”Stooop” Bette whimpered, still dreaming.

”Bette!”

The brunette jerked out of her sleep in a flash, the look in her eyes wild and frightened.

”Oh God…” Bette breathed out, almost chocking. Then she felt a warm putrid feeling rising up in her throat, making her stomach spasm violently. She clasped her mouth and jumped off the bed, running to the bathroom as rapidly as her weakened body allowed her to. Reaching the toilet, she dove into the porcelain bowl right away and it was all for her complete undoing.

Once Tina heard Bette thowing up, she made her way to the bathroom to offer her lover some help. She took a piece of cloth and soaked it under the stream of water. Coming up to the retching brunette, Tina kneeled down to her and took a hold of her dark curls, all the while stroking her back comfortingly. Lifting Bette’s hair, the blonde put the damp cloth on the back of her neck.

”Ahhh” Bette groaned. The nonstop contraction of her abdominal muscles left her drained physically and emotionally, but the comfort Tina was providing soothed it. When confident that the sickness ceased, the brunette started to sob.

”Baby? What is it?” Tina asked softly with a hint of worry. She brought Bette’s head up while her shoulders continued to shake. Her face was a picture of sorrow with tears flowing down her cheeks like a river. ”Awww, Bette…” It was heartwrenching for Tina to see her always strong hardy lover so vulnerable, so upset from a nightmare like a little scared child. The blonde wiped the sweat from Bette’s forehead with the cloth and burried her head into her neck, kissing her temple. ”Shhh, it’s over now… I’m here”

Bette only began to cry harder at Tina’s cooes. ”I can’t, Tina… I can’t do this anymore…” She wailed between snivels.

”What can’t you do, baby?”

”I can’t do this…” Bette repeated in undertone. The sobs were coming to the end, the rocking back and forth that Tina was doing had calming effects on Bette.

”Let’s go back to bed, okay?” Tina suggested in a whisper. When the blonde felt Bette nod into her neck, she stood up, dragging Bette along, and led them to the bed.