Chapter 10: As Time Goes By

Days turned into weeks, weeks turned months and still Tina hadn’t returned home. Bette was beginning to lose hope of her love coming home to her. Tina had found an apartment near Alphaville and had settled in nicely but she missed Bette more than she let on to the others.

“TK how’s you” Tina looks up from her table to see the grinning face of Alice staring at her “Missing anyone much” Tina sighs and shakes her head. Alice was always fishing about Tina’s feelings about Bette, she wouldn’t stop

“Go away Alice, I’m not in the mood” Alice pouts as Tina looks away from her “I mean it Al go…” Tina looks at Alice again but her gaze is averted towards the door of The Planet. “Bette” She had managed to avoid Bette until now and now she had to confront her feelings and her fears. Alice turns her head to glance at the door. Bette was standing frozen on the spot staring straight at Tina. Kit notices the stare down between her sister and the love of her life. Bette turns and hurries away; Tina gets up and runs after her “Bette wait!” Bette doesn’t stop walking “Bette please I need to talk to you” Bette still doesn’t stop and Tina shakes her head “I’m sorry OK!” Bette stops but still doesn’t turn to look at Tina “I’m sorry” Bette turns to face Tina, her face was tear stained and her eyes clouded with hurt. Tina knew she was the source of that hurt and she was going to correct it no matter what it took “I know how much you must hate me right now but please I need to say something to you I should have said a long time ago” Unknown to the girls Alice, Kit and the gang, who had just arrived, were standing watching the scene before them hoping that Bette and Tina could at least reconcile and be friends again

“Don’t Tina I don’t need to hear it” Bette was determined not to let Tina destroy what little was left her heart and soul “I accept you could never love me more than a friend but you could have, at least, phoned or texted me to let me know you were okay but no you just avoid me for four months without a word or look” Tina could barely stand the pain in Bette’s voice “I would still like to have you as my friend and if that’s too much for you then I think it’s better…” Bette is suddenly cut off