Bette pulled up outside of Tina’s apartment. She had prepared a picnic basket and rented a boat for the day. She got out of the car and walked to the door. She was about the ring the bell when the door flew open. “Oh.” Tina jumped back holding her chest. “You scared me.”

“Sorry.” Bette smiled.

“What are you doing here?”

“I thought we could spend the day together.”

“Babe, I can’t. I have plans. House hunting.” Tina informed her while locking the door and heading to her car.

“Oh.” A dejected Bette followed Tina to her car. “You want company?” Bette asked casually not wanting to sound too desperate.

“You want to join me? I’m not sure how much fun it will be”

“I just want to be with you T.”

A simple statement, ‘I just want to be with you T’ but said with so much sincerity. So much uncertainty, so many secrets and issues of the past plagued their relationship from the start. The hidden meaning in that statement was palpable. Tina looked into Bette’s eyes for what seemed like an eternity. She wanted confirmation that what Bette said was true. “You want to be with me?” She repeated her statement. “Do you know what that means?”

“Yeah, I do.” Bette reassured her.

“No secrets? No shutting me out?”

“I promise. At least I’ll try.”

“Get in. You can leave your car here.”

Bette jumped into the passenger side and moments later they were on their way house hunting. They drove in silence for a few minutes. Bette was looking out the window taking in the scene. She looked over at Tina who was concentrating on the road. “So how come you’re house hunting? Another investment?”

“No actually. Its for me.” She looked at Bette and saw the questioning look on her face. “Yeah, if I am to get Christian back, my lawyer said that it would be good if I moved out on my own. So I figured since I’m moving out why not a house.”

“Yeah.” Bette smiled. “Sounds logical.”

“Yeah and he can have his own room and a nice back yard. I want him to have the best.”

“You both deserve the best.” Bette placed her hand on Tina’s thigh. “It’s about time you reclaim your family.”