Tina sat at her desk on a Friday afternoon staring at a mound of paperwork in front of her. She knew she had a bunch of meetings next week and she had a bunch of reports to get done but right now she just didnt care. After glancing at her watch and seeing that it was only 1:45pm she decided to call it a day. She grabbed the scripts and portfolios she would need to write her reports and headed out the door determined to have a relaxing weekend with her girlfriend. She hopped in her car and as she drove home in the light afternoon traffic her mind wandered as she took in the words of the song floating through her speakers:

I look at you
And I can see you wanting more
Inside, your eyes
Are telling me what you’re looking for
A love that’s true
Someone that you can lean on
To pull you through
Well, baby, I will be the one

[Chorus:]
I wanna be the one in your life
I wanna be the one by your side
I wanna be the one to show you
Oh, baby, you should be mine
Don’t want us to make a mistake
Don’t ever want to see your heart break
I can’t let you go this time
Oh, baby, you should be mine

Tina thought about everything that her and Bette had been through thus far. She was amazed at how wonderful Bette was and how much she truly made Tinas life seem perfect. Sure there was the good and the bad but so is life and Tina had accepted that a long time ago. She thought back to when she first met Bette and how she took her breath away right from the start. Tina missed how things had been back thenhow Bette had been the most important thing in her life and she was sure she was the most important thing in Bettes. Nowadays she wasnt so sure. Nowadays there were other things, like work, their friends, the housethe list just went on and on. Sometimes Tina wished that they hadnt moved in together at all, that they were still in just the dating phase of their relationship. Not because she didnt love Bette or because she didnt want to live with her, it was just things had changed ever since they moved in together.

Tina listened to the lyrics and she felt a wave of nostalgia wash over her. She knew she was all those things to Bette, but sometimes she needed a reminder. How many times had she come home to Bette and just felt her troubles wash away at the door knowing that Bette would be there waiting with open arms. Tina knew she had a good thing and she was thankful she had found her one but right now it felt more like two than one.

As Tina finally pulled off the freeway and headed towards their house she was determined to make things right. She didnt know what they needed or what lie ahead for them but she was going to fight for this relationship if it killed her. She knew Bette loved her and that she loved Bette. And for her that was all that mattered.