She didn’t get a verbal reply, only a simple raised eyebrow from Tina and sighed heavily.

Bette knew she had been beyond distracted for a good portion of the day, her mind anywhere but where it should have been. Since the late afternoon she had tried to focus her attention on more important things like Tina but after her run in with her ex, Bette had found that impossible.

It wasn’t like she had intended to keep anything from Tina but Bette had found herself too consumed with her thoughts to even find the time to talk to her girlfriend. Now seeing the look of concern on Tina’s face, Bette felt incredibly guilty for not saying anything.

She focused on the crashing waves and found the strength to speak from an unknown location, "I ran into Jodi today"

Tina nodded as the name settled into her mind and tried to figure out just what exactly Bette was preparing to tell her. Aside from the important details, Tina didn’t know much about Bette’s college girlfriend. Bette had rarely talked about Jodi and Tina had never dared to ask for more. All Tina knew was that she hated Jodi for the amount of pain she had caused her beautiful Bette.

"Oh" Was the first thing Tina could think of to say. She turned her head to look back towards the water and thought about her next set of words, "Um . . how was it? Is everything okay?"

Bette was silent for a moment before nodding, "Yeah, everything is fine"

"Oh . . Okay that’s good" Tina nodded and let out a deep breath of relief, a breath she hadn’t even realize she’d been holding in.Initially, she hadn’t considered herself worried about Bette’s run in with Jodi but her girlfriend’s hesitation was making her uneasy. She felt like there was something more Bette wanted to say.

"Its just . ."

And there it was. Tina’s heart pounded against her chest at an alarming rate, her mind racing with all sorts of thoughts in a matter of seconds. She froze, waiting for Bette to finish her hesitated sentence.