"Hey." she whispered while giving me a quick peck.

"You’re probably right." Bette continued. " But she never stopped loving you Tina. It’s been proven on more than one occasion that you’re pretty hard to forget." Bette smiled sweetly, a sure sign of her ease around all things Tina these days. Tina also visibly relaxed under Bette’s gaze. I got to hand it my cousin, she really can work that Jedi mind trick when she wants to.

"You sure?" She asked. Bette just nodded. "Will you come with me?"

"Sure." Bette said before linking arms around Tina and guiding her to the table. The way their hips swayed in time, Bette carrying a sleeping Angelica and Tina discreetly leaning into Bette. It felt like home. Like a family. Something that everyone, especially all of those women at that table needed.

"Hey guys." Bette smiled sweetly at the girls, while never leaving Tina’s side.

"Maybe we should leave them alone. You know, give them all privacy to sort out all of the….you know."

"Why?" I asked my cautious girlfriend.

"Because. They all have history. It would seem like we’re intruding." She said pulling me towards another table far away from the action.

"No." I said pulling away from her. "We’re family too. We deserve to be there. We may not have anything to add, but we can at least be supportive of Tina and Bette’s new… whatever it is." I finished again looking over at the table. By now Dana looked so uncomfortable to the point where it looked as though she could gather her things and leave without another word. Tina sat stoned faced. And Bette patted Tina’s then Dana’s knee.

"You just want to get in the gossip."

"You want Alice dictating the whole thing for us." I answered.

"Well….." She started uncertain.

"Come on. If we’re going to play this Operation…..what is it?"

"Um… last I heard it was Operation Free Porter’s Panties."

"Was she talking about Bette?"

"Can’t be sure."

"Anyway. If we’re gonna do this, we do it all the way. I mean butting in, adding comments that will be way too personal, controversial, and will get Tina blushing. That’s the only way this is gonna work."