“Yeah.” Bette emphatically nodded her head in agreement.

“But you know what, it makes it that much more sweeter when someone gets it. They understand that you’re wired differently and they choose to stick around to see the end result of your many thoughts. And getting inside your head is a lot more interesting than you think.” Tina smiled at Bette as she gave her a small smile back.

“You think so huh?”

“I know so.” Tina smiled above her glass and gave Bette a quick wink.

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The day came where Bette could no longer hide the fact that she was spending the majority of her time with Tina. Carmen was a bit confused as to why Bette would keep such a secret from her, they’d known each other for the majority of their adult lives. Bette was not one to keep secrets and tell lies about her life, she’d rather not answer the question than to tell a lie and have to keep up the pretense later. But now here she was telling her and Shane that she’d been hanging out with Tina, her patient. In the time that Carmen has known Bette, she’d never known her to compromise on her belief and clear set rules about patient and doctor interaction. Not to long ago she’d told them all that she wasn’t even invited to her baby shower and now they were having dinners and going for walks together.  Shane knew her girlfriend better than anyone because much like everything in life she chose to observe from the outside before making her way in. so from the silence and far off stares Carmen was displaying she knew that later on tonight she’d eventually tell Shane what she was thinking.

In the meant time Shane decided to roll right past it.  “Well I know one girl who’ll be upset with you spending so much time with Tina.”

“Tina and I are just friends. She’s good company.” Carmen couldn’t help but to take that gibe personally. “Besides she’s a patient and very much not my type.” Bette ate a bite of spinach salad and decided to question Shane as to who she was referring to.