“I didn’t give alcohol or drugs to her. The boys must have done it, I…” Victoria rambled. Bette held up her hand.

“That is not important right now. I have to get her home.” Bette said, she helped a giggling Selena up and threw one of her daughter’s weak arms over her shoulder. Victoria did the same with the other one. That is how they carried her out of the club. Selena was murmuring and giggling the whole time but Bette and Victoria didn’t pay much attention to it. Victoria held Selena up while Bette opened the car door and they helped the 17-year old into the car. Victoria looked at Bette and sighed.

“Could I please get a lift? The boys just left without saying a thing to us.”

Bette looked at the red head and sighed. “Get in.” She told the teen.

They drove in silence; Selena calmed down and fell asleep on the backseat. Luckily, Victoria’s house was close to TiBette’s. Bette just stopped the car and Victoria got out before they drove all the way home.

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After Tina helped Bette to get their middle child out of her (torn) clothes and into bed, they each sat at one side of the bed. Tina was stroking the wild curls while Bette’s hand was on her daughter’s leg.

“What is going on, darling?” Bette asked whispering. “Why are you acting like this?”

Off course no answer came.

“Tomorrow, we should talk to Esther and Cyrus while this one is sleeping and in the evening, we are going to talk to Selena. This is going too far.” Tina told her wife.

“You are right… God, what could have changed her so much? She was such a loving and caring person. Look at her now. She is a mess.” Bette’s free hand moved to her forehead and laid her head on the hand. She felt tears well up in her eyes. She was so scared. What if Selena hurt herself more? What if her daughter killed herself? What was the cause of this behavior? Were she and Tina in some way responsible for it? Had they done something wrong? Suddenly a sob escaped her mouth and then tears rolled down her cheeks. Tina stood up and walked over to the other side of the bed. She pulled Bette up and hugged the sobbing woman close while she was also crying.

“It’s going to be okay?” Tina’s raspy voice said.

Bette held onto to Tina for dear life. “I don’t want to lose her. I am so scared, Tee.”

“I know you are babe, I am to but we’ll figure this out, okay? We’ll help her get through whatever this is.”

When they had both calmed down a bit they both kissed their daughter on the forehead before they walked to the bedroom, trying to get to sleep but knowing it wouldn’t work.