“Down came the rain and washed the spider out…” and Bette threw a picture of something she knew Tina would not recognize.

Tina picked up the photo and sighed with irritation when she looked at its feature. Then when she realized that it looked like a picture of a man lying dead, she stopped. She couldn’t see the body; the person’s face was the only thing she could see clear as day. The person’s face was a man, a man named Henry.

“Bette!” Tina shrieked, scaring and startling the child. She stood up quickly and her body shook from shock. Her eyes met a satisfied look on Bette’s face. “What is this?! You photographed Henry….?”

“Yes. After I stabbed him to death. But I know what you’re thinking and don’t worry. I won’t get caught. And they’ll never find him,” Bette smiled with confidence as she stood in front of Tina. “No man is ever going to get inside of you again. Not if I can help it.” Bette stood there squinting at Tina with a vicious look in her eyes.

“I can’t believe you did this again! I never get my autonomy with anyone! If I wanted to sleep with Henry that was my business!” Tina ranted loudly and she stomped her foot.

“Well, you still have me and you still have Helena. And of course any other woman you choose,” Bette was so nonchalant about the death of Henry, Tina’s then-dead boyfriend.

“First Eric, now Henry. What is your deal with me only being with women?” Tina was so angry with her ex-partner for killing off another man interested in her. She barely gave a damn about Eric, the man she was with before she met Bette and Bette, once she claimed her as hers, she never wanted him to even get the chance to look at Tina again. She saw to it.

“I knew this would happen. You and your psychotic way of controlling me. Your crazy way of owning my rights to live!” Tina’s desperate words evaporated off Bette like drops of rain. 

“You love it. You love the fact that I would kill a man for you. Out of sheer jealousy,” Bette grabbed Tina by the waist strongly with her left arm and pushed Tina up against herself and kissed her deeply.