Bette’s POV

We arrive at The Planet a little later than everyone else and we make the grand entrance. As soon as we sit down, Alice announces when she talked to me on the phone earlier today, I told her that I’ve succeeded to persuade the board in going my way yet again. The gang congratulates me and Tina plants a kiss on my cheek to finish the scene.

“You’re kind of blossoming, guys,” Dana says. “Has something happened?”

“No, nothing. Right, Tina?”

“Well, I don’t know  not yet, anyway,” I reply.

“What do you mean, not yet?” Alice inquires. “Are you guys planning something? Tell us.”

Tina and I exchange glances and non-verbally agree that though we haven’t discussed the details yet, it’d be polite enough to tell our friends right away about what we’re going to do in the nearest time.

“Well I guess we have to tell you something.” Tina announces. “Bette and I decided to have a baby.”

Shock.

Pause.

Shock.

Everyone goes mute and Shane is the one to speak out first after considerable silence.

“That’s great! That really is great. Congratulations!”

“Yeah, congratulations, Bette and Tina” Alice and Dana exclaim simultaneously.

We just smile and say thank you and really, is there anything else to say?

“What, when, how?” Dana asks, looking at me. “I never heard you talking about babies.”

“Dana, honey, if we don’t talk about babies with you, it doesn’t mean we don’t want to have them. I want this very much and I first talked to Tina about it 6 years ago when we both understood that we were serious about this relationship. And now Tina thinks she’s ready to do it. Aren’t you, babe?”

“Yes, I am. I want to start our own family more than anything else.”

After an hour of babbling on the subject of babies and everything related to this topic (diapers, breastfeeding and sleepless nights), Tina and I leave, as planned, to continue evening just for the two of us.