“We’ll get you help Tina” Tina chuckles sarcastically and shakes her head “Once this illness…” Tina stands up in anger and slaps her mother across the cheek. Bette gasps in horror and Richard stands in shock whilst Eric stands looking dumb

“How dare you call who I am an illness? This is who I am it’s not something you catch off someone else; it’s something you have in your genes” Bette stands up and takes Tina’s hand pulling her close

“How dare you strike your mother!” Tina looks at her father and shakes her head. She hated her parents so much “All she wants is for you to be normal” Tina goes to say something but Bette stops her. She looks at Bette, who places her hand on Tina’s cheek and shakes her head. Tina instantly calms

“I am normal and who I choose to love doesn’t change that” Tina pulls on Bette’s hand, signalling she wants to go home. Bette gets the message. Tina turns to Eric “I expect those papers to signed, sealed and delivered to my lawyer’s office by tomorrow morning” Tina and Bette leave the restaurant leaving a stunned Eric, a devastated Sharon and disappointed Richard. As Bette and Tina pull away from the restaurant; Bette wonders why Tina would kiss her? Was it to prove a point to her parents? Was Tina attracted to her as Bette was to her? All these questions were running through Bette’s mind at lightning speed

Meanwhile at the restaurant; Tina’s parents and Eric were still getting over the shock of Tina’s revelations

“Why can’t she be normal Richard? Did we do such a bad job raising her to be a good person?” Sharon, Richard and Eric were so narrow-minded they couldn’t see what was right in front of them. They couldn’t see the gay and lesbian population of the world were no longer afraid to deny who they were or who they love

“I don’t know sweetheart, I just don’t know” Eric had brought the divorce papers with him and from what he had seen tonight, he knew he didn’t have Tina’s love, affections or heart; in other words he didn’t have a leg to stand on. He takes them out of his pocket along with a pen and signs them “What are you doing Eric, you can’t give up she’s just ill that’s all” Eric shakes his head. Tina wasn’t ill she just didn’t like men