Shane was shaken from her thoughts by the sound of breaking glass.  Bette had dropped her beer and it shattered beside her chair.  The look on Bette’s face was one of such sadness that Shane almost felt her pain.  “What’s wrong Bette” asked Shane quietly.  “Listen” replied Bette.  Suddenly Shane realized what was happening.  The wind had begun to gently blow causing the many wind chimes in the garden to come to life.  The chimes had always been a source of calm and relaxation for both Bette and Tina.  Shane could not remember the number of times she had entered their back yard and found them wrapped in each other’s arms listening to the chimes gently chattering in the breeze.  Tina had a habit of purchasing a set of wind chimes each time she replanted the flowers by the pool so there were chimes of all shapes and sizes, each with its own unique melody hanging all throughout the backyard.  Bette began speaking quietly to Shane “It’s just the chimes Shane”.  “We would sit here by the pool sometimes well into the night, without words being spoken and know that the world was right as long as we were together” said Bette.  The feel of Tina in my arm’s and the soft sounds from the chimes seemed to go hand in hand.  We even on occasion  found ourselves waking up as the sun rose, still in the garden and still holding one another.  “God Shane I miss her so much” said Bette as she slowly lowered her face towards the ground.  Bette’s shoulders began to shake gently.  “Look Bette, I know that I probably shouldn’t say this but I’d be willing to bet that this is all just as hard on Tina as it is on you” said Shane.  “I don’t know if that is true or not Shane.  You do remember that she moved away because she hates me so much don’t you?”  I asked both you and Alice for her phone number, address, anything and you both made it clear that she did not want me to know how to contact her” said Bette sadly.  “Bette that’s not because she hate’s you, it’s just easier for her to deal with everything on her own terms” replied Shane.  “You know the strangest thing is that I never thought about all the little things that we shared; now everything reminds me of her, of us” sobbed Bette.   “I love her with everything that I am yet I still managed to ***** everything up.  She is like the air that I breathe, so much a part of me that I question how I existed before I met her.  It was as if she took my hand and led me from a cold dark place to a world filled only with warmth and love – her love.  “She is my everything Shane” Bette said as she wiped the tears from her face.  Shane sank to her knees beside Bette and reached out to hug her tightly to her chest.  Bette’s cries became louder as she sobbed openly into Shane’s shoulder.  Shane felt her own tears trailing down her face as she held Bette.  As Shane released Bette from her arms, she took her fingertip and gently raised her face.  Looking deeply into her eyes Shane said “You only find love like this once.  It’s the kind of love that we all dream of but few of us ever find.  Never give up on love Bette because in the end it’s all that is worth fighting for” said Shane gently brushing a tear from Bette’s eye.