tina hair taking in the unique scent that was her T, god she had missed this the simple act of holding Tina in her arms, Tina hesitated but finally gave in to her desire to hold Bette again she slowly brought her arms up and wrapped them around Bette’s back she slowly closed her eyes and reveled in just how great Bette felt.

“Thank you Tina, thank you”

Tina smiled

They both pulled back neither of them wanting to let go but feeling they had to.

Bette opened the door for Tina as Tina walked out, Bette spoke

“Tina, can we have lunch before you leave?”

Tina smiled and nodded

“Yeah I would like that” Tina thought they still had so much to talk about.

“Call me” Tina said she waved as she walked back to the car.