“Yes I remember him, more for his lack of respect for women than anything else” Tina was relieved she was not the only one that suffered from Eric’s lack of respect but was also very guilt- ridden Bette had to experience it

“I apologize for that, he was brought up with the old fashioned ways of living; women are only good for sex and housework” Bette felt sorry for Tina being stuck in a marriage with a bigot and a narrow-minded man who couldn’t see past his father’s teachings and view of the world

“I feel sorry for you Tina having to put up with his narrow-minded and old fashioned ways” Tina didn’t want Bette’s pity, she didn’t need it; she got enough of it from her friends

“I don’t need your pity Bette” Bette knew she had crossed the line with her last remark

“I apologize if I overstepped my boundaries it’s just when I look around I see people who are proud of who they are and what they do but when I look at you I see a lonely, unhappy woman who is looking for a way out of her marriage” Tina was amazed, Bette could read her like a book “And if my gaydar is working this evening I’d say you’re hiding from who you really are to please your parents” Tina stood stunned, no one could read her like Bette had just done. Was Bette to be the one to rescue her from an unhappy marriage?

“How do you…” Bette chuckles and lifts a hand to Tina’s cheek; she strokes Tina’s cheek gently with her thumb, she couldn’t believe how soft Tina’s skin felt under her thumb and hand and Tina couldn’t believe how Bette’s hand felt on her face

“I was in that situation once Tina” Tina looks into Bette’s eyes, she understood what she was going through “And I made a choice, a choice I will never regret no matter how much it hurt my family because I knew deep down I had to be who I knew I was not pretend to be someone I wasn’t” Tina brings her hand to Bette’s pulls it from her face. She doesn’t let go of it but holds it. Bette tries to read the mixed emotions in Tina’s eyes. She could see the confusion and loneliness