Tinas thoughts ran a mile a minute and didnt bode well for sleep so Tina just waited as everyone else did.

God! when will she wake? Will she? What will happen when she does?

Can we start over? Does she even want to? She didnt seem to even want to fight the separation?

Maybe Im just kidding myself, maybe she has moved on, I mean

she has a kid and a new partner, Leo. Thinking back she did say that Leo was a just a friend, an old friend, but if Leo was so important then how come Bette never mentioned Leo? Why was it such a secret? What happened to Bette that she couldnt tell me about?…

Her thoughts were interrupted by Cassie whimpering, gently taking the child away from Bette as she began to move around, she hugged her closely.

Looking closely at the childs face, her mind began to compare her to pictures of Bette as a child, but if this was Bette and Leos child then how come Leos fair features and piercing blue eyes didnt seem to mark the child? Who was she?

The sun rose high in the sky and shone brightly to mark the beginning of the new day, the sunlight marked to Tina that the time for Bettes awakening was coming closer even Kaysons words of caution didnt dampen her rising excitement.

The morning marked different times for those waiting outside the room, Alice and Dana awoke to the same lighting as they fell asleep too. Marina and Shane had already gone to get coffee and Kit had wondered off to find Leo.

With each step Shane knew that her time with Marina was shortening and she desperately wanted to know why Leo was here.

Disposing with her usual tact and she launched straight in to her questions.

Why is Leo here Marina?

Marina was surprised even though Leo had warned her of Shanes curiosity; she honestly thought that she would be faring answers from Alices inquisitive questions.

What could she tell Shane which would not lead to more questions and possibly some that she couldnt answer.