“Just take the diaper bag and a set of clothing.”

Kit left the room and not too long after, she left the house with Angelica in her arms.

Tina said,

“Come on baby, you need to tell me, so I could make it better for you.”

Bette said through her sobs,

“Alice lost Dana and Dana was her life, now it’s possible that I may lose you eventually and you are my fucking life!”

Tina gulped when she heard this and she began to sob along with Bette.  Tina held Bette even tighter and Bette held on, never losing her grip.  Tina wept,

“I’m not going anywhere, baby. I’ll make sure of it.

Bette cried,

“But sweetheart, Dana had cancer and there’s always a possibility that you may have it one day!”

Tina explained while still crying,

“You are right, but at the same time I will immediately go to the doctors if I found something that was suspicious.  But I may never get cancer and not everybody will get cancer.”

Bette calmed down a bit and she said softly,

“I just do not want to lose you baby, you are my life and if something happened to you, I would not be able to go on living.”

Tina kissed Bette on the lips, then replied,

“I feel the same way about you.”

Bette kissed Tina back, but more intensely and filled with love and passion.

“Don’t forget how much I love and need you, T.”

“I won’t, B.”

            A few days later, Bette and Tina went to Dana’s funeral and sat in the front row with Alice to give comfort and support.  Alice was crying but was subdued enough to handle the funeral and Shane was there to keep an eye on her in case she did get hysterical.  After the funeral the now smaller gang headed to the planet and had coffee and chatted with one another.

Alice said,
“Thanks for being there, it really meant a lot to me.”

Bette replied,

“Come on Alice, we are friends and we would always be there for you.”

Alice gave Bette a weak smile and said,

“And thanks for putting up with me when I was psycho!”

Shane teased to lighten up the moment,

“Since when aren’t you not a psycho?”

Everyone started to laugh including Alice and Tina got up from the table and said,

“I’ll be right  back, I need to get something out of the car.”

Bette asked with concern,

“Everything ok, babe?”

Tina answered,

“Yeah, I just need to get something.”

Bette said,

“Ok, just hurry back, baby!”

“I will.”

Tina went out the door while the gang was chatting.  Bette said,

“I guarantee Alice, things will get better for you, it just takes time that’s all.”

Before Alice could say anything they had tires screeching and a loud scream.

Kit saw what had happened at the cash register and dashed towards outside screaming, “Jesus!!”

Alice, Shane and Bette ran after her and gasped at what they saw.

Bette screamed, “OH MY GOD, TINA!”

End of part one